January Jellybeans 2013!...
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I just had my bloody show!
I have had contractions for about 8 hours now. They haven't settled into a pattern yet but started about 25 minutes apart and seem to be about 10-15 minutes now. I'm going to take a bath and try to nap and let them settle.
I have had contractions for about 8 hours now. They haven't settled into a pattern yet but started about 25 minutes apart and seem to be about 10-15 minutes now. I'm going to take a bath and try to nap and let them settle.
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Baby Heath Alexander born 17th January 2013, weighing 9lbs15oz. Got to hospital and he was born an hour later in the pool
Congratulations!
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My bleeding should be gone soon! Im 2 weeks pp now...
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Hey ladies!!
I've been trying to keep up with you all but I must admit with a new born, 19 month old, 4 year old and 10 year old, I find myself very busy!! lol
Birth Story:
Had a sweep done at my weekly check up on the 14th. I was measuring at 10 weeks even though I was only 37 + 4 because of extra waters. At the time of my sweep I was 3cm with a long and thick cervix. I left that day without much hope that the sweep would would. Went home and spent the day having a few on and off contractions but nothing that I could time. Went to bed around 11pm
Jan 15th woke up early to go to my bi-weekly NST test. At this point there really arn't any contractions. I spent about 45 min getting tested. They didn't pick up any contractions and baby looked great. He was moving around with no issues. I was feeling a bit disappointed that the contractions had not started again. They say a sweep will normally work within the first 24 hours of having it done. Since I had already passed that I was pretty sure I was in it for the long haul.
I went to lay down about 1pm to take a short nap. When I woke up to use the rest room I noticed that I had some bloody show! I was so excited. It wasnt just old blood from the sweep it had new stuff too, So I knew something must be happening. But no contractions
About 5pm the contractions started but they were all over the place. Maybe 10 min apart then 30 mins. By the time I went to lay down about 12 I couldn't sleep. I was finally able to sleep about 1pm. I woke to a contraction about 2:30am. The only reason I knew how long I slept was because of the contraction timer on my phone.
At about 3:20 or so I woke my husband up and told him that we needed to go to the hospital because the baby was coming. I woke up my other kiddo's and we all got ready to head out the door. By this point my contractions were 2-3 mins apart. They got really regular really quickly.
We arrived at the hospital by 4:30 or so. I was lucky that I was the only one there at L&D because they were able to get me right in. When I was checked they said I was already 5cm. Meaning I was making progress on nmy own YAY. They took me to my room to have my baby.
I was able to get my epidural right away although she had a really hard time placing it and had to try to place it 3 times. But she did get it placed. I started not feeling my contractions pretty much right away. After some time though my BP started to drop very low. At one point it was 91/60. I knew when my bp was dropping because my ears would start ringing, and everything would start tingling. I would get VERY dizzy and tired. They were able to correct the bp with Affedrin. But because of what they does it also made my pulse race. So they had to give me something else to fix my BP but not make my pulse race any more. ( They figured the epidural had migrated a bit causing the meds to go into my chest more they it needed too)
So after trying to fix my bp and still having issues they turned down the epidural. I was told if I start feeling the contractions to have him come back and turn it back up because we didnt want to fall behind the contractions. I did call for him but the nurse waited another 20 mins or so before calling him back. While we waited for him to come back we decided to break my waters because I had stalled at 7cm and baby was still floating up high.
The doctor used a pin prick method when breaking my waters. Because I had the extra waters they were worried about breaking it all at once causing a prolapse cord. ( when the cord comes before baby, making a C-section a must) He made three holes in my water causing it to have a slow leak. This was enough to bring the baby down. ( Having your waters drain like that is sooo nasty! lol)
In about 45 min I went from 7cm to 10cm. Soon as babies head came down I was ready. At this point I was feeling everything! Im sure there was some meds in the epidural but I have never felt that kind of pain while having one. I started pushing and about 4 pushes later I had my little man! I know now what the ring of fire is!!
Grayson Quinn was born at 12:37pm, 6 pounds 6 ounces, 18 3/4 inches long. He is nursing like a champ
Although I didnt think it would hurt so much being that I have continued to feed my 19 month old. Its like starting all over again.
I've been trying to keep up with you all but I must admit with a new born, 19 month old, 4 year old and 10 year old, I find myself very busy!! lol
Birth Story:
Had a sweep done at my weekly check up on the 14th. I was measuring at 10 weeks even though I was only 37 + 4 because of extra waters. At the time of my sweep I was 3cm with a long and thick cervix. I left that day without much hope that the sweep would would. Went home and spent the day having a few on and off contractions but nothing that I could time. Went to bed around 11pm
Jan 15th woke up early to go to my bi-weekly NST test. At this point there really arn't any contractions. I spent about 45 min getting tested. They didn't pick up any contractions and baby looked great. He was moving around with no issues. I was feeling a bit disappointed that the contractions had not started again. They say a sweep will normally work within the first 24 hours of having it done. Since I had already passed that I was pretty sure I was in it for the long haul.
I went to lay down about 1pm to take a short nap. When I woke up to use the rest room I noticed that I had some bloody show! I was so excited. It wasnt just old blood from the sweep it had new stuff too, So I knew something must be happening. But no contractions
About 5pm the contractions started but they were all over the place. Maybe 10 min apart then 30 mins. By the time I went to lay down about 12 I couldn't sleep. I was finally able to sleep about 1pm. I woke to a contraction about 2:30am. The only reason I knew how long I slept was because of the contraction timer on my phone. At about 3:20 or so I woke my husband up and told him that we needed to go to the hospital because the baby was coming. I woke up my other kiddo's and we all got ready to head out the door. By this point my contractions were 2-3 mins apart. They got really regular really quickly.
We arrived at the hospital by 4:30 or so. I was lucky that I was the only one there at L&D because they were able to get me right in. When I was checked they said I was already 5cm. Meaning I was making progress on nmy own YAY. They took me to my room to have my baby.
I was able to get my epidural right away although she had a really hard time placing it and had to try to place it 3 times. But she did get it placed. I started not feeling my contractions pretty much right away. After some time though my BP started to drop very low. At one point it was 91/60. I knew when my bp was dropping because my ears would start ringing, and everything would start tingling. I would get VERY dizzy and tired. They were able to correct the bp with Affedrin. But because of what they does it also made my pulse race. So they had to give me something else to fix my BP but not make my pulse race any more. ( They figured the epidural had migrated a bit causing the meds to go into my chest more they it needed too)
So after trying to fix my bp and still having issues they turned down the epidural. I was told if I start feeling the contractions to have him come back and turn it back up because we didnt want to fall behind the contractions. I did call for him but the nurse waited another 20 mins or so before calling him back. While we waited for him to come back we decided to break my waters because I had stalled at 7cm and baby was still floating up high.
The doctor used a pin prick method when breaking my waters. Because I had the extra waters they were worried about breaking it all at once causing a prolapse cord. ( when the cord comes before baby, making a C-section a must) He made three holes in my water causing it to have a slow leak. This was enough to bring the baby down. ( Having your waters drain like that is sooo nasty! lol)
In about 45 min I went from 7cm to 10cm. Soon as babies head came down I was ready. At this point I was feeling everything! Im sure there was some meds in the epidural but I have never felt that kind of pain while having one. I started pushing and about 4 pushes later I had my little man! I know now what the ring of fire is!!
Grayson Quinn was born at 12:37pm, 6 pounds 6 ounces, 18 3/4 inches long. He is nursing like a champ
Although I didnt think it would hurt so much being that I have continued to feed my 19 month old. Its like starting all over again.
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Had my bloody show at 1pm and had baby by 12pm the next day! good luck!
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Ohhhhh noooo...stop looking and give it a few more weeks hun!!
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I knowwww I'm so bad!!!! I'm jealous of all the ladies having sex already!!!!
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I was scared I had that too right before I got pregnant if ur so worried try making an appointment with ur dr. Earlier at least then u will feel better
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Wow just rolled over in bed and wasn't having a BH but on my lower left abdomen I got a sharp pain an felt like it was burning. I couldn't feel it on the right side but I'm Layin on my right side. It lasted for about 2 minutes and then stopped. A few minutes after that I had a BH with no pain like that. I wonder if it was just ligament pain? That was just new and weird.
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Darkstar - Yey!!! Looks like the wait is over Good luck & keep us updated. Very excited to hear how things go!
Mommyof2 - Thanks for sharing your story. Sounds quite scary what with your blood pressure dropping so low, but I'm glad it all worked out, even if you were in some pain.
Jaime - Go get it looked at and put your mind at rest. I'm sure it's fine, but if there is an issue, it'll be better to get it dealt with now. As I say, I got each midwife that visited the house after the birth to have a look as I was so freaked out & then the Dr at my 6 week check reconfirmed it was all normal
Good luck & keep us updated. Very excited to hear how things go!Mommyof2 - Thanks for sharing your story. Sounds quite scary what with your blood pressure dropping so low, but I'm glad it all worked out, even if you were in some pain.
Jaime - Go get it looked at and put your mind at rest. I'm sure it's fine, but if there is an issue, it'll be better to get it dealt with now. As I say, I got each midwife that visited the house after the birth to have a look as I was so freaked out & then the Dr at my 6 week check reconfirmed it was all normal
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