UK SMOG Wannabes - November (moved from PL)

[charlieispy]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...k+this+journal

what an awesome book - thought i would share a little girl had it in the playground - my boys will love it - ordered 3 as presents but already thinking more needed!

[charlieispy]

there is a page for something sticky....she has smashed an egg on it lol and added chocolate...hers was impressive to say the least

[deaks66]

there is a page for something sticky....she has smashed an egg on it lol and added chocolate...hers was impressive to say the least

charlie that looks alot of fun!!!

[deaks66]

charlie, i see your baby is the size of a rasberry...cute!

[maybebabythree]

My birthplan for DS1 was a verbal 'I do NOT want pethadine'. In the end I just had gas and air and an episiotomy. was only a 6hr birth

With DS2 I wanted to go completely drug free and didn't want to be on the bed. My gorgeous MW got me the mobile belly monitors! The best thing ever!!! Means I didn't have to lie down and baby was still monitored!!! I was a bit gutted that I had to be induced. But I had him drug free in 55 minutes. I tore pretty badly with DS2. It hurts tear or cut!! The stitching up took longer than the birth! I was on cloud 9 after that birth! Bumped into a pregnant tour group of the birth centre and I was walking my baby up to the ward, grinning like an insane woman. They all looked a bit terrified.

I am actually a bit nervous about this one. If DS2 was 55 minutes... ummm how quick will #3 come????? Might end up with a home birth??

I am really into natural birth BUT saying that I'm lucky to have had quick births - the hippy in me is happy! I'm not judging anyone that does it differently - you do what is best for you!! I think people have different pain thresholds too - mine is pretty good. After DS2 my MW asked me if I was doing hypno-birthing... I wasn't I was just doing breathing techniques...

Has anyone recorded their births? A part of me is really interested to see what I'm actually like during labour! And it would be kinda cool to see baby come out! I might think about it for this birth... not exactly a video you get out at family Christmases! Early on in my relationship with DH my now MIL showed me DHs baby album - there is a lovely picture of him coming out. Did not want to see that side of my MIL!!!!

Wow I'm rambling!

Inglewood - when is your scan - I can't remember what date you said?

I have a very high pain freshold - but I still think - been there, done that, no thank you! I can do it drug free, I just don't want to. Felt quite smug with myself until I was with my BF when she gave birth TOTALLY drug free - no gas and air - nothing!!! OMG that woman didn't even swear or scream once!

As for seeing what goes on, nope! I have a biology degree and I love knowing how things like that work. I had it my birth plan that I wanted to see my placenta with DS2. Everyone including DH was shocked when I picked it up for a good probe, but seeing a baby come out of my private while they rip... I would be tramatised!!!

Everyone has there own idea of a perfect birth, I think I am just a wimp!!

[charlieispy]

charlie, i see your baby is the size of a rasberry...cute!

I know <3 fx a happy healthy wiggling raspberry

[charlieispy]

lol deaks

I have never used gas and air although I do swear....i like to say F alot just repeatedly and i have to walk on the spot saying it and then when pushing i have to bite something - with ds1 and 2 it was the gas and air mouth piece.....not attached to the gas and air!! and with ds3 it was my sofa

[charlieispy]

tld my BF i swayed today...she also has 3 boys (2 SDD's) so she said if it worked i have to tell her how i did it x

[maybebabythree]

Inglewood - if no one else wants your supps I could give them a home

[zanacal]

Inglewood - no, you couldn't use it with 2 newborns but you could use it as a single pushchair with one newborn and wear the other! Is your scan on Monday?