Homebirth General Discussion #6

[Eenee]

Loulabelle that's awesome news!!!

Ash I really hope you find someone it's tough out there!


My MW just told me she is away for a few days when I am due and that if I could just go overdue then she'd be happy! So let's hope this Bub chooses it's timing right and comes a week late.

[loulabelle]

Ash, that's fantastic!! Fx it all works out. Keep us posted.

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[Cassius2]

oh this is the day of happy news!!!

you go girl Ash!!! wahooo!!

[Eenee]

Tegam:love it!

Ash that's awesome news!

[*Ash*]

Woo hoo! The midwife, M, just called me! We just made a time for our first appointment! She is coming to my house. Distance doesn't seem like a problem now, lol.
I'm so gald I called S yesterday.

Homebirth number 3 - here I come!

[Eenee]

Woohoo Ash!

[loulabelle]

Yay yay yay! Best news ash, I'm so happy its worked out in the end. Now relax and enjoy your pg.

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[Tegam]

WOOHOO
ASH
HOMEBIRTH
here you come

I had a little tear hearing your great news! So glad you can have the birth you want!

[*Ash*]

Thanks so much Tegam. Your excitement makes me smile.


Wow, Bella, I can't believe you are 28 weeks already. I hope the abdo seperation settles down. Great news about your cousin

[Cassius2]

that is just happy happy news Ash!!!!!



Bella: i wish i had of not ignored my muscle separation when i was pg with DD2. PITA!! i hope that it settles for you! and arrghhh on the sick kid...so so hard and so tiring.

[e_p]

Ash and Loulabelle - that is such fantastic news for both of you!!!!! So happy and relieved for you both!!

Bella29 - yep I've just started Birthing From Within too and really enjoying it!!

Next week will be my last at work - I'm so looking forward to finishing up and getting into some serious nesting!!

[Bella29]

Congrats ash!!!! That is great! Really pleased for you. Loulabelle, same for u love, really pleased to hear that ur hb still has a chance to go ahead.

Afm, well 28 weeks here and just starting to feel really heavy and uncomfortable. I think I am getting abdo separation again so I have started wearing a big tubi grip as support for my belly. I think it is all worse just now cos we spent a week camping and we were always walking in sand which I underestimated in it's ability to exhaust me as well as DD having a fever and getting outta bed all night for the last 2 nights. Anyway I am sure with a bit of rest I will feel better soon. I must admit a bit of concern that this is starting this early since I went to 42 weeks last time.

I was also really excited yesterday cos my 20yo cousin had her first baby. She had a drug free vaginal breech birth in hospital! So very pleased for her. Was a big journey for a young woman but she got what she wanted and I am thrilled for her.

Have just started reading 'birthing from within', anyone else read it? I really like it.

Must go tho.

Xx Bella

[Jennifer13]

Eutra - how exciting to be done at work! How much nesting do you need to do?

[Tegam]

Wow I missed a lot. I watch OBEM but agree even the great births are not like HB. Really hoping DH is coming around to. Number5. I would so love another HB and baby.
EP wow one week left! Congratulations.
Vella ought!

Just got an iPhone, I can't. Believe how much easier the is than the PC. Feeling rather old and slow but ill get there. I can't remember anymore and I can't figure out how to see the posts now I'm typing, so apologies if I missed anyone. I'll be back(probably 100 times playing with the phone) LOL

[Tegam]

See Vella ought was meant to be bella ouchy

[Cassius2]

haha Tegam: you are doing 100% better than me...i dont even have a mobile!!!! ahh dark ages it is for moi!

(oh, and i am so with you! i just want to have another baby BIG time lol)

Ash: yeah that is what i find so hard about that show. they are actively disempowered. and it is veiled through 'jokes' and 'friendly' banter...'oh sweetie, you should try the gas and air (as they are wheeling it over!)', or the BEST one: 'oh sweetie, i know it hurts (oh really? because i can't say that is *has* to hurt!), there's nothing i can do to help' (oh really? how about some encouragement/empathy/or offering her to change positions or use her breathing??).

ok, off my soapbox lol.

Eutra: eeekkk! i love knowing when the end date of work is in sight! i remember LOVING those last days/weeks of uninterrupted nesting and napping

[Tegam]

Cass no mobile? How! Do u think u guys will go again? Belly buddies with me? Lol maybe I'm jumping the gun

[Bella29]

Hey girls, I wanted to post a question for you all that I have posted over in the VBAC thread. I just wanted you advice on it. So here is what I wrote there......



So I am planning A HBAC and have a great midwife and Doula. I also have a gf who has hb'd herself coming over to be support for my DD who is 2 and possibly take her away if either of us needs that (me or DD I mean). Today I was offered free birth photography from a girl I know who does beautiful work, and who I know gets the kind of birth I want, so I don't think she would be intrusive. But I just wonder how many is too many people present??

I really believe in intuitive birth and I think that women shouldn't feel watched or judged whilst birthing. Or really feel worried about other peoples needs as I did in my last birth. I am also conscious of the words of some of the wise out there like Michel Odent and Gloria Lemay who believe that lots of watching and lots of people really interrupts the birth process. So whilst I want to have this girl there I wonder if it is too many??

What do those of you who have had VBAC's think?

I am not a shy person, but I am instinctively private. I will be putting up sheets around my birth space to make it private for myself, so I am not conscious of watching gazes. In my heart I would be happy to have this girl at my birth, I am just not sure if it is wise.

Thoughts ladies??