Due In May :)

[nearlythere38]

2 more days for me aaarrghhhh!!!!! Weve just had a conservatory done and today finished the last jobs, and got the garden astroturfed! So the plan for thr next two days is lots of quality family time with the boys. Take them to the park etc. Tomorrow, and then if weathers nice hang out in the garden and relax. Cannot believe i will be holding my daughter in two days time!!

 

[MissMummyMoo]

Not long at all nearly sounds like toy have a lovely few days with your boys planned, enjoy : D x

 

[Jary]

Having a lot of uncomfortable BH this evening. When they come on I get pain in my back and lower abdo and it makes me feel like I need to poop with all the pressure but there's nothing there! They started about about 7pm but coming at random intervals so just trying to distract myself with having a couple of friends over and watching Commando lol

 

[mathgenius33]

7 days til my due date.

You guys are all lucky you know when your baby will be here. For me I still have no idea. It could be tomorrow or not for 2 more weeks. I actually really don't want to be induced because it doesn't sound fun, but I would totally do it if they said it was better for the baby. My doctor said she won't let me go over a week late.

It turns out I ended up getting a cold for week 39 and 40, so how lucky is that? I wish it were a sign labor is coming soon but it probably isn't. It's just bad timing, considering the only other cold I had during this pregnancy was during week 14. Oh well, at least it's not that horrible (third day right now) and I'll probably forget about if I go into labor before it runs its course.

 

[pinktiara]

Ugh Mason has been ridiculous low for like a month feels like im holding in a melon lol Went to the lab and that was a useless trip they didnt have the forms they needed from the other place so i never got anything done. I guess its really to just check blood type etc which they already know so whatever i will call on monday and see who dropped the ball there cause i wont get in before weds to have it done.

 

[Powell130]

I haven't got many toiletries but got travel sized ones. I did get some 'cooling spray' as a gift...it's for mums to be who feel hot and is supposed to help with swelling. I've packed it as I thought if I get hot then OH can spray me lol.

Yeah hospital snacks can be expensive...don't know if they've got any vending machines where I'm going but ill get meals for free anyway if I'm there a while (which I probably will be)

OH has just brought me a hot water bottle because my back is hurting. Felt very crampy earlier and went away after 5 mins, I was having a BH so maybe cause I'm getting closer they are getting stronger!

yeah we get meals also. thank goodness lol i think some of the snacks I ended up getting are things I really haven't been able to eat cuz of the GD so I think I was shopping more for me after baby than anything haha luckily hubs likes the same kinda snacks I do hehe sneaky sneaky

 

[Jary]

Well Powell you should have a little treat after baby is born! I don't know what the food will be like at the hospital...most NHS hospitals have had their kitchens close so an outside company provides the food, and it isn't always good.

I always remember getting food at one of the hospitals I worked in as a student...their canteen was my favourite place haha! And we got staff discount, which was brilliant. They also prepared the patients' food so we knew they'd get a decent meal.

I suppose if its free, we can't complain. Some people give the whole NHS stick for being rubbish but its free for everyone and relies on the government to provide funds, so it's only going to be as good as the support it gets. Mind you, some nurses and doctors should find other jobs because they give us a bad name.

Anywho, I've gone on a tangent.

My BH stopped at about 10:30 last night. For a while it seemed like they might have been getting closer and more intense but suddenly stopped so I'm still pregnant and not on my way to being not pregnant lol. I only got some very unwelcome pain at 4am when my leg gave me horrendous cramp not once but twice!

It wasn't the cramp I have had since being pregnant....I describe that as a silly pain because I can't help but laugh even tho it damn well hurts! This cramp is the type when you stretch and only in the calf muscle. It's more like a spasm and OMG, surely contractions cannot be worse than that! Or at least I'm hoping the pain is a different kind of pain because that sucks. Lmao. It's still really sore so I'm hobbling this morning

 

[Hann12]

Mine stopped at around 10.30 too Jary! Weird coincidence!
I've got more pressure again on my pelvis today but nothing else happening that makes me think its near. I have just booked a reflexology session for weds and fri in an attempt to relax me as I know I'm not sleeping well and I know you have to be as relaxed as possible for labour to start. Hopefully it will help anyway

 

[Jary]

How weird! Lol. At one point I actually thought it might have been the start...would have been my luck since I was looking forward to our evening.

So so disappointed nothing happened >.< we had DTD that morning and the last time I had pains was just after and then the morning after so it seems like it might be helping. May have to attack OH later tonight hehe.

 

[Hann12]

Funny - we DTD last night but apart from a few cramps it had no effect at all. I didn't think it would though, I know sperm has proglastins. (Sp?) but they are only effective if your body is ready so if its not you could spend all day DTD and get no effect or if it is ready then one session could set it off. I would love to think that there was one thing we could all do at 40 weeks that would be a natural gentle but effective induction method as let's face it none of us want to go over 40 weeks but there doesn't appear to be - just a load of old wives tales and things that apparently have 'worked' but in actual fact their body's may well have gone into labour anyway!
That's why this time I'm resigned to being at least a week overdue and just trying to relax as much as possible. It's hard though and not helped by no sleep and severe back pain!

 

[Jary]

Yeah it is hard to relax. At times I'm at peace with letting my baby decide when he or she is ready because its better but then I keep thinking about going over and worry about being able to give birth naturally because baby has gotten too big or having to be induced medically. So then I get stressed out and I'm trying to do what you are doing and relaxing in order to help labour start naturally!

Vicious circle lol. I hope for both of us that our LOs arrive before 40 weeks but of their own accord! My little wriggler seems to have busy hands at the moment hehe it tickles.

Also leg is still sore! It's making the whole of my leg ache! Stupid cramp!

 

[Hann12]

Jary - the being big was my biggest fear last time and even though DD was tiny its still my biggest fear this time even though everyone has said it should be 8 pounds or under so not ridiculously huge and I know they don't grow much after 39 weeks, I still get scared I'm brewing an elephant lol!

 

[Jary]

Hehe yeah even tho big babies aren't in our family and my bump is growing at the right rate I'm still worried.

Making the most of this lovely sunshine today! Just had a BBQ and meeting up with friends later. I hope it's nice when my mum and gran are down visiting too

 

[pinktiara]

Holy my BH are out of control it doesn't progress to anything else just tightening all night and all day lol good times just sitting at the salon he feels like he's right out of space in there

 

[Hann12]

my BH have stepped up considerably in the last couple of days and just woke up to a huge amount of plug loss so a tad excited even though it wasn't bloody so really means nothing as could still be a couple of weeks. Getting period cramping now though so going to think positive that things may be on the way within the next week or so! Hoping the power of positive thinking is all I now need lol

 

[MissMummyMoo]

It all sounds positive Hann! After I had my second lot of prostin I lost quite a bit of my plug when I had a bath out wasn't bloody either. 6 hours later Noah was here. Keep us updated its a'll sounding positive for you!! Good luck x

 

[Hann12]

Thanks! I doubt it will happen that fast - thinking a week more than days but I'm still happy that something might be happening!

 

[Powell130]

Hope labor is around the corner for you Hann!!

 

[Jary]

Sounds promising Hann! Still no sign of mine

Tried sleeping in bed again, used lots of pillows and cushions but still agony. Really want to curl up in bed and get comfy!

 

[Powell130]

I know the feeling Jary!! It's 2:23AM and I'm still wide awake and can't get comfortable :/