***December Dreamers*** 70 babies born***

[Nessicle]

Between 1 and 2pm she's gonna call on Monday morning to make sure I still need it and to confirm exact time once she's finished clinic

Ooh for those waiting to see a bloody show too she told menits not always bloody and it can be green tinged or egg whitey so don't worry if you've not had a bloody show

 

[YoungNImum]

Aw thats good Ness, im sure your glad

 

[cho]

ahh thats good news ness, i have just sat there with the breast pump on my boobs for the last 20 mins hoping it may stimulate labour i know they advise not too but i will try anything lol, plus im not planning to bf now so doesnt matter about colostrum, i got some out, only the tinyest bit though could it work ? x

 

[sammiwry]

Ooo!! Hopefully neither of us need them! Or at this rate could end up in labour at the same time lol!

 

[Nessicle]

That would be funny Sammi lol!

Thanks girls I feel more optimistic knowing she's ready to go even though technically it could be a bit longer yet bit we won't think about that lol

Charlotte it's worth a try! I sit squeezing my nipples and rolling them when I'm up in the night as I read it can bring on labour!

 

[sammiwry]

If it's any boost as well Ava is more engaged than madden! He was still 1/5 palable last thursday, can't see him making any appearance any time soon.

 

[cho]

well its amde me feel crampy going to try again in a few hours if nothing happens and that be it! x

 

[xkirstyx]

ness fab news on ava been fully engaged! bet she will be here b4 emily!!!!!

 

[GoogilyBear]

Back from midwives.

I knew there was a reason to be nervous about going. Consultants decided to change her mind about my water birth and wants me to be continuesly monitured.

I wish they would make up their bloody minds

Ive come home and spoke with OH, and we are going against her wishes, because laying in a bed with no pain relief other then gas and air is not an option ( i dont intend on having needles shoved in me or being brought near me throughout labour).

Water has been a massive form of pain relief for me throughout my life already, and i know for a fact that it will help me through labour. If it can help with a double kidney infection, bad period pains, migrains and back ache, then i am certain this is the way forward for me.

So I rang MW and told her this, and shes just told me to exsplain this when i go in so that they understand, and to mention the major needle phobia

AND to add to that, i am still a little hyper, although i broke into tears at MW's, bumpy is also only 4/5 engaged still.. not moved at all.. so all the pains ive been getting on a night havent changed anything.

if your only 4/5.. can you still go into labour?

 

[cho]

yes googily you can

 

[Mizze]

Yay Ness on Ava being fully engaged!!

The girls at aquanatal couldnt believe I was 38 weeks - I really dont look it - nice in that she is relatively easy to carry around, not so good in that I think it will be weeks yet before she comes out!

Kirsty how are you feeling?

Mizze xx

 

[Nessicle]

Thanks girls!!

Sammi my Mw said 2/5 palpable is fully engaged hun! So Madden is even lower!

Kirsty i don't think you will last the week Emily is so ready!

Googily why do they want you continuously monitored?

 

[nikki-lou25]

Googily - neither of my babies fully engaged before labour started! Aimee was only 4/5 and Alexander wasn't even engaged, he was just on the brim of my pelvis

 

[nikki-lou25]

Ness - great that she's gonna do a sweep on Monday

 

[Nessicle]

Thanks Nikki hopefully I won't need it

 

[xkirstyx]

yeah googily im 4/5 ad mw said baby prob wont engage anymore but thats coz its my 2nd x

 

[xkirstyx]

aw ness i really hope so!!!!

 

[GoogilyBear]

Thanks girls!!

Sammi my Mw said 2/5 palpable is fully engaged hun! So Madden is even lower!

Kirsty i don't think you will last the week Emily is so ready!

Googily why do they want you continuously monitored?

They havent actually given a reason why. MW tried ringing her to ask why but she got no answer. It just said in the notes that they had on a bright pink sticky note, "no to waterbirth, needs to be continuesly monitured" no reason as to why what so ever.

MW said there is no reason for me not to have one what so ever so said just to go for it

i never noticed till now, after reading through my notes, she didnt tell me ive lost half a stone :s

 

[YoungNImum]

I didnt understand how engaged worked i thought when i was 1/5 i was fully enagaged but now i no after OH reading a baby book and explaining to me that fully engaged is actually 5/5, my baby was 3/5 at last appointment which was 2 weeks ago iv another appointment tomoz, so maybe abit further on altho i dont mind, as if im still 3/5 my cervix pain is bad enough at.

 

[GoogilyBear]

I didnt understand how engaged worked i thought when i was 1/5 i was fully enagaged but now i no after OH reading a baby book and explaining to me that fully engaged is actually 5/5, my baby was 3/5 at last appointment which was 2 weeks ago iv another appointment tomoz, so maybe abit further on altho i dont mind, as if im still 3/5 my cervix pain is bad enough at.

it took me a while to understand it too, but i get it now

urgh this back ache :/