Any Aug UC moms?

[Yummymummy74]

:love If so I thought it would be nice to have a thread.

[rainbowmoon]

:wave I am going for a UC! (actually it will be a UBAC)

[ChildoftheMoon]

Hello ladies. I am here too :love
dd1-hospital born
dd2-home waterbirth w/mw
dd3-planned uc, after finding out she had passed away I asked my mw from my previous birth to be with us, water homebirth.
?4-up/uc & wanting another waterbirth

Nice to have some uc company over here on the august forum:D
Brandi :love

[rainbowmoon]

I am hoping to have an unassisted pg if all goes as planned :thumb

[heldt123]

Thinking about it but it scares me as we live 30 minutes from the nearest hospital. Trying to get a midwife, but with them living so far away, I might have a UC before they can get here! :)

[rainbowmoon]

glad to see some other UC mamas here! I am really getting psyched and wish it was August already! I can totally relate to the fear heldt123 and I think it's totally normal. Most of the time I'm pretty confident in my choice, then other days I really wonder if I'm crazy to do this, yk? weighing the pros and cons thought I feel I'm much *safer* going UC.

[Yummymummy74]

Hey this is great, so there are a few of us! its nice share thoughts with likeminds :D

[Little Cluck]

We've had 2 UCs and I'm hoping for a 3rd but not sure if dh will be go for that or not. We had a disagreement at the last one and he was really pushing for a mw "next time." Now, next time is coming and I don't want to bring up the subject cuz I am afraid he hasn't changed his mind.

He also wants some kind of help cuz he feels overwhelmed after the birth with clean up and all. There is no family or friend that I would want here. I love having just the two of us.

I am kind of interested in trying a waterbirth and he would definitely want a mw here for that.

We'll see.....

[Quickening]

Well what would you know? :love

I just found out at 6.03 am this morning that I am DEFINITELY pregnant!!!!!!!!! I was really holding out on testing because I wanted to be able to just KNOW I was pregnant from my body but I wasn't 100 percent sure and couldn't take the "off color" feeling any more without being comforted that there was a reason for it!

I've known since just before Christmas at about 5-6 weeks I think but wasn't very confident in my body because it did this to me twice before and both times I ended up with my periods within a week or two! Anyway it was more than that this time so I finally tested and here I am!

And yes, I've been awake since 6, too excited to go back to sleep! I'm starving! Oatmeal for me then I'm heading over to the UC thread in the birth forums.

I have 1 DD, 2 yrs and a couple weeks old! I also only had 3 periods (started at 20 months after dd's birth) so I guess it was quick to fall pregnant considering! I've been waiting for 2 years though hehe still breastfeeding here. Anyone else?

[ChildoftheMoon]

Welcome and congrats!
I am still nursing my three year old, I nursed her through my last pregnancy with my angel baby too. Are you having any pain? I had a horrible time with sore boobs last time, thankfully this time none at all (so far!). Dd does not nurse at night anymore. I had planned on tandem nursing last time, not sure about this time, wondering if my milk will dry up again or not or if she will continue to nurse through a dry spell like last time. She will turn 4 a month after new babe is born.
See you on the uc thread :)

How is everyone else feeling?
Brandi :love

[NatureMama3]

lucky bums! so many of you!

come over to september a bit (come on, you know some of you will go that long anyway ;) ) and help me adulterate! :LOL

[ChildoftheMoon]

:D I have thought about saying hello over there, as I am "due" the 29th, and I have two September kids already, but I really think this babe will be a day or two early. So far I am three for three for giving birth in the same phase of the moon as conception, we shall see!! You are more than welcome to hang out with us on this thread :D
Brandi :love

[NatureMama3]

Happy to, as long as nobody minds that I'll be going till october. :LOL

For some reason I just have october 4 in mind. :shrug

[rainbowmoon]

how many of you have UC before? anyone vbac? also I was wondering how your dp/dh's are doing with it?

[NatureMama3]

no uc prior, no vbac either (though my sister has had 2 successful vbac-hospital).

my hubby is great with it though! makes total sense to him and we're both introverts so it fits us well.

[Quickening]

Hi!

Rainbowmoon, I haven't U/C before but the desire was there 2 yrs ago when I gave birth to my first child. I believe that if my mum was not present, DH and I would not have called the midwife. If I had thought about it more about why I felt the need to enlist the services of a homebirth midwife, I would have KNOWN what I only discovered after giving birth (and not had one)! Oh you learn as you go, and isn't birthing a journey of discovery too?

1st DD homebirth/waterbirth/lotusbirth with a midwife present as well as DH, my mum, brothers and dad!

2nd DC u/c! I may go late into September who knows. I am pretty positive I am spot on 2 months, making me due sometime mid August give or take but I'm just going to say August and leave it at that if others ask : )

NatureMamaOR, where are you!? I'm in Tigard and hoping that just perphas you're somewhere near me hehe

Oh and to answer the question Rainbowmoon had about DH's, well my DH is a worrier and has been brought up mainstream and has a horribly mainstream closeminded *cough* white redneck family here in America (I'm Australian btw)... but he's on my side!

He's always expressed how nice it would be for me to give birth just with with us present...he trusts me a lot and has faith in me that I will do the best thing. :love Once he stops being such a stressed out old goat he's just wonderful : )

[NatureMama3]

Warrenton (a little north of Seaside, south of Astoria), but we go to portland at least once a month as my parents live over there (Oregon City). :)

[ChildoftheMoon]

Just wanted to let you all know that we will now have a forum of our own!!
There will be an unassisted birth forum as a subforum under birth and beyond!
Brandi :love

[Yummymummy74]

how many of you have UC before? anyone vbac? also I was wondering how your dp/dh's are doing with it?

6th UP and 2nd UC
Dh is probably more pro UC than I am! :LOL

[Quickening]

Hehehe go your DH! :thumb

[lisarussell]

I am UC and so excited to be here, baby #1 was hospital, doctor- no interventions except the fact that I left my house, drove to the hospital ( someone else really drove) got admitted, put on a stupid gown, actually got WHEELED 50 feet to the doors of the maternity ward, climbed into their stupid bed for an internal exam DURING A CONTRACTION, wore the stupid belts for 40 minutes when they told me it would only be 20- finally took them off MYSELF so I could go pee and the nurses go tmad, and told me I'd have to use a bedpan and I sai d"PERHAPS you failed to read my birth plan" and from then on I kicked out all of the nurses and switched off the lights and every time the door opened, I said "I will not let you near me if you haven't read my birth plan." ONE compassionate nurse decided to be my bodyguard and I was able to let my guard down after a while, she knew I was pushing and decided not to examine me until I had gotten a few good one in becuase it's hospital policy to call the doctor the minute I reach 10 cm. She knew I didn't want an episiotomy and actually stood BETWEEN the doctor and my precious perineum until he put the scissors down. When he turned back around, the baby's head had passed through the perineum and i was safe! WHEW- I was 18 years old and I did it!

Baby #2 was born in the car
Baby #3 was born in the kitchen, I actually lied to the midwive and pretended I hadn't progressed that much because I didn't want her there.
Baby #4 was born in my bed, totally unassisted. DH did NOT want to go UC but also didn't want to argue with me, we compromised and I had the names and phone numbers of a few local home delivery midwives and asked them to be "on call" and made sure he had their phone number.

THIS BABY- might be a UP, I really hate the whole medical community. They just have NO BUSINESS in pregnancy. It's not an illness.

I absolutely KNEW I was pregnant in early December, I woke up in a cloud of bliss, laughing and crying and the only words that came to my lips were "I'm pregnant, I'm having a baby" "life grows inside fo me" and I tried to write in my journal so i could get back to sleep but the only thing I could write was baby stuff. ALSO at that point, I was sure that it was a boy, but since we have 4 girls and I was equally sure that girl#3 was a boy I don't often tell people about THAT suspicion anymore! ANYHOW- I couldn't get a positive pee-stick result until december 27th- Imagine, I knew in my heart 20 days before the "early pregnancy test" 20 days is pretty darned early.

I haven't had any sickness or fatigue, just ravenous hunger and vivid dreams and insatiable creativity and sex drive.

No pain in my breasts, I am sure it's because dd#4 is still nursing. She's only 21 months old but I really want her to stop now, I feel like I need some time with my body before I start getting too big. Nursing a 2 yr old whenyou're 9 mos preg isn't very comfortable (been there, done that)

Anyhow- glad to meet other UC ers Anyone else UP also?

[ChildoftheMoon]

Welcome mama!
We know have a whole forum for UC, so please check it out :)
unassisted forum (http://www.mothering.com/discussions/forumdisplay.php?f=306)

I am planning a up, but I think I will be talking with my mw from previous birth for emotional support. My third baby girl born last year was still born at full term, so I am not sure about being completely up. I am not having any tests or anything, just need her to talk to for reassurance. My baby girl passed away due to developemental problems. Birth, I have no fears with, but seem to have fear and grief with pregnancy that gets in the way of my instincts.
Thankfully she is a mw who supports uc.
Just taking pregnancy one day at a time, so UP is the plan, but not concrete, need to do what I need at the time.
Brandi :love