Homebirth General Discussion #11

[Jennifer13]

We had towels, buckets, drop sheets, baby blankets and baby hat, sieve, container for placenta, bean bags, etc, etc. I forgot about feeding my birth supporters lol so lucky I didn't take long! I did chill the champagne for afterwards though. Priorities. Batteries charged on cameras and a torch with fresh batteries (needed by my m/w as I birthed in the pool). Wheat pack, pillows, swimmers if you don't want to be naked. And hair bands! I didn't think of that and ended up with a dodgy orange one that wasn't good enough and looks dreadful in my photos.

Half of the stuff I did organise I didn't need, but it felt productive ticking off my m/w's list.

Did need the squeezy sauce bottles for toileting for a couple of days. And the ice packs.

[Artechim]

Just thought I would pop in and say hello. My home birthed bubba turned one today. In the bath tonight she stopped playing and climbed onto me and was lying with her head on my chest just giving me a cuddle. She has not done that before, except for the day she was born

[Ree*Ree]

Loving all the tips ladies, I'm sure I'll be reading them over and over in the months to come!

Lady Neon, how are you going hun?

Artechim, that is so cool and special with the bath-time cuddle Happy belated Birthday to your little one

AFM got my acceptance letter for the CMP today, I'm so relieved! Was starting to worry that I wasn't successful, and not sure if we could afford an IM :/
Half my face is numb atm - went to the dentist today with sore gums that are apparently just a side effect from my blocked sinus, but needed a filling done on another tooth anyway ah well, at least it's done now!

[lady_neon]

Mmm champagne.. how could I not have that on my list!! Mind you I've got the taste for a nice creamy glass of Bailey's at the moment..

I'm good Ree feeling a little bored and impatient. Starting to get some small pre-labour symptoms, hot flushes yesterday, clearing out the bowels, little bit of mucous loss, light cramping. Due date is next Tuesday.. baby is fully engaged and in perfect birthing position. Really hoping its soon!! Gonna go for a long walk & jump DH as many times as he will allow me tonight to try to get things moving! Yay to CMP acceptance. Do you know who the midwife is yet?

[HotI]

i had bailey's cravings all through my last pregnancy, and had a bottle in the fridge for post birth, and it is still there! I didn't feel like it after DS was born (celebrated with vegemite toast and a hot choc) and haven't felt like having it since.

Happy jumping lady_neon!

Yay Ree*Ree for getting in.

[Cassius2]

Just thought I would pop in and say hello. My home birthed bubba turned one today. In the bath tonight she stopped playing and climbed onto me and was lying with her head on my chest just giving me a cuddle. She has not done that before, except for the day she was born

that is so cool, what a special moment for the two of you!!!

Ree: WAHOO for being accepted that really starts to make it all feel that bit more real doesnt it??

LadyN: sending you beautiful birth blessings xx So so close to bringing this baby earthside now

HotI: mmmmm hot chocolate mmmmmm

AFM: had another lovely midwife appt today. DH made a lovely minestrone and we ate leftover cake from the girls' birthday party that was on yesterday
I just love the care and time that can be taken with these appts. They were here for 2 hours and we got to chat, have tea, coffee, lunch and have a really un-rushed appointment where we could discuss things at my own pace. next meeting is the birth plan meeting YAY!
and i am totally stoked as today the birth pool that we bought arrived i am so excited! we now have pretty much everything bar the gloves and some medical mat thingos...wahooo!
baby is, as i suspected fully engaged...and posterior. have to get cracking on the OFP stuff and my IM recommend some gentle positions that i should use in the pool...so now i have to heave my whale-like belly down to the local pool

[RubyShoes]

Hi,

I'm was a BB member awhile ago and conceived my DS through IVF, and have since conceived naturally and am due in early April. I'm 12 weeks with my first scan on Wednesday (crazy, cause last time I'd had two scans before I hit 12 weeks). I'm feeling well enough, although still occasionally breastfeeding my 2yo and finding that a bit hard as his teeth seem to sink in all the time - and only since I fell pregnant.

We are hoping for a homebirth through a hospital homebirth program in Melbourne. I've been accepted so far, but I sustained 3rd degree tearing last time and need approval from an Ob and for an uncomplicated pregnancy for ongoing approval.

I am still stuck not quite believing that I could possibly be pregnant naturally after ttcing so long beforehand, but I'm hoping it might start to feel real after the scan this week. But I have booked in my previous Doula and am excited to homebirth this time.

I know some of you and still have some of you on FB soooooo...hi

Looking forward to chatting homebirth and stuff

[Cassius2]

Welcome RubyShoes!!! And Big Phat Congratulations on Baking Baby #2!

I found that DD2 also got a bit more aggressive with the BF after i fell pregnant, i think it was the combo of change in taste and slowing down in production...and it was also just incredibly sore as everything was just.so.sensitive.

she weaned herself about 4 months ago, but has *just* shown a renewed interest...i'm not keen to restart, but could be handy if i get mastitis again