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[ClaireJ23]

Tonight as I was leaving the hospital from visiting the twins in the NICU I had an older "gentleman" tell me I better not go too far as he points to my belly. Why thank you for pointing out that I still look 6 months pregnant 5 days after delivering twins!!! It's okay I know I created 2 beautiful lives and I'll happily carry my pregnant looking belly around.

Out of the 30 lbs I gained I only have 10 lbs to lose to get to my pre pregnancy weight. Although I still have plenty more to get to where I want to be! I'd like to at least lose 25 in the next 3 months. Guess I better get my butt in gear as soon as I'm able!

I had the same comment a couple of weeks after having my second daughter, lol. I just pointed her out in the double buggy.

That's good news about the weight gain. I imagine that won't be too difficult to lose those extra pounds as you will be rather busy.

 

[ClaireJ23]

AFM, I'm still getting Braxton Hicks and they are definitely getting stronger and more regular. I can really feel everything tightening up, contracting and pulling on my cervix. I told midwife and doctor at my appointments this week but they just said it was totally normal.

 

[tallybee]

Atm I'm in lots of pain. I've started getting a shooting pain in my left thigh where it joins my groin which makes my whole leg give way. Still using crutches. Loads of pressure down below. Lo is such a kicker and getting me in the ribs quite painfully too.

This last month can't go quickly enough xx

Urghhh tally i hear you on this one.. Funny that we are due the same day!
Yesterday i started Getting my lower back pain back.. And my left pelvis started popping back out of place.
Today i had that ontop of this groin pain you speak of. Left thigh where it meets my groin.. Feels weak, hurts when i put pressure on it to walk.
I assumed baby had moved which is why it started hurting again then today a few people started commenting on how ive dropped.. So i think im stuck with this pain until the end!
Hoping for a due date baby hahah come on september.. Get out of here!

I know lol I've got my birthday on the 18th but doubt I'll do anything! Maybe order a hot curry

35 weeks!

Between my painful contractions every day for the last 3 weeks and a positive fetal fibronectin test 16 days ago... I never thought I would make it so far.

Super congrats on 35w hun!!

What the heck is this...
I keep getting this tightening in my belly but when it happens i get this sharp pain like lightening.. about two inches to the right of my belly button running up and down.. It does not go down into my vagina.. And if i try to move positions it makes it worse.. It happens 4-5 times in a row then goes away

Let me know when you find out. That's been happening to me too. Especially when I've stood too long.

Congrats dark star. That's amazing with twins!!!

Tally I hope you're feeling better. The end is near.

AFM - one more week until full term. Bittersweet is how I feel. And panicked. I'm feeling really panicked!

Thank u xx still feeling awful! Having to accept the house will be a mess lol x

 

[MissR]

36 weeks for me today! I'm really hoping I don't go over. I had a feeling he was going to be early, but now I feel like he may be late?

Anybody else got a feeling?xx

 

[Twag]

Dark Star way to go making 35 weeks

 

[tallybee]

36 weeks for me today! I'm really hoping I don't go over. I had a feeling he was going to be early, but now I feel like he may be late?

Anybody else got a feeling?xx

I still don't think I'll make it to edd. Partly wishful thinking as I'm so sore. But hopefully get to 38w so we can go for the home birth xx

 

[craquinette]

36 weeks for me today! I'm really hoping I don't go over. I had a feeling he was going to be early, but now I feel like he may be late?

Anybody else got a feeling?xx

Same! I'll be 36 weeks this week-end, really hoping not to go over (if baby could come a week or 2 early that'd be even better!) but for some reason I'm sure baby will stay put and be late... Oh well!

 

[Dark_Star]

I am quite certain I will go into full labor naturally within a week. I can't really explain how I know... the nesting instincts have just gone mad. You should have heard me last night on the phone with Toys'R'Us when they f-ed up my breast pump order. I am quite sure that supervisor needed to go on break after!

DoubleT - that is so rude! I know I'm going to get it too and probably be too flustered to think up a decent comeback when it happens.

 

[apreslaube]

I'm 36 weeks today too. I've felt for a few months that he will be early. I think he will be about a week early. I'm feeling so big and it's been hurting to walk and move in general so I hope I'm right.... but I don't want him too early! I'm still getting stuff done at work and we have 2 baby showers to go - MIL's on the 13th and work on the 14th.

 

[GingerPanda]

I'll be 36 weeks tomorrow. I had a cervical check today. She's still breech. Cervix is tightly closed. They swabbed for group B strep.

I think she's going to be late, since she's small.

 

[ClaireJ23]

36 weeks for me today! I'm really hoping I don't go over. I had a feeling he was going to be early, but now I feel like he may be late?

Anybody else got a feeling?xx

I don't feel like I will be too late. That's just a feeling though.

 

[Aliop]

Good to read everyone is doing so well! Double, sounds like the boys are doing great too

It is 3.10am (!!!!) here and I am awake after waking at 2.30 needing to go to the bathroom and feeling nauseous at first I was having a stress attack about labour/birth but I've talked myself down now LOL baby still feels transverse so I've been telling him we are not ready until he gets lined up better! Was feeling extra freaked out as DH is away until tomorrow night and six hours away but I'm sure all is good, just a bit of late third Tri craziness lol

 

[Charmed86]

Omg, I get like that Aliop! Every morning, I've woken up at around 4am, for weeks now! I think it was this morning that I had a bit of a meltdown about labour. It's especially bad when I'm not feeling too well. Last night I was having period type pains & it really freaked me out. I don't know why, but I always feel so scared & alone in the middle of the night/early hours of the morning

I think I had a BH contraction earlier. It lasted longer than I thought, it really felt like my IBS pain, but it went away.. Which if it was IBS then it wouldn't have! No more since, so I guess that's ok. DH has been making life super stressful for me the last couple of days, and I've ended up in tears, with cramps & my blood sugars have been a little higher than I like as a result

I am feeling so so heavy today!! I couldn't finish my dinner, I'm so full of baby. Haha. How is everyone doing on weight gain? I've gained around 8lbs so far, but I was overweight to begin with. My weight gain stopped and I lost some since my GD diagnosis. So funny as someone was complaining to me about it.. They'd gained 2st by this point. I didn't want to point out to them that GD isn't something to be envious off! Lol.

Can't believe I'm 34wks!! Crazy!!

 

[Dark_Star]

Ugh, so my stretch marks are tearing apart and bleeding. I woke up to my white t-shirt being covered with dots of blood, and bruising under the skin on my belly. I cover myself in coconut oil and Palmers stretch mark lotion twice a day but my belly is just way beyond capacity right now. It hurts to move.

 

[bathbabe]

36weeks tomorrow!
Finally had my fundal height checked... 44cm! Lmao x

 

[Twag]

Oh Dark Star bless you

 

[MissR]

Oh dark star, poor you! I really do feel for you. It sounds really painful. Just keep in mind it's all worth it for those beautiful babies xx

 

[ClaireJ23]

Ugh, so my stretch marks are tearing apart and bleeding. I woke up to my white t-shirt being covered with dots of blood, and bruising under the skin on my belly. I cover myself in coconut oil and Palmers stretch mark lotion twice a day but my belly is just way beyond capacity right now. It hurts to move.

Oh dear, hope the lotions ease the discomfort.

 

[Mississippi03]

So as much as im dreading labour.. Im a FTM.. Like i get the idea that this baby needs to come out.. It causes me anxiety when i think about it

But truthfully i dont think my head believes it. Like im four weeks away fom my edd.. This could happen anytime.. And my head is sooo far from that. I dont think ill believe it til im actually in labour. And im pretty sure this is about where dhs head is at too.

Is anyone else like this.. Literally just arent there in believing how real this will be very soon??

 

[Aliop]

Omg, I get like that Aliop! Every morning, I've woken up at around 4am, for weeks now! I think it was this morning that I had a bit of a meltdown about labour. It's especially bad when I'm not feeling too well. Last night I was having period type pains & it really freaked me out. I don't know why, but I always feel so scared & alone in the middle of the night/early hours of the morning

I think I had a BH contraction earlier. It lasted longer than I thought, it really felt like my IBS pain, but it went away.. Which if it was IBS then it wouldn't have! No more since, so I guess that's ok. DH has been making life super stressful for me the last couple of days, and I've ended up in tears, with cramps & my blood sugars have been a little higher than I like as a result

I am feeling so so heavy today!! I couldn't finish my dinner, I'm so full of baby. Haha. How is everyone doing on weight gain? I've gained around 8lbs so far, but I was overweight to begin with. My weight gain stopped and I lost some since my GD diagnosis. So funny as someone was complaining to me about it.. They'd gained 2st by this point. I didn't want to point out to them that GD isn't something to be envious off! Lol.

Can't believe I'm 34wks!! Crazy!!

Hope everything settles down for you I was so close to ringing DH crying in a state I had some really intense BH that felt all too familiar so I was a little bit beside myself lol Hopefully I will go back to my regular log sleeping and this is a one off lol

36weeks tomorrow!
Finally had my fundal height checked... 44cm! Lmao x

that's an impressive fundal height!

So as much as im dreading labour.. Im a FTM.. Like i get the idea that this baby needs to come out.. It causes me anxiety when i think about it

But truthfully i dont think my head believes it. Like im four weeks away fom my edd.. This could happen anytime.. And my head is sooo far from that. I dont think ill believe it til im actually in labour. And im pretty sure this is about where dhs head is at too.

Is anyone else like this.. Literally just arent there in believing how real this will be very soon??

I am in denial big time. Labour is good though, it feels productive and feels like you're really doing something super super important -which you totally are!! I really enjoyed my labours and I am so keen to VBAC and experience it again. In my freak out this morning I was giving myself a heart attack about the fact I haven't properly packed so must get on to that so I can enjoy these remaining weeks.

I went and had my 36 week bloods taken this morning and have another OB appt on Wednesday to see where this little boy is lying (felt breech again this morning and transverse last night ho hum), I have added 'hypnobabies turn your breech baby' hypnosis session and belly binding to my already exhausting efforts to get this one positioned well and stable