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 elle and Dileas well done to both of you.

cheese I hope you are feeling s bit better now you have a plan in place. One of my friends had a lovely ELCS chose her own music/scents sbd had skin/skin straight away.
Good luck to all those still waiting!

So after 52 hours in labour we finally welcomed our beautiful little girl Elizabeth Alice at 19.19pm last night after a marathon labour! She weighed in at 7lb 5.

Sadly, birth preferences didn't go quite to plan due to meconium and labour not progressing naturally. Her heart rate kept dipping which meant they tried and failed three times to put a clip on her head, extremely traumatic. I was put on hormone drip which then resulted in having a dodgy epidural as I could feel everything on one side. She was eventually born naturally but I was under threat of forceps as her heart rate kept fluctuating. Only a few stitches required though.

She's absolutely amazing and so glad she's finally here. She's been wonderful overnight and has let me get lots of sleep. She loves having her ears stroked. She did give me a shock as convinced she was a boy! Pics to follow.

Congratulations mrs! and everyone else that's met their little one since I last spoke. Just keeping a bit of a low profile as I don't have a lot to contribute, being 3 days overdue today..anything I do have to say isn't particularly positive! I've got my growth scan tomorrow that I rang and booked myself after deciding I've had enough of useless midwife not getting things sorted for me..I shall update everyone then and upload a picture if I get one.

Congratulations mrs!

Is anyone around to give any advice? Firstly - sorry if TMI!

I just went to the toilet because I have been having loose bowels for a couple of weeks now () and when I was there I felt like water running out of my vagina. Not a lot, but I didn't feel like I needed a wee before hand and didn't feel like I was weeing. I wasn't really paying much attention until the end of the water and then realised I didn't feel like I was weeing. It wasn't much, certainly not an amount I would expect for my waters breaking, however with DS they broke when I was pushing.

I have read online it could be hind waters? Or maybe I am just being daft and was just urine do I need to ring midwife and get checked or just see if anything starts? Haven't been having any contractions or anything at all.

Congratulations Mrs! Glad everything went OK in the end but definitely scary. I had a similar experience with my ds2 where his heart rate dipped and they couldn't attach a clip to his head. Also narrowly avoided him being helped out.

Addicted it could be a slow leak, if the baby's head is plugging the cervix then it isn't always a gush. I would get checked out. Mine have gone during pushing and also leaked but I haven't had a huge hush before labour pushing.

Thanks cheese

I phoned the midwife and they said to put a pad on and ring back in an hour of its wet as could be back waters

christina I fully empathise and sympathise. I wouldn't like to be around me at the moment. I am also 3 days over with no sign of anything. Yuck.

Have taken my wee boy to swimming lessons and then he has a play day with his wee friends. Would it be unreasonable to spend the day on the couch watching box sets and eating crap???

Congratulations Mrs! Well done you! Sounds very similar to my experience first time round. Glad she is here safe and sound and you are ok.

lainey I know it's affecting my mood and I've become a bit of a monster but I can't help it. I feel stood up, like I've made plans to meet someone, got excited and then nothing. The date I was told just came and went and now I'm back to denial that I'm not getting a baby at the end of this horrible experience. I know it's silly and i may be alone feeling like this as everyone else I've encountered is rainbows and smiles about their pregnancy and have the "they'll come when they're ready" attitude but I literally now don't believe il be having a baby. I feel like there's a reason she's not here, somethings wrong and I've just been put through all of this and there's one last cruel joke at the end of it that means I'm left empty handed. I'm so scared about the growth scan tomorrow, like we're going to be told something that everyone's missed all along, or she's got the cord wrapped round her neck and it's affected her i just have a bad feeling. Sorry to be a downer when everyone's coming to share lovely news and baby pictures but I just can't get it out of my head

I am exactly the same. I am so much bigger this time and I am so uncomfy that I thought there was no way I would go over. Trying hard to be positive but it's hard. At my hypno birthing classes they advocate not sharing a due date as this can affect the mum's mood! It totally does! It's hard not to think of the potential things that are wrong but we need to try and stay positive for these bubbas. Tomorrow at your scan there will be a gorgeous wee baby at zero station ready to come and meet mummy! Plan something for every day this coming week so that you are not waiting about. If you need to chat, I'm here.

My DH fell asleep on me last night after he promised to help 'get things started'. I am irrationally mad at him.

Sitting outside Tesco trying to muster the energy and motivation to go in!

Ah Christine, you sound really fed up and stressed. I really hope the growth scan puts your mind at rest a bit. There really is very little chance that there is any reason why the baby is late, annoyingly they just appear when they feel like it. The advice to plan something for each day next week sounds good, takes your mind off it and baby will probably be born on most exciting planned day.

I'll be thinking of you, hope the scan goes well.

Feeling your pain Christine. 40+5 here and absolutely no signs of anything happening. Think I'm going to have a sweep tomorrow, and I've also booked some acupuncture. It's so frustrating. I really don't want to be induced The one thing that's been helping me is that despite all scans giving me 9th August as my EDD, I know from my calculations that I'm not technically due until tomorrow. So perhaps the baby is going by that schedule. I'm trying to keep busy but it's starting to get me down too. Thinking about you!

Congrats mrs, you must be exhausted!!

Sorry stranded, Lainey and christine, I know the feeling well! One in five babies hang on into the 41st week. I remember with my first being confident I'd be early, as my mum and my sister had been with their pregnancies. Turns out I have to be induced at 41 + weeks each time as my body has never shown any signs of going into labour without medical intervention. For #3, I'm at least mentally prepped to go way past my date and then book in for an induction. I haven't even packed a bag yet. I promise though, when your babes do arrive that you'll be so focused on them you soon forget about the frustrating wait!!! Please remind me of this when I'm back on here in a few days venting about how rotten it can be :)
I agree with owl, best thing to do is keep really busy and have stuff planned each day, keeps your mind of the waiting and feeling uncomfortable!!

Congratulations Mrs, that must have been so hard on you, im so glad you have your little girl here safetly at last!

Im in the same boat on the over-due club, 40+2 and fed up, not about being pregnant at all, but worried about an induction and suffering zero sleep.
Every braxton hick, hip pain, feeling of nausia keeps me awake.... im retaining water all day, someone can see me in the morning and not believe im full term or anything like, in the evening I look like im having twins - in the course of a night mainly spent in the bathroom I can loose upto 2kg! Sweep friday morning, but im feeling bitchy and horrible today!

Today I'm off to get some pretty new bed covers (I buy way too much bedding) and find myself thinking "this will be the last time I do this before she's here!" And it never is haha. But I want some nice fresh bedding, I'm going to buy a gym ball while I'm out too! As at this point, everything's worth a try! Then we're off to our growth scan. 40+4

Hope it goes well today christine.

Hopefully heading home today, had a few issues with feeding but otherwise all fine! Hope overdue ladies have arrivals soon.

Pic attached!

To all you ladies who are overdue I feel your pain. Both my two were "late" 7 days and 10 days respectively and I was soooo fed up. I'm pregnant again and this time I'm expecting to be overdue. I've never been induced but don't get yourselves worried about that just yet. One minute your induction could be looming the next you've had the baby, things can move really quickly.
Enjoy these last few moments of freedom. I distinctly remember wondering if I could put the babies back in my belly when the sleepless nights kicked in. Ha ha.

I'm not even 40 weeks until Friday and I'm already overly fed up!! I keep getting a bit upset that I'm still pregnant. Even though baby is engaged the heartburn has ramped up in the last week or so, I've had it since about 9 weeks! I'm so ready for that to be over

Had my pre op and steroids today. So scared now, especially when the registrar told me that they're worried the placenta is failing indicted by my not needing insulin now. Then went on to say they could give the second dose of steroids in the morning and then do the section...have to keep a close eye on my blood sugars as well, if they rise then I might need to go back in and be put on a sliding scale of insulin and glucose.

Currently checking with my consultant that she's happy with the previously booked date of Thursday and I'll find out tomorrow.

Had ctg, bloods taken etc and everything is good with the baby. Now also said that I might need an iron infusion beforehand too, depends on my results tomorrow. All the stress pushed my blood pressure up, hate anything medical, which is ironic.

Still convinced I'm going to die or that something will go wrong. Wish I could just switch off and enjoy the last couple of days and then her birth. It's being overshadowed by anxiety at the moment. Can't wait to have her out safe and sound, another huge worry.

Oh Cheese really** feeling for you

Definitely heading home today and just had a good 40 min feed and she latched on straight away. Paediatrician picked up on something to do with a vein in her groin - waiting for registrar to see us then should be on our way...all being well.

Mrspmt hope you get to go home tomorrow, hope everything is ok.

Hospital just called and a slot has come up for tomorrow afternoon which my consultant wants me to have. Omg I'm terrified. Have to go to labour ward for 8am, have steroids while I'm there and then section in the afternoon. I know they must be worried about my placenta failing and want her out asap now but it's so scary. Trying to stay calm and breathe. Still need to pack my bags!

cheese il be thinking of you! Just think of the bigger picture, not long until you have your little one in your arms!
Speaking of little ones, by the sounds of my scan, they're not so sure she's little. Estimated weight of 8lb 1oz, I know how inaccurate that is so not taking it too seriously but definitely expecting a big one. Bed covers brought, bouncing on my gym ball then off for a nap! Today has been very reassuring and I think lifted a major weight off my shoulders. Thank you for your reassurance everyone

Oh Cheese, I know it's not really the done thing on MN but big hug. Sorry you're having to go through all this worry. That's great though that they reckon baby is fine and they've made it happen that you can get the CS tomorrow. By this time tomorrow you'll be overwhelmed by relief and love as you cuddle your wee one! Stay strong - not long now!

Congrats Mrs! Hope you're recovering OK. Sorry to hear that it got a bit dramatic, but lovely to see your DD safe and sound in the end. I love the name Elizabeth, I was gutted when DH vetoed it for ours!

Hope all went well with the scan Christine and that it's given you some peace of mind to get you through to the end.