May 2012 babies - so far 8 yellow, 22 blue, 21 pink!

[zephyr]

loveacupcake - Congrats to your friend! Good to hear everything went well And only a few days in NICU at 35 weeks! I heard fluid on the lungs is common for c sections?
I think I'm going to go pack my bag today now.

Waves - you must be thrilled! With news like that wow you may even beat me cute photo too and good to hear growth and everything is fine.

My sleep was really bad up until I took a pillow and wedged it behind my back and sorta lay half on my back half on my side and I think I slept a solid 2 hours!! Gunna try that one again tonight and see if I can sleep again.

Got my appointment in 3 hours yay!

 

[wavescrash]

Waves - you must be thrilled! With news like that wow you may even beat me cute photo too and good to hear growth and everything is fine.

Good luck at your appointment

Thanks! I was VERY excited to get that kind of news haha. I doubt I'll beat you but I hope things start progressing. I've been cramping and contracting on & off today. We'll see how it continues though.

Sleep? What's that?!? Last night I don't think I slept for more than an hour at a time. Between having to roll over because my hips were killing me to having to pee a million times, it was pointless even trying to fall back asleep. And then at one point, I realized it was getting a bit brighter out, I heard the birds chirping and realized I hadn't been able to fall asleep for awhile so there was probably a reason I was awake. I checked the clock and sure enough, OH's alarm for work never went off and I had to wake him. Good thing though!

 

[zephyr]

Oh lucky! Though I must say when you have had a rough night, those birds chirping in the morning is the last thing I wanna hear!

Oh my appointment was wonderful!! Well I kinda ripped my top a bit cos I tried to squeeze through a gap and my bump got me stuck between a fence and my car and I couldn't move cos I was hooked by bits of wire on my clothes, it must of looked very funny to others! Then I did a hobble run through the hospital so I would not be late, got there with 5 minutes to spare phew! and then they were busy and had me wait 40 minutes or so, so basically I ran for nothing.

Hospital midwives are so much nicer!! and informative! I love my midwife dont get me wrong but the info she gives is very different to what the hospital tells me. I guess this is the reason why you stop seeing your midwife when you switch over.

Anyways, no internal how strange that we dont do that routinely here?! No mention of it whatsoever. she poked the babies a bit and said hes head down and that though he is down in my pelvis hes definitely not fully engaged but that probably wont happen till labour anyhow.
She said she thinks I will make it to next week, that I am a great size for 35 weeks.
She gave me all the info I have been waiting for! like when to ring the hospital etc.
They will not stop labour now so if my waters break I go straight in but if contractions start I am to just stay home like normal labour and go up when I have 3 contractions every 10 minutes. SO SCARY!! I have the okay to stay home now if labour starts.
She told me to demand and induction date at my next appointment, that there shoudl be no problem getting one because the hospital likes to be organised and prefers inductions rather than waiting and that if I get a date it will most likely be in my 37th week or as close to 38 weeks as they can.
I was told that if they are induced I will get my epidural but if they come naturally there is a chance I will not get it especially since my second baby came so quickly and since twins come quicker than could happen again. which scares the shit out of me cos she just finished telling me about how induction is the best way to go cos I don't want a hand up my uterus pulling out the second baby without pain relief.
Finally It is entirely up to me whether I go past 38 weeks! So if I want them out then I just say so and it shall be done because they do not like to leave them in any longer, some people choose to keep them in but she imagined I would be pretty fed up and over it by then and would be crazy to want it to continue any longer. Haha Felt like telling her I'm over it already bring on 37 weeks.

So now......I just wait.....and these babies will be here anytime in the next 2 and a half weeks.

Sorry for the long post but I am so excited and nervous and omg.....eeeeeek!!!!! I hope everything she told me was right! I would feel so let down if I went in next tuesday asking for my induction date only to be told no. I'd probably cry so much. I was teary eyed just talking to her today.

 

[zephyr]

Good thing I arranged our date tonight.....omg I have butterflies! My babies will be here soon!

 

[anti]

Zephyr that is amazing!! Babies in 2 weeks time. OMG!!!! This is all getting so real now!!!! I'm terrified!!!

 

[zephyr]

I know, I've been on cloud nine all day! I'm about to go out to the movies and enjoy our last night out and OH had a job interview today and nailed it and got the job so he is going from minimum wage to an extra $4.50 an hour we really happy right now! It couldn't of happened at a better time and they are okay waiting for the week that the twins are born too because we had already arranged that time off.

Today has been a really good day

 

[yazzy]

Good news all round for you Zephyr, really pleased

I've got my midwife appointment later today and i'm sure she'll be pleased to hear baby can be born naturally now rather than a c-section so thats all good. I can't believe how close we all are. I'm hoping my baby arrives the first week in May...that will make me very happy!

 

[frangi33]

gosh Zephyr - not long now! But I get the feeling Wavescrash is gona beat u

I've got mw coming to my house this afternoon for my hb assessment - not really sure what to expect but I'm just going to make sure everywhere is tidy. Should I even have a urine sample for her this time?!

 

[rjsmam]

zephyr!!!!! holy macaroni!!! babies in 2wks - aargh i can't wait to see our first lot of babbas !! enjoy your date night tonight!

yazzy - hope your apmnt goes well - let us know

frangi - ditto - hope your apmnt goes well too - keep us posted!

my dh is going away for an overnight trip with our car & i'm still getting the very frequent bh's - makes me slightly nervous but know i'm just being paranoid! i'm looking forward to my 35wk apmnt next wk - but on the other hand i'm not as am back to work next wk



x

 

[bumpin2012]

Zephyr: EEEEK!!!! 2 weeks! I couldn't be given the option of chossing my induction date... I would honestly say NOW! Im so impatient to meet this monkey... You get to pick your babies birthday! What day do you think you want? I remember you saying you had hoped for may 1 (lol - my due date!) is that date still your preference?

Frangi: I agree, I think Waves is gonna beat us all to the finish line. Im hoping that I can finish close though! I was sooo hopeful yesterday after my drs appointment. Then I started talking to my mom who told me that when she was preggo with me, she was told baby was in good position and very engaged too, and they thought that I was going to be at least 2 weeks early... I ended up being a full 2 weeks LATE! So now im back to thinking im gonna go VERY overdue!

 

[bumpin2012]

I wonder why my signature didn't show up...

 

[wavescrash]

Zephyr, that's great news... Congrats!

Hahahha thanks ladies. I hope I go soon. I've been cramping ever since my exam yesterday but it's gotten worse. Spotting on and off and I lost a big bloody piece of my plug this morning. My OB's office said its normal, I don't like their opinion so once OH gets off work, we're going to L&D to be safe. I expected spotting and cramping after the exam but it's getting worse and more uncomfortable. But because I'm not contracting regularly my OB's office isn't concerned.

 

[rjsmam]

oh waves sounds like the start of something - keep us posted if you can!!

x

 

[wavescrash]

Will do. According to my doctor it's nothing but sad to say, I dont trust them. Haha. Who's to say she didn't accidentally strip the membranes when she did the exam? Who's to say its not early labor? I'd rather know even if it means I still have to wait 2 weeks for something to happen. OH wont be home for another 6 hours so we'll see!

 

[anti]

Hope everything is ok waves!!

I'm having issues with my mom again. Wish she would grow up and act normal for once!!! Don't want to bore you all with the latest issues but I just wanted a rant. Argh!!!

 

[yazzy]

Oh no Anti I hope all is ok...sounds like you don't need the hassle!

Waves is it a routine thing that they examine you over there? At my appointment today I was told 41 weeks is the earliest that they will do a sweep.

Thanks Rjsmam. Midwife appoiintment went really well, she seemed very pleased and said I looked really well so that was nice! Although i've grown a couple cm's my measurement has come down slightly from the line it was following but she said thats fine. Baby seems pretty happy and is head down but definitely not engaged in any way yet. She said the painful grinding I am feeling is because baby is dropping lower and he/she is wiggling their head very low near my pelvis!

She advised me not to start the RLT just yet because it may bring on labour and with my wedding 2 weeks away we don't want baby popping out just yet so I am going to start it the day after my wedding lol.

I hope everyone else has had a lovely day and all are well.

 

[RBurnett]

Im currently bouncing on my ball...! My scan went well, was a bit rushed but my placenta is def high and baby has gained 14 oz and is now 4lbs 4oz however still plots below the 5th centile for gestaton. They said the consultant i see in 2 weeks can decide if I need another scan. my bloods have come back raised again so i have to see the midwife every week to have urine and bp checked. They want me to come in if anything is wrong or if i dont feel well and rest lots. The cramping is everything getting ready so hopefully thats a good sign.

 

[Ems77]

I just wanted to take the chance to interject an opinion that may fire people up, but I just can't take it anymore. LOL

I have noticed multiple comments about wanting babies to come early. 40 weeks is a standard time frame, because this is the time frame in which it takes the average baby to fully develop and be born without any issues.

There is a lady over in my other thread who had her baby come at 36+4 and needless to say, she is stressed out because the baby is small, losing weight and has to be fed every 2.5 hours on the dot. These are the facts with premature babies.

If you're not going to listen to the doctor (in the case of a high risk pregnancy) or do things to make your baby come early, there are consequences to these actions. Period.

In her case, she was supposed to be on pelvic rest and decided to fore go that around 35 or 36 weeks. She is paying for that choice now.

Please, let's just bitch it out ie, the aches, pains and misery, but not do anything literal to make our babies come before they are ready.

 

[RBurnett]

I'm juts bouncing on the ball to help baby drop. It wont make baby come any earlier.

When I say I want baby now I mean I want it to be the right time now to have baby. Esp with my baby being small I no way want him out just yet!

 

[Ems77]

I'm juts bouncing on the ball to help baby drop. It wont make baby come any earlier.

When I say I want baby now I mean I want it to be the right time now to have baby. Esp with my baby being small I no way want him out just yet!

Me too, wish it was May already!