March 2009: Beware of TMI . . . we're getting ready to give birth and there's nothing we won't share.

[MKG]

Ok so I'll start it off.

Has anyone else had a huge increase in discharge? It's gone from clear and not too much to thick and white, and copious amounts.

feck off socky!!

Already back from my 38 week consultant appointment ! Hurrah !

Baby head down but still high despite the hopeful pressure/twinges I've been getting the last couple of days making me think it was moving down but at least head down so I'm not complaining (yet).

I am having a sweep at 40 weeks and then have until 40+10 to get this baby out otherwise I am having an elective c-sec. Which seems reasonable. Although 23rd March suddenly seems a loooooong way away (when I had half got myself prepared for a c-sec next friday !!).

So, am off to buy pineapple.

Good luck to everyone who is overdue/ thinks they might be starting something !

Morning ladies! My what an eventful few days!

My waters started leaking on Wednesday morning, went for a check and they said if I went into labour I'd have to bring my section forward (currently booked in for Tuesday)

However, am being checked daily but no labour pains so looks like I'll hang on until tuesday...

Congrats Titchy - and good luck to everyone else.... gosh aren't things hotting up?!

morning ladies - nothing to report from the goldmother camp - still a bit crampy, and have been feeling a bit sickly, but no proper contractions. Got another trip to the hospital today for BP monitoring and associated tests - sure to be a fun way to spend most of one of my last carefree days.....

off to have a bounce on my birthing ball before I go

MKG - sounds like it might be a long race...

well done titchy! I just logged on hoping another wee baba would have come since my last read! So exciting.

Boobz how was your pampering day did you have a relaxing time?

My morning sickness has come back, I had to run to throw up my dinner last night and I was only half way through it! boo.

Congrates to thoose who have already have their babies.

Just back from my 38wk appointment. And head is down and free, but still deflected back. So i have to go again next wk if i have not had the baby by then. And if baby still in same position then i have to see the consultant the following wk.

I have been told if i go into labour when dh is at work then to call the delivery ward and explain baby position and pervious labours then they will get midwife's and paramedics to me asap.

Lizzie - good its headdown - what does deflected back mean (not that I'm obssessed by positioning now or anything) - does it mean the head is sort of bent backwards as one of my friends had this (and delivered normally no problem... althougha little long).

Hi everyone - in the spirit of this thread, can I ask what your - ahem - discharge is like? I'm getting so much I'm worried that it might be waters leaking. If I don't wear a pad it soaks thru to my trousers. It's white and watery and I've been getting it for about four days now - sorry tmi!!! Should I be taking it seriously?

My midwife said if you put a pad on it and it soaks it in half an hour then it's your waters.

It sounds like it is though, maybe ring the on call midwife and check with them?

Hi everyone,

apologies for not posting earlier - have been pretty busy since Sunday, when our beautiful little girl - Freya - decided to arrive 9 days early! She weighed in at a very healthy 8 pounds 1 ounce and dp and I are completely in love with her

Congratulations to all the other early birds, and good luck to everyone else...What an exciting time!!

Wheelybug

the baby head is resting bent backwards as if looking up at the sky if that makes sense.

Hey everyone! Thanks for noticing I wasn't here, but unfortunately still nothing to report! My internet is down and I have only just managed to post because I am at my parents! I've missed so much in such a short space of time.

Congrats to all those with new safe arrivals. Really delighted for you all.

I've been having lots of on and off contractions all week, but interspersed with DD's birthday (over two days of chaos) and OH HOW SORE IS MY F*NNY NOW???!!! I had a check up with the Dynamo yesterday and she reckons I'm 4/5ths engaged (ie, only 1/5th left in the brim) which certainly explains the pain I've been getting. I'm quite surprised tho as it is more unusual for babies to engage after first time. I just hope that it all helps as I have notoriously long labours. Tomorrow is my due date and I have been eating pineapple and tonight we are having a hot curry. Fingers crossed as I am so ready.

So glad to hear of all the activity and hopefully I can get my internet sorted soon. Mind, if you don't hear from me it could be for other reasons. Take care everyone... xxxx

Congratulations ceedub!! Another lovely name choice.

Congratulations on the birth of Freya Ceedub !! Hope all is going well.

Lizzie - if I imagine it correctly, that is how my friend's dd was and as I say, she had a lovely natural waterbirth but had a long first stage so fingers crossed for you !

Sounds promising Slick and Missmod

Born:
17/01/09 : FlannelCat - Girl- Bettie Violet
19/01/09 : Fififlores - Girl - Lola - 2.73 kg
21/02/09 : Laumiere - Boy - Gabriel William Thomas Robson - 7lb 14oz
22/02/09: Ceedub - Girl - Freya - 8 lbs 1oz
23/02/09 : Titchy77 - Boy - Charlie William - 4lb 10oz

Still Due:
25th Feb Twocutedarlings - BOY 2DDs Aged 5&3
28th Feb Slickbird - BOY 2DDs (7yrs and nrly 1yr) [Nr.Edinburgh. Age: 35]
1st Nomorenappies DD1 3.2 years [York Age: 29]
1st Honey123 2DDs aged 13 & 19
2nd winemakesmummyclever DS 2
2nd Spottycat DC1
2nd Lolianja DC1 GIRL [Essex. Age: 20]
3rd Sorchamc DD1 4.5 years
3rd MissModular DD1 21 months
4th pinktree
4th goldmother2B ? GIRL no DCs [Lancashire. Age:32]
4th sadiemcgradie DD1 [Age: 44]
6th Playingthe9monthwait DC1 [Hampshire, UK. Age: 26]
7th Emma2617 ? BOY DC1 [Manchester. Age: 22]
7th babyinbelly ? *SURPRISE& DS1 age 2 [oxfordshire. Age 22]
7th dinny ? SURPRISE DD 6yrs, DS 3yrs [Age:35]
7th auntyspan - GIRL DD1 2.5 [Cheshire, Age 34]
8th laurenypops DD1 23 mths [Age: almost 30!]
8th dorothywhipple DD 3 [UK. Age: 33]
8th MKG ? GIRL 2DS [USA. Age:29]
8th Jollyjoanne - GIRL [Cheshire, Age: 29]
8th superjump DS2
9th Beetle73 DD1 almost 4 [London. Age: 35]
9th SunshineSmith 1DC
9th babyalfie 2 DC [Age: 38]
9th Elsy DD1 18months
9th Lizziemun SURPRISE DD1 4.6yrs and DD2 11mths [Age: 38]
11th Nadsinoz - DC3
11th firstduemarch09 DC1 [Age:29]
11th Ellora DC1 [Age: 30]
11th AmyO - SURPRISE [Age: 28]
12th HopingCat - SURPRISE DD1 20months [Age: 29]
12th Thefearlessfreak DS1 20mths [Age: 38]
13th Wheelybug ? SURPRISE DD1 3.7 [Age: 33]
14th Kat80 - BOY DD1 9; DS1 7; DD2 6
15th CaptainKarvol - SURPRISE DS 2.7yrs [age 37]
15th Littlemisskiwi - SURPRISE [Age 31. New Zealand]
15th Wolfbase - BOY - DD 5
16th Millie26 ? GIRL [Age: 27, York]
16th Sara333 DS 6; DD 4 [Age: 35]
16th Littlebok BOY [London]
17th Gyo DC1 [Surrey]
18th SHABOOBLY DD1 2.5
18th EllieorOllie - BOY DD almost 2
19th Boobz DC1 [Streatham, London. Age: 29]
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19th laweaselmys - GIRL [Suffolk. Age: 21]
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21st Livismum - GIRL DD 3
21st Anna22
22nd Mandy73 - SURPRISE DC1 [Oxfordshire. Age: 35 soon]
22nd MavisGrind DS 2.1 yrs
22nd Lilymolly DD 2.7months [Durham. Age: 32]
22nd Fruity - BOY DS 3yrs [SW London. Age:29]
23rd Kanga5 - DC5
23rd Noodle07 BOY DS 20mths
23rd Hermione 2DS (7 and 3).
23rd Starshinetiger DS 24 Months [Berkshire. Age: 34]
23rd SpookyMadMummy 2DDs 6&4 [S.Yorks]
23rd Mrs EJO
23rd Wheremybump - SURPRISE [Age:24]
24th Becko [Age: 33]
24th Pipsy76 DS 2.5 years
24th corgikelly DC1 [Brussels. Age: 38]
25th TheHedgeWitch - GIRL DS 2yrs [Aged 27. Shropshire]
25th summerbaby07 1DC
25th CS7 1st DC [Age: 25]
26th titmouse - aged 32
26th BumbleBeee- SURPRISE [Age: 43]
26th Chiplet
26th Grinningbee - GIRL DC1 (MMC Oct 07) [Age: 38]
26th SlightlyDoolally
28th rubyring 2DDs 3 yrs & 12mths
28th lollipopz ? SURPRISE DD6, DD4 and DS 19mnth
28th meep - SURPRISE 1DD 17mo [Age: 37, Scotland]
29th tantiK DS1 31mths [Rome]
29th broodymom 2DD aged 7 & 8
29th xJulesx DC1 [East London. Age: 36]
31st Cherrybaby 1st DC
31st megzymoo - first DC

Wow, another one!! Congratulations Titchy!

Many thanks for your replies yesterday.... I think that i will be calling hospital when I am 7 minutes in between contractions. I phoned my mum today and explained everything again - we were both in more positive moods!

Good vibes to you all....xx

As proof that pregnancy has made me lose all of my polite inhibitions, a question for you ladies:

Anyone else been doing perineal massage in the hopes of avoiding an episiotomy? We tried for the first time last night and it HURT! Is this normal? Does it get better? Any tips?

(Poor DP - I've been ignoring him in the bedroom for months, but as my belly now prevents me from reaching my own fanjo, I had to march up to him and say, "Please don't take this the wrong way, but I would like you to lubricate your fingers, insert them in my vagina and make U-shaped motions." The look on his face was priceless.

Hi all

Congratulations to all the new mums and the safe arrival of their babies. Ceedub, that is a lovely name, but then I am totally biased as it is my sister's name.

Sympathy vibes sent to twocute being overdue, all my 4 so far have been and it drove me slightly nuts!

Hedgewitch: sending labour vibes, and to all those others experiencing early signs...v. exciting.

Fearless: I have had 3 speedy labours with no raspberry leaf tea to help. I just need help to start labour, I seem fine once it is under way and I wouldn't want labour to be any faster anyway! I've been told to call the labour ward if things go quick and they will call 999 and the midwives to attend. Scary thought.

I have not posted much this week as it has been a bad week for me. After 2ds being sick last weekend, dd got it too, then DH, I felt ill with headaches, blurry vision etc. I had an antenatal with the doctor on Thurs luckily, and BP fine, urine fine, measured a bit small again, but put it all down to being up all night with sick family, and all the consequent washing. Just had to get out of the house today...and to cap it all off the infant school phoned me AT NOON to ask why hadn't I reported DS3 absent today? Well my heart and tummmy absolutely did flip flops and I started to shake as I knew I'd left him at school. After what seemed like ages they confirmed their mistake and said he was there after all. I felt really sick.

Anyway this afternoon I decided to cheer myself up by getting out the newborn baby clothes...ahhhh

sorry for that ramble

woohoo, Titchy and Ceedub congratulations!

Corgi, lol, but I'm so glad you said that - I tried perineal massage for the first time yesterday and it was really sore, I thought it was just me (haven't exactly been up for much since conception really, so an underused area....)

Oh Kanga, x-posts, what a time you've had... The phone call from school alone would be enough. I really hope things get better for you.

hello corgi

I did the massage thing with first baby, and still ended up with a cut and forceps delivery.

didn't bother massage with the other 3, and tore minimally.

I can't reach anyway now, and TBH there is probably a well worn path so to speak for the 5th one!!

I know captain, talk about a shock to bring on a labour, if that is possible!!!

Next week it will be better as it is my friend's birthday, and I am having a haircut to look good in hospital!!!

corgi I got some perineal massage gel from Mothercare and had a go once last week but I keep forgetting - and, from your description, I wasn't doing it right either so I guess I need to be finding out where my perineum actually is

corgi I got some perineal massage gel from Mothercare and had a go once last week but I keep forgetting - and, from your description, I wasn't doing it right either so I guess I need to be finding out where my perineum actually is

oh and just to rub it in I posted that twice! nice.