Tash - your MW sounds perfect. At least that's something you have sorted. Hopefully this time she will be helping you welcome your beautiful earth baby (although preferably not in a tree!).
I went to the GP today to organize prenatal bloods and my first u/s. I told her I was looking into a HB and she was supportive. Also spoke well of the hospital midwifery unit nearby, which would be my second preferred option. One step further away from the ob and the private hospital today!
Tashy, I'm so glad you have such good support via your midwife and GP. And that you're feeling alot better after your chocolate and rest.. Its amazing stuff, chocolate. Just about to have some myself actually! Although, weighed myself today and have put on 13kg so far already.... Eeeekkkkk!!!! should really give it a miss but unfortunately don't have the will power!
I did kind of overdo it on the choccy. I bought a block of plain and a block of Snack and alternated i didnt eat it all, so they're on the bench tempting me.
Lady-bug: how are things going? All prepared?
Which room do people normally set things up in? We have an open plan living/kitchen at the back that might do. Close to taps. Just wondering if it's 'nesty' enough. It's got a big TV which I might cover. Otherwise it acts kind of like a mirror.
Did anyone worry about making noise and the neighbours? I dont really want to tell people our business but dont want the cops knocking on the door either. I'm not a screamer (not during birth anyway ) but I can really roar. I dont want to scare the old dears next door.
We have an open plan living, dining and kitchen area so we only had one area to use really. We ended up putting the pool in the perfect spot really, close to the kitchen taps and also close to the backdoor for emptying. We live on six acres so didn't need to warn the neighbors as they don't live close, but our closest neighbors knew anyway. I do wonder if they thought we had bought ourselves a cow though, with all the mooing that was happening
We'll be doing a letter drop for our neighbours...we live in a block of flats! Lol! I don't really want to tell everyone, because I hate all my neighbours (they're soooooo rude), but at the same time, hardly any of them speak English very well, and I don't really want a knock on the door and them yelling at us, or the police rocking up! We're setting up the pool in the loungeroom, it's a pretty small flat so that was pretty much the only spot. We'll cover up/move thongs like our tv, computer etc.
One of the reasons I convinced myself I couldn't homebirth my first baby was because we lived in a small apartment and I thought everyone would hear and I wouldn't be able to relax. I ended up staying at home till I felt like pushing so I spent the whole night labouring in the that small apartment and making a heck of a lot of noise I remember having my head mashed against the cool, open window at about 2am, groaning away in the shower and thinking "I guess the neighbours must be able to hear that". But I didn't care and no one ever said anything.
i had our birth space set up in the dining. there was the heater there to heat the towels for bubba and also was within reaching distance of the washing machine taps to fill the birth pool up from and close to the kitchen that DH could lug hot pots of water and bring me ice. my big 'thing' was to not be in sight or line of the front door. it felt too exposed for me. in the last 3 months i really began collecting the things for the room and 'tweaking' them all until it felt right (ie oil burner, oils, photos, affirmations etc.
as for the neighbours: well thankfully we are all friends and they were supportive of our choice. i wasn't a screamy loud birther with DD1, but didnt know how this would go as it was my first go at home (and i didnt labour at all at home with dd1). in the end they heard nothing! i wasnt loud i am told at all, but i was sure thst one or two were pretty guttural as DD2 descended. but nup, nada. i also figure that being an afternoon birth all the day noises probably would of covered alot of sound anyway....
We will be setting up the pool in the dining room.. which is an open room with the kitchen and a family room. Not really planning on decorating the space or anything. I guess I'll set up a few candles or something for dimmer lighting if it's at night. But I'm not even convinced yet that I'll use the pool LOL.. so my 'space' might just be wherever I happen to drop to birth!
I had a scan today, which showed bub at a good size (they est 3kg already.. but not worried... just glad it's smaller than DD was!) Cervix is long and closed, so hopefully we'll get through the next 2 weeks without a hitch. Bub is still breech, so I've booked acupuncture for this friday to start doing something about that! Not keen on doing head down bum up.. hurts my breathing and gives me reflux! So hopefully acupuncture and moxa will work
Lady-bug! yay for being due! Hope things get moving for you soon Will look forward to hearing about it
There is no way I could've done it in a normal bath either.. Firstly, we don't have one! Secondly, I guess the only way you'd be under the water is if you were on your back, and there was no way I could've birth on my back. If you have a bigger bath, like spa sized or a corner bath you could probably do it.
The birth pool I used was a blow up one... Um.. LaBassine or something? Deep enough so that I was squatting and my tummy was completely underwater. It wasn't that big really, but deep. The area we had it set up in was about 3m sq and there was plenty of room. I know the wooden ones are much bigger. I loved the blow up one as the edges were like a pillow to lean on.
Yay we got out birth pool from the midwife today! It's purple Makes everything more real and exciting, that's for sure. We also have drugs in our fridge For 3rd stage, in case of a bleed. Need to hire a TENS machine and we're pretty much set!
Yay for getting the pool already PZ! I'll get mine at 37 weeks We've got to go out and get tap fittings and a new piece of hose, and some drop sheets too. I might even need buckets actually.. on the list of supplies it says to have two buckets. I've only got ginormous nappy buckets, and filthy gardening buckets hehe.
As for using the bath... no way would I use the bath. I don't like baths anyway cos they're so hard. I really don't understand how people relax in a bath LOL. I think the birth pool will be comfy cos it's all padded, even the bottom of it, and I'll be able to drape myself over the side of it, there'd be no room to move in our bathroom bath.
Midwife came this morning. We are on a mission to turn this baby now. Start acupuncture and moxibustion tomorrow (I'm assuming he'll be doing the moxibustion!) and we'll be giving bub some stern talking to and will try the flashlight trick too. I'm on weekly visits now instead of from 37 weeks, because of my history of going early, and also to check that bub has turned next week! yay it's getting exciting!
Pz: how exciting re the pool, not long now! oh a purple pool cool mine was blue.
Tash: I've read your birth story- you are an amazing woman!
Liz: I hope your little one decides to turn but if not Tash is proof you can have a breach birth. But of course it would be better if bub just goes head down for you. I know someone who's breach baby turned during labour!!
Birth pool was definitely worth it even though I didn't end up birthing in there. The padded floor was great. When the suggestion was made that I had to get out I really didn't want to cos I was comfy but DD wasn't coming out in there.
PZ - that's really cool. You must be so excited. You can fill it and have a bath now (for practice, obviously ). Are you taking RLT? It helps with contractions and apparently can reduce the chance of a PPH.
Just remembered, 1 week to go until you're hitched!
meow: I'm also not going to read the link but thanks for posting. I'm generally trying to avoid sad stories for my sanity.
If anyone who hasn't read my birth story wants to, there's a link in my siggy. If you can, ignore the sad bits. Obviously ignore if you're near to birth. It really was a fabulous birth up to the end. It's one reason I get all huffy about breech = c/s. I know vaginal breech can be done safely. It didn't seem that hard to me, once we got the inexperienced dr's out of the room.
26weeks stoked! WOOHOO!
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i didnt eat it all, so they're on the bench tempting me.
) but I can really roar. I dont want to scare the old dears next door.
and also was within reaching distance of the washing machine taps to fill the birth pool up from and close to the kitchen that DH could lug hot pots of water and bring me ice. my big 'thing' was to not be in sight or line of the front door. it felt too exposed for me. in the last 3 months i really began collecting the things for the room and 'tweaking' them all until it felt right (ie oil burner, oils, photos, affirmations etc.
For 3rd stage, in case of a bleed. Need to hire a TENS machine and we're pretty much set!
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