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

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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?

Mama, I'm sure it's a good idea to follow the hospitals' recommendations, but as far as I know, chickenpox is worse as the child gets older, and usually very mild in babies. My 4yo had it really bad, while her 2yo sister only had 2 spots and no fever at all. Also, if you are breastfeeding and yourself had chickenpox before, in theory it gives immunity to your baby. So fingers crossed

Has anyone here ever managed to actually sleep in a hospital? This is night two here and I have barely closed my eyes, let alone slept!

Got Henry to sleep. My head touched the pillow. MW came in, turned on light and took his temp.
Got him back to sleep. My head touched the pillow. MW cane in to do my BP.
Both went to sleep. Henry threw up some lovely mucus all over himself. I have washed and changed him.
At two he is going to be given anti bs (precaution because waters went early).
At four my BP will be done again.

And it's hot and noisy and bright (and I am lucky enough to have a room to myself)!!!!

Just caught up from posts from Friday night til now as have been super busy this weekend-our first 'holiday'. DP was best man at wedding so took our 7 day old Blake. We had a hotel room on site so went to ceremony then back to room and waited for dinner then stayed til speeches then went back to room. Blake slept when he was meant to-total champ and we survived with not one drunk guest pawing over him, everyone was very respectful not to pick him up/touch him which was my biggest fear! My only disappointment was when DP came back to room with evening buffet food to inform me that Scott from boy band Five was at the reception, now if it had been a member of Steps I'd have been back dressed and harassing them for a pic

My BIGGEST respect to all the mums with little ones in special care, I'm finding the constant worrying exhausting, but you are all in the right place and think about you a lot and the great progress they are all making.

Empress hope you are taking strength by super mums mama and trishstar and that Samuel is fighting fit real soon.

trishstar fingers crossed early this week is when you can go home to this beautiful weather-I've been thinking exactly the same about what they should be wearing, so hard to know how hot they should be.

Right just nursing Blake, about to put down and cross everything he sleeps til 4.30 so I can sleep too

Morning all,
sneezy i totally hear you! its difficult to sleep d but I did have long enough to get used to all the interruptions. How are you feeling? Ay idea when u can escape?

Empress-thinking of you x

Spots everywhere here! Have to call the hospital this morning for more advice. Ds1 now has a slight fever as well though he seems happy enough in himself, but my nerves are just totally shredded. Thanks for the reassurance I have had it and Alex is permanently attached to boob so hoping that's enough to protect him.

Essex- glad the weekend went well love the name Blake.

Mama thank you for the sympathy! Actually I'm feeling good. Henry slept really well so I managed to grab a few hours. Emotionally I am (strangely) finding the stay on the PN ward much easier this time. H is feeding well, I know how to care for him and he seems happy. With DD I was so miserable. I struggled to feed her in the first few weeks, she cried all the time and I had no idea what to do. Obviously I feel sore from the crash section but I'm much happier!

Sorry to hear your brood are spotty. Fingers crossed all that BM will have protected Alex and he'll stay spot-free. I can understand your worry though.

Thinking of you Empress

Still. No. Baby.
41+1
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Me neither wishful and not a single labour symptom, you? Finding it very difficult to keep myself busy and keep my mind off the waiting.

40+6

Mama goodness are you being tested! Take strength in all you have already been through, this is just another hurdle and you will jump over easy, by having all the stress in 1 hit it saves you having it in dribs and drabs over the years!

Hi luella
Nope- not a snifter of a labour symptom. I'm exhausted- not sleeping very well- cant get comfy / weird dreams / fall out with my mum playing on my mind.

Each night before we go to bed DH and I have a little "eeeek, tonight could be the night" moment of excitement and it never is! Ah well, he's had to go back to work today, but we figure, with induction, at least there's a maximum of a week left!!

Seeing mw tomorrow- booked in for a sweep and I guess we'll talk about induction then.

Or maybe I'll go into labour sometime today??!? Any bets?

Xxxx

Oh yes sneezy! In in a 7 bed bay although only 3 of us. Noisy, frequent interruptions! Oh so hot!

Baby Faith was struggling a bit with bf and had to be topped up overnight with me hand expressing good amounts to go alongside the formula, they think because she's so small. However this morning she woke up bright and breezy and latched straight on and is still going 40 mins later! Hallelujah!

Glad you had a good weekend trish, lovely pic! :)

Mama I hope Alex is ok, poor DS!

Sympathies to wishful and leu, I hope things get moving soon.

I'm so itchy! No sleep, going mad. Have doctor soon, going to cry and scream and beg for stuff to fix me. Never been so spotty in my life :(

Aw 40 + 4 here! Was thinking as this was no 3 I might have been sooner especially as ds2 was right on the dot!! But on a positive note today is my first proper day of maternity leave with no children home, nice weather and finally feeling like I can properly relax. Wandered up to school this morning, washing out, spot of breakfast and now bit of daytime tv while sitting on my ball and waiting for a parcel to arrive. Mild plans to do a bit of housework but that's it til school run again!!

I think it is harder first time around - ds1 was 2 weeks late and I was so bored waiting - going from more than full time hours to nothing is quite a change!!

Feel for those having to stay in hospital - nothing worse. I stayed overnight with ds1 and got no rest at all. Too noisy, never dark enough and being woken by other people's babies while mine slept soundly all night!!! Hoping to escape after 6 hours this time around as I did with ds2.

Have to agree on the awfulness of staying in hospital. I stayed one night with ds1 and hated it! So much so that when they tried to keep me over night when I had ds2 I had an almighty paddy, stamped my feet and demanded that they did find me a pedeatrician to do the baby check or I was going home anyway. They found me one. Lol.
Luckily this time they didn't even keep me the 6 hours. Dd was born at half one and we were out for 6.15
I take my hat off to those who stay in for long periods!
Did my first school run with 3 lo's today! Went well! wondering where the sun has gone though!

Sneezy glad its not too bad and you're feeling well :)
Essex- I really hope you're right!
I have to take Alex to the hospital the drs want to check him over, maybe observe him overnight, poor ds1 just wants his mama but I can't leave Alex. Who should be fine but they don't want to take any chances would do the same thing if ds1 had flu/chest infection etc.

thinking of you empress x

Hi to everyone waiting for their babies to arrive, enjoy each extra nights sleep :)

Baby Phoebe arrived yesterday morning! Awful night last night (wish I had stayed in hospital overnight actually) but she's currently asleep on me, so that's lovely.
DH has crashed out- he is totally shattered. And I dislocated his thumb while in labour!!!

congrats milktray problem with extra nights sleep whilst waiting is I'm too uncomfortable so I wish I had a baby to keep me company if I'm anyway awake at night

wishful I'm off to the mw today for a check up and will be given an induction date, I wonder which one of us will have it first?!

When I went to the toilet last night there was quite a lot of white gunky stuff in my knickers (sorry if tmi) could that have been my plug?I hope it was but I know that even if it was it could still be a few days so I'm not getting too excited...

41+1

bird could well be - did it look different to discharge?

I can't remember who said to bring a jug for rinsing whilst peeing? Well I will love you forever! :) stops the stitches stinging.

I have anti histimines for night time and a different cream for daytime, feeling a bit better knowing I have something for tonight! Dr was tempted to give me antibiotics just in case as I scratched myself quite sore in places but didn't like to give anything unnecessary when still pregnant.

Lower back hurting again a lot today, getting really quite tired!

Oh Asda baby event starting on 22nd btw for those like me still missing stuff!

40+3

Hi all,

Congrats on new arrivals!!!

Just had a sweep, was absolutey fine, now have a bit of blood.

My cervix is 1.5 cm long, and I am 2cm dilated.

Midwife is booking induction for 22nd, but she could feel my baby's head, so i'm on my ball and trying to talk baby out :-)

Desperate for my waters to break orcontractions to start! Come on baby!!!

wishful I do the same, every night think its going to be the night and then wake up disappointed. Was dreaming about having a sweep last night, I have this booked for Wednesday and really scared about having it so I think my brain was trying to prepare me. The midwife has booked me a just in case induction date of Sun 21st but again it scares me (i'm a bit of a wimp with anything medical) and I want my waterbirth!

Thinking of rivergirly and bird too. Bird sounds like a step in the right direction for you...could be next!

Congratulations BTW to sneezy, faith and milktray and hope you and your litlle ones are all doing well.

x

At what stage are all you ladies able to have sweeps? One of the girls from my antenatal class said our midwives won't do them Until at least 6 days over? Is that the norm or does it depend on area? I was hoping to bag myself one tomorrow but ill only be +2 so guess ill have to wait, more annoyingly I won't be +6 until Saturday so ill have to wait until the Monday for one when I'm +8 and then it's kinda at the point where it's almost induction time eek!! Maybe some sweet talking will be needed tomorrow!
40+1

missmuffett here for a first baby they say 41 weeks, but I had one today at 40 + 3, so there's no harm in begging asking!

Afternoon ladies, I've just come on for a moan if that's ok.

I know that I am only 39+4 today and so there is still plenty of time for things to happen but I am so, so fed up and in so much pain I just want it all over with now.

I can't sleep at night as I have hideous indegestion and crippling spd, so I usually catch 2-3 hours at most.

I can't walk very far because of the spd and I have very, very low blood pressure so have been advised to remain off my feet as much as possible.

So I am just sat around waiting all day every day, getting more and more tired with every passing moment.

I think I am making DH's and the 3DC's lives a misery with my mood swings and unreasonable behaviour.

Today whilst on the school run I just sat in the car crying and moaning to dh through the sobs that I couldn't do it anymore

Sorry for the me, me, me moaning post especially to those of you who are overdue and those with dc's in scbu dealing with real problems. I'm just an emotional wreck and I don't like it!

Congratulations milktray!

Sympathy to those in hospital it sounds tough.

Thinking of you empress.

I'm not over due yet (39+5) but really impatient for baby to arrive. I've had a lovely three weeks maternity leave but it is getting a little boring now. I know I should really make the most of it but I just want to meet baby. Walks and ball.bouncing don't seem to be doing the trick.

Big sympathy for those further along and waiting for arrivals hope our babies hurry along soon.