Hey everyone,

Marcia - you asked why I would prefer to have an elective caesar next time around as opposed to having an emergency one....basically I felt like I had given birth twice by going through 28 hours of labour and winding up having the emergency caesar. It wasn't anything like I expected and I felt incredibly traumatised by it all. The physical tiredness from both labouring and the caesar was overwhelming as well. So all in all, I would like to avoid that eventuating again as I just couldn't cope with it emotionally either as it's so stressful going through all that. Obviously I don't want our baby to go into distress either....Jacob was ok, although he did pass a little bit of meconium (his HB was ok though). Jacob's head hadn't engaged properly (plus he turned and was posterior during labour, the cheeky monkey!)and the OB thinks that Jacob was not going to get out that way as a result and that next time around may be the same, i.e. that the baby would not fit through my pelvis. I think that planning an elective caesar will mean that I won't go through all the emotional turmoil I did with Jacob's birth and will also save me from the physical exhaustion of labouring as well IYKWIM. Hope that makes sense!!

Christy - woo hoo for Matilda!!! Jacob slept for 9 hours last night which he hadn't done since that last time I mentioned it, so I was most impressed LOL. Mind you I was awake for a few of those hours thinking he would be waking for a feed, but he didn't!!!

Ambah - you're right, I did mention about having a casserole for din dins! LOL that you remembered that. It would be pretty bizarre if you DID in fact dream about me eating a casserole!! ROFLMAO Just on din dins, we had a nice Pumpkin & Leek Pasta Bake the other night....it was one of those Leggos brand ones where you cook up your pasta and chicken and whack it all together, chuck some cheese on and bake it up. Very tasty. LOL. *drool* We bought a high chair for Jacob the other day as well, which has pretty much all the same features as yours as well. He won't be needing it for a little while, but hey LOL.