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

[Hopeful Cat]

Congrats Oldermumma!!!
Ooh good luck Powell

Ive tried so many things to help labour come on but for the most part i feel its sent me backwards 😣. Feel like ill be here right to my due date and probably still after.

 

[xSweetTartx]

Powell- Hopefully it's not prodromal. My experience with it this time and last time is that it steadily gets worse through the day but goes no where. Definitely not having fun and now I am seriously hanging onto the sweet relief Thursday will bring. I have been in for so much monitoring too. It's getting old.
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Congratulations on the babies ladies!

 

[Powell130]

Decided to try nipple stimulation and ladies it definitely increased the contractions!!

Oh wow! Keep us updated x

It freaked me out how close they were so i stopped lol I did get my breast pump out tho thinking I'll try it again later. I can't make my mind up if I'm ready for all that yet

 

[banana07]

Congrats oldermummy!!

Powell my contraction with ds2 started at 2.20am every 9 mins den I had a shower and they stopped den back again I got to sleep for 2 hours lost my plug den from 7am - 1pm they were v strong but v v irratic. Phoned hospital again they said waiting in perfectly fined contractions is a huge misconception den contractions suddenly went into.constant mode and ds2 popped out few hours later! How painful are the contractions. While mine were irratic I was nearly taking chunks out of the wall in pain!!

 

[Powell130]

They're not really painful or getting more intense. They're just noticeable. The ones during the nipple stimulation were stronger tho

 

[Powell130]

Congrats Oldermumma!!!
Ooh good luck Powell

Ive tried so many things to help labour come on but for the most part i feel its sent me backwards 😣. Feel like ill be here right to my due date and probably still after.

Have you tried the nipple stimulation? It's the only thing backed scientifically vs anecdotally that works. It releases oxytocin which causes contractions. Pitocin is artificial oxytocin

 

[Powell130]

Powell- Hopefully it's not prodromal. My experience with it this time and last time is that it steadily gets worse through the day but goes no where. Definitely not having fun and now I am seriously hanging onto the sweet relief Thursday will bring. I have been in for so much monitoring too. It's getting old.
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Congratulations on the babies ladies!

That's what I've been dealing with the last almost week! By night time it's awful! The only new things are the backache and pressure and a weird feeling in my cervix, like it's trying to do something

 

[xSweetTartx]

That's what I've been dealing with the last almost week! By night time it's awful! The only new things are the backache and pressure and a weird feeling in my cervix, like it's trying to do something

Oh no! I would say talk to your doctor about it but we both know what he would say. You'll know it's prodromal for sure if you drink the ocean and they still feel like they are killing you in the middle of the night. Mine get bad around 5pm and stay that way until 2-3am. Then they are manageable until the same time the next day. They never go away completely though.

There are cases where it does progress into real labor but I don't think I am one of them. During monitoring, my contractions come up loud and clear but they aren't doing anything other than causing unnecessary pain.

 

[Powell130]

Sounds like EXACTLY what I'm dealing with! I think I'm gonna do more nipple stimulation this evening and see if I can get it to turn into something. If not, no point in calling my doc for this I've already been in twice in the last week for monitoring but they seem to die down when I'm on the monitors of course. Maybe next time I go in (cuz im sure there will be a next time ) I'll do some nipple stimulation to see if I can get their attention with the contractions that seems to bring on lol

 

[Marumi]

Powell and Sweet Tart...I have these mean nightime contractions too...does that mean I am dealing with prodromal labor? They often wake me up, and with BH's I never had backaches. My tummy will be almost constantly hard for many hours. Then they stop.
I figured it was just a warm up...been having this since 36 weeks I think.

Still having very erratic contractions and the pressure and backache. My cervix feels like it's trying to do something tho so maybe I'm slowly dilating some more idk anymore!!

Omg, you are leaving me behind lol!

we won't leave you. I'm going to stay on this thread until all of my april girlfriends have their babies. Were a team.

Im still here stalking! It's only just the beginning only few of us gave birth, plenty more to come

Lol babys are about to pop up left and right Where do we go after? Is there a 4th Trimester section

Decided to try nipple stimulation and ladies it definitely increased the contractions!!

Oh wow! Keep us updated x

It freaked me out how close they were so i stopped lol I did get my breast pump out tho thinking I'll try it again later. I can't make my mind up if I'm ready for all that yet

I breastfeed and it has not caused any labor to start.

But I do have mean nightime contractions atm. It is almost 2 AM here and I want to sleep.

 

[Powell130]

Marumi your body is probably used to the oxytocin then my milk dried up in October but we breastfed for 2.5 years so I wasn't sure if it would have an effect on me but surprisingly it did!!

I also get the constant tightening at night, for a few hours. It's stupid lol

 

[xSweetTartx]

Powell- Hopefully it helps you progress! When I try it just makes me miserable They will get really strong for me and 2 minutes apart and still no dice.
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Marumi- It's possible! It started at 37 weeks for me this time. I had it with my son as well. If you went in for monitoring they could confirm it but they likely wouldn't do anything about it. I have agreed to another induction on Thursday. The pain and exhaustion makes it really hard for me to take care of my son. Thank goodness my husband works from home or I would have lost my mind by now.

 

[Christie2011]

I tried some nipple stimulation over the weekend. Didn't do anything for me. I was hoping to have an excuse to not go into work Monday and Tuesday this week, but it looks like these babies are going to hold out as long as possible. Even did a 2.5 mile hike with the family today. While I am sore from all that walking, it didn't trigger anything.

Now I can only hope that the induction works. My sister had a failed induction and I know they don't want to be too aggressive since I have a previous csect. I do hope the walk at least dilated me a bit since that's a requirement for my induction.

 

[Powell130]

I tried some nipple stimulation over the weekend. Didn't do anything for me. I was hoping to have an excuse to not go into work Monday and Tuesday this week, but it looks like these babies are going to hold out as long as possible. Even did a 2.5 mile hike with the family today. While I am sore from all that walking, it didn't trigger anything.

Now I can only hope that the induction works. My sister had a failed induction and I know they don't want to be too aggressive since I have a previous csect. I do hope the walk at least dilated me a bit since that's a requirement for my induction.

Good luck!!

 

[Powell130]

Just got home from getting checked cuz I was feeling the contractions pretty strong in my cervix, hoping for SOME progress..NONE!

Doc said "take two Tylenol and a hot shower for the back pain and come back if they get closer together, water breaks or red blood"

I do believe my body is playing mean tricks on me lol I'm glad I wasn't in labor but it sure felt like the start of something! It's now 2:30AM and I'm going to bed lol

 

[Marumi]

Mine was not labor either. But I still have these achy cervix cramps. Less contractions now though. I have to go food shopping as my husband can only help out today (back to work tomorrow)

I am thinking my cervix is probably working/ shortening. Feels like bad PMS or what scares me...MC and first trimester SCH cramps

Marumi your body is probably used to the oxytocin then my milk dried up in October but we breastfed for 2.5 years so I wasn't sure if it would have an effect on me but surprisingly it did!!

I also get the constant tightening at night, for a few hours. It's stupid lol

Maybe it is used to it! Though I know from LLLI that the receptors for the oxytocin only develop around 38 weeks, so maybe for some that could mean labor around 40 ish weeks.

Powell- Hopefully it helps you progress! When I try it just makes me miserable They will get really strong for me and 2 minutes apart and still no dice.
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Marumi- It's possible! It started at 37 weeks for me this time. I had it with my son as well. If you went in for monitoring they could confirm it but they likely wouldn't do anything about it. I have agreed to another induction on Thursday. The pain and exhaustion makes it really hard for me to take care of my son. Thank goodness my husband works from home or I would have lost my mind by now.

Mine aren't too painful but I hope I can manage sleep wise I already sleep in intervalls due to the rib problem.
I will call the midwife and likely just wait..

 

[Natasha2605]

Just got home from getting checked cuz I was feeling the contractions pretty strong in my cervix, hoping for SOME progress..NONE!

Doc said "take two Tylenol and a hot shower for the back pain and come back if they get closer together, water breaks or red blood"

I do believe my body is playing mean tricks on me lol I'm glad I wasn't in labor but it sure felt like the start of something! It's now 2:30AM and I'm going to bed lol

So frustrating isn't it!

Wonder if we'll have any little babies today! They are definitely not in a rush though are they!

 

[princess2406]

I tried nipple stimulation yesterday for 20 mins or so, left it a while then oh had a go for a good hour and it's done nothing! I'm not going to try with the breast pump as I felt silly doing it myself! Lost abit more plug this morning but it's not bloody anymore? Also not felt baby since last night, I've been up since 6.30am so going to leave it another 30 mins and then ring triage. Baby has had a few hiccups but I don't think they count as movements do they?

 

[dani_tinks]

They're not are they Natasha? Come on babies!!

princess, definitely phone hun

AFM, i'm pooped. Barely slept. Just so restless and uncomfortable. School run nearly killed me off this morning too, my pelvis is so painful. One big contraction last night during a thunder storm. Few cramps this morning but think it's bowel cramps. I've been having some sort of clear out for a week now. A week till induction date. Come on little miss!!!!

 

[Natasha2605]

I tried nipple stimulation yesterday for 20 mins or so, left it a while then oh had a go for a good hour and it's done nothing! I'm not going to try with the breast pump as I felt silly doing it myself! Lost abit more plug this morning but it's not bloody anymore? Also not felt baby since last night, I've been up since 6.30am so going to leave it another 30 mins and then ring triage. Baby has had a few hiccups but I don't think they count as movements do they?

Hope all is okay, definitely phone as you're right, hiccups don't count as movements