End of May 2013 babies CONTINUED..

[Zfbaby]

How are you feeling now Omi?
I'm absolutely exhausted now after cleaning all day lol! So we just put Marielle to bed and now it's time for curry and The Voice

I forgot it was on.

 

[OmiOmen]

I felt a bit odd today and now DS2 has gone head down I think, still at an angle so not engaged or anything. DH is now in a panic so bought all the things we need for a newborn tonight.

 

[babyface15]

I get hiccups every now and again zfbaby
i'm not sure if I told you ladies that I have as positioning scan next week BC the doctor couldn't seem to tell babies position. my cousin is a Dr and checked today and said for sure baby is head down and she'd bet a few thousand on it
also she let me use her stethoscope top listen to the babys heartbeat

 

[pebbie1]

Zfbaby it's on again tonight so you can still watch it
Omi that would be so good if baby has turned. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
Babyface hope your baby is head down too. Nice to have a scan again although baby will be so big! I couldn't see what was what anymore at my scan 2 weeks ago lol

Hubby keeps dreaming baby is a boy! With Marielle he kept dreamin it was a girl so we'll see. Can't wait to see what my yellow bump is going to be!!

More cleaning today and organising the house

 

[pebbie1]

Ps Marielle had LOADS of hiccups when I was pregnant with her. A few times each day lol.
This baby is a lot more quiet and has only had hiccups about three times in total. Marielle did have a lot of hair when she was born

 

[OmiOmen]

I am sure he is head down (ish) now but he is still at the same angle so part of him is at the top right of my bump and part of him is still at the bottom left. So I am not sure it will make much difference that he has turned. I had a few other symptoms that got me worried about premature labour last night and almost called the labour ward at 11:30pm but decided to wait until today and things seemed to have calmed down a bit more now.

How many do we have on team yellow on here? It will be exciting to see who has had what gender.

 

[babyface15]

glad to hear baby has flipped. what were your symptoms hun?
i'm team yellow!! I can't wait to find out what my little baby is

 

[passion4shoes]

Team yellow here too.

Omi that sounds scary. Do you think you will go early?

I don't even think bubs has started to engage yet.

 

[OmiOmen]

For 2 days I have gotten bad period pains ever 10 hours that last 2 or so hours along with on and off BH's. When the BH's come it makes my back hurt more and makes me dizzy and nauseous along with pressure low down. TMI but yesterday I had a 'clear out' and increased CM which maybe was watery but not exactly wet. On the night when I was getting the pains I saw 2 tiny and faint dots of red when I wiped. The pain yesterday was awful but it is not quite as bad today as then. I basically feel off and can not get at all comfortable but I didn't feel good the last 2 times he went head down for 15 or so minutes so maybe that is it. He is still moving lots though.

 

[Zfbaby]

Omi seems a bit like me. Baby I think is head down but at an angle stuck on my hip. With his bum and feet high up on my right side and his back diagonal but pushing up through my belly button. Is that the same?

 

[OmiOmen]

That sounds a lot like me although I can no longer tell for sure if his head is up or down. Whatever is at the top is a little in the centre than the right at the moment than it was earlier.

 

[Zfbaby]

Certainly sounds like me. I think he's head down because it's quite a large bulge which I think must be bum and I get movement on the right which I think must come from heels and feet. I've been getting a lot of pressure on my hips which I think is his head??? I've got an appt with my consultant tomorrow so I'm hoping they will do a presentation scan seeing as two midwives last week couldn't work it out for sure.
Have you heard of go green diapers? I've just shown them to dh and I think I might treat lo (myself) and I've just fallen in love with a rumparooz pocket in a print called preppy. This is becoming an addiction.

 

[OmiOmen]

I had a bit more spotting and the pain keeps going so called the assessment unit and they said unless it is enough blood like the start of a period there is no need to call again.

I'v not heard of green drapers, are they an American brand?

 

[Zfbaby]

Well that seems supportive. Not! You'd think maybe they'd say to come and get checked over at the very least. Are you in a lot of pain?

Yes they are an American brand, you can see them on jackbenatural.com. They look cool, nice bright colours, two way pocket and a double gusset which looks like it would be handy for containing everything. I'm very tempted but I've promised to hold off until our first batch arrives.

 

[OmiOmen]

It is like really bad period pains with BH's on and off. If I was full-term I wouldn't be too worried but it hurts more than any BH's I have ever had before and the spotting and a few other things has me a bit panicked. Maybe I am worrying more than I need to though, I would just feel better if I was a few more weeks along.

The gussets sound good. I am tempted by the little lamb wraps because of their gussets.

 

[Zfbaby]

It's hard when you're worried and they make you feel like its nothing without even checking as it puts you off seeking help. I worry about being a nuisance when I should be insisting. I keep telling dh that's I'm going to be assertive tomorrow and push for the presentation scan so that I've got the opportunity to check a few things but I probably won't in case they think I'm just nuts

I was impressed with how soft the little lambs were at the demo I just wanted to cuddle them but I think the whole wrap on top thing puts me off as its another step and another part to find where as the pockets are so simple. I want to make sure I stick to it. I'm glad we've decided to start later so we can skip newborn size too as that would be so much to take on with our first baby in such a small time.

 

[OmiOmen]

I decided not to call yesterday but after looking up online I have most of the symptoms of the early signs of labour so thought better safe than sorry and called. I guess I do feel a little less worried that they don't want me to come in though.

I have gone for pockets/AIO's/snap-in's for the day but on a night the two part systems are less likely to leak and I am hoping to actually use them on a night this time.

 

[Zfbaby]

So far I think mine are just pocket and the kinda aio that are pockets rather than the traditional aio. I'm not sure if we saw snap ins at the demo. Is that where the insert is next to baby and just poppers in rather than inside a pocket?? Definitely still learning it think.

 

[pebbie1]

How are you feeling now Omi?
I've lost some plug today and it had some blood in it too. Not too worried yet as I know it's normal that you can loose bits of plug early. Seeing the midwife tomorrow so see what they say then.
House is almost completely baby prepped and cleaned hahahaha

 

[OmiOmen]

Snap-ins are the ones with poppers. I have a few itti bitti snap in's.

More mild BH's now but it seems to come in stages a bit. They don't try to stop labour at 34 weeks and I am wondering if the person I spoke to was thinking there is no point me coming for an early labour test at this point. She said I need to rest and yet everything I have read online says that BH's can stop if you walk more. I might not be in the early stages of labour but is suddenly feel very hard to believe I could potentially be another eight and a half weeks (when I will be 41 weeks).

I lost a very tiny dot of my plug, about the size of a pepper corn, a couple of weeks ago. Sorry for the TMI, but now I have a increased CM that is thicker and gloopier than creamy but not quite jelly like either. Only a tiny amount of spotting though.

Good luck with the midwife tomorrow Pebble. At least you have had the steroid injection now so should it happen early there is a good chance that his/her lungs will be fully developed by now.