TTC Blue Crew Grads

[TTC5]

Oh your so gorgeous Tink!!!!!

[Plum3]

You aren't a wimp!! No WAY would I EVER attempt an unassisted birth. I almost bled to death after my son was born, because I hemorrhaged. If I hadn't been in a hospital, I would have died for sure. I wouldn't risk giving birth anywhere but a medical facility. But that's just me.

I totally agree. I didn't have any complications with either of my births but I still would never give birth anywhere without medical assistance available for me and my baby. I think I know too much working in the health system. I know how easily things can go wrong unfortunately.

[Plum3]

Here is my 24 week picture!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98...2-18165821.jpg

Lovely!!

[Princess of Pink]

I am doing the placenta encapsulation after this birth DM....I found someone here that you pay to do it for you....I think it is worth a try!!

[ELP]

ELP so close!!!

I know!! I am getting excited and nervous I can tell you lol!! I picked up my moses basket today and birth ball last night! I just need a camera and some 1st size baby grows and vests and I think thats it!

Tink you look Fab!!!

[ELP]

DM, if your about can I bend your ear quickly
I have had a managed 3rd stage every time, just because it was the norm and I never spared a 2nd thought to it. This time again my consultants only wish due to lots of babies is managed 3rd stage. Now i recently read that it is the injection of ??? that also causes the after pains to be so bad. But i am recommended it incase of hemorrhaging, I've not had any blood losss with any of the babies yet, but I do know that it is quite possible. I have been taking my iron, much to the dismay of my constipation lol!!! but I'm nervous about not taking Dr's advice, say I go with the managed 3rd stage, what else shlould I do to minimise any risk of later hemorrhaging?? Immediate breast feed, bite of placenta (lol, can you imagine that, 'Cut me off a quick lump of that love!!') My diet is good aswell. Any advice appreciated

[WashingtonPromise]

DM: I love to read your posts.....so full of knowledge. Now, why can you not live in the SE USA? You can tuck your newborn baby into one of those slings and oversee my delivery....lol!!!! That is true about the OR taking awhile to get prepped anyway. I think the knowledge of knowing you can handle anything childbirth throws at you or at least feeling confident that you can do it has a lot to do with it. I wish the gov would just leave homebirthers alone, too. They make it very difficult here to get a birth certificate and all. And it varies so much just county by county, because they rarely do it and they want to make sure they don't get in trouble for not having enough proof or paperwork.
How exactly do you recommend a placenta be delivered? When it seperates on it's own?

Tink: You look so great for 24 weeks and I lOVE your daugher holding the sign....too cute!!!

I am not knocking anyone for doing a hospital birth (I have done 6 of them), you really have to be comfortable hen giving birth and if it is at a hospital....good for you I think about everything that I let the hospitals do to me while trying to put me into labor.....I am so surprise I didn't have any serious complications. But, I didn't know any better. My birth experience with my last 2 was something to remember, not pain I want to forget. To think about being able to hold my newborn son in my arms without a ton of nurses waiting for me to hand him over makes me smile.

[iluvmyman]

TTC5 - I agree with MFC, I'm leaning boy as Charlie was WAY more active from the get go then his sisters and is still a massive wiggler. I wouldn't worry about the placenta, Begonia's is right and mine was on the left

Bec - Welcome!! Think positive, not joining us tentatively joining us for the long haul!

WP - yay for DH's staying home for a few! Boy you're a busy little bunny! I would love to own chickens, we eat tons of eggs!
I gotta agree, I'd see if you could get induced before to insure DH can be there.

AWWWWWWW!! 3P1B, Congrats on you beautiful baby boy!!! I'm so sorry I missed all the info on him. So Beautiful!

[Princess of Pink]

I just got this message from TTC5 and she asked me to pass it on here....

I was rushed to hospital this morning with a big gush and passed a clot. Had scan and baby is in uterine still but won't know till tomorrow if the baby will make it. Threatened miscarriage.

[iluvmyman]

UC- Unassisted Childbirth My third was a UC waterbirth and we're planning on this one being the same It seems crazy to some but I feel I'm very educated about birth and my body, and I follow my intuition If I feel the need to seek help, I get it. Otherwise, I catch my own baby and birth without any interference. It just works for me and my hubby

Can't believe how close you are, ELP!!!! so flipping exciting!!!

I had an assisted water birth at home and my son ended up dying officially about 15 hrs after birth. I absolutely LOVED my waterbirth and am so sad I have to do this in a hospital this time. But the truth is, he might have lived had he been in the hospital w/ more knowledgeable people. Hard to know for sure, but just be aware that there are risks in everything. They are low but you need to be prepared for the guilt and consequences of your choices "if" something went wrong. That is not a discouragment at all, just be aware. I would have thought I would have known if something was wrong and I didn't until it was too late and there was no saving him.

I had 3 previous quick uncompicated births at the hospital before losing my son. No pain meds.