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Wheels of the wagon have fallen off fallen off..

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BeMyLilBaby · 12/03/2008 17:17

here we are! ROll call Please!

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BeMyLilBaby · 14/03/2008 17:01

well on that high note, im off home in ten, have a gd one all if you wanted to hear from shannons family her mums half sister has posted on a thread titled shannon found in the in the news section, im elated for her mum, hope the perv gets what it deserves!!

anyway half a nice one all, NJ enjoy the party il be hoping on the whether for you! and Kays enjoy freddies big day!

cya monday all x

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NatalieJane · 14/03/2008 17:06

Oh, good, I am glad it wasn't her father, although then it makes it more likely (not sure that is the right word) that something nasty (other than the abduction) went on I do hope not.

Thanks BB, see you Monday Have a nice weekend

Diege, my whole purpose in life is to have all the laundry baskets empty, I don't think it has ever happened, not once! I have been at the point where I am waiting on some more going in to make up a load, but never completely empty!

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 17:10

my problem is not the washing but the ironing.... I can never keep up with it and i only have one dd (although dp is the worst)

NatalieJane · 14/03/2008 17:14

Oh I don't do ironing, jeez, I'd never wash anything if I thought I had to iron it! LOL

Not even sure where my iron is, or if we even still have one I know we did used to have one..... will probably find it tomorrow when I take the kitchen apart!

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 17:24

you are so lucky...

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 17:30

lulu if you are lurking anytime this evening, I could really use some advice!!

NatalieJane · 14/03/2008 17:39

Can we help LL? In case Lulu isn't here. Or start a thread in her name, she loves it when people do that, don't you Lulu?!!

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 17:49

DPis ruling out without discussion a home birth. I really want to consider it, but he says that after last birth it is not an option.

Dd was back to back and twisted, this meant (although we didn't know it at the time) that every contraction was pushing on the back of her neck and not on her head. I also had a lip on my cervix that wouldn't soften so to cut a long story short she got stuck. Her heart rate dropped to 40 bpm and didn?t come back up so they cut me down below and pulled her out with forceps. We were later told it was touch and go and that another 15 minutes would have been bad news.

He says that in this case if we had been at home we would of lost dd and it is just not worth the risk.

I was just wondering if it is likely that this could happen a second time (i.e. lip on cervix) or was it just a freak.

Also my waters broke 2 days before my labour started and so had to keep going in and out to check on dd as she was at risk of infection (don?t know if this is related or not).

NatalieJane · 14/03/2008 18:06

Your waters breaking two days before has nothing to do with the position of the baby. However if they broke and nothing happened this time, I think the guide lines are 96 hours before you have to be induced (i.e. in hospital) but many hospital have tighter policies than that, from what I have read on MN it seems most hospitals allow 24 hours before inducing, although you don't have to go along with that.

Lulu might know better from being 'hands on', but I don't think there is any evidence that says that if your first baby wasn't in the correct position, then your second wouldn't be either, I think it is just luck of the draw with each seperate pregnancy. So the chances are this baby would be in the correct position.

The lip on your cervix, I may be completely wrong on this, but I think seeing how you have already been through labour now, things are a bit ahem, roomier down there ahem, (LOL) I'd have thought it wouldn't be much of an issue this time.

How far are you from the hospital?

Many people find with a home birth, the fact that you have a midwife with you, and you alone, and then when things start getting heated you have 2, all to yourself, they tend to get to know how you are handling it all, and are much more likely to pick up on any problems quicker than they would in a hospital looking after 5+ women at a time.

Why don't you, when you are pregnant, talk to the midwife with DP, see what she has to say, and if what she says does anything to relieve his fears? Explore the net a bit, but don't take any of it as gospel, always seek a (professional) second opinion on things you find on the net!

I think the problem you have with home births, and births in general, is that you only ever hear about the 'bad' ones, it is the same for everything, like I moan when the postman comes late, but I never seem to notice when he is early!

You do have to bare in mind there are risks, but in most cases these are outweighed by the fact you have a one-to-one midwife with you, and if home births were as dangerous as many people think, then why are the professionals still letting them happen, and in some areas positivly urging people to have them?

Sorry I have waffled, 'tis a subject close to my heart! Just wish I was brave enough to have one, having said that though, I can see this next one being a very unplanned homebirth!

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 18:12

Thanks NJ I will do that. Just need to get the BFP now so will get down to some doinking tonight. Day 18 today...

Playingthewaitinggame · 14/03/2008 18:14

Hello all,

I can see how that must be scary for you and your DH LL. I wish I had expert advise for you which I don't!! From what I've read as long as you are a low risk and dont live too far from hospital a home birth is no more risky than a hopsital birth. I mean think about it, if the worst happened, you have one to one care with a MW so if there is a problem they know about it a lot sooner than you would if you were in hospital and had to share a MW. At the slightest possibilty of any probs you could head straight into hospital in an ambulance. They would know you were coming, have everything ready for you, so you might find you get to theatre just as quick as if you were in hospital, maybe quicker. Don't forget just because you are in hospital, it still takes time to assemble a team to operate, I think the statistics are anything from 20-45 mins. Having said that I think you would have to live close enough so you could get there in an emergency and be prepared to go in at the first hint of a problem so you were not putting yourself and baby at risk. Also, of course, there are far fewer interventions needed with a home birth, so the possiblity of you being in a true emergency situation is lower.

Additionally, you could always make a plan to have a home birth if baby is in a good position but go into hospital if baby is in a less favourable position??

Anyway I will shut up as I have no personal experience!

I am off home now ladies, will probably not be on till Monday now.

Take care xx.

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 18:17

Night playing and thanks for the advice. Just need DP to be a bit more open minded now.

kayzisbroody · 14/03/2008 18:57

Sorry I have no advice LL, but I hope you get the birth you want. At home and pain free

I'm only on CD6. So we'll probably have a gof tonight. Then no 'gofing' tomorrow night or Sunday night due to my pain in the arse sister and niece staying over

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 19:04

Quiet doinking remember kay.... They will never know!!

Did you get any shoes?

BigTeuchLittleTeuch · 14/03/2008 19:10

evening all! No advice LL I'm afraid. Yes Kay, did you get shoes?

NJ, you have been one busy bunny I find the compulsion to pee on a stick is strong and the OPK's help with that . It is interesting to see whether it coincides...I think I would have missed it this month as symptoms were all over the place. However I am currently ovulating, ladies

My head is done in trying to write a shopping list to cover us for lambing time...I need to do a grocery shop which will cover us for about 5 weeks!!! Struggling...

kayzisbroody · 14/03/2008 19:13

Shoe shopping is tomorrow I could go shoe shopping everyday!!

I might have to have a quiet doink!!

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 19:18

5 weeks Teuch my god I struggle with a weeks shopping. I have just realised ladies i will be testing on DD's birthday. I might leave it until the following day though because I want it to be all about her on her birthday iyswim.

kayzisbroody · 14/03/2008 19:28

I can understand that LL. Its her day and if you got a bfp, you and your dp could be too excited.

I'll get really excited when we get our first BFP on here.

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 19:31

I think Teuch is due before me so lets hear it for the teuch....

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 19:31

Its the BFN that i might get as well i would be so gutted it might take the shine off the day a bit so will wait until the sunday me thinks.

kayzisbroody · 14/03/2008 19:37

Yeah.

Maybe it'll work like a rain dance

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 19:39

Thanks Kay.... fingers crossed.

BigTeuchLittleTeuch · 14/03/2008 19:40

I think I'll be due period on the Friday (if I am right about OV today) or possibly the saturday...

Exciting! Although I am not thinking this will be our month...I randomly remembered a comment a psychic made about me having 'twins but not really' so I came to thinking that if I got pg next month, baby would be due on DS birthday Overthinking? Moi?

Also, if I get BFP I will have to tell Mum & Sis immediately as they will be staying here for a week, and it is lambing time, so I will struggle to stop my FIL from knowing as I can't have any contact with the sheep/lambs/clothing/equipment...he already thinks I am a slacker

But I still really really really really really want a +ve!!!

lardylumps · 14/03/2008 19:45

Kay hope your doing the BFP dance for Teuch like i am...... phew must calm down dont want to use up all my energy now do i

kayzisbroody · 14/03/2008 19:46

That will be hard Teuch. I'd find it so hard to keep away from cuddling the cute little lambs!!

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