Prep With Me For Labour and Delivery! | VLOG
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- čas přidán 3. 04. 2024
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Let's get ready to have a BABY! Now that I'm full-term we're officially on baby watch and I'm sharing all of my favourite ways to get ready for labour and delivery throughout pregnancy but primarily through 34-40 weeks!
Do you have any other tips, tricks or methods you've used to get ready for birth? Share them in the comments section below! ❤️
PRODUCTS I MENTIONED:
Armra Colostrum
Medjool Dates
Evening Primrose Supplement
Claraderm Spray
RESOURCES I MENTIONED:
Serenity Life Doula: serenitylif...
Good for The Swole: goodforthes...
Happy Homebirth Podcast:open.spotify.com/show/1OBsT6Q...
Pain Free Birth: painfreebir...
Built to Birth: / @bridgetteyler
Spinning Babies: www.spinningbabies.com/
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: www.amazon.ca/Ina-Mays-Guide-...
Christian Hypnobirthing: apps.apple.com/us/app/christi...
PS - do you have any other tips, resources, products or good ole wives tales you stand by when it comes to getting ready for birth?! Please share in the comments!
Walking! I walked so much with my first and now that I’m pregnant with my second I’m making it a point to walk on the treadmill/outside four to five times a week. I am pretty sure if I didn’t walk with my first my birth would not have progressed near as well.
Dates and clove water
Just a suggestion and perhaps you already plan to do this! But you could open all of your home birth plastic supplies and let them off-gas outside so they don't smell when you go to use them 🤍
Done!! 😂👏🏻@@chloewashington82
make sure your support person knows your plan/preferences and all your strategies to manage labour! When the contractions hit, its so easy to blank out and forget everything and actively advocate for yourself -having them take initiative based on your desires is huge!
Just had my second natural birth in February and I will say moving through contractions made such a difference!! My labor was so much quicker and I felt so much more in tune with my body this time around. My two favorite positions I used were leaving on my kitchen bar and swaying side to side and on my knees leaning over my birth ball again swaying through contractions as much as possible!
So excited to hear your birth story this time around you, I loved hearing your perspective to prepare for my home birth!!
Best wishes to all the mamas close to delivery!! I’m 22 days pp so I remember those last days very well. Baby will be here before you know it!!!
33 weeks with my first! Been enjoying following fellows mamas like you. So encouraging to know we’re in this together
35 weeks with my first!
@@hollywilson6019 you’re so close! You got this mama!
So appreciate the section on items for your homebirth & postpartum. Currently 34 weeks with my first and planning for a homebirth. I keep going back and forth btwn diy padsicles & just getting the tucks pads.
I just found your channel- this was the first video I watched and I love your energy! Just turned 25 weeks here with my first... you are really putting me at ease with all this stuff! Really helpful info with the colostrum- just learning about that!
Thanks for the podcast reckos. Really value these, will check out! I’m in the ‘drop zone’ over here in England also prepping for a homebirth. Also bought myself some puppy pads! So good to be in Gods hands with it whatever happens for us!
One of the most effective things for my births was listening to the hypnobirthing tracks with my husband while trying to find deep relaxation together. Those were lovely experiences and reinforced our bond before baby came. There are so many exercises and to-dos before a baby arrives but I swear by practicing deep relaxation everyday leading up to birth. It helps grow that skill so you can snap into it easier when in labor. But Im sure you already know this!
Hi! This is so intriguing since I have never had a home birth and I appreciate you sharing your home birth prep! I’m currently pregnant with twin fraternal boys 💙💙 (it was a complete surprise, no twins in the family) and we have 3 children already 💕
You look so much like Jennifer Lawrence. Also, this was super helpful. Having my 3rd baby in June and just hoping things go according to plan.
I was pregnant with you for a bit but my baby was born March 11th ❤ Can't wait till you're posting baby content!
God bless you and your growing family❤
Your video was a CZcams recommendation and I was in doubt if you were in the US or Canada. Seeing the dollar store stuff I was like, she is definitely in Canada. Then, the midwife office looked pretty similar to my midwives office and with the bag of samples, I realized that we go to the same midwifery 😂😂 such a small world!! I am 38 weeks pregnant. Wishing you a good labour and delivery 🙏🏻
Dollar stores are in the US?
Best of luck, you're a knowledge resource with this video!
Dates are super yummy cold! Pop them in the fridge and see if they taste more like caramel. I love mine with a little mascarpone cheese or cream cheese with a roasted pecan with a drizzle of honey or maple syrup added to the cream cheese for a treat!
I’m looking forward to trying the Claraderm Spray this time around for our 3rd due in November! Just ordered it!
I love red Raspberry Leaf Tea I do think it helps.
I also want to try Gentle Birth by Mountain Meadow Herbs this 3rd time around!
Totally ordering some of that colostrum as well!
Thanks for sharing! I’m 33weeks with my second baby, and have a 22 month old. So I’m with you on not having time to nest lol. Praying things go smoothly for you and for blessings upon blessings in welcoming your 3rd baby!
I’m also 33 weeks with my second 🩷
Hey I’m not sure if you know just because you didn’t specify how you were using the primrose oil but you can use it as a suppository and it helps with hydrating the area and tearing. I used it with my first and had 0 tearing with my home birth and my son came out with his fist by his face, obviously just a suggestion to look into if you weren’t aware!! (P.s. if you choose to do it wear a pad to bed)
Don't worry, I'm sure all will be okay. God is with you.
I have my anatomy scan on Monday! So im like halfway behind you. Im so excited for you! Your preparing me with your videos 😊
Also 36 weeks pregnant. Due the 29th.
Originally planned a home birth but can no longer do it due to finances. Have an induction scheduled for the 2nd of May if he doesn’t arrive by then.
I’ve been seeing the chiropractor (which I now see twice a week) eating my dates, drinking red raspberry leaf tea, and doing stretches on my yoga ball
Started eating pineapple today
Will start doing the miles circuit every day as well as walking/curb walking Monday
Thinking about trying evening primrose oil and acupressure points because I mean, what’s it gonna hurt?
Have lots of pressure, pelvic pain, and lightning crotch! He’s also already engaged and I have started dilating. This is my first baby.
I hope everything goes well for you and you enjoy the experience! I was induced with my baby at 37 weeks ❤
Wow - it sounds like you're set up for a great birth 😊❤️ I know things can go south regardless or prep sometimes, but I had a really wonderful, unmedicated hospital birth with my first. It sounds like you've done your research and you're going to do great!!!
Congrats mama! I'm also 36 weeks with my first (due on the 27th)!! We got this :)
Induction got moved to the 18th due to developing preeclampsia
GIRL SAME. sooooo many unfinished cups of things. Smoothies are always extra hard for me though. I always joke that if they were hot I would finish them quicker. but also a hot smoothie sounds not great. Thank you for your insight and references to apps and accounts to check out! I'm two weeks behind ya!
A week of outfits that are out of your comfort zone!
Silk in the U.S. discontinued Next Milk and I was very mad that they did that. I'm lactose intolerant and I loved that stuff. (I know this comment has nothing to do with birth, just noticed you used it in your smoothie 11:49). I've switched to Almond Breeze which now has and almondmilk and oatmilk blend which that is pretty good too. But I'm still very mad at Silk because people who can't drink dairy milk because of allergies lost the next best thing to dairy milk (at least in my case can still drink dairy milk with lactase supplement in it, I just don't like doing that because consuming too much lactase causes problems for me). A petition was started by such people, which I signed, but it didn't convince Silk. So my frustration is more for those people.
Random but the puppy pads usually have chemicals and fragrance added. See if you can find some actual chux pads online! Love seeing your journey. Thank you for all the lovely content ❤
I’ve always wished with having a natural home birth I love how connected you are with your body. Sending you love and strength ❤ I just know you will have a beautiful home birth
It is so cool you are going to have (another) home birth and are able to do so (my landlord lives underneath me, so that was never an option, as we have never been homeowners). Being postpartum the entire time at home must be so relieving.
I had terrible pelvic pain with my third pregnancy that lasted a little after a few weeks postpartum.
That exercise person would have truly been a help to me. Oh well. For the next one!! :)
-JusticePirate
I can't believe you are about to give birth 🥺 time flies 🥺🥺🥺
Currently 32 weeks, I was in bed out sick with a stomach bug and migraine for over a week, baby was head down. As soon as I got back up and taking care of my kids, active, etc she flipped back to breech. I really think we have zero control over their position!
I’m not sure if you’ve heard of the Mountain Meadow Herbs “Gentle Birth” tincture or if its available in Canada at all, but Kurin Adele talks about it a lot from her most recent home birth and I thought i’d pass it along to you 😊 Wishing you the best homebirth experience ❤
I just looked it up and it looks amazing!! I wish I had known about it sooner haha I feel like I'd be late to the game starting it now 😭
Okay I know that due dates are just "guess dates".... but I was NOT ready for my guess date/timeframe to be bumped up so much 🤪 at least I'm mentally prepared to go late hahahaha
All is well Beth❤
You’ve got this!!
I’d be curious to know if they changed your due date based on the 3rd trimester ultrasound alone? Late pregnancy ultrasounds are notoriously inaccurate at predicting size, that’s why dating ultrasounds are done around 8 weeks. If dating is done much later than the first trimester, it becomes more and more inaccurate. If I’m remembering the percentage correctly I believe it’s something like 20% variation in late pregnancy (which can mean a couple pounds in either direction, and can also look like a couple weeks in either direction). If this change is only due to the ultrasound result, I’d personally push back on the date change, especially if anyone starts talking about induction if you go past a certain timeframe. This is discussed a lot on the “Birthing Instincts” and “Down to Birth” podcasts.
I agree and feel like this is going to lead to more "your baby is overdue" chat when you could be right at your original due date.
@@daphnepatterson1983I was wondering the same thing! I recently just listened to that birthing instincts podcast too! Haha
Woohoo!!!
I love puppy pads for baby’s changing table too 💩 lol
I also really dislike dates and have struggled to eat them at the end of my pregnancies, but I've had really great, quick labors 🤷🏻♀️
I haven’t finished the video yet so I apologize if this is mentioned, but would you mind talking about how having an unmedicated birth after the first one with an epidural was? How would you say the pain compared?
I was induced for my first birth and the pitocin contractions were on another level 🥴 I got the epidural around 5 or 6 cm dilated I think? And at that point I was literally shaking and felt like I had ZERO control over the contractions haha but I also didn't really know coping strategies going into it. I had my water broken manually in that delivery as well (ideally, if you can avoid this and have your water break on its OWN while pushing that is best case scenario pain-wise)... so across the board, a lot of intervention in my first birth. And in my experience that makes everything more painful! Being in transition (8-9 cm) unmedicated was about the same level of pain for me at 5 cm dilated on pitocin lollllll
Also - tbh I don't think I would attempt another pitocin induction unmedicated, if I *had* to do it. If induction is medically necessary for anyone reading this and you feel confident going that route.... I would get the epidural 😂 but everyone's pain tolerance is so different
@@BethGraceMoore your experience was mine exactly and i wanted to do it naturally but definitely needed an epidural
Here in Saudi Arabia, we can’t live without dates 😂 We eat them every single day of our lives and throughout the whole pregnancy as well 😂👍🏻 but instead of maybe eating 3-5 a day, we just double or triple that during the final months. I wish you a very smooth and easy delivery 🙏🏻
I swear you just announced your pregnancy. It flew by.
Thanks for sharing! I would love to do a home birth. Does anyone in the States know if insurance covers this or how it would work?
Most insurrances don't, but I do think it depends on the state. I know insurrance sharing will cover it though if you get it before finding out you're pregnant. That's the only way I've seen insurrance pay for a homebirth.
Some midwives will take insurance you just got to look for them, I know that some places they can be pretty far or sometimes none are close enough depending😕. Where I have lived most midwives take Medicaid and private insurance. The payment rules were different in each state though, in Oregon insurance covers the birth 100% with Medicaid it depends what private insurance you have how much they pay I think. In Washington with Medicaid there was usually a fee but you would get reimbursed because they aren’t legally allowed to charge you for something Medicaid pays for when they accept Medicaid, obviously same situation with the private insurances.
I live in MN and for my first birth a decent portion of my home birth costs were reimbursed by our insurance (I also had pretty good insurance at the time). For my second baby we had different insurance (not the best) and they hardly reimbursed anything. But the midwifery practice that I worked with basically offered a sliding scale fee to all of the families that they see, to help make it more affordable - and I'm pretty sure that's a fairly common thing for midwives to offer💖
wow last time i saw you on my timeline you were pregnant with #2… i was like wait no way shes still pregnant with #2
I used to take powdered colostrum to help with gut healing and I swear by it no matter how weird it sounds 😂 love that you’re taking it. I’ll definitely take this next time I’m pregnant (lord willing)
Yes!!! But man oh man do people ever think you're crazy for it 🤪 ah well
I think I've heard that puppy training pads have a chemical on them to be attractive to them vs a medical chux pad which are used in hospitals??? Not 100% sure on that but thought it was worth the mention. Best of luck! :)
Oh shoot I'll need to look into that!!
Im pregnant along with you, the same weeks an I dont inow how to know if Im dilating….tell meeeeee!!!!!!!!😂
I've never been able to tell either, I've been pregnant twice lol
I've had 3 babys in the past 4 years when I dilate I have alot of CM cramping and some bleeding I think everyone is different tho!
I love doing home births but the most stressful thing to me is all the clutter before and after. 🤔
Another CZcams channel tryed peanut butter on her dates
Clicking off at colostrum. Not expecting that
It's not from humans 😂
@@BethGraceMoorethat’s the issue. It was taken from a baby animal.
I just have to say plastic is non-porous lol
Looking into the Armra product- so fascinating! Made from cow colostrum. Lots of good reviews. Awesome recommendation @BethGraceMoore.