yes, I went into labour with my first child to the very exact hour of conception on my due date. very wierd. she's a very thoughtful child by nature.
the other two are just little flibbertygibbets who march to their own drums in life, the 2nd one just came in her own good time, and the third, who crashes through life like a bull in a china shop amused me by arriving in a fashion not unlike like being shot out of a gun. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo & Dean Bainbridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 9:00 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] short labours > I had an interrupted 19 hours with an OP with my first (cs for FTW, stalled > at 8cm...crap), and the second was an OP 24 hours (so much for shorter but > it was a vbac!) > With my third I was pretty concerned deep down about long labours which was > my mental block for a home birth. But all through my pregnancy I kept > chatting to junior saying "look I will have about 6 hours spare sometime > between the National Caesarean Awareness Day and the CARES AGM...so can we > work towards that please?" I changed my concept of "how long is labour" and > did not consider pre labour as being in labour ( things began to happen at > 11pm as with the other two) but told my body to get on with it whilst I > slept (been a busy day). By 3am things were starting to kick in and I was > internal at 4am. It is this point when I said "righto kiddo...you've got 6 > hours to work with me here so do your stuff!" He was born gently and > beautifully at 10.15am -fashionably late by 15 minutes! I did a lot of > visualisation but 'internally'...not outwardly verbally. I was convinced > that a six hour labour would be perfect and that is all I was going to > accept after the crap of the last two bubs births. > On an extended point, someone once told me that they believed that the time > labour begins (as in the hour time) can coincide with the time (hour) of > conception... > any thoughts on this theory? (It is nearly as good as the sex being > determined by the one enjoying it most!) Anyone else know of any patterns? > Jo Bainbridge > founding member CARES SA > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > phone: 08 8388 6918 > birth with trust, faith & love... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cheryl LHK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 7:23 PM > Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] short labours > > > > This bit about labours (I wish short) will be interesting in a personal > > sense. I'm adopted but in contact and friendly with my bio mother. She > had > > three children (including me) over a period of about 15 years, each of the > > labours was the same length, never got shorter. > > > > I'm heading in to have my third in Jan (Dec if I'm lucky), the first was > 14 > > hours, the second 12. I'm hoping for 10 or under this time. > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Lynne Staff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] short labours > > >Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:55:15 +1000 > > > > > >I have heard and seen that too, but then I also know of women whose > mothers > > >give a history of long drawn out labours and their daughters go on to > > >labour > > >and birth fairly quickly. Some of the stories, though, that these mothers > > >share with their daughters of their experiences - well, it's no wonder > > >their > > >labours were long! > > > > > >But then, there are contrasting stories too...the flavour of life! > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of P & A Koziol > > >Sent: Monday, 18 November 2002 9:15 PM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] short labours > > > > > > > > >I dont know about research but I have noticed that short labours seem to > > >follow the maternal line fairly commonly. I have noticed this enough that > I > > >even mention it in childbirth education sessions. Midwife colleagues have > > >noticed the same phenomena. An example of 'secret midwives business'???? > > > > > >Alesa > > > > > > > > >Alesa Koziol > > >Clinical Midwifery Educator > > >Melbourne > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Veronica Herbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 7:21 PM > > >Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] short labours > > > > > > > > > > My two sisters have 4 children each the longest labour (from the first > > > > contraction felt to birth of the baby) out of all being 2 hrs 10 mins, > > >the > > > > shortest 2 x 20 mins (one in the car, the other on the kitchen floor). > > >Is > > > > there any research that shows short labour run in families? > > > > Veronica > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > >-- > > >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. 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