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Posted by: Cassius2
On: August 31st, 2010 08:09 PM

hi guys!

Meow: so stoked to hear the last appt was back on track makes such a huge difference overall i reckon. the orgasmic birth DVD sounds good! i have read about it, but never really looked into it. you must tell us all!

Infinity: thanks for stopping by babe am thinking of you and Heidi for tomorrow's big day xx

Em: hope you are travelling ok after your last OB appt.

Marcellus: oohhh i wish i had of gotten my hands on Ina's book. i keep watching the BOBB DVD and just LOVING what she has to say.

AFM: all good here (now!). had a rough week last week with DD being quite sick from unexpected allergies. and then my mum arrived and although this was all planned etc it really threw me to have a new person in my space IYKWIM. i guess it is really heightened because i am having baby at home so my home is my sanctuary and i have 'created' a feeling of space and organisation that i have been finding hard to maintain as an extra person creates extra mess lol. but i have been soooo emotional that it has demanded both DH and mum to help me (and my 'nesting') out around the house...even when i NEED them to mop the floors at all hours of the night

hope everyone is travelling along beautifully!
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Posted by: Roryrory
On: September 1st, 2010 09:43 AM

Hi all - wow so much has been happening.

Infinity thanks also for popping in, hoping your lil girl is home soon.

Tegam, IKWM about a home labour. I haven't done that since my first (I was home til 9cm dilated before heading in to hospital) and I will do things so differently this time round.

Meow I saw a hypnobirth counsellor before the birth of my second son. I found it made a HUGE difference to my approach and it brought up things about Flynn's birth that I hadn't even been aware of. Its like prior experiences, even if you don't "think" of them as negative, can be huge emotional blocks to the birth process. Sounds very hippy I know and I am not at all a crystals and chakras kinda girl but it really became a truth for me personally.

Cassius I am with you on the nesting- I am throwing things out and de-cluttering like a mad thing.

Well as for me I am 35 weeks along today. All seems to be puttering along well, and I next see the mws who are part of the Sunshine program on Tuesday. "My" mw is actually taking all of September as annual leave which is a bit of a shock, because I am "due" on the 6th of October and my boys were born on their due date and 6 days early respectively. So I am not actually expecting her to be there, which is a shame, but that's what you get for not having an IM I guess. Anyhoo, all the mws in the Sunshine program have an arvo tea so I can meet them all and at least have a familiar face while I am labouring. I have met my mw's partner a few times and am comfortable with her, so it's not such a big deal I guess. One thing I know, if I was to have a 4th (which I seriously doubt LOL!) I would have an IM.

And bub is still floating free - not sure if s/he is head down, but I am a lot more calm about that now As one of the mws described it to me - "your uterus is this lovely big squishy thing with lots of room for bub to stretch and grow". I don't expect a head-downer til at least 37 weeks now (or later).
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Posted by: em...
On: September 1st, 2010 12:00 PM

well got a letter in the mail yesterday for appt with another Ob, they made it for tomorrow- so a lot of notice they gave me! grr I so don't wanna go, I don't have to do I? I feel like just not turning up! or should I ring and cancel or ring and change it til after my midwife gets back?? Getting the lettr yesterday put me in such a cranky mood, reminding me of the last ob appt.

cassius2: not long now, gotta love nesting- wish mine would start now.

Infinity: have been following little girl's journey- hope she continues to improve so you can take her home soon.
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