August Chit Chat for Ladies Due in Sept/Oct/Nov

[laughinglynxie]

Mocha, that's awesome! I'd say go for that cute purple-y one, then. I like that one a lot.

I had a ton of braxton hicks last night and was starting to wonder if there was an issue...but then once I figured I should time them, they stopped being so frequent, haha. It ended up being a good thing, though, because it encouraged baby to get into pretty much optimal birthing position. THANK GOODNESS. I was starting to think that this one was going to be stuck facing completely to my left until the end.

[Hobbermittens]

Mocha! You went home from the hospital 2 HOURS after birth last time? You must be super woman! No way would I want to do that. I have stayed 48 hours in the hospital all 3 times! Last time I wanted to go home after 24 hrs, but DD2 had jaudice, so we had to stay another day. Honestly, I don't even know if you COULD leave the hospital that quickly here? I mean they couldn't stop you, I guess, but I bet you'd have to sign paperwork saying you were leaving AMA or something. Not sure--I have never known anyone who has tried.

I can't believe Sadie will be here in 3.5 weeks? That is crazy!

[Hobbermittens]

Lynxie, the same thing happened to me the other night. It worried me, but it hasn't happened since. So your girl has been laying on your right side? Why is being on the left better for labor? And do all babies eventually move to the left side?

[pinkin2011]

Over here If you are having second , third babies or whichever you can choose to leave when ever you like as long as you are both healthy. My cousins wife went home only a few hrs after giving birth. I think i would rather stay 24 hrs to make sure all is fine...

Oh and I am going!!!!!!!!!!CRAZY!!!!!!!!! with this itch I cant cope.

[Hobbermittens]

Pinkin, what did the Dr say today?

[pinkin2011]

I dont see her until this arvo!! I am struggling to eat because i find anything with just a tad of fat in it is making it worse

[Mochagirl]

pinkin (and hobber) - I'm so sorry the itch is driving you crazy. It sounds awful!

Here, if you use a midwife, have no medical interventions (including epidural) and have no complications, you can leave pretty much as soon as you're cleaned up after a birth. I was never even officially admitted into the hospital. This was ideal for me. With my twins' birth I had almost every medical intervention imaginable (including a c-section), and ended up having to stay in the hospital a week. I was cleared to leave after a few days, but by then my boys had started to lose a bit of weight so they made me stay (this makes me so mad - ALL babies lose weight before your milk comes in). Midwives understand that - they let you go home but come to your house for daily visits for the first few days at home to make sure both baby and mom are doing well.

Of course, the only way I can make it work with 3 kids at home is if my Mom can come and stay with us to help out with the kids (which she's planning on). Last time my midwife left me with bedrest orders - she said I was only to climb the stairs once a day - to go to bed, and the rest of the time I should be lying on the sofa.

[Hobbermittens]

Pinkin, I am sorry you are suffering so much! Mine is manageable, just worrysome.

Mocha, I actually really enjoy being in the hospital--it is the closest I get to a vacation! How sad is that? I love being able to watch TV (we don't get any TV shows at home--no cable and no antenna--we just ****** stuff) and getting to call for room service, etc. Plus I want to make sure the baby is okay and all that before going home. Out of my 3 births, only DD1 was uneventful enough that I probably could have gone home early (if they allowed it), but since she was my first, I stayed in the hospital as long as possible! With my DS, I hemorrhaged and lost a ton of blood, so I had to stay 48 hours. And then DD2 had jaunice and had to spend 24 hrs under the lights.

Anyway, I hope your mom can come help you so you can go home early like you want to!

[laughinglynxie]

Hobber, yep, baby (haha, I still can't say girl since I never saw the parts firsthand) has been laying with back/butt to my right side for a long time. I read on the Spinning Babies website that baby's back more to the left side is most ideal. From what I know, most babies turn during labor naturally anyway! I never worried with my first, I'm such a nerd. I just keep thinking that since my first labor was so easy, I'm bound to have a terrible labor this time! I'm preparing myself for the worst and having to throw all of my birth plan out of the window.

[Mochagirl]

Ugh. I HATE hospitals and want to spend as little time there as possible. If I wasn't a VBAC, I think I'd consider a homebirth so I could avoid it altogether. When I was there after my twins were born, I found it so frustrating. A new nurse on every 12 hours - all with completely different (and contradictory) advice on how to care for and nurse my kids. I didn't like the total invasion of privacy. As soon as one of my babies started crying, a nurse would be there - it didn't give me a chance to figure out how to settle my babies on my own like I'd have to do once I was home. I also didn't like how they kept trying to take the babies away from me so I could rest. There was NO WAY I was letting them out of my sight for even one second - sleep be damned!

I know lots of women see that time as a break, though - so all the power to you, hobber!