Yay Jen!!! How incredibly exciting for you!!!!! just make sure you don't over do the gardening. Only do what makes you feel good. you don't want to be too tired out for this birth!!
God I wish I had!!! I have such a hard time breathing at times. I was engaged from 33 weeks with dd so i never noticed "dropping". I look forward to it this time.
I had my mother blessing today. 8 women gathered to honor me and bless me with their strength and love. It was wonderful and I feel very blessed by it.
Oh jen I read your post as in you were going to garden cause the oxygen was arriving. I thought that's hard cord gardening rofl! Welcome mr braxton and mrs hicks! Do your thing
Hoti such a lovely way of referring to baby dropping lol
Ooooh, I'm getting excited for you Jen! And you too, HotI!
Your blessingway sounds beautiful Bella. I had one while preg with my 2nd child (my first HB). I clutched in my hand the rose quartz crystal that they 'infused' with their kind and inspiring words, during transition.
I got my pathology results for my ferritin levels (iron stores) today - and they are low. So I will start on a supplement ASAP.
Oh my gosh I’ve FINALLY had a chance to use my computer and get on here to reply to you all properly! Bub is over 3 weeks old now and doing really well – breastfeeding like a champ and growing so quickly! I’ve been trying to put some time aside to write my birth story and post it but I keep getting sidetracked – can’t believe how quickly the days go!
Thank you all so much for your congratulations and kind words – Caspar’s birth was truly life-changing and wonderful and I really can’t wait to have it all written out to share with you all. I honestly want to go back and do it all again NOW...so much for waiting a few years before we have another baby!
Wow – there’s so much happening in here!! The coming weeks are looking like they’ll be very busy in here!! Has anyone seen or heard from beansbeans?
Jennifer13 – sounds like things are really happening for you now! How exciting – reading through the last few pages it sounds like you have things pretty well set up! Can’t wait to read your BA soon!
It was ages ago that you asked but DS was wrapped in towels at first – I did buy a new one that was nice and soft and fluffy. After a few hours, while I was in the shower, DH and the MWs put a terry flat loosely around his bum and wrapped him up in a blanket and we hopped in bed together like that – I’ve washed and stored away the blanket but chucked the nappy because it was COVERED in mec the next morning! Did your mum end up choosing a wrap or blanket for bub straight after birth?
Bella29 – how are preparations coming along? Such great news that your placenta has moved away! I also love that you went through your transfer plans with your doula and then burnt them. How are you feeling after your mother blessing?
HotI – you poor thing having your MW visits moved so many times! Now long now until you’re down to weekly visits! How are your preparations coming along? It sounds like bub has made a move?
Thought I’d also say that I got HEAPS of questions about transferring – it was the main thing people asked me about. It was frustrating that it was all anyone was interested in talking about, but I think most often it was because they didn’t really believe it was possible for a woman to give birth naturally and that if I didn’t ‘give in’ and beg for drugs, something would likely go wrong and we would need to transfer, so it seemed pointless to entertain the thought that we would actually have a home birth. Pretty sad really.
Also, I’m sure you know this but I wanted to let you know what good hands you are in with your M/W. I knew she was wonderful before our birth but she was truly invaluable – she gave DH and I the space we needed when we needed it and was right there by my side when I needed her – all without me having to ask or tell. She was so intuitive, supportive and reassuring – I really don’t think we could have birthed at home without her...she is truly ‘with woman’. I’m dreading our last appointment with her and want to have another baby straight away so we have an excuse to keep seeing her!
Me+him+bub – welcome!! Congratulations on your new arrival & VBAC and all the best with your future HBAC plans!! A good friend of mine had a HBAC last year after a VBAC the previous year with a lot of intervention
Sara – I am so, so sorry for your loss. Thank you so much for sharing the story of Reid’s birth with us – I’m honoured to have read it. You have been in my thoughts xxx
I am sending all of you girls close to birth wonderful uterus ripening vibes and birth blessings. I am so excited! i dont think we have had this many women close to birth at any one time in this thread before! so so lovely!
Bella: your blessingway sounds like it was just perfect
I'm going to do some more gardening this afternoon.
Hope today goes well, Loulabelle.
Bella - my m/w swears babies come when everything is done. When are your renos going to be done? We're having photos done on Sunday and that's my last thing.
Hey everyone, I'm new here, expecting a May babe (but possibly June, as I tend to be a longish gestater). Looking forward to birthing this little one at home, in the cottage we're moving into this weekend Already have two kiddos aged 6 and 3, boy & girl. Expecting another boy this time round, so excited. Look forward to getting to know you all.
Loulabelle, I hope your scan went well today. Thinking of you.
Welcome chocorama! All the best for your pregnancy.
Bella, I hope your bathroom renos are completed before bubs arrives.
Yay for the oxygen tank arriving, Jen. Have fun in the garden. I hope bubs waits until after your photo session.
Hi Eutra!
Loulabelle: i hope that everything went well today. have been thinking of you
Bella: bathroom renos...now i am officially envious! we have the smallest bathroom in the world and i swear that there are days i dream of taking a sledgehammer to it all
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Already have two kiddos aged 6 and 3, boy & girl. Expecting another boy this time round, so excited. Look forward to getting to know you all.
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