***April Sweet Peas*** 204 Babies

[mommyof3girls]

Hi I am due 30 April, can you add me too in team yellow.

I'm updating everything right now so I'll add you to the list on the first page.

 

[Shinning_Star]

Evening all! I spoke to my midwife today asked how come they wldn't do a sweep before the induction date, and she said cos it's pointless, she said if It's not favourable they're still going ahead with induction so whether have a sweep or not is irrelevent. So i guess there's my answer!

I've also got no more midwife appointments as again she said prob not worth the agony it is for me to there so tbh I'm ok with that. If I get concerned at any time I can pop up to my docs five minutes away orgot to hospital so tbh I'm happy with that as after getting there today and having to wait 20 min for a bus, I was in tears by the time I got home! The pain was immense! Plus bubs has moved again and the sicatica is back.

I've been getting tightenings on and off all day today, and also whilst I was out I had a few period pain cramps going on, much like kamkol desribed hers, but I doubt it's anything to be excited about. It's like she said there are so many aches and pains with spd pain in and around hip area you don't even begin to think it could be labour, and this is my thrd bubs!

FX hey!

 

[KathiB]

I havent been on here too much but today I feel like asking....is it just me or is it starting to get really hard? My due date is April 26th and I feel Shocking!!!

Kath

 

[loverguts]

I havent been on here too much but today I feel like asking....is it just me or is it starting to get really hard? My due date is April 26th and I feel Shocking!!!

Kath

YES. haha! This past week has been the most uncomfortable for me yet, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Makes me wonder what the hell i could possibly have been moaning about a couple months ago!

 

[555ann555]

Evening all! I spoke to my midwife today asked how come they wldn't do a sweep before the induction date, and she said cos it's pointless, she said if It's not favourable they're still going ahead with induction so whether have a sweep or not is irrelevent. So i guess there's my answer!

I've also got no more midwife appointments as again she said prob not worth the agony it is for me to there so tbh I'm ok with that. If I get concerned at any time I can pop up to my docs five minutes away orgot to hospital so tbh I'm happy with that as after getting there today and having to wait 20 min for a bus, I was in tears by the time I got home! The pain was immense! Plus bubs has moved again and the sicatica is back.

I've been getting tightenings on and off all day today, and also whilst I was out I had a few period pain cramps going on, much like kamkol desribed hers, but I doubt it's anything to be excited about. It's like she said there are so many aches and pains with spd pain in and around hip area you don't even begin to think it could be labour, and this is my thrd bubs!

FX hey!

Oh you poor soul I was moaning to Mo about how sore I am, but all I need to do is come on here and read all the posts about SPD to realise I'm not badly off at all!

I hope your wee one comes soon to relieve you!

 

[KathiB]

I havent been on here too much but today I feel like asking....is it just me or is it starting to get really hard? My due date is April 26th and I feel Shocking!!!

Kath

YES. haha! This past week has been the most uncomfortable for me yet, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Makes me wonder what the hell i could possibly have been moaning about a couple months ago!

I know I cant actually believe how uncomfortable I am, making me just want to cry, the baby is really active too more so than ever!! Finding it hard to relax too, its all going to be worth it though.. How long do you have left?

 

[Sunflowers]

Had a grotty day today - my feet have been swollen for a few days but yesterday they blew up like balloons, as did my legs, hands and face. I had a pounding headache and this morning my bp was really high so went to see my mw - it was 135/96 in one arm and 165/106 in the other.. So spent the day in hospital - thankfully bp came down and my blood chemistry was normal so I've been able to come home.

This was NOT in the plan..

Feet etc are still really swollen but bp has settled, fingers crossed it stays that way, we have a very strong family history of fullblown eclamptic fits so I was rather expecting something but hoping to get away with it as my bp has been textbook through both the last pgs until now!

 

[MrsGlitz]

I am feeling rather miserable. I am desperate to get decorating and I can't even go out and buy stuff! I am usually the laziest person so having such a nesting instinct is most unusual!

The pain today is worse than ever, coupled with what I presume is normal late pregnancy discomfort plus the feeling of a huge amount of pressure on my pelvis, I am close to tears tonight to be honest. But I know if I cry I will upset DH as he gets frustrated that he can't fix it!

 

[mrsraggle]

Bee26 had her baby too: https://www.babyandbump.com/pregnancy-third-trimester/308328-bee26-c-section-update.html

I really feel for you guys with SPD. My hips really hurt when I've overdone the walking and I couldn't live with that 24/7. Lots of hugs xx

 

[Sunflowers]

Right I'm going to try and go back to bed, I lay there for an hour trying to get comfy and just couldn't, being in hospital waiting around all day hasn't been good for my pelvis.. I'm finding it quite hard now in that I am so so so tired but by the evening comes round the pain supercedes the tiredness and I can't sleep.. When I do get to sleep each time I wake for a wee it takes me ages to get comfy again and I'm surviving on 3-4 hours a night, admittedly this is better than the 30 min a night from last time (seriously) but I'm not able to catnap during the day.. Ho hum.. Anyways, night all..

 

[Shinning_Star]

Aww, Ann you have your own bunch of problems to deal with. Sometimes I think about how much I moan and get angry with myself cos people are in so much worse situation.I mean this spd is only temporary and providing i get right care shld be gone six weeks afetr birth, so in a way soemtimes feel a right whinge moaning about it, so tbh I try not to mention it too much. BUT however there are some days when you just can't cope anymore, lol and everyone gets these from varying conditions! I think we're all entitled to feel fed up a bit, as long as we don't wade in it I guess! It can't be an excuse for everything!

 

[Minstermind]

That's true alright. It can be comforting on some levels to remember that some kind of pain is temporary in the grand scheme of things, but when one is in the ''moment of pain'' on a daily basis, it feels like it goes on forever. It sounds like this SPD is like that...even if you know it'll end soon enough, it must still be pretty gruesome to go through every day. Lots of sympathy to those of you suffering it.

 

[MrsGlitz]

I feel bad complaining sometimes as I know other people suffer worse than myself, or even if their pain is the same sort of level, have LOs to look after! I seriously doubt I could cope with a toddler. Plus there is the added fact that I know I have a comparatively low pain threshold.

Fact is, I have just hated pregnancy! At least physically. The 'only' good thing is that I no longer suffer from anxiety or depression, or at least haven't really apart from the odd blip which apparently is normal.

 

[mommyof3girls]

All updated girls. 45 births all ready.

 

[want2bamom]

Wow i can't believe it!!! There's so many of us!! hahaha

 

[Freyasmum]

Ollie's here!! He's so gorgeous! And (so far anyway) SO GOOD!! He's hardly cried, and has slept heaps! What more can you ask for?

So. Here's what happened. I was sitting at home on Friday, writing a post about how scared I was to go into labour. Had these dull, cramp pains, but wasn't too worried about it as I figured Stinky was just heading back downwards a bit.
I got up to go to the loo, and my waters broke! OMG! I just freaked out a little.

Called my mw, who said I should wait a couple of hours and call her back with progress. This was about 1.45pm. By 2pm I was getting reasonably uncomfortable contractions, about 2 minutes apart. In between contractions I was packing my bag, and a bag for Freya so she could go stay with my sister, and texting OH to see how far away he was. By about 3pm I had to admit that the contractions were actually painful - not just uncomfortable - so called mw again and arranged to meet her at the hospital at 3.30... OH got home around 3.20, so we quickly got ready and left.

Got to the hospital and got hooked up to a monitor. Mw checked, and I was 4cm dilated! Baby sounded pretty happy. Mw watched a few contractions on the monitor and then contacted theatre. By this time although the contractions were very strong and frequent, I was OK... coz I was sucking on that gas for all I was worth!! (Matt had a few goes in between too )
Headed down to theatre not long after 4, I guess. I was a bit sad (understatement) to say goodbye to my friend the gas, but happy things were moving along nice and quick.
Spoke with the anaesthetist for a bit, finally got my spinal in and then they started work. Ollie was born a few minutes later - bang on 5pm. NOT the giant they had all predicted, but 8lb 1 (3.655kg). Still a reasonable size, but definitely not huge. In fact, Freya was 3.656kg when she was born!

Anyway. He's beautiful. Had a bit of trouble getting him to latch on the first few times, but he's caught on now and we're all systems go.
Freya is absolutely in love with him too.

Oh yeah, and here's a few pics. Just phone ones, but they'll do for now.

 

[Sunflowers]

Congratulations freyasmum!!

 

[xbabybumpx]

Congrats. He's gorgous x

 

[MrsGlitz]

Congratulations Freyasmum.

I can't believe how many births we've had already!

I am going back to bed, I have only been awake for an hour and got a somewhat reasonable night's sleep but I am shattered!

 

[mrsraggle]

Congratulations Freyasmum!