September 2013 babies!!

Well fish, I wish you could have gotten a definite clear answer, but I am very glad the cysts have gotten smaller. Will you have another scan in June? I have NEVER considered a home birth. I know a lot of people, especially on these forums, really like them and have good experiences with them. However, for me, the last place I want to be is home when I give birth. Too many stresses at home, I like to get away and be taken care of for a few days. For me it is a nice little break. Plus as Mel said, I would be way too concerned about something going wrong and not being able to get to the hospital fast enough. It takes about 20 min to get to our hospital, and if something goes wrong, that is 20 min too long. I don't judge others who chose to do home births, I just pray everything goes well for them. For me though, I have no desire to do one.

Oooo fish I'm so happy for your good news! Omg that's aweso!

I wouldn't have a home birth cause the possibility of complications even tho I've had three pretty straight forward births it doesn't mean that the fouth Time will be as well... It just scares the crap out of me!

Ha ha I'd got quiet convinced about a home birth an even convinced dh whose never been keen before but after all this I'm not sure at all, I was ready to push ds2 out at home twenty minutes after my waters broke and contractions started it was the journey from hell so I suppose part of me wants to prepare for that I think I'll probably end up going for midwife lead unit where I had ds's they were so lovely and the consultants are only round the corner ;-) hoping for water birth as tears bad last time!

Thorz yes will be another scan!

Ps they said today defo a girl you could see and that's good as not had confirmation since 18 wks and was getting bit nervous

I am def going to have a emergency home birth kit ready as ds 2 was a 30 min labour

Has anyone been thinking of other thing like the VIt K and eye drops and cord clamping?

I delayed cord clamping with ds3 and it was so peaceful when he was born it was awesome! I will be doing that again for sure

Fish glad you got good news, just wish it was all the news for you. I thought about a home birth but i tore quite badly with DS2 and i have a feeling the same thing will happen again so will only end up in hospital anyway so i'm also going to a birth centre where DS2 was born (ended up being transfered to another hospital though to be stiched up as they couldnt do it at the birth centre). Would also love a water birth as i tried for one with DS2 but he wasnt hanging around and they didnt get chance to run the bath. I have a feeling i might have an unplanned home birth as DH works 30min away (on a good day) and the hospital is a 40min drive. I'm so so worried about it :nails:

Fish, that sounds pretty positive re the cysts. I had a fantastic water birth with DD2, she was posterior and it really helped with the pain. DD3 was a section so hoping for a VBAC. I have mixed feelings about home birth- I completely accept the stats that say for second plus births for low risk women it's very safe but we're very medicalised through our jobs so even though I like the idea at some levels it wouldn't really be an option. Plus, like Thorz, I'm looking forward to a few days rest.

Thorz, I had a fine old shout at the big girls last night. They don't hold grudges! It was DH's fault though (lol) as I was expecting him home to help with dinner, bath etc but he'd got the dates of a meeting wrong and had to stay at work. This isn't a problem usually but normally I prepare for it with a low effort meal etc so I was left scrambling. And the big girls were tired after school and grouchy with each other and I was sick of the squabbling.

We don't do the eye drop thing in uk sounds odd to me ;-) vitamin k we will do, with ds1 we left the cord for as long as possible which was nice ds2s cord was so short he only came to my belly button so they had to cut it ;-s was fine but then I had just found out he was a he ;-s

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Fish glad you got good news, just wish it was all the news for you. I thought about a home birth but i tore quite badly with DS2 and i have a feeling the same thing will happen again so will only end up in hospital anyway so i'm also going to a birth centre where DS2 was born (ended up being transfered to another hospital though to be stiched up as they couldnt do it at the birth centre). Would also love a water birth as i tried for one with DS2 but he wasnt hanging around and they didnt get chance to run the bath. I have a feeling i might have an unplanned home birth as DH works 30min away (on a good day) and the hospital is a 40min drive. I'm so so worried about it :nails:

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Ha ha that's exactly my ds2's birth story the midwife from birth unit sewed me up said I'm I'm not sure asked dh's opinion cringe! And got someone from labour ward through as they have both at our hospital, my dh now works an hour away agh I'm aiming for aug bh!

Oh my gosh mum 2 3 they keep you in! Amazing I was in for 2hours after having ds! Left home at 3pm back in time to put ds1 to bed at 6pm lol! It's half an hour to hospital!

Mel I agree with you on the hospital delivery. I heard loads of horror stories about home birth that I wouldn't dare. Supisingly I feel relaxed and at ease in the hospital knowing it's all in there just in case of an emergency.
Lia and Elle sound interesting, very feminine!

Fish congrats on good news!

Oh sorry mel Elle I think x

So hard to think of names. Always had one which was Ella Mae that's been the name since me and hubby got together at 16. Since then Ella has become really popular in my area and lots of people I know have chosen it which is disappointing. It's so hard to pick another name, so that's where Elle comes from. If this little ones turns out to be a boy I'll be even more stuck I struggled to name my second son! Anybody chosen names yet?

Great news Fish :) you go girl! :cheerteam:

Mel what about Eva? Um suppose boy would be Daniel, think lill ladies name chosen ;-) never had a girl name before!

Mel, I love all those names, Millie was always a name we loved!! If we'd had 4 girls Millie would of been one of them. I know a little Emmi a she is soooo cute.

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Oh my gosh mum 2 3 they keep you in! Amazing I was in for 2hours after having ds! Left home at 3pm back in time to put ds1 to bed at 6pm lol! It's half an hour to hospital!

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I was home the same day after DD2 but we've got private cover now and I think you get four days after a normal delivery. Which is far too long but a few days will be nice given that it'll be full on when we're back home. I'm really hoping not to have a section this time as the recovery time was a pain. DD3 was completely transverse and my labour just wasn't going anywhere. We were given the option of a trial of turning her but chose a section cos we didn't want to risk the (small) chance of a cord prolapse.

Fish I'm glad things went pretty well for you. Glad cysts are v v small now. I hope come June they are gone x x

Im dead set for hospital deliveries personally. It is such a personal decision, but I am medically trained, and know too much about what can go wrong in a blink of an eye. If I'd had my last at home, I wouldnt be here today. I bleed out badly and quickly - after such an easy delivery it was all panic stations afterwards to try and control my bleeding.
I have been told by the specialist it will happen again this time, so not only do I want to be in hospital - I want another induction so I dont have the panic of it happening at home if I go into labour. I too have very quick labours and wouldnt want to risk it. Fortunately I have such big babies my Doc is always wanting me to be induced early anyway. The last 2 times Ive held out to at least 40weeks, but still needed inductions (first time my waters broke at home and I spontaneously went into labour on my own) so this time I'll be happy to be induced a week or 2 early.

I had to have a little giggle about the comment about looking forward to having a break in hospital!! I CANT WAIT for my few days off!! Only 1 child to look after - that will hopefully just sleep most of the time, at least he/she wont be chewing my ear off lol
Meals brought to me.... relaxing in bed with my DH and newborn! CANT WAIT :running:
My amazing Mum has my kids whilst Im in the hospital - my DH boards in with me - which is such a nice time for us to spend together with just the baby before heading home to chaos lol Mum will bring the kids in each morning to see us which will be nice as I know I'll miss them!

Ok-so I've had my scan!! I have 6 images on a disc and have it written down in a separate sealed envelope!! About 10hrs now until DH is home and we can look! Soooooo anxious, excited yet very nervous!

You have amazing willpower!

Salsa that is so exciting!! I am not sure how you are able control yourself from looking at the envelope. Looking forward to your update.

Fish so glad that the cysts are getting smaller. That is such good news and congrats on a girl!

As far as a home birth there is no way I would have one. DH works in the ER and I have heard one too many horrific stories about babies and bleeding Moms that didn't end well. Plus DS1 had the cord wrapped around his neck twice and we wouldn't have known if it weren't for a HR monitor. He was born by emergency C-section and was blue when born. It really scared the crap out of me. I didn't get to see him for almost 9 hours and it was the worst and longest 9 hours ever.

I chose to have a C-section the second time around because I couldn't go though that again. I will have a C-section with this one also because I don't care about my recovery, all I care about is having a healthy baby that I can have in my room right after birth. I think people forget how many babies and Mom's died before the days of hospital birth. For me it isn't worth it. To anyone having a home birth I wish them a great experience and hope nothing goes wrong. It just isn't for me. I am not the type to really worry about things going wrong but when it comes to giving birth I don't think I could relax and enjoy it at home, I just know too much from first hand experience how things can go from completely normal to crazy, chaotic, and life threatening in the blink of an eye.

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I was home the same day after DD2 but we've got private cover now and I think you get four days after a normal delivery. Which is far too long but a few days will be nice given that it'll be full on when we're back home. I'm really hoping not to have a section this time as the recovery time was a pain. DD3 was completely transverse and my labour just wasn't going anywhere. We were given the option of a trial of turning her but chose a section cos we didn't want to risk the (small) chance of a cord prolapse.

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This ones transverse at moment but they say its too early to worry....

Oh salsa will be stalking!

Salsa cant wait for your update, how exciting :D

Names are a sore point in this house a the min. We are so sure we would be having a boy, bump has been baby Oakley since 6 weeks pregnant. Now we know we are having a girl the names gone out the window. I'm really panicing about finding a name i love as there seems to be none, i've gone through every baby name website on the net and nothing.

Wow your hospitals sound amazing. I was in hospital for 3 days with DS1 and it was honestly the worst 3 days of my life. With DS2 i was in overnight (he was born at 6pm so couldnt really go home at that time) and i was running out of the hospital the next day. You dont get looked after, just chucking in a room and poked and prodded every now and again. I didnt eat for 3 days with DS1 and i didnt even get offered anything to eat for the 18 hours i was in with DS2. All i can say is thank god my DH was there.

I'm feeling really nervous about my 20 week scan! It's a week today ! Had a scan at 17.5 confirmed girl, I'm so worried it will have grown bits next time and turned into a boy. Do u think there's any chance that could have happened?

I'm struggling with names too , so hard to agree on a name, especially when u never thought u would be lucky enough to have a little girl!

Daltag that was my experience too with ds1 hence my desire to get out ASAP ;-) must be good old nhs for you!

Have to say they have been fantastic with all these issues thou, when I saw twins consultant I said I didn't want to stay in and told her why and she admitted post natal was their lowest priority and first place to loose staff to other places which I do understand but I shall be aiming not to be in for long!

salsa how much longer you are killing me ;-0

DH will be home in just under 2 hrs!!! I will update as soon as I know'!!! It's killing me too!! I've have the envelope here all day just baiting me!! Not long now...

Good Luck Salsa :XX:

Ohhhhh not long now ;-)

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Its a pink one!!

I dont quite believe it!! So happy right now :DD:

Huge congrats Salsa!!! So happy for you!!! :D

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ah i knew it! congrats hun that's such cool news.............on the other hand i don't want encourganing to try again ;-S

Congrats yay

Ahh congratulations. Great news salsa, so happy for you :DD:

Thanks everyone!! You are all so wonderful and supportive. Feel very complete now, very happy x

Congrats Salsa, great news! What a perfect family you will have now.

Huge congrats Salsa!! What great news..Sisters are so lovely!!

Salsa Huge CONGRATULATIONS!!!! So excited for you!

Fish- Glad the cycsts are getting smaller, seems you are getting better news each scan!

I had another ultrasound today and finally got a great 3d pic of my little guy as well as a clear potty shot:bigsmile:

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