Due in July 2012

[Excited4First]

Angela, what did your sweep feel like and what did they do?? Just wondering if my MW accidentally gave me something like a sweep when she checked my cervix.

 

[Flagirl]

Oh no mummy I just saw yours is 16th. Ji was thinking much earlier for some reason. Dang! You're right in between me and canada.
I hope you get some sorted relief. Do you have anyone helping with your. 2 other girls? I hope you aren't on your feet etc chasing them. For some reason I thought you had like a week to go.


I can't wait for kt next update. Hopefully she can have him like she wanted - vaginally and all goes well. Keeping my fingers crossed. I'm starting to get scared. I guess bc it's starting. We've all been chatting for so long but now it's beginning. Omgah can't believe it but then I can bc it feels so overdue ...I just must be confused today. Lol

 

[mummyofgirls]

I WISH I had a week to go lol ...
yeah daddy and nanny are here a majority of the time and are AMAZING !
Got my next midwife next thurs , you see them a lot less after your first :/ by then Il be 38+ 3 so im gonna beg for help , turn on the tears , and see what happens hahah ..

ohhh babies coming I hope Kt's okay and all has gone to plan too !!

 

[angieloo]

How exciting is today??? So fun!

I'm having small contractions, nothing big, just the "practice" ones. They still hurt like a beeotch though! Lol

 

[mummyofgirls]

How exciting is today??? So fun!

I'm having small contractions, nothing big, just the "practice" ones. They still hurt like a beeotch though! Lol

ooohhh Angieloo keep a eye cause you never know they could be mild , both my girls I laboured from light labour, managable , was able to go shopping, had a nap , did the cooking, cleaning ect and they were slightly irrgular the 2nd time around and then BAM full blown bent over contractions ,,x x

 

[angieloo]

Ohhh that is exciting. I don't want to get my hopes up, but it would be amazing if this turned into full blown labor!

 

[ktskittle]

So as of about 2hours ago, I was 4-5 cm, 90% effaced... Epidural started to wear off so they came up gave me a booster and I'm feeling fine again.
Having water broken was no biggie... I was freaked about it too... U know how it feels to touch ur teeth.. U can feel it, but not really??? That's how it felt.
Meconium staining is when the baby had his first bowel movement in uterine... They say it's fairly common.., about a third of moms.
I was terrified up until epi was in... Feel a lot more relaxed now!

 

[mummyofgirls]

Glad all is moving forward for you KT !! I know what U mean my waters splashed EVERYWHERE with Amelia and broke naturally with Ava I had it broke and it felt quite warm like I wet myself lol. But surprisingly not painful!!

Not long now til you meet ur bundle of joy !! Xx

 

[Flagirl]

Kt- so glad it's going well or sounds like it is. Yay. Hope you keep progressing well.... Yay for updates . Hope he comes soon.
I'm scared to death of epidural. Did it hurt really badly or were contractions so intense that you wanted it?????? I thought it was some strong medicine. My dr told me don't freak about it bc all it really is is a"caine" like lidocaine or something. It's not some super strong narcotic that can hurt baby etc. so all I have to do now is get over my fear if needles................. Glad it's keeping you somewhat comfortable. It makes sense- it keeps you just comfortable engh that the pain doesn't wear you out so you can't push etc.....

Angieloo- you may just luck out after all!!!!!!!! Yay if you do.

Baby furniture people here now. Yay! Yay! This is huge for me. Bc her room can final'y be set up sans rug and glider which I was waiting on to see e furniture in the room before I did it. But atleast 90% complete after this. So happy.

 

[ktskittle]

Correction: at 2:15, I was 3-4 cm... At 5:15, I was 5 cm... Now that I've hit 5, I should be dilating 1 cm per hour... If I'm not at 7 by 7:15, we are going to go ahead with a c section and take it as my body's way of warning is that he'd need to be ripped out with forceps or not fit/ risk shoulder dystocia.

 

[ktskittle]

Epidural: first they numb ur back... That's the only part that hurts. It feels like a bee sting and then the numbing agent stings/burns for about 5-10 seconds as it disperses. Next, they insert the big needle and catheter line and all u feel is pressure. Once that's in, they insert medicine and it feels like mild tightness in ur back... I had a weird sensation in my left leg... Like someone hit my knee with a reflex thing ( like the dr does when ur a kid) the anesthesiologist warned me that may happen, so it didn't freak me out... Then u go numb and get relief. My blood pressure dipped for about 5 minutes, so I was slightly dizzy... Other than that, I finally felt relaxed so I tried to nap. It wasn't too bad! It definitely beats cobtractions! It started to wear off about and hour and a half ago (not bad... Just period pains) do they upped the meds and I was good again.
Sorry so long... I just wish I had more of a play by play before mine so....

 

[angieloo]

It's like we get to live vicariously through you today!
My practice contractions stopped after about two hours so I took a super long walk to hopefully kick start then again

 

[Canada8]

oh wow kt I'm loving the play by play....come on baby boy!!

 

[Canada8]

has anyone heard from bug222??

 

[Flagirl]

KT- We all are totally living through you. Hope you have him soon either way. Thanks for play by play. I'm terrified and I actually cried about it already. I'm a baby..... Having a baby.....
I just will have to tell myself I think I can I think I can.....

Im really jealous of you just so you know. You are about to get major relief nd have your baby boy. Wow. Amazing. Congrats.

On a TMI but hilarious note- We had sex tonight for first time in a while ( bc normally we do it several imes a week at.east) Woo hooo can't believe I was able to. Didnt plan it but it just happened. I tell you this to say this- now after sex I feel a bit weird as if it's irritated something in there. Never did that before. No pain at al during or I would not do it. Only after. Wonder if that means its helping do whatever they say sex does to speed up the process??? I can only hope so and maybe she will come earlier than 40 or 41 weeks. Id be elated. But sex for us is sporadic and random so we don't do it that often anyway. It was fun tonight but not usually so fun lately.

 

[Flagirl]

Ok seriously not feeling very well......probably nothing at all but I don't feel well at all. Going to get n bed.
Tonight's choice of exercise may have have been a bad idea. Anyone else had this happen? I have dull lower backache and it seems painful up inside but I'm not having contractions in my belly or anything like that. Not sure.


Kt. Can't wait to read all about it the morning. One way or another he is here and you are so happy I'm sure

Nite everyone

 

[AngelaSD]

YES KATIE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PLAY BY PLAY! WE ALLL LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT and I know we ALL appreciate it SO much too!! Hope you reached your 7cm during this hour!! Ahh so excitng! I feel like were there with you Can't wait till he is here!!!

SO SORRY your not feeling well after your "exercise routine" today Hope you get better in the morning. Sex....well ehh heemmm sperm...is what does something, and the something is soften your cervix. Its normal to spot even after sex so if that happens too don't freak out. BUT lets hope you start feeling better....I couldnt imagine something going wrong from enjoying a little love makin time. Let us know how your feeling later bub!

 

[AngelaSD]

The Sweep:

No it didn't hurt like I anticipated it actually wasn't much different feeling then her checking m cervix to see how dilated I was, just took maybe 15 seconds longer. Your Dr SHOULD NOT be performing a sweep though UNLESS YOU KNOW and they do not do them unless you ask and they feel ok with doing so, they feel like they need to get things going or your over due so I hope your Dr did not do one without notifying you thats a big NO NO lol.

Some woman have a few sweeps even and i doesn't do anything. Last nigt I had some pretty bad cramping from it though but feel totally good today

 

[angieloo]

Hope you feel better on the morning Claire! Or if you don't feel better that it's at least the start of something.
I walked and walked and walked today like crazy trying to get those contractions goin again. I have had a few more twinges and major period pains, but nothing regular or extremely intense like labor.
I want him to come so bad! I hope he comes over the weekend, but I know that's probably not very likely

 

[mummyofgirls]

Thought something was happening last night here too....

was a gall bladde attack :/