AUGUST 2022 (Thread 5)

[Beth262]

New thread

Thanks for the new thread @Beth262 - surely this must be the one where my baby makes an appearance! 😂

Oh no @beckybloomwood11 can't believe you're still waiting! 😳 How many days over are you? Are there any signs at all?! You must be so fed up! x

10 days now! I've been in stop start labour for over a week now, am 3cm dilated so they want to break my waters and get things moving - just waiting for a space in labour ward (36 hours waiting and counting!). Very very fed up but trying to stay positive that baby will be here soon!

You have the patience of a Saint! Fingers crossed they have space for you soon. Good luck! 🤞

Thanks @Beth262!

@beckybloomwood11 hope you aren't waiting for the space too much longer and that once your waters are broken things progress nicely for you. Baby clearly has their own idea when they'll make an appearance!

@beckybloomwood11 oh god hope you get a space in Labour ward soon and your baby makes their appearance. Is this your first baby? X

Thanks everyone! Yes this is my first baby, she seems quite comfy in there and doesn't want to come out. Hopefully I'll get to meet her soon!

@beckybloomwood11 your little one must be very comfy in there! Hope you’re onto the eviction process soon ❤️

Oh Becky, how frustrating for you! On the home stretch now, the absolute latest they happily let you go is generally in a day or twos time and even if it's a longer labour you'll have her with you this week 😊 by this time next week it'll all be a distant memory!

Any other babies made themselves a little too comfy?

Come on baby! @beckybloomwood11

Looking forward to hearing your progress @beckybloomwood11 . Are you our last one? Any others still waiting?

Pleased to say baby made her entrance this morning via EMCS. So pleased to finally have her here!

Great news @beckybloomwood11 🥳🥳

Congratulations @beckybloomwood11 🥳 hope you're recovering OK x

Yay! @beckybloomwood11 Congratulations. Hope all is well.

@Isonthecase thanks, good to know there was a way to fix the pain. going to see how the next few weeks go, hopefully start improving and if not I’ll get myself seen.

@ToCaden shocked that they wouldn’t let your mum stay with when others were allowed someone - that’s bloody ridiculous and so unfair. Ugh. I’m so cross on your behalf! Well done for managing, not sure I would have been as strong!

@beckybloomwood11 congratulations, glad your long awaited baby is finally here! Enjoy!

@beckybloomwood11 yesssss!! Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️

How’s everyone doing post baby? I’m almost 5 weeks out, did a girls night and turns out None of my clothes fit anymore. Cue pity party… gahhhhhhh. Had a wee freak out and put on the one thing that was ok. Not the best feeling tbh. I know my expectations are unrealistic 😂. Clearly I think I’m a Victoria’s Secret model bouncing back when I’m a curvy 5’2 lady and it’s going to take time

Congratulations @beckybloomwood11 hope you're both doing well!

@madeleine85 I'm in awe of you being able to do anything in the evening 😁I'm just eat, feed baby, go to bed early before he needs to eat again!

I think I'm doing pretty well overall though, still a bit of a baby pod so some clothes aren't fitting properly yet, but I'm signed off from the doctors this week and went to a Buggy Barre exercise class which felt good so I'm going to try to do more exercise now and see if I can shift it, I miss my pre-pregnancy clothes!

@Mufflette to be fair my night was 2 cocktails at a quiet bar and bed as I cover the 4-8am baby shift, the one upside of pumping so being able to trade off for nights. It did feel good to catch up with a friend though and have done “nornality” whatever that is these days 😂

some normality* damn typing on my phone

@madeleine85 5 weeks out here and feeling the same too. Nothing maternity fits, nothing pre pregnancy fits either bar a pair of leggings and some t-shirts/oversized jumpers. I know it's unrealistic but I think we put pressure on ourselves after seeing image after image of celebrities pinging back to pre baby figures within 20 minutes of giving birth (Maybe a sliiiiight exaggeration there 😂).

I'm off out for dinner with the girls this week as one has a birthday but dreading already how I'll feel about how I look. Pah!

I’m in that same ‘maternity stuff too big, pre preg stuff too small’ place.
i could barely eat my whole pregnancy so lost weight, and admittedly since he’s been out and I can finally eat again I’ve been eating — EVERYTHING — and packing some pounds on. Which I should probably stop doing if I do ever want to wear clothes that aren’t baggy pyjamas again.. 😬

It's all about the leggings and dresses! Nothing wrong with wearing maternity wear with a belt for a bit too, or just buying a couple of bits in the next size up. Just remember to go back to your normal clothes eventually 🤣