Due December 09 - Fluttering Tums and Excited Mums...

[SarahL2]

New Thread before the old one fills up.

is fine to have a little drink and still BF

When i had Mimi, she was born at 7pm and at 9.30pm DH & I were sat on the sofa with chamapagne and chinese

I dont fancy homebirth to be honest...... too neurotic and cos of my strep B i have to have anti biotics in labour. HAppy to leave the mess for the hospital to clear up!!!!

I don't think with strep B they allow you a HB anyway. I loved it; no travel, 2 midwives, own sofa/bed/bath/food...loverrrrly.

Here the delivery suite is a good 40 minutes away in normal traffic. Last labour was about 2.5 hours from first sche to baby in arms, i only realised i was in labour after an hour or so, lol. Didn't get much warning . DH thought i would be a while when i rang him and he stayed to finish his last pint

that is a shot labour scorps.... i was 24 hours from waters breaking and being admitted to hospital and 10 hours actual labour. I live 10 mins from hospital max so am nice and close. Stupid question but what would happen if you needed an episiotomy or c section....... sorry if sound thick.

does it also mean no epidural?????? i was stopping myself breathing with every contraction with dd and an epidural was only was forward.... well poss not only way but the easiest for me!!!!!!!

No, i've never had an apidural, i just have a little bit of gas at the end. The pain helps me feel what my body needs to do, iyswim. I can have (but have never needed one) an episiotomy at home, but if i need a CS its hospital transfer.

i see. can i just say i am full of admiration for anyone that has managed without an epidural. I am def not having pethidine or any substitute this time round (very very sick last time with it) but am open minded about the epidural. i had the choice with dd between forceps or an episiotomy as she and me were tacicardic (cant spell!!!) i chose the latter so it was lucky i had had a epidural. would love to get through it on gas and air and have a feeling things are slightly less 'tight' down there this time round so fingers crossed!

had a epidural with dd1 and they buggered it up it came out and refused to believe me when i said it was not working finally believed me when they saw my soaking top all down my back

so needless to say i was not up on it with dd2 lol she was gas and air and my birthing ball the baour itself was only about 2 1/2 hours and was great it was after that i had probs

my waters have never broken either always been broken for me. i hope they break on own this time!! i want that whoops feeling lol

my dd had such a big head that i didnt get a whoops feeling it just trickle..... hence me thinking a was just wetting myself!!

even just that i wld be hapopy with lol

both times i have had them broken as they were bulging and stopping girls from coming down

i remember waddling into the hospital with 4 maternity pads between my legs..... what a sight!

pmsl really? haha

Yeah I also want to experience my waters breaking, they had to do it for me last time.
Im getting nervous about seeing my surgeon next week he doesnt know im pregnant (whoops) but in my defence he did say not to wait till after surgery and it would be better to have a baby before not after so hopefully he wont be too shocked!

Seeing midwife in a couple of hours think the bump is being measured this time. No idea what to expect, some days I feel huge other day I feel as if im hardly pregnant at all!

no joke madmissy..... then when they stuck a giant cotton bud up me to check it was my waters and not wee i ended up bleeding and fluid dribbling so ended up with an incontinence pad!!!! No glamour there for me. They kept me in after that but i here they let you go home now if its your waters as i wasnt having any contractions. less germs at home i suppose and i ended up with infections so would def stay at home for that bit now..... although i dont think i can..... my mw has said i have to go straight in so they can treat me for the Strep B. We'll see.

I had first and third (at home) babies waters broken for me. ds2 was born after about 10 minutes in the hospital and there was no time for an examination lol

I've visited 2 friends with little babies today...looking forward to having my own even more now

I'm trying to get more into this pregnancy, but i guess that all this DH stuff is taking up all of my brain, pretty much. I do every day stroke her though and i do talk to her, look at her things etc.

Oh Scorps

Wish there was something we could do to help.

Well I'm getting better as for the first time i have control in this now. If he ever does anything, i will leave him. I actually may still leave anyway. He is very sorry, is doing everythign exactly how i want. He said something the other day - that he took us for granted before. Explains so much.

yep a classic thing taking things for granted!

make sure you try and get some you time... i do aqua natal and thats my escape perhaps see if there is anything near you?

I'm going to start pregnancy yoga again. I do go out with friends, etc.

He got so used to having his life, he was almost single really i guess.

well he knows wrong now and learning the hard way

I wanted to do Aquanatal again this pregnancy but have no energy left after a day at home with my DS!

Tried pregnancy Yoga but the instructor kept asking us all to chant and 'visualise your Yoni' and it put me off

I've got a low lying placenta and have been told to take things easy too - will have to check with the doctor to see if I am allowed to go.

Hi girls - anyone had BH lasting about 2hrs? I've read it's a sign of dehydration. Been feeling really uncomfortable since about 7:30 - before dinner as DP and I had late dinner tonight. I did have a little (actually quite big!) release of air just now so hopefully its partly trapped wind...