August 2016 Babies (thread 6) - Ready to Pop!

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New thread - the one where we stop being pregnant and become new mamas! So close to the end. Exciting!

Congratulations rumisyum! Glad it all came good in the end, hope you get to go home soon.

Feeling really ill and grotty today, really off my food. Poor ds has had to entertain himself in the main. Luckily he slept for 2 hours at lunchtime so I could go back to bed. Baby is super active though, so hopefully all is well. Think I've got everything for the hospital bag now, just got to actually put it all in a bag! 37 weeks on Thursday, only 2 weeks 2 days to go!

X post there cola, sounds like a stressful day. Hopefully you will be induced soon, or have a section, I've had a planned section it's all very calm and pleasant.

Rum congrats my due date twin! Hope all is well!
I'm getting so fed up now, my feet are huge, my hands are swelling, I'm such an active person and now struggle getting off the sofa let alone going to see my horses!
Just finished packing my hospital bag in the hope he decides to arrive in the next couple of days, had a few days of back pain and feeling lots of downwards pressure so hoping that's a good sign!!

Cola I'm not a medical person at all, but the way I read that is:

• they want baby out between 37-38 weeks
• if baby is low enough now that means they can induce
• if baby is not low enough by 37-38 weeks they will have to C-section
• if you went into labour now, that would mean baby would be low enough. Therefore you'd be ok to go for it naturally.

Does that make sense? (and not sound patronizing!) I have been utterly baffled by my midwife not making sense this week. Apparently sweeps aren't interventions, and reduce the risk of interventions, and it's good to do one at 38 weeks when it probably won't work, so that it's more likely to work at 40 weeks.... eh?!

Very jealous of all these babies arriving. No sign of baby here (36+6) and now dp away for 2 weeks so legs crossed until then i guess.
Feeling very restless today. Cleaned the house, can't settle on anything to watch on the tv. Just want to sleep but can't sit still! Anyone else feeling the same?

After a successful sweep this morning I've had period type pain for 7hrs or so and its getting worse. I've had paracetamol and 30mg codeine for pain but it's not done much.

Is this it do you think??

rum congratulations! Glad she is here safely even if she did make a dramatic entrance.

sloth I feel a bit like that too. Kind of like I'm not sure what to do with myself. I doubt it means anything in particular - just that I'm getting a bit fed up I think!

Could be beryl good luck.

Congratulations rum glad all is well. not jealous at all of all these people jumping the August queue

Hey all,
rum congrats again love!
mrspmt I would've spent my leave sorting the house, I'm a teacher so have PILES of paperwork everywhere, plus was waiting til the hols to clean. Luckily my DDDM (I can't believe she did this) and DS spent the time I was in hospital cleaning my house and picking up all the bits I didn't have. They even sat in on Thursday waiting for my deliveries from 8 am (they live 1.5 hours away).
I also would've batch cooked, again something my DM did!
beryl I'm so glad your friend is doing better.
longtime good luck tomorrow!
lainey I have the ergobaby, but LO is far far far too small atm, I'll prob be asking you for reviews! I can't wait to use a carrier!

I think baby blues kicked in today, milks in, but right boob is really painful. On advise of friend I'm pumping with righty and feeding with lefty.
I've found myself crying on several occasions today and in the afternoon couldn't bring myself to even hold her. DM sent me to bed and I'm feeling a bit better. I've had to set reminders to eat and drink as well as I don't feel like it at all yet know I need to be.
Currently sitting up waiting for poonami/epic feed that seems to happen at 12/1. Yay!

belager I though that general advice with a sore boob was the opposite, feed from the sore one as much as possible to try and prevent blocked ducts and mastitis developing? Baby is likely to better at draining the boob than a pump.

Hope baby blues are fleeting. Your DM sounds awesome!

That's what I would've thought lots but my LO still isn't too strong with her feeding as she is so small.

I've really took a battering this pregnancy, I think it's because I've never been able to rest and running around after toddler

In last 2/3 months I've had food poisoning, pneumonia, bladder infection and last few days my chest has flared up again

Woken up today really struggling to breath again, wheezing and very chesty so looks likes its back to doctors for me. Feel bad for baby thinking gosh not more antibiotics to bombard him with but I guess I've no choice as don't want to end up floored in hospital

It's harder as stuck on my own till husband home on 5th August, so can't just relax at all.

Hoping husband gets home as planned on 5th and baby arrives on due date on 6th as totally Fed up. Wishful thinking I know lol

Belager I thought you shouldn't pump at all to start with as it will encourage over production of milk and make sore boobs worse

It is very painful when milk comes I but it should only last 2-3 days then settle down. Try using cold compresses on them from freezer

Hope you're feeling better today, belager. I remember the milk kicking in hormonal dip last time too well! Glad your DM took good care of you yesterday.

Daytona sounds like you've had a rough old time. And I cannot imagine doing so much solo toddler care while heavily pregnant. Hope you got sorted with some helpful meds today & feel better soon. Is there any other help you can rope in meanwhile?

Sorry for queue jumping! My babies don't seem to hang about. Not planning another, but at this rate I wouldn't expect to make it to full term in a 3rd pregnancy. I am glad to not be pregnant anymore though! I was starting to get deeply uncomfortable. And the newborn cuddles are delicious. Things will no doubt feel a little less rosy when I'm up all night feeding DD & then all day running after DS... Very excited for more August bus babies to make an appearance, though! Need company on those night feed shifts!

For those that aren't on the Facebook group..

Aidan Thomas was born at precisely 1.00pm today weighing 8lb 1oz and he is scrummy
Was a C-section in the end, so I'm a bit sore but otherwise we're both doing great so far..

Daytona you poor thing. That's a right old battering that your body has taken, even if you weren't pregnant. That just makes it even harder :( Fingers crossed that baby stays put until after the 5th of August, and your body gets a chance to catch its breath in the meantime.

Belager my understanding is also that it is better to feed more from a blocked/engorged boob (rather than express). But do whatever works best for you! I hope the blues pass by easily. Mine coincided with the extended hospital stay so there was a fair wack of crying while DD was having phototherapy. But your DM sounds totally amazing and has got things sussed while you recouperate.

Beryl how's things now?

Rum Congratulations!! What an eager bunch of babies we seem to be making!

MrsPMT my plan for maternity leave had been to cook for the freezer, catch up with some friends while DS was in nursery, knit, sleep, read, do some sorting & decluttering of stuff at home that sort of needs doing (filing, etc) but isn't urgent. As it was, none of that happened!

Coco I totally agree that time is galloping away. I bought myself a 5yr diary in Waterstones today. I'm afraid that I will blink and find myself with a 5yr old and an 8yr old and not really have paused for breath or noticed the passing of time.

DD is two weeks old today. And DH's paternity leave has ended so he is back at work today. Thankfully just for a day, then he's at home for the rest of the week. First day of flying solo with DD has been fine though - substantially easier than I remember it being with DS. Partly, I think, because I'm more relaxed this time, and partly because DD is showing no signs of reflux yet so can actually be laid down without screaming the house down. DS, in hindsight, was refluxy from the very start and continued being treated for it until after he turned two.

I'm loving being a family of four. It feels so balanced at the moment. It's tiring but in a happy way. (Ask me again when I have my first day on my own with both children next week!)

I do need to be careful not to overdo things each day though. Sod's law says that if I feel energetic during the day, and so do more, DD then decides to feed like a fiend the following night and I end up shattered the next again day. I'll learn one day :)

And my message took me so long to write, another baby has landed! Congratulations Listener :)

biscuits nothing's happeningggg!! I've just been in pain all day and night, DH took me into town today for a wander and I got a comment from someone telling me I was brave to leave the house in my condition! like its the 1930's and I'm in confinement haha.

My ladybits hurt, my bump hurts, backache, but no contractions. Had a couple conts last night but nothing regular. I'm weeing a lot which happened last time, so maybe my bodies nearly there?! I'm so confused!!

Congratulations listener! What a cutie. These babies aren't hanging around, it's not even August yet!

Congratulations listener!

Am back to thinking baby is going to take his sweet time, and am trying to make peace with that! Is silly for me to expect him to be early as he is my first, is not measuring big, and I wasn't at all effaced when examined last week. It's just that midwife poking my cervix and making my plug come out that has got me thinking things were getting going..

I've written out some positive affirmations about enjoying the last days of pregnancy and am trying to convince myself I believe them! Still officially at work (though doing so from home) so trying to tie up loose ends there but difficult with back pain (only position it doesn't hurt in is lying down!). Achievement of the day is making some sweet potato, lentil and spring green pasties to freeze - apparently food you can eat one-handed is where it's at when breastfeeding!

Congratulations listener! hope you feel ok over the next few days and enjoy your little one.

Sophia I'm telling myself the same, convinced this baby is going to be late. (Hoping reverse psychology works...)

Thanks for all the tips on how to spend mat leave. I've been cleaning like crazy today. Also had a hair cut - gone from hair just below my waist to a much more manageable shoulder length bob!

Wow that's a drastic chop mrs, bet it looks nice.

Sophia the baby will come when it's ready. Enjoy the peace and quiet for now, sleep and relax.

I'm worn out with this SAHP lark. Only done 2 days at home with ds, and I'm so tired! Hoping it will be less tiring with a newborn and a toddler..... hummmm. Also ds wants to do things over and over at the moment, we did the same jigsaw 3 times today! Happy days, I will enjoy this bit, in 2 weeks I'll have 2 of them to run round after I guess.

Congratulations listener!. So many babies now!!
I'm the same sophia I was convinced she'd be early but now I just feel like she'll never be here. I don't quite believe that at one point I will go into labour and she will be here, doesn't feel like it will ever happen.
Backs killing!! And I've had a really weird (constant) stomach ache all day. It feels just like a hungry stomach ache but really isn't! I eat to try and soothe it and am quickly reminded that I'm not hungry! Anyone have any idea what this might be?

Congratulations Listener! Gosh these babies are arriving faster than we can keep up. He's a cutie.
I'm just back from yoga so feeling zen about when baby arrives - I just really hope I get to have them in my homebirth window and that everything goes smoothly. Positive thinking on the go from now.
christine I've had a few days of unsettled stomach too - I wondered if baby has moved down a bit and so my intestines are squished, TMI but seem to have gone from constipated to going too often in the past couple of days.

That sounds deeply uncomfortable Beryl. Hope it either settles down or your bub makes an appearance soon!

I had lots of plans for mat leave, none of which were put into place. I had a bunch of appointments this week for pampering treatments that I had to call & cancel - a massage, pedicure, etc. Not sure when I'll get a chance for those now... I remember really enjoying the last bit of pregnancy while on mat leave first time round - I cooked, knitted, saw friends, got things ready... All been a bit more hectic this time, so there are definite benefits to babies that give you a bit of breathing space before they arrive!

And congrats again, longtime!

Maybe it's time for a post-natal bus for the early arrivals? I've gotten one started...

August 2016 - early arrivals to the newborn cuddles & graveyard feeding shifts
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/2694343-august-2016-early-arrivals-to-the-newborn-cuddles-graveyard-feeding-shifts