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post #1 of 25
4/26/06 at 8:56pm
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I was due May 5th, but Lily came Tuesday (April 25th)...

Homebirth went well thanks to my amazing midwives. My water was full of meconium, Lily had sticky shoulders AND she was posterior. But she's perfectly fine! Labor was only about 6 hours.

She was the exact same weight as my last one, 11lbs 8oz, 22 inches long...and I didn't tear (have I mentioned how much I love my mws? )
post #2 of 25
4/26/06 at 9:27pm
Wow, congrats! That is one serious sized baby for being a couple weeks 'early"!
post #3 of 25
4/26/06 at 9:32pm
Welcome, Lily!! And yes, you have great midwives, but how amazing are YOU!!!

I can't wait to hear the details, if you care to share. I'm curious as to how the mw's handled the meconium as I had that last time but for a variety of factors (none of them emergency, mostly because of a disorganized birth center) ended up at the hospital so I don't know what the mw's would have done and I've always wondered.
post #4 of 25
4/26/06 at 9:38pm
Hurrah! Amazingly wonderful news!
post #5 of 25
4/26/06 at 9:53pm
Congratulations Maybebaby and welcome Lily! (I love the name too.) Glad to hear you had such a good homebirth, and might I say Wow! That's a big baby!
post #6 of 25
4/26/06 at 10:04pm
congrats! and what position did you deliver that 11 lb'er in and NOT tear? wow.
post #7 of 25
4/26/06 at 11:20pm
WOW!!! Congrats mama!!! And welcome Lily!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
post #8 of 25
4/26/06 at 11:43pm
Zowee!!! You grow some big babies!

: Congratulations!!! :
post #9 of 25
4/27/06 at 3:13am
Congratulations!! Welcome Lily! She sure is a big girl, do tell us what position you were in that you didn't tear at all-- that's just amazing!
post #10 of 25
4/27/06 at 5:01am
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Thanks for the congrats

I delivered her side lying..I was sure I'd tear because I wasn't controlling pushing at all, just pushing like crazy

Kat, my water broke as she was crowning and they saw the meconium. There was quite a bit and it had been there a while They had me stop pushing after her head was out so they could suction. Then once she was out they used the DeLee suction more and gave her some oxygen.

I posted the whole birth story at another site if anyone's interested (it's long, hate to cut and paste here lol)
post #11 of 25
4/27/06 at 8:50am
COngrats!!! What a big girl!! Hope you didn't buy to many newborn sizes. I feel so much better hearing a big baby story-mine get bigger each time and I have been really nervous about it.
post #12 of 25
4/27/06 at 9:16am
Congratulations!! Welcome Lily! An 11 1/2 pound baby and no tearing...you are my idol
post #13 of 25
4/27/06 at 9:31am
Congrats Cheryl! Welcome Lily!
post #14 of 25
4/27/06 at 10:00am
What a big healthy baby! Congratulations!
post #15 of 25
4/27/06 at 12:47pm
Congratulations (again)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
post #16 of 25
4/27/06 at 1:35pm

Welcome Lily!

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Originally Posted by HollysMom
An 11 1/2 pound baby and no tearing...you are my idol
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CONGRATS MAMA!

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post #17 of 25
4/27/06 at 6:00pm
wooohooo! Congratulations!!!!!!
post #18 of 25
4/28/06 at 9:54pm
Congrats Mama!!!
post #19 of 25
4/28/06 at 10:17pm
BTW could you share anything your MW did to help you not tear? This baby may be bigger than the last one and I would like to be prepared.
post #20 of 25
4/29/06 at 8:45am
Thread Starter 
the more I thought about it, I think laboring in water helped...got my tissues well hydrated and all. And my mws did lots of warm compresses during pushing as well as perineal support (no massage though).

I'm betting it was the compresses and pool though (I didn't birth in the pool however).

I also took fish oil throughout pg and I've heard that *might* help but I'm not sure on that one.
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