Due In May :)

[Hann12]

In most other european countries the due date is at 41 weeks rather than 40 weeks as apparently thats a much more accurate date. I'm actually going with my date at 41 weeks in my mind as that way I probably won't be disappointed. I remember with DD I was all excited at 37 weeks that she was full cooked and thought it could happen any day (and of course you get all the people asking you if its come yet from 37 weeks) and then she was still 4 days late. Oh the disappointment. I actually remember saying to my husband on my due date that I thought she didn't want to come out and meet me!!

 

[pinktiara]

I finally got my date for my c section so I will be having my little man on the 8th of May unless he comes by himself first than it will be an emerg c section but my son was a week late so were probably safe. Hard to believe in a month I will have my little mason im so excited my son (3) comes in every morning and talks to me about the baby and asks if hes out haha its so sweet he cant wait

 

[Jary]

I don't mind what I'm having just want a happy healthy baby I am getting really anxious to know now tho. I can't call baby by name because we don't low if it'll be an Alice or a Samuel. So baby just gets 'baby' or 'wriggles' or 'wriggle bot'. I even called it 'twitch' because of the frequent hiccoughs

I know by week 40 I'm going to be tuning in to every twinge and hoping its a contraction!

 

[Hann12]

I was like that from 37 weeks last time, it's hard not to be, especially first time as you don't know what you are meant to be feeling for if that makes sense?
Love your name choices by the way!

 

[Jary]

Thanks Hann! We may change them once baby is born if we think he or she doesn't suit the name, but those are the ones we like the best.

I am a bit worried I won't recognise the first signs of labour but then I'm sure ill learn pretty fast if I am or not!

 

[Hann12]

I had 'early' labour for 4 days before i went into consistent and active labour. It was annoying! I'd get contractions and they would come every 20 minutes or so for a few hours then just disappear. It actually was me dilating from 0-3cm so they were doing something but it was still frustrating. When i went into active labour it was the morning after my sweep and i knew it was labour because after a couple of hours the contractions kept coming. It still took much of the day to get them regular enough to go to hospital though. We went shopping, went to a friends house and i ewatched a film while DH went to the gym. I didn't go to hospital until they were 3 minutes apart and lasting a minute per contration, they were still manageable though. I was 5cm at 7.30pm (first proper contraction at 5.30am), i was fully dillated by 11.30pm and i had DD at 4.56am the following day. So the initial part of getting to 5cm can take a long time especially for first timers, although i do know of people who have had super fast labours first time so everyone is different. They told me that i was fast between 5-10cm though (in relative terms!). Even though i've been through it before and i know i'll know when i'm in labour, i still have no idea what to expect because each labour is different apparently. I would be lying if i said i wasn't nervous!

 

[cgav1424]

Happy 35/36 weeks ladies! Wow... it really did fly by, didn't it?

MMM - that's so close! I'm so excited (and a little bit jealous) for you!!!

I still can't believe I'm having another baby. It's been such a long 3 years of TTC and miscarriages that the reality of having an actual baby is completely lost on me. DH and I went to go fill out the pre-admission forms at the hospital yesterday and he mentioned how that made it a little more real. By this time in both of our full-term pregnancies, we had both completely bonded and become besotted with the little baby inside. This time around, we both admitted that we need something more tangible to make it more real. I told him to wait 3-4 more weeks... Nothing more tangible than a newborn in your arms!!! I'm so not ready. Don't have my hospital bag packed (though I have a vague list in my mind), bassinet isn't up yet, baby's clothes and linens aren't washed yet, car seat is out of the box, but not yet installed in the car... Haha. Oh and on top of it all, my husband decided to renovate our lawn so he's in the middle of doing that too. I'm not entirely sure why men decide to take on such large tasks at the not inappropriate times! I'm hoping to talk to my doctor at my next appointment (next Tuesday) to try and set my induction date for May 7. That's my father's death anniversary and this will be the first grandchild he hasn't been around to meet so I think it will be a lovely way to make what is normally a very sad day for me into something happy. I'll be 39 weeks that day and that will be the longest I've ever stayed pregnant so fingers crossed this babe stays put until then!

I've never had to deal with the "is this labor or isn't it?" as with DS, my waters broke before I even had any contractions! They let me try and contract naturally before starting me on Pitocin to induce me. Waters went at 7 am, pitocin was started around 10-11 am and I had Christian at 9:30 pm that evening. With DD, I was induced at 38+4 as I was leaking amniotic fluid a little bit at a time. The leak would seal itself so there was always plenty of fluid for baby, but my OB decided to just induce as the leaking as stressful for me! Went in at 7 am, put in Cytotec vaginally, contracted and got to 3 cm at noon then stopped contracting completely. Nurse wanted to do another round of Cytotec which I refused as it didn't work the first time so I just asked for pitocin. Luckily, my OB was at the hospital delivering another baby so he stopped in, checked me and broke my waters to get things going again. Waters broke at 2:22 pm and was dilated to 3 cm... was fully dilated an hour and a half later (most painful 90 minutes of my life!) and had Aubrey at 4:08 pm. Moral of the story? Every labor is absolutely different! So yes, Hann, I agree with you that I'm nervous as well!!!

 

[Jary]

Well, my mum certainly had a long labour (72 hours) and they sent her home and said she wasn't in labour but she was having pretty strong contractions. Anywho, my friend who has become a first time mum was only in labour for 2 hours from start to finish! Baby must have been in a hurry to get out lol

Every pregnancy is different, and I know watching the different scenarios on OBEM cannot prepare anyone for their own. But it does help!

Hopefully this second baby will come quicker tho Hann; 2nd babies usually do apparently!

 

[Powell130]

35 week check up today. Had to go on a monitor and will once a week cuz of GD. That went well, MW said babyboy had good reactions to BH and everything also had the GBS test which was slightly uncomfortable but not too bad. Said my blood sugar numbers are great and agrees that it's possible that I could have been misdiagnosed, which I've kinda been a little suspicious of because my numbers are really good 98% of the time, but I'm perfectly fine with being over monitored rather than under. I'm measuring at 34 weeks which I'm good with, don't want baby boy to get too big! Next appointment is next Tuesday for another NST

Happy 35 weeks due date buddies!!

 

[nearlythere38]

i went hours through the night having strong contractions and when they checked me i was only 1cm, they checked again an hour later at my insistence and i was 7cm. thats when it all went wrong, they broke my waters and he got distressed so was whipped away, put to sleep and they did an emcs

 

[Powell130]

Oh wow!! That was quick!! You and baby doing well??

 

[nearlythere38]

do u mean me Powell??? Sorry i was talking about my first baby lol

 

[Powell130]

do u mean me Powell??? Sorry i was talking about my first baby lol

Oooh okay! Lol

 

[BellaRosa8302]

So, latest baby news: baby is around 6 - 6 1/2 lbs, & I'm dilated almost 2 cm. midwife thinks I might just end up going early! She says "well, I don't think you'll have it THIS week..." Ack!!!!

 

[mathgenius33]

How exciting, Bella. Maybe you'll be the first on this thread to have your baby and set a good example for the rest of us. I'm glad to hear your baby is past 6 pounds now so he or she (I can't remember what you're having) can go home with you right away.

 

[mathgenius33]

Never mind, I just noticed you're on team yellow so you don't know what you're having yet. I saw you picked the name Jacob Michael for a boy. Interesting because those are the names of my dad's two grandfathers. Good choice of names.

 

[Hann12]

So exciting Bella!

Lovely bump pic Powell!

My poor friend is due today, she's been 2cm dilated since week 34, she had a sweep 2 days ago and was 4cm but still not in active labour. Really hoping it happens for her today. It's her 2nd and she was 2 weeks late with her first (3cm dilated from week 37 with that one and still ended up induced) so weird how some people can walk around dilated for ages before labour and some just dilate and go into labour!
We wouldn't know here really as unless there's an issue they don't check you until you are past 40 weeks. Maybe it's better to be in ignorance?!

 

[MissMummyMoo]

Beautiful bump Powell. Hubby done my photos last week ill upload a couple on here

Its so frustrating isn't it Hann I think that's why they generally don't check us here until 40+ hope your friends bubs comes soon.

What a lovely weight Bella. Fingers crossed bubs doesn't keep you waiting too long x

 

[Jary]

Ooh exciting news Bella! It's going to be at the point soon where I'll expect to come on to the thread and see some beautiful baby pics! It's usually what happens on Facebook; suddenly there's a baby!

Hann hope your friend goes into labour soon! Must be so frustrating.

Speaking of frustrating my car insurance company keep getting my details wrong or I haven't received my cover letter so I keep having to phone then up. They are helpful but somehow the messages arnt getting across properly. Nevermind! Ill get sorted eventually lol.

 

[MissMummyMoo]

Just a couple of my photos

Spoiler

https://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy269/MissMummyMoo/P1100659BWMedium_zps2fca3878.jpg

https://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy269/MissMummyMoo/P1100649BWMedium_zps6e73a8e8.jpg

Car insurance is another pain Jary Mine's due for renewal on the 15th May ... I need to start looking for a new quote as I think I can save around £30/40 a month now I'm 25 and been passed over 5 years! Great saving just in time for baby x