Welcome ladybirdf, congratulations on your pregnancy.
Loulabelle, good luck with the u/s. I hope all ur news is good.
I am trying to decide whether to go back and get the u/s they(the hospital, who I haven't seen since 24 weeks) wanted me to get at 34 weeks to check my placenta has moved away from the cervix. It was 2 cm away at 19 weeks. My MW isn't at all concerned whether I do or don't. The OB I spoke to at one point in my preg basically wasn't at all concerned either. I am not concerned. It might be nice to see the baby. DH would really prefer me to go get it done, which for the sake of his mental health might make me go and do it otherwise, very happy over here and other than more aches and pains from carrying relatively big, I am loving this pregnancy.
hi girls! wow, new thread! everytime we get a new one i feel so happy! HB continues!
LadybirdF: Welcome
Bella: i'd get it done. I would want my DH to feel totally cool and confident and if this is the way to eliminate that, then go for it! just keep your ears closed to any off the cuff negativity from the sonographers (and tell your DH that too). they can be insidious.
bella, I'm with cass, its important that our partners feel comfortable too. Ask your mw to recommend a good place to get it done. They often know which places are more prone to scare tactics etc. I'm sure you're placenta will have moved anyway, it didn't have far it had to go to be considered safe.
Thanks girls. I think I will too. If only to keep him happy. We talked properly about it and whilst I could see that he would bend to my wishes if I pushed it, but I don't want to push him on a "non" important issue iykwim?
In other news, I went and had some blood tests done with my GP on Monday and he called me today to say that my B12 was really low and that my ferritin(one of the forms of iron that we use) was really low too. So I had a B12 shot this morning to kick start it and am now on some tablets to up my levels. He says it is why I have been feeling to exhausted lately. I just thought it was because I am in my third tri, with a busy toddler, trying to be a good wife and mum. Apparently that doesn't help lol, but it has more to do with the other stuff. So looking forward to feeling more perky He was pretty cheeky tho and asked my DH if I had been pretty grumpy lately... our GP is a friend of DH's so I let him get away with it DH came away saying he wasn't sure what answer to give that wouldn't get him an elbow to the stomach cheeky buggers both of them! Mind u it is nice to have a GP who doesn't bat an eye when I ask for synto scripts or even when we discuss things needed for the HB. His wife had 4 hb's so he is pretty well kept in line at home I think.
Anyway I needed to have a whinge to someone about all that today, so thanks for listening. Made me realise when I reacted badly to the news this morning, that I am not well prepared mentally for the "if something goes wrong" scenerio of this birth. I need to get my head in a good place to cope with complications and negative outcomes, without losing my positive outlook. Any ideas are welcomed if you have strategies ladies.
Hi all! I've popped in only once or twice before, but I just thought, if we're keeping a list of home-birth babies, you can add me to the list. Baby #6, due May 21.
Bella - about the "what if's" of homebirth, I think it is a good idea to sit down with your midwife and discuss what can go wrong, how you will know, and what you/she will do if such a thing happens. That way you know what the plan will be, and personally, that helped me stay in a good mental state. I wasn't just sitting there with my ears plugged and my eyes closed saying "nothing bad ever happens... la la la..." Know what I mean? But, I wouldn't spend a great deal of time thinking about the "what if's" either. After you discuss the possible complications, remind yourself that birth goes beautifully the vast majority of the time, when your body is allowed to do its thing.
Bella- I can't even get motivated to prepare for an - everything-goes-right-birth. i am cool about the pregnancy thing, cool about the baby at the end, but am happy to just ignore the whole bit in the middle- except my decision that i'm not leaving home. In one way, i think i did all these things to prepare last time and got screwed over anyway so why bother. And i don't even feel like bringing it up with my midwife.
Next appt is at my place, and DH will be ther, so maybe i will be more comfy then. I think we are going over my hospital notes of my last birth so maybe that will help.
I'm here! Still baking this baby! Had a m/w visit today and all is well - just playing the waiting game. I've been getting lots of pre-laboury stuff on and off and am trying my best not to be disappointed when it stops and be positive instead - thinking of it as my body preparing etc etc Hoping to meet this little bub really soon but I think it will be at least another few days.
Welcome ladybirdF and congratulations to Cricket!!
Bella, that's so great you have a good relationship with your GP and no issues getting a synto script etc etc
HotI - I hope going through your hospital notes is helpful in preparing for your upcoming birth xxx
Hey girls, thanks for the replies. It isn't that I don't know what would happen in case of emergency stuff. I have played those scenarios over in my head probably too much. My background is as an emergency nurse and DH is an emergency Dr. In that respect I know that the ppl around me will go into action and take care of me and transfer me to get me safe, and get my baby safe. It is more the little stuff. The insidious stuff where you loose your choices because of say thick mec or me getting exhausted etc... Last time I was forced to transfer mid labour because I went thru a Birth center and despite the OB I spoke to a few days before agreeing to it being ok for me to stay there till 42 =3, when in labour the OB didn't and I was made to TF. When I did TF it made me feel like I had lost all control and so I just kinda gave up fighting what was happening to me if that makes sense?? So anyway, not that an OB is going to do that this time. But if there were a clinical problem, where I needed to TF, then I need to get myself to believe that I can still effect changes to my circumstances. I don't just want to give in this time. does that make more sense? I don't want to get hung up on it. I just don't want to be completely un prepared.
xx Bella
PS- hey eutra, thinking of you. Happy birth blessings babe Will be waiting to hear a happy announcement very soon
Bella: thankfully this time, you wont lose any choices as your IM will still be by your side, and they are very very good. Of course, the TF is just theory. I am sending you also, beautiful birth blessings for the time when it comes and am confident that it will go beautifully xx
Eutra: what Bella said....happy birth blessings for the coming days
HotI:
didn't have any snacks as didnt really feel up to eating, although I had tea just as labour was kicking in well i ate it between contractions but was full enough from that so didn't have anything else. Only thing I had was juice and water. Didn't have any food for support people but they said they were right, DH did ask them did they want a drink but they told him not to worry about them, they made a cuppa after i had DD just before they left.
Eutra: goodluck with your birth can't wait to hear the good news
for labour i had some snacks ready but didnt eat them (the midwives helped me snarf them though lol). i had pretzels and jellybeans...om nom nom! and a bottle of gatorade JIC i got a bit dehydrated. but labour and birth was so short no time for any of that!
we had prepared a meal to eat with the midwives. we bonded over food and knew that they would stay at least 2 hours postpartum and to add labour/birth time etc etc. So we did a simple minestrone that was defrosted when i started to feel that maybe it might be soon. DH took care of all that and they had a scrumptious dinner while i blissed out in bed with Marta
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otherwise, very happy over here and other than more aches and pains from carrying relatively big, I am loving this pregnancy.
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