Homebirth General Discussion #3

[Phteven]

continuing from HERE

[PumpkinZulu]

*Copied from old thread*

Is it lame or naieve to say that I'm REALLY looking forward to labour?

Well I booked an appt with the GP to get this preg confirmed, it's not til next Friday as I'll be 5w2d by then and a dodgy GP poas should be positive by then lol! And then I've got a form to fill in and send with my refferal to Sunshine to get this homebirth underway

ETA Cassius, a friend of mine gave me her Calmbirth Coursebook thing and cd...I can't wait to get into them!

[Schmickers]

Continued from your old thread here: https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-134227-8.html

[onthefly]

too many cooks....

[PumpkinZulu]

[Arimeh]

PZ, I don't think you are lame at all.. I was really looking forward to labouring... till I was 2 hours away from giving birth and then I didn't want to do it any more!! LOL

[onthefly]

I'm looking forward to it too. Have been pretty much since the last time. Not because I want to repeat that experience, mind. I figure if I could cope through crappy circumstances then I'll be fine with better circumstances.

[meow]

I don't think it's lame to look forward to labour. I'm getting those inklings again, thanks to reading everyone else's excitement. I was excited first time, then was hanging for TTC to do it again, excited for most of the pregnancy then I just had a moment of "Ugh, hang on, who am I kidding? It hurts!" And it does hurt, but there's a reason marathon runners keep going back to that intense experience. Because it's also amazingly awesome.

I wrote a thread about how to avoid making as much noise in labour next time... I think I had a vision that less noise= more peace with the pain. But some posts in reply to that, and on another HB forum I visit made me realise that trying to be something you're not is using too much conscious brain. So if making noise is your thing, then make noise. I'd love to have a zen, quiet waterbirth video to look back on but I'm not going to kid myself or make myself feel lesser for not being that woman. Not sure if that feels relevent Arimeh's Eden but it was a good moment for me to come to that realisation and acceptance.

[onthefly]

Don't worry Meow, I'll be having a noisy one too. Get still shots, then noone will know

[meow]

Oh yeah, I'm with you on the still shots- video is banned!

[Arimeh]

Don't worry Meow, I'll be having a noisy one too. Get still shots, then noone will know

Ok, so we have established the main things needed for a successful homebirth:

1) Pooper scooper
2) Camera only taking still shots
3) Flippers

Okie dokie!

On a serious note, I just ordered Ina May guide to childbirth, the thinking woman's guide to a better birth and also childbirth without fear from the same site in the UK (free postage - yeah man!)

Sooo.. thats 3 more books to add to my collection. I think I'll be reading them on the toilet or something to get them all completed!!

[Tegam]

Maybe read them to the kids as their night time stories!!

Anyone reading "hello baby" to their kids??

On the note of looking forward to birth.... I always get a bit of "really maybe i just remember it as not being painful" But straight after im like "no that was great". I think id be 100% looking forward to birthing this baby if i knew when the hell it would come or where hehe. 10mins was very intense and trying to rationalise where and how in a 10min time frame blows my mind

[Eenee]

PZ: i'm looking forward to labour and birth also, can't wait infact- hurry up january!

[Tegam]

PZ: i'm looking forward to labour and birth also, can't wait infact- hurry up january!

that sure is one text message i am looking forward to getting!!!!

[Roryrory]

PZ congrats again. You don't need a doc's referral to go to the Sunshine hossy HB program, from memory

Hello to all - we are good here - Rose is feeding really well and super-cute. Will post birth story soon

[Roryrory]

double post!!

[PumpkinZulu]

PZ congrats again. You don't need a doc's referral to go to the Sunshine hossy HB program, from memory

Hello to all - we are good here - Rose is feeding really well and super-cute. Will post birth story soon

Yay cannot WAIT to read that birth story! The lady I spoke to on the phone today said I did need a refferal, and the form says so too. Boo to refferals lol, a waste of time! I might call the number they gave me tomorrow and ask again. So Rory, what was your experience like? The care? Did you go into the hospy for your scans (for example 12 week etc) or somewhere else?

[Tegam]

Yay Rory, nice to hear from you! Cant wait to read birth story

Smidges name is most likely Rose, Rosie or Molly Rose. So i love hearing you talk about your Rose!!!