👣 Due November/December 2020 - nearly there ladies!👣

[danielasummer]

💫 @NaomiB79 - due 13th November - girl - FTM
💫 @Jwl45 - due 13th November - girl - 3TM
💫 @Jellycat2020 - due 14th November - girl - FTM
💫 @BG1234 - due 19th November - surprise - FTM
💫 @EithneBlue - due 21st November - surprise
💫 @mysafespace - due 25th November - surprise - FTM
💫 @kkr168 - due 26th November - boy - 2TM
💫 @MsBee13 - due 26th November - boy - FTM
💫 @PipTed - due 26th November - surprise - FTM
💫 @Snowwhite2020 - due 26th November
💫 @Pinktruffle - due 26th November
💫 @Bluebell2020 - due 27th November - girl - FTM
💫 @phe694 - due 27th November - girl - FTM
💫 @mummyshark97 - due 28th November - boy - FTM
💫 @Babyhope98 - due 28th November - girl - FTM
💫 @peachypetite - due 30th November - surprise - FTM
💫 @Awkes - due 1st December - girl - FTM
💫 @Amyyy1 - due 2nd December - girl - FTM
💫 @confused107 - due 3rd December - girl - FTM
💫 @lionsmum - due 6th December - boy - 2TM
💫 @lc86 - due 6th December - boy - 3TM
💫 @Asianchick6693 - due 6th December - girl - FTM
💫 @danielasummer - due 9th December - surprise - FTM
💫 @kj1010 - due 13th December - boy - 4TM
💫 @jalu47 - due 13th December - boy - FTM
💫 @Nic2908 - due 15th December - boy - FTM
💫 @Whitter - due 15th December - girl - FTM
💫 @loobeelou - due 26th December - girl - 2TM

and of course congratulations to the lovely mummies who have already had their beautiful babies x

@Babyhope98 I had a blood test 1-2 ish weeks ago that I think checked most things so they said they would see what they said as didn't have results in front of them and call me back but I haven't heard anything yet otherwise said I'd need to come in and have another to specially check for the liver thing! Not sure how long I'm supposed to be waiting though and whether to call back incase they forgot 😬

@jalu47 It started off in my feet but it's now spread to my legs/thighs and all over my belly. I spent most the night crying last night cos it was so bad and nothing was helping and I was just getting so frustrated and uncomfortable. I even got the fan out the loft thinking some cold air might help soothe along with a cold compress but no luck. I've added the lotion to my shop arriving tomorrow, thank you, will give that a go!

@Asianchick6693 Hope all has gone well for you today and you get to meet your little one soon ☺️

Ah @Amyyy1 I can only sympathise, it's soooo horrible. Definitely try the anti histamine too that's the main thing that has helped. I've stuck with loratadine and take one just before bed. When are you due again? Hope you don't have to put up with it for too long, it's been two weeks for me now and I'm getting to the end of my tether!

Hi girls. Just a quick update. I just came back from maternity unit as I went in earlier for reduced movements. The monitoring showed baby is fine and happy just couldn't feel him moving as much as usual. As this was my third time, I had a chat with a doctor, who examined me and told me that I'm already 1cm dilated and that I'm having mild contractions which I can't even feel. She also did a membrane sweep which was absolutely fine just not very comfy. She wanted to keep me there tonight to start an induction process! I was in shock to be honest. Didn't expect that. She said I can go home and get myself ready and call back in the morning to get a slot. I really hope the sweep starts things moving and I don't have to have any induction. I'm 39+3 today. 🤞🏼

@jalu47 My dad has just been and gotten me some anti histamines bless him, I really hope it works I can't have another night like last night again!!!! I'm due 2nd December so still potentially a while to go. Hope it's not too much longer for you either 😬

@MsBee13 Oh my goodness, how exciting!!! Hope all goes well for you x

[quote Amyyy1]@jalu47 My dad has just been and gotten me some anti histamines bless him, I really hope it works I can't have another night like last night again!!!! I'm due 2nd December so still potentially a while to go. Hope it's not too much longer for you either 😬

@MsBee13 Oh my goodness, how exciting!!! Hope all goes well for you x

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Thank you x

They don’t always show up straight away so it’s something that needs to be monitored weekly, so should defiantly have those blood tests done tomorrow. I’ve been monitored weekly I haven’t had as intense itching as you or jalu but they kept monitoring me as my liver ALT levels are abnormal and rising so may be induced on my DD. If you do have ICP they’ll induce you earlier than your due date if bile acids are high that’s what they get concerned about rather than ALT. Hope the anti histamines help you tonight x @Amyyy1

@MsBee13 exciting!! Hope you’ll be with baby soon. We are dropping babies like flies now 🤣 x

[quote Babyhope98]@MsBee13 exciting!! Hope you’ll be with baby soon. We are dropping babies like flies now 🤣 x[/quote]
Thank you x

@MsBee13 so exciting! Good luck!

@Asianchick6693 hope everything is going ok for you

I’ve been for a loooooong walk today and now relaxing with a movie to try to get some oxytocin going. Hurry up baby!

[quote excitednerves]@MsBee13 so exciting! Good luck!

@Asianchick6693 hope everything is going ok for you

I’ve been for a loooooong walk today and now relaxing with a movie to try to get some oxytocin going. Hurry up baby![/quote]
Thank you x

Baby has been super quiet today so I am now in the assessment unit: all was OK on monitoring (and typically baby started squirming around as soon as I arrived) - now need to wait for the on call doctor to discuss next steps as I am over 40 weeks and have had reduced movements before - the doctor has just gone in to theatre though so it looks like I might be waiting a while. The midwife did just give me a stretch and sweep (that's a weird and uncomfortable experience) so hopefully that'll provoke baby into escaping ;-)
Meanwhile my poor husband is asleep in the car in the car park :-(

@EithneBlue hope you're getting on ok?
That's the worse thing that you have to do it all alone 😫
Fingers crossed the sweep works and baby will be here in no time.
Wishing you all the best.

Hope everyone else is doing ok?
I'm just staring at my beautiful little Nora and can't quite believe she's here.
All of the sickness, aches, pains and heartburn are so worth it now 💕 xxx

@EithneBlue Hopefully you have been seen to by now and you've got a plan in place😊

@LRHRN How are you finding recovery so far? Are you home or still in hospital? X

I just had a dream that my waters had broken and I had to rush to hospital as baby wasn't waiting around.... no such luck though and just woke up to more and more itching 🙃

@Amyyy1 I was home by 10am yesterday. They get you out straight away. I'm actually fine this time, not sore or anything just really bad tightenings still xxx

@EithneBlue oooh hope you didn’t have to stay too long and that the stretch worked, 😊

Hope everything is going well with you @Asianchick6693

I had a really tough day yesterday. Super emotional and frustrated that the baby isn’t here. Cried lots that things are slipping out of my control and I won’t be able to have the homebirth I had planned. Due date is looming and still nothing - getting more and more scared I’ll need an induction which my husband won’t be able to be there for.

I need to get back in the zone. I just feel so helpless! I’m not actually scared of giving birth, I just don’t want a chain of intervention. 😑

[quote PipTed]@EithneBlue oooh hope you didn’t have to stay too long and that the stretch worked, 😊

Hope everything is going well with you @Asianchick6693

I had a really tough day yesterday. Super emotional and frustrated that the baby isn’t here. Cried lots that things are slipping out of my control and I won’t be able to have the homebirth I had planned. Due date is looming and still nothing - getting more and more scared I’ll need an induction which my husband won’t be able to be there for.

I need to get back in the zone. I just feel so helpless! I’m not actually scared of giving birth, I just don’t want a chain of intervention. 😑[/quote]
Hi PipTed,

Sending a very big hug to you.

This is what your midwife should be there for- can you reach out to them today? Just have a quick chat.

They can reassure you and ensure your care plan notes all of your concerns so that you are informed and cared for appropriately.

In my trust the mat ward have said that Your husband will be allowed to stay if it is affecting your mental health/well-being- can you ask about this?

Please don't feel like you are not in control, look at all the intervention options and work out which ones you would be willing to tolerate and ones that are a firm no for you.

You're not alone. I'm scared too xx

@MrsSmith2020 thank you.

From the beginning I have discussed my feelings of induction with my midwife - of course things would be different without covid and I think I would feel more comfortable about this route if my husband could be there.

My trust is particularly strict with covid restrictions, but you’re right, it’s definitely something that needs to be raised in my notes - as I know I’m at the stage now where if I go in for any reason at all induction will be a topic of ‘next steps’ - which is probably what is playing on my mind.

That’s good to hear about your trust, I’m not aware of anything at mine re-well being considerations, so I will try and find out.

Thank you ❤️

@Amyyy1 how was the itching last night? Hope it was manageable! I'm about to go in for my next blood test (no 3!), hoping my ALT hasn't gone up too much otherwise an earlier induction and / or medication is on the cards..

I'm getting so fed up now, there's only so much cleaning & tv watching I can do!
This baby seems very cosy though, got my sweep tomorrow, hoping it gets things moving.

Another fed up lady in waiting 😄 I keep waking up with lower back and period pains in the night and on and off during the day but they don’t become regular and they last for while so I don’t think it’s a contraction they’re painful though hope she comes soon the more I think about it I want her naturally rather than being induced 😣

It's so exciting popping on to this thread as seeing all the baby news

This morning I went to the loo, walked back into the bedroom and felt a little trickle. Not a flood but enough for a wet patch in my PJ's. Not sure if it's my waters, discharge or a bit of wee (though it doesn't smell of wee) so I've put a pad on to keep an eye on it. Had nothing else at all though so I doubt this is it at 38+4 today

I actually got given a growth scan last night: one of the senior doctors used it as a training model for a more junior doctor which was really cool because I got to hear him explaining how to do it!
Initially they were going to recommend induction but since the growth scan and CTG were normal (and the little bugger started kicking me again) they said that they would induce me if I wanted it but medically there was no need so we've agreed to wait it out a little longer as the risk of problems is very low when growth is normal apparently :-)
Fingers crossed that the sweep works its magic!

@LRHRN Oh wow that's good! It must be so much nicer to rest and get into a nice little routine at home😊

@jalu47 Still unbearable:( I've also had a few little spots that looks almost like bites appear on my skin where the itching is the worst, not sure if I've caused this from scratching or not. Called midwife again to chase up today and have now sent a photo to her to see what she thinks! I hope your blood test results come back ok x

@Amyyy1 I've got those spots too! It's hell isnt it? Just had my bloods and they hooked me up for a monitor too which is nice to have reassurance. Results tomorrow I think.