CONGRATS LOVELYTULIPS!
re woody: he doesn't sound like a nice guy, wonder if he'll still have patients at Mt A after this flu thing dies down.
re baby head down: actually my gynae baby in breech position also he can deliver naturally, so not necessarily must go for c-sect but i hear it takes a longer time. depends how pro-natural your gynae is and as a last resort or if mummy/baby not in gd condition then will recommend c-sect. but i agree most private gynaes will encourage c-sect when situation not favorable for natural delivery, maybe cos they have more patients to attend to so don't want to spend so long waiting for you to deliver naturally. besides c-sect can gauge how long they'll be away for delivery. not true that if you take long time to dilate, then dr must keep checking on you. like i said before, usually it's the nurses/midwife who check how far along your dilation is and then just page for doctor when you're quite advanced. so my KK antenatal class advise to go to hospital straight when your contractions are 15 minutes apart.
re swollen feet: yah mine also swollen on left side only. now cannot wear shoes to work, have to wear birkenstock sandals. cannot fit into my shoes comfortably anymore, hehe
i have no discipline to sit with raised legs! when in bed i have to sleep on my side so like uncomfy to raise it, and when i sit in the office, i have a box below my desk but after few minutes of raising, i surely go back down. so for now got to drink more water only lor.
re daddy's hand to stop movement: daddy's hand is heavier and pressure and temperature is different so baby can recognise that it's a stranger (not mummy) so will stop. maybe next time should try with just asking your friend or mum and see if baby stops or not. that's why they say in the beginning, some daddies cannot feel the baby movement cos it'll stop when daddy put hand there.
Cassey, so happy for you that everything worked out fine! was going to text you but figured you must be super busy with the latest addition so didn't disturb you. hey that thing dolly said about feeding on one side and pumping the other is true. it's called tandem pumping and it helps with BM supply. try and it and let us know if it works!
good luck to the other mummies delivering on friday, saturday and sunday! don't think i'll log in on weekends so bettr send out my well-wishes first before i forget.