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

[RBurnett]

Hey im awake, cant sleep cos of my head ache, its not my bed and im anxious! My bp keeps going up and down. my face is now swollen as well and i look like i been stung by a wasp. Mw said they prob give me medication as they would like to keep him in till at least 37 weeks, just got to see what drs think tomorrow. My sister has her scan tommorrow to find out if she has def lost the baby . Wil keep u all updated x

 

[wavescrash]

Hopefully they can get your bp under control enough to get you through the rest of the week and hope you're able to get a little more sleep.

 

[KendraNoell]

Puffiness is not a good sign my experience with high BP is they will induce if it doesn't go away, I don't see that big of a difference between how far along you are now and 37 weeks! It's only 6 days, I know a lot can happen then but some Dr's are good with 36 weeks and some want you at 37. Good luck!

 

[zephyr]

Hope all is well Rachel! glad they are sorting everything out, hopefully you have a better idea of what is going on tomorrow.

I had my appointments today, not really sure what is going on tbh. They gave me a date for two weeks from today which just so happens to be the 1st May which is the date I wanted all along BUT the dr I saw said because of my contractions on Sunday and more today she does not expect me to last until then.
He is fully engaged ready to go too.

THEN I went to my scan to check on my boys growth they were concerned about the growth last time and the weight difference between the two 4.9 pounds for the boy and 5.4 pounds for the girl well......today their weights were 5.13 pounds for the boy and 7.5 pounds for the girl. So that is quite a gap between the two.
I was told by the sonographer that they will most definitely be keeping a good eye on this and my Dr will be ringing me tomorrow with the scan results. I really hate not knowing what is going on.

So anyways I don't even know if I will make it to tomorrow at about 11am today I started getting mild contractions, didn't really pay much attention just ached a bit in my lower belly when getting up but worse than normal, thought I just needed to wear my belt.
About 4pm the contractions had gotten quite painful, enough for me to go "ohh I should probably start timing these" But I didn't cos I needed to get some pj's from the mall for my kids. The walk round was almost unbearable, then I had to sit through contractions in the car while OH went into the supermarket so I started timing them and since 4:42pm I have had 22 contractions. Its 6:19 pm now.

I even txt my sitter warning her tonight may be the night! but now they seem to have died off a little bit, not as regular as before but still coming every 7 minutes or so.
This backache is killing me too
Anyways this may or may not be it (again) I guess I will update in the morning as I am going to put my feet up now and try and rest. I am so tired!

 

[rjsmam]

Oh Rachel & Zephyr your babies are so close! try to get as much rest as you can!



x

 

[cliqmo]

Rachel I am sorry to learn your bp and swelling are still being problematic, you have done a wonderful job to get to 36wks and fingers crossed your health can be stabilized and LO can keep cooking

Zephyr that is soo exciting you are having contractions!!

Please both keep us updated xx

I am now 33+5 and pottering along nicely, I am finding sitting (at my desk, in the car and even on the sofa?!) increasingly uncomfortable but only have 8 days left at work and only 5 of those involves the ridiculous 80mile commute so looking forward to taking it easy

 

[chloe11]

Just wanted to let u all know that I'm gonna be an April mummy! My c section is booked for 26th April!!! They been a bit concern with their growth in the last month (up till then they were fine!) so I've been booked in for a c section at 37 weeks!!!!!

Very nervous but very excited!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just want my boys to
Come out healthy xxxxxxxxxx

 

[RBurnett]

Guess who is being either induced or having a c section...me!
Just waiting to find out when and what they are going to do..im crapping it but very excited xx

Just got to keep it a secret to the world of facebook!!!!!!!

 

[zephyr]

Oh wow Rachel! If its best your LO comes out then that is exciting news and don't worry too much, you've made it to 36 weeks!

I don't think babies are coming tonight its 8:58 pm and I had my last one 10 minutes ago. They were regular and hurt heaps for ages then stalled for about half an hour so I had a bath to relax a bit and then heck they got to like 5 minutes apart so I hopped out had some more but now they just staying the same again. I am so exhausted now! Another 5 hours almost of regular contractions only heaps more this time round so I am going to call it a night and try and get some sleep. Either I get woken up during the night or I sleep through! Right now, I really could use the sleep tbh.

Just out of curiosity I counted 47 contractions since I wrote them all down......hehe
I just got another one now but that was 12 minutes from the last one so who knows?! This is so frustrating :/

 

[yazzy]

Wow sounds like we are going to be having a few babies on this thread soon!

Rachel I hope all goes well and fingers crossed you can have a natural birth, either way as long as they get him out safely thats the main thing.

Chloe exciting for you as well, not long until you meet your boys.

Ahh I am very envious of all these babies being born although I am keeping my fingers crossed that my LO stays in for another week and a half atleast...I have a feeling baby is quite snug in there so isn't going to make an early appearance lol.

Lazy day again for me today, going to walk one of the dogs in a min and then do more wedding things whilst chilling on my sofa. The pain in my pelvis is a lot better after resting yesterday....kind of proves I really do need to put my feet up now - I even had a good nights sleep!

 

[anti]

Keep us updated Rachel!! Thinking of you!

Zephyr I hope you manage to get some rest before those babies make an entrance!

Chloe thanks for letting us know. wishing you all the best!

Can't believe our may girls are starting to pop!!! I really should get a move on with my hospital bag!! I'm way to relaxed about all this! I can feel baby has moved down a bit coz it's not up in my ribs and I keep getting pressure on my bladder as well. Really want a may baby though so hoping it stays put for another two weeks!!!

 

[bumpin2012]

ooooh, Rachel! Keep us posted! I hope all goes well, and you will be holding your little man soon!

Zephyr: I feel your frustration!!! Hopefully they either die off soon or progress, There is nothing more frustrating than labour limbo!!!

The other May thread already has 1 baby (born yesterday) so im thinking the announcements will be rolling in!!!

 

[wavescrash]

Goodness... what a thing to wake up to! Good luck rburnett and zephyr, hope they pick up finally and stick around!


I had my weekly appointment this morning. No changes in my cervix It's just so disappointing when everything is feeling different but nothing is changing. Makes no sense haha. She had the results of my growth scan from last week and everything looked good. LO is measuring half a week ahead and was weighing 6lbs 4oz which is nearly what a 38 week baby weighs! I had the scan at 35w5d... she's going to be biiiiig.

My doctor made the comment, "So I'll just keep seeing you once a week until something changes or we decide to bail out. Any questions for me?" And I said, "Yeah... how soon can I bail out?" She just laughed. I was being serious haha. I'll take a sweep at my next appointment, why not!? Oh well... I'll ask her about one at the next appointment (for when I have the following appointment and will be nearly 39 weeks.)

I just can't believe with the changes in movement, pressure, discharge, pains, etc there hasn't been any changes. So disheartening.

 

[yazzy]

Try not to be disheartened Waves...they are only just full term at 37 weeks so they will come when they are ready

 

[wavescrash]

Oh I know... I just hate that I've been feeling all these things that would generally indicate progress only to be told nothing came of it. This has just been a rough pregnancy compared to my first and I'm feeling pretty burnt out haha.

 

[RBurnett]

Im just about to write my this is it thread.. I'm being induced tomorrow morning. They have just given me a steroid injection (which really hurts) and have another tomorrow morning then they will start me of..! Been told it could last three days!! I'm still in shock a little! They have a bed ready with neonatal Incase he needs it because I'm lil early and because of his size.

I will keep u all updated, hope I become u mummy tommorrow

 

[wavescrash]

Good luck dear! Hopefully he won't need much help due to his size! Definitely keep us updated

 

[yazzy]

Good luck Rachel, I will be checking in tomorrow to see how you are getting on!

I'm going to be shaking my tummy soon to get this LO moving, he/she was active last night but movements seem to have changed again. Feet are in a different place though and i've got movements but they feel slower than normal. I will keep a close eye on LO tonight and if no different by the morning I will phone L&D to get checked out.

 

[kwood]

Good luck Rachel, I hope everything goes well

I had my 38 week appointment today and not much has changed, still 4/5 engaged and the baby was back to back so the MW told me to make sure I try not to sit reclined to much, of course the baby shifted around as soon as I came out and has stayed the rest of the day in the right position so I'm not too worried. There was a trainee GP in with her today and he had a feel of the baby and pushed really hard so now my tummy feels a little sore and bruised.

 

[frangi33]

good luck rachel, I hope you have a nice birth! Not 3 days!