APRIL CHIT CHAT!!

[Mochagirl]

Z - I don't know how it works in the U.S, but I'll tell you how it works in Canada. We can chose to use doctor or a midwife - I think maybe all or at least most provinces now have midwives covered by medicare, so it's just a personal choice based on what sort of birth you want. If you have a high risk pregnancy, most midwives will transfer care to a doctor or at least share the care with one. I started off my twin pregnancy with a midwife but ended up with a twin specialist OB.

You see you OB or midwife throughout the pregnancy, and obviously at the birth, but if you have a doctor, once the baby is born and you are deemed healthy enough to leave the hospital, their care is done other than a 6 week post partum check-up. You bring your baby to a family doctor or pediatrician for regular visits. I think the home visits are one of the best perks of having a midwife. Who wants to pack up a newborn baby, especially in the winter, and go to a doctor for check-ups?

With a midwife, however, she will come to your house to visit for the first week or so after the birth, then you go for regular visits to her office until the baby is 6 weeks old, after which time care is transfered to your family doctor or pediatrician.

[Mochagirl]

DM - I think you and I were posting about midwives at the same time .

[Mochagirl]

Sooo...did any of you who are FB friends with me catch the little slip-up this morning? One friend, who I know from IG, made a comment about me being pregnant with a girl on my status today!! I haven't even announced I'm pregnant yet, much less told people it's a girl. Luckily I was online at the time and deleted her comment within a minute or so of her making it (I messaged her to explain why). Now I'm wondering if anyone saw it before I deleted it...

[zanacal]

Thanks both, that's interesting. There's absolutely no way I'd want to take baby (and older siblings!) for checkups every couple of days post birth, that would mean getting out of PJs!

Yay to mucus plug loss! I've never, ever lost my mucus plug - has it happened with you before DM? That's so funny about the cocktails - I always imagine there was semen!! I think it's just the way it was always described as a 'special' cocktail (and clearly my imagination is smutty!). I don't fancy sh!tting my way through labour either

[Glittergirl]

Mucous plug is a good sign! Yay! Eva was born about 24 hours after i lost mine! I'm so excited for you!

[zanacal]

Oh no Mocha! I didn't see it personally. I 'almost' slipped up the other week when you were talking about moving your youngest to a big boy bed - I typed something about getting it over with before the baby arrived but luckily remembered you hadn't let on and deleted before I posted it!

[zanacal]

Mmmmm...castor oil, semen, and oj... Can you imagine??!! "Ok honey, dump that Dixie cup full of sperm into that cup right there!" YUM!!!!

That's more appealing than the 'traditional' method imo

[Glittergirl]

Lobella--What a beautiful precious baby! Mine Is Eva Lili--and I don't care how popular the name is now. I loved it before it was popular but of course it took ten years to have a girl Congratualtions! I love her name!

[Mochagirl]

Oh no Mocha! I didn't see it personally. I 'almost' slipped up the other week when you were talking about moving your youngest to a big boy bed - I typed something about getting it over with before the baby arrived but luckily remembered you hadn't let on and deleted before I posted it!

Yeah, I know it's a little silly. I'm 19 weeks and I haven't announced my pregnancy yet! Obviously I've told friends I see in person since my belly's impossible to hide, but I was just avoiding the big announcement until I can announce the gender with confidence at the same time. I'm waiting until my 20 week scan on May 2nd and will make an announcement then...although I'm getting so impatient every once in a while I think about making an earlier announcement...at least to tell people I'm pregnant!

[Glittergirl]

Inglewood-your twins are absolutely gorgeous and look so peaceful. Congratulations!!!