Due in Mar/April/May 2015

[kitkat18]

Robin : many congratulations she's gorgeous. Great birth story too! Well done you xx

Ladies I will post my birth story soon - just cannot find time to write it all lol

I have had a couple of down days thinking that this is it for me , blessed with 4 boys but never to experience a daughter. I have thought crazily that we could try once more but I have lost faith as I truly thought my little Diego was a daughter...I adore him of course. I just don't know how to let go yet...

Can't wait to hear your birth story la vie!
And we are all here for you to vent too, I know you love little Diego to the moon and back but of course you still have that ache for a girl. Be kind to yourself and don't feel guilty about having a down day or a cry. Big hugs, we have all been there, Can you talk to DH about it?
Aoii Tuesday that's amazing, good luck and post pics as soon as you can!
12 days Blessed enjoy your last few days as a family of four.
I just went out to lunch with friends to a fancy restaurant and had a fabulous gift of makeup voucher, baby store voucher and bubbles felt very spoilt !! Especially as its baby number three.
Hope everyone is well keep these cuties rolling in! Xxxx

[PrimalMamma]

LaVie I think the thing to remember is that you are experiencing everything at once because you were Team Green [emoji172] Not criticizing that choice one bit but because I found out at 18 weeks that we were expecting a boy I was able to go through all that shit early. And it IS shit, it's awful. Just give yourself time. Of course you love him but you also may find that acute sting of fresh GD mellows with time, mine certainly has. Although even now, we read a book about adoption the other day & were telling the boys how close we came to adopting from China before I fell pregnant with Darcy in 2008 & they both asked if we could do it now. My husband quietly mentioned later that it might be the only way we could get a girl. I certainly won't be doing another pregnancy as I wholeheartedly believe that short of medical intervention which is not available in Australia it would be another boy, and this pregnancy has been pretty rough. So we may revisit adoption again in the future. And in totally unrelated news, I got my hair done today! (It will never look this nice again, so here's a photo!)
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[kitkat18]

HOT piece primalmama XX

[laVieEnRose]

You look Beautiful PRIMAL!

its funny because my DH and I also spoke about adoption as the only way to have a daughter...like you, im convinced that another attempt would be another boy.

thank you all for your support.it feels good to know that we are able to express freely our true feelings and emotions without being judge...I have to put on a mask whenever people ask if we were trying for a girl, hoping for a girl etc...

in any case,how can i not be proud to be blessed with such beautiful boys? :-)

Happy Mother's Day from the UK !
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[laVieEnRose]

Here's my birth story (finally) - sorry its quite long

The Beautiful Birth Story of Diego

26th February 2015 – 11:06 am

When I was told a month prior my due date that another natural delivery would be too risky for me, I thought that my perfect birth dream was being shattered. I previously enjoyed three amazing homebirths and have felt empowered by the experience. I struggled to envisage another way to birth my baby. My initial reaction was to rebel against a medicalised, planned caesarean but after long talks with my husband and my family I had to accept that this was the best option to preserve a healthy body, fit to care for a family of four children.
Still, I wasn’t going to just ‘go with it’ without a fight! How could I empower myself and feel in charge as much as possible in a procedure where usually everything follows a protocol which gives very little if any control to the mother to be?
Following my midwife’s advice, I watched ‘Microbirth’ – a fascinating documentary revealing microscopic events happening at birth-. This inspired me to research ‘natural C sections’ where Obstetricians work closely with the mother to implement mother’s contribution, awareness and more natural ways to bring baby out of the womb.
From there, I hatched my new birth plan which implemented vaginal swab to colonise baby with my flora, ‘walking the baby out slowly’, delayed cord clamping and immediate skin to skin contact. I had full support from my midwife, Maria, which was amazing. She organised a meeting with our Obstetrician the day prior surgery. It was very exciting for each of us to plan the birth: we were the first couple to request ‘natural’ elements to a caesarean in this local hospital and most of the staff were quite intrigued and excited to pioneer new elements to an established protocol.

The Day you were born: 26th February 2015, we got ready just before 8am, said our goodbyes to your three brothers and to my mum, and off we went to hospital.
We were shown to our little room and asked to dress with the hospital gowns, and scrubs for my husband. My midwife arrived promptly and prepared the vaginal swab for me. I kept it for about an hour. In the meantime, I had the usual checks and the Anaesthetist came to talk to us and explained the procedure thoroughly. He was from Nigeria and spoke a little bit of French which was sweet.
Everyone was so attentive and so very kind to us. Despite this, I was starting to feel a bit nervous in anticipation. The surgical team had a last minute meeting and then we were told that they were ready for us!
I walked to theatre, my heart beating so fast, my ever supporting and loving husband by my side. In the theatre, all the staff had French styled their hat into berets which was so touching for me. I was then prepped with spinal block, IV etc…Soon, my legs started to feel tingly and heavy and within a few seconds I wasn’t able to move them. The slight pressure in my chest sent me in a little panic but the anaesthetist was reassuring and daddy’s presence soothing.
My midwife was scrubbed and ready with the swab in a little bag. She stood between both sides of the screen and was able to give me a running commentary on what was going on’ behind the scene’.
The screen was pulled up whilst the OB started to open my tummy. I was numbed and wasn’t in any pain but I could feel every tug, pulling, rummaging etc… what a weird sensation. It felt all very surreal not to be in labour and yet only minutes to meet You.
Suddenly, I could hear suction and was told the sac had been opened. From then on it all went super fast: the screen was lowered down and I could see your head emerged from my tummy. After a couple of minutes, your body was born too: and here You were: a perfect little boy! Crying instantly!
Maria passed You to me straight away onto my chest and she swabbed You immediately all over your face. The emotion was really coming in as I was holding You in my arms. Your little body warm, snuggled under my chin. Your cord was left untouched for a few minutes until it stopped pulsing. Daddy was able to cut it. Welcome to the World Diego!
We also were able to keep my placenta and it was stored in a cool bag.
The screen went back up whilst the Team closed my tummy back up. This lasted far longer than the birth itself! It wasn’t as bad as I expected though and soon we were back in our little recovery room. Daddy went to pick up my mum and your brothers for them to meet You. It was truly special to be all united so soon after your birth.
My first night with You was such a precious night. Holding my newborn son, his silvery eyes and soft downy skin. A rush of love with every breath. You were mine, and mine alone, just for a moment, before I had to share You with the world.

[Dreamofpink]

Boardcrashing, sorry, but my goodness what a beautiful birth story LaVie! I have a lump in my throat. You have a beautiful family too

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[Georgia_Peach]

So beautiful lavie! I'm glad it was a wonderful delivery!

[Boysway]

Aww, that got me all teary. What a beautiful birth story. Absolutely perfect!

[kitkat18]

Stunning family of supermodels!! And honey I was blown away by that birth story, super touching X

[PrimalMamma]

I am so SO happy you had such a respectful and beautiful birth LaVie, especially being a former home birthing mamma. I'm thrilled that you experienced caesarean in such a positive and woman-centred way. Yay!