Dreeeeeeeeeeming

[ailbhe]

So last night I dreamt that Rob did a c-section on my eldest sister, under the Christmas tree, and everyone thought he should do me next, to save time. But I wasn't pregnant, I was just bloated, so my stomach looked huge - but I sort of thought it might be a good idea to get the section over with anyway.

To aid her recovery, my sister was having her youngest child cared for by someone else overnight, but her older two were sharing her bed as usual.

Right. Can I just say that Rob's method of healing a section would looks a lot nicer than the real thing sounds? He sort of waved his hands over it, pressed down, and it sealed. Clever Rob.

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[radegund.livejournal.com]

Clever Rob, indeed! That actually sounds like a comforting dream, so I hope it was...

(Do you IM these days? Would be lovely to chat.)

[ailbhe]

I IM unreliably because Someone has given up sleep for Lent or something. I could have sworn Lent didn't start until *after* Christmas but never mind. It's worth checking to see if I'm online though.

Yes, it would be lovely :)

The dream... wasn't comforting, because I don't know why so many people including me thought a super-early section would be a good idea, but the idea of a homebirth c-section was very appealing.

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Unrelated to your post, but mind if I friend you? I'm a 31-year-old mum of a five-month-old daughter who was conceived naturally after three years of unexplained infertility. Planned C-Section because of a massive cervical fibroid, which ended up being a rather nice experience after I'd grieved and prepared as for a vaginal birth, complete with Active Birth workshop. Don't update much these days, but I read while I nurse ;)

[ailbhe]

Aha! I'm glad you realised that only MILITANT breastfeeders with an extensive resume are allowed to friend me!

Or something.

Friend away, how could I stop you? It's always nice to feel popular, after all. I may want your advice on BF after a section in a year or so. You never know.

Active Birth workshop? Do tell. How did it help?

[kcobweb.livejournal.com]

only MILITANT breastfeeders with an extensive resume are allowed to friend me

Uh-oh, I'd better go away, then.... :)

[ailbhe]

And what about all the men?

[kcobweb.livejournal.com]

Maybe if they're *philosophically* militant about breastfeeding, you'll let them come play?

[ailbhe]

I wonder if "yes, dear, I'm sure you're right" counts?

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

It's the only thing that counts.

[ailbhe]

... Katie Scarlett

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Heee - my baby's had some formula recently, can I still come play? (FWIW, the stuff completely bunged her up)

As for the Active Birth Workshop, that and the active birth yoga i did was the closest i came to the vaginal birth experience. it empowered me (i even had a birth plan for my section) and it was one of the shreds of my homebirth dream i could keep

[ellipunk.livejournal.com]

Aaah, the pregnancy dreams. I think I had only the one c-section dream where I was in my 20-somethingth week and went for a routine check up. The nurse said - "This baby needs to be born now.. we'll do a section", and in the next moment I had the baby wrapped in a towel in my arms and the nurse said "You can go home now". So I walked home, carrying the baby. Only when I got home did I think to check if it was a boy or a girl. It was a girl. But then all my babies in my dreams were girls. Just goes to show.

Clever Rob indeed!