Day 146!! UPDATE, pics, it's a girl!!

[20kidsonhill]

Wow! She had bad-to-the-bone stringy mucous. I would save that picture for future reference for somebody who wants to know what that looks like.

If I went to the barn and saw a doe with that much mucous hanging out of her, I would expect a kid in 30 minutes or I would go in after it. Sign the water bag broke and could be having problems. That is a very good learning photo for beginners.

I was so excited that we were having babies that I snapped pic to txt to hubby, then figured I'd post on here too. I knew that meant she was "close" but didn't know the 30 minute rule. Good thing I was back out there in ten minutes! I was looking at fias co farms diagrams of kidding positions and hers was elbows back ...can they deliver on their own in that position??

SO much to learn!

Sometimes it is surprising what position the baby comes out in, but I am sure it took her longer if the elbows were back near her head, but I have seen just two feet coming out first, just a nose coming out first, one foot and nose, ect.....

I don't know if there is a so called 30 minutes rule, but I wouldn't expect to see that much discharge and wait around a couple hours.

but my husband always says, you need to give them quiet time and plenty of time for everything to stretch out. Don't rush them. He has delivered many many types of livestock. He is gifted when it comes to sorting through stuck triplets or quads and pulling them out.

 

[Araylee]

If I went to the barn and saw a doe with that much mucous hanging out of her, I would expect a kid in 30 minutes or I would go in after it. Sign the water bag broke and could be having problems. That is a very good learning photo for beginners.

I was so excited that we were having babies that I snapped pic to txt to hubby, then figured I'd post on here too. I knew that meant she was "close" but didn't know the 30 minute rule. Good thing I was back out there in ten minutes! I was looking at fias co farms diagrams of kidding positions and hers was elbows back ...can they deliver on their own in that position??

SO much to learn!

Sometimes it is surprising what position the baby comes out in, but I am sure it took her longer if the elbows were back near her head, but I have seen just two feet coming out first, just a nose coming out first, one foot and nose, ect.....

I don't know if there is a so called 30 minutes rule, but I wouldn't expect to see that much discharge and wait around a couple hours.

but my husband always says, you need to give them quiet time and plenty of time for everything to stretch out. Don't rush them. He has delivered many many types of livestock. He is gifted when it comes to sorting through stuck triplets or quads and pulling them out.

Huh. I helped straighten her legs out (pulled one at a time only while mom was pushing) and baby eventually made her way out, I just wasn't sure if they could deliver like that on their own.