January Jellybeans 2013!...

[DittyByrd]

@Ditty and Sonia: I might be having to use a cane by the end of pregnancy. LOL My knees hurt a lot, one more than the other, depending on what side I could sleep longer... I think. Hubby helps me walk sometimes when they hurt, but man is it uncomfortable.

My DH will stand behind me on the stairs and support my butt and help push me along! LOL. I will frequently fall asleep on the sofa and wake up stiff and he has to help me up and then upstairs. I feel so helpless sometimes.

 

[sassy_mom]

Ducky keep us updated as you can. Maybe we will be seeing another jellybean soon?? Hope you are comfortable and doing ok.

 

[Kaiecee]

I'm more constipated I find

 

[sassy_mom]

Yes Deedee mine clicks all the time along with my hips and pelvis grinding together ... it is doing a number on my knees now. Blah! No fun. I want to go back to the Chiropractor. It would be awesome to sort my back and what not out again. Perhaps after the baby is born. I don't enjoy my spine being out of whack. It messes everything else up!

 

[Soniamillie01]

@Ditty - definitely more frequent but robust, very nice may of summarising it there and guess like Deedee said could be due to even less room now.

 

[Lillian33]

Evening/morning ladies!!

Ducky, thinking of you and hoping all is ok with boop

Blossom, such amazing news about your house - finally!!

Jrow, sorry about your parents house plans, fingers crossed it all runs somewhat smoothly from here though. And dont worry, I find myself being completely clueless about what the ladies are talking about sometimes too!

Melly, so glad your DS's party is looking like it will work out, I hope he enjoys himself

Deedee, that's SO great that your mom is coming to visit!! Mine is coming early Jan too from the US, I just hope my boy comes into the world ontime as she as only a small window of time to be here, fingers crossed!

Hope everyone else is feeling good, big from New Zealand xxx

 

[CharlieO]

Just had my first cup of raspberry leaf tea, didnt taste as awful as i feared! I can deal with it easily enough for a few weeks, so barring any adverse reactions it gets the and will hope it does what it claims and shorten labor!!

 

[ARuppe716]

I started the tea yesterday as well... Not bad. And yes to the BMs! I'm usually backed up when not pregnant. That has not been the case this whole time! And the last week or so I sometimes go a couple times a day!!

 

[Poppy84]

At my antenatal classes they said not to start the rasberry leaf tea until week 37 as it can start labour. What were u ladies told?

 

[BlossomJ]

Deedee - You must be so excited about seeing your mum! Really happy she'll be there for you.

Lillian - Really hope the timings work out with your mum. Are you going to start trying all the natural ways/old wives tales to induce labour as you near your due date?

Ducky - Glad the heartbeat is good. Hang in there - these babies are good at worrying us aren't they! Thinking of you

Melly - Glad you've got the numbers now. Hope you don't have any further complications & that he has a great time!

Thanks for all the congrats on the house everyone! I'm so excited!

 

[BlossomJ]

Looks like the 11th of Jan could be a busy day doesn't it?!

 

[BabyHopeful2]

I have my 36 week apt tomorrow. I get an u/s to see baby and determine size with my GD. Then we'll be deciding on a date for induction, but I'm trying not to do a c-section unless medically necessary. I'm excited for this apt and a little nervous after reading all of your threads. I know they'll be doing an internal exam of my cervix...


What about raspberry tea is supposed to promote labor?

 

[darkstar]

Raspberry leaf tea doesn't bring on labour from what I've read it just helps the uterine muscles and its safe from 32 weeks.

 

[Kaiecee]

@nikki
Do I have to change my injection site or do I always use my same leg?

 

[AJThomas]

I've had this horrid, sharp pain in my right hip today, dunno if baby is sitting on a nerve or something but I've had to be hopping around and holding on to stuff cause it hurts so much. Feels like there's needles in there.

As for BM's, I was having a pretty easy time of it and then it got horrible in the past 2 weeks or so. I dread them now. Trying to increase my water and fiber to make things a little easier.

Sonia have u tried any of the spinning techniques to get baby to turn? If not check out spinningbabies.com and read the section about inversions, it might be worth a shot.

Blossom great news on the house! Hope you get settled in before baby makes a move.

 

[Poppy84]

Raspberry leaf tea doesn't bring on labour from what I've read it just helps the uterine muscles and its safe from 32 weeks.

Oh strange how the midwives here have said something different. She said that its one of the things we can try to kick start labour but best not try it before 37weeks wen baby is considered full term. I don't know whether to start drinking it now or not hmmmmmm

 

[Leinzlove]

I wish I could handle the taste of tea. But, everytime I try it... I want to throw up. Zoela just doesn't like it... So, I'll be going without.

 

[darkstar]

Raspberry leaf tea doesn't bring on labour from what I've read it just helps the uterine muscles and its safe from 32 weeks.

Oh strange how the midwives here have said something different. She said that its one of the things we can try to kick start labour but best not try it before 37weeks wen baby is considered full term. I don't know whether to start drinking it now or not hmmmmmm

Yeah they say its a myth that it will induce.

It is supposed to be helpful after the birth too to help with the bleeding and with breastfeeding which I never knew. Now I just have to find some, my local supermarket doesn't have any. Think I'll have to order online.

 

[darkstar]

I wish I could handle the taste of tea. But, everytime I try it... I want to throw up. Zoela just doesn't like it... So, I'll be going without.

Who really knows whether it does anything anyway.. I never had any with my other pregnancies and my second stage with my first baby was only 20 minutes, but I figure it doesn't hurt to try it this time around if I can stomach it!

 

[Leinzlove]

My second stage with DD, was also about 20 minutes. No epi and I tell you nothing felt better in my life than pushing.