okay - i know ive said this before. no more babies for me.
then came alice. then came pippa...
no matter how many times you say it - a teeny tiny part of me always thinks "yeah - we could do it again" but then reality hits me like a brick wall and i say NO MORE.
i sat feeding pippa this morning at 2:35am and looked at her tiny hands and feet and marveled at this beautiful creation that was there before me and felt so completely in love, like the love that makes you think - how can my heart be this full.
being a mamma is such a privilege and i thank God every day for being blessed with 4 beautiful daughters whom i love and cherish.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
cleaning
when we moved I was pregnant, so ive been waiting for the day to get into some proper unpacking/cleaning of stuff that has just been sitting there annoying me - every time I look at it, it annoys me. I really dont know why - its just clutter I spose.
anywho - ive stuck myself into it all today and got half way thru when I realised there is so much more to do. maybe I should just hire someone to come and do it for me.
lazy? yes.
anywho - ive stuck myself into it all today and got half way thru when I realised there is so much more to do. maybe I should just hire someone to come and do it for me.
lazy? yes.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
the great debate...
So - 4 babys, 4 different births?
Nope. 4 babys, 2 different experiences, 2 different health care systems.
AND I KNOW EVERY ONES EXPERIENCE IS DIFFERENT. THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE.
First and second were inductions - both at some stage early morning, not working, so needing other stuff done like drips and waters broken etc. Both ended up being "assisted" by epidurals and both took around 8 hours ish. Both were in a Private hospital with a private OBGYN.
Third and forth were both very quick with no medical intervention required at all and no pain relief. Both took around 1.5 hours to be born. Both were in public hospitals with Midwifes.
Is there a pattern here?
The cost of private health cover is expensive, add onto the normal cost of your policy the hospital excess, the cost of the OBGYN ($3k) , costs of visiting the dr, ultra sounds, blood tests - the list goes on and on. A rough guess on how much we paid for 1 and 2 would be $5500. The hospital was great and had a nice view - but was it worth that?
I look back over all 4 of mine and wish that I had more knowledge and understanding of what goes on and why. Even with 4, I still had questions about things... I have mixed feelings about the Private system now - after having such positive birthing experiences 3rd and 4th times - I feel like I could have had more of a say the 1st and 2nd times, instead of the Dr just "telling" me what I was going to do or making decisions with the other staff instead of with me. With #2 I was having terrible chest pain and it turned out the baby was ready to be born - the midwife was about to go and call the anesthetist to order more epidural for me...
Yes - the public hospital is just that - sharing a room and bathroom the whole time, food pretty ordinary etc etc, but the care was the same - if not better in the public system. The midwifes that delivered 3 and 4 were fantastic, encouraging, helpful and knew exactly what was going on the whole time.
Nope. 4 babys, 2 different experiences, 2 different health care systems.
AND I KNOW EVERY ONES EXPERIENCE IS DIFFERENT. THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE.
First and second were inductions - both at some stage early morning, not working, so needing other stuff done like drips and waters broken etc. Both ended up being "assisted" by epidurals and both took around 8 hours ish. Both were in a Private hospital with a private OBGYN.
Third and forth were both very quick with no medical intervention required at all and no pain relief. Both took around 1.5 hours to be born. Both were in public hospitals with Midwifes.
Is there a pattern here?
The cost of private health cover is expensive, add onto the normal cost of your policy the hospital excess, the cost of the OBGYN ($3k) , costs of visiting the dr, ultra sounds, blood tests - the list goes on and on. A rough guess on how much we paid for 1 and 2 would be $5500. The hospital was great and had a nice view - but was it worth that?
I look back over all 4 of mine and wish that I had more knowledge and understanding of what goes on and why. Even with 4, I still had questions about things... I have mixed feelings about the Private system now - after having such positive birthing experiences 3rd and 4th times - I feel like I could have had more of a say the 1st and 2nd times, instead of the Dr just "telling" me what I was going to do or making decisions with the other staff instead of with me. With #2 I was having terrible chest pain and it turned out the baby was ready to be born - the midwife was about to go and call the anesthetist to order more epidural for me...
Yes - the public hospital is just that - sharing a room and bathroom the whole time, food pretty ordinary etc etc, but the care was the same - if not better in the public system. The midwifes that delivered 3 and 4 were fantastic, encouraging, helpful and knew exactly what was going on the whole time.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
hairdressing fun
just got back from having my hair done. i never imagined sitting in a chair for two hours watching your newborn baby could be so relaxing - and it was. when i got home i realised that the reason it was so relaxing was i didnt have 3 other bodies climbing on and over me trying to get to the baby and saying "its mine turn", "no its my turn", "no, pippy wants me to hold her", "noooo meeee" etc etc etc.
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