August 2WW

[Emmy2012]

Lola...my midwife siad I was extrememly lucky. The only thing she said that got me through it was the fact the my epi did not work so I was able to get on all fours and rock to help him move (tmi) sorry! LOL

[Mochagirl]

Actually, come to think of it, ds1 (the first of the twins to be born) was posterior too - I remember the doctors commenting on that when they checked on my progress. Maybe I'm doomed to have all posterior births...

Thanks for the kudos on my nursing the twins, DM - it's something I'm very proud of. I try to help out in the twin mom community, encouraging other moms to give nursing a try. I feel I really beat the odds to do it too. DS1 has laryngomalacia, so he had no suck reflex. Every 2 hours, I would nurse ds2, then I'd pump, then I'd use a syringe and tube to feed ds1 the pumped breastmilk, making sure not to go too quickly or he'd throw it all up. By the time I finished, it was time to nurse ds2 again. I swear ALL I did for the first 6 weeks of their lives was nurse - I don't remember ever eating or sleeping! Even lacatation consultants gave up on on ds1 and told me to just bottle feed him, but I refused and kept trying him on the breast. At 6 weeks, like magic, he learned how to latch and we never looked back. Once I could tandem feed them life got soooo much easier.

I nursed ds3 until he was 2 as well, and will do the same with my next one. I would have let ds3 go on longer, but he was spending more time fooling around and pinching/biting/hurting me than nursing, so I decided it was time to stop. The good news is I still have lots of milk left in my boobs now, 2 months later - if I squeeze, quite a bit comes out. Does that mean I'll still benefit from the pink swaying effect of BFing, I wonder?

[LolaInLove]

Lola...my midwife siad I was extrememly lucky. The only thing she said that got me through it was the fact the my epi did not work so I was able to get on all fours and rock to help him move (tmi) sorry! LOL

Well, you had an excellent midwife! That is my favorite laboring position, when I rocked like that, it moved things along very well and I imagine was your saving grace. Good for you!

[zanacal]

Amazing mocha - good for you

[LolaInLove]

Mocha, all I can say is WOW on the nursing and wow that you still have milk!

[DoulaMama]

WOWZA, Mocha, that is amazing! My 1st was posterior, which is why I ended up with a c-section. Back then I was only 26 and didn't know any better, so did whatever my doctors insisted. They thought it better to put me in the assembly line for c-sections that day than try anything to turn her, help me labor better, etc. (GRRRRR!) I am SO impressed that you had back labor naturally! It is AWFUL! Well, that is a great story, I hope you have the same wonderful luck (without the posterior position, of course!) next time. I was also thinking, wow, you got to go home immediately, and then realized you are in fabulous Canada, which is much easier and cooler about birthing than the US.

PP: some people have the hormone rush very early, you never know! I hope you are not getting a stomach bug, though. Hope you are doing ok!

((HUGS)) That happens so often here too. We have the same c-sec rate as you guys and midwives are so regulated here that you often get more choice in your health care options in the US than you do here. You have more CPM's and LM's down there and most of our MW's are like CNM's. They are told how to practice, what to do...and who are they told by? The government and the insurance companies. I, myself, cannot stand the MW's I've met and been at births with(including my own MW- which is why we did not call for the birth of DS3) as they are all pro-intervention, vag exam happy and they risk out so many women from their care or from homebirths...it makes me sick. Women should have more options, mw's should be able to say yes to VBAC's having homebirths if that is what the woman wants. The government should not be involved in pregnancy and birth because it IS NOT a medical concern. It is a normal, natural biological function. For the women that have true issues with birth and pregnancy...OB's are here for a reason. Our system is so F'd up now and I don't think it's going to get better unless women fight for their right to birth how they want to. It's so nice to see that more women are researching their birth options I always say to my clients....how long did you research and prepare for your wedding? Many say "months"- I think that women need to spend months looking into their births/hospitals/Dr's/etc because it is so worth it and the memories of your birth will stick with you forever Anyway......sorry for the tangent!!! LOL! Can you tell I want to do this for a living!?!

[purplepoet20]

I was sick at 7dpo with DS1 nonstop for 9mths and even in the delivery room... poor nurse! And only mild m/s and heartburn with DS2.

I also haven't been around anyone sick for mths. I have been to busy trying to remodel, clean, and even prep for a third baby. We had to get bedroom furniture for DS1 so we could use the toddler furniture for DS2.

I haven't had coffee or anything with fake sugar because it makes it worse... water is all I can handle. I really hope for a BFP so I can stop swaying because it adds to much to my time

[LolaInLove]

DM, I don't know why we Americans are under the impression that Canada is better about birthing? Maybe because there have been a few US documentaries about it....one I saw had couples go up there to have regulation-less births. Well, I am COMPLETELY in your camp about that. I get on a huge soapbox about women learning about their bodies and birth and what happens so they can make their own informed decisions. Heck, one of our old IG gals was told she could try for a vbac "as long as she went into labor by her due date" then they would do a section. I practically blew up her Facebook and insisted that SHE tell THEM what and how it would be going down, and sure enough, she did and had a great vbac. You are so right, we do have to fight for our rights to birth how and when we want. Heck, you know from being a sweetheart and helping me out that I'd have to get someone to come in from out of state to help me have a hbac! DM, didn't you have an UC with your last?

[purplepoet20]

((HUGS)) That happens so often here too. We have the same c-sec rate as you guys and midwives are so regulated here that you often get more choice in your health care options in the US than you do here. You have more CPM's and LM's down there and most of our MW's are like CNM's. They are told how to practice, what to do...and who are they told by? The government and the insurance companies. I, myself, cannot stand the MW's I've met and been at births with(including my own MW- which is why we did not call for the birth of DS3) as they are all pro-intervention, vag exam happy and they risk out so many women from their care or from homebirths...it makes me sick. Women should have more options, mw's should be able to say yes to VBAC's having homebirths if that is what the woman wants. The government should not be involved in pregnancy and birth because it IS NOT a medical concern. It is a normal, natural biological function. For the women that have true issues with birth and pregnancy...OB's are here for a reason. Our system is so F'd up now and I don't think it's going to get better unless women fight for their right to birth how they want to. It's so nice to see that more women are researching their birth options I always say to my clients....how long did you research and prepare for your wedding? Many say "months"- I think that women need to spend months looking into their births/hospitals/Dr's/etc because it is so worth it and the memories of your birth will stick with you forever Anyway......sorry for the tangent!!! LOL! Can you tell I want to do this for a living!?!

SO TRUE ABOUT RESEARCH.... When I first learned I was preg (the m/c right before DS1) I took the OB Dr that my insurance referred. She was ok as far as a Dr goes's but she was fairly rude when I m/c. When I got preg with DS1 I had a different OB Dr in the same office and she was the one that found the abnormal pap results and scared the crap out of me... told me right out it was cancer and I should get an abortion and have my cervix removed. My hubby did some research since I was very sick with m/s and he said I should get a second opinion. I found a great male Dr that told me differently and said I could have a healthy baby and then he would do a biopsy... he has delivered both my boys and I would love him to deliver my next.

[LolaInLove]

Hmmm, PP....maybe this is a good sign for you! I do hope you feel better soon, though.