Homebirth General Discussion #3

[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?

[Cassius2]

i also looked forward to labour. but also had moments of 'awww crap, a baby has to come outta mah vagina...awww crap!

i thought that i was mega loud at times during my labour this time, but apparently not lol! so you guys may think you're loud, but mebbe not!! (oh and blowing raspberries is an awesome way of directing the yelling back to relaxing muscles etc...instead of focusing on the throat, the energy is expended mostly on the uterus...apparently).

Em: woo hoo! i am also another looking forward to your January BA!!!

Tegam: we read 'hello baby' to Leila. she loved it! i reckon it really helped 'speak' to her in relation to what was happening. at least it taught her that mummy likes her back rubbed during contractions and that we all have to lie together in the Big Bed after baby is born lol!

Arimeh: you're onto a good thing with Ina May!! she is the most awesome. full stop!

Rory: yay for HB stories!!!!!! mwah she looks sooo tiny in your ticker photo *mwah*