Due In May :)

[Hann12]

Sass it sounds like BH. Love your T. rex comment!

Anna - that's good about the proteins, hopefully a good sign!

I actually got about 6 hours sleep last night so woken up feeling much better than normal!

Jary - my DH won't DTD with me at the moment, he is worried he'll hurt me because of my back issues! I'm forcing him to at the weekend though as I want his 'stuff' to start softening my cervix lol!!

 

[Jary]

Yeah sass sounds like BH. I said to my mw that I don't notice my bump going tight since its hard most of the time anyway but when I think I'm getting BH it feels like someone is squeezing my bump and she said it sounded a lot like BH!

Hann I slept fairly well too last night...on the sofa again tho. Lol I like your plan to make your DH DTD! You'll know if its too much and you can stop if its hurting you. Men eh?!

One of my work colleagues commented on a pic I put up on fb of my 38 week bump and she's convinced I'm not having this baby soon because there isn't much of a gap between bump and my boobs. I know bump is lower tho, I think it may be how I've taken the picture.

I was getting some pains last night...I think it was just stronger BH but this morning I've got some light cramping under my bump, like period pain if my uterus was non pregnant size lol. It didn't help that last night LO was pushing head down on my cervix pretty hard in order to stretch out! Really hope he or she isn't getting too big to be in there :/

I'm going to try do some housework today. Been so lazy the past two days!

 

[Sass827]

Is 4:30 am here and I'm awake! This stinks! Boo me!

 

[Jary]

Ah that sucks sass! It's so annoying when you wake up and can't sleep again...I mean, what are you supposed to do at that time?

Lol it's a good job they have 24 hours supermarkets so if any shopping needs doing then you're all set! Wish I thought of that when I couldn't sleep earlier on in the pregnancy!

Feels like I have a bad period right now, I get tightenings when I stand up like I've been having the past couple of days and when I'm sat down my back and lower abdomen get really crampy. When baby moves its makes it feel worse!

 

[Sass827]

I hear ya Jary. Crampy, bh, lower back pain, painful pooper and just wide awake. I'm eating cereal and watching some cheesy TV movie. 3.5 hours til I can leave for my dr appointment. Wouldn't it be so cool if she said I was at a 5 and zero station?! Lol. As if. Gotta love wishful thinking.

 

[Jary]

Positive thinking does help! I kinda wish my baby was psychic and I could send he or she images of coming out lol

Pain has settled down but I still feel a little crampy. Annoying when I want to get on with some housework!

 

[mathgenius33]

It's good to hear everyone is in the same position I'm in. I just don't buy any of the rumors that certain things help induce labor. It's hard to believe I have just 10 days until the due date and no real symptoms of starting labor yet other than the fact that the baby dropped 2 weeks ago.

 

[cgav1424]

Ladies!!! It's May! Happy birth month!

Haha. It sucks that everyone is uncomfortable, but good to know we're all in it together. We went out to dinner with DH's grandma and grandpa from Florida (we haven't seen them in 6 years) last night and I ordered something spicy as they say that helps to get things going. I don't know about anything else, but I am a firm believer in sex inducing labor. DH and I dtd one night when I was pregnant with DS and my water broke 8 hours later. I told him that starting May 1 (when my local hospital picked up its contract with my insurance company), we were going to start the induction process. He said, "Oh. I didn't know you scheduled the induction for May 1st." Lol. I told him that I hadn't and just giggled. He then proceeded to scold me and tell me I only want sex from him when I want him to put a baby in me or get one out. I told him he better hope this isn't true as this one is our last and that would put quite the damper on our sex life!

I have my last growth scan today. Hopefully LO will show us her face as she normally as her face buried in my placenta. We've only seen her profile so it'd be lovely to get a glimpse of what she'll look like. If not, that's okay too as we hopefully don't have much longer to wait.

 

[Hann12]

Well just back from seeing my friends dad, he has delivered over 50,000 babies so really knows his stuff! He said that the baby is 1/5 palpable so very low and ready to come out. He said it is lying to the right which isn't as ideal as lying left but he thinks it won't cause any problems in labour as didn't last time, and he doesn't think it's a big baby at all - his guess was 6 pounds 4. Feel very relieved and happy to have spoken to him!

 

[Jary]

Lol cgav, men are funny when it comes to sex and babies

Hann that's such good news about baby! Yeah I read about baby lying left side being ideal...not sure how it makes much difference from lying on the right but I don't know the biology behind it all. I know my LO is on the left and for the past couple of weeks has stayed there. I'm glad because it was too weird having he or she suddenly shift to the right!

My cramps have gone and I'm disappointed! Was hoping it may have been the start of something since it was getting quite uncomfortable but it only lasted an hour or so and since then nothing! Only baby wiggling about as usual. Well not as much as it has done the past couple of days lol.

Can't believe we are having our babies this month! It's come round quick!

 

[Jary]

38 week bump and pic of Moses basket and Cotbed

 

[Hann12]

Jary you look fab! The Moses and cot are really cute!

Yes feel a million times better and happy to go into labour now! Of course it will probably still be another couple if weeks but I'm happy for it to happen any time now and feel more mentally prepared!!

 

[nearlythere38]

Great bump jary. Do u know what u are having? X

 

[Jary]

Thanks, my stretch marks aren't very pleasant tho lol.

And my right foot and ankle have decided to swell :/ I'm pretty certain it's just oedema and and not a clot because as a nurse I've seen a few and they come with redness and soreness, so I'm not overly concerned but will just have to keep it raised and hope the swelling goes down.

No don't know what we are having! Kept it a surprise!

 

[Hann12]

Jary I had swelling with Annabelle at around 38 weeks last time, not this time but I think being in hotter weather can cause it!
I love that we both have surprises - I'm looking forward to hearing what you have almost as much as knowing what I'm having! I love hearing what yellow bumps turn into!
I'm guessing boy for you! I really have no clue about mine, kind of thought boy but if its is that bit smaller then I'm thinking girl. Ahhh I have no clue really lol!

 

[Jary]

I've been quite lucky with swelling in this pregnancy. I seem to have retained ankles pretty well! I've just found it a bit odd that the swelling is on one side only and it's not even the side baby is lying on. I'll call a doctor if I get pain/redness/heat etc

Really wanted to get on my hands and knees more like mw suggested to get baby away from my back. Oh well, maybe tomorrow!

 

[Jary]

And I think I'm having a boy too! I can't remember what I said for you...but possibly a girl with that estimated size! But you never know

It is really exciting not knowing but also frustrating because I wanna know!

 

[nearlythere38]

I just wanted to check before i said it, but i soooo think that looks like a boy bump x

 

[Hann12]

Its funny because everyone said my bump looked 'boy' last time and assumed I was having a boy but I didn't I had a girl so who knows! Its exciting though!

 

[Sass827]

Great bump Jary! I have no clue what it looks like. Strangers stop me all the time to ask if I'm carrying a boy though, and I know I'm not, so not sure about how all that goes. You and Hann are so ballsy to not find out. I'm way too much of a spaz.
You girls are so lucky about the swelling. I've been swollen for at least 6 weeks now. Terrible on hands, feet and ankles. I'm seriously like hot sausage with how red and thick I look.