Due Dec 2007 - All I want for Christmas is a baby!!!

[mixedmama]

Hola

Oh still no post from Suey? I wonder if she is having a baby!?

Agree with all your comments about inductions, if it's necessary for health of baby then fair enough but otherwise if everything is going well surely a couple more days and you naturally going into labour is better than an induction? I had a sweep with DD at 40 + 3 and it worked (albeit a crap labour and forceps delivery but that was due to her engaging back to back) so I'll accept sweeps this time round but hang on for induction I think.

VNMum, congratulations! Glad everything went well and that you're enjoying your wee baby now.

Weeing stings for me too. I'm not sure if it is because I'm spending so much time drinking tea and breastfeeding DS and needing a wee, or if it is because of the catheter I had at the hospital. Had a CS so not because of any tears or stitches. MW told me to have lots of cranberry.

Have been trying to find the discussions on this thread about baby slings from a while ago. Been trawling through but there's so much to look through. I thought I would make do with a second hand front carrier my brother gave me. I think I want a good sling I can bf in too. Didn't know I'd have a c-section and not be able to carry my pram down the stairs. Now I'm housebound and need to have a good baby sling so I can get out and about. Any good tips?

I was induced but I put it off as long as I dared. My waters broke and I went in for monitoring 18 hours afterwards. No contractions. Begged to go home and not be induced in the hospital. Waited until 36 hours before going back in to get antibiotics and an induction.

Wizz, I can't find the sling discussion either but here's some links to my favourite slings.

bigmama slings

Brightspark slings

Close baby carrier as see on the TV prog

Ring Sling

I have a coorie fleece sling and can breastfeed fine in it, it's so easy to put on and take off/keep in bag/bottom of pram etc. A lot of people like ring slings too.

wizzka - can remember with DD1 when i ended up with a section weeing still hurt - think you still stretch a fair bit down there so any little grazed/sore bit will sting. Midwives at the hospital suggested Barley water (i'm on the orange version) as i slightly lowers the acidity of your wee. Also the reason you are weeing loads is due to that's how you body gets rid of a lot of the excess fluid.

As for slings - again in he same boat last time. only advice would be to make sure your DS is above your scar level. We had a tomy one but it was too low for me. They do seem to have improved loads in last two years though.. We've gone for a bushbaby 'cocoon' this time but very tempted with either the 'hug a bug' or 'closer' one. Also make sure it is easy to put LO into and out of -a gain or last one was really tricky as you had to thread the straps through then popper in place - hard especially after a section as you're bending down - if not a wrap version look for one with clip fastenings which are tonnes easier.

Since my milk has come in DD2 seems to be sleeping tonnes now - DH reckons I'm drugging her Although I seem to remember he said that last time . How's you DS doing. See you are on the Post natal thread for Dec too - any idea how to post the URL to it so we can get everyone eventually across?

Cazzy, sorry you're not going to get your homebirth , hope the monitoring goes well.

vnmum, congrats on your DD!

I spent the afternoon with a friend today and she kept commenting on my bump, baby must have swapped sides 3 or 4 times (is quite obvious as bump is bigger on side with baby's back). Do you think it is normal for baby to still be able to move around that much at 38 weeks???

hello all.
no baby yet- was admitted overnight as my BP had been steadily higher (100/58 at booking and 130/84 yesterday). Am very swollen in hands and feet so they wanted to keep an eye on me.

Discharged this afternoon- the medics really not worried and have told me that it is much better to wait and go into labour naturally as, if they have to induce, they cannot control the rate at which it happens and that further intervention is more likely. Quite refreshing from a doctor, I reckon.

So the waiting continues.....

congrats claireyb and vnmum

Well, d-day is almost here

I had my pre-op assesment today, got my lovely stockings to wear for tomorrow!!
Just had a bit of a breakdown, yet again and was in floods of tears but hopefully this time tomorrow it will all be over.

I will be back on when i get home, good luck to everyone else who's waiting, hope your babies come soon.xx

And congratulations to vnmum

Beckle - mine moved in the same way one side to the other.

Good luck Fifi. It's an emotional time for all of us, tears not ever far away. I'm sure you'll be ok.

Afternoon ladies,

Congrtualtions Vnmum

Fifi - all the best with your C-Section tomorrow

Cazzy and Suey - just take things easy - maybe that might help the bp?

Beckle - lol at moving bump. I've always felt movement on the RHS only - same like with the last pregnany.

Skid - your mw sounds nice. No leakages here, just the usual discharge. It is a little quiet without Mixedmama - she texted me a couple days ago to say the move is still manic.

Had really bad B-H contractions last night again -this time right undeneath my bump and in constant pain and agony, was crying my eyes out due to the intensity of it. Called hospital who said the usual 'Have a long warm bath and two paracetamols' and things eventually calmed down again by midnight. Been getting B-H contractions again today, but not as painful.

Anyone else had similar sort of pains?

Sorry to be moaning the last couple of times I've been on - but really fed up and if you had asked me last night if I wanted an induction I would have said yes without hesitation.

Congratulations VNmum, more babies are here hurrah!

Good luck with tomorrow Fifi, cannot wait to hear the news of the new arrival, this time tomorrow, the rollercoaster will be over and a whole new one begins. Feeling a bit emotional with all the new babies joining us..

Furry, I'm putting it all down to FTN, (First Timer Naivety) - this labour malarky will be a piece of cake.... Feel free to say I told you so, when I have a long horrible labour Quite frankly though I'm so frustrated and excited I really want my baby, cannot walk into the nursery at the moment cos it makes me sad it's not filled with a bundle of joy, I know it's only a matter of days but the bloody suspense is killing me. (Can you tell I'm the kind of person who reads a book at the end first to know whats coming!)

0 Here's a magic pill for everyone to erase the tiredness/ aches/ pains/ sore nips etc. and I'm sending over a sexy half naked massuer to you all,

Poor you Amani, those BHs sound nasty
Had the odd one or two, but nothing like that.
Cazzy - sorry to hear you HB plan has fallen through, but I guess it's for the best with your high BP?
Suey2 - glad to hear you are okay. I too have very swollen hands and feet - not fun is it!

VNmum - congratulations!!! Enjoy your new little baby!

vnmum - congrats and well done!

Glad to hear that others have confusion around dates too. And we all seem to be wanting to let nature take it's course.

Went out for a 2 mile walk today with a friend and could really feel the down pressure. I've also got really low down back pain, which Mum had before labour - so who knows! Have been looking into all the little signs so much that I'm trying not to now!

May try and have a swim with DH if he gets back in time tonight.

Good luck ladies - hoping for more birth announcements soon!

congrats vnmum!
good luck for tomorrow fifi!!

Just back from m/w and have just had huge cry with my man, they are adamant that i will be induced next wed if nothing has happened by then (i will be 41+5 by scan date then) i said that i really want to avoid induction if all ok with me and babe and she said well of course it's ultimately your decision..... but the way she said it made me feel really bad as if i'm willing to risk harm to my LO. I just really want to do this naturally if i can and at home, jusy feel totally scared now. I know a lot can happen in a week and hopefully all of this worry will be for nothing and things will happen of their own accord before then.
I know it sounds really stupid and I don't mean any offence to anyone, but I kind of feel like I will have "failed" if all this doesn't just happen, like I'm not made right as a woman cause it's not happening naturally, see how stupid that sounds?

Congratulations to vnmum

How very very strange Buzzybee, that i was just looking at moon cycles before coming on here. I did a quick check and found that my labour started (all be it induced i might add) with dd on the last and brightest full moon of the millenium. i felt all gooey once I read that cos being a cancerian I am ruled by the moon (I know, i know it might all be a load of twaddle) So when I saw the 24th this year as full moon I decided to hedge my bets on it being that day, taking me 2 weeks overdue again!! Yes i think I'm going with that theory for now

Amani, sounds like you're on your way I thought the point of bh's was that they didn't hurt??????

Fifi, lots of love and luck for tomorrow, sorry that your still feeling a bit blue - try to imagine when 'baby' is celebrating their 18th birthday..it won't matter a jot how they came into the world. Take care [vsmile]

Furry, stick to your guns-i told my consultant i didn't want to be induced early unless for med reasons, he said fine he's working over xmas anyway so could do it then no probs (i would be 15 over on xmas day) They can't make you do anything and its a shit reason to do inductions just to fit in with them.Your body, your baby, listen to their advice and YOU decide... Ambi, that applies to you too I was desperate for induction 1st time round too

loucee thanks for the sling links, its the only thing I haven't yet got..(apart from the baby of course)

glad you got out of hospital suey2, sounds sensible advice they've given you..

Going to see d's school concert tonight - I am sooo pleased i'm not in labour/had to miss it, she's rehearsed so hard for her part [proud emoticon]

Melly that's shit and awful and they've no right to make you feel like that. You can ask for a second opinion/another consultant or midwife. I mean what are their reasons really?

I agree Melly & Lizzer, stick to your guns you can decide what you want. You are not harming your baby by wanting to do it au naturelle. I thought - disclaimer, this is perhaps untrue - that the reason the medics panic about the 42 weeks cut off is that the placenta becomes less nutrient after that time, but as we've discovered, the dates they use are not always completely true, out by so much as 14 days at times. Has there been any case in history when a woman didn't go into labour naturally? (imagining a woman who's been pregnant for years.....) Blimey - now that would be unbearable!

They shouldn't make you feel shit. Don't these people realise they're dealing with homotional ladies!!! I reckon they're jst working to guidelines & red tape and are frightened of being sued if they don't advise what they consider the right way. Tell em to piss off and pretend you're in the Amazon without em all. In fact give me the address and I'll go down in the morning and see to em....

evening all and congrats to vnmum

melly - I'm really sorry your mw was so horrible - what Lizzer says completely applies to you too - you don;t have to have an induction if you don;t want to and if you choose not to they will monitor your baby very carefully to make sure s/he is OK. Don't let them push you into something you don;t want - it is your baby and your decision. You can see that a few of us (me included) are going to refuse induction unless medically necessary so it's not as if you have some wierd way-out idea - you are just following your body and your baby's lead and that IMO is how it should be

amani - poor you, your BHs sounds horrendous - are you sure they are not the beginning of something. The only thing is that when you do go into labour proper you will hopefully be quite dilated already

furry - your first labour sounds very like mine which is a lot of the reason I don;t want to be induced. I have also read up a lot more on natural birth and breathing etc this time round and am determined to do it my way this time and make decisions that I want to, not be pushed into pain relief I don;t want

suey and cazzy - sorry to hear about your high bp and hope lots of rest will help? Awful that you have to abandon your HB plans cazzy as well

Best of luck for tomorrow fifi - will be thinking of you xx

Awful backache today but not allowing myself to think it's anything, especially as tomorrow is DD's Christmas concert - she is a donkey and has been singing jingle bells (those two words only) constantly for the past fortnight

They couldn't really give me any reasons other than 12 days after your due date is when they induce if nothing has happened. And that it's then because after that there is more risks to baby and me, but they didn't actually explain what any of those risks were.
She said that if i did refuse induction then i would have to go up to hospital everyday to be monitored - which is fine cause surely that way if any probs do get picked up i would of course do whatever i have to do, but if there are not any probs then hopefully babe can come out when s/he's ready.
It just felt like I was rocking the boat not wanting to fit in with their set guidelines - the last thing I need is to be made to feel i'm being "difficult" or worse putting my babe at risk.......

Thanks for all your supportive input - don't know what i would do without this place and you guys

Furry - didn't want to scare you I'm sorry! Agree however that if your scan date was 14th then push for counting from that as fits better with date calculated on 37 day cycle and might give you a little more "breathing space"? (takes you thru to after Xmas at least!)

Given that DD was born at 40+1 I'm fairly confident this LO will be well "cooked" by the 22nd but I still don't want to risk escalating intervention - totally agree that the last thing you want is an extended recovery period when you're coping with 2 kids!

Had a crap night's sleep. Too hot to start with so was up til 1am, then when I finally did get to bed kept getting woken by cramps in the calf including a very weird cramp I don't remember having before extending from my secnd smallest toe up the TOP of my foot and side of the calf - wtf!! Sympathies with you Macdoodle!

Oh well off to work now (2 days left hurrah!)

hi wizzska,

it was a fairly easy delivery especially compared to DS. i was induced using tablets and although it was like being in slow labour with contractions but no dilation for 2 days, by day 3 my contractions kicked off and were coming every 2 to 3 minutes by about 11am, my waters broke at 4pm and i was 3 cm, had epidural and by 6.30pm i was fully dilated and ready to start pushing, DD was born at 8.04pm. i was calm and quiet throughout, i just felt relaxed and in control where as with DS i was screaming and shouting etc during transition and pushing.

as for weight, she was slightly lighter than my DS who was 9lb 1oz at 40+3 days so i can imagine if id gone term with her she would have been heavier than him, her head and length measurements were the same as his aswell, 36cm head, 54 cm long so another 2 weeks and she would have been even bigger. im just finding some of my smaller sized baby gros are too small already. hey ho, another excuse to go shopping