Homebirth General Discussion #2

[meow]

Tegam- how are you feeling about your birth support plans?

Sorry Arimeh's Eden You'll be quite the birthing expert with your experiences!

My midwife came to visit this morning. First time for my H to meet her and it all went well. There sort of wasn't much to say actually as I think she expected more questions and concerns from my H but he's perfectly content with the whole thing so we're happily coasting along.

I asked her about the impact of the latest legislation- whether the fact that she now has insurance will impact my birth choices and whether the need to 'collaborate' (ie. subordinate to a doctor) for medicare will have anything to do with us. But all is fine and we'll jsut go along our merry way- only thing is she now has insurance for pre and post-natal care.

She felt baby's head and tried to get me to feel it- I think I did? I'm hopeless with that stuff!

[Cassius2]

hi girls!

It's been awhile since i popped in here!

meow: i have found that as bubba has gotten bigger and more predictable with where she is lying i can feel her head a heap easier...although i find her bum much nicer to pat lol!

Arimeh: it may be alot of letters but gosh darn it is impressive how are your plans and feelings for your homebirth coming along? i found there was soooo much to think about in the beginning as it was alot of theory and not much 'action' iykwim.

hope that everyone is travelling along AOK.

AFM: we are all good here. getting to the 'business end' of things now. have been to the naturopath to stock up on labour prep tinctures and postnatal support kits (anything to help me in my wish to avoid a repeat of PND!!).

ALSO: is anyone from Melbourne going to the BB screening of the australian homebirth documentary next tuesday night?? DH and i are thinking of heading along now that we have an offer of a babysitter...

[meow]

Not long now Cassius! I'm really looking forward to the arrival of your baby

I am going to the movie night- looking forward to it! We don't have babysitters so I'll be on my own and my H will be home with our son. Shame because last pregnancy we went to The Business of Being Born together and it was great.

[Arimeh]

Hey guys

Not sure if I still belong in here - cos we might be moving back to Queensland, and if I do that, then I'll go under the care of my old OB at Selangor (since they are very natural birth orientated!!)

But if we stay in tassie - then I'll have a home birth.. LOL

Not long now Cassius!! - how exciting!!

[Cassius2]

Not long now Cassius! I'm really looking forward to the arrival of your baby

I am going to the movie night- looking forward to it! We don't have babysitters so I'll be on my own and my H will be home with our son. Shame because last pregnancy we went to The Business of Being Born together and it was great.

*snap* we also went to the BOBB screening lol! DD was 4 months old and we were able to take her along....noooo way we could do that now ROFL!

Arimeh: ahhhhh! i am totally quick and didnt realise that you had a move on the cards lol! are you still coming to melbourne though??

our other COOL news of the day is that we picked up the birth pool!!!! it is just sooooo real now it is a 'made in water' (la bassine). so excited we are going to pump it up and have a pool party tomorrow lol!

[Arimeh]

Cassius - woohooo for the new pool!!!! Don't forget to put on your flippers hehe

I am still coming to melbourne, will be there on the 5th September. And yes, another move may be on the cards, not sure yet. Depends if DH gets into uni or not for next year. If he gets in, then we will move up there, if he doesn't, we'll stay down here.

[Tegam]

Arimeh: wher ever you birth you belong here Arimeh, you 'get' what us 'homies' are about hehe

[Cassius2]

awesome arimeh! hopefully we can catch up...if i'm not pushing a baby out...in flippers oh man, the image! the image! bahahahahaha!