Hope all goes well Fi :)
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Hope all goes well Fi :)
Thanks for the update, Bec! Yay for the good contractions coming! Hope you're in the throws of it as I speak, Fi. Wishing you all the very best... I'm so sorry it's all started off so crappola again.
OK here is all the news
This little man was born at 3.15 in the shower completely natural
Well done Fi, you were well informed and had great support by your midwife to have a wonderful birth
Gotta go and give this little spunk man a cuddle
Bec
Thanks for the updates Bec.
Fi, congratulations your birthing Goddess. What a difference it makes to have great support.
SO freaking happy for you :happyforyou:
Can you tell ;)
yay Fi yay fi.
Congrats, how exciting....
Wow Fi! Well done :D
woo hoo fi! that is fantastic!!!!
can't wait to meet your little guy at the tuppercino now!
Well done Fi! Poo to inductions, hey? ;)
Hooray Fi! Congratulations! Looking forward to hearing all the details!
congratulations Fi and family :)
when my waters broke with Anneliese i was told that she would be left in there as long as possible, but as soon as an infection showed up, then she would be coming straight out. People i know have gone weeks without being induced after having their waters broke? I spose its all up to situation??
Anyway, CONGRATS Fi, Shane and Jenna, and catch wait to meet this little man... Bec, give him big cuddles from me?!
This situation worked out really, really well (for future people needing tolook this stuff up ;) )
I was pretty sure after about 24hrs that it was just a hindwater leak, but it didn't make any difference to the hospital, which is fair enough.
The ability to negotiate a bung in my hand, and being able to go home in between AB shots was a great thing. WE had discussed induction options, but secretly I was going to try and push it out a little longer the next morning if nothing had happened.
It did get a little annoying that noone would do an internal to see what was happening, specially as labour was so stop and start, but again - all for safety, and it turned out that the VE meant absolutely nothing anyway.
I think its sooooo important to work through these things rationally with the health providers. At the end of the day, what happened with me was really unorthadox for the hossy. The night midwives were not even a little bit comfy with the idea of letting me go home (and it turned out it wasn't needed anyway) but because I was being sensible, and polite, and we had worked through the various options it was all good.
Anyway - I'm stoked. No induction needed but HEAPS of nipple stimulation I reckon got me there in the end. Couldn;t have regulated the contractions without it.
I had a hind leak at 35w, and they told it was nothing... maybe as you were full term anyway, it didnt matter which it was?? who knows?? congrats, and im hanging out for your birth story :D
Hindwater leaks usually reseal themselves and they don't usually pay too much attention to it, but some will treat you as if your waters have broken. Some women have their waters spontaneously break early, but they will keep them going as long as possible. Seems contradictory ha? :)
I wish they would make up their minds... I broke my hindwaters, and thought thats it, but no, it was "nothing" i was told. Didnt seal up, my wtare went to to get too low, so i was induced. With Anneliese my water broke (the "Big Gush") and i was told to leave her in... She was born the next day. I was told if your waters break that you will have the baby within 24 hours, but maybe with prems, they would rather leave them in a little longer, and just monitor for infection?? Every hossy is different, i wish they would all make up their minds!! LOL
Wow Congratulations Fiona!!!!! How fantastic is that!!!
This makes me feel so much more empowered for my upcoming birth!!!!
My water broke and they let me go about 26 hours or so before being induced but later that night found out it was only my hind waters so they had to break them again anyway!! Needless to say I don't think my little Louis was quite ready to face the world but was very healthy anyway!
Thats amazing Fiona - You must feel fantastic!!
I was reading something yesterday from a midwife in NZ and she noticed the day she stopped rupturing membranes in labour was the day she stopped seeing problems with posterior babies which were difficult to move. So many good reasons to leave those waters alone!
Just wanted to add that my waters broke when I was 35 weeks with my DD1. I took a course of antibiodics and decided not to have an induction right away. I did have an ultrasound and regular monitoring. After much discussion with my OB and MD (and lots of non medicals attempts to start labour naturally) we decided on on induction after 11 days. We decided on an induction as we weighed up the risks of delivering a preterm baby versus infection. Once we reached 37 weeks we felt the risks of infection was greater so we decided to induce. I am glad we waited as my DD was born quite small and had we induced within the regulated 48 hours she would have required medical intervention. Her lungs had time to mature and she was healthy.
I currently have a mum who is 38+ weeks and her waters broke almost 36 hours ago and they are not fussing yet. She's fine, baby is fine, I just wonder if they are giving her more time because of the date. But they have all been fine talking to her.
I was told the longest they would let me go was 96hrs, but I think had I pushed for maybe an u/s to check what was going on, they may have let me go longer.
But I was having contractions, so things were happening on their own regardless.