**Summer 2012 mummies!**

**Posie** · 30-03-2012, 06:56pm

Yep, she's not 6 until August, so was very proud of her!

Peridot, I've had two sections before...first was failing to dilate further than 6 cms and foetal distress as she was back to back. Second was after I spent my entire pregnancy fighting for a water birth VBAC and then she just didn't want to come out! This time, I'm playing the what will be, will be game

Amy, how lovely of your boss to do that without even being asked. That will make it easier...

**Peridot** · 30-03-2012, 07:45pm

I'm a bit like that Posie - really don't want to give much thought tout this time. Last time I was so obsessed with having a vbac that I was absolutely gutted in my pregnancy. Firstly all was going well until I got a stomach bug at 36 weeks and the force I was vomiting at (sorry tmi) seemed to turn Oscar breech

I was absolutely gutted... I tried absolutely everything, which worked and then I was delighted again at 39 weeks when he was head down. Then I didn't go into labour either. I was just gutted (once again) I know most people get upset if they don't go into labour and have to be induced but it's even worse when you know it'll be a csection. I went in for a scheduled csection and the mw said she'd examine me quickly (she knew I was desp for vbac) and she broke my waters and I went into labour.
panicked through out the entire thing

As there was meconium in my waters and still ended up with a csection.
i was pleased with the csection though as Oscar was 9lb12oz (I was 42+1 weeks) so I think it was for the best but I had spent 9 months obbsessed with it and refuse to do that this time!

**bubbasweet** · 30-03-2012, 08:20pm

I must admit I'm really not too fused how little madam makes her way into the world. C-section doesn't scare me although I know it's no picnic. I'm more nervous about vaginal birth if anything. In an ideal world I'll be in the pool, it won't hurt very much and she'll just float out into the water, however i know thats not the way things usually happen and that it will probably require some effort in my part

**Posie** · 30-03-2012, 08:27pm

9lb 12oz, ouch!!

Are you me?!

DD2 was so comfy in there they couldn't reach my waters, despite trying, so section it was.

Do you want to try for a VBAC this time? How are your m/wives about it? Mine seem quite up for it. Apparently they won't
let me go overdue by more than a week, and won't induce at all, or break my waters...I've got an appt at 36 weeks to discuss further.

Part of me thinks, sod it, better the devil you know and just have a section, but the other part thinks 'I want to do this...' Also, as it's OH's 1st, I'd like him to experience the labour excitement...(as would he)

**Posie** · 30-03-2012, 08:28pm

Cross posts with you Bubba...definitely the best way to be !! You don't tend to have much choice in it anyway!

**Peridot** · 30-03-2012, 10:10pm

I was exactly the same first time round bubba

In fact I wanted a csection I've a natural birth, I had nights panicking about giving birth... Then once I'd had a csection, became obsessed with not having anther

Posie, I haven't properly discussed options with anyone as yet. In the beginning I was 99% I would have a csection. Like you, better the devil you know and all that but also, I do think its a way to have a calm birth....but the more this pregnancies progressing the more I'm starting to change my mind. I am concerned about recovery considering this baby is due the week the summer holidays start and there is part of me that wants to know if I can do it... Thi will be the last time and I just don't know if I'll regret it afterwards if I don't try.

I wouldn't want any type of induction this time though, I think you're set up for failuring the second that happens and after being induced twice and watching heart rates drop twice, I don't think I could mentally cope with it. I've already told them, the earliest ill have a csection is the 23 jul which makes me 10 days over but is the original due date I had. Because Thomas's dates were adjusted, I blame this for how much he struggled with birth so they have reluctantly agreed and I said if I do go into labour then I'll probably go with it and see how I go. I'd love to be ale to go into labour naturally but I think I'm maybe one of those people that just doesn't.
so I'm just trying not to think about it too much.

Hopefully we'll all have wonderfully easy births as described by bubba above

**Honey Dew** · 31-03-2012, 12:27am

Originally Posted by Amyb

Honey Dew, your Jemimah bump looks similar to my friends bump and noone really realised that she was pregnant!

Ha ha! Looking back at it, I do just look fat!! :-s

Huge apologies, I'm bound to miss some things I meant to comment on. Wish I could scroll back through posts while I'm replying!

Posie - wow! That would be your daughter you had when I had Eden. Can't see my little diva running a mile! She did get 3rd in the reception sprint though, which I couldn't believe!

Amy, Noah is a great name! Become a bit too popular for my liking, but I still luffs it! He loves his name too, which goes a long way. I hate my name!
Your boss sounds amazing too! There are some good people left in this world!
Ouch!! Posie and Peri! The mere thought of a section scares the cr@p out of me. You're both so brave.
I'm know at school as "hippy homebirth Helen" and people roll their eyes quite obviously at our lifestyle choices, mostly it doesn't bother me, but sometimes I get a bit down.

Our clocks go back tonight, but DH gets back from Darwin. Yay!!

Me and the kids off to an apple festival today. We're right in fruit growing country here. Lots of wineries :-D, cherry and apple orchards and stuff. There's going to be live music all day, lots of activities for kids and lots of yummy local produce for sale! Wish Tim could come too, but hey ho, we'll still have a ball!

Sleep well everyone!!

**bubbasweet** · 31-03-2012, 05:14am

Morning all - 5am hunger strikes again. I really should be a bit more organised and take a snack with me to bed. I am going back to bed in a bit, but it takes me about 30 mins to be sleepy again after I've eaten!

What are your thoughts about the name Merlin? The sister of my oldest friend gave birth six weeks early (all well thankfully!) and they've called their little boy Merlin

DH thinks it's hilarious and kept making stupid comments about him having friends called Arthur

Honeydew, hope you have a good time at the apple festival - sounds lovely!

**bubbasweet** · 31-03-2012, 07:01am

Urgh I haven't managed to get back to sleep

Actually been feeling really deflated for the last couple of days, worrying about work, feeling fed up with the pregnancy and worrying about the size of the bump (vanity rather than any particular health concerns), panicking about how I'll cope when she's actually here, fed up of everything hurting, fed up of the nausea. I got back into bed and then baby obviously moved in a weird way as I suddenly felt desperate for a wee, painfully so in fact but when I sat on the bog the feeling went away and nothing would come out. So I sat there for a few minutes having a little cry

And I'm so bloody fed up of being so effing HUNGRY all the time

totally ridiculous I know but I seem to be planning my life around food.

RAAAARRRRRRRRR!

**Amyb** · 31-03-2012, 10:04am

Ouch early bird Bubba- I guess that little Miss is having a growing spurt perhaps & is demanding 24hr nutrition! I feel quite tearful too but it's balanced with elation too (I blame the hormones!) I have really painful pelvic floor sometimes so toilet trips can be unpleasant :(

Call me an ostrich but I've just metaphorically stuck my hands over my ears of the previous talk of vbacs & c sections! I guess he's going to have to come out one way or another!

Still cheery from my lovely bosses email yesterday I went shopping late last night (pay day) with the intention of buying me some clothes- really struggled being a size 8 with a bump! Not many shops do a maternity 8. I asked in New Look for size 8 tops & the shop assistant held up a t shirt with 2 luminous hands printed on it with "mind the bump" scrawled on it! I didn't buy it! Probably best to shop online.

Gave up on clothes for me after buying 2 extremely expensive tops in Mammas & Papas (I was desporate!) and ended up in H & M looking at newborn clothes. Thought I had it sussed- vest then babygrow on top?! They seem to sell footless grows and vests with no legs but long arms!? How does this work?! Got a couple of things which freaked out my OH when I got home. Guess he's got a few months to start believing!