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

[Sarahcake]

Woot Ally!!!! Full term!! I'm so excited for you, and Kellie too who gets there tommorrow!!! Massive milestone

Time, I've had mixed opinions on that too, my midwife said babies movements should never slow down but my consultant said that he would start to slow down :s I think personally I'm gonna air on the side of caution and if he slows down at all, get him checked.

Hope we are all good? Today is whooping cough jab for me then home to finish washing Logan's clothes

 

[Scally]

Izzy slowed down before birth, but then she was never as active as this one is! I agree with Sarah i would go in if there was less movements.

Oh dear about the pains Time, i hope you manage to have a nap or something later!

Good luck with your whooping cough jab! and enjoy washing the rest of Logans clothes!

I am so torn with wanting this baby out and doing things to help to crossing my legs and doing nothing until my c section date! I have stopped walking so much, me and my OH have stopped dtd, and no curries for now, but i am so desperate to meet her i wouldnt mind going into labour early as long as i dont get the "suck it and see" woman when i get to the hospital!

x

 

[time]

Yeah my midwife told me any change in movement to get checked out, but everyone I know who has had a baby, including my mum and mil have told me baby's not coming anytime soon if she's still moving about as much as usual as they say baby slowed right down and then contractions started! Very confusing I think I would just end up going in too!

 

[Sarahcake]

I was actually going to ask if you were going to start the old wives tales in the hopes of meeting her sooner or not because of what that previous dr said?

It's in your notes now that you are an elective regardless of weather you go in before your planned dates isn't it? So I should think you would be ok to try a few things. But I think I would share your fear of being turned down for the elective... Tough one :s

 

[time]

Must be hard ally as most women use full term as a reason to start all the usual eviction methods haha! I don't know whether I will be at 37 weeks but I'm sure by 39 if the night times are as bad as now I'll be trying anything to get her out!

 

[Scally]

They have said if i get to the hospital at 3/4 cm they will do c section, if i get there at 8cm or something and all looks ok with scar and baby position etc i can labour if i want, but he said nobody can make me do anything i dont want to do! It sounds so wierd though, but i had this fear of going into labour at night when i was pregnant with Izzy, and this time i have the same fear plus the extra worry of who would look after Izzy plus if they will do a c section in the middle of the night, so i dont know whether to hang on for c section date! lol x

 

[Sarahcake]

May be worth trying to hang on then, least with your date you are safe in the knowledge of what will happen, plus you know where Izzy will go etc. that being said, If she wants to turn up early then nowts gonna stop her lol

Think ill be trying the old tricks at 37 weeks, can't see it doing any harm. I believe babies only come out when they are really ready anyways. I'd like to be able to labour normally tbh without the need for the induction but we shall see how things go

 

[ttc_lolly]

Happy 37 weeks Ally!! full term, scary!!!

I'm good thanks ladies, feeling loads better today too. We have an ANC here in the town I live that I might pop in to on Saturday or Sunday just to check my BP as I'm a bit nervous for when I have to go in to DAU on Monday. Don't want to get there and then be readmitted straight away!

Movements should start to slow down, or feel a bit slower as babies get bigger towards the end and have less room to move, but if you are at all worried I'd get checked out. There should still be regular movements x

 

[pops23]

I plan to kick start things at 37 weeks by just walking and raspberry leaf tea to start, and then 38 weeks start with the hot curries!!

Me and lee haven't dtd since 29 weeks, because of my SPD I really haven't been up for it, but may give it a go. Are all you still having sex? Xx

 

[pops23]

Glad you're feeling better Lauryn! Xxx

 

[Sarahcake]

No sex in this household since I was 14 weeks unfortunately And even then he hated it. He's got a really big thing about it not being 'right' whilst im pregnant, he just cant shift it and as a result, he comes nowhere near me in that way Told him he has to man up now though and take one for the team as I attempt to get Logan out lol

Really glad your feeling better Lauryn, there's a lot to be said for being in your own surroundings, sometimes that alone can lower your bp so fingers crossed that is what has happened. Worthwhile getting it checked up on though over the weekend if you are able too.

 

[time]

So glad you're feeling better lauryn! Good idea to get bp checked at anc this weekend so you know what's going on.

We dtd the other night for the first time in absolutely weeks and it was surprisingly fine! I was expecting to not be able to now until baby is here but now we know we can do it I'll be starting again next week to hurry baby along! Been on the rlt for 4 weeks now so I've just upped to 3 cups a day. I really can't walk baby is so low and grinding on my pubic bone so doubt I'll be doing much walking now haha

 

[ttc_lolly]

Thanks girls I agree Sarah, I feel much more relaxed and happier at home. My BP was probably sky high in hospital due to stress and lack of sleep!

Pops, you can start RLT @ 32w you know? It takes a little while to work it's way in to your system and doesn't actually help to induce labour, but strengthens the uterus to help with pushing!

Still DTD here, but not a lot as I just can't be bothered

 

[pops23]

Oh! Will start Monday, I already have some in the cupboard!

What other suggestions are there? Walking, sex, hot curries.. I've heard trying to express colostrum can bring on labour? Xxx

 

[ttc_lolly]

Yep nipple stimulation is supposed to be quite an important one as it helps release that hormone that can bring on contractions. So using a pump can be a way of doing that if you didn't want to sit there rubbing your own nips

I'm going to try EPO this time. Have been taking them orally this last week but *might* (depending on whether I'm brave enough!) start inserting them up there from 36w!

 

[Sarahcake]

I was gonna say nipple stimulation is another big one isnt it but I feel wierd sat here doing that lmao! Ive got a pump so if im gonna do it, ill just use that I think lol

Ooo I was contemplating EPO too...supposed to be pretty good, think I may go get some over the weekend. Weather they get put...there...I dunno yet lol

Back from Whooping cough jab, arm feels a little heavy but nothing major at the moment. We shall see I guess!

 

[time]

Pineapple is also meant to bring on Labour if you eat enough of it!

I'm sure there are other things but my mind has gone this morning!

 

[Sarahcake]

I was gonna try Pineapple but then I heard that you would need to consume 6 whole fresh Pineapples to actually have any effect...thats a lot of Pineapple... lol

 

[time]

Haha that is a lot of pineapple!!

I've also heard that for sex to have any effect you would have to do it something like every half an hour for a whole day haha!! No chance! I might try taking the dog for a walk and eating a curry (I normally have korma so anything to me is spicy ha)

 

[Sarahcake]

Every half hour....eeek! Im having to bully him into doing it the once let alone every half hour! Im the same with curry, I usually just have Tikka so anything above that is massively spicy to me!