So Excited about Labor and Birth - Support Only

[PassionateWriter]

I think there are a few of us here who need to be able to share our excitement and anticipation about labor and birth. Not to exclude those who are less than giddy or anything but I for one want to talk about this and MDC is the place I did that w/ my ds3's birth. There is really no place else to post w/o getting negative comments. I hope that makes sense.

I am almost finished painting the room taht I think we will birth in. I am so excited to get teh pool set up. I am so looking forward to "attempting" an orgasmic birth. I don't know yet whether its possible...it may or may not be possible for me but I am so looking forward to sharing this experiene with my DP and going through such an incredible experience again (i have 3 children but have only had one vbac thus far).

I am excited to know that my MW is so hands off and that she is so loving and caring and lives 10 miles from me.

Im sure there are more things that i am excited about but i dont know what they are.

Health wise (other than difficulty getting up and down) im doing great thus far. I will definitely be more comfortable after baby is earth side but for now, Im glad he's hanging in there. Things at DP's work are kind of crazy and i can see a lot of interruptions if he were born this week. of course, we will welcome him this week if he does arrive, but im ok going to 40 weeks als (or more). We are 39 weeks today.

so who can join me in celebrating a completely natural beautiful event that you are just giddily (?) looking forward to?

[Changed]

Me me!!!

I'm not expecting anything orgasmic but I do find myself preparing my mind for it to be just uncomfortable.. not painful.

I can't wait for that first inkling that labor has begun and baby will be laying with me nursing soon. :

[triple07]

At this point I am hoping for a completely natural birth, alebeit in a hospital. I look forward to having an unmedicated birth, unlike with DS where I was pressured into having an epidural. I so wish that I could have my waterbirth, but I am looking forward to making the MOST of the situation. And to make it even better, is having my sweet boy afterward!

I truly hope that you can have a wonderful, hands off orgasmic waterbirth. Just know that I will be living through you, and others who share their birth stories!!!!

[PassionateWriter]

yeh, im not going to set myself up for disappointement. i will go for "just not painful". but i really want to see what my mind can accomplish.

[audsma]

I'm excited too, and excited for all of you. This may sound odd, but ever since my first series of menstrual cramps that made me pass out, I knew my body had been preparing for a long time for this. I knew I wasn't built like this just to have C-sections. I can't wait to get to know this person, but I am also cherishing this, likely last, pregnancy. DD is excited to see her little brother, and DH is confident in my abilities. I am really looking forward to this birth too. Thanks for the thread to celebrate the anticipation!

[rozziemama]

I'm so glad you started this thread, because I am really SO excited as well!
As long as it doesn't come for 2 more weeks (I'm 35 this week) I just really can't wait to be in labor... and then finally holding this little one in my arms. :

[Traceyky]

Definitely excited here - and hoping this little one takes enough time arriving that I can enjoy all the nice things I have planned!
(not too long though! LOL)

[crosscat]

I am very excited! I'm a little surprised by that, because I used to be unusually afraid of the idea of giving birth (I mean more afraid than the average woman). Once I decided to become a mother, I began educating myself, but I still struggled with some residual anxiety. I was wondering if I would ever be able to shake it.

Now, however, that I'm within weeks (or days) of experiencing labor and childbirth for the first time, I can honestly say that I am no longer afraid! I feel that I've done (and am doing) everything I can to be prepared for the challenge. I trust my body. I know I have a great support team with DH, my doula, and my OB. I'm also expecting an incredible birth experience to top off what has been, thankfully, a remarkably pleasant pregnancy. I am truly looking forward to experiencing this rite of passage into motherhood, and then holding my sweet Calla in my arms for the first time.
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[TaraRae82]

I go back and forth depending on the day and my mood. But, today and all weekend, I've felt VERY excited! (I think the days where I feel less than excited it's simply because I'm anxious about the unknown since I've never done this.) It's so close and I'm so excited that I have the support system I have! I was talking to the baby over the weekend and telling her/him that my belly button is not the exit and s/he has to come out the right hole! DH's response to me was, "Everything will be fine!....No c sections here!" That's the first time I've heard him sound so sure of the birth experience and be so positive! It made me feel really good.

I'm actually really excited to see what "real" ctx feel like. None of my BH's have been painful so I have no idea what I'm in for but I'm anxious to know so I can start preparing for the intensity.

[pcasylum]

I'm excited! And I *know* it's going to hurt, but I'm excited anyway! : This is my 5th delivery, so there's no question of the pain factor, but it's also such a powerful experience; there's nothing like when that babe comes flying out! (All my kids have kind of flown out at Mach 10, lol!)

[thismama]

This title caught my eye in 'new posts' and I wanted to pop in to say I so appreciate this thread! My 2nd LO was born in May, and I was at a BOLD Red Tent event yesterday where a bunch of women sat around telling our birth stories. I really got a chance to reflect on my two births so far. I'm surprised to find I am also looking forward to labour again. I think the trick for me is to just ride the wave, let it be what it is and if that is overwhelming to go with it. Labourland is a really special place, an altered state that IMO is amazingly magical, and what an amazing journey to take to meet our wee ones. Good luck mamas! I'm so excited for you!

[Dahlea]

I'm so excited that after 5 years of trying, failing, and giving up, that in just a few short weeks, my husband and I will be parents. Nothing else matters, not any pain, discomforts I've suffered, weight gain, none of that. I FINALLY GET TO BE A MOM. It just boggles my mind some days =)
I'm so excited to use my Hypnobabies, it's helped me stay so relaxed and calm during my pregnancy.
I just can't wait to meet my son-something I never thought I'd have.

[Turtlemum]

Sigh, it was such a relief to read the title of this thread! Thanks PW for starting it; it made my day. This is what I love about MDC - getting to share and focus on the wonderful and great things about pregnancy, birth and parenting. Okay, I might post here a time or two about being overwhelmed or something, but it is so nice to be supported through or brought back to the positive side of this experience.

And I AM getting so excited about the birth. I really love being pregnant and there is a period of time for me when I actually mourn the thought of pregnancy being over but then I reach that - oh I can't wait to meet this little person! place. After all of the carefully made decisions, after surrounding myself with wonderful supportive careproviders and friends and family, I get to see what my body can do - again!

Today my goal is to finish off the homebirth checklist of things I need...the waterbirth part is done with the exception of having the actual birth pool on hand...did I tell you guys that I ordered a birth pool in a box from Waterbirth International and got to speak with Barbara Harper? I was a thrill...and yes, I'm a geek.

oh and another positive thing, I love this icon: :::::

[sonshine_rae]

I have to agree it is wonderful to see a positive thread .

This past weekend DH and I (his first time my third) watched the movie Orgasmic birth, it was both refreshing and slightly disturbing. I keep flip-flopping between excitement about the labor/birth.. and just not feeling ready to have another newborn here LOL!

This past weekend the baby has dropped even lower though and it feels like his head is way way down there.. so it is exciting me to realize things could happen soon.

I sort of have a goal though of making it to October 2nd at least (I'm due the 6th), cause I like my babies really big/healthy.. AND since I've had some pre-E signs.. I'd like that extra time to get my health in order (hopefully). I've been eating tons more protein, and can definitely see a huge reduction in my swelling, plus my last prenatal there was definitely less protein spilling. So I'm hopeful to get things all healthy before babe makes his arrival.

This time of waiting and anticipating is just so full of a hormones and emotions all mixed together, it's easy to flip back and forth between pure excitement, to being curious about baby, to thinking it'd still be nice to wait a while LOL!

Hang in there girls.. we are super close !

[janasmama]

I'm excited about this birth...I want to birth this baby into the world with love.

I don't want to push this time. With DS I was so determined to get him out I pushed so hard. I just wonder what it will be like to not push and whether I can do it since the urge to push has always been so great for me.

[Qestia]

I'm excited, though my birth with DS isn't what a lot of people here would like, even if it goes exactly the same I'm going to be thrilled. I think my body did a wonderful job, and I can't wait to have it do it again and get to meet my daughter! I'm really looking forward to it!

[Marcimama]

Actually, I can't wait for labor to begin!!! No joke! Partially because I feel so miserable now...and anything is better than this. LOL! And also, I know that the "pain" is temperary and I will be feeling better after it is all over in just a few hours. I LOVE that about birth. Come labor pains! I welcome you!!! :

[MommaSomeday]

I was beginning to think I was the only first time mom who was excited about labor and birth, not terrified. Now that it's getting close, people are trying to reassure me that it won't be so bad or they ask me how scared I am. I tell them I am excited, not terrified, and it's like they can't comprehend the fact.

Ever since I decided to go through with homebirth, I have been totally excited for the actual event. I must admit that, now that it's so close, I have been having some misgivings. I'm sad that I'll never have this little guy swimming in my tummy again, but I just can't wait to meet him face to face, either. So I guess right now, I'm excited for labor and birth, but not wishing away the rest of this pregnancy, either. I'll never have exactly this again.

[trimestersdoula]

Completely excited here too!!!

I am over the moon excited at the fact that I actually get to go through labor and give birth to my child. People are asking me all the time, "aren't you getting nervous?" or "aren't you getting scared?" and they look at me REALLY funny when I tell them no and then tell them that I am actually really looking forward to it. I am a first timer too.

[farmerjess]

Another super excited first timer here! I keep having good dreams about it, and I just can't wait to see what it feels like. I have been doing hypnobabies pretty faithfully and I think it has me in a super good mindset.