Due In May :)

[Hann12]

I totally agree with you mathgenius, I think v day is a nice milestone to hit but in no way is a baby 'ready' to be born. Its very sad seeing the TV programmes where you actually see 24 week babies born and the struggles they go through. Its not nice and hopefully none of us will have that happen. It also makes me mad when I hear of people trying to 'evict' their babies before the due date. Babies do loads of growth in the last few weeks, especially brain growth so doing things to make them come out early is not acceptable in my eyes. I know a good few people who have lied that their waters have broken early (35-37 weeks) so that they get induced as they were fed up being pregnant and wanted to meet their baby. I know we all feel a bit like that in the end, and there's nothing wrong with walking, bouncing on a ball, DTD etc to see if things start naturally, but I think its very wrong getting medical intervention to get them out if they aren't ready unless there is a genuine problem with the mother or baby and they need to come out for that reason.

 

[Jary]

What?! What kind of person wants to 'evict' their baby that early? Their poor little lungs haven't developed properly. I was watching Maternity Ward earlier and a woman' water had broken at 26 weeks. Her little one was only 2.2lbs but survived. I had some tears in my eyes!

My OH was about 3lbs born and spent a few months in neonatal but he's grown up just fine but I agree it's best when babies come when they are ready. It is slightly reassuring knowing that they could survive if they arrived now but we would all be worried about them and would miss out on that skin to skin contact if they were born at the right time. It's not nice for them to spend a long time in a plastic incubator surrounded by machines. It is fantastic what modern tech can do now but I wouldn't want my baby to go through that. I keep telling wriggles he/she needs to stay in my belly until 40 weeks...maybe a few days early lol

Had a nice walk in the snow earlier. Hoping walking may help my pelvis....still achey

 

[Hann12]

You would be amazed Jary. I was in a bnb group with DD and some people from about 32 weeks were talking about evicting their babies because they had enough! One girl told them her waters had started to trickle out at 35 weeks and they had no way of verifying it as I think if the hind waters go then they don't know so they have to believe you and therefore induce you. The baby spent 2 weeks in hospital as had breathing problems. She spent the whole time on fb going on about how her baby was so small, but she loved how it was smal! Then one of the girls I did Nct with did the same thing but at 39 weeks as she was fed up of stop start labour (which can happen to a lot of people and is annoying but nit enough to lie!). Hers was born a week early which again she loved because her baby was small!

 

[Jary]

Aww that's awful! I can understand if you get to 39 weeks and want baby out but why lie? I'd try natural methods like you mentioned like walking etc but when you mentioned some people want medical intervention it just goes beyond me. They'd have to be really deceitful to pull that off.

The only time I'd want that is if baby was way overdue and getting too big to deliver naturally or causing problems. Otherwise it's quite nice having that suspense of when baby will arrive! I would feel better if my labour started naturally because then I know baby is ready to be born rather than decide when they should be born to suit me (apart from the way overdue bit, it may be selfish but I am terrified of the thought of a c-section. I know if baby is in danger they can cut me open all they like to make sure they are safe but I'd rather avoid it if i can)

 

[Hann12]

Completely agree Jary, I also want to avoid a c section (hopefully we will!) but babys come when they are ready within reason (extremely overdue not good!!). I just think some peoples are terrible when it comes to things like this

 

[mathgenius33]

I agree. As badly as I want to meet my baby, I want to meet her when she is ready. Personally, I was born 2 weeks early, but that's because that's when my mom's water broke for real and she went into labor. She tells me she was actually really surprised it was so early and since I was the firstborn, she was wondering if her water really broke so early. It did, yet I was born at a completely normal weight. In the end she thinks maybe the due date was wrong all along.

Although I hope we get to 39 or 40 weeks with my baby, I'm currently in the process of fining potential subs for the 4 math classes I teach at the college, just in case my daughter decides 37 or 38 weeks is when she wants to come. She's due right during finals week, so the timing couldn't be better as long as everything goes according to plan.

There's no way I'd sit around while my students take a final just waiting for my water to break, so I'm taking that whole week off regardless.

 

[prolifer]

I agree with waiting for baby to be ready, my last two were induced but if they hadn't been I would have lost the boy (cord around throat) and my girl would have lost her eye (long story)

So will be induced again, but going to leave it as long as possible ^^

 

[Hann12]

Your situation(s) are very different though pro. You needed to be induced for the safety of your babies. I am completely supportive of that, it's the lying and doing dangerous things to make them come out earlier than they should that I don't agree with

 

[Jary]

Yeah if there's no medical reason for induction then it shouldn't be allowed. I was two weeks early too but naturally...just hope if my baby does the same, he/she won't then put me in labour for 72 hours like I did to my poor mum!

AFM went to see Django last night. Baby got excited during the gunfights!

 

[mathgenius33]

So Pro, this means you have a good chance of actually ending up with an April baby instead of May?

Jary, I know what you mean about the baby getting excited. Mine gets excited when there are a lot of people around and she hears the voices. I think she might be a social girl because she already wants to be in on the conversations.

Is anyone else feeling the baby mostly when you're resting though? I tend to feel the strongest kicks when I'm resting in bed or right before one of my many bathroom trips in the middle of the night.

 

[Jary]

Mathsgenius baby does become more active in the evening when I'm more likely to be resting. Except today...little tinker has been jumping about all over the place today! Was enjoying my peaceful lie in and then baby kept nudging me (either that or it was hiccoughs) so I gave up and got up, but as soon as I stop moving my little jumping bean is away!

 

[Powell130]

I read that baby is more active when we're resting and sitting still because when we're busy and moving around, they're kinda getting rocked to sleep in the fluid and when we lay down it gets still so they wake up. Kinda makes sense to me

 

[Hann12]

That's exactly it Powell - also we tend to not feel it when we are running around getting stuff done as we are busy focusing on other things. In general though they wake when we are asleep as there is no rocking sensation sending them to sleep

 

[Jary]

That's what I read too...suppose it's why babies like being rocked when they are out of the womb too because it reminds them of us moving about.

My hips still ache so much just hope it doesn't get any worse or will have to see dr or mw

 

[prolifer]

mathgenius - possibly, but I am going to strive for May 1st at the very earliest! I want her to stay in there as long as I can stand it, but by the time 38 weeks rolls around I need help to get up, walk and I am in a lot of pain.

So I will try to keep bub in there, but it's really up to circumstances

 

[mathgenius33]

That's good pro. My due date is May 11, but then they said she may be 40 weeks by May 8th based on her size. I really hope to make it through the whole semester other than finals. So I'm hoping for May 2nd at the very earliest (my last day of instruction).

But just in case my daughter decides she wants to arrive earlier, my husband will be coming to work with me the last 2 weeks of classes so it can be him who drives me to the hospital if needed. He will "telecommute" in a sense, but work from the college rather than home on his computer. He's an engineer, way too introverted to be a professor like I am.

 

[JaysBaby]

I have an ipad(works with iPhone as well) has anyone used the My Baby's Beat app? It lets you hear your baby's heartbeat as long as you're using headphones *without* a mic.
I love this app but I'm not quite sure if I'm really hearing my daughters hb. I'm a very small woman 5'1, 97lbs and I'm just thinking that might be the reason the hb sounds odd to me lol I would never put my trust in an iPhone app when it comes to my baby's safety she still kicks and practices her karate skills. I know she is fine I'm just wondering if its because its an app the the hb sounds weird. I wish I could find my stethoscope or a decent Doppler(in a store)



I'm 21+3 and whenever I use it i know exactly where to go(baby is low so she stays by my right hip in the pelvic area) anyway I get a hb everytime within 30-45 seconds but it doesn't sound like a bump bump bump more like a humm humm humm anyone else have this and am I really hearing her or am I just slightly crazy? Lol

Thanks for any input ladies

I hope everyone is having a H&H 9 months!

 

[Sass827]

You have a major artery down there that you can pretty easily pick up on by accident. I have no clue how an iphone would find a heart beat though. I bought a doppler online for about $30 and it's pretty awesome, but if it wasn't telling us the heart rate, I think I would have confused the artery with the baby, especially in the beginning. The heart rate should sound like that woosh, woosh, almost like running horses. GL!

 

[Powell130]

V-Day tomorrow!!! Whose with me?

 

[Jary]

Woop! 24 weeks!

I've celebrated by getting really painful leg cramp this morning and agonising round ligament pain. I think after my awful day at work yesterday it set it off because I didn't rest properly. Oh well I'm off for a week now so ill see if it improves with rest.

Baby celebrated too! I had both hands on my tummy last night when i got into bed and I could feel all kinds of movement. It even made me laugh because it tickled feels weird but totally magical!