Lil' October Pumpkins 2013

[Lownthwaite]

Yey for scan murmers

Sisterrose, i keep imagining my waters breaking on the school walk with my daughter. It's a 15 minute walk which i do on my own, so i have my phone in my hand all the time, especially with my DS being early.
I've also been having this recurring dream where i give birth on my mother's bathroom floor, and mum helps to deliver baby. I hate dreams when pregnant they feel so real.

I keep thinking this too!

I do the walk to nursery on my own with DD and I keep imagining my waters going whilst doing that! Or once I get into nursery all over the classroom floor!

I'm generally at home the rest of the time so to go when I'm out in public would be just typical!

 

[lady1985]

Low - Hope you are getting somewhere now - days of contractions doesn't sound like too much fun...thinking of you! Not sure if it counts but maybe this can now be labour dust


Broodymrs - sounds like you are gearing up with the BH and mucas - I haven't seen any yet..maybe around the corner tho!

KalonKiki - Any progress after the bloody show?

lulu83 - hope you manage to rest up a bit before labour kicks in

tx614 - I don't think everyone notices plug loss anyway - so i'm not worried I haven't seen it yet either. Baby is still quite active here - try lying on your left after drinking something really cold (sugar doesn't work for my bub!).

AFM - bub has somehow turned around so his back is now on my left (looking down at bump) this is strange as he has been in the same position (on the right) since 30 weeks! Felling kicks so much stronger now as the placenta was over his feet kicking area...ouch!! I think with him turning sides he's moved lower...I'm now feeling hicupps very stongly in my butt!!! haha!

 

[SisterRose]

I heard a little rumor that if your waters break in Tesco or marks and spencers they send you vouchers and give you free baby things. I think it's probably just a story though, but if mine were to break anywhere I hope it's in one of those places just in case we live right around the corner from Tesco so I'm always in there nosing around.

 

[Hotbump]

Havent posted here in some time Just an update for whoever remembers me I've been also having the sharp pain in my cervix for about a week or two, and I swear I can feel him pushing down at time, also sometimes it hurts to walk or even get out of bed which is no fun. Have an aappointmen today and a scam tomorrow as baby started to suddenly measure small when he always measured on time.

My oldest got strep this week and I was told to stay away at least for 24hrs, going to get tested for it today and hopefully I dont have it.....

 

[Girly922]

I heard a little rumor that if your waters break in Tesco or marks and spencers they send you vouchers and give you free baby things. I think it's probably just a story though, but if mine were to break anywhere I hope it's in one of those places just in case we live right around the corner from Tesco so I'm always in there nosing around.

If this is true, I may just spend the next few weeks in tesco!!

 

[girlnboots]

Hi hotbump! Nice to see you. Sorry about your LO. I can't imagine being told to stay away. hope they feel better soon without getting you sick too!

I wonder if Walmart does that! I might have to postpone my leave til then. Of course, with how stingy they are, I provably wouldn't count cuz I work there.

I didn't get to sleep until 5am. It's now 7:30 and I've been awake about 15 minutes. Sigh. I'm ready for a good sleep.

 

[broodymrs]

Sorry you are struggling so much with sleep girlnboots. In terms of getting free stuff if your waters go in a shop, I've looked into this and apparently it's at the discretion of the shop manager. Knowing me I'd just get given a mop and told to clean it up!

Well I have just come back from my midwife appointment and it was absolutely rubbish. It was a horrible midwife who I have only seen once before and that was when I had to argue to be consultant led. She says Dylan's head isn't even in my pelvis now, when I said it has been 1/5th for 2 weeks she said they don't pop in and out so the other 2 midwives and consultant who have said 1/5th must be wrong. Asked about using evening primrose oil and she said she didn't know, so I said would it be safest to stay away then and she just said it's up to me. Showed her my rash around my stretchmarks and she said she'd test my liver but prob just stretchmarks, didn't even mention that Puppp thing which I think it probably is. She gave me a dirty look when I said I'm supposed to be having a sweep next week and was huffing and puffing over booking me in for it. I really hope my regular midwife is back next week. As rubbish as she is for answering her phone at least she is nice unlike the bitch I've seen today. Also I had to ask her twice what I am measuring (now at 40cm - this is going to be one big baby!). She is just so unhelpful.

I think given that there hasn't been any progress in Dylan moving down for 3 weeks now I'm going to give EPO a try.

Feeling so rubbish today. Had a massive argument with DH last night, I ended up walking out and going for a drive. We hardly ever argue so I hate it and normally I don't bear grudges but I really feel like I can't forgive him even though it was only over something silly. So was feeling rubbish anyway then disappointing appointment today. Just feeling sorry for myself!

 

[SisterRose]

Wow Broody, that midwife sounds like a proper bitch I find some midwives are just crap at the job, I think being friendly and helpful is part of being a midwife and it's always nicer, and more relaxing being with somebody who seems like they actually care and want to help you! hope your usual midwife is back next week *fingers crossed*

As for baby popping in and out of the pelvis, I know that can definitely happen in subsequent pregnancies but I don't know about first pregnancies? I can't really see why not though

Hotbump - Hope you get the all clear and that you can spend some time around LO soon how awful having to keep your distance!

I think I'd totally be up for going in to tesco and doing squats down the aisles for an hour or so a day once I hit 37 weeks if they do really give out freebies !

 

[Lownthwaite]

Sorry to hear you've had a bad day broody. I hope things are better before bedtime and you get your nice midwife back!

I had the runs again this morning and 2 very mild contractions but nothing else to report really - baby very active and his movements make me sore.

I just wish he'd come now! This is getting tedious.

 

[broodymrs]

How rubbish Low. I'm having similar kinds of things, in a way it would be better to have nothing then just go into labour quickly. Are you trying anything to get things to speed up?

 

[Lownthwaite]

How rubbish Low. I'm having similar kinds of things, in a way it would be better to have nothing then just go into labour quickly. Are you trying anything to get things to speed up?

I know what you mean - I'd rather it all start properly or just go away!

I've had some spicy foods - but that's nothing really new as I'm partial to a good curry / enchiladas etc. I've eaten some pineapple but admittedly probably not enough as it takes so much to really work!
DH has tried massaging my feet and ankles but not really sure if he's doing it right.
Not tried DTD for a good few days so might give that a go when DH home from work - it's just so hard to get comfy!

In the meantime I'm bouncing away and rocking on my ball - I just hope he comes before my 40 week consultation. I don't want to be induced or have another section! 12 days and counting!

 

[broodymrs]

How rubbish Low. I'm having similar kinds of things, in a way it would be better to have nothing then just go into labour quickly. Are you trying anything to get things to speed up?

I know what you mean - I'd rather it all start properly or just go away!

I've had some spicy foods - but that's nothing really new as I'm partial to a good curry / enchiladas etc. I've eaten some pineapple but admittedly probably not enough as it takes so much to really work!
DH has tried massaging my feet and ankles but not really sure if he's doing it right.
Not tried DTD for a good few days so might give that a go when DH home from work - it's just so hard to get comfy!

In the meantime I'm bouncing away and rocking on my ball - I just hope he comes before my 40 week consultation. I don't want to be induced or have another section! 12 days and counting!

Fingers crossed. A lot can happen in 12 days!

 

[Lownthwaite]

How rubbish Low. I'm having similar kinds of things, in a way it would be better to have nothing then just go into labour quickly. Are you trying anything to get things to speed up?

I know what you mean - I'd rather it all start properly or just go away!

I've had some spicy foods - but that's nothing really new as I'm partial to a good curry / enchiladas etc. I've eaten some pineapple but admittedly probably not enough as it takes so much to really work!
DH has tried massaging my feet and ankles but not really sure if he's doing it right.
Not tried DTD for a good few days so might give that a go when DH home from work - it's just so hard to get comfy!

In the meantime I'm bouncing away and rocking on my ball - I just hope he comes before my 40 week consultation. I don't want to be induced or have another section! 12 days and counting!

Fingers crossed. A lot can happen in 12 days!

It can - I keep trying to tell myself that but I'm just getting disheartened.

I just really don't want to have to see that consultant (registrar) again - or make the decision. I've told DH to bring more pineapple home tonight and will give that another go.

 

[goddess25]

Broody sounds like a horrible appointment.

 

[KalonKiki]

Aww Low, I'm sorry things are still so crappy. I really hope that bub stops playing around with you and comes for real before your 40 week appointment.

I'm sorry that you had a fight with your OH and then a really bad appointment, Broody. I don't know why bitter people go into fields like midwifery, it just doesn't make any since to me. Hopefully your regular midwife will be back next week. I'm glad that I see the same OB every week. She's excellent and it's reassuring knowing that there's a good chance that she'll be the one to deliver my son.

Oh no Hotbump, strep is never any fun. I hope that you don't have it and that your LO gets better soon.

I still appear to be losing my plug (although there is no blood in the mucous anymore) and I think I'm still making pre-labor progression as I've had a lot of pelvic, uterine, and back pain the past couple of days. I'm not sure if it was just some spotting that happened to come out with my plug or if it really was my bloody show, but at least bub still seems to be making progress. I really do think that he's trying to prepare for the big day as best he can right now, but I'm still not certain as to when the actual contractions will start up.

 

[Maze]

I need to catch up on this thread, this last week has been pretty difficult and busy! As promised, here are some pictures and my birth story.

As you know I was worried that I was entering active Labour on the 11th, my daughter's 2nd birthday. When I was let out of the hospital the contractions began to get worse and even closer together. I tried to take a bath and that normally would make me comfortable, but this time it barely made a difference. By 2am on the 12th I couldn't take it anymore and went back into the hospital. My cervix wasn't changing, despite that my contractions were only 3-4 minutes apart and peaking to the top line.

The nurse offered me a shot of morphine, saying it would make me more comfortable and slow the contractions down long enough for my doctor to arrive at around 7am. I was nervous about the morphine, but it did help take off the edge a bit. It wasn't so much that the pain was any less, but I just didn't really care that I was experiencing it and was able to relax through the contractions.

They gave me a second shot after my doctor arrived, she wasn't too concerned about me delivering because my cervix wasn't changing and she had some obligations until 4pm and said that if things didn't settle before then she would preform the c-section at that time.

The ob-gyn working the floor in her stead decided I needed a third shot, in hopes to stop my contractions completely. I don't know why she thought, after two shots and nothing of the sort happening that a third would make a difference. To make matters worse, they were supposed to be spaced 4 hours apart and it had only been 2 and a half hours since my last dose... but at her insistence I just kinda gave in despite my better instincts.

Big mistake.

I began to hallucinate in a bad way, I was completely out of it. I am still not sure about what actually happened and what I thought was happening during that time. They rushed me to the OR, and along the way I was throwing up buckets of clear fluid (from ice chips) and continued doing so even in the OR. They finally got it under control by medication in my IV and the c-section itself ran smoothly despite how out of it I was.

After the medication wore off, I was able to snuggle with my wee-guy... unfortunately he was sleepy from the morphine for the next 48 hours. On the 14th we were about to be discharged when the pediatrician suddenly stopped us because Oliver's bilirubin levels were too high. He had to do phototherapy for the next 48 hours to fight back the jaundice. It made for an almost 5 day stay in hospital.

He is still going in for daily blood tests to check his bilirubin, his poor tiny heels are sore from needles.

However, I love having him here and having him home. He is a lovely baby and wakes up twice a night to feed every 3-4 hours and promptly goes back to sleep, thus letting us sleep. He is still a little on the sleepy side in general but I am reassured that it is normal for a newborn who was on the earlier side of term.

I have an over-production of milk right now, which is actually the sorest part of my body despite my incision. I have to say, cabbage leaves are amazing for engorgement, I didn't use them in the last two pregnancies thinking that putting cabbage in your bra sounded weird... but seriously, if when your milk comes in you find yourself with rock-hard and very sore breasts, get some cabbage!

I can't believe this journey is over for me. This was my last pregnancy and now that it is done I find it a bit bittersweet. So even though you're tired, enjoy the last few weeks ladies. I will still be kicking around to read your stories and cheer you on!

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[ptr]

Awwww, that sounds like it was a difficult birth but look what you have now in your arms! A gorgeous bundle of joy!!! He's so cute!

 

[Girly922]

He's absolutely gorgeous maze! Sorry to hear you had a crap time in the hospital but glad you're now home and that Oliver is sleeping so well

 

[goddess25]

He is just perfect Maze. Your journey to birth was quite the difficult one but here he is. Like you this will be my last and I agree that it will also be bitter sweet.

Wishing you lots of joy in the coming days as you all gel together as a family.

 

[Sini]

Sorry to hear you and your son had a rough time Maze! He is gorgeous! Glad that you are getting on well now tho and even getting some sleep