May Babies - Blooming? Us? Never!

[hockeymum]

A new thread for the final 6-12 weeks! Nearly there girls!

Hpckeymum - when do you start taking the Arnica pills? I have bought some but have no clue when to actually start on them...........do I wait until after the birth or is it a case of getting them in my blood stream before hand??

Hi everyone, not sleeping too good at the moments cannot get comfy which ever side i lie on it keeps on going numb, i keep getting pains at the top of my legs, (is this normal?) i didn't have it with my first.

I've still got 20 days to go and counting!!
I've got another midwife appointment tomorrow so i'm hoping that my baby is still in the correct position.

Hope you all are ok, moms who have babies, give them lots of kisses and cuddles :)

Thinking about all of you with your pregnancy niggles and uncomfotableness.; Trust me, it is better on the other side! I'm so excited for you all that you are going to get your babies soon.

Runtus. I starting taking my arnica about 24 hours before my section. I've just stopped taking them now as they have run out, but I'm sure they helped a lot.

hi all, got v excited at the weekend, had regular contractions at every 15 mins (at least) all day Sunday, woke up 3.30am Monday morning with contractions every 10 mins + woke up DH when they went down to every 8 mins (our antenatal class told us not to call hospital until you were having 2 every 10 mins). Went for a coupls of walks and generally hung around all day monday until at 5pm they were coming every 2-3 mins. Went into hosp around 6pm. they traced the heartbeat and palpated bump only to be told that the head is STILL not engaged and to go home. only about 1cm dilated and def not "real" labour.
V angry and frustrated as antenatal classes didn't mention how much pain wou'd be in so when contractions were coming regularly we assumed this was it. Only after we'd been in hospital for 2 hours did they say that if I'm not in pain it's not real labour. And there was me just thinking I was coping pretty well!!

Anyway, am now t+4 and after 2 further appts with my MW yesterday and today they've decided to refer me to hosp for scan and tracing to see if there's a reason baby is still not engaging. Will also get a medical consultation and hopefully date for induction (assuming head moves down enough).

Asur - apparently they would usually expect the head to be engaged by term for a 1st baby but generally don;t get too worried if it isn't. My MW says that some babies don't engage until labour starts. The only reason I'm pushing to get scans etc is it took ages for baby to turn from being breech and if 2 days of contractions haven't pushed the baby to engage, I'm concerned there may be something wrong.

The main issue I'm having is there doesn't seem to be anything anyone can suggest to encourage baby to engage and the only thing the midwives can give me as a plan is that if baby still hasn't engaged by the time my induction date comes, we can either wait a bit longer or book a c-section, but they wouldn't generally induce if the head isn't engaged as it can lead to prolapsed cords.

Generally v frustrated and achey - can't sleep and hips keep going numb no matter what side I sleep on. I'm also sure my knees are going to give out soon - I get shooting pains in them every time I stand up.

I have the same issue as lovecloud re people staring at me. I'm quite short and have a very short waist, so my bump seems HUGE (it's actually 47 inches around but FH is only 38 inches). I'm also carrying a lot of water but the MW's still reckon it's at least 8.5lbs already.

I'm pretty scared that if baby stays in there another 10 days or so Iwon't be able to deliver naturally because it will be SOOOOOO BIG!

Sorry such a long post!

Very jealous of those of you who have had your lovely babies already

Sounds like you have had a bit of a mare already Squidgy, heres hoping the head gets down in there soon and you can go ahead as normal....fingers crossed for you.

don't mean to moan (seems like it's all I do on this thread!) but do appreciate having somewhere to vent.

I'll join in the moan - bp still over 100 so have to go in for monitoring, and have already been told they will try and keep me in overnight. I'm hoping to resist but I feel they will be persistent as it's under a week to my due date.

I keep looking at my lovely birthpool all ready in the sitting room and can see my hbac slipping out of reach... tried everything to get things moving last night in a hope to avoid the hospital (thanks for the clary sage tip ladyoracle), but no go apart from a couple of hours of contractions at about 1am. I'm highly p'd off, which is no doubt not helping

I'm thinking of you Squidgeymiller - doesn't sound like fun. In a sick kind of way, makes me feel better though, not so worried about mine not being engaged yet; I've still got time.

Seems quite scary for you though especially as there isn't anything that you can do about it. Just keep telling it to go down and engage and it might do it! Could you try all the old wives tales for turning a breech like frozen peas at the top of your bump? Would that encourage it down away from the cold? I'm just guessing here!

Good luck with it though, thinking about you. Keep us all posted with any update/progress :)

Hello everyone. It seems we have all got the grumps at the moment. Me included. Due date is tomorrow, no signs of baby coming yet. I have and am trying everything I can think of. I might even give Castor oil a go on Friday if goes on.

My section is booked for next Wednesday, but am trying to avoid that. Though Hockeymoms story is a good on so if i do have a section it might not be as bad as last time.

Have appointment with midwife tomorrow so hopefully will get some idea if baby is engaged at all. I sort of feel it is, but then it still seems to move around a lot.

Hi,
What do you do with the castor oil then? Not due yet but gearing up......

We had our first Mother and Baby group yesterday, which Isaac slept all the way through!

Latest medical update – Isaac is not as heavy as we thought he was! The hospital told us his birth weight was 5lbs and 8 oz. However, the midwife who came to see us this week checked Isaac’s weight, and the original birth weights (which are all recorded in grams) and said they got the conversion wrong. The weight was actually 5.08 lbs, which actually works out at 5lbs and half an ounce. So Isaac was barely over 5lbs when he was born. He has now put on 2 ounces, which is good, so he now weighs 5lbs 2oz.

Tortoiseshells well done on having such a big baby! Your DS2 is nearly twice the weight of my little, tiny boy!

Enid congratulations on the birth of your daughter - Beatrice is a beautiful name. I had hoped for a water birth. It sounds like everything I had hoped for. Such a calm birth for you both. Isaac’s clothes are massive for him too, he was 5lbs and half an ounce.

bubbles28 I had an emergency caesarean and it’s not silly to feel bad about not having your baby naturally (otherwise I’m being silly too!!!). I still feel like I failed by not having DS ‘properly’. However, as for bonding, don’t worry about that at all. I love my DS so much I feel almost overwhelmed by it sometimes! The spinal block/catheter wasn’t so bad at all, but be prepared for a rather uncomfortable time when they deliver baby, because you can feel the tugging. It’s actually over very quickly though. I had DS at 10:38p.m. and by 9a.m. I made sure I had had a shower and put clean clothes on. It made me feel more human. Perhaps that might help you too? Hockeymum’s advice is brilliant, although my experience of care afterwards was a bit different. The midwives left me to my own devices to look after DS. I had to get up to him myself. If I had my time again, I would INSIST I had more care!

Speak soon. Love to you all.

Your meant to drink it, mixed with orange juice. It gives you diarrhea obviously but that is meant to bring on contractions. Sounds pretty horrible really, am only just considering at the moment.

my friend swears that this brought on her first labour. personally sounds vile to me...

Morning all! Well I am in the middle of week 2 of maternity leave, and 9 days till EDD. Haven't managed to do any resting yet - been too busy rearranging furniture and doing 88 loads of laundry a day!
This morning however I am off for a bit of pampering (massage is booked, and dammit, I might even go or a pedicure too!)
It seems to have been a very quiet start to the month for May babies, hasn't it!!!
Hope you're all well, and get to enjoy the glorious weather we're supposed to have today.
xx

Morning ladies - what a beautiful day!

My best friend had her baby last night, little boy called Amos - weighed in at 7 pounds exactly....very jealous now!

I have a random and slightly embarassing question for you all now...........have any of you had the feeling the baby is somehow pressing on a nerve or something 'down there'? I ask because for about 5 days now I have had what i can only describe as a humming or a buzzing in my lower regions shall we say and although it isn't painful..........it's starting to drive me mad! It's like hearing a low level humming 24 hours a day or an alarm going off constantly.

Any ideas girls???

Runtus, I think your mad. LOL. No actually I have had a similar feeling, but doesnt last very long, and I certainly cant feel anything.

Well due date has arrived. Nothing happening at the moment. Have hospital appointment later today.

Hi all,

19 days to go and counting, i had a midwife appointment today everything is fine, she said baby feels an average size, she's measuring 38cm at the moment, which is slightly above the average, but nothing to worry about, she's still in the correct position, :o . I suppose now it just a waiting game!

Please hurry up baby!!!!!

:) :)

21 days for me - I know what you mean about hurry up baby!

My baby is in unstable lie they are taking me into hospital for bed rest I hope the other 2 are going to be ok because MArk has to go to london

poor you sniff.. couldn't think of anythhing worse confirned to a hospital bed. good luck

what does unstable lie mean sniff? must be a bit worrying if DH has to go away and other kids left at home. I'm sure they'll be fine, whoever you leave them with but I can understand why you would be anxious. I hope all goes well and that the prescribed bed rest encourages baby to a more stable lie (if that's the right term?).

Good luck!

Baby seems a little lower down today - finding it hard to fasten my trousers underneath bump - so am hoping that tomorrow's appt will show baby as having engaged slightly, and that they'll be able to sweep my membranes to try to bring things on a bit . Will be 6 days over tomorrow so pretty fed up (although feeling less despondent than yesterday or Tuesday, which was the lowest point).
have told DH that if baby hasn't shown by the weekend will have to have sex to try to get things going, even though he's pretty freaked out by the idea. Is anyone else's partner freaked by this? I think my DH is scared he's going to poke the baby in the eye or something - I keep telling him it would be pretty amazing if he managed that, seeing as the baby isn't engaged yet, but it doesn't change anything for him!

Hope everyone's OK and enjoying the weather, is pretty cloudy but sunny through the clouds up here in Scotland - generally pretty nice!

Hi squidgeymiller - pmsl re your other half being reluctant to have sex, cos I had the EXACT SAME conversation with my DH on Monday. Think I will have to withold all sexual activity until he complies!!!!
Curry and champagne (after a sweep) got me going last time around, although I was 11 days over, so may be worth a go. I know it's frustrating, particularly if your antenatal friends start dropping - my lowest point last time was when the only other late person had hers, leaving me tearing my hair out. And hard as it may be to do it, put your feet up and get as much sleep as you can. And get DH to take you out to dinner tonight!
x

hi girls, i just wanted to pop in fron the may 05 thread and say good luck few the next couple of weeks. i can't believe how quick the last year has gone so when your littles bundles to arrive make sure you treasure every moment. my ds is 11 months now, he was due in may but didn't come till 7th june so i know how u all must be feeling coz the waiting is horrible but its all worth it when u see them for the first time.
well just wanted to sat hi and good luck and let u know that we are thinking about u all on the may 05 thread and wish u all the best for the next year and give you something positive to think about and let u know that it is all worth it in the end, that first little smile right until the first steps are magical times.

take care all and best wishes x x x

Ah thats lovely Matthewsmummy - thanks for taking the tome to wrote to us............think we are all feeling a bit hot and irritable right now, esp those that are already late!

Think my boy has moved a bit lower now too as it is getting more and more tricky to move about.....he was 2/5ths on Tuesday but def feels lower than he was today.

As for the whole sex thing - we haven't really done anything the whole time I've been pregnant (well, twice in fact around xmas time!) as we are both a bit put off by the whole thing. I don't feel repulsive or anything but just not exactly sexy and to be honest I can't blame my DP for seeing me in the same light! As for doing it to bring on labour - now that is just not going to happen round here.........he is more likely to get a plunger out to be honest!

I know - We haven't really had sex much throughout the pg at all either - although we are both pretty horny and have promised each other lots of fun after a full recovery!!

At this rate I'm thinkging of sex as a last resort to initiate labour - and I'm getting pretty close to it!!

My friend and her DH had quite a lot of sex throughout her pg, the last time brought on labour for her, however, after seeing his DD being born, DH has since refused to go anywhere near my friend (has been 12 weeks!), as he's now pretty repulsed! Understandably my friend is NOT best pleased! So I think, not having sex throughout pg doesn't necessarily mean anything - I would seriously doubt my DH will be put off by childbirth. Have to say I've given him strict instructions to stay at my head end of the bed when baby does finally arrive though- don't want to take any chances!!