TWW - Short(ish) LP

@Ttcmumma

DD was born on her due date. She is just perfect. We are all besotted 🥰. We agreed no more previously but I already want to do it all again. Shhh 🤫🫣🤣

I had started bleeding after my second sweep - which didn’t ease. They kept me in for a few days wanting to induce but all checks were fine and I really wanted to avoid the drip. After negotiating we agreed to them breaking my waters and leaving me 4 hours to labour naturally instead of the standard 2 before putting me on a drip. I was already dilating and monitor picking up braxton hick contractions.

I started contracting regularly around 4am (couple of hours after waters were broken) but they didn’t believe me as hadn’t had any pain relief at this point - until they put me on the monitor (Midwife kept saying you shouldn’t be able to talk through them). Everything seem to go really well. Pain got quite intense a few hours in. I tried the pool but it wasn’t for me asked for the injection in leg pain relief but was already 10cm so couldn’t have it. DD born shortly after. It went really quick. It was a completely different labour to DC1 when I had to have labour induced as waters went but she had pooed. So pleased I avoided the drip this time. People were right when they say the drip is so much more painful.

They couldn’t understand why my waters didn’t go before. Even when I had the sweep midwife checked I was ready to go to hospital incase she broke them as they were bulging during both sweeps and already 2cm+. When they broke them they were so thick that the consultant had to come and do them and commented these were never going by themselves.

How are you and @TTC12023 doing? Not much longer for you both now either 🤞🏼

@BB2818 how you getting on? Any sign of baby yet?!

With DC I had a sweep 4 days before birth. Midwife said I was 2cm already, But also walked almost 7 miles day after sweep, ordered a hot curry and bounced a lot for the next 2 days before waters went. I wasn’t contracting so had a drip. Didn’t really have an idea but they weren’t letting me go past due date. The consultant has said the same at this time but community midwife said it’s my choice to get induced and they can’t force it. If I can help it I want to avoid the drip induction. I have nothing to compare to but everyone said it’s more painful. Hoping for a water birth but also know birth plan’s rarely work out so willing to go with the flow as long as baby arrives safely.

I would have officially had DC at this stage in pregnancy so already gone longer. I don’t think I will make due date but think I probably have another week or so 🫣

@TTC12023 it's so hard to say as a lot of people do go overdue. I was running around the park (dog walker and was supposed to be my last day of work before he came lol) right before my waters broke so maybe as I'm so active still? Depends on what lifestyle you live I guess. My sister's first born broke her waters 5 days early but she had a long hard labour so he was delivered on his exact due date in the end. You can also get your nails sorted 2 weeks early and the baby come 2 weeks after the due date. Unless it's a planned c section it's so hard to know!

I'm working until I have her, so my clients have 0 warning. I may be rushing their dogs home while contracting 🤣.

Yeah I might need to try that, I have midwife on Monday so I'm going to chat with her about a few things then.

Also plan how you want things to go if a water birth isn't an option. With my son it wasn't as his heart rate was high and I was induced so I had to have monitors on my belly 24/7 (which does not help with contractions pain!) I literally waved goodbye to the birthing centre as I walked to labour and delivery instead 🤣. Because nothing went to plan for me, I kind of felt unprepared and unplanned so I'm going to atleast on my own phone have a plan for my preference, water birth, concentrating on breathing, using that comb squeezing technique and then a if it all goes wrong plan lol. I also hoped to use gas and air, my mum used it for all 3 kids and swears by it but it makes me vomit so that failed too 🤦🏼‍♀️. I have a high pain tolerance but scrolled back to some messages in a family group chat from my son's labour and I replied barely, then only to say 'IM DYING' 🤣 I was indeed not dying, I just thought with a high pain tolerance I'd cope better with it! Being more prepared though I think will help massively, I felt so out of control and in the unknown last time. Definitely should have done my research!

@TTC12023 I had no idea! He was due 15th June and we kind of were just set on that date, he broke waters on the 1st June and was born on the 3rd!

I'm convinced this one will be early because of it but watch her make me wait until 42 weeks instead🤣

I had my bloods this week ready for Mondays 28 week appointment and I'm honestly hoping my iron is low because I need a reason for this tiredness and something that will help 😅

Yeah definitely look into it all more. Ive done alot of child development in school and college so assumed I knew what I was in for with my son... I mean it helped me advocate for myself but it did not prepare me for what labour was really like 🤣. I'm praying for a water birth this time 🤞🏻

I’m surprised baby hasn’t broke waters yet the amount of shuffling he/she is doing the last few days. I had my DC at 37+6 which is fast approaching was hoping similar for this one 🙏🏻😬

@BB2818 oh wow! With my son I was 26-27 weeks and was fine, I think I had to wiggle abit because he kept covering his face but that was it.

Baby is ready but chilling 😅 haha. My son broke my waters at 37+5 and then decided he wasn't ready and it took a 3 day induction to get him out lol so I guess a bit of extra waiting now until baby is fully ready will be better for you in terms of labour! Hope baby comes soon, healthy and quickly for you x

@Ttcmumma I think we had ours around 27-28 weeks. Baby was head down already and pretty much stayed in that position ever since. Baby also had face to my back too. They were really good though. Sent for a walk, gave me sugary drink and offered to rescan 2 weeks later free of charge. But we got some good shots in the end and DC loved the experience too which was the purpose of having it done.

So uncomfortable now. Get this baby out of me 🤣. Midwife can’t understand why I haven’t gone into labour already. Baby is so low 😬

So glad you ladies are doing well!

Oh no that baby was in an awkward position! I've booked it for 27+5 as they said week 27 is usually the best week for it. She's a fidgit so hoping that helps 😅 we get the heartbeat teddy with it too which my son wants to sleep with bless him.

No names yet 🤦🏼‍♀️ we are thinking Roseann as a middle name as we both have grandparents named rose who have passed but I also have a passed down middle name Ann. I don't like Ann but like the sentiment so we are thinking to put those two names together to make Roseann but then depends on what we come up with for the first name! Which we have got nowhere with 😅. Actually my son is insistent that we call her lovely but I'm not so keen 🤣

The movement thing is such a worry isn't it! Luckily I get beat up pretty much daily by this baby girl lol if not food and drink triggers her but I did have a couple of days where I was abit hmm she's quiet... But she always comes back with force 😅

Almost 37 weeks now 😬 ready to pop!

@Ttcmumma we had a 4D scan and took DC. It was amazing. Although baby was in an awkward position 🙈. Have you got any name ideas?

@TTC12023 we have had issues with movements although not so much last few week. Baby is quite small and been head down engaged for a while now so they think that along with anterior placenta and high level of fluid is why movements are less obvious sometimes. Luckily there is an explanation 🙂

Do you have a theme with your names or just struggling for ideas? We have a few girls we like but not so much for boys 😬

@BB2818 all good over here! 26+2 and getting excited now to be honest. All seems well so far, got a private 4d scan on the 13th to take my son to 😊.

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How are you all?

Haha mine wasnt really off feeling more nub theory, symptoms, hcg being a little higher etc

Omg your partner's names are cracking me up, I know a bulldog called Pablo haha. My partner named my son Evan, because my surname is Evans. So it was a way of including my family name. With his dad's surname of course as he couldn't be Evan Evans 🤣. But was quite a sweet touch and I wanted something short and not overly common but not too out there, so was perfect really! Hoping he's just a good this time. If not I'll have to take control back lol

I think I am having a girl but was wrong last time. I thought I was having a boy and had a girl 🙈

I could not leave my DH responsible for name DC. So far his suggestions are Pablo for a boy and Shaniqua for a girl 🤦🏼‍♀️

@BB2818 thank you! I guessed girl but was still so shocked to find out she really is a girl haha. Not a clue! I was awful at naming my son to be honest had to get my partner to do it, will see what he comes up with haha

@Ttcmumma congratulations 💕🎀 how exciting! Have you got any name ideas?

So I'm having a baby girl!!

I’m 26 weeks now. It seems to be going so quickly. They won’t let me go over that’s for sure so in 14 weeks (or sooner) we will have a baby… seems crazy!

I only started feeling flutters around 20-21 weeks. We can now see movements 🙈.

@TTC12023 I weirdly have forgot what they felt like with my son lol, when you're bigger you see the movements and it's very obvious. I didn't feel him for quite a while yet, probably more than 20 weeks tbh.

I've had two instances this pregnancy where in like... Is it? The other day, it was a repetitive little tap/pop type feeling inside. Like so gentle if I wasn't sat down doing nothing I don't think I'd have felt it. It was the repetition in the exact same spot that made me question it. Then last night my partner and I were falling asleep cuddling and everytime he breathed out, his belly touched mine and I felt a slight bubble like feeling. I thought it was wind, but it never progressed further than the exact spot my partners belly touched. I could be imagining it but I think it may be the beginnings of feeling something! So hard to tell this early on tho x

@TTC12023 congratulations 💕

I suspect I am having a girl too. But happy to keep it a surprise 🫣😬

My midwife did use the dopler at my last appointment I think I was 16-18 weeks, but said they don’t usually until 28 weeks. I have an anterior placenta so a bit more difficult to find, she managed to find though.

Been on the monitors at hospital a couple of times due to bleeding (again). And getting braxton hicks which they have picked up on monitors too. I don’t think this baby is staying put until due date 🤦🏼‍♀️