Homebirth General Discussion #3

[Cassius2]

that is very cool Meow. ahhh yet another benefit of HB! midwives that care and can take the time to really look after us LOVE IT!

[Tegam]

love it!

I agree too about the length of gestation. I have short pregnancies BUT i have short cycles!

[Arimeh]

Oh yeah, I totally wasn't saying that all women that go to 42 weeks do so cos they're scared - I was talking about myself and my own ability to cook them bubbas a loooong time.. LOL.. because I was fearful, maybe thats why ya know?

But yes, I get my appointments before and after the birth at my house if I want them to be - just not the actual birth. I can't wait till my appointment with her - 5 days and counting!!!

[onthefly]

Yeah, maybe... but can't I have a shorter one this time? 6th sounds bloody awesome to me. I've been trying to prepare myself for 42+ weeks all thsi time, but I'm only 38.5 and that's eons away

Yay for home visits!

[~Stoked~]

Mel, I don't know if i have told you about my labour (or if you have read my birth story!) but i truly believe that my mind was stopping me from going into labour. Brittney was going to be at the birth... we had spoken about it, she was excited but a little fearful about seeing me in pain. I asked her over and over if she wanted to be there and she always replied yes. I was having pre labour for weeks before i had Archie. I am talking full contractons that would start and continue for hours then stop. After about the 10th time of this happening, (after i had been having contractions 10mins apart for about 1.5 hours then Brittney - who was in bed - called out to me and they suddenly stopped) i sat down and spoke to my midwife about it. She suggested that maybe I was fearful of having Brittney there and that maybe i should give her permission to not be here if she so wished. Brittney is a sweet little thing, she thought i would be disappointed if she said she didn't want to be there, so imagine her relief when i told her that she didn't HAVE to be and that i didn't NEED her to be! She decided that she'd prefer not to be there and all was well! I totally relaxed after that and went into labour 2 days later! I really do think i was holding back all that time.
My midwife was also telliung me about another lady who was in full blown labour (8cm's dialated) when her two year old woke up and was crying and calling out for his mummy. Her labour completely stopped. She had the baby a few days later.

Very clever, our bodies.

[*Infinity*]

Haven't posted much ladies but I've been stalking.

Meow, huge congrats on the arrival of your little man and on your beautiful birth at home. Must feel awesome.

And marcellus.....sending you lots of labour vibes and you are now being officially stalked.

[Tegam]

My midwife was also telliung me about another lady who was in full blown labour (8cm's dialated) when her two year old woke up and was crying and calling out for his mummy. Her labour completely stopped. She had the baby a few days later.

Very clever, our bodies.

Love the clever bodies but but id be pi$$ed to get to 8cm and it stop