quick births, are subsequent births quicker?

If_My_Pennies_Were_Pounds

Hi LilacPixie,

Can I ask where about in Tayside you are?

Not sure if you're Dundee like me, but from what I've heard (not a mother myself - yet! But all my friends now have kids and my sister is a paeds nurse in training) there seems to be an issue with several very stroppy/moody/down right rude midwifes associated with Ninewells.

Might be worth asking for a new midwife when you still have 18/20 weeks left. My friend had a terrible midwife (who knows, maybe the same one?!) and asked to change, her new midwife was much nicer and more understanding of her worries.

Maybe worth a try? No need to be getting stressed this soon

LilacPixie

Pennies - I live in Monifeth, right on the edge pretty much just before you reach Barry, Ninewells is my delivery hospital and we are looking to buy in Wellbank. You know what claypots/dock street can be like with traffic heading into dundee in the morning plus look at the snow last year, it was shockingly bad for about 6 weeks and of course i'm due in Feb.

I have had the same GP for life pretty much and the MW attatched to that surgery was lovely, this booking one was a right old MOOOOOO. I have antenatal clinic next week at ninewells, Think I will ask then for a proper appointment with a delivery midwife rather than a community one to talk about concerns and previous births while they have my actual birth notes handy and hope for either reassurance or a plan of action.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Ask the GP to get you to see the consultant. If the MW is dismissing such a potentially serious aspect, you'd be best off getting to know the docs early. As you have a clotting disorder, do you have a consultant haematologist to speak to as well? - down here, our ladies with blood disorders (Sickle Cell, Hughes, etc) have joint care between the haems and obs. So the MWs don't do much more than look at dipsticks for the majority of visits until the last couple of weeks.

I'm sure you'll be fine, but I think you should get to see an expert in non-normal births (tactful enough for the MWs reading? ) sooner rather than later.

By the way, I wish I could put down ginger and Scottish for my origin on forms as well

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Ask the GP to get you to see the consultant. If the MW is dismissing such a potentially serious aspect, you'd be best off getting to know the docs early. As you have a clotting disorder, do you have a consultant haematologist to speak to as well? - down here, our ladies with blood disorders (Sickle Cell, Hughes, etc) have joint care between the haems and obs. So the MWs don't do much more than look at dipsticks for the majority of visits until the last couple of weeks.

I'm sure you'll be fine, but I think you should get to see an expert in non-normal births (tactful enough for the MWs reading? ) sooner rather than later.

By the way, I wish I could put down ginger and Scottish for my origin on forms as well

[qualification: I worked in large teaching hospital for Lead Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician]

LilacPixie

I do have a haemotologist. It's VonWillebrand Disease I have with low levels of factor IX. Ihave cousins with haemophillia B but thankfully I am not a carrier. Seeing him mid October

building_with_lego

LilacPixie wrote: »

....could be very quick to the point that if weather bad an ambulance could struggle to make it to where ever I am. I also have 2 kids under 4 so would also need child care of some sort.
I have no idea if an ambulance would be prepared to deal with a bleed. If an ambulance could not deal with a bleed could I realistically fall into the danger zone before they could get me to hospital? Obvoiusly and ambulance could get me to hospital quicker than a car but I have no idea on how long I would have KWIM. Last time i seemed to bleed out really fast but i went into shock quite quickly so what seems like 5 minutes could of been hours.



Am I being a bit hysterical?

To set your mind at rest, an ambulance, like the midwife, would carry syntometrine to stop a bleed.

Are you being hysterical? Not in my opinion, more practical than hysterical. It MAY, however, be worth thinking through a plan for a homebirth IN CASE babe comes fast- things like having the midwives aware of your EDD and name and medical details so they can rush over to you, plus neighbours on call for childcare etc.

You'll probably find though that you can arrange your induction and have a wonderful birth after all the worry!

x

mumslave

LilacPixie wrote: »

I do have a haemotologist. It's VonWillebrand Disease I have with low levels of factor IX. Ihave cousins with haemophillia B but thankfully I am not a carrier. Seeing him mid October

My mother has the same disease, she had my brother 3 months early, woke up haemorrhaging with him. I would be very surprised if you are advised to have a home birth, to be honest x

xmaslolly76

They cant refuse a home birth but they will discourage the option due to history. I think the post from building was more of a get stuff around you just incase she cant get to hospital quick enough not to actually plan to give birth at home. Realisiticly all you can do when you are near to your date if they refuse to induce is to make sure you always have your phone on you, keep it charged and well in credit. Make sure a neighbour is aware of what is going on and can be on hand in an emergency to have the children for you and if everything does happen very quickly forget phoneing the labour ward call 999 and get an ambulance there straight away. Would your Mil be able to come and stay with you for a few days around your due date it may help to put your mind at rest if she is there with you.

inkie

With your medical history, you should be a consultant booking anyway and if you had booked with me, I would have referred you for a consultation as soon as possible.
With regard to the speed of the labours, it does not necessarily follow that they speed up. Quite often we find that 'Gravida 3's' (3rd pregnancies) are the ones that seem to hang aroud a bit in labour!

inkie

Just wondering what your thinking is for an induction at 39 weeks - is this so that you can be in hospital and therefore not run the risk of delivering quickly and having a PPH prior to getting to the hospital?