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!

I agree scotty its a right pita trying to get mw to test or take any notice of this. Babies do die because of this thats the truth. I had to keep buzzing mw to do ds2's four hour obs when i had him and group b pos.

Jimmy my labours all started with slight back ache/period type pains. My waters have never spontaneously gone.

Ooo should people be concerned about undiagnosed strep b? It sounds like it....?

Am desperately trying to get into the hairdressers...must get hair cut before baby arrives...wonder if I go inti labour...if I'll get a free haircut? Or half of one lol.

Do u know how u get it? Strep b I mean?

nicola no I'm not overdue, almost 39 weeks. MW said that first babies usually engage before now, and mine feels quite big but I don't think there's any major cause for concern yet. I'm still hoping it will move down during labour if not before, just wish it would hurry up and get on with it!

jimmy you've reminded me I need to get a haircut booked. I still feel like I've got ages as I'm not due till the 17th. Don't want to leave things too late just in case the baby is early, but I don't want to get everything done this week then get really bored if the baby is late! It would be so much easier if they could let us know when they intend to be born!

lol yes it would hefner

you are due same time as myself and jimmy, we are due Saturday 16th. Before then i have DS3's party on Sunday, DS2's sports day on Monday, DS3's actual birthday on Wednesday!!

The following week quite busy too, our wedding anniv on the 18th so we are going out i hope, and then ds2's leavers ceremony and the end of term on friday 22nd.

I need to get haircut too, planning on that next week, need a colour as well, but can't afford that, and will have more grey hairs i suppose in the next few weeks!!

jimmy regarding group b strep its a harmless bacteria living in many ladies vagina's i seem to remember, only poses a problem during childbirth, where it can be passed onto the baby. Many countries routinely test for this but UK doesn't and seem to have become even less interseted in it now, with the reason that it can come/go so if tested routinely it could go theoretically before the birth. Still not very reassuring is it. Sorry if i've got any of this wrong this goes back to 2005 when i was tested positive with ds2 and 2007 when i was concerned and badgering for testing with ds3.

Had a wonder round town for an hour an half, after dropping ds3 at nursery. Got a chicken tikka baguette from greggs..mmmmh delish! With mango chutney and mint dressing very nice. Decided to treat myself to cab up to mw think i deserve it, shattered now and its all up hill.

jimmychoo mine has been major nesting both times, with me convincing myself that it's nots nesting just cleaning!

went to mw, thinks i may have uti but no symptons, sent sample off. Everything else fine. Head not engaged, but know that means nothing on no.4, measuring spot on. Booked to see me on 20th, lets hope i don't get that far!!

Delighted to be able to report that our little girl arrived safely at 7am yesterday morning, weighing 7lb 4oz after arriving at the hospital about 2 1/2 hours earlier! Not named yet, have barely slept for 2 nights and I am worrying about her constantly yet I am over the moon! She's perferct :)

Ooh another! Fantastic news congratulations xx

Congratulations Highheels!

Well, I'm really . Having been offered an IoL at 38wks I can have a cs if I want one but no earlier than 38+5. Ok, I thought - 5 extra days is ok. They got appt book and said that earliest appt is for 39+3. Whoopie do.

So it is my choice. Continue with pain and no sleep and no help as dh is in London til I have baby or have induction and pray that MW is wrong about pelvic distortion and that baby turns anterior presentation. Or doesn't and risk more long term damage at worst, a shitty labour at best.

What a choice huh? I cried a lot, I must admit.

Aw great news! Massive congratulations! When you say 2.5 hours from arriving at hospital, how long did you wait at home before going in or was this just really fast?

Had home birth chat from MW today and it made me quite tearful listening to her talk about how it will be. She is very anti-intervention which is very in keeping with my ideals so feel quite excited now. Birth pool also arrived today which puts my mind at rest - just need to start listening to the hypnotherapy stuff again...

Have had really bad backache and stomach cramps for the last couple of days and a really upset stomach this morning - felt so bad I ended up having a bath to help with the pain which was lovely, so wasn't too shocked when the MW said she thought baby was between 3 and 2/5s engaged. She seemed quite surprised by this as being DC2 it's unusual for them to engage much before labour apparently. The way I've been feeling though I really don't think I've got long left at all. The twinges in my cervix, fanjo and bum are getting more and more frequent and the tightenings are almost constant now to the point where I'm surprised if my tummy is soft at all. This coupled with the lower back pain, stitchy feeling across my tummy, very achey groin area and tummy upsets that come every day just all point one way for me. I don't remember having any of this last time, so really can't help thinking I'm going to jump the queue! Just hope it can hold on till Monday when I hit the magic 37 weeks and won't have to fight for an HB. Although flooring guys are coming Tuesday & Wednesday so perhaps Thursday (our wedding anniversary) would be better!

Will be reading other's pre-labour signs stories with extra interest now to see if I could be right!

So who's next?!

Oh button - so sorry the news wasn't quite what you wanted. Is DH going to be about at that later date though? Which would make things easier from a recovery pov? Horrid to have to make that decision - especially as it's over a week later, but induction might not work anyway or could take some time so perhaps it's worth waiting - especially as you sounded so positive about the CS option when they first dangled it in front of you. Only you can decide though as it's you who has to deal with the wait. Good luck making that decision - it must be tough. Big hugs!

Induction worked fine last time. I was already a little dilated when we went in at 38wks and just had ARM to kickstart things. Had a drip a little later to stabilise my contractions but from ARM to birth it was less than 12 hours which is pretty fast for induction I believe.

I think that the closer it gets, the more and more frightened I become about doing back to back again. There are no guarantees about an epi and I will never take pethidine again. And last time G&A just didn't do it for me. Nor the time before to be frank (another OP).

I just wish I could wake up and it was August and it was all over one way or another.

i want to wake up and it all be over too button. i paid the price of too much walking today, but im sick of being stuck to sofa and feeling like an old woman. tonight my groin and pelvis are agony I can barely walk feel so achy and sore all over. God knows how i'll push this baby out.

Anyhooooo Button, what a sodding nightmare eh? no choice there is there really. Isn't that quite late for elcs? might you go into labour anyway before then? It must be so so hard with dh away. Mine is working a few nights (he's a chef) but i am making the most of the evenings he is here, so I appreciate you must really have had enough now x

Anyone had what feels like bubbling in top of bump similar to stomach gurgles before birth?

Back twinges been less today but a few...slightly crampy and pubic area was a little heavy feeling. Think baby's head is off to the side still. Went food shopping and regretted it as felt so uncomfy and a little away with the fairies! Funny as soon as I stopped work my brain seems to have disengaged....lost some tins I bought...hubby found them hanging in the shopping bag on the back of the downstairs loo.....the way u do. Am not 100% happy with hair cut either as layers in front too long which was my problem before hair cut...contemplating doing them myself but know will end in tears! I suppose m more annoyed as booked the wrong stylist o cost me more and not even happy with it!

Said it on FB but congrats again high heels!

Nic I thought that but they showed me the diary. In fact, there's no elective spaces from next Thurs (37+6) til the date they've offered me (39+3). And whilst my heart wants to stamp my feet, my head knows that they can't possibly overbook elcs appts as they need plenty of emcs space.

I don't think I'd last that long TBH. Baby is still 2 or 3/5 engaged (couldn't decide), BH are strong and painful, last spontaneous birth was at 39+4 but like I said, I was already dilating at 38 with ds last time when induced.

I think one of the most upsetting things was that a lady obs, when I was crying quite a lot and quite snottily asked if I was feeling particularly 'down' about this baby. I said 'no, I'm not depressed - don't you dare put that onto me!' I think I was with ds as I'd never heard of spd let alone ever considered it happening to me. But this time, I was mentally prepared and as you know, I was feeling pretty good that I'd managed to stave off the worst til much later and have been pretty positive (at least, I think I have - you're probably all thinking I've been whinging like hell all this time ). So that made me which made me cry more

I think I've just had enough now though. The last week or so has been particularly trying and I'm struggling without the heavy night-time painkillers I had with ds but I'm not safe to take them when alone and in charge of dcs so there seems little point for the 2/3 nights dh is here.

So, I'm thinking that IoL is still on for next Friday so I'm back on the home induction methods. Obv, dh is out , bumpy roads are def out as they would hurt too much so I'm trying the Oil of Evening Primrose again. Both ends .

Anyone ever tried reflexology to bring a baby on? I'd love reflexology anyway but wondering if it helps at all.

I am currently holding my baby girl Anna Helena on my chest as I type. She was born last night, July 6th after 23hrs of induced labor. She was 8lb 8oz and 20.5" long.

Due to having pre-eclamsia conditions it was decided I should be induced. Was quite a horrible process that I think would qualify as a form of abuse. In any case I got to 3cm with no problems and at 5am they started me on the pitocin and epidural. I went to 5cm dilated quite quickly but with no head moving down, labour was taking a long time. They tried a few trick to get me to 10cm but nothing was working. I actually wish they had given up sooner! At 8pm my obn decided to go with a CS and booked me in for 9am. About 10mins later my glorious daughter was lifted from me and held for me to view.

She is a little angel and has been feeding like a trooper. I was on magnesium for pre-eclampsia throughout and just came off an hour ago. Not exactly what I had planned but the result is so amazing you can't help but ignore the method used for delivery!

Sorry to crash the thread, but loads of congratulations want2besupermum. Great name too (my dd is Anna Cordelia). Hope recovery goes well.

ooh congrats to supermum, fraochsmum and highheels. Hope I haven't missed anyone.

Sorry to hear about your wait button. I haven't tried reflexology. I am currently having acupuncture but I have heard that it is better to have regular sessions in the last month rather than just one session to try to induce labour. At least my acupuncturist says that she has less success with women who come in at 40 weeks having not come in before, than women who she has been treating regularly.

I've been having some lower back pains which I have been trying to ignore as ds1 was on residential camp all week and I really didn't want him to miss out on the baby's birth. He's back tonight. But I am fully expecting this baby to come before 40 wks and I am cooking curry tonight to hurry things along.

Congrats wanttobesupermum!!!! I'm going to be last I'm sure of it!!

I had reflexology on Saturday button - very relaxing and I fell asleep 3 times in an hour, but I'm still pregnant!

Congratulations want2b - fab name (I'm called Anna too ), hope you have a quick recovery.

I had contractions for 2 hours last night which got down to 10 mins apart, but stopped after I got into bed :( slept really well though!

Is anyone else getting sick of people asking if you've had the baby yet? I got a text from someone I haven't spoken to for 6 months yesterday saying I had to let her know first, and one from my ex at a stupid time in the morning which woke me up, so annoying!

Want2b congratulations! I'm so please for you. You must be relieved to have her in arms rather than in belly with the rest of the summer to come!

HighFibre & Spanner I'm not really holding out for it inducing anything. After all, I've got a date for next Friday. I just wonder whether the relaxation might help me chill WRT OP labour.

Didn't sleep at all last night. My acid reflux seems to be coming back despite the ranitidine so that's nice. I can see my milk bill going through the roof again this week!

And yes, spanner I'm getting v fed up with it. One of dd2's teachers keeps saying to her 'Is your mum still hanging on or has she had it yet?' DD got into trouble yesterday for saying 'what do you think?' A bit rude, I agree but this has been every day for the last month! Am planning on having a word tonight.

Am going to try to have a final clean and tidy today. Then I can get pram brought downstairs and set up with sheets etc. Hoping my sister will come early next week and bring me her moses basket as well as various bedding things and other goodies...

Feeling a bit more positive though. I bore myself sometimes so goodnes knows what you lot think!

Congratulations want2b and highheels 2 more girls arrived safe and sound. Certainly seem more girls than boys at the moment - lazy in tummy and out of it!!

My due date is Sunday and still no sign of baby - been having cramps and lots of movement last couple of days so hopefully we are making some progress? I suppose at the end of the day the baby will come when ready - consultant appointment booked for Tuesday so will see what they say.

Good luck to all that are still waiting patiently or impatiently!

Congratulations highheels and want2b

I've been given a consultant appointment on tuesday, feels a bit scary as everything has been completely straightforward so far and I've only seen the community midwives. Everything still seems ok except that the baby hasn't moved down at all - apparently this is unusual at 39 weeks with a first baby. I wasn't concerned but being booked in to see a consultant has made it feel a bit more worrying. Did anyone else's first baby engage late?