May Babies - Blooming? Us? Never!

[hockeymum]

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

Wow Alicats, this must be such a bittersweet time for you. Thinking of you.

37 weeks, mat leave started Monday ()

homebirth booked and pool ordered today

Yep, last day of work for me tomorrow, will be 38 weeks on Saturday. No turning back now, is there??

Alicats so sorry for you. It must be so hard.

Alicats - so glad you got to see your mum in the end. Sounds like it was a bit of an emotional time and probably will be for the weeks ahead but I'm glad you spent some time with her none the less. I know exactly what you mean about not wanting her to suffer but not wishing her to decline any further at the same time, I think it's a perfectly natural response............don't feel bad about it.

Just been back for yet another blood test as they have found that my platelet levels are really low - no idea what that means though, any ideas? Bit worried they will be thinking about c-sections and things now..........should get a better idea this afternoon when the results of this test come back in though hopefully.

Alicats, so sorry to hear about your mum. I bet she was delighted to see you though. People are amazing at holding on for special events like the birth of a grandchild. Make sure that no matter how sad you are that you look after yourself and the little one. Take care xxx

thinking of you alicats. just call everyday

Alicats so sorry to hear your news thinking of you take care x x

Alicats, you are having such an emotional time. It will be difficult to keep it together over the coming weeks. My mother died many years ago but I always remember her at times like these.
DHs father died not long before DS was born, it was very difficult to dela with. But having DS gave him a positive focus and helped him get through each day.

Alicats

Just to say I am and I am sure lots of us on here are thinking of you.

It must be a really hard and emotional time for you.

Try not to think about exactly how long your mother will go on but just try and appreciate the time you have left. Whether or not she will be physically here when your baby arrives she will always be near and I am sure your baby has already been appointed his or her guardian angel :)

Sending lots of love
x

hope that everyone is feeling well. I feel like poo. lots of spd and i can't just can't sleep even yhough i'm exhausted. ds keeps waking up earlier and earlier even though his room is pitch black.

Well I was convinced I was having this baby last night - had really painful BH contractions from 5 till I went to bed at 11, really deep down in my pelvis, back and hips like the real contractions are - only the knowledge that I tend to go late with babies not early stopped me phoning the mw - feel a bit disappointed that I had a crap evening for no baby, but things are definitely gearing up for birthday!

Alicats.... kind thoughts are with you, I can't even begin to imagine how you must be feeling .

We had a bit of a worry last night as had felt hardly any movements all day so had to go to hospital to be checked , thankfully all was well and baby was just in a position that meant I couldn't feel anything. We are going back this afternoon as we have an appointment with the Consultant so will be checked again, baby feels quite busy in there this morning though so am not too worried.... although am still feeling a bit over emotional.

Am very pleased it's the Bank Holidays this weekend and can spend some proper quality time with Partner and Friends and Family

Hello all. Hope those who've been unable to sleep comfortably catch up soon; it's made such a difference to me having 6 ish hours last night. Using so many pillows dh can't fit in bed anymore -bless!! Baby is happily tucked down there and right on bladder! Have been getting more uncomfortable BH's. Suppose these will continue for good few weeks.
Alicats - thinking of you. Our babe is due on anniversary of mother in laws death. Emotional time as it is, but I know that we will also feel that we are missing out and that's really sad, especially for my dh. Hope she is comfortable and gets to meet the little one. I plan to tell ours all about his/her absent gran and grandads and keep thinking of all the lovely things I will tell her. Positive vibes to you and her...x

Hi all, so glad you finally go to spend some time with your mum Alicats.

Baby has shockingly decided to comply and has turned round. Isn't engaged at all yet and keeps moving between anterior and posterior - am obviously hoping it eventually settles on anterior but I'm sure I'll cope if not - at least it's not breech any more so huge sigh of relief. v strange being on Maternity leave - finding it hard not to do anything - have washed EVERYTHING that needs washing for the baby (clothes, towels, sheets etc.....) done tons of ironing and cleaning and am today cooking a slapdash meal for our wedding anniversary (was technically yesterday but due to antenatal class last night didn't get to do anything!).
Beginning to get anxious now about labour - hadn't really thought about it until now due to baby being breech and fact was pretty resigned to c-section, so is a lovely feeling to have to think about pain relief and birth plans!

V excited now, just can't wait!!

Had yet more blood tests this morning (6 vials!) only to be told the heamotologist wouldn't see me becuase the GP hadn't 'communicated' that I was coming soon enough...............tried pointing out that as we only got the decision to ask for the Haemo's opininon at 7pm last night, that wouldn't be possible but as I am 34 weeks gone I need to know ASAP. Got me nowhere apart from sent back to GP. Now waiting on yet another phone call from the GP's office to tell me what todays results were and what, if anything, they mean treatment wise.

So angry with hospital.............they had the results there, the Haemo man was there and they knew of my condition but would do sod all to help me.............grrrrr

Hi peeps,

Im a new member today, i am 34 weeks pregnant with my second child, i'm glad i was able to find this site so that i am able to talk to other mums who know just how your feelin.

Im really looking forward to my baby girl but im still really anxious about the birth even though i've done it before. I suppose no birth is the same.

Tortoiseshell

I had the same experience as you last night, except I went to bed aroun 11.30pm and soon after start feeling period cramp like pains low down and in my vagina. It would come and go and by 2.30am I was thinking is this the beginning? It was not enough pain to make me breath deep but I was totally aware and could not get off to sleep.
I am 37 weeks and want this babyo to stay inside for a couple of more weeks at least so they are a healthy weight. My friends babyw as born around 4weeks early and she looked so tiny and fragile.
I am so excited knowing I am approaching the end, I am not scared at all and look forward to the labour. My dd is going mad waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi momamia, welcome to May Babies, it is surprising that things are still worrying even though its a second baby isn't it?

Alicats, been thinking of you and have caught up with your news all week. I hope you manage to find the support you need from your friends and family at this difficult time.

I've had a bit of a panicky week (am secretly glad that there are some others of you who have to go in for traces when you don't feel movements as it happens to me at least once a week, and also I keep thinking I'm going into labour which I don't want having the section all lined up and ready). I've been feeling really down this week, the reality of the operation having hit home hard. I do resent the fact that I can't have a nice "normal" birth with decent recovery and that I have to have a section. I saw the anaesthetist this week who told me it says in my notes that the spinal I had last time for my emergency section was complicated and therefore they might have to do a general if it doesnt work. This was news to me as it went in first time. I do hope that it is ok and goes in well, I think it was more complicated last time as it was a real emergency and they told the anaesthetist if it didnt work first time they were going to knock me out as dd was in distress. Hopefully it'll be nice and calm this time.

I can't really believe I only have 8 days to go! Ticking things off my to do list at a rapid pace now, but can't sleep at all at night, am only managing to get about 4 hours in blocks of an hour or two, I was so antsy at 5am this morning that I nearly drove to the 24 hour tescos to get a top and tail bowl. Ridiculous!!

Hi Hockeymom,

I had an emergency section last time as my son got stuck due to being back to back. I hope to have a natural birth this time, i hope its possible.

Try not to worry too much, a lot of my friends at my sons playgroup have had c sections and they have had a really good experience with it. Just think of that lovely baby at the end of it!!

Hope you start to feel a bit more positive.

:)

Hockey mom I cant believe its so close for you I am not sleeping well either and going into slight panics about the birth have convinced myself I am going to pop early even though mt last 2 were late

I have worried more this pregnancy then any of the others for no apparent reason I didnt feel the baby move much yesterday so had to prod it abit keep panicing its ok but dont fancy dragging two kids to the hospital on my own

god I sound so miserable I am not really just feel like I have had enough already and want my baby!!!

Hi everyone.

Not much longer to go now. 38 weeks on monday. Baby is 3/5 engaged, I'm spending hours on my birthing ball everyday in the hope that she will not be back to back like my last one, it looks positive at the moment.
I have also worried so much more in this pregnancy than my last 2, I think the more you know, the more you worry, I was pretty ignorant to it all with my first and sailed through my pregnancy and labour, I'm hoping this labour goes as well as the first one did.
I've been mega hungry the last few days, I think baby dropping down has given my stomach abit more space and it needs filling up more.
Iron is still v.low so I've resigned myself to the fact that homebirth, water birth and birth at the local low risk maternity unit are all out of the question, which is abit dissapointing, but the birth is only the very start of our life with this child and as long as she is healthy, then it doesn't really matter how she comes into the world.
The midwife thinks she will be at least 8lbs, and a long baby, my last 2 were 7lb9 and 6lb3, so the biggest one so far!
The kids are looking forward to the arrival of their new sister, I'm hoping my dd who is 2 takes well to all the changes, and I hope life with a 2yr old and new baby isn't as hard as I sometimes imagine it might be!

Thinking of you all, especially you Alicats, hope you are all thinking positive and staying healthy. :)

sorry you're having a tough time runtus - it can be so infuriating how blase the dr's etc can be when it's such an important thing to us. I know they do this sort of thing all the time, but you would think they would realise how difficult it is for us!!

Just popping in to say good luck to you all for the next few weeks...I am a mum from the due in May 05 thread so dd will be 1 on 16/05..

I remember being at the stage you are all at now and what an exciting time it is..Can't beleive dd is nearly 1.Time has flown

Anyway, goodluck and I hope all goes well. I look forward to readng your birth announcments. xxx