Due In May :)

[Jary]

The many joys of pregnancy!

The engagement stuff confuses me...I would have thought 4/5 meant that 4/5ths of the head would be engaged but its meant to be 4/5ths of the head can be felt above the pelvis, meaning 1/5 of the head is in the pelvis. Unless your docs are doing it the other way round! Anyway it's still good about the engagement!!

But math and nearly I wouldn't worry about baby being behind, everything with your babies have been good so far and like math said if baby's head is engaged it could affect accuracy. As long as our babies are wriggling and have good heartbeats then they will be fine. They've all made it through pregnancy and are pretty much ready to be here

My baby worried me because last night and this morning he or she wasn't moving much but it's had fun sticking its bum out and waving feet about this afternoon so all is well in womb-land!

 

[Hann12]

That's exactly it about the engagement - I never got told I was more engaged than 3/5 palpable with DD so it is possible to go from 4/5 or 3/5 to labour.

Feeling pretty rubbish the past couple of days, back pain, nausea and BH causing shortness of breath and lightheadedness. I don't see the baby coming early at all so I assume I've now just got this to look forward to on and off for the next 2/3 weeks, lovely!
The joys of late pregnancy

 

[Jary]

Hann. Baby has been making me shout out 'ow!' A few times today with the head butting. It feels like its right in my vagina. Sucks big time!

With this discomfort I would expect baby to be more engaged but its probably not lol

 

[Hann12]

It probably is! I think mine is still bobbing in and out not able to make up its mind!

 

[nearlythere38]

Me too hann. Nauseous, crampy, achy, funny appetite. Generally feel shitty!

 

[pinktiara]

My sleeps have been crap lately feels like he's giant and my hips are killing me lol I have been sleeping fine up till now but now I'm getting up to pee every hour or so it's terrible. Dr says he's so far down so that doesn't help with the uncomfortableness on this day in two weeks I will finally have him on than its onto recovery from surgery lol

 

[Jary]

Hann it sounds like your baby is having fun winding you up! And I really hope mine has engaged more because then I wouldn't mind the pain so much!

Never mind ladies, in comparison to what we have already acheived the next 2/3 weeks are nothing so we can do it! I keep telling myself that to stop feeling down about this hip pain lol.

 

[Sass827]

Saw my doctor today. She said its perfectly safe to take a benedryl or tylenol pm to get some sleep while we still can.
She also did the cervical check Jary. It was all hand. It was just a little uncomfortable. Not bad. She said I'm low, soft and a finger tip open. She also said cervical checks can get labor going, so they don't do them before 38 weeks.
Oh and she also had a hard time measuring the baby Math. She said that her head is so far in my pelvis that she just had to start measuring from down there. Def not very accurate anymore.

 

[BellaRosa8302]

I had my cervix checked at my 36 week appt & was told I was just shy of 2 cm dilated. Mine was also a finger check - no speculum. Today I had around 8 people telling me I've dropped! Funny how I didn't even notice myself but I guess there's no denying it if I have so many people who see me everyday commenting on it?? 38 + 1 today - crazy to see ONE week and 6 days written on the countdowns!

 

[Powell130]

Saw my doctor today. She said its perfectly safe to take a benedryl or tylenol pm to get some sleep while we still can.
She also did the cervical check Jary. It was all hand. It was just a little uncomfortable. Not bad. She said I'm low, soft and a finger tip open. She also said cervical checks can get labor going, so they don't do them before 38 weeks.
Oh and she also had a hard time measuring the baby Math. She said that her head is so far in my pelvis that she just had to start measuring from down there. Def not very accurate anymore.

Yea those weron the approved list of meds they gave me when i first found out i was pregnant thank goodness! Tylenol PM has saved my life on several occasions lol

 

[cgav1424]

I tried taking a benadryl a few nights ago and it didn't help me sleep at all. I'll have to try a Tylenol PM next time.

I have my appt tomorrow so we'll see if I'm engaged or dilated or effaced or any of the good stuff. I don't feel like I am though... I still feel like I'm a ways out from delivering.

 

[Hann12]

I'm one of these people that don't dilate until I am about to go into labour. Last time I was so upset when I went to my appointment at 39+4 hoping for a sweep only to be told my cervix was so high they couldn't feel it even but less than a week later I had DD. I know it can work the other way and you can be dilated for weeks before you go. Not sure what's better! I guess I'd prefer to be dilated and have a bit of hope it is all moving in the right direction.

38 weeks today for me. In theory 2ish weeks to go....

 

[Jary]

I really can't wait to start labour.

I was determined not to let this pain get to me but I've been in tears this morning because its the worst it's ever been. I have managed to sleep while being on one side for a few hours but the end result is my hips stiffening and moving my legs and hips causes pain I can only say is about 9/10 on a pain scale. The joints are clicking more too.

Couldn't help but smile tho when I felt my LO wriggling about and feet going everywhere. Except when I got a nice kick in the ribs lol

The thought of going overdue really gets me down so I'm trying positive thinking that baby will arrive before then! I'd rather have no sleep from being a new mum than no sleep from pain. I'm not seeing mw until Tuesday so I'm hoping I can last until then and talk to her about it.

 

[Hann12]

Jary I know how you feel, I'm so fed up of lying awake for hours and hours at night and I know I have to be up at 6.30 with DD every morning and get through a full on day with her in loads of pain. I really think I'll be overdue though so each time I reach a new week it's exciting but then I'm adding a week on too which is depressing as last week I was thinking I have 3 weeks left and this week I should say 2 weeks but sense is telling me to expect 3 weeks so I feel like I've gone another week and got no further!

 

[Jary]

You never know tho Hann, baby might come early...I know you don't want he or she to arrive before the 9th but if it did then no more pelvic pain!

Try sending messages to baby for he or she to come out. I've told mine its time lol. Even OH has spoken to the bump and said if he or she arrived now it would really stiff his company over because they need to try train new people before he goes on paternity and one of his bosses told him to tell me I can't have this baby early because it would cause huge problems. Well, it's not OHs problem, it's the company's and they should have had it sorted out months ago instead of a few weeks before this baby is due. so everything is hanging on this one little person

 

[Hann12]

Oh no that's not very good! Companies are a nightmare for things like that! Paternity leave isn't even long!! How long is he taking off? My DH is off for 3 weeks (2 paternity and one holiday). It'll go too fast!

Yes ideally the baby would come 16-17th for husbands work perspective but I now have someone with me constantly until the birth so I won't be upset if it came before! I'm feeling pretty fed up now. I can obviously wait another 2/3 weeks until its ready though, just hoping its no more than 3 weeks!!

 

[Jary]

He's got his two weeks paternity and would like to take a week holiday too but his company would say no. The only way they would probably allow him to have it is if for example I have to have a c-section so he'll need to be there to help a bit more while I recover. Other than that they would just say he can't because they need him.

Sucks. Work really gets him down but he can't even get the time away to attend interviews if he applied for jobs

 

[Sass827]

Ugh. Only 5 hours of sleep. I keep waking up really hot or cold or hungry. Grr. Hips and crotch hurt a ton. New thing is if I roll over the wrong way, I feel like I pull a muscle in my lower bump. Really hurts!
My friend had the same Hann- was told she wasn't dialated only to have her water break the next day. I'm happy they could reach mine though. I was hoping for some spotting last night. Even got DH to Dtd last night. It des smell like period blood when I pee though, so maybe I'm bleeding a little and just cant see it? Or maybe it's my imagination.

 

[Jary]

Sass when I was awake this morning all I could think of was food! I keep getting too hot too.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you'll get your show soon! The day I get mine I will be rejoicing! And I'm hoping mw gives me good news about my cervix on Tuesday if she does an internal exam.

 

[Hann12]

You never know sass! Sorry you had a rubbish night too

Jary - I'd be surprised if they checked you at 38 weeks, they aren't meant to do any internals until 40 weeks unless there is a medical reason for it. It's just the way that nhs are because it can introduce bacteria by examining so they don't like to - plus it can mean nothing to be told that you are or aren't dilated. Someone like me just doesn't dilate until almost labour but one of my US friends was dilated by 4cm for over 5 weeks and ended up being induced so no real indicator