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

[RBurnett]

Hopsital again today due to my BP being high on Saturday. I called and explained about my MW appointment thursday as i didnt want to be wasting their time but they said i still needed to come in.

I feel like im always up there..! but like the way they are so concerned and me and baby!

Im back there 2mo for my hospital tour! Wish they had a club card as Ill be gaining lots of points lol

 

[zephyr]

Good luck Rachel, I hope all is well At least you know you are in good hands anyways!

Our hospital had the cheek to put in paid parking!! Don't know if thats standard where you are but here it is not! its a hospital, not a freaken mall! So I get annoyed with all my appointments cos it end up costing about $4 $5 to park there each time!
Your comment about the club card reminded me about the parking cards hehe

 

[RBurnett]

Yes, its the norm over here for paid parking and its disgusting. Making the ill pay for parking!!

I think you get discount when u have had a baby or have if your in intensive car but wow a discount..you shouldn't have to pay!

Even the staff have to pay and it gets taken out of their wage!

 

[zephyr]

Wow! I thought that might be the case, and yeah I agree its really not cool! Some people who go there regulary end up paying a small fortune and of course appointments often run late so you end up paying more by the half hour haha

 

[RBurnett]

Its not like u choose to be ill! Well i wonder how much today will cost us!?

 

[zephyr]

aw hope not too much! I'm stuck up there for 4 hours tomorrow around about, that is if everything goes to plan.

My babies are kicking up a whopper of a storm tonight. OH was gunna go get me Kali pasta from Hells Pizza cos its so yummy but they shut!! and now I'm sad.

 

[yazzy]

Bumpin I hope this is it for you! Good luck and let us know how you get on

Yep we have to pay for parking and it is pretty expensive, however there are a lot of places a couple mins walk from the hospital where you can park for free for 2 hours if you just have a normal appointment or another car park literally 5 mins away and it only costs a few pounds for all day parking so that is really good.

I was just about to say bubs is being quiet again but he/she is just waking up and kicking me in the ribs! I really think it depends how baby is laying as to how much I feel but I really don't like the quiet days! It's just so close to meeting baby i'm getting paranoid again as I just want everything to go well.

I'm having a few days relaxing now because my pelvis is really sore and painful, apart from that no niggles or anything to suggest baby will be appearing before he/she is due!

 

[frangi33]

argh bumpin good luck! You ladies have got me symptom spotting now lol

 

[wavescrash]

bumpin - oh my goodness! good luck! i hope this is it for you


all bloody cm and contractions i felt yesterday subsided. i hope it means my cervix has changed at least. i have an appointment tomorrow but i'm feeling very impatient!

 

[bumpin2012]

Well ladies. I'm back to confused. Was having really painful contractions 4 mins apart, lots of pressure and at about 8am everything stopped.... will update later if anything changes...

 

[wavescrash]

Well that's unfair! Did you at least get to the hospital or are you still waiting it out at home?

 

[RBurnett]

I been admitted due to high protien. They want obs on me ever 6 hours and the theyn they will decide what they are going to do tomorrow!

 

[wavescrash]

Good luck dear. Keep us updated!

 

[bumpin2012]

I didn't go in. I figured that I would go when the pain got too intense to manage at home. Still having the odd contraction, but nothing regular. I have a dr's appointment tomorrow afternoon, so maybe she will check me out then... Im sooo tired. We were up all night, and I got a couple of hours of sleep this morning after the contractions stopped... but 22 hours of regular contractions for nothing... I just didn't think that was possible!

 

[bumpin2012]

I hope everything works out Rachel... do you think they are going to induce you? or just try medication?

 

[yazzy]

Rachel I hope all goes well...you never know you might be the first one on this thread with a baby born!!

Bumpin i've heard a lot of people have false starts to labour, some get the same thing for a a few days to a week before proper labour begins. As you are full term already I hope your LO arrives safely soon.

I've had a nice day chilling at home, finally got my moses basket mattress that actually fits (had a nightmare finding the right size!). Bit of housework and finalising a lot of our wedding plans...i'm now halfway through the order of service so that will soon be ready to print...getting excited!!

 

[wavescrash]

I didn't go in. I figured that I would go when the pain got too intense to manage at home. Still having the odd contraction, but nothing regular. I have a dr's appointment tomorrow afternoon, so maybe she will check me out then... Im sooo tired. We were up all night, and I got a couple of hours of sleep this morning after the contractions stopped... but 22 hours of regular contractions for nothing... I just didn't think that was possible!

Aww I'd have still gone in. I remember with my first, I was contracting pretty bad from 3am-7am or so. Timing them they were about 30 seconds long and 2-3 minutes apart. Around 7am I thought they were starting to die off and that it was a false start and got so upset/frustrated. Thought maybe my waters were leaking so we called L&D who wanted me to come in to make sure it wasn't my waters and found out I was at 4cm/90% effaced and having my baby that day and was admitted on the spot... even though my contractions felt like they were dying off. I had pitocin to help the process once admitted though and had her before 5:30 that evening.

If those contractions dilated you more (I think 4cm is considered active labor), they may be able to give you something to keep the contractions coming. Unless you want to avoid that completely than I understand but I would still go in just in case!

 

[bumpin2012]

Waves: I'll go in if they start up again. I have a dr's appointment tomorrow anyways, so hopefully she will check me then. Im hoping to avoid a pit drip if possible...

Yazzy: thanks! Im hoping that they'll start up again for real this time, or when I go to my dr's tomorrow I can get a sweep and hopefully THAT will kickstart things. Im sooo imaptient for this baby... I know realistically I can still be preggo for close to another 4 weeks, but I have this insane feeling that baby is coming early...

 

[zephyr]

Rachel - Keep us updated! You are in the best possible place you could be at the moment so try not to worry too much. Easier said than done I know! But everything will be fine

Ohhh Bumpin thats awful!! 22 hours?! that puts my 5 to shame haha I really thought I would be waking up to a birth announcement this morning, aww well, these babies are going to keep all of us guessing over the next week or two I bet! Hopefully you don't get too many of these false starts, they are so exhausting. Try and rest as much as you can

I have still had nothing since the other day, the odd pain here and there but nothing else!
I am nearing induction time so I know either way they will be out next week or earlier the week after BUT I'm still undecided about induction. I really was against it and wanted to try everything to make them come at 37 weeks BUT I really don't want to be caught out without an epidural so I don't know......Will try find out more at my appointment today

 

[rjsmam]

Rachel - as Zephyr says you're in the best possible place! keep us posted if you can & hope you get a good rest at hosp...

bumpin - how frustrating! hope things get moving for you v soon!

this is really a thread to keep an eye on now ...... exciting times!! i was back at work today boo hiss...... but am now counting down (14 days at work!). am still having intense bh's, the odd one or two are somewhat painful and take my breath away but otherwise it's just plod on til i'm finished work!


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