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Jan 2014 THREAD 14 -- This will be the lucky one!

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TobyLerone · 18/12/2013 06:11

We got Thread 13 out of the way without too many mishaps. Phew!

Now it's time to sit on our arses eating entire Chocolate Oranges really get to work on getting some more of these babies out.

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fryingpantoface · 23/12/2013 02:35

Am going into the hospital to be checked out. I'll keep you posted, if anyone is awake, if not then you can catch up with the drama.

I've told dh to stay at home with ds as it could be nothing and he has work tomorrow. He agreed, but then he is half asleep.

I'm worried it could be nothing, that I'm wasting time. But it's important to find out i guess

fryingpantoface · 23/12/2013 03:31

Got here and the maternity doors were locked, so had to shelp all around.

theyve tested my urine and there are traces of blood, which is nothing to worry about if my waters have gone. They didn't say if my waters haven't gone what it means.

theyve taken the second sorry looking panty liner with them, it wasn't that wet because I've been stood up/walking around since i called. My bp is fine, but my heart rate was high.

sarahleanne · 23/12/2013 03:48

I'm awake frying. Good luck, it sounds to me like they have gone but then I'm no expert. I don't think it will be long for you now, I predict your next in line after another today.

sarahleanne · 23/12/2013 03:58

Anyone else up?
I have horrendous heartburn it's making me cough and gag ,
Tmi.
I just had a dream that the world was ending and someone was offering me mint imperials to prolong the radiation poisining WTF . Then I went to the supermarket in a panick to buy nappies for dd and the woman still charged me ( even though the world was ending and everyone knew it).
I woke up when we all had to walk under water through a cave and I lost DH, genuinely the weirdest scariest dream I've ever had haha.

sarahleanne · 23/12/2013 04:00

And extra your birth story sounds lovely and we definitely love all the detail!

fryingpantoface · 23/12/2013 04:04

That sounds really weird! Pregnancy dreams are always bizarre, but you'd have thought she wouldn't have charged you for the nappies!

the baby hates being hooked up so keeps moving. The monitor has picked up contractions too.

they've summoned the dr but she might be in theatre, so it could be some time.

AnotherStitchInTime · 23/12/2013 04:13

I am up too.

extra thank you for sharing your birth story, details and all Thanks

frying sounds like it could all be kicking off. The blood in your urine is probably from your cervix. Good luck.

sarah crazy pregnancy dreams, I have had some bizarre ones before.

Can't sleep, woke up to go to the loo and now I am too hungry to sleep. Nil by mouth now so just going to be hungry and awake until it is time to go up to labour ward.

sarahleanne · 23/12/2013 04:13

Is the machine giving you a percentage for the contractions?
I was stuck on the monitor for ages last week as baby kept moving about and they said they wanted at least 20 minutes of continuous monitoring.
Will they do an internal to see if it's your waters that have gone?
You must be bloody shattered too!

sarahleanne · 23/12/2013 04:16

another hellooo, it's like a mothers meeting in here now haha. Shame you can't even eat, that's rubbish :(

AnotherStitchInTime · 23/12/2013 04:19

sarah the toco transducer measures pressure (caused by tightening of the abdomen during contractions) so the level it goes to does not always tell you how strong they really are. I have had some that have been painful and not even shown up. My friend gave birth the other week and they didn't realise she was in labour as non of her contraction pains showed up on the monitor at all! It is more useful as an indicator of duration and frequency of contractions.

fryingpantoface · 23/12/2013 04:22

I don't know the %age, they didn't tell me. They are about to do an internal.

fryingpantoface · 23/12/2013 04:32

And the result is...

discharge. Fucking discharge. I'm shattered, got a load on and although i wanted the baby to wait, I'm stupidly emotional too.

i just want it to be over. I have relatives coming to mine about 11, a house to tidy, a toddler who will be up for the day in about 3 hours if I'm very lucky, and they can't tell me about blood in my urine. Or why i soaked a panty liner. I get to call a taxi and go home.

I'm not coming back until the baby's head appears.

fryingpantoface · 23/12/2013 04:34

Well, i got the time wrong. Ds will be up in 2 hours. 2 hours!

AnotherStitchInTime · 23/12/2013 05:06

Oh frying how frustrating :(

Frizz1986 · 23/12/2013 06:01

Oh frying how annoying. I really thought it was almost your turn. It was def best to get checked out though if you were continuously thinking about it.
I think you should get test strips when you reach the 3rd tri as its such a concern for everyone and whenever you talk to a mw i always feel like they are telling you to make judgement and go in if you are worried. But the hassle of going in when we know at this point it could be anything, but you don't want to risk not going in if it is something.

sarah that dream sounds very scary and random. What the hell happens during pg to give us such freaky dreams?! Hope the heartburn goes away soon.

another sorry you are up too. What time do they come to see you today? Hope you go in first and it is all speedy and perfect. It shouldn't be too long before you meet your little one now.

I have had a fairly nice sleep but the tightenings seem to start as soon as i get up to pee, then when i lie back down i get a few more and then they die off. Am fully expecting them to reappear when i get up and for them to continue all day again in a nice regular pattern. I cant spend my life led on my sofa until baby arrives, it could be weeks! Have tried looking up what you can do to stop them but there seems to be no remedy, however other people seem to find they don't stay around for long so why the hell have i had mine continuously since friday afternoon??!!
Its so disheartening knowing that I am going through all this and its technically for nothing as the tightenings aren't getting me closer to labour or anything. If it was actually the start of something then i could focus on the light at the end of the tunnel but i have no idea when they will go away and real labour could be 5 weeks away if i go overdue.

AnotherStitchInTime · 23/12/2013 06:06

Morning frizz :)

I am first on the list and they have cleared the schedule to make me a priority. A good thing as have been having contractions and losing more plug overnight. Will be going into theatre around 8am, op due to start around 9am.

Braxton hicks are annoying, sometimes dehydration can make them worse.

Mac2014 · 23/12/2013 06:42

Congratulations extra and felix great news!!!! Hope you're doing well and feeding / sleeping is going well.

2 of my NCT ladies have popped already - both a couple of weeks early - so they are popping out everywhere!

another good luck for today!

frying better to get it checked but must be v frustrating.

sarah horrid dreams! Not fair - we should be banking sleep, not being petrified.

frizz I'm thinking the very same ... If I go overdue could be around 5 weeks til induction. Roll on Christmas then it's pineapple curry and long walks for me!

I seem to have picked up a cold, sinusitis does not help with sleeping!

AnotherStitchInTime · 23/12/2013 06:59

Right I am up on labour ward in high dependency. Started bleeding again so they took me up early. Waiting for DH to get here now.

TarkaTheOtter · 23/12/2013 07:34

Good luck another!

Poor you frying, try to get some rest today.

sarahleanne · 23/12/2013 07:37

Good luck another ! When I was in labour with Dd I was screaming I need to push and the midwife said no you don't your contractions aren't strong enough on the monitor. So that bloody explains that haha dd appeared about two minutes later.

Frying- you poor thing. Rubbish news :(

Hospital for me at 10am for the usual checks. I hope they don't take bloods again, my arm will fall off soon

Naturegirl82 · 23/12/2013 08:37

Good luck another I hope it all goes well and any complications are easily sorted and you are back with your baby soon.

Frying how frustrating for you. I hope you manage tp get through today.

Frizz hope today is a better day for you, it must be really annoying and uncomfortable.

BookTart · 23/12/2013 08:44

Good luck for today another!

extracrunchy · 23/12/2013 09:00

Good luck Another!!

Frying and Frizz sorry to hear you're both having such a frustrating time. Hope things pick up soon.

MrsVDB · 23/12/2013 09:34

Lovely story extra thank you for sharing :)

Good luck another

frying how frustrating! I second getting some test strips to put your mind at rest

I'm 36w this week and the last couple of days although I've felt movement it isn't as frequent or strong as previously. I used to get pretty much constant kicks but now I'm getting the odd squirm instead. Is this normal as they get bigger or should I go get checked?

BandontheFun · 23/12/2013 09:34

Frying that all sounds crap! Hopefully when your waters go it will be a proper comedy gush, so ur not at home thinking its just discharge. Least you know for sure which is always reassuring. Hope your day gets better. :)

Good Luck for today Another Hope it goes well.

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