If I think I cant, I wont will I?

[Divvy]

I feel very negative about my birth, that is only a few weeks away now.

You can tell from my posts on here, my frame of mind is not focused at all on birth.

I am scared, thats the truth of it!

I was all set for a vbac untill about 7 weeks ago,when I thought the baby had gone breech.

Fantastic I thought, get out of jail free card, ie no vb, dont pass go, go straight to cs.

Now it seems the baby is not breech at all!

So looks like I will have to go through labour....but I dont believe in myself, or my body, or the medical staff in labour ward.

What can I do, to turn things around?

hey Divvy - how are you doing?

Can't believe you're due already!!!

No words of wisdom - but when I had DS3 (as you know) the staff at K were fabulous.

first of all, tis completely natural to be scared.

(actually, if I'm being honest, tis completely natural to be scared out of your wits!) Tis a scary thing you are going to do.

BUT... it is okay really.

It doesn't matter how many people tell you it's going to be all right, you will still be scared but a few things to think about when you're thinking rationally:

if it were that bad, nobody would ever have two, would they?

women have been having babies for millions of years and if it was that risky, the human race would have died out yonks ago.

Your body is specifically designed to produce babies, you can have faith in your body, it will know what to do even if you don't.

The HCPs at your hospital will also know what they are doing. They would be sacked if they didn't.

It will be ok.

Hope you start to feel a bit more positive.

Hi FAQ, fine apart from having a major wobble!

Is it stage fright?

one thing I will say is stand your ground with what you want (I had no monitoring, no cannula (sp), position I wanted to be in, and only one internal). They tried to talk me into/out of most of the above but I told them I wasn't playing their game and they accepted that.

As you know I had a fabulous VBAC with DS3

lol @ stage fright - after how many babies

Went for afternoon nap with toddler. Woke up and having strong bh. Went shopping, they carried on.

5 pm they stopped, and have just started up again.

Getting alot of pressure in bum when they happen.

Help!

Do I ring and tell labour ward that I am ?breech?? still as its not been comfirmed either way by scan yet?

I am 36+4

I think maybe that the baby has now turned head down, and taht is why I am presure from its head now?

I also had a gush of fluid yesterday, but it was a one off, and I think it may have been wee

I always go over due

ooooooo Divvy - there's always a first for an early baby you know ,

I wouldn't ring them yet, baby has probably turned (all 3 of mine were breech until about 32/33 weeks then turned - but I didn't feel them turning - just felt different). Keep us updated if the BH's carry on.

I feel excited now, and feel I can do it now, tonight, if I have to!

I am pregnant, I can change m mind like the wind if I so feel like it!

break a leg eh?

Good luck whenever it happens, remember to stand your ground if you're going for minimum intervention/no monitoring etc. I did and DS3's birth was AMAZING.

All stopped now

I bet I go on for weeks like this now tut

oh b*gger.....

Nothin today

Got scan Monday, so will know whats going to happen then.

Its head down and ready to go!

Spine to my front as well, which scanner lady said was a good position.

My god the head looks huge on the scan! Compared to the 20 weeks scan!

Its got its hands up by its head, so thats why I feel alot of movement down low.