Lil' October Pumpkins 2013

[ptr]

Haha definitely sounds like the baby is engaged. Pressure is normal... What you are feeling probably are the head turning around and babies tend to play with their hands by their faces so what you are feeling might be hands in the pelvis along with the head. Plus the shooting pains sounds like the baby is headbutting the cervix. I had plenty of that with my DD and this one so that's def a good sign! I never had the bowling ball feeling with DD and doubt I would with this one. When I check my coochie with my finger I can feel the baby's head. You could try doing that, you'd be surprised how low the head is and probably would explain the pressure on the bladder as well cuz bladder is right above the pubic bone (I think...?).

 

[SisterRose]

Thanks ptr! I have thought about having a feel but dont know if I should yet, I don't want to irritate anything with only being 35 weeks just incase. I was thinking about trying next week at 36 to see. Also, I totally thought that if the head was engaged they couldnt get their hands down there too - so they'd be locked in with the head and their arms/shoulders out. I guess that would be a bit silly though! lol

 

[ptr]

Nah pretty sure they can squeeze a hand or 2 there!

 

[Junebugs]

100% agree with everything ptr says. Everything you said I have felt with mason and this one. completely normal.... and yes they can get their hands down there, mason used to play with his face and my cervix! I knew it was his fingers because after he was born he would do the same thing with his face all day long for a couple days.

 

[SisterRose]

So what I'm feeling probably is little claws lol!

 

[ptr]

yep claws, teeny tiny cute claws!

 

[Lownthwaite]

Ok - I apologise for the TMI

When you ladies have been having your plugs come away etc was it just out of the blue?

I'm still having random contractions (Day 6! ) but the last few times I've been for a wee and wiped it appears I have some stretchy EWCM!

Anybody know what that's all about I've only ever seen it before when not pregnant! Could it be the start of my plug maybe!?
Or is it normal to get this when pregnant too?!

 

[ptr]

I had a few bouts of ewcm and i consider that to be normal, the only time I would consider them not to be ewcm is when they have blood.

Tuesday I had a cervix check. No blood, no cm, nothing. Wednesday, I wiped tinged cm and smelled iron and was suspicious but dismissed the cm as I figured it was probably from the cervix check. Thursday, bam!!!! Got that first glob... So I guess mine started outta blue HOWEVER I think that it's probably the result of my cervix check, i think the cervix check triggered the plug to start falling out for me. Have you had a cervix check?

 

[ptr]

I am cross posting this in this thread as I already wrote this in my journal... but figured you ladies would be curious... You don't have to click on the spoiler, it's just a new picture of the mucus plug so yes, more TMI ... more disgusting stuff But thought maybe you ladies would want to know what a possible mucus plug would look like.

Just went to the bathroom 15 minutes ago and there was a huge glob on my panty liner. The biggest glob to date thus far... this is about the size of a quarter but not as bloody as the others were. It's very brownish-tan-cream with a very dark brown streak in it. I'm starting to get a little achey in the lower abdomen and my lower back but I am not sure if I'm imagining it or not. I am surprisingly not too anxious about it, I am just being a little guarded because I don't want to get disappointed in case this was just a teaser.

Spoiler

https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c375/gglzguppyz5/Flybaby%20Number%202/photo_zps6f7bd1d3.jpg

 

[broodymrs]

Things definitely seem to be happening for you ptr!

Low - I've had some EWCM over the last week which I think might be my plug starting to come away but I'm not going to get excited until I see some blood! I had a quick google and apparently an increase in mucasy type discharge can start weeks before real labour kicks in.

SisRose - Sounds like it might be little claws! That's good if baby is fully engaged. I've also been feeling lots of pressure but I know Dylan isn't engaged at all so can't really help but hopefully it means you won't be too long.

 

[Lownthwaite]

I had a few bouts of ewcm and i consider that to be normal, the only time I would consider them not to be ewcm is when they have blood.

Tuesday I had a cervix check. No blood, no cm, nothing. Wednesday, I wiped tinged cm and smelled iron and was suspicious but dismissed the cm as I figured it was probably from the cervix check. Thursday, bam!!!! Got that first glob... So I guess mine started outta blue HOWEVER I think that it's probably the result of my cervix check, i think the cervix check triggered the plug to start falling out for me. Have you had a cervix check?

No, they don't really do cervix checks in the UK unless you're in labour or they're doing a sweep.

 

[SisterRose]

Fingers crossed for you ptr!!

 

[ptr]

Right I keep forgetting you're in the UK!!

You can always dtd and see if that triggers your mucus plug to finally come loose?

 

[Lownthwaite]

Right I keep forgetting you're in the UK!!

You can always dtd and see if that triggers your mucus plug to finally come loose?

Did that last night - there was a lot of wetness but no mucus I actually wondered if my waters had gone but went to the toilet, wiped and got no more.

I never actually saw a plug or show with my DD so I'm guessing I might not see one this time - it's just with having that EWCM earlier it made me wonder.

 

[ptr]

I never saw my plug with DD either.... But this is your second so you might just see it this time!!

 

[Junebugs]

Lol.... little claws! I love it!

Is it weird that I want my water to break this time? I never felt my water break last time ( they broke it after I got my epi.) I just wonder what it would feel like for your waters to just go and labour to start

 

[Lownthwaite]

Lol.... little claws! I love it!

Is it weird that I want my water to break this time? I never felt my water break last time ( they broke it after I got my epi.) I just wonder what it would feel like for your waters to just go and labour to start

My waters broke out of the blue with my DD - no build up at all.

I had just got in bed - heard 2 pops so thought I better go to the bath room (new mattress!) - got to the toilet had a wee and then wondered why I couldn't stop weeing! Stood up and it was literally like somebody was throwing buckets of water down my legs! There was no pain or feeling as such just all this water that kept coming!

 

[Junebugs]

So its def. Something I wouldn't miss then???.. I am afraid I might not know its happening or something.. I have heard stories about that

 

[Lownthwaite]

So its def. Something I wouldn't miss then???.. I am afraid I might not know its happening or something.. I have heard stories about that

Everybody is different but for me with my DD it was totally unmissable!

Some women do just trickle though and mistake it for discharge. I guess I could this time too - especially as I'm half expecting a massive pop!

 

[ptr]

It was def unmistakable for me even tho it was broken in the hospital but I gushed... Gushed.... And gushed! I remember feeling a big contraction coming on and I was like errrmmmmm... Nurse you better move back and she's like nahhh ... Then the contraction happened and the biggest gush came and it got all over her pants and shoes I'm guessing there must have been what, 10 gallon in there, it felt like!