January 2012 - it's not just the corks that are a-popping

[Mulledbee]

New thread for new babies!

Previous thread at: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1363221-January-2012-Will-any-of-us-deliver-before-Father-Christmas-The-race-is-on?pg=20

Happy new year everyone, not long for those of us that haven't popped yet!

Sorry to read about your dd addicted but glad to hear that you're on the right path now.

Sho exciting stuff! Could be you next! :)

parsley they did say that I probably have BH but can't feel them.

ghost I'm not going to delay longer than 42 weeks (although I was told I could). It would involve daily check ups of 30 mins and longer at the JR - that would be a mega pain to get to. Also I knew the chance of placenta failure increases, but also the head bones begin to not mould to the birth canal so easily so you can end up pushing out a solid head. That was enough to put me off, along with the fact the baby is already a good size! I'll go to 42 weeks but no later if I have the choice. If it has to be slightly earlier then so be it. Hopefully it'll kick off naturally. Although I have some aches and pains I'm not doing too badly at the moment.

I was hoping they might arrive today - it's the 7th anniversary of my first date with DH. :)

sister had first pessary at 11am and has had no contractions or anything-they are letting BIL come home but she has to wait 24 hours before they do the next one. It really doesn't sound right to me. Lots of buggering about for nothing.

parsley I have the Nature Babycare ones in my hospital bag, but fully plan on switching to real nappies when I can. Can't say I know much about disposables, but the Nature babycare ones are the most popular brand with Waitrose mums

fish I'm sure all is ok, but yes, I'd have wanted an update by now.

ghost I can't feel Abi's head when she hiccups, jsut shoulders and bottom. Though thinking about it, I've not felt hiccpus for a couple of days (since she's been OP).

sho FX things start to speed up a bit for you!

I just want to cry. Back is aching again and sharp twinges down below. Really hope the contractions dont start off again unless they are going to turn in to something real. I need to sleep! I just want it all over now. If they are Braxton hicks they bloody hurt, are very regular and go on all night.

I think it depends on the pessary they use. They told me that you could have them every 6 hours but only 3 in 24. The pessaries are only designed to open the cervix enough for them to break your waters unless you are very lucky. Once they've done that they put you on the drip

That's interesting stuff, thanks moobee. Of course, sending squeezy vibes your way so you don't have to make a call about induction dates!

Frilly, ouch, poor you. Fx that you're on your way now. It may be far too late for this, but are you using heat pads/hot water bottles? They helped enormously with my back ache and BHs. Hope you can get some relief!

fish my sister was the same with her first labour. They gave up after 3 attempts at getting her started and she ended up with a section. hope it doesn't come to that for your sister. Fwiw he should of at least have contacted your parents.

I'm still freaking leaking. It's really annoying me now. Contractions started up for a good half hour but died down again. Having woke dp after about 2hours sleep this morning he is away to bed for a while. I'm a but bored right now.

In other news: my brother and his family have had their visas approved for emigrating to Oz this summer. Guess this means that they really are leaving. :(

We need to have some sort of symptom-trading arrangement - if I could have given cakes my contractions two days ago she could have gone to the MWLU instead! I have nothing to offer right now, I'm afraid...

Sho that must be frustrating, and tiring. Good luck tonight!

Gosh, can't believe the amount of latent labour and slow labours on this thread - surely we can't be a representative statistical sample?? I also am thinking of Cakes - and Zoe and Shonno and addicted and frilly.... this list goes on!

Huge congratulations to Trubble and Miss Ree (love the names btw!)

I am resigning myself to giving birth in the Other Hospital as I went back to my chosen mat unit for monitoring yesterday and though the actual renovation work is almost over, they are saying it's unlikely I'll see the delivery suite opened because the equipment is still not delivered.

But I went to the Other Place and still don't like it. It's all modern and glass and slick but it feels like a factory farm - all the (tiny, low ceilinged) rooms are off a single, cramped, low ceilinged corridor, it's crowded, businesslike and impersonal, everyone looks rushed off their feet, saw very few smiles, and we were certainly not made to feel welcome. Having said that, I asked if I could come in for monitoring, partly to get a feel for the place before having to give birth there, and they put me on a monitor there and then, followed by an internal and a scan to check placenta and waters, no questions asked, and have invited me to go back on Sat for another trace. But its all efficiency and numbers, I get the feeling, no personal touch about it.

Never mind, what will be will be, and at the end of the day the baby is more important than where it's born...

Wow things have moved quick since I have been on last. Poor ds has been ill and we are now all shatttered as he hasn't been sleeping well!

Congrats to the new babies and good luck to all in labour/being induced.

We have just found out that dp is now on nights next week and in london which is the worst possible combination for the week I am due. We have everything sorted and planned for when he is at work in the day but nothing sorted for if I need two people at night. I am so pissed off with them. It's not as if they had no idea either grrrrrrrrrrrr.

Ladies good luck.....well, we seem to be at opposite ends of the spectrum. Either speedy and easy or slow.

I'm really sorry but I can't keep up, the memory retention part of the brain has gone in order to make way for the list making part. It's endless.......no choice but to go with it.

Had a very low day today, but feeling a bit more chipper thanks to all the lively news.

cakes hope you're ok lovely and thinking of you

mia good luck for tomorrow! That will be me next weds, so let us know how it goes if you possibly can.

fish you're brother in law is an arse!fancy not updating you, especially if they have been sitting there waiting for things to kick off.....

I watched OBEM this afternoon after all the rave reviews and cried my eyes out. Beautiful. Gutted I have to have an ELCS and I don't know how my two babes at home a going to feel whilst I'm in, or what on earth to tell them if the baby has to stay in and I have to go home :(

Oh no, not going back there again was just cheering up...! Positive thoughts, positive thoughts :o

I have spent the evening/will be spending tonight with a hot water bottle tied to my lower back. Lots of low back ache/hip pain since 2nd sweep this lunchtime. MW described me as "very ARM-able" ...which I'm taking as a positive sign (she implied it was).

FX for cakes, and for all those with annoying, niggly, starty/stoppy pains.

Good luck mia for tomorrow.

And good luck for all the labouring ladies. Hopefully some of you will be on the way tonight.

Thinking of you cakes x

Note to self, don't give your milk allergic child mozerella. It's cheesr, cheese is made from milk and shes allergic. I've done some stupid things this pregmancy, but this has got to take the medal :( she is now in a lot of pain, and this is going to be a long night. Serves me right really.

i'm glad it's not just me who sobbed through OBEM. I don't think I can watch it again. The fashion student couple (sorry but was it just my gaydar that was pinging on all cylinders with that boy) she was amazing. I really felt for the very scared blonde angry woman-she was so like me last time. Terrified and full of mental blocks. I really felt for her.

MY bil is home-they have put my sis to bed for as long as she can get some sleep, she is contracting but it's very mild and slow. The new drug they use for induction is apparently much gentler and much more like natural labour. Does anyone know anything more about it? I didn't know there was one. They are going to call him back when things progress. It doesn't sound great to me-surel a prolonged slower labour is just irritatingly drawn out and more likely to lead to problems. I am so glad I have stuck by my decision not to be induced again.

My boy is super active tonight-laptop is bouncing round like crazy. had lots of tightenings and lots of low down pressure in the fanoir today. My feet are like balloons-bit concerned that I haven't had an antenatal check this week now. Swelling is common right? needn't be cause for concern?

Hello girls.sorry I haven't read outstanding posts but hopefully you'll forgive me when I explain that i've had maybe 6 hours sleep in total since monday and a pretty different birth to the natural hypno birth I had wanted.

Waters went on tues, as you know. Mwlu gave me 24 hours to get labour established, so I was awake most of tues night trying ti do that, but when it was unsuccessful we got sent to the hospital. They gave me a couple of choices as to what we could do but the risk of infection made us decide to try sticking around and breaking the fore waters, then maybe going for induction if that didn't work.

Long story short I spent most of that day hoping for progress, most of the night using my hypno breathing to get through the intense cx caused by the induction before finally begging for an epidural first thing this morning when we foundthat I was still only 2cm dilated despite getting 32mg syntocinon (a lot, basically).

I progressed well during the day and we were hopeful I could deliver naturally with the epidural, but baby's head wasn't descending and they were concerned about his heart rate dropping after cx. Eventually it was decided that c section was the only real safe option - classic cascade of intervention, but it turns out the cord was wrapped round his arm and that's why his head hasn't descended, so there would probably have been issues even if we hadn't had the issue with the waters breaking.

Our son, Leo, was born at 5ish (need to find out when, exactly, he was born actually!) on his due date and is the most beautiful and perfect baby I have ever met. He has his daddy's mouth, my chin, his aunty's ears and lots of blonde hair. He's very laid back despite his stressful start and is sleeping next to me in his crib.

I am a fucking mess. So sore, very disappointed at how things happened and boiling my arse off on an observation ward being ignored by the midwifes, though one of the ones who looked after me during labour just hunted me out to see how I had done, which was lovely. I can't fault my care during labour, it was excellent, but now I just feel tired and a messand I want my husband because i'm scared at looking after this little person when i can't look after myself.

Everything was worth it to get my little boy out safely, but I am feeling like a complete train wreck now.

Congrats cakes And welcome baby Leo.

You've been through the mill and back but the most important thing is that you are both safe and well. It will take a little while to get your strength back together so give yourself time lovely x

Sounds like Leo is very chilled considering what you have both been through.

fish they haven't started using the new drug at my hospital yet. It's about a month away. The MW on the hospital tour told me that they eventually expect to be able to send people home again for 1st stage labour with the new drug.

cakes COBGRATULATIONS!!!!! He sounds gorgeous and it sounds like you did amazingly well! Wow, what a birth you poor luv. I hope you get some rest and well done!

Sorry x post and typo - just tapping too quickly as so pleased to hear you are both well.

congratulations cakes and welcome to the world Leo! Youv worked really hard to get your prince out safely, rest up and enjoy him x

Iv spent an hour, no exaggeration, on the loo thanks to these leaking waters. Every time u moved it started again. Toilets do not help with backpain.
Going to bed and hopefully tommorrow will be a quicker day.

Night ladies x

Congratulations cakes and welcome to baby Leo! It sounds like you've had a really hard time of it, but your baby is out and you're both safe and well. It sounds like there was nothing you could have done differently so please don't be too hard on yourself. xx you'll be at home with DH before you know it.

So happy that your baby is here cakes !!!

Congratulations cakes!!! Take things easy and rest up, give yourself time to come to terms with an obviously stressful birth x