June 2021 - Part 5 (nearly there)

[BlondePotter]

This is the continued thread for June mums to be!

Feel free to drop your due dates in for a reminder 💛

I'm due 7th June with my first baby 💛💛💛

Our little boy Sandy arrived yesterday morning after quite a quick labour of about 5hrs. I was 40w+2d. Labour ward was quiet so we got VIP treatment, and my first chance to use a birthing pool - which was lovely. He’s big, 4.3kg, so pushing stage was quite hard going, but only a small tear. We are all doing well.

Good luck to everyone going through it right now and soon. Hang on in there!

Omg @BethannieW 4.3kg!!!! What a trooper! Congratulations xxx

@BethannieW Congrats!!! x

Hi everyone. Meet our chunky boy, Marley! Born this morning at 1.27am weighing a chubby 9lb 10oz!! I got induced yesterday afternoon and then after a few dips in his heart rate had my waters broken just after midnight for him to make a speedy entrance to the world!
We went home 4 hours after giving birth and are now enjoying all the cuddles!

@Jinglebells87 Oh wow! Hope you had a good birth!! xx

@Jinglebells87 so quick!! He is absolutely gorgeous, congratulations to the family ❤️❤️❤️

@Jinglebells87 @BethannieW congratulations to you both!!!! So happy for you xx

@BethannieW and @Jinglebells87 congratulations to you both - lovely to hear about more safe arrivals.

Hope all is well with the new babies and mummies who have arrived.

@Jinglebells87 @BethannieW
Congrats !!💕

Baby Teddy arrived safely but very quickly after only being in established labour for 2 and a half hours at 6.47am this morning weighing 6lb15oz at 38 weeks! What a rollercoaster but we are now home and enjoying squishy new born cuddles. Good luck ladies we are stronger than we know. I have a new found respect for the female body after today 😂birth was a bit traumatic as it happened so quick and he didn’t breathe on his own to begin with so emergency bell was pulled but I cannot fault the midwifes and doctors they were amazing! Xx

@Sweetmad oh wow!!! 2.5 hour labour! Amazing!! Well done ❤️❤️❤️

@Sweetmad He's so gorgeous, congratulations and fingers crossed for a short labour for the rest of us xxx

He's lovely, fab name too. Glad you're home safe and sound x

@Sweetmad He is absolutely gorgeous!! Congratulations!

I’m getting so impatient seeing people’s updates now 🙈😂

@Sweetmad such a beautiful boy, love the name x

@Sweetmad congratulations! How lovely xx

So exciting seeing all these babies be born!

What week are the rest of everyone on and how are you feeling?

I’m 37 wks + 3, 2nd baby, drinking Raspberry tea 2/3 times a day :) Lots of pressure and period type cramps on and off

Congratulations to all who’ve had their babies 😍. I hope you’re all home and enjoying your new bundles ♥️.
@AIRRRR I’m 39+5 and absolutely zero twinges or anything else to indicate anything might happen soon. I had cramps a couple of weeks ago but ended up being treated for a UTI so think mine was down to that. I’ve not bothered with drinking any raspberry leaf tea or any other tips to bring on labour because I figure she’ll come when she wants to whether I do any of that or not 🤣. I’ve got a midwife appointment tomorrow and not sure whether to expect a sweep or anything. Googling seems to give a mixed response for second babies, some say it’ll be offered at 40 weeks and others say 41 weeks so we shall see!
I’m terrified of having to birth a massive baby because my son was 7lb14oz at 38+1 but reading some of the births of the last few days on here, it would seem that bigger babies don’t necessarily mean difficult births!

@Humpty11 Re the tea, I drink it anyway when not pregnant but usually only 1 cup a day because it’s high in vit C but yea I agree, the body will do what it wants to do when it wants to do it 🤣😂🤣🤣

Yes it seems bigger babies can also come
out nice and lovely! Was your 1st ‘on time’
x

I'm 39+6 - so only one day to go apparently! I had a few twinges last night and feel slightly more pressure when I go on walks but generally feel fine. I'm pretty sure I'll make it to midwife appointment on Friday.

I'm drinking raspberry tea too but I sometimes forget and just have one cup. I also gave up on eating dates as I got ones I don't like so much and they're too sweet for me. I guess baby will just come when he/she feels like it.

38+4 I might get my induction date today. Ended up at delivery suite last night as feet so swollen I can hardly walk and was sick. They said I'm being really effected by heat and might get my induction sooner than my due date! Who knows I'll update later.

Also I think we are running out of pages already on this thread!!

@MimiDaisy11 Oooooo so not long!! I have always eaten dates and drank RL tea in my diet for years and years and It’s not made any difference to my pregnancy so I don’t think they really do anything haha

Ooooo 1 day to go!! Exciting!!

@Sitchervice Hoping you get your induction as that sounds painful!!!

I’m 39+6 as well, FTM it is starting to feel a bit like we’re just waiting for baby now.

I woke up with some period pains in the night but I wouldn’t say they were like contractions at all and certainly no regularity to it. Hopefully a good sign that things will happen in the next week though! Trying to claw back the sleep now that I lost between 2am and 5am.

I see the midwife today, I think they’ll just do blood pressure and check babies heart rate.

I’ll check in with them again at 41 weeks and they might do so massage/reflexology and then I have an appointment for a sweep pencilled in for 41+5 if I need it.

Part of me is worried that I won’t know what contractions feel like when they happen, especially as baby moved around a lot and that can be uncomfortable anyway but I’m also fairly sure that it’s something that you do really know when it’s really happening 😂

Hey everyone, 41+3 today and still no signs. Really frustrated now as for the last week or two been having difficulty doing some normal things. Dont feel comfortable taking our 1yr old dog for a walk by myself and struggling to bend while cleaning. Really glad now that I didnt start Mat leave till my due date.

Hope we all get to meet our little ones soon