TTC5- I'm so happy to hear everything went perfectly! I think it's a BOY really :) ..My DS was a very active baby and still :running: LOL!!! And this baby is a very active too! FX it's a boy.
Did you ask where the placenta is placed?
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TTC5- I'm so happy to hear everything went perfectly! I think it's a BOY really :) ..My DS was a very active baby and still :running: LOL!!! And this baby is a very active too! FX it's a boy.
Did you ask where the placenta is placed?
Hey ladies, I'm tentatively joining you all if you'll have me?!
I got a bfp a few days ago :D Had my first beta today but won't get the results til Monday. I'm still doing hpts every day and loving watching the line get darker this time!
Jen: Dh is taking a week of when we have our new baby too. Thank goodness because there is no way I could get any rest if he didn't.
TTC5: So happy for you that everything is still growing well. Yep, DS2 and this baby are vey active. What did they say about your m/s?
Bec: Welcome, of course you can come over here. We need more ladies' ultrasounds to look at. Plus, once ELP and B have their babies it is going to be a little slow around here. I know everyone tries to check in often after the baby, but it can get very hard.
Family coming in from Chicago today, I have to do some deep cleaning. And a lady is coming to tour the farm and get some milk. Did I mention I have to finish homeschool for the day, too? LOL....I guess I better get going. I love my life, though.
Hey everyone...
Glad to see your scan went well TTC5!
WP, do you drink milk from your cows? A friend was asking about raw milk, if it was okay to give her 11 month old. What do you think?
Thanks WP! No names yet. What about you any names yet? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by WashingtonPromise
Welcome Bec, FX for nice beta numbers.. Congrats again xxxQuote:
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If she trusts the milk source it is fine. But, if she has not personally been to the farm it may not be safe. We use to buy from a farm before we got our own cows and they did a pretty good job of keeping everything clean, and their herd was very healthy. If you seen the cows that the grocery stores get their milk from you would never buy it from them again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobbermittens
We do drink our cow's and goat's milk and DH is very good about cleanliness and they are all tip-top in health. We love knowing where our milk and eggs come from and how old they are. Some families just don't have a choice and that's okay, too.
Still waivering between Gideon or Gabriel.Quote:
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Thanks for the info. I will pass it on.Quote:
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I wish I lived in a place where I could have a cow or goat and some chickens, but we live in a neighborhood with covenants and restrictions against livestock. :sigh:
Growing up, we had chickens, goats and a cow. We also had a huge garden and an orchard. My mom still has chickens and a garden and the fruit trees. It is such a treat to visit and get fresh food from her!
You are lucky to be able to raise so much of your own food, WP! I bet your family is very healthy!
Gideon and Gabriel are both great names, but I like Gabriel more.Quote:
Originally Posted by WashingtonPromise
Yayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bec
I like Gabriel :)Quote:
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The sac implantanted toward the centre/left but the placenta has started forming to the right of the sac. She said as it grows and placenta changes shape and shifts up etc the placenta changes too?Quote:
Originally Posted by My Fabulous Children
ttc..placenta is forming on the right??? thats a boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Not sure I believe in it though?..
HELP!!! I just found out DH is going to have a manditory class the week of my due date!!! The class is over 1.5 hrs away and that is if there is no traffic. The class is June 18-22 and my due date is the 19th. Plus, my last 2 pregnancies were the day before and on my due date. AND my last labor only lasted 1.5 hrs, from first conx to baby out......AHHHHHH!!!! I am getting a little worried.
Hobber: You are very welcome. We are very blessed to be here. It is a ton of work and we love it. Yes, I guess we are pretty healthy. The kids go to the doc for an annual check-up and that 's it. My parents don't have any animals right now, but they had a ton when we were kids. And when my father is in the country, they have a huge garden.
We are still torn, about the names. I love both, Gabriel seems more popular, though :(
Thankyou! xxQuote:
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Oh what a pickle. Is there anyone else that would be able to be with you during the labour 'just in case' your DH couldn't? Maybe you will have the baby earlier and it won't be an issue?Quote:
Originally Posted by WashingtonPromise
Could you ask to be induced a week earlier?
I would get induced early, WP!
TTC5- Placenta is forming on the right?! I think it's a boy, but can you post your pics in the u/s section :)
WP- I agree, I would get induced early.
Sure can MFC :)
TTC5 - I agree with MFC, I'm leaning boy as Charlie was WAY more active from the get go then his sisters and is still a massive wiggler. I wouldn't worry about the placenta, Begonia's is right and mine was on the left ;)
Bec - Welcome!! Think positive, not joining us tentatively joining us for the long haul!
WP - yay for DH's staying home for a few! Boy you're a busy little bunny! I would love to own chickens, we eat tons of eggs!
I gotta agree, I'd see if you could get induced before to insure DH can be there.
Jen love your avatar! He looks so cuddly!!
WP- I love Gideon:) Such a strong, great name:) And I would talk to your baby and tell him he's not allowed to come out until hubby is home:) You'd be surprised! They really do listen! I for one would never induce without a medical reason to do so. You're just asking for trouble:(
WP- were you still considering a UC? If so, maybe see if there's someone who wouldn't mind coming over if you need them to, just to watch the kids while you wait for hubby. When labour starts, if he's not there, have a glass of wine and jump in the tub. It'll slow everything down and hopefully give you enough time:)
DM, whats a UC??
Quick update from me, all quiet on the baby front, a few aches and pains in the belly on the odd occasion but altogether feeling really well! This time round I've had no spd type trouble and I'm sure its because I'm spending more time doing stuff around the house and less time sat on my curvy butt on this chair playing solitaire lol!!
I've won a moses basket off of ebay but I think the lady may be going to be a bit of a pain?? Its the same one as I had with my last baby which the children crushed to pieces with their dollys and getting in it when LO vacated it last time, thing is my Dad bought it for us and would be sad if he knew the original was damages so I'm sneaking in this replacement;) I'll be buying some white babygrows and vests tonight and will get my bag ready in the next few days, very excited!! I just need to pick up my birthball from Asda'a and I really need to get a new phone with camera but just can't really justify the spend atm?????But te pictures are priceless aren't they??? Hmmm, may have to have a look around!
UC- Unassisted Childbirth:) My third was a UC waterbirth and we're planning on this one being the same:) It seems crazy to some but I feel I'm very educated about birth and my body, and I follow my intuition:) If I feel the need to seek help, I get it. Otherwise, I catch my own baby and birth without any interference. It just works for me and my hubby:)Quote:
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Can't believe how close you are, ELP!!!! so flipping exciting!!!
Oh I see:agree: I can definitely see the advantages of not having to pnic about getting to the hospital on time and making sure a bags packed. I was tempted with the last to just sneakily have baby in the bath without anyone knowing, only my labors have become so flippin painful that I just NEED!! my old friend G&A lol:bigsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by DoulaMama
im going to a birthing center. but i will have a midwife. but yes i hate hospitals. i don't think im brave enough to do it alone. i would panic if something was wrong. you ladies make me feel like such a wimp.
Thanks for the advice ladies. As far as induction....NO WAY. I have done that 4 times and my body just does not respond well to it. I have asked my SIL and another friend who is a doula to come as soon as I have the first conx. Both are about 30 minutes away. But, labor is so, so different each time that is hard to prepare. My last one was so fast that I barely had time to realize I was really in labor and then it was time to get to the hospital without pushing. This may be longer, or shorter!!! Ugh, this is what life is all about , though....getting through trials.
Doula: Thanks so much for popping in :) I bought several books you recommended and am fully prepared to do an UC, we have never had any trouble with labor and delivery in the past. But we are 30+ minutes from a hospital (and that is with a police officer driving) and DH is afraid that if something happened he could never forgive himself. But, who knows with this whole situation we may do UC after all....lol.
I forgot to say, DH just did a first responders class last week for mass casuality situations and one of the situations was a women giving birth breech. I read the book while he was studying and it was very informative. He may have to use it....lol ( please not the breech part though)
Okay, who has the next gender scan? We need another one to look forward to.
ttc5 needs to have her gender scan!
You aren't a wimp!! No WAY would I EVER attempt an unassisted birth. I almost bled to death after my son was born, because I hemorrhaged. If I hadn't been in a hospital, I would have died for sure. I wouldn't risk giving birth anywhere but a medical facility. But that's just me.Quote:
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Popping on! Just caught up the last few posts and congrats all around!!! I give you credit for UC, I would love to, but troubles with hemorrhaging prevents me, so I'm happy just to pull 'em out and cut the cord.
WP ~ I like Gabriel as well. Our names will be Cristiano Croxifixio (Cross) and Giovanni Salvatore (baby Joey) (NO, I don't get a choice...)
I hope to post pic tomorrow after u/s, since we cheated, we already know it's a boy (and his echo, lol) ;)
Ack! Girlmom- Women's birthing choices are solely up to them!!Women need to research and make those decisions themselves(and not rely on your Dr etc)because at the end of the day, the Dr./midwife just goes home to his/her family and the woman is left with her birth experience. There's no such thing as being a wimp when it comes to labour/birth. A woman's past experiences etc shape her views on birth, everyone has different pain tolerances...every woman and every birth is different. I feel the need to be away from the hospital because they caused all my problems. If I had been home, my baby would not have needed to spend 5 days in the NICU. It's a decision I truly regret.
Another thing about problems with delivery etc- There are SO MANY things that happen inside our bodies when we birth. Oxytocin is a natural hormone that flows freely during an undisturbed birth, and when you interrupt that flow of hormone....hemorrhaging happens. If a Dr. were to start pulling a placenta out of a woman, even if it seems ready to come out, she could hemorrhage. If a woman's diet is low in iron or her diet has been kinda crappy through pregnancy...she could bleed. A shot of pitocin in the womans thigh before baby is born can also CAUSE a bleed. Pitocin throughout a birth, to induce or manage, causes bleeding after birth(tires out the uterus so it has a hard time clamping down and shrinking after birth)....All these things that we deal with in the hospital would never be an issue at home(other than diet).
My midwife has been to 1500 births and she has told me that out of all those births, only 20 times has she had a very bad bleed that needed transport. She has never lost a mother. Patience, a calm and private place/atmosphere, and a healthy mom are the ways to almost ensure that everything will be ok.
WP- I'm about 40 mins from the hospital and what my old midwife told me is true(from experience being at many births in the hospital)- it can take at least 30 mins for them to get an OR ready for you, so by the time you transported, it really wouldn't have mattered if you were in the hospital or not. Many homebirth transports are for long labours or pain relief. They aren't a medical emergency.
I know that there are issues that need to be dealt with right away- like a very bad bleed(over 2 cups) or a shoulder dystocia, or a newborn resus. These are all things that can be dealt with very well as long as you have the knowledge. I took a newborn resus. class and watch videos to help with that. Also, having baby attached to the cord/placenta until the cord is white and limp, is the absolute best way for baby to get oxygen and all of the blood it needs. When you clamp a cord before the cord is limp and white, you cut off access to 1/4 cup of blood, lots of oxygen, iron, etc.
Shoulder dystocia can be dealt with by doing the Gaskin manuever or birthing in a squat(opens up hips 2-3 inches wider)position. Changing positions is the most important part when solving a dystocia. These happen WAY more often in the hospital because OB's CAUSE the problem. A baby needs to rotate after the head is born(most times) and if a Dr. starts to pull them out before restitution happens(rotating) they can cause stuck shoulders. This where patience would come in handy for most Dr's....
Hemorrhage can be dealt with by taking certain tinctures, or Yunnan B. It's seriously a miracle herb:) I've watched it stop a gushing bleed(think garden hose at full force) in less than 30 seconds. Also, having baby skin to skin, nursing right away, no interruptions after birth(the highest oxytocin release in a woman's body happens right after the birth which is why interruption can cause a bleed) and also cutting off a piece of the placenta or cord and placing it in your cheek can really help with a bleed. The best way to make sure you don't bleed is your diet though:) Lots of great green veggies, alfalfa capsules, getting your iron levels up:) 98% of the time, when the mom has had a low risk pregnancy and she's healthy, birth will happen without a hitch:)
PM me if you want to know more about the herbs etc:) Take Care!! Julie
DM-- I hope I didn't offend you saying I wouldn't do UC. :suprise: I just am one of those people that feels comfortable in a hospital and trusts doctors more than I trust myself to deliver my baby. My father is a doctor, and I spent much of my childhood in and around the hospital with him, so maybe that is why I have so much faith in medicine.
Anyway, I am glad UC works for you, and I am not knocking it! But after the experience I had with my son's birth, I would be too scared to try it.
^^^ NO! Not at all Hobber! I just wanted to make sure that no one thought I was saying that any certain way is the better way, etc:) I'm just a birth junkie ;) I don't want anyone to think I am saying that they are doing it "wrong" or anything. I just know quite a bit about the interventions/procedures that take place in the hospital and I believe every woman should know how that will affect her body, baby and birth:)Quote:
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xo
Doula (Julie)
I'd never heard of that about interrupting the oxytocin and hemorrhaging, but now I wonder if that's what caused mine. My first 3 deliveries were natural, the last one I got an epidural (after nearly biting hubby's hand off during a difficult labor) and that was the delivery that the Dr. had to go in after the placenta (something I never hope to experience again!). I'm going to look into that! The part about putting a piece of cord or placenta in your mouth though totally freaks me out and I'd probably vomit :)