What made you happy today?

Jessica is 2 already 😲
It doesn’t seem that long ago since you announced her birth.
She’s growing into a beautiful little girl.
Glad you have 2 negative tests now.
You can all look forward to Jessica’s delayed birthday celebration 🎉
 
poggle said:
For us it will depend on what there is available at the time but it sounds like it is well worth considering, at the very least for the pain relief! I hope I get the opportunity to try it :)
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Ooo I had a water birth too. One of the reasons I opted for home birth was the guarantee of a water birth. Definitely worked wonders for me
 
Lady Kelly said:
Ooo I had a water birth too. One of the reasons I opted for home birth was the guarantee of a water birth. Definitely worked wonders for me
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Gosh, I'm not sure I'm brave enough for a home birth! Thank you, it's great to hear about positive birth experiences :)
 
poggle said:
Gosh, I'm not sure I'm brave enough for a home birth! Thank you, it's great to hear about positive birth experiences :)
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Both my babes were 10 days over and had to be induced. I’m glad I didn't have a home birth for my daughter (baby 1) as she was 9lbs 2oz and got stuck so needed a bit of help out. Good luck.
 
Beautiful morning run. It was cold so the snow was sparkling like glitter, there was a gorgeous buck standing out on the field looking all majestic, with flocks of birds flying over us. He will look so pretty once summer comes and his antlers grow back to their full size and his coat turns a lovely shade of red!

I tend to see granny in everything that is pretty, be it the glittering snow or sunshine.
 
poggle said:
Gosh, I'm not sure I'm brave enough for a home birth! Thank you, it's great to hear about positive birth experiences :)
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I don't think it's brave. Leicester has the largest home birth team in the country and are actively trying to increase home births because of the lowered chances of needing interventions etc. They also blue light you in to hospital (second only to heart attacks) if you need to go in plus we were reassured as the journey to hospital for us would have been less than 10 mins if needed.

It was quite interesting that if you look before the second world war everyone gave birth at home. When the war ended for some reason it started to become fashionable to go into hospital until it just became the norm. I had two midwives observing me and not once did I have to have any physical examinations because they are only observing you every minute of your labour. The only thing they did was check babies heart rate between contractions. It was a really relaxed experience and the best thing was not having to get dressed and get in a car afterwards, just popped my dressing gown on and straight on to the sofa 😊

I will say I loved my birth and we wouldn't hesitate to have a home birth if we were blessed with any more children
 
weepweeps said:
Both my babes were 10 days over and had to be induced. I’m glad I didn't have a home birth for my daughter (baby 1) as she was 9lbs 2oz and got stuck so needed a bit of help out. Good luck.
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I'm glad everything turned out well for you :) I think that "what if we need a bit of help" is part of what puts me off a home birth. My gut feel is that my son will arrive early, but I'm not entirely sure that it's not just me panicking about how unprepared the house still feels :))

Lady Kelly said:
I don't think it's brave. Leicester has the largest home birth team in the country and are actively trying to increase home births because of the lowered chances of needing interventions etc. They also blue light you in to hospital (second only to heart attacks) if you need to go in plus we were reassured as the journey to hospital for us would have been less than 10 mins if needed.

It was quite interesting that if you look before the second world war everyone gave birth at home. When the war ended for some reason it started to become fashionable to go into hospital until it just became the norm. I had two midwives observing me and not once did I have to have any physical examinations because they are only observing you every minute of your labour. The only thing they did was check babies heart rate between contractions. It was a really relaxed experience and the best thing was not having to get dressed and get in a car afterwards, just popped my dressing gown on and straight on to the sofa 😊

I will say I loved my birth and we wouldn't hesitate to have a home birth if we were blessed with any more children
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My fear around a home birth is all about how fast I could access help if something went wrong; I don't live close to a hospital and even the speediest ambulance would mean a significant delay in receiving treatment. I am the worrying sort and it would most likely just be stressful for me :) The dressing gown and sofa must have been amazing though!

I'm just glad that, for the most part, we have a choice of places to give birth these days. :) And that birth outcomes are generally so good here, of course!
 
Had a lovely chat with the Asda delivery guy about vaping and quitting smoking.

Then the piggies got a bagged salad for dinner because Hand. They get a little "starter" each, basically a chunk or leaf so they're distracted while I throw the rest of the food in otherwise I'd be handfeeding them all night (and they know it!). Tonight, it was red chard. Bann was happy. Camowen had this...look, about him, as if he'd never had chard before. Like "I don't know what I'm eating and I don't know if I want to eat it but it's food and I will not spit it back out."

Pretty sure I've fed him chard at least once before. :doh::))
 
Bill & Ted said:
My dear old Mum of 93 who’s being suffering with Covid has just had her first negative test result today and is looking so well. Sadly one of Mum’s friends hasn’t made it, but so relieved Mum has recovered
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I like that your mum has recovered from Covid, that must be a weight off your mind. Not that her friend didn't make it, that's so sad :( x
 
I'm happy as I have packed my case and successfully installed the Oyster card app on my phone ready for our trip to London on Monday so that's one less thing to worry about. I shall either be writing an update here or in the rant thread depending on if I have a funny turn / seizure whilst we are away. I am very much hoping to update in this thread rather than the rant one as I am seriously stressing about it :(
 
Bill & Ted said:
My dear old Mum of 93 who’s being suffering with Covid has just had her first negative test result today and is looking so well. Sadly one of Mum’s friends hasn’t made it, but so relieved Mum has recovered
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I’m so pleased your mum has recovered from Covid.
 
Claire W said:
I'm happy as I have packed my case and successfully installed the Oyster card app on my phone ready for our trip to London on Monday so that's one less thing to worry about. I shall either be writing an update here or in the rant thread depending on if I have a funny turn / seizure whilst we are away. I am very much hoping to update in this thread rather than the rant one as I am seriously stressing about it :(
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You are in control @Claire W. Everything will go smoothly. You will visit some wonderful places. Eat lots of nice food (and drink 🍸). I wish I was going lol. 😘
 
weepweeps said:
You are in control @Claire W. Everything will go smoothly. You will visit some wonderful places. Eat lots of nice food (and drink 🍸). I wish I was going lol. 😘
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Thank you and I hope so. Hubby has proposed that we go out for a drink tonight to get in to the holiday mood but I can't make my mind up x
 
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It’s been stressful but Hazel has joined Evie, Iris & Boris’ herd following the loss of both Ralphie & Holly within a few days of each other. It’s not exactly a love in, but they are all getting along with each other well enough for me to declare it a success.
 
Betsy said:
I am happy as my OH is semi-retiring at the end of June. He's got a stressful job and suggested to his boss that he retire but his boss didn't want him to leave so suggested part-time. So from the end of June the OH is doing 3 days a week.
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My husbands dad semi retired last September and it’s made such a difference to his health only working two half days and two full days and having a long weekend off every week. I hope you can enjoy spending more time together 🙂
 
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It’s been stressful but Hazel has joined Evie, Iris & Boris’ herd following the loss of both Ralphie & Holly within a few days of each other. It’s not exactly a love in, but they are all getting along with each other well enough for me to declare it a success.
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I’m so pleased to hear this despite the initial stressful start 🙂
 
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