Lil' October Pumpkins 2013

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I've had 3. Two before 12 weeks and the anatomy scan at 18.

What are they checking for?
 
Junebugs you probably won't be last! We have the same due date and I bet you'll go first.

Goddess I hope you feel better soon.

Girlnboots who on earth is your employer? They sound ridiculous!

I'm just like you ladies, I live in the bathroom. I can't wait until I don't have to pee every time I stand up and walk somewhere!

Low that's great news baby is engaged! Have you still been having contractions?

PTR have you been having anymore contractions?
 
LOL.. thanks JBELL, its good to know i will have a labour buddy ;) lol
 
I'm not getting so frustrated at living in the toilet now but I think that's because I've got used to it. I'm just getting tired of the fact that I can't sleep longer than 3 hours without having to get up to pee. It's really affecting my sleep now.

I've had 4 scans. The 2 nhs ones; 12 weeks and 20 weeks. We also paid for an early scan at 7 weeks to try and reassure me after our previous loss and then we got a 4d scan at 26 weeks because we were unhappy with our 20 week scan.

June and jbell - I'm wondering how many of us late Octobers will end up with November babies. I'm going to ask that if I go overdue, which I'm expecting to, if they'll book me for induction at 40+10. I know they won't do it any earlier than that, but I don't think I can manage the though of having to go 40+14.
 
For some reason i cant see me going into November at all.... i also cant see myself go past my due date which is weird?... with Mason i knew i was going to go over but with this one i just cant see it.... I dont know why....

Girly- I would think they would let you at 40+10.. they had me booked in for that but i just happen to go into labour the night before
 
I'm hoping so. Although I'm really hoping not to get to that point!! Lol.
 
Jbell - I work for Walmart. I love my coworkers, but anyone over a certain pay grade is a complete moron. I reminded them a week ago about my annual eval and raise I had to sign off on before I left, and they forgot that too. I tried to make it as easy as I could, giving them plenty of notice (7 months!), reminding them when I was leaving, taking off a few weeks before my due date as to not leave then stranded if I went into sudden labor, and they still gave me dumbfounded looks. They'll ask me about my baby, then turn around and forget I still have to give birth to her.

Anyways. Rant over. I hope everyone is doing well. Don't know about you guys but it is hoooot here.
 
LOL girlnboots. That sounds particularly frustrating!

I can't see myself going late but its probably because everyone keeps telling me that I won't make it. I used to think they were wrong but I guess they have started to convince me. I just want him to come when he's ready. However, it would be wonderful if that was at or very, very, very close to 40 weeks ;)

But for now I need him to stay put especially because I just found out that my MIL is being moved to hospice care tomorrow. They are taking her off dialysis and insulin and we are going 6 hours away to Florida to see her. She hasn't seen me at all during the pregnancy and we are going down there so she can see me and feel Sam moving around. So much for sticking around the close to home when you're full term! Idk how long we'll be down there but my future SIL is going too and she drives me insane. I'll be sitting there 9 months pregnant and she'll be talking about how excited she is that her wedding is "only" 6 months away and how its coming up so fast! :haha: So I'm just going to stay strong and silent for my DH. Also, He and his mom aren't super close and he seems to be more worried about me than anything. His brother is the one who is going to be a wreck and I feel like my DH is going down there to be a support for him.
 
I've had contractions but they come and go so nothing definite. Plug still coming out but obviously I know it means nothing by now haha.

I am most likely going to go with my induction date of October 1st... I will know more at my dr appt on September 30th
 
Sorry to hear about your mil jbell, hope you don't go in labor down there! How long are you going to stay there?
 
I hope everything goes well for you in Florida, JBell. Stay put for now little one!

Work is becoming much more difficult. I'm in my car driving a lot during the day and it's getting really uncomfortable. I have someone with me that I'm training to cover my territory while I'm out, but she doesn't know how to drive a manual so she can't drive my car! At least she's doing all the heavy lifting. Everyone keeps asking me when I'm going to stop working....I wish I had a crystal ball and knew when I'd deliver so I could take a couple days off prior, but I don't want to pick a date and go way over.
 
Hey ladies there have been so many girls come and go on this thread that sometimes i have a hard time keeping yall straight. Im curious about the girl who was having bad head aches. She was finally going to be seen by the neuro dr in the fall or late summer. Does anyone know bhow she is? I may have missed it.
 
Hi guys so sorry I haven't been on to keep up with All you lovely ladies. We have our lovely wee man home but he has bad colic and is not sleeping hardly at all at night which is totally exhausting. Little pet is just the best thing ever but boy is he exhausting! Really hope everything is going ok with you all and congrats on the arrival Maze!! You are so lucky he is sleeping! Enjoy it! :)x
 
Oops just saw the other deliveries on the first page massive congrats girlies!! X
 
Murmurs, I remember who you're talking about. She couldn't get into the neurologist until September from what I recall, so I hope she's doing better, whoever she is!
 
Well ladies, Liam and I are finally at home! :D

Lot's of labor dust for those whose due dates are coming up and those who are displaying labor symptoms. :dust:

Sorry for all of you that are experiencing a bunch of discomfort and pain. I hope that things get better for you soon.

Good to see you back in the thread, Mama Lion! :hugs:
Congrats on the wedding and the new house. :happydance:
Yes, I did test positive for GBS and had antibiotics during labor. It really wasn't bad, I actually think that the IV itself was more irritating than the medicine.

Here's my birth story:

At about 1:30 am on September 23rd I started having contractions. I started monitoring them at 2 am and once I had established that they were regular (30 seconds long and 5-7 minutes apart) Colin and I went into the hospital at about 3 am. We started out in Triage to make sure that I really was in labor I was 5 cm dilated and had high blood pressure. They diagnosed me with pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure was my only symptom though, my labs all came back great) and put me into labor and delivery for an induction. I was laboring on my own, but they were worried that it wasn't progressing quickly enough with the high blood pressure. At this point my contractions were really bad and I was not tolerating them well. Apparently Liam wasn't tolerating it well either because his vitals would crash every time I had a contraction. After what seemed like ages they FINALLY got me my epidural. After the epidural my blood pressure was not quite as high and Liam's vitals were perfect. He was tolerating the contractions beautifully at that point. They went ahead and administered Pitocin after the epidural as well (they already had me on Magnesium and Penicillin before the epidural). I took a nap for about an hour or two and then they checked me and I was already at 9 cm. My OB was unfortunately due to be in surgery until 1 pm though and was really trying to hurry with the two cases she had so that she could get in to deliver me. We waited for as long as we could afford to and in the mean time I met with the doctor that would deliver me in the event that my doctor could not make it in time. He did end up delivering me. My labor and delivery was relatively short, especially the pushing stage. I only pushed for about 15-20 minutes. My mother barely made it to the hospital in time to be there for the birth (I was pushing when she arrived). For the final push the doctor gave me a small episiotomy to prevent what he was convinced would be a very bad tear otherwise and administered a vacuum assist to help him out that last little bit. Liam was born at 12:24 pm and weighed 5 lbs and 3 oz and was 20 inches long. I wasn't surprised at his small birth weight as he was 2 weeks early and small babies run in my family even when they are overdue. He's perfectly healthy though and shows all of the signs of a full term baby. He does have slight hypospadias, but he pees just fine and the pediatricians were not worried. We're planning to correct it when we get his circumcision done, though we may have to wait until he's a bit older. We have been breast feeding and he's had quite an appetite, so hopefully he'll gain weight fast. <3
 
Great birth story Kalon, sorry about your high blood pressure!

The lady who had bad headaches was named MirandaH, right? and she hasn't updated in a while. :shrug:

Good to see you pop in Twinkle, glad that you got to take LO home and hope that his colic settles soon.

*cant remember much farther back now*

I've had a total of 17 NHS scans and 3 private scans that I paid for, but had to go back again one of those times because couldnt get good 4D scan images the first time so bumps that up to 4. So I've had about 21 scans. :wacko:

Midwife yesterday told me baby is engaged, so second time I've been told that in the last two weeks which means she has been engaged and locked in the pelvis since 34 weeks now! but I don't think it means much about labour anytime soon as I don't have any other symptoms and I'm being induced in 13 days any how.
 
Fab birth story kk. I bet its lovely being home. You were in hospital for awhile.

I am having a tonne of cramping today and tonight. Hoping its not labour yet. I am not ready.
 
Goddess, I think you're the only one who feels that way at this point. :p I do hope you feel better tomorrow. Maybe a glass of water and some sleep will help?

I'm starting to get super nervous. I hate the unexpected/unknown.
 
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