Homebirth General Discussion #15

[Arcadia]

Yes I've seen a midwife twice already and I'm only 15 weeks. I think early pregnancy support is very important. I always feel so vulnerable in the first trimester. As soon as I saw my midwife I cried. She knew I needed her and didn't tell me I was 'only' this many weeks.

The peri check stuff has made me feel squeamish. I think the post-birth high has made me forget because I just remember the midwife taking a quick look. I also remember her washing down my legs with a warm flannel because I was too weak for a shower. I love my midwife! Maybe she checked again the next day??? I can't remember but she always makes me call her when I've done my first wee and first poo and same for the baby. She must get a lot of poo calls!!

[Eenee]

Haha I had my first appointment with MW and I swear I was barely 4weeks, I to find the early support important especially due to previous miscarriages.

I've been really struggling of late with my PTSD/PND/depressionanxiety or whatever category it falls under so had appointment with MW on Thursday and she was great, love that I can know what I'm saying is actually being listened too. Anyway she has said I can see her weekly if I need to at the moment which is good as I usually don't struggle this much until much later in my pregnancies and at the moment I'm barely keeping my head above water...

[Bella29]

Hugs Eenee..... I have only had one mc at 5.5 weeks. It wasnt as hard to cope with for me because I was pregnant first try and pregnant agian 6 weeks later..... but all the same, if it had been more traumatic i think I would have really struggled. I am glad you have a great mw there to support you. It is one of the wonderful aspects of a private mw. Hope the support helps and all the best in this pregnancy

[meow]

Eenee I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time and I'm glad you ahve your MW for support

[Arimeh]

Eenee I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time and I'm glad you ahve your MW for support

^^ What she said

Had my 36 week appointment yesterday, baby is no longer oblique but is laying on his back so I still have to work on positioning. Had some BH's last night with a different type of sensation - like someone was squeezing the bottom of my uterus from the inside. Wasn't totally unpleasant, just different! At the moment I'm going between thinking I'm going to be fine during labour, and freaking out that I'm not going to be fine - I can switch from one to the other in seconds - like I'm bloody bi polar or something LOL

Home visit from the midwives on Wednesday - told them I'll have to clean up the house and they were like "uh no, no you don't"... bet they wouldn't say that if they saw my filthy floors at the moment LOL