Due Sept 2017

[MrsKChicago]

My mom talks about childbirth like she went in to the hospital and they pulled out a splinter or something. No big deal, just go on in, push the baby out, done. I wish I'd taken after her! I wouldn't count on having your mother's experience, whether it was good or bad.

 

[rockstarlove9]

Can someone please tell me when the second trimester energy kicks in because I promise it never came to me

 

[peach81]

Can someone please tell me when the second trimester energy kicks in because I promise it never came to me

Same here... if anything, I'm moving much slower these days.

 

[rockstarlove9]

Hey are any of you ladies having what looks like white ewcm. I'm worried that this might mean I have an incompetent service and my be having earkyvsigns of an ic. I haven't had any cramps and haven't felt pelvic pressure in weeks but I'm just so scared now as someone I know just had a friend lose her baby at 21 weeks do to ic. I'm just looking for clarity and if should go get checked out before my appt on Tuesday

 

[Tess08]

My first labour was ok n went really quickly! From my first pain to giving birth it was 7 hours which is good for a first timer. My mum was in labour with me for 24 hours so I certainly didn't take after her lol. I felt like a super hero during labour. Quite looking forward to it again haha! My friend told me to take raspberry leaf tea capsules from I think it was 34 weeks onwards because apparently they help your contractions be stronger in labour which is turn helps baby come out quicker. I took them but obv I don't know if that actually had anything to do with why my labour was nice and quick. I'll be taking them again this time though just incase they did help.

Rockstar I've had EWCM the entire pregnancy. Sometimes it goes yellow/creamy for a few days and then back to EWCM. I had quite a lot too so I spoke to my midwife about it and she took a swab but said everything looked normal and it's just my hormones x

 

[gingmg]

Red raspberry leaf is a uterine tonic, it helps make the contractions stronger and more effective. I drank the tea daily for the majority of the third trimester and increased how much I drank as I got closer. I didn't have a quick labor, from start to finish it was 30 hours which I think is quite normal, but I only pushed for 21 minutes so I do wonder if it helped with that. Also eating 6 dates a day from 34 weeks onwards is also supposed to help, it has an oxytocin like effect. There is an interesting Australian study that explains it in more detail but basically women who ate the dates for the last 4 weeks were less likely to need to be induced, less likely to need pitocin, less likely to experience post partum hemorrhage, and supposedly it also helps the contractions to be stronger and more effective too. Who knows what helped what, but I will certainly drink the tea and eat the dates again in case they played a role.

I'm really sorry about your friend Rockstar. How sad and how scary. EWCM is normal, at least for me, so that in an of itself I don't think is a cause for concern. Loosing your plug looks very different, you'll know. I actually lost some of mine at 24 weeks but it grew back and I went on time. If you don't have any cramps or contractions I think you are fine, but watching someone else go through this I can understand your worry. I think it's fine to wait and bring up your concerns at your next appointment. Did you have a leap procedure or another surgery that would put you at risk for an IC? You just had a scan recently right? They would have been able to tell if they thought it wasn't the appropriate length and would have recommended a vaginal scan if they saw something concerning, at least that's what they just told me when I asked about an IC at my scan. I'm really sorry about your friend, just so awful.

 

[MrsKChicago]

It's so hard not to worry about the complications we've seen firsthand. Increased CM is normal (so is decreased CM), and so is EWCM. I would only really worry about bleeding, cramping, or strange smells that could indicate an infection.

 

[Babybump2017]

Bless your friend rockstar

I wouldn't worry.. I think most things are normal when pregnant I've found! Especially as the others have said if you're not bleeding etc. Although light cramps is something I've had mostly throughout On and off, seems to be when I reach a new week funnily enough. Nothing as bad as period cramps but noticeable and enough to make me worry.. but I've discovered it is just stretching! Yesterday I had awful pain in my right hip it was horrid and then I had a message pop up on one of my pregnant apps saying 'cramps in your uterus, hips and thighs? This is due to loosening ligaments preparing for labour' - quite freaky that it popped up as I was moaning about it!

Truthfully ladies (say neither if you wish it's fine!) but which out of Lila/Lyla and Scarlett do you prefer? Middle name for both would either be May or Grace!
Lila Grace
Lila May
Scarlett Grace
Scarlett May

WE ARE HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME WITH NAMES! We know we have to compromise and that we both have to like it, we are equally her parents bla bla blah but the naming chat ends in a mini argument half the time i am leaning more towards Lila but he hates it, and favours Scarlett.. which I also love so it's ok- I honestly cried the other night because I want him to agree to Lila

 

[MrsKChicago]

I have a slight preference for Lila but they're both great names. I think there will always be compromise in naming, but I wouldn't want a name that my DH really hated. I'm having the same issue with DH flat out vetoing my favorite middle name

 

[Babybump2017]

He keeps saying he doesn't hate the name Lila but he thinks the spelling is stupid so we've been over Lila, Lyla, Lilah... and I think if anything he prefers lilah as it's the end of Delilah and there's no mistaking it for 'lee-la' which is what he thinks Lila looks like. Men I quite like Ava Grace mind, but not sure if enough to use. What are your options? I really haven't found anything so hard as naming your own baby!

 

[Savasanna]

They're both great names - my personal preference would probably be Scarlett Grace, as I just think it had a fabulous flow to it. Lila May sounds a bit southern to me (coming from someone who lives in Maine. Haha) which may or may not be what you're going for.

I also sort of see what you're DH is saying re: the spelling. I could see that being misspelled / mispronounced throughout their childhood. However, that's not a huge issue as it's a two second correction and then every moves on.

That said - ohhhh Delilah. That's a pretty name! I might throw that one out to my wife and see what she says! Also, everyone we're polling re the Margot / Willow names seem to prefer Willow. I might be in the minority with preferring Margot!

 

[Babybump2017]

I have to admit I do prefer willow - then again I've always liked it
It's a foregone conclusion that our girl will either be Scarlett, Lila or Layla/Laila. My favourite being Lila as I said but OH said he likes Layla if anything out the 2! I like all 3 so I'm done on this subject

 

[kittykat7210]

I like Lila may, flows really well!

 

[Babybump2017]

I do aswell

I'm finding that her kicks are sooooo low down today! Almost in my fufu
Normally they're quite strong around my belly button area but today they're lighter and so low - worrying again

 

[rockstarlove9]

Red raspberry leaf is a uterine tonic, it helps make the contractions stronger and more effective. I drank the tea daily for the majority of the third trimester and increased how much I drank as I got closer. I didn't have a quick labor, from start to finish it was 30 hours which I think is quite normal, but I only pushed for 21 minutes so I do wonder if it helped with that. Also eating 6 dates a day from 34 weeks onwards is also supposed to help, it has an oxytocin like effect. There is an interesting Australian study that explains it in more detail but basically women who ate the dates for the last 4 weeks were less likely to need to be induced, less likely to need pitocin, less likely to experience post partum hemorrhage, and supposedly it also helps the contractions to be stronger and more effective too. Who knows what helped what, but I will certainly drink the tea and eat the dates again in case they played a role.

I'm really sorry about your friend Rockstar. How sad and how scary. EWCM is normal, at least for me, so that in an of itself I don't think is a cause for concern. Loosing your plug looks very different, you'll know. I actually lost some of mine at 24 weeks but it grew back and I went on time. If you don't have any cramps or contractions I think you are fine, but watching someone else go through this I can understand your worry. I think it's fine to wait and bring up your concerns at your next appointment. Did you have a leap procedure or another surgery that would put you at risk for an IC? You just had a scan recently right? They would have been able to tell if they thought it wasn't the appropriate length and would have recommended a vaginal scan if they saw something concerning, at least that's what they just told me when I asked about an IC at my scan. I'm really sorry about your friend, just so awful.

Hi thank you, and no the only thing Ive ever had done was a colposcopy and that was ten years ago. I haven't had a scan in almost 3 months 11weeks to be exact so its been a while which isn't helping my nerves. I had a scan at 11 weeks and I didn't have the NT thng done so im not sure if they checked my cervix theres no mention of it on the ultrasound report just says viable pregnancy.

 

[Savasanna]

I've just been prescribed monthly growth scan to check in on the babes because of my fibroids. Next scan is Friday the 19th and then I'll have repeats every 4 weeks. I have to say, I'm kind of looking forward to all of them!

 

[bumbleberry]

Red raspberry leaf is a uterine tonic, it helps make the contractions stronger and more effective. I drank the tea daily for the majority of the third trimester and increased how much I drank as I got closer. I didn't have a quick labor, from start to finish it was 30 hours which I think is quite normal, but I only pushed for 21 minutes so I do wonder if it helped with that. Also eating 6 dates a day from 34 weeks onwards is also supposed to help, it has an oxytocin like effect. There is an interesting Australian study that explains it in more detail but basically women who ate the dates for the last 4 weeks were less likely to need to be induced, less likely to need pitocin, less likely to experience post partum hemorrhage, and supposedly it also helps the contractions to be stronger and more effective too. Who knows what helped what, but I will certainly drink the tea and eat the dates again in case they played a role.....

That's interesting about the dates, I'm going to try that this time as I was induced last time plus I love dates!!

Has anyone else started getting heartburn? I had it really bad last time and it's just started in the past week, any good remedies anyone can suggest? I've started with smaller portions, drinking milk, indigestion tablets etc

 

[Michellebelle]

Red raspberry leaf is a uterine tonic, it helps make the contractions stronger and more effective. I drank the tea daily for the majority of the third trimester and increased how much I drank as I got closer. I didn't have a quick labor, from start to finish it was 30 hours which I think is quite normal, but I only pushed for 21 minutes so I do wonder if it helped with that. Also eating 6 dates a day from 34 weeks onwards is also supposed to help, it has an oxytocin like effect. There is an interesting Australian study that explains it in more detail but basically women who ate the dates for the last 4 weeks were less likely to need to be induced, less likely to need pitocin, less likely to experience post partum hemorrhage, and supposedly it also helps the contractions to be stronger and more effective too. Who knows what helped what, but I will certainly drink the tea and eat the dates again in case they played a role.

I'm really sorry about your friend Rockstar. How sad and how scary. EWCM is normal, at least for me, so that in an of itself I don't think is a cause for concern. Loosing your plug looks very different, you'll know. I actually lost some of mine at 24 weeks but it grew back and I went on time. If you don't have any cramps or contractions I think you are fine, but watching someone else go through this I can understand your worry. I think it's fine to wait and bring up your concerns at your next appointment. Did you have a leap procedure or another surgery that would put you at risk for an IC? You just had a scan recently right? They would have been able to tell if they thought it wasn't the appropriate length and would have recommended a vaginal scan if they saw something concerning, at least that's what they just told me when I asked about an IC at my scan. I'm really sorry about your friend, just so awful.

Hi thank you, and no the only thing Ive ever had done was a colposcopy and that was ten years ago. I haven't had a scan in almost 3 months 11weeks to be exact so its been a while which isn't helping my nerves. I had a scan at 11 weeks and I didn't have the NT thng done so im not sure if they checked my cervix theres no mention of it on the ultrasound report just says viable pregnancy.

I've had a leep and two D&Cs, so I have cervical checks. They didn't do one at my 12 week scan, because it was so early. I did have one at my 18 week anatomy scan though, and I think I'll have another at my scan next week. They will do a vaginal ultrasound for them so that they can get an accurate look at the cervix, measure length, and then see if it opens at all, when they push down on you belly.

Good luck! I hope everything goes okay for you. It's so common to be worried in pregnancy, I worry about something every day it seems.

 

[Tess08]

Red raspberry leaf is a uterine tonic, it helps make the contractions stronger and more effective. I drank the tea daily for the majority of the third trimester and increased how much I drank as I got closer. I didn't have a quick labor, from start to finish it was 30 hours which I think is quite normal, but I only pushed for 21 minutes so I do wonder if it helped with that. Also eating 6 dates a day from 34 weeks onwards is also supposed to help, it has an oxytocin like effect. There is an interesting Australian study that explains it in more detail but basically women who ate the dates for the last 4 weeks were less likely to need to be induced, less likely to need pitocin, less likely to experience post partum hemorrhage, and supposedly it also helps the contractions to be stronger and more effective too. Who knows what helped what, but I will certainly drink the tea and eat the dates again in case they played a role.....

That's interesting about the dates, I'm going to try that this time as I was induced last time plus I love dates!!

Has anyone else started getting heartburn? I had it really bad last time and it's just started in the past week, any good remedies anyone can suggest? I've started with smaller portions, drinking milk, indigestion tablets etc

Funny you should mention it because I was actually woke up by it in the middle of the night last night for the first time. I never had it at all with my daughter despite her having hundreds of hair! I just drank some milk and took some gaviscon which helped within about 10 mins. I don't have any other advice unfortunately as it's not something I've suffered from before x

 

[bumbleberry]

Red raspberry leaf is a uterine tonic, it helps make the contractions stronger and more effective. I drank the tea daily for the majority of the third trimester and increased how much I drank as I got closer. I didn't have a quick labor, from start to finish it was 30 hours which I think is quite normal, but I only pushed for 21 minutes so I do wonder if it helped with that. Also eating 6 dates a day from 34 weeks onwards is also supposed to help, it has an oxytocin like effect. There is an interesting Australian study that explains it in more detail but basically women who ate the dates for the last 4 weeks were less likely to need to be induced, less likely to need pitocin, less likely to experience post partum hemorrhage, and supposedly it also helps the contractions to be stronger and more effective too. Who knows what helped what, but I will certainly drink the tea and eat the dates again in case they played a role.....

That's interesting about the dates, I'm going to try that this time as I was induced last time plus I love dates!!

Has anyone else started getting heartburn? I had it really bad last time and it's just started in the past week, any good remedies anyone can suggest? I've started with smaller portions, drinking milk, indigestion tablets etc

Funny you should mention it because I was actually woke up by it in the middle of the night last night for the first time. I never had it at all with my daughter despite her having hundreds of hair! I just drank some milk and took some gaviscon which helped within about 10 mins. I don't have any other advice unfortunately as it's not something I've suffered from before x

I had it sooo bad with my daughter, I eventually had to sleep sitting up as I would be vomiting during the night if I lay down, nothing worked 😕 Hoping this time will be different!!