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15/7/08 08:49
14/7/08 22:21
Sarah your pics look fab, Katie is absolutely gorgeous. You look fab after the birth too, so relaxed and happy.
Glad all is going well.
Thanks ladies, I'll let you know how things go tomorrow with the consultant regarding the home birth, also going to discuss my spd as I am now struggling to walk even with the crutches so it has def gotten worse.
Jen x (35+6wks)
14/7/08 20:52
good luck jen.
mara x
14/7/08 20:51
oh sarah Katie is beautiful and you look absolutely glowing so soon after the birth even in the birth pool straight after! just goes to show how much more better a natural birth can be for mum and baby. i really hope mine goes as well.
so who is next up on this gravy train?? lol i still have 10 weeks left yet mind you i remember saying i had 10 weeks to go last year with dd and that soon flew by although didnt feel like it at the time. i am starting to get organised now and my nesting instinct has finally kicked in as i am arranging things in the house how i want them lol.
hope everyone else is well.
mara x
14/7/08 20:42
Ooh forgot to say i've put some pictures on my profile if you're interested!
14/7/08 20:42
Good luck for tomorrow Jen. Hope you're still ok to have your hb. Make sure ou let us know how you get on asap.
I still can't get over what a wonderful experience it was, despite the pain and all in just under 6 hours too! DH is also raving about it, especially as later that day the Health Commission report on mat services was on the news and they were reporting statistics on how women don't have a mw at all times in hospital. DH just said, well have a hb then lol!!
Katie is now 4 days old. We've struggled to get her to sleep in her moses basket at night so she's been in with us a lot. Last night we swaddled her and that meant that the first 3 hours she did sleep in the basket which was good but after her next feed she got the hiccups and wouldn't settle. She does sleep in it in the day though which is odd and has slept most of today so we're a bit apprehensive about how much she'll sleep tonight
We've got an appointment with the cranial osteopath on friday just to get her checked over after my conversation with Debs a while back. At the mo she's a lot more settles than Matthew was but i was only pushing for 7 mins and she swallowed a lot of mucous plus she keeps having the hiccups so i think it'll be worthwhile. There are still quite a few July ladies waiting so it'll be good to hear their stories.
Sarah x
14/7/08 16:41
Hi ladies, how are you all? Are there any new mums awaiting arrival now then or are we having a we break LOL.
Hope all the new babies and mums are doing well.
I have my apt. with the consultant tomorrow to discuss the likelyhood of my still having a home birth. So should find out all the risks involved after having the ibuprofen disaster.
Good luck if there are any new babies on the way,
Jen x (35+6wks)
12/7/08 23:50
Rach:- I was exactly like this with my DS! At 3 months he just wasn't getting enough from me and kept screaming for more even after spending 40 mins on each breast! I finally gave up after a week of this - cos it wasn't fair on any of us - and switched to formula. Much to the anger of HVs etc. I cried and cried with disapointment (sp) and fustration and just because I missed it, i still do now. I'm expecting baby number 2 on the 4th Sept and plan to BF him, too. If you would like to chat, just PM me xXx
11/7/08 12:39
oh rach dont let it get you down hun you have done your best so if you end up on formula its not the worst thing in the world getting upset and stressed is much worse for you and your little munchkin than being on formula. have you tried mixed feeds i have done this with my last two and felt much better for it as they had the benefit of breast but i knew they were getting something with the formula.
mip hun hang on in there it can still happen. my hb happened at 10 days overdue i went into labour and had her 5 hours before my induction so they like to cut it fine sometimes.
just try to relax and keep active (easier said than done i know). tons of labour vibes to you.
mara x (29+1wks no.5)
11/7/08 12:22
I hope that things are better for you Rach, and that you are on a new day and feeling better.
Mipster how are you hunni! I hope things are ok and that things perhaps have started to progress, I was 9 days late with 2nd dd and that gives me another 11 days myself as not due till Monday, cant possibly contemplate going over again, but it's looking that way as I feel fine
, these babies really do come out when they are good and ready!Hope all you other ladies that are waiting are doing ok xxxxxx
9/7/08 10:07
Really starting to get fed up now. 9 days over today. Had second sweep yesterday, but nothing has changed despite period pains and backache most of the last 4-5 days. Cervix still posterior, thick and only slightly open. Although she did say it was very soft, so I suppose that is a positive. Just can't imagine anything happening now between now and my induction booked for next Monday. Feeling really hopeless about it all. OK dd was 11 days late, so she said to relax until Friday (my 11th day over), but just thought things would look more positive with my second.
Sorry Rach, I have no advice, but wanted to send big ((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))).
9/7/08 09:06
OOOOOoohhhhhh all sounds promising!!!
Well im having a terrible time being a 2nd time mum, it all started off well now at 3 months it has reach an all-time low!
Oliver is just not getting enough from me, so after 3 months of struggling taking suppliments, going to 20 different BF'ing groups/councellors, feeding 24/7... I think I have to admit defeat and go onto formula.
I am heartbroken, but don't have the strength to carry on I was up all night last night with him I am getting no sleep and starting to feel depression creeping in! Although everyone in the world can say 'oh but you tried & u gave him the best start' I did but I wanted to give him more... I have had NO support from my HV, after the tongue-tie op she did not contact me to ask how feeding was, after meeting her with my feeding concerns she fobbed me off and sent me elsewhere as she didn't know enough about tongue-tie etc.... She just doesn't follow anything up... It took me 2 hours to settle him last night followed by an hour of me crying as I just felt like a failure!
Sorry I am going off on one now, just have no one at the mo, my OH is fantastic but just doesn't understand me sometimes.... They are not surrounded 24/7 by a baby who is dependant on them, they just go out to work and come home thinking they have had a bad day! (AND BREATHE LOL!)
9/7/08 07:45
Morning all. Well i think it might be starting! Last night about 7pm i felt quite 'damp' so went to the loo and my pants were a bit wet, so i put a pad on, immediately felt dry again and then quite quickly felt damp again. Checked pad but it was a super absorbant one and i couldn't tell if it was wet or not! Had a smell and it smelt kind of sweet, a bit like honey is the only way i can describe it! Left it a couple of hours but continued to feel damp but i couldn't see anything obvious trickling but could feel it iykwim. Rang MW just before 9 and she came out to me, had a look at the pad and i told her what was happening and she said it sounded like it could well be my waters.Baby's head is well down and to go to bed. Started getting what feels like mild contractions about 11pm but have managed to sleep on and off and they're really quite irregular. Also had lots and lots of show. No more trickling though. So it's just a waiting game really. I thought the contractions would have got a lot stronger by now but in fact while i'm sat here i'm not really getting any at all. Baby needs to get a move on as they said they'll take me in to induce me after 24 hours if there's no sign. However, i want concrete evidence that my waters have gone first and i've also read you can actually wait until 96 hours after them going before induction. Trouble is i really don't want to have that fight in the first place. Also there was a worry last night that if i had her then i may not get my water birth as the one cmw who has never done a water birth was the one on call!! and she said i'd have to get out to deliver although she'd ring the 2nd mw to see if she could come out 1st instead. So now just waiting for Matthew to wake up. I've sent DH back to bed as he looks like he's not slept all night and despite him telling me not to worry about him, i need him to be awake for me. Now just pondering whether to give my mum a ring and tell her to come over bearing in mind nothing's really happening at the mo and when i should ring the mw's again!! I tell you something though, it's great being the case study for a student mw. Because she used to work in the MW led mat unit she knows all the mw's and my cmw so all being well i should get my own mw to deliver the baby.
Oh and the pool has been pretty much blown up and just getting a tightening now! Going to get moving now!! Will try to keep you posted. x
Good luck again Kim, how are you this morning?
8/7/08 16:46
ooh come on ladies this is like a race with you two for who will pop first lol. it all sounds very positive for you both cant wait to hear of your arrivals.
8/7/08 12:37
yes Sarah, it is happening if you are losing show cos i am little by little with the water. If your waters went then you would feel more like something is happening i expect but it doesn't mean that nothing is happening already. You are just getting on with it like me. Then all of a sudden it will be quick. What no is this for you , this is my 3rd and very different from others.
I know its annoying when family etc text, i feel on show and have to perform in their time schedule. Dp's mum is over from oz and brother from France and they were coming to see us today only we've had to cance. i feel a little guilty but what can i do.
Yes its funny that it happened the day after the shower was put in. Best like you say to relax and don't expect it then it happens. Like for me yesterday when the lounge was a tip making room for the piano that Dp was just picking up. Mad timing.
Anyway i let you know what is happening next.
8/7/08 11:17
Best of luck again Kim, i hope your little pink bundle is here now.
I really hope (think) you're right and i'm now just relaxing and thinking she'll be here soon. Had more period pains this morning and losing lots more show today. That's so funny about the shower and your labour starting. I really think that the power of your mind does have something to do with labour starting hence why i'm just relaxing now and not reading anything into things. All the signs are that i really don't think it'll be much longer and that hopefully by the end of the weekend, she'll be here. I just wish people would stop texting me though asking if there's any news. I know they mean well and it's lovely to think they're thinking of me but i'll text them as soon as she arrives!
Hope everyone's well. x
8/7/08 03:06
Hi all,
OOOh Sarah something is happening you know for you, it will be soon. Read my post saying i'm starting my hb experience cos my waters started leaking at 5.30 pm so i'm still up now at 3 am thinking about sleeping. All i can say to you is try the prostaglandin in the digestive system i reckon that will work better than a pineapple if i am anything to go by lol.
I thought it was a bug i had this morning but i think it was all part of it that i got so shivery.
I'm in shock i thought i was going to have a long wait but i suppose i meant it when i said i would have the baby when the shower was finished.
Anyway i will fit in having my baby around bounty cos i'm always on here, i'll just pop off to push later.
Well i'll speak to you all soon.
7/7/08 12:00
Hi everyone, hope you don't mind but i need a bit of a moan today.
I'm feeling really fed up as according to my scan, i'm due today. After the night before last's antics, i had nothing all day yesterday and then last night i got woken up by a mega strong pain that immediately made me remember what a contraction felt like, am i can honestly say i think it must have been. So i stayed awake waiting for another and it came about half an hour later but not as strong. Then i fell asleep and vaguely remember being aware of a couple more but no where near as strong and yet again, by morning - nothing. I'm soooo fed up. The trouble is i'm walking round with constant butterflies in my stomach and i'm worried that that may be slowing things down too as i'm sure i heard that adrenanline isn't good in labour. I'm definately going now with my date of about the 11th so i can't say i'm overdue yet, but it still doesn't stop me thinking it. Im getting so jealous of all the posts now about how people have had their babies x number of days early. I really thought she'd be here by now considering DS was early. I think the i'm feeling the pressure too as we're supposed to be going out for a family lunch on saturday as it's my Dad's 60th a week today and if the baby arrives after thursday then we're going to have to cancel and i just know my dad will be really disappointed as they're all coming over her for it (they live away). I've been rubbing in the cream with clary sage and jasmine like mad and had a clary sage bath last night so hoping it'll all have a cumulative effect. I've also got a huge pineappe and we're having curry tonight. Don;t think sex will be on the cards though because of my SPD! Thanks for listening to me ladies.
How's your SPD today Jen? and how are you feeling about things at the mo, hope your mw appointment goes well this week.
Ellen, i so know how you're feeling hun as you can see. Hopefully we'll both have our babies soon. Do you know what you're having, you've probably said loads of times but i can't remember!
Mara, that's good to hear about what you said about a slow labour hopefully speeding things up. That's what i'm hoping will happen to me, all these false starts have got to be doing something to my cervix surely?
7/7/08 11:40
Morning all,
I'm still here, woke up really shivery, don't know how i didn't notice i was cold under a sheet, so i couldn't warm up and kept shivering. It was horrible, maybe i have a bug now.
Thanks for that info mara, that will help, can you imagine the field day these surgeons have when they get women in the slow labour stage. They wouldn't wait a couple of days let alone 3 weeks. My pains are happening in the evenings now. I figured that the funny feeling down below was baby laying on the nerves and pressing, i read that it stimulates oxytocin when they do this. Who knows what my body is doing, i am out of control thats all i know right now.
Thanks for the info on inductions, i've also sent it to my dp's neice cos they are threatening her with induction and her mum is telling them to bugger off and leave her alone lol.
Hope you are ok Jen and not too worried about things.
My bathroom is now finished i thought i'd share that cos i always said when the shower is done i can have the baby. My mw said its good to stand in the shower in labour and then you remain active rather than sitting in the bath. So i'm under pressure now to perform.
have a good day
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7/7/08 08:58
Morning,
How are you all? Just sending some labour vibes.
labour vibes Jen x
Sarah, Katie is beautiful
I love the feeling after a good home birth, I had Freya at 11:38 at night I was so wired after I was awake with all of the kids until 6:30 in the morning. I just kept staring at our new edition
I am sure I'm having a boy. I've got my 20 week scan on the 22nd.
Good luck with the consultant Jen
Take care ladies.
Paula, 19 weeks.