Right, someone convince me it's not long now...please!

[MidnightinMoscow]

I am 38+3 with DC2. Hoping for a VBAC after an EMCS for DC1 with who I got to 9cm's with.

I have had period cramps for over a week, two lots of plug coming away and last night lots of tight feelings high in my bump. The period like cramps are really painful and often are alongside sharp pains down below.

I have a week to go into labour, otherwise I am booked for a CS. I am so fed up of symptom spotting and being in this 'is it- is it not?' place. I went into labour at 38+4 with DC1.

So someone come along and tell me lie to me that todays the day.

Hi all,

My boys arrived yesterday via a lovely ELCS. Twin 1 at 2:28 weighing 6lb 9, twin 2 at 2:29 weighing 5lb 10. Twin 1 needed a bit of bag and mask, was very shocked, little T2 came out protesting! I'm utterly, utterly besotted but realise already there is no hope for sleep with two babies....

Congratulations hardcheese, I'm baby-staring too. :-)

Oh- have put a pic of my two on my profile if anyone's interested, though I imagine you're too busy admiring your own beautiful babies :-)

Congratulations x 2 Dreaming will look at pics tomorrow when on the PC

Congrats Hardcheese and Dreaming enjoy baby staring. I am currently baby snuggling. Ain't nothing like it

Congratulations Dreaming (pictures are beautiful btw) and Hardcheese. Lovely news.

So, how are we all doing? I am knackered! DS is also very clingy and I'll have my work cut out in terms of stopping him from grabbing DD...he has not learnt to the concept of "Gently..." at all.

Happy Easter All!

Morning! Still nothing at 40+2.

Full moon tonight though, and more babies are born then than on an average day. Failing that, I reckon my fake date of 14 April (40+10) seems promising..,

morning all!

Dreaming congratulations, your boys are completely gorgeous. Hooray for Hardcheese too. Have a wonderful weekend of snuggling and staring at the new creatures that you've made.

Badtimes here. DS1 is being a complete nightmare. Screaming and tantrumming. All fucking night.

I'm off to the NHS walk-in this morning for some antibiotics for my chest infection, which currently feels like I'm coughing up glass.

Oh joy.

Right, who is going to have a nice baby next to take my mind off my grumps?

Hint of snotty show...

Suppose that means I'll probably have a baby in the next week or two?

The snotty show is exciting, CrucuFliss! I sat and stared at mine as if it was evidence of life on Mars or something. I certainly started contracting within a day of mine appearing.

Also, I wanted to say thanks again for all your always sane and well-informed advice and help on this and other threads. Not just you, obviously, but some of the things you said have been very helpful to me, especially the advice on whether to induce or opt for an ELCS. I now feel, and so does my husband, that ELCS was absolutely the right decision in the circumstances, and what you and others said on here helped us make it.

Dreaming, what gorgeous babies!

HardCheese I'm expecting it to mean nothing - I had one after a sweep at 41w with DD, was induced 8 days later!

Just read the second bit of your post. Now trying not to well up in front of DH

I often worry I say 'too much' or that people think 'oh, not her a-bloody-again' but I found the advice I've taken from MN to be the best I've had from anywhere, so I try to take what I've found useful, and sensible, and pass it on. If one thing I say to one person is remotely helpful, then my time on MN isn't wasted

Hardcheese and Dreaming - congratulations! Oh I'm going all wibbly at all these lovely babies

Fliss - another one here who had a snotty show and a baby less than 48 hours later - you never know!

As soon as I posted that last message, went to the loo...more snot. Delightful stuff

Promising Fliss! I hope this one doesn't keep you waiting as long as the others

Well I'm on the delivery suite. Not because there's anything happening downstairs but because they think that the 'chest infection' might be a blood clot. Oh arse. I'm pretty sure it's just an infection, I'm rattling like a tramp.

At least I'm having a nice rest and DH is at home wrangling tantrum-boy.

Hurrah for the pant-snot Fliss. Not a sentence I thought I'd ever write, but y'know, when in Rome and all that.

granule - poor you, hope it doesn't turn out to be a clot but at least you are in the right place.

Can I ask you wise ladies a question? I know from mentions on this thread and others I've read in Childbirth that some of you experienced a 3rd degree tear with previous births. I tore in this way last week and although everything seems to be healing really well, I am a bit terrified by it all and all the stories on the Internet are of the bad shock-horror variety. How did you heal if you had a tear? We're not planning anymore DCs so I don't have that to consider but I guess just looking for a bit of reassurance that things can be okay .

Hope everyone is doing okay with their babies. Mine is gorgeous - but very greedy, ouchy-ouch!

granule Hope that it IS an infection (didn't think I'd say that to anyone either!)

Indeed about 'when in Rome', I don't usually spend my Friday nights discussing pant snot on the internet with virtual strangers. Honest. Nothing further to report, am sitting on my ball at the PC filling in job apps for DH, bouncing away.

artifarti I am one of those who had a 3rd degree tear. The MW on the PN ward told me that 'things would never be the same down there again', left me with a few leaflets on contraception, like I'd be considering sex ever again after she'd told me that, and then merrily buggered off which as you can imagine went down like a sack of shit.

Anyway, I had a smear at 13w post partum, and the nurse that did it said to me 'oh, you didn't tear then?' as she was doing her thing and was when I told her I'd had a 3a. She had to actively look to see the scar!

I finally plucked up the courage to look myself a few weeks ago and can't see ANY scarring at all two years on, DH hasn't noticed a difference and I've not suffered from any continence issues, either urinary or faecal. So it isn't all doom and gloom - not everyone has a tattered fanjo forever, and if yours doesn't heal well then get it sorted sooner rather than later, there's LOTS of advice and support on the ragged bits thread :)

Nothing from me, 40+3.

Anyone else?

Thank for that fliss . As I say, everything feels okay at the moment and I am exercising the pelvic floor muscles like crazy so fingers crossed it heals okay. Glad to hear that yours was okay. Any more snot?

Hi all! I am also a non smartphone owner so couldn't update but we now have our 8lb daughter!

The section was really weird and involved lots of out-of-comfort zone stuff but I just sucked it up and it was all very civillised.

Afterwards was utter hell though. Luck of the draw when it came to midwives, some were nothing short of bitches (although some very nice and professional indeed). Not allowed to fall asleep with baby on me even though I had rails up and a nest of pillows, and as she literally would NOT settle unless she was on my boob on day 2, I got about 3 hours sleep in total in 48 and was actually crying about it all which isn't like me. It was just frustrating how the solution was so simple, but they wouldn't allow it OR give any kind of helpful information or advice?

I was pretty desperate to be let out but things have been much better since, able to feed and sleep how and where I like, no pressure on keeping people awake and she's been MUCH more settled - asleep all morning in fact!

Breastfeeding now going well - day 2 was a marathon, she was suckling for 14hrs, I just don't think there was enough? But supply has caught up and am now in the hot, heavy, painful swollen boob hell you're meant to wear a supportive bra but I've bought a million and none fit, there's no way I can go shopping now. Just going to sit it out and hoep it passes quickly!

No arti, no more snot :( No anything.

seemedlike Congratulations on the birth of your DD. Sorry about the Hell that is the PN ward. It's shocking how poor the 'care' is on so many of them, yet you're supposed to be there because you need medical help or general support And at them 'not allowing' you to fall asleep with your baby on you - surely as she's your DD, it should be you making the rules?!

As for the constant suckling, that sounds pretty normal - she's had to get your supply up to meet her requirements...not looking forward to that bit! Hope things improve rapidly for you now (and remember, you can take paracetamol and I think ibuprofen, which should help with the swelling!)

Seemedlike congratulations! Sorry that you had a foggy post-natal stay. Getting a grumpy midwife is such a drag but don't let the buggers grind you down. Was it a health and blooming safety thing regarding not letting you fall asleep with your baby? Sounds rather overbearing to me!

I'm still bored on the ward. No signs of labour but they still have me on anti-coagulants and nebulisers as well as anti-biotics. Feel like utter crap but hopefully this means that I'll mend in time to be strong enough for labour.

I must be the only one now who's hoping that I don't get any contraction action for a couple of days!

Dreaming congratulations on the birth of your boys - the pictures are just gorgeous and such lovely names (and great weights too!). It's amazing to see your bump pic and now see your two amazing babies

Seemed congratulations on the birth of your DD! Sounds like it all went brilliantly, though the PN ward sounds grim - it's amazing how the midwfe you get makes all the difference. Glad you're home now - I'm a massive fan of co-sleeping. Feeding lying down is one of my favourite things, it makes it so much easier to do night feeds (though after my section with DS it took a while to learn, as lying down was tricky - this time we perfected it on our first night home!).

granule how awful that you're so sick - must be quite terrifying. I'm sending you anti-labour vibes and massive get well vibes.

arti I didn't tear but had an episotomy and it was all looking quite terrifying down below but nearly two weeks later it's looking (and feeling) a lot better. I'm doing pelvic floor exercises as much as poss, (am paranoid about stress incontinence). Also pouring water over it every time I pee (I use a jug at home and a sports bottle when out and about).

Fliss hoping you get more pant snot (and contraction action) soon!

Midnight DS is also a bit clingy and has a "flexible" interpretation of gentle! He's only 2 since 16 march, so we had low expectations (my main worry is he'll try to feed DD grapes or something!) but he does seem to enjoy kissing her and rubbing and patting her...though is quite clingy. It's going to be interesting when DH goes back to work next week!

Tonight we gave DD her first bath using the tummy tub. It was great - she seemed so calm in the little bucket. DS hated baths for quite a few months so I'm glad the tummy tub has worked out (at least the first time!).

Happy easter to all. I'm already sick of chocolate - we were given a crazy amount of eggs and I feel it's my duty to, er, eat as many of them as possible...

Evening all- if we can.call 1:50am evening....

granule, sounds terrible. Hope.you're better in perfect timing for your imminent labour.

My duo are about to break me. Constantly feeding... I've not even had a chance to lie down yet

Feeling very glum this morning

40+5 now, and another 9 days to go before the pressure to induce starts from the MWs and DH. I do not want another induction, yet I know there's nothing I can do to get this baby out because babies come when they're ready (or evicted).

Just feeling very sorry for myself, and a bit crap TBH. I conceive easily, I have pretty easy pregnancies but I just feel that my downfall must be the actual labour and birth bit. Perhaps I just don't do spontaneous labour and I am destined to end up in hospital again. Sigh.

Need to shake this shit mood off. It's not even 7am, I'm not even overdue yet and I have a cupboard full of chocolate downstairs. Might go clear that cupboard, have a self indulgent cry and then pull myself together.