Curvy ladies

[Cherrybinky]

Leigh, Pete hasnt really had a say in my birthing plan (or lack of it) because its not him going through the pain LOL. The hypno birthing is a great read, its all about controlling your pain through the mind and breathing, I love the idea. I wont listen to the CD for another couple of months though.

Helen, I have a journal on here but I dont write in it much, just every few weeks.
https://www.babyandbump.com/pregnancy-journals/611232-baby-bests-diary.html

x

 

[Rees]

WOW, Helen, that's amazing!

You knit too don't you? (I think I remember seeing your name on a knitting thread somewhere)

I've started my journal yesterday, gotta stick my rambling's somewhere, not got much to put in there at the moment though! Didn't know where to start so started at the beginning and stuck in some pics, including one of me and Luke a few hours or days old (together)

 

[Cherrybinky]

My Mum hasnt knitted since about 1973 but shes offered to knit some cardis for baby as I have a thing for hand knitted stuff.
Nan has crochered some baby blankets for us too (6 to be precise) and theyre lovely.

 

[cranberry987]

Ive tried to do a blanket, well Ive done one, but realised its far too small and I cba with it rly. Ive done a cardy and some booties but theyll only be worn for 5 mins so doesnt seem worth it. Have some my GM knitted for me to wear when I was born, my mum keeps everything (Im 32 now so shes quite a hoarder).

I go through stages of loving something then being rly bored with it. I think Im just too worn out at the end of a day to knit at the moment, it needs concentration a lot of the time. I might do a cross stitch for the baby room next.

 

[Rees]

I'm in the middle of 2 cross stitches

A cat for my mum but am doing really thin backstitching with very fine gold thread and it's a nightmare so I started doing Tegan in a monkey alphabet, but haver messed up on the T and can't be arsed to redo it!

My mum knits, she'll do cardi's again and she's just started Charlie Bear for the baby and then she's knitting a Peppa Pig for Tegs

I can't knit for shit!

 

[pink sparkle]

My mums knits done me a few cardi's but i only like them when babies are really little.

The hypno birthing does sound great - in terms of breathing techniques and keeping calm - i really found that i naturally knew how to breath (hope that makes sense) I remember focusing on a clock (with dd) and breathing through my contractions i remember thinking 'push the pain out'. I think we all panic a lil bit during labour in thinking omg i cant do it and omg im really about to push a baby through my vagina lol! OMG ive done it twice before and im thinking omg why am i doing it again lol! xxx

 

[cranberry987]

I got quite scared by a dairylea box in the shops. Theyre about 10cm wide! Is that all?!!

Im sure I'll freak out and tell everyone to go home because this baby is staying in. Doesn't it just seem like the weirdest thing tho growing a person inside you then pushing it out! Doesn't seem natural to me.

Panic is actually one of the signs that you're fully dilated, it's the transition and ppl often wig out. So rly its a good thing, will just keep telling myself that!

 

[pink sparkle]

Daft as it sounds i honestly dont think its as bad as i thought it would be, dont get me wrong the pain is bad but just not as bad as expected...well with dd anyway. Wont get into ds! Fingers crossed no one here has a back to back labour! Im pretty sure if you are your not allowed a home birth they send you to hospital, its what i was told on another thread x

 

[sunshine623]

As for doing the deed, I was always the one raring to go, but now I rarely want it. We've only done it about once every couple of weeks the whole time I've been pregnant. Definitely NOT our usual! lol Guess he's doing alright though! lol

I haven't really thought much about a birth plan. I hear all this stuff about it, but since I've never really been through it, I don't even know how to plan for what I want. I just want it to go as easy as possible and for baby to be healthy. Guess if we have another I'll know more of what to expect so I can plan better.

 

[cranberry987]

I suppose it depends how hardcore you want to be with your home birth. Ive not researched it but if back to back is just more painful then there's not rly any need to go in, they just might advise it. Same with some breeches, they might not always need a c section it's just easier for them if you have one.

It's hard to know what to out on birthing plan. There's a template on the nhs and boots website apparently. Someone suggested I think about "pain relief, internals (if u want to be left alone) the vit k injection. cord clamming and then if u want a natural or managed 3rd stage (placenta) then what u want to do with the placenta"

You can always change your mind if you think hold on this isn't how i expected. Mines gonna be based on well this is how i think I'll feel more comfortable. Like i think I don't
Want any internals as if I'm not where i expect to be I'll get demotivated and start to be v negative about it but come the event I might want to have em just to see where I am.

And ATM I think I want a physiological third stage but when it comes down to it I might just wanna get it out so I can go to bed with baby. Its just what ppl will do in the absence of me telling em otherwise. Or that's the theory anyway

Up at my usual mid morning time again. Grrr. But, it's 16w appt day! 10am mw and 4pm
Hospital for some useless appt. Need to ask mw about anti d yuk. Think I'm just gonna have it as dh doesn't rly see the point of getting him tested so it's gonna be hard to get the blood out of him for it!

 

[sunshine623]

Ok, now that I figured out I can get pics on here from my camera pretty easily here's a bump pic. Gonna try to put up a pic from 15 weeks to compare to the 19 week pic from today. Not the greatest pics (sorry), and I think the one from today actually looks like I have LESS of a bump than last week! But definitely a difference from 15 to 19 weeks.

 

[cranberry987]

I think it just looks higher up and bigger tbh altho you know your own body. Theres a difference tho! Yey

Lying awake here and i swear I can feel baby. Feels like a soft raspberry bring blown from
The inside. Like blblblblblblbl. Felt it for a few days but now im sure.

 

[xheartsx]

Sunshine, lovely bump pics

Cranberry that probably is baby!

It's actually sunny in Scotland today. Taking an hour lunch because the boss is away in Cyprus for 3 weeks! So i think i will go for a nice walk in the sunshine.

Have a nice day ladies. Xx

 

[Tizy]

Hi girls,

Oh I've missed so much on here over the weekend! I always figure that no one will be posting over the weekend, so I haven't really been on! How wrong I was!!!

Well, you've all probs seen my poor legs on FB! I only sat out for 2 hours, but I didn't put my cream on before I went out in it, I put it on outside (cream works best if you put it on 30 mins before you go into the sun) Silly me, I won't be doing that again! I hate sunburn, and always think peeps are so silly when they get it, as it can be easily avoided. Really enjoyed yesterday though, had a nice BBQ with the family and then watched a silly film called Couples Retreat in the evening.

I've been on Netmums and there are no mums close to me, the nearest is 25 miles away! Nevermind, I'm sure I'll meet some at antenatal. I've not really thought about my birthplan yet, but going to buy hypnobirthing book and CD soon and start doing it! Great idea, anything to try to control the pain is good. Is anyone else worried about eating before labour for fear of 'pooping'? I am a little if I'm honest!

Today I got on the dreaded scales So sad, I don't know whats happened but I've put on 5lbs!!!! As you know, I have been posting my food up and am not doing so bad but still putting loads of weight on, I'm 15 stone 2lbs now. Thats Thats a 21lb increase! I've completely cut out butter and I've been much more active these last couple of weeks. I've decided that I'm going to join Slimming World, its the only thing I can do to help, feel so demoralised about it! At this rate I'll put on 4 stone during pregnancy and then if the BF doesn't work I'm screwed!

Rachel - Cherry - My hips have been getting all pins and needles due to sleeping on my side, I think I need a new V-shaped pillow as the one I got 10 weeks ago is really flat now. Sozza you're infection won't bugger off, that must be really annoying.

Amy - Sunshine - I love the Moo Moo outfit and your cot is beautiful! Great bumpy pics, you are def filling out on the bottom picture.

Jayne - Pinksparkle - Lovely to hear your DS is sleeping more, it must be so hard looking after a 'toggler' as Holly used to call them, whilst preggers, I know Rees is too.

Helen - Cranberry - How did the appointment go? How did they take the Homebirth idea? You made me laugh about the Dairylee box comment!!

Leigh - Ress - The paddling pool sounds lovely, great idea, I could have done with one of them yesterday!

Hope everyone else is good. Xxx

 

[xheartsx]

I've been having pins and needles in my right hip too. I was a bit worried about it! Don't worry about your weight gain Han. If you know you have been eating better and being more active, then your body is only gaining weight because it needs to for the little one! I've not weighed myself for a week now but as you know was up at 14lbs.

It will come off after baby is born. You can go out walking lots with the pram etc. Keep smiling!

 

[Gemmylou86]

Hi lovely ladies.

Thought I'd share my weekend food diary with you as it was awful seriously.

Saturday:

Ginsters peppered steak slice

Pork pie (wtf I dont even LIKE pork pies)

Choc m/shake from kfc when oh went to get his lunch.

Indian restaurant (chicken tikka massala, pilau rice, popadoms and garlic naan)

Sunday:

Mc donalds breakfast

Roast for lunch (chicken, pots, peas, broc, sweet potato, yorks and carrots)

Magnum ice cream

Some sour cream and chive pringles.
Can irn bru.

Somebody tell me they ate more crap this weekend? Xx

 

[cranberry987]

Had my 16w appt with the MW and brought up home birthing and she was better than I thought. It was the old witch MW as the one I was supposed to see was off on holiday, even tho I specifically checked that it would be her...

Anyway, she had a student in with her so I think she was showing off, but she was fine tbh. Told me all about the risks of shoulder dystocia, and that scans arent accurate, but then why do them? Also, I know theres room for error, but a 7lb predicted baby isnt suddenly going to turn into an 11lb toddler. She said that they will support me whatever my decision but that she wants to make sure its informed which is fair enough. She said the only real difference for me is that the scbu is upstairs if youre in hospital rather than a 20 min drive in an ambulance.

She said that they would take me in for failure to progress/wait and I didnt tell her that I would be refusing exams, thought that was a conversation for later. Basically the message was well if youre sure dear. Will have to see how things go ofc, I said to her that if Im ill I'll go in, otherwise I see it as a natural process.

They dont deliver birthing packs, they bring them with at the birth and I have to sort my own pool as they dont hire them out. I didnt ask about the arrangements for MW but she said that its shared between MW in the area, hope shes not mine. Id almost rather have someone worse but a clean slate.

So I feel ok about it, was worried Id have a fight on my hands. Also, the bloody woman found the HB in about 20 secs, it takes us 20 mins! Maybe she isnt as rubbish as I make her out The noises which I thought were my guts blurping are actually movements oO odd. I reckon I can feel some odd fluttery blblblbl feelings, MW told me its far too early tho, 16w...? Sounds right to me.

Also, I bloody sold a crappy old pine desk on ebay for £50! I had it on as £20 bid and £50 BO and I never thought it would sell. Some preggo wants it for a sewing table and shes desperate so her dad is coming round now. I think its the gods of Karna as ive put my pine drawers on freecycle.

 

[pink sparkle]

Thats great news about the home delivery, im sure they will support you all the way, they have to point out the risks involved etc. Like you said if there was any risk to you or baby at any point you would go to the hospital. I have two hospitals local to me and you can only deliver at one if you are deemed low risk as its more midwife run and known as a birthing centre and if theres an emergency you have to be transferred to the other by ambulance. I have opted to be at the main one but will be assessed later on as if i am low risk i would quite like to go to the birthing centre, they have pools etc and are a lot more relaxed and you get to go home after 6 hours.

Oh god you got me thinking about my back to back labour. It does make it more painful and gruelling and although most babies are delivered perfectly fine it does increase the chances of intervention vontouse or forceps. In the worst case baby can literally get stuck and emergency c section is needed. With my labour though the worst part was you get the urge to push a lot sooner than you should, i was only 6cm when the overwhelming urge to push started and if you push when your not fully dilated you can cause your cervix to swell which then leads to the intervention. I have heard stories of no break from the contractions too.

On discovery health there was a show about homebirths i used to watch, not sure if its still on but was fab...lots of women at home in pools with doula's on there. If i wasnt such a scardy cat id love a homebirth although id have to kick the kids out as i dont think i could deal with them around me and dont think it would be nice for them to see me in pain especially riley who wouldnt understand what was happening.

Id say at 16 weeks you are feeling baby move, sometimes the mw's are so bloody text book!!!

 

[cranberry987]

Statistically home births and birthing suites are as safe as each other, some would feel more comfortable being in a more medical environment tho if you know what I mean, and rly you gotta do what feels the most right. MW bring a lot of kit with them, Im sure she said they bring ventouse equipment with them, unless I heard wrong which suprised me. I suppose in the hospital they wouldnt do it any different if you did need a ventouse delivery.

I would definately not have the kids about me if I had any, Id be worrying if they needed feeding and all that. Im thinking about my cats already, think theyll have to get locked upstairs or something. Or maybe DH can deal with them and syphon them outside without them going near me, I rly dont want them puncturing my pool or anything, can you imagine that! Would be tragic lol

We just altered our sky package about so we can get the home health type ones and Ive forgotten to sky+ all the programmes! Will have a look now. Have seen videos of ppls home births but a full programme would be nice to see.

DH has just offered to do some painting, thats unheard of. I didnt even ask him to do it! Wonder what hes done wrong

 

[Cherrybinky]

Hi girls. Im so pleased that youve had your home birth booked in Helen, I am so interested to see how it goes for you. I love the thought of just being at home, doing my own thing to have my baby but Im petrified enough as it is so will be going into hosp and staying there if given the option for a couple of days.

Ive watched lots of birth videos but none have done much for me really, they havent put me off or made me feel better either way. I shall be watching some more though for extra details!

Im so bored and I just keep sighing all the time. Ive hoovered, mopped and cleaned and have not a thing to do. Petes going to carry on with the spare room decorating soon and says I should go out but theres nowhere to go
X