Diaper Swappers

missydawn · 01-03-2013, 09:03 AM

I had a dream last night that we were at the hospital having the baby but I ended up delivering the baby myself because the nurses didn't believe me the baby was coming. I pray that does not happen for real. I have babies so fast it is always a fear of mine. Of my three kids two were delivered by nurses because they came so fast. Does anyone else have this sam fear or am I just weird?

blessed1018 · 01-03-2013, 09:04 AM

I'm the weird one who would WANT that to happen if I ever had to be in a hospital.

Andbabymakes2 · 01-03-2013, 09:32 AM

I've been having multiples dreams. One was me having a litter of babies- like 12 or something! lol Another was 6 and HGTV came and built an extra room on our house and tricked out our backyard. Super scary dream was that both my mom and mil got pg at the same time!! AAAHH!!!!

As far as the fear of delivering your own baby, what actually scares you about it? Maybe doing some research on u/s would help. I think every mama should be prepared for a situation like that anyways. Better to be prepared for a hb or in transit or whatever than in fear of not knowing what to do. imho.

momto2princesses · 01-03-2013, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by blessed1018

I'm the weird one who would WANT that to happen if I ever had to be in a hospital.

This. But I doubt it would ever happen to me. My labor with DD2 was over 48 hours with 4 hours of pushing. LOL!

missydawn · 01-03-2013, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by momto2princesses

This. But I doubt it would ever happen to me. My labor with DD2 was over 48 hours with 4 hours of pushing. LOL!

I am sorry about that. Was she a big baby?

momto2princesses · 01-03-2013, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by missydawn

I am sorry about that. Was she a big baby?

not huge... 8 lbs 6 ozs, but she had a nuchal hand...I'm SURE that's why the pushing took so long. Man was I tired after. :-)

missydawn · 01-03-2013, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by momto2princesses

not huge... 8 lbs 6 ozs, but she had a nuchal hand...I'm SURE that's why the pushing took so long. Man was I tired after. :-)

Please tell me you had some drugs or something. It sounds extremely painful.

blessed1018 · 01-03-2013, 11:12 AM

Nuchal hands can make pushing longer for sure! I was "pushing" for like an hour if you count all the time I thought I was pushing. lol. Really I only pushed for like 15 minutes. Before that I was trying to not poop...and push at the same time. DOES NOT WORK. Once I decided to just poop and get it over with, he shot out.

Funny how that works.

momto2princesses · 01-03-2013, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by missydawn

Please tell me you had some drugs or something. It sounds extremely painful.

She was born at home. It wasn't actually all that painful (my water didn't break until I was 9 1/2 cm...I've heard that its worse when your water is broken, but I have no comparison). It was just LONG and TIRING. I felt like I could sleep for a week straight after she was born.

blessed1018 · 01-03-2013, 11:16 AM

Oh - and I totally second you getting familiar with "emergency" birth stuff. Not that birth is an emergency.

Maybe then you will feel more prepared and not have crazy dreams. Biggest things - only push when you have the urge, apply counter pressure during crowning (so baby does not come out too fast) - and that is an urge most women will have naturally (to reach down and "protect" the clitoris and what not), do not pull or rotate baby (just support the head and body as it comes out), and don't pull on the cord at all - the placenta will plop out on its own, and no need to cut the cord or tie it off in any way. Those are the basics.

01-03-2013, 09:03 AM	#1
missydawn Live like he is deploying tomorrow Formerly: missyhd Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,679 Ratings: 27 Feedback:** 100%	Weird dream last night I had a dream last night that we were at the hospital having the baby but I ended up delivering the baby myself because the nurses didn't believe me the baby was coming. I pray that does not happen for real. I have babies so fast it is always a fear of mine. Of my three kids two were delivered by nurses because they came so fast. Does anyone else have this sam fear or am I just weird? __________________ Missy sahm, homeschooling, wife and mommy to J 2/01, A 9/05, T 1/08 and expecting #4 Aug. 26th It's a BOY!!!! http://www.imaginebabyproducts.com/missyhoard

01-03-2013, 09:04 AM	#2
blessed1018 Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 849 Ratings: 5 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Weird dream last night I'm the weird one who would WANT that to happen if I ever had to be in a hospital. __________________ Samantha <3 Aspiring Midwife--Wife to David the and mom to August Benjamin and one on the way Writer for Birth Without Fear PROUD Intactivist.

01-03-2013, 09:32 AM	#3
Andbabymakes2 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE Kansas Posts: 5,454 Ratings: 74 Feedback: 100%	Re: Weird dream last night I've been having multiples dreams. One was me having a litter of babies- like 12 or something! lol Another was 6 and HGTV came and built an extra room on our house and tricked out our backyard. Super scary dream was that both my mom and mil got pg at the same time!! AAAHH!!!! As far as the fear of delivering your own baby, what actually scares you about it? Maybe doing some research on u/s would help. I think every mama should be prepared for a situation like that anyways. Better to be prepared for a hb or in transit or whatever than in fear of not knowing what to do. imho. __________________ Vanessa, Wife to Jeff, SAHM to Vivian(9/26/06) Lauren(10/04/08) Evan (8/31/11), and Samuel Dean,due 8/25/13!! Our journey home

01-03-2013, 11:12 AM	#8
blessed1018 Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 849 Ratings: 5 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Weird dream last night Nuchal hands can make pushing longer for sure! I was "pushing" for like an hour if you count all the time I thought I was pushing. lol. Really I only pushed for like 15 minutes. Before that I was trying to not poop...and push at the same time. DOES NOT WORK. Once I decided to just poop and get it over with, he shot out. Funny how that works. __________________ Samantha <3 Aspiring Midwife--Wife to David the and mom to August Benjamin and one on the way Writer for Birth Without Fear PROUD Intactivist.

01-03-2013, 11:16 AM	#10
blessed1018 Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 849 Ratings: 5 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Weird dream last night Oh - and I totally second you getting familiar with "emergency" birth stuff. Not that birth is an emergency. Maybe then you will feel more prepared and not have crazy dreams. Biggest things - only push when you have the urge, apply counter pressure during crowning (so baby does not come out too fast) - and that is an urge most women will have naturally (to reach down and "protect" the clitoris and what not), do not pull or rotate baby (just support the head and body as it comes out), and don't pull on the cord at all - the placenta will plop out on its own, and no need to cut the cord or tie it off in any way. Those are the basics. __________________ Samantha <3 Aspiring Midwife--Wife to David the and mom to August Benjamin and one on the way Writer for Birth Without Fear PROUD Intactivist.