Due February 2024 Thread 7!!🤰🩷💙

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Cannot believe we are on the 7th iteration and the babies are starting to arrive 😭❤️

@novamama can I ask what your waters breaking were like? I had a splash last night, in my pjs, odourless. Put a pad in to monitor it, but nothing really since. Should it keep trickling?

I don't think it was wee, haven't been incontinent at all, and it didn't smell of urine or anything.

Been in the newborn bubble - we got home from hospital yesterday - so still catching up with messages. Excited to see more babies arriving and labour starting for others

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 did you call hospital about your waters breaking?
Since you haven't had any more it possibly isn't your waters yet, but also possible only part of your waters went. In that case they'd put a time limit on bringing you in to burst the rest and be induced due to infection risk. This is how both my labours started!
However in both cases even though it was half my waters there was still a lot of liquid. On Sunday night I had three separate gushes and was soaking through pads quickly.
Short version you should call up and see what they say!

@redxlondon huge congratulations 🎊 and well done! Pain and snuggles here too 😂 we're on day 4, got home yesterday and the pain is already feeling more manageable

@Hankthehonk it must be lovely to be back home! Hope you're feeling good and recovering well.

Just the one gush, only about 6 cm diameter. Maybe it was something else, as nothing overnight. I did call, they set up a file for me, and said come in later today to be checked

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 that's great they're getting you back in. Sounds like things are progressing for you, good luck whatever happens today!

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 it could definitely be the waters, do monitor the pad and feelings of trickling. Also don't change the pad before going to MAU, they'll want to have a look. Hopefully things are starting for you ❤️

I was wearing a pad and I woke up because I felt trickling. Not tones, but enough to realise something is coming. I went to wee and noticed my pad was wet. Just as you found, transparent odourless, it looked like I poured a glass of water on it. Changed pad and I went to sleep. After about one hour I felt the same tricking sensation and I stood up, pad soaked again. It kept going and going, but for me went to pink colour at about 7h after waters breaking. They are coming pink still.

@novamama I'm no expert, but it sounds very promising they could be the tall deal. Fingers crossed they keep progressing!

An eventful morning for me!
My waters broke at about 7:30am and it was a huge gush of fluid, called the MAU who said to come in. I was offered and immediate induction which I thought was odd. I declined so was told I need to go home and come back to be induced tomorrow morning if baby doesn't arrive on her own by then. I'm only having contractions about once every hour and I wouldn't say they're very strong so chances of induction are looking high, not sure how to feel about that. Anything I should be doing to help things along at home?

@redxlondon congratulations! So pleased for you and wishing you a speedy recovery x

@novamama glad things are progressing for you! Did you choose to wait 48hrs because I wasn't given that option!?

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 I think waters are totally different for everyone. I had another huge gush when I got to the hospital which absolutely soaked my clothing and I had to change. I know some people have said theirs wasn't much more than a trickle!

Ahhh it's all going on for most of you this morning! I hope everything goes well for you ladies whose waters have broken!

Congratulations to you all whose little bundles have arrive already 🥰

@Meeting as if they offered induction straight away without giving you chance to progress on your own 🤯 I think you just need to try keep as active as possible and use a birthing ball if you have one to try get contractions moving along

@anony1111 I know!! I'm not overdue and have had 0 complications so I honestly don't know why they would offer an immediate induction! Thanks for the advice, I spent most of yesterday on my ball so back at it today!

@Meeting welcome to the club!!!!

It's great you already started having contractions! My contractions started only after 19h post-waters break!

They told me if no contractions happen after 24h then to come in, as they recommend to have my waters broken fully (as for me it's only ever been trickles). If that doesn't start contractions either then they would offer the drip.

Because my contractions started eventually before the 24h mark, they let me get into established labour by myself up to 48h post-waters break.

If I won't go into established labour before the 48h mark, I need to come in for continuous mornitoring.

So I am at home at the moment, hoping for contractions to ramp up!

Hope this helps and that it goes well for you 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

@Meeting just shows how much induction is pushed on women these days when it's not even needed, which is sad really. Fingers crossed things progress nicely for you 🤞🏼

They changed the policy recently to offer induction straight away (after waters have broken). It’s because there is an increased risk of infection - still a small risk though.

@Meeting oh that's great! I saw a midwife again for acupuncture today. She said don't put anything in there, ie have a sweep, sex, use my Aniball etc to minimise infection. And if possible (although tough in this crappy weather) walk, keep active, and do curb walking. Not looking too appealing but will try it later

@novamama really hoping your contractions step up!

So ladies had my last growth scan and been sent straight up for induction baby stopped growing guess we will have a baby soon xx

@Mummapenguin20 how many weeks are you? Hope the induction goes smoothly for you and you meet baby soon 💕

I’m 36+6 xx

@Mummapenguin20 good luck! Hope it all goes okay for you x

@Mummapenguin20 Good luck - hopefully it all goes smoothly for you 🤞

Ive been busy bouncing in my ball today trying to encourage this baby along. Would be nice not to be in hospital on my birthday 😅.

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 thank you lovely, sadly they did the opposite!! Honestly this baby girls is happily jumping like a lamb in my belly just doesn't want to come out 🤣

How are you doing??

@Meeting how are you feeling?

@Mummapenguin20 Good luck!!! Keep us posted 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Hi ladies.. I was due in for my section at 7am but after a night full of braxton hicks, I went for a wee at 4:15am and my whole mucus plug went splat on the bathroom floor! I called hospital and they said to come in.. baby Teddy was born at 8:58am weighing 9lb 15oz! We’re still here as recovering from the section but absolutely in love 🩵

Hey ladies, 37+2 today and out of absolutely nowhere, my bowels have violently opened without much warning twice today😅thankfully I am at home so the sudden cramp was enough for me to run to the loo on time but my question is, has anyone experienced this a day or 2 before labour? Knowing my luck it means absolutely nothing lol

@CharXo congratulations 🎊 on Teddy's arrival, and well done mama!! Wow that's an impressive weight. Hope you're both doing well and being well looked after