It's been a while since I've chatted in here. Life got in the way and I had to give up my love of birth chat. I hope to be able to pop in every so often... I miss the birthy chat in this thread. I'm excited to see so many babies on the way. I need to read up and catch up on everyone's news.
No salt in our birth pool either and I second having it blown up. I only got to use it for a few hours as well, before and after birth. We had the whole room set up for days before hand. Also handy to check hose connections and length as well.
No salt in our birth pool either. And yep we had our pool blown up few weeks prior also and was good because we found it had a small hole so was leaking, DH fixed it though so was all good by the time we needed it. I remember I was overdue with DS and to a note in our mailbox telling is the following day they were turning the water off all day. I was like nooooo I need it in case I go into labour lol luckily I didn't as what a pain that would be!!!
ETA: have 12 week u/s booked for the 8th of may! Hurry up already! Lol
I think we had letter saying the electricity was going to be turned off one day when DS was almost here. in the middle of summer!
our back up plan was to take the pool to the fire station cos they have emergency generator electricity.
Just thought I'd share this, since I thought it was kind of neat.
I was out at the grocery store with the four youngest kids today and a older man came up to me and said "What a nice bunch of children you have!"
And I said "Thanks!" And we talked a bit about kids, etc... And then he said "My daughter has six kids. Her husband is a firefighter, and he's delivered 5 of them, at home in their jacuzzi tub" And I said "That's great! Homebirth is such a nice way to have a baby, I think. We've had a bunch of ours at home too."
It's always nice to run into someone who thinks that larger families, and home births, and even water births are great. And what are the chances that it would be an older man, met out of the blue at the grocery store!
Nah, I personally don't think there's much to do until after around 20 weeks, aside from all the usual bloods etc if you choose to do them, but a GP can handle that. We only started at around 17-20 weeks I believe.
I usually don't see anyone until 10 weeks, and then again at 14 weeks and 18, etc. They don't do much, really. It's nice to hear baby's heart beat, and they did order some blood work to check iron levels, etc, but there was nothing too crucial. If you're feeling well, then I wouldn't worry about it!
Hi Everyone...
Teni if you want to make another appointment go for it. You sound really excited and perhaps you need to go back and check in again. I have been different with every pregnancy. My third baby first homebirth I didn't get a midwife till I was 30 weeks, I went to a GP for rhesus tests in the beginning and and ultrasound referral but that was it. THis time after two mc I was in denial for about 16 weeks, I didn't want to see anybody until I made it past 14 weeks at least. But since then I have wanted t meet with my middy and get to know her a bit more before bubs arrives.
Birthroom is set up, I have to wash and sun some towels and put in my clothes and baby clothes on the shelves in there but everything is done. I have started washing baby gear, 3 loads to wash all the cloth nappies I have. Dear dear dear someone has got a cloth nappy fetish!!! I washed all the wool/silk clothing tonight, so tiny, it made me feel a bit excited. I have had some nice bursts of energy the last few days so I am getting things done while the energy is there.
Only about 4 weeks to go... yipeeee. Midwife this week and we also spend time with the backup midwife too, then it's weekly apts. I know the whole pregnancy is a process but I am always interested in the little niggly kinks that need to get sorted out emotionally in the end. Especially between my husband and I, every little hurdle that we overcome and meet eachother on builds a deeper trust in our relationship, it's so beautiful...
not long at all Ladybirdflies!! eeepppp!!! so so excited for you!
I hear you on the ironing out at the end of pregnancy. it is so therapeutic and part of the nesting i reckon: to help solidify those bonds with those that will be there to love and support you through this transition of bringing a new person earthside.
Just had 20w scan and everything looks hunky dory. And we didn't find out sex. Just another 20 or so weeks to go. The kicks of this bub are intense compared to DS who had an anterior placenta.
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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