***(61) 2015 November Sparklers***

[littlesteph]

For what it's worth Steph, I feel the same. He seems to be obstructing my bladder and bowl. I have to wee all the time and it takes me ages because my bladder is squashed. My back is agonising, but 7 weeks since my physio referral and no appt, never lost morning sickness, suddenly developed heartburn and insomnia for months. So glad I've finished work now.
I do wonder if he will come early as I never had any of this with Daniel, bar the insomnia.

oh gosh, i'm glad I don't have the insomnia, I wouldn't be able to cope with next to no sleep. I still have 2 days till I finish work, which will go quick. Are you finding every movement baby dose hurts?
Pretty much every movement or every time he sticks a body part out hurts quite a bit.

 

[littlesteph]

Eeeek in 3 days time I am FULL TERM that just seems crazy I seriously need to pack my hospital bag and get the baby seat out

I always thought full term was 40 weeks and term was 37 weeks

 

[Mimzy3]

I'm also giving birth at a birthing center which is in a hospital. It is a gorgeous building and they have birthing tubs in the some of the rooms, for women who wish to have a water birth. I plan on doing that this time around. Last time water was running but didn't make it to the tub I have a "pretty pushers' gown I will be laboring in. And a nursing tank/dress for the next day in the hospital but I'll prob just wear the nursing gowns they have again because I don't want to get blood on my nursing gown if I can just wear theirs I did shower there. We have to stay 24 hours, regardless of how your birth went. So they can monitor you and and the baby. I've read to make sure you bring snacks. I know after birth I was STARVING!! They brought me a turkey sandwich right away though even though it was 11pm. But not sure all hospitals or centers are like that

 

[Twag]

Oh maybe it is but my app says full term Who knows lol all I know is an end is in sight now 👍

 

[Mimzy3]

lilsteph I was just saying yesterday how strong this little guy is He jabbed me a in the ribs a couple times and I was like OUCH! Not all his movements hurt but I can sympathize with you

 

[littlesteph]

Oh maybe it is but my app says full term Who knows lol all I know is an end is in sight now 👍

oh lol, its all a little confusing. counting down the weeks now

 

[littlesteph]

lilsteph I was just saying yesterday how strong this little guy is He jabbed me a in the ribs a couple times and I was like OUCH! Not all his movements hurt but I can sympathize with you

I've not had anything in the ribs, its mainly the sides where the skin does quite stretch far enough

 

[aley28]

Exciting appointment today!
Baby heartbeat was good and I'm measuring spot on still
Had the Strep B swab done, will learn the results of that next week. Fingers crossed for negative... I really really really hate having to take antibiotics for anything!
Got my first cervix check -- baby is really high up still (I could have told him that ) but he was able to just barely reach and I'm dilated to a 2 already!

I think either the swab or the cervix check irritated things, as I'm cramping up pretty good right now. I seem to get contractions this time of day anyway though, so maybe its just that? Yay latent labor... It doesn't feel like its gonna lead to anything so I'm not worried about it. Baby and I have a stern understanding that she can't make her arrival until Sunday at least, but I'm really hoping for the weekend after!

Scheduled induction for 39+1. He said he honestly doesn't think I'll make it that far, and I sort of agree but am not going to be too hopeful. If baby drops or if contractions don't taper off when I rest I'm supposed to call. Or if my waters break, of course!



The peeing thing; I pee like a teaspoon at a time, unless I really gotta go then I seem to be able to empty my bladder. Its really frustrating, as half the time I can BARELY leave a urine sample at the doctor's office, and yet a couple times a day I have to pee so bad it hurts. I can only figure its how she's sitting.

Hospital bag: I'm just bringing toiletries (toothbrush, paste, hairbrush, elastic bands), my phone and charger (which doubles as my camera, hooray lol) and pajamas. I'll wear out whatever I wear in, but I want to be able to put pants on so that I don't have to stay under the hot blanket anytime a visitor comes in! Oh, and clothes for the baby of course. I won't bring diapers, wipes, or even pacifiers for her, as the hospital has all that and I plan to BF so no need for feeding stuff (they'd have that too, in any case!)

Catmummy will have her baby first, I think! And then I think MrsBump

 

[Mrs_Bump]

Don't know if I'm being over sensitive but really upset tonight because Dh said there was no point in me planning just in case I go into labour because it was blatantly only going to happen when I was induced. I really want to go into labour naturally but he just doesn't get it, he would rather it was all just planned. Idiot.

 

[aley28]

MrsBump, my husband was like that last time. Men in general don't seem to understand the desire to go into spontaneous labor, and I think some of them hate it because you can't plan for it anyway. My husband figured that I was SO miserably pregnant that I'd jump at induction just to get the pregnancy over with, and so was shocked when I told him I was trying for natural labor, and he was frustrated because he couldn't plan his days off around "wait for labor to happen on its own".

Just like you can't plan to fall pregnant on a certain cycle, you can't really always plan exactly when your baby will be born. Some people just don't get it.

 

[Amcolecchi]

Mimzy- my birthing center is the same, I also plan on a water birth! I wanted to do it the first time but honestly I needed to move, I liked moving..this time I can see me being in a lot of pain so the tub might be nice! I might wear a bra but to be honest I don't care if they see my boobs, I mean they see down there which is worse so why not be naked HAHAHA!! I am excited to hear how everyone's birth story goes and to see pics!! I am hoping to have a Halloween birth, we love Halloween and I was t wo weeks early with my son so we shall see!

 

[littlesteph]

my hubby can be a bit like that too, it is just done to them not really understanding.
I have to have a section again this time and would love to go into natural labour just so I can expreince it, the fact that last week the midwife doctor told me I had a couple of weeks max made me feel a bit hopeful but scared at the same time

 

[WantaBelly]

Ok so I am not typically a complainer but I simply cannot believe how uncomfortable I currently am and I am just shy of 34 weeks. I had a growth scan at 28 weeks and they said he weighed 3.7lbs I know he's a little bigger than my last few but it's almost as if he's ALL straight out front and that's putting tons of pressure on my bones, my back and my skin hurts. I have not had any stretch marks since my first child and he's 20. I have never had any additional ones but I am pretty sure this may be where that ends. So strange. 9 kids later and I add to them. I failed my first diabetes test but when we did the 3 hour they said it was ok, now I'm starting to wonder??? I have an appointment on the 12th and I am thinking they are going to check his growth again. We will see. My husband just doesn't seem to understand, he just laughs at me and tells me this shouldn't be anything new for me. Sorry I guess I just needed to get all that out. What is everyone doing to try an make time pass quicker?

 

[lomelindi17]

Amcolecchi - My birth center is the same place I go for all my prenatal care etc, it's a private Naturopathic Doctors office who are both midwives, so they work as a team. The birth center is a small apartment in the back of the office (which is a big old house made into a doctor's practice.. pretty common for Maine!), so it's kind of just like a home birth environment. There is a kitchen, living room, bathroom, and the birth room with a big birthing jacuzzi tub, big bed, and fireplace. It's really cozy and comfy. I will probably end up naked most of the time too lol, not really that bashful and it will be only my two female midwives and a female assistant, my mom, and my hubby there at all so I don't think I'll really care. No nurses or random hospital people running in and out which is nice! I've watched so many natural birth videos that being naked just seems like part of it!

MrsBump guys are dumb sometimes! Maybe if you explain that spontaneous labor is much safer and higher rates of better outcomes he will get it a little more lol! I think half the excitement is not knowing when it's gonna happen!

littlesteph - once in a while mine pushes a foot really far out to the side and that def isn't pleasant! Wouldn't say it really hurts but its not comfortable lol. Stretching my side muscles from the inside, such a weird feeling!

Aley I think you're right on the birth order.. so exciting to see who will be first!

 

[lomelindi17]

Wantabelly, I've been feeling a bit stretched this past week too, my midwife said this is a period of really fast growth then it will slow down. Hope you feel better! To pass the time, I've been going a bit stir crazy with hubby gone but spending way too much time shopping online, and also downloaded Outlander on my iPad so I've been reading that incessantly haha. Last month I watched the entire 6 seasons of Lost obsessively on Netflix. So pathetic lol!!

 

[Twag]

Mrs Bump my dh thinks the same (tbh I tiny bit of me does too!) but I guess that is because it is all we know as that is what happened last time
I am sure you are going to go into labour naturally

 

[Smile181c]

I think it must be a man thing for sure - my DH wants me to go with a repeat section rather than VBAC because it was more organised never mind that I'd have to recover from surgery afterwards, with a 3 year old and not be able to drive anywhere (including taking Max to nursery!) as long as he knew what days to book off work

 

[Twag]

I am torn as I really want to go naturally and hopefully before due date or being late as I feel so uncomfortable and done but at the same time I liked the certainty of the induction like I knew what time we had to be at the hospital so I was prepared and could get the dogs (and now would be son) to my parents house etc - all the uncertainty this time is kind of making me uneasy BUT I guess that is all part of labour!!!

Right now I am just so torn between being done with being pregnant, wanting to meet my little girl and start this journey of 2 under 2, wanting to spend more time with my son but then not really being able too as I have a big bump in the way and generally being damn scared of how the hell I am going to cope with a newborn and a 20 month old

Sorry ladies I needed to get it out as I just feel a little lost at the moment

 

[Smile181c]

It's really overwhelming isn't it Twag. Max is 3 and I still feel like I don't know how I'm going to cope with 2! I think the first few weeks/months are going to be tough but we'll get through it!

 

[Twag]

I think I am stressing more this week because Elliot is teething his back molars and so he has been very demanding and having huge hissy fits and I honestly do not know how i would cope with him like this and a newborn I know I WILL cope with it but it is just worrying me I guess

the unknown is a scary place