June 2018 #4

[ClareB83]

Just restarting the thread as we're close to 1000 posts again.

June 2018 #3 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/3100612-june-2018-3

Oh wow @SparklesandBubbles that's so exciting! Congratulations!! What an amazing induction story!

Congrats @sparklesandbubbles!! Does he have a name yet?

@jadeward89 that must be frustrating! Can they not do it sooner?

Turns out I just have mildly high blood pressure so got sent home thankfully

Wow congratulations sparksandbubbles ! Amazing !

Whoop congratulations sparkles

@northernbeachbum glad you are able to come home and it’s nothing they are concerned about.
The hospital was so busy so at the moment Wednesday is the earliest, if something comes available they’ll call me. Tbh I’m struggling being home but know I’m better off here with the kids and cats but I just wish baby was here too 😕

Congratulations @SparklesandBubbles!

That's a relief @Northernbeachbum.

And that sucks @jadeward89.

Currently in my first (four day) week of being home alone with the boys during the day. They were so good yesterday, but a bit more challenging today. Max screamed blue murder while I fed joe and whilst logically I know he's fine it's so hard emotionally to have your baby screaming at you for half an hour and have no spare hands to comfort him. I think I'm going to have to try feeding them at the same time. I thought it was impossible with joe being so windy but for my own sake I think I have to try. Been reading various methods to try out.

Congratulations, Sparks! Hope things start moving for you soon, Jade

Congratulations @SparklesandBubbles !!!!
Great story.

I'm now feeling like everything is making me paranoid I've got pre eclampsia now though, so it's a little frustrating.

@clareb83 that must be tough. I'm sure with some practise you'll get the tandem feeding sorted.

@jadeward89 enjoy your time at home, shame they were so busy but you never know bump may decide to come out before weds

@Northernbeachbum how are you feeling today?

We’ve been at the hospital since 7 but there’s been so many emergency c sections that we’ve still got no idea what time I’ll be going into theatre. I’m bloody starving 😫!

We’ve just been told that the baby will be going into NICU straight away and that we won’t be able to do skin to skin or anything. I’m gutted, previously all the Drs seemed to think that he’d be ok to go straight on to the postnatal ward with me. It also means ds1 won’t be able to visit which is really going to upset him. Feeling pretty crap right now and just want this all to be over.

@ElizabethLemon Our maternity hospital NICU policy is "Siblings of babies on the unit are welcome to visit any time but parents must ensure that they are fully supervised at all times" so might be worth double checking that. Hope you get a time soon and that they change their mind when baby comes out.

@SparklesandBubbles Congratulations

Yes siblings were allowed to visit our NICU as well, just not other children.

Feeling fine thank you @ElizabethLemon , the stress made me sleep 13 hours last night though, fell asleep on the sofa at 8pm.

Must be tough waiting all day for you, hopefully it will be an incredibly short lived NICU stay so your DS can visit. I hope you get into theatre soon and everything turns out to be precautionary

The midwife we asked said it wasn’t possible due to risk of infection. We’ll see, I’ll ask someone else at some point.

@Northernbeachbum you probably needed that!

@Northernbeachbum - hopefully it’s not pre eclampsia. If it makes you feel better, my OB said when I was diagnosed last time that any time after 34 weeks is ok for them as baby will be fine - I had my DD at 38 + 2 last time and she was a healthy 7lbs13oz and needed no time in NICU.

@elizabethlemon - hopefully you’ll get your section soon and everything will be ok with bubs

@Northernbeachbum I hope it's not pre eclampsia. Try to not overthink everything.

@ElizabethLemon good luck! I hope you get in soon lovely

Well blood tests and everything came back clear so I'm just on a low dose of tablets to drop my blood pressure (although I'm adamant it was only high as they were causing me stress). They've decided it's not pre eclampsia and they're not too worried as baby comes out next week anyway. We're 39 weeks now so if he decided to appear he'd probably be fine.

Thank you for the reassurance though @shutupanddance1

@Elizabethlemon hopefully you're in theatre by now meeting your new little one.

That's good news @Northernbeachbum and yes at 39 weeks they'd be just fine.

@Northernbeachbum yay for that beach bum!

I’m 38 weeks now and as my doc has said he’d only like me to go to 41 weeks, I’ve 20 more days at most of pregnancy left Trying to be positive and happy today about that! My mum will be arriving in 21 days so it’s all looking good for us here

Shutupanddance why does dr want you to go to 41 weeks ? Sorry if I’ve missed something !

@ElizabethLemon so sorry to hear you've been kept waiting and that your little one will have to go to NICU straight away. Hoping everything is ok with your little one.

@Northernbeachbum glad to hear you've not got preeclampsia.

Thanks for all the well wishes. DS2 is doing really well and feeding tons - my boobs are beginning to look like Pamela Anderson's!! Ds1 has been a bit tricky today but guess it's only understandable with so much change happening.

Hey guys, as this thread is now at 972 posts, did someone want to restart it? I would do it myself but don't know how!

Good reminder @Addy2.

I've made one here

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/3265238-june-5