MSE Pregnancy Club IX

searching_me

im having my home vist for my birth plan at 36weeks or so ... she said whoever would do it would decuss my home birth then x

ticklepenny_2

Tine - I agree with krystaltips that leaflet was more informatrive than the "lecture" I had from the "specialist" about being obese.

feelinggood_2

Hi all

Just a quick update!

Baby Toby born 19:40 on 15th April. 7lb 7oz and all healthy.

Went to the delivery suite to get BP checked on the evening of 14th, diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and wasn't allowed home! Slept overnight, then induced in the morning. Baby didn't like being induced and got quite distressed, so was prepped for C-Section. Doctor decided to give me an hour longer to try naturally, and managed to go from 5cm to 10cm in that hour and managed a natural birth! Had lots of gas and air and an epidural that didn't give full coverage. Was pretty trauamatic and high risk, OH thought he was going to lose both of us. Had two midwifes at all times, assigned just to me and they didn't leave the room for the whole labour. Usually had about 4 people in the room, lots of coming and going and going.

Will write proper story when I get a chance. He is a very sleepy baby and isn't latching on well so lots of feeding. Making progress though!

Persuaded them to let me home after 24 hours, glad to be in my own bed but feel a bit sick and achy, but suppose that is to be expected!

Have I missed anything?

tiamai_d

Well done feelie!!!!!

I knew something like will have happened, still it all turned out well and given the circumstances, the birth went well too.

Enjoy motherhood :D:D

Evansangel

Congratulations Feelie!!

Have a fantasic time with Toby

All the best! x

Tigsteroonie

Congratulations Feelie & Toby!

feelinggood_2

Its quite a big picture:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w48/aaselove/8.jpg

MrsTinks

Mine are blue krystal lol says nothing about home visits on the list of visits though - says MW at 34, 36 and doc at 38 etc nothing about the visit being at home and the appointment I made for next week (which would be my 36 week) is at the surgery I assume as nothing else has been said.
Guess we don't see MWs at home here till after baby has arrived
Assume they just trust we all have suitable safe homes and environments to bring the babies home to then
(interestingly I know of someone who took her baby home and the HV came and freaked at the state of her place - not saying all young mums are like this btw but she'd not long moved out and basically she had NOTHING... nothing for the baby, no clothes, no cot/bed, no bottles, nappies etc and the place was filthy and she didn't even have a fridge... the poor HV had never seen anything like it... Thankfully she had a heart and she basically arranged to go for a couple of hours each evening to help her clean and organised some emergency things for her. The girls younger sister told her OHs mum (who lives opposite us lol hence how I know ) and they organised clothes, nappies, moses basket and everything else...
Would have been a lot less stressful if they had done a home visit before she had the baby and they'd identified the problems before she took the baby home...

Glamazon

Aw wow feelie!! Well done and congratulations!

There was me saying to myself 'No need to worry about Feelie, she said No news is no news' and then you spring that one on us!!

Glad u got the natural birth and that everything is OK. Can't wait for pics!!!

Anyone see that Coleen Rooney is having a C-Section because Wayne will be playing for England when she is due?!!!

searching_me

YAYYYYY!!!! feelie congratz on toby :D:D:D ... we wondered were you'd gone x