Homebirth General Discussion #6

[Tegam]

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[loulabelle]

Happy birthday marta and birthing day cassius. Can't believe its been a year.xxxx

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[Bella29]

Oh that is great hot1! Very pleased for you.

[Pip82]

Just thought I'd let you know I had a little girl Sat night after a 2 hour labour, at home, in water. All good

[Eenee]

Congratulations Pip!!!

Sara: welcome

[Arcadia]

Congrats pip! Can't wait to hear all about it

Welcome Sara!

Hoti do you have Gaye? She was at my dd's birth... I luff her!

[HotI]

Hoti do you have Gaye? She was at my dd's birth... I luff her!

Yep! She is awesome.

Congratulations Pip! Enjoy your newborn cuddles

Sara, what month are you due? I can add you to the list if you like.

Last movie night i bought tickets at the door, but i reckon this one might sell out before.

Here is more info

For Bookings:
Email: MCmovie@birthattendants.info
Phone: 03 8677 1881

Pre-Payment:

Paypal or credit card:
www.maternitycoalition.org.au

Direct deposit to:
Mojain Pty Ltd
BSB: 013313 A/C: 498690669
Ref: MC1109-'your name'

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Please note, tickets will not be issued, but names will be held at the door.

Future Movie Night Dates:

Tue Oct 18 - Australian Premier - MORE Business of Born - Special Deliveries

[Jennifer13]

Congrats Pip! Enjoy your babymoon.

[Cassius2]

CONGRATULATIONS PIP ON THE ARRIVAL OF YOUR BABY GIRL!!!!

So lovely having a baby in the water

Hi Sara and welcome

[*Ash*]

Aaaww, congrats Pip. Sounds awesome, I can't wait to hear more.

Hi Sara, Welcome.

Oh, the movie sounds awesome - I wish I could go to.

HotI, I am glad your appointment was wonderful.

AFM, still trying to find a midwife! I have connected with one who lives 75 mins drive away. I get a great vibe from her. She is reluctant to travel as she also does caseload at her local hospital, so the 'on-call' nature of her job means she likes to stick close to the hospy. It probably means that I will be travelling to her for most of my appt's. It's not ideal but I don't know what other option I have. Anyway, I have asked if we can come to an arrangement, and now the ball is on her court!

Hi to everyone!

[loulabelle]

Congratulations pip! Can't wait to hear all about it.

Welcome sara, congratulations o. the pregnancy and choosing hb. Looking forward to sharing the journey with you.

Afm, not much to report, 16 weeks today. Will be meeting my midwife soon. Its actually been really nice not having to run around to appointments, all ive seen is a gp back in melbourne. Although, I am looking forward to meeting my midwife and getting that rolling. I feel so much more relaxed this time around. Its awesome.

Ive also managed to half my antidepressant meds ( pnd with ds) and am hoping to be off completely in 2 or so months.Thats a huge deal for me, I was told last pregnancy that I would'nt cope without etc. ha, im feeling great. Im pretty stoked if you cant tell!

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[Ilithyia]

Thanks for the welcome ladies!

Congratulations Pip! Can't wait to hear all about it!


I'm due May

Just out of curiousity...Is everyone planning on having regular antenatal checks?

I've decided to have reduced antenatal visits. This is pregnancy number 6 for me and baby number 3. I had fairly straight forward pregnancies so I don't really feel the need to have all the check etc. Plus the bonus for me is that I work in Womens Hospital and have quite a few Midwife/Student Midwife friends who I can get to check me out if I feel anything is up.

My only regret is that I will miss out on the relationship I can form with my Midwife through regular check ups. Email/phone will have to do

[PumpkinZulu]

Arte I cannot wait to read your birth story!

[Jennifer13]

Arte, sounds as though it all went to plan!

[Jennifer13]

Congrats Em!!

[HotI]

I got my first 'you are brave' comment today (for choosing homebirth). i kind of just brushed it off, talked about positives of it, but gonna have a think about what i would say next time.

Earlier in the week when someone asked me why, i said 'cos i was assaulted in hospital last time, and prefer to stay home and be safe'. i was kinda proud of that, but i don't feel the need to share that info with everyone, it was more specific to the person i was talking to.

I wouls also like to put it out that there that at the moment i think you are all crazy for being sad you may not be giving birth again. I love the baby at the end, and i know my first birth wasn't that good (and i hope i change my mind) but currently i see birth just as something to go through to get the baby at the end.

(Actually now i write that out, i was excited before my DDs birth- maybe i will feel that excitement again)

[Cassius2]

HotI: that's kinda how I approached it all when pg with DD2. Th emost that i hoped for was a supportive birth environment and a happy baby and mum afterwards.

I had NO idea of the absolute joy that was awaiting us when i did go into labour. That is exactly how i can describe my second birth experience. just joyous. laughter and light. In that moment i realised what it was that all those HB mummas go on about (i'm thinking Mayaness et al lol...i remember her saying how much she loved birthing and i didnt get what she meant until i experienced it myself!). that is what is so frikkin' cool about having a HB is that the environment is just right. it allows for all the right combination of hormones to kick in and wow, that oxytocin - the hormone of love - really is a beautiful thing!

[HotI]

Change of speaker for the Maternity Coalition Movie Night- New speaker is Gaye Demanuele (Independent Midwife)

I have my tickets, a mate from work is coming with me. She is also trying to woo me so she can be official photographer at my birth. Although, she lost a few points when she said she was good at 'zoom'.

Who is going?

Cassius, yeah i hope i can read back here next year and see how my thoughts have changed.