Due May 2020 (7)

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Continued from thread 6!

I’m struggling to keep up so apologies if I miss anyone.

@facevalue hope you are feeling better. I’ve been pretty argumentative and emotional with my poor other half plus I feel fat and unsexy so intimacy is tough. I figure it’s normal and we will get back soon.

@november90 these babies just seem to be a law to themselves. Wishing you luck.

@Lu1u I dread being overdue! Hope you are okay.

@woollycat I’m due same day. I can’t wait for it now I’m just ready.

@MarshmallowsOnToast any update? I could order curry tonight ha ha

@Helensss good luck

@GinUnicorn @Lu1u thank you both ❤️ I think I'm just having a fed up day today 🙈 I'm gonna get my shoes on and got for a nice long walk. Fresh air always picks me up ☺️

@facevalue so sorry to read your posts earlier. It's horrible to hear you feeling so down with your partner. Do you think you feel like this solely due to lack of intimacy or is it a mixture of lockdown, corona anxiety and late pregnancy? It's horrible when you just feel stuck in a rut, and being home all the time and around the same people is just a constant reminder of it! Someone else mentioned counciling/therapy for the intimacy issues and I totally support this! You could both end up learning so much about each other and your selves and it could really help, or at least help you figure out which direction you want to go in! Just remember you're not alone and this isn't how it always has to/will be! Life has a funny way of surprising us when we least expect it ❤️

@facevalue also there's no shame in wanting more sex! Everyone wants something different from their relationships and has different priorities. My ex would always bang on at me for not being physically intimate enough since our first (it was a traumatic birth and I did all the night feeds and wake ups!!!) and it's funny because I felt he would lack in being mentally intimate if that makes sense! Perhaps if we'd talked more then things may have turned out differently... but there's no point dwelling on that! My point is what's important to you deserves to be heard!

@Lu1u thanks x i'm not sure they will stay when i'm discharged from hospital - i think their plan is to look after my DD until my hubby brings me back home then they escape- so they don't interact with me or new baby incase we bring the virus from being in the hospital! i know my MIL is bringing a cake and she will cook a roast tonight x

i accidentally ate pineapple 🙄🙄🙄 please don't start. C section on Tuesday only 48 hours to go. x

@november90 thanks for your sweet words and i agree in principle x lockdown and pregnancy aren't helping at all

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No nothing since earlier boo!

@Lu1u yes had a much better night thank you. Tho my husband decided to bring our 4yr old into bed with us at 1.45 when she woke up 🙄 it was ok tho she fell straight back to sleep.

I’m also super fed up, and even tho I’m only 38+4 have all those people checking in asking because my daughter was early at 36+3. So I do feel like I’ve gone over when I haven’t!! I was very much expecting an early baby!

No mucous plug loss here that I’ve noticed but on the lookout every loo trip 😂 I can’t remember losing it with my DD. My waters just suddenly broke.

Got a few new stretch marks popped up 😢 I know it shouldn’t but does upset me a little. Luckily I don’t have tons but a fair few silvery ones from first time round and then a few new ones that have popped up the last two weeks.

I got a sudden urge to clean so I’m hopeful maybe it’s a good sign!

Only 37+2 today but been having mild period cramps most of the night and today. Yesterday I cleaned non stop and today I’ve been stood up a lot baking my thighs have been aching really bad for about a week now.

I have also had the sudden urge to clean too. Been on all fours scrubbing floors and my husband has been telling me off 😂 I have also been baking and made some banana loaf and frozen cupcakes with my girlie 😊 currently bouncing on my ball while she bathes.

Every night I go to bed thinking I hope I wake in the middle of the night with contractions. It is exciting wondering when and how it will all happen.

@bumpingalong84 I go to bed hoping the same every night! Due date tomorrow so I know the odds on that happening are not in my favour 😅

Sitting here way Co I’ve an old episode of One Born Every Minute and hoping these random pains I’m getting turn into regular contractions. Had similar pains last night but they fizzled our after an hour or two. Feel like I need to pee five minutes after last going. 41 weeks tomorrow!

*watching an old episode

@Helensss @Bumpingalong84 haha yes I have it in my head it will all happen at night time too! Maybe tonight will be one of our nights 😀

Nothing at all to report here other then a low bump! I took my little boy for a long hill walk today and I'm now on my bouncy ball.. clutching at all straws haha! Due date tomorrow and then midwife on Tuesday. I wonder if they will offer a sweep on Tuesday seeing how I'll be over due?

i havnt slept all night- first it was baby kicking and uncomfortable then DD decided to wake up at 3am to sleep with us- then she took over the kicking😪 and almost all the bed ( starfish) and now heartburn. i just moved to the spare room to try to sleep.

glad my in laws are here but so not rested enough to have a baby tomorrow 🤧 🥱 i feel like crying

Morning all - thrilled to announce that our little baby arrived via a planned section on 7th May. She weighed 6lb 10oz and following a short stay at the special care unit we’re both now home and loving being a family. Me and my husband can’t stop staring at her!

Just a word to anyone worried about giving birth during this time - yes it’s not the greatest of circumstances but my maternity experience (in South Wales) was outstanding. The staff understand how tough it is for us and no request was too little or big for them during my stay at the hospital. PPE for everyone, temperature checks and hygiene were absolutely paramount on the special care and maternity wards and I never once felt myself or my baby was at risk of possible transmission. We even had to use private entrances and exits from the hospital building.

Hoping to hear of some more May baby arrivals on this thread soon! Xxx

Congratulations @Rebecca612! That sounds lovely.

And oh no @facevalue, any time to nap this morning?

We finally set up the next to me crib last night. It's made our room look all wonky and wrong but it's much more convenient than my bedside table for storing things in.

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@Rebecca612 aww congratulations! I'm SO happy for you and your little one and that your birthing experience was still a good one despite the current situation! I hope you are both settling at home lovely ❤️ How're you feeling now?

@facevalue oh bless you the nights are so long when you can't sleep :( hope you feel better soon!

SO need some advice. There was a little damp patch on my pjs this morning. I'm prettt sure I haven't weed myself as I went to the toilet about 4 times during the night.... but at the same time surely your waters should be a lot more then that! It's never happened before.... it must've only been a really teeny amount... so I just wait and see what happens? I have strep B so need to go in as soon as my waters go... but I'm just not sure that could be my waters 😬

Morning ladies. Well other than usual bad sleep nothing new to report this end!

Ahh huge congratulations @Rebecca612, pleased to hear you had a good experience.

Ohh @facevalue you must be knackered. Hopefully with them being there you can have a really restful day today. I keep thinking if I didn’t have the baby turned I’d be having a planned section these next few days. Part of me is like ahh we wouldn’t have any longer to wait, but the other part is so happy she’s the right way round I’m just bored waiting and desperate to meet her.

Congratulations @Rebecca612! Lovely news

@november90 I have heard the waters can break as a trickle. Give your midwife a call to be safe and good luck!

@facevalue not sleeping is the worst. No advice but sympathy

@Rebecca612 congratulations glad you are home with your wee family now! Thank you for reassuring us about the care received at the moment. I had a really rough night worrying about the care and if I struggle then will I be able to get help so that has really helped put me at ease x

@november90 With my first when my waters went, I just had a wet patch in my knickers and pains started a few hours after. As you have strep B, I would call the delivery suite midwives as they will probably want to check you.

If there was only a bit of water and bag at front of babies head, that is all that would probably come out at the moment. I didn't continue to trickle as babies head was blocking the rest 😂

@Rebecca612 congrats on your new arrival! Glad to hear you had a wonderful experience and little one arrived home safe and sound :)