August '14 Sunflowers. 27 angels. 48 pink, 28 blue. 74 HERE!!

[LilyInk]

KirinM- You have to add me first, then I can add you to the group. It is MOST DEFINITELY secret. No one can see or know about the group unless I send them an invite.

Here's the link to my profile so you can add me: https://www.facebook.com/cassidy.jensen.58

I just added you as a friend so I can join the group. Calie thank you.

 

[glbaby1]

For all of you first time Mom's, here's a few tidbits I picked up with my first three births...

1) the "real" labor pains don't start until after your water breaks (either naturally or the doc does it)... Then all hell breaks loose!

2) hold off on getting the epideral as long as you can tolerate the pain, otherwise it can slow down your progression. It also makes pushing a bit more difficult because you can't feel anything. 5 centimeters dialated seems to be the magic number. Not sure when it's too late though... More on that in next post

3) pitocin can make things progress super fast or not at all. From my experience, It really depends on what setting the labor nurse puts the machine at. Makes a huge difference.

I think number 1 *completely* depends on the birth and the mother. Your waters can break at any time during labour. For some women, it is the first sign of labour and then they start having gentle contractions. With DS, my waters broke literally on my last two pushes. I can attest that he'll had broken loose long before that

Yes, I agree that your water bag can break anytime during labor. In fact, 12-15% of women will have their water bags break prior to going into labor. But having "gentle" contractions is far from what I experienced or any one of the hundreds of women I know that have had multiple children (I am 41 with #4 on the way so that says alot) Myself, my three sisters and all of my friends have all said the same thing. Having "gentle contractions" sounds like an absolute dream to me and if that was the case, none of us would need pain relief because gentle contractions are completely tolerable. I am not sure how they do things in the UK, but many docs won't let you push unless you are completely ready to... Which includes rupturing of membranes because with the bag in tact it makes pushing much harder because of the pressure of the water bag and identifying the proper position of the baby. How long were you in labor and how long did you push for? Just curious because if having the water bag stay in tact until that late into labor means "gentle contractions" I am all over it! Lol Will definitely be asking my OB about it at my appointment next month!

 

[MummyJade]

Morning all!!

Im led in bed I know as soon as I get up im going to be sick!
I feel sick led here!

I got so much to do!

Hope we are all feeling good x

 

[KirinM]

I'm lucky because I'm not actually throwing up but the nausea means I'm barely able to face food. Tried crackers today but they just made it worse. I had a bowl of soup last night which was the biggest meal I've had in a while (obviously felt terrible immediately afterwards).

What are you ladies managing to eat? I need ideas because toast is becoming unappetising and I'm sure I'm losing weight.

 

[MummyJade]

I hugged the toilet for the second day running! I want food but nothing seems nice!
Im currently drinking lemon and ginger... Hopefully this works!

Happy xmas eve everyone! X

 

[JJsmom]

For all of you first time Mom's, here's a few tidbits I picked up with my first three births...

1) the "real" labor pains don't start until after your water breaks (either naturally or the doc does it)... Then all hell breaks loose!

2) hold off on getting the epideral as long as you can tolerate the pain, otherwise it can slow down your progression. It also makes pushing a bit more difficult because you can't feel anything. 5 centimeters dialated seems to be the magic number. Not sure when it's too late though... More on that in next post

3) pitocin can make things progress super fast or not at all. From my experience, It really depends on what setting the labor nurse puts the machine at. Makes a huge difference.

I think number 1 *completely* depends on the birth and the mother. Your waters can break at any time during labour. For some women, it is the first sign of labour and then they start having gentle contractions. With DS, my waters broke literally on my last two pushes. I can attest that he'll had broken loose long before that

Yes, I agree that your water bag can break anytime during labor. In fact, 12-15% of women will have their water bags break prior to going into labor. But having "gentle" contractions is far from what I experienced or any one of the hundreds of women I know that have had multiple children (I am 41 with #4 on the way so that says alot) Myself, my three sisters and all of my friends have all said the same thing. Having "gentle contractions" sounds like an absolute dream to me and if that was the case, none of us would need pain relief because gentle contractions are completely tolerable. I am not sure how they do things in the UK, but many docs won't let you push unless you are completely ready to... Which includes rupturing of membranes because with the bag in tact it makes pushing much harder because of the pressure of the water bag and identifying the proper position of the baby. How long were you in labor and how long did you push for? Just curious because if having the water bag stay in tact until that late into labor means "gentle contractions" I am all over it! Lol Will definitely be asking my OB about it at my appointment next month!

I've been induced with both of my sons and the pitocin helps in the beginning to get things going, then your body will take over at some point. With the epidural, I had mine at 2cm with both boys because I was very tired and needed to rest. The doc was OK with that and knew I'd deliver when it was time. I went from a 4 to a 10 in less than 30 mins this last time, the first delivery I went from a 6 to a 10 in a couple of hours. Also, I had a boost for the epidural 30 mins before I was ready to push as I told the nurse at 4cm I was feeling a lot of pain in one leg and they thought it was strange and so they gave me a small dose which helped a great deal! Then I woke up telling DH to get the nurse it was time. The nurse made me wait another 30 mins for the doctor to get there and 3 pushes later DS2 was born. I can only hope that this labor I don't have to spend so long in the hospital (I had pre eclampsia) and was in there from Wed-Sun. But it was still a wonderful experience and I can't wait to experience labor again!

 

[MummyJade]

I enjoyed my labour too! When doing my birth plan my midwife couldn't believe how laid back I was... I was like well she gotta come out somehow ha! X

 

[xEmmaDx]

Thanks girls.. Its like Little One knew i needed some reassurance.. I tried again this afternoon but couldn't find it.. Cant wait to hear it again

Where about did you find it? I've been looking but not sure where the baby exactly sits at this stage.

 

[PnkPolkaDots]

Happy Christmas Eve! ��

I'm exhausted but am having insomnia. I keep thinking about one of my closest friends. She lives in another state and we're both so busy, that we don't hardly talk anymore. Probably the hormones combined with the sentiments of the holidays, but I'm lying awake thinking about how much I miss her.

 

[MummyJade]

Happy Christmas Eve! ��

I'm exhausted but am having insomnia. I keep thinking about one of my closest friends. She lives in another state and we're both so busy, that we don't hardly talk anymore. Probably the hormones combined with the sentiments of the holidays, but I'm lying awake thinking about how much I miss her.

im having this with my best friend! We aint close no more and its horrible!!

I want my friend back!
X

 

[JJsmom]

I've been up since 3:20am. It's been over 2 hours and still can't get back to sleep. Going to try again now and get off the computer. Think I might be able to get back to sleep. I'm going to be so tired watching the boys today and wrapping gifts while DH is at work! I'm just thankful he's off at 5 instead of working later like he normally does. I can't believe it's Christmas Eve!!

 

[ellitigg]

For all of you first time Mom's, here's a few tidbits I picked up with my first three births...

1) the "real" labor pains don't start until after your water breaks (either naturally or the doc does it)... Then all hell breaks loose!

2) hold off on getting the epideral as long as you can tolerate the pain, otherwise it can slow down your progression. It also makes pushing a bit more difficult because you can't feel anything. 5 centimeters dialated seems to be the magic number. Not sure when it's too late though... More on that in next post

3) pitocin can make things progress super fast or not at all. From my experience, It really depends on what setting the labor nurse puts the machine at. Makes a huge difference.

I think number 1 *completely* depends on the birth and the mother. Your waters can break at any time during labour. For some women, it is the first sign of labour and then they start having gentle contractions. With DS, my waters broke literally on my last two pushes. I can attest that he'll had broken loose long before that

Yes, I agree that your water bag can break anytime during labor. In fact, 12-15% of women will have their water bags break prior to going into labor. But having "gentle" contractions is far from what I experienced or any one of the hundreds of women I know that have had multiple children (I am 41 with #4 on the way so that says alot) Myself, my three sisters and all of my friends have all said the same thing. Having "gentle contractions" sounds like an absolute dream to me and if that was the case, none of us would need pain relief because gentle contractions are completely tolerable. I am not sure how they do things in the UK, but many docs won't let you push unless you are completely ready to... Which includes rupturing of membranes because with the bag in tact it makes pushing much harder because of the pressure of the water bag and identifying the proper position of the baby. How long were you in labor and how long did you push for? Just curious because if having the water bag stay in tact until that late into labor means "gentle contractions" I am all over it! Lol Will definitely be asking my OB about it at my appointment next month!

I've had friends who had their waters break and then nothing happened (they've actually had to go into hospital and induce labour because of the concern over infection). I'm not saying contractions are gentle all the way through just because your waters might break when they're gentle. My labour was extremely painful. It was about 23 hours (counting from feeling very first gentle contractions), active labour was around 8 hours and I pushed for about 15 mins. I was on pethidine at the end so I actually can't remember whether they broke my waters or they broke spontaneously

 

[LittleMinx]

Thanks girls.. Its like Little One knew i needed some reassurance.. I tried again this afternoon but couldn't find it.. Cant wait to hear it again

Where about did you find it? I've been looking but not sure where the baby exactly sits at this stage.

Just to the right of my belly button, but low down right on my pelvic bone. I think because my bladder was about to burst it helped push baby forward. I only heard it for about 2 minutes in total.. But my god it was amazing

 

[LoveCakes]

Woohoo rescheduled appointment at my local hospital is next Thursday. I'm off work so that will be nice. Ill be 8+4 by then. I'm hoping they change my notes to reflect this instead of using lmp.

I just can't stop thinking how lucky I am. Last Christmas I was told we'd have to take 9 months out as my biopsy results came back as me having a 1/4 chance of uterine cancer and this Christmas I'm pregnant. I honestly don't care if I don't get a single present, I have everything I could want.

 

[LittleMinx]

Doubt i'll be about tomorrow ladies.. So Merry Christmas to you all and your bumps Have a lush day and good luck to those announcing over xmas..

 

[Wanna007]

I had my first midwife appointment. Nothing too eventful, just a few questions and loads of documents to take home. She suggested I take a flu jab. Has anyone had one in pregnancy? How did it make you feel?
She said I will get a letter in the post for my first scan but it's likely to be early Feb when I'm about 12-13 weeks. Can't believe I have to wait that long but I bet it will be here before I know it
Off to start wrapping my Xmas presents - I have zero motivation though!
Anyway, have a wonderful Xmas everyone xx

 

[MummyJade]

All have a wonderful xmas my lovlies! I finally get to tell daughter and mum!

Xx

 

[AerisandAlex]

For all of you first time Mom's, here's a few tidbits I picked up with my first three births...

1) the "real" labor pains don't start until after your water breaks (either naturally or the doc does it)... Then all hell breaks loose!

2) hold off on getting the epideral as long as you can tolerate the pain, otherwise it can slow down your progression. It also makes pushing a bit more difficult because you can't feel anything. 5 centimeters dialated seems to be the magic number. Not sure when it's too late though... More on that in next post

3) pitocin can make things progress super fast or not at all. From my experience, It really depends on what setting the labor nurse puts the machine at. Makes a huge difference.

I think number 1 *completely* depends on the birth and the mother. Your waters can break at any time during labour. For some women, it is the first sign of labour and then they start having gentle contractions. With DS, my waters broke literally on my last two pushes. I can attest that he'll had broken loose long before that

Yes, I agree that your water bag can break anytime during labor. In fact, 12-15% of women will have their water bags break prior to going into labor. But having "gentle" contractions is far from what I experienced or any one of the hundreds of women I know that have had multiple children (I am 41 with #4 on the way so that says alot) Myself, my three sisters and all of my friends have all said the same thing. Having "gentle contractions" sounds like an absolute dream to me and if that was the case, none of us would need pain relief because gentle contractions are completely tolerable. I am not sure how they do things in the UK, but many docs won't let you push unless you are completely ready to... Which includes rupturing of membranes because with the bag in tact it makes pushing much harder because of the pressure of the water bag and identifying the proper position of the baby. How long were you in labor and how long did you push for? Just curious because if having the water bag stay in tact until that late into labor means "gentle contractions" I am all over it! Lol Will definitely be asking my OB about it at my appointment next month!

I've had friends who had their waters break and then nothing happened (they've actually had to go into hospital and induce labour because of the concern over infection). I'm not saying contractions are gentle all the way through just because your waters might break when they're gentle. My labour was extremely painful. It was about 23 hours (counting from feeling very first gentle contractions), active labour was around 8 hours and I pushed for about 15 mins. I was on pethidine at the end so I actually can't remember whether they broke my waters or they broke spontaneously

With our son my water broke on Christmas Night... whew that was a crazy day... we were two months early and I was only 2cm... when I got to the first hospital, they said they couldn't deliver him because he was too early and I had to go to another hospital across state lines... but by the time I got there, the contractions all stopped I ended up laying in the hospital until the 30th before the contractions started up again but I still wouldn't dialate and we had to have an emergency C-section...

but honestly through all that, I didn't really have any pain until the 30th... when my water was in the process of breaking (I say that because it was 'leaking' at first, I didn't even get the gush of water until I reached the first hospital and sat down in the wheelchair in the front lobby of the emergency room lol) I felt kind of silly, it felt kind of like I was peeing myself or something, I just couldn't stop it...

What's worse is when I got to the second hospital, they did this 'test' like a pregnancy test but it was to test for amniotic fluid and it came back negative! The doctors kind of looked at me like I was crazy... until they did the real exam and more water came flooding out and then they did the ultrasound and said 'Yep! It's broken' lol That whole experience is one I hope I never go through again lol

 

[AerisandAlex]

All have a wonderful xmas my lovlies! I finally get to tell daughter and mum!

Xx

Good luck to you and have a wonderful Christmas ^_^

Same to all the other ladies announcing on Christmas!! ^_^

Wanna007 - I had a flu shot with my son and daughter and honestly it wasn't so bad... I was offered one with this pregnancy and I told my doctor I'd take one since the other two were uneventful for the most part but I think they forgot... I didn't even remember that they offered the shot until I was already on the road going home lol

LittleMinx - That's amazing you heard it so early! I'm going to look for one myself, what kind do you have? ^_^

 

[flyingduster]

For all of you first time Mom's, here's a few tidbits I picked up with my first three births...

1) the "real" labor pains don't start until after your water breaks (either naturally or the doc does it)... Then all hell breaks loose!

2) hold off on getting the epideral as long as you can tolerate the pain, otherwise it can slow down your progression. It also makes pushing a bit more difficult because you can't feel anything. 5 centimeters dialated seems to be the magic number. Not sure when it's too late though... More on that in next post

3) pitocin can make things progress super fast or not at all. From my experience, It really depends on what setting the labor nurse puts the machine at. Makes a huge difference.

I think number 1 *completely* depends on the birth and the mother. Your waters can break at any time during labour. For some women, it is the first sign of labour and then they start having gentle contractions. With DS, my waters broke literally on my last two pushes. I can attest that he'll had broken loose long before that

Yes, I agree that your water bag can break anytime during labor. In fact, 12-15% of women will have their water bags break prior to going into labor. But having "gentle" contractions is far from what I experienced or any one of the hundreds of women I know that have had multiple children (I am 41 with #4 on the way so that says alot) Myself, my three sisters and all of my friends have all said the same thing. Having "gentle contractions" sounds like an absolute dream to me and if that was the case, none of us would need pain relief because gentle contractions are completely tolerable. I am not sure how they do things in the UK, but many docs won't let you push unless you are completely ready to... Which includes rupturing of membranes because with the bag in tact it makes pushing much harder because of the pressure of the water bag and identifying the proper position of the baby. How long were you in labor and how long did you push for? Just curious because if having the water bag stay in tact until that late into labor means "gentle contractions" I am all over it! Lol Will definitely be asking my OB about it at my appointment next month!

My waters broke spontaneously some time in the final hour before he was born, though I can't be sure when as I was in the bath!! My labour was 9 hours from first contraction to birth, with only 1.5 hours in the hospital, I never once let anyone do an internal check so there is no idea when I was at any particular dilation, nor would they have known if my waters were still intact or not!

I LOVED it. I loved every moment, including when I felt the contractions really ramp up and the birth of his head and everything. It never hurt me at the time, and infact felt blimmen awesome, and I had not a drop of pain relief. The body is an incredible thing!

It may well have been a fluke, but I also have many friends with similar stories! And pain free, and even orgasmic, births are far more common than the western world realises...




It is Christmas day here! Merry Christmas all!!!!! Our family will all be here soon, so I m blobbing out feeling like crap and letting Monster run around playing with his presents he has been allowed to open already! Hehe