October 2010 pregnancy thread - welcome to the other side....

[Hevster]

Well ladies, it's a bit in advance but here is the new thread, started especially early for Saartjie!

Aww Jacks it only seems like we just got out of those sleepless nights so im totally not ready for their return but it has to be done i supose. and its not forever remember, howz it feel having ur own body back? I dream of those days, forgotten what its like to be just me i think now!
Hows ur other little one coping with his new sister?

Hey Jacks sorry to hear that! Love those carriers though. A friend has given me a fabric sling but not nice and stretchy like that, I'm going to try the sling but might succumb to the Kari Me.

Had some periodish pains which have got me down on hands and knees, and some strong BH? Just wanting LO to come along on his own schedule and stop the pre-eclampsia threat and the fiendish medics with their induction plans....

hope everyone's doing well!
xx

Thanks Yummy, yes it's nice not being huge although struggling for clothes that fit / are flattering / look halfway decent! I do think you have a lot more perspective 2nd time around about things only being a phase and not lasting forever, I remember at this stage with DS thinking OMG this is it now for the rest of my life!! DS is being great with DD, if anything too affectionate - wants to hold her hand, stroke her, cuddle her etc, so we keep on having to tell him to be careful! He is also being spoilt rotten, watching far too much tv and eating far too much crap (anything to make life easier, basically)!

X-posts with u Dilly, sounds exciting, maybe the start of something...??!!

I hope so Jacks if will power can get this baby out then he'll be here by morning!

Liking the sound of everyone being snuggly and spoilt at your place - it's not forever after all. A bit of spoiling is a good thing (which is why I am letting DH cook dinner!)

Jacks impressed that you can get in a pair of jeans, i don't care what size, just would like to wear something other than joggers!

KFW that delivery business is outrageous, hope it has now arrived and you love it

Jenko catheta doesn't hurt as it's usualyy done after the epidural or spinal has already started working and once in you have no idea its there

BabyB I so felt like you do when I was pregnant with DD, I begged for someone to do something from 38 weeks, it's miserable and you have my every sympathy.

Dilly hope things are getting moving for you

Jacks looking at the website for baby carriers, might invest as my back is ....ed post birth! Sorry DD is colicky, we lived through that with DD1 and it's a nightmare that we just had to wait for her to grow out of. Hope you get some sleep.

we are good here, am amazed at how good I feel post c-sect, reckon it's coz I was so rough when pregnant. Made it to the park on Friday with the girls so DD could play with her friends and although bit sore not half as bad as i thought. DD2 is fab, really easy baby so far but chaotic in our house with 2 kids!

Hope those babies hurry up and you have all had a good weekend

so due date is here and absolutely no sign of this little one arriving! :( x

babyb I feel your pain my due date is tomorrow and if anything, the bh have slowed down :-( gutted... Think I'm in for a long wait yet!

kfw what happened with your delivery in the end?

jacks sorry to hear about your sore dd; have you tried the bucket trick yet?

dilly keep us updated with how things are movin along with you; when is your next hospital appointment?

I've got a mw appointment on Tuesday and think they'll offer me a stretch and sweep; they seemed to indicate they would when I was there last. Has anyone got any experience of them? How likely is it you go into labour off the back of it? Feeling a bit rubbish actually, a bit like I've failed and my body doesn't know what it's doing anymore!

Jazzie what is the bucket trick??!

Dilly any progress?

Hev that's v impressive u got to the park, i was still in hosp on the fri after having dd on the tues! glad u r recovering well. bet it's nice not feeling sick? have u indulged in any nice food/wine yet?

jacks the bucket trick is where you third fill a bucket with warm water (you know like a regular mop bucket, you can get specially designed ones though) and sit re baby in the bucket with their knees up hugging their chest. My friends baby was prem and had mega colic issues; her dd looked so funny but it worked apparently. Or at least soothed her long enough for them all to get some peace!

Hey all, y'all, well collecting my pee is a revelation - who knew there would be sooooo much!?! Still getting period painy cramps on and off and strong BH (mostly if I try to walk anywhere!) my SPD is much worse which suggests that LO is getting his head down. Seeing the consultant at 2pm tomorrow, thanks for asking Jazzie. Hon, I don't know how effective the stretch & sweep could be, think in a way it depends on who does it - like - do they have large hands!!! Not to put too fine a point on it!! You haven't failed at all, don't forget lots of women go to 42 or more weeks (if they can escape the medics trying to induce them) genuinely post-dates babies are pretty rare.

Sorry you've got no sign babyb how are you feeling in yourself?

Babyb - i feel your pain, DS1 was 2 days early and i still moaned at going that far so the thought of actually going past my due date this time around - well im not even considering it atm for my sanity anyhow! At least you know baby will be here soon, you're so close now. i could have another (dare i say it!) 4 weeks left if i get to 2 weeks overdue!

Jazzie - dont feel like you're body has failed, just think LO wants a bit more time in your belly to stay nice and warm, apart from causing you lots of uncomfort! I had a stretch and sweep but only after i had already been having contractions for over 12 hours and wasnt dialating fast enough and she didnt even tell me thats what she was doing until i asked if it was right i should be bleeding after she examined me! - she just said yes thats totally normal as shed done a sweep to try move things a little faster! - im sure she should have told me beforehand but i didnt care!

Hope you're all coping well with the new arrivals. I remember those first few weeks as being so unreal, totally zombified i was with so little sleep but its strange how my body worked better with the lack of sleep, like it knew it had to cope and just got on with it. Still not really looking forward to welcoming back those night feeds tho :(

Dilly - glad the pee collecting is going well! those cramps sound like something is going on in there. maybe its a sign something will happen soon...

I had my checkup yesterday and bad news for me is that baby is still above the 90th centile on the growth chart :( which means theyre refering me for a growth scan at my delivery hospital this week and if baby is big i have to have a dreaded glucose test - which means they take bloods, then you drink a sugary drink, wait an hour and then go back for another blood test...thats 2 tests in an hour, i hate needles so im thinking someone up there really has it in for me as iv only just had one done Wednesday last week for our emigration medicals. :(
Lets pray baby isnt big, just lots of water or bad measuring on the midwife's part! From their chart, if baby stays on the same growth line she will be nearly 9lbs at 40 weeks. eek!

Hi all,

Took ages to catch up on the thread this morning. Hope you're all doing well, and feeling OK today.

So no one here mananged a 10/10/10 baby? I had high hopes, but nothing - not even a twinge. I'm due on Thursday but getting so impatient already, and bored!! People keep telling me to make the most of my time now, because once I'm a mum I'll never be bored again, but I'm just not programmed to do nothing.

DH and I have had bad colds for 2 weeks now. I bet LO is in there thinking 'no way I'm coming out while all that coughing is going on...'. I'm so convinced I'm going to be overdue.

Hev & Jacks Thanks for putting my mind at rest about the catheter - one less thing to worry/think about.

Dilly Your wee collecting antics did make me chuckle.

Morning girlies!

Wow, it's taken me a while to try and read everything. Sorry, if I've missed some things, but here goes.

And apologies in advance, I can feel that this is going to be long!

So, my own update first: the chair did arrive. Annoyingly them men turned up at 330pm so I missed my tea and cakes but at least they didn't wait until 7pm I suppose. The most important thing is that it is amazingly comfy and very pretty. However, the delivery men refused to try and take the chair upstairs so it is still in our sitting room. It looks tricky to get it up round our tight stair case (hence their refusal - but I am annoyed that they didnt even try) so DH has suggested we might rig up some sort of pully system outside which he is going to do with my dad and his bro to get it in our bedroom window (first floor) I think I am going to stay away from that. It sounds dangerous. (and possibly unnecessary - why do boys love this sort of challenge?)

Jacks - I am sorry you are having a tough time of it. I am sure it will get better. You sound like you have it all in perspective to me though, which is impressive given how undoubtedly sleep deprived you are. The only way is up

Jenko all the talk of catheters scares me too!

BabyB I hear you. I am not due for another 12 days, but am keen as a bean for this baby to pop out now (by magic if possible ). We are on the home straight now though - keep reminding yourself of that.

Dilly that sounds to me (ignorant as I am) as though things might be moving? I also have a funny image of you on all fours. Sorry but

Hev all credit to you for making it to the park already!

Yummy if it's any consolation, my baby was measuring jumbo at 34 weeks (almost at 100th centile) for her head and abdomen and I went back for a repeat growth scan at 38 weeks and she was bang slap average for everything. The growth scans are notoriously inaccurate and I think that babies grow at different rates late in pregnancy. I am sure you'll be fine.

It's such a beautiful day here, I wish I wasnt quite so disgustingly huge beautifully pregnant so that I could go for a bike ride, but my belly wont fit!

Happy Monday (so much better when not at work )

Oh, and DID ANYONE PRODUCE A 10.10.10 BABY?

Firstly just wanted to say i sat and wrote a massive message last night but managed to delete it before i posted! Still no sign of little one so am now officially over due! Jenko... I'll be honest i'm getting really hacked off with people saying enjoy the time without the baby! I've enjoyed being childless for 27 years thanks muchly, now i want my child! :) yummy... Please don't worry about the growth scans i've been measuring over the 100th percentile since 20 weeks and am on course for 10lbs of baby but don't believe a word of it personally! Hopefully will be able to tell you more soon! Kfw glad you got your chair, i hope you're going to make a stink about their appalling delivery process! Jacks and hevster hope you're resting enough and enjoying your little ones! Fingers crossed i'll have some news for you all soon. X

Hi all, well, just back from the consultant (ok, not just back but only just stopped crying...) and being induced Wednesday night. My worst nightmares coming true as he talks about pessaries, epidurals, ventouse and forceps... errr...thanks but I didn't want to try everything that was on offer ... Am wondering if I should just say s*d it and have ELCS instead? BP and protein too high and unstable so really have no choice but to get this little chap born in order for my health to go back to normal. Baby is fine btw - happy as larry - good!!!

Any thoughts on induction and attempts at labour vs CS? I am not dilated at all at the moment, but cervix is softening and shortening... baby's head isn't really engaged...

Sorry no name checking, self-obsessed and but I did read all your posts....

dilly you poor thing. I don't have any experience at all about any of this, but I am sure that Jacks, Yummy or Hev mught have some wise words and be along in a bit.

Try not to worry about medical intervention. I know it's not your first choice (it's rarely anyone's), but the doctors do know what they are doing. They wouldn't suggest it if they didn't think it was for the best. - and this way, at least you have some time to prepare yourself before it, rather than have it all thrown at you in some big emergency? Don't know if that helps at all, but I am thinking of you.

I have huge amounts of faith in the NHS. They really will be looking out for you and your little one.

Exciting that it's as soon as Wednesday though, no? Just focus on the end result.

Big hugs to you.

Thanks KFW (aaargh waterworks again!) I just need to adjust my attitude. Amazing to think that hopefully by teatime Thursday (given that hospitals don't let you labour for long) Toby Joe will be in my arms!

Exactly. Positive thinking

Don't beat yourself up about feeling down though. My hormones have been all over the shop recently, and that only makes dealing with information/news from hospitals even more difficult.

dilly sorry to hear your consultant meeting wasn't that great. At the same time though, kfw is right; my experience of the nhs has always been brilliant too and they will bend over backwards to help you. As for all the talks about intervention; if you're being induced then they have to make you aware of all the possibilities that could happen. I think if any of us are induced, then we'll probably get the same dit. It doesn't mean it's going to end up happening. Anyway, in your heart of hearts I'm sure you would in reality (with your reasonable, non pregnant head on!) have to have a bit of medical intervention, with a small controlled cut down there if necessary that will heal quickly, given half the chance, that having a major operation like a c - section? Try not to go on the childbirth and pregnancy forums and read all the horror stories... 3rd and 4th degree tears account for 4% of all tears put together... As for a controlled cut like an episiotomy... I'm not saying it's a barrel of laughs, but it is controlled, sewn up after and with proper aftercare, you'll heal in NO time. The majority of people don't have major issues.

Anyway, surely there's just as much chance your body will accept the induction and labour well?

But how exciting your little baby boy could be with you on Thursday! I'm so jealous!

Well, today was my due date and... Nothing. Even though I did walk up a Very Big Hill. I think bub is holding out for a totally cooler birthday anyway; 20.10.2010.

oh dilly sorry it's been a bit of a nightmare day for you but keep positive and just keep thinking about toby and being home by the weekend with your bundle of joy. If your cervix is softening you might find labour after your induction goes fine. Hugs to you hun. We're here for you any time you like to moan my love! Take care. X

Thanks so much babyb and Jazzie and yeah KFW I do think the hormones make it harder to deal with the news. I really have had brilliant care, can't fault it and I appreciate that technically I am proper poorly now and just have to get on with it. And exactly, it might go lovely!

So...I've booked a leg wax but no luck moving the hairdressers so it'll be diy hair dying...that could go either way ;0)

Sorry no movement for you jazzie a nice curry maybe?

dilly already had a vindaloo on Saturday in the hope of inducing a 10.10.10 baby but no such luck...
Watching eastenders now safe in the knowledge I'll never have it that bad!

Dilly was induced with DD1 (long story that I won't share on here when you are all waiting to give birth as it wasn't the best experience of my life) and ELCS with DD2 and have to say the latter was by far the better, even go as far as to say it was a pleasant and amazing experience but the recovery is slower, however a week on and apart from going a bit slow i feel pretty good.

Loads to catch up on will try and read it all tomorrow when DD is at nursery.

In the meantime, ladies, make the most of your sleep! I am very grateful to have her here and remember exactly how annoying it was when I was waiting for DD and people kept saying make the most of it etc but had forgotten just how shattering it is feeding every 2 hrs through the night

Jazzie doesn't the curry give you just brutal indigestion?! ha ha, you're right about EE..how do people think up so much misery?

Hevster thanks - I wish I could blummen sleep! I think I'm the only one who's thinking, 'I'll sleep when the baby's here...' madness, of course I won't!