Right Occiput Anterior, so back to the right/front
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Right Occiput Anterior, so back to the right/front
Spinning Babies has good pictures if you want a visual of the different potential positions
Oh cool thanks Kate.
So right side is bad isn't it? Isn't left preferable?
Yep. And at the end of the day, posterior isn't "bad" either. Just probably a bit of a longer labour.
Haha well at the moment she's predicting about a 2 hour labour for me - eeek!
Nice! :thumbsup:
My MW predicted a faster labour for me and I wasn't really buying it... so 3.5 hours surprised me :D
How long was your first labour Meow? I know your pushing stage was shorter the second time round - how much by? I think I pushed for 45 minutes with DD2 - would like to shorten that a little.
I was ROA with Marta for the majority of the pregnancy, except in the last week where she went ROP. then within 2 contractions in early labour she whizzed back around to anterior (good bubba lol).
my first pushing stage was 42 minutes...tiring much lol. and with DD2 from the beginning of breathing her out (no pushing thanks!) was 9 minutes! amazing! i was not exhausted this time after it all. weird how fast it went really. but i guess being upright helped...and not pushing. i swear by pushing it was taking longer....going against the force ITMS.
*edit* my first labour was 9.5 hours and second labour from waters breaking (which is when i count labour as that was when it felt serious...ie definitely NOT early labour lol) was about an hour and half.
My first labour was about 13 hours established with 2 hours of pushing. The birthcentre said 2 hours ofpushing because that's when I first pushed out the bag of waters but I didn't have strong pushing urges right from that point. So maybe about an hour/ hour and a 1/2?
Second labour was 3.5 hours established with 50 mins of pushing.
I wish I was someone who breathed their babies out. I had strong pushing urges and couldnmt have not pushed. I was upright for both of them, though more leaning into all fours with my second. With the second the pushing contractions were so strong my body was pushing down for me. At the very end my body actually pulled me upright the contractions were so strong and I also pushed super hard on the very last push getting his body out.
ah see for me, the pushing was all directed (at the hospital) so they kept telling when to push...which was contrary to when i felt the need to push ITMS...with Marta the pushing urge was there but for some reason not as full on as it was the first time...:
so i guess what i should of said is i reckon directed pushing takes longer!
Oh I bet directed pushing would take longer- who in their right mind thinks they can tell you when to push? You feel it in your body- someone else can't judge that precisely.
Both labours I was "coached" to push harder, but not when (well, with the exception of a teeny final push to get my second baby's foot out). First labour it felt like ages of "push harder, harder, harder" and itsucked. That was to avoid transfer and vacuum due to running out of hospital allowed pushing time. Second labour it was just on the final push as head was out and shoulders hadn't budged so it was to check he wasnt stuck. I tore both times and most likely as a result of the coached "harder" pushing both times too.
yeah this second time the only coaching was when her head came out and Nic told me to try not to push. so different to last time when they were going insane with the telling me when, how and for how long...it was insane.
Yeah- I had don't push coaching through crowning too actually.
I didn't have coached pushing last time, if anything I was trying not to push and Anna was telling me to push if thats what my body wanted to do... lol She just directed (not coached) at the very end so I wouldn't tear, but I absolutely could not breathe her out, I had to push her head out with all my might!!!
Its good that the pushing time goes down though, I'm hoping for not as long this time :D
I think I'm starting to get excited :think:
Come on Alexis, have your baby already!! LOL
:rofl: I'll let her know you have commanded her arrival, Melly! ;)
Had massive unhappiness in my back last night, some moderate BH at the front... Actually had to rock for 2 hours on my glider foot stool lol DH was fab though, and she is sooo much lower than she was on Thursday. Yay for progress!
Wow! That is progress! Doesn't sound like she'll make you wait, or labour, long :D
Never been coached as to when or how hard to push, just told to go with what my body wanted to do and a few "breath now" as the heads crown so i didnt tear. Pushing stage gets much quicker girls, even if the labour doesnt! Well thats what happened for me:)
Awesome!! I'd be happy with a 10 minute pushing stage.. lol.. dreaming? perhaps...
Alexis - yes! Write her the marching orders and give them to her.. could be a tad painful for you though - can you imagine paper cuts up there? ooochies...
Actually, not dreaming. My midwife told me that most 2nd babies come after 10-15 mins of pushing... Mine took 50 mins but he was a bit stuck!:
Oooh well that sounds hopeful... :think:
DD2 4 pushes
DS 4 pushes and
DD3 2 pushes and out!
How many pushes for your first Tegam?
cant remember maybe an hour?? Ill find out for you!
I didn't push DS out, but DD took 35+ minutes I think...? She was sideways and her shoulders got stuck...
So, Mel told me I have to join this thread :p.
I am going through the same birth centre with an independent midwife - so I will also be having a 'house birth' :D. I had an emergency c/s last time going through the public hospital, and I was not really feeling the support for a VBAC this time, so the birth centre is a wonderful option to have. If all goes well this time, I want a 'proper' home birth the next time.
Looking forward to talking to you all :).
Yayyy!! Welcome Sterla :leap:
Sorry haven't been in here yet just busy and running on no sleep- Malaila has got her days and nights confused lol. And am having difficulty napping when she is during the day!
Thanks for all your congratulations!
Am so happy to be a mummy! Love every minute even the sleepless nights cos it's totally worth it (although I hope I get more sleep soon). Am so happy I got to have my home birth it truely was amazing to have her in my own home! I will get around to writing a birth story when I get the time. The only trouble I had was at the end when her head was stuck in the same position for ages and I was pushing for about 2hrs! I ended up having to get out of the birth pool and try different positions- but we got there in the end, I was rather exhausted though! My peri was intact, which suprised the midwives they thought for sure I would have teared. Dh was an awesome birth support and without him it would have been very tough.Totally in love with her and loving being a mummy!
*mwah* love your ticker photo Em!!! How absolutely amazing are those first fresh cuddles in your own home??!! Sleep will come babe, but newborn gorgeous gooeyiness goes way too fast, my motto this time around is: 'no sleep? more cuddles!'. and yay for no tearing! my hat goes off to you!
Hi Em! That sounds lovely and :hooray: for an intact peri!
Welcome Sterla
So, chat with our midwife today.
First, she reckons if DD had come down with teh normal presentation, then i might not have needed an epis, so there's a chance I might birth without being cut in future. yay.
Second, she says homebirth with the program is probably out of the question after such a big pph. Maybe we could do a domino birth. It wouldn't be for a few years anyway, so who knows where we'd be by then. A little bit bummed (cos yeah, already thinking about the next one :lol:)
Stoked, how big was your pph?
Yay for a birth without a cut! (and ouch btw!)
Remind me - whats a domino birth?
birth in hospital (but still get ante & post natal care with own midwife, who also attends birth)
Ahhhh thats right. That was one of my options here too when Anna said no to a homebirth.
Bugger MadB. But a domino birth would still be a great option. My PPH was 850mls.
ah, ok, mine was a fair bit bigger.
domino's definitely 2nd best option. We were quite happy with swans in the end too. anyway, getting a bit ahead of myself here :)
Oh Mad you are already thinking more....woohoo i love to hear that!
Pity about no homebirth next time, but after experiencing 4 different births i can firmly say there is no perfect birth, the only thing any of us can do is find the best birth options that will work for that pregnancy within this system..... pity it has to be that way but i believe we are making baby steps for our daughters!
Bah humbug. Bubs is breech again. Grrr.
On the plus side, my SPD isn't too bad (except for today cos I was pushing a heavy trolley) and my blood pressure is lower than its ever been before! So yay!
The SPD is probably better cause babies head is not down there, she can stay breach right up until the big event ;) Or go on prove the world that a VB2C women really can do anything :)
There's still time Mel! I'm sure bub will flip again.
That reminds me, must ring Anna next week to make an appointment :).
You mean have a breech VB? Nah they don't do that at the LBC unfortunately.:
Sterla - yeah I know there is still time, I remember eden doing exactly the same thing grrrr. Anna will probably ring you anyway, cos I asked her about the VBAC meeting with everyone who is going for one and she said she was going to call everyone and try to set it up.