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

[FourForYouGlenCoco]

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

Congratulations Alfie, glad it went relatively smoothly in the end. Daytona I replied to your fb post but again! I have a feeling that your DS might get the award for most dramatic entrance of the group!

Cheese that's really heartening to hear that not all back-to-back labour's are long and drawn out. Been thinking of you with your grandad being sick as well, I hope he gets the chance to meet your little one. I wish my dad was here to see me having gotten so big, he'd have been taking the piss out of me relentlessly but was so proud to be becoming a grandad again.

Christine sounds like things are happening, but I'm a first timer too so I'd be unsure as well. Defo call the midwife!

They've stopped

TBH, I really hope Daytona does get the "most dramatic entrance" award. I'm not sure anything could be much more dramatic without being absolutely terrifying!

Congratulations, Alfie! Good work on getting the little chubster out so smoothly! I hope your return home & settling in together go wonderfully.

And & massive congrats again, Daytona, you legend! Amazing birth story. Hope you're all doing well.

Daytona wow that's amazing! Congratulations! You must be in shock still! I can't believe you woke up and then gave birth!

Quite thanks, sorry your dad isn't here to meet your baby, must be hard on you. Touch wood, I have always laboured quickly no matter what position the baby is in. Even breech. *

Christina* hopefully the contractions will be doing something at least.

Congratulations alfie well done you and what a good size - I suspect my LO is going to be similar sized - my MW said essentially 'you'll be fine because you have delivered a big baby before...' WTF? DD1 was 8lb, that's not particularly big I. The grand scheme of things and I needed an episiotomy and ventouse.

and daytona wow! When was your EDD? Had you been having signs of labour or was it a total 'Geronimo' decision to arrive from the baby?!

Sounds like contractions to me Christine I've been getting pains and cramps and tightenings for weeks but never in such a regular pattern. Keep timing them, ring your midwife, and if they get to lasting 1 minute, every 5 minutes, get thee to a hospital! Good luck!

Just read your update Christine and feel your pain! Pretty much every night I think 'ooh here we go!' and then by morning they've gone. Was getting cramps in my thighs and groin last night, but they've disappeared. All we can do is think 'it's my body getting ready and the process has started' and hope that all this practice means the real deal will go smoothly..

39w5d here and have already had two texts asking if baby is here yet - one from my sister, who I hope knows she would be among first to know. Still got periody cramps, hard bump, lots of baby movement against cervix at night, lower back ache and pains in groin and thighs and ridiculous quantities of mucus plug, but nothing! Come on baby!

sophia I'm 39+6 and have also been getting the texts from people who surely should know I'd tell them! Given my other 2 were late, I'm not sure why anyone thinks this baby is going to be any different.

I have my consultant appointment today to discuss induction date and hoping for a sweep...

Holymoly Day that's a heck of a birth story!

Congratulations on the new arrivals :) Hope those of you who are starting to feel potential labour symptoms have either rest bite from the discomfort or a baby soon.

On a mission to get her out now! Spicy chicken wings for lunch, il google the other crazy remedies people come up with and try everything now. OH said "oh that's good" when they stopped. Oh yeah, now I get to be pregnant for longer yay

Aww bless him Christine.. He probably doesn't like to see you in pain! Try going on a long walk, squats, scrubbing the kitchen floor... or alternatively having a rest to save your energy for labour!

We walked a mile and a half yesterday so I think that may have had something to do with it. I've not stopped lately, major nesting, scrubbing cleaning so I'm just gunna save my energy now. Lunch, little bit of shopping (dog toys and treats so she's not too jealous when the baby comes home) then I think il go home and have a film marathon in bed. Hoping maybe I have a leg to stand on and will ask OH to stay with me tonight and not go to the gym, how lucky il be I don't know haha!

Congratulations Alfie and congratulations and omg again Daytona (think I've already congratulated you on Facebook).

Lots of luck to those of you having symptoms. Hope your babies are with you soon

I thought I'd dig out the stats so that we can all update. I've put in those I can remember, but am on my phone so can't go through and find everyones. Apologies to anyone I've missed..

Bearhuggy 29th July Unknown
FourForYouGlenCoco 29th July Boy born!
Basketofwool 29th July Unknown
PickleBot 30th July Girl born
Hgleslie89 30th July Unknown born
LotsofDots 3rd August Unknown
Sophia1984 4th August Boy
Dileas29 5th August Girl
Mslg 6th August Unknown
Biscuitswithtea 6th August Unknown born
Fizzyboo 6th August Girl born
Daytona79. 6th August Boy born!!
Longtimelistener 7th August Boy born
MrsSantaClause 8th August Unknown
AlfieTheRailwayCat 8th August Girl born
ToElleWithIt 8th August Unknown
Strandedabroad 9th August Unknown
Rumisyum 10th August Unknown born
Christinedonna 11th August Girl
Suziesome1 13th August Girl
Becksmumtobe 13th August Girl
MrsZumbaDancer 15th August Unknown
OwlinaTree 18th August Unknown
HazzaB89 21st August Unknown
Belager born
Britnyspears 22nd August Girl
quitecrunchy 22nd August Girl
Plimsolls 28th August Unknown
Peardrop2 29th August Girl
Cheeseandgherkins 1st September Girl

Been sat here crying because my family can't come up once OH goes back to work next week. (I need someone with me as I can't lift DS1 in and out of cot, etc after my c-section). MIL is great, but sometimes you just want your mum, don't you?

Omg daytona I hope you are ok! What a shock that must have been!

daytona congratulations! What a dramatic entrance indeed. I hope you both recover wel after the shock.

Thought I should add myself to the list!
Bearhuggy 29th July Unknown
FourForYouGlenCoco 29th July Boy born!
Basketofwool 29th July Unknown
PickleBot 30th July Girl born
Hgleslie89 30th July Unknown born
LotsofDots 3rd August Unknown
Sophia1984 4th August Boy
Dileas29 5th August Girl
Mslg 6th August Unknown
Biscuitswithtea 6th August Unknown born
Fizzyboo 6th August Girl born
Daytona79. 6th August Boy born!!
Longtimelistener 7th August Boy born
MrsSantaClause 8th August Unknown
AlfieTheRailwayCat 8th August Girl born
ToElleWithIt 8th August Unknown
Strandedabroad 9th August Unknown
Rumisyum 10th August Unknown born
Christinedonna 11th August Girl
Suziesome1 13th August Girl
Becksmumtobe 13th August Girl
MrsZumbaDancer 15th August Unknown
Slothlikesundays 17th August Unknown
OwlinaTree 18th August Unknown
HazzaB89 21st August Unknown
Belager born
Britnyspears 22nd August Girl
quitecrunchy 22nd August Girl
Plimsolls 28th August Unknown
Peardrop2 29th August Girl
Cheeseandgherkins 1st September Girl

Not sure how to alter the font size as im on my phone!

LOL at your OH's response to contractions stopping christine! Hope thing get going again soon.

What a way to get the job done Daytona! Congrats!

4 days overdue. Sigh. These days feel like WEEKS.

christine hope things get going for you again soon. I know how desperate you are to meet your girl :-)

Been for my consultant appointment this afternoon. (didn't actually see consultant, but MW liaised and got the outcome I was hoping for so all good!) MW did a sweep and everything is favourable, so hoping that might trigger things - if not I am going for induction on Monday at T+5 rather than the +12 that was initially suggested. Much happier with that but hoping everything gets going before then!

basket days are eons long when you are overdue, much sympathy.

Wow Daytona, that was quick! Congratulations!

Lots my ds2 was 8lb 2 and no tears or cuts. No idea how as I'm small at 5ft 3. Dd4 was 8lb but she was a c section. This baby was measuring 6lb 5 at my growth scan at 35 weeks. Fingers crossed the sweep gets things moving *

Sophia* I hope you have your baby soon, sounds like there is a lot going on that's heading in that direction.

Christine hope things pick up for you

Biscuit not much consolation but can't be too much longer for you now

I feel huge and so uncomfortable today, finding breathing hard and my hips are killing me again. Lots of movement though which is good

Oops, don't mind the odd bold in my post, on my phone and something went wrong

Just adding myself to the list!!

Thought I should add myself to the list!
Bearhuggy 29th July Unknown
FourForYouGlenCoco 29th July Boy born!
Basketofwool 29th July Unknown
PickleBot 30th July Girl born
Hgleslie89 30th July Unknown born
LotsofDots 3rd August Unknown
Sophia1984 4th August Boy
Dileas29 5th August Girl
Mslg 6th August Unknown
Biscuitswithtea 6th August Unknown born
Fizzyboo 6th August Girl born
Daytona79. 6th August Boy born!!
Longtimelistener 7th August Boy born
MrsSantaClause 8th August Unknown
AlfieTheRailwayCat 8th August Girl born
ToElleWithIt 8th August Unknown
Strandedabroad 9th August Unknown
Rumisyum 10th August Unknown born
Laineypopps 11th August Unknown
Christinedonna 11th August Girl
Suziesome1 13th August Girl
Becksmumtobe 13th August Girl
MrsZumbaDancer 15th August Unknown
Slothlikesundays 17th August Unknown
OwlinaTree 18th August Unknown
HazzaB89 21st August Unknown
Belager born
Britnyspears 22nd August Girl
quitecrunchy 22nd August Girl
Plimsolls 28th August Unknown
Peardrop2 29th August Girl
Cheeseandgherkins 1st September Girl

Congratulations on the new arrivals!!!! What amazing birth stories!!! daytona my sister also gave birth on the bathroom floor with her second!! What a lovely story to have!

I'm 39 weeks on Thurs and no sign of Baby making an appearance! Had another scan on Monday and Baby is measuring 7lb7oz already so think we are in for a biggie!! Also had mw appointment which did not go well. I have put in a complaint about our community team. I've had 7 appointments and had 4 different mw's. On Monday it was yet another new face. I had to explain my background, reasons for growth scans etc again. She was in no way invested in my care as she was standing in for me in holiday. I'm now 39weeks with no mention of whooping cough vaccine, birth plan, induction plan if I go overdue etc. I don't even know when a sweep is offered. I feel really let down so decided to put in a complaint - not against the individual mw's, just at the system allowing for lack of continuity of care.

Sending huge labour vibes to all of you still waiting.