I would have no idea about any birth complications that could arise from a slightly early baby. the thing i guess that would need to be watched are temp control and feeding past the 35 week mark. lots and lots and lots of skin to skin and i guess you might need to think about expressing and using a syringe to get the colostrum in as baby could be very very sleepy. considering that you are almost 36 weeks you and bubs are in pretty good standing. Our IMs can attend HB from 36 weeks. when i went into preterm labour at 34 weeks the hospy wouldnt even give steroid shots for lungs, and they told me it was mostly about temp and feeds.
Jennifer: oh gosh! that year has just flown by!! and 14 days is such a perfect LP! seems your body is so prepped for more baby making
Talked to midwife about early babies. Often the first feed will be good, but subsequent feeds baby not as wakeful and so these can be trickier. One of her women was able to stay home after birthing at 35 weeks with constant kangaroo care for bub with Mum, and complete bedrest for mum and bub except for toilet stops for the first few weeks.
I had a slight 'am i pg?' moment, and the funny thing is the birth was the least worrisome thought of all. I know now how that can be, dealing with the pregnancy and then the baby after however....
HotI: I totally get what you mean hahaha! I LOVE birthing babies now! it is totally the coolest thing a human being can do IMHO. but yeah, the post birth thing of recovery and (for me) stress about PND etc and the whole newborn adjustment is another story hahaha.
Congrats Cricket!!! Another little bug on its way.
(Although I must admit I am now at the stage where AF is a relief each month... )
I'll just hang around and see if the same bug catches us in a couple of years, if you don't mind.
DD2 had her birthday party on the weekend and had a ball. It's fun having a one year old around again. Makes me look forward to all the things I know are coming in the next couple of years that we enjoyed so much with DD1.
Must get to work now, the holidays are pretty much over for me!
Yay 2 hb pg announcements for 2013 and we are only one week in!
Huge congratulations to WM and cricket, hoping for happy healthy pregnancies for you both
LBF I haven't had a lot of experience with heartburn but other than just bicarb you can get eno which is actually just bicarb, sodium carbonate and citric acid but has a lemony flavour so its kinda easier to drink than just plain bicarb
Cassius thanks for thinking of me sweet. I'm doing alright, somedays I get a little down and worry about her quite a bit but I'm definitely trying to do all I can to help things along. Have ultrasound booked for Thursday week so i guess ill know at least a little more by then. On the plus side I can definitely feel a lot more movement now so she's strong enough to kick through and around anterior placenta now, that eases some worry usually
Sara hope you're feeling well and more relaxed about things as each day passes.
Jennifer hang around as long as you want (in my opinion!) your experience encouragement and insight are bound to keep helping women in here!
Sara I think personally 36wk would be the absolute min I'd birth unassisted, I'm not sure if I would voluntarily until 37wks to be honest. And that's coming from someone who's babies ALL come early one over 6wks early & even though she technically had no health problems she was super duper sleepy and needed ebm as well as BFing for the first week and a half. This would have been much harder at home because we wouldnt have had a nasal-gastro tube inserted to syringe feed her when she wouldn't wake up. Obviously every baby is different and yes at nearly 36wks you're unlikely to have any real issues but certainly be good if he hangs in there a little longer
Jen wow that year has gone SO fast! Happy birthday to your little girl for Thursday
Aimz woo hoo less than 3 months to go!!
cassius how are you holding up now?
Afm I'm a little anxious lately, I may not get to hb again this time won't know for a while, at least until I have a repeat scan in a few weeks to see if baby is growing better than at anatomy scan. I'm definitely still hoping to keep an eye on things and if 'little girl' is doing well then ill aim for hb still but if its going to be safer for her to be born in hospital then I will go back to my old Ob (assuming he will take me on but we are good friends so I'd say hell do all he can to help).
Hi Everyone... hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. I am plodding along 19 weeks now, time seems to be going fast some days and slow others!!! I was wondering whether any of you have had a Lotus Birth experience you can share with me. I have had friends that have done it so will ask them also, but usually everyone has great little tips of what worked what didn't, so any experience would be appreciated.
I have never really been into LB before, but this baby really is sending me a strong message that this is part of the birth plan, so I am following it and seeing what happens.
HSM- I hope everything goes well with the next scan, when will that be?
I dont have any experience with it i'm afraid! (i eat my placenta ). i do remember coming across a really detailed blog about it though when i was looking into it...try some serious google action??
36 weeks today so I'm happy to go ahead from here without any worry.
Started packing the birth box yesterday. Its exciting. Its also a surreal thought to think I'm going to finally hold another little baby in my arms again soon. I can't help but think of Reid though.
Mother Blessing is organised for the end of the month. Very late (I'll be in the 39th week) but its the only time it could be done with the women I wanted there. So I'm hoping I'll get to have it but we'll see. A friend will be doing my belly cast in the next week or so.
It also seems I finally have the full support of DP to birth unassisted now which is an obvious help. I feel much more positive of things with his support now. Before I had an air of doubt hovering around my head and now I realise why.
Sorry LBF, I have no experience in LB either. I'll also be eating mine The net is your oyster though. You'll find a wealth of information. Perhaps if you visit Joyous Birth forum you'll find more personal experiences if thats what you're after.
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another baby for our group!!
won't know for a while, at least until I have a repeat scan in a few weeks to see if baby is growing better than at anatomy scan. I'm definitely still hoping to keep an eye on things and if 'little girl' is doing well then ill aim for hb still but if its going to be safer for her to be born in hospital then I will go back to my old Ob (assuming he will take me on but we are good friends so I'd say hell do all he can to help).
). i do remember coming across a really detailed blog about it though when i was looking into it...try some serious google action??
The net is your oyster though. You'll find a wealth of information. Perhaps if you visit Joyous Birth forum you'll find more personal experiences if thats what you're after.
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