November 2014 - thread 10 - the one where someone uses the name Phoebo.

[amy83firsttimer]

Thanks for thread title idea hedgehogsong

I wonder if this will be the final antenatal club thread???

[excitedforbaba]

Good luck ark x

[Thehedgehogsong]

Come on baby Arkk!

I'm still here. Everything stopped about 3am!

[Thisisimpossible]

Good luck Ark! Sleep while you can! xxx

[Thisisimpossible]

Oh Hedgehog how annoying.

[hotfuzzra]

Well sweep attempt #2 was a no-go... Midwife said I'm still not ready, although I've been losing plug all week and she says I'm showing really positive signs.
Not as positive as a baby coming out though...
I'm going to go in to hospital on Sunday and ask for only monitoring, give myself a maximum of two extra days and if nothing has happened by Tuesday I'll have to be induced and have baby in hospital. So I have 4 days to evict the child.
AIBU to want to shout "Get out of me now!!!!!!" at the child?!?!?
Good luck everyone else

[ladydolly]

hotfuzz I definitely did.... dp may have actually said 'for goodness sake come on you little bastard'!!!

[Thehedgehogsong]

Hotfuzzra you are well within your rights to give baby a little verbal encouragement! Lady that really made me laugh!
My DD(4) keeps saying 'come on out baby!' At my tummy, as does my sister!

[Arkkorox]

Still in hospital....

Still no baby....

May die of boredome

[Loaf99]

Hello everyone I was due on 26th November. Just heard a pop and dashed out of bed. No gush of water but mucus plug coming away and some bloody show plus waters dribbling. Am thrilled as has been a long wait. Now too excited to sleep but will try soon x

[hotfuzzra]

Good news Loaf!
Ark I hope you've had some development?
I've woken up not needing the loo, and it occurred to me that this is the first time I haven't gone for a wee in the night for months. Is this the beginning of something? Losing plug since Sunday... 40+11

[Arkkorox]

Pessary didn't work so had the tablet at midnight last night. Had some cramps but nothing properly. Utterly fed up now. Obviously just not meant to have this baby am I. I so so so don't want a section :(

[hotfuzzra]

Oh Ark don't worry just yet my love, you've still got some time. Cramps are good. I woke up with period pain and had more bleeding overnight so I'm taking it as good signs.
[holds hand through last few days while everyone else buggers off to post natal!!]

[Arkkorox]

Ok maybe I jumped the gun a tad. Cervix is open by about a cm. had another tablet put in this morning and I'm having very little contractions. Slow progress but it's still progress!

[Thisisimpossible]

I'm still here with you guys. Although I've had him I haven't made it over there yet and anyway, DS was 40+13 so I feel your frustration well. Ark, induction can be a waiting game. Nobody tells you that do they. Have a big hug. You're doing a fab job just hang on in there. As are the rest of you. And I may have been heard on the odd occasion verbally 'encouraging' the little monkey to get on with it, too. Xx

[ladydolly]

I'm straddling both threads too! I'm too excited for the new arrivals to leave yet!! Come on babies!!

[hotfuzzra]

Had period cramps all day so far, take it this is normal?!

[Strawberryfield12]

Hi, just to let you know that the baby strawberry arrived yesterday morning. DH was weighing 3,7 kg, all checks went well and she was breastfeeding straight away, so we were let home few hours later. She is really nice, strangely exactly like in 3D scan pictures from pregnancy.
Hope more baby news soon and we all can step over to antenatal thread x

[ladydolly]

ahhh congrats strawberry!! sounds like it went really well for you :) xx

[weeonion]

Congrats strawberry.

[Strawberryfield12]

It didnt 100% to the plan (water birth & hypnobirthing) bcs DD didnt turn her back to belly for hours, so I was for ages in the pool trying give birth. Only when they transfered us to the delivery unit she turned out of the angle. As I had been in MLU since 10pm till 6am and there was still long way to push out they decided to use ventose as were concerned i would not manage. That was the worst bit, still managed without pain management, epidurials etc and was quite amazed how efecive is water for killing pain, dont remember any discomfort from 8 hours in the birthing pool, unfortunately DD had decided bit different scenario for herself...

[Thisisimpossible]

Great news Strawberry! Congratulations!

[Thisisimpossible]

Hmmmm, it's very quiet on here...unless my phone's playing up of course. Hoping it's because you're all in labour!

[Arkkorox]

Any room over the other side?

DD was born at 12:30am. Narrowly avoided a section cause her heart beat dropped with every contraction. But she's here! 8lb 2 and feeding well already

[Thisisimpossible]

Oh wow! Great news! Well done you. It's been quite a journey in the last few weeks. Congratulations to you both!
Welcome to the next bit

[weeonion]

Congrats ark