May Babies - Blooming? Us? Never!

[hockeymum]

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

Squidgeymiller it means the baby wont lie in any positionkeeps moving around its breech at the moment which means I should have a cesarean if it stays like this to be honest I am terrified I hate being in hospital myself even though I worked in one!!!!!!

It's funny how a thing that got us into this situation is such a repulsive idea now... DH is quite happy to oblige and provide sex - he was a bit worried about poking it (they really do think a lot of themselves!) but after explaining where things are, he was fine. although, I have to say, last week my stomach made a funny noise while we were 'at it' and he was convinced it was the baby so he just stopped! Who knows what he thought it was saying though!
I'm not sure it actually works though coz we have been trying but no sign of labour at all as yet... Maybe it only works if you haven't been having much sex during pregnancy then when you do try at the end, your body kind of reacts but if you've carried on throughout the pregnancy then your body doesn't notice anything unusual at the end?! I don't know. I think I've got too much time on my hands just now and I'm starting to go mad!

does anyone else feel like they're letting folk down? Sounds stupid but family keep asking me if anythings happened yet and they seem so disappointed when I say no. It's like I'm purposefully not having it just to spite them. As I say though, could just be that I have too much time and am over-analysing things! :)

Good Afternoon Ladies.....

Thought I'd give a little update with our 'Breech Bump' who absolutely refused to budge on Tuesday and was still Breech yestaerday has somehow managed to be headdown this afternoon!!!! I had just come to terms with the Elective Caesarean and now we don't know what will happen again..... everyone is totally shocked, especially my gorgeous partner who was so excited about Baby being born next Friday. We will have an appointment next Thursday, so decision will be made then!!!!! I think I'm just going to stay mentally prepared for next Friday just in case.

Anyway hope you're all well, and have managed to keep cool in the sunshine today. it's been a good day to eat ice cream!!!!!

Well looks like due date is about to pass with no action. I also think my hopes of a VBAC are fading fast. Had midwife appointment today, baby not engaged at all. Not possible to do a sweep, cervix too posterior. I have a section booked for next Wednesday so at least i wont have to wait around too long. I am a more than a little bit diaspointed but now I can prepare myself mentally for the cesearean and plan for DS and DH can plan for work.

Good evening!

Well my summer clothes showed off my bump nicely today and all I could see were bulging eyes, got lots of comments like "wow - your near" etc the best one was a young cashier at sainsburys who said ever so seriously "wow- its massive, is there one or two in there?"... lucky i am not the sensitive type :)

So basically i was out walking all day... this evening think i had my show after wiping I noticed a large lump of clear jelly streaked with a thin brownish line and had to bouts of loose stools.

Also had lots of niggles again but i ve had them for two weeks so i know it can all mean nothing.

Hope your all hanging in there and not getting as impatient as me. i need to relax :)

Good to hear we are all getting close. I had a show last night, was embarrasingly excited as had nothing at all with ds. Slept really well, so I suppose that could be a good or bad thing! Am hoping labour will kick off in the next day or so. Will be convinient to go on the weekend, as dh is only taking 1 week off. Glad to hear your baby turned bubbles, talk about leaving it to the last minute!!

SNIFF - Thinking of you hun, call me if you need anything and will do my best to help. Ta for sending the toddlers rent cheque it arrived this morning.

Hi everyone,

Haven't been on for a while, nothings happening with me at the moment, the baby is quite happy in there. I'm really excited for those of you who are overdue, not long now!!

18 days to go ...... I want my baby ?
:)

Good luck everyone over the weekend - I expect to see lots more babies here soon.

Bouj and Lovecloud, you sound close now! Thinking of you both and sending positive vibes over the internet for nice quick deliveries and gorgeous bundles of joy.

Thanks hockeymum, so jealous you being on the otherside! No more from me, twinges but that's it. Hopefully lovecloud is having more luck than me!

My scan today showed placenta is not in the way so no major worries with baby not being engaged, which is something .

They think baby is now about 1/5 engaged so tried a sweep but my cervix wasn't ready so have had to leave it (although my doctor was quite rough and I'm now bleeding a bit and am pretty sore!) .

I've been booked in for another trace next Monday and induction on Friday if things haven't happened by then. Will definitely by pestering DH for sex this weekend as would rather go naturally than have to be induced (lots of internal exams which I'm not too keen on after today!). Think I have the perfect way of getting DH in the mood - he's supposed to be picking up his new motorbike next Saturday and if this baby has to be induced on Friday he probably won't be able to. Think that should get him more in the mood for bringing on labour sooner rather than later!!

That's great news that scan was clear and that baby is now engaged... Congrats :)

Shame about the sweep - at antenatal class, midwife said to us that if it doesn't hurt, it won't work! Kinda put me off, if it's going to hurt then I don't want to try it - think labour will be enough pain for me :)

Good luck with the sex - hopefully that encouragement will work on your DH, if it doesn't just cry till he agrees - use your hormones to your advantage

Hopefully this weekend will be productive for a few of us and we'll have birth announcements next week! I bought a book on post-natal yoga yesterday in the hope that I will be post-natal soon! :)

Sex? Sex??? What's that? I have a dim memory of it... My poor DH, because I've been either nauseous or vomiting all the time through this pg, I really have had the libido of an 87 year old. The thought of being jogged up & down does NOT appeal. And the thought of being vomited on doesn't appeal so much to my DH. So I really hope I don't go overdue! Sigh. One day, one day we'll do 'it' again

In the meantime, all seems to be well - baby's head is 2/5 engaged, so he's showing better physical co-ordination than his mother already. Hope everyone else is okay and not suffering too much in the heat. I'm wearing a kaftan which my mother wore when pg with me 33 years ago I look so funny in it - really not stylish at all! But god it's so nice & cool...

take care all, look forward to seeing more birth announcements!

The Becster LOL at 87 yr old in a Kaftan with a big belly, have got a lovely mental picture.

What a lovely day it's been here in Wiltshire had a nice long walk to gee things up a bit, have been told I've gone from 3/5 to 4/5 engaged in last few days and feeling a lot of pressure down below and a bit of back ache. Gaviscon is my new best friend, however tonight I am going to be really naughty.

I am on cloud nine as we finally exchanged on a house today after 7 months of letdowns! My due date is 18th (ds was 10 days early however, does anyone know if this means DS2 will follow suit?) anyway, we have been given a move date of the 22nd of May I think my old sling will be very handy that day whilst I liberally distribute instructions to poor DP and Father, whilst trying to contain 1 year old DS at the same time.

So tonight baby Jack is at Nana & Grandads and DP and I are off for a big juicy steak and a glass of champagne to celebrate. Is anyone else finding there isnt much room left for food in your tum due to all the baby? I may have to skip the main and go straight for the pudding

Have a super smashing great weekend everyone, cant wait to read everyone's birth stories. x

SQUIDGEYMILLER - i had a cervix sweep with my first baby, as i was 7 days overdue, its supposed to work within the first 48 hours, i had mine done on the thursday had sex to bring it on and my waters broke on the saturday am, fingers crossed it might work for you, i hope it does. Good luck tonight with the hubby :o

The baby is kicking the hell out of me, i keep feeling so much pressure down below, its starting to get really uncomfortable, i hope this is a good sign.

I hope all you other ladies are doing ok.

:)

Hello everybody.
Am having rare night out with DH tonight (as my mum is down visiting and can look after DD). We are off to the cinema (I haven't been for ages!) A kind of last fling as I suspect it will be a few months until we get out again. We are planning a family day out tomorrow, but I'm making sure wherever we go has plenty of loos Anyone else got plans for last few days before due date? Hope everone is Ok and coping with uncomfy nights sleep.

Hello all,

My baby arrived on Wednesday 3rd May weighing 8lb 13oz. Charlotte Grace. Good luck to all you still waiting and congrats to those who have had their babies.

CONGRATULATIONS HELSI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a great size!!!!

Going to check to see if you have told your birth story, if not look forward to hearing it.

x

Congratulations Helsi - what a beautiful name (in fact it was the name I had picked out if ds was a dd - so glad it's being used by another May Baby). Looking forward to hearing all about it. well done you!!

Congratulations Helsi on the safe arrival of Charlotte Grace

Hi all

My little man - Thomas (Tom) William made his appearance 2 days early on 5th May weighing 8lbs 91/2 oz!

4hr labour with 45 mins of gas and air and 20 mins pushing - long enough in my opinion

We are all home now and dd has been an angel (so far!)

Will post more details later

Good luck to everyone else X

congrats to helsi and mandymoo. both great sizes.
I've got really bad cramp in my bum at the mo. drunk lots of tonic water hth.

Hi everyone,

Well I had Tabitha at 7.28pm on tuesday 2nd May, she weighed 7lb14. :)

After I posted on here on tues morning, I decided to go into hospital at around 12noon, just to see if I was actually in labour or not as I had been getting contractions for 30hrs by then, but not very strong or regular.
It turns out that I was actually 5cm dilated when I got there. I coped through the next 4hrs with only gas & air for the last 1hr. It was going better than I could ever imagine a labour could!
At 4pm I was checked again, and was fully dilated but had no feeling to push, waters still hadn't gone. Then the midwife found that baby had moved up too far and they were worried that when my waters went, the cord could prolapse. Upto this point baby had been in a perfect position, and had been 2/5 engaged for weeks, basically because it was my 3rd baby she had more room to move.
Then came alot of concerned looks and whispering by the midwives. The next internal check found that baby had come down again but into a brow presentation (face first!) and her heartbeat had dropped right down.... that was it, I was rushed into an emergency c-section.
She was born fit and healthy and beautiful at 7.28pm. :)

Since tuesday I've been through every emotion possible. I didn't enjoy my stay in hospital and was so glad to get home on friday night, when which I broke down and sobbed for hours, got everything that I had built up inside since the birth out of my system. It was a horrible experience, so scary and traumatic. I felt such a failure, and to have done so well and got to the point of pushing and then to have a c-section, really upset me. :(
But after the rollercoaster of emotions I have been through, I have settled now into 'happy as can be!', life is brilliant, Tabitha is brilliant, I am healing really quickly and feel pretty good. I love my other children and dp so much more than I have ever felt before too, I feel like the happiest person in the world :)

Sorry this is so long, just needed to write it out.

Congratulations to Helsi and Mandymoo :)
...and good luck to the rest of you, not long to go now...

Well done Mandymoo - glad you had such a quick delivery. How is your dd feeling about her new baby brother? (I remember she is the same age as my dd)

Seashells - so glad you are feeling so happy now. I'm sorry you didn't get the birth experience you wanted. You are bound to go through every emotion possible, make sure you keep talking about it and get all the support you need emotionally. Also remember to take it a bit more easily after your emergency section, you will hurt for quite a while so take it easy. Congratulations on your gorgeous baby girl!

Seashells - have been wondering how you were going. Congratulations on the birth of your (undoubtedly) beautiful little girl. I am glad you have had a good cry about your feelings surrounding the birth. It seems to have done the trick and helped you get passed it. You sound so happy now - I am insanely jealous! I'm hoping to go soon, has been 3 days since the show, lots of contractions that die out, so gotta be close! Off to wander around the house hoping for a bit of action this evening