June Bundles of Joy - 2016

[Becyboo__x]

I'm hoping to have a home birth

 

[joo]

I love the idea of a home birth. My last labour was fast and drug free but ended in emergency forceps and episiotomy then had to go straight to theatre for a 3b tear and blood loss. She was 8lb 4oz but looked bigger, the midwife and doc said I wouldn't have been able to do it on my own. So this scares me about staying at home. Plus I'm not sure I'd be able to if I am still carrying Group B Strep, doubt they'll even let me in the pool.

Our boys name is Jude but we also considered Robin and Rupert. I have quite a few girls names, Judith, Robyn and Nina are the front runners so far. I love Ivy but I haven't suggested it to OH because our surname begins with Wall, so it sounds a bit naff, could imagine the comments we would get. My daughter is called Harriet (sometimes Hattie) so it has to go with that. Having to choose a name when you already have children can make it harder because it has to "match" but also easier as well because it instantly rules a load of names out.

Congrats on Pink bump dory. I'm so jealous of all the pink so far!! Xx

 

[tinkerbelle93]

I can feel a hard lump under my tummy, I'm guessing it must be my uterus but it's always completely on one side?

I love the idea of a home birth, if I'd have had a straight-forward birth last time and didn't want to have pain relief this time then there's no way I'd go to hospital. I really hope to at least be in and out of hospital on the same day this time.

I think the best way to tell if a name is popular is to google the top 100 names for your country and see where it falls. My son's name was number 1 the year he was born! And you definitely notice a lot of them around. All my favourite names fall in the top 20 though.

My 'bump' is still teeny tiny, I really think I'm going to be the same as last time and not look pregnant until 6 months+. I have my '16 week' appointment next week at 18 weeks due to having a stomach bug and cancelling. I really hope there will still be time to change my 20-week scan date and location!!

 

[joo]

Does anyone else completely balloon at tea time or in the evening?? When I wake up I have a tiny bump just a squishy fat tummy, with the right clothes I might even not look pregnant, but come evening i look about 7 months with a big hard bump!

 

[Boo44]

Joo - I love the name Ivy! This baby was definitely going to be an Ivy... Also I really like Jude and think it goes nicely with Harriet.

I just have no idea what this baby will be called, there aren't enough names in the world!!

Squig - I went through a major fruity chewy sweet craving phase too

Just realised I forgot to make my 16 week midwife appt- I should really do that this week as I'm 17 weeks now. With all the fluster around the scan and the kidney thing last week I completely forgot

 

[Boo44]

I'm still doing it over here for the poor little boy bumps that nobody in this gang seems to want!

 

[joo]

I'm still doing it over here for the poor little boy bumps that nobody in this gang seems to want!

Aw I am not feeling so bad because we have settled on our name so I have started the attachment and bonding process I guess, I don't think of a boy now I think of a Jude! I also wanted Philip or Phillipa for a girl so I could have a "Pip" but OH was not having it.

Boo will you get any more scans or checkups now they have confirmed the kidney complication? Xx

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Joo I'm the same, by lunchtime I have a proper bump that lasts all day and do look pregnant. But in the mornings I look no different to pre pregnancy so I know it's not a genuine baby bump!

Lol boo hopefully there will be some more blue bumps soon, although if I'm joining you in the blue corner then we won't know until June!

I've not had many comments re gender which is nice but people seem pretty disinterested in the pregnancy in general, I think it must be a 2nd baby thing as it used to be the first topic of conversation when meeting up with people last time but now it's barely mentioned.

 

[Becyboo__x]

I can feel a hard lump under my tummy, I'm guessing it must be my uterus but it's always completely on one side?

I love the idea of a home birth, if I'd have had a straight-forward birth last time and didn't want to have pain relief this time then there's no way I'd go to hospital. I really hope to at least be in and out of hospital on the same day this time.

I started feeling that hard lump no idea what it was though! I can't remember some things with DS I haven't been feeling much again though been night/early hours I feelt movement then nothing then comes back another day

I don't know if my labour was ok first time I got to 8cm at home because they had no room at hospital and I had to wait for a free delivery suite etc but I didn't have him for 5 more hours only had gas and air .. I had to have stitches though from tearing not sure if any of that means I can't have gone birth with stitches etc I had to stay in as well overnight because he either wee'd or pooed while coming out so was in case of infection etc .. spose I'll bring it up at my next appointment in March![/QUOTE]

 

[Starlight32]

I might be a part of the blue bump club in two days I think we will find out sex as long as baby is in a good position and it doesn't prolong the ultrasound.

 

[GeralynB]

We still don't have a name. I don't feel the need for it to match my son's name. The only thing I do want is two middle names since my son has two middle names. The only thing we know for sure is that one of the middle names will be Anne after my mom. My son's name is Collin David Philip. His two middle names are after my and DH's fathers

 

[Boo44]

I'm still doing it over here for the poor little boy bumps that nobody in this gang seems to want!

Aw I am not feeling so bad because we have settled on our name so I have started the attachment and bonding process I guess, I don't think of a boy now I think of a Jude! I also wanted Philip or Phillipa for a girl so I could have a "Pip" but OH was not having it.

Boo will you get any more scans or checkups now they have confirmed the kidney complication? Xx

Yes I'll have specialist fetal medicine scans throughout the pregnancy now x

 

[mommyxofxone]

Our names are Emma for a girl and James for a boy.

A little over a week til we know. Although I'm quite sure its a boy.

 

[joo]

Yea tinker belle mine comes out after lunch too.

I have started wearing maternity jeans, bought myself some new from next and oh my word have not taken them off all week, comfiest pants I have ever owned!! Also bought a pair of jeans and shirt from maternity in new look sale last weekend for grand total of £17!! Got my maternity wardrobe for £80!!! I have a couple of tops left from last time and still need to find a decent pair of leggings that don't go baggy at the knees (any recommendations ladies??) and probably a couple of bras but I'm well impressed so far.

My little girl stopped nursing this month. It's been over a week now :'( I have struggled coming to terms, keep getting a bit ready when I dwell on it even though I was more than ready to stop! But we made it to 34 months and would do it all again in a heartbeat. X

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

Well my youngest was 9lb but was very easy etc no stitches or anything like I said. so I think big babies must just be a non issue for some women. Even though I'm tiny myself. I just always feel slightly neglected in the hospital. I overheard two midwife's arguing in the corridor about who "had to take me down to delivery" it was charming. After they had told me over and over again to back to bed even though I was in agony. Turns out I was 8cm dilated and they just weren't interested. They had this opinion that I didn't know my arse from my elbow as it "was my first baby" regardless of the fact that it was my second and I had in fact told them this multiple times. They treated me like a child. I'm cursed with youthful looks haha.

 

[joo]

I'm still doing it over here for the poor little boy bumps that nobody in this gang seems to want!

Aw I am not feeling so bad because we have settled on our name so I have started the attachment and bonding process I guess, I don't think of a boy now I think of a Jude! I also wanted Philip or Phillipa for a girl so I could have a "Pip" but OH was not having it.

Boo will you get any more scans or checkups now they have confirmed the kidney complication? Xx

Yes I'll have specialist fetal medicine scans throughout the pregnancy now x

Great that they will be looking after you both xx

 

[joo]

Mommy lovely names, they are timeless and will never go out of fashion xx

Rhi oh my word that's awful. That's what scares me about hospital, they completely took all of my control and they are so dismissive. Most of the midwives I see amtenatally are dismissive too

 

[Starlight32]

Mommyx, I like the name Emma! My husband vetoed it though.

I'm getting overwhelmed looking at all the stuff we have to get... crib, car seat, stroller, etc.... so many options for each too. How to choose??

 

[Lil_Pixie]

I think because so.much of the time birth isn't really medical mums are easily dismissed as mistakes won't be flagged up anyway.

The biggest issue I have at the minute is I developed antibodies in my blood from the transfusions I had after Xander was born. I have a letter off one consultant saying I will require "blood cropping" in this pregnancy but no one seems to know what that means. Everyone I've seen so far just says they've never heard of it but they're sure it'll be fine. The last one I saw said the computer says emergency blood won't be compatible but thr paper she printed off doesn't say that so she won't look in to it. My blood group is AB so not the easiest to match anyway if I can't have O+ blood, and when you factor in the antibodies too I'm not sure it'd be possible to find. I had to have two transfusions after Xander son don't want to leave it until I need the blood and can't have it. I'm seeing a consultant next month and he better start looking into this for me. It's not something a midwife is expected to know but someone better figure it out!

I feel bad for sating this because a few weeks ago I didn't care what I was having at all. I still mostly don't mind, but I a little bit hope it's a boy. . .

 

[vaniilla]

Weight isn't always an indicator of how things go at birth - lo was 6lb 6oz and I had to have an episiotomy with forceps.


Starlight - two days till you find out the gender!

Pixie - Are you rhesus negative? I'm AB+ and can have blood from all the blood groups as a result.

Rhi - that's terrible, I hope the midwives you deal with this time are better, we too were dismissed like children! - I was told to calm down because I was being hysterical over nothing