April 2015 Thread 15: Babies galore!

[BrixtonBunny]

Babies are now coming thick and fast... Let's see how many will come on this thread!

Sudocrem is a good thought, maybe if I leave it to soak in before I try doing g any sticking?

After a lovely evening out with dd at the park feeling fine I now am grumpy with a sore bump (high bottom again, grr) and back ache, pulled my round ligaments under bump trying to get up to fast and the weight of baby hurts for a while as my tummy gets used to shifting position when I'm lying on my side. The diy progress was awesome but the house is a state and I feel unable to tackle it. I don't want to bring a baby into a complete and utter mess Why can't my physical feelings match what my head wants to achieve? And why does it change so quickly? Or is it cos I knackered myself out with dd? Or is it all mental... And I need a more positive attitude?

Dh told me he's going to work in the local office tomorrow which has annoyed me, I thought he'd be home and able to let the sofa cleaning man in. As it is, rather than bring with MIL at the bed shop and for lunch I will be trying to entertain her for 2 hrs at home which is much harder.

And dh is drinking a bottle of wine which pisses me off when I can't! I'm not having him complaining about reflux when he has a known issue, takes tablets for it, has filled his delicate stomach with diclofenac because of his back which is renowned for causing acid and ulcers then is adding in alcohol. There had better not be a peep about it!!!

I need to cheer up but feel too cross with my stuffed up nose!!! I want to be enjoying my mat leave in a beautiful house and I am living in a tip Only the fault of me and dh but I feel unable to fix it

cinnamon sorry its slow but maybe you will do it yourself, then they will find room I'm still hopeful for you!

Hope all those with signs of progress see some babies arriving soon!

Saw midwife this afternoon who said baby's head is very low in pelvis which is a good sign I think! Not due til Saturday but cos DS1 was born at 36 weeks, I already feel overdue!

We've booked a cruise for October but DS2 will have to be 6 months to go, which means he has to be here by the 21st! My MIL keeps very unhelpfully reminding me of this, like there's something I can do about it!!

Far more helpfully, DH's secretary has made us some "baby boy" cupcakes which are very lovely - hope they have magical labour-inducing powers!!

BTW I will be entertaining dd at home alone instead which is much harder than being out... Not trying to entertain a mother in law, lol!

daholster, what about getting one of these one off cleaning companies in to do a top to bottom for you? I can't bear living in a mess but definitely don't want to bring labour on early with vigorous cleaning.

With regards to your DH yes I too would be cross.

Good luck cinnamon, hope things get going for you soon.

Good luck for tomorrow, Siaire. Very exciting that you'll get to meet your wee one soon.

Daholster, I echo getting a cleaning company in to help. That's what we did and Im so glad we did as Im worse than useless at moment. Spent day in bed after being sick. Had to stop taking my anti sickness pills on Sunday, so not looking forward to them properly wearing off.

I've got 38 week appointment tomorrow. Anything I should be asking? Im thinking discuss birth plan, whether they let me get to my due date/how far past I can go and restarting my neuro mediation and if this is safe to breastfeed with.

Hmm all this increased discharge and pantyliner wearing has made my lady bits all chaffed and sore. Do you think I should slap on a bit of sudacreme?

I've got my 38w appointment tomorrow too Kismac. I was going to mention birth plan and double check they haven't changed the policy on how far past due date they induce you. It was 10 days but that might have changed in the 4 years since DD. I'll prob ask them about being anaemic and the possibility of needing a transfusion after the birth depending on how much I bleed. I know last time I was borderline needing one. Might even ask to be tested to see if it's improving as I had blood done at 34w instead of 36w as I was still feeling rubbish even after the first lot of iron tablets.

Hope all those contracting etc are okay. Anaesthetic has worn off so typing very painful and I will wish you all a good and productive night!

Newbie question - how on earth do I know what a contraction feels like?! I keep getting period-style, intense pains with some back ache too. But are the contractions only when my bump goes really hard? So confusing

Cinnamon thinking of you.

Daholster sorry your DP is being a pain, I hope for his sake he doesn't dare moan about the effects of the booze Hope your tummy skin is feeling a bit more comfortable now. Echo what others have said about one-off deep cleaning companies - worth looking into?

Thanks for the thoughts about the cleaner. Trouble is you need to tidy up the messbdirst and that's the big issue

Am being v self indulgent, sorry. Think I should shut up til the morning!

brixton how long does the pain last for? Does it start, build up and then go or is it constant?

The period type pains are your cervix doing something but yes they kind of extend up and make your bump go tight.

Well not the day I'd hoped for . Dh has been sent home, may not get a room on delivery suite until morning so they've suggested I get some sleep. Just decided to monitor the lady next to me and opposite me before giving them pessary so that won't be an easy task. Contractions have stopped now so I will do my best to sleep. Night all!

Night cinnamon. I hope you get some rest tonight.

Night night cinnamon

Yes best of luck for some rest cinnamon.

Wow good luck cinammon!

Its been ages since I've been on here. Havent read whole thread but I can't believe we've got babies already. I'm due in 17 days, that's the first time I've counted in days rather than weeks. I'm slow and uncomfortable but still not in a rush for baby too arrive. Don't feel at all ready this time.

Feel like baby is lower though and the braxton hicks are gradually getting stronger.

Haven't even got names.

Hope you get some rest Cinnamon. Big day for you tomorrow! X

Well I can't sleep between the itching, being heavily pregnant and the excitement/nerves of the induction at 9am I'm very much awake.

Hi siarie I am awake too. Sorry about the itching, at least you know it will very soon be gone! Don't blame you for being nervous but hopefully its more excitement, like you said

I'm awake and intermittently having little cries about how sore I am and how much I hurt, which is totally unhelpful! I woke at 04.15 because my face hurt so much, my head aches and I am so bunged up, my left ear and back of throat hurt and my left upper teeth are aching. My cold is turning into bloody sinusitis and I feel like shit. It doesn't seem fair! Trying to toss and turn for breathing purposes is also for painful hips and back purposes and it all just hurts any which way I lie.

And dh helpfully woke up to my nose blowing saying "what's that noise", came over to snuggle (great... Just what a sore feeling headachey and bothered person needs!) and then when I picked up my phone said " you and that forum, no wonder you are tired and can't sleep"

I have set that straight, there is company on here!!! Now I don't go to the Dr for sinusitis until I've had it a week or two. I've only been coldy since Sunday. But I can't face going into labour like this and I need sleep and dd needs me, I want give more than I feel I can at the moment, I'm dreading the day with her just cos I feel so rubbish Perhaps I should go and beg for some antibiotics? I know 90% sinusitis is viral and they won't work if that's the case. Just give any breastfeeding newborn I might have thrush Feeling lots like I can't cope and want the world to carry me...

39+1

PS starting to come down with this might explain why I was feeling unreasonably gloomy yesterday!

Daholster I totally sympathise. I developed a cold and viral sinusitis the week before my induction and it was grim. Sterimar nasal spray saved me. It lasted a good 2 weeks I was so tempted to get abx but didn't. It's awful and I'm sorry you're feeling so bad. For me the teeth aching was horrendous too.

Good luck for today Siarie and cinnamon. Hope all goes smoothly. And hope
brixton is ok. Could be lots of babies today!

Dh had antibiotics and steroid drops daholster so perhaps they could give you something. Personally id go sooner rather than later! Especially if it's making you feel so terrible, the worst they can do is send you home!

Hope you're contractions got going BrixtonBunny!

Midwives came in about 10 mins ago and put two women on monitors so I'm awake now! Going to go in search of a cuppa, dh can come back at 8 but said he might not be back quite by then. Still no news on delivery suite room.

Yes I might ring... Dying swan over here

Good luck today ladies! Wonder how brixton is getting on? Hope everything is going smoothly for her.

Hope you had a good night's sleep, cinnamon, and hope things have been going smoothly, Brixton!

Good luck today, siarie!

daholster, sorry to hear you're feeling so poorly :( Hope you got a decent bit of kip in the end, and I'd see if the doctor can recommend anything to help - or it might be worth talking to a pharmacist to see if they can recommend anything to give you a bit of a relief, if not an actual cure.

Made it through Mum's birthday dinner last night - I walked into the restaurant and got the full range of 'my goodness, it's got huge!' responses to the bump! Apparently even in the fortnight since I last saw my parents, it's got bigger... at least I got some independent verification that it's dropped, which we suspected but has been happening so gradually that it's been hard to be sure. I'm afraid I find it all rather hilarious, which I probably shouldn't do ;) My brother's fiancee did say she couldn't imagine carrying 'all that' around with her, but it's strange, I don't really feel as if I'm carrying around much extra - the muscles are strengthening as the baby gradually gets bigger, so it's not been that much of a physical strain. I just notice the feeling more tired.

Anyway, 39 weeks today! So that's eight days until the carpet's fitted...

Morning ladies - have barely slept, with strong contractions around 10 mins apart all night. Think that this labour is going to be a long slog! DP is working from home today so will be able to look after me, planning on trying to get a bit more rest and having a nice hot shower soon, and seeing where that leaves me.

Feeling quite zen about it all for now - baby will come when it wants, so not much point worrying about it. Will need to keep a regular eye on my temperature just to make sure it's within normal range and apart from that try to keep getting up regularly to stay active, will go for a little walk later, etc. I don't think I'm going to have one of those magical short labours sadly!

40 weeks today - I'm not so sure baby will come on it's due date, maybe tomorrow?