Lil' October Pumpkins 2013

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My feet didn't grow but my friends who were pregnant had their feet grow and unfortunately they didn't go back to normal. One had to sell all of her shoes and start all over with her collection!
 
My feet haven't grown or really swelled at all yet. My friend had her's go up a whole size too though! I can't imagine having to get rid of all my shoes!!!!
 
My feet havnt grown and are just in the past few days starting to swell.

I have my last bi weekly appointment this week. I get my swab done and I hope to find out more about her position.

As far as being induced my date is (25th) 4 days after my due date (21) so I will definitely have an October baby.
 
Hope this is the real thing low. I keep getting loads of pains at night then they just peter out, not fair!

Hope you amd dh feel better soon goddess
 
Well my body gave me a good practice run last night. After going to the toilet countless times in one day to clear everything out, every time I ate it just went straight through me. It started off some mild contractions. They were coming every 5-6 minutes and lasting about 30 seconds for about 3 hours. But didn't increase in intensity at all. They did increase in frequency at one point and I panicked a bit. I still haven't packed my hospital bag or washed baby's clothes yet. I tried changing position, having a bath, went for a walk, nothing stopped them. So I curled up with OH and monitored them and they eventually fizzled out. Definitely given me the kick up the ass I needed to pack my bag and get ready. Lol.

As for swollen feet. My feet have been swelling for weeks now but go down fairly well overnight. I really hope they go back to normal size afterwards. At the moment I can't even get my converse on :(
 
I am so crampy today which is unusual as my cramps are normally at night. I'm considering getting some epo but not sure as the 2 ppl i've seen who have taken them have then gone straight into labour!
 
What exactly is EPO? I mean...I know what it stands for but what does it do and is it proven safe to take in pregnancy? I saw some in Aldi the other day for a couple of pound and considered buying some.
 
It can help soften your cervix. It doesn't induce or bring baby any sooner than when baby's ready, but can help to prevent tears and can help you dilate. It's not recommended in high risk pregnancies and you should always speak to your MW before starting it. Some recommend it, some don't believe it does anything at all. For me, I figured it was worth a try. MW was happy with me taking it. EPO really helped give me more fertile mucus when ttc so I'm hoping it'll help soften things up ready for labour.
 
Ohh right, thanks for that Girly :) I'm classed as "high risk" and see a consultant so I don't know what kind of high risk pregnancy they don't reccomend it for. I also only had a 3 hour labour last time, so I don't want to risk any faster incase I don't make it to the hospital ha ha
 
They probably wouldn't recommend it then. Lol. It can speed up dilation so if you're at risk of not making it to the hospital already, probably not a good idea. I'm not sure what 'high risk' they don't recommend it for but I know my friend, who was hoping for a vbac, was told not to take it and to stay away from RLT.
 
Not sure if I might be high risk also then. I wouldn't want to not make it to the hospital. Think I'll ask midwife on thurs.
 
Always best to ask your MW first. As its my first baby, they don't think I'll have too much trouble getting to the hospital in time seeing as its only a 20 minute drive.
 
I'm taking the EPO I started x2 500mg orally at 34 weeks, now as from Saturday at 36 weeks I started inserting x2 500mg each night. Nothing notable has happened..trust me if anything was going to start labour it wouldn't be epo! :) Like Girly said it helps with thinning the cervix (when the time is right) it doesn't induce.

Anyone suffering with an intense pressure when standing up, I get this rush of downward presurre through my body down to my legs and lower back, it actually takes away my breath!! Urghhhhh!
 
I think i've added the right Stephanie lol, my name is Rachel, so the add is from me.

Good luck to all you ladies close who are having pains/niggles. i have midwife tomorrow and i'm thinking baby has gone head down. Been having more and more braxton hicks and tingling in cervix when baby punches at it. Hoping this baby holds out until section date, but i have a feeling he will be as eager as his brother to get out LOL.
 
Well, the good news is that I'm still 80% effaced and 2 cm dilated now, so I'm continuing to make pre-labor progress. The bad news is that I tested positive for GBS, so it looks like I'll be getting IV antibiotics when I go into labor. At least I know that I'll make it to the hospital as it's only a 10-15 minute drive from where I live. I'm not looking forward to the argument I'll probably have with the nurse administering the IV about how she can beat my hands all she wants but she's still going to have to put it in my arm because the veins in my hands are too small. When I had my tonsillectomy the nurse got so frustrated because she sat there hitting my hands to try and get the veins to swell and had to put it in my arm instead after about 5 minutes of fruitless effort. :p
 
O no kalonkiki that sounds horrible. At least things are going in the right direction labour wise for you.

Lady i'm having lots of pressure. It actually feels like there's a little head between my legs and i seem to be able to see the outline low down too! Prob not moved any further tho knowing this one.
 
I don't feel much pressure when I'm walking around, and I can't feel a head noticeable between my legs either. Some times I get pressure when I walk, at ranvadom intervals. I have felt today a pushing sensation when the baby moves though and it feels like her head is pushing downwards in my vagina, like right "there" almost similar to the feeling I got when I needed to push with DD last time :wacko: no idea if that is engaging or not?

Kalon - Oh no! sorry about the GBS. I hope that you have an easy time with the IV and the nurse listens to you. I tested positive for GBS early in the pregnancy so will be having the IV in labour too!
 
Thanks ladies. I'm sure it won't be too bad, I'm just glad that all it will take to make things okay is an IV with antibiotics. :haha:

I'm starting to get nervous! I've been losing my mucous plug for at a week or two now and when I went to the bathroom earlier I think I had my bloody show. There were two big chunks of mucous in the toilet that where tinged with blood. :wacko:
 
Sounds exciting kalon! Labor spotting seems to be similar to the tww symptom spotting huh? :haha:
 
At least labor is a bit more guaranteed than the tww! That's the only good thing.

I talked to my doctor's nurse about what I can do to sleep for more than 45 minutes at a time. Apparently milk and regular Tylenol is a good way to fall asleep? Also, You metabolize caffeine differently in pregnancy, so its not a good idea to drink it after 5. I'm going to try it and see if it helps.
 
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