lobella- Lily is so super cute! And I would say don't worry about how popular the name you picked ! Who care , right?
I think we have to get a name what we really love.
DM- stalking....no baby??
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lobella- Lily is so super cute! And I would say don't worry about how popular the name you picked ! Who care , right?
I think we have to get a name what we really love.
DM- stalking....no baby??
So precious, inglewood!!!
Thanks Mocha! I can't believe ur almost 20wks!!! I though my pg flew by, do u think it is this time? Your scan will be fine, I heard 'GIRLS' at my scans several times, but didn't believe it till they were here.... lol
DM, any news? x
Well, actually it seems pretty long so far. I think part of the problem is that I first got pregnant last September, and there was so little time in between that pregnancy and this one, that it feels like I should be 8 months along already!Quote:
Originally Posted by Inglewood
I'm feeling a little better about my scan today. I've been visualizing the potty shot they showed me and comparing it to confirmed girl shots. I just wish I had a real picture to compare! I also keep remembering how sure the tech was.
DM updated on FB - no baby yet!
Thanks Mocha! Yup....no baby yet:( 40w5d is now my second longest pregnancy...40w10d being my longest :-/
I'm now searching for the little white flag I waved at the end of that pregnancy...lol Maybe she'll get the hint:) I'm feeling ok right now, just increasingly impatient and a bit sore from these cx's. I was so sure I was having a baby last night. I had cx's about 15 mins apart in my lower back and way down low(up front), as well as lots of mucousy stuff and needing to poop ALL THE TIME. I'm pretty bummed that I slept all night. Oh well...maybe today, right? ;)
Ingle- your girls are stunning!!!! Absolutely precious!!! xo
Thank you for thinking of me!! Please send mega labour vibes!!! I really need them! LOL
Ingle the twins are beautiful!
DM- still thinking of you. I hope she comes out soon. I had the some of those same symptoms the day before and some the day of giving birth so maybe she will come very soon.
They're all really promising signs DM, I'm sure you'll have a big announcement to make very soon! Btw, I keep meaning to ask you - a friend of mine in the US had a baby at home with a midwife and when she went overdue her midwife gave her a 'special cocktail' to bring on labour. What do you think was in it? I've always imagined it had castor oil, semen and some herbs of some sort lol!
Also, something which occured to me today. In the UK we give birth under the care of a team of midwives (you also have a consultant if you have any complications but ladies with straightforward pregnancies will only see midwives). We see them during pregnancy, in the hospital (or at home) when you give birth and then they come to see you at home every day for a week or so after you've had the baby. I know it's different in the US and I was wondering how mother and baby are checked on after the birth when we're getting a daily visit from a midwife? I don't really need to know, I was just curious!
Awe congrats again they are so beautiful. Enjoy every second.;)
Just lost a big chunk of mucus plug!! LOL! Totally TMI but I can't share that on FB, so I thought I'd gross you guys out instead!! LOL!
Z-the cocktails are different depending on the mw. I know of some that do rootbeer float with castor oil(makes me dry heave just thinking about it!) and others do a verbena/oj/castor oil cocktail. I would do this if I started to get pre-e signs or if I felt that baby was safer on the outside. Otherwise, pooping like crazy during birth doesn't appeal to me;)
And in regards to after care- Hospital(OB) births- You stay one or two days(more if c/s) and then you have to drive to the health unit every other day for the first 6 days to get check ups. After that time you see your family Dr for visits. They used to do in home visits for everyone but that stopped last year, in Alberta. Midwives-(any kind of birth)home visits on day 1-2 and then 2 more times(in home)that first week. 2wk and 6wk appt is done in their office. Midwifery care is WAY better IMO:)
Mmmmm...castor oil, semen, and oj... :rofl: Can you imagine??!! "Ok honey, dump that Dixie cup full of sperm into that cup right there!" YUM!!!!
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.
DM - I think you and I were posting about midwives at the same time ;).
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...
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 :D
Mucous plug is a good sign! Yay! Eva was born about 24 hours after i lost mine! I'm so excited for you!
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!
That's more appealing than the 'traditional' method imo :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DoulaMama
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!
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
Inglewood-your twins are absolutely gorgeous and look so peaceful. Congratulations!!!
Just wanna apologize for typos and weird punctuatin in advance--half the time I'm nursing while on keyboard--sorry for the one=handed typing! Glad to be fb-ing most of you!
Hi Z - I have had both hospital and home births in the US - with DS1, we were in the hospital for about 48 hours after birth and had to go see my OB at her office every 2 days after we were released, for about 1 week. At least it was in the summer and I didn't have to worry about other siblings to cart around! With DS2, I had a home birth and my midwife came to my house to check on us every day for 3 days after. I also had a postpartum doula checking in / helping out periodically for a week after birth. I preferred that MUCH better :)
Also, my midwife gave me something called "Birth Ease" to help me along :) It seemed to work!
OMG!! thank goodness you were online!! I would have freaked out!!
I didn't see anything...let's hope no one did:-/
This is why I won't add anyone new on FB until after this baby is born...just scared of a little slip of the tongue and having my hubby find something out...yikes! As it is, I'm shocked that the secret has stayed a secret! LOL!
Soon you'll be screaming your news from the rooftops, Mocha!!! :bigsmile:
GG- My mom had the same thing happen with my Sis and I. 24 hrs later and we were here:) I've never lost it before(or seen myself lose it)and it was kinda gross...lol
It wasn't so much a plug persay, more like a snotty chunk that was there when I wiped...delish;)
Z- Yeah, there's no way I'm getting out of pj's for the first week! I'll be taking this new one in for the PKU around day 5 or so, and having some newborn pics taken in my home around the same time but that's the extent of me doing anything that first week:)
Ooh yes, I booked a photographer for some newborn shots. I'm really excited about this as I've never had them done before. I've asked him to do some photos with the boys too - I may live to regret how hectic that will be :D
Glitter- can you pm me your name for FB, please? :D Thank you!
Oh Z, it's soooo worth it!! I've had newborn pics done for 2, 3 and soon #4 and I love having them! They are some of my fave pics:)
An idea...have the little quilt for a backdrop or for her to curl up on...it really looks sweet:)
I've never done newborn pictures either, but I think I might this time. I'd like pictures with my boys in them too - it would be a perfect Christmas card shot for this year since my due date's in September.
DM, I hope since you lost your mucous plug things will start happening soon! Giving you big, big labor vibes!!!
wow the 'special cocktails' sound very special indeed!!!
Inglewood, LOVE seeing pics of your cutel twins! They are so adorable!!!!
Mocha, thanks for the confidence of the name. I do love the name Lillian / Lily very much, but at the same time I'd like my daughter to have a 'unique' name. That being said, my name is very old-fashioned and not at all common and when i was growing up, I hated that it was so not common!! I wanted something everyone else had, lol. It feels right for us, esp. since our sons are named Quinten and Evan, and Lillian also ends in an "N".
I came across my Sister Haven reading the other day and had to share it...I'm quite impressed with her abilities(it's such a shame she's not doing readings anymore). I have no idea how she would know this stuff...I'm pretty good with hiding my identity online and FB is under tight control settings.
Some little bits of info about the reading I will write underneath..for the ones that don't know me on FB-
"Greetings J,
*** I see for you that life to bring for you 4 children. I see that there is children in life to you for current time also. I see these to be boys and for you to have very strong desire to have little girl. I see that there may be pregnancy in current time. I see either now or for very soon to you, J. I see that this month next at latest. I see this pregnancy to bring you the girl you have hope for. I see that this will be very pleasant pregnancy to you. I see that you will have talk about how easy compare to last pregnancys. I see that this will be natural birth to you. I do not see hospital enviornment with this or other children to you. I see for healthy daughter and healthy mother for this birth. I see that it may come late to you for labor. I see a child who doesn't want to leave. I see that this will be stubborn little girl for you.
I see that for current time in career for you there is many focus to family for you. I see that husband want for you to have stay at home to family. I see that he work hard to have provide on his own to family. I see that you have many passion for career though. I see that this is also only in beginning phase to you, J. I see that for this year things to be slow to you in career area of life. I see that there will be in fact focus to family for this year. I see that this to be main focus in life to you for this year and next year. I see that it will come 2013 that there will be light to come in career area of your life. I see this to be in form of new direction of old ideas. I see that what you have in current time relating to a career, will have different direction. Same work, different direction with it. I see this to bring for you involve with a group of people. I see that there will not be an employer to you but on your own. I see this have much to do with nature. I see that this may come in form of teaching children as well.
So, I do have homebirths...:) Plus I'm a SAHM who teaches my children-homeschools. Plus I will be working with a group of people(women) and will be my own boss- Midwife. When she says same work-different direction...I'm a doula now so I will be continuing my work with pregnant women but I'll be a midwife instead:) Nature is pretty spot on when talking about pregnancy, I figure;) LOL
I was really impressed by the first part...especially the late to labour reference...ha!
Wow that was eerie, but she must have really had insight to really get who you are DM!! Thanks for sharing....
Wow - how creepily accurate!
DM - I had the exact same idea about the quilt!
There's nothing on telly tonight so DH has agreed to watch Dirty Dancing with me - he's currently swigging wine from the bottle and most likely hoping his luck will be in after this! I have to do the online food shop so I'm not at all sure about that!!
LOL!!! Z- Have fun;) hmmmm....online food shop or dtd while nearly 36w pregnant.....I know what I'd choose! :rofl:
I think I'm expected to do both! A woman's work ....
Yeah...I hear you. I'm really wanting to get this show on the road but 3x in 3 days is all I can handle...he's on his own now. I cannot do it again...lol
My dh doesn't even get lucky after a night of Downton Abbey and a back massage!
LOL Mocha!!!
we have the same deal down here, you only see the midwives unless there is a problem, or you are over due, then you see the OB, and usually unless there is a major problem, like needing c-section etc, they hand you back to the midwives anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
im personally good with it, i think the midwives make it a bit more persional than the OBs do.
we dont have daily visits, unelss you go home the same day baby is born.
usually you stay in hospital 3-4 days, then they come and see you 2 times at home, once the day after, and again about 3 days after that, then you just go to the child clinic for regular checks.
i like to stay in hospital for at least 3 days, because its the only chance i get to have a break...lol...all my meals bought to me and having to do nothing but take care of the baby.
i think if i went home the same day i would go mad..... but at the same time, i never really get much sleep in the hospital, they are so bloody noisy.
After my twins were born they made me stay in the hospital for 5 days and I hated every second of it. With ds3 I had a midwife, so I was home 2 hours after birth. Glorious! My mom was here to take care of the big kids so I got to relax in my own bed with my baby.