Live homebirth thread.

[pinkballetflats]

Anyone up...my waters just partly went.....

Don't even give a second thought to whether baby is OP - both of mine probably were and I felt labour in my back but I had two pretty quick home births without even g&a - stay positive and mobile and you'll be absolutely fine.

Don't forget to keep drinking lots of water and going for a wee regularly. Have some breakfast if you can face it.

Ooh, good luck pink. I have no advice to give (ds a cs after failed induction, no contrax at all - softy) but a wave a good Pom Pom!

Hey all..well I've been resting and as soon as I lay down I started with contractions of moderate pain lasting 45 seconds every seven minutes. I've had some blood in my waters and again the non-balanced blurb given to me by the midwife says I have to ring the hospital but it's pink and doubt it's more that 25mls and I certainly hadn't even remotely gone through the pad. After doing a search here I've read loads of women who bleed lightly throughout. I'll be keeping an eye on it. Bubs is moving around nicely.

Good luck pink

Agree that back pain doesn't necessarily mean OP and a long painful labour... With DD, I felt like my pelvis was going to explode and she was a quick labour with a lot less pain than DC1

Hope it all picks up today and you are cuddling a lovely newborn soon

Good luck pink! I bled throughout and all was fine so I hope the same goes for you.

I hope you're resting pink! Have read through, it all sounds like promising stuff!

Sounds like its going well Pink. Hand and knees and get oh to press down hard on your sacrum to relieve the sacral pressure if its getting too much - the release is fab.

Just delurking from earlier and wishing you luck. If you're thinking of using TENS get it on sooner rather than later as it helps most with pre transition pain (and you cant wear it in the pool!) but takes a while for the muscles to get used to it to have best effect, I found mine invaluable!

Good luck pink,2 successful home births for me. Many moons ago thou.... DS 15, Dd 13! Lovely experience

Took 1000mg paracetamol at 8am just to take the edge off. As soon as OH is back down I'll get him to get the TENS on for me. Funnily the CTX seem to get stronger when I lie down on my left side right now.

Good luck!! I had a quick home birth for dd (pfb) so cheering you on from the Essex riviera....

How exciting! My first live birth thread! Go go go pink!!!

Good luck pinkballetflats! I loved my homebirth. I bled a bit in labour but all was fine, mw wasn't concerned at all

Hands and knees pushing into the sofa was good for me.... Waters went about an hours before dd arrived (contractions started 3-4 hours before that though) jumped in the pool, first midwife made it with 45 mins to go, second midwife arrived as we were cuddling our new gorgeous bundle. (Think I must be ovulating or something as its made me well up thinking about it!!)

Oh and when my waters did go my pad was stained dark/green. Midwives said officially they should've transferred me but as me and dd were doing well there was no need and they omitted it from my notes.

Birth pool water was clear about from a bit of poo from dd, I had a tiny graze that didn't require stitches.

Totally amazing experience (blubbing now)

Cool date for a birthday too 6/7/13.... 6+7=13

just checking in after a busy dat how you going?

Still going...think this is going to be a long one! |Thinking of sending OH out for R Whites Lemonade Ice lollies

Good plan

I also want a full English!

Definitely send your Dh for lollies - today's going to be hot, and this'll be a great way to stay hydrated without the desperate need for lots of toilet breaks! How're you feeling now?

I'm feeling good...bit at the ctx tapering off....

Good luck pink!

Good luck pink hope the cx pick up soon

just been catching up pink! good luck! got on thon ball and get bouncing! will be watching through the day luck and love coming at u from Irelandxxx

Good luck pink, lollies sound like a good plan, it's hot today!