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peanut butter 
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 12:00pm |
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I know I am a long way off this ( I hope) but it is something I am really curious about. What do people plan to do, home birth, water birth, "normal"birth...what is normal..etc
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 12:03pm |
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I want them to knock me out cold, take the baby, give him a wash, put him in some nice clothes then wake me up.
But that isn't very realistic, so I plan on using a pool or bath for pain relief and then birthing on a bed, movie style, ie; in a hospital gown, with my legs up around my ears, (or as far as they will reach) screaming bloody murder.
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 12:15pm |
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With Haleigh I planned ocmpletly natural without pain relief and my midwifes homeopathy as needed.
but ended up with epidural and forceps.
Thsi time Im wanting ot try for the same, but i am open to pain relief alot sooner this tiem if i need it.
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 12:26pm |
 eomachine wrote:
I want them to knock me out cold, take the baby, give him a wash, put him in some nice clothes then wake me up.
But that isn't very realistic, so I plan on using a pool or bath for pain relief and then birthing on a bed, movie style, ie; in a hospital gown, with my legs up around my ears, (or as far as they will reach) screaming bloody murder.
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LOL yep me too (the realistic one, although the first one would be very nice!)
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 12:29pm |
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LOL Renee you crack me up!
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peanut butter
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 12:55pm |
I like the inrealistic one better. A friend and I are both planning to go to bed one night, wake up to the sun shining in on the white bedspread to find a beautiful bassinet at the end of the bed with a clean smiley baby cooing gently inside....I think it should also be lightly perfumed. "oops I must have coughed in the night".
This theory fits with my other plan that bubs will sleep through the night from day 1, feed itslef and put the jug on for mum and dad in the morning....it will also be an allblack (maybe the first female all black) and primeminister, millionaire by 15 etc etc.
Who wants to be realistic anyway....oh and birth wont hurt a bit. 
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 1:04pm |
I had planned on having a water birth, and having everything as natural as possible. Unfortunatly we never got to the birth centre to have a water birth, but i mean really what is more natural then having your baby on the bathroom floor. 
I am thinking we might try for a water birth next time (which wont be for a couple of years) but I guess we will have to see how things go.
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 1:54pm |
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What happens in a water birth? I am very curious about them. Or maybe I just want to be in the bath during labour. I LOVE my baths especially during pregnancy so it would be nice to incorporate that.
Do any chch mums know if you can use a bath etc at Christchurch womens or St Georges?
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 2:21pm |
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First time round I was hoping to be drugged up to my eyeballs, ended up having a water birth (Apparently I tried numerous times to get out of the pool hollering drugs drugs but couldn't get out!). Second time round planned and got my water birth.
Water birth is fantastic! Although i spose it works well for some, not so great for others.
You just jump in a pool that is spa pool sized, and go forth and birth! Kinda grossed me out that there would be floties in there but first time round there was nothing! Second time round not so flash but I bled a lot afterwards.
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 3:02pm |
the bathroom floor  wow he was really eager to get out.
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 3:15pm |
eomachine wrote:
I want them to knock me out cold, take the baby, give him a wash, put him in some nice clothes then wake me up.
But that isn't very realistic, so I plan on using a pool or bath for pain relief and then birthing on a bed, movie style, ie; in a hospital gown, with my legs up around my ears, (or as far as they will reach) screaming bloody murder.
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 3:17pm |
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i dont plan too much i find it better to go with the flow i have had two hospital births just because i feel more relaxed there. i usually jump in the spar bath with some nos (trick is to keep your eyes closed when you feel the gas working then you dont feel sick)
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 3:20pm |
My plan is similar to Nikki's. I plan to wake up on the morning of my due date to find that the baby has walked out during the night (placenta under arm), cleaned herself and is now tugging on my toe to let me know she is hungry. Of course she will be the perfect baby, there will be no pain and small cartoon butterflys will be floating around the room
More likely she will stay posterior, I will have to be induced 10 days after due date, have 3 days of labour and end up with a c-section! Still no point worrying about it........right? 
On a more serious note, I have no major birth plan, willing to try the birthing pool if available and just plan to see how it goes in relation to positions, drugs etc.
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 3:52pm |
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With my other two, I had no real birth plan. Once I got to the hospital I basically did what felt comfortable and right at the time... with a little bit of coaxing from the midwifes...I intend to do the same this time around, if I can.. and yes it won't hurt a bit
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 4:27pm |
Well, when we are finally pg, as lovely as all the above sound, especially the water birth... Ahhh, dreams...
I have to have a c-section due to my pelvis being too narrow for bubba to travel down. They arent certain, but will prob just go with c-section to be safe, as will be our first, and prob only bub.
Best wishes to all the expectant Mums out there.
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 5:09pm |
In my world, I will have a nice cold glass of Chardonnay in one hand, the lastest Cosmo / Vogue / Tattler in the other, whilst my husband (who strangely - in this fantasy - has started to look like Daniel Craig - dont ask!!!) massages my feet / shoulders, only pausing to feed me fresh chocolate dipped strawberries. At some point I will be rudely interuppted by a very well dressed and polite midwife, who will inform me that the baby has made its arrival, is beautifully clean and dressed, and is now ready to be cuddled, at which point I will put down my wine (after finishing it of course) and take my beautiful baby into my arms. (I am pretty sure at this point their will be some appropriate music played by a string quartet who have appeared in the corner of the room)......
Hmmmm.....maybe hard drugs ARE the way to go!!!
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 5:27pm |
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I'm going to go with the flow. I'll try about anything for pain relief which includes getting in the bath or shower, whatever works at the time. I don't see much point in planning it much because no doubt whatever I decide I want won't really work for me when I'm actually in labour! lol
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 6:50pm |
Well when i do get preg and give birth i will have all your fantasy births because i definaltely plan on being doped up to my eye balls so will probably be imagining a baby swimming out pain free while drinkin champers. I really dont think i have a good pain threshold so will probably want to be drugged at the first labour twinge.
I wonder what my future midwife will think of this plan?
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 8:35pm |
quickly and painlessly
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Posted: 18 April 2007 at 9:42pm |
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I went with the flow, thought labour would belong, got to hospital each time in time to push instead, and lol Renee - actually, having your feet in stirrups, or one foot propped up on someone's waist on either side, with them supporting all your legs weight - is soooo good, opens your pelvis right up.. yes the whole world sees, but out comes baby. it's great. I can see why people like upright positions too but i tried those and felt like the weight of the gravity was pulling me downwards. probably helped the girls drop as i stayed that way until time to push.
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