(44) Little Presents - Due in December 2013

[Kaiecee]

I didn't get the step test yet

 

[luz]

i had my strep b test at 36 weeks, it came back negative which is always nice. one less thing to worry about. Anyone getting contractions or anything? I've got nothing. I feel like this baby is never ever going to come out on her own. I know it's still really early and i'm probably being pessimistic, but still i just feel crappy about it.

 

[Kaiecee]

I get Braxton hicks but boy are they uncomfortable but nothing can happen before the 6th of dec the date of my Caesarian

 

[lilrojo]

I have contractions all the time.... Had group b strep at 34 weeks which was negative now just hoping baby turns head down stinker

 

[Skadi]

I'm pretty sure baby is head down judging by the hiccups she keeps having right on my cervix. Urgh.

I get the Group B test next week I think.

I've not even had BH contractions yet. (Which is fine with me!)

 

[SugarBeth]

I have horrible contractions every day. Today's ones are new - it feels like my hips are being squeezed incredibly tight. It's so painful and it goes all the way into my knee caps.

I had the GBS test a few days ago, I'll get the results on Monday. Praying for the best, since my birth plan is really dependent on me passing it!

 

[Lara310809]

I was GBS+ in my last pregnancy (only found when a weird pee sample was taken to the lab), and while they haven't tested me this time (testing for it here isn't routine), they're opting to assume I'm positive this time as well. If the antibiotics aren't given and I am positive, then it could be fatal.

I don't have a birth plan so it's not getting in the way of anything; it's just a bit annoying to have to have regular internal checks and a drip in my hand for the labour (neither of which are routine here during labour).

The thing is you can come back negative at 36wks and be positive a day later, so I don't see the point in risking it if I've got a history of having it.

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I'm contracting all the time, but that happened in my last pregnancy too, and nothing happened for weeks, so I'm not getting my hopes up.

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I have insane groin pain; can't lift my legs without it hurting

 

[DHBH0930]

Lara sorry you're in pain


Just noticed my fat ankles tonight, first time I've been swollen. My calfs practically blend into my foot!

I haven't even been on my feet today, I'm sure it's normal and not preeclampsia since I don't have a severe headache, or swelling in my hands or face, blurry vision, etc. But I will keep an eye out for other signs since I have had slightly increased BP. Anyone else have the fat ankles going on?

 

[AJCart]

Big yep to the swollen feet here. Even my thongs (flip flops!) don't fit properly anymore!

 

[Lara310809]

Never, in any of my pregnancies, have I had swollen feet or ankles. I don't envy you; I hope it's not too uncomfortable.

Trying to pack my bags today; it's driving me mad already. I don't have the clothes or underwear etc to spare to pack them plus I can't afford things like spare batteries for my camera until the end of the month. Fingers crossed she stays put because otherwise I'll have no photos

Also, I've had to pack three different sizes of baby clothes. My eldest went into NB clothes when she was born, but second went into premature sizes; not just one size down but TWO sizes down, even though she was born overdue. So I've got clothes ranging from "up to 5lbs" to "up to 10lbs". I don't know what to pack LOL, it's madness.

* BTW FOR THOSE THAT ALREADY HAVE KIDS, DONT FORGET TO PACK THEM AN OVERNIGHT BAG IN CASE THEY HAVE TO BE SHIPPED OFF TO THE GRANDPARENTS WHEN YOU GO INTO LABOUR - the last thing you want is to be scrabbling around between contractions getting everything together. Plus if the people looking after your kids need extra information, write it all down in a letter and stick it in the bag. Explain everything in detail if you have to *

 

[Kaiecee]

I'm going to to the in laws 2 days before so I can pick of last minute things and have Riley settled in there since hospital from my house is over an hour away and from in laws it's 15 min so I get more sleep the day of the cesarean

 

[Lara310809]

Lol you're lucky you can plan ahead like that but we live in such a small place were never more than 2 miles from the hospital anyway.

 

[Kaiecee]

Yes and no the in laws drive me crazy lol

 

[Skadi]

I live a 5 minute WALK from the hospital I will be delivering at. Woo.

 

[ready2Bmum]

DHBH - mine have started puffing up on and off. they don't stay puffed up. Your feet look tiny in the pic! lol

Lara - I don't have kids but really good tip for next time! its so hard to think of everything! We live literally across the road from the hospital thankfully. Ive joked that I could walk there in labour..although I wouldn't like to!

I cant believe that we all started out on this thread together soon after our bfps. all praying our little beans would stick, then praying to make 12 weeks, then viability...now here we all are almost at the finish line. Its amazing really!

 

[Lara310809]

LOL I find it impossible to walk when I'm in labour. We parked the car about 100m from the hospital entrance when I was in labour with my first, and the walking made the contractions come more frequently. Every time one came I had to stop and lean against something and wait it out. I couldn't walk through it. The entire walk must have taken me about 5 minutes

THAT'S why the midwives get you to walk around the ward if your labour is't progressing This time we live in a different house, where we have 85 steps that lead to the street level. I joke that the steps will send me into labour, but I'm dreading having to climb them to get to the car when I'm contracting. I think it would take me bloody ages

 

[DHBH0930]

Big yep to the swollen feet here. Even my thongs (flip flops!) don't fit properly anymore!

Mine neither! But it's all I can wear

 

[brit3435]

DHBH I have just started with the swelling. Up until this week my wedding rings fit just fine and I've had no swelling but all of a sudden they are too tight and I just feel awful! Yesterday we were out with the in laws shopping and eating dinner and when we got home my left leg looked normal but my right leg was swollen! It looked very strange, and my husband kind of freaked out. He made me lay down and put my feet up and after a couple of hours both legs were the same size again.

Lara- Great tip for packing! I still need to get my daughter's things packed, although I have a feeling I'll go into labor in the middle of the night and my parents will just come to our house until my daughter wakes up in the morning. I'm hoping I'll be released from the hospital within 24 hours like I was with my first pregnancy and I won't have to be away from my daughter for very long. I've never spent more than a few hours away from her, much less an entire night!

I'm nervous about labor starting mainly because I don't know what it feels like to "go into labor". I have contractions all the time that are a few minutes apart and last for hours, but they weren't any different after my water broke with my first. The drive to the hospital was completely painless. I didn't actually have any pain until my dilation stalled around 5cm and I had to be given Pitocin. Also we live a good 30 minutes away from the hospital and then we have to walk from the parking garage all the way to the labor and delivery unit, so I'm nervous about that too. My doctor said labor could go a lot faster this time, and my water might not break as a signal to go to the hospital.

Anyone else have a rash or red areas on their face? I have a dime sized red area on my cheek that feels rough and has been there for 2 or 3 weeks. I'm wondering if its related to pregnancy, I hope it goes away! It doesn't hurt or itch.

 

[lilrojo]

My yellow bump turned pink this am

 

[ready2Bmum]

Congrats lilrojo!
How come you found out at this late stage?