Due in December 07 - that's next month!!

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Thought I'd start a new thread

Hi Sarah

The first one I had was the Tommy Tippee monitor that has the sensor pad for under the mattress - I found it had too much interference (could have just been my house?) so decided I wanted a digital one. I have the BT monitor now and it really is crystal clear and I'm happy with it.

Saw midwife today 34 weeks and baby is breech Really gutted and disappointed...she said still had time and space to turn...but in same breath was talking about sections and making sure I had bag packed and to go straight to admissions unit if waters broke
My expectations of easy quick in and out delivery with no 2 seem bit shattered though know am over reacting...I am fine baby is fine ......but lots to do now as if stays this way will want to section me before term which will be before xmas ...

omg i have just been acosted in the street by two 6-7 yr olds asking me if i had any fags cuz they wanted to smoke, dont no if i over stepped the mark a bit but i told them ther lungs will go black and they wont be able to go upstairs by the time ther 40 oops didnt seem that bothered tho, was more interested in the baby and when she could come out and play

macdoodle - you're not overreacting at all - you have had to completely change all your expectations of what the birth will be like.

There is a lot of time though - beckle's baby turned at 37 weeks I think (Is this right beckle?) and if you search for threads on here there are lots of cases when the baby has turned late on. In fact now I htink of it I think my baby turned at 33 or 34 weeks.

And of course you can still choose to have a vaginal delivery even if the baby is breech - don't know how you'd feel about that?

It is gutting but try not to worry just yet ((hugs))

Macdoodle. I was concerned my baby was breech so was walking round on my hand and feet (so bum was very high up in the air). Not sure if it worked or if baby was breech but on Friday MW confirmed baby is head down.

Here's a website that might help with information
Like Skidaddle says, still time for baby to turn yet.

mememummy - scary they are starting as young as 6yrs old

Macdoodle - There's still plenty of time the baby to turn though I appreciate it is a worry. Get scrubbing the kitchen floor.

Meme -That's very scary

Hope is well with everyone

LOL at walking on my hands - with my boobs chance would be fine thing
Am trying not to panic time to sort out babies stuff and pack bag though
Definitely breech though - though something had changed sharp pains deep in pelvis and couldn't feel head bobbing around low down...though maybe had engaged though know early for 2nd baby....was wrong though and heart beat was up high under rib cage...hope she just somersaults have given her stern talking too

Skidaddle - not on ML yet but only 2 days to work now thank goodness.

Got my tens machine delivered this morning so I feel a bit more relaxed about home birth.

Midwife was asking me what my birth plan is. As it stands, it is to get teh baby out safely, hopefully without going to hospital. I have no other stipulations. Can't think what to tell her because I don't know what I'll be wanting to do when it happens. I was just hoping to go with whatever happens - and if there are complications then I'll just do whatever I'm advised.

As far as coping with a home birth, I've got music, telly, bed, lots of plastic sheeting, DH to run around after me, yoga breathing, tens and gas and air.

Anyone else got a plan, I'm stumped - and also horribly naive as a first timer.

im sotired now feel like droppin off during dinner, cant have a nap tho electrician is on his way as is carpenter argh!

Hi Wizzska,
I;m first timer and hoping for home birth too, I'm kind of same as you as regards plan, I've basically just said I want as little intervention as possible don't want to be rushed or pressured want to let everything happen in it's own good time.
I have stipulated that:
I would like baby skin to skin on me and that I want to try and bf soon after birth.
My partner doesn't want to cut cord.
That I'm undecided about having the injection for speeding up placenta delivery and woud like to leave that decision until the time.
That we don't mind who says what the sex is.
I'm hoping to get through with breating, tens, gas and air and the pool, but there will be pethidine available also, but I really hope to to need it.
If anyone has any other tips/things I've not thought of I would really appreciate input too!

McDoddle - just to reiterate what everyone else said, still time for baby to turn. My mw said 36 weeks is when they would start taking action is the baby has not turned.

Didn't do much this afternoon in my silent protest - just faffed. Plus, i finally thought my mat cover was getting the hang of things when she turned around today and said 'What's that?' to something I showed her yesterday. Someone save me....!!!

typing terrible I meant to say I hope to not need pethidine!!

my birth plan is pretty much the same but in hosp, i just want the baby and me to be safe and im open to options

pethadine done nothing for me, just made DD drowsy when she was born.

is every1 goin for the vit k injection 4 baby

I think we prob. will but want to do bit more research first. Talked about it with midwife today and seems to be more pros than cons, anyone got any experience on this?

Ambi, my understanding of the episiotomy/tear thing is that it is better to tear. A tear will naturally avoid the muscle and therefore heal much better and more easily. Quite often hospital folk would rather do an episiotomy because its easier for them to stitch, but they do cut (sorry) straight into the muscle and that is harder for your body to recover from. I think the only exception is when the baby is really really stuck and distressed and they need to cut to help it through.

ClaraQ, Chocpeanut - I'll join the granny club too - pass the Zimmer frame (my oldest DD is only 5 yrs younger than you Meme!!)

NCT sales are great for bargains - there were so many cots and pushchairs at our last one. Prices are set by the person selling the item so if you see 2 the same grab hold of both if you can then check the tags - last sale I saw 2 "Tiny Love" cot mobiles which I really liked in M'care but no way would I pay £39 for (was going to get a Toys R Us one instead). One was £15, one was £8 - you can guess which one I nabbed!!

If you have never been to a sale it's scary - if you are old enough to remember when they used to show the first day of the Harrods sale on the news back in the 80's, it's as mad as that but with more hormones!

A note of reassurance regarding kids and sleeping. My 5yo DD gets me up during the night on average once a month. Usually a nightmare or she's feeling unwell.
Have to say though she's always been a good sleeper. Can't exactly remember now but think getting up every night on average probably stopped when she was about 2.5? Anyway there is hope!

On the tearing/episiostomy front I did quite a bit of reading last time and as far as I remember Shells is right about the healing thing. In fact I did tear in the end and the MW decided not to stitch as she thought it would heal well on its own and she was right (she just told me to keep my legs shut!!) That was a homebirth though - I suspect in hospitals the OBs would be much keener to cut (am I being cynical here?!)

Been thinking about the tearing/epi bit myself too - much as I don't want to think about it brith plan (when I get round to writing it!!) will state only epi if absolutely necessary. Intersting though, even though I though it was really common, seems only about 14% in the UK at the mo - not too bad then really.

LOL here though - how cool to be having chilled Veuve Clique for birthday - alongside Thomas the Tankengine cake carefully selected by DD Add to it, said DD tucking into green olives stuffed with pimentos while stealing sips of said chilled fizz and must admit, crap as it is to be another year older, can't beat the company

Just had long hot soak (well after 10 mins of mad splashing sharing with very dirty DD!) and now feel all chilled out.

Mememummy - not said hi before - hello there. Your post abou the scales made me laugh so much I thought my waters would go - you are a breath of fresh air and seem to have such a cool approach to all this - wish I did - I fall into the silly old bat group who is stressin gfar to much and should seriously know better. Snaps to you

lol your all making me feel young now hehe, i look young to so i get quite disapproving looks if i am out anywher. i used to look after my god son when he was 2weeks old and i had to fold the buggy and stand up wiv him in y arms on the bus, whilst gettin snide remarks bout teenage mums, n he werent even mine, i was 16 then

thanks beanster i used to be so paranoid bout everythin, but i bled at 16 weeks and decided whatever will be will be am a gr8 believer in fate, however i do worry loads if lo doent move or if i get strange pains or cry loads

macdoodle - my baby is breech at the moment too....but at least this time they know in advance. Last time everyone kept telling me that the head was engaged - even when I was in labour - after my waters broke. Got to 8cm, and then was examined by trainee MW who was surprised to find "a strange ridge in the babys head"...she went to get a 2nd opinion - to then find out it was babys bum, not head at all....so then we had the trauma of emergency CS which is to be avoided at all costs as is not at all nice. Lots and lots of people running in and out of room and lots of shouting. As a result, I am not even bothering with a birth plan this time around as it all went out the window last time!

I have MW appt on Fri, and fully expect to be told that baby is still breech - and then to be referred for scan to confirm, and then booked in for CS. Not looking forward to it, with DD1 only 18 months old but would rather know in advance, than emergency CS. Apparently planned CS's are not that bad - its just the recovery time after.

can baby turn after 36 weeks?

and im assuming you would feeling