@showersoverflowers,

yes!!!!! I'm so passionate about labor after my daughter i went to DONA and became a certified doula

i want to be a midwife in the future

i feel like l&d nurses yes while they are meant to monitor baby and moms heart and blood pressure and stuff

in all honesty WE do all the work, have the contractions dilate push the baby out

so i feel i should have all say so in what i want nurses to do and not do especially if i know how my body works I'm m not every women, some women progress 100% on their own others progress 0% on their own, they should give us more responsibility and accountability with OUR labors

I feel like we would be preggie soul mate if we did not live so far apart haha

one of the main questions I asked when I was looking for obs out here was will you let my body do what it needs to do or are you going to try to make my labor cookie cutter, text book? because that will not happen. My OB is great. I'm bummed I will not be able to deliver with her. My ob from my first came in from her vacation to deliver my son

omg! yeah i planned a home birth but my dr wouldnt agree to it cuz with my 1st i have emergency c section so he doesnt want me to rupture but with my daughter i had a natiral vbac at home

all the mudwife did was break my water because it was buldging @showersoverflowers

i just wish the nurses at l&d would listen to me

im term i know how my past pregnancies have been let me control this lol yall just monitor

oh man that must be such a bummer. I feel like midwives listen so much better to the body. I had an awesome doc that did both with my first but we moved also. now I have a whole team of specialist with this baby and the hospital I have to deliver at is 4 hours away....so you know, I'm planning a car birth hahahaha

no we moved far from the hospital i had my daughter at and this hospital has no on call midwives that will come to my house so regular ob @showersoverflowers

do you have a midwife this time??

I didn't even know I was in labor when I was. they told me and I was like oh I thought I was just gassy hahaha my contractions were regular but not progressing. they broke my water, I did a couple laps and yoga ball bounces and it was go time. he did get stuck and I pushed for almost 4 hours though

my kids don't drop til they come out lol

@showersoverflowers, like my daughter she was high up the whole 16 hours and when it was time to push i got her lowered and out in 1 long push

the midwife was shocked i was like told u i know my body lol

i have them all day everyday , lost my plug

he's ready in my opinion

haha I hate when doctor's refuse to listen but I can see the risk factor if labor doesn't pick up after. But still you know your body. have you had any regular bh??

@showersoverflowers, all the nurses have said once your water breaks he'll just fly out

I'm like i know. ...... so can u break my water please

that's what i think but my dr won't

I'm like dude with my 2 other kids my body had to have the water broken then ensuring happened on its own

i need that extra boost i know my body but nope won't do it

hahaha I'm sorry but I just pictured that. 😂 I am 5 foot nothing so I feel you. I'm sure you have tried everything but I know yoga and walking were the ticket to getting him to drop for me. otherwisw, a jump rope?? haha kidding I hope your baby decides to drop soon though. 5cm and a high baby sounds scary! maybe your water just needs to break?

lol I'm 5cm but baby hasnt dropped down far enough to really get labor started so I'm not even sure if what I'm ndoing is helping any

i have a ball but my legs are so short that i feel like I'm sitting on a horse when bouncing on it

I'm due tuesday and I'm just like blah its bot gonna happen @showersoverflowers

I did hypnobirthing with him and loved the experience. those contractions came on strong and fast but I honestly think it had something to do with my pre-labor routine

I was religious about it. I did drank my smoothie, bounced on my yoga ball, and practiced breathing hahaha It was weird

Lol really? @showersoverflowers i didnt think about that

raspberry and pineapple smoothies with an evening primrose tablet blended into it was a daily part of the last month for me. so yummy

those pineapples look wonderful 😍😍😍