Unassisted water birth story (long)
Moe
10 pounds 6 oz
22 inches long
Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
I drank 3 castor oil cocktails, 1 ea hour starting at 4pm. * recipe follows
lol*
I had just posted to Lynn Paden- "where are you?" at 10:30 pm when I decided
to call my midwife. I was having contrax 10 minutes apart that weren't
really hurting (like all last week) but I was feeling very spacey- I
couldn't figure out how to play solitaire. She said try and go to sleep,
call back in an hour if they haven't changed and I'll spend the night.
I went to sleep & woke up at an hour later from the crack of my water
beaking. Called Jen (mw) and she booked to get here (up the canyon from
Boulder a half hour drive.)
Contrax right away were *hard*, thank god I only had about 10 of them! On
the way from the bathroom I couldn't make it to the tub and had to lean over
the ottoman for a contraction, when I CHANNELLED TODD GASTALDO!! I heard a
voice clear as day (in my head of course) that said "Open your birth canal"
(up to 30% I thought) so I spread my knees for this contraction. Then I had
dh help me back into the pool, and the next contrax my knees were about 4
feet apart and I thought, "This feels like crowning" so I reached down and
felt 5 inches of head coming out. "The head is coming out!" I said to dh
about 3 times, each time he responded "What?" thinking it was wishful
thinking. Then I thought "I don't want to do this again" so I kept going
until the head came out! "The HEAD is OUT" I said in a commanding voice
like my mw did for my son's birth last year. I figured I'd fill in for her.
"What?" said dh. He is not usually this thick, he was still half asleep.
Repeat statements, and he walked around the tub to my back and said "The
head is out!!" with shock and amazement. duh thinks I.
We both remembered Jen's advice for unassisted birth- rule #1 don't pull on
the head. rule #2 the body must come in out in the next contrax after the
head, if stuck then wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle and stand up #3 don't pull
on the placenta.
Ed says "Moe you have to get the body out remember "wiggle wiggle wiggle and
stand up" I rest for 30 seconds over the side of the pool, then the next
contrax I stand up, and whoosh out comes the body. DH scoops him up, "It;s
a boy!" and hands him to me. My new boy, my sweet little guy was in my
arms- gorgeous but purple as anything. Then I start to panic because he's
limp and not breathing. I started to jostle him up down "breathe, breathe
breathe!" it was the scariest moment of my life, then Ed ran to the deck -
the midwives arrived and he yells to them "Hurry the baby's born" and they
run upstairs. "He's fine, good job, wonderful" and DS starts a snuffly
breath. Relief! Time? 11:54am, about 1/2 hour.
My 3 yr old girl came upstairs about 1/2 hour after the birth carrying a toy
for the new baby. DH says "Your new baby is here" She says very sagely "I
know, that's why I brought a toy up" and then proceeds to bob around
happily helping out and feeding me ice chips. "Mommy, its like sewing"
The midwives then helped me to bed, delivered placenta, gave me about 3
stitches, checked vitals on me and son, drained the pool and gave Bach's
Rescue remedy for my shakes. They left around 3:30am after tea with DH and
feeding me scrambled eggs, strawberries and ice cream and chocolate chip
cookies.
YAY!! I'm SOOOO happy I will never be pregnant again. I'm even happier to
finally have my new little son in my arms.
He's nursing fine- though of course, I worry cuz its just colostrum, will my
milk come in, isn't he hungry etc etc. But I way prefer new baby worries to
pregnancy worries.
Thanks for listening!!!
Moe
Jen's Castor Oil Recipe for induction post dates only please otherwise its
just diahhrea
2 T castor oil
3 T cold OJ
pinch of baking soda
shot of vodka (optional for one of the 3 doses)
whip it in blender, hold your nose (my technique lol) down the hatch.
GROSS!!
once per hour, for 3 hours. Worked for me!
Jane Elizabeth
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> Birth story for Matthew Edward, born Aug 24th at 11:54 am.
> 10 pounds 6 oz
> 22 inches long
> Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
>
Congratulations, Moe---that was one amazing birth!
> I CHANNELLED TODD GASTALDO!!
LMAO!
You sound wonderfully happy-----enjoy your new non-pregnant state and
your new boy (to judge by your last one's photos, I'm sure he's
beautiful).
(And I'm definitely hangin' on to that recipe!! Dang!)
Jane
mom to Zeff (10/27/99) and edd 10/01/01
MSR
>YAY!! I'm SOOOO happy I will never be pregnant again. I'm even happier to
>finally have my new little son in my arms.
Oh, Moe, you had me cracking up throughout this - especially the part about
channeling Todd Gastaldo! rofl! You RULE! What a great story and a great
birth! Congratulations on your little bruiser. :)
--
Meghan
Mom to Tristan (12/6/88) and Killian (7/18/00)
Check out Killian's website at http://www.allaboutkillian.com
Aus Wendy
FANTASTIC birth story, one of the best I've ever read........ WELL
DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations on the birth of your little (big) son.
ROFL at the Gastaldo mention. You will have to email him and let him know
that all of his posts etc arent in vain........... LOL
I wish I had of had your castor oil recipe last year when I was 18 days
overdue with Josh :)
Take care,
Aus Wendy
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EDDIE HAISH
I'll never gripe again about how painful my delivery of a 5 pounder
was!!
Congrat's
Amanda
Aaron's mom 10-30-00
Alison Finkelstein
8/26/01 9:44 PM:
congratulations! :) wow, that was some birth story! :)
btw thanks for that recipe. I will keep it mind when I am preg. with #2.
:)
Congrats again.
> Birth story for Matthew Edward, born Aug 24th at 11:54 am.
> 10 pounds 6 oz
> 22 inches long
> Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
>
--
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: chana...@sympatico.ca
chana_...@hotmail.com
Web Page: http://www.geocities.com/alison1.geo
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"A rose will bloom. It then will fade. So does a youth, so does the
fairest maid."
"It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance...It's the soul
afraid of dying that never learns to live."
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> 10 pounds 6 oz
> 22 inches long
> Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
Wow! Congratulations!
Rhiannon
Victoria Frerichs
having gone through that at home. But then again, 24 hours instead of 1/2
hour :)
10 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yikes! :)
Congrats and welcome to Matthew Edward!
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Mommy to Craig James, 6-1-01
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/craigjames/
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Moe
out, no matter what the weight!! Gripe away. Haha, then you meet your new
baby and amnesia sets in :-)
Moe
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Moe
Thanks btw :-)
Moe
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> >Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
>
> Way to go! It sounds like you had a GREAT birth, although I realize
> you didn't INTEND for it to be unassisted . . .
>
> You know now you're going to end up in one of Todd Gastaldo's mega
> posts???
>
> Jess
>
>
Moe
huge BBQ the next night, what if I would've gone into labor then!
My first took 18 hrs in hospital and was wayyyy harder & land based too.
Next babies are easier :-)
Thanks!!!
Moe
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Victoria Frerichs
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<snip> > My first took 18 hrs in hospital and was wayyyy harder & land based
too.
> Next babies are easier :-)
Boy is THAT a happy thing to hear! :)
Grats again!
Victoria
faeriecat
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> 10 pounds 6 oz
> 22 inches long
> Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! What a fabulous birth story, esp. the bit about our
dear friend Todd. I'm surprised I didn't wake up DH laughing so hard.
*grin* It all sounded so exciting and empowering. Go you!
Koren
cara
classic...I'm *sure* he'll be happy with the credit.
cara
Sue
I'll pass on the castor oil though.
Sue
You never know if you don't go..
You'll never shine if you don't glow.. Smash Mouth
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Erin Marsh
>Birth story for Matthew Edward, born Aug 24th at 11:54 am.
>10 pounds 6 oz
>22 inches long
>Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
Congratulations Moe, great story :-) Welcome to your newest babe.
--
Erin (nz)
Mummy to Cassidy Angela 18/11/99
Charles Roger ("Roo") stillborn 14/12/00 (21緩ks)
& "Tigger" EDD 14/01/02
Mgrabarc1120
Congratulations
Michelle
Sarajoyo
-Sara:)
& A Little Miracle, Due 3-1-02
DeeDee
> I drank 3 castor oil cocktails,
I drank castor oil (straight) before DS was born... all it did was break my
water. Never went into labor and had to be induced.
> had to lean over
> the ottoman for a contraction, when I CHANNELLED TODD GASTALDO!! I heard
>a voice clear as day (in my head of course) that said "Open your birth
canal"
> (up to 30% I thought)
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)
DeeDee
Cheryl S.
> ...
> The midwives then helped me to bed, delivered placenta, gave me about 3
> stitches, checked vitals on me and son, drained the pool and gave Bach's
> Rescue remedy for my shakes. They left around 3:30am after tea with DH and
> feeding me scrambled eggs, strawberries and ice cream and chocolate chip
> cookies.
Can you post a recipe for "Bach's Rescue remedy" too? I had the shakes
so bad after Julie was born I wondered how in the world my OB could be
stitching me together straight!
> ...
> YAY!! I'm SOOOO happy I will never be pregnant again. I'm even happier to
> finally have my new little son in my arms.
> He's nursing fine- though of course, I worry cuz its just colostrum, will my
> milk come in, isn't he hungry etc etc. But I way prefer new baby worries to
> pregnancy worries.
What a dramatic, wonderful, amazing story!! Congratulations! Don't
worry, your milk will come in. "Just" colostrum is just what newborns
need. :)
--
Cheryl S.
mom to Julie 3/19/01
"I can't complain, but sometimes I still do...life's been good to me so
far." - Joe Walsh
Mom2Many.com
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> the way from the bathroom I couldn't make it to the tub and had to lean
over
> the ottoman for a contraction, when I CHANNELLED TODD GASTALDO!! I heard
a
> voice clear as day (in my head of course) that said "Open your birth
canal"
> (up to 30% I thought) so I spread my knees for this contraction.
LOL!! Oh my God, that is funny! Congratulations!
Anita
Kris
> On the way from the bathroom I couldn't make it to the tub and had to lean
> over the ottoman for a contraction, when I CHANNELLED TODD GASTALDO!! I heard
> a voice clear as day (in my head of course) that said "Open your birth canal"
> (up to 30% I thought) so I spread my knees for this contraction.
ROFLMAO!! That's a riot and so awesome! ;)
Congratulations!
--
:)Kris
Kris
> Can you post a recipe for "Bach's Rescue remedy" too?
It's a flower essence combination that you buy already mixed (otherwise you
buy several other flower essences and mix them together to make it). You
can get it at any good health food/herbal store.
--
:)KRis
Kris
>>> You know now you're going to end up in one of Todd Gastaldo's mega
>>> posts???
>> Dang I don't even know what that means, I have him killfiled!
>
> Todd Gastaldo usually mentions most people who speak of his posts. I
> mentioned reporting him to his ISP for trolling and I ended up in one.
> Kandee ended up in one.
>
> Now that his techniques worked for you, YOU'll end up in one.
> Gu-arhn-teed.
It's unfortunate that his approach annoys so many people because he has a
lot of correct and helpful info. My midwife has him in the rolodex at the
office ;)
--
:)Kris
Sophie
--
Sophie
mom to Charlotte (6/98)
Patrick (11/99)
#3 due 12/20
See us at www.mcgehees.com
Mary S.
> It's unfortunate that his approach annoys so many people because he has a
> lot of correct and helpful info. My midwife has him in the rolodex at the
> office ;)
It's scare-tactics, plain and simple. I read a couple of his posts but
they freaked me out and gave NO helpful information at all, so I
killfiled him too. I'd much rather hear a wonderful waterbirth story
like this one than hear about how doctors are evil woman-butcherers out
to kill babies and make a fast buck. Where is the helpful information
in that??
Mary S.
--
Mary Sweathe
San Francisco, CA
madolyn
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> 10 pounds 6 oz
> 22 inches long
> Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
<snip *amazing* birth story>
Wow, Moe, congratulations! That's one of the best birth stories I've ever
read! What an inspiration.
Enjoy your great big baby boy, and all the best to you and your family.
-- Madolyn (mama of Amelia, 11/24/99)
kerri
K.
Circe
>
>
>Moe <m...@idcomm.comNOSPAM> wrote in message
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>> Birth story for Matthew Edward, born Aug 24th at 11:54 am.
>> 10 pounds 6 oz
>> 22 inches long
>> Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
>
><snip *amazing* birth story>
>
>Wow, Moe, congratulations! That's one of the best birth stories I've ever
>read! What an inspiration.
>
--
Be well, Barbara
(Julian [7/22/97], Aurora [7/19/99], and Gamma's [EDD: 3/7/02] mom)
JC
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: Birth story for Matthew Edward, born Aug 24th at 11:54 am.
: 10 pounds 6 oz
: 22 inches long
: Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
WOW! Congratulations!!
JC
Cheryl S.
>
> On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:17:26 -0400, "Cheryl S."
> <spamf...@address.com> wrote:
>
> >Moe wrote:
> >> ...
> >> The midwives then helped me to bed, delivered placenta, gave me about 3
> >> stitches, checked vitals on me and son, drained the pool and gave Bach's
> >> Rescue remedy for my shakes. They left around 3:30am after tea with DH and
> >> feeding me scrambled eggs, strawberries and ice cream and chocolate chip
> >> cookies.
> >
> >Can you post a recipe for "Bach's Rescue remedy" too? I had the shakes
> >so bad after Julie was born I wondered how in the world my OB could be
> >stitching me together straight!
> >
>
> your local health food store and ask for it...they can point you to
> it. =)
Thanks Stephanie, and Kris! Is it good for anything other than pp
shakes?
Kris
> Thanks Stephanie, and Kris! Is it good for anything other than pp
> shakes?
It's good for an outrageous kid tantrum ;) It's also good for moms of kids
having outrageous tantrums ;) We've given it to moms who are having a bout
of anxiety in labor (transition). Given it to babies postpartum who are
having a hard time adjusting (but homeopathic aconite is good for that too).
That said, I don't recall ever giving to someone for shakes... come to think
of it, I hardly ever see a mom with pp shakes.
Come to think of it, we had a gathering once where one toddler was stung
with a bee and put it directly on the sting and there was no pain; gave it
to a mom whose toddler had taken a walk away from the gang. Worked wonders
with both.
--
:)Kris
Kris
> I assumed Kris was being tongue-in-cheek.....
Unless Moe was being tongue-in-cheek about getting the "open the birth
canal" info from Todd, then I have no idea what I'm talking about ;) That's
useful and correct info, albeit imbedded in whatever messages he sends.
--
:)Kris
Cheryl S.
>
> On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:01:44 -0400, "Cheryl S."
> <spamf...@address.com> wrote:
>
> >Elfanie wrote:
> >> Rescue Remedy isn't a "recipe"...it's an herbal remedy. Just go to
> >> your local health food store and ask for it...they can point you to
> >> it. =)
> >
> >Thanks Stephanie, and Kris! Is it good for anything other than pp
> >shakes?
>
> that are anesthesia-induced.
I didn't have any anesthesia but my legs still shook uncontrollably for
several minutes just after Julie was born.
> what it's known for is it's calming effect...if you're highly
> stressed, a few drops under the tongue can calm you down...
Oh wow, in that case, I wish I'd heard of it YEARS ago! :)
Cheryl S.
> It's good for an outrageous kid tantrum ;) It's also good for moms of kids
> having outrageous tantrums ;) We've given it to moms who are having a bout
> of anxiety in labor (transition). Given it to babies postpartum who are
> having a hard time adjusting (but homeopathic aconite is good for that too).
> That said, I don't recall ever giving to someone for shakes... come to think
> of it, I hardly ever see a mom with pp shakes.
I had read it was pretty common. Any idea why some moms have it and
some don't? Is it something I'll likely have again since I did with #1?
> Come to think of it, we had a gathering once where one toddler was stung
> with a bee and put it directly on the sting and there was no pain; gave it
> to a mom whose toddler had taken a walk away from the gang. Worked wonders
> with both.
Sounds like a Good Thing to keep around the house! Thanks!
Ellen Hrebeniuk
--
Chookie
Sydney, Australia
Mr Prosser... would have a nice little cottage at point D, with axes over
the door... His wife of course wanted climbing roses, but he wanted axes.
-- Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Drisana
Matthew!
Drisana
EDD 4/5/02
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| Birth story for Matthew Edward, born Aug 24th at 11:54 am.
| 10 pounds 6 oz
| 22 inches long
| Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
|
| I drank 3 castor oil cocktails, 1 ea hour starting at 4pm. * recipe
follows
| lol*
| I had just posted to Lynn Paden- "where are you?" at 10:30 pm when I
decided
| to call my midwife. I was having contrax 10 minutes apart that weren't
| really hurting (like all last week) but I was feeling very spacey- I
| couldn't figure out how to play solitaire. She said try and go to sleep,
| call back in an hour if they haven't changed and I'll spend the night.
| I went to sleep & woke up at an hour later from the crack of my water
| beaking. Called Jen (mw) and she booked to get here (up the canyon from
| Boulder a half hour drive.)
|
| Contrax right away were *hard*, thank god I only had about 10 of them! On
| the way from the bathroom I couldn't make it to the tub and had to lean
over
| the ottoman for a contraction, when I CHANNELLED TODD GASTALDO!! I heard
a
| voice clear as day (in my head of course) that said "Open your birth
canal"
| The midwives then helped me to bed, delivered placenta, gave me about 3
| stitches, checked vitals on me and son, drained the pool and gave Bach's
| Rescue remedy for my shakes. They left around 3:30am after tea with DH
and
| feeding me scrambled eggs, strawberries and ice cream and chocolate chip
| cookies.
|
| YAY!! I'm SOOOO happy I will never be pregnant again. I'm even happier
to
| finally have my new little son in my arms.
| He's nursing fine- though of course, I worry cuz its just colostrum, will
my
| milk come in, isn't he hungry etc etc. But I way prefer new baby worries
to
| pregnancy worries.
|
Laura
>
> Birth story for Matthew Edward, born Aug 24th at 11:54 am.
> 10 pounds 6 oz
> 22 inches long
> Homebirth in the water, midwives 2 minutes late!!!!!!!!
>
What a wonderful story!! COngrats and welcome to little (big) Matthew!!
--
Laura
Mommy to Blake (10-12-98)
and Olivia (6-12-01)
Moe
at least among the moms I talk to. I got them all 3 times. Not anything
huge or life threatening, just no fun. I've never used anasthesia don't
know anything about it. My gf had them at her birth and Bach's worked right
away for her too.
Cheers, Moe
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Cheryl S.
>
> My midwife brings it with her every time. I think shakes are pretty common,
> at least among the moms I talk to. I got them all 3 times. Not anything
> huge or life threatening, just no fun. I've never used anasthesia don't
> know anything about it. My gf had them at her birth and Bach's worked right
> away for her too.
> Cheers, Moe
Thanks, Moe! You're right, it's no big deal, but it would be nice to
have something to stop them.