after the birth?..

i got there in time to push, put as i've said, i had to push for 2 hours. definately know to ring my midwife a bit earlier this time. although, i liked being at home, it calmed me down for the first while, it's only when i felt like things were happening and my midwife had said she wouldn't be there for another half hour that i got a bit worried.

i can definately see why people like home births, if your pregnancy has been all good and baby is looking to be in a good position and all that then it would probably be awesome to be able to cuddle up in your own bed instead of those uncomfy hospital thingies, but i think for the main event i like to feel that everything is right there if anything goes wrong, so hospital it is for me, maybe i might get to use the spa bath this time, i mean, since only 10% of people's water's break first, the odds are pretty good that it won't happen to me again. (is that good or bad?).

lol. just try and stay home as long as you can, and check in with your midwife regularly.. she'll probably come and check you a few times in the early stages to see how you are doing.

home definately calms you down.. then you can go to hospital to have it and you'll still feel safe. i just remember that as soon as i got into that hospital i felt like my whole body tensed up, and i felt nervous.. here was this unfamiliar place, with everything painted white, and a clock on the wall in front of you reminding you how long you'd been there everytime you looked at it. for a place that is supposed to help you feel good giving birth, it certainly isn't very cosy and nice!

how much onger do you have to go? it can't be very long at all now?

i was induced so was in hospital from word go - i wish that i had had the opportunity to wake my hubby in the middle of the night and experience it all naturally - i had planned to stay at home as long as possible. But thats the way it goes i spose, baby was healthy and all went well in the end and thats what matters.

I went to hospital after 31 hours. Contractions started at 4pm on Wed and I went at 11pm on Thursday. Even then I lied to my midwife - she said no hospital till the contractions were 5mins apart, and at this stage they were still irrgular, but I rang her and said they were 5mins apart because I couldn't handle the pain anymore and I was scared and tired.
I was 5cm when I got to the hospital, but my labour still progressed really slowly so I had syntocinon to speed it up.
I'm glad I went to the hospital when I did. Up until a couple of hours before I went i was still walking around my house normally, I even went to the supermarket in my pyjamas lol. But I went to hospital when I felt I needed to.
I remember in antenatal classes they said that the midwife won't let labour go on more than 12 hours, but they got around that with me by saying that my labour hadn't started till my midwife broke my waters at 1am Friday. I remember being all excited on the Wed that I was going to have a baby in the next 12 hours, not even lol! But now I know for next time...

Hey Neeno have you discussed your birth with your midwife? just wondering because you mentioned that you would want a doctor in the room. They don't usually get involved unless there is complications anyway. Its usually just your midwife and your support crew! Unless you have a home birth then there is two midwives for the final stage.

Yep, they just usually have the hospital team of midwives. Or they may have been reffered to an obstitrician. There are very few GPs who deliver babys nowdays as they don't really have the time to leave their practices or to be called out in the middle of the night, its a shame really. My GP is awesome I would have loved it if she could deliver my children. But she does give me free checks all through my pregnancy as well as my midwife, which is nice.

i think everyone gets to the point in labour where they think, nup, i'm not doing this.. i can't. for me it was the pushing part. i remember telling my midwife that i can't do it, lol and i got annoyed because she left during a contraction and all i had was mike.. who was nice, but not at all helpful. lol. maybe might try being more upright this time instead of lying down.. might be quicker too.

with the gp thing, i think in palmy there are only 2 gps who still do deliveries, other than you either have your specialist, your midwife or the hospital midwives.   

Here you go roksana, and other mums to be - hope these things help!!! bump!!

hhhmm that's interesting stuff. maybe is has something to do with acidity?

re the cider vinegar and honey - is supposed to be a weight loss aid also...
and peeing in the shower may help if sore.