How many of us are on our second or more homebirth? Do you find you "re-live" your labours/births when you're in that same spot? My home babies have been born in my bath, and I like to have a pretty much bath every evening when I'm pregnant (I'm often cold when I'm pregnant, and a warm bath before bed is SO LOVELY!) Anyways, I often lie there and look around the room and remember labouring and delivering, and sometimes it's good, and sometimes it's not so good, if you know what I mean. Sometimes I can only remember the transition times, which are always kind of miserable, and get tense and nervous about going through that again.... Trying hard to remember that those times are short, and mean everything is almost done!
Glad to hear that everyone is doing well!
LBF - love the final preparations for baby! It's the best laundry to fold.
WilliamsMummy - happy to hear you had a good scan. We're over the hill now - we can start the countdown!
Congratulations williams mummy, glad the scan went well!!
Cricket, this is my second homebirth and we are in a different house, I am filled with such wonder of what will happen this time. THe room is all done and looks amazing, but I can't imagine where everyone will stand and what it will be like. I love the not knowing and the deep surrender to that with everybirth.
I had midwife and backup midwife apt yesterday, it was great and noisy with all the kids there. We made some 'plans' so many scenarios and options, so not holding onto anything but saying some things out loud to check we are all on the same page. My shortest birth was only 50minutes and I wonder what it will be like this time. I had some great ouchie contractions five mins apart today and I was thrilled, just saying yes yes... this happens on and off for about three weeks before birth, so today I really felt how close we are to baby time!! Even on baby number four, I feel like I am learning so much about myself and deepening as a mother and wife, gosh what a blessed person I am to experience this again!
Going to see the new Ina May movie this weekend, I cannot wait. Has anyone seen it yet?
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