MARCH 2014 Monkeys! - Please join if you're due in March 2014

[Eltjuh]

I think sweeps have to be done quite vigorously to work..... I've got a midwife appointment with sweep booked for thursday, 41 weeks.
I've slowly accepted it now and am just counting down the days until she'll definitely be here (4th of August is when I'll be 42 weeks). I do still get a little excited when I feel something that could be a contraction... or if something else hurts - like earlier today I couldn't really walk because of some pain down below, couldn't really pinpoint exactly where it was, but it was down there somewhere.... But nothing yet.... And I still do check the tissue everytime I go to the toilet but I know it's possible to go into labour without losing your plug so not too disappointed to see there's nothing there....

Fingers crossed it'll happen soon, but we'll see... Like I said: I'm a little more relaxed about it now...

 

[donnarobinson]

Aww bless you she will defo be here soon they only let us get to plus 10 here before inducing X

 

[Eltjuh]

With Lucas they set induction for 41+5 (so +12) and that was my first, so they booked me in for late at night cause it tends to take a long time with your first.... But that was a different hospital, so not sure what it is here, cause with Logan (who was born here) my waters broke just before I had my sweep so I never needed to be booked in for induction.

I had a feel for my cervix earlier today though, to see if it was soft or anything and I think a little bit of my plug came out.... and just now I had a wee and there was some clear stringy mucus on the tissue (I didn't poke around in there this time! ) So fingers crossed it's the start of something....

Hubby's face though, when he saw it! He was standing next to me cause Logan was in the bath and happened to look round as I wiped - He's seen worse though, cause he's seen some bloody show when I was starting labour with Lucas....

 

[donnarobinson]

Aww lmao hopefully not long Hun my friend had a little girl yday also after having two boys X

 

[Blessedbaby]

Ella I hope that is the start of labour ... cant wait

 

[Eltjuh]

I thought it started..... until it stopped again!!
Had contractions from about 10pm until 10am then went for a walk to try and get them closer together and they pretty much stopped, then started again.... stopped a while after we got home at 12. Then started again around 3.30pm when i had a bath, coming every 5 minutes. Then started getting further apart again.... i tried all sorts, bouncing on my ball, different positions, standing up..... and nothing worked! By 11.30pm I was so tired I thought I should probably try to get some sleep as they were slowing down to every 7 mins. Ended up going to sleep around 1am and woke up at 7am with nothing..... and haven't had anything since, just some intense cramp/pressure in my bum. I'm guessing it's her moving down more... and it hurts sometimes when she wriggles! But they don't feel like my usual contractions.

Thing is, the contractions last night were pretty strong aswell!! Sucks, but we'll just have to wait and see what happens..... still got a sweep planned for thursday morning....

 

[Blessedbaby]

oh gosh good luck with the sweep I hope that brings on labour

 

[donnarobinson]

Congratulations Hun I seen on Facebook !! She's beautiful hope ur well and Excali the same weight as Cruz ! Enjoy her as u no it goes way to fast X

 

[Blessedbaby]

wow congrats Ella

 

[Eltjuh]

Yup, contractions started again on Tuesday night, around 6pm.
Went to bed expecting them to probably die down again around 11.30pm. After I had quite a strong contractions I felt as if something came out down below... so I went to the toilet but didn't really see anything so figured I'd imagined it. After I got back in bed it happened again so I thought: hmm.... I think maybe my waters have gone.... So I rang the hospital to let them know and they booked me in for induction on Friday morning incase nothing had happened by then but they said they were expecting me to come in later as I was already having quite strong contractions.
So I text my BIL's gf to ask if she could come over so we had someone to look after the boys. By that point my contractions were coming every 7 minutes and within an hour they were every 4 minutes.
Had a bath around 4.30am and they were getting really painful so I had hubby call the hospital and they said we could come in. Phoned a friend to take us to hospital and contractions were coming around every 2-3 minutes by then.
Got to the hospital around 6am and was examined at 4cm.
I was a little disappointed to hear 4cm, but at the same time I was glad it wasn't only 2! And the midwife said with 3rd babies it can go from 4 to fully very quickly.
By 7.04am Hayley Joan Boukje was born!

We're both doing great and she's so cute!! The boys love her too! Lucas was so excited to hold her, he got upset when we told him he had to wait for her to wake up

 

[donnarobinson]

Lovely photos Hun and quick birth
They look so proud congratulations!
Welcome to the momma of three club lol X

 

[Blessedbaby]

wow such a quick birth ... I love her names ... congratulations once again

she is so cute and look at those smiles on the boys faces

 

[ssjad]

This group is still going? Amazing!!
And congratulations on the new baby!!

 

[donnarobinson]

Hi girls how are you all ?
I can't believe our March monkeys will be 3 shortly after Christmas where does the time go !
CJ is starting school next week I actually can't believe it it feels like I've not long had him
Chad will be goin back to nursery on the 12th he's potty trained now only started a few weeks ago and now goes out in pants still pull ups for bed but he's doing great X
So will get 3hours a day with Cruz who is 8 months old on the 12th sept it's flying by! He's a little joy he's just started crawling and no teeth get Chad crawled and got teeth at 6 months lol
I'm having the implant tomorrow no more babies here hope ur all well X
Does anyone still here from nikki I often wonder how her and her girls are I seen on here she had wished she hadn't had her tubes tied bless her x

 

[Blessedbaby]

hi Donna

we good this side of the world ... the weather is warming up in South Africa so Spring is rolling in now ...

gosh the boys have grown so much ...

Scotlynn starts daycare tomorrow and is so excited to be going ... she is also fully potty trained and also uses pull ups at night ... however 3rd night of her not drinking any bottles and waking up with a dry nappy so tonight no more bottles for her ... she will have her milk in a sippy cup although she has been asking for more water throughout the day with the warmer weather ...

Im getting baby ready now and have done all my shopping and will pack my bags after 35 weeks ... my csection is planned for 28 September however depending if any issues comes up can be sooner ... Im not yet officially on maternity leave but Im working from home until the 16th when my leave starts ... I also have a helper now to help me with the laundry and housework as my SPD has been horrific ...

 

[donnarobinson]

Congratulations on ur new baby girl blessed x

 

[Blessedbaby]

thanks Donna

 

[donnarobinson]

I can't believe our march monkeys will soon be three where does the time go x

 

[Blessedbaby]

and Cruz will be one ... they growing up too fast

 

[donnarobinson]

Ino it's flying by come march I'll have a 5,3 and 1 year old I can't lie tho I'm looking forward to finally having a little bit of me time and being out the baby stage I feel like I've been pregnant and had a baby forever

How are u finding life with two ? Is scottlynn enjoying being a big sister x