November 2012 - the thread where Detective's baby arrives

[StuntNun]

Previous ante-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1608323-November-2012-please-form-an-orderly-queue

Post-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1611078-November-2012-the-birthplosion-thanks-Peaky

Stats list: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1485512-November-2012-Stats-List

Good luck detectove, glad yr still holding yr own!

Just done a load of crimbo (and me!) shopping online, some good discount codes if anyone interested, MTG22 gets 15% off plus free delivery at jojo maman bebe, just ordered 3 nursing tops. And my current fave shop for pretty things, Oliver Bonas, Mhoula20 gets 20% off. Trying to get all my pressies with that one but really want to buy things for me!!

Thanks Dixie!

Think I'll get round to ordering the last baby item from Jojo now! Wanted the jungle lantern light, it's MIL's present to us but she said to order it and she will give us the money back. I keep forgetting though! I'll use the discount! Since I'm sat here twiddling my thumbs now! Have to wait for labour ward! Sent DP back home to feed dog and let her out and get me a subway.

I've got the major wobbles :( I really don't want to do this. Not this way. I still don't get why my body has decided to be a human incubator for all eternity.

If you labour first time round, it is unusual to need IOL 2nd time round if your dates are right! And if you give it as long as I have....!!!

DP has driven off to work with my notes in the car - AGAIN!!!! The last thing I said to him was leave them on the coffee table, grr.

Thanks for the advice. I'll keep an eye on it and if I'm still worried when he gets home about 7ish will phone. My back pain has really ramped up in the last couple of hours, to the point where I can't even stand up without wanting to cry . I really really hope this is things starting Surely if it was labour though it wouldn't be constant and/or I'd be having some form of contractions as well (I'm crap at this...)

Hang on in there Detective, you are so near to holding your little bundle.

MM I had very watery discharge for about 5 days before I had Tommy, it was cloudy and very watery, but not my waters. As everyone has said, stick a pad on and see what happens.

X-post. Your DP needs a good slap MM Is he 2?

Sometimes I do wonder shelly - I'm going to have to start leaving him post-it note instructions again...

Do you know what is causing the back pain MM? Is your placenta at the back or is the baby lying back to back? Or have you injured your back somehow? Have you tried putting a hot water bottle on it? I was having back pain in labour and a hot water bottle was the only thing that helped.

I have an anterior placenta stunt so it's not that. Baby could be back-to-back, how do you know? My mum's electric heatpad helped on Tuesday but no amount of heat is helping today. I'm reluctant to take paracetamol as I'm paranoid masking the pain will just cause me to do something stupid and cause more damage. It started on Saturday when I bent down to pick something up and has been niggling since then, but the past couple of days (especially today) it has really ramped up to the unbearable point. I might brave the stairs again and try soaking in a warm bath.

Gosh I sound like such a moaner today. How the hell am I going to cope with labour? I'm such a wimp

Good luck detective

When i went to +20 with my first, labour kicked in really quickly after they broke my waters. No pessary and no synto drip required. They would have let me get in the pool if it had been free. Until they hooked me up to the monitoring anyway and thought he was in distress (he came in 5 hours naturally - just a bit of stress about his heartbeat) i think he was fine in fact, they just got themselves in a tizz.

That was meant to reassure! I don't think the monitoring was useful, they kept picking up my heartbeat!

MM I was soaking a pad through in 10 mins or less when my waters broke so v different to you - but everyone is different and not everyone's waters go like a tidal wave like mine did . Have you called the MW? She'd be happy at this stage in your pregnancy to advise you hon.

As for the post it notes - when junior has clingy days (like today - another growth spurt) I can barely get lunch for myself let alone leave detailed instructions for Ads. Give him a kick up the ass?

As for the back ache, I had a back to back labour and the pain was very much surging back ache - pain in waves rather than constant dull pain. BUT and here's the kicker it never disappeared entirely between contractions - in a labour where the baby isn't malpositioned you should get some pain free respite in between - I didn't. Boo hiss. I don't know if that's helped or not? Did you need to have a scan in the end to figure out if the LO is breech or have they managed to palpatate you?

I didn't know that YW. For what labour I had there was constant pain in between contractions. So was that because he was transverse then?

Nope didn't need a scan in the end. Apparently after my stomach muscles tore palpating became slightly easier. ROL last Tuesday...

Hope labour kicks in once your waters have been broken Detective
I wouldn't be jealous of my spontaneous labour though, I want my waters to break or something, anything! I'm stuck at every 8 minutes, need it to progress towards every 4/5mins before going in. I'm getting the odd contraction that slips in the middle of the 8 minutes one but it's shorter and not as strong.
Worried that when I do get to hospital i'll only be 1cm.

Any tips to get it moving on quicker? I'm guessing just moving about?

Fatima walking uphill is the recommended method, to jockey baby into bouncing up and down on your cervix I assume.

Yep stunt I bet that's why - so any ladies who haven't yet laboured - if you get pain in between contractions - tell your MW it is the best indicator of a malpositioned baby.

Yup - what yw said. I had pain between contractions. Hot water helped and gas and air but it was horrifically painful!!

I've only just found out it was an indicator he was stuck, along with the horrendous pain when pushing. As I was pushing him against myself. If there's a next time. I'll know!!

On your ball fatima! Or standing up rocking from to side.

Thinking of you detective

I got what I called 'aftershocks' with both my labours. There would be 1 long, strong contraction, a pause then a shorter slightly less intense contraction. Mostly the strong ones were regularly spaced, but the aftershocks messed up the timings a bit!!

I was on my ball but it was giving me what felt like constant contractions from the pressure on my cervix. Although, is that a good thing? It hurt though.

Contractions are now varying between 6 and 9 minutes apart. Definitely stronger though.

I had a big contraction earlier and my nipples leaked

Contacting straight after waters broken. Please let this work!

Go go go detective !!

Would I be assumed neurotic if I phoned the assessment unit about my back pain? I can barely walk now... The watery discharge seems to have slowed down since my bath but that could mean anything couldn't it? Is it worth phoning and mentioning that too? Sorry I'm so crap at this!

I'd give them a ring MM even if just to make yourself feel better.

Got tea in the oven and then i'm really hoping these contractions ramp it up a bit, although it seems odd wanting them to get worse. i bet i'll regret saying that soon. But surely I can't carry on contracting every 8 minutes forever.

Just watched the scene on Emmerdale that I watched being filmed

C´mon minidetective!

Good luck detective!

mm I'd phone them back pain that strong should be checked.

Not many babies left now then, hope to see you all over on post natal soon!