Due February 2019: here come the babies!

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New thread ladies. 2 gorgeous bundles have already arrived...

Ps. I have one on Monday - mostly for reassurance although the consultant I agreed it was for ‘growth’. They are becoming more standard though.

Where I am we now all have 36 week scans as standard

I'm going to have 36 weeks scan this Friday because of low lying placenta and I think that only 12 and 20 week scans are offered as a routine.
@2019Mama I wish you all the best!!
It's so exciting,more and more babies are coming

Agree @welshweasel I haven’t had any private scans but if I wasn’t having the scan on Monday I’d be considering it.

Also - 3rd tri insomnia 👋 anyone else?

@Since2016. Yep a fellow insomnia sufferer here! Only been getting 3-4 hours sleep each night. Thank god im on maternity leave!

I had a 36 week scan (37 now!!). Not sure if it's routine or not for my area, baby has an anomaly that was picked up at 20w scan. This one seemed more routine however, just checked measurements and baby's position. Crazy though because you can hardly tell what anything is anymore because the baby has grown so much, hardly fits on the screen.

Also hurray for pregnancy insomnia! Even if I do sleep it's 2 hours before I have to pee again or just to roll over.

@Since2016 yes to the insomnia it's awful, i finally fell asleep at 1am and been awake since 5, could just go back to sleep but have to be up in half an hour 😫

My husband's cousin has just had her baby boy - I'm so jealous! Roll on 3 weeks when my lo will be here. X

DD arrived in our room at 6:40. Fell asleep at 2. Today is going to be a looooong day. Hope everyone got some sleep!

Feel like I spend the whole night waking up and rolling over. So boring and tiring.

@powkin same, just constant re shuffling/peeing. Is anyone else constantly thirsty? I’m downing pints and pints of water and it just doesn’t seem to ever be enough.

I’m not sleeping well either with aches and pains and last night was just a bit uncomfortable but I feel wide awake this morning which is lucky as DH wants time to drop him off at the train station (I have the day off)

And I’m now at a point where I need to get up to pee twice...

@Leonora94 yes I'm so so thirsty! And it's unquenchable, it's driving me mad particularly as I have zero bladder capacity so I'm peeing constantly too!

Ah yes. Sorry first timers but this is par for the course now. I’m amazed I’ve gotten this far without the insomnia / manic peeing (35 weeks on Friday) DH is complaining my gazillion pillows take up the whole bed.

Contemplating taking DD to my mums so she can play with her cousin and I can have a nap... (spoilt).

And yes re thirst. Making me crazy.

I can’t imagine what it will feel like to suddenly not be carrying the weight of the baby, blood, water retention etc! I know the weight will just shift to the outside but turning over feelings like righting a boat at the moment!

@Leonora94 yes I'm drinking tons of water and still have a dry mouth, mentioned to midwife yesterday and she said it's from a hormone surge, even my lips are so dry they're all cracked and sore.

@powkin I was thinking the same, I've forgot what it feels like to not have a bump haha.

I'm feeling sorry for myself today, not done washing in a few days, so catching up on it, after no sleep. Gonna escape the house lunchtime to go collect a mothercare order, might have just got distracted while having a cuppa and ordered some pretty Jojo Maman baby grows..all while I should be finishing a report due on Friday xx

I have the health visitor coming this afternoon, what should I expect?

I'm getting myself so wound up about how to feed this baby, is this something I will be able to talk to her about? My midwife has been pretty useless so far.

She'll just be introducing herself and explaining what their role is. Is nice because their first visit is quite soon after the birth so knowing them already makes that feel less pressured.

I had to cancel my health visitor apointment as it is the same day as I am hopefully being induced.

I spoke to her on phone though and she said not to worry as it was more for you to ask any questions. Shed ask about mental health etc check you are not stressing etc. And tell you about support and classes etc available locally. Said I seemed well on top of things so no need to rebook. So I wouldnt worry yourself.

She also asked me if I needed any breast feeding info etc.

Seems very informal and just to say hello.

Good luck @2019Mama hoping all is going well!

I also haven't had the health visitor over, this is my 4th baby and I received a letter but didn't call as I thought I kind of know what I'm doing and where all my local services are anyway so seems a bit pointless 🤷🏼‍♀️

I also have a 36 week scan, only because I had growth scans in all my previous pregnancies after measuring small so I think they have just done it as a precaution- must say I am looking forward to seeing baby again! Not till the last day of the month though!

I was awake every 2 hours last night after going to bed at midnight - 2,4 and 6am as my middle son is diabetic and has started on an insulin pump! Feeling a lot better than I thought I would but think it will hit me tonight especially as I have to do it all over again! Annoyingly once I had checked him it took me at least half an hour to fall asleep again! Baby is so wiggly in an evening!! I hope that doesn't mean she'll be a nightmare at night 🙈 at least this is good preparation!!

Hi all,

I've been following this series of threads for about 6 months, but hadn't introduced myself because I didn't want to be one of the people who had to bow out following miscarriage (I've had a few previously). However, there's now just a month until my due date, so I should really stop being so fearful!

So... I'm 35+3 with my second daughter. My first is just about 2 1/2 years old, and is very excited about being a big sister! She was born by caesarean at 42+1 with a congenital defect that we didn't know about in advance. She had corrective surgery on her third day of life and spent nearly three weeks on NICU. So I'm actually a bit worried about looking after a newborn because I've not done it before! I did successfully pump for those three weeks so when she was tube fed milk it was all mine and once able to take milk orally she breastfed until a couple of months ago.

I'm happy to answer any questions about spending time on NICU, pumping and breastfeeding. Or anything else really!

In terms of this pregnancy, I was off work with sickness for 3 weeks, but not suffering now. I've had extra growth scans again, but because baby measures small. I just grow small babies! I've got a scan and consultant appointment next week (placenta was low lying, but we know it's out of the way already. They just haven't cancelled the scan. Consultant is because I'm aiming for a VBAC.) I'm working until 38+5! Otherwise this pregnancy has been pretty good. Usual heartburn, excessive toilet trips and aches!

A lengthy intro! But lovely to 'meet' you all

I can't sleep either - I can't breathe no matter what position I get into! Slept sitting up propped up with pillows last night, think it was about 1am by the time I dropped out. Averaging about five hours a night I think. Need to nap this afternoon if i can as Thursday and Friday are the days I don't usually work so my four year old won't be at nursery for the rest of the week 😫 37 weeks tomorrow..

OK with it being my first I had no idea what a health visitor's role is. Thanks @Thesnobbymiddleclassone and @Notquiteagandt hopefully I will be able to ask her about feeding.

I'm not really an anxious person normally but I'm SO stressed about feeding this baby. I think I posted earlier that I REALLY don't want to BF (entirely for selfish reasons) but my conscience is telling me I ought to at least try it for the first couple of weeks. And now I'm getting so stressed about formula feeding too - whether the perfect prep machine is safe, which bottles to buy, how to sterilise, how often to feed, how much to feed.... eeek I find it all so overwhelming!

I had a scan at 34 weeks and it was so nice to see the baby again. It was to check placenta had moved - which it had. I was almost a little disappointed as I'd talked myself into how much easier it would be to get ready for a planned c-section.

welcome @mummymummymummummum :)