Reply With QuoteAwwww spanks girls. I am so glad that I could show you just what a good homebirth is like
Bec, will try to answer your all. When I was in labour with Abbey I had had realy bad gastro prior, my stomach muscles were killing me. They hurt so very very bad when I contracted, moreso than normally. This is why for me every movement of Abbey and every contraction was so painful.
I know that my contractions didn't last very long, perhaps only 30 seconds each, and they hurt so bad to push with, instead of feeling relief. I was pushing, just not too hard with them and would push more after the contraction so I really was working against my body, but it did work. Also I never did have that real pushing urge with Abbey, perhaps it was my positioning or perhaps her size. I'm not sure. I know that I was very gentle with her head. I pushed but only ever so slightly, Rather I let her come down on her own.
Once her head was out I felt nothing, well no pain as such of course. Then came her body, it wasn't birthing her as such, it was when my midwife was moving Abbey and because she had to come out and up behind. If you listen to me as Abbey is coming out I say "ouch my arse" lol, my bum was very sore.
As for the tv babies. Well I guess most of them look like they are 3 months old when they come out, no wonder their "mothers" are screaming
All these births are making me clucky ........oh yeah I get to do it in October!! 
I did the same thing with Ripley and the nurse said "Yeah you can silly youve done it before, remember?" and I said "Thats why I wont now!" 
It looks like a fabulous event and I would love my boys to be there like all your kiddo's were!
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