~*~ July Babies!! ~*~

[xSophieBx]

I have the worse handwriting ever!! But they say ppl with bad handwriting are intelligent cos teachers, doctors etc always have handwriting.. so just means we're intelligent too Her baby book looks like shes filled it in too.. Shes gona laugh when shes older and reads it!

What names have u got ready for her? Im pretty much set on Lily Olivia.. But everyone seems to be calling their girls lily atm.. & stacy on eastenders just called her baby it!! GRRR lol.

Ive got stretch marks on the lower part of my bump(below my belly button) & ive even got 1 where my pubic hair is(tmi) so i wouldnt worry bout having them on ur bum or legs! & Ive got a horrible scar where my belly was pierced.. as ive had it pierced twice its gone yuck now so I basically HATE my tummy now

Hmm yeh u should try get another appointment then.. I thought they was supposed to be every 2 weeks in the last stage.. mine went to every 3 weeks then Ive had them every 2 weeks lately I think.

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[AnnabelsMummy]

Woooo.. course it's cause your mind thinks quicker than your hand can write haha, don't worry my bub will too!!!

ahh yeah i saw that, my OH liked lily and maisy.. but we agreed on maddie/madeline.. but i've been really put off, cause i keep thinking i wouldn't be able to leave her in case she goes missing (terrible i know) but OH will go crazy if i decide to change now, we've been calling her mads for agesss!! i really like imogen and india.. but OH deffo won't go with india, so maybe imogen.. but i think i might just wait and see.. cause i feel funny about maddie, but he doesn't understand whyyy!!

Awwww i can't see any on the front atm - *touch wood* - but then again, i can't see below my belly button!! i have a scar where mine was peirced too!! ahh i'm not looking forward to having a saggy belly!

yeah that's what i thought, buttt nooooo, she just doesn't wanna see me i'm just gunna demand haha!!
might ring her in a bit and moan, cause my back is KILLING!!! and paracetomol isn't helping any more!!
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[xSophieBx]

I love maisie too! & I love madeline/maddie.. Dont be silly.. It will be fine .. Madeline India sounds nice I know as soon as stacey said shes calling hers lily last night I started going off it.. but i know for a fact fob wont let me I love poppy but he hates it. grrrrrrrr.

I bet u dont even get a saggy belly.. u look like some1 thats naturally tiny so I reckon u'll just snap straight back with hardly ne work.. Im gonna be the 1 with the saggy stretchmark belly!!! lol. Tbh its abit upsetting but I never show my tummy neway unless im on holiday or sunbatheing in a bikini so im not too bothered.

Yeeh just cry on the phone to her and say u really need help! Ur going to the hosp at 37w arent u? So they may be able 2 answer ur questions if u really cant get a mw appointment. Have u tried a hot water bottle on ur back? I know it sounds awful in this heat(todays cooler thou!) But they save my life everytime I have bad back & when I had my kidney infection etc.. I wouldnt survive without a hot water bottle.. maybe lay down with it on ur back & a fan on u if its too hot lol xx

 

[AnnabelsMummy]

hehe i know what you mean - i associate names with people and stuff and also i get like ohhh see it's really popular.. but then tbh it's not actually lool..

haha, pfftt, i wish, i bet i end up huge you won't at all!! just gotta keep our fingers crossed, gunna try and take her out for walks and stuff too!! bonding time and get back in shape time!! yeah i'm the same, like i think i'll never be able to wear a belly top - but tbh, i never wear them anyways!! hahaha.. and i'm like no more mini skirts that show my leg stetchiesss.. but i wear skirts around kneeish length usually anyways!!

yeah i am.. so i'm lucky with that i guess.. and i see the consultant, but she doesn't speak very good english, so i try not to ask her too much yeahh i've tried basically everything.. i have like 6 baths a day - and my skin is like soo dry, but it's like the only thing that helps a little!
i am well paranoid about fans like spinning off and chopping my head off!! sorry if that makes a horrid image - think i watch things like final destination too much!!
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[xSophieBx]

How are u all feeling July mummies to be? Im so fed up and had enough now! xx

 

[Croc-O-Dile]

I'm getting really impatient now! I want her here, damn it! I bought her a baby robe today! So lush And I also saw a pair of baby Doc Martens!! I was totally tempted to buy them.

 

[xSophieBx]

Aww they sound so cute Not long to go.. U'll probs end up having her before me hehe xx

 

[Croc-O-Dile]

I wish I could say that these cramps I've been having are a sign of things starting, but since they're irregular and not like my real contractions, I know they're not.
I'm getting really anxious now. Like I'm so close I can taste it, so now I'm worried about everything going wrong!

 

[xSophieBx]

Stop worrying, U'll be fine Not long now... ur almoooost there! Mines tomoz & I just dont feel ne closer to getting there so frustrating.. Think im thinking bout it too much I need to relax and it might happen! xx

 

[Croc-O-Dile]

I think I'm going to go swimming again today and swim through the contractions this time. Yesterday was the 4th of July (Independence Day) in America, so we had a big bbq and everything. I was in the pool for a good 2 hours then I started getting contractions so I got out.
This time, I'll just welcome them with open arms.

 

[xSophieBx]

Oh luuuucky! I want to feel the pain of a contraction!! xx

 

[AnnabelsMummy]

Owww.. you poor ladies, i'm fed up already.. and i'm not even as far, i offically can't walk, i've had worse pain in my lower back - and it's not my back problem, and weirdo shooting pains down below no idea what they arree though!!
i set my pram up and stuff, so really, she can come any time and i'm happy!! but i gotta remember to put my camera in my hospital bag! and my toothbrush!!
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[Croc-O-Dile]

Do the pains kind of feel like someone's stabbing you in the goods with an ice-pick? Cause I've had that since around 33 weeks and my MW said it's her head rubbing against my pelvic bone.

I have an appt tomorrow to check dilation! I'm really hoping she has some good news!

And Sophie, good luck with your sweep today!! xxx (it's only 9pm here, but I know most of the UK is about 5 hours ahead of me. So it should technically be your due date )

 

[AnnabelsMummy]

no it's like almost a stitch but down below, followed by a really tight pain above.. i really dunno how to describe it.. but she's been really low for ages, but now it's like i can actually feel her iykwim?
ohh how exciting, my midwife still doesn't even check anything, lol, she just writes free on my notes, and she doesn't even check.. i don't get how she would know?

ahhh it is her due date.. i already wished her luck in about 20 different places, but i'll make it 21 it's 1:58am here - middle of the night - i should REALLY be in bed!!
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[Croc-O-Dile]

I had a doctor do that when I had to go to Urgent Care (It's like an after-hours doctor's office/emergency room)
I was only about 14 weeks along and I apparently had a UTI (Although when I was checked a few days later because I refused the medication until MY doctor saw me, I turned up negative Good thing I refused it, according to my Dr it's not even safe to take while pregnant!) I was having really bad cramps and went in and the doctor laid me flat, pushed on my stomach, and said "The baby's fine."

I remember looking at him and going, "Oh yeah? Did the baby tell you that?" and then telling him he needed to teach my MW how to check a 14 week GA baby with her bare hands. I'm such a bitch.

 

[nicholatmn]

I had a doctor do that when I had to go to Urgent Care (It's like an after-hours doctor's office/emergency room)
I was only about 14 weeks along and I apparently had a UTI (Although when I was checked a few days later because I refused the medication until MY doctor saw me, I turned up negative Good thing I refused it, according to my Dr it's not even safe to take while pregnant!) I was having really bad cramps and went in and the doctor laid me flat, pushed on my stomach, and said "The baby's fine."

I remember looking at him and going, "Oh yeah? Did the baby tell you that?" and then telling him he needed to teach my MW how to check a 14 week GA baby with her bare hands. I'm such a bitch.

You are my hero!

 

[Croc-O-Dile]

So it's 1:11am here and I'm awake again.
I went to bed at like 9:30pm because I was sooooo tired and now I'm having possible contractions. They felt more intense when they were waking me up. Now that I'm up trying to time them I keep missing them!

 

[xSophieBx]

hehe thanks alex Hope ur lil girl dont keep u waiting too long u sound in alot of pain! Im still reasonably painless luckily.. just her bum under my rib getting me down lol.

Ahh how exciting ur having proper contractions.. Good luck, u'll have her soon - probs b4 me lol and thankyou for the good luck on my sweep! xx

 

[Croc-O-Dile]

I'm completely convinced that timing contractions is a branch of rocket science.

So I think they're just fake contractions. Because my chart looked something like this:
1am
1:15am - 15 mins
1:30am - 15 mins
2:00am - 30 mins
2:10am - 10 mins
2:30am - 20 mins

Then my mom told me I'm supposed to time how long they last as well, so that whole thing was void!
And then I told my mom it was really hard to time them because they're all different intensities, plus I have a really strong pain tolerance so these "contractions" I'm having just feel like very, very mild period pains. Like when I was in the hospital I was having pretty strong contractions, but the only reason I know is because of the monitor & I was getting a slight cramp feeling in my lower back (like right above my bum. So my mom made the joke that contractions were a real pain in the ass ) But if I was home and just doing my thing, I wouldn't even have noticed. kwim? I asked my MW at my last appt if that was normal and she said everybody's pain tolerance is different. Or she could be laying on some kind of nerve (can't remember what she called it) that messes with your pain receptors. (that happened to my aunt, she delivered my cousin on the steps of the hospital and caught him in her skirt! The only part she actually felt was the pushing!)

So my mom put her hand on my bump and was telling me when she thought I was having contractions! My bump was going rock solid and I didn't even notice! So who knows how accurate my chart even was! My mom told me not to worry because they will start to hurt after a while. I never thought I'd be wishing for pain!
I'm so not starting this whole parenting thing off on a good foot. I can't even time my own contractions!

 

[AnnabelsMummy]

haha, ally you sound like you've gone contraction-crazy, but i can't see how you time them, so i'm just gunna wait till i really can't take them maybe it's wrong, but i really can't count them

ah thank you sophie, hope yours comes soon as!!

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