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Baby Dust 4...POUF!
Hi Everyone! I'm so excited to start the 4th long post. :)
Tonight I am having some light cramps on my right abdomen. I bought a test (hopefully it will work) to take on the morning of Father's Day, the 15th! :)
I am curious, I know I've read/heard a lot of ladies say, but all of you out there who are mommies or soon to be: How did you tell your significant other about the pregnancy and upcoming parenthood and what was their reaction?
Thank you!
~Your Katebud~
Tonight I am having some light cramps on my right abdomen. I bought a test (hopefully it will work) to take on the morning of Father's Day, the 15th! :)
I am curious, I know I've read/heard a lot of ladies say, but all of you out there who are mommies or soon to be: How did you tell your significant other about the pregnancy and upcoming parenthood and what was their reaction?
Thank you!
~Your Katebud~
Krissy-
I'm not really sure how it works, but I'm positive you could get a midwife to stay with you until you'd progressed to a certain point in your labor at home. I agree with you on the whole being more comfortable at a hospital thing... Only because things can change quickly and I'd feel 100% better knowing that emergency medical equipment was standing by. And in the very, very slim chance that maybe your labor doesn't progress as well as they'd hope they can have the baby out safely very quickly in a hospital.
I'm not sure how the midwife thing works, I would just 'google' midwives in your area- and make some calls...find out. I'm pretty sure they'd take insurance. Another option would be to maybe call the hospital and ask to speak to someone about something like that- I dont know if that could also fall under the responsbility of a doula. But as far as midwives go- I hear that some of them are pretty old fashioned and can be pushy and try and make you feel guilty for wanting to deliver in a hospital- or for wanting pain meds...so keep that in mind! Don't let them change your mind if it's not what you want.
Jamie- I am due as early as Sep 10 - but we're calling it the 14th. I cant seem to get that date out of my head...
I'm not really sure how it works, but I'm positive you could get a midwife to stay with you until you'd progressed to a certain point in your labor at home. I agree with you on the whole being more comfortable at a hospital thing... Only because things can change quickly and I'd feel 100% better knowing that emergency medical equipment was standing by. And in the very, very slim chance that maybe your labor doesn't progress as well as they'd hope they can have the baby out safely very quickly in a hospital.
I'm not sure how the midwife thing works, I would just 'google' midwives in your area- and make some calls...find out. I'm pretty sure they'd take insurance. Another option would be to maybe call the hospital and ask to speak to someone about something like that- I dont know if that could also fall under the responsbility of a doula. But as far as midwives go- I hear that some of them are pretty old fashioned and can be pushy and try and make you feel guilty for wanting to deliver in a hospital- or for wanting pain meds...so keep that in mind! Don't let them change your mind if it's not what you want.
Jamie- I am due as early as Sep 10 - but we're calling it the 14th. I cant seem to get that date out of my head...
check out the website i did for baby girl...
http://www.babyjellybeans.com/web/do/site/home?ID=381181
http://www.babyjellybeans.com/web/do/site/home?ID=381181
testing to see if my ticker shows...
mandy-our tub is like a one person jacuzzi tub, but it doesn't have jets...just a soaking tub. roman sized, i wish!! haha!!! that is a good idea about a midwife to sit with me/check my progress till the hospital. how does that work? do you pay them or do they accept insurance? they didn't tell me why no waterbirths...but i am guessing it has something to do with what your hospital said.
jamie-i just don't think i want to deliver at home. for some reason, i think it would freak me out. i kind of like the hospital atmosphere and would probably feel safer there for the delivery. although, i am worried about waiting too long and not knowing when is a good time to head in... since this is my first baby, i don't know if i am going to be a quick one (i can only hope and pray!!!) or if i will labor for hours and hours...
keeks-i just don't know if i want to deliver at home. what a mess!! and what if something went wrong? plus, like i said, i kind of like the atmosphere of hospitals and feel safer there. i am definitely concerned about things slowing if i get in the tub before 5cm. they say it can be counteractive and it's most productive later in labor after 5cm. i really don't know what i will end up doing. i love having everything planned out and hate not knowing!! i'm glad that little boy is holding out for you!! mid august? yay, then you may beat me and can give me all of the details!!! i have predicted that i will have baby skye on august 25 at 2:40pm. my goal is a 5-6 hour labor (a girl can hope!!). i am still continuing to prove the theory on tall women having fast labors so there is hope! every tall woman i have met had a labor under 7 hours. my mom's friend (5'9) had her first in 5.5 hours and her second in 50 minutes! yikes!!
jamie-i just don't think i want to deliver at home. for some reason, i think it would freak me out. i kind of like the hospital atmosphere and would probably feel safer there for the delivery. although, i am worried about waiting too long and not knowing when is a good time to head in... since this is my first baby, i don't know if i am going to be a quick one (i can only hope and pray!!!) or if i will labor for hours and hours...
keeks-i just don't know if i want to deliver at home. what a mess!! and what if something went wrong? plus, like i said, i kind of like the atmosphere of hospitals and feel safer there. i am definitely concerned about things slowing if i get in the tub before 5cm. they say it can be counteractive and it's most productive later in labor after 5cm. i really don't know what i will end up doing. i love having everything planned out and hate not knowing!! i'm glad that little boy is holding out for you!! mid august? yay, then you may beat me and can give me all of the details!!! i have predicted that i will have baby skye on august 25 at 2:40pm. my goal is a 5-6 hour labor (a girl can hope!!). i am still continuing to prove the theory on tall women having fast labors so there is hope! every tall woman i have met had a labor under 7 hours. my mom's friend (5'9) had her first in 5.5 hours and her second in 50 minutes! yikes!!
Krissy ~ Awww man! That totaly ***** they wont do water births at the hospital.....Jamie did have a good idea of having a home water birth , I think that would be wicked, and sooo much more calming than some sterile hospital , especially after spending all that time in the tub at home , it could delay your progress once you get to the hospital , because the part of labour that the water helps the most is the last active phase when pain is at its worst & also a big part of labour in water is to be able to have the baby in water.....its so natural & more at ease I think.......I think a home birth is a great idea for you if your comfortable with it , and that way your midwife is there through the transition phases of labour to help if you need it as well because going through that alone with just your husband could be kind of intense not knowing what to expect!
Jamie ~ Awww yeah sounds like a little boy heartbeat , but ya never know :P I thought all along I had a girls heartbeat and I was wrong lol.......I do think your having a boy though!......hopefully your labour is as good as it was with the twins this time!.....Thats awesome you didnt even get stitches!!!!.....Glad your hubbys medical is going to cover his shots! Thats gotta be a BIG relief!.....Hopefully you & the kiddo's start to feel better soon!...Colds suck :P
Katebud ~ Awww I hope you get to see the heartbeat!.....I seen Rylen's at 7 weeks so im sure you'll be able too!!.....How exciting!......I bet you just cant wait! I was SO excited for my 1st ultrasound!.....Even though the pic is nothing but a little bean its still cute!!......Make sure to let us know how it goes :)
Quick Update :).....Well I ended up back in the hospital last night....I had braxton hicks since about 11pm and at 5 am they were starting to hurt a bit more and they wouldnt go away , so I figured I had better go get checked.....Went out to L&D and got hooked up to a monitor & an IV started ( fluids tend to ease or make BH stop).....My doctor came in at 8 and did another FFN which came back negative again! Thank goodness!.....So at least 1 more week of him cooking!.......My doctor checked me and my cervix was actually a bit better than it was at my appt last week which was good :)......Shes holding out for at least a mid-august baby which is fine with me :D......But I did get some kinda good news I guess , I thought I would have to be sent back to Vancouver if he is born before 34 weeks , but the hospital an hour away will take babies at 32 weeks so long as they dont need a ventilator....Chances are if hes born early even at 32 weeks , he wont need one since hes had the shot to mature his lungs , and babies that are put under stress early on tend to have a better chance of breathing on their own even as soon as 32 weeks :D.....I guess if a baby is taken via c-section early they are the ones who tend to need a ventilator because they dont have the instinct to fight like a stressed baby does.....Kinda re-assuring anyways!......I didnt have any big contractions that showed up on the monitor , just braxton hicks like I had thought!.......His head is still low but thats to be expected anyways , and ive started to loose my mucous plug little bits at a time , which I guess isnt alarming because it can reform & since they already suspect he will be born early it doesnt mean much , and you can loose your entire plug and still be weeks away from delivery so thats kinda good to know :D.......Anyways hope everyone is doing well :)
Jamie ~ Awww yeah sounds like a little boy heartbeat , but ya never know :P I thought all along I had a girls heartbeat and I was wrong lol.......I do think your having a boy though!......hopefully your labour is as good as it was with the twins this time!.....Thats awesome you didnt even get stitches!!!!.....Glad your hubbys medical is going to cover his shots! Thats gotta be a BIG relief!.....Hopefully you & the kiddo's start to feel better soon!...Colds suck :P
Katebud ~ Awww I hope you get to see the heartbeat!.....I seen Rylen's at 7 weeks so im sure you'll be able too!!.....How exciting!......I bet you just cant wait! I was SO excited for my 1st ultrasound!.....Even though the pic is nothing but a little bean its still cute!!......Make sure to let us know how it goes :)
Quick Update :).....Well I ended up back in the hospital last night....I had braxton hicks since about 11pm and at 5 am they were starting to hurt a bit more and they wouldnt go away , so I figured I had better go get checked.....Went out to L&D and got hooked up to a monitor & an IV started ( fluids tend to ease or make BH stop).....My doctor came in at 8 and did another FFN which came back negative again! Thank goodness!.....So at least 1 more week of him cooking!.......My doctor checked me and my cervix was actually a bit better than it was at my appt last week which was good :)......Shes holding out for at least a mid-august baby which is fine with me :D......But I did get some kinda good news I guess , I thought I would have to be sent back to Vancouver if he is born before 34 weeks , but the hospital an hour away will take babies at 32 weeks so long as they dont need a ventilator....Chances are if hes born early even at 32 weeks , he wont need one since hes had the shot to mature his lungs , and babies that are put under stress early on tend to have a better chance of breathing on their own even as soon as 32 weeks :D.....I guess if a baby is taken via c-section early they are the ones who tend to need a ventilator because they dont have the instinct to fight like a stressed baby does.....Kinda re-assuring anyways!......I didnt have any big contractions that showed up on the monitor , just braxton hicks like I had thought!.......His head is still low but thats to be expected anyways , and ive started to loose my mucous plug little bits at a time , which I guess isnt alarming because it can reform & since they already suspect he will be born early it doesnt mean much , and you can loose your entire plug and still be weeks away from delivery so thats kinda good to know :D.......Anyways hope everyone is doing well :)
Did you ever think about just having a midwife and having baby at home in the bathtub? I think that would be alot less painful then dialating and then when time gets closer to get transported to hospital, because sometimes when babies want ot come out there is nothing stopping those things from just popping out LOL...
Like if they won't do water births at the hospital maybe try it at home and just deliver at home that way its more comfortable environment for you maybe lol who knows
Mandy-when are you due?
Like if they won't do water births at the hospital maybe try it at home and just deliver at home that way its more comfortable environment for you maybe lol who knows
Mandy-when are you due?
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