[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by kjcmsw

I studied everything I could and got two mentors, found a stud with champion bloodlines, everything! I thought I was ready. She gave one yelp and her stomach tightened three days before her due date, got her cozy, sent hubby to the store for those "last minute" items (including extra puppy pads and lattes all around), got my one mentor to drive to the house, figuring we had some hours to go...ten minutes later the first one arrived, since I was alone I panicked!...the next two arrived within the next two hours without so much as a whimper from her. All I'm saying is when it happens, everything you think you know goes out the window. So be over prepared??? I assume it gets easier down the road, but being my first litter I ended up feeling helpless and I thought I had been so prepared. Maybe because she had them with little warning, early, and so fast it threw off my "planning" --- lol Still think it was the Red Raspberry Leaf syrup that made the whelping go so easy, but who knows for sure.

Looking back she showed signs of pregnancy (mood changes and eating preferences) within days of conception, and threw up a lot. All turned out well, but I can't imagine now anyone having a litter without some significant "schooling" pre birth. Yeah, hubby and the one mentor are still making fun of me. lol
Kendra

Could you imagine had you not prepared, studied. I know with each whelp I worry more. I guess the old saying ignorance is bliss is true. Knowing that each whelp is different and the fear that anything can go wrong at a moment's notice makes me over prepare. The equipment and meds that come into this house prior to a whelp could probably supply a small clinic.