June Bundles of Joy - 2016

[Starlight32]

Tinky, it's a desk job but I try to get up and move around as much as possible. It was hard yesterday with the bump and back pain!

Vanilla, I sleep with pillows and they help. My bump just feels so heavy especially when first laying down or changing sides. It's like baby needs to adjust before my bump is somewhat comfortable.

Geralyn, sorry to hear baby is still breech. At least you have a plan in place in case she doesn't turn. Does your practice have obs to do the c section or do you have to go to another practice to find one?

Mommyx, sounds like your body prepping up!

Becy, my plug sometimes looks brown too. But sometimes it looks more like green or clear (like snot).. unless that's just thick discharge I'm seeing come out.

I had more plug come out I think (it was snot looking) last night and this morning. The back pain has thankfully subsided but I slowed my walking down this morning because I kept feeling twinges in my back and bump when I picked up the pace. I was hoping to be able to really walk a lot until my induction date but I guess my body has other plans

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Tink I don't take vitamins either. Baby won't go short so it'd only be me that misses out, and tbh I'm sure G gets everything she needs from her abidec anyway.

Georgia has a cold she's all snuffly and was feeling a bit hot overnight. Not too bad but enough that I noticed and spent a good half hour panicking about septicaemia before I reminded myself to get a grip

I don't think I'll ever be able to relax with this child

Mommy I'm sorry things didn't progress, but it does sound like the beginning of the end!

 

[joeybrooks]

I feel sully even saying this as I'm sure we Al know this but for anyone dtd to get things moving, remember that there will be a snot like discharge that won't mean anything. I don't know how it stays there so long but it normally get it come out a day or so later and get all excited that it is something and then remember.

 

[Dory85]

Pixie, I completely sympathise with you worrying about Georgia having sepsis. After Aaron had meningitis it took me a long time to come to terms with things and I still get panicky when I think about it. I find I still worry unnecessarily but it has become easier to understand that I might be being a but dramatic.

It sounds like we might have a couple of new babies very soon.

Afm - we're really struggling with what to do about Georgia's reflux at the moment. The GP was largely disinterested when I spoke to him but as time goes on I feel she is in more pain with it. I've reached the point where I need to decide whether to take her back again on Monday and possibly be seen as neurotic or to try going dairy free first. It's awful when she's writhing in pain and we just have to reassure her and cuddle her til it passes.

 

[mum22ttc#3]

Got my results back finally today and it's not oc thankfully. Since I went up to day care though it's only getting worse, it's itchy all over now, arms, legs, neck, practically everywhere apart from my face. I've got an appointment Tuesday morning with my midwife so hopefully she will suggest something or at least some creams that may help.

 

[Teeny Weeny]

Have you had an allergic reaction to anything honey? Just a thought. Xx

Dory, sorry to hear about Georgia's reflux. Poor little thing. Don't worry about being seen as neurotic. She is your little girl and seeing her in pain must be heartbreaking. I hope someone can give you help for that really soon. Xx

 

[GeralynB]

Starlight- my midwives are associated with the hospital I'm delivering at which is also a teaching hospital so the section will be done by one of the hospital's OBs as well as a resident. One of my midwives will also be in the OR with us for support and to facilitate skin to skin and breastfeeding right away

Ladies who aren't having any labor signs don't get discouraged. With my son I didn't have any real signs and then my water broke at 38+1 so it can happen really fast.

 

[tinkerbelle93]

Starlight are you still working? When do you finish?

Sorry baby is still breech Geralyn, I guess there is hope she could still turn but it's good they're being accommodating with the placenta encapsulation and having tubes tied x

Sorry about Georgia's reflux being bad dory, I hope you get the help you need to improve things. Must be so hard

 

[karlilay]

My baby is def coming out in the next couple of days. I remember this horrendous pressure so well. And always had my baby in a day or so of it. Today my foof has been unbearable. Along with the crunching in the top of my bum, and hips when I walk. She's estimated to be between 9-9.5lb, and Zach was 9.5. It feels exactly the same as him.
As you can imagine, anxiety is through the roof, I'm trying to keep calm but am absolutely shitting myself

 

[Boo44]

Sending love hugs and prayers Karli that you get the kind of birth that you want and that the experience is not traumatic for you. Good luck

Geralyn I really hope Juliette turns for you before 17th xx

Squig I hope you and Róise are enjoying getting to know each other

Dory oh poor Georgia. How do you know it's reflux what are her symptoms? Has she woken up at all (in general not literally!) since the other day? Is she still jaundiced? My FIL said today Arthur 'still has a good tan' - urgh I hate him being yellow!

 

[karlilay]

Thankyou Boo, that means a lot. �� I'm not all miserable, I can't wait to see her. Just hope it goes to plan, but we all know that babies do tier own thing

 

[joeybrooks]

Karl's I've been having awful,pressure too and today down there literally feels like ive lay on the floor with my legs open and been kicked repeatedly, it feels,so bruised and I can barely move.

Squig how are you doing, are you still in?

 

[Tinky_82]

Sorry Karilay and Joey. Hope it's a sign of things beginning very soon.

I'm now hoping not to go just yet as ds is running a temperature - hopefully it's just a cold but he wasn't himself this afternoon. My big worry is him getting chickenpox which I've heard has been around and what would happen if baby arrived.

 

[mum22ttc#3]

Have you had an allergic reaction to anything honey? Just a thought. Xx

Dory, sorry to hear about Georgia's reflux. Poor little thing. Don't worry about being seen as neurotic. She is your little girl and seeing her in pain must be heartbreaking. I hope someone can give you help for that really soon. Xx

I don't think, there's nothing I can think of that I've had new or different.
I have read about PUPPPs and it does sound a lot like that but it also says that it's mainly in first pregnancy's, although a lot more common when carrying boys and this is my first boy so I'm going to mention it to the midwife Tuesday.

 

[mommyxofxone]

I have that same kicked in the hoo ha feeling. But pretty sure mines do to the checking and walking yesterday trying to get this kid out. But my goodness he hurts so bad. I can barely walk.

Also having brown discharge but I know that's from yesterday as well. But it doesn't stop the uneasy feeling I get wen I see it.

I hope someone gets to pop one of these babies out soon! Someone needs some relief sheeessh

 

[vaniilla]

Pixie, I completely sympathise with you worrying about Georgia having sepsis. After Aaron had meningitis it took me a long time to come to terms with things and I still get panicky when I think about it. I find I still worry unnecessarily but it has become easier to understand that I might be being a but dramatic.

It sounds like we might have a couple of new babies very soon.

Afm - we're really struggling with what to do about Georgia's reflux at the moment. The GP was largely disinterested when I spoke to him but as time goes on I feel she is in more pain with it. I've reached the point where I need to decide whether to take her back again on Monday and possibly be seen as neurotic or to try going dairy free first. It's awful when she's writhing in pain and we just have to reassure her and cuddle her til it passes.

Definitely go back to the doctors, possibly a different one as you need someone to take you seriously. I hope you find something that works for her reflux soon

Got my results back finally today and it's not oc thankfully. Since I went up to day care though it's only getting worse, it's itchy all over now, arms, legs, neck, practically everywhere apart from my face. I've got an appointment Tuesday morning with my midwife so hopefully she will suggest something or at least some creams that may help.

I'm glad to hear it's come back negative for OC but not so good that the itching is getting worse, will they re-test you? sometimes it takes a while for it to build up in your system and your symptoms are definitely getting worse, hopefully the midwife will suggest something that helps.

My baby is def coming out in the next couple of days. I remember this horrendous pressure so well. And always had my baby in a day or so of it. Today my foof has been unbearable. Along with the crunching in the top of my bum, and hips when I walk. She's estimated to be between 9-9.5lb, and Zach was 9.5. It feels exactly the same as him.
As you can imagine, anxiety is through the roof, I'm trying to keep calm but am absolutely shitting myself

I hope you have a much better experience giving birth this time.

 

[mum22ttc#3]

They haven't said about retesting, I'm assuming as it's usually done every two weeks which will take me up to due date anyway. I'm definitely going to ask Tuesday and hopefully she will also have my exact numbers as I wasn't given them over the phone.
If the midwife don't suggest anything then the hospital did say to make an appointment with my gp so I will do that Wednesday if nothing's said and it hasn't got any better.

 

[Dory85]

Dory oh poor Georgia. How do you know it's reflux what are her symptoms? Has she woken up at all (in general not literally!) since the other day? Is she still jaundiced? My FIL said today Arthur 'still has a good tan' - urgh I hate him being yellow!

It was just one really sleepy day, it was odd. She sleeps pretty much all the time anyway but she wasn't waking for feeds either.

She is a little bit jaundiced but I've been told it could be to do with her tongue tie and the fact that she's breastfed. It's definitely better though. Are they planning on re checking Arthur's levels again?

Her reflux has got worse as she's got older (ha, she's not exactly old!). She'll feed and posset normally when I wind her then it normally starts within a few minutes. She'll be asleep and wake up with a pained cry out until milk/clear fluid is vomited up or comes out of her nose. She writhes around while it's happening too and stretches and pulls her legs up. Almost immediately after she is settled again until the next time which could be minutes or hours after but not always after feeding. If we have her anything other than upright or on her tummy she is sick and unsettled.

I think I'm going back to the GP on Monday. If they advise a paeds referral I might try dairy free because it took 6 months for my previous children to get appointments.

She's got a little bit of baby acne now. She looks like a spotty teenager in the right light lol.

 

[Boo44]

Oh bless her sounds awful. How would dairy free help? Hope they take you seriously x

 

[joeybrooks]

Today's bump pic