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Pregnancy And Becoming a Mother

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
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Are you feeling overwhelmed by impending motherhood?

Are you really NOT happy that your body is not your own anymore?

Do you feel guilty that you have these feelings?

Pregnancy brings along SO many unexpected emotions and sensations that
we cannot necessarily explain or justify. Talking with one particular
lady today in antenatal clinic, she was feeling quite depressed about
being pregnant, what it has meant to her life, the changes she has
already experienced and how she will cope as a mother.

In fact this lady had just completed a 12 week physical challenge
comprising of intense workouts and pushing herself to the extreme in
fitness both mentally and physically and had just lost 6 kilograms
through this challenge and was feeling great. She had been quite a
sporty lady playing basketball and netball and then found out she was
pregnant. She also then had a back injury which limited her physical
activity.

What was to follow was 16 weeks of nausea and vomiting, a challenge on
it's own both mentally and physically. She then presented to the
antenatal clinic and was very teary and `depressed' saying she just
wanted a baby and for it all to be over, and had put on the 6 kilos in
a few short weeks that had taken many weeks to lose!

Pregnancy for some women is not a joyous experience, walk in the park
or dream run. It is literally a boot camp experience in itself which
requires mental fitness more than anything else. You need to be
focused on just achieving and completing tasks sometimes on an hourly
basis. This is not fun for anyone, even the most elite of athletes. The
first weeks, trimester of pregnancy are like a dreadful fog and you
cannot see or think clearly no matter how hard you try.

What do I suggest?

Give yourself a break ladies. You cannot control how you will feel or
react to pregnancy. Never feel guilty if you dislike what is happening
to you because you cannot control it. Mother nature has a greater plan
and you just need to surrender yourself for a short time to allow the
miracle to occur. You have to learn how to control and focus your own
mind in order to cope with whatever is happening, be it nausea,
vomiting, fatigue or exhaustion. The power of the mind is key to the
journey of pregnancy, labour and childbirth. What you can conceive you
will achieve.

There are services out there if you require them to help you. I have
the luxury of working in an environment where a counselling service is
provided free of charge for any woman who needs it. I am always
referring women to this service because I believe that we need
essential life skills such as resilience, confidence, calmness,
decision making skills, focus and direction, tools to make our lives
more productive and positive, and skills we can pass onto our children.

I urge you not to feel alone, because you are not. I am encouraging
you to ask for help if you need it, because it is there.

Good luck,

Alxxx

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Baby's Movements Toward The End Of Your Pregnancy

Monday, November 28th, 2011 at 9:59 pm
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Nearing the end of your pregnancy there appears to be some confusion as
to how often your baby should be moving. I believe it to be an urban
myth that your baby's movements slow down as this is not exactly
correct.

By now you have developed quite an intimate and close relationship with
your unborn baby. You know what triggers movements, how often baby
moves, when they tend to be awake and some women even have the luxury
of being able to feel body parts, and believe it or not, can
practically tickle feet!

Toward the end of your pregnancy your baby should still be as active as
always but the movements just may not be as strong. It is obvious that
your baby is running out of room but again, their movements should
still be as frequent.

If you think your baby is not as active as normal have an icy cold
drink and something to eat, sit down on the lounge for an hour and wait
for baby to move. The movements do not need to be great big kicks, but
movements none the less.

If you feel baby's movements have slowed down over the past couple of
days or you haven't felt baby move despite a cold drink and food then
give the hospital a call. Often they will then want you to present to
the hospital for assessment. Do not panic or get yourself worked up
unnecessarily, just wait until you have been reviewed.

Once you are in the hospital the midwife will take your normal
observations such as blood pressure, obtain a history from you and then
do a CTG, this stands for cardio toco graph. A CTG monitors baby's
heart rate and any uterine changes or tightenings you may be
experiencing. You will be given a button to press or shown where to
press on the monitor every time you feel baby move. The monitor also
picks up any movements and sometimes you don't even feel these.

It is obviously an anxious time toward the end of your pregnancy, every
woman always feels nervous toward the end hoping all will go to plan
and that everything will be alright. We are never really happy until we
have out baby in our arms. Be reassured by your baby's movements that
all is okay and continuing along normally. Again, contact the hospital
if you are in doubt and always trust your gut instinct. There is a lot
to be said about a mother's intuition.

Good Luck,

Alxxx

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Jobs For Support People

Thursday, November 24th, 2011 at 7:44 am
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There are many `jobs' a support person can do for you. In the early
stages keeping you comfortable and company is important. When you are
having your first baby you may feel quite anxious wondering how
quickly it is all going to happen but at the same time excited that it
actually IS going to happen! So it is wonderful if you are able to
enjoy this time with close loved ones.

I had one lady say the other day her mother came over to her house and
they were out in the garden together when she was in early labour. It
helped keep her distracted and the time passed by quite quickly. It was
also a special time for her and her Mum together. If gardening is not
to your liking, try walking the dogs or shopping. Roaming around a big
shopping centre can be very distracting looking at all the new baby
items you will soon be able to purchase!

Once you enter into established labour, that is when the contractions
are regular, strong and painful you tend to want to be in the hospital
if that is where you are to deliver your baby. It helps to alleviate
the anxiety you may be experiencing at home and it means you can just
focus on labouring. Having your support people with you in the hospital
also helps to alleviate anxiety even fear if you are not used to the
hospital environment.

They are able to mop your brow with a cool cloth, help with positions,
massage, give you cool water to sip and ice to suck if available.
Provide words of support and reassurance. If they are stuck for
something to do the midwife will certainly put them in the right
direction. Sometimes fathers to be do find it difficult support their
loved one when they are experiencing SO much pain because they feel so
helpless. Feel reassured that this is a normal process and it is pain
with a purpose with an amazing reward at the end.

It is an amazing journey for all who participate and are present
throughout labour and delivery of a precious baby.

Good luck,

Alxxx

Who Is Supporting Who?

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 at 9:44 pm
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Who is supporting who?

It is a logical choice for many women who will be with them during
labour, their husband or partner. Pregnancy is a result of your love
and who better to be there when this precious baby enters the world but
the creators of this miracle. Couples may choose to also have their
mother, mother-in-law, sister, best friend or a number of other
possibilities but you get the general picture!

Hospitals may limit the number of support people they allow into the
birth suite with you and this is for a number of reasons. Firstly, it
is too distracting having lots of people in the birth suite because
they often tend to sit and chat as opposed to concentrating on YOU. At
some stages you may find it quite reassuring hearing their voices but
at other times you may just want peace and quiet. Secondly, for
security reasons we do not need lots of people coming in and out of the
birth suite. Hospitals operate on a 24 hour basis and are very busy
places so having lots of different people coming and going is not
ideal.

However, not to worry because your midwife will happily guide your
support people with jobs to do that will best assist you in labour. If
they feel confused, upset or at a loss of what to do they just need to
ask the midwife.

There is a lot more to come regarding support people but this is a
great start for you!

Alxxx

So what actually happens when you phone the hospital?

Monday, November 21st, 2011 at 9:11 pm
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So what actually happens when you phone the hospital?

When you phone the hospital for advice or to notify the staff that you
are or even think you are in labour, there are many questions you must
firstly answer. There is generally a check list which the midwife must
work through which helps to ascertain a better picture of what is
happening and if you actually need to come into the hospital for
review.

Timing is of the essence and therefore when busy midwives are answering
your calls we need to be able to speak to you directly not your
husband, mother, sisters, friends or any other Tom, Dick or Harry who
is with you at the time! This is because the midwife can gather the
information quickly and assess SO much by speaking to YOU on the phone.
For example, she can count how many contractions you have throughout
the conversation, how well you cope with the pains. Another example
would be talking about vaginal discharge and if you have ruptured your
membranes or not, it can be a bit tricky for your husband when we are
talking to him about all of this!

Another good tip to know is when the midwife asks how often you are
contracting, she does not need a complete blow by blow, pain by pain
history from your very first tightening! It is very helpful to have a
rough idea of of how often you are contracting over the last hour or
so. Midwives tend to talk in 10 minute increments, therefore how many
tightenings or contractions you are having every ten minutes, so it is
a great idea if you do the same at home when you are starting to count
your contractions.

Good luck timing and more helpful tips tomorrow,

Alxxx

What are these early labour pains doing?

Saturday, November 19th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
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As frustrating and as confusing as it all is, these period like pains
are actually trying to do some good work for you.

Your cervix normally feels like the end of your nose and is about three
to five centimetres long. It sits posteriorly which means it points
towards your spine. Early labour pains help to soften the cervix, also
known as ripening or becoming more favourable for labour.
As your cervix becomes more favourable it gradually moves anteriorly,
that is towards the front of your body. As your cervix softens it thins
and flattens out so that eventually it feels like the inside of your
cheek, soft, thin and stretchy. This process is called effacement.

Effacement does NOT need to be complete before you go into established
labour.

Having your first baby, this process of effacing may take some time
because your body has never done it before and therefore needs to
`learn' how. This is one of the reasons why early labour can start and
stop and be quite confusing.

When you head into the hospital for assessment if you are in labour, or
think you are in labour NEVER EVER be disappointed when the midwife
says you are two centimetres but almost fully effaced. That is actually
really good news because for one, it is reassuring to know that your
body has actually done some really hard work with relatively little
discomfort, brilliant work in fact especially if this is your first
baby or even labour. And two, labour would appear to be imminent.

As mentioned before, if you are unsure of what is happening to your
body and you would like reassurance, contact your hospital for some
advice and they may even recommend you to go in for an assessment.

Remember, no question is a silly question.

Alxxx

Are you starting to Labour or not?

Friday, November 18th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
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Towards the end of your pregnancy when you are feeling aches and pains
a lot of the time it can be quite confusing if you are starting labour
or not.

Braxton Hicks pains are the practise pains which appear to have some
regularity about them and your tummy does harden, but they do not get
stronger or longer. Not everyone experiences Braxton Hicks pains so
please do not think you are abnormal if you haven't felt them at all,
it is OK.

Early labour often feels like `period like' pain or even pooh pains, as
though you need to go to the toilet to have your bowels open. Sometimes
they are so mild you do not even realise you are having them! These
pains will eventually increase in intensity, length and strength.

Early labour can start and stop, and start and stop. Sometimes you may
experience tightenings over a 6 hour period and think here we go I am
in labour and then... nothing! When you hear of someone being in labour
for three days this is probably the reason why and it is very
frustrating and exhausting by the end especially if it is happening at
night and you are losing precious sleep.

The trick is to not exhaust yourself by staying awake or mobile all the
time, allow yourself to rest because you will need all of your energy
at a later time. It is really important that you do not become too
dehydrated because this can actually slow the process down so eat and
drink as you desire.

Use hot packs, have a warm shower or bath as pain relief. Try walking
the dog, strolling through the shopping centre, ironing, cooking or
anything else that takes your mind off your tummy, distraction therapy
works really well!

Lastly if you are confused or ever in doubt, phone your hospital or
care provider for advice.

Alxxx

Preparing for Labour & Childbirth

Thursday, November 17th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
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As you move toward the end of your pregnancy and childbirth approaches,
you have so many emotions and thoughts running through your mind that
it can be really quite exhausting and even overwhelming.

I always suggest to women that if you go into labour thinking it is
going to be the most dreadful time in your life, it will be. However,
if you approach childbirth knowing that yes, it will be painful, but I
trust that my body will know what to do and I have the mental strength
and focus to make it through, then labour and childbirth will
ultimately be THE MOST empowering and enlightening experience of your
life.

`But I don't have the mental strength', I hear you say. Fiddle dee
dee!!!! Let me tell you that I am constantly amazed and in absolute
awe at the strength women demonstrate throughout labour and childbirth,
especially by those who had the least amount of belief in themselves in
the first place. Don't ever put restrictions or limitations upon
yourself or what you can really achieve before you even begin.

Don't forget you also have the support of your own `team' and the
midwife who is caring for you. Trust that your midwife will act as your
advocate in all situations and is there to support you in anyway she
possibly can.

Start visualising yourself in labour, what you intend on wearing,
positions you think you will find comfortable, walking around the house
or the birth suite taking controlled breaths. Mental preparation gives
you direction, control and focus for when the actual event arises.

What is important to remember is that established labour lasts for no
more than 24 hours. It is one day in your life where the most amazing
miracle takes place. Stop feeling too overwhelmed and allow yourself
the time to now get really excited about how it will feel to look at
you baby for the first time and hold them in your arms. There is
nothing like it in the world.

This amazing experience doesn't happen very often in our life time so
savour every moment ladies, get excited and focused, have faith in
yourself and your body and look forward to the miracle that awaits, the
birth of your baby.

Good Luck

Alxxx

A Dream Come True

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 at 9:23 am
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Well it has been a long journey but I have finally finished my
`project'. Al's Hints, Tips and Tricks has certainly been a long time
in the making but it is complete and I am really proud of it. In fact,
over ten years ago my husband and I were in Australia for my brother's
wedding and the family had a couple of days at a really nice resort. We
just happened to be driving past this resort on the weekend and I
turned to my husband Richard and said, "Look, it was in that resort
over 10 years ago that I first mentioned my idea of a book of hints for
childbirth and the early days of parenthood". It was unreal considering
we only launched the book online the day before!

Another dodododoooo dodododoooo moment was the simple fact the book was
launched on Remembrance Day 2011 (11/11/11), because every time I look
at the clock you can be guaranteed it will be 11 minutes past 11. It
was a completely unintentional move, in fact Richard only pointed it
out the day after!

For over 10 years I have been collecting and improving my tips and
tricks and I am so pleased even excited it is now ready for you all to
learn and utilise the practical information within the `pages' .
Hopefully it will reassure you and even make you smile because there
are comical sides to childbirth as well! Stay posted for those comical
moments!!!!!!

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