July 2016 (10) - the final thread for bumps!

[foobio]

New thread for the rapidly diminishing number of July bumps!

Link to postnatal thread for when we graduate... July 2016 Postnatal

Link to a copy of Beaut's stats list which I think I've made editable... Editable Stats

We have a Facebook group, "MN 07/16" - this is set to secret, so just post on here if you'd like to join.

[Cheery1]

bluebell I agree with Anna - sounds like baby is on the way anyway so induction will speed up the process that's already begun, much easier all round from what I hear. Love the solution for water birth too! Resourceful lady you are. Also makes me feel better about not swimming this week if you didn't swim past 39 weeks. Did my prenatal DVD this morning and felt better for it. Walk later!

Anna - thank you. I have lots of support, and this thread has been amazing. Lots of love from me to you and to your dear Mum x

[birdandbee]

Beaut Monty is gorgeous!!!! Its great that you have the option to stay in for a few days to establish breastfeeding.

Bluebell - Any signs? Hopefully the fact you have had your show will mean that it wont take much inducing to get you into labour, if things don't happen naturally. .

So.... I've been having cramps / odd contraction / lots of pressure down there (enough to make me wince!). Hoping this is the start of something.... or at the very least will make my 2nd sweep tomorrow more likely to be a success.

Hello and hope everyone else is doing ok?

[Cheery1]

Ooo bird that sounds promising!

Nothing here - can't work out if symptoms are reaction to antibiotics or pre labour! I hear you on the pressure though!

[mascaraisamust]

Curry ordered 2 days to get this going before induction!!

[Cheery1]

Good luck mascara!

[mascaraisamust]

So disappointed!! Was the mildest curry ever!! It's like they forgot to put the chilli in!! Even though I requested hot oh well....

[AnnaT45]

Good luck bird

How annoying mascara I had that with DD. Was so annoyed! The guy said it would be really hot, I couldn't taste anything!! The only thing it induced was bowel movements (TMI)

cheery that's great you've got lots of support. It's what gets you through.

So I managed an amazing two hour nap this afternoon! Have just done washing and tidied up and am now on bed with swollen feet elevated, with John Grisham book and salted caramel Hagen daaz. I know my fellow heavily pregnant ladies will appreciate this!!! X

[Gx91]

Happy due date cheery , and so sorry about ur mum X hope ur resting up and taking it easy and ur little angel will be with u soon , ur so strong X

Anna , I was the same with DD back to back and not engaged til the very end ( horrible time ) hope baby shifts for u if u want to try for VBAC , also nice to have the option for elective c section too , not sure about u but after DD I'm very anxious second time round X
Good luck bluebell , bird and mascara !! Hope ur on ur way to finish line in the next few days ! Very excited to see more newborns ! X
Beaut - monty is gorgeous , and love a good gory birthing story , makes me remember just how brilliant the women race is ! And the water bath sounds brilliant , shame it's not an option for VBAC X hope ur enjoying lots of cuddles ! X

[tams13]

Sounds positive bird. Fingers crossed.

I'm with you on the disappointing curry mascara. Ordered one last night that I thought would be hot but there was barely anything in it! Got some chillis today to make a green Thai curry next week though so I'm planning to put a few in there.

Nap sounds fab anna. Loving the ice cream and book scenario too. I discovered the salted caramel Haagen Dazs on Tuesday - think it might be my new favourite thing. It's on offer in Tesco too if you want to stockpile it!

[tams13]

Thank you for the birth story beautician. Sounds pretty positive and you've got such a gorgeous boy!

[gnat99]

Bluebell good luck for tmrw! It really does sound as though things are starting to move naturally, so induction might be speedy with fewer interventions. I too have repacked my hospital bags many times. It's the only thing that gives me a sense of control

Beautician, thanks for filling us in on your birth story - sounds amazing. I would love to have baby in the water too! Monty-Beau is gorgeous. Pleased to hear they are looking after you so well in the birthing centre, and that feeding is going well - don't be in any rush to leave! Has Monty met his big brothers yet? What do they think of their new baby bro?!

Goingloopy that toddler-saving dash sounds stressful! Hope you have a more relaxing Sunday. By the way, I don't really use Facebook, but who knows, maybe I'll change my habits some day soon and see you all on there.

Elliz, hope you and Claudia LN are enjoying being at home, and you are recovering nicely.

Anna you are a trooper. The time you are spending with your mum does sound very special. I can't begin to imagine how hard and exhausting it must all be for you however. Glad you took a break finally. That icecream sounds divine, must get me some tomorrow.

Cheery sorry to hear about your mum too. It will make motherhood very poignant for you. Hope your baby engages soon.

This morning I noticed a tiny bit of spotting - first sign that something might be afoot. Another little bit this afternoon, but nothing much. Think I have slight period-like pain but not sure if I'm imagining it because of the spotting.

At least baby was considerate enough to allow us to celebrate our first wedding anniversary today We had a lovely lunch in a Thai restaurant (yummy green curry!) and watched the Ab Fab movie. Then we walked around a lot. Didn't achieve much tho, still nothing happening this evening. Now I can't help thinking it would also be nice if it held off till after the Wimbledon men's final...but I guess you can't be too choosy

Good luck to everyone I've forgotten - it's so hard to keep up on this thread!

40+3

[gnat99]

Ps good luck Bird! Knew I'd forget someone.

Mascara, hope something happens for you too, before induction deadline! Fingers crossed.

[julfin]

Anna - thinking of you and your family. You sound so strong, as ever. Your afternoon sounds like exactly what you needed and deserve.

Pulpi - how are you doing, girl?

Bluebell - so glad you managed to speak your mind and get exactly what you needed. Well done you. Your brother sounds lovely. Glad you're feeling better. Good luck with the induction!

Beaut - thanks for sharing your birth story. Monty looks very happy and cute! 😊

Loopy - sorry about your toddler-fright. Hope he settles for you. Do whatever you need to do!

Gnat - happy anniversary! Congratulations!

Cheery - sorry so tired. Congrats on your due date! Hope you find some energy soon. Glad you've found this thread helpful. I think I couldn't have coped without it!

Elliz - love love the picture of Claudia in deep concentration! Sorry the CS was tough. Hope you're doing ok. Yuck yuck yuck re a game of thrones style bloody show!

Elliz / cheery / bluebell / Anna - thanks for hugs and reassurance re DH. There are various reasons why he's freaked out by the idea of having a baby. I think (pre-pregnancy) he thought he'd just adapt and get on with it if/when it happened, and he wanted whatever would make me happy (which is lovely in itself), but over the last few months his thought-demons have got the better of him. Hopefully when our little boy actually materialises it will be less bad than he fears! Talking to other dads just makes things worse. His niece adores him though, and there's no reason why he won't be a fantastic father. Anyway, at least he's being more communicative now than a couple of months ago - much as I'd rather he didn't feel this way, it's still better to be able to talk about how he feels.

My bump has changed shape. Lower and sticky-outier than it was. And my goodness do my hips and thighs ache!

Off for brunch this morning with some male friends - looking forward to it.

38+5

[photographerlady]

BeauticianNotMagician81 lovely birth story!

Induction crew: bluebell Good luck today, hope you are having a good morning. mascaraisamust I am curry ordering today, between that and a lot of fruit I am trying to get my system “clear” as my midwife described it.

julfin have a lovely brunch

Gnat - happy anniversary!

Well went for my 41 weeks appointment. Was a bit rushed and was not with my midwife. Apparently the baby is less engaged and my cervix is so high. So was a bit of a downer. Was issue my induction papers and was told to try to get the baby to turn (back to back) before my 7am induction check in on Thursday. So disappointed.

[Bluebell20]

Hello lovelies, thanks for all the good induction wishes! I should be off into hospital today... Just waiting for a call to tell me what time to go in.

I'm not going to write a full reply to everyone now because they can call any time from 8am and I've not even brushed my teeth yet! But just wanted to say that julfin, the communication between you and your DH sounds really positive; long may it continue!

Also, I had a chat with a friend last night who had a not so nice induction experience a couple of years ago, and she explained about Bishop scores... She said if she'd known her Bishop score was so low that it meant she was unlikely to have a successful induction, she would have discussed having an elective caesarean instead, rather than the panicked EMCS she ended up with. I looked it up on Wikipedia (what did we do before Wikipedia? Bet Bishop scores wouldn't have been on Encarta CD-ROM....) and apparently a score of 8+ gives you a good chance of a successful induction. Mine was 7 on Thursday so that's left me feeling a bit more positive.

Anyway. Off now. Hopefully back with good news next time :)

[Cheery1]

Thanks Anna , G, Gnat and Julfin - you are all lovely. I lost my mum nearly 20 years ago, and it is true that time is a great healer - still miss her though.

Happy anniversary for yesterday Gnat!

Mascara - maybe start on the pineapple today? Or there's a hot pineapple curry recipe in the LEON veg book….? Maybe we should all be eating that?!

Photographer - sorry you had a disappointing appointment - it does also so depend on who you see doesn't it…the rushed ones are the worst. There's a great website called [www.spinningbabies.com spinning babies] that has lots of suggestions for turning babies. Hope that baby starts to come on their own too!

Tams - that is dangerous information about Hagen Daaz!!! Tesco doesn't open until 10am too……

Bluebell - sending positive birth vibes to you today! Good luck!!

G - I think it must be more scary when you've got an idea of what's ahead than us first timers that are in a sort of blissful ignorance! Your body knows what its doing this time though, so hopefully you'll have a better time than last time - I really hope so x

Happy brunch Julfin

Only thing to say really is - come on babies!!!!

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[Cheery1]

Try that link again photographer - sorry!

spinningbabies.com

[tams13]

gnat sounds like a lovely way to spend your anniversary. Pleased the baby stayed in for you to enjoy it. Happy anniversary!

julfin sounds more positive now that dh is communicating more. It must be difficult for the partners when they're on the sidelines a lot of the time too. I keep forgetting that and getting frustrated when my dh is fussing. Enjoy brunch!

photographer sorry about the cervix news. I've been recommended spinning babies too. The other thing that was mentioned to me was weeding (or anything that puts you in that kneeling down and leaning forward position).

bluebell good luck with your induction today. Hope the phone call comes soon! That was a blast from the past with encarta! Anyone else remember the maze game they had? Off to Wikipedia Bishops scores now just in case.

cheery I'm not normally a massive ice cream eater but that seems to have changed. The mango and raspberry one is also good! Went to Tesco yesterday and managed to avoid buying more (partly because dh was with me and partly because there's still a bit in the freezer...for now...).

[mascaraisamust]

Good luck Bluebell, really interesting about the Bishops score. I reckon mine will be low as when the consultant checked he said nothing was going on. At least I can discuss options of it fails first time. I think it will go absolutely fine for you! Sounds like your body is pretty much getting there on its own and just needs a final push.

Cheery thanks for the recommendation! Pineapple it is! I don't have the Leon book but if I did I'd be on it! I'm going to go for a super hot chilli instead tonight. Can't hack another curry, not even a massive fan!

[mascaraisamust]

Oh and I'm on the ice cream when I'm not a fan either... Especially mint!

[HopesAndDreams15]

Good luck Bluebell!

[julfin]

Photographer - if you had a different person for your appointment, I'd totally disregard any differences. I think it's all very subjective and guesswork. I (for a second time) had a scare that my bump was too small - at 38 weeks I was measured as just 33cms which is the same as it had been 4 weeks earlier! The midwife was about to pack me off for more scans, but first she brought in a more senior MW for a second opinion, who measured me as being 36cms. I think each person just interprets things differently. You may find the baby isn't actually less engaged but it's just a different person's interpretation. And babies can engage quickly anyway. Good luck!

Bluebell - encarta CD-ROM - ha! I'd totally forgotten about its existence!

Tams - thanks - enjoy your ice cream!

You know you're on maternity leave when... You've already replied to the thread twice and it's only 9am.

38+5 (still)

[Bluebell20]

Well, I've had my call from the hospital, and they are 'full to the rafters', so no induction for me! They said they will ring again at lunchtime to let me know if there's room, but it wasn't looking like there would be.

Then I have the option of either coming in to be induced overnight, or waiting till tomorrow morning. What would you guys do? I'm not sure about missing out on a night's sleep, but on the other hand, getting into that particular hospital on a Monday morning at rush hour will be a freaking nightmare...

Lordy! Anyway, at least I have another few hours for my body to decide to go into spontaneous labour. Ha, ha, ha!

[dats]

I just popped on to say good luck Bluebell! How annoying! What would the schedule be for being induced overnight, exactly?? Might they do it and then you can get some sleep and baby will arrive in time for breakfast? #positivethinking

Back later, have a kitchen to install

dats, 39+0

[Bluebell20]

photographer my baby was also less engaged at my monitoring on Thursday than it had been a whole week beforehand. I think what julfin said about different people measuring differently is absolutely bang on. (By the way, julf, I've allegedly been 4cm under for absolutely weeks now, had two growth scans, and there is no issue at all with the baby - he's growing tons at the moment!)

On ice cream, my aforementioned fabulous MIL brought round some homemade blackcurrant ice cream the other day... Holy CRAP that is some tasty stuff. (I know you're not supposed to eat homemade ice cream while pregnant, but she promised she had cooked the eggs thoroughly!)

mascara now you've said about chilli, that's what I fancy eating for lunch. Yum, yum. I don't want to make a massive mess in the kitchen though just in case I do have to go into hospital!

Cheery I agree that time is a great healer. I was expecting to feel devastated about my mum not being around to see me becoming a mum myself... But actually, I'm at peace with it. It was all a very long time ago, and I grieved then over the things that my mum would miss out on - I don't need to grieve about them now. The only thing that's filling my thoughts at the moment is my little baby boy, and that's just how I want it!

gnat sounds like a lovely anniversary! Hope the spotting leads to something... But not too soon, so as not to interrupt Wimbledon!

Anna, still thinking of you lots. It's so lovely to hear about the love that your mum so evidently feels for your baby. xx

Now, what am I going to do until my lunchtime phone call? Oh, I know... Watch crap sci-fi and eat chocolate! WHOOP WHOOP!

PS Did I mention that I WAXED MY LEGS yesterday? By myself? At 40 + 11? Only up to the knee, but still. I would like a medal.

41 + 5