Due In May :)

[pinktiara]

Baby Noah born at 4.32am this morning will update more when we're home. Both doing well x

Yay so exciting congrats

 

[Powell130]

Love your new avatar pink lovely bump! Why do you need to test 7x per day? Are your blood sugars irregular?

And math I get your point about it being ok if baby is a week late but after the pain I had last night, this baby couldn't come soon enough! Lol

Just had a message from one of my work colleagues...they have my baby shower organised for tomorrow and hoping for a BBQ if the weather stays nice. I remember going to her shower and as they are Filipino they made some traditional food dishes which were to die for! Melt in your mouth kind of food, so I hope they have made some more!

Gonna go get the ingredients to make a Guinness cake. I'm gonna look so responsible going into the shop to buy Guinness with a big bump!

Thanks I test before and after every meal because of the GD im sure they should have brought that down but never did lol. I stopped going into the clinics because my numbers have been fine and I don't have someone to watch my son for the 3 hours it takes them to get me in there everytime. 3 weeks to go so ill keep watching my numbers if they start going crazy i will call in and have them adjust my insulin!

Dang girl, that sux! I have to test fasting before breakfast, then after every meal and I thought that was bad :/ my numbers are within range so much that the MW I saw last time agrees with me that I very well could have been misdiagnosed! But I'm okay with the extra monitoring honestly! Do you have weekly NST? I'll be going for my 3rd Tuesday. I have already had 1 growth ultrasound at the beginning of the month and have another on the 29th. They're also not letting me go past my due date, but I'm glad they're not inducing me early! Well I probably shouldn't put my foot in my mouth since they're scheduling induction after my next US - so I guess as long as he's still average size they'll probably induce me ON my due date. Just 25 more days to go! Holy shit - getting SO close!!!

LOVE your new pic BTW - YOU LOOK AMAZING!

 

[Jary]

Lol Powell your reaction to the 25 days left is same as mine!

Pink, when we test patients' blood sugars in hospital we only do it before each meal. If its abnormally low or high we test again in about half an hour after acting on it (sugary snack if hypo, insulin if hyper) and keep monitoring until regulated.

If your sugars are stable I can't see why you need to test 7x per day! But not long now until you won't have to do it anymore!

 

[pinktiara]

thanx ladies ya I have no clue why I have to test so much could be to see how the insulin is working but that's how it goes. Generally in life i'm hypoglycemic since I was a kid so it's so strange to be opposite. I have only gained about 17lbs and he's measuring right on so no extra ultrasounds or stress tests he's doing good!! I cannot believe I only have 19 days to go time is now standing still lol. I am getting our bags done up this weekend since everyone seems to think hes coming before his date he better not I have a hair app on the 5 hahahah

 

[pinktiara]

Love your new avatar pink lovely bump! Why do you need to test 7x per day? Are your blood sugars irregular?

And math I get your point about it being ok if baby is a week late but after the pain I had last night, this baby couldn't come soon enough! Lol

Just had a message from one of my work colleagues...they have my baby shower organised for tomorrow and hoping for a BBQ if the weather stays nice. I remember going to her shower and as they are Filipino they made some traditional food dishes which were to die for! Melt in your mouth kind of food, so I hope they have made some more!

Gonna go get the ingredients to make a Guinness cake. I'm gonna look so responsible going into the shop to buy Guinness with a big bump!

Thanks I test before and after every meal because of the GD im sure they should have brought that down but never did lol. I stopped going into the clinics because my numbers have been fine and I don't have someone to watch my son for the 3 hours it takes them to get me in there everytime. 3 weeks to go so ill keep watching my numbers if they start going crazy i will call in and have them adjust my insulin!

Dang girl, that sux! I have to test fasting before breakfast, then after every meal and I thought that was bad :/ my numbers are within range so much that the MW I saw last time agrees with me that I very well could have been misdiagnosed! But I'm okay with the extra monitoring honestly! Do you have weekly NST? I'll be going for my 3rd Tuesday. I have already had 1 growth ultrasound at the beginning of the month and have another on the 29th. They're also not letting me go past my due date, but I'm glad they're not inducing me early! Well I probably shouldn't put my foot in my mouth since they're scheduling induction after my next US - so I guess as long as he's still average size they'll probably induce me ON my due date. Just 25 more days to go! Holy shit - getting SO close!!!

LOVE your new pic BTW - YOU LOOK AMAZING!

Thanks I was induced with my first and my old school dr I had did the whole catheter balloon thing holy it was the worst ever. I was in labor from 8am to 5pm nothing was happening my epidural didn't work than Carters heart rate started to drop and that's when it went to c section. Hence why i'm just having another c section again the recovery sucks but I don't want to do the whole labor thing again lol

 

[nearlythere38]

Congratulations Missmummymoo!! Xx

 

[Powell130]

Love your new avatar pink lovely bump! Why do you need to test 7x per day? Are your blood sugars irregular?

And math I get your point about it being ok if baby is a week late but after the pain I had last night, this baby couldn't come soon enough! Lol

Just had a message from one of my work colleagues...they have my baby shower organised for tomorrow and hoping for a BBQ if the weather stays nice. I remember going to her shower and as they are Filipino they made some traditional food dishes which were to die for! Melt in your mouth kind of food, so I hope they have made some more!

Gonna go get the ingredients to make a Guinness cake. I'm gonna look so responsible going into the shop to buy Guinness with a big bump!

Thanks I test before and after every meal because of the GD im sure they should have brought that down but never did lol. I stopped going into the clinics because my numbers have been fine and I don't have someone to watch my son for the 3 hours it takes them to get me in there everytime. 3 weeks to go so ill keep watching my numbers if they start going crazy i will call in and have them adjust my insulin!

Dang girl, that sux! I have to test fasting before breakfast, then after every meal and I thought that was bad :/ my numbers are within range so much that the MW I saw last time agrees with me that I very well could have been misdiagnosed! But I'm okay with the extra monitoring honestly! Do you have weekly NST? I'll be going for my 3rd Tuesday. I have already had 1 growth ultrasound at the beginning of the month and have another on the 29th. They're also not letting me go past my due date, but I'm glad they're not inducing me early! Well I probably shouldn't put my foot in my mouth since they're scheduling induction after my next US - so I guess as long as he's still average size they'll probably induce me ON my due date. Just 25 more days to go! Holy shit - getting SO close!!!

LOVE your new pic BTW - YOU LOOK AMAZING!

Thanks I was induced with my first and my old school dr I had did the whole catheter balloon thing holy it was the worst ever. I was in labor from 8am to 5pm nothing was happening my epidural didn't work than Carters heart rate started to drop and that's when it went to c section. Hence why i'm just having another c section again the recovery sucks but I don't want to do the whole labor thing again lol

I don't blame you! I'm curious to see how my labor is going to go - like if I can convince him to come before having to be induced or if I end up having to have a c section. I have NO idea what to expect or anything to compare it to. Kinda scares me to be honest

 

[Jary]

Powell I'm sure you'll be fine! It is a worry tho because it is totally out of our hands sometimes. I know I want to be as active as possible in labour and never be on my back but I know that might not get me a natural delivery if baby or my body aren't up to it.

But you have to go in thinking that its going to be ok...might not go how you plan it but it'll be fine.

 

[pinktiara]

My son was a week over due it was not fun and it is scary when you don't know whats going to happen but I gotta say I handled labor pains and such better than I expected lol I just breathed right through them and didnt make a peep it's all about focus!

 

[Sass827]

It is scary! Just have to hope for the best I guess!

 

[Powell130]

Powell I'm sure you'll be fine! It is a worry tho because it is totally out of our hands sometimes. I know I want to be as active as possible in labour and never be on my back but I know that might not get me a natural delivery if baby or my body aren't up to it.

But you have to go in thinking that its going to be ok...might not go how you plan it but it'll be fine.

I'm trying to go in with the mind set that I CAN do it without an epidural - but if I have to have one, I'm okay with that. Same for a c-section. as long as baby boy arrives safely is all that matters

 

[pinktiara]

that's what I did and I could handle the labor pains but the thought of pushing baby out scared the crap out of me without pain killers haha. I was super upset when I had to have a c section but didn't have a choice in the end it all worked out my little man is now 3 and a half and happy and healthy!! You will do great can't wait to see him

 

[Jary]

Yeah I'm trying to go in with an open mind that even if I want something to go one way, it might not. I know I'd rather not have an epidural or a c section (both scare me more than pushing out a baby) but i know it could happen and if its to help baby then by all means they can cut me open! Mw said its best to work your way up the pain relief ladder, do an epidural would be a big jump. All I keep saying is that I can't say what I want because I've never experienced it before so I don't know how I'll react to the pain. Even those who've had children, every pregnancy is different so what might have been good for them in the first one may not be in the second.

I had another rubbish night! Not so much with pain, but I woke up and couldn't drift off again and also found it hard to breathe so I propped myself up on the sofa and put the TV on (the news which was on about the second brother suspected of those awful Boston bombings having been captured) had a cup of tea and eventually put on some classical music and had a couple of hours sleep. Didn't help that baby was head butting me in the crotch, kicking/tickling in the ribs and stretching me with its bum lol. Getting very strong now! Then OH just came rushing out the bedroom having just woke up like 'Mary! Mary! Are you ok?!' Bless him, must have scared him finding me gone!

 

[Sass827]

I had a rough night too. LO is so low. DH said I made lots of noise all night. He was scared I was going into labor. My hips, wrists, crotch and shoulders hurt so much. And I had weird dreams I was shopping for someone who had horse meat on their baby registry?!

 

[Hann12]

It's funny but mines still not that low, it was by this time the first time around but not now. I know they do say that about second babies though so I guess it's nothing to worry about.

It's been a lovely day here and I've been able to lie on a
Sun lounger in the garden while DD plays around me. So nice! Funny to think that in up to 4 weeks time we'll have another one out here with us!

 

[cgav1424]

Mine's not that low either. I haven't started waddling yet which is usually a sign of baby being engaged. We had a carnival at DD's school yesterday and many of the moms mentioned how surprised they were that I was 36 weeks as, according to them, I'm still walking gracefully. Yay! I'll take any compliments I can at this point. It's been so long since my last that I'd forgotten how uncomfortable the last month of pregnancy is.

 

[nearlythere38]

Mines not dropped at all. Shes still really high. I thought maybe she was dropping because i keep getting shooting pains down below and before it was the front of my pubic bone that was sore but now its underneath like Ive been kicked up there.

Still not as uncomfortable as i was with my boys thougg! Looking forward to ny growth scan on Tuesday see how Shes measuring up and check she hasnt grown a Willy

 

[Jary]

Sometimes I wonder if baby is still engaged at times because I feel like I'm walking normally. Then other days I feel like I'm walking like a penguin!

Sass I feel for ya with the pain in bed! I had a lot of pain in my bottom this morning when I turned onto my right side so I wonder if that was a bit more engagement ??? I don't mind if baby hasn't engaged any more, I'm just happy he or she is (so far) head down. When the time comes for he or she to be born I'm sure the head will then fully engage.

Had my baby shower! Since the weather was really nice they had organised a BBQ and quite a few people from work showed up so it was a nice afternoon. Quite chilled out and got to chat to everyone. Got some lovely gifts...mainly cute blankets so baby is gonna feel like he or she is floating on a cloud! Got plenty of nappies and nappy bags too which I'm very grateful for

One of my colleagues wrapped up an incontinence pad and incontinence sheets from work and said they'd be good for me! They are massive so we all had a bit of a laugh

 

[pinktiara]

Mason is so low the dr keeps telling me hes coming early lol its so uncomfortable. I have been having crap sleeps lately its been pretty good most of my pregnancy but man last night my hips were killing me and I woke up early on my sleep in day boooo

 

[Sass827]

Congrats on the successful shower Jary! So nice to spend time w friends before LO comes.
At one point yesterday, she was so low I found her bum all the way own by my belly button! So nice to be able to breathe again. But my pelvis and hips hurt. And walking is a chore.