Homebirth General Discussion #15

[Cricket]

I wonder if a trip to the chiropractor would help get my little guy over onto the left side. Seems like the more I try to encourage him over there, the more firmly he sticks to the right side! He used to do a lot more rolling from one side to the other, and now it seems like he's either ROA, or fully posterior. I know I've had babies do this before, and they flipped in labour without trouble, but I guess after DS was born in such a lousy position, I'm a little more nervous about it!
The older girls are all gone now - the house is very quiet, and I've been trying to get as much cleaning and organizing done as I can. Hope it lasts until baby is born! Got the cradle all ready to go now, with a little outfit, hat, and blankets sitting in it waiting for baby.... Love to go look at it every once in a while. Hopefully going to get a car seat blanket sewn this afternoon so that my baby doesn't have to travel like Prince George.
How is everyone else doing?

[meow]

Cricket I am actually a hand weaver I make handwoven baby wraps!

That's very cool! I'm glad the chiro helped too

Got the cradle all ready to go now, with a little outfit, hat, and blankets sitting in it waiting for baby.... Love to go look at it every once in a while.

There went my cluck-o-meter!

[Cricket]

I cleaned my house like mad yesterday, (nesting a little!) and then DH came home and started the painting project we've been planning and everything is upside down and covered in drywall dust! I honestly could cry. And we haven't even started refinishing the floors....
Planning this at this stage of pregnancy was probably not the best choice. But then again, doing it when the kids were all home wouldn't have worked out so well either. I guess I'll have to suck it up, and confine my cleaning to the upstairs and downstairs, and hope that the mess stays mostly on the main floor. We were talking about doing a stencil design on the floor of the dining room (it's a wood floor), but right now I am just hoping that the whole project can be finished as quickly as possible! The kids come home from my mom's tomorrow, and then are going camping with DH's parents on Monday. It's going to be a little bit crazy, I think.
I have my home visit with the midwife next week, and get my bag of "medical" home birth supplies to keep ready. I hope we'll be able to find somewhere to sit!
Our list of stuff to prep includes towels and clothing and washcloths that are supposed to be put in the dryer on high heat, and then sealed up in bags and labeled. I have never done that for any of my home birth babies, and am not planning on doing it this time, but every time I feel kind of guilty - like I didn't do my homework or something! I find that all that little overdone - I have freshly washed stuff sitting ready for me and baby, along with lots of clean towels and washcloths available - but the midwives just re-did the list of supplies, and this is still on it, with thorough instructions. Does anyone else have stuff like that they are supposed to prep? What did you do?

[meow]

Nope. What if you don't have a dryer?

It sounds like chaos at your place I bet the floors will be wonderful though. And camping with the family before the next bubba arrives should be lovely too. Don't forget to take it easy occasionally mama.