Due April 2018 thread #3

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Thought I would start a new thread as we have filled another!

How is everyone feeling?
I’ve got the cold so feeling a bit sorry for myself at the moment

19+4 today and have to wait until 21 weeks to see my little bun again! Jealous of all those who have had there scans already

Well, as so often happens, I've woken up this morning and found some perspective.

This whole time I've been adamant that there is point getting to attached to a birth plan because it makes things more stressful if things don't go to plan and, let's face it, with babies it rarely does! So this morning I realised that I was being hypocritical by digging my heels in and refusing to listen to my body/the people around me. And there's no reason for it - I don't particularly love my job - it's just because it was the one thing I felt I had control over. But by trying to force that control, I was effectively tripping myself up at the first hurdle.

So I'll put my health, and my baby's health first for once, and speak to my one manager about making today my last day.

Eeek congratulations @Sam91TRS15
So happy for you!

Hard to believe my due date is tomorrow when I don't feel like it!
I had pains from 10pm last night, went to sleep at 11:30 but woke up at 3 and they'd stopped.

Had a walk to the shop today, mainly to get the kids out as they've been driving me crazy! Struggled to find a pair of shoes that could actually go on my feet, they seem to have swollen recently!

Going to spend the afternoon preparing tea and making banana muffins!

I just woke up feeling very damp and sat on the edge of the bed to feel liquid coming out of me. Went to the loo, clear fluid. I'm guessing it's my waters. I've had no contractions. Not in any pain or discomfort in that area. So I've come back to bed for a bit but husband is anxious so has gone to make phone calls and check the bags are all ready. It looks like we may be meeting baby this weekend. 39 weeks. Exciting!!

Congrats @Sam!

@Rose very exciting, hope contractions kick-off for you shortly!

Due date today - nothing happening even after the signs I've had ☹️

Good luck @rose! That’s so exciting.
And congrats @Sam!

Hang in there @pink, hopefully something will happen soon. This waiting is so frustrating isn’t it!!

@Trigs have you finished work now? Was your boss ok with you stopping early?

DS thinks baby will come tomorrow.. that was his guess last week.

I lost my dad when I was a baby, and have always felt a close feeling with robins. They always seem to turn up whenever something is bothering me..

This robin season I have only seen two robins - one when I was worried about the baby (when I found out just how serious my medication was when pregnant - sodium Valproate) before I had a 4d scan.
BUT I saw one today.

My sister also saw a robin (end of August) when her son was born.

Maybe I'm just looking for every tiny sign that he's arriving soon, or maybe it is a sign. Either way, it was comforting!

Huge congratulations sam!!! Glad all is ok and hope your both doing well!

Good luck rose hopefully you won’t be waiting too long now!

Hope it’s a positive sign for you rose it won’t be long now until you meet your baby!

Hope you managed to sort work out trigs a few more days chill certainly won’t do any harm!

Well DD is 15 days old already it’s gone so quick! DP has one more week off until he goes back to work, DS has really enjoyed him being off they’ve really spent some quality time together! It’s been nice x

Heartburn/indigestion is ridiculous today 😖

How are you getting on @rosegarden45??

40+1 today....still no signs. Sweep on weds.

My line manager was absolutely fine, I knew he would be. I'm officially working from home for the next three days (95% of my job can't be done from home, but there is one project I've been working on that can be), except that there's been some IT issues, so actually I've spent today watching the Commonwealth Games and knitting booties instead Hopefully the IT department sort it soon.

Hope everyone else is doing well and we'll hear some exciting news from some of you soon!

Apologies in advance for the moan - but I've somehow woken up with a cold... It's bloody April! Maybe it's baby stealing the last bit of my immune system for the final couple of weeks of growing. Now defo hoping he stays put til this is gone! 38+2 today.

40+2 today

I flit between desperately wanting him here, to being terrified. I feel like I don't know anything about babies - even though mine are only 4 and 6.

I'm also worried about labour now. My epilepsy isn't as strongly controlled since they had to change my medication.. I know I'll be in the right place if I did have a seizure. But that terrifies me too!

Seeing my consultant tomorrow. Midwife says they'll give me a sweep while I'm there but she'll do one Thursday anyway.

Hi everyone, bit late joining in but I am due on the 22nd. Had a scan today which left me very upset. I am 38+1 and had a growth scan at 36 weeks and baby was measuring pretty big so they decided to repeat at 38 weeks and look into inducing me. So at the scan today was done by a guy who seemed very uncomfortable being in a room with just me as my partner couldn’t make it today. He really rushed through it and didn’t say much. After the scan I was sent to the clinic to see the doctor and once again it was a different one. ( never seen the same one ) she didn’t pick up on the fact that all the measurements are less then they were 2 weeks ago and he is measuring 200g lighter now then 2 weeks ago. Now I am being told there is too much fluid around the baby but they are going to leave it for another week and scan again then. I just feel like no one really cares. Surely either this scan was wrong or the one 2 weeks ago but they aren’t going to look into it at all

Sorry for the delayed update. So far I've been too unwell to look at my phone since Friday night.
So; My waters broke - husband called hospital who told us to go in for monitoring. So we went in and had one hour monitoring where contractions started strong and fast but I was coping really well with no real pain so we were sent home to have a bath and paracetamol. About 2 hours later they became much more frequent and painful so we were advised to go in. Went straight to pool room where I got in for labour. Everything was lovely and midwife seemed to think baby was coming very quickly. Then the day shift started, I had been in pool about 6 hours and new midwife examined me, she told me I was not dilated at all, I should get out of the pool and go home but that because my waters had broken she couldn't send me home so to get some rest there. I was very upset with conflicting ideas and everything basically stopped at that point. Due to waters breaking I was now on a timer clock and had to be in 'active labour' by 7pm. Everything became very stressful, I was put on an induction drip at 7pm and monitored through a very painful Saturday night shift where I went on to have 2 epidurals. By Sunday morning I was examined and told no progress had been made. Another timer was started where I had to progress to a certain point or have c section. All of my plans spiralled out of control. I had wanted a home birth with no intervention at all but ended up having everything including the final cesarian section. Sunday afternoon my 9lb13 baby boy was born. We've both been unwell since, I crashed 4 times and went to HDU, we are both on antibiotics for possible sepsis and will be in hospital for some time. I've been on loads of pain killers and have struggled with being 'with it' but finally feel like I'm back on this planet after 4 blood transfusions. So it's been a rollercoaster! Baby has finally started to want to feed and my small amounts of colostrum here and there haven't been enough tonight to keep him happy so midwife in the hospital has suggested a bit of formula which I've just tried. It's very very difficult to breastfeed with huge abdominal distention and severe stomach pains so I've given in for now as I need to get better and haven't really slept since Thursday. Baby has a large haematoma on his head which paediatritions think may be from him trying to push down on my cervix during labour and getting stuck hence my cervix didn't ever properly open so he had to come out of the sunroof. Other than the huge lump he is gorgeous and very heavy. His newborn clothes are too tight so we're straight into up to 3 months. I can't wait to get him home. Hopefully by the end of the week.

So, birth plans really don't always go to plan. If you are sick please listen to your body. The overall outcome we all want is a healthy baby. Hopefully mine will be after all his interventions. My poor husband has really been through it with us both being so sick but there is light at the end of the tunnel. I'm very grateful for my beautiful baby boy and the amazing staff for all they have done for us in the local hospital.

Congratulations on your little boy @rosegarden45 .

Wow - you've really been through it. I'm so sorry that you've had such a tough time. As you say the main thing is that you have a healthy baby and you'll both be okay. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery for you both. Xxx

@rosegarden I was thinking about you lots over the weekend. So sorry to hear what a happened, sounds really traumatic. Wishing you and your little boy a speedy recovery and I hope everyone is looking after you well.

@emh80 sorry to hear how rubbish your Drs have been :( I’m 39 weeks today and also have mild polyhydraminous (extra fluid) and a large baby. I was given a growth scan at 34 and 37 weeks and I have a consultants appt on Thursday to talk induction. Was so hoping she would come naturally before then but no such luck yet. I don’t know if they gave you much info about the extra fluid but when it’s diagnosed this late on its normally just ‘one of those things’ I’ve been told, doesn’t mean anything is wrong with you or the baby so try not to worry (do not google!!) Did they give you any special info about if your waters break? I was told the weight measurements are actually based on size, they measure the head, tummy and femur length and then input that to the computer and it gives you an estimated weight, so perhaps your baby is lighter because someone got the measurements slightly out? Hope you get some answers at your next appt x

@Aspenn17 Thanks for that nice to hear from someone else going though the same thing.

And no they gave me no info at all and of course I have gone mad googling it. Going to call my community midwife today and discuss with her as feel like the staff at the hospital couldn’t care less.

That’s a good idea, hopefully she will be more helpful. I’m in another thread on it here, quite a few positive stories and info, worth a read.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3211731-Been-diagnosed-with-Polyhydramnios

@Rose you poor thing! Hope you're coming out the other end of it now and that you and your baby boy continue to recover. Will be thinking of you! 💐

@rosegarden45 congratulations on your baby boy. I'm so sorry it didn't go to plan for you and that you and baby have had such a rough ride of it. Wishing you both a very speedy recovery 

@Emh80 @Aspenn17 my friend had a large amount of fluid and was told she had a large baby, it wasn't until they broke her waters that they realised how much fluid she had (floors had to be mopped!) and baby turned out to be a tiny 5lb13 in the end! All the fluid was magnifying his measurements in the scans

@rosegarden45 so sorry to hear this - sounds like an ordeal for you both. But congratulations on your baby! Hope you're both feeling better soon.

Days are draggggging for me now - 40+2. Have a sweep booked tomorrow but the baby isn't engaged and I've had no signs at all so guess they might not even be able to do it.

Thanks for the best wishes. Today is the first real day I've been able to understand what the medical team have been saying so I'm putting all the pieces together. It turns out i was put on a Sepsis 6 program on Sunday following the trauma so I was much more poorly than I had realised. Poor baby also had to be treated for the same due to me having it so poor husband has had to face the real prospect of losing us both. But we are now on the other side of it and both recovering well thank goodness. Baby Frank has some jaundice and a blood filled lump on his head. My milk is slow and may not come in at all as a result of the trauma and I'm pale as a ghost and covered in puncture wounds from blood tests and cannulas but other than that we are both fairly normal post c section 😊 can't wait to finally get discharged home hopefully end of the week

@Rose I am so pleased to hear you're improving, that sounds terrifying! Frank is lovely 😊

What a beautiful little boy @rosegarden45 .
How terrifying for all of you, especially your DH. Hopefully next week you will be able to enjoy some good family time. Lots of love xxx