How was it sterla? Hope it was amazing.
Meow meow meow that sounds fab! I hope she is wonderful and feels a very natural part of your birth team!
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How was it sterla? Hope it was amazing.
Meow meow meow that sounds fab! I hope she is wonderful and feels a very natural part of your birth team!
Hope the photos are lovely, Sterla!
Just ducking in to ask a question. What are the homebirth options in Perth, does anyone know or have any experience with it?
Thanks!
I'm sorry Freya. I have not idea. Hope someone can help.
Hi Freya! Great to see you in here! I know another bb member went through the hospital HB program in Perth. It was a few years ago.
Ooo I hope it pans out for you Freya :)
I know of the CMP in Perth but I understand the 'rules' to be considered low risk and be eligible for the program get tighter all the time. Great option for a very low cost homebirth though! There are also IMs in Perth so you can organise a homebirth privately if you don't meet the requirements for the CMP.
My photo shoot was great! Never thought I would find myself in my underwear in a forest... in Tassie, in June haha! I have seen one sneak peek from the photographer so far - link is below: (mods, hope this kind of link is okay? Feel free to remove if not)
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...04305316292507
Beautiful Photo! You look gorgeous
Look at that ticker of yours! Not long to go :-)
Congratulations. You look stunning
Sorry to sneak into your thread mummas! but I just saw Freya's question about HB in Perth..I had one in April on the CMP if you have any questions about that I might be able to help? Can PM me if you like.
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Hey ladies, i need some advice. Seeing so many of you have done further study i thought this was the best place to ask. Do i do uni in the 2nd semester or not? Study starts in late July and baby is due 22nd september. Both subjects i can pick from have two essays and an exam, both equal 9000 words. I am talking to my professor from this semester at 2pm, but he isn't running either course which is available to me next semester. But i thought he would be a good person to float the idea that i am having a baby and could the uni do anything to help me continue to study. If i could start the course work early and have it all over and done by by the time the baby came that doesn't seem so impossible. But given my history of having babes around 38weeks am i even cutting that plan too tight? Also I'm due to finish working at the end of july. Should i just enjoy a few quietish weeks before baby comes nesting….. My history would also make me be honest and say i get just a little tired and emotional with pre labour for a week or so before baby comes…… I am so undecided. If i don't study will i regret the extra 6 months it will add to the course at the end? If i do study will i resent having to study when i want to be in mumma mode? This is my last baby…..ever……
Please help me….what would you do?
Lee- you're not sneaking in! This thread is for you too :)
Tegam- I would take the semester off. I took a couple of semesters off through my degree and it was SO worth it! Realistically you're probably only to get the first essay done before baby comes, unless they are super kind and give you all the course work up front and you work like a mad thing and get both essays done... which I don't think is a great idea either right before baby comes. And what will you do about the exam? They're super hard to get through if you have a newborn who is still feeding frequently. Does your uni offer summer school? I wish I'd cottoned on to summer school earlier as I finished up a couple of subjects in the end by doing them in the summer school semester and it felt so good not be wasting that time and making up for the other semesters I needed to take off and focus on the little ones.
I will PM you Lee, thanks!
Meow; I didnt say I was asking for me :lol:
ETA: Lee, its telling me your inbox is full ;)
Does that mean you're not though? ;):
I didn't ask because i didn't think it looked like Freya was ready to answer meow :) But now you have gone there i think she should have to spill right??
Thanks for your advice meow. No nothing is offered in summer or winter poo :( They are changing the course next year to be longer and i was hoping if i was further into my bit then they would let me continue on the same amount of units. My original goal (before this pregnancy) was to finish before i was 40. Thats 8 semesters away and i have 5 units to do…. So i guess i can take the time off. Its just hard prioritising.
I plead the 5th :D
ETA - I swear in a few weeks I'll maybe spill my guts. Hopefully.
And hopefully I'll be able to park my butt in here and get added to that list ;)
I can only say what I would do... it's worth giving it plenty of thought as to what works best for you Tegam.
No need to spill Freya... we'll be here whenever you're ready to share about your friend ;)
Well thats cleared it all up then Freya :) So I'm going to say that maybe ill be very excited for you in a few weeks then!
Tegam-Sorry I cant help, I have not done anything school related for a long time!
DH and I were chatting last night and we both agreed that we have done nothing this pregnancy to prepare for the birth, but when I think about it I'm not sure what to 'do' to prepare. I've decided to set up our birth room earlier than planned, and I'm going to start the hours of birth vid's on youtube. But what else, I think maybe Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, I'll have to get a copy. I'm seeing my midwife this week so I'll chat to her about it too. But any suggestions?? I feel like I'm not spending the time I did with my last pregnancy getting into the right head space, and I'm really struggling to do so.
Hope that made sense?
Haha Freya. Time to get a 2015 list properly underway. ;)
Hi freya, its a bit of a fluke that I've come looking on here today (i haven't been on bb for about a year!) So I figure maybe I was meant to... I've had 2 HBs through community midwifery (now called 'the bump WA' I believe), it was great to be able to birth on the public system at home but I doubt I would through them again. This is entirely my personal preference mostly stemming from wanting a less legalistic pregnancy and birth than they are willing to offer now.:
My mw from those births (#3 & #4) is working as an IM now with another mw at 'simply midwifery' and I would highly recommend them. Check out their site and the birth stories perhaps?
There was last time I checked at least another two groups of IMs offering hb as one of their services but it depends where abouts in Perth you are and what your thoughts are on costs.
I hope you find the information you need :-)
Thought this may be of use also..... Midwives
HomestyleMumma - thank you so much for your input! I looked up Simply Midwifery and loved what I saw/read so I emailed them :)
Wonderful, V was my mw but Ive been assured that P is just as lovely and good at her job ;-)
That's lovely of you to do that for your friend freya
I thought that too... It is obviously because of someone she is VERY close to ;) ;):
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Wow, a 2015 list already! That seems crazy! Mind you, I am completely in denial about how close I am to my due date... I went into a pregnancy app on my phone this morning, and it informed me there are only 4 weeks and 4 days till my EDD! That sure made my heart jump into my throat! I can't believe I'll be holding my little bubba in my arms so soon - surely I only found out I was pregnant the other day!
I had an appointment with my midwife two days ago - though it feels wrong calling them appointment somehow. More like a chat with a lovely friend, who also happens to check my blood pressure and have a feel of baby haha. Anyway, it had been 7 weeks since I had seen her (I saw my secondary midwife in between), and I had really missed her. We had a lovely chat about the birth, including a lot of the practical stuff... The birth pool (which I am hiring through the birth centre she is part of) will be delivered here after the next woman has her bubba (due July 4th). Then we'll have it here to have a practise run and iron out any glitches, etc. I can't wait till we have it here - then I feel like I can set up my birth space... and then it will all feel very, very real!
I am getting stuck into my reading now, and really trying to get into the right headspace for the birth. The pregnancy yoga class I have been going to (well, it's actually more of birthing yoga class - called Sacred Birth) is run by a doula, and so much of what we do there I am finding myself bringing into my thinking for the birth. I'm really starting to get excited, and finding myself visualising myself in labour, etc.
Anyway, that's where I'm at for now. Am I next in line on our list?
Oh sterla not long now for you :)
It's so soon now Sterla! So great your appointments are going so well :)
Pretty sure you are next on the list!!!
:baby: Babies Arrived :nappy:
-2012-
Jennifer13- Baby GIRL born at home 4th January 2012
Bella29- Baby GIRL born at home 10th January 2012
HotI - Baby BOY born at home 21st January 2012
*Ash*- Baby BOY born at home 14th February 2012
loulabelle - Baby BOY born at home 24th February 2012
Cricket - Baby GIRL born at home 15th May 2012
chocorama - May 2012
...Em - Baby BOY born at home 7th June 2012
BellyBelly - Baby GIRL born 11th August 2012
Tanya - Baby BOY born at home 16th August 2012
phynna - Baby GIRL born at home 8th September 2012
lady_neon - Baby BOY born 27th September 2012
Ambersky - Baby BOY born at home 3rd October 2012
Cassius - Baby GIRL born at home 4th November 2012
Ice cream - September 2012
mirriumu - November 2012
Pumpkinzulu - Baby GIRL born at home 12th December 2012
- 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
Loulabelle - Baby BOY born at home 17th September 2013
Sunnylove - Baby GIRL born at home 2nd November 2013
DotFace - Baby BOY born at home 9th November 2013
Eenee - Baby BOY born at home 22nd November 2013
TeniBear - Baby GIRL born at home 21st December 2013
*The_Mrs.* - Baby GIRL born at home 31st December 2013
-2014-
Jennifer13 - Baby GIRL born at home 1st January 2014
Arcadia - Baby BOY born at home 30th January 2014
Special - Baby BOY born at home 6th February 2014
HotI - Baby GIRL born at home 23rd February 2014
Smoke Jaguar - Baby GIRL born at home 18th March 2014
Bella29 - Baby BOY born at home 13th May 2014
Ozstar - Baby GIRL born at home 20th May 2014
:pregnant: Babies On Their Way :bellyrubs:
Sterla -August
Meow - August
e_p - September
ladybug - September
Tegam - September
phyrephly - September
kellbell - September
Eek! Okay, I really am next!!! :leap:
Seeing the midwife tomorrow, if these four week appointments are going by so quickly how will the two weekly ones feel???
It's the biggy birth plan one.... Was thinking of putting it off but have been having some lovely chats with DH and eenee. I'm feeling more prepared to talk about it all now. Will report back tomorrow afternoon.
How is everyone else??
Can't wait to hear how it goes! I've just started feeling more in the birthy zone too. Watched a couple of birth videos and read a birth story from a local woman who had the same MWs I have. Glad to hear you're ready to move into that phase :)
My MW doesn't seem to be mentioning a 'birth plan' meeting. Mustn't be the way they do things here... so I'll be adding it to the agenda :lol: We have a "home visit" meeting at 36 weeks (because most people don't have their prenatal appointments at home) with everyone there (primary and backup MW and my husband) but the idea seems to be checking I have all my supplies ready.
I didn't have a specific birth plan meeting. The plan just sort of evolved at each appointment.
Enjoy your appts!
Kinda off topic. I had a friend s baby shower recently. She is planning to birth at a main hospital with a poor record for respect of human rights. I am scared for her. She doesn't want to discuss birth at all, and I fear she will just be railroaded. I hope she just has a quick labour and can avoid them as much as possible.
That's really hard HotI but sometimes totally ok. As you said she may just have a quick , easy birth and no time for unnesassary intervention. And then we must remember that there are a lot of women who expectations of birth are very different to ours. What we consider not ideal they are totally happy with. She may have loads of intervention, management and the ob may even 'save her or her babies life' and she may never second guess her choices. In someways I envy these women! Hugs to you for feeling concerned for her though xx
Meow glad yoy are having a home visit. Actually we haven't really talked about birth at all. Maybe it's to keep the appointments on track, we end up at about 1.5hr appointments already with no birth talk. This appointment is either at 24 or 28 weeks and it's specifically about the birth. It's the first time DH or the older kids will meet her. I hope DH likes her... She isn't at all like our last one so I think he will be happy!
It's hard watching those potential 'train wrecks' Hoti. I find it very hard when I end up being the person people want to debrief with because they know I 'get it'. But it's tough to have that emotional investment at the end when you weren't involved in the decision beforehand IYKWIM.
I have organised for all my appointments to be home visits so my MW is joking that that's what they're calling it. It's my 36 week appointment. I had a 'birth plan' meeting before and I really liked it as it made sure we went over every possible emergency or transfer situation and discuss what we wanted, what the reaction would be etc. and that gives me huge peace of mind to then go ahead and birth. And we also obviously discuss how I want to manage my normal, regular labour :)
Totally get HotI, my close friend is wanting an elective c/section for her first in a private hospital (because the rooms are so nice) because she doesn't want to deal with the pain of labour...little does she know. And we've tried to talk about it a few times and it just goes no where.
It's hard isn't it HotI :(. Every time I hear of someone going through our local public hospital to have their bubba, I find myself quietly hoping they have as good an experience as possible - because I certainly didn't! Is she a first time mum? I honestly don't know if I would have come to changing my thinking on birth, etc if I hadn't had such a crappy, disempowered first birth through the hospital. I hope she has a good experience :hug:.
Meow: Home visits are the best aren't they!? I have had every appointment at my home, and one at my midwife's home this pregnancy. We haven't really had an official birth plan appointment here, but we do cover things here and there.
I am such a weird place at the moment... I am so totally in denial about how close this birth is! And time is going so quickly this pregnancy with two other kidlets to keep me busy. I'm struggling to find the time to read the books I want to read and try and get myself into a good mindset of feeling ready for the birth. All my 'crunchy/home birth' friends have moved away, so I'm really missing having them here as my cheer squad this time. I'd love nothing more than to sit down with them with a cuppa and talk birth with them for hours.
What Does crunchy mean?