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That's very cool! I'm glad the chiro helped too :D:
There went my cluck-o-meter!:
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.... :crying:
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?
Nope. What if you don't have a dryer?
It sounds like chaos at your place :lol: 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.
I think there is something about having babies that makes us all want to renovate! We pulled out my ensuite about a month prior to DDs birth. It wasn't finished when I birthed, but it was great to have a much more beautiful space to use for her birth. Granted the mirror still hadn't gone in, but otherwise it was lovely.
we have always renovated when we have had a belly full of baby or a new babe in arms :lol: it is so weird but i think you are right bella! it sets something off in us to make the place better lol!
Cricket: i do feel for you though with all that mess and the intense nesting thing going on at the same time...i would cry! i get so antsy from about 35 weeks where i want it all 'perfect' for baby.
ummm, we dont even own a dryer :lol: so i reckon that is overkill. i mean you are having a baby and they are pretty resilient little things and freshly laundered towels warmed up by the heater or fireplace during labour is just so delicious and heartwarming that i reckon you are right on the money to just do as you normally do. remember that they have their lists of things to do, but this is and will always be your baby and your birth and... your home, your towels :D
(on further thinking it's almost like they are trying to recreate a hospital policy for home...except that towels and washcloths etc at home are not at risk of being used by a million people in a very germ-ridden place...they are yours and used only by you and your family ITMS...i would be totally confident in giving that point on the checklist the flick...it just isnt required in your situation)
i don't have a dryer either. i have an oven to warm stuff if needed ;)
We renovated our only bathroom, toilet, laundry when DD was a few months old. and decided we could do without a portable bathroom during the reno. Thankfully we had tradies doing a lot of the work (such luxury!), but it still went on for awhile.
Oh I have already rearranged my living room twice lol
We have just started kitchen renovations AND landscaping our yard. So I think babies must trigger something! We should be finished by November though so plenty of time before baby. I'm thinking of you lots cricket. It's almost time to start lighting those candles and welcoming baby into your consciousness.
On a side note, how do you other mamas of Melbourne cope without a dryer? I almost spat out my tea when I read that. If I line dried I wouldn't have any clean clothes all of winter. As it is I always have sheets and clothes strewn over doorways and clothes horses, but the bulk of it goes straight in the dryer.
it is getting tougher! i can't get anything dry on the line over winter so constantly have 2 clotheslines of clothes drying in the loungeroom. We are not really keeping up this winter (mount washmore in the laundry) , so bit scared about next winter, especially if ds is still in nappies.
We're building a house! Lol which may or may not be ready when Bub is here. So either moving heavily pregnant or with a newborn. I would like to birth in the new house though.
And cricket yep sounds like a 'policy' thing to make home birth more approvable, so just chuck them in the bag and say they've been warmed hahaha.
We do have a dryer, but I only use it for DH's stuff and anything that would otherwise require ironing (wrinkle free shirts, work pants and stuff that dries all wrinkly). I figure by not using the iron we're evening out the electricity demand.
The best thing for drying here in winter is bringing the clothes airer (where I hang everything) into the room when the fire is on in the evening. My nappies dry out beautifully.
I do not recall having a list that included warming anything for DD2's HB. Just clean towels, etc, on hand. Although giving birth in the middle of summer does have it's advantages. I'm not sure how necessary pre-warmed stuff is for a waterbirth, given that temp is monitored/maintained. When you get out, you and bub just need drying and dressing and the room to be the right temp.
Thinking of you, Cricket. I'm a big believer that God never gives you more than you can bear. He must think you're totally awesome at responsibility! You will do an amazing job.
Thinking of you too, Arimeh, as the time gets closer. A new baby is a wonderful way to welcome spring.
Starting to watch and read birth stories now and the emotions are kicking in. I'm really looking forward to doing it all again. The only thing I am not looking forward to is the post-birth peri check. Has anyone else been able to have this held off for a while? I found pushing the baby out less painful! Lol I even needed a wipe of local anaesthetic put on for a few mins first. And that was with no tearing. Am I a total wuss?
What do you mean by the post birth peri check? My midwife looks at my bits but doesn't touch. But I haven't had a tear (yet!). I would think attending to open wounds would be paramount to maternal health, you don't want a nasty infection to rock your babymoon.
Yeah my MW only has a quick look and does touch a little but usually just to check spots that are suspicious of a tear. The sooner the better and I'd imagine it would hurt more the longer that was waited. With DD I had her at 3.30ish am and the midwife came back to check later that day as I had a lot of swelling. Maybe mention you find it hard so could they take more care?
My midwives have narrowly escaped having their teeth kicked in during that check. I HATE that too. But the midwife I have now is quite gentle and pretty experienced - she was able to assess things quickly and without a lot of poking last time. The one before was very "hands on" and that was not a fun time. My sister had her too, and said the same thing - just about kicked her in the head because she wouldn't leave things alone!:
About the dryer - the stuff doesn't have to be freshly warmed - it has to be "sterilized" I think. I can put it in the bag a week beforehand, but it's supposed to be taped shut and not touched until delivery. But as I said, I don't think I'm going to bother.
I understand that in lots of places, (Holland and Japan, for example) people don't use dryers at all. I use mine a fair bit! My house has enough mess and clutter without having laundry hanging all over to dry. I use the clothes line outside when ever I can though. We do about 14-15 loads per week though - I don't know if air drying in the house would keep up. Everyone would have to wear wet jeans. Blegh.
We built our house when I was expecting DD3. I think we've probably done some sort of project during every pregnancy too. Must be contagious nesting - DH gets it too, and the projects get bigger. ;)
Thanks for the encouraging thoughts ladies! The painting is done now (DH works like a crazy person when he's got a project on the go) and the big kids are coming home today. They are going camping next week (DH and I and the littlest ones are not) and then we'll tackle the floors. And then the baby can come. :)
Hey Jenn - your ticker says you're halfway done today! Hurray!
I've done my big project for this pregnancy - building our new bed :p I don't seem to get the nesting urge late in pregnancy, I just do a heap of stuff early on then crash for the rest of my pregnancy :lol:
I don't even know what you guys are talking about with the "peri check" :redface: Doesn't sound pleasant...?
you can always say no. what is the point of it? what are benefits and risks of choosing to have it or not? It doesn't sound pleasant to me and I wonder about the necessity of it.
even if you have a tear, many women chose not to have them repaired. so leaving the examination for a day or two should be fine, particularly a manual examination.
A peri-check is just checking for tears after delivery. It is good to know if you've got a tear, because then you'll know if you need to be extra careful with how you move, even if you decide not to have it repaired. And, tearing is a contributing factor in excessive bleeding post-partum, so it can be a safety concern as well. I think it is worth the check, personally. Some midwives are good at doing it carefully without hurting those stretched sore spots, and others are not! Like I mentioned before, the midwife I and my sister had previously was terrible - she was poking and prodding and calling others over for a second opinion, and hemming and hawing, all with her hands in the whole time. :o That is NOT necessary!