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Wow- I have been away for a few days and so much has happened!
Congrats Miss K- Exciting as well since that means I'm 4th from the top now! Aggghhhhhhh!!
CK- Sounds like things might be ramping up for you- I hope this is all a sign that things are going to happen soon and you're not one of those unlucky women who have pre-labour for weeks.
Brunette- I have written up 4 dot points. I don't want to call it a birth plan as I don't think you can plan these things. My four are:
-don't offer drugs, I'll ask if I want them
-I don't consent to an episiotomy unless baby is in acute distress, I would rather tear naturally if I need to
-no forceps, they can use vacuum if necessary but no forceps at all
-leave the cord to pulsate for at least 90 secs before clamping
That's it. everything else can just go with the flow so to speak.
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Okay CK that really annoyed me about your sister! what a cow! she sounds very immature. I've put in two links below you might show miss holier than thou that the threat is real and not imagined. Then i'd get onto the rest of the family and start whinging to them so they all start putting the hard word on her.
I absolutely think you have done the right thing. and the fact she's causing you this stress is even worse. I hope your DH or mum or someone else steps up and gives her a good talking to. Maybe it's her way to create a bit of drama around herself cos you are in the limelight with the baby!!!
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Birth plan - I didn't write one. I talked to my ob and new she was very hands off. Dh knew what we were going for and i didn't feel any pressure or interference from the middies at our hospy. Mind you one had me on the bed for "monitoring" for ages and I ended up saying "i'm getting off the bed" in a very grumpy, i'm in labour don't mess iwth me voice. My best advice is it's YOUR labor. You labor and birth in whatever position you want, not what suits someone else.
Oh and if you are writing a birth plan, one thing i highly recommend is to say you want to pull the baby out. i know sounds scary and i never even considered this but my OB said to me "reach down now and grab your son"; I was like "WHAT" and with a few words of encouragement I pulled my baby onto my chest. It was the most precious, most amazing experience in my life. And dh took a pic... my face is a classic it's wide-eyed with a "what the effff" expression on it lol.
sorry not a lot of persies. surrounded by boxes as moving day is on thursday! and trying to do it with a now walking 11month old is proving difficult. He's into everything he shouldn't be, unpacking things that have just been packed, whinging and generally driving me nuts!!! and to boot he decided last night he wanted a bottle at 3am! usually it's 5 or 6am!!! and he still wanted his other morning bottle!!! I think someone knows something major is happening!!!!
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9 weeks preg here and getting very nasty morn sickness - nausea, occasional voms, diahorrea, feeling fatigued ugh. glad when this week is done! oxoxo
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Hi babytruj and everyone
I think you and I are at roughly the same stage. I am 6 weeks today. It would be nice to keep in touch knowing we are going through a similar stage.
On a different note. I had a big anxiety 'attack' today. I have been feeling fine up until this morning when I got up for work and then had what felt like period pain and diarrhoea (sorry if TMI). I phoned up my local GP and nurse who was fantastic and they have just done another blood test to check my beta levels to reassure me.
Also, I'm having trouble deciding on a private OB vs using GP/midwife clinic. Our local hospital is much nearer than the private hospital that does deliveries. I can deliver at our local public and then transfer to a private hospital that does post natal care only which is what I'm thinking of doing. I had heard that even though I have private health insurance it costs a lot out of pocket to have a private OB which is really annoying as I've paid for a few years to have PHI. Has anyone else delivered in the public system?
I thought going through IVF was insanely stressful and it is but I thought I would calm down when I found out I was pregnant and it just seems to be a whole other stress. I just want to enjoy being pregnant with no worrying twinges and pains and symptoms
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Grub - thank you for the links - they will come in handy. I STILL haven't heard from d*ckhead sister regarding what her doctor said, (that's IF she has managed to find the 5 minutes to call them). And yes, considering she's 42yrs old, she IS immature.
I forgot to ask the midwife at my appt this morning but will be sure to ask at next week's appt if there is a valid reason to not get the vaccine.
Can I just say that I teared up reading what you wrote about delivering your son. I never realised that you would be flexible enough to reach down and pull him out?! I had mentioned to DH that I would like him to run down the 'messy' end when it was time and help to deliver the baby but I never realised I could deliver the baby myself. That's definitely something I will ask the OB at next week's appt. (coz I think DH really wants to steer clear of 'that end').
Good luck with your move on Thursday, I hope the morning sickness combined with the moving doesn't stress you out too much.
Glenny - can you explain about the cord being left to pulsate before clamping? Is the idea of that to give baby a smoother introduction? I think your 'birth plan' of sorts is brilliant and very similar to what I am hoping for (the lack of drugs being pushed on me, and the episiotomy)
Brunette - something tells me you're still gonna beat me. The midwife today (as OB is still overseas so my appts lately have been with midwives) said that it could happen in the next week or the next few weeks. I just wish there was some way to know when it will likely happen!! So frustrating!!
Abj - I'm private. My OB fee (planning & management fee payable at 20wks) was $1900 however this fee differs with each OB so do the ring around first if cost is a deciding factor. Each appt is about $70 but because of IVF I exceeded the medicare cap, I get $63 back for each of those visits. Scans are a bit more pricey (about $120) but you don't need many scans. It's good that you can deliver public then go private, I didn't even realise that was an option.
Hope everyone else is travelling well, and bellies are growing nicely xx.
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CK77- There are lots of reasons to leave the cord to pulsate before clamping. If you do a google search on delayed cord clamping there are heaps of articles. This is a good one that Kelly wrote: Cord Blood - Why Delaying Cord Clamping Benefits Your Baby
The world health organisation recommend waiting at least 90 secs. Are you with Dr Titiz? I know there was other girls here seeing him. He's not terribly supportive about delayed clamping, he doesn't understand it. But he knows it's what we want and he's willing to do it if it's our wishes. Of course, if baby is in acute distress then it's a bit different.
Good luck- hope bubs comes soon for you
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Glenny, thanks for the link on the delayed clamping. That's something I've been thinking about and want to get into my birth plan.
CK, I think one of the downsides some Drs claim about delayed clamping is that it can make jaundice more likely. There's others who disagree and babies who didn't have delayed clamping can get jaundice anyway. I only mention it in case you decide you want to do it and your Dr tries to scare you with the jaundice thing. I hope your sister gets her act together soon.
abj, I had period-like cramping regularly through to 15wks, so hopefully it's all normal uterine growth that you're feeling. I hope the beta levels are perfect.
WW, sorry to hear you found the GCT so trying. I hope you passed it so you don't have to do the longer one.
Afm, the report is SENT!! Just before I had to leave on Tuesday afternoon I was able to finalise it all and send it off. I was starting to think it would be haunting me forever!
Had an OB appt this morning and my BP was back down a little. Normally had been 120/70, then last time was 130/80 and today 125/75. With the headache I've had the last few days I really did think it was climbing, so I'm glad I was wrong. Bub was breech again and had her arms stretched up over her head (no wonder I can't breath - I think she's deliberately pushing my organs up into my chest as high as she can! ;)).
Taking tomorrow off work, but not sure how much rest I'll get as we've got someone coming to service/repair the a/c's and will also have people installing our new patio (yay!!). I'm hoping DH takes the day off as well so I can relax. Then we've got our antenatal classes on the weekend. Busy times...
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Glenny - thanks for the link, I'll check it out.
Update on idiot sister: I have researched the wazoo out of the pertussis vaccines (there's about a dozen different 'brands') and none of them contain penicillin which she is claiming to be allergic to. So no excuses for her! And info for everyone else, your family members will pay about $40 for the vaccination but can take to their private health fund for a partial rebate.
Juniper - yay, you're FINALLY getting the patio!! that's been a long time coming (or maybe it just seems that way as time seems to be dragging!). And the weather is just perfect for afternoons on the deck - not too hot.
My last day of work tomorrow - and then I can put these 'sausage feet' up and try to drain some of this retained fluid away!
Have a great weekend everyone.
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Wow im so far behind again!!!! Been a horrid busy few weeks and now i can finally sit back and relax for about 3 weeks till i head home for christmas.
A couple of you are so close now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant believe it, getting nervous? Brunette 8th Dec! How are you feeling?
Juniper happy 30 weeks for yesterday!!!!!!!!! And same to anyone else thats reached that milestone in my absence!
And big congrats to MissK!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh and abj, we all know how you feel with the stress and fears after the BFP... id love to say it will disappear but for me, it hasnt completely. I have defo calmed down a bit but in some areas i struggle. Just remember its normal, embrace any feelings and you will get through it :)
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Hi ladies
Just thought i would pop in and say hi. 30 days to go!!!!! 20 would be even better! Hope everyone is growing nicely and feeling good.
CK - Hope your sister is coming round!
Have a lovely Sunday.
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Renee - is your ticker screwed up?
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Ladies, I feel like I'm always full of excuses lately, but seriously, just can't keep up with the volume of posts and people on here......when the 2nd lot of guests leave and we return from Port Douglas babymoon I'll try and be more on the ball. Feeling tired as always...where's that mysterious 2nd trimester energy??? but otherwise good.
belly rubs to you all, and good luck for those getting close!! xx
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CK - I don't think so why? It look right now.
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Just a quick update and apologies for no persies today:
I saw my OB this morning and he's happy with everything, my blood pressure, babies heart beats, both head down, iron levels are great. He then did an exam where he felt for the positioning of the babies. When he pushed on T1's head, he said that the uterus was a bit irritable, perhaps signs of contractions happening. Before he did the exam he was going to give me two steroid shots starting next Monday. After the exam he changed his mind and I got one shot today and will get DH to give me the second tomorrow. Yikes, are these babies going to come before the 8th? I'm not ready! I still have a long list of names, not a short list!
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Renee - I thought you were less than 47 days to go?
Brunette - awesome news that both babies are head down! Those contractions wouldn't have been braxton hicks, he's sure they are proper ones? What do the steroid shots do? (other than make you a MEGA STRONG PREGNANT WOMAN?) ;-)
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CK - weird!! It should say 29 (God don't wish 47 on me!!!!). My computer says 29 on my ticker, weird no one else can see it.
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HI ladies,
Sorry have been MIA on my much needed shopping trip to Sydney. It was fabulous!
Brunette - wow, can't believe it's that time already!! Remember you can wait until the bubs arrive to name them, so don't stress too much - but sooooo exciting!!
Renee- your ticker says 29 days? time flies when you are having fun:)
Juniper - hope you are feeling a bit less stressed now as you rightly deserve.
CK77 - Hope you are feeling a bit less stressed about your sister. It's really hard when family don't respect decisions you make with your kids.
I can't remember when I last posted so congrats to the newbies and I hope this early period of stress makes way for a happy and healthy 9 months.
HI to everyone I have missed
AFM - No real news, bubs is kicking and doing stuff it's supposed to. Have my glucose test this week but remember it clearly from my DD so know what to expect. Have cleared bub's room but haven't bought a cot as am hoping that in five months time when it's ready to move to one by DD will be ready for her big girl bed (if not will get one of course). Haven't really spent anytime thinking about bubs as my DD and DH's business take up all my headspace!
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Wow brunette! Getting interesting.... if you go into labor can you give it a go? I cant remember if you had PP or someone else.
