March Mama's! 2012 :) - 33 pink , 24 blue and 17 yellow bumps! 33 Babies!!

[loolindley]

Loo!

Question... maybe it's the daily hospital checks that are breaking down your resistance, but do you find that the closer you get to birth the less you care about the pressing projects?

I ask because for the past couple of days, my attitude about work has totally changed. I'm much more of the mindset that the baby can come when she wants and I can just finish my work later.

I was so focused on getting to a certain point with the house, which we got to yesterday, and now I just feel that it would be a 'convenient' time for the baby to show!! There is nothing we can be doing in the house whilst the plaster/kitchen fitter/floor fitters are in, so it's a case of "Baby, I'm ready when you are". Am still fully expecting it to take another couple of weeks, but if it came now, I'd be pleased.

Plus, seeing all these new babies on this thread is making me a touch more impatient...

 

[citymouse]

Wouldluv, he's adorable! So sweet!

I'm with you, Loo, seeing the babies is making me all broody.

Speaking of babies, mine is making alien movements in my stomach. Now all I need is creepy 1960s tv show sound effects. Bwwwow... bwwwow...

 

[loolindley]

Well I've just given birth to Slimer from Ghostbusters. Maybe it's a movie themed night?!?

 

[citymouse]

LOL! If only we'd known... your baby's nickname could have been Slimer all along.

 

[kymied]

Mouse - I gave up on the room being done before the baby but now it's starting to look like it MIGHT be done. I just really want the plastering to be done before he arrives, new lungs shouldn't be breathing plaster dust (only the closet left to plaster)

My little dude is having a dance party in response to my RLT....

 

[emera35]

Loo its totally fine to sniff at oils at this point.
Mmm yucky plug! I discovered mine after the birth this time I was like "argh wtf is that?!" Which considering I was sitting in a ton of mess at the time says a lot! It looked different to what I remembered! Ewww

 

[Glowstar]

on my phone so just a quickie! loo - how exciting! looks like the sweep might have worked! and yes, if most of your plug comes away at once it's bigger than you think!!! good luck hun xxxx

 

[lauraclili]

Hi all,

Just to let you know that I'm off to the hospital in a minute to be induced.


Contractions haven't really started after my waters broke on Wednesday so now no choice. Hopefully things will go well and quickly with a bit of help!

x

 

[emera35]

Good luck Laura!

 

[mitchnorm]

Only skimmed through posts this morning but just spotted Laura off for induction...good lyck x x x Hope it all goes smoothly

Banging head this morning.....oily epo still up.the foof i guess and wondering wher the capsules they are housed in go ...yuck and no outcome for me

Catch up a bit later x

 

[loolindley]

Good luck Laura!!!

Mitch, the EPO would have dissolved straight away? I had to pee an hour or two after inserting it and it was all melted by then. Hope the bad head goes away

Glow, I googled the plug, and apparently it can still mean the baby is weeks away!! Let's say I'm not holding my breath!

 

[Nicnak282]

Morning lads

Hope you're all hanging in there?! No new news here...been havng contractions and period type pains for past 24 hours but nothing that would suggest it's near. Not sure if midwife knew what she was talking about when she said 3 days!!!! Just said to hubby I may walk into town and he wasn't keen. Just cannot sit around today - feel ansty. Will defo go but apparently must text him if I feel weird...hmmmmm!!

Good luck Laura - exciting!!! Xx

Go Loo on losing your plug!!! Hehe!! Xx

Mitch treat yourself today honey - your gorgeous baby will be here soon xx

Off to walk this bloomin' bubba out now...PAH!!!!!!

Lots love xxxxxx

 

[mitchnorm]

Thought i had best repky properly...feel more human after half a bowl of cheerios and hubby got me a maple and pecan pastry before heading out to.work

wouldluv....gorgeous pics...he is sooooo cute

mouse...love your doggie....what a sweetie if a little dumb...bless. Wonder how hes gonna take to.baby...you preparing him in.any way? Others with dogs...is that something you.have to.do?

Nicnak...not convinced mws have a clue on when baby will come and how big they are...mine was crap at 'guessing' the position for ages

loo....bleeeurgh to plug lose....must have been a lovely thing to come face to face with early hours of morning . Epo has dissolved and done nada...nowt...nothing

kymied...lovely room x

Well i.have decided to just go with the baby free time and not stress it.....pees me off slightly that i finished work 3 weeks and no baby....just that psycholo

 

[mitchnorm]

Doh...cont from above...psychologicallymeans less time with baby. Silly cos i.am already off til Jan anywsy....9 months with bubba and could tag on a couple of extra months too

Well chilled day for me...hoping indian head massage will relieve headache and pedicure brings on labour x x

 

[firsttimer1]

PuffyMouse - oooooo maybe YOUR be next to have your LO! all puffy and dropped... do you feel more ready now? i know u wnated to get work out of the way somewhat....

JadeEmChar - congrats on your little bundle

Skadi&Emera - ew sounds painful then when milk first comes in. Im glad i know from you lovely ladies that it settles though otherwise i would prob have given up no sooner than started!

Lozza - if digs doesnt come tomo (i like the sentiment value of st.pads day) then i wont be too bothered anymore when they show up Your so relaxed tho that your LO will prob be the next to show!!

WT - ive heard GREAT things about playing white noise to babies, we did a little study on it as part of my masters x i really hope it soothes the little men for you PS. i have the sleep sheep too like skadi and puffymouse... meant to be FANTASTIC.

Loo - the whole plug? think its cos of the s+s you had? excited???

Kymied - gorgeous nursey xxx

Wudluv - Gorgeous such lovely photos

Laura - CONGRATS! GOOD LUCK TODAY!

Mitch - yup the epo shell should totally dissolve hunni. Think i will start putting one ''down there'' from tonight. Didnt want to last night as it makes wee oily and i need to do sample today will need to put two up there tho as my ones are 500mg each now enjoy your pampering today!!!!

Well i have my MW appt at 11:10am. After the disappointment of the GP appt @38weeks im hoping to at LEAST find out if baby has even started to engage yet. And im going to be brave and ask for a s+s on the basis of my pelvis.... but im guessing it will be a resounding NO.

Mmmmm just realised i only have enough RLT to last me another 4 days....... im NOT buying anymore. I remember when i got my 200 teabags i was like ''no way will i drink all this''..... HA!

 

[waula]

Morning Lads...

Hope you're all well...thinking of you a LOT today Laura...I hope all goes smoothly for you with the induction - and I completely agree with Glowie - epidurals are your friend if you have to have the drip...

Loo - what?? your LO is now allowed to arrive??? glad you got the house sorted though and now maybe you'll be able to relax a little bit?? please xxxx

Birth story...sorry its a bit traumatic, not meant as a scare story at all - i just want you to trust your bodies...i've spoilered it as its massive - sorry!!!

Spoiler

so my waters went with a pop and splash in the loo last Friday morning - no real signs before then apart from being pretty knackered on the thursday and bit crampy... phoned the hospital and they told me to go in and get checked - was told 50% eggfaced, not dilated but cervix had moved forward a bit. They suspected hindwater rupture (torn membranes higher up than babies head) so told i had 48 hours to go into labour at home... Once i was home i started with sporadic cramps but nothing regular until 10pm when i had proper contractions lasting 50seconds every 3-4 mins until 4am when they suddenly stopped so we went to bed for a couple of hours...woke up cramping again but decided to go to my booked reflexology anyway...on and off contractions all day which got really intense at 6pm but able to breathe/tens machine through until 1am when they got a lot more painful so got in the bath and DH was timing them every 2mins lasting a minute so ended up going into hospital where i was told cervix was thinning but only 1cm and to go home and return for induction at 8am. consultant examined me and managed to break my fore waters even though only 1cm and i was left for 4 hours to see if i would get going myself - pretty mad contractions but Tens/breathing through ok - 4 hours later got examined and still 1cm - i was really upset and so they started the syntometrine drip. i was completely not expecting the intensity of contractions and really struggled to keep my head, 4 hours later...still 1cm...lost it a bit to be honest and got an epidural in on second attempt - i could have kissed the anaesthetist! could still feel a bit of pain in my bum with contractions but it was so completely fine compared to earlier. drip rate increased again and 4 hours later i was 6cm and feeling pretty good...was told that another 4 hours we'd be at 10cm and ready to push...then my contractions went a bit mental - they try and keep you at 4 contractions in 10mins and i was at 7 in 10 and epidural just wasn't covering it at all so got on the gas and air and had massive epidural top-up which took the edge off but still needed the gas and air to keep on top of it...next examination at 2am and still 6cm and Noahs head had started to swell and he'd gone back to back...got Dr in who examined and agreed and wanted to turn up drip again for 4 hours - i said no way - an hour at the most, babies heart rate had been 160 all day and was now 170-190 and i asked if c-sec was an option... up the drip went again and the epidural just wasn't working - had another big top up...and ended up demanding the drip be turned off 30mins in and contractions settled back to 4 in 10. Dr came back and told me i'd made a mistake by turning off the drip and that this was normal and that if it was pain that i couldn't handle they could sort that out. I was pretty out of it at that point and really had to get a handle on myself to tell her i was not going to carry on with the induction process - it just felt so wrong and i hated knowing that Noah's head was swelling up being pushed against my cervix. The Dr was pretty awful to be honest and told me i was going against medical advice - I tried to reason with her that I'd now been going for 68 hours without sleep so she eventually went to see the consultant who agreed for c-sec but told me that i would be examined again in theatre and if i was 10cm they would deliver me vaginally. I couldn't care by that point. Had my epidural taken out and honestly lads - the contractions without the drip were absolutely fine to breathe through. Had spinal block and got into theatre and examined and told i was 7cm so had the c-sec. During the surgery they got Noah's shoulders stuck getting him out of the uterus and it tore and i lost a litre of blood but i knew then we'd made the right decision... dh brought him over but i can barely remember it and feel awful but i just didnt want to know. so there we were, 9lb 3oz, safe and healthy...my uterus had a big tear which weakens it too much for normal labour again but none of it matters - got my little boy and loads of cuddles which are fading my memories!!!

so overall...induction when your body isn't ready just didn't work for me, epidural was amazing whilst it worked, gas and air was amazing, normal contractions are really ok to breathe through, trust your bodies and don't be afraid to question what is happening to your body and best of all the cuddles you'll get at the end are so worth it!!!!!!

oh and milk coming in is RIDICULOUS!!!!!

xx

 

[firsttimer1]

waula, just read your story and im so proud of you for sticking to you guns im just so sorry that it was such a long and painful process for you thank you for sharing. I like to read the nice stories AND the less nice ones as its good to be prepared for things not always going to plan.

But as you say.... you have a gorgeous now and the memories of the birth are fading.... so its ALWAYS worth it in the end

well done you!!!!

 

[wondertwins]

Waula- wow! You are amazing to have gone through all that. I'm so happy that you have your boy and are getting lots of cuddles now.

C'mouse- how do you think your pup will do once he's no longer the baby of the family?

Wouldluv- love the pics!

Mitch- I find that pastries make everything better. Yesterday afternoon, we were having a colicky time, so DH brought me an apple fritter. (He's such an enabler!!!) It made everything seem okay.

FT- 200 bags?!? I guess it's safe to say RLT does not induce labor! Your uterus should be mighty strong though.

AFM... Babies slept like good little boys last night! we got up to feed at midnight and again at 5:00, but not tears! w00t. My ears are numb to the sound of ocean waves being played all night, but it was so worth it!

As for the rest of you.... More babies please! (Loo, I think you could be soon!)

 

[Mrs Cupcake]

morning all,

good luck to laura!

i havent read all the posts yet but will go catch up in a mo, i see waula has posted her birth story which i just scanned through...

whispers..... i think i might be in very early labour.....

i have been contracting regularly since 1am... i couldnt sleep at first but later fell asleep thank god. they are very mild almost like period pains and braxton hicks at the same time. they felt more strong in the middle of the night when it was quiet and i was still,now im up and about they seem less strong.

im really hoping 'this is it' and that it isnt another false alarm... (looking likely as more time passes unfortunately).

hope all the babies are behaving themselves (ps im with you FT on wanting a st paddys day babe)

 

[firsttimer1]

WT - yup IF i had thought rlt induces labour i would be gutted Nope im just hoping its done SOME good.... time will tell SOOOO glad white noise is working for you and your LO's!!!

cupcake - whispers: YAY for early labour signs!

Unfortunately after two nights of waking up with pains and cramps in my tummy.. i slept like a babe last night so no signs for me.

still feel on off tho but unfortunately i have done for the whole of third tri!!! BOO.