Is anyone else UCing

[gingerbane]

I'm planning on it and wondering if anyone else is too. I'd love to have a UC lotus birth.

[flapjack]

Probably. Maybe. Almost certainly. It depends on the time of day (so many logistics attached to having a UC birth during the day), how we feel labour is going, whether I end up screaming for gas and air at 3cm dilated again like I did the last 3 times (it got better after that, though) UC over here is a great big legal hole that nobody is really exploring, so it would have to be a "whoops, that was fast" and call the midwife out afterwards.

[Gunter]

perhaps.

i thought about it a bunch for months and months, did some research and worked at a birth center. hired a midwife and i work for her, too. i know her crazy busy schedule for the month of feb so i have a strong feeling she won't be available to attend. so, dh and i are reading up. my best friend is a doula, nurse at a birth center and in frontier's midwifery school so i trust that i am in good hands should the mw not be here. it's always been in my head this whole pregnancy so i will not be surprised by it and i trust that it can work for my family.

[LoveChild421]

my midwife is 2 hours away and I have a funny feeling about how quickly this one will come. I'm betting on a UC, but if its a long labor I'm definately calling our midwife to come reassure me and offer support.

[mama_nym]

This is baby #5, my midwives are about an hour away, it's February in New England and we're having a very snow winter, so UC is definitely a possiblity for us. I'm basically going to see how I feel when I'm in labor and call people to come if/when I feel I need someone here.

And considering I've had 2 three-day labors in the past, I'm not sure I'll be fully convinced I'm actually in labor this time until I feel the urge to push! And since my 10lbs 14oz baby was born after only 7 minutes of my body pushing, if we call the midwives when I feel the urge, they definitely won't get here in time!

I go between wanting EVERYONE (my parents, a couple friends, my midwives) here for the birth and just wanting to do this one alone (wiht just dh and our kids). We'll see how it goes when the time comes!

[nolonger]

I'm definitely UCing and have been UPing all along too. I keep vacillating between lotus birth and eating the placenta to prevent hemmorhage and PPD. My plans are to have my daughter in the house (but not necessarily the same room) while I'm birthing in case I need anything or we run into any trouble and having the boys go off on an adventure together so ds doesn't worry.

[zulupetalz]

I've tossed the idea around a bit. We're planning a homebirth and our midwives are about an hour away so it may be that way despite any efforts to call them. I like the idea of a DIY birth. Having others around makes me rather uncomfortable.

[APMomOfKimmyN-Maya]

There will have to be something seriously seriously wrong for me to end up in the hospital. I'm dead set on UC. Just got my birth pool today.

[nolonger]

After 3 mw assisted births and one UC, I don't think I would ever birth anyway but UC again either.

it was four hours, mostly solo, and very mellow.

ds2's placenta is still attached. He's a bit more than 6 hours old. We have a few logistical issues to work out that might not be issues for you.

[APMomOfKimmyN-Maya]

Originally Posted by noordinaryspider

After 3 mw assisted births and one UC, I don't think I would ever birth anyway but UC again either.

it was four hours, mostly solo, and very mellow.

ds2's placenta is still attached. He's a bit more than 6 hours old. We have a few logistical issues to work out that might not be issues for you.

Congrats on your new baby boy and successful UC. I can only hope my labor is 4 hours and mellow.......

[Tamella]

I've had 3 UC's

This one will probably have a midwife there. I was supposed to have one last time, but she didn't make it. She said I sounded "fine" on the phone, so didn't think she needed to come. I am a little bit nervous about having someone else there, but it will be nice to not have to think of every little detail.

We'll see how it goes.

[flapjack]

WHAT????????????? NOS????????? BAby? Boy????? Persephone has a penis????? Birth announcement? What, what, what, what, what??????????

eta: Congratulations, naturally, but I can't wait to hear details We have our first homebirth!

[BinahYeteirah]

Yeah, woah, NOS!!!


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I'm planning my second UC. I don't think I'll do lotus birth. Last time we left dd's placenta attached for over 24 hours, but I think it was a little more annoying than it was worth. I'm sure it could be very nice, but I'll be happy not to be wrapping and rewrapping a big bloody thing (sorry, lovely placenta) and worrying if it's position is too far from baby and pulling on her!

[sarahn4639]

Well we are "planning" a mw assisted homebirth. Everytime I envision this birth it is just DH, DD, and me. That would be my ideal. I'm going to try holding DH off on calling anyone as long as possible but I have to tell him when labor starts so he can blow up and fill my pool so I'm not sure how it will go. I'm using hypnosis so I'm hoping how calm I am compared to DD's birth will assure him that it's early enough he doesn't need to call. So I guess we're not planning a UC, but I sure as hell am hoping for one!

[nausicaamom]

Yay NOS! I can't say I'm surprised that he's a boy, especially given how much trouble you've had pinning down a name for him. Thinking of you and your wee man!

[applecore]

In my mind, I'm UCing, but I'm not telling dh that. My mentor (midwife) is planning to be here, but she knows my feelings, and is pretty much going to be here in the friend capacity. She has another student (who doesn't attend births with us) who asked her if she could come with her to my birth. Isn't that strange? My mentor told her that I barely want her to be there, and that she didn't think so. Then she wanted to ask me herself! I'm going to class with her today, and I sure hope she doesn't, because that will be weird.

[Mommy2Austin]

I've gone back and forth this entire pregnancy of whether I will or won't be UCing. At first I was because we had no insurance and out of pocket expense of both hospital birth and mw assisted was just too much. Then we were approved for medicaid and here in FL it covers mws! I was feeling ok with UC then, but DH wanted mws there JIC. So I met the ones I'm with now. Up until my appt. last week I was still feeling I was going to UC because I felt slightly neglected by my midwives and wasn't comfortable with them as strangers being there with me (I felt I had a better relationship with the OB I saw with DS.) So after some urging by a few lovely ladies on here I brought it up to them at last weeks appt. and they really listened to me. I was supposed to have one more 2 week interval appt., but because we've missed one or two appts. due to births they decided to go ahead and start once a week appts next week. They sat and talked over all of my feelings and problems so I feel better having them. One reason I'm glad to have them now is because DH is supposed to be starting a new job in Feb. and may not be here for the birth if he's at work. My family will not be allowed at the birth because I don't want their stress in my birthing experience so having the midwives there kind of makes up for that. That being said they are about 45 minutes away in good traffic so who knows if they'll make it in time or not

[nolonger]

Originally Posted by BinahYeteirah

Last time we left dd's placenta attached for over 24 hours, but I think it was a little more annoying than it was worth. I'm sure it could be very nice, but I'll be happy not to be wrapping and rewrapping a big bloody thing (sorry, lovely placenta) and worrying if it's position is too far from baby and pulling on her!

I don't think we're going to make it much longer than that; it would be wonerful to do a full lous birth, but dd has to work today, there needs to be at least one load of laundry done, and I haven't figured out how to get this little boy into the sling yet.

He's like his brother in that he ALWAYS wakes up and gets upset when I leave him in the bed alone (although I've never left him for longer than it takes to go pee) so I'm guessing he'll be the same about being fine in the sling, I just can't figure out how to juggle the placenta.

It might well work for you, OP, if you have a supportive dp or an older homeschooled child. I have boundary issues with my ds1 and need to be careful about what I ask him for in the way of help these days.

Dang, this little boy is beautiful and it's getting light enough out that I should be able to get some pics without a flash whenever I can reach my camera and (I guess) get him in the sling for some mirror shots.



sorry for the thread hijack, gingerbane.

/OT truncated birth announcement off.

[flapjack]

NOS, I'm seeing it work with a receiving blanket under baby and the placenta between his feet, towards your opposite armpit? Then again, I no longer have any concept of how big either newborns or placentas are.

[firecat]

congrats NOS!!

I am planning on a uc. Not sure if it will be one though, since dh is not on board.
I am hoping to go into labor at night and do an "oops" at home.