May Babies 2025 - Thread 2

[BrodieKD]

Continuing on from the first thread....For all those pregnant ladies due in May 2025

@Toothfairy0113 that sounds painful, hope you're ok ❤️

I think I’ve packed and repacked mine and baby’s hospital bags about 3 times this evening😂I’ve been on the ball a lot, lots of walking, pineapple and now running a bath with some clary sage to see if I can give him a push🙈 I have had a lot of pressure today, not sure if thats me overthinking that it could be a sign or not!😂 I’ve got to call the delivery suite tomorrow after 10.30am to see when they want me in🤞

Hope all is going ok @Poster57! ❤️

Hello! So excited that tomorrow is your day at last. We’re just home with our little one. Balloon induction failed as it l fell out when I went to the loo! However took them 4 hours after transferring me to the delivery suite to discover I wasn’t in labour (I did tell them…) anyway back to the ward for prostin and started again. Baby was born early Saturday morning i really hope things go smoothly for you and you’re home before you know it x

Ahhh congratulations!! That sounds a lot but I’m glad little one is here safe and your now home🤗Enjoy this lovely time x

I have had a nasty insight into what life is going to be like next week after my CS. I'll start with saying that we're both fine. But.

Yesterday I fell down the stairs and into a window sill. Scratched and maybe bruised my ribs. Went to get checked out, 5 hours wait in a&e but managed to get referred straight to maternity after waiting around for 90 minutes. Shocking given that I'm 38+5.

Anyway, moving around, getting in and out of bed etc is SO PAINFUL. My bed is pretty high off the ground and I'm honestly so stressed out. I've ordered a bed rail to see if that will help but essentially I feel like an absolute cripple and really worry about how I will manage next week.

Aww no @TheBeesKnee i hope you’re ok ! That’s sounds terrifying bless you.

I know the feeling about the c section pain I’ve been having horrific spd and getting out the bed and in the car is agony and all I keep thinking about is if I have my sections it’s going to be even worse, it’s one of the reasons I really want a vbac

Question for anyone that has been through giving birth before...what do contractions feel like?

@Poster57 congratulations 👏🏻 🎉 👏🏻 🙂

@BrightGoose it is painful but manageable I've had two. Main think is just rest up after. Concentrate on just feeding the baby. No bending, pulling straining. Take laxatives each day to soften bowel movements. Lots of water. Eat! My bed is high up so I have a little stool. Swivel instead of bending. Take all the painkillers. That must have been such a shock xx

@TheBeesKnee sorry mixed posters up 😵‍💫

Muscle fatigue. Idk if you've ever been running and pushed yourself when your muscles are burning, that's what it felt like to me.

Some people say it's like period cramps though!

Thanks.
Does your stomach go hard when they are happening?
I've had crampy feelings on and off for the last few days, and round to my lower back but no tightness in my stomach

My real contractions didn’t make my belly go hard (unlike braxton hicks where they go very hard) mine were very crampy and the pain was sickening like if you get really intense period pains and came in waves, stopped me in my tracks

I’ve had two kids and both times I felt my contractions in my lower back so nothing like cramps or period pains for me and they didn’t make my bump go hard or hurt at the front/stomach at all. For me it was waves of intense lower back pain getting worse and worse that we’re unmistakably contractions.

I was supposed to be induced yesterday but the wards are so busy they sent me home. Just waiting for a call to go back in when they have a free bed now to have my waters broken.

Have they said when you might go back in?

I get that every pregnancy is different, but a lot of people say you'll just know when you start having contractions....will I? Lol

@Beccaa123 you probably won’t know at first! With my DD I was complaining of lower back pain all day. In the evening I noticed that the pain wasn’t constant any more, it was coming and going. It was so mild at first though that it was hard to tell exactly when each contraction started and stopped. I started timing but had to really concentrate because contractions build up to a peak and then drift off again.

They stayed like that for around 24 hours, not particularly intense but there was pain and they weren’t making my tummy hard. The pain was all in my back and it felt like pressure building up in my back and then releasing. I spent the day active and went to my nieces first birthday party. I was still driving.

About 11pm that night they started to get noticeably more intense (but still very tolerable). We decided to go to bed and get some sleep and as I stood up I felt a little trickle. My DH thought I’d probably just had a little wee (which I was quite insulted by tbh because I hadn’t leaked any wee at all up to that point!). Anyway, even though I’d been having regular contractions for over 24 hours that were getting more intense AND my waters had (possibly) gone I was still in denial.

I woke up around 1am and by this point it was too painful to go back to sleep. I went to the loo and lost my mucus plug. That’s when I finally knew that I was for sure in labour. I woke my DH up at 3am to tell him to pack a bag. He was surprised as I hadn’t actually told him that I’d been tracking contractions all that time. We went to the hospital around 6am and DD was born at 10am.

You didn’t ask for my life story, but I thought I’d give you an insight into how it went for me! I felt all the labour pain in my back (even though baby wasn’t back to back) and in the thick of labour, it felt like someone was twisting my lower spine. I used heat to help (hot water bottle) and a tens machine x

@microwoods that's useful thanks.
Great to know that you could just get on with your day etc!
I am being induced at 38 weeks, so hopefully I won't have to 'guess' if it's labour!
I've been having cramps/lower back pain but it's constant so I'm pretty confident it's just pregnancy aches and pains 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Beccaa123 they are hopeful it could be tonight but might drag on for a few days depending if more urgent things come in!

I definitely knew I was having contractions with my first but some of my waters went first. I would have known anyway I think because they were definite waves of pain at regular intervals.

Ive had more discomfort and lower back pain over the past couple of days but no contractions. It might just be your body gearing up - it definitely gets more uncomfortable and painful towards the end.

Just got to the hospital 🙈🙈excited but so nervous

@BrightGoose try not to worry about c section pain. I’ve found it no where near as bad as I expected. The only pain I’ve had is more like a stabbing pain when trying to get out of bed or sit up and it hasn’t been all the time. Just occasionally.

My advice would be to set timers for all your medication and take them even if you’re feeling fine. I was sent home with dihydrocodeine to take every 6 hours and then I take paracetamol and ibuprofen staggered so I am taking one of those three every 2 hours.

You’ll get through it 🙏🏻

@Rainbowsunshine81 defo not the most pleasant thing to happen 😅 Think i've managed to avoid blistering though thankfully after sticking it straight under the cold tap til I was numb 😂

@Poster57 Congratulations 🥳💐 Hope you're both doing ok x

@Dojo13 aw thanks hun yes I’ve had two sections and my second one was no way near as bad as the first but I’m just so healed now since it’s been 5 years and I’m happy with my scar I get no pain I like to exercise and the thought Of going back to the beginning with it all just is a lot for me personally so that’s why I want a vbac, I’m due to see the consultant today so I can get answers about the birth I want so fingers crossed I will know today. I’m almost certain if I get to the 21st and they won’t induce me I will have a section because I won’t change her getting stuck as that’s one of the reason I had a section in the first place.

Went for another scan this morning to double check baby's position (37 weeks today) and still head down!! 🥳 I honestly can't believe it, so happy. Estimated to weigh around 6lb4 at the moment too so has put on about 1lb3 in the last 3 weeks 😅

Oh gosh! How frightening for you, hope you're ok ❤️ Lots of hugs and hopefully you'll be right as reign again before baby arrives 🤞❤️

@Beccaa123 this is a good description actually, like when your muscles in your legs burn like mad from a run but around your belly/back that comes and goes in waves. Before I had my other 2 I always just imagined it was going to be the worst pain ever and it was never as bad as I imagined it to be (still bloody painful obviously!)