Babies Born July 2007 #19

[Jas]

Thanks Mel! I have been chatting to her over msn but she hasn't confirmed with me yet so I'm not too sure what is happening there? I will chat to her tonight and see if she comes on tonight otherwise will email her. I am very excited just waiting for my email back so I can download the modules and start!

Updated exciting news!!!!! I have a birth. The lady is due 1st June!!! I am so excited!! Wow what a great 1st day as a Student Doula!!!

[XRMummy]

Jas- That is awesome news for your first day......... just think what will happen in the future if this has happened on your first day

Emma- Big congrates to Tayah and you on winning the $100 voucher Shopping spree here you come LOL

Megan- Dont you hate it when family come to visit the kids are always sick.... 12 months ago Every time we had my DstepS he was always sick whether it be an ear infection or gastro or a cold he was ALWAYS sick and it sucked as we couldnt take him anywhere as the poor thing had no energy to do anything
How did lucas go at the doctors? hope its nothing to serious

Well today Bayleigh has been letting go of the furniture and standing alone heaps more often its amazing that once they do something they just keep going with it..... Bayleigh has had his first lot of fingerfood today for lunch he had a vegemite sandwich which he loved and didnt choke on one bit of it YIPPEE and after his normal meat and vegies we sat down for a roast chook dinner so i ripped up some of the chicken breast and put it in his bowl and he ate most of that too with out choking YIPPEE LOL sorry im just excited as everyother time ihave given him something chunky he has choked on it but today he didnt YAY so now i know he wont choke (FINGERS CROSSED) i can keep up with finger foods
Still NO teeth here Is there any other bubs out there that DONT have any????????

well im gunna go and have a bath have a good night girls

Sarah

[Meluchja]

Yey Jas, that's great news.

[July Mum]

Jas- Congrats on the Doula course and your first birth

Sarah-We still have no teeth too. I didnt get my first tooth til I was 13mths old, so im not really expecting any soon.

[Ngala]

Hey Everyone!

Avaleigh has just gone done for her morning nap. I didnt even need to help! A little bit of a cry in bed and then she passed out. We have one tooth that is nearly all out but the other one is still sitting under her gum and probably causing lots of pain. I am going to buy the brauers teething stuff tonight when we go food shopping.

I think I have come to the conclusion that I will be going back to work, part time. So I am looking for what is out there, and nothing is really jumping out at me!! Very tough decision because I dont want to leave Avaleigh and Jason doesnt want me to eaither, but its just too stressful with money at the moment and there are so many things I want to buy.... So, those mum's that have already gone back to work - any tips and advice for me?!?!

Jas - yay on the doula course and your first birth!

[Megan76]

I am going to sound like such a nuffy but is a doula a midwife??

[Meluchja]

Hey Megan, don't feel like a nuffy (he he great terminology) I didn't know what a Doula was until a lady who was in our Due group started studying to become one.

A doula is a birth support person. Has no clinical duties, we work along with a private midwife, hospital widwife or OB, or neither if someone has an unassisted homebirth. But definately no clinical duties. We offer information to ladies and their partners before labour, to help assist them make there on decisions about birth. Usually information that isn't normally told to you from hospital staff. We then are present for the birth (if you choose), to offer encouragement, support and suggestions on pain managment. And then a post natal visit, to offer support and reassurance and guideness with BF, diapering, cord care, sleeping etc. Even some house hold duties to help out. If you look up Doula in the dictionary it says 'slave' but I guess more a modern day slave, .

I'm loving it so far. It's very rewarding knowing you are helping someone achieve the birth they are after. It's amazing how much I have learnt about how our bodies, especially the brain works during labour. I can't wait until my first birth.