Doe in labor. Babee is a LM. Bought in milk in summer 2006. Kidded 10 & 9lb twins for me last yr... top milker. Doe kid last yr was my best EVER.
Goat boy yesterday AM reported her back end looked like she was about to kid... udder & teats full last night...
dd 18 checked her last night and told me 3 fingers... before late dinner... 3-4 fingers after milking...
I went and checked 11ish... 3-4 fingers felt no bubble or hard parts....
No straining, no nesting, no strong contractions, but yep early labor...
dd offered to stay up and keep checking... I expected 2-4AM...
I just got up and dh was still up... at 2:30ish dd reported still could not feel anything and he sent her to bed... I got rather *frustrated*, handed him baby and went down to check Babee....
Stood still for me to check... and this time I lubed up... I had not before... wasn't going in far (finger depth) and... confusion hits.
Anytime we have checked a goat we either can't get in to finger depth or we can and cervix is dilated...
I could easily get my hand in... then. Deeper *hole* only open about 2 fingers... maybe a touch more...
Sooooo does she just have ALOT more space than I am used to between the vaginal entrance and the cervix??????
If what I am thinking is correct... cervix is open just past 2 fingers and I can feel membranes and 2 hooves....
What is throwing me is we have never gotten in that deep that cervix was not dilated.... this is the opposite of the goat from Fri... that the vagina was TIGHT could NOT get my hand in... but cervix was completely open once my fingers were in...
Sooooo
4AM... is she still in early labor?
the feet (front I think) are RIGHT RIGHT there... but cervix only open just past 2????? but my whole hand fits into vagina to the wrist... I do not have small hands...
totally confused and exhausted... new baby, mother visiting, and stressed over this kidding... Fri I lost a kid... so that is there in my mind... big kid for a MM stuck, coming wrong, pushed back in fished out nose and got 1 hoof, but never could get second hoof up... (#2 kid was born fast and healthy... hollaring and trying to suck)
Sooo I am gun shy and worried and stressed
Goat boy yesterday AM reported her back end looked like she was about to kid... udder & teats full last night...
dd 18 checked her last night and told me 3 fingers... before late dinner... 3-4 fingers after milking...
I went and checked 11ish... 3-4 fingers felt no bubble or hard parts....
No straining, no nesting, no strong contractions, but yep early labor...
dd offered to stay up and keep checking... I expected 2-4AM...
I just got up and dh was still up... at 2:30ish dd reported still could not feel anything and he sent her to bed... I got rather *frustrated*, handed him baby and went down to check Babee....
Stood still for me to check... and this time I lubed up... I had not before... wasn't going in far (finger depth) and... confusion hits.
Anytime we have checked a goat we either can't get in to finger depth or we can and cervix is dilated...
I could easily get my hand in... then. Deeper *hole* only open about 2 fingers... maybe a touch more...
Sooooo does she just have ALOT more space than I am used to between the vaginal entrance and the cervix??????
If what I am thinking is correct... cervix is open just past 2 fingers and I can feel membranes and 2 hooves....
What is throwing me is we have never gotten in that deep that cervix was not dilated.... this is the opposite of the goat from Fri... that the vagina was TIGHT could NOT get my hand in... but cervix was completely open once my fingers were in...
Sooooo
4AM... is she still in early labor?
the feet (front I think) are RIGHT RIGHT there... but cervix only open just past 2????? but my whole hand fits into vagina to the wrist... I do not have small hands...
totally confused and exhausted... new baby, mother visiting, and stressed over this kidding... Fri I lost a kid... so that is there in my mind... big kid for a MM stuck, coming wrong, pushed back in fished out nose and got 1 hoof, but never could get second hoof up... (#2 kid was born fast and healthy... hollaring and trying to suck)
Sooo I am gun shy and worried and stressed