long cycles support thread :) the yelping vaginas club! (closed group)

[mrsc81]

Woohoo!
I had mine at 16+2 in 2d, they tell you gender in 2d then pay extra to peek in 3d

 

[Diddums]

It's so exciting. Luckily my package includes 2d, 3d, and 4d views it's only £56 plus we get an extra £25 off as we already have a scan booked with them for 27 weeks

 

[mrsc81]

Mine was £45 for 2d they wanted an extra £5 to view 3d which I didn't bother with as they use 2d to determine gender.
That's sooo close Katya, I bet your really excited

 

[Diddums]

Ah fair enough. My price includes the extra already lol. Did you get a photo of the scan?

Yup so exited. Can't believe it's only two weeks away! I've got my friends housewarming the same afternoon, which is really cool as she is 20 weeks ahead of me with a girl and she is really excited we will be on Mat leave at the same time xx

 

[mrsc81]

Yes was supposed to get 4 pics, but realised when I got home they only gave me 3

 

[bnporter81]

Katya, I bet you're so excited to find out the gender! Do you have any gut feelings about the sex? I had a 3D scan with both of my boys and I thought it was amazing....sooo much better than the the regular 2D! I'm slightly on the heavier side and I usually feel movement around 17 weeks. It's very light at first...then you keep feeling it off and on and you finally realize, "hey, that's the baby moving" It's always comforting when you start feeling movement because it just puts your mind at ease more.

Caroline, I know you are so ready for her to come by now. You must have made quite a nice little home for her in there since she doesn't want to leave yet Hopefully she'll be here soon and you won't have to get the induction

Hope everyone had a great mother's day on Sunday and I hope you all have a great rest of the week

 

[Rachel789]

Katya- I can't wait to find out what your having, how exciting! I first felt movement around 17 weeks. It was really distinct around 22-23 weeks. But I had an anterior placenta so it took a bit longer for it to be obvious.

 

[Rachel789]

I finally got around to my birth story! It is kind of long but here it is:

Starting Tuesday April 30th-May 3rd I was having Braxton Hicks contractions every 6-8 minutes, they did not hurt but were very uncomfortable. Once this started I was feeling like things would happen soon. I had my prenatal appointment on Friday, May 3rd at 39+5. The mid wife checked my cervix and I was one cm dilated and 50% effaced. She did a sweep and said at the most it would be a week until I had the baby but it really could be anytime now. She suggested I try to do some walking to get things going. DH and I went out for dinner that night and had pizza, then went to the mall to do some walking since it was hot outside. While having dinner and walking around the contractions were still about 6-8 minutes apart but at this time they were starting to get slightly painful. We went home and watched tv and while I was laying on the couch I was getting more uncomfortable but still not too bad and I didn’t think it was labor yet. I went to bed around 11 or 12 and woke up at 3 a.m. and that is when the contractions started to get painful. I kept trying to go back to sleep but I couldn’t. For an hour I was in and out of bed and timing the contractions, which were around 5 minutes apart and finally around 4 a.m. I woke DH up and told him I thought this was it. I was starving so I asked him to make me some eggs and toast and I continued to time the contractions, which remained around 4-5 minutes apart. I ate only a few bites of food and took a shower around 5 a.m. and I noticed in the shower they were coming more frequently. Once I got out and timed them again they were 3 minutes apart so I told DH we needed to hurry up and pack the last few things we needed and get moving. He didn’t quite believe I was as far along as I was and kept asking if I was sure it was time yet, but I was in a lot of pain at that point and we had a 30 minute ride to the hospital so I decided we should go to be safe. When we got in the car the contractions slowed down to 6 minutes or so apart, I thought to myself “great I will probably get there and be sent home”. We arrived at the hospital around 6:30 a.m. and were sent to triage and they checked me and said I was 6 cm dilated! I couldn’t believe I was that far along already. So they admitted me and sent me to labor and delivery. I told them in triage that I wanted to epi so they took some blood work and said once that came back ok I could get my epi. The contractions continued to get more intense and I was impatiently waiting for my epi. The anesthesiologist was in an emergency c-section so they said the attending would come. Three times I was told he was on his way and he never showed up. It was such torture thinking the pain relief was coming, I kept staring at the door and no one came. DH and my mom were very surprised at how I was handling the contractions. I wanted complete silence and I just breathed through them and didn’t make a noise. For me it was better to remain in control than to scream in pain. Finally after waiting 2.5 hours the anesthesiologist came and got my epi in within 6 minutes, they said that was very fast and it helped that I was able to start very still which was so difficult during the painful contractions. Getting the epi was so easy and did not hurt at all. Finally I was able to relax and talk normally and take a little nap. I was exhausted as I only slept a couple hours during the night. They checked my cervix again right after the epi was in, and from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. I hadn’t progressed at all, I was still only 6 cm. They went ahead and broke my water and at this time I was told there was meconium in the water and the baby would not be able to be placed on my chest immediately after birth. They had to check her out first and make sure she was ok. I was very disappointed but all that mattered to me at that point was she is healthy and taken care of. A couple hours after they broke my water they checked me again and I had only progressed to 7 cm so they decided it would be a good idea to start me on Pitocin to get my contractions stronger and closer together. It was around 1:00 p.m. that they started the Pitocin and by around 3:00 p.m. I was fully dilated and the baby’s head was down very low and DH told me he could see her hair and she had dark hair. I started crying at this point because I knew I would be meeting her soon. I was so numb from the epi that I couldn’t feel the contractions so the nurse had to tell me when to push. I didn’t even feel the ring of fire everyone talks about when she crowned. I was told even with the epi I would feel the ring of fire and that pushing on average takes about 2-3 hours. I pushed for around 35 minutes and Shaelyn Marie was born on Saturday, May 4th at 3:38 p.m. weighing 9 pounds 3 ounces and 21 inches long. I was in shock when I heard how big she was. Everything was ok with the meconium and after they checked her out and cleaned her off she was given to me. It was the most amazing feeling looking into her eyes and holding her for the first time, I couldn’t stop crying! I ended up tearing really bad; it was a 3rd degree tear. The recovery hasn’t been fun but it was more than worth it and I would do it all over again for her.

 

[mrsc81]

Rachel very well written
I had a 2nd degree tear and started to feel 'normal' again at about 6 weeks, so not long ago really. Hope you heal soon

 

[mrsc81]

I just realised I never posted my birth story here

 

[rmsh1]

Great story Rachel! I never posted mine here either

I had three 2nd degree tears, and I am still not completely better 8 weeks on... But nearly! Do those kegals!

 

[Diddums]

Wow I love reading the real birth stories. Makes my own that much more real I secretly hope I will be in control and quite like you during contractions Rachel, but who knows lol. I really am a bit of a wimp when it comes to pain, but been toughening up over the last two years. For example, telling myself a blood test (which I uses to be terrified of) is nothing compared to giving birth. Funnily enough it's working so far and I don'tind having blood taken now lol

 

[seabean]

Loved the story Rachel, THANK YOU!

 

[rmsh1]

I put the link to my birth story in my sig

 

[Diddums]

Would love some advice. I think I finally picked up baby's heartbeat on my Doppler. Can someone have a listen tell me what they think. The heart rate is around 160bpm.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkqasi11sx8befe/Baby Heartbeat 13+5.m4a

Let me know if the link isn't working

 

[mrsc81]

That's it Katya

 

[mrsc81]

How are you doing Caroline? Getting frustrated yet?

 

[cmwilson]

Great birth story Rachel! I hope I can tough out the contractions like you but I'm most likely asking for the epidural as soon as it is available to me. Hope you are healing ok from the tear. How is Shaelyn sleeping?

Bethany - I'm sorry about your sons arm. That is something I fear as a parent, the broken bones. I hope things sort themselves out in your cycle soon.

Raven and NewMrs. - Hope things are going ok with you. Raven, when do you have an appointment? NewMrs. what's going on with you?

Katya - Love the sound of the heartbeat, isn't that the best sound ever?

Louise - I'm hanging in there. Beginning to get impatient though. We had an NST today and everything looked good. They told me I had one contraction in the middle of the test but I didn't feel it. Maybe that's a good sign? Who knows. If nothing happens I will be induced Monday. Of course I would prefer to go naturally but it is nice to have an end date in mind! Maybe I'll get lucky and things will get started this weekend! Here's hoping! I'll keep you ladies updated when I can.

 

[rmsh1]

Try some Caroline

 

[Diddums]

I'm starting to show slightly. Hubby hugged me and said tummy was bigger despite not gaining any weight so far. And I can no longer suck it in lol

Shame all the maternity clothes I ordered from Next were massive! The leggings were so loose round my legs they almost fell down lol. Might have to actually try on instore rather than order online lol xxx