22yo TTC #2

[Joannaxoxo]

Yes, I hope the stretch marks that I do have wont get any worse and I wont get more. But I'm not too concerned if I do get more, it's just a small price to pay for the beautiful baby that we get

So my doctors appointment was a little long... when we got there, the receptionist told us that the doctor was delayed because he was delivering a baby but that he shouldn't be long. Well... 2.5hours later we saw the doctor! Good thing DH was there to keep me company but the chairs we were sitting in were pretty uncomfy, esp after the first hour lol. My actual time with the doctor was only about 5 mins lol... but good news is that baby is good and growing nicely.

I did ask if he could estimate the baby's weight and he said that if I go to my due date that baby will be about 7.5lbs... so i'm guessing he's around the 6lbs-ish mark now.

How are things with you?

 

[Tilly87]

I can remember being quite upset when i got stretch marks in my 1st pregnancy, especially being younger but they really do fade and are hard for other people to notice, obviously we know they are there and your right our bodies have produced these beautiful babies so we shouldn't be ashamed of any marks we get.

Wow that was a long wait, but with these things you never know how long it will take. Glad baby is doing well and still growing nicely. You must be pleased with the estimated weight.

I'm doing ok, can't wait until my get my strep b results so i can start doing my birth plan, have you decided what to include on your birth plan? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

My doctor has not asked or even suggested that we write a birth plan. Birth plans are not really that common around here I don't think.

My plan is to just go with the flow of things... if I need to have some medication for the pain then I probably will lol, but if I'm handling things then I will try not to have any. I will also just be doing what the doctors and nurses advise me... if I need to have forceps or the vaccuum to get the baby out quick then I will do it. I don't exactly want to have that happen but my plan is to let the doctor and nurses do their job as they know more than I do... and I just want a healthy baby in the end.

What sort of things do you put on your birth plan?

Edit: I just noticed my ticker is now a watermelon... I guess i'm finally officially full-term!

 

[Tilly87]

We write birth plans with the midwife around 26wks over here, they are mainly just asking about pain relief, who you want with you etc, but they hardly ever go to plan as people can change there minds when they are actually in labour.

I am just going to put on mine that i only want OH in the delivery room and that i just want gas and air but if i'm not coping then to give me what i ask for lol.

Woohoo!!! For full term!

How are you today? Did training go well? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Your birth plan sounds pretty much like what my OB told us happens here. He basically said what pain medications they offer and when we can get them... so I told him I will just let them know how I am coping at the time. I plan to just have DH there during labour too. We will contact family after the baby has arrived and i'm sure they will all come running to the hospital to see us (if its visiting hours of course).

Feeling great today. No pains today at all How are you today?

Training went well. She already works with our Full-Time students and our online software, so I only needed to show her things related with our Part-Time students. So I know she will do well with the job... I am also writing out some steps for her so she will know when it's her time.

 

[Tilly87]

I meant 36wks for the birth plan lol, don't know why i typed 26! I will be doing mine tuesday at my next appointment.

You have to find out about the pain relief beforehand otherwise in the rush of it all you might get given something you really don't want. I know alot of people who have had an epidural but i don't want to try one, plus i coped without one the last 2 times lol.

I watched one born every minute last night and was like god!! that will be me next month!! Can't wait to meet him now. It still going fast at the moment but i expect it will slow down for us towards the end.

Glad you haven't had any pains, I'm starting to ache alot now, are you?

Glad training went well as well, not long until you get to relax without thinking about work now! x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

You are right about the pain medication. I was going to ask my doctor more questions at my last appointment but it was such a rush because he was 2 hours behind in the other appointments. I think I will ask him next week what the pros and cons are about each type of pain med they offer.

I miss One Born Every Minute... they don't play it here anymore. We had the American version on in the Fall but it hasn't been on since, its a good show. I've been watching YouTube videos on baby births lol... I get so emotional when the baby comes and starts to cry, all I can think "Give him/her back to the Mommy".

Feel good again today but had a LOT of pressure last night. I was sitting up really straight on the edge of the couch last night and could feel the baby's head really low. Although it gave me more pressure, I felt like sitting that way was bringing baby's head down more, so it was almost like my body was telling me to do it. I also decided to try DTD last night (we haven't in weeks)... it was a little painful, just because of the pressure that was already down there... but i'm hopeful maybe DTD will help to bring on labour at some point.

It's a full moon tonight, wonder if it will bring on more babies... my March Mama's thread is at 15 babies now! (I think there is about 30 of us on the site). So maybe the full moon will work for some. One lady had her baby at the beginning of the week and swears that her aubergine recipe brought on her labour (I guess aubergines are another one of those old wives tales that they bring on labour). So there are a lot of women on the site who are now making aubergine recipes to kick start their labours haha.

How are you feeling today?

 

[Tilly87]

I don't really know much about the pain relief if i'm honest, you seem to forget lol!! In my last 2 labours i was sick both times before my girls were born so i'm expecting that to happen to me again this time. Its good you have weekly appointments so you get plenty of time to ask about medication etc.

I haven't see the american version but i'm sure they start airing it here this week or next week. I get quite emotional watching the births to, i love seeing how happy people are once their baby is handed to them, such a special moment. OH and I both cried when our daughters were born because it was such a special moment between us and the gorgeous babies we had made.

Can't remember the last time we DTD but i've already told OH we will be attempting it when i'm closer to my due date lol!! Its just so awkward at this stage.

I hear alot of old wives tales and in my last pregnancy i drank raspberry leaf tea, had spicy curry, pineapple, DTD and i don't believe any of them worked lol. I went into labour after a very long tiring walk and i think that kick-started things. I've never heard of the aubergine one though. What old wives tales have you heard to start labour?

We had another april mum have her baby yesterday at 34wks, he is doing well and was 5lbs9oz, and another on tuesday at 36wks he was 6lbs15oz. Wow alot of babies have been born on your march thread.

I am feeling ok today but have a bit of a headache that hasn't gone away, how are you feeling? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

How are you, what have you been up to this weekend?

I've had a nice relaxing weekend, catching up on housework. My MIL came to visit yesterday morning, which was nice. Then I spent yesterday evening with my mom... we made a homemade spinach, eggplant lasagna, yum.

Today was beautiful weather here. It was sunny and warm, so DH and I took the dog on a nice long walk down to the river. On the way home it is all up hill... which was a killer haha. I was huffing and puffing by the time I got to the top lol... so not graceful. But perhaps if we have more nice weather like this i'll do some more long walks and it might bring on labour

Just 4 more days of work to get through! Can't wait to be finished.

 

[Tilly87]

Hi, I'm ok, I spent the weekend decorating so today i am quite tired, knew i shouldn't have left it to late lol. I decorated my bedroom and have done one coat in the babies room, i need to do another coat then gloss this afternoon and then later i will get OH to help put the cot together. I will post pictures by the end of the week, so you can see.

Long walks definately help with labour, i am planning on walking up hill everyday when i am a bit closer to my due date lol.

Yay for your last week at work!! Have you got everything ready for baby now. I put my LOs moses basket together this morning and am planning on getting the rest of the things we need at the weekend.

Hope you are feeling ok today x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Morning,

Can't wait to see your nursery pictures! No wonder you are tired, I was tired when we painted the nursery back in mid January lol.

I seem to have everything ready for baby. The nursery is done and I have his play yard/bassanet all set up in our room for him to sleep in. I just need to add the mattress sheet to the bed and it will be ready for him (I don't want cat hair on it so haven't added the sheet yet).

Well the long walk definately did something yesterday. Last night he felt very low... I could actually feel his head, which I have't felt before. So there was a LOT of pressure... I was half expecting to feel some contractions but nothing happened. He was also very active last night and for once I could see limbs moving across by belly. I think he has moved out from under my ribs so that is why I could see more then what I just normally feel.

Feeling a little tired this morning but probably because of our time change. Getting up at 6am was like getting up at 5am But other than a bit tired i'm doing well. How are you today?

 

[Tilly87]

Hi, So i finished off painting yesterday but i decided to have a rest so just hoovered etc and then tonight OH is going to sort the wardrobe and then we will be putting the cot up i also need to get a curtain pole and want to get some stickers or pictures for the wall so will take some pictures as soon as i've got it all ready! I'm under strict orders from OH to start taking it easy, he doesn't want me going into early labour lol!

Yay for getting your bassinet ready, i have set the moses basket up in my room to.

Sounds like Kieran has dropped some more, when is your next check? Maybe you should keep taking those long walks so he drops even more lol. Baby has been super active this morning and i have a midwife appointment this afternoon, hopefully everything is all good, i will update later when i get home.

You are so close now and only a couple of days left at work then you can relax! I am tired aswell today but no time to relax so hopefully an early night tonight. Hope you are feeling better this morning? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Good morning (or rather good afternoon for you probably).

Your DH is right, take it easy. Have you felt any pains or pressure or anything yet?

Sounds like your nursery is coming together very nicely, doesn't sound like there is a whole lot left for you to do. Adding the stickers and curtains is the fun part, makes the room come together.

My next check is today, this afternoon. I'm glad actually... last night I noticed that the skin under my bump is really sore, like my shirt or something was rubbing on it. It looks like i've got some new stretch marks that are almost itcy but more sore... plus the skin is a little raised, so not too sure what it is or from.

I've also been having some pains today... period cramp type pains, which have been coming and going for a few days now but today they are really strong. It's so hard at this point to know if a symptom is the start of something or not. So I'm at work and if they dont go away or get stronger I'll get DH to come get me.

Only 3 more days at work

Let me know how your MW check goes.

 

[Tilly87]

I can't wait to finish the babies room just painting it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, still looking at nursery decorations think i might order some from ebay if i don't find dome soon!

I hope your doctor knows why your skin is so sore maybe it is just from stretch marks? Sounds like you keep getting contractions maybe he will make an appearence very soon!

Midwife appointment went well, baby is fine, measuring spot on. i have to have another blood test to see if i still need iron tabs so will be getting that done this week, hope your appointment went well and your feeling ok let me know how the appointment goes x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Glad your MW appointment went well, sounds like baby is doing good. I thought the iron tablets you were on was something you had to take until the baby came? So were they just a perscription for a few days and now they might make you take more?

So the period type cramps are gone... very strange, they stay for a few hours then disappear and have been doing this for a few days now. So strange and I don't know if they are even anything at all. I'm hoping the doctor will do a check on me today to see if I might be dilating or anything... only got 2 weeks until my due date now - but some how I feel like he might be a little early? I guess I wont know until the time comes.

The part on my belly is still really sore... today the pregnancy jeans I am wearing are rubbing on the spot too. So I've tucked my undershirt into my jeans to prevent any rubbing. I'm guessing its probably just sensitive because of how fast these stretch marks are happening now... I think it's from the baby's head, which has not been this low before now so it's stretching my skin quickly in that spot.

How are things with you? Sorry, I seem to be moaning lol.

 

[Tilly87]

The tablets were only for a few weeks and then i have to have my iron levels checked to see if they are stable, i'm still tired but it could just be this stage of pregnancy now as well so i don't know until i get my results back. I'm glad baby is doing well he was not on the same line on the growth chart today and a little higher than average so i hope hes not huge lol.

Hope you find out if you have started dilating, maybe if you ask the doctor he will just check, they don't check over here until you go into the hospital with labour signs or if you go overdue.

Have you been putting any cream on the sore bits of skin it might ease them for a little while, stretch marks can get very sore sometimes.

You are not moaning lol, pregnancy is hard work and only people who have experienced it can sort of sympathise.

I feel ok, just got my eldest from school and now i am going to sit down for 10mins before i have to start tea lol!

Good luck at your appointment x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I hope your iron level results come back normal this time, though didn't you find the tablets helped you with feeling tired last time? Perhaps having to take them again for a little while might not be so bad.

I remember a few months ago that your MW had said that your lo was measuring a little small... and now he's a little big lol. I hope he's not too huge for you either... but a big baby is nice and healthy, even if you have to squeeze him out lol.

I told my doctor about the sore bit of skin on my bump... he said it's most likely water retention in that spot, so thats why it's elevated a little. I'm still getting swollen fingers and the odd time swollen feet... so he said its normal. I've been putting stretch mark cream on my belly twice a day but I think to help this I just have to make sure my clothing doesnt rub on it too much. - yay for sweat pants as soon as I get home from work

The doctor didn't check me, so I am not too sure if I'm dilated at all. I guess maybe they will next week or even the week after I guess? So not sure how that works but I suppose every doctor is different.

Hows your day going so far?

 

[Tilly87]

I hope they come back normal to, i think i am going to go to the hospital tomorrow for the blood test.

Yeh its strange how he was measuring behind and now hes in front, so i have no idea how big he will be although i have read that boys are normally bigger than girls, the midwife also told me that my babys head is engaged by 4/5 but with the girls their heads engaged 3-4wks before birth so about right i guess.

Glad your appointment went well and the sore skin isn't from something to serious, maybe moisturising whenever you can will help ease the soreness. They don't do the cervix checks over here so i can't really help you with that one.

We put the cot together last night so now all i have to do is add the final touches once i buy them.

My day is going ok, i have a bit of a headache today and feel a little tired but i only got about 6hrs sleep last night so maybe thats why. Hows your day going? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

How can the MWs tell how engaged the head is? By feeling? My doctor just basically feels for the head and makes sure he is head down still.

I think every doctor around here is different when it comes to cervix checking. I know a few people who've said that they were checked a few weeks before the due date and they were already a cm or two dilated. So I guess my doctor will check at a later appointment or wait until i'm in labour.

I bet it was fun to put the cot together... it makes the nursery look like a nursery.

Sorry your tired and have a headache, take a rest if you can. Why did you only get 6 hours of sleep last night? I'm feeling fine today... usual symptoms - pressure, a little sleepy, etc. I also only got up once last night to pee!! It's usually 2-3 times.

 

[Tilly87]

My midwife feels your belly to check the position of the baby and make sure they are head down and then they rest their hand on the top to measure how much of the babies head they can feel, i really have no idea how they know what they are feeling but i suppose that is what they are trained to do.

On the April thread alot of the women from America know how dilated they are now as well but i never know until labour kicks in because they don't check. But like you said all doctors are different so i guess it just varies, over here we don't seem to have as many appointments as they do everywhere else either.

Yes i am so glad i have got the cot together, i can't wait to finish it properly.

I just couldn't sleep last night, hopefully tonight i will have a better night. Glad you are feeling ok x