Due Sept 2017

[MrsKChicago]

Yeah... Those last few weeks kind of suck!

 

[Babybump2017]

Oh my!! I had the worst pains last night. Worse than menstrual cramps, I ended up getting really teary and panicked thinking she was on her way out! They did subside and I haven't had any since Scary though. I've been getting the strongest braxton hicks all day today.

I would love her to be a litttttttle early... i'm fed up now. Has anyone else got a birthing ball? I'm thinking of ordering one, less than £10 with a pump.. could do the trick a little later on (hoping so)

I'm not entirely sure when they start to do internal checks in the UK. On Monday at my next midwife appointment I'll be almost 38 weeks so I'm thinking she might then?

 

[Tess08]

Oh my!! I had the worst pains last night. Worse than menstrual cramps, I ended up getting really teary and panicked thinking she was on her way out! They did subside and I haven't had any since Scary though. I've been getting the strongest braxton hicks all day today.

I would love her to be a litttttttle early... i'm fed up now. Has anyone else got a birthing ball? I'm thinking of ordering one, less than £10 with a pump.. could do the trick a little later on (hoping so)

I'm not entirely sure when they start to do internal checks in the UK. On Monday at my next midwife appointment I'll be almost 38 weeks so I'm thinking she might then?

I had a birthing ball which I bounced on every day with my first because she was back to back and the midwife said it would help move her but it made no difference so I don't think I'll bother this time. I feel my bladder control is slightly worse this time too so I think I might just end up having a few accidents on it anyway haha!

I'm in the UK and again with my first, I didn't get any internal checks at all until I was overdue (40 + 2) and my midwife was giving me a sweep x

 

[gingmg]

I had a few episodes of those intense cramps last week when I was having all those contractions, but not since. Just mild period type pains on and off since. My midwife said she doesn't usually check for dilation until towards the very end, but she checked me last week at 34 weeks because my contractions were every 3-5 minutes during my office visit. She talked about pulling me out of work but since I wasn't dilated she agreed I could hydrate, rest, and take an Epsom salt bath to try to slow them down, which worked. She had also done a NST at the time which showed he was tolerating my contractions ok so she was reassured and agreed not to pull me out just yet (based on the amount of earned time I have saved I don't want to go out before 38 unless medically I really need to to keep me or the baby safe). I saw her last Monday after a busy weekend of night shifts so she was sort of seeing me at my worst being run down, sleep deprived, and under hydrated so she agreed to see what happened once I had had some rest. The rest of the week was back to normal. I mean, sure it's hard to run around after a crazy toddler, but my body tolerates it better than staying up all night and being on my feet for 12+ hours. She actually called me at work at 10pm on Saturday night to see how I was doing and to see how my contractions were. I was fine at work this last weekend with a normal amount of contractions so she said she is still willing to let me continue to work and that we can take it week by week. She did have me come in today after I woke up to make sure everything was fine, and it is. It's not that I don't take any of this seriously, but I just can't go out of work early unless there are some real concerns and medical reasons and I just don't think I am there right now.

I do have a birthing ball- well yoga ball. I haven't been using it yet but at some point will start bouncing and making circles with my hips. I ordered some organic post birth bottom spray and sitz bath herbs and started drinking a cup of red raspberry leaf tea a day this weekend too. Its funny because today my midwife actually showed me the same exact bottle of spray I just ordered and was going to suggest I get some. I also put witch hazel on an assortment of maxi pads and they are sitting in zip lock bags in my freezer- those were so incredibly soothing last time. My midwife said at the 36 week appointment she has a bunch of things she wants to talk about to "get ready" in the last few weeks leading up to delivery. I'm curious what she has to say or what her suggestions are.

Can you believe we are getting so close!?!

 

[gingmg]

Tess- how did the scan go?

 

[Tess08]

Tess- how did the scan go?

Scan went fine thanks. Baby is growing at a normal rate she said she thinks my bump is just small because I have a petite frame. I said I don't think that's the case because I had the same frame when I was pregnant with my daughter but my bump was huge lol. I don't really care why it's small though, as long as baby is a normal size inside I'm happy x

 

[MrsKChicago]

I'm glad the baby looks good, Tess!

DH finally actually suggested some middle names! He brought home a list last night. Most of them were kind of out there or I had associations I'd struggle to get past (I just can't hear Hyacinth without thinking of Hyacinth Bucket), but between his list and making him take another look at my list, I think we have it narrowed down to a short list of 4 names, two of which are more likely than the others. I'm still not sure if we'll commit to one soon, but it's good progress!

37 weeks today! I'm shopping today and we put in an Amazon order for birth and postpartum supplies, Hamilton date night is tomorrow, and Thursday I'm packing the hospital bag and getting baby clothes and the changing table organized. So this weekend she's allowed to be born, though I'd still prefer she wait a couple weeks.

 

[Babybump2017]

That's good Tess!

At work today I was told, a friend of my work friend- who was due on the 25th August had her baby last night. she had cramps on and off all day yesterday but being her first she had no idea what they were. so by the time she thought she'd go to hospital 'just incase' she was 8cm!!! 2 hours later out comes baby with just a few puffs of gas and air. Makes me feel much better about everything although I know everyone isn't the same so I shouldn't lean on this story too much lol!

 

[MrsKChicago]

Oh wow! Those stories always amaze me!

 

[Babybump2017]

It really amazed me! This woman is always going on about how she is such a wimp aswell, clearly not that much of one! fair play to her. Let's hope we have a ride as easy as hers eh?! I know the longer they're in there the better but I'm truly so itching for this baby to come out now!!!

 

[ladybrown33]

Today I'm 36 weeks exactly and baby weighs 8 lbs according to my ultrasound. I'm currently 5 cm dilated and doctor thinks I won't make it another week. It's all scary and exciting at the same time.

 

[gingmg]

Lady brown- wow! Good luck!!

 

[Tess08]

Fab! Best of luck to u!! X

 

[Tess08]

How we all getting on ladies? Fed up? Same here lol.

I've had a horrible day today. Went through all the big things I have for baby that I'm reusing from my first like pram, Moses basket, cot etc to get them all washed and ready for baby only to discover that my pram is broke!! It must have got broke when we were trying to get it up in the loft or something I'm so upset and don't know what we are going to do because we don't have any money spare to buy a new pram after putting all the money we have into buying the new house. I mean we will just need to find money from somewhere because we need a pram but I really don't know where from might need to get looking at some low interest credit cards tonight! X

 

[MrsKChicago]

Oh no, Tess! I hope you can figure something out.

We made it to our Hamilton date last night, so now I just need to get packed and I can panic less about her potentially coming early. Except that Teddy has a cold now, and gets really upset if I leave him. I feel bad leaving him at my mom's today but it really wouldn't go well to bring him to this appointment. She made pudding and she's going to give him a nice bath so I think he'll be ok, he just got really upset when we loaded him into the car. I really hope I don't catch whatever he has.

 

[gingmg]

Tess- oh no! Can you find a second hand one so it won't be as expensive? A pram is a stroller right?

 

[Babybump2017]

Tess have you been to your local baby store? They do payment plans where you can pay chunks off at a time but obviously not sure how well that'd work as we don't have long to go... either that or gumtree, preloved etc might be your best bet! Or the facebook for sale pages. That sucks.

I ended up being rushed to the labour ward today (the day assessment unit part)
As per strict instructions from my midwife due to slowed down movement. I guess since Monday she's been less active however I didn't think too much about it and then decided I should say something to my midwife today, so called her this morning and she had a fit down the phone really panicking telling me to go to the hospital immediately. So I literally ran out of work and went. They monitored babies heart for 40 mins and said she would decide at the end of the 40 mins if they'd do an emergency scan based on their findings. Her heart trace was perfect and she actually started moving sooo much the minute the Doppler things were strapped onto me! They wasn't worried but said if the movements don't pick up by Monday they want me to go back and they may scan me to check water levels around baby and generally the room she has left, or just choose to induce me there and then. So I'm hoping movements pick up and stay up or I'll have her sooner than I thought. Which I would not complain about at all I'M FED UP but obviously the longer they're in there the better so I'm hoping she's patient

 

[gingmg]

Babybump- so glad everything turned out ok. How scary! Hope all goes at your upcoming appointment.

 

[Tess08]

Yeh ging, a pram is a stroller lol. Forget how many different words we have for things!

Yeh I'm going to keep an eye on gumtree and hope something comes up that isn't too expensive. I loved my old pram so much so if the same one came up I would be delighted! Going to keep looking till first week in sept then go for something.

Oh wow that sounds scary bump! So glad everything turned out ok. I was induced with my first after being taken in for reduced movements at 40+4. How far on are you? The hospital I'm having baby at have a policy where if you come in for reduced movement 38 weeks on or more then whether or not they are happy with babies heart rate etc they just don't take any chances and induce you straight away.

I so can't believe we are nearly at the end. My bump is still almost non existent so I just can't believe a full grown baby is going to come out of it lol. By this time with my daughter I could hardly get out of bed without my husband's help as I was huge! X

 

[MrsKChicago]

Everyone hanging in there? There's a new baby in the Facebook group as of yesterday! I think she's the first. It definitely makes this all more real, I can't believe I only have 2.5 weeks left. I'm so not ready, I'm still waiting for a couple of not essential but very much wanted packages (extra phone chargers, a personalized blanket, stuff like that), and I just haven't had energy to pack when DH is home to supervise Teddy. I have to do it tonight or tomorrow, I'm not having any signs of labor but the occasional Braxton Hicks are freaking me out . I did this last time and apparently didn't learn my lesson on procrastinating...

So far the the of pregnancy symptoms aren't killing me as long as I take it easy. Baby's feeling heavy so I don't want to walk a ton, and I'm peeing more in the night, but I'm feeling better than I remember feeling with Teddy. I'm definitely getting very nervous about labor, though. How's everyone feeling?