Lil' October Pumpkins 2013

[Murmers0110]

Awesome thanks ladies! That will be a big help!

 

[goddess25]

Congratulations Maze. I saw your facebook little Oliver is so beautiful. Hope it wasn't too scary being an emergency section.

Hope your feeling ok at the hospital.

 

[Girly922]

Massive congrats maze!! Hope you and Oliver are doing well x

 

[Sini]

Congratulations Maze! Xx

Regarding keeping baby at home: DS stayed home for 10 days until I had to take him to his MW discharge clinic. This LO wont have the same luxuries as DS has surgeries and hospital appointnents to go to.

I dont think there us a right or wrong thing to do. When your are ready and comfy taking baby out do so! Just keep baby wrapped up well in the cold and dont let randoms touch/breath/cough on baby x

 

[Sbmack]

Hey,

Just wanted to let everyone know real quick that Oliver was born yesterday at 1:17pm via emergency c-section. He is 6lbs 14 ounces and 18 inches long. He made it to the day after his sister's birthday.

Will post pictures and a birth story when I get home from the hospital!

Congratulations, Maze!! He is gorgeous!! Love the name.

 

[broodymrs]

Congratulations maze.

Quick update from me, dylan isn't breach so he just hasn't moved any lower so given up hope of him being here any earlier than oct now.

 

[lady1985]

Ufff feeling so much more pressure today!! Think he must have moved down more!

Went and bought more supplies today, cotton wool (for washing bub), toothbrushes and toothpaste for me an DH, x2 new nightdresses, vaseline, a multipack of wetwipes and another pack of newborn nappies (i now have 1 huggies pack and 1 pampers pack to see which ones are best ) ....Oh and some lollies to suck on!

OMG how much stuff I have to take it's nearly covering the single bed!!!!

Will also be starting the EPO internally tonight, sorry if TMI! I'm excited...i think i must be going a bit loopy!

MAZE!!! congratulations..I knew you would be next...wonder who is next...things happen in 3's so look out whoever is next, you won't be far!!!

 

[Sini]

Regarding EPO internally - wear a pad or pantyliner as some oil will dribble out! Just incase you havent used it before

Im gonna re pack my hospital bag as Im sure Ive got extra stuff in there that I wont even need

 

[lady1985]

sini - yes im going to use a pantyliner hope that will be sufficient! are u using the epo too? if so how many? im taking 1000mg orally and will start 1000mg down there lol i think thats enough.

 

[goddess25]

I never kept my LOs inside once they were born. I had DS out after a few days and DD out the day after she was born. As long as they were wrapped up they were both totally fine.

I have my MW coming to the house this morning to do a home assessment and do my weekly appointment here. Will be doing my GBS swab this morning.

I have a huge list of supplies to get ready for home birth and I should have had them ready for today, but I havent.

FInished work yesterday...I am so excited to now be on mat leave. It was so exciting getting to do my out of office email writing I will not be returning until October 2014. Brilliant!

I am also considered FT today. Its been the quickest pregnancy EVER!

 

[KalonKiki]

Congrats Maze! Oliver is absolutely adorable. I hope you're both doing well in the hospital. Can't wait to hear your birth story.

I've only been having the clicking/popping when I adjust in bed sometimes. It is an odd sound, but it's good to know that it's normal and I'm not the only one wondering what it's all about.

I think Liam is facing my belly because that's where I feel virtually all of my movement these days. I'm glad that I'm getting an epidural if labor is really that much more painful if the baby is facing that way.

I wonder who our next pumpkin is going to be. It's exciting to think about.

 

[broodymrs]

I have the popping noise! I've had it for ages.

With epo what does it actually do? And can you use it if LO isn't engaged?

 

[broodymrs]

Just had a look at the front page to see who is due next and quite a lot of the ladies I haven't seen on here for a while. But out of the names I recognised Lownthwaite is next, due 2nd Oct then me and ptr on the 3rd!! Exciting, let's hope we don't have to wait quite that long!

 

[goddess25]

I think lots of ladies could not keep up with the page especially in the early days when it moved so quickly.

 

[goddess25]

Maze I know you might not see this and once you get home you wont have much time on your hands, but if you have time can you change my DD to the 5th..never realised that I had not done that yet. No big deal obviously if you dont see this msg.

 

[Sini]

EPO is meant to soften the cervix. It wont bring on labour or anything. Its just supposed to help the cervix so when its time to soften/shorten/dialate its meant to be easier. Some say the oil in that area will also reduce risk of tearing.

Obviously everyone has to make sure its ok for them to do it. My MW said go ahead even tho she isnt convinced it will help.

I take 1 1000mg capsule in the morning, another 1000mg in the afternoon and I insert one vaginally before bed.

It does tend to dribble out a bit so Ive been wearing a pantyliner which I do anyway because of leaking discharge.

I started taking it at 36 weeks. There is quite a lot of info on google about it if anyone wants to know more

 

[ptr]

I am pretty certain that I will not have this bub earlier than October... But I will definitely keep my fingers crossed! Would be nice to go at 38 weeks and be done being pregnant!

 

[Lownthwaite]

Just had a look at the front page to see who is due next and quite a lot of the ladies I haven't seen on here for a while. But out of the names I recognised Lownthwaite is next, due 2nd Oct then me and ptr on the 3rd!! Exciting, let's hope we don't have to wait quite that long!

Well I was woken up last night twice with period type pains and braxton hicks but they never amounted to anything!

Had some strong braxton hicks today and baby very active last night and today but don't know if that means anything - I can feel him hitting my cervix when he's wriggling about!

 

[ptr]

Same here, tons of Braxton hicks, I could even time them like 3 or 4 in a row but they didn't amount to anything or hurt and fizzled out. Grrrrrrr. I hate the teasing game! And as for the shooting pain from the bub on the cervix - just wait it will get worse the further along you are! Last night I was laying on bed and was wincing every 10 minutes from the baby stretching and causing the cervix to spasm with nerve shooting pain .

 

[broodymrs]

I definitely agree ptr. I want this baby out but reading self induction techniques they seem a bit risky so I guess I'll just wait for nature to take it's course.