*** March Mummies *** 29 Boys, 34 Girls, 8 Team Yellow! 46 babies born!!

[2nd time]

right blessed i am pressing my had like crazy how har to pinch and how long to do it for ?? oh well press press going to get dh to give me a service later lol

 

[S_a_m_m_y]

wow alot of inductions...cant wait for all the baby pics to start flowing in...

 

[blessedmomma]

lol ladies! you would think people would be smarter than to cross a pregnant woman, especially 9 months along!

tanikit is getting induced today. we had three in a row...

natty-wed, tanikit- thurs, and shells- fri

cant wait to see pics too!!!!

lol 2ndtime! i think you do it for a few minutes and rest a few minutes unless you have contractions right away. then you rest during contractions. i did it a lot the day before my DD came, but she was my first and didnt have much else to do. i started some this morning but havent done much since. hope your DH gives you some "service" tonight im ok with a break for a minute. its not even fun anymore, starting to feel like work hehe!

 

[MumtoJ]

Evening ladies, I had a text from Natty a bit earlier but have been putting DS to bed. So sorry for the delay.

At about 5:30 UK time she was having niggles but nothing serious, if nothing really happening by 1 ish they were going to check her and see if they could break her waters, if not do another pessary & wait another 6 hrs. If they go with the breaking her waters they will give her time to start contracting on her own and then try a drip. If the do another pessary and nothing happens they will look to do a c-section.

I have just sent her another text as Im not sure if she wants things posting on Facebook so would ask until she says that no one comment on facebook in case she wants to announce things herself - thanks

ETA - just heard back from Natty, she would ask that we don't comment on Facebook.

 

[Shell'sAngels]

https://ezinearticles.com/?Acupress...essure-Points-to-Help-Induce-Birth&id=1663384

https://www.buzzle.com/articles/acupressure-points-to-induce-labor.html

https://www.suite101.com/content/pressure-points-to-induce-labor-a11492

here are some sites that explain it better than i can. i used the one that is in the webbing between thumb and index finger. and a little bit by my ankle. i wouldnt start it til your really ready. i thought it would take a week or so even though it says minutes to 48 hrs. i started at 37+5 and went into labor and had my first at 37+6. i seriously did it all day though too.

so literally you just rub that webby bit between your fingers?....
I cant reach my ankles for that other bit!!! lol

 

[blessedmomma]

yep shells that is exactly what i did with my first! i did it all day for a day, as much as i could remember to do it. i keep forgetting today, but am gonna do some tonight. and try to have hubby do my ankles tonight. i cant hold my breath long enough to find my ankles either

good luck tomorrow hun!!!! im gonna be thinking of you

 

[Shell'sAngels]

thanks im just praying they have a bed... its a full moon 2moro too so babies normally come out!!! lol

 

[readynwilling]

Excited for Natty, tanikit and shell's!!!

I still don't want anything to happen till march 1st. I have a 4 day weekend now and then 4 working days, then im off!!

 

[blessedmomma]

i started doing some acupressure and then realized i want to be induced. my Dh missed the last birth cuz it was midnight and he had to go home to be with the kids. it was dec 09 and they had a big H1N1 scare and wouldnt let kids under 12 in l&d. this time he will have to take our little ones home to sleep so dont want to start contractions in the afternoon and chance him missing it. if i can wait to get induced at 7:30am i have a better chance of him being there this time. i dont think i want to do anything to jeopardize him missing it especially considering im at higher risk for c-section from low fluid. i think i might just take it easy til monday, LOL!

 

[rottpaw]

Okay ladies, I have a question. Am hoping some of you are still on this evening. Since about 6 this evening, I've been having what I'm guessing are contractions. I'm not positive, since it's my first and I don't really feel like I know exactly what they feel like. But I've definitely had BH's before and these are not the same. This is more like the tightening you get with a BH, but combined with period-like cramps/pain that comes and goes. Going on about 3 hours now. A warm bath felt great but has not stopped them (like normally would with BH). Could it be the beginning of labor? Should I just try to go to bed like I normally would and go by whether I can sleep through it? Any help is appreciated because I feel like I don't know exactly what I'm supposed to be watching for, but something is definitely happening that hasn't before.

THanks in advance!

 

[readynwilling]

Angela - im here, but i don't know cause this is my first too.... Are the contractions consistant? or are they fairly irregular?

 

[rottpaw]

Hey Sara,

They've been fairly regular and I would say last maybe 45 seconds to a minute, but then again I feel like I'm not sure what point I should start timing them (like what's the beginning and what's the end of the contraction). They don't feel like the tightness ever really relaxes completely, though the period-ish pain definitely comes and goes. There is also a bit of sharper pain (mostly on the sides). It was on the right kind of during each contraction but is now on the left.

 

[readynwilling]

I would start timing the period pains from the start of one pain to the the start of the next pain. You are looking for them to be the same amount of time apart. Its not the length of the contraction that needs to be regular, more the amount of time between them.

 

[rottpaw]

Okay will try that. Thanks!

 

[braijackava]

Its weird that i logged on and this is what you guys are talking about. I have been having the same thing all day. They were really irregular at first, but i was laying in bed with hubby for about an hour and had three good ones. Same thing, BH like tightenings plus period like cramps and back pain. I have had three kids before, but i was induced each time and don't really remember the beginning contractions. Then me and hubby DTD, it was his bday present haha. And i had like one long rock hard tummy contraction right after that seemed to last like 3 min. Just relaxing now and drank a glass of water. We will see what happens.
but yes angela they sound like either contractions or painful BHs . I would just keep and eye and start timing them.

 

[readynwilling]

If you are worried go get checked hun. Im off to bed, try to rest!

 

[rottpaw]

Thanks ladies. If I can't sleep I'll be on here while I clock them LOL! Brai if we are headed for the finish line then good luck to both of us!

 

[msarkozi]

Angela - and you were just saying earlier that you were jealous, lol! Now you might be in labour yourself...yah!!!

It's kinda funny how quickly things change, as I have been feeling wet down there since this afternoon, and started getting crampy again myself. I have no idea WTF is going on, other then it is screwing with my head I noticed the fluid on my liner is different from what I normally have.......we are hoping this is the start of something happening, otherwise we are still waiting until Tuesday. OH swears I am going to go into labour tomorrow though because of the full moon......

 

[rottpaw]

Hey Melissa! Things can definitely change quickly! I'm going to finish packing my bag (just in case) and then I'll check back in. So far, as best I can tell, what I am experiencing is about 6 minutes apart.

They told me to go in when contractions last at least 1 minute, and are 5 minutes apart, for at least 1 hour. I don't know what it means if they are 6 minutes apart but last a lot longer than 1 minute.

 

[msarkozi]

I have no idea either I hope this is it for you Angela!