https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 06 May 2026 08:11:41 +0000 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:58:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=32639 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987804&title=natural-home-birth#987804 Author: Emmi_
Subject: 32639
Posted: 04 April 2010 at 8:58pm

Yeah after lurking in March, reading your post about Roo coming bought tears to my eyes! Congrats hun! Looking forward to reading the full story! ]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:58:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987804&title=natural-home-birth#987804 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987786&title=natural-home-birth#987786 Author: AzzaNZ
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Posted: 04 April 2010 at 8:43pm

Congrats Millie! Cant wait for your birth story!]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:43:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987786&title=natural-home-birth#987786 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987687&title=natural-home-birth#987687 Author: HippyMama
Subject: 32639
Posted: 04 April 2010 at 5:54pm

Congrats Millie and welcome earthside wee Ruairidh - wishing you all the best as you enjoy lots of milky cuddles with your new little man.

(Can't wait to hear the birth story!)]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:54:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987687&title=natural-home-birth#987687 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987532&title=natural-home-birth#987532 Author: bext1
Subject: 32639
Posted: 04 April 2010 at 1:51pm

Congrats!!! ]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:51:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987532&title=natural-home-birth#987532 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987501&title=natural-home-birth#987501 Author: yermasyada
Subject: 32639
Posted: 04 April 2010 at 12:46pm

LOL Thanks love x

Just to let you all know.....

Ruairidh Alexander McLean arrived this morning after a wonderful home birth which lasted 4hrs from the first twinge to Roo making an appearance

9lb 3oz and a full head of hair.

Will do a detailed birth story in the next few days.]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:46:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987501&title=natural-home-birth#987501 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987460&title=natural-home-birth#987460 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 32639
Posted: 04 April 2010 at 11:07am

ok so scrap what I last said and

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! ]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:07:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987460&title=natural-home-birth#987460 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987457&title=natural-home-birth#987457 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 32639
Posted: 04 April 2010 at 11:01am

I personally would go to the hospital, it doesnt hurt to get checked out, ctg is easy peasy! and I found it neat seeing and hearing bubs heart rate etc, you dont have to have a stretch and sweep, I had one at 41 weeks and it did nothing, and Caden was born at 42 weeks via emerg c sec in the end anyways!

With a stretch and sweep, it will only work if your body and baby are ready, its more of a kick start if anything and not really intervention IMO.

Good Luck

Edited by Sheza]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:01:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987457&title=natural-home-birth#987457 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987089&title=natural-home-birth#987089 Author: T_Rex
Subject: 32639
Posted: 03 April 2010 at 5:46pm

I think that's a good idea. I'd have the scan/CTG to check all is well, and if so, stick to your plans. And don't let them say "oh we aren't happy with xyz... we want to induce" - make them explain exactly what they are concerned about and what it might mean.

For what it's worth, I ended up getting the MW to cancel my appointment at the overdue clinic on the day I was meant to go cos I was in labour ]]> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:46:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=987089&title=natural-home-birth#987089 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986960&title=natural-home-birth#986960 Author: notenufchaos
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Posted: 03 April 2010 at 2:09pm

M i went 10 days over with my first and 11 days overdue with my second - both natural home births and it was only after being overdue a week that we discussed induction and i was not willing to have any interventions until at least two weeks overdue and then only a s&s and monitoring of bubs. luckily it never came to that it just seems that my babies like to stay on board a little longer than others lol. they were not big babies either and neither had any issues with being overdue. so i would trust your instincts baby will come when he is ready.]]> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:09:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986960&title=natural-home-birth#986960 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986841&title=natural-home-birth#986841 Author: yermasyada
Subject: 32639
Posted: 03 April 2010 at 9:50am

Thanks ladies, I really appreciate your opinions.

I think I may go to the hospital to be monitored, but decline the S&S unless the scan/ctg picks something up.

I'm off for a long walk up the hill now and will spend the afternoon bouncing on my swiss ball in the hope that he pops out tomorrow. I quite like the idea of an Easter Sunday baby ]]> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:50:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986841&title=natural-home-birth#986841 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986820&title=natural-home-birth#986820 Author: kebakat
Subject: 32639
Posted: 03 April 2010 at 8:03am

You could always go get checked, make sure bubs is ok. And forego the stretch n sweep.]]> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:03:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986820&title=natural-home-birth#986820 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986814&title=natural-home-birth#986814 Author: Kellz
Subject: 32639
Posted: 03 April 2010 at 7:28am

I wouldnt go to hospital. Baby will come when its ready. I had 3 s & s with Isla, and she was born 5 days after her due date. With Aiden I wanted a natural homebirth and as little intervention as possible. He was born on his due date but I had already declined to have a s& s and had decided I would not have any even if overdue.
I ended up getting to 10cm dilated and pushing him out at home but then my waters broke and there was mecnoium in them, so it became safer for baby to be born in hospital. Because it still looked like i was a while off from delivering him we were transfered to hopital, where he was born an hr later- still completely naturally with no problems.

Like HippyMumma, I had also decided against any interventions just for the sake of it, unless baby or I were at risk. I told my midwife I would not be timing contractions and didnt want to know how many cm dilated I was. While in labour I felt by the shape of my belly that baby may have turned breech, so I asked her to come and check us- I agreed then to an internal and was 8cm dilated which was the best thing I had ever heard, lol! At that point I knew I could definatly go on to have a completely natural birth, which I did!

Edited by Kellz]]> Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:28:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986814&title=natural-home-birth#986814 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986776&title=natural-home-birth#986776 Author: HippyMama
Subject: 32639
Posted: 02 April 2010 at 10:29pm

I think in your heart you already know the answer

When I got to 41 weeks with my last pregnancy my MW and I started discussing what the plan would be if I went "more" overdue, and I arrived pretty much at the same conclusion as you have made here:

Milliemoo wrote: I'm still very much in the mind set 'he'll come when he's ready' though, so as long as we're both fit and healthy, why try and push things ?

But to clarify a little further, I had personally decided against *any* form of intervention including stretch & sweeps, and in terms of monitoring was not prepared to go to hospital unless there were more overt and immediate signs of distress (bleeding, infection / high temperature) - so basically my mw would have stuck to listening for bubs heartbeat, palpating her position, and that was about it really!

DD2 was born at 41+1 in the end, at home, in just under 2 hours



Edited by HippyMama]]> Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:29:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986776&title=natural-home-birth#986776 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986755&title=natural-home-birth#986755 Author: yermasyada
Subject: 32639
Posted: 02 April 2010 at 9:39pm

Thanks love x

Here's hoping that bubs pops out at the weekend so I don't have to think about making any decisions ]]> Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:39:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986755&title=natural-home-birth#986755 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986681&title=natural-home-birth#986681 Author: Kicker
Subject: 32639
Posted: 02 April 2010 at 7:24pm

Cath, i think that i would go to the hospital for at least the scan and the CTG to check that bubs is okay. I personally would have the S&S (i had one with Madison), it pretty low on the intervention scale and it may just be the kick start that bubs needs.

It sounds like your mw is totally on your wavelength and i don't think that she would have suggested it if she didn't think that it may help.

I would also go to the acupuncture on monday and ask them to amp it up a bit ]]> Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:24:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986681&title=natural-home-birth#986681 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986654&title=natural-home-birth#986654 Author: yermasyada
Subject: 32639
Posted: 02 April 2010 at 5:57pm

Hi there,

Just looking for some advise really. I've been planning a home birth (hypnobirthing) with as little intervention as possible.

I have a great MW who does a lot of home births and we've already discussed quite a few scenarios which would mean me having to go to hospital, but then returning back home to birth eg: administering IV anti-biotics.

I'm 41 weeks at the weekend and still no sign of bubs. That said, I've been having some show which started on Thursday. Nothing major, just drips and drabs.

My MW wants me to go to the hospital on Tuesday if nothings happened, so she can do a stretch & sweep, ctg, scan etc.

Part of me thinks this is a good idea because if things get moving before 42 weeks then I'm less likely to have to go back to hospital for more invasive induction methods (which I'm really not keen on at all!), but the other half thinks, just let it be and see what happens after 42 weeks

I'm very relaxed about the birth and I'm looking forward to it, but I just hadn't really planned on making decisions like this.

I've been going to acupuncture regularly, so I could always squeeze in a quick session on Monday with the aim of getting things moving.

I'm still very much in the mind set 'he'll come when he's ready' though, so as long as we're both fit and healthy, why try and push things ?

hummmmm any thoughts?]]> Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:57:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32639&PID=986654&title=natural-home-birth#986654