Are you due in the next couple of weeks?

[hazel88]

Hi ladies,

Just wondering if anyone is due in the next couple of weeks and wants to keep a thread of how they're feeling, their daily struggles or keep updated with labour stories etc?!

I'm 38+0 and have been having niggles for a week or so. I have mild polyhydramnios and have been told to expect baby anytime soon, although some days I don't feel pregnant and feel I still have ages to go!

How're you feeling and have you had any signs that your LO will be making an appearance anytime soon?

Oh, that's great news. Defo try to rest, even if you can't sleep. xx

Hope you've made some progress Cherry!

Well I am pissed right off this morning...at 2 am got up trying to throw up with so much acid, went downstairs so I didn't wake DP and laid on the couch with a glass of milk. Despite my best efforts I couldn't get comfortable, then got stuck on the couch unable to get up (heartburn still raging at this point and belly now going rock hard and DD doing the can-can in there) so everything ended up hurting as I was so flipping uncomfortable. Fast forward 3 hours after a few minutes sleep and the cat is on a mission to steal what precious sleep I was beginning to enjoy.

Am now up with DP as he gets ready for work and am sat in bed with another glass of milk and torn between crying or throwing up. Along with the acid I'm that tired I feel sick. Time to get ready then off for a growth scan at half 8, when I return my bed and I will be reunited and I will not be moving for the rest of the morning!! It'll be typical if I go in to labour today, the day where I could rip someone's head off with my bare hands and feel shit!! RAAAAAAA!

That feels better hope everyone is progressing nicely!

Oh dear Hazel88! What an uncomfortable night!

I had these 15min apart contractions all night, couldn't sleep. Ended up setting up camp on the sofa. Had about 2hrs between 12-2 and another hour and a bit between 4-5:30am and now everything has stopped! DH has to go to work and I have the bloody school run and a toddler all day.

Would be fabulous if things picked up again then I could justifiably ask DH to stay off work with me, but I'm not holding out much hope. So cross!

Think my toddler will be getting a LOT of Peppa Pig today!

Some nice baby news from the others would make me feel a bit better.

Oh no ZsaZsa you poor thing! Hope the contractions pick up again soon. Hopefully you're able to get some rest today and at least feel like you have a bit more energy. I'm sure your LO will be happily amused with a Peppa Pig day! Make sure you look after yourself

I had periody pains through the night but they soon wore off. Hoping it won't be too long, feel like I have a waterbomb sitting between my legs that's ready to pop!

Really upset with DH too, he thinks that because we've been here before I'll be just fine and don't need anything from him. Went in to talk to him after listening to him press snooze about 20billion (OK, twice) times. I cried a bit and said that everything had stopped and I didn't know what to do about it because I was so tired with being up all night and DD2 etc. He just said "Oh, what are you crying for? I don't know what to do!"

So I told him to just fuck off go to work. I'll phone him if anything starts again.

Honestly! With DD1 he held my hand and rubbed my back for four days straight!

Oh no ZsaZsa, sorry to hear that it's not a big ask for a little sympathy when you're heavily pregnant! If he still seems the same when he returns from work can you not tell him how you've felt today and how you've also had DC to care for, so a little support from him would make you feel a lot better. Hope you've been able to get a little rest today

I phoned the midwife and she popped round and i had a wee cry, listened in to baby etc. I LOVE my community midwives up here! DD2 had a lovely big afternoon sleep so I went and hopped into bed too and feel a lot better now.

How was your day? How was the scan? (And cats! Argh! I can hack being woken by my children but the cat wakes us every day scratching at the carpet and generally being a pest.)

All gone very quiet on baby news front.....

Oh zsazsa, glad you are feeling better. If it makes you feel better after a rubbish trip to my mw today (in which I was told I have to wait til 40+7 for a sweep ) my dh for some reason called me a 'big bundle of fun' trying to cheer me up. He is extremely lucky to still be breathing! Positive baby thoughts coming your way

Aww that's great you've had some support....and SLEEP! It's amazing what difference a little kip can make!

Well, went for the scan after being told by my MW yesterday that if the fluid level has stayed the same or increased I'll need to be induced next week. Saw a registrar who said the fluid has increased, so I asked if ill be induced next week 'oh no we're not looking to induce you!' she said. She suggested a blood test today for TORCH screening to see if there are any underlying infections that could be causing the excess fluid. It was sort of sprung on me, and that together with a load of conflicting advice from my MW I felt a bit confused and upset as I left. I work for the NHS and have a lot of respect for professionals, but I felt that the advice I've been given has been completely inconsistent and has been a lot to get my around in 2 days! I left questioning the competencies of those dealing with my care, wondering where the hell I'm at and worried that my baby now isn't as healthy as I'd thought.

I then phoned my community midwifery team asking what advice I should be taking...my MW's or the hospital's as so much of it was so different (including 2 weeks ago MW measured me at 40w, last week the hospital at 38w, the MW yesterday at 42w, and the registrar wouldn't measure me today as she said it's a waste of time measuring with a tape). The MW was horrified that I'd been told yesterday to expect induction next week, and that's her personal opinion which she should never have given to me. She told me to listen purely to the hospital (now I have complete faith in my MW team ). I then phoned the hospital telling them how I wasn't thinking very clearly at the time and forgot to ask some questions re: TORCH screening, they were great and helped put my mind at rest.

Today has been a bit of a write off really, went straight to McDonald's after the hospital and got back in to bed in pyjamas to eat it along with some cake then slept for a couple of hours and feel like a right lazy pig now! I'm normally so productive and always on the go but today just had to be this way haha. Hufffff, and that's my day! Thanks for asking Have you had anymore contractions today?

That sounds like a fabulous day (apart from the hospital departments not really talking to each other or helping you to come to a decision). If you can't lie in bed and eat a macdonalds and cake at this point then it will never be acceptable. Carpe diem and all that!

Having irregular tightenings that stayed even when I had a bath. DH faffing about with a pizza for DCs. Not their fault but they're driving me a bit mad from the noise and running about, everyone's driving me a bit mad!!!! Maybe when they've gone to bed I'll be able to either get some sleep or work out if anything is actually happening or not.

Where are the others with their babies?!?!?

Hahaha you're right, I like your thinking!

I can understand why you must have a bit of a short fuse at the moment. Hope you're able to get an early night and feel a bit better in the morning.

It's very quiet with the babies! Wonder if one will make an appearance soon!

Don't think my baby will be here anytime soon. Thought my waters might have gone because I felt a small gush (tmi) this morning, been at the hospital to get checked & it's not. It was just a show, better to get it checked though. When she was examining me she said my cervix was still high & hard due date tomorrow so not looking good. Come on baby Corr
How's everyone else keeping?

Mrs Corr you must be sooo ready for baby now!!

Even though Im still only 39+1, Im very much ready for this baby. I waa bouncing on the ball yday and could feel the pressure of the head so low. The consultant on Wednesday filled me with lots of hope when he said that he didn't think I'd make my next appointment next week. Im doing everything I can to bring baba on...I wonder if there's anything Im missing out on?!!

We need some babies today ladies....who's up for it?!

Oooo blank that sounds promising!! I'm 38+6 with polyhydramnios and feel ready to pop!! Really had enough now, turning in bed is actually quite painful and I've given up on sleep during the night. I feel the same with the pressure down low, like baby's head could just pop out haha, that together with period type cramps and backache, surely not much longer?!

Sending labour thoughts your way!

I wonder what's happened to Cherry?

I know! Where is she?! Hope she's blissed out with a beautiful little bundle.

Mrs Corr, I thought that mine went with DD1 for the same reason and got all excited. When they actually did go, omg, was like a swimming pool popped out of my nether regions! Isn't always like that though, sometimes you lose a bit at a time, sometimes a trickle, sometimes a bit of hind waters. You did the right thing getting it looked at and also, probably good that it wasn't otherwise you'd be on a 24 timescale now and that's a bit stressy.

There's always raspberry leaf tea! And Evening primrose oil is supposed to soften everything up down there. Bouncing on the ball....walks......? I don't know what's everyone tried? I have raspberry leaf tea as I work for a tea company anyway and drink it all the time, it's SO healthy regardless of pregnancy (don't drink it in the first few weeks of being pregnant though), I take Evening Primrose Oil for eczema skin but I might up the amount to see if it helps anything along. Ball bouncing drives me mad, HATE it, do have one though!

Had niggly contractions but super duper mild ones last night before dinner, they stayed through a bath....then petered out by about 9pm. Went to bed and was so shattered I slept immediately, even through horribly twitchy legs and heartburn!! Woken up in the night by a few tightenings. Today I feel MUCH much better and I'm trying to ignore the fact that I'm now 40+1 and feel like a ticking time bomb with all of these random tightenings and loss of show and everything.

THINK POSITIVE....I WILL THINK POSITIVELY!

This is sort of how I feel:

With backache and period cramps..sounds like you are a lot closer than I am!

I'm not convinced blank, still have days where I feel miles away! Will be thrashing it out on the ball over the weekend to try and get going!

Oooo ZsaZsa, excited for you! Glad to hear you're feeling better will be listening out for the bomb to go off!!

I've been taking raspberry leaf capsules for the last 5 weeks, I'm up to 4 a day now & still drinking the tea occasionally. Have heard great things about it so its worth a try
Been taking the dog for long walks as well to try & get things going. If nothing else at least I'm burning some calories so can eat more cake!
Have suggested having sex to my husband but he's not into it says it's disgusting! To be fair, had to tell him about the increased discharge when he took me to the hospital so can't blame him for wanting to stay clear of that area
Haven't got a birthing ball, don't know if there's any point in getting one now. I'm only going to be pregnant for another 12 days at the most now.
Today is my due date & my phone & facebook are going nuts with messages! I appreciate the thought but every time I have to say babys still not here makes it worse

Hello everyone I gave birth to my baby girl last night the birth was the hardest thing I've ever gone through in my life! I won't go into too much detail because I know you ladies are probably anxious about it. But I went into proper labour on Wednesday night at 12 shortly after I got home from the hospital. The contractions came on really strong and I was pretty shocked got to hospital and managed on gas and air with morphine (they don't do pethadine at my hospital) until 8cm. It wasn't easy but I had great support with my birth partners and midwives to get me that far. I was so off my face web the drugs I didn't notice the time passing and was having crazy conversations which didn't make any sense at all when I reached 8cm I couldn't handle the pain and was shattered as I was also having back labour on top of it all. So had an epidural which was total bliss, I would recommend them only if you can try and get to much later dilated otherwise it really does slow things down. I got to fully dilated and then found out my baby was in a weird position so I couldn't push her out!! So ended up in theatre and they tried a forceps delivery which didn't work as she wouldn't budge and had an emergency c-section. Didn't go as planned, but do you know what? Despite the pain I would do it all again as it was incredible. When I saw her for the first time the feelings you get are indescribable. Ladies try and enjoy it, and remember it will end and you will have your bundle of joy at the end of it.

I'm totally and completely in love and besotted. Still in hospital so will be seeing how you are all doing - good luck ladies you have so much to look forward too

Xxxx

Congratulations cherry! Sorry to hear it didn't go as planned but so happy to hear you're both well ?? does baby cherry have a name yet? xx

Well done Cherry!!! So fantastic to hear that you're snuggled up with your lovely little girl and in love!

Doesn't always go to plan but the thing the NCT don't tell you is that there's no medal for refusing an epidural if you want one. I know things don't always go to plan and it sounds like you had a real time of it! Glad that you're out the other end now!

Keep us posted on how you're getting on, need lovely baby news!

xx xx

Wow congratulations Cherry! Sorry things didn't go to plan but so glad to hear all is well and you finally have your little girl!

Thanks guys I've called her Amélie xx

I'm getting so anxious now it's getting near but on the other hand getting so flipping fed up of being so uncomfortable!