Late April 2024 / Early May 2024

[HopefullMumto4]

Tentatively seeing if anyone else is due then yet?

I got a positive digital this morning and based on Ovulation I'd be due 30th April and 2nd May based on LMP, but until the dating scan that could easily change a week either way based on previous babies!

My baby girl arrived 19th April....Kaleesi Jett Austin, 2 weeks early weighing 8lb3oz..... not the hypnobirth I wanted after being induced I was in labour 2.5 days with no progression but contracting every 2-3 minutes so ended in c section. Still coming to terms with what it's done to my health but so grateful for my 4th girl ❤️

Eeeeeeeeep more new babies!!!

Congratulations all! Such beautiful little bundles!!!

Hope everyone is doing well in there new born bubbles xxx

Does anyone else find the newborn stage hard or is it just me? I often wonder am I missing some material gene. Both my girls are very wanted etc but I do think during the new born phase on both now that I completely toppled my life and the routine I had. Its sunny today where I am and I am thinking if I didn't have a newborn I would be in the garden playing with my toddler and could have a few glasses of wine with my husband once she is in bed. However the reality is I can't do that as I don't know when my baby will sleep and I have mum guilt for my first because my attention is split!

@Irish34 yes I feel the same. Have been really struggling. The hormone shift, the sleep deprivation, breastfeeding exhaustion, and not being able to do any of my normal routine. I even miss doing some cleaning! Speaking to my friends now, it turns out they all say felt then same - just didn’t talk about it at the time

@Iamcatmum my friends all say the same. I think when your in it you feel you can't say it and when u get out of it you either forget or just think thank God that's over. I know on my first it eventually went away and we found a rhythm but right now that seems so far off. I think when ur in the trenches you can't see the end but it defo does end.

The hormone shift kills me. And the sleep! Well done you for breastfeeding. I am not. I just know its another struggling I wouldn't manage.

@Irish34 bit of both I imagine - definitely think people don’t like to admit they aren’t fully feeling the ‘newborn bliss’ that social media likes to portray!

Starting to feel a bit more human now! Still super draining with baby not sleeping more than 3-4 hours at night but the hormones seem to have levelled out a bit.

How is everyone doing?

@Iamcatmum I’m still waiting for baby to arrive (42+2)! I probably shouldn’t be allowed on this thread now we’re definitely not early May. 😅 Elective booked for tomorrow though which I weirdly feel
really ok with albeit nervous. The waiting around, especially so long after the ‘due date’ has been mentally draining.

Hope you’re all doing ok! ❤️

@Iamcatmum glad your hormones have levelled out. I am the same I have past the baby blues thank god. I can’t deal with them at all. I am also only getting 4 hours stretches at night and because my toddler is waking at 6 my last stretch is really only 2 hours. My newborn is very good so far. Content and will sleep in her cot. I just wish I could remember when I managed to get some sort of a feeding routine in on my 1st!

@HopeAndChocolateOh I imagine the last week or so has been uncomfortable. It’s hard when you get over the due date. Hope tomorrow goes well. So exciting