Feb 2016 babies: Welcome to the 3rd trimester - the final stretch! (in more ways than one)

[haquoi123]

New thread! Stats in next post

Here you go Clara

Singing lady in the Lloyds advert sings a bit too angsty for me, but if that didn't bother me (I have a thing about angsty singing) I'd probably be blubbering along too

Thank you birdbrain!

Haquoi 8th of Feb is my due date

Stitch was removed about 10.15am, it took 5 minutes was quite painful but a lot better than last time! Was examined straight after and the consultant said your Cervix is starting to open.. two seconds later he said you're 2cm with bulging membranes!

I was monitored for 2 hours, then told to go around for a walk. I was getting contractions every 5-10 minutes lasting 50-70 seconds but after an hour they stopped when we was driving home! I have a really achy back and period pains with cramps but that's it. Waiting game for me now

Baby is flexed with a bottom presentation - but consultant did look overwhelmingly convinced of my chances. Feel obliged to try but plagued with doubts now. Suspect child determined to remain awkward - felt quite panicky after the appointment but pulled myself together.

newlywed may not be long now!

Madsaz I didn't dilate after my previous stitch removal and she came 5 days later after 3 nights of contractions.

I have a feeling baby may stay put now it's got my husbands hopes up (he doesn't want to go back to work Wednesday). Either way baby will come when my body evicts it

mad let me know what the ecv is like? I'm only 34+4 so still have a week and a bit for him to rotate naturally, but I bet he doesn't....

going on thursday - I will report back (if I don't lose my bottle!!)

Whats going on with you Madsaz? Sorry not the best keeping up with posts!

Thank you! I'm in two minds about it, dh says he thinks I'll regret it if I don't give myself every chance at natural birth, and I think he's right- but I also really don't like the sound of the ecv. Plus my hospital only has a 41℅success rate for first-timer mum's....

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome - I was a little anxious about coming out the lurking shadows!

Yes, Haquoi123, we're date twins. Due 6th Feb - can you believe that's only just over a fortnight away?

Hi handbag!

Hurrah for getting home birth stuff sorted hacquoi! They didn't bring anything round for me last time, just carried gas and air in their cars, what have they bought you?

mad hope baby turns ok for you. Will have to ask midwife on Thursday Where baby is. I think it's been popping in and out of being engaged as bump keeps moving up and down and sometimes it hurts to sit but other times it's fine, I really can't remember what this stage was like last time it was so long ago!

Had really bad lower back ache again today and my leg keeps not working when I stand up, managed to give the office a fright when I nearly fell over standing up to make drinks. I must remember to be more careful!

Got another 2 weeks at work and it can't come quick enough! Booked in to have my haircut on 1st feb as maternity leave treat so hoping baby stays put until then.

So I just literally pissed myself! I made DH pause the show we were watching, went and had a pee, came back stood in front of him, sneezed and wet myself! I'm horrified and amused at the same time, DH is just horrified. Must make more effort to empty bladder properly. Really hope it was urine and not a waters leak.

haquoi yeah for you getting home birth

madsaz if you don't have the ECV then does that mean c-section?

Little quick question.. Does anyone get painful Braxton hicks? FTM so might not even be BH.

Every night around this time I'm getting horrible tightenings in my bump. They are really agony. Sometimes in back too. Been happening for a couple of weeks on and off but every night for the last 4 nights. Usually passes after about an hour x

madsaz did you have a scan first? I have a scan on Wednesday and they said they'll do the ECV afterwards if I want them. Have been advised to take paracetamol beforehand - will let you know how I get on. Baby keeps moving from footling to transverse but never down, so annoying!

Feel a bit better that others are going for it too! Reckon I will regret not trying.

Fingers crossed for overnight turning tonight!!!

If the braxton hicks are painful and involve your back, do discuss them with your midwife. I notice my braxton hicks and they make me uncomfortable. Pain is so hard to compare! Do you find you hold your breath or conciously stop what you're doing?

Sighing they are definitely more painful than uncomfortable.. And if I take in too big a breath my bump does hurt. I don't have a choice in holding my breath and stopping what I'm doing though, they are that painful I have to stop. I spoke to the midwife briefly a few weeks ago about it and she said there is a lot of growing pains it could be.. But I'd also mentioned breathlessness (turned out to be nothing) so she was too concerned about that to discuss the bump pain anymore. It has now gotten a lot worse and is every night now though, I just don't want to call her up after she brushed it off the last time

midnight I find braxton hicks are getting more painful too but assume it's just my body getting ready to give birth. Give your midwife a call and she will be able to help.

Fingers crossed for lots of turning babies

Glad the homebirth is sorted haquoi jist hope the birth goes smoothly for you know when it's the right time!

Newlywed sounds exciting hope your not in slow labour for days!

Whoever was asking about braxton hicks I didn't have any last time but been having for ages already although they've definitely increased in frequency, but not painful just very uncomfortable. It does make me catch my breath but really important when you get them to practice calmly breathing through them, firstly bh pass quicker if you're breathing through them but more importantly it's good practice for labour don't want to freak anyone out but if you can't cope amd breathe through braxton hicks you really won't cope very well with full contractions! It's good signs though that your body knows it has to do something to get the baby out at some point.

it's our wedding anniversary om friday I wonder if I should book a babysitter so we can go out for the evening or if it's silly to organise anything in advance no idea when baby will come but I'm due in a week amd it's really dropped so guessing not too long!

Sorry about all the typos and a couple of autocorrect!

wow this thread is really moving!

Yes they scanned me today. I had totally convinced myself baby had turned based on being able to feel what i though was a leg coming out of the bulky bit - turns out thats arms crossed across face.

They booked me in for friday for EV, then phoned later and asked if they could change to thursday - so that will be 37 +4. The consultant warned me it hurts.

I've read a lot of the RCOG green top guidelines - some places just try the turn, some add iv terbutaline - he plans to do it with the terbutaline to improve muscle relaxation. Bizarrely I have never had anything wrong with me ever - the only drips I have had in are the ones I have let students do when I have been teaching them!

My best mate doesn't know why I didn't just opt for C section. I can't honestly answer - on the one hand having a date & knowing what was happening would absolutely appeal to the control freak in me. Philosophically I am not that bothered by the whole earth mother routine either so I guess I just feel like I should give it a shot. IN my mind I am already convinced it wont work. I feel like I am sleepwalking into it without really understanding my true motivation but we shall see.

xingxing I would definitely take paracetamol beforehand - I'm wondering about a hot water bottle too....

I've given up pretending to have any idea now - I thought I had some kind of advantage but knowing a bit just makes me the worst kind of amateur.

Does sound like some of you are gearing up - I don't think I am having any convincing braxton hicks but I am currently glad of that cos if bubs comes now I am in a sticky spot

mad that does sound like a dilemma. Would you consider birthing bubs breech, it's that even an option? It sounds like you're going with your gut instinct as well as research, I think that's a good enough reason. Have you checked out AIMs? They have really good non-biased research.

Best of luck fox and gone as well. Sorry you all are having to worry about this.

That's amazing news newlywed, if sounds like that stitch was doing its job well. This thread might have another baby soon!

handbag you've given me a fright! I've been so determined not to think that he'll be here on my due date, I've been counting to 42 weeks, so in my head I've got a 5 week window (despite being sure he's going to come early, ah the contradictions!) 2 weeks! Really?! Wow! :) I had some twinges yesterday and DH kept looking at me expectantly... Bubs is nowhere near engaged though and keeps doing the twist - bloody hell was be moving yesterday!

midnight it could be possibly pre labour? One step on from be... I'm with birdbrain, really try and breathe through them if you can, it might help.

FYI zebra, that was a wonderfully distracting thread you posted.

rufus, I've definitely done that!

Sounds a little like false labour. I had it for 2 weeks before dd2. Midnight. I'd feel contractions around the same time each night. They had a pattern to them, so the midwife wasn't too worried. She did check for any dilation/ fluids.

Funnily enough I came on to post about the night of BH I had! Didn't have even a twinge with DS, so a new experience...
Started/went through day with damp knickers (enjoy that brekkie folks !) which mader think uh oh, then spent about three hours with bump and back pain, and chest tightening.
All settled down now, but I'm only just over 35 weeks and this baby has a date with a surgeon in a month! Can't be doing with a repeat of that every night for the next fours weeks either ....

Rufus I nearly did the same last night - had a sneeze and had to clench tightly. I honestly think it was more luck than judgement that nothing leaked out! God bless my pelvic floor muscles and let's just hope I can get through the next few weeks without wetting myself!

Day two of mat leave ahead of me... Planning to stay home today after being out all day yesterday wth my Mum. Got some washing to do including more baby stuff from my work leaving do last week, going to do some online banking and tidy the house. Exciting stuff eh?

Baby wise we're having a boy, he'll be our first. He's heads down (had a presentation scan last week after the midwife couldn't tell if it was a head or a bum she could feel) and after a growth scan at 32 weeks (joy of being fat), if he follows the line he should be 7lb 10 when he arrives which I'm really hoping is true! Just a little anxious that his head was measuring 2 weeks ahead... Ouch!

Has everyone got their names sorted? We're still arguing - turns out my DH likes nothing that I like and vice versa!

handbag we've completely given up on names. We don't like anything the other comes up with (although for a short time Idris was a contender, but no longer) and we've got to try and match DS' name which is beautiful but veeery unusual. At the moment he has a little nickname (that mum thinks we should call him - the one thing DH & I agree on is that we shouldn't call him it!) Both of us think we're going to be deciding on the way to the registry office just before the deadline...

Also, don't worry about baby's big head - my little one is on the way to being over 9lbs at the due date (although scans can be out by 2lbs so I'm not worried). Many people also say that bigger babies are easier to birth :D so a big head might come in useful!

chinchilla oh the damp knickers!! I've been wearing pantyliners for the last 4 months, it's non-stop leaking, and I swear I'm starting to get fanjo rot (sorry!!!) I had to air it out yesterday before bed. I had one of those practice runs at 32 weeks and it hasn't happened since, so hopefully you'll have a bit of respite before bday :) it's all gearing up!