April 2013 Part 8: Welcoming our Easter Chicks & as Alex & Evan hopefully go home!

[toobreathless]

Over here Ladies!

I hope you don't mind me starting this thread too.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1689714-April-2013-Part-7-As-our-miracle-Alex-continues-to-grow-the-one-that-sees-us-reach-TERM

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1560543-April-2013-stats-thread

Wonderful news for today as we welcome babycandy and little Charlotte and hoping that this thread sees little Alex and Evan home very soon.

How many more babies will this thread see?

Dd was born at 1.30 yesterday after a 5 hour labour from first pain and only gas and air,she weighs 8.6

Congratulations Num! Pretty speedy labour :)

bird sorry you're still pregnant! I hope something kicks off soon for you.

I've been much happier with movements today - it makes sense that the movements are the same frequency but with different strength. I have done proper 'count the kicks' today which has really reassured me.

num yay so happy for you, did you do anything to kickstart labour in the end or did it just happen?

I ate some chillis but could be a coincidence who knows lol contractions strted at half 8 and was 8cm at 11

Yay!! You superstar num3 does DD have a name yet? Huge congratulations!

birdbrain are you going to be induced if you go over due for any particular reason? Or just not keen to be too late?

Moving in went well today, I have unpacked the kitchen, bathroom, DDs room. Feeling really good but did start to get a bit sore and have a lot of BH by about 6 pm. My wonderful parents are here, my mum took DD out for the day and Dad has been helping unpack. I can't WAIT to set my NCT baby nest up next to the bed I am saving this as a last job to keep me motivated!

Have a MW appt tomorrow, going to refuse a sweep after chatting to DH as we need another few days grave before this baby appears!

39 + 5

.....few days GRACE! Damn iPhone.

congratulations num! like to hear these speedy delivery stories . Hope you and the LO are both well.

Congrats num - good size baby and v speedy labour!

Toobreathless- happy new home. Fingers crossed all the activity might start something in a few days when you're ready!!

Congrats num xx well done xxx sending lots of love xxx

Congratulations num! Have you chosen a name yet?

too hope your settling in to your new home.

I need some advice please. For the past few days when I wake in a morning and for around 4-6 hours, my hands, legs and face are really swollen. But as I usually wake at 4am its all back to normal by the time my mw visits. My BP hasn't been super high lately but the swelling is worrying me. Baby is still wriggling around and kicking as usual and although I do have a headache in the mornings, my brain issues mean I always have done so can't really differentiate.
Should I try and get an early morning BP check? Does it matter really when it clears up after a few hours?
I really don't want to trouble anyone if I don't need to.
Thanks :).

Congratulations num that's super-fast! Enjoy your snuggles today and rest up. Xxx

Congratulations num! Hope my labour goes as fast

Num congrats! Wow what a quick labour!

Fluffeh - you should call your midwife asap. At this stage of pregnancy I am sure they would rather just hear from you and check you over than risk any problems. I was a bit like you and didn't like to make a fuss but your health and your babies is so important and even if it's nothing you still have every right to ask for some additional checks.

fluff give your MW a ring, it may well be sensible to get your BP and urine rechecked. Also suggest taking some photos on your phone tomorrow morning of too late now so you can show her or Drs etc if needed at appointments if it has cleared up by lunch time.

too I've had a really 'normal' low risk pg just my hospital book you in for an induction as soon as you go overdue, This is is my first dc so I have no idea really how painful labour is but apparently it's more painful if you're induced and I wanted a water birth with gas and air as I don't like the side effects of the other drugs they offer you, but I'm worried with an induction I won't be able to cope with the pain...also DH starts his final year uni exams in 3 weeks, we were hoping the baby would be born a few weeks before them so I would be able to manage without his help when he actually has exams, but I know for the first couple of weeks I'll want him to be available for me which he won't if he has exams. Hope that all makes sense to you
oh well I guess the baby will come when it wants to as it's definitely not listening to me telling it to come
39+4

Hi Ladies,

haven't written for a long time here. My due date is 30 April and as both my DDs were born at 40-41+ weeks, I guess I'll be the last to post birth news :)

Congrats to num3, trish, Dysgu and all who's had their little one, I hope everyone will have a good birth experience and a cute baby :)

I still have 4 more weeks to go which seems an unbearably long time, but at least I've started mat leave now and only have to entertain 2 naugthy DDs who have their spring break now! We are taking a 3-day seaside break this weekend with DH and DDs so I hope DD3 won't decide to come this week.

I still can't get a proper night's sleep due to sleep apnea - imagine waking up in the middle of the night to the sensation of being suffocated with a pillow! It's like having the back of your throat stuck together and not being able to breathe. MW told me this happens in pregnancy (the apnea, not the pillow thing) and they are not doing anything with it, I just have to hope it goes away after the baby is born, as it almost always does. Also, no risk to baby as I wake up before my body could get oxygen deprived, and coughing solves the problem. I propped up my head with 2 pillows and it's a bit better, but still quite scary.

36+2

Goodness me birdbrain are you in the UK?? Generally most hospitals induce between 40 + 10 and 40 + 14 and what should happen is that you have a discussion with a Obs Dr or a very senior midwife about the risks of induction and other options such as expectant monitoring. There are circumstances when it might be suggested to be sensible to induce earlier but these are generally in high risk pregnancies (diabetes, maternal age, concerns about baby's growth etc) Are you sure they are not just giving you a date at 40 weeks to say come back in XX days time if no baby? (sorry if that's me reading your post wrong!)

I wouldn't be keen on being induced at just 40 weeks without good reason personally. I'm not sure induced labours are actually more painful per se but being induced DEFINATELY affects your ability to process the pain. You would be in a strange environment in early labour not at home, contractions can start very quickly and be very strong immediately (especially with drip) whereas naturally they are more likely to build up slowly, if on the drip you will be monitored which may affect your ability to move around, use pool etc.

That all sounds very negative and anti induction but personally I was induced with DD at 40 + 10 and it was fine. Your DHs exams are a bit of a sticky point, do you have family on stand by to come down? (heaven forbid you have a C Section) that would seem sensible then MAKE DH sleep in a different room over his exams (or with a friend? He can leave at 10pm) and get your family to help you overnight. Would this work??

39 + 6, off to unpack another box.

MrsB76 DD3?? Ooh I am a little jealous! We are expecting DD2 and as there is a weird propensity in our family to have 3 or 4 of one sex I am sure we will end up with 4 girls

toobreathless with DC2 and DC3 we were going for one of each which obviously did not work out now we'll have 3 girls, which everyone says is lovely, but I will be 37 yo later this year and I feel I will be too old for another pregnancy. Plus we've ran out of rooms already!

birdbrain, you can also ask them about other ways to start the thing - with me they stripped the membranes first then sent me home and a couple of hours later I was in labour naturally. This was sometime during week 40 or 41. I think if you are lucky your labour will start before your induction date, you have a good chance of that.

Thanks I've spent all afternoon drinking rl tea and bouncing on my ball to try get things going by themselves. I had an appointment yesterday and she booked me to come in on monday when I'll be 40+1 (no appointments on sundays obviously) for a sweep and she booked for me to come in on the wednesday when I'll be 40+3 for induction if the sweep hasn't done anything by then. It was a different midwife to normal, she was nice but I felt she was very busy and it was a bit impersonal the appointment so I didn't question what she was saying as I didn't feel I'd get answers, hopefully on Monday I'll see someone else and question them more.

too take care not to overdo it with the unpacking you don't want to hurt your back and end up on bed-rest...

birdbrain you do have a choice here. If you are genuinely happy to be I diced so early then fine. But please don't just go along with it if it's not a positive choice on your behalf.

Personally I would not accept a sweep at 40+1 nor induction an 49+3. I was augemented (induced once labour started) last time and I was delighted to learn the other day that they won't be doing it this way this time.

If there is no medical reason for you tl have a sweep so early, do 't go in. Just ring them and say you want to rearrange for a but future down the line.

Please don't let yourself be pressured into this if you don't want it. The drip is really painful, you will need an epidural (meaning further intervention more likely) you won't be allowed in the pool and it will be harder if not impossible to have an active labour.

I don't mean to scare you, but I'm at them inducing so early if you're low risk!

Induction is great if it's necessary. But shouldn't be entered into lightly IMO.

Thank you :)
Had my usual mw check today and my BP is up again so she's going to come back before 9am tomorrow to check it early.
My urine only had trace protein and as I don't feel any different she thinks it might just be stress related (it doesn't take much to stress me out at the minute).
On her checks she found the baby is 4/5 engaged, she had to really press to find the head at all - hopefully a good sign of imminent happenings! I'm getting rather bored of being huge, red hot and uncomfortable.

You will also probsbly have continuous monitoring with an induction.
And scan dates aren't accurate anyway, there's a margin of error on them. You might not be quite at "due" yet anyway!

Sorry for typos above btw, I'm on my phone!