July 2011 - the final push!

[buttonmoon78]

I'm not going to do the stats as it took up so much of every page! Welcome, everyone!

Good luck Pesha. Sounds like you might have got your wish to be next! Hope you manage to get some rest today.

Spannerpants what size did you order? Are they one size fits all? That is a really good deal. Night time ones look comfy too.

Pesha get your self down to be checked out. At least then youll know where your at. Im sure you wont have to stay if you have a little way off yet, might put your mind at rest 'hmm] x

THis whole business of people starting to pop is making me really nervous now. Are we really going to be going through this again. As this will be my second am really nervous as I know whats coming. Just thinking about bith plan and what I should ask for. Has anyone had an epidural for first and second. Worried that second is going to go wrong...

I so understand what you all are saying about oh shit what I have done moments. I keep wondering how I am going to cope with my two naughty little boys(3 and 5 years) while trying to recover from section and looking after a baby.
Pesha hope this is the start for you.

I am 36 weeks now and Got scan and last consultant appointment tomorrow and then will get my date. Either next tues or a week on tuesday at 38 weeks. Eeeek

Good luck Pesha

Pesha has been quiet all day....

Want2b I thought of you today whilst listening to radio 2. They were doing the weather in various getaway locations and said NYC was 35 degrees. Hope the sympathy reached you!

Pesha?? Coooooeeee? Are u there??:-)

Is anyone else's bump moving lots and lots? I think bubs is stretching out as the whole thing lurches about and either knees or shoulders are on the move all the time, I thought movement decreases due space? (jimmy knows she will prob be worrying about lack of movement again soon) very uncomfy today and keep getting pains on and off, assuming it's from the vast amount of battering I am getting....

jimmy yes, lots of moving here too. It's reassuring. But at the same time uncomfortable! Like she's completely shifting position.

mitchell wow you'll be one of the next!

isitreallythathtime I had a natural/quick birth with my son and, of course, am worried that this one will be long and complicated! Oh the joys of pregnancy irrationality. Have the midwife tomorrow and am convinced she's going to say the baby is in some terrible position...

Still here! Contractions been a bit sporadic all day. Picking up a little bit now but not a lot. Not bothered going hospital as they've really not been often enough or strong enough today.

Not feeling great either, have had 2 naps today and still feeling tired. Also have bit of a headache and really bad mid back pain. Might have a bath in a min or might just go straight to bed. Feeling a bit disheartened after all the excitement yesterday!

Quite glad dp is on earlies this week though, means I have to do morning school run but then have the whole morning child free and he is home in time to do afternoon school run and do tea and bedtime!!

hi
does anyone know if you can take imodium in the final trimester?
been 7 times today so getting a bit sore. also felt sick on and off yesterday and today so not having a good time of it. on top of that i can hardly walk as my foot is killing me where i broke it 10 years ago!

im getting lots of break dancing moves going on in my stomach (baby not bowels) although he's been a bit quieter than normal tonight so getting a little worried, although it also feels like baby might have engaged as feeling him a lot lower.

Hey! Glad all is well Pesha but sorry for the disappointment...

cara glad it's not just me but this little one has def got claws too...ouch!!! Knackered again today. But realise that I've only got 3 more weeks at work....happy days! Even tho I have been asked to stay on another week...at least I know I have the choice.

Hi sues

I was told it was fine when I had Egyptian belly this trimester. Recommended the imodium brand to. That was dr and midwife.

Ok, it feels like baby is trying to escape through my...hmmm....birth canal?!? Lol I love that term. Hiccups I think as it is a rhythmic feeling. But very low down. I didn't get anything like this last time. I wonder if it means she will just pop out in July? :)

I'm the same Jimmy - so uncomfortable today, lots of bump movement and I feel like I've got constant period pain. I've been feeling very sorry for myself - ended up having a nap on the sofa with Mamma Mia in the background!

Oh well, just have to get through tomorrow then I've got a long weekend to look forward to :)

Hello everyone. Sounds like we are all getting towards the end.

Button It is 35C in some corner of NYC. Where I am it is telling me it's 41C as the temperature moniter takes humidity into account. I have spent the day infront of an air conditioning unit.

Pesha Your contractions sound somewhat similiar to what I have been getting. I had them two weeks ago and found the whole thing uncomfortable. Since I stopped working last Wednesday things have really improved. I get 'normal' BH now.

The other news this end is that I woke up this morning at 2am with a splitting headache. It wasn't anything like a migrane and I started to throw up about 10-15mins after I woke up. After the first chunder I woke DH up and asked him to call the obn. The obn told us to go to the hospital right away.

DH outdid himself. He helped me get my clothes and shoes on and grabbed some tissues and ziplock bags for the short 10min drive. The nurses were fantastic. They told me they thought I might have preclampsia so they were going to fully admit me. As they were taking my admission history another nurse came in a hooked me up to a drip, blood pressure monitor and baby heart monitor. The resident came by just as the nurses were finishing. The resident did a full ultrasound of the baby (while I was throwing up) and had the nurses give me something through the drip to stop the throwing up.

The blood work took an hour and as soon as it came back they told us that I didn't have preclampsia but they were going to keep me in until the headache had gone. At 8am an obn from our group came by to check on me. She was wonderful and told me I am now to go to the maternity ward if I don't feel the baby move in two hours, have more than 4 contractions in an hour or get another headache.

DH was a gem though and spent most of the night holding my hand, stroking my hair and asking the nurses tonnes of questions about the results of the tests. He had the resident do a second ultrasound just to make sure everything was ok with the baby. While I was sleeping he called in to take the day off.

Oh, you poor love Want2b. If it's not enough to be cooking in those temps you're not in such good shape either. I really hope it settles down and you get some rest. Your dh sounds lovely.

Sounds like the rest of us are just getting a bit fed up. And what makes it worse is that you all seem to be much earlier in July than me!

Quick question... I keep getting told where it's bottom is, yet I feel hiccups further towards his bottom and aren't you meant to feel hiccups at the head end? But if they've got it wrong, and the head is where the hiccups are then I can't see how it can be doing what it is! Am v

Going to stay with newly pg SiL this w/e, in their new house. Ds is v excited at seeing his 'cuzzun' again. Will be nice to kick back and let someone else do all the cooking and clearing up! Might even treat myself to a couple of afternoon naps!

Wonder how confuddled is doing? Not heard from her for a while.

Good news to share - been to see miwife and baby is head down! So relieved. She's coming next week to discuss homebirth...eeek....reality check!
Who else is hopefully homebirthing? I have forgotten.

OH not overly keen, even though we did it last time (by accident really) as he's worried about the dogs and our son. How to reassure him?!?

buttonmoon I feel the hiccups very, very low. Like on the cervix almost, and quite uncomfortable at times. i am a late July too so waiting waiting.

I mentioned to the midwife how I feel like the baby is going to fall out. She said that it's because my abdominal muscles are looser from last time. Like a pair of new knickers - all tight to start with and then they go baggy and you have to throw them away! Nice! That made me laugh.

But if you hiccup it's your abdomen that moves not the head! How v odd.

Talking of lax abdo muscles, I'm currently wearing tubigrip in addition to the serola belt. Physio has recommended some support vests afterwards for using instead of the tubigrip. The only ones I can find though are mothercare ones. Has anyone used these? They seem to get good reviews on their website but that often means squat. Or if anyone knows of another supplier I'd be grateful.

Thanks button. Tis expected to be 100F today and our county has a heat advisory warning. The good news is that rain is arriving tomorrow and will continue for 3 days so the heat should fall back to mid 80s.

Button - my obn mentioned the belts for post pregnancy and said she used them after having her children. She suggested the belly bandit but said not to use it until 6 weeks after a CS or a week after vaginally.

Cara - I have felt like the baby might fall out for the past 3 weeks now and this is my first.... I think it is because the baby is big.

I am off to get the carseat installed this morning. The obn called this morning at 7.15am to advise on heat and asked if we had a car seat installed. When I said no she laughed and said it was a good idea to get it done now. Here in NJ you have to have the car seat installation inspected. So found a place with air conditioning and will go this morning.

Want2B - sorry to hear about your trip to the hospital but glad it was all handled so well and your dh sounds excellent! And I really feel for you with the heat too, I normally love hot weather but it is just unbearable when pg isn't it?

I'm feeling a little annoyed about car seats at moment. I have maxi cosi cabrio fix car seat that came as part of my pushchair package but wanted a base for it. I saw one on my local FB for sale group and I asked her specifically if it was the isofix one, she said yes, went to fit it yesterday and its not I suppose in part its my fault for not checking when I bought it but I really didn't know what I was looking for (it took us 10 minutes trying to work out how to fit it before we realised!). I can still use it with the seat belt and it did only cost me £20 which is about £60 less than they cost new so I will still use it, I never used isdofix with any of my others, I'm just a bit annoyed to have been lied to.

Button - I am now waiting for my baby to get the hiccups again so I can tell you where I'm feeling them, I really can't think now although I've been feeling loads! Oh support vests, I bought one from jojo maman bebe (with the MN discount code) that I obvioulsy haven't been able to wear yet but I did try it on over just my boobs to check the fit there and the tummy bit seemed really quite tight so I think would give very good tummy support. My tummy muscles are completely knackered and don't even make it half way across the sides of my bump. Its quite funny as baby has his back on my right side so when I sit up in the bath my tummy muscles pull in half way along my left side giving the tell tale tummy split ridge but hardly at all on the right side as its all baby! I'm not sure if that actually makes any sense but I know what I mean!! Confuddled has been around a bit on the facebook group - will tell her to get herself on here too! I think FB is prob easier on a mobile.

Contractions still going about every half hour, sometimes every 15 mins but sometimes I'll go an hour without and still some mild, some ouchy!! I think the way it started being so painful and intense really made me think it was going to be soon so when it all died off yesterday I got really pissed off disheartened. Have had to remind myself that it may have slowed down but it will still happen! I know that sounds stupid but I really had subconsciously started feeling like that was it, it had stopped and that was the end of that! Logical side of me has kicked in now and pointed out that I'm not going to stay pregnant for ever even if it might feel like it and I will have this baby in the next 5 weeks at the absolute most (37 weeks today!) and probably in the next 2 or 3, which really isn't that bad.
I guess

It was this vest

It feels like this stage goes on for ever doesn't it!?

Confuddled's been on here too. I think she's really had a bad time - was posting about being forcibly placed into the litho position and needing evidence to say it was bad. I assume she's planning a complaint or something like that. I did some googling for her as obv on a phone full on web research is tricky!

How much of a difference does the code make? I shall have to investigate!

pesha lovely vest but wouldn't be any good for me - I was an F cup before I was pregnant. Oh - and good luck with all the contractions!

Want2B hope all is well.

I've had a reasonably busy day for maternity leave. Took DD to Bookstart reading group - got a free book - and to the HV this afternoon for a weigh-in.

Hi All,

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that the baby is about to drop out any minute. Mine is very low in my pelvis now, but unfortunately still in my ribs too.

Cara I'm having a hime birth, had one previously with DS2. Fab is also planning one now.

I'm trying to get through my to do list, but can only manage a couple of things a day as I'm so tired and uncomfortable. Not surprising as I'm now 36+2 and this baby seems huge.

Well after feeling very frustrated this morning after my consultant appointment being told that i will be having my section at 39 weeks and not earlier. Amniotic fluid has gone up and is back to normal after 6 weeks of being low and told baby will be early. I had got my head around that and was all organised. But now am fine and look forward to his arrival on the 27th June. ( I know I was being silly being upset but had ds1 at 38 weeks with no problems thought this would be fine). Also can get afew more things done before baby comes like primary 1 and nursery visits for Ds1 and ds2.

Sorry I've not been posting much I'm totally wrecked and falling asleep all the time. I keep finding messages I was in the middle of posting and last night I woke up at the pump in the unit soaked through because the bottle overflowed!

I'm sure the pain is getting worse, I can put my fingers into my SP joint now, I can't lift my feet up far and I get pulsing pain through my back. I've not got pain relief because a nasty midwife told the Dr I only have mild discomfort and don't need more than paracetamol!