Homebirth General Discussion #7

[Bella29]

ohh... just got a little blood stained mucous!! yay for me!!! sorry for the TMI! But quite exciting even if it doesn't mean much. Just another sign my body is getting ready!

[loulabelle]

yay bella! I reckon you will pop within the next couple of days.I am so so excited for you. you're going to be fantastic!

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[Jennifer13]

Oh good, Bella. That is a good sign.

As an aside, my DP is now busily telling everyone how great HB is and why it's better than hospital. When i think of how anxious he was about it when I first brought it up...!

[Tegam]

Oh bella. Sending you as much strength and patience I have. This end bit IMO is so much worse than the actual labour or those sleepless nights with a new born. No where or nothing is comfortable and you hurt and yes those stupid comment.... I don't know if you are someone that it would help but really we are all sympathetic and are happy to hear you vent as much as you need.

You are doing an amazing job. And yes it's very hard having everyone watching you.

I don't go post dates but I have terrible pre labour for weeks.

Again sending strength, love and patience

[meow]

Oh Bella!! Any feelings of contractions starting? I think this baby is very close now too. My second bubba came at 41 weeks- very close to you I think

[Bella29]

yeah having constant BH contractions. Having them thru the night and day. They don't really stop, they just get closer together and further apart. More intense and less intense. It has been like this for a few weeks now. The last few days they have been more intense as I think baby engaged about 3-4 days ago. He/she isn't able to have his head palpated around any more cos so deep in my pelvis. So yeah everything pointing towards things happening soon. I just don't want to get my hopes up in case I have a fair bit more of a wait iykwim??

With DD I could get my BH's down to 5 mins apart by walking, but things never kicked off. It was like that for weeks too. I guess I am just a long prelabour kinda girl

[Arcadia]

Very excited for you Bella!

I hope your midwives are on standby, because all that prelabour is doing fabulous stuff to send you into birthing very soon!

Let us know when you think it's happening so I can light a candle and send you blessings.

[*Ash*]

Sending love and light, Bella. Wishing you a peaceful and beautiful birth- whenever it happens. Wishing you strength and energy during this last stage of your pregnancy. I hope you can have some restful sleep. And yay for your DH for giving you the time and space to rest.

[e_p]

so excited for you Bella!! Sounds like you'll be meeting your bub very soon

[Cassius2]

sending you loads of love and support Bella...so so close now!

so so so so so exciting! YIPPEE!

[HotI]

yeah having constant BH contractions. Having them thru the night and day. They don't really stop, they just get closer together and further apart. More intense and less intense.

what is the difference between a BH contractions and a labour contraction?

[Artechim]

HotI, I am not sure. I guess labour contractions end up with a baby and BH ones are just a pain

Bella, good luck! I hope it happens soon for you xx

Here is a little bit on home birth from the male perspective -A friend had a little baby boy the other day, at home in water just like she wanted. I went over to visit and we talked on and off for about 2 hours going over the general story of the birth and then other bits and pieces as she thought of them, comparisons with first birth etc as you do.

So today the father was over at our place talking to DH while they were shoveling gravel. The conversation went like this:
DH: How is baby going?
F: Good, way easier than #1. Were you at your DD2's water birth?
DH: yep
F: Did you catch her?
DH: Nope, the midwife did
F: I caught mine and passed him under wifes leg. It was good being at home.
DH: yeah, it is way easier being at home.
F: With #1 wife had to stay in hospital for 10 days because he was early
DH: That would have sucked. Being at home is much better.
F: Yeah, people were worried about it, but it was way easy.
DH: It isn't a problem. Do you want me to bring round the wheelbarrow?

Debrief over lol

[HotI]

HotI, I am not sure. I guess labour contractions end up with a baby and BH ones are just a pain

yeah, that was what i came up with too! wondered if there was more to it. i think i had BH a few weeks back, there were like muscle contractions with no pain, just kinda like waves across my tummy.

[Jennifer13]

Artechim - too funny! DP says birth is women's business. So no need to discuss it extensively. In any case, HB is better and that's that. Lol

[loulabelle]

hoti, Bh typically aren't painful, they feel like your tummy muscles are tense itms. early labour for me was slightly uncomfortable and a little bit painful but I could still function and speak through them, but it was definitely more than Bh. they slowly got more intense over 48 hours before established labour started. everyone is different though and I have heard people say that they have some pain with Bh.

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[Arcadia]

Bh for me were symmetrical tightenings around my belly button (think almost a circle shape of spasm around the belly button) whereas labour was period pain style, down low, with a pulling sensation on my cervix.
Thinking of you too Kate.

[Jennifer13]

Early labour just wasn't as intense for me, but in the same area (low) as the more effective labour contractions. Early labour also weren't lasting as long or occurring as regularly. But they clearly did something, because I was only in established labour for an hour and a half before I started involuntarily pushing (so obviously fully dilated, I assume, although there was no checking!).

[Bella29]

last night BH's were 10 mins apart for hours. Didn't get more intense tho and didn't do anything exciting. But I think things will kick off here in the not too distant future. I am just enjoying things as they are at the moment. I think yesterday having the show has made me feel brighter, knowing things could start at any min and possibly won't drag for another few weeks. Even if they do I am just feeling brighter about it all right now, so if that helps me cope with the next week, then that is great.

thanks for all of your support girls. I felt really uplifted yesterday by all of the encouraging posts that you all made. So thank you all from the bottom of my heart