(44) Little Presents - Due in December 2013

[Skadi]

Real contractions radiate from your back to your bump and feel like a painful tightening. I think it varies from woman to woman though. When my labour started with Keira it began with what felt like period cramps that began to intensify into what I first described.

 

[Lara310809]

I've had two labours previously and never felt anything in my back. Mine just felt like awful period cramps, in which your belly goes rock hard. They can last from around 30 seconds to a minute. It's different for everyone though, I agree. If you're back to back you'll feel the pain more in your back than someone that has a regular labour.

 

[Skadi]

I must have had back labour then... It was awful, that's all I know. lol

I am hoping this time isn't so bad, I'd like to go without an epidural.

 

[Mom2Hope]

Well ladies my little man came early. He was born at 8:48 this morning november 23rd. He was 6 pounds 12 onces and 19.5 inches...he is such a hansome little man....

 

[Hoping girl 2]

Oh wow! Congratulations!!!! It must be so lovely to finally meet your baby Lots of happy stories all around!!! Xx

 

[Skadi]

Congrats on your boy!

 

[Kaiecee]

Congrats on ur baby boy

 

[DHBH0930]

Congratulations! Glad to hear there is another healthy baby!

 

[ready2Bmum]

Congrats!

 

[Lara310809]

Congratulations! I'm jealous, I want my baby out she's hurting me so much I hope the labour went well x

 

[August3]

Well ladies my little man came early. He was born at 8:48 this morning november 23rd. He was 6 pounds 12 onces and 19.5 inches...he is such a hansome little man....

Congratulations enjoy your wee laddie!

 

[ready2Bmum]

Anyone else have period type feelings?? Not massively painful just niggling like when due a period?

 

[DebbieF]

39 weeks today! I am SO ready for my little girl to make her appearance.

 

[DebbieF]

Also, I just read an update on DrGomps blog about her triplets. Here is the link if anyone is interested.

https://gomphofftripletsplus1.blogspot.com

 

[brit3435]

Congrats on your baby boy! It's so exciting to hear about all of the births and it's only going to increase over the next few weeks!

Ready2bemum I have the cramps period feeling too, it started about 3 weeks ago when baby's head started to press on my cervix. A warm shower helps.

My REAL contractions feel much different that my braxton hicks, the bh Are only felt as a strong tightening in my bump. My real contractions actually begin as a pulling pain in my back that works it's way around to the front. With real contractions I also feel pain in my bum, it feels like some one pulling my spine downward. Even though my BH don't hurt they still can cause dilation and effacement, I was 4 cm and 90% effaced and my water had broken bf I had pain with my daughter. With this pregnancy I had my first painful contractions two nights ago. They started around 11 and lasted for 3 hrs. I thought for sure it was labor but they never got more than 7 mins apart and the intensity did not increase over time. They stopped as quickly as they began and I went to bed exhausted lol. I'm wondering if I hadn't been getting the weekly shots if my labor would have continued. I get my last shot tomorrow and then I'll be allowed to go into labor at any time

I'll be full term tomorrow and I've officially never been this pregnant before! I'm swollen and feel like a beached whale, but other than the swelling and pressure down below I'm feeling great. How is everyone else feeling? Anyone else getting an early start on Christmas decorations so they will be ready when baby comes?

 

[SugarBeth]

We're putting our tree up on Friday and the rest of the decorations up on Saturday so they're all done in time. All the gifts for everyone has already been bought and wrapped and ready to go.

I have the "I need everything done now" feeling. I've been working my way through all of the rooms making sure it's baby ready and that we're all baby ready. I guess I'm officially nesting!

 

[ready2Bmum]

We're putting our tree up on Friday and the rest of the decorations up on Saturday so they're all done in time. All the gifts for everyone has already been bought and wrapped and ready to go.

I have the "I need everything done now" feeling. I've been working my way through all of the rooms making sure it's baby ready and that we're all baby ready. I guess I'm officially nesting!

I've done exactly the same. All pressies wrapped and ready. Except I've left baby's name off the tags as we've kept the name a secret and don't want anyone to spot it beforehand. Il add her in after she arrives. I'm not allowed put the decorations up til sunday, I'm told it has to be at least December! I would have done them today given the chance
All the jobs in the house are finally done. Just going to enjoy the last week of being pregnant now, as il be induced the first week of December.

 

[Kaiecee]

I have the nesting need to get everything but no energy any one do sething to get their energy ?

 

[Skadi]

All my Christmas presents are wrapped and ready to go too. I want to get the Tree up today but it all depends on OH as I physically can't get to the tree thanks to the bump. I just need to move our change table out of the nursery and put up a baby gate in the hall so Keira can't get at it as we are ready to go.

 

[August3]

DebbieF, than you for sharing the link to DrGomps blog; the progresss the three wee ones have made in a month is phenomenal. Hope your wee girl arrives on time!

ready2Bmum, how are you feeling now? You sound super organised, make sure to rest and enjoy some pampering this week before your induction.

Skadi & SugarBeth, great that you ladies have all the presents sorted. I have to wait on DH to bring the decorations out of storage in the attic, which he promises to do next weekend, so excited to get the house all festive looking. We always get a real Christmas tree so that will have to wait till mid December as it looks a bit droopy & sad on the 25th if bought too early.

brit3435, congratulations on reaching term!


Ladies, is anyone else having night sweats? This just started in the last week and strangely enough it would usually be one of the signs my period is around the corner!