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?

Congratulations wombat

too fingers crossed that the sickness is labour and not the usual bugs flying around.

Social services went to court this morning and have been granted the right to remove my sisters baby and place her with my Mum. Thank God for that, such a relief!! My Mum will be able to pick the baby up on Saturday morning as the Drs want to monitor the baby until then incase of complications due to my sisters possible drug use during pg.

I know it is an odd thing to feel happy about and I feel a bit strange to feel happy about it but it really is for the best.

Also...YIPPEE I made it to full term, 37 weeks today Now I just want this bloody baby to arrive...I'm considering asking DH to give me a sweep, what do you reckon?

Hi all! Congrats to the new mummies and fantastic news about Alex and little Evan making such progress!

Can anyone tell me what it feels like if your waters break? Could it be just enough of a little gush to make your knickers and pyjama bottoms a little wet?

I don't know what to do really. No contractions, but had a scan today and the sonographers said she was "very, very low".

Have popped on a pad as it seemed sensible and I'm laying down.

Any advice?

Olli my understanding is it could be either. You might find it gushes when you stand up. Apparently waters have a distinctly sweet smell? Might be worth ringing your midwife.

num I'd just take it easy. If they become regular and more frequent, you need to ring labour ward.

jacq I'm glad it all went smoothly in court.

Taking it easy makes it worse? Sitting makes the pains every few mins, lying makes them even more frequent and stronger? Pottering about the house they are about 20 mins sometimes more?
Is my body teasing?

38+6

Congratulations wombat!

num and too I hope things are getting started for you.

jaq, glad to hear that things went well in court.

A quick question on witch hazel. I bought a bottle a while ago and have just realised it has a couple of other ingredients in it: hamamelus virginiana and alcohol. I'm thinking I may have bought the wrong thing as alcohol does not sound good for sore bits. Do other people have something different, can you get it neat?

Congratulations bona giddy and wombat!

Had my 38 week appointment today - apparently baby is 3/5 engaged. No idea what this means but yay!

Thank you everyone, we got home late last night, more or less went straight to bed lol.
Can I ask a quick question?
I've been taking paracetamol, codeine and diclofenac for pain, I'm still in a lot of pain after the section, but its an intense period type pain, is this the uterus shrinking? I'm breast feeding which I've heard makes the uterus shrink faster.
Also I've had no Lochia, is this normal? Or are the 2 things connected? Sorry for the meme me post will catch up with the rest of the thread now!

teapig My bottle says the same. I think hamamelis is the Latin name for witch hazel so you're ok there. I also wondered about the alcohol but it's used a lot medicinally so I don't think it's a problem. Check with GP or midwife if you're concerned though.

Congrats mumofwombat and all the others with babies! I love looking at the pics on facebook. Just met up with ladies from my NCT class and one of them brought along her 8 days old baby. So cute and so well behaved. Can't quite believe I will have one of those in the next couple of weeks!

Saw MW and BP down a bit. Baby still 4/5 engaged. My next appointment isn't until my due date next Saturday (although I do have a consultant appointment on Tuesday).

Exciting times!

Ooh sneezy and lutrinea sounds like you might be cuddling your babies soon, so exciting!

empress, that's good it sounds like I may have the right thing.

Hi all thought would let you all know that baby boy Finlay Jack was born this morning at 6.20am weighing a very dinky 4lb 10oz.

Was given a sweep by my consultant as they were still concerned about size and pretty much set things going right away! A 3 hour labour isn't that bad in hindsight!

Am having to stay in hospital overnight as they monitoring his blood sugars and feeding. Was determined to breast but the little man doesn't have energy to suck so to keep him level I have to top up with formula every 2hrs.

Knackered not the word!!! But ds1 is over the moon with his teeny tiny little brother

Congrats to all others with newborns and good luck to all those on their way x

Giddy congrats!

I had my section a week ago. I had lochia on days 2 and 3 then only v v light spotting thereafter. The first couple of days was v heavy - clots etc but now down to nothing. Midwives told me that with a section you can expect the lochia to come and go so don't entirely give up in pads yet (tho I have gone down to normal sanitary pads rather than maternity pads).

As for the pain, I haven't had any pain like you describe, although the co codamol is notorious for causing constipation and I've found that pretty painful. Any chance that is what you're feeling?

I am so tired the prospect of another night of waking the baby every 2.5 hours for feeds is crazy!

Congrats Nobby!

Congratulations Nobby I hope the night passes peacefully for you and you manage to get some rest. Enjoy your little bundle.

Can I take a vote as to whether you all think I am peeing myself or if I have a slow leak?

I went to the loo just before nipping out to get DD from a party at 9:15pm, just needed a little wee, wiped properly and whizzed straight out the front door.

I returned 20-25 mins later and went straight to get ready for bed popping to the loo again en route.

When I whipped my knicks down I noticed a wet patch on them. Not big at all but noticable.

I then went to the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed naked for 30 seconds, I then slid myself back to sitting up leaning on my pillows and noticed another small patch where I had been sitting, again very small.

Sooo I got DH to get me a clean pair of knickers out and a pad from the bathroom, when I got up to put them on I checked the bed and there was a small patch again (about 10p size).

I am now sat in bed wondering if I am now a gorgeous, heavily pregnant mrs pissy pants or if I a leaking fluid and need to get checked out tomorrow?

Oh the joys of pregnancy

So what do you all think?

I think if you're leaking after you've already emptied your bladder, it's more likely to be a slow leak...Er, have you sniffed it?!

I know I've definitely had some stress incontinence -only a couple of times! and get lots of discharge but I'd think the waters seem different (I will have to let you know).

Ooooh Vic keep us updated xx

mumofwombat bona and nobby big congratulations!

jh sounds like a slow leak to me too, although I'm no expert, but stands to reason if your bladder was empty. Also glad it went well in court but sad it had to gothat far x

bona re pain, I think it is the uterus contracting back into shape, it seems to do it more when ds2 is feeding. But still puzzled about the lack of Lochia, just hope it's not stored up there getting all manky!
Speaking of which I think my milk has just come in, I nearly drowned the poor boy lol

mama great to hear you and Alex are home, just remember you are still recovering and need to take it easy for a bit longer x

jh - I've no idea- but your gorgeous mrs pissy-pants comment made me laugh! My knickers have been quite damp lately- but for me I think it's just discharge. I guess when you wake up you'll notice if there's a lot or not- keep us posted!!
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38+ 6!

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Congratulations nobby lovely name x

Jacqueline- I'm another voting for waters if your bladder was empty. How exciting (not the pissy pants part ) but that things maybe starting to happen. X

Alex has his formal weigh in today I'll report back later. He is feeding 24/7 ever two hours without fail so I'm not concerned though. I'm so not tired thinking just running on happy at the moment! I just keep watching him sleep and snuggling with ds and dd.

Congratulations nobby!

jh, sounds like it could be the start of things. Keep us posted.

Jaq I have been having the same thing although not as often. Just a few times in last 24 hours. Once it actually was enough to wet my knickers and my pj bottoms.

Are you going to call the midwife?
I can't decide as its so infrequent that I couldn't guarantee that there would be any fluid to test if I did turn up to the clinic....

What are you going to do?

Ooh exciting! Sound like things are happening for some peeps!

Dare I ask whether we are going to have a postnatal thread for those of us who have already popped?

Afternoon everyone

I have no idea what to do, my sanitory towels have felt dry all day but then I was leaking so little that I'm not sure it would be noticable anyway and it is infrequent.

I'm going to go toweless again and see if I notice anything. I have been getting some more stringy/mucusy discharge sorry if tmi but it was more creamy before so who knows what the hell is going on.

Olli if after I have gone towless I notice it happening again then I am going to give a ring and see what they advise, I would rather be told it's nothing than keep trying to second guess everything.

In other news I have spent the afternoon cuddling my gorgeous newborn neice Felicity Rose is beautiful. When I got home I had a good long cry remembering the little sister I used to have and wishing how things could be so much different, it feels like never ending grief. I think I may try and access some kind of support group/get advise from somewhere on how to deal with the ending of my relationship with my sister

37+1

Hello Everyone, I am not a frequent poster here, in fact I haven't posted for a long time now. Congratulations to all of you who recently had their babies and Mama who made it home for Easter!!

I had my 36 weeks scan this week to see if my placenta has shifted or not. It has but not enough for the natural delivery, it's 'borderline'. They have offered me to try the natural way if I really wanted to but I opted for the ELCS. I am booked in for the 18th April. Is there anyone else who is booked for section around that week? It's my DC1 and I'm a bit scared of the op. I don't mind having it as long as the baby and I are going to be healthy but it's still scary.

35+5

Re the knicker wetness jh I would agree that it would be worth calling in the morning if only for someone to tell you what is happening. When I went in to hospital as I was leaking - but very differently from my previous 'gushes' - the doctor did a swab test which could confirm that it was my waters. Not sure if that is a new test as with DDs it was always very clear that my waters had gone!

If it is the start of labour then how exciting