Lily is no longer pregnant ! |Poppy is Recovering :) |

Baby section in any walmart or drug store will have the aspirator....also get a box of gloves for your kit and sterile lubrication ... K Y or whatever brand....cut your finger nails short...relax as best you can (says the worry wart of this area) and expect the best, but be prepared for the worst!!!!

Ok so no lamb as of this morning. But she is restless and is being picky about what she eats. She is stading by the gate to inside and just looking. Her vulva is getting puffier, and shes still sunken in.

I just really need her to have this baby

They come when they are ready.......take a rest, give her some treats (and have some yourself), Nature will take its course....you and she will be mammas soon and I'm really looking forward to the pics.

Just remember most sheep need no help at all to birth their lambs.....fingers crossed that all will be as easy for her (and you).

I'm sending a photo of mine. The green thing is the aspirator (or as my kids named it years ago. the "snot sucker").

The pill container is what I use for navel cords. I fill it with iodine then put the cord stump inside and push the bottle tight against the baby's belly. Holding it tight against the baby either turn the lamb over or shake it so the iodine goes over the belly coating the stump. It is less messy than trying to pour, squirt or spray iodine on the cord. I can iodine a navel with the opill bottle without getting anything on me except sometimes my fingers. That was useful when a lamb was born as we were getting in the car to go to a First Communion and I was all dressed up!

The little red thing is a cord clamp. I bought them from Jeffers and only used a couple on cords that broke or the ewe chewed off too close. With help you can use dental floss too, but don't tighten it too tight, it can cut through the cord. Don't usually need them. When the baby is born, pinch the cord together about 4" from the belly and then keeping your fingers pinched together flatten the cord from the end to the belly. I read this trick a long time ago in a classic textbook on dairy goats. The author claimed pushing the unbilical blood back towards the baby was beneficial. I just always do it because it seems to seal the cord shut and stops it bleeding. With the Dorsets, I usually miss the birth now so haven't had to use this in a while.

The black noose thing is an OB puller. I bought one after delivering a couple of Pygmy kids for my friend. I've only used it once or twice. You can make one from hay rope if necessary since it is just a slip knot to slip over the leg or bottom jaw. It lets you pull a leg or head if there is no room for your hand to pull the baby out while holdint the leg. Be sure to sterilize it with alcohol or iodine before using it inside the ewe. If you need traction on the slimy lamb, wrap a corner of a towel around the legs to pull, once the foot is out.

You probably won't have to use any of those things but having them in my birthing kit gives me confidence. (I always forget I have the OB puller. LOL)

If you can't get one that style, they will have others. In an emergency a turkey baster with a bulb will do.

You need to do calming breaths. Everything will be fine. I am glad she is having twins, they are easier on a first timer than a large single.

Ridgetop said:

If you can't get one that style, they will have others. In an emergency a turkey baster with a bulb will do.

You need to do calming breaths. Everything will be fine. I am glad she is having twins, they are easier on a first timer than a large single.

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Im not sure if shes having twins but Im hoping!

I will tell my dad to go out later and get gloves and a baby aspirator. Will bedadine work instead of iodine because we cant find like a small bottle of iodine, just a gallon bottle. Besides that we have a lot of towels.

Every time I see you update I get excited for lambies!!
Come on Lily!!!

Is Betadine iodine? If Betadine is iodine, then it will be fine. 7% iodine solution is the recommended concentration. We use Iodophor which is an iodine base that we we dilute for udder wash when milking. We use it full strength for cords, minor surgeries, and every cut and scrape on our animals. We buy it in gallon jugs but if youi cap it tightly and store it in a dark cupboard it won't go bad. We never thought about having just a small amount. Do you know anyone with livestock who might be able to give you some of theirs? Dairy people usually use it for udder wash so if you know anyone with dairy goats, youi might be able to get some from them.

Ridgetop said:

Is Betadine iodine? If Betadine is iodine, then it will be fine. 7% iodine solution is the recommended concentration. We use Iodophor which is an iodine base that we we dilute for udder wash when milking. We use it full strength for cords, minor surgeries, and every cut and scrape on our animals. We buy it in gallon jugs but if youi cap it tightly and store it in a dark cupboard it won't go bad. We never thought about having just a small amount. Do you know anyone with livestock who might be able to give you some of theirs? Dairy people usually use it for udder wash so if you know anyone with dairy goats, youi might be able to get some from them.

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Im not sure.. But we do know a dairy farm for cows we could probably get some from. Also my dad hasnt texted me back I need to know how she is

Don't worry, if he hasn't texted you back, then either she is fine, or he is helping her and can't take time for his phone.