Darling buds of May and June bugs!

[minidancer]

Hope you don't need to wait too long Rose! Hope all goes well xx

 

[moggi]

awww thanks hospital really quiet compared to last week. Got a good feeling I could be out of here in an hour! Lol xxx

 

[moggi]

Yay, i'm out of there lol. Confirmed it'd been plotted incorrectly but said even though shes dropped onto tenth centile now they still wouldn't have done anything differently. She did a speculum exam and took a swab due to my cervical aches and pains, said it looked ok up there. Shes head down which is good news, must be little hands punching my cervix lol. XxX

 

[minidancer]

Aw that's fab news Rose!! You must be so relieved everything is ok and woohoo for being head down, maybe that's what she was up to today!! xxx

 

[moggi]

Yes all good, she thought my irritable uterus theory was amusing but feasible she supposed. Glad Isobelle hasn't slipped into the area for concern yet, just hope shes made progress at the next growth scan. Difficult not to be slightly worried, i mean she has slipped down, just on the border of them taking action now, no room for error anymore. Grow baby, grow! Lol XxX

 

[minidancer]

I was going to say start stuffing your face with chocolate every day but that won't help the heartburn situation! The main thing is that they are keeping an eye on you and if there is anything they are worried about they can take any action that is needed. Growth scans can be way out by as much as 20% she might just have a couple of small features that are skewing the results. I think at this stage they start putting on a lot of weight so hopefully Isobelle does too xx

 

[gypsy1981]

So glad Isobelle is head down Rose but sorry to hear she's on the small side. Suze is right though, growth scans can be way out. I know a girl who got told her baby was measuring small and she had to go for regular scans but her baby was 9lb when he was born!

Can't comment on the pooing and being sick in labour conversation as I've obviously never been there but hoping neither happen to me, although if it does it does. Had a labour and birth class at the hospital last night and got slightly scared as there was a woman a few doors down screaming her head off when they gave us a tour of the maternity unit. It was nothing like what I've heard on tv, she seriously sounded as if she was being tortured

Can I ask, are any of you taking raspberry leaf tea or have any of you done it in previous pregnancies? I bought some capsules today as I read that you should start taking it from 32 weeks and I'm 33 weeks today so thought I should get a move on. Just wondering if anyone has any experiences of it and if it actually works?

 

[minidancer]

How was your class Nicola, did you enjoy it? Don't worry about the screaming, everyone deals with it in their own way, some people scream and some go totally silent. I took rlt capsules last time, not sure if they made any difference since I never had a normal labour due to baby's position. I did go into labour over a week early though. I think I will start taking them again, thank you or reminding me. There is no harm in taking them and I think if I didn't this time I would always wonder if it would have made a difference especially if I was late with this baby xx

 

[gypsy1981]

Oh it was good thanks, quite informative and quite nice to put my mind at ease about some of the practical things like where to park and when to phone the hospital, etc. Apparently the birthing centre will take me as long as I go into labour naturally after 37 weeks and don't need any sort of induction. They will give you pethidine or diamorphine but you can't have an epidural, although after listening to the pros and cons of the different pain reliefs I think I'll try and avoid them both as apparently they can make the baby sluggish and sleepy for a few days after the birth.

So raspberry leaf tea is definitely safe then? I think I might start off on one capsule a day for a week and then increase it to 2 a day next week and then gradually build up from there. From what I've read it makes the pushing stage shorter and decreases the amount that you bleed after the birth. At what stage did you start taking them last time?

 

[minidancer]

That's good you enjoyeed your class and you will feel more prepared for going into labour now. Hopefully baby arrives herself and you can use the birth centre. I didn't go to any classes last time, I decided ignorance was bliss

Yes it is definitely safe to take, I think it was around 33/34 weeks I started last time but I was only taking 2 or 3 a day and not the 6 that is recommended on the bottle. I tried making it into a tea to up my intake but it tasted disgusting so just stuck to swallowing them

When is everyones next midwife appointments? Is it 34 weeks? I have mine next week when I am exactly 34 weeks and then it will be down to every 2 weeks-eeek!!

 

[gypsy1981]

Mine is next week at 34 weeks too. Had one last week at 32 weeks and got a bit of a shock when she said she needed to see me again in 2 weeks. It's getting quite real now isn't it? Do they go down to every week at some point or is that just once you go over 40 weeks?

My bottle of capsules says to take between 1 and 3 a day but that isn't specific to pregnancy. Think I'll just increase it by 1 each week so by the time she's here I should be on about 5 or 5 a day

 

[gypsy1981]

5 or 6 - stupid iPhone!

 

[moggi]

I might give that rlt a go too. My next midwife appointment is 35wks well technically 34+6. She wanted to see me the week before but its easter monday. So that week i've got midwife monday, pnd midwife tues and growth scan thurs, lucky me eh? Lol. As for scans being out yes i'm hoping they are, iugr is my biggest concern at the mo, hopefully by next time she'll be a big girl xxx

 

[minidancer]

Yeah after 34 weeks it is 36, 38 and 40, then 41. I think a sweep is offered at 40 and 41 weeks and if you reach 41 weeks they start the process of booking an induction, that is how it works where I am anyway, not sure if its the same everywhere. I am hoping none of us reach the 41 week mark!!

 

[minidancer]

Not too big though Rose!! You will be sick of the sight of the hospital and midwives in the next few weeks!!

I get all my appointments at home which is quite nice as it doesnt seem so medicalised and is more relaxed. Although for some reason my little girl hates the blood pressure cuff and when they feel bump, she cries big proper tears which isn't like her so that can be a bit stressful. Might leave her in her cot for a nap next appointment!!

 

[meganOUFC]

My next appointment is tomorrow (32 weeks) then 34, 36, 38, 40....... And possibly beyond!
I baby is still breech then I will have To go to hospital at 34 weeks to re check position. Then if still breech I will have to choose either an ecv at 37 weeks or a c-section at 39 weeks.
Well that's what they did last time with Chloe.
Fingers crossed for the morning.

I think I'm going to try this rlt. I've never used it before but I'm intrested .......... Where do you get it from? Holland and battert?

 

[Elanesse]

x

 

[minidancer]

I got mine from holland and barett but I'm sure boots and places like that will sell them too.

Yeah I think these last weeks are really going to pass quick!!

 

[gypsy1981]

I got mine in a little health food shop but saw them in Holland & Barrett too. Think it was about £7 for 100.

While we're on I have another question - has anyone tried or is anyone going to try perineal massage? All my apps keep telling me to start it from next week but I'm a bit freaked out by the idea of it. Does it work?

 

[minidancer]

I never did it, it was never mentioned to me. My friend though did it religiously from about this stage and she ended up with a forceps delivery so it didn't do much good for her. Not sure if maybe she had a normal delivery that it would have helped prevent any tears.