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

[anti]

Posted at the same time!! Hope that was just a once off zephyr and that you'll be well looked after when you have your babies!!

 

[zephyr]

Yeah me too. I know they were really busy, my original appointment already was a whole hour behind to begin with. I just hope that the day I go into labour they are not that busy.

 

[cliqmo]

Hey Ladies,

Sorry not to have posted in a while, I have subscribed to so many threads that I turned into a bit of a stalker on all of them

The reason for the post today is seeking reassurance that my weird symptoms of the last few days are normal and nothing to worry myself about

Essentially since the weekend I have been having intermittent episodes of feeling dizzy and sick, almost like seasickness, or (if I remember correctly ) being a bit squiffy from alcohol. It is normally accompanied with a hot flush and being desperate for cold air and cold water (but this might be a normal biological response because I HATE being sick)

It happens whether I am laying, sitting, standing or walking about and seems to pass of its own accord within a few minutes.

On Saturday morning this weird feeling was also randomly accompanied by a nosebleed (first one in years) but this stopped quickly and I wrote it off as another joy of pregnancy.

My blood pressure has been consistently low throughout, and other than one UTI a few months ago I haven't had any problems with my urine tests either. I don't have any swelling (other than bump ) and am keeping well hydrated and eating little and often. Bubs is also good and active, so I am not worried that it is affecting her.

Any suggestions or advice would be welcome

I will call the midwife if it keeps happening, but part of me knows I will get called in monitored for hours as a precaution and then sent home again, so I am reluctant to phone unless you guys think there is something to worry about.

Thanks

 

[anti]

Cliqmo id give your midwife a ring. I felt like that for two days last week and turns out I was just my baby dropping and engaging so it could be nothing but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

 

[bumpin2012]

Cliqmo: I would think that your BP is on the low side from dehydration... Thats pretty much exactly how I feel if I haven't been drinking as much as I should be. But to be on the safe side, give your MW a ring... I would also drink several tall glasses of water too, have a lie down and see if you start to feel better!

 

[bumpin2012]

Zephyr: Glad you got that circus show over with!!! I would be beyond annoyed! Good for you for insisting on an induction date BEFORE you left! can't believe you have a guarenteed week or less left!

I have my OB appt today. Hoping that I have progressed somewhat in the past week and that a sweep today will do SOMETHING for me in the next day or so. I feel soooo ill these days.

 

[rjsmam]

bumpin - i tried to buy it over the counter & they wouldn't sell it to me - said being pregnant i needed a prescription...... grrr. glad your little one is being so active after scaring you!

zephyr - OMG - you must have been seething, sounds like a circus right enough. hopefully it was just a v bad day & all will be calm & smooth on the day! hope your nerves are holding out!!

cliqmo - i'd ring the mw too - even a chat with her might help. I've had loads of nausea recently and also suffer from low bp - i feel like i'm back in first tri with dodgy stomach, bad taste in mouth etc - alongside all the other 3rd tri stuff lol

kendra - big hugs, i'm still working full time too & it's tough! i finish end of next wk at 38wks...... bring it on!


x

 

[wavescrash]

zephyr - i would have lost my mind! major props to you for putting up with that nonsense. i can't believe you have less than a week!


I had my 38w appointment this morning. I'm finally 2cm and 50% effaced (I'd been at 1cm for two weeks) and she did a sweep. She said she doesn't think they work and that they're an old wives tale but we'll see. I went and walked around for a few hours and felt a lot of pressure and random pains but nothing worth noting yet. I'm exhausted, I will say that much. I'm going to eat some food and bounce on my ball for awhile. Hopefully once OH gets home from work, he'll go walking with me some more and maybe DTD tonight. A co-worker told me that sweeps should work within 24 hours so fingers crossed!!!

 

[bumpin2012]

well, my pregnancy drama continues...

Had my 39 week appointment today. 2.5 cm dilated, baby's head is "right there" and my membranes are bulging. Had a good sweep, im apparently very favorable.

BUT my dr felt that baby was measuring smaller than she would like. So we did an ultrasound in the office, and confirmed baby was small. So she wanted to get a more detailed scan up in the fetal assessment unit. Baby is only measuring at about 36 weeks, and falls into the 12th percentile for size. If baby had measured in the 10th percentile or less we would have been induced today. She is happy to let me go on my own, as she thinks I will be going into labor soon anyways. Baby is about 6 lbs at this point, so still a healthy size, and baby is VERY active, which indicates that baby is healthy and happy.

I hope this sweep works! Im so tired of the stress of this pregnancy!

 

[luci and bump]

Waves- at my ante-natal class last week, the midwife said she advises people to go home and have as much sex as possible after a sweep! Apparently the hormones in sperm are supposed to help soften the cervix even more.

Zephyr- I can't believe your babies will be here so soon!!

Its starting to feel scary close now!! I can't believe the first "may" baby is here already!!!
I'm supposed to have another 3 weeks in work, up until May 13th, but have been struggling a lot the past week or so. Mainly because I worked 40 hours one week, then 30 hours the following week. They put me on 15 days straight without a day off!! If I hadn't dropped shifts, I'd have done 50 hours in the first week, and 42 in the second week!
We've just had a new manager start, who was disgusted by how they've treated me, and he was shocked that since November I've only had one risk assessment done. Apparently I should have had one every 2 weeks!! So hopefully, am finishing work this sunday!!

On an amazing other note, I'm home visiting my mum atm, got a text from my OH saying he'd just bought me a present, and for me to guess what it is. I guessed maybe some jewellery, as we saw a nice charm in the shape of a dummy the other day. He said nope, even better.
Turns out, he's taking me to Paris for 3 days in October!!!! Its just before our 3 year anniversary, but he said its to say thank you for being so supportive of his, taking time off work etc so he can focus on starting his business. Am so excited already!! Am so glad he appreciates me! And that he listens!! I had been telling him how I was upset that I didn't get to do any adventure type stuff, as once we found out about the baby, I had to put my life on hold, whilst he got to go to Thailand, and still goes out drinking etc.
So, Paris here I come!!!

And, I have a maternity shoot on Friday If anyone has any ideas of what I should take, please share ideas! As I have absolutely no clue!!!!!

 

[wavescrash]

OH isn't home from work for another 3.5 hrs so hopefully it'll still be helpful then haha.

How exciting, a trip to Paris!!!

 

[kwood]

had my 38 week midwife appointment today and the babies heart rate was reading 190 so she was a little concerned so she sent me to the day unit at the hospital so they could monitor the hb for a half hour. Everything was fine with the hb so baby must have just had a funny five minutes.

It did give us a bit of a practice run for the real thing as we put bags in the car incase there was a real problem.

The monitor also registers contractions and didn't have a single one so the mw didn't think the baby is coming anytime soon, which is okay with me because I don't want the baby to come before thursday now as we have to go to Heathrow to collect my mum from her transatlantic flight. Baby is more than welcome to make an appearance anytime after we get her though.

Sorry to hear so many of you are so close yet so far away, hopefully we'll see some more babies arriving on this board soon.

luci, have a great time in paris. I went for the weekend with DH last summer and it was a really nice weekend (even with the pouring rain at versailles, but even that seemed more romantic than pouring rain anywhere else as we stood under some trees in the gardens stealing kisses)

 

[rjsmam]

oh Luci that's fantastic ! you so deserve it i worked in Paris for a few months years agao, and i took my dh there last october for bday gift - i love Paris!!!! autumn walks along the seine and lots of sight seeing!

bumpin - sorry junior is measuring small, i guess 6lb isn't too small - and it's great that jnr is so active & that you are favourable!

waves - hoping to hear that sweep moves things along for you !!

will be watching this thread for much excitement!

x

 

[zephyr]

Bumpin and waves - you both got sweeps?! Yay!! You's might even have yours before me

Bumpin - eeek your waters are bulging!! sounds like you are very nearly ready. I reckon you may just have yours very soon.

I am still quite annoyed with yesterday, finding out that I was meant to get swabs done at 36 weeks and then having to get them done then was pretty bad and also I forgot to mention that they asked if I had my 36 week bloodwork done yet which I hadn't so they said they would get that done for me too. Which they didn't. I just remembered this morning!

5 more sleeps! yay!!

 

[bumpin2012]

I hope that means its gonna happen soon! I just want baby here safe and sound. OH is asking me every 10 mins if im in labour yet... I can't wait to finally say "YES!"

 

[bumpin2012]

Oh, and my first sweep at 38 weeks didn't work. So hopefully this one will. When I was on the monitor the other night, it was registering mild contractions, so maybe I am closer than I think!

 

[loveacupcake]

Go for my "37" week appt tomorrow. I thought I was getting my Group B Strep test last week but apparently it is tomorrow. Probably will have my first internal and see if/how much I am progressing. My last day at work is Thursday. Getting my things in order because we are moving offices during my leave and I wanted to have my things packed up for them so as not to get lost in the shuffle. My pelvis is killing me... more and more each day. Rolling over in bed and getting up from a sitting position are pure torture. I think Baby A is pretty far down there as I feel occasional sharp jabs in my lady bits. I keep telling him to settle down that it isn't nice to do that to mommy. lol.

zephyr - so glad you have a date finally!

luci - so jealous about paris... have a fantastic time.

waves & bumpin - hope things happen to you ladies soon

 

[loveacupcake]

double post!

 

[zephyr]

loveacupcake - I'm sorry about your pelvis pain! I got that feeling too rolling over in bed ouch! and now I feel like I am wading through waist height water when I walk. Just lifting a foot off the ground enough to move it forward to take a step the past day or two has been so sore!
I can't remember but do you have a date yet? Or are you going to just wait it out and see what happens?

 

[zephyr]

Omigosh! OH's nana just phoned asking if I would like them to come up before Monday when I am induced so they can help out etc and though I appreciate the offer I said no for the fact that she said they would have to stay here till the saturday. OMG I would stay in hospital that whole week if that happened lol
I said we would have a shortage of beds cos my friend is coming up next week too and she said oh that wouldn't work, arr well never mind it was just an idea.

PHEW!!

Anyone else really bored? I have my date now and now I just feel impatient and bored :/