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I think you'd make a wonderful midwife DM :D
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Originally Posted by Emmy2012
LOL! You think I'd be happy about that! Lola- I'm actually hoping to not be pregnant this month as I'd be due 2 days after a midwifery conference in Nashville, TN that I signed up for just 3 weeks ago! Paid and everything...and it was not CHEAP! I thought we DTD on CD 1 and 3 but turns out the bleeding was not my AF...I O'd 3 days after DTD the second time around. Sigh. I'm not as mad about the possibility but I really do hope that August is not our month. I looked at the month following and I had high temps up until 9dpo and then 10dpo had a huge drop...so I'm just waiting for that 10dpo drop.. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LolaInLove
PS- 1 very weird thing.....and who knows what this means....I had a dream before AF was due last month. I dreamt that a little girl was sitting on my chest holding my shirt at the collar and crying while screaming "DONT GO!". My temp alarm went off and woke me up. I took it and saw that my temp had dropped big time(10dpo) and I knew that I'd be able to go to the conference now. I was totally shaken up. It scared the sh!t out of me and I really questioned what the dream meant. Was I not supposed to go on the trip or had the few tests I took the day before, showing mega evap type lines with colour mean that I was having a chemical pregnancy and she just didn't want to go/leave me? I talked it over with friends and decided to sign up for the conference.....and now this! it's just a little too weird for my liking.....my cycle is so screwy lately but I have never bled for 2 days and then O'd 3 days later. Sorry for the novel...it's just nice to get off my chest.
SAY WHAT? OMG.....Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
Dm, that gave me goosebumps! I am very much a realist and scientist in mind, but I do think our dreams are a subconscious that we will never understand....perhaps they are glimpses into the future or a portal for those from another realm to interact with us. Needless to say, I have had a very weird "dream" experience myself.
Well, I hope you are NOT pg then and can go to your conference! That is odd about you bleeding for 2 days right before O? What do you think that was?
Awww:) Thank you xox Honestly, the way a woman births, whether it be homebirth, c-section, UC or in an igloo surrounded by wolves.... ;) doesn't matter as much as whether or not that woman did her research, listened to her heart and thought about the well-being of herself and her baby before deciding on the route she would take. I'm beyond thrilled to help women take a path less travelled because I know how hard it to step out of the system. We are called crazy, careless, hippy's...and much worse and the medical community really looks down on most natural routes. I know that what I do may seem extreme to most(I did have a UC with my last)but at the end of the day I feel really good about taking complete control over my pregnancy and my body. Life is not guaranteed and I feel no need to place blame if something were to happen during the birth- (not that all people place blame if something bad happens but I do find that there are more and more legal issues surrounding birth as people are saying yes to interventions without looking at the repercussions. Instead of taking responsibility and owning their decision, they blame the DR or MW for doing what they did.) I had to come to a place of complete acceptance before going through with my plans but in the end it truly changed me. I have no idea what I'll do for my next pregnancy as I really do take it one day/pregnancy at a time. If I need help I get it:) Don't get me wrong....I would LOVE to have another UC:) This time I want my hubby to catch his baby:) ~SIGH :HH: Sorry to hijack the thread!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by LolaInLove
I'm just trying to pick my jaw up off the keyboard.....unbelievable.Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
xoxo Thank you Z:) :HH: I cannot wait to apply to school in the next few years!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
Do tell! I love hearing about dream stories:)Quote:
Originally Posted by LolaInLove
And to be honest...I have no clue! I thought maybe it was the start of a new cycle seeing as it was CD26 when the bleeding started. With nursing I did have anovulatory cycles and what seems to happen is that I get 25-30 "cycles" with no O and then I bleed lightly for 2 days and then it starts all over again. With my very first ovulatory cycle I bled lightly for 2 days and then O 20+ days later. Then of course I've had 2 real AF's since then.....So to O 5 days after the first day of bleeding is so weird....I just have never had that happen with any of my cycles in between children. The only thing weird with this bleeding...is that I had mega EWCM on CD3 mixed with old brown blood......DOH! Stupid me. Plus he...erm....came so deep that it was like "at home" IUI....:rofl: No sylk...no rephresh....diet blown....if I am pregnant I'm going to go buy a really cute little blue outfit this weekend...LOL!
Hopefully you're not pregnant, DM, but I'm sure if you are it'll be a little pink bundle. Those 'oops' babies always seem to be....
Lola and DM - It is horrible... maybe they thought I was a teen mom because I did look young then... but I wonder how many other women had the same thing and did the abortion. If it had been done to me I would not have my James and Charlie... I wouldn't want to carry a baby with the risk of having to deliver at 6mths gest because of no cervix to hold them in.
I wish we had more supportive Dr's in the US... or that all insurances would cover midwives!
DoulaMama: We are thinking about doing UC with the next child. With baby #6 I almost delivered in the car, my labor was less than 1.5 hrs from the first conx until baby was out. Dh has caught children #2-6 and is a P.Officer and is trained in emergencies. I have a midwife now in a practice that will not allow her to deliver outside the hospital. We may still look into another midwife. Do you have any material you recommend (dvds, books)?
I have to run out for a few hours WP but I'll send you some info tonight:) xoQuote:
Originally Posted by WashingtonPromise
Well, when I was in high school, my favorite person in the world (my grandma) died...she was in the hospital in OH and I was in TX. I had this VERY vivid dream (I can't even recall if it really was a dream, kwim?) where she was standing at the foot of my bed talking to me, telling me stuff about life, to be courageous in all I do, etc.....I can't think about it too much or I will start crying and I'm at the office, LOL....but she was interrupted by the phone ringing IRL, it literally startled me out of my "dream" or whatever....my Dad answered the phone and a minute later, he gently opened my bedroom door. He knew how much I loved her, so he told me first. I was sitting up in my bed (it was 2:30am) and he said the hospital called and she had just died. I told him about my dream, and it actually made him happy in that moment when his mother had just died. He told me that she was stopping by to say goodbye to me, and that I was incredibly lucky to have that experience since we couldn't be there with her. So, that's my dream story!
PP, WHAT AN AMAZING BLESSING that you listened to your heart and not the docs!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
DM, I believe oops babies are meant to be, just like sway "opposites!" But still KFX you get your drop and all is good!
My morning sickness never started until the 6-7 week mark. I had it not-so-bad with #1, it was HORRIBLE with pregnancies 2 & 3, and for some reason my 4th I had hardly any. I'm hoping to have very little if any if (WHEN!) I get pg again... it's not easy taking care of kids while hanging out most of the day with your head in the toilet!
With all my kids my midwife had me be on my hands & needs (sometimes with rocking) at least an hour or two every day for the last several weeks of my pregnancies to help turn the babies in the correct position for labor (at least 2 of them were posterior). I did it and fortunately they were all facing the right way when labor came. If I have another baby hopefully my labor will be like my last one. He came 24 minutes after I got into the hospital room. :suprise: Two hours prior to that I wasn't even sure if I was in labor or not?! lol. I had a drug called nubaine (sp?) with my first labor and HATED it. It made me feel totally loopy. I went natural with the last 3 and although they went fast they were certainly not pain free! lol.
I'm totally thread crashing because WOW these birth/pg stories are CRAZY amazing; you gals are some awesome women in my book! I have very, very easy L&D historically (lucky me) and hope for the same again ... I always tell my newly pregnant friends to talk to me whenever they get terrified by stories they hear, because it CAN be a great experience.
DM I still can't believe you're here again ... FX you get the desired result!
PP I got nausea at 5DPO this time around. FX you get the BFP! The great thing is now my nausea is really subsided. My appetite is funny but no sickness anymore. Hope yours goes away too; I had a friend sick the whole 9 months and it broke my heart for her!
Lola that dream experience is just beautiful :HH:
Thanks, B! And crash away, we totally crashed your Boy Sway thread with talk of Spicy's rampant bding, LOL!
begonia - I think it's lovely for first time mums to hear from ladies who've have positive births, lucky you :D
4BlueLooking4Pink - you've just reminded me that with DS2 I went for an antenatal appointment and discovered he'd turned back to back, so I went home and got on my hands and knees to do some pelvic rocks and the first time I sucked in my pelvis my waters went pop! With DS3 I did a thing where I'd have my knees on the sofa or the bed and my hands on the floor and then I'd dangle my enormous tummy - and the baby would move around the right way, it was pretty cool though didn't help him to stay that way for my labour!!
Lola - your story about your grandma was beautiful, made me shiver and brought a tear to my eye :D It's my nanny's birthday tomorrow and she died a year and a half ago. I miss her so much.
Well we are leaving for camping in a few hours and I will not have computer access till Sunday night (11dpo). I honestly do not know how I am going to stand it! LOL I really hope to come back with good news to share, I am stocked up with tests for the weekend! LOL Good luck to my fellow tww'ers I hope to come back to good news and read about some BFP's!!!!
I stepped away from the computer to have a strawberry snack with DS1 and I started to have a really bad sharp pinching pain on my right side. Like someone was sticking me with a needle and pushing it out of my stomach. I never felt that type of pain before. I had some mild cramping around the time the boys were conceived but I felt those type of pains through out my womenly years so didn't think about them before....
Would this be implantation pains? ? How soon can you get a BFP after that?
:rofl::rofl::rofl: "rampant bding" ... I mean, NINE?!?! I thought she was kidding!Quote:
Originally Posted by LolaInLove
Well I am officially in the 2WW! I feel like this is our month, but I also can't help but to think 50/50 on the boy/girl front. I was hoping I would feel better about a good sway. But to sum it up, we DTD on Sunday night (or Mon. am since it was 1:30 am :) and I was expecting to O on Tuesday evening. I didn't have any cramping Tuesday at all, which I normally get crampy and bloated on the night of my +OPKs. Of course, I didn't use OPK's this month, as things are getting so expensive after TTC for 6 months.
So we DTD last night, just incase I O'd late and we might hit O+12 that way. Then this morning, I woke up crampy and bloated for half of the day. If I O'd this morning, I was totally in boy territory, but praying that the sperm from Sunday night/Monday morning were waiting right there and may be a girl. But don't want to put the cart before the horse, I may not be PG at all!
So now, I sit and wait.....when to start testing...hmmm...
Wow :HH: What an incredible story:) I love hearing stories like this:) It makes my heart happy:) xo Blessings to your Grandma:HH: She's most likely one of your guardians now :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LolaInLove
It's so nice to hear that there are more and more women out there encouraging and empowering pregnant women they know:) Makes me very happy:) and thank-you B! What will be will be:)Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
I believe this too.....although if I'm pregnant, this baby owes me....:wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by LolaInLove
(((HUGS))) I'm so sorry about your Nan. xoxoQuote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
I miss mine too:) She was such a lovely woman.
Have a fantastic time Emmy!!!! xoQuote:
Originally Posted by Emmy2012
Hmmm it could be:) Usually 2+ days after and you'll get a + if it really was implantation occurring. FX'd!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
Welcome to the 2WW! xo :luck::luck::luck:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chunky Monkey
I honestly have never had sex more than 3x in one day and that was when DH and I started dating.....First date actually...:rofl: OMG. I feel dirty just telling you guys that....HAHAHAHA!Quote:
Originally Posted by begonia
Well, ladies - AF arrrived last night just as I was going to bed, so I'm officially out. Quick question, though - since af didn't arrive until 11pm or so, do I still count yesterday as CD1 or is today CD1? Two months ago this happened - AF arrived a day early and late at night, and I'm fairly sure I O'd on CD 14 as usual, even when counting that first day as CD1....
I'm sorry Mocha :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Mochagirl
I think the rule of thumb is any time af starts full force after 5pm you're supposed to count the next day as cd1. Although I can't imagine it making a huge difference?
7dpo for me with a huge temp dip today compared to my other temps the past few days. I'm a little disappointed by it but trying to think it could be an implantation dip. I also got a bfn this morning.
Mocha, I am sorry. ((HUGS)) I agree that you would count the following day as CD1. I hope you are feeling ok and keep your chin up, you WILL have another one!
4Blue, your chart looks like mine (I'm 7dpo also). I got a huge dip today as well. FX it's an I dip for us both!
Emmy, have fun on your trip!!!!
DM, LOL about the best first date EVER!!! You two were obviously meant to be!!! If it makes you feel any better, on our official first date, my DH and I drank a bunch of tequila shots, I threw up in his car, and then we had sex. LOL He still loved me. But I think my top day is about 4 times, and man, my lady parts felt like they had been scrubbed with sandpaper for days.
Hi Chunky, FX for ya girl!!!!
Glad you all liked my dream story. I think we've all had some sort of experience like that whether we know it or not. I do like to think she is my guardian and I still sort of "talk" to her. Zanacal, I am sorry to hear about your nanny!
DM - Hubby and I talked for days but we met one day for lunch... 4pm dtd, ate dinner, and so on 7x's! So I know what it is like to feel a little dirty!
Mocha - my fertility monitor says if AF comes anytime after 4pm it doesn't count as a day... the next day is normally heavy so that is CD1.
I didn't think I was going to be able to try again until but Sept but I changed my flights and we may have caught a o+12....Its was a weak sway for sure....I used replens Sat night and followed the diet and took supps...thats it....I am 4dpo and I feel nothing....let the waiting and peeing on sticks begin....lol...
I am so sorry Af showed Mocha....Hugs
Good luck ladies....I hope there are lots of BFP's this month!!!
FX Ladybug! :XX:
Yay for a huge dip today!!! I hope this is it for you Lola!!! AND :rofl: about your first date!!! He still DTD with you after puking in his car....I think it was love at first sight!!!!! :wink: I agree about the sandpaper feeling....whenever I complain about it being a tad bit tender after a long session or multiple times my husband always jokes that it shouldn't be "cause those things are as tuff as a pigs snout". Yeah. Charming. BTW...for the most part he's pretty normal.....LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by LolaInLove
WOW! Impressive PP!!! :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
Yay! So happy to have you on here Ladybug!!!! Fx'd for you, Hun!!! xoQuote:
Originally Posted by ladybug
OMG- LMAO about "tuff as a pig's snout" EWWWWWW!!!! :rofl: I love it!
And yea, PP that is impressive also!!!!! That was a busy first date for you!
Sorry AF arrived Mocha x
Good luck ladybug, I so hope this is it for you. How is your mum?
Lol at all the first date stories - DH and I also dtd on the first night and look at us all still together and making babies :D
Thanks, ladies. I'm really feeling ok now - I got the depression out of my system when I got my BFN at 12dpo and assumed this wouldn't be my month. I'm going to ease up a bit on the diet this month so I don't lose anymore weight and so I can allow myself treats every now and then.
The only thing that's still bugging me is the due date if I get pregnant next month - it will be exactly on my twins' birthday. I could potentially have 3 birthdays in one day, or in the very least 3 birthdays in one week! I don't want to delay TTC anymore since I'm turning 37 soon and the gap will be starting to get too big between ds3 and the third child. Also, I know that if I take a break from the diet I'll never be able to start it again - I need to keep the momentum going. But am I crazy to knowingly try for a baby that may come on an already shared birthday?
I would try not to worry about it Mocha - you don't know for sure when you'll ovulate next month and a 'normal' pregnancy is between 37 and 42 weeks so there's a big possibility that you wouldn't have the baby on your boys' birthday even IF that was your due date :D
I really love the book, "Heart and Hands" by Elizabeth Davis. It's a fantastic resource for UC couples. It's midwife's handbook and I keep it on hand as a doula and during my own births. Another resource would be Laura Shanley's UC discussion boards- http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/ click on the discussion board link near the top of the page. The video near the top is pretty amazing too:) I used to be a part of the UC boards on Mothering.com but they've become too main****** for my liking and many times women are defending their choices when they should be supported. If you are on Facebook there is a private UC group- https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/125638227527912/ as well as other open unassisted groups- https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/2340851877/ and this one( I like this one)- https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Un...h/226462721209. I also read Emergency Childbirth by Gregory White. It's simple....not something I think you need to read after having 6 kids :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by WashingtonPromise
UC is more of a "follow your intuition" type of birth, so anyone can do it:) I had lots of supplies on hand but didn't need them all. I had herbs for bleeding(the more births a person has the higher the chance of potential bleeding) and really read all I could for 8 months straight...and then for the last month I just listened to my baby. I knew from the moment I got pregnant that it was going to be an easy birth. I think my little one just knew:) I'm also a fan of watching UC videos on you tube and reading UC stories on the net. I have my UC birth story here in the birth story section if you're interested. There are MANY stories on Laura Shanley's site:) I'm also trying to get my birth video downloaded...my stupid computer is not wanting to do it...so once that's done I can forward it on to you, if you want. Anyway...if I think of anything else I'll let you know!
xo
I 100% agree with this. Most likely they won't share a Bday but to be honest...in 25 years down the road....how cool would it be if they DID share a Birthday! I seriously think it would be awesome! You can have a big BDAY get together with all your kiddos and celebrate with them, all at once. I know it won't fun when they are little...but they are only small for such a little amount of time. ((HUGS)) Mocha :) xoxoQuote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
Thanks girls - I know it's probably silly to worry so much about a due date. I just had visions of having my kids' birthdays split evenly with one in April, the twins in May and ds3 in June, and I think I'm realing form the fact I know that's not going to happen. I'm also getting worried since we're getting into boy territory date-wise - all 3 of my boys were (obviously) conceived in September/October (note: even though my twins were born May 11th, they were induced at 38 weeks (which is normal for twins), so they were actually conceived around Sept. 1st.