September 2013 babies!!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Awww nice bump salsa! She's def a girl so stop worrying

[Thorz300]

Such cute bumps ladies, if I remember I'll post my bump tomorrow because I'm already in bed and in lots and lots of pain. Dr has put me on partial bed rest bummer! Because I've been falling down a couple times a day I was really hoping to hold out longer on the bed rest!

[Salsa]

Thorz thats no good!! Im so sorry to hear that. Look after yourself and little Macie Anne! I know it must be sooo awful being on bed rest when you're so busy, but just think its not forever and the time will come and go - it will be worth it in the end x x

[DLTAG89]

Oh thoz, hope your feeling better soon and you get some time to put your feet up.

I've been thinking about my birth plan but it will most likly go out the window when the time comes but i'm sticking by my one rule and thats no pain relief, same as the boys (thats until the stiches get done anyway) but i have no idea where i'm going to have baby and its worrying my sick.

Loving the bump pics ill have to pop mine up but its not really much bigger than the 20 week pic i put up.

I'm so worried this little girl wont be a little girl either when i have my next scan, i dont have any potty shots or anything to look back at, just have the memory of the scan. Hope the 21st comes round quick but i doubt it will.

[Wanting-a-girl]

I had one drug free birth and I almost died!!! and that labour was only 30 mins!!! I dont know if we all feel different during labour and delivery...my friend just had a baby and she said ao it wasnt too bad... for me the pain is soooo intense and i totally lose control!!! I am trying to prepare myself this time bettr cause i dont want the epidural cause last time it didnt take and i had a lot of back pain after... the gas helps me concentrate on my breathing a lot i think and it doesnt do anything for the pain at all!! shots of morphine just get me high... and no relief... delivery pain doesnt bother me much its the labour that kills me!! i dialate super fast so maybe thats why its so intense...

[DLTAG89]

Oh wag thats terrible, was it because it was drug free you nearly died? Thats really scary. What pain relief are you thinking about having?

I had gas and air with DS1 but it was horrible, made me feel sick and out of it so threw it on the floor after a couple of puffs, DS2 i had paracetomol and then gas and air with stiches afterwards but it did nothing, i just remember lying on the bed crying my eyes out staring at the light. I had anasetic (sorry about spelling) with the stiches but with DS2 it did nothing because they had to stich the muscle and the pain relief was no where near strong enough. I'd do birth, labour and contractions 1million times over than have stiches just once.

I'd love a water birth too this time, tried with DS2 but he was to quick and came while they were cleaning the room out for me. I can see this one being even quicker tho which scares the hell out of me.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Ya not literally almost died sorry should have clarified... Ya no pain relief was rough on me for that one... Ds1 I had the epidural and slept threw the labour but they turn it off for birth... I remember being very angry... But it wasn't nearly as bad as ds2... Ds1 was also vacuumed out :s and I had over and hour of stitches after that :s didn't feel pain when he was stitching but I very clearly remember the feeling of the stitch string running through ewwwww....my vagina will never look the same o well lol... Ds3 was an induction it was 2 hours and the contractions were really intense but once again nothing like ds2! Ds3 was my hardest delivery... Took 30 mins to get him out lol ds2 flew out like a bat out of hell... There is an iv drug I can't remember the name but I might try that... At the same time tho cause I have short labours I feel like I should just suck it up.... Cause I feel like a million bucks after the last two babies like I could have run a marathon lol.... Red raspberry leaf tea is amazing for after pains by the way! I had horrible pains after ds2! So wit ds3 I drank it during and after labour and none! It was awesome

I know I'm def delaying cord clamping again... I thought it was so awesome and baby was soooo peaceful at birth not screaming his head off.... The only downfall for me is that it increases jaundice and then I'm Rh- and that increases jaundice and then my last two babies our blood mixed so ds3 had a triple whammy of jaundice and ended up under the light..... But that basically the Bly thing that is a must on my plan and anything to avoid a c section

[Wanting-a-girl]

I would LOVE a water birth! But my hospital doesn't do them and I refuse to do an at home birth...

[DLTAG89]

I look like i've been butchered down there and it will also never be the same again. I clearly remember the feeling of the stiches too, not good. Thankfully i've never had afterpains but heard about them, i drank raspberry leaf tea with DS2 so maybe that helped, ill defo be drinking it again this time. My local hospital doesnt do water births either but i'm hoping ill make it to the birth centre (its a longer drive) and wont have to go into our local horrible hospital.

Feeling so so stressed at the min, the boys have really been playing up and i'm wondering if maybe we should have waited another year for this baby. So worried about coping and really hope the boys calm down a little before then. I just seem to be constantally shouting and tell them no

[Wanting-a-girl]

It gets worse as they age... My ds1 drives me insane he is soooo bad... He is so disrespectful, doesn't listen... I feel like all I do is punish him! And shout! I hate it...