My VBA2Cs Home Waterbirth

LOL please dont have your baby on monday I have an appointment with Ruth and I need to see her before next year

It wont be long hang in there

LOL..NeivaD that is sooo funny:)...every evening i go to bed giving thanks to God that bubs and I have made it through another day and for bubs to come when ready because we are all so excited and can't wait to meet him or her...so far no pains or anything at all...just a lot of heartburn over the past 2 nights...bubs still moves ALOT for which I am very grateful cos it's like his/her way of telling me they're okay and doing just fine..I just know I've got a clever bunny in there...lol..we're now into week 40 day 4 and I'm starting to get bored...I've almost finished my TO DO list and I'm doing lots of surfing (websites)...talking to my boss yesterday I told her that I'd put my paperwork off until next month after bubs comes as it stresses me just thinking about it and i'm not really in the right headspace to do it properly now anyway...I offered to take my girls to the fleamarkets early this morning but they'd rather go to the malls which I struggle to find a carpark for and hate all the walking around as there isn't much room to sit around and laze when I get tired...I have the latest issue of That's Life but can't be bothered doing the puzzles...I kinda just want to hold bubs and snuggle right now but hubby says, don't worry, don't force bubs to come out if they're not ready to...lol...quick question while I'm rambling...Toni- I noticed you mentioned a SnS...and I was thinking of asking Ruth for one on Wednesday if bubs hadn't arrived by then..but then when I mentioned it to hubby and explained to him what it was he said not to do it and to just wait...what's it like?

I personally would just wait it out without a s&s. I had one with my first child, it didnt work and went into labour on my own a week later. It increases the infection risk, and you can risk having your waters break, which isnt conductive if you and baby arent ready to go into labour yet. Its like a rough vaginal exam, not exactly painful but not really pleasant either. I wouldnt consider one till at least 42 weeks.

The last few weeks are hard, waiting is a pain and quite unsettling (at least thats how I felt) I had a huge mental breakdown a few days before I had D, and it seems to be my trend to release all tensions before labour, because within days baby is here lol I joke that i had my transition with D 2 days before he was born.

Baby is possibly waiting till xmas is over and done with

hahahahaha thanks Neiva:)...I'm patient enough to wait till 42 weeks but Ruth mentioned having to see the specialist before then and he might book me in for a c-section or to be induced...I really don't want medical intervention from the hospital as that was why I had 2 c-sections with my girls...my tummy is feeling nice, tight and hard and bubs hiccups seem to be lower down...but at the same time everything still feels kinda high up unless I'm imagining it to be so...no pains or other signs yet...are the tightenings a sign of impending labour?...i've been having them for a few days now..more often than not...

To be perfectly honest, the SnS wasn't very pleasant. I remember Ruth said my cervix was quite soft & stretchy (I give thanks to all the EPO I was putting up there LOL!) but was still really long. She wasn't very hopeful about anything happening so going into labour on Monday came as a surprise to me.

I preferred the SnS to a c-section or induction though. I had just seen the OB who told me he didn't want me going overdue so I was anxious to avoid him doing anything I didn't want.

41 weeks today:) and no signs yet:)

Thanks Neiva..bubs is still very active in there..so I guess things are okay on the inside...great idea with the picnic..might have an outdoors one..like outside our back door..lol...Ruth is coming to see me today so might ask her to do a cervix check if I'm ripe..or not..I think I need to really relax..my sister is collecting my girls today for last minute shopping...maybe then I can relax, have a bubble bath and a nap:)..lol..

Yay...my cervix is ripe..1cm dilated and station -1...I'm really pleased with the progress cos when I was induced with the girls my cervix was still high and closed and after having the gel 2x I'd only gotten to 2cm dilated...Ruth says bubs head is well engaged and ready..just waiting on the contractions to kickstart everything into action now...we did another acupuncture session and I'm still taking the tincture...Ruth reckons a few days away and that we won't make it to 42 weeks..that's really reassuring and I'm glad my body is doing what it's meant to be doing:)...yay I'm so happy and relieved:)

had my bubs on Xmas morning..a wee boy!!...birth story to come, thanks for all your well wishes and labour dust..what an AMAZING experience...VBA2C home/waterbirth....wow...:)

Ladies, when you have some time I would love some help.

Over time I am realising if I really want the chance to birth in the water then I am going to have a home birth, but DH is very anti the idea.

He is worried about things going wrong and I just dont know how to explain things to him so he understands where I am coming from and a pointer to some reference material would be great!

TIA

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