Due in August Thread... Part 6!

[ishopthereforeiam]

Hello ladies, come on in grab a , and/or ... rest those puffy cankles, sore bumps and aching backs and let's hope this thread sees the arrival of some babies!

Goodluck MissJemina!!!

Glad MiniPop home!! Your doing so well !! x

4 weeks and 4 days to go and counting, have last scan next Wed wishing it would hurry up will find out if still a big baby!!

Have not mentioned C section but how do I stand if next weeks he's like there expecting 8Ib as in theory will have another 3 weeks and if overdue another 1-2 weeks he will be huge!! don't fancy a natural birth if huge can I say next week I want a C section???

missjemima good luck. assume 3 weeks early means you are just term so all should be fine with baby.

poppy so glad minipop is home dh and i took it it turns to have ds on our chest the 1st few nights home as they just want to be warm and hear your heartbeat don't worry most settle in there moses baskets soon enough. Plus he is probably feeding so often cos his tummy is sooo small as well as helping to up supply.

arrrg so uncomfy again at work today - start off ok in the morn and then just gets worse thoughout the day oh well only next monday left then yay to maternity leave!!! Not yay to having to look after my toddler full time tho as dh is going back to work full time while i am on maternity! aahhh oh well at least i'll be comfy!

Good luck missjemina so exciting!!! Hope it all goes well x

nightfall I agree with the moses basket thing ds hated his and would never sleep in it, ds was very alert though and constantly wanted to be looking around etc and they cant in a moses basket and also they want to be constantly close to you, thats why this time we've gone staight to the cot next to our bed :) hopefully it will work out better.

Ham really feel for you, not long to go now though x

Well baby did some very odd movements earlier and now all his movements feel different than before and my ribs arent hurting so im keeping fingers crossed that he's moved! Really hope so anyway cant wait til my next appt to find out properly, 31 days to go now!!!

ishop my iron is 11 which is not as low as yours but the midwife recommended Spatone supplements which seem to really be helping my energy levels and they work quickly too. Also have low glucose and low blood pressure which doesn't really help the tiredness issue...

Ah the joys of fat ankles. And flip flops!

Anyone else getting lots of acid reflux at night? Really been affecting my sleep and wake up frequently with horrible taste in mouth (plus numerous trips to the loo). So popped out and bought Gaviscon which helped so much last night, only got up once for the loo!

Ooo missjemima exciting!!! :)

poppy recommend trying swaddling baby in moses basket which can help them feel more secure in there and stopped there arms waving about (newborn reflex) and waking them up. Worked for DS1 anyway.

how exciting missjemima have they said they'll induce if no contractions within 24 hours? Either way not long to go!

ham hope all went well?

thx for all the advice on iron levels am now taking 2-3 tablets per day so my level should be up 100g a day or sth... seems the concern is as you lose more blood with a c/s but am sure all will be fine.

off to eat some ice cream ...

good luck missjemima let us know how you are doing and will be thinking of you.

ishop I was distraught when the hospital told me that my low iron may mean that I may not be able to give birth at the midwife led unit. I was just under 9. I am taking 400mg of iron daily now and within a week I was already almost 9.5, which is good enough for a midwife led unit birth - so basically what I want to say is that if you take enough iron pills and eat iron rich food you should be fine by due date. Do not stress out.

Today, I washed most of the baby cloths. Looking at everything I have bought I think I can easily dress at least two more babies for the first three months. I am also pleased that there is a balance of colours and not everything ended up being pink.

Come on baby, be on time or just a slight bit, maybe two weeks early!!!

poppy I didn't read any posts after yours so sorry if im repeating advice.. After having two babies with reflux (most babies born early have a degree of it) I discovered tummy sleeping was the way forward. I bought a monitor with a sensor pad attached. It flashed with every breath and if (it won't) he was to stop breathing after 20 seconds an alarm would sound.

It just gives you peace of mind in the night when he is on his tummy. You know you will be woken if anything was wrong therefor you'll sleep sounder with that in mind. Also, instead of checking the basket every two seconds to see he is breathing the little light on the monitor base is flashing in the dark.

Also, tip the head end of his basket up with a pile of books each leg. Even if you don't go with tummy sleeping it aids digestion and soothes a windy tummy.
Put him on his tummy in the tipped up basket and watch him to see how he is. Make sure he has the strength in his neck to move it from one side to the other first. My DD was 5 weeks before I was confident she had the strength. She was only 3 weeks early so it might be a few weeks still for minipop

I highly recommend the propping up the head end of baskets and cribs to all new mums. Imagine eating a sunday roast (full feed = full tummy) then being placed immediately on your back add to that a very immature and sensitive digestion system. Cue reflux burn, wind and sore tummy.

I hope I haven't covered stuff you already heard/do but try anything to help - I remember it well.

The monitor is a Tommee Tippee Crystal Clear Suresound, roughly £100. Boots and Toys R Us used to sell it.

Little Felix born at 10.30pm... 3 hours after waters broke! 7lbs 6oz so, so happy

Thanks for all the good wishes xxxx

Congratulations missjemima , glad all is well. Can't believe how quick it was for you! Obviously little Felix doesn't like to hang around!! x

Yay! Another Aug thread baby to join Minipop :o congratulations! Xx

Congrats MissJ! SO excited for you!!

Congratulations missjemima 3 hours, really hope my labours only that long :) x

Congratulations MissJ what fabulous news to wake up to. Well done you!

Wow missjemima, I can't believe how quick that went! Congratulations to you and your family and welcome to the world Felix!

Thanks everyone! Yes, it was super quick... I couldn't quite believe it little tear but nothing major - classed as premi so missed my water birth and MLU. But he's doing really well xxx thanks again xxx

WOW didn't even get to say good luck to jemima before the baby was already here!! Congratulations what good news, hope the birth was amazing and that Felix is thriving already

Thanks for the support all you lot are lovely. Got called last night by MW to say my liver bloods were ok so just to wait and see about the bile ones which take a week. Only thing is last time they said if you hear nothing all is well but when I went in yday they were like "oh, your bile results never came back at all last time" so no news wasn't good news it was... well no news. So will be calling them in a week to get the results good or bad and find out if anything is amiss with the liver. Hope it isn't as means early induction etc. Conversely if it isn't that then why the hell am I so itchy and ill feeling, especially as my iron was fine?!? Mysteries of pregnancy I guess.

Anyway got the MW routine appointment today. Really excited to see if engaged as yesterday they said the baby was "very low down now". Woke up today feeling so proud of my baby behaving so well

Congrats missjemima sounds like he would have been a big baby if you had gone the extra 3 weeks. Plus I wouldn't worry so much about missing the water birth as the pools take around 45mins to fill up so you made not have had time for that anyway. Wish you and little felix all the best. Xxx

Wow - MissJ Congratulations !!! What a quick birth!

Thanks warzone am taking 3 tablets a day so hopefully will be ok. I need to wash the baby clothes too!

Wow congratulations msjamima hope you and little Felix are both well. Did you have everything ready for the hospital trip?

Congratulation missjemima, what a quick labour you had! I really hope we can all do it in 3 hrs too, now wouldn't that be great!

Ham I hope you get some answers re-the itching, really bad that they never got the results of the previous test and didn't follow up on it...

I have been sleeping much better in the last week or so but scared of jinxing it! Only 25 days till due date ! Finally packed my hospital bag so kind of ready but I'm the type to continuously worry that I forgot something, can just imagine being in labour and still going through everything in my head to make sure I haven't forgotten anything!

congratulations missjemima!! How exciting for you all!! Hope you're all well and get home soon! x

Congratulations missjemima whoop whoop, 3 hours! yeah and another August baby...

Just had my mw appointment this morning, all good but need to focus on birth plans - ahhhh now really unprepared as 35+4 and if LO is 3 weeks early, antenatal classes too late too... oh well, whatever... just very excited that we have another babe here (already!)

Let us know how your results go ham

Off for lunch today, but had massive boo this morning as felt sooo tired and sick. Hope everyone is having a good day!

Congrats missjemima and yay poppy for having minipop home with you.
Had MW appt this morning, all good but iron is a bit low and at the mo it means I can't go to the MLU levels need to be 10.5 and mine are 10.1 so not far off. Have been given iron supps and MW will retest in 2 weeks time to see where they're at. Bump is measuring spot on for dates as well, so two fingers up to all those with an opinion who keep saying 'ooh you're massive'!!
Going to start packing my labour bag today as I left it til I was actually in labour last time just got a few bits still to buy to put in, but got most of it.
Other than that, just waiting for my online shopping to arrive and sat with my feet up

Baby is 4/5 engaged!!! what a good little one!

Also my iron is 10.6 so MW suggested it's fluctuating around the borderline may explain periods of feeling sick or dizzy etc if the itch isn't liver thing. She suggested a gentle iron supplement but all the ones in boots were really strong and likely to give the sick/constipated side effects so got a pregnancy vitamin with iron in it and also will up the red meats/dried fruit/leafy greens, really hoping this makes me feel a lot better. Plus the vits I got were a bottle of 30 one a day tablets... when they are done it'll pretty much be my due date eep! so got that count down each day when I take them!

Maisie cat has been ridiculously clingy to me the last few days, at the moment she is basically lying over my arms as I type, wish I could reach the camera to show you a picture! I wonder if she is trying to get some attention before baby comes as it's close now :)

Feel better marmite ... all this sickness is rubbish!

Yeay Hamncheese! 4/5ths is getting low... I was 3/5ths at the start of this week and really starting to feel it. Went to the toilet about 6 times last night so I'm really tired today also LO has got more room by his legs and is really going for it with the kicking. Last night my bump hurt so much from the battering I was getting. LO has learnt a two footed thump movement, which knocks the wind out of me and feels bruised inside. DH had to sit with his hands on the top of my bump all evening as its the only thing that calms him down. Midwife thinks he may have long legs like his dad...

Think I'm starting to look forward to having him out...