I must say, today I've been feeling every single bit of my 30 weeks pregnancy. With the temperatures in the high 30s, no aircon (except in the master bedroom), and four children to chase around... well, it was a blessed relief to crawl into bed (in the airconditioning!!) and rest my poor aching body. With my children asleep beside me, I was able to catch over an hours sleep. Glorious!!

Heard a story today about a woman who gave birth (yes, in a hospital...) and once the head was out, the baby's cord snapped. Like, clear through. Apparently the doctor's "threw her on the bed", and got the baby out immediately. There was no heartbeat, no breathing, and a huuuge lose of blood. Panic button was hit, and about 20 doctors and nurses rushed in. Eventually they got a pulse, and he's in NICU now, I do believe. How scary is that?! I've never heard of a cord snapping before, and I'm pretty sure it's not all that common! Apparently (one of the lady's friend's Mum (who is a nurrse) said...) that it has nothing to do with postdates, or anything... it just sometimes happens. Hmm. Something for me to ponder. :-) Because I like pondering stuff like that.
In New Zealand, my midwife carried all the necessary equipment for baby resuscation (oxygen tanks and all!!), so I'm guessing that if it happened at home, the "rememdy" for the problem would probably be along the same lines... just with a fast ambulance trip after establishing a pulse.
Poor little Bubby. And poor Mummy. She didn't get to touch him till 11 hours (!!!) after the birth. Unavoidable in the circumstances, but still so sad.
I'm so grateful for God's mercies towards me in all of my births. Other than Jimmy's problems breathing (which I believe had to do with the drugs given to me, and also cutting his cord straight away. He didn't have time to establish his own breathing before they cut off his oxygen supply!) I still got to see and hold all my babies pretty much straight after their births. Infact, I got to "catch" both Rachel and Christian! I'm looking forward to writing up their birth stories... they're a real treat!!