Beach Bumps - July Rainbows

[A1983]

Ohhh thanks Monroe-and how exciting! Are you feeling ok? Yes liquidy sounds like your body is having a clear out...good luck hun you'll be great Try and stay relaxed, upright and we'll all be here for any support!

Ohh yes as for lightening crotch-I get sharp shooting pains in my cervix occasionally-like once or twice a week and I scream out, I thought that was LC but maybe it's baby on nerve or hitting cervix!

 

[Dollybird]

Hey ladies just a quick update. Was sent to hospital after my midwife appointment with high bp. Had been having some cramps too.. Turns out I'm in early labour. Been sent home until contractions become stronger (they are every 4mins so frequent). So I'm home on my ball with some clary sage oil in the oil burner. Unfortunately though they say there's no way of telling how quickly ill progress.. Could be hours, could be days. Fingers crossed its the first one! Xxx

 

[A1983]

Ohhh go Dolly! I'm getting quite jealous now of all these labours! Maybe you and Monroe will both deliver today/tomorrow

 

[mackjess]

Woot Woot Dolly! I knew you were getting close. So far, my LO is showing no signs of budging!!

FJ, beautiful girl, and lovely name. Congrats!

 

[mackjess]

Ladies in your early labor don't forget drinks and snacks while you're at home too! They don't really let you have anything but ice chips and water at the hospital here in the states during labor, which is stupid cause it's an old rule. They do that in case they end up having to put you under general anesthesia for a csection, you won't get sick. Now they do epidurals rather than general anesthesia, but still won't let you eat!

I packed juice boxes and told DH every time he goes to get me more "ice" that he has to pour an apple juice box in the mug! I also have a bag of almonds in a ziplock to put in one of the bathroom drawers. If I skip a meal I feel woozy, so there is no way I'm going 18 hours of labor or something with no food or drink which is a common thing to happen in hospital deliveries over here.

 

[flapjack10]

That's well shady MJ! I had a sandwich, soup and some jelly when I was in labour. The hospital food was yummy!

Good luck Doly so excited for you.

Thanks for all your lind words girls. I hope to get at least some of the birth story up here tomorrow!

xxx

 

[mackjess]

That's well shady MJ! I had a sandwich, soup and some jelly when I was in labour. The hospital food was yummy!

Hehe, I know. But they told us in birth class that women who do have light snacks and clear juices/sports drinks do better in labor and recover faster. I couldn't really go the midwife center route with Finn beinng oversized, not turning, and now not dropping, so I'm making the best of it going to the hospital. One of my friends had her waters break at 1130pm, was in labor all the next day, was exhausted and they ended up doing a csection after all of that. And they didn't let her have anything but ice. Maybe if she'd had a snack she would have had more energy and her labor would have progressed! She said she was starving through all of it. No way I'm doing that.

Can't wait to hear your story! Glad to see you are both recovering well in the pics!

 

[A1983]

Well jess that's ridiculous imo! My hospital encourages you to eat as you need energy! Plus sometimes your labour stalls just because your body needsxa break and some food! I can't go long without food-I turn into a shakey raged demon!! I've packed lots in my hospital bag...including my fav thai takeaway menu ha ha! Yep they deliver right to the ward

 

[mackjess]

It is! If I go too long without a snack I will seriously get light headed and shaky and have to sit down for awhile. How the hell could I make it through contractions feeling like that?? The hospital birth center I'm going to is better than some others about natural labor, but I'm not sure how up they are on allowing food/drink so I'm going to be prepared!

The US thinks they are so far beyond everyone in medicine, and in some fields we are, but we have a higher rate of csections and newborn/delivery complications, and are falling behind other countries big time. That's why I was SO glad to have so much interaction with BnBers across the pond! I've gotten lots of good advice about diet, exercises and herbs that we just don't use over here, and I'm hoping it helps. Speaking of, I better got drink my RLT.

 

[merristems]

Ooh dolly hope everything goes smoothly for you and you progress quickly

Mj thats madness about not allowing food and drink so archaic! I asked about this in antinatal and the midwife said of course you can have food and drink you need to keep energy up, a lot of women are sick anyway in early labour so all the more reason, plus GAs here are really uncommon now they prefer epidurals and opiates! Im going to have a bunch of sandwhiches made up for us both, some miso soup, fruit juices and teas maybe some pasta salad and flapjacks!!

 

[Dollybird]

Waters gone with a massive pop!!!! Omg so much fluid!!!!!!!! I've wrecked my house it was like niagra falls!! Xxx

 

[mackjess]

lol dolly, it's on now! Do you go in after your water breaks?

 

[monro84]

oh dolly so exciting GL. KUP!.

MJ--I know I am worried abou the no food thing to b/c I get really nausous when I get to hungry I do have a goody bag I did pack anyways. I am hoping my waters break b/c I don't want to labor for hrs at the hospital.

Well I guess fales alarm b/c the tightenings slowed down and the cramps went away still no mucus plug I do believe he has dropped b/c I don't have heart burn as bad as I have been and I at pizza for lunch so maybe if I make it till wed all that this morning was dilation. Or maybe I will go in tonight.

 

[Dollybird]

Been in and assessed. Everything looks good but contractions not strong enough yet and not dilated so back home now to rest. To go back when pains become more intense. If they don't then I've to go to the labour ward tomorrow to be induced as they can't leave me more than 24hrs now waters gone. The midwife says things will most likely pick up during the night naturally though as I am already contracting xxx

 

[ladykara]

Omg dolly !!!!! Yessss another beach baby !!! Good luck chick xxx

FJ she is stunning !!! Xx


Ok will now bore you with some photos, two bottom ones are from the photo shoot we had done.. Not sure if I posted them already x

I got first proper smiles yesterday... Made the lack of sleep and lack of anything really all worth it !!!

https://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq78/ladykara1001/null_zpse7677289.jpg

https://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq78/ladykara1001/baby%20taylor/Image61_zps67920a12.jpg

https://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq78/ladykara1001/baby%20paige/null_zps28d9747c.png

 

[A1983]

Eeek! How are you feeling Dolly? And are they painful? Good luck! X

 

[mackjess]

hope you are hanging in there dolly!

I'm not super excited that I'm going to have to be induced, I'd hoped to start labour naturally, but I tell ya every day I get closer I'm grateful. the last two days I've been in so much pain I can barely walk. I wish it felt like pelvic pain, or possibly cervix like maybe it was starting to dialate, but no.

whenever I move I get pain in the front of my vijay area, like almost the outer part of it. it gets more intense as the day goes by, hopefully I can still walk when we check into the hospital Wednesday night. what the heck is up with vj pain??

 

[mackjess]

lk your little man is so handsome. I can't wait till we have pics of all the July bumps!

 

[Dollybird]

Beautiful pics lk!! Baby is gorgeous and you're looking brilliant!
Well I fell asleep and have woken to no contractions!!! just had a shower an some brekkie. Got the oil burner going with some clary sage and gonna bounce on my ball. Praying things pick up again themselves.. I have between now and 8pm! Xxx

 

[merristems]

Oh arse dolly warm bath maybe witth some lavender, a long hug with dh, nipple stimulation, and sit on loo as this is relaxing the same part of body. Try. Not to think relax, let your body do uts job xxxxxxxx gl xx