October Babies! (continued)

[motherofboys]

Oh and when the second midwife who I hadn't met before asked about the gender of my others and what this one is I was told "I should quit while I'm a head, mind you with 4 boys I don't know if you're really a head anyway are you" followed by laughter. Good thing I'm not an hormonal, easily annoyed, heavily pregnant woman who although she wanted a girl gets very defensive over all boy families isn't it.....oh wait.... thats exactly what I am.

[xokatietatie]

Oh and when the second midwife who I hadn't met before asked about the gender of my others and what this one is I was told "I should quit while I'm a head, mind you with 4 boys I don't know if you're really a head anyway are you" followed by laughter. Good thing I'm not an hormonal, easily annoyed, heavily pregnant woman who although she wanted a girl gets very defensive over all boy families isn't it.....oh wait.... thats exactly what I am.

I'm so sorry you didn't have a great experience with these women! Hopefully you'll have a wonderful home birth despite how your meeting went.

[ELP]

Mob's hopefully you'll deliver so quickly and smoothly that neither of the ratbags will even get a chance to be thereThat would be special wouldn't it

[ELP]

Lola, so pleased your doing so well How is the work situation going???
I have to say that I know of nothing that actually starts labor apart from a good sweep, which for me has delivered a baby 3 days later on 3-4 occasions, would you consider DH maybe having a rough old rummage?? I think the pineapple one is that you have to eat the core which contains the bromeleine, I tried this 2 babies ago, ate a whole pineapple core and all! and only ended up giving myself orange squits during labor so I wouldn't recommend this one lol!

Katie, great news on having a date!!!!! I wish I knew if I was gonna be a Oct or even Nov baby as I'm due the 29th!! So officially I still could be in the wrong thread!!

I wonder whos gonna be 1st! Strawberry I reckon its you

[motherofboys]

Yeah it could be anyone on the team so hopefully not one of them. Still even if it is, hopefully it will just be a repeat of the others and she wont be here long LOL
Lots of braxton hicks and period type pains tonight, kind of exciting because I know that in a few weeks these pains will turn into the real thing.

[Lld2006]

Hi ladies! I'm in total nesting mode here and have a question for you all....I have a whole pack of medela breast milk storage bags that I found leftover from DS2. That means they are three years old. Do you think they are ok to use?

Oh and back to add that I ate an entire fresh pineapple the day before my water broke with DS1....firm believer here! Lol! We dtd a lot, too, and I have heard that helps bring on labor, too.

[strawberrymom]

I would say that they are ok as long as they don't seem brittle or weakened
Elp-I would say your guess is possible, except then I probably won't end up going til 41 weeks. She did drop last night and and is putting the pressure on.
I have to say that I used to envy the countries with universal healthcare, but the more I read about people's experiences on here, I am glad that I have the choices that I do. Wish that there was a middle ground for everyone.

[motherofboys]

Most midwifes that I have encountered are great, the only issue being that as you see the one at your doctors surgery, and its a team of midwifes you kinda get who ever happens to be working there that day.

[motherofboys]

I don't think it helps that this pregnancy has turned me into such a moody cow. I wake up angry in the morning, and have got next to no patience.

[LolaInLove]

Ugh MOB, that is disheartening! Hopefully like someone said, you will go quick and easy and not have to deal with anything/anyone too much.

Thanks for the labor starting advice....I would be inclined to not care but I don't want to have the section because I'm too overdue. Not sure if they will strip membranes or not....they said no induction, meaning pitocin, etc, which I wouldn't want anyway, but I'll ask next appointment. For now, I'm come down with a yeast infection, which is of course not helping my comfort level AT ALL! I never get them, I bet it's from trying to start dtd and such. I got some good probiotics and trying to beat it naturally. I am curious if I should get the meds though, the cream you inject up, etc. Not sure if that is recommended when pg but will call midwives tomorrow and ask.