APRIL CHIT CHAT!!

[Flava]

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??

[Mochagirl]

So precious, inglewood!!!

[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

[Mochagirl]

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!

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!

[DoulaMama]

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

[lobella2]

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.

[zanacal]

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!

[Irishmom]

Awe congrats again they are so beautiful. Enjoy every second.

[DoulaMama]

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

[DoulaMama]

Mmmmm...castor oil, semen, and oj... Can you imagine??!! "Ok honey, dump that Dixie cup full of sperm into that cup right there!" YUM!!!!