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LMSM
Look at that cute bub PBN – gorgeous!! :awe:
Shame the tech was so good at not checking out bub, we were keen to know :rofl: but good for you to be strong and be team green – love the position arms up! :D
It’s funny how different maternity care is from country to country! ;) I think lots of women in Australia just use an obstetrician, privately, if they have private health insurance but the out of pocket usually still is pretty big most of the time hence why I am going public.
I’m fortunate though that our catchment hospital, which is I think the biggest in Queensland, still has a midwife-led care as the standard – i.e. the OBs only intervene if high risk or if there is an issue at delivery. So midwives are doing all the care – if all goes well, will just see the hospital OB once for a quick assessment.
I hopefully will get a spot in the Midwifery Group Practice group, meaning I will have the same midwife throughout the pregnancy and at delivery and for post-natal visits at home (as will be kicked out of hospital verrryy quickly) ;)
4B2P – I think they still have the birthing pools available – hopefully this time I make it with enough time for it (that may help with the tearing too) ^^ a couple of years back it was only a couple of select birthing suites that had them (others just have a tub for the labouring part but you’re not supposed to birth in them – you need one the specifically “waterbirth” midwives too).
I’m still, even now at 10 weeks, in utter disbelief talking about this and that I am going to go through this amazing journey again – thank you Life!
It probably is gas, but feel like I am getting the smallest of flutters – and as I felt the girls at 13 and 11 weeks respectively (confirmed by u/s as felt their movements as they were happening on the screen) , does it sound insane it could be bub???