ohhh goodluck with the Midwife today Em! (and AWESOME news on the homebirth plans!!! ).
no real update on my dear friends. i dropped a welcome card for Sam in their letterbox today but didnt knock on the door or anything (they are staying with ILs..closer to hossy). i hope that i wrote the card ok...
Thanks Marcellus! I did a hunt around and found the Australian Unity one, which is a little more exxy than our current helalth fund, but we might be able to drop it back a bit after the birth. Seems like it will at least cover most of the cost. That will make DP happy.
I'd check the health fund's current stance given all the who-hah over HB these days. Not that the fact that IMs can't set insurance should change anything because that's been the case for a while now.
Em: that is great that DH stood his ground and defended the decision that you guys had made together xx it will give MIL a much harder battle front to complain if she sees that you guys are united and unanimous in the decision!
as for the PHI...not sure! we got rid of ours a few years ago, so have no idea! there have been a few ppl on BB that have used it though for their HBs...hopefully there is some info out there!
Just popping in to say hello and let you know that very unexpectedly we welcomed our tiny baby girl into the world yesterday at 25 wks + 6 days. You can read the BA HERE
Obviously she wasn't born at home!
BBL another time to post more. Hope you're all going well.
Stoked and Sara - I am so terribly sorry about your losses. I wish you lots of strength and healing.
Jennifer - I switched to Aust Unity before this pregnancy. There is a 12 month waiting period for homebirth, so bub cannot come before our coverage date (bub's due a month later, so we should be OK there. If bub came before our coverage date we couldn't have a homebirth anyway). I then wrote a letter to them requesting the homebirth refund when I was about 20 weeks pregnant and had a positive response that week. They already had our IM on their approved list. So far they will offer cover to 30 June 2012, based on the changes that are coming through with IM's having a 2 year grace period. It did make a huge difference in our PHI cost, but we'll reduce it after the birth and the refund is paid.
Infinity - Wow! Congratulations on the birth of your daughter Heidi! Wishing her lots of strength as she grows in NICU - I hope her stay isn't too long and that both you and your DH don't find the time too stressful.
Em - good on your DH for standing up to your MIL.
I haven't posted on here in a while. All is going well. Now at 31 weeks and counting down the remaining weeks. Still having issues with SPD, now joined with constant back pain. I just figure it's all softening me up for a nice and easy birth at home Funnily enough, the thing that works the best is hydrotherapy with warm baths a second, so I see it as a sign this bub is a water baby.
We're on 2 week appts now. We've stopped discussing the ins and outs of birth now and have moved on to being emotionally ready and being able to trust the people in the room (I'm a control freak and just need to learn to let go). My IM wants me to focus on the love that created this bub in the lead up to the birth. Also, I'm practising letting go of my fear of a hospital transfer/caesar. I figure if I concentrate on it, it kind of invites it into my life. We have the experts we need, so we know if it has to happen, it has to happen. Meanwhile I want to pack a hospital bag in the next couple of weeks, just so I won't need it, if that makes sense.
In the next appt, we look at how to cope after baby arrives. Should be interesting.
Infinity: congrats on the arrival of Heidi! Like i mentioned in your BA i hope that the she continues to go from strength to strength and comes home soon xx Can't wait to see some pics! *mwah*
Tashybabe: HELLO!!!! it has been awhile! i was wondering how you were; especially with the SPD. pity to have missed you at the BB meetup at the EBC. although the music was so loud that we probably wouldnt of been able to chat much anyway lol!
we are also down to fortnightly appts so exciting! i also need to 'let go' and surrender to this birth process, come what may. but man it aint easy, especially when i have the PTSD thingy to contend with urgh...but Nicola is so awesome and calm and confident that i am always left feeling really awesome after visits.
AFM: have my next appt tomorrow! very excited as it is also with my backup midwife who is a good friend of mine. she is bringing her little girl around too as my DD and her DD are besties lol! so Leila is already 'preparing' for the occasion and organising games lol!
Wow Infinity!!! Your daughter arrived so early and I'm so glad to hear how well she is going. So excited for your amazing, fast VBAC too
Sounds like it's getting to the business end tashybabe and cassius! Very exciting!!
I had my 20 week ultrasound this morning and all went really well. I was pretty nervous as I havn't been able to feel baby moving much but it turns out I have an anterior placenta so that explains that I'll give it a couple of days for my results to get on my file at the birth centre then I'll be ringing up to pull out of the hospital!! Can't wait for it to be official.
THanks for the replies. I did like the fill-in midwife, but she isn't my backup. I haven't met my primary or backup yet, but I do still have lots of time.
I guess I'll just see how we go for now. I spose it's always a possibility that my primary midwife wouldn't be available at the end or somethign anyway. I'm sure I'll feel better once I've actually gotten to know my midwife... or any midwife... I guess I feel like I'm just hanging at the moment, but perhaps that's pretty normal at this stage of the pregnancy. All very boring and normal.
I hae it when I get dates wrong like that Cassius! Especially when it's something I'm looking forward to.
Hope you're all travelling well.
totally agree that in a way it is nice to know the 'whole' team ITMS. cause there is always a possibility that there is a birth-a-thon and you might miss out on your primary midwife lol! this is why i insisted with DH that we go to our 'meet the midwives' nights that our organisation has, simply cause i wanted to at least have laid eyes on some of the team and get a feel for the overall vibe. have to say that i am pretty comfy with having any of them, but of course i still that Nicola makes it lol!
I also agree it's when the appts get closer together that the relationship really develops. The first 2 trimesters were about us getting to know each other and me being neurotic about everything Recently we've been concentrating more on me being in the right head space for birth and trusting the people in the room as well as how to deal with things once the baby arrives. It's more "emotional" now IFKWIM.
The appt after next we start meeting the 2nd and back-up midwives. I'm still hoping our IM is available on the day, though I've been assured that in the middle of things, you don't usually care who walks through the door, so long as it's someone competent and calm.
How's everyone going with preparation? We're working our way through our list of things to prepare for the birth, but I also want to pack my hospital bag soon, just so I know it's there and taken care of for just in case.
As for the Dannii "homebirth" thing. Of course OBs have a vested interest in saying it doesn't work , when obviously the transfer did work. For me the whole OB thing is about a trade war, with women and babies used as bargaining chips in the middle..... gets me more than a little irate.
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Funnily enough, the thing that works the best is hydrotherapy with warm baths a second, so I see it as a sign this bub is a water baby.
Think of it as knowing your back-up option JIC!
that Nicola makes it lol!
Recently we've been concentrating more on me being in the right head space for birth and trusting the people in the room as well as how to deal with things once the baby arrives. It's more "emotional" now IFKWIM.
, when obviously the transfer did work. For me the whole OB thing is about a trade war, with women and babies used as bargaining chips in the middle..... gets me more than a little irate.
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