Homebirth General Discussion #17

[Lily Dust]

Babies Arrived

- 2012 -
Jennifer13- Baby GIRL born at home 4th January 2012
Bella29- Baby GIRL born at home 10th January
HotI - Baby BOY born at home 21st January
*Ash*- Baby BOY born at home 14th February
loulabelle - Baby BOY born at home 24th February
Cricket - Baby GIRL born at home 15th May
chocorama - May
...Em - Baby BOY born at home 7th June
BellyBelly - Baby GIRL born 11th August
Tanya - Baby BOY born at home 16th August
phynna - Baby GIRL born at home 8th September
lady_neon - Baby BOY born 27th September
Ambersky - Baby BOY born at home 3rd October
Cassius - Baby GIRL born at home 4th November
Ice cream - September
mirriumu - November
Pumpkinzulu - Baby GIRL born at home 12th December

- 2013 -
Sara - Baby BOY born 18th January 2013
turtlejane - Baby GIRL born at home 31st January 2013
Bellany - Baby BOYS born 14th March 2013
Ree*Ree - Baby BOY born 18th March 2013
Aimz - Baby BOY born at home 21st March 2013
Beatrix - Baby GIRL born at home 7th April 2013
Rubyshoes - Baby BOY born at home April 2013
Dollyroux - Baby BOY and GIRL born 29th April 2013
HomeStyleMumma - Baby GIRL born 8th May 2013
ladybirdflies - Baby GIRL born at home 23rd May 2013
Cricket - Baby BOY born at home 26th August 2013
Sepata - Baby BOY born at home 31st August 2013
WilliamsMummy -Baby BOY born at home 17th September 2013


Babies On Their Way


Arimeh - September
Loulabelle - September
Dot Face - November
Eenee - November
Sunnylove - November
TeniBear - December
*The_Mrs* - December
Jennifer13 - January
Special - January
HotI - February
Arcadia - February
Glorious - March
Bella29 - May

With thanks to HotI

[ladybirdflies]

I am not going to miss 16 pages this time!!

[HotI]

Congratulations Arimeh! Love the name for your little boy. Best wishes for a smooth recovery, and lots of squishie cuddles to keep you busy.

I will be having the 20 week ultrasound soon ish, and for the first time am contemplating finding out sex before baby is born. I think it is because i am finding it hard to connect while i am getting no indication they are in there, other than getting fat and uncomfortable and putting restrictions on myself. But then, i think maybe i just need to hang in there for another month and i will be feeling bub and i will have the pondering of the question and the anticipation coming up to the birth to help me through the more challenging time at the end.

DH has no interest in finding out, but he is not the one that has to cope with all the difficulties of carrying a baby.

Has anyone done different things for different pregnancies? Did it work for you?

[Special]

Has anyone done different things for different pregnancies? Did it work for you?

I found out with my first, there was no question, I just knew I wanted to know. I loved that moment and suddenly felt like he was his own whole little person, not just a part of me.

Second, (but first with Hubby) he wasn't to keen, but I was. He eventually wanted to as well so we did.

Third, he really wanted to wait, so I went along with it. I don't feel particularly connected during pregnancy, and noticed it the most this time. I also assumed this one was a girl (after the first 2 boys.) At about 38 weeks my 2 year old told me it was a boy and I suddenly felt a connection.


This time we found out. (Baby boy number 4)
The other kids were really wanting a girl and I selfishly wanted time to prepare. I also just prefer knowing.
We need to buy stuff again since we got rid of a lot after number 3.



I suppose I am glad I at least tried the wait-and-see approach, but to be honest, I didn't love it. I didn't have some special moment when he was born and discovered he was a boy. (I had a fantastic birth and was so thrilled to have my baby, it was just like "oh, penis." )
I just feel a tiny bit guilty sometimes like I have gone against nature by finding out, but we all find out eventually so I don't care.

[Arimeh]

Thanks everyone for the Congrats, going to be a long birth story I think! Can't wait to get home though.