thread: Homebirth General Discussion #16

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    I keep swinging between liking and not liking having to go to them. On one hand, it's great that I don't have to worry about the state of my house anymore than I usually do. On the other, I'm lazy and it'd be nice to only have to open the door, then kick back in my lounge room. Most of the time the shame of an untidy house keeps me on the former side Arcadia put it better than me though, I also like that it feels like something's actually happening rather than having people over. And I like their offices, I like looking at the little library they have set up, and the products they have on sale. It strikes just the right balance between professional and friendly, just what I think I need Not sure I'd feel the same if I'd had all my appointments at home, but that's how it is for me. If I wanted to, they'd come to me for all of them, but it's probably easier for all involved for me to go to them.

    Ha, I didn't mean for that to be a big block of me justifying having office appointments! I kept thinking of things I wanted to say

    In other news, I seem to have exploded in the past few days My bump is suddenly very big and obvious (not so much when I'm sitting or laying down, to my annoyance) and baby is going nuts on the inside. I've got 14 weeks to go! I've got about half my supplies ready to go, including my big bag o' capsules to put the placenta in.

    Getting my mother blessing organised, too, I have almost everything I need for that. My cousin's annoying me though, I sent out FB invitations as a "Save the date" kind of thing and she keeps bugging me to tell her exactly what's happening. Last night I kinda snapped at her that she'd get the invitation and explanation letter in a few weeks, so wait until then or use her own initiative to just GOOGLE what happens at a mother blessing. It's not exactly the easiest thing to explain when all they've known is baby showers and all the gaudy stuff...

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    Anybody know where I can get a reasonably priced birth pool in Victoria? Starting to stress out now because I've left it to a bit late, due in 7 weeks! :/

    In other news...ran out with dh before to get coke. I hated coke before pregnancy, hated hated hated it! Been craving it bad since about 5 months!

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    Not having to clean up would be a big positive of appointments being at an office. However, trying to keep my kids contained, and making sure they didn't damage anything or climb out a window would make appointments alot more stressful than having them at home, where i know they are relatively safe.

    It is a little like how some people prefer ABA meetings at people's houses, where other people feel more comfortable to have them in a public hall. Both have their benefits.

    Dot Face, if your midwife can't help with a birth pool, you could buy one and then sell it again afterwards. The cost would be similar to hiring, and they are pretty easy to sell on ebay.

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    In other news...ran out with dh before to get coke. I hated coke before pregnancy, hated hated hated it! Been craving it bad since about 5 months!
    I never drink coke otherwise either, but when I have a summer pregnancy, and it's hot and I'm tired, a cold coke is such a great kick in the butt to get you going again!

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    ...why does this always happen to me?!...

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    ...why does this always happen to me?!...
    Cos you are super special and say such nice supportive things that bb gives you another opportunity

    Due date tomorrow people - how did I get here again? Gosh it goes so quickly....