(44) Little Presents - Due in December 2013

[Hoping girl 2]

Here is my first official bump pic at 28 weeks. I kept forgetting to take some pics but also for the longest time I just looked lumpy so I didn't want pics of that

What a lovely bump! and of course I don't know what you looked like before but rest assured you definitely don't look lumpy now, you looke beautifully pregnant xx

 

[brit3435]

Great bump DHBH! Nothing lumpy about it very high and round good luck on the bp appt today!

Afm the braxton hicks have been increasing noticeably over the past 10 days. Last weekend we went shopping and I was having them ever few mins. If I sit down they lessen but as soon as I stand up I have them again, so annoying!

 

[August3]

Cheer me up please, ladies.

Doc told me today baba is lying transverse. If that doesn't change a c - section is inevitable. Not happy.

.....and I have a UTI.

I know I have a lot to be grateful for but feeling a bit miserable.

 

[DHBH0930]

Cheer me up please, ladies.

Doc told me today baba is lying transverse. If that doesn't change a c - section is inevitable. Not happy.

.....and I have a UTI.

I know I have a lot to be grateful for but feeling a bit miserable.

From what my doctor said most babies turn to the head down position (permanently) by 36 weeks. So your baby should still have plenty of time to move. Apparently they can change positions up till then and it not be a concern. Then at 36 weeks is when your doctor will be more concerned about position.

Sorry to hear about the UTI hope that clears up soon!

 

[August3]

Thanks for your reassuring words, DHBH0930, you're a wee sweetheart.

Hopefully baba will get into position as the weeks go by. Doc thinks I may have a tilted uterus as the fundus has always been predominantly to the right side from the outset of pregnancy. I'm to talk to my consultant about it at my apptmt in 2 weeks.

My hubby works away from home and the logistics of not being able to drive after a section worries me.

 

[SugarBeth]

Cheer me up please, ladies.

Doc told me today baba is lying transverse. If that doesn't change a c - section is inevitable. Not happy.

.....and I have a UTI.

I know I have a lot to be grateful for but feeling a bit miserable.

Babies move A LOT at this stage. There's still plenty of time. My baby decided to go somewhere in the middle of tranverse and the correct position. He's in there head's down but very crooked, so that his head is by my hip and his feet are in my ribs on the opposite side. I'm not going to worry about it yet.

There are different things you can do to encourage him to move. Don't recline, don't sit in reclining chairs, and get on all hands and knees and then gently sway your hips. Chiropractor visits to keep you aligned can also help.

 

[Hoping girl 2]

Cheer me up please, ladies.

Doc told me today baba is lying transverse. If that doesn't change a c - section is inevitable. Not happy.

.....and I have a UTI.

I know I have a lot to be grateful for but feeling a bit miserable.

Don't get discouraged, baby's still got time to move. I've been doing antenatal yoga and they had lots of moves to help baby get into position. One was the all fours and hips swaying position someone mentioned but there were others too. Maybe do a google search? Might be worth trying some out

Hope the uti clears up soon!!! Xxx

 

[August3]

Thanks SugarBeth and Hoping Girl 2, a reflexologist told me to try going up the stairs on all fours. An online search shows different positions to try and also 'telling' the baby to move into position. My hubby will think I've lost the plot!

I think I'm concerned as my doc mentioned this possibility when I was only 16 weeks. I have my first session with a reflexologist next week at doctor's suggestion. Not going to stress about it (much!)

 

[luz]

August - we have the same due date... my baby was transverse up until about a week ago. I assume she flipped because all of a sudden i felt movements at the top of my stomach. However, i still do occasionally just start feeling all my movements on one side or the other, making me wonder if she is still flip flopping back and forth. Just know there is still lots of time to flip. I've researched it and some babies don't flip until right before birth.

 

[DHBH0930]

BP is still slightly elevated, they want me to continue to come in weekly to keep an eye on it. I'm not being put on bed rest or anything. She just doesn't want me standing or walking for long periods of time.

Also a nurse I've never had before actually told me my weight. Normally they just write it down, I was happier not knowing I've gained WAY too much! I started around 160, they weighed me at 197!!! I'm not worried about my looks, just hoping I'm not causing harm. My doctor hasn't said anything to me about putting on too much weight, but I know that is too much, especially since I have just under 3 months to go! I passed my GD test, so at least that isn't a concern...

*feeling disgusted with myself *

 

[Hoping girl 2]

BP is still slightly elevated, they want me to continue to come in weekly to keep an eye on it. I'm not being put on bed rest or anything. She just doesn't want me standing or walking for long periods of time.

Also a nurse I've never had before actually told me my weight. Normally they just write it down, I was happier not knowing I've gained WAY too much! I started around 160, they weighed me at 197!!! I'm not worried about my looks, just hoping I'm not causing harm. My doctor hasn't said anything to me about putting on too much weight, but I know that is too much, especially since I have just under 3 months to go! I passed my GD test, so at least that isn't a concern...

*feeling disgusted with myself *

Oh please don't feel blue about weight gain! Your photo looks beautiful so even if you've gained that much it's not showing as proper weight gain, just a bump! It could just be you've got lots of amniotic liquid an that will make you weigh more. And don't worry about your baby, if your weight gain was an issue then te doctor or nurse would have said so, so please don't worry!!! Xxx

 

[brit3435]

DHBH my dr is so finicky about weight gain they always say my weight out loud and weigh me in the hall where everyone can see. It's so embarrassing! I've been gaining 2 lbs per week since starting the weekly shots and at my last appt my dr said "so what have you been eating? You are growing. " right in front of dh! Ugh it was awful...however I'm not going to let it get to me I went from 120 to 160 with my daughter at only 36 weeks and I was down to 122 by 6 months pp and down to 116 by her first bday so even thinner than I was before! Every woman is different and as long as you are eating healthy and only when you are hungry you will be fine, sometimes nature knows what's best for you and baby.

Plus if you have high blood pressure you are probably retaining a lot of water weight and that can be 5 to 10 lbs right there!

 

[SugarBeth]

I gained a lot with my daughter, but I left the hospital with 25 lbs already gone - SO much of it was water weight! I had a huge amount of water, my water broke three days before I had my baby and it gushed like a waterfall the entire time. My body liked producing huge amounts of water!

My problem this time is I don't think it's water weight with this baby, and I'm gaining quite a bit. I already gained 25 lbs, and usually I gain the majority of my weight in third tri...so obviously a bit worrying. Even with all the weight I gained with my daughter, I weighed about half of what I do at this stage.

 

[Lara310809]

I agree, with my first baby I gained 70lbs, but I lost 30lbs of that from the labour alone (baby, placenta and waters). Yeah, I still gained 40lbs of weight, but at least it wasn't the 60lb I'd assumed it would be

In my last pregnancy I gained 11lbs, and in the labour I lost 14lbs (ending up 3lb LIGHTER than my pre-pregnancy weight, so I actually lost weight overall), and this pregnancy I'd gained 4lbs the last time I weighed myself (about a month ago), so it goes to show that even with the same person it can vary dramatically.

 

[Lara310809]

Cheer me up please, ladies.

Doc told me today baba is lying transverse. If that doesn't change a c - section is inevitable. Not happy.

.....and I have a UTI.

I know I have a lot to be grateful for but feeling a bit miserable.

It really bugs me that they worry women over their baby's position so early on in the pregnancy; babies can still change position like the weather, and they can even change on the day of the labour. There's no need to worry until you approach birth, I was told. My babies have always been transverse until at least around 34wks, and my first only turned when she was about 37wks, and nobody even said they were concerned.

 

[brit3435]

Losing 20 or 30 lbs at the hospital would have been awesome! The day after I had my daughter I was only 5 lbs lighter and she was 6 lbs! I had a huge freak out session only to find out that the pitocin caused me to retain about 15 lbs of water weight. Without dieting and while breast feeding I lost about 22 lbs in 6 weeks, the rest I had to work for I have known people who have gained 80 to 100 lbs though and lost it all without trying so it really is different for each person. I just hate that after you have your baby you still look 6 months pregnant but squishy lol.

 

[August3]

August - we have the same due date... my baby was transverse up until about a week ago. I assume she flipped because all of a sudden i felt movements at the top of my stomach. However, i still do occasionally just start feeling all my movements on one side or the other, making me wonder if she is still flip flopping back and forth. Just know there is still lots of time to flip. I've researched it and some babies don't flip until right before birth.

Thanks, luz Just gonna remain positive. Can't control it so have to go with the flow.

Lara, thanks for sharing your experience, as a first timer I feel completely in the dark about these things.

I'm wrecked tired so that probably played a part in me having a wail.

Weight wise I gained about 7lbs in the first two trimesters but I feel that could accelerate from now on as my appetite seems to have really increased.

 

[brit3435]

Aug 3- I've heard the same thing as the other ladies, that the baby can change positions up to 36 weeks. Also I don't think a C-section would necessarily be a bad thing, I have only had a vaginal birth so I can't say for sure, but I had an emergency appendectomy about a year before I got pregnant with my daughter and if I had to choose I would rather heal from abdominal surgery than a vaginal tear. After my abdominal surgery I was no longer in pain except for certain movements after 2 weeks, however after I tore having my daughter I had constant pain "down there" and excruciating pain when I peed for 6 weeks. I wasn't able to have sex because it hurt so bad for 5 months. I really hope that doesn't happen this time, it was so much worse than the actual pain of labor! My sister in law had both a vaginal and a C-section and she said she preferred the C-section recovery (she also tore pretty bad).

Either way the dr. shouldn't be scaring you about the baby's position this early!

 

[August3]

I agree Brit 3435. Part of me wished she had said nothing but her heart was in the right place because she wants me to mention it at my next appointment at the hospital so that it's on their radar and to give me a chance to ask the obstetrician questions.

It is interesting that your SIL found the recovery from a c section much easier than a tear. My difficulty is that my hubby works away during the week and I won't be insured to drive for six weeks. Whilst my family will be great at getting shopping etc I worry about cabin fever!

 

[brit3435]

Aug3 will your husband get any time off when the baby is born? Yes driving after a c section is impossible and dangerous as your tummy muscles have to heal I didn't think about that. I was able to drive 2 weeks after my surgery but right away after my vag birth although it would have been incredibly painful lol. Most women don't tear so vag birth is preferable for sure just not for me but my dr won't do a c section unless something is wrong I already asked

I was born breech and I know my dr (who delivered me too) does a procedure around 37 weeks to turn the baby and it works 50 to 60 percent of the time it's just a manipulation of your belly. Do they offer that where you live?

That will be tough having a newborn all by yourself during the week! I felt so isolated and I only had my daughter by myself for 10 hrs during the day