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

[ksilme]

I reckon Zoey will be short, her legs 'were' measuring small, although that may well have changed, but I am only 4ft 10 and her dad isn't overly tall at 5ft 10
I hope she fits in small stuff, although we only have a couple of bits in newborn/first size and tonnes in 0-3
How are you all? I have midwife tomorrow - birth plan time :/ xx

 

[Katiie]

I'm still dying from a cold. All in my sinus'

I'm meant to have a midwife tomorrow but I'm having it next week (37 weeks!!!! EEEEK) instead as it's my partners birthday and we plan to go out

Hope you have a lovely appointment. I'm gonna write mine next week x

 

[ksilme]

hubby is actually coming with me for this one, midwife suggested he come along for birth plan

Hope you are feeling better soon It is horrible feeling ill, I was quite bad over xmas, a couple of days, I literally did not move

Went shopping today and got toiletries and more wipes - oops now have 73 packs lol
got the non bio detergent and pure conditioner to start washing Zoey's clothes and the bedding and car seat and pram covers etc
And the father in law did his first part of his self claimed 'chief nappy provider' role lol, we now have over 500 nappies :0 should keep us going for a while lol
Also got a swing, bouncer and jungle gym, bloody bargain! £50 for all 3 they are the fisher price rainforest ones, all immaculate, only used a couple of times, absolutely perfect condition so I think we are pretty much all good to go now, apart from washing and putting away again lol

In tesco, we got a bargain too actually - palmers cocoa butter bottom butter supposed to be a fiver each tube down to a quid!!!! can't go wrong, so bought 4, even if I use it as I LOVE cocoa butter xx

 

[Itsychik]

I made my birth plan last week then sat down together with DH to go through it... feeling MUCH better now that it's out of the way!

Have ordered a new changing pad and waiting on that to arrive, and the only thing left to buy is a new baby monitor. Probably going to get the same one as we have for DS.

Bought 3 packs of diapers (a total of 150) to start with in size 1. Will wait till baby is here to get more.

Only thing left is to wash bassinet/stroller/car seat stuff, install car seat (will do in another 3 weeks), pack hospital bag, and finish up text for the birth announcements. All in all feeling pretty prepared!

And only another 2.5 weeks of work left before mat leave! Then 6 months off!

I only have 1 more midwife appointment next week and then I get transferred to an OB GYN at the hospital for an appointment at 36 weeks and until birth (as a result from my c-section last time).

SOOO close!

 

[3xBlessed]

I had my ultrasound today with my high risk doctor. Turns out baby is breech! Ugh. I know she can still turn but I've never had this happen before!!! Both my boys were always head down when it mattered. The doctor said to try music to turn her.

DH had a bad car accident today, thankfully he is okay but his car is probably totaled. Glad it is just the car that was damaged...that we can replace but we can't replace him!!!!

 

[Baileeboo77]

So sorry to hear the baby is being stubborn but so happy your dh is not harmed!

 

[Katiie]

Sorry about your car, thank goodness your hubby is ok.
Car accidents are my biggest fear (I've been in 3 - 1 of which my son was with me). I am literally the most safety conscious driver you can meet now. I only ever drive places I know or I don't feel safe.

We are off to town today to buy the last bits I need for my hospital bag.
Not much is needed, just a labour nightie and some comfortable bottoms for after. Good old primark will do the job.
Also plan to use some of my vouchers from Christmas.

We have loads of wipes now too haha everytime we went shopping we brought 4 packs. Obviously we go through a pack a week with my son, but we still have loads.
Only have 1 box of nappies though so they are next to buy on the list,
Along with some size 5+ sized nappies for Cameron. Will be better to be stocked up on both sizes I think.

Other than that we don't need anything else! We pick up our mattress today and 2 little outfits, which I'll show you later, it's baby's first outfit other than sleepsuits! I got excited in the sales lol.

I've washed all our pram now, and the car seat. Every single part of it went in the washing machine. Even the hood hahah. It's now gleaming (as I washed the frame down too) and looks brand new. Happy me!
My son loved helping me clean it, when it was all done he put his bear inside it and started pushing it round the house

 

[Katiie]

I haven't even thought about my birth plan yet!but I have a rough idea of how I want it all to go

 

[baby1wanted]

3xblessed so glad your DH is ok!! Horrible thing. And hope baby turns soon!!!

Well it's decision day for me today now - scan at 10:15 then at 10:45 see consultant to make a final decision on a section vs natural birth. Wish me luck and lots of hopeful thoughts that my placenta has moved!! See the midwife on fri to go through a birth plan but obviously that's completely dependent on what happens today. If I do get a chance to labour and deliver vaginally I have a rough idea of what I want but don't want to have too much fixed in my head as you never know what's going to happen in the room

Re: clothes I have far too many!! A few friends have all had boys recently and have passed on all their newborn stuff - I literally have 40+ vests and babygrows in newborn size!!! So at least I know I won't have to be washing every few minutes Then by the time my little man is out of his new born stuff they'll have passed down the 0-3 months.... I timed this well!

I have 3 packs of cotton wool balls for initially then about 10 packs of the huggies wipes (the ones that are water only) then another 10 packs of johnsons new born wipes so hoping that'll last a few weeks. At my baby shower some friends made me an amazing 'cake' full of nappies covered in blankets and muslins etc. It contained 75 size 1 and 75 size 2 pampers nappies - amazing!! Then I've bought a pack of each size in as well. After he's past the new born stage I'm hoping to move onto reuseable nappies so won't buy anymore in at the moment.

Still cannot believe how close it's all getting - if I'm a section they'll likely do it at 38/39 weeks so I may only have a couple of weeks left eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkk!!!

 

[allforthegirl]

to all the great apt's and u/s!!

Katie I sorry your aren't feel well still that sucks! I hope you get better very soon.

3xBlessed that is very unfortunate that your DH got into an accident. Glad he is ok. Something that happens that put life into perspective for everyone really!!

I can actually say that I have to over bought anything just yet. Though I know I have too many clothing for this little gaffer. Though you can never have too many wipes really LOL. They do poo a lot!

AFM Well from the sounds of things, baby may be showing up early. I am starting to lose my plug, baby's head is very low, so low couldn't really get a good look at his face on u/s yesterday, and I am uncomfortable more than usual. Both my Dr and my MW friend said sound like he could be starting to make an entrance. Not expecting him tomorrow or anything cause I know they can take some time before it happens. Last time I went through a week of false starts before he comes so I not expecting at least for another week yet. It is exciting to think though

 

[ksilme]

Well, I had midwife, Zoey is engaged!!! however, I measured 31 at 31 weeks and 38! today at 35 weeks, so depending on next time, might be sent for a growth scan, as she said she already feels a decent size too :/ lol She reckons she may well be a big baby, but I expected that.
Birth plan done basically open to most things, but want to avoid any intervention or pain relief
if everything goes smoothly, I can be discharged 2 hours after having her
she is happy and healthy she is lying on the oppposite side to normal for her and she had her back facing towards my back today
hubby's face was a picture whilst talking about cervixes, forceps, examinations and stitches lol
and now he thinks he is being funny when he says 'haha, in a few weeks, you will have some stranger down there' but apparently I am dealing with the idea of that well, as I said, firstly it is a matter of having to deal with it, but when the time comes, to be honest, I will probably freak out a bit xx

 

[Itsychik]

3x- oh wow, how scary about the car accident! So glad to hear your DH wasn't hurt

And I'm REALLY worried at my baby being breech as well. She's been breech or transverse at every appointment since 20 weeks... actually with the exception of last week, for the first time head down. But she moves a LOT so I'm worried she'll turn again. Have you ever been to the website 'spinning babies'? It gives tips to naturally encourage a breech baby to turn...

baby1- how did your scan go??

aftg- wow, exciting that things are moving so quickly now! sorry if you mentioned this before, but were your previous LO's born early? Not much longer now!

 

[ksilme]

missed about the car accident! Omg, hope everything is ok!!

 

[Katiie]

Ksilme - at trhe time, you won't care all diginity goes out the window when you give birth.
I think I kept a lot of mine with Cameron to start...
I asked everyone to leave when I was examined at 5cm,
Kept a t shirt on covering everything in the bAth,
Wore a bikini top still when I have birth...

However at one point I was asked to go to the toilet, I sat on it shouting "nothing's coming out!!" Many times... Lol
And I must have walked to the toilet and back with nothing but my bikini top on, but I did have an ensuite lol. Midwifes won't expect you to walk everywhere half naked!

Then I pushed him out...
Again not caring that my mum and boyfriend and complete stranger (the midwife lol) were looking down there!

Hug! There's loads of ways to not be worried!
straight after birth, I didn't let anyone see me naked.
Mum saw my boobs a few times but that's coz I was breast feeding. I didn't care though.

 

[baby1wanted]

Good news!
Placenta 5.7cm clear of cervix so no need for section
And despite everyone commenting on my enormous bump little man is measuring exactly on his dates for head and abdominal circumference and femur length
Over the moon and petrified at the same time!!

 

[allforthegirl]

aftg- wow, exciting that things are moving so quickly now! sorry if you mentioned this before, but were your previous LO's born early? Not much longer now!

Not on their own account. I was induced early with two for medical reasons, the other two were bang on time!!

I have had this feeling for a while that he was going to be early. I am not sure why I was thinking that. But now he is way down and had no room really to move back up, so soon. I may be very close to being right about him coming around the 20th. Now I just need things to do to keep my mind off of it.

 

[ksilme]

My mum always said that you lose all dignity lol

baby1 - Yay for natural xx

Just thought I would share with you ladies, not sure if any of shop in tesco or not, but worth sharing - when we were doing our shop yesterday, a man my mum knows, he chats to her every week during the shop, I swear he looks for her on the cctv or something and hunts her down lol, this week in the car park whilst putting the shopping in the car! Anyways, my trolley was full with baby stuff - 8 packs of nappies for example lol - and he informed us of something I am guessing tesco don't share for a reason, but he said that the coupons you get from tesco clubcard - that you double up at xmas etc, can actually be doubled up at any time to be used on baby stuff - minus formula milk - but nappies, wipes, toiletries etc can all be bought by doubling up coupons throughout the year, not just at the specified double up periods worth knowing x

 

[Katiie]

Ooooo that is worth knowing!!
I think I'll be saving my vouchers...
Even though I normally use mine for Christmas presents lol x

 

[MamaBear93]

3x - so sorry to hear about your DH's accident, but glad he is okay and it was not you! No good about the baby being breech, I heard of a website called turnbabyturn that is supposed to help teach you techniques to coax the baby into going head down I have no idea how or if it works just heard about it one day. Good luck!

Baby1 - Yey for natural births! I love it when the important things go your way! lol I hope for the best and that you get what you want.

AFTG - I have the same feeling, have been losing little bits of my mucus plug over the last few days but just recently I am pretty sure she dropped into my pelvis because I have been having an extreme amount of pressure in my groin/inner thigh area, so much so that if I put too much pressure on one leg my whole leg goes numb! At night it is very uncomfortable and has actually been keeping me awake and causing me to wake periodically at night as well. Hope our LO's stay in there just a few more days! FX

ksilme - YEY for baby being engaged!! It's so crazy to think that our LO's could come at any time now! I feel that same way about my LO being big, I think she will at least be bigger then DD1 for sure.

Itsychik - Let's how that LO stays head down! Mine moves a lot too but she is always head down when it matters so lets hope yours has decided to change her tune and stay a little topsy turvy for a few more weeks lol.

As for me I am having a very hard time keeping my mind off of the fact that this baby is going to be coming some time in the next few weeks. I am starting to feel very unprepared and unorganized for her arrival. I know I am prepared but nothing seems right. I even went through her newborn and 0-3month clothes again yesterday and organized them according to length. Yea I said length...jeez....lol I feel a bit out of control. I cleaned my bathroom today, I cleaned my guest bathroom the day before yesterday, I cleaned out and organized my linen closet, and am rewashing her whole crib set...And now I am sick...must have a cold or something because my throat hurts my nose is runny/stuffy, and my head feels all cloudy. So not fun.

 

[allforthegirl]

I am actually not convinced that I am losing my plug just yet…. Though all day today I was in the nastiest mood ever! Mainly because my house was a mess and I had the major urge to clean it.