Sending positive thoughts @laurenGame, I feel for you and it's totally natural to feel nervous, this is such a massive thing for our bodies to go through but as others have said, our bodies know exactly what to do when giving birth...I know it will be mind over matter when you're actually going through it, but you are so strong and I hope you're hanging in there. It will all be worth it when your baby arrives 😍
I hope you are getting on ok after your inductions @ShellUK09 and @CaptainCarp . And congratulations @NotAsOldAsIFeel on the birth of Samuel!
@SamanthaVimes I've been getting hip pain in bed aswell, but also during the day. It was quite bad over the last few weeks when I've been walking and the midwife told me it was because the baby had changed position (she was on her side with her back facing my left side, which is where I was having most of the pain). It seems slightly better over the last few days but I'm not sure if that means she has moved again or not. I'm just feeling generally uncomfortable now though, my bump feels so full and heavy, like it's stretched to the max. When I turn in bed it takes so much effort, and I can feel the baby sliding from one side to the other...I always worry that I'm going to squash her when I lie on my side but hopefully not! I cannot wait to sleep on my back again.
@annie1994 I did the virtual bra fit consultation with M&S last week, they basically just tell you a bit about nursing bras and I measured myself, then she told me which size(s) to buy. She said to go up a cup size from what you measure to allow for when the milk comes in. I thought I'd better get a couple of nursing bras so I have them when the baby comes, so fingers crossed they'll be the right size. I was measuring 2 cup sizes bigger than my original size, and the nursing bras I've bought are 3 sizes bigger! I was amazed that I would need to size up so much, I've always been quite small in that department so it feels a bit strange! I bought a few nice bras from New Look website, one was a pack of 2 which feel very comfortable (and sure enough they feel like a good fit, but have some space left for milk coming in), they have others in the sale aswell. There are some nice looking ones on the Asda/George website aswell but I haven't tried those so far.
@Coco9910 I've been trying to do perineal massage aswell since 34 weeks and I'm never sure if I'm doing it right either! It still feels a bit uncomfortable/burny at times. I've been doing it 3 times a week but maybe I should be doing it more regularly now that I'm 38+5!
@MollyRover @MoiraRoseIsMyQueen I'm feeling the same as you about sleep and it just feels so much harder to drag my body around than it did a few weeks ago! I've been getting a bit of an ache at the sides of my bump too when I turn in bed, I'm not sure if it's because of the baby's weight pulling down on one side until I move again, but it can be quite achy sometimes. It feels like she is constantly pushing on my bladder aswell. @Lianna93 I've been waking up super early for the last few weeks, well I wake up to pee maybe 3-4 times but last night I think I saw every hour on the clock, I was just so uncomfortable. Yesterday afternoon I had a nap for 30 minutes, I just couldn't keep my eyes open. I've been doing the free relaxation hour that Blossom does, which is on Wednesdays, so I did that earlier and almost fell asleep but it's nice to just take a bit of time out from tidying the house, there constantly seems to be things to do!
@strawberrysummer19 I saw my midwife last week and she has written on my Badger Notes 3/5 for engagement but she didn't say anything about it really. She said that the baby is head down but when I noticed that in my notes I Googled it and found it was exactly what @Peters27 described. I also asked her about when the baby might be turned to have her back facing my tummy (at the moment I think she's the opposite) but the midwife said it's quite normal in a first pregnancy for the baby to wait right up until labour to move into that position, although if she doesn't it would still be alright (hopefully!).
It's always nice to read everyone's updates...I can't believe this will be the thread where most of us will be announcing the birth of our babies 😊