~*~ February Flowers 2014! ~ 37 Babies Have Arrived! ~*

[ksilme]

It seems to have stopped now, even got the Doppler out and she is sounding perfect
was in tears at one point as it was hurting alot but ok now 'fingers crossed' x


I have noticed her movements seem different, guess she is running out of space, as like you it's pushing and stretching, and arms and legs digging out x

 

[Katiie]

Baby could be engaging and laying on a nerve.

I have that
Most painful! Baby is dipping in and out of engagement, and laying on a nerve that goes right up my back.
I feel your pain.

anyone else not have a certain name yet?!?
We are stuck on boys names!

 

[allforthegirl]

Mine does that too when fully engaged. Or tries to stick his hands in between his head and my bladder. Ouch. It is like a stone (or at least what I imagine what it would feel like anyways) passing it is so sharp a feeling.

Actually today I feel his fingers moving at my pubic bone like someone tickling me from the insides. Sooooo weeeiiiirrrrrrrd!

 

[Masonsbaby]

Lol aftg I get that too!
Wow hope Cryssie and bub are doing well

 

[Katiie]

I only feel baby shake it's head lol x

 

[Dancerforlife]

I think it's from having felt them before with DD but I feel like there are way more BH this time around! Definitely know what you mean aftg, such a strange feeling when those hands are pushing lower and lower.

Anyone else been told you look small? Literally everyone is telling me they can't believe I'm due in a month and I look way smaller than when I was pregnant with DD. Dr hasn't said anything is off with my measurements but an feeling paranoid since at least 10 people have made the same comment!

We got a ton done on the nursery this weekend and I did a bunch of washing so feeling much more ready.

Can't believe we have another little preemie in the group, hope baby and mama are both doing okay!

 

[allforthegirl]

I think it's from having felt them before with DD but I feel like there are way more BH this time around! Definitely know what you mean aftg, such a strange feeling when those hands are pushing lower and lower.

Anyone else been told you look small? Literally everyone is telling me they can't believe I'm due in a month and I look way smaller than when I was pregnant with DD. Dr hasn't said anything is off with my measurements but an feeling paranoid since at least 10 people have made the same comment!

We got a ton done on the nursery this weekend and I did a bunch of washing so feeling much more ready.

Can't believe we have another little preemie in the group, hope baby and mama are both doing okay!

I have not been told that, quite the opposite!! I look huge! I am way bigger than I was with my first three that is for sure! Though at least this time it is all baby. Thank goodness! Though I think I would be just as worried if everyone would tell me that I looked small thought too! I am sure you are just fine if the dr isn't concerned.

That is great news on all the hard work that is now finished on the nursery!! Feels good to feel more ready doesn't it?

 

[Katiie]

I've been told many times I don't even look pregnant.
Nobody treats me as if I am (example being a full doctors waiting room and nobody giving me a chair & a full bus and nobody giving up the priority seating which is actually for pregnant people!!)

I'm still pretty much in normal clothes but they are a few sizes bigger.
This is me at bang on 35 weeks x
https://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz218/Pimgu/E12FA794-0C13-4723-84C6-6EF37E696B00.jpg

 

[3xBlessed]

I've been hearing the same thing Dancer, that I'm small. Which cracks me up bc I'm overweight to start with but I've only gained 5 pounds so far in this pregnancy so maybe that's why they think I'm small. My DH told me yesterday I don't even look pregnant from behind! I measuring perfectly for 34 weeks though.

 

[Dancerforlife]

Thanks ladies! Makes me feel much better that I'm not the only one getting the comments. Big or small you're right I shouldn't worry when I'm measuring fine. Heres me at 35 weeks, I'm a pretty petite person normally and a runner but I've gained 25lbs so far so I certainly don't feel small

Yes aftg, feels so good! Just a few more little things to do but wouldn't be panicked if baby decided to come early now (wishful thinking!)

 

[allforthegirl]

I think I can hold on for another 2 weeks then I will start talking sweetly to the little one to start the show! Wonder how close we wi have our babies since we due on the same day Can't wait!!

 

[Katiie]

I dreamt that some of us went into labour last night!
I was walking round the zoo with my family while on BnB lol!

 

[baby1wanted]

Hi ladies!

First time properly updating in ages - I tend to end up being a bit of a stalker on here but rarely get round to posting sorry. But maternity leave has begun today so should have more time to post now!!
Going to update on BMB's thread as well so apologies if you end up reading a little bit of this twice

Can't believe we have so many babies here already - hoping for all our little premature ones to keep growing strong and be home with their mummies and daddies very very soon

ksilme - hope things are ok with your house, does all sound a bit worrying so hope you get it sorted very very soon.

And ksilme and katiie I hope little one's movements have picked up and you're not still worried. I had a few hours a couple of days ago at a time of day where my little man is normally very active and he was really quite, I was so freaked out! But fortunately just as I was getting really worked up he decided to wake up!

All going ok here - don't get me wrong I'm tired and my hips ache and part of me is more than ready to meet my little man. BUT... I'm conscious of not wishing away the pregnancy too fast. Given our problems conceiving and the fact that if at any point any cancer cells return (I have a borderline ovarian cancer) I face a hysterectomy this may be my only chance of pregnancy so am trying to make sure I make the most of the experience treasuring the good bits and even the bad bits!!

I have a 36 week scan on wednesday to check what progress if any has been made with my placenta praevia. My last scan was at 27 weeks so there is a decent chance that it'll have moved. If not I'll be booked in for a section. It's not what I want - I'd really prefer a natural birth but whatever is safest for baby and me is what will have to happen and I've made my peace with that. And despite wanting a natural birth it also scares me an awful lot...
I work on an intensive care unit and so my only experience of delivery is when things go wrong and the mum ends up having to come to us. And whilst my head knows that thousands of babies are delivered every day with no issues my mind does keep wandering back to some of the horror stories I've seen over the years.... too much knowledge is a bad thing sometimes.

Hope all the other little ones are still cooking safely inside their mummies, can't believe we are so close to the end now!!

 

[Itsychik]

Hi Ladies!

Wow, I missed an e-mail somewhere as I didn't know we had so many updates!

Hoping Cryssie and her LO are doing well Thanks for the update aftg!

regarding backpain-- I had that in my previous pregnancy. I always imagined it felt like what back labour would be. It was a really painful spasm/thudding pain in my back that would start, get worse, and taper off and last a minute or two but happen regularly every couple of minutes. It used to happen mainly when I was sitting in the car. When I had my DS though I didn't have 'back labour' so have no idea if that's what it would have actually felt like, but it was really painful!

Katiie- Maybe it's because I've never seen you in 'person' but I definitely think you look pregnant.

And what happened to the boy's name you had chosen?

We never agreed on a boys name and since we're having a girl, we haven't even tried to come up with one. If we unexpectedly end up with a boy, we're going to have a BIG problem!

I'm also having issues sleeping (takes me ages to fall asleep, and if I wake up at night I am often awake 1 - 2 hours just trying to get back to sleep). Boo.

Can't believe some of us at at 36+ weeks! wow!

 

[Katiie]

My partners name is Wood,
Oliver would be shortened to Ollie
So he would be "Ollie Wood"
Which sounds like holly wood.

But I still really like it

Lewis, Lucas and Finley (really unsure on Fin) are our short list names. Now but I don't like them as much as Oliver x

 

[OurLilFlu]

So you mean your partners last name is wood?

I thought the name sounded familiar, a Johnny depp movie perhaps, so I googled it and Oliver Wood is a character from Harry Potter... I was thinking of the film Ed Wood lol I'm sure it doesn't matter but I thought I'd mention it!

 

[allforthegirl]

I dreamt I gave birth…… I had three midwives check my belly then he got mad and came out cause he didn't want to be poked by them anymore…..

 

[Itsychik]

My partners name is Wood,
Oliver would be shortened to Ollie
So he would be "Ollie Wood"
Which sounds like holly wood.

But I still really like it

Lewis, Lucas and Finley (really unsure on Fin) are our short list names. Now but I don't like them as much as Oliver x

Which one of you decided to change 'Edward George'? Or was that one already out of the running?

And I don't think there's anything wrong with 'Ollie Wood' .... but that's just me I'm not really concerned with 'weird' initials or how a name sounds to anyone but me and DH.

On another note, I do love the name "Lucas" (it's DS's middle name).

Good luck You've still got some time!

 

[Dancerforlife]

Lol great dream aftg!

I'm having sleep issues too, was up at 4:30 this morning wide awake and now am exhausted at work

I like the name Oliver, I think Oliver Wood sounds good! We also have no boy name so if there's a surprise we'd be in trouble. Although we announced our girl name over the holidays and a family member of my husband who is also expecting said that's their baby's name too...but that's another story.

 

[Itsychik]

Lol great dream aftg!

I'm having sleep issues too, was up at 4:30 this morning wide awake and now am exhausted at work

I like the name Oliver, I think Oliver Wood sounds good! We also have no boy name so if there's a surprise we'd be in trouble. Although we announced our girl name over the holidays and a family member of my husband who is also expecting said that's their baby's name too...but that's another story.

Was everyone (i.e. you guys and them) OKAY with having 2 babies/children in the family with the same name?

DH and I discussed this (as we've had our first name chosen for more than a year, and lots of babies in our families/close friends have been born in the meantime) about whether we'd keep the name or change it if someone else had the same name. No one knows our choice though, as it's a secret. Ultimately we decided we'd keep it (friends of ours actually chose a name that's REALLY close) but there's no reason we can't have more than one, IMO.