October Baby Bus - Part 5

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Another thread!

awen hope it doesn't last too long, that stage is horrible. I never had a show this time and as I said they broke my waters at 9cm (they broke them last time as well)

sassy I know, but thought pg ladies didn't necessarily want to hear our new born moans. People can just switch over as and when.

It's nice hearing newborn stuff. Reminds me of what's to come

Just spoke to consultant. I'm not going to be induced at 40weeks after all as I had csection with ds1 so risky and alsy blood sugars are good and not needed insulin in end so good news there and feel less worried about what ifs. He said that it sounds like I may be started already anyway. I'm to see midwife early next week and if all favourable 3cm then she may rupture waters if not a stretch ANC sweep. Hoping wont be needed x

Good news!! Baby is definitely the right way around and the head is 2/5 engaged - phew!!!! :)

It was the quickest scan ever, probably less than a minute for confirmation that all is ok. So relieved, but also very well informed now in case it does come to c section for any reason after all. Thanks so much to those that wished me luck and gave me info.

Now - just back to the waiting game....39 weeks today!

Quick update from me! Baby Boy born after a very speedy 2 hour labour last wednesday 5th October, weighing in at a hefty 8lbs 15oz! He is just perfect!!! Good luck to all who are still waiting to meet their little people! x

Brief post, waters gone (as I was getting in the car after buying some new fish) drove home it was that or wait a couple of hours for someone and it's only 5 minutes.
Blood in waters so off to hospital to be checked out. No real contractions yet.
Rapidly acclimatising new fish whilst trying to sort out childcare.

Will update at some point.

I said I thought it would be a couple of weeks early.

Exciting bilbilo and wow at all new arrivals, they are arriving quick

Update here, had a show. Was revolting tmi but very large amount of yellowy green mucus. Not bloody (was with ds2). Pains not really progressing. Hoping baby here by end of weekend x

Pink.. yay for baby behaving.

Sunface well done and congratulations.

Bilblio/Awen how exciting. Looking forward to more news...

Other that that I've completely lost track of what's happening with who...!! Getting a bit jealous though. Don't think I'm engaged yet and really don't want to wait potentially another 3 1/2 weeks.

I had a walk round town today and think I overdid it. On the way back I had to slow down to a snails pace as my bump/pelvis started to hurt. Got back and collapsed on the sofa with a bottle of water. Did manage to load up on fruit in town and had a big bowl of kiwi, strawberries and raspberries with yoghurt to counteract the big bar of toblerone I had to buy.

38+4

Awen yay for show

sunface huge congratulations on the birth of your little boy. Do you have a name yet?

bilblio yay for waters, good luck at hospital, let us know how you get on.

We are at drs yet again Ayse has nasty rash all over her body, swear they are going to get sick of me here xx

Oh and yay for good baby pink x

Yay, Pink, that must be a massive relief!

Congratulations, sunface! And hope things are going well, bilblio and Awen!

Tally, I hear you on the overdoing it; I thought I'd just pop down to Croydon (not pleasant but nearby!) yesterday for a browse round the baby stuff (have been doing most of my shopping online via eBay) and after two hours I was waddling like an overweight duck! Going to gigs tonight, tomorrow and Sunday, but at least they'll be mostly standing (and leaning on DH) rather than traipsing around, otherwise I'll be fit for nowt during the day.

pink very :) for you

bb3 no just more BH sorry to hear about ayse hope she's better soon and nothing too serious.

babs ur v brave not a chance I'd be going to a gig right now let alone 3 nights in a row! I've even started doing shopping online!

Congratulations to new babies moly I'm impressed @ 10lbs especially considering ur so small, well done u!

oh my goodness, I can't keep up with this! Lots more babies though - yay! I have a feeling i'll be bringing up the end of this bus!

Feeling better today - although I think that might be because I have done a crap load of work :( I had to bring stuff home to get finished off and it's weighing on my mind - on the one hand i want this baby here now, and on the other hand I know it will be twice as hard to get the work done. need to get the work finished so that the baby can arrive with no anxieties....

Who was the person who had the back - to back baby? I'm in the same position,(literally!) Worrying a wee bit about it. anyone already had a back to back baby? My first baby was hard enough and he was the right way round - i'm not sure i fancy anything adding to the experience! Bought a ball yesterday and have been bouncing around (although not as much as I should have probably - i'm on the couch right now) Going to try swimming tomorrow. Can't face getting down on my hands and knees like th midwife suggested - pulls too much on my spine.

Right, here's a really stupid question (especially considering I already have a baby!) When you are timing contractions, do you time from the end of one contraction, to the beginning of the next (i.e. the time in between) or do you time from the beginning of the contraction to the beginning of the next? Is hat really stupid? I think I was thinking too much last night...it's never really occurred to me before!

Sorry, mammoth post!

Supergirl - both ds's were OP first I couldn't get past 5cm as emerg cs. 2nd 8 hour from start established to end vbac. So both different. Both turn OP in labour. Hope this pumpkin doesn't.

Well after show had some decent ctx but all irregular again so off to bed and hoping for some sleep. Collistrum was leaking tonight too.

Edward - it's so confusing having seemingly reg ctx and then them being BH. I just want to get the real unmistakable ouch ones so I know iykwim. But at least body getting ready and toning up for the real event xx

Morning.
Sunface congratulations on your DS x
Bilblio yay for waters at you being early!
Pink great baby has turned what a relief but it's nice to have cs info just in case, I've found it helpful too.
Edward /Awen hope ctx have sorted themselves out for you?
BB3 hope Ayse is ok what caused the rash?
Can't sleep been awake most of the night but not with contractions
Really over this now never thought i would be looking forward to being in pain but I can't wait! MW is coming to check blood pressure today and hopefully second sweep. At the moment there's no way I can last a week for an induction and I want this baby to come out naturally. Went for walk round block last night but only made spd worse
40+5 today and refusing to go any more overdue (hear that Tiny?!)

awen completely agree can't wait till they start properly, I've been getting a few slightly more intense ones this morning and seem to be more
Regular timing but now trying not to get hopes up.

pebble sorry to hear ur not getting anywhere, hopefully second sweep has some effect.

Oh and 39+4 today

Edward, Awen and Pebble - sounds like you are in the same position as me, loads of signs but no proper contractions yet - it's so frustrating waiting! Every night when I go to bed I expect that it will happen the next day.....the midwife yesterday said it could be anything between 1 day and 2 weeks to go!

Supergirl - I think the timings are from the start of contraction to the start of the next, but not 100% sure.

Sunface - Congratulations!! Does the baby have a name yet?

39+1

Pebble, Edward and Pink - hope things start progressing soon for you. It's such a frustrating stage and hard to tell if it's happening or another practice.

I took paracetamol as had sharp pains right in cervix area. Felt like pumpkin was poking me. Anyway, managed some sleep and ctx all but stopped this morning. Trying to be philipsophical and that it will happen when it happens. I think because my boys came 38 and 39 I assumed the same again. For some reason the 18th is sticking as significant but we will see.

38+6 x

supergirl most OP babies turn in labour so aren't born back to back. I think there is a consensus that OP hurt more and last longer but not sure the studies bear it out. Anecdotal evidence from me: first was long and painful, couldn't quite tip over from 4 cm so they broke my waters and then it was a massive painful haze. Pushing stage was quite long (but not painful just hard work) as well but we got there with just a half doze of pethidine when waters went and no GnA. I think it can be harder to feel the pushing sensation, I don't recall feeling it, just pushing when told which I think led to the tear as they just wanted her out at that point. So maybe watch out for that. However, obviously hard to de-convolve what was related to DD and what was due to OP.

Can extreme irritability be a sign of labour? I'm in a foul mood today just want to tell the next person that phones or texts where to go! very unlike me!

Pebble - no idea but I'm a real grump since yesterday. No patience with anything.

sunface, our babies were born on the same day! Good work on the quick labour and congratulations on your little beauty! x

LittlePebble and Awen, the night before the day I gave birth I was a nervous wreck. I got really pissed off with my mum (who had just arrived to help us out) and ended up locking myself in the bathroom to have a big cry for ages. I also felt very very anxious. So in answer to your question, I say yes!

Having a bit of an emotional couple of days now as well - slowly working around the bf problems and getting there but I'm now stressed about my DH going back to work end of next week and generally quite anxious about everything and whether I'm any good at this being-a-mother thing...

LittlePebble our NCT teacher said that a major shift in mood could be one of the signs that the baby is coming. Poss something to do with hormones. She said it's one of the things to look out for (although not definite 100% either way).

mpops I think there is also a stage a few days after birth (different timing with everyone) when mums feel very down and depressed - again hormones... Also I think what you are feeling is entirely natural anyway. It would almost be more worrying if you had no worries (who posted that a while ago? a depression test that their mw did a few days after birth.)

Good day today so far. Lovely and sunny (can't believe it's mid October - maybe the weather is confusing the baby into thinking it's not time to come out yet in the same way that the plants are all over the place!). Met up with the NCT girls and sat in the sun, picked up a free Babybjorn carrier off freecycle and the missing screws for the cot turned up. They sent us a whole new set so now we have loads of spares. (Update on Mamas and Papas: customer service not actually too bad, think I've been lucky there. Only slight complaint - they were very quick to respond to my complaint about the delivery and refunded the cost - but in M&P vouchers!! Oh well, I'm sure I'll find something to buy at some point. Can't be bothered to go back to them to ask for the cash back.) Might make some macadamia nut brownies this afternoon.

Supergirl1 never thought about the timing of contractions, but now that you mention it that's a good point. What's the general consensus?

Hey ladies

super I thought you timed each contraction from start to finish and then the time between them so from end of one to start of next - well that is how I have always done it but that is not to say it is true!!

Good luck to everyone who is starting xx Edward, Awen, Pebble, good luck hope it's getting closer for you. Oh and Pebble I think mood changes are part and parcel of getting to the end of pg so yes definitely a sign!

Tally glad M&P are behaving themselves with you - have to say, I have never had a problem with them, although I don't buy a huge amount from there I have to say.

mpops what you are feeling is COMPLETELY normal - The girls are 24 days old today and I almost burst into tears at the thought of my sister going home and leaving me alone with them (DS is out with my mum) and I actually text DH and begged him to come home early, even though I know he can't. (Yet two days ago I had all three kids and was happy as Larry!). You will be an excellent mummy, but that is not to say being a mummy will not be chuffing hard work, there are constant highs and lows. Just today I threw in the towel and have decided I am going to start expressing milk to take the pressure off me feeding them all the time and I even bought dummies (which I try not to use until later on) to try and get the bloody girls to sleep but it was a waste of money as the beggers refuse to take them but I'm doing it, standing there in tesco waiting to buy them feeling like I've failed somehow which is stupid!. I am not 'maternal' in the traditional sense of the word BUT I figure what I don't have in natural maternal skills, I make up for in love for my children and I am making my own mother mold iyswim. The fact that you're worried makes you a better mummy in my eyes as it shows you care xx

Thanks for asking about Ayse-Rose - she has a pretty nasty infection. It started out as a small infection in her belly button (where she has umbilical hernia) which resulted in a rash spread all over her chest (we noticed about 11am yesterday morning) and then within a few hours over her whole body, we ruled out meningitis quite early on but we were sent to the hospital yesterday afternoon to have the peads do their assessment. We were finally allowed home about 10pm last night - she has a viral infection and we got new cream and antibiotics today. She however had a horrendous night, and in turn her sister and brother had a horrendous night, it has to have been the WORST night since they arrived, DH and I didn't get a wink of sleep and at one point I had all three kids on me crying and pawing at me and I genuinely thought there was no possible way I would get through the next 6 hours!! She has also refused to sleep today and is running on empty so we are just having lots and LOTS of tears and tantrums. She has just this second gone down (on my chest) and Edith-May is asleep so I am hoping for the first time since yesterday morning I might get more than 5 minutes peace (and a cup of tea .

I've also eaten a whole pack of caramel bite things so not helping any desire to lose baby weight but it is helping the emotional state so figure it's ok xx

Right cuppa is calling me xxx