Its June!!!!! 20 week scan next month!!! Whos with me?

[Inoue]

Got everything crossed for you Lolly that mw does a successful sweep tomorrow, let us know how it goes, also would like to know if its painfull . Feel awful for you to take the bullet x

 

[time]

Aww good luck for tomorrow lauryn ill be keeping an eye out for how it goes!

 

[pops23]

Good luck Lauryn!

The reason I'm getting two close together is because if the discrepancy in my dates, hence the fact that I will be induced a little earlier than would have been otherwise

Let us know how it goes tomorrow xxx

 

[ttc_lolly]

LOL taking one for the team well it hurt like hell when I had it done with Amber, so I'm hoping (BEGGING!!!) my cervix is favourable this time. I'm going to take some paracetomol before my appointment though but I'll let you know how it is, and if it doesn't hurt as badly as I remembered it could be down to the painkillers!

 

[Inoue]

Happy due date to meeeeee

Getting giddy about your sweep Lolly, cant wait to hear update

Xx

 

[pops23]

Ladies been up since 1 with horrific contractions, now around 4 mins apart, going to hold out a bit longer then head to hospital, god I really hope this is it!

Happy due date hun! Xx

 

[kellie_w]

Ohhhhhh how exciting!!!!! Good luck pops, really really hope this is it for you!! Hurray for maybe the first baby this week!

Congratulations on your due date inoue, come on reimi, time to make a apperance!

Good luck with your sweep lauryn, hopefully it will work for you

Time, really feeling for you now, i cant even imagine how frustrating this must be for you. Hope things get moving soon

Hi ally and sarah, hope you are both ok and babies are doing well.

My little man is currently feeding like a champion. Honestly, he hasnt stopped all weekend and is now taking 6oz at some feeds. Im still tryinf to express, but not getting much out now which im really disapointed about. But least we having a steady weight gain: 8Ib at birth, down to 7Ib 9 at midwife sign off at 10 days then 4 days later at health visitor home visit back up to 8Ib 6oz, huge gain in four days!

 

[pops23]

Ladies I'm in hospital, contractions are horrific but only 3cm dilated right, waters are bulging apparently so staying in here now! Oh my god this could be it!! Xx

 

[ttc_lolly]

Pops this is definitely it!! You won't be leaving without a baby, how bloody exciting I can't wait to see wht colour team you're packing in there Good luck hun, keep us updated if you can!

Happy due date Inoue I hope Reimi makes an appearance soon

Kellie, great news about Oliver's feeding and gaining that's a shame about the expressing, but you've done so well to get this far and as long as he's happy and you're happy then that's all that matters.

Ahhhh I am so scared for my sweep scared at having it done, but even more so if they can't/won't do it and also even more scared incase my BP is high or baby's heart rate is playing silly buggars again everytime I go to that hospital I expect something bad/wrong to go on... probably doesn't help the BP so wish me luck ladies! My appt isn't until 3, so have a bit of waiting around to do first. Going to do a big clean and then maybe put my christmas tree up then at least if it's a failed sweep I'll have something pretty to look at when I get home to cheer myself up

 

[Inoue]

OMG POPS!!!!!! THIS IS IT FOR YOU!!!

Lolly, can relate to your nervousness (and im free till tomoz! Lol). I really really really hope the mw is able to sweep

Days going to be a fun day!!

Xx

 

[Scally]

Yay! how exciting Pops!!!!!!!!! Not long now!!!!!! xx

Happy due date Inoue! Come on Reimi!!!! x

Kellie- great about his weight gain, we have the HV coming today i hope Poppy is up to her birth weight.....she has been constantly feeding (only slept for 3 hours last night) so i blooming well hope so! lol. Hows Luke doing? I think you have done so well with expressing, god knows how you find the time! x

Lauryn- good luck for your sweep, oh no for a late appointment- so much waiting around! Try to rest up to just in case you start labour straight afterwards! x

Sarah- hope you and Logan are good and you are home and getting on well xx

Time- hoping labour is soon for you xx

 

[Sarahcake]

Omg pops! This is definately it! Don't let being 'only' 3cms fool you! I was in complete agony by that point and having an epidural sited. Will be checking in when I can for updates! So excited for you.

Happy due date Inoue! Reallllly hope she doesn't keep you waiting for too much longer now you all must be so frustrated by now

Lauryn, best o luck with your appointment, really hope the sweep isn't as painful as the last one you had. Will have my fingers crossed that it jump starts something for you!

Time, really hope it's your turn soon also, you must be so fed up by now

Ally hope all is good with poppy, izzy and yourselves of course!

Kellie, that is a fab weight gain and a really good amount that he is eating! Good boy! Keep at it and grow but and strong

Things have been really ropey since coming home. Everything is perfect...except his feeding.

My milk is now in, but he's now just not interested. It's been over 24 hours since he latched. He has the breast in his mouth but he screams blue murder and spits it out. It's hit me really hard, and have been doing nothing but crying since he came home over it feel like I'm failing him and letting him starve. The breast feeding midwifes, whilst lovely, are militant about me continuing on and I just don't want to now, Neil doesn't want me too either. I feel like I'm starving him. He's only having his formula top ups of 20ml 3 hourly...that's fuck all but it's all the breast feeding midwives would let me feed him. So he's screaming at all hours of the day through hunger, I feel like a shit mum because I'm starving my baby

Decided last night that enough Is enough. Especially when I looked at the formula bottle that we have here which says a boy of his weight should be on at least 4oz, which is around 130mls I believe? He's not getting a fraction of that currently. I have the breast feeding nurse out again today and I'm gonna tell her that I'm swapping to bottle feeding. I'm making myself sick with worry over what he's eating... I can't keep doing it to us both. I suspect that it isn't going to go well that conversation...

 

[kellie_w]

We all have hungry babies it seems! Ally, does poppy not like her moses? Oliver is screaming when we put him in his, saturday night was horrendous, he just cried and fed from 10-10. I have just upped him to 4 oz but it takes forever to go down! Are you still breastfeeding?

Sarah, logan sounds just like my 2, both were like that and would scream until purple. Funny how they latch at first then give up. Do what you think is right, dont make anyone let you feel bad. You tried and thats what matters. Have you considered expressing to give breast and formula? Ollie has one feed on brrastmilk a day, apparently even this gives enough antibodies and goodness. Im aiming for a month then going to think about stopping

 

[Sarahcake]

That's what I was hoping to so Kellie, I still want him to have some of my milk.

Going back to hospital now woken up and I just can't pee...no matter how long I sit on the loo the only way to go is to strain really hard then I pass a little bit, get back up and feel like my bladder is about to explode ughhhh

 

[kellie_w]

Ohhhh no did you have a catheter put in? I had this with my first, urine retention from damage due to that being put in. It hurts so bad doesnt it? They may do a scan to see how full your bladder is, if its a bursting point be prepared for the catheter to go back in. I dont want to scare you, but good to know what to expect! Make sure you get seen really quick, really thinking of you for going through this now too

 

[time]

Glad oliver has such a great weight gain Kellie he is sooooo gorgeous!! Well done you!!

Sorry to hear about logan sarah and your bladder, hopefully you can get some answers today.

Good luck lauryn! Will be keeping an eye out for how the sweep goes.. We could have a baby tonight!!!

Omg pops this sounds like it!!!! Amazing!!! Hoping it is as quick and painless as possible, and cannot wait to know what team your on!!! Come on baby!

Glad you're well ally, poppy is so adorable!

Happy due date inoue hoping it's not much longer for you!

I have really bad period pains this morning but apart from that nothing really fed up I'm avoiding my friends and family because I'm so sick of people asking if baby is here.

 

[Sarahcake]

I did have a catheter yeah for the first 24 hours after Logan arrived. It was put in as an emergency so I doubt it was put it particularly carefully it's odd though as I'd been going ok since the catheter got taken out its just hit this morning and man is it painful how did they fix it for you? Just drain the remainder off? I hope it's not an admission just got here now. Would be pissing it down with rain too wouldn't it so I feel I need to go more now!!!

 

[time]

Just lost my plug!!! Or at least some of it.. About the size of a fifty p coin. No blood in it so it wasn't my bloody show but I'm just glad something is happening to be honest!! I have terrible terrible period pains now.. But they're not coming and going they're pretty constant.. Is this normal?!

 

[Inoue]

Gosh, there's alot of action on here for a Monday!! Pops and Time seem to be inches away ~ will be stalking! Xx

Time, my cramps have been constant since losing plug (not obviously 24h but in spats). Not sure what it means, I think it helped me dilate pretty pain free x

 

[Sarahcake]

Any news from pops at all?? That sounds like what I had time yeah. It's how my pains started, like a constant bad period ache. The contractions came on not long afterwards an were an extension to the period pain if that makes sense.

Just got out of hospital, had another catheter put in until Thursday. I wasn't emptying my bladder fully. Everytime I went, I was leaving 257ml behind. I also have a uti that I picked up from being catheterised at the birth. Feeling loads better now though Logan gained himself a few admirers whilst there too which was mega cute!