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

[anti]

Zephyr!!! Fingers crossed you either feel better soon or you have those babies. Thinking of you. Xx

 

[RBurnett]

zephyr - maybe this is it for you!? Hope you get some sleep and rest and be ready for labour if it does happen.

Bumpin - They werent concerned about the HB and a DR told me the same as you thats its normal to get while pregnant.

I had horrible chest pains last night and felt crap. I have woken this morning feeling fab, not out of breath no pains in stomach or chest. Its feels so nice to feel normal...not sure how long this will last though. Maybe the calm before the storm.

I got to call the day assessment unit tomorrow about going in to have BP checked, I might ask if I can wait and have it checked when I see my midwife Thursday..But then should I get it monitored as much as possible?!

 

[yazzy]

RBurnett if there is any risk of pre-eclampsia then I would get your blood pressure checked sooner rather than later. Remember the hospitals/midwives etc wouldn't ask you to have something done if it wasn't necessary.

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I've just been out to do a dog training session and luckily the dog was lovely and so were the people, so that was good. Going to have a catch up with a friend later and tidy up and next week is going to be a chilled week

 

[bumpin2012]

oooh, Zephyr, maybe this is it???

So I have a question - Are early contractions supposed to hurt? I've been having fairly regular contractions, about 10 mins apart for a few hours now, but they dont hurt, they last about 20 secs, but no other symptoms I have no idea what to think... Anyone have any ideas?

 

[anti]

Bumpin I'm not too sure. Just keep an eye on them and see if they get more frequent.

 

[frangi33]

hey everyone - sounds like there's a lot of action going on this weekend zephyr and bumpin it sounds positive, I hope its not just limbo!

So I went on my date night last night with my fiance - thing is we didnt go out till late so by the time dinner arrived at past 10 i was struggling to stay awake lol. then on our walk back to the car in the cold I think my body decided to go into overdrive at protecting baby from the cold and I got the worst chattering teeth ever! My oh thought it was hilarious and tbh it was pretty funny

So today was my baby shower there was about 21 of us and we invited 22 so just one drop out - with all the bad reports i'd heard from other people i was pretty nervous that no one would turn up! We had a really lovely time, i got the most amazing cupcakes from a lovely lady in nursery colours with little babies wrapped up in petals, we played lots of baby shower games and had a lovely time i got lots of lovely little gifts and trinkets for me and the baby, we werent expecting lots of gifts or anything but it was lovely that everyone made such an effort and i've got lots of lovely memories and notes of advise from the mums!

 

[zephyr]

Well I'm still here! 5 hours of regular contractions last night and nothing, no progress just annoying aches that just suddenly died off, the contractions, the backache everything just went!
I tried walking round, sitting, standing, laying down and nothing made them go away but they did not get any stronger than what they were.
I was pretty sure by the 3rd hour that it was just false labour because even though they did hurt they were not getting any worse at all. Was going to give it till 9pm though and ring the hospital just in case but I got my last one at 8:08pm
OH then gave me a foot rub and I slept like a log most of the night.
My appointment and scan is tomorrow so I'm going to speak to them and see what on earth is going on. Bugger doing this all week! Looks like I will either stay at home too long and have them at home cos I'll think my body is crying wolf again haha or I will end up being induced. Probably induction but we will see what they say tomorrow.

Bumpin, its hard to say Ive had one labour where they were irregular and never got closer together or stronger and she came quick, but my others I had it where they just stayed the same for hours on end and then I was induced because there was just no progress at all.
The really early contractions just felt like BH's and they built up over a few hours and got longer and stronger but not totally unbearable in my case they stayed the same but I read that they are meant to just keep getting more painful. Changing position will usually stop them if they are BH's.

Well these babies have to stay in today now cos I have heaps to do, have to go get my daughters birthday shopping done, have to go shopping for a new suit for OH's new job and take him for his first driving lesson which is going to be hillarious. Hope I still have a car at the end of it considering hes never even sat in a drivers seat before :/

 

[bumpin2012]

well, nothing new here. the contractions are still coming, but not progressing. I think im just getting excited for nothing... im just gonna keep on waiting...lol

 

[RBurnett]

frangi - im glad ur baby shower went well. I really enjoyed mine too, its so nice to have all those friends around you celebrating your pregnancy. I also loved putting away all the gifts

 

[wavescrash]

zephyr - oh man! since you hadn't updated in awhile, i was excited thinking maybe you headed off to the hospital. soon i bet!

bumpin - exciting, fingers crossed!


Last night OH and I dtd for the first time since October haha. It didn't last long and didn't hurt at all (thank goodness!) and afterward I put on a pad (to be safe) and went to bed.

Woke up at 2am to use the bathroom and noticed normal cm and whatever may have leaked out while I slept. Woke up again at 5am for the bathroom and saw more cm/leakage but during one wipe, there was a streak of pink in it. I know it's highly possible it was just from dtd but we did it again this morning (5 hours ago) and I went to the bathroom (recently) and noticed a big ol' blob of CM tinged with blood on a panty liner. I wiped and noticed some more. Came out and bounced on my ball, feeling pretty crampy. Went to the bathroom again (I've had to go #2 several times today... clearing out? I wish!) and there was a ton of blood tinged mucus every time I wiped and the cramps are sticking around.

I can't time them like contractions and I honestly don't remember what a true contraction feels like but I'm curious to see if anything progresses. I don't know if it's because we DTD or we kickstarted something. He's not that big, it didn't last long and I don't think he even reached my cervix to irritate it so like I said, I don't know if it's just because we DTD or because we started something. Going to bounce on my ball, drink some water and we'll see.

I will say, LO is less active today and I've got more energy but I'm sure it's all just coincidence.

 

[bumpin2012]

well, ladies. Im officially frustrated! These damn contractions just wont stop or progress to something! They are every 10 mins, but feel exactly the same as they did this morning when I woke up! I've tried everything - been for a long walk, had a shower, had a rest, ate something, nothing changes them at all... im so confused...

 

[wavescrash]

I'd still call or go be seen since they're regular and lasted all day.

 

[KendraNoell]

Anyone having period cramps? I'm alternating between feeling those and sharp vaginal pains,and then pulsating pains in my back towards my kidneys.

Having a lot more discharge, just kinda clear/creamy... anyone else?

 

[bumpin2012]

I called the early labour unit. The nurse I talked to said it sounds like latent labour, and to try and get some sleep tonight. She said if they start progressing, or im leaking fluid or have any concerns about baby's movements to come in. But other than than, im just supposed to wait it out.

 

[KendraNoell]

I am confused about the leaking part because I have been leaking some clear fluid for weeks now but its so hard to tell when you don't know if its urine or not

 

[bumpin2012]

does it smell like urine when its dry? Amniotic fluid has a kind of sweet smell

 

[zephyr]

Bumpin - aww not you too!!! It does get very frustrating even if its not hurting, its still very annoying! Hopefully none of us are stuck this way for too long.

I have had no problems today except some sharp shooting pains in my cervix when I walk which conveniently decided to happen as I walked round the mall. Here I am jumping and jolting every few steps hehehe

Something else I noticed, heavily pregnant women always seem to go and buy new pajamas! I know heaps of people who have and today at the mall I was not the only one standing in line with a massive belly and new pajamas
People keep looking at me strange though like my tummy is too big, one lady exclaimed "Wooooah you look like you're gunna pop any second!" I laughed. Ohhh I wish lady.

My consultant appointment and my scan are tomorrow only one more dreadful sleep before I can have a better idea of what is going on! Tomorrow the scan is to check his growth because he had slowed down 4 weeks ago so it is possible they may want him out if he has not grown much, fingers crossed he has grown well though!! and that I get an induction date for next week

 

[bumpin2012]

well, ladies. I convinced OH to DTD to see if we could get something to happen. Contractions are closer together and gaining in intensity. They are painful enough that I can't sleep. So I think this is it! Still hanging around home, got the bags all packed and ready. Pain is still manageable, even though they are only a few minutes apart, so im just waiting for it to be too much and then im going in... hopefully this is not going to take very long!

 

[RBurnett]

bumpin - this is so exciting..you may be having the first baby of this group. I hope if it is it then it goes well for you and wont last too long. x

 

[zephyr]

Omigosh! How exciting!! I wish you all the best if it does happen