February 2019 - babies babies babies

[Since2016]

New thread ladies! The final few weeks!

@AmberRose17 - thanks, I'm almost as proud of my new baby! Lol. @lanalawr - that was certainly no accident ☺️

@chocpop - love the name!
xx

Congratulations @Notquiteagandt (birthday buddy!) and @chocpop on the safe arrivals of your babies.

On day 2 and baby has been cluster feeding. Was feeding every hour between midnight and 7 am 😴😴

Congratulations everyone who's had their babies! I can't keep up!

I've been feeling really anxious this week after a flippant comment about DS from his pre-school manager so I've not been sleeping well - waking up not able to get back to sleep for hours. I'm certain there's nothing to worry about but it's floored me a bit feeling this anxious as I've been so good for a couple of years now, since before DS turned 1 to be honest. Hoping to mentally get myself to a better place as I'm 37+4 and well aware this baby is likely to arrive in a couple of weeks!

About the rush of love, I certainly didn't get it with DS. Both DH and I were in complete shock, I'd had no sleep for 3 nights and felt traumatised by my birth. When they put him on my chest I remember thinking this could be any baby. It came soon though, but I wouldn't describe it as a rush. But I love him so much it hurts. Everyone gets there!

Our little boy was born on the 31st of Jan. We are yet to name him as still in shock he's just called baby T for now.

We are still on neonatal for an infection and light treatment he is also losing weight (but was born weighing 9.2lb) so trying to express and bf might have to go to formula but will see.

It's pretty shattering as the unit is the opposite side of the hospital and the ward has a open door system no set visiting hrs so getting about 2 hrs rest per 24 hr between feeds and inconsiderate visitors...

One lady had 4 people around her bed til past 11 last night, the other had 10 visitors at 9 in the morning so completely screwed!

@twiglet congratulations on your little boy. I hope that things improve for you both and you can leave hospital together soon.

Congratulations @twiglet ! I hope you're back together and able to get home soon. Can't believe the visitors situation though- I've heard of extended or 24 hour visiting for families but that seems a bit extreme. It sounds like you're doing a great job though.

Families = partners. Sorry - it's late and my brain is fried.

@twiglet congratulations! Baby T is good enough for now.

That pretty inconsiderate. Although those people are brave as I really don't fancy visitors in hospital although I know if I'll stay I will have them. 🙈 in fact I don't even want visitors now pregnant lol. Antisocial when pregnant!

Anyone trying the raspberry leaf tea?

I started Saturday and even though I dont have one in the evening I've noticed my toilet breaks in the night to be more frequent.

Coincidence? 🙈

Congratulations @twiglet!

That visiting situation sounds awful and really unusual. Hope things settle down soon and you can get some rest

@twiglet - congratulations on your little one! Hope everyone is tucked up at home and you get some rest soon x

@twiglet congratulations on baby twig. Poorvthing sounds like hes going through it. Another blue bed baby here. Think the billi beds make them look like little aliens. Hope hes on mend soon.

Hows he reacting to the antibiotics for infection? We are just on out 4th bed change this morning thanks to being sick. Her poor stomach hates them.

Although its all privaite rooms here. Same policy here for partners and other children. So we have just had the post school rush of children. Starting about 6am

Cant wait to get home now tbh. So feel for you hope you are both together and home soon

@twiglet congratulations- I’m so sorry you also have a NICU baby. DD was also born on 31st Jan and in NICU - also a trek away post EMCS which was brutal. How long are the anti-bs for? DD was in them for a week but feeding improved once she was done. Their poor hands with the cannula tho 😫 I really feel for you. Express if you can and they can syringe and tube feed. You will get there. That visitor situation is a joke. What are they thinking? The hospital I had DD in and this one, is super strict 3-8 and they actively throw people out. No kids other than the mothers either and no more than 2 at a time per patient inc. partner!!! Hope they quieten down soon. Thinking of you!

Well I'm officially 40 wks. No sign of baby! All the people who told me it would be early because I've not packed my bags were wrong 🤣.... Definitely a job for this week to get them packed though!

Congrats to everyone who's had their babies :)

Officially on maternity leave! It feels soo strange!!

Congrats @detachablehoof ! But yes pack them. I scared myself silly on Friday as had had v little movement over night and am so finally packed properly. Hopefully things will start moving for you soon.

Last 3 days of being a one child family. Feels v surreal! I think I’m ready? 😂

Congratulations twiglet! Sorry you had a hard time and baby is in NICU, fingers crossed he's out ASAP.

@Since2016 - we've actually found it easier with DD. I don't know if we're just more chilled out or what but seems to be working out OK x

Pip has been quiet the last day or so but usually when I get to the point of going in she will kick me, but last 12 hours or so have been really quiet when I’d expect her to be busy (bedtime, after breakfast) so going in to get her checked over. I worry I’ve tried to minimise it and waited too long now.

@powkin - I'm sure it'll all be OK, just get in asap and put your mind at ease x

Congratulations @twiglet. Visiting situation sounds horrible so I hope you and baby t get home soon x

Hey ladies,
Congratulations on all the little ones already! Hope you are all doing well? Is there a postnatal group for those newborn discussions?

I am doing good 37weeks now and baby is growing large! Latest growth scan at 36weeks was 98th centile! No gestational diabetes and all doing well etc just a big baby! My hospital is doing the "big baby trial" and has offered me to be a part of it which involves being induced at 38 weeks! Has anyone else heard of this or offered to be a part of it? I'm trying to decide whether to say yes - has anyone got any experience of early induction? 🤔🤔

Xxxx

No personal experience of induction but a friend was induced early on her second. Induced labour can be more painful and lead to more interventions - although not always. Her induced labour was more painful (the baby was 3lbs smaller than her first) but she still only used gas and air. She didn't have any more interventions than with her first though. It's a very personal decision.

Current NICE guidelines say that a large baby alone should not be a reason for induction but obviously this wouldn't be updated without evidence from trials. www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg70/chapter/1-guidance

Here's a couple of articles from reputable sources that looked at results from three trials that have been carried out before. They come to slightly different conclusions but both give a summary of the outcomes found in the trials.
www.cochrane.org/CD000938/PREG_induction-labour-or-near-end-pregnancy-babies-suspected-being-very-large-macrosomia
discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000425/induction-of-labour-may-be-considered-in-pregnant-women-with-a-large-baby

Personally, I would never choose an induction unless medically necessary.

My baby is measuring big, but.. I know those measurements are from his abdominal circumference, if it were his head I may be more bothered! So it depends on why your baby is 98th percentile really?

I also don’t hold much faith in the growth scans.. I know of far more people they get really wrong, than they ever get right. So I wouldn’t want to be induced based on those markers either.

It's a very personal decision. I was induced with my first but I was 40+5 so can't exactly relate.

I can tell you though that I did not have a good experience at all, that being said, it doesn't mean yours wouldn't be if you chose that route. If I didn't have to be induced I wouldn't have been.

I had a section this time based on my first experience x