at your son hiding meow! DS saw a birthing scene on tv (you know the typical scream then out pops baby), so he has an idea of what happens. "mummy noisy. baby come out of mum's bum"
Great news that you Aunt will be there for your DS.
Awwww at those girls Cassius. how cute! sounds like your friend is a very handy one to have - midwife and calmbirth instructor!
Hi all, hope you're going well.
My midwife called today and I'm seeing her for the first time on the 20th (so long as noone decides to have a baby that day!). Yay.
just joined up, have been reading all the fantastic information on this site!
i am 15 weeks pregnant and am planning a homebirth.
I had an interview with a midwife about 4 weeks ago but things didnt go to plan,she didnt want to take me on as she felt i was too high risk and that i need to lose some weight before i have a home birth!..i found this a little bit strange, as im sure im not the first fat chick to try have a natural birth.
anyhow, i have another interview this saturday with another midwife, hoping that my motivation to lose a few kilos (which will help me in the long run) will sit okay with her.
i really hope that i can find a midwife to help me do this homebirth.
i have a fear/phobia of hospitals, each and every visit i have ever been to has been a negative experience for me. the most recent seeing my brother in a coma after a motorbike accident which left him a quadriplegic (feb 2008).
i promised myself i would never go in a hospital again!! I am also a person who tends to not take many drugs, not even panadol for a headache, i just dont like putting these things into my body. i find relaxation, and massage and a nice hot shower a way to deal with pain.
i just wanted to say thanks to all you ladies on this forum, who have given me comfort. I find feel that i am not going to lose the weight in time for my homebirth, and that i will have to be rushed into hospital for a c section!!! i dont want this..AT ALL!! so this is why ive come to read some positivity.
My favorite thing to you tube is hypnobirth/calmbirth, its gives me energy and it makes me so excited to meet my baby (due christmas day this year) !!!
Ok, I'm officially talking to myself now. But I have a question
My midwife is apparently having to take some extended leave. I don't konw what hte story is but the fill-in midwife will be doing my apt. I'm slightly anxious now - part of the big attraction of this was having my own midwife. I'm sure that whatever has come up is very important and don't begrudge her this tiem out at all. But I'm kinda worrying that I'm hardly going to see her before the birth. Or what if something else comes up again later? I'll see what the other midwife says in 2 weeks time, but what do you reckon?
(It's preemptive stress I know since I'm not even 19 weeks yet)
Sorry not to have replied to your other posts!! I think it's fair to wonder what is happening with your care and what to expect for the rest of the pregnancy & the birth. Though I wouldn't stress yet. I saw my midwife ages ago and to save money we skipped any appointments in the second trimester as I'm going well and I wont see her for another 3 weeks still. It does feel like AGES between seeing her but your appointments get more frequent in the 3rd trimester so I think it'll be a good time to cover lots of ground and really prepare for the birth. I hope the appointment goes well with the replacement midwife and she can give you an idea of what is happening.
marcellus: i would think that it would be fine. Like meow said, the first and second tri appts are quite spaced out (4-6 weeks) and i too found it hard to know if we could get a good connection happening (we got along well, but you know that kinda connection that you want from an IM who will be welcoming this baby with you ITMS). i have found that since hitting the final trimester and our appts getting down to every 2 weeks has BEEN GREAT! simply seeing her more often has really helped solidify the relationship.
i reckon that if you feel a bit disconnected that you should organise (finances permitting of course) to just have her come over for an extra session, even if it is not a 'necessary' appt IYKWIM. sometimes just knowing that they can come and do that is enough to get things back on track.
AFM: well i had a similar moment as Marcellus today lol! i thought our appt was today, but forgot that she goes on holiday this week so just checked my diary and have to wait til next week...nooooo! i really look forward to these meetings, so am bummed (also bummed at my shocking memory for fooling me lol!).
Another to agree. In the first and 2nd trimester, appts seem so far and few between, but reality is that is no different to hospital appts. Maybe it is because we look forward to them so much because they are quality appointments rather than a cattle call that we miss them. But yes, in the 3rd trimester, they become much more frequent, which is great because it really starts to develop the birthing mind frame and help you get motivated to get your space together.
And how about the whole Danni saga..... I was so annoyed to see a couple of OB's come out a say "yeah, homebirth isn't safe, see she went to hospital" when to me, it is testament that planned homebirth is safe! Oh well, at least the people around me didn't question me about it or it would have been rant time!
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at your son hiding meow! DS saw a birthing scene on tv (you know the typical scream then out pops baby), so he has an idea of what happens. "mummy noisy. baby come out of mum's bum"
so just checked my diary and have to wait til next week...nooooo! i really look forward to these meetings, so am bummed (also bummed at my shocking memory for fooling me lol!).
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