April ladies ...were having our babies THIS month :)

[Misscalais]

App went really well! Mw did a really good stretch & sweep, 1cm dialated almost 2. Had abit of a bloody show and she could feel his head and membranes! She thinks I'll be in labour within next day or so fxd! Bp, urine and baby hb all fine and 3/5 palpable x

Well at least you managed to get your sweep lol i was thoroughly disappointed i couldn't have one lol sounds like you will have a new bubba here in no time at all!

 

[Misscalais]

SweetTart that's HILARIOUS!!

AFM - just got back from my 38 week appt and pissed off. My doc offered elective induction at 39 weeks and when I said definitely not he said he's not gonna let me go past 41 weeks. Kiss my ass. They are gonna get mad if I make it to 41 because I'm still gonna refuse. There's no medical reason to induce so why do it?! To make it easier on them so it's scheduled? No thank you. If I haven't went on my own by then it's because he's not ready to come out. I had a whole list of questions to ask but didn't even get into that because I was mad. Ugh. I miss my midwife
On the bright side I'm 2CM now and 70% effaced and baby is slowly moving down. At the hospital Tuesday I was 1CM and 50% so while I hope he stays in til at least 39 weeks I want him to come before 41 so I don't have to fight with them about an unnecessary induction!

Sounds like things are progressing down there. Hopefully bub will arrive before 41 weeks without any intervention. I still find it so strange that induction would even be considered at 39 weeks without a medical reason. I feel comfortable going to 10 days over but id not like to go to 42 weeks or beyond. My 3rd was only 8 days over and he was so over cooked his top layer of skin split open as soon as he was born on his knees and elbows from having no vernex left. He peeled from top to toe for a month, even his little nut sack had skin coming off it. He wasn't like a soft little newborn and was all crackley.

 

[Misscalais]

Misscalais that's the same as me was all ready for my sweep but baby was too high 😔

Powell why are they all so mad to induce I just dont get it. They want to induce me because if spd but it was much worse with ds2 I was nearly hoping to be offered an induction but no word of it and that was only 19 months ago!

Oh no not you too lol my cervix is a jerk lol she said though that good thing was is was soft and not hard. I would have thought that after 3 vaginal births id naturally be open at least a cm.

 

[Misscalais]

Hal i lost 14kg last pregnancy. If you are concerned though bring it up with your Dr and see what they say.

Natasha thats hilarious, why do they make these things so tricky. I remember when DH tried to put DS1 pram together and he cracked it because we couldn't figure out how to unfold one part of it. It sat for a few weeks before i got the actual instructions out and did it myself. Then couldn't figure out how to get it back down
Enjoy your Chinese!

Emma i was told when you have high bp and protein in your urine that the swelling is pe related by my mw. I had really bad swelling for a few weeks but my bp was been good apart from one time. Id call up just in case.

AFM
I can't believe i actually had 2 hours of painful contractions in the wee hours of this morning! DH finally gave in last night and we dtd. They were 5 mins apart 50-60 seconds from the start but fizzled out. This happened to me the night before i went into labour with DS3 so here's to hoping it may lead into some. I have period pain and back ache now though.

 

[Bekah78]

Good luck misscalais if this is things starting for you.

 

[Misscalais]

Thanks Bekah

 

[Brunette_21]

Omg ladies tonight sitting is agony, lying on my right side is impossible as pain in pelvis is unbearable and im dead fidgety xxx

 

[Powell130]

Hellojello sounds scary hun really hope yr ok hun xx


Powell sorry there tryin to force induction....baba will come wen there ready..my inductiom at 42 weeks wasnt a good experience so i wouldnt choose it myself if wasnt medically neccasry xx

And natasha mmmmm chinese

Yum!!

My ankles r swollen again...quite bad ..
Everything else is normal hands wtc...
Wen to worry if its pre eclampsia related

Only as iv had high bp?

My induction with #1 was AWFUL so I'm absolutely going to refuse, even if I make it to 41 weeks

 

[Powell130]

SweetTart that's HILARIOUS!!

AFM - just got back from my 38 week appt and pissed off. My doc offered elective induction at 39 weeks and when I said definitely not he said he's not gonna let me go past 41 weeks. Kiss my ass. They are gonna get mad if I make it to 41 because I'm still gonna refuse. There's no medical reason to induce so why do it?! To make it easier on them so it's scheduled? No thank you. If I haven't went on my own by then it's because he's not ready to come out. I had a whole list of questions to ask but didn't even get into that because I was mad. Ugh. I miss my midwife
On the bright side I'm 2CM now and 70% effaced and baby is slowly moving down. At the hospital Tuesday I was 1CM and 50% so while I hope he stays in til at least 39 weeks I want him to come before 41 so I don't have to fight with them about an unnecessary induction!

Sounds like things are progressing down there. Hopefully bub will arrive before 41 weeks without any intervention. I still find it so strange that induction would even be considered at 39 weeks without a medical reason. I feel comfortable going to 10 days over but id not like to go to 42 weeks or beyond. My 3rd was only 8 days over and he was so over cooked his top layer of skin split open as soon as he was born on his knees and elbows from having no vernex left. He peeled from top to toe for a month, even his little nut sack had skin coming off it. He wasn't like a soft little newborn and was all crackley.

Me too! Like why?! Especially with no medical reason! I had GD with #1 and was induced 39+3! I'm seriously considering a very last minute switch in doctors offices if the other one in town will take me this late! It's ridiculous.

 

[Powell130]

Omg ladies tonight sitting is agony, lying on my right side is impossible as pain in pelvis is unbearable and im dead fidgety xxx

It's better to lay on your left side anyways, is that side more comfortable?

 

[Misscalais]

Omg ladies tonight sitting is agony, lying on my right side is impossible as pain in pelvis is unbearable and im dead fidgety xxx

Thats no good! I know why i feel like bub is sitting on my hip , because the back of her head is facing my hip instead of being anterior. Maybe your bubba is in a similar position?. I had some contractions last night and the pain in my hips, Omg. I hope you get some relief soon.

 

[banana07]

Misscalais that's the same as me was all ready for my sweep but baby was too high 😔

Powell why are they all so mad to induce I just dont get it. They want to induce me because if spd but it was much worse with ds2 I was nearly hoping to be offered an induction but no word of it and that was only 19 months ago!

Oh no not you too lol my cervix is a jerk lol she said though that good thing was is was soft and not hard. I would have thought that after 3 vaginal births id naturally be open at least a cm.

At least u got checked she wouldn't even check me said baby was so high there was no point checking. I know at just over 39 weeks with ds2 I was 1-2cm they said once had babies before usually perm dilated a bit but just thinking now I got the coil in after ds1 and they had to give me a wee bit of some sort of gel to dilate just 1cm to get it in as I was shut tight.

Ugh I dont know. In two minds what it to start but then terrified every twinge I get thinking oh no the pain is coming!!

Ds2 is hit and miss with sleep always has been good for weeks den an anti Christ for weeks. Currently in anti Christ mode!

I go from.feeling hight to feeling low. Do u think your moving up and down ??

 

[Brunette_21]

Omg ladies tonight sitting is agony, lying on my right side is impossible as pain in pelvis is unbearable and im dead fidgety xxx

It's better to lay on your left side anyways, is that side more comfortable?

Ive not tried yet but the pressure is horrendous and im overheating xx

 

[banana07]

Omg ladies tonight sitting is agony, lying on my right side is impossible as pain in pelvis is unbearable and im dead fidgety xxx

It's better to lay on your left side anyways, is that side more comfortable?

Ive not tried yet but the pressure is horrendous and im overheating xx

I naturally lie on my right but I DoD read something about an artery on right hand side to try to lie on left as much as I can hoe plus baby's back is on my right side so sometimes it is much much more comfortable to lie on left. Put a pillow between your legs too balances me out and gives baby more space I think!

 

[Powell130]

Laying on left side increases blood flow and help baby get into OFP (optimal fetal position) for birth

 

[babyjan]

Quick update : had my baby boy today .. Absolutely agony now natural labour only used gas and air and have birth to a healthy 3.77kg... I was discharged around 8pm!

I can't believe I went through everything I feared... Episiomty, stitched up and giving birth natural with nothing but gas and air! Just tryna get him latched on now so will update bit more later.

It all kicked off after my last post when I slept. I woke up 3am and found bright red blood leaking!

 

[Powell130]

Oh congrats babyjan!!!!

 

[Bekah78]

Congratulations babyjan

 

[Hopeful Cat]

Congrats babyjan!!!

 

[Misscalais]

Quick update : had my baby boy today .. Absolutely agony now natural labour only used gas and air and have birth to a healthy 3.77kg... I was discharged around 8pm!

I can't believe I went through everything I feared... Episiomty, stitched up and giving birth natural with nothing but gas and air! Just tryna get him latched on now so will update bit more later.

It all kicked off after my last post when I slept. I woke up 3am and found bright red blood leaking!

Oh gosh. Congratulations! Hope you feel better soon.