Oh wow caviar that must be scary for u! How regularly with they be giving u an ultrasound? Must be really scary for u but also reassuring that they are monitoring you closely. Hope everything goes how you want it to x
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I have had my first NST and baby "passed" meaning she was reactive for the thirty minutes sitting there. I will have to one of those weekly until I deliver.
I think that my induction will be moved up from 38 weeks to 36 or 37 depending on how baby looks on my next ultrasound. This baby feels very heavy and I'm ready to get it over with.
I want medication with labor this time around I want to be as comfortable as possible. I don't feel like I failed for getting an epidural the first time, I feel like I put myself through so much pain for so long when I could have had some relief sooner. I'm ready mentally and surprisingly I am not afraid at all I'm just ready to meet baby girl.
Baby shower will be on Sunday and I can't wait to get it over with, party planning is very stressful.
I think that my induction will be moved up from 38 weeks to 36 or 37 depending on how baby looks on my next ultrasound. This baby feels very heavy and I'm ready to get it over with.
I want medication with labor this time around I want to be as comfortable as possible. I don't feel like I failed for getting an epidural the first time, I feel like I put myself through so much pain for so long when I could have had some relief sooner. I'm ready mentally and surprisingly I am not afraid at all I'm just ready to meet baby girl.
Baby shower will be on Sunday and I can't wait to get it over with, party planning is very stressful.
I'm curious whether I'm going to have a NST. When do those usually come about? My doctor hasn't mentioned anything to me yet. I am to the point where I'm seeing her every two weeks so you'd think it would've come up by now? Who knows.
Wanna know something silly? Not a major reason, but one of the reasons I'm interested in giving med-free a try is that I'm freaked out about the spinal to get the epidural. I'm worried it's going to hurt...
Wanna know something silly? Not a major reason, but one of the reasons I'm interested in giving med-free a try is that I'm freaked out about the spinal to get the epidural. I'm worried it's going to hurt...
I don't even know what an NST is lol :/ it's mad how differently things are done in the UK compared to the US. We don't get the GD test, this NST thing lol and also after 20 weeks we don't get any more scans but I've noticed a few of you mentioning getting a 32 week scan. Because this is my second baby I also only see my midwife every 6 weeks. Feel like I've just been pretty much left to get on with it this time.
Sav I worried the same about the epidural! Was worried it was going to be so sore I would jirk when they put it in or something. I didn't get an epidural exactly but I ended up getting taken for an emergency section which ended up in a forceps delivery so I needed to have a spinal block. I just remember being in so much pain and so exhausted from it lasting so long that when the midwife said to me 'okay, this contraction you are getting now will be the last one you will feel as we are just about to put in the spinal' and I just cried with happiness lol. I don't even remember what the needle felt like, I just remember not feeling a single thing after that! X
Sav I worried the same about the epidural! Was worried it was going to be so sore I would jirk when they put it in or something. I didn't get an epidural exactly but I ended up getting taken for an emergency section which ended up in a forceps delivery so I needed to have a spinal block. I just remember being in so much pain and so exhausted from it lasting so long that when the midwife said to me 'okay, this contraction you are getting now will be the last one you will feel as we are just about to put in the spinal' and I just cried with happiness lol. I don't even remember what the needle felt like, I just remember not feeling a single thing after that! X
Lilmiss- glad to hear everything checked out ok with the baby although sorry to hear about the high fluid. Sounds like you are in good hands and I'm sure everything will work out ok, even if it ends up being a different experience than before.
Lady brown- great news about the NST. Out of curiosity why are they moving your induction up sooner? Have fun at your shower!
Sav- I don't know about anyone else, but my midwife and I were looking at the list of recommendations at my last appointment and for me having had IVF and being over 35, the NST start every other week at 34 weeks alternating with an ultrasound. I'm healthy and my pregnancy has been straight forward so I'm not sure I want to do all of that. I agreed to one of each to start and go from there depending on the results. I didn't have any NST with my son so this is new this pregnancy.
Lady brown- great news about the NST. Out of curiosity why are they moving your induction up sooner? Have fun at your shower!
Sav- I don't know about anyone else, but my midwife and I were looking at the list of recommendations at my last appointment and for me having had IVF and being over 35, the NST start every other week at 34 weeks alternating with an ultrasound. I'm healthy and my pregnancy has been straight forward so I'm not sure I want to do all of that. I agreed to one of each to start and go from there depending on the results. I didn't have any NST with my son so this is new this pregnancy.
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Usually I think you'd only have an NST if there's some medical reason. I had them with Teddy because they were concerned about his size but I haven't had any this time. They can be common with the complications other ladies have mentioned, or to make sure the baby is healthy if you go past 40 weeks. They're kind of a hassle, but with a toddler at home I honestly wouldn't mind an excuse to leave him with someone and go read a book for half an hour every week 
. I expect I'll probably end up with one if I go overdue again.
The placement of the epidural wasn't terrible painful, no worse than shots or blood draws. Better than contractions, you know? Some women do have complications but I didn't. For all my crunchy mom goals, if I was looking at induction there's a much higher chance I'd strongly consider the epidural. Starting pitocin is part of what motivated me to get it last time, it was bad enough without the pitocin making it more intense.
. I expect I'll probably end up with one if I go overdue again.The placement of the epidural wasn't terrible painful, no worse than shots or blood draws. Better than contractions, you know? Some women do have complications but I didn't. For all my crunchy mom goals, if I was looking at induction there's a much higher chance I'd strongly consider the epidural. Starting pitocin is part of what motivated me to get it last time, it was bad enough without the pitocin making it more intense.
If I end up being induced I'm probably going to throw this whole med-free conversation right out the window. I've read so much about how how and why Pitocin intensifies contractions. Nope. Not gonna do it.
Tess - in the US an "average" pregnancy doesn't receive any scans past 20 weeks, either. However, I have a feeling most doctors find reasons to get you extra scans, if they're there. So the 32 week scan came up because of my age. All my other growth scans were because of my fibroids. Any little reason that could maybe, possibly be an issue will likely get you a scan. This could be for monitoring and to be on the safe side, or it could be because the medical profession is a for profit industry and if a doctor can find a reason for a scan that insurance companies will pay for, why not bill for it, depending on how cynically you want to think about it. I suspect it's probably a little of both.
In any event, I don't personally mind. Scans are, in my mind, a pretty low/no risk intervention and I like the reassurance.
Insurance companies are rubbish, though. I mean - I suppose I'm grateful for them, but what they choose to cover vs what they don't is frustrating. I'm terrified to get the final bill after this baby arrives. As it is, I just received a $150 bill from my rhogam shot, which is standard procedure so I have no idea why my insurance company would've denied it.
Tess - in the US an "average" pregnancy doesn't receive any scans past 20 weeks, either. However, I have a feeling most doctors find reasons to get you extra scans, if they're there. So the 32 week scan came up because of my age. All my other growth scans were because of my fibroids. Any little reason that could maybe, possibly be an issue will likely get you a scan. This could be for monitoring and to be on the safe side, or it could be because the medical profession is a for profit industry and if a doctor can find a reason for a scan that insurance companies will pay for, why not bill for it, depending on how cynically you want to think about it. I suspect it's probably a little of both.
In any event, I don't personally mind. Scans are, in my mind, a pretty low/no risk intervention and I like the reassurance.
Insurance companies are rubbish, though. I mean - I suppose I'm grateful for them, but what they choose to cover vs what they don't is frustrating. I'm terrified to get the final bill after this baby arrives. As it is, I just received a $150 bill from my rhogam shot, which is standard procedure so I have no idea why my insurance company would've denied it.
I don't even know what an NST is lol :/ it's mad how differently things are done in the UK compared to the US. We don't get the GD test, this NST thing lol and also after 20 weeks we don't get any more scans but I've noticed a few of you mentioning getting a 32 week scan. Because this is my second baby I also only see my midwife every 6 weeks. Feel like I've just been pretty much left to get on with it this time.
Sav I worried the same about the epidural! Was worried it was going to be so sore I would jirk when they put it in or something. I didn't get an epidural exactly but I ended up getting taken for an emergency section which ended up in a forceps delivery so I needed to have a spinal block. I just remember being in so much pain and so exhausted from it lasting so long that when the midwife said to me 'okay, this contraction you are getting now will be the last one you will feel as we are just about to put in the spinal' and I just cried with happiness lol. I don't even remember what the needle felt like, I just remember not feeling a single thing after that! X
Sav I worried the same about the epidural! Was worried it was going to be so sore I would jirk when they put it in or something. I didn't get an epidural exactly but I ended up getting taken for an emergency section which ended up in a forceps delivery so I needed to have a spinal block. I just remember being in so much pain and so exhausted from it lasting so long that when the midwife said to me 'okay, this contraction you are getting now will be the last one you will feel as we are just about to put in the spinal' and I just cried with happiness lol. I don't even remember what the needle felt like, I just remember not feeling a single thing after that! X
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They are considering moving my induction up due to baby's size. She is big and at this hospital once that baby weighs eight pounds they induce. At the rate she is growing that may be sooner rather than later.
I have diabetes but that isn't the reason she is big she just appears to be a bigger baby. Her abdomen is normal for the amount of weeks and that's where she would be large than normal if diabetes was the cause.
I had pitocin for 16 hours before I requested epidural the last time. It's a lot easier to get than most people think and as painful as any other shot or injection you have to get. I know a lot women don't get them but a lot of women do as well. I dilated faster once I had pain relief and could relax. That was my experience and each one will be different.
I have diabetes but that isn't the reason she is big she just appears to be a bigger baby. Her abdomen is normal for the amount of weeks and that's where she would be large than normal if diabetes was the cause.
I had pitocin for 16 hours before I requested epidural the last time. It's a lot easier to get than most people think and as painful as any other shot or injection you have to get. I know a lot women don't get them but a lot of women do as well. I dilated faster once I had pain relief and could relax. That was my experience and each one will be different.
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Thanks, Tess and ging. I'm nervous but at least I know they are keeping an eye on things. Tess my next ultrasound will be at 34 weeks and then I'll have one either weekly or bi-weekly after that until I deliver. Their main concern is that my waters will break before I go into labor which could cause the cord to prolapse. If that happens, either the baby could get the cord wrapped around its neck causing stillbirth if he's not born quick enough or he could pull the placenta off my uterine wall and I could hemorrhage. Either way it is not a good outlook so I'm hoping my waters stay until I'm in active labor that way they can artificially break my waters and make sure the cord stays where it is supposed to. I heard it is painful but at this point I'm willing to do whatever is best for the baby.
Honestly I can't speak about epidurals, as I've never had one, but my mother did and she told me that you don't really notice the pain because the contractions are so painful that you're just willing to do anything you can to get rid of them. She said that they go away almost instantly. I've heard horror stories about them hitting a nerve and needing to be jabbed again, or that they wear off in the middle of delivery, but honestly I don't think that happens much.
Honestly I can't speak about epidurals, as I've never had one, but my mother did and she told me that you don't really notice the pain because the contractions are so painful that you're just willing to do anything you can to get rid of them. She said that they go away almost instantly. I've heard horror stories about them hitting a nerve and needing to be jabbed again, or that they wear off in the middle of delivery, but honestly I don't think that happens much.
Lilmiss- I'm sure this must feel scary, but it sounds like all should be ok if they monitor closely and intervene if necessary. Keep us posted.
Lady brown- oh I see. I can't imagine my baby making it to 8 lbs by 42 weeks let alone 36 or 37. Lol. Glad to hear everything is going well and that they weren't thinking of inducing earlier for other reasons.
Lady brown- oh I see. I can't imagine my baby making it to 8 lbs by 42 weeks let alone 36 or 37. Lol. Glad to hear everything is going well and that they weren't thinking of inducing earlier for other reasons.
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Gingmg- The average baby may not make 8 lbs by 42 weeks but I am only 32 weeks and baby measure 4 lbs 13 oz a week ago so she is measuring almost a full month ahead. So this child may reach 8 lbs by 37 weeks. They would not induce without doing the biophysical profile. Which means checking that her lungs are ready for the outside world and such. If baby looks healthy enough then I don't mind delivering a couple of weeks early. This pregnancy is high risk and my age and type 2 diabetes together I wouldn't want to risk any further complications just to be closer to the due date.
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I just had my ultrasound and I'm waiting for the midwife now. I'll get the official report later but as far as I could tell everything looks great. She's measuring very average, 48th percentile and 4lbs 13oz. Teddy was long and thin and I think a lot of ultrasound measurements are length based, so I won't be surprised if she's a little smaller than predicted, but she may be bigger than Teddy. And she's head down! I hope she stays that way.
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Ladybrown - My first son was born 7lbs 14oz (almost 8 lbs) at 37 weeks so it is highly possible that you may go at 37 weeks with that weight. I think babies typically gain a half pound a week in the third trimester.
Yeh I heard they gain half a pound a week in third trimester aswell so sounds like you could be having an early baby!
Is anyone else finishing up work soon? I'm finishing 2 weeks today and it honestly can't come quick enough. I kept back a few weeks leave to go off earlier n I'm so glad I did because I'm exhausted. Baby is also in a very awkward position which I'm sure he finds comfortable but it is extremely unfortunately for me lol. Particularly when I'm sitting up which isn't ideal when you work in an office.
I have a bit of an embarrassing question lol... is anyone else pretty swollen down there? Over the past few days I've been very swollen and it's really unfortunately :/ x
Is anyone else finishing up work soon? I'm finishing 2 weeks today and it honestly can't come quick enough. I kept back a few weeks leave to go off earlier n I'm so glad I did because I'm exhausted. Baby is also in a very awkward position which I'm sure he finds comfortable but it is extremely unfortunately for me lol. Particularly when I'm sitting up which isn't ideal when you work in an office.
I have a bit of an embarrassing question lol... is anyone else pretty swollen down there? Over the past few days I've been very swollen and it's really unfortunately :/ x
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I finish work next week, I will be 33 weeks.
It's been getting harder for me to do my job as a fitness instructor with the bump getting bigger and bigger all the time.
It also means I'll have the summer holidays off with the 3 older children before baby arrives.
It's been getting harder for me to do my job as a fitness instructor with the bump getting bigger and bigger all the time.
It also means I'll have the summer holidays off with the 3 older children before baby arrives.
I'm expected to work until the end. They will stop scheduling me at 38 weeks but I'll still be expected to work, they just don't want to count me in the numbers at that point. I'm supposed to call day by day if I'm still able to work. If I go out before the baby is born it's payed for by the short term disability company we have and it's considered a medical leave, so I can't go out without a doctors note. I stopped working at exactly 38 last time and it was brutal getting a note because they said I didn't have a medical reason to go out. After lots of tears and a nasty letter, they did write me a note but it wasn't easy to get. I'm with a different practice this time and my midwife has already said that she will write the note whenever I ask her to. I plan on stopping at exactly 38 this time too, unless there is a medical reason to stop earlier. It was nice to have that time before the baby to make sure everything is ready.
Tess- yes I'm swollen. It seems a little less this week than last week.
Tess- yes I'm swollen. It seems a little less this week than last week.
