Due July 2024 - part 4

[Oatmilktea]

The other thread was filling up so thought I would set up a new one!

@Sophie3003
@ceruleansky
@Amberellaella
@wannabe123
@glasshalffull0
@Morningcoffeeaddict
@missmoosh
@Jess725
@AnonymousXXIX
@Busyhedgehog
@Nocoffeenotalkie
@justanotherlaura
@Honeymint
@Savvy21
@hopingfor23
@chilliflakesmum
@ExpectantEs
@AimeeLou84
@Welshgal85
@TooHappyToday
@Bali200

I’ve tagged people from the last few pages of the previous thread, hopefully everyone makes there way over here when the other one fills up!

@MixedCouple2 - oh that’s frustrating. Mine has a very different priority list to me which means we sometimes clash on this sort of thing, our son’s “toys for daddy to fix” pile just gets bigger and with moving there’s been a lot of “can you help me with X” and then he disappears for ages and I find him unpacking a different room that I hadn’t prioritised. We’ve been in for 2 days now and the kitchen is still in boxes.

on textbook pregnancies - I think the rule book may as well go out of the window tbh. Last time I round I was told I was young, healthy and fit and we’d likely be looking at MLBU and overdue baby and instead I had a 28weeker due to very severe pre-E. This time around has been panic stations due to my history and being older and I’ve breezed through (relatively). I just don’t think there’s any way of knowing what will happen with these babies.

Doula training - not SOUL

But probably a similar education to be honest!

Does anyone know if mild period cramps are a normal sign of the uterus growing around this time or is it a sign of something else? It's kinda radiating where the pain. It does feel constant, just the intensity changes, but nothing crazy.

I've felt them the past few evenings but today it's been all day since I woke up. I'm only 34+5 so I don't think it's labour?
Also my stomach is not tightening and I did have a back ache yesterday but it was the upper back and to the side so I don't think it's labour related or contractions..

@Morningcoffeeaddict my DH is exactly the same! I'll be like, we have got to hoover the house, crumbs everywhere... And he'll vanish without a word to go do ironing! 😵

@ceruleansky I'd check in with my midwife or the midwife unit at the hospital for reassurance 😊

@ceruleansky how strange I was literally like I’m going to see if anyone has had any mild period pains before googling!
35+1 today and did a lot of walking yesterday. Been having a few mild period cramps last for about a minute and my tummy does go hard. Totally irregular though and don’t get any worse than mild. Im think either Braxton hicks, even though mine has always been painless/uncomfortable. A little bit of prodromal labour or maybe dehydration as it’s a bit warmer now!

So much to catch up on!

Terrible carpal tunnel here from around 34/35 weeks. Can't remember exactly anymore. Midwife explained that it's fluid build up and will dissipate after birth. Will struggle with little romper buttons as it is now so hoping it will go quickly. Agree with sleeping with arms hanging off the bed to ease the pain. Cycling is a big trigger for me, think it's my steer, luckily my mum has come to stay so can do child school drop offs. Very grateful to have her over. Had inlaws a few weeks agi but that was more nightmare than helpful (think wearing their shoes in the house and expecting to be waited on...)

Those considering vbac, my last birth was vbac and I was induced at 42 weeks. You really need to be determind to do it vaginally as the induced contractions are relentless and extremely painful. I was so glad I did it in the end but hope to do it without induction this time.

@ceruleansky those cramps you're experiencing sound like the uterus preparing. Back pain is often the baby trying to get down into the pelvis. That's why labour with back pain is often a sign of a back to back baby.

@AnonymousXXIX
Yup I wanted to consult but I thought I'd wait and observe for some time since I'm able to function normally.

@missmoosh
Okay so it's normal, again, to experience at this time since we're both feeling it. Although your stomach is tightening so that could be Braxton Hicks as you said..
Do let us know if anything changes! I think it's good to share and keep up with any symptoms at this point! Unsure if it's dehydration in my case because I'm just constantly chugging water (acid reflux).

@Cherubs4
Sorry to hear you're going through carpal tunnel as well. It has definitely ramped up at 34 weeks.
Can resonate with you on the in laws thing, sounds so entitled in your case! Don't we all just want some mental peace and help. Why's that hard to understand!
Hmm, perhaps there's a chance I'll go into labour before my planned section, which is scary but I'll accept it if it's meant to be, since baby is already head down since 32 weeks.

@AnonymousXXIX - exactly that, and it’s so frustrating because I can’t really get mad as he is doing something productive just not the thing I want him to be doing!

@ceruleansky - definitely check in with your midwife, I have zero experience but I’m sure they’ll have some sensible advice.

@Cherubs4 - that’s so frustrating about your in laws. It’s my mum that’s like that in our set up. She was messaging today about when she can visit after baby is born so I made a vague suggestion but said I don’t know if our guest room will be ready with moving and she said “oh I won’t stay long, you’ll have enough to be getting on with” so she’s obviously got no intention of being helpful when she’s here - sigh

Ahh goodness more of us with carpal tunnel.
so sorry to those suffering. I’m still so confused it’s a pregnancy thing 😬 crazy!
Mine was horrible this morning, the heat must not be helping! First time I’m actually grateful for my freezing cold terrace 😂
(first time buyer/reno/hoping to sell asap sufferer 😂)

keep us updated on symptoms ❤️

how’s the July group already born bubbas and mommas doing? ❤️

@ceruleansky and @missmoosh I’ve been having what are probably best described as ‘twinges’ the past couple of days but they sound similar to your experiences… Baby is still moving fine so I’m not worried, it is weird though because I didn’t have this last time. It was just nothing and then in labor! We’ll see… maybe my July baby is just ramping up to be a June baby instead 😂

Alas @Jess725 we have an overly-insulated 70s box so I’m almost always too hot!

I’m knackered from solo wrangling DD all weekend, thank goodness it’s a nursery day tomorrow. My only plans are to read and sleep ☺️

@Amberellaella
Hope everything goes okay on your end and you're not too uncomfortable! When is your due date?

My tummy is rock hard today. Just been a slob, unable to get out of bed, even to shower, feeling weighed down. I'll be 35 weeks tomorrow. I can't believe it gets worse!!

@ceruleansky ah, give yourself a day off! I got up at 6:30 as usual, got DD ready for nursery and then went straight back to bed when DH had gotten her in the car! If anyone needs me I’ll be on the couch for the rest of the day ☺️.

I’m technically due July 11th, but have an induction planned for the 4th (because I am 42) unless my growth scan tomorrow shows his growth has continued to slow, in which case it’ll be this week instead.

I think I’d rather get the process started this week so I might request going early anyway, even if growth looks fine tomorrow. I’ll be 38 weeks on Thursday.

@Amberellaella
I have all the days off I'm on mat leave already! That's nice, you deserve that rest after all that activity yesterday!

Oh my, so close to meeting your little one! 😀 How do you feel?
So they've planned your induction at 39 weeks.. will they induce you earlier than that?

Both the sides of my tummy still hurt and tummy is still like a rock. Idk if this is one long Braxton Hicks contraction, doesn't seem to be going away.

I’d get yourself down to maternity triage @ceruleansky. If it’s not going away, e.g. when you change position x

@ceruleansky agree with the above - definitely get yourself to triage. They’d rather you check in with them just in case

Are you okay @ceruleansky ?

Ooh, interesting! I might try that, as I'm not sleeping very well at the moment. Too uncomfortable!

Yup, I think it's me. (there's several theories, mum's ligaments, baby's joints or air bubbles in the amniotic fluid popping.) I bent over earlier and heard the same noise, so I reckon it's my ligaments.

They like to tell you you can't take them, but I think that's arse covering. Probably because it was been tested so they err on the side of caution.

They are! Can't walk to meet my little boy! 😍 I said to my mum about the scan and she said that's how they get you!
Yup! I know it's going to be hard, but I know it's going to be worth it.
Indeed! My mum said I was an easy baby, but my brother was a pain in the arse!
Oh, thank goodness! Somehow he still has room for wriggling around, even though he's head down now. Feels like a fish is in my tummy.
I finished my hypnobirthing course! Hoping for a natural birth, but I'll be in the birthing suite, and hopefully pool. I like the idea of home birth but my mum disagrees for first baby, as do I. I like knowing if something goes wrong I'm next to the maternity ward. Trying to avoid being induced, my sister and one of my managers both had an awful time after being induced. Plus I know how they do it now and I hate the idea! 😅
Good luck with your C-section! ❤️
Thank you, you too!
Feeling very tight today, and I'm struggling to move around, such fun!

Oh bloody hell, that sounds dreadful! Didn't know antihistamines cross the placenta, but the one I've been taking doesn't make me drowsy.

@CheshGirl Sounds like you and my hypnobirthing friend would get along like a house on fire! 😊

I had a brief appointment with the obstetrician the other day and she said my placenta could fail if baby is overdue. Doubt baby will be overdue (he was conceived in the last week of October, not at the start, I can't even remember when my last period started anyway!) But I'd only had sex once between the end of my last period and finding out I was pregnant. I did remember the date, and now I've forgotten. But I remember thinking 'I bet I'm going to get pregnant from this' and lo and behold I did! 😂 It that what they call manifesting?

@Cherubs4
Thank you for checking on me.. 🥺
I'm fine, it was extreme bloating and indigestion with Braxton Hicks. The indigestion was causing painful stomach cramps and the hardness coupled with breathlessness and nausea.. Thanks @Amberellaella @Morningcoffeeaddict

Oh good @ceruleansky! Have they prescribed Omeprazole? Might be worth a try since you might have more than a month left! Gaviscon Advanced is also better than normal Gaviscon and Rennies for extreme symptom relief x

@ceruleansky - glad you’re ok! That sounds really uncomfortable for you though - hope you’ve got something to help it pass!