tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259440915388487276.post4141297394757221203..comments2024-03-22T02:09:45.406+13:00Comments on Craving Fresh: Two very different birth storiesEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894865592266996002noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259440915388487276.post-65789001242648255342011-06-08T14:18:59.721+12:002011-06-08T14:18:59.721+12:00GREAT birth stories! And since your babies have k...GREAT birth stories! And since your babies have known water from the start, no wonder you'd want them to keep enjoying it! I LOVE showering with my babies, instead of using a baby bath - and I'd LOVE to hear about it, if you try it. At first it can be nerve-racking, but after only 2 or 3 showers, it seems easier, then eventually, EASY-BREEZY! A flannel on your chest can help you feel less slippery...and I like to sit the babe on my arm and wrap my entire hand around their thigh - holding them upright. You can use the other hand to wash them. And you can change positions to cradle to do the other side; still using baby-bath-type-holds. I LOVE it. It does require laying things out for afterwards - I've use the laundry basket full of towels, a big cushion...all sorts, but at some point you'll need to put the baby down while you step out and dry off and put on a robe - UNLESS you can always do it when dad's home. Feel free to email if you want to chat and decide to go for it!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036771991388790103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259440915388487276.post-73026099346579962362011-06-07T16:18:07.872+12:002011-06-07T16:18:07.872+12:00Great reading, Emma!! It's reminded me to get ...Great reading, Emma!! It's reminded me to get my notes out for the other two births, to read before going into this next one!! :o) <br />I agree with Louise - LOVE the pic of you and Sophie!! Glad it went better overall. My pushing time with Daniel was a 1/3rd of the time of the first and even though more intense I would rather do it that way. Sounds like you would agree!! Good on you for doing it without pain medication. I'm the same but I couldn't do it without my hot towels which we homebirthers call the homebirth epidural!!! :o)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10662125457261165574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259440915388487276.post-2646813206767211172011-06-07T12:01:11.064+12:002011-06-07T12:01:11.064+12:00Lovely to read both your birth stories Emma! So g...Lovely to read both your birth stories Emma! So glad the labour, particularly that second stage, went so well with Sophie. What a great photo of you and Sophie in the bath!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997744258168729718noreply@blogger.com