Due June 24 💚 - Part 2

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Thought I'd make a new thread before the old one filled up completely.

Into the second trimester and beyond 😊

Good luck with the contractions! Hope
they progress xx

@oop No, it's my 3rd believe it or not! Both my eldest two were born at 41 weeks +, after 4.5 days of pretty regular, albeit mild, contractions, so I'm not surprised that I'm in for the long haul again, although it is a bit mad that I've made it to 42 weeks this time. I'm not really sure what will happen now though as I'm planning a home birth and I don't want an induction, but I think the midwives will probably check in with me tomorrow when I'm officially 42 weeks and want to send me for additional monitoring at the very least. I really hope they'll still support a home birth despite being over 42 weeks, but as far as I understand, they don't have to, so we'll see.

I hope your contractions stay nice and strong now and that everything progresses smoothly for you ❤️

For anyone else wanting exercises to help baby's position, Spinning Babies is the best. They have a paid video for daily balancing exercises and yoga, but also lots of free resources with great information. The Miles Circuit is also good for helping labour progress. Though obviously I'm no expert on speeding up birth, having spent (so far) a total of 11 days of my life slowly labouring 😆

Welcome to newcomers!

Good luck today @oop !

@Mumormummy if you ask your midwife she will give you some syringes! I personally find it easier to express into the syringe after massaging breasts for a couple of minutes and using a warm compress for a few minutes before. A warm shower would work too! Then just label and freeze 😊

I also started at 37 weeks with all three of my pregnancies. This time I've been getting loads from my right boob but barely anything from my left

Hey there,
@Suchardchoccy
I completely understand how you're feeling. I've been in the same position. my midwife recommended using a warm flannel on the breast that's not producing much milk and massaging for a little longer. They suggested being patient and persistent, trying every 3 hours. It can take time for the blocked duct to clear, so hang in there.

Hey there! I'm currently 40+1 weeks pregnant with my first baby boy, and he's decided to stay put past his due date yesterday. I'm scheduled for a membrane sweep today and really hoping it does the trick. I've been trying to keep active, doing some exercises to encourage labor, and spending lots of time on my gym ball. I've had a few cramps at night, but nothing consistent yet. Fingers crossed that he decides to make his grand entrance soon!

Thanks for the good luck messages! Still no baby here 😭
I didn't get onto the induction ward until evening last night and they've yet to do anything for me except monitoring because the delivery ward is so busy. Just a waiting game unfortunately. I'm now 40+10 and very very done with this pregnancy! Intermittent contractions for weeks and weeks.

How exciting - you are there and baby will be with you soon! Just think how your body has prepared and put the legwork in for weeks so hopefully out the baby pops with a little nudge x

Ahh, yess, I'm familiar with those: my baby was breech and at 39+2 had turned herself (we had scheduled a c-section for that day 🙃).

I did it all 😅

Thank you anyway: I'm going to try walking and doing some yoga to try and make things move a little. Wish me luck! 😅

You got this, @oop ! She'll be here soon 💓💪

Blood tests back have cnfirmed
im
now anaemic - which explains why this time last pregnancy I was hosting bbqs and now I’m just lying down all day feeling sorry for myself.

should really go for a walk like you @MsNeis and feel
so guilty and shit for not but just not sure I can

@oop good luck! Final moments now 💗

@Anxiousheartbeat for the last two days I've been feeling very deflated, just yesterday started walking (also I feel soooo uncomfortable so it's not necessarily a pleasant walk!), so I totally feel you 🙏Try to walk just a little and see how you feel: I did yesterday and was surprised that I could walk more than I imagined. BUT I was very conscious of resting too.

In my results, I also had some alterations with the iron, but they seemed mild and no one mentioned them... but sometimes I question if they should have...
Don't feel guilty at all!! Anemia is no joke! Just take care and be gentle with yourself 💖💐

Feel like I want bubba to come already but also completely terrified of giving birth 🫣😆

Have you read “how to have a baby”?

I am not a huge fan of baby books etc, but after a horrendous first birth I was terrified to do it again and “how to have a baby” utterly changed things for me when I was pregnant with #2

anyone hoping and aiming for a Father’s Day birth next Sunday? 😀

If it helps at all, my labour ended up being not at all what we'd hoped for or imagined and entirely without pain relief (by circumstance; not choice!) but still the very second he was out it was all completely worth it.

I also felt like an absolute warrior and a goddess (and 4 days later I still do, even with the maternity pads and the engorged boobs and squishy empty belly) despite having being wailing like a banshee & insisting that I couldn't do it not 30 seconds earlier

Nope I haven’t - I think this time around I’m more confident on what to expect and what I want in terms of birth preferences, especially as the first birth was very traumatic. I guess it’s just knowing what’s going to happen in terms of labor & pain, but the excitement of meeting bubba and coming home 🙏🥹

That does help thank you ☺️- I’m so glad for you! Hoping to have a quick labor this time - last time it was 46hours in total, mental

@beaniesunrise 46 hours! Jeepers. We went the opposite way, very manageable contractions that I could even doze through for 12 hours, and then a sudden and very intense pick up in pace and he was delivered a bit less than 4 hours later.

Hoping the very best for you this time! x

Tbf the main point of the book
is to instil confidence and faith re birth - so if you’re feeling more like you’ve got this then you have 💪🏻

@beaniesunrise 46 hours!! That’s crazy!!!! Mine are usually 3-4 hours start to finish so actually very nervous about the opposite/baby coming too quickly or in a bad place 😀

We're almost out of space so while I sit endlessly in this induction ward waiting to be induced I thought I'd make the next one!
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/pregnancy/5093396-due-june-2024-part-3