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[babyslog]

Discuss ur birth plans with ur mw?

i really want a waterbirth.
forgot to mention it at 25wk and she didnt bring it up.

shall i mention it at 28wks? X

 

[PeaPod]

Id mention it your next appointment just so you can be aware of what waterbirthing facilities are available. Out of my NCT group 5 of us wanted waterbirths but none of us made it into pool for a variety of reasons so see it as more of a birth wish list than a plan .X

 

[babyslog]

Thats very true lol. So many ladies i know that didnt get to give birth in the water!


FX all goes well.

Thanks hun xx

 

[EmiLou123]

I never made a birth plan, my mw never even spoke about it, and I'm glad now because everything happened so fast i didn't even have time for pain relief! Xx

 

[babyslog]

I just want it noted that id like to try and have a water birth is possible.
Not sure how many pools they have in my hospital. MW did give me a number to arrange a hopsital tour tho! x

 

[Mrs N]

I wrote a very specific birth plan last time which all went to pot, this time I won't be writing one other than to say I am happy to do whatever it takes for my babies to be born safely.
Xxx

 

[Linny1989]

I wrote a very specific birth plan last time which all went to pot, this time I won't be writing one other than to say I am happy to do whatever it takes for my babies to be born safely.
Xxx

I'm the same! Both times I've done plans n they have never gone to plan lol! So this time I'm not bothering x

 

[Mrs N]

I wrote a very specific birth plan last time which all went to pot, this time I won't be writing one other than to say I am happy to do whatever it takes for my babies to be born safely.
Xxx

I'm the same! Both times I've done plans n they have never gone to plan lol! So this time I'm not bothering x

Mind u I will be telling them to hook up the epidural on the drive over! Lol!
Xxx

 

[babyslog]

haha! See i dnt want a epidural.
But being a 1st time mum im so nieve! Im sure there no doubt ill be having one.
But id like to think i can survive on G&A xx

 

[Mrs N]

You prob will be able to do it without, but having done it once, you don't get awards for being brave and I don't want to be in pain! Lol! Plus with twins they recommend it incase you need an emergency C sec with the second!
Xxx

 

[babyslog]

Aww yeah! just checked ur ticker!! TWINS
xx

 

[Mrs N]

I know, I don't fully believe it myself sometimes! Lol! Got told (very nicely) the other day that these babies will fall out as I'm having them so soon after h and they will be a lot smaller, lets hope that's true! Lol!
Xxx

 

[lucy1702]

My mw metioned to look over everything at my last appointment (28 weeks) for my next appoiment xxx

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[babyslog]

I know, I don't fully believe it myself sometimes! Lol! Got told (very nicely) the other day that these babies will fall out as I'm having them so soon after h and they will be a lot smaller, lets hope that's true! Lol!
Xxx

hahaha FALL OUT!! xx

 

[Linny1989]

Yeah ive always said no to an epi. I'm on my 3rd and have never had it yet! Just gas n air for me. But will try without this time x

 

[CARNAT22]

I typed mine up and fastend it in the front of my maternity notes as no-one ever seemed to want to discuss it?? I asked every appointment from 28w onwards?

As others say though it all went to pot.

I wanted the following:

* Stay at home long as possible with TENS machine
* Go to Birthing centre
* use pool / possible waterbirth
* as little intervention as possible
* be able to move around as much as possible
* G&A, no other pain relief - absolutely no pethidine - ever.
* Not to push laying down
* OH cut cord and tell me gender of baby
* let cord pulsate before it is cut

I ended up with the following:

* Stayed at home in early labour for 36 hours as they wouldn't let me come in
* had a few hours on the birthing centre then moved to labour ward
* had my waters broken, hooked up to a drip, baby put on a trace
* I was laid up in bed with little freedom to move
* I ended up begging for diamorphine (pethidine's other guise)
* pushing using stirrips whilst on the bed
* MW told us gender
* cord was cut immediately as baby took over two hours to be delivered and they needed to check my placenta ASAP to look for signs of infection.

So basically I ended up with the opposite to what I considered the "ideal" birth

I did write in my birth plan I am happy to reconsider all decisions on the day depending on the situation and I also typed in big bold lettering THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF BABY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET BABY HERE SAFELY CAN BE DONE.

I do have some positives though, I didn't have an EPI despite having augmented labour and I didn't have a single tear or graze after delivering baby.

Next time I'll do the same - I will hope for the "ideal" but I will go with whatever feels right on the day.

Labour wasn't my fave part of this journey but it was just one day (well 2 in my case LOL)

xxxxxxxxx

 

[babyslog]

Aww hun i cant believe the MW told u sex!!!! grr thats naughty of her!


goes to show doesnt all go to plan.

i dnt really have a plan other than waterbirth if possible and hopefully no epidural. Im really against foreseps aswell but tbh if i need them to get baby out then so be it!
Anything else i dnt care!

aslong as hes here safely! xx

 

[giz]

I never wrote a birth plan last time. I got asked quite early on in casual conversation about where I wanted to give birth. Our hospital had a class on waterbirths which was really informative. So would recommend going if yours does one. Every hospital has slightly different rules about when you can go in the pool/if you can.

I've got to have a canula when I arrive but been assured I can still go in the water. I've read other people with canulas haven't been allowed in the water

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baby giz born 6th Feb 2011
next one due 12th Aug 2013

 

[CARNAT22]

Aww hun i cant believe the MW told u sex!!!! grr thats naughty of her!


goes to show doesnt all go to plan.

i dnt really have a plan other than waterbirth if possible and hopefully no epidural. Im really against foreseps aswell but tbh if i need them to get baby out then so be it!
Anything else i dnt care!

aslong as hes here safely! xx

By time baby popped out there was already a paediatric Doctor on route (deliver took quite a while, baby had been pretty distressed etc...) so there wasn't time for OH to se baby and make a big announcement. We were told we had a boy, I was given baby but he was taken within a minute as they were worried about him. He scored quite low on the Apgar scale to begin with (7) but thankfully when they did it again a few minutes later he was fine (10)

I don't think you actually get a choice about forceps (or ventouse). If you need them then you need them iykwim?

xxxxxx

 

[babyslog]

Aww hun i cant believe the MW told u sex!!!! grr thats naughty of her!


goes to show doesnt all go to plan.

i dnt really have a plan other than waterbirth if possible and hopefully no epidural. Im really against foreseps aswell but tbh if i need them to get baby out then so be it!
Anything else i dnt care!

aslong as hes here safely! xx

By time baby popped out there was already a paediatric Doctor on route (deliver took quite a while, baby had been pretty distressed etc...) so there wasn't time for OH to se baby and make a big announcement. We were told we had a boy, I was given baby but he was taken within a minute as they were worried about him. He scored quite low on the Apgar score but thankfully when they did it again a few minutes later he was fine!

I don't think you actually get a choice about forceps (or ventouse). If you need them then you need them iykwim?

xxxxxx

No I no I wont have a choice with them. I just think they r so horrible and leave horrible cuts and bruises. I no they go after a week or so but I don't like them. I no they save babies lives in regards to delivery.
Just hope I they don't need to use them XX