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

[loveacupcake]

zephyr - yes I do have a date, May 4th. Fast approaching!

 

[zephyr]

Ohh exciting! It really is, thats not long after me so we will have 4 new babies next week plus more if anyone else pops

 

[yazzy]

Not bored yet...only a few days until my wedding, after that I will be joining you ladies on the baby eviction lol! I just really want this rain to stop so we can have some dry weather on my wedding day, can't do anything about it but just want some lovely pics.

I've got my 38 week midwife appointment this afternoon so will see if baby has engaged in any shape or form yet. I don't think he/she has though. Been getting more pain down there which I haven't had before. Also going to check with midwife because baby's movements have been a little different but this could be because the feet are not up in my ribs anymore.

I hope everyone else is ok, putting your feet up and resting for this last stretch!

 

[zephyr]

Oh yes!! your wedding, of course you would have heaps to do I hope the weather is nice on your big day. Good luck with your appointment.

I spent an hour scrubbing my bathroom and clearing out all the junk I dont need in there, somehow I managed to get a 3 hour nap today :O I was shocked I even slept that long considering I already napped an hour in the morning and slept the night too.
Trying to fill in time between now and monday cos it seems like so far away!

I'm off to bed soonish only 5 more sleeps......

 

[YoungNImum]

5 more sleeps! You must be so excited!

Not much happening for me no signs think my baby is comfy in my belly, we have another growth scan on mOnday just hoping bubba has gained an above that bottom line of mygrowth chart x

 

[RBurnett]

Going to attempt my birth story. I cant remember everything due to my then best friend (gas&air).
So saturday night i go triage due to tight and painful chest. Did tests and chest was fine but my bp was high so they told me to come in monday for JUST a bp check! Monday we go in and they do my bp and it was still high and also had protien in urine, head aches and saw flashing lights. Was told a dr needed to c me. Dr explained my symptons where prob the start of pre clampsia and i needed to be admitted for a possible induction or c sec. I honestly didnt think it would happen but on the tuesday morning the consultant says they need to do a induction because my bp is high for me, i wasnt feeling well and also baby was small Intrauterine growth restriction (IGUR). wednsday at 6.30pm they put the pessary in, this was a lil uncomfortable, mainly because my cervix was high and closed. Mw said it will stay in for 24 hours and then they will check me, if they cant break waters then ill have 24 hours rest then try a second one!! Mw said ill prob need a 2nd one as my cervix wasnt ready, told not to expect much!!. Over night i had a few tightnings but no pain. Woke up thursday morning with period pains. Told mw who said its just pessary pains and took parocetamol. Pain was getting worse but kept being told they where prob small contractions if that. I used my tens, bounced on ball and walked. I started to have a lil bleed but was told not to get excited that it was anything. Kept being told that this pain i was getting wasnt proper contractions and i started to crap my self as i was in so much pain. Its like really bad trapped wind. They couldnt pick up anything on the monitor either. I kept telling marc and my mum ill be 10cm when they check me lol. Well at 6.60 pm thursday night they took the pessary out. I was using gas and air now and its brilliant! They told me i was about 2to3cm...stuff u mw lol. They broke my waters at about 7.30 and god there was loads of it, i couldnt stop laughing! I was told it could be four hours to get into established labour and if that didnt wrk ill need a drip...well as soon as she said that i went into established labour lol. They had to quickly find me a delivery room. I got to the room as they checked me and i was 3to4cm plus! They had to quickly put a drip in my hand to give me antibiotcs cos baby was born before 37weeks. I asked for a epi but was told the dr was in surgery and i had to wait . Mw checked me as i kept trying to push and i was fully dilated . She was trying to put of my pushing as she wanted the antibiotics in before but it was hard cos ur body takes over and makes u push. I pushed half hour max and he arrived at 21.31!!! U make noises that u cant helping making and dont care about making.u dnt care about anything around u. And i honestly didnt care atm if i pooed myself all u want is the pain to stop and the only way that will happen is to push. I only have a graze and not too sore. When they put him on my chest my stomach was contracting and it felt like he was kicking inside me again. When the head came out it is a burning like feeling but nice when the full head comes out.

In my notes it says:
ROM to Birth interval: 2 hours, 41 mins
First stage of Birth: 2 hours
Second stage of Birth: 41 mins
Active second stage: 26 minutes
Third stage: 7 minutes
Total duration: 2 hours, 48 minutes

Im only starting to think that i will do it again..maybe!

Jenson Neil Burnett born 19th April 21.31 at 36+4 weighing a tiny 4lbs 7 oz

He spent his first night in scuba which was awful as I couldn't spend my first night with him. i was put on a ward with other mums and their babies. We then both where transferred to transitional care which is where babies and their mums stay because the baby needs a bit more care then normal ward but not as much as scuba.

we finally went home yesterday 25th April

 

[yazzy]

Awww Rachel he is gorgeous!!! Thanks for your birth story and i'm so glad you are home with your little man! Enjoy every minute and hopefully we'll have more May babies arriving soon. Well done you

 

[rjsmam]

Rachel – thanks so much for sharing! Jenson is gorgeous – what a bonnie wee boy and great head of hair! Hope you are feeling well yourself – so pleased to hear you got home!


xx

 

[wavescrash]

What a lovely story and a handsome little fella you have there Congrats!!!!


Not much going on here. Walked a lot yesterday, bounced on the ball, did squats, DTD before bed. Woke up to use the bathroom at 1:30am and had a few pretty strong contractions. Got excited because up until now, I hadn't had anything that made me go "Yup... I remember what this feels like! Total contraction!" Sure enough when I went back to bed to get my phone to start timing them, it stopped. I woke up a few hours later because of a contraction but that was it and nothing happened since. A friend messaged me privately to say she just found out she's expecting her first and thinks it may be a sign that I'll be having mine soon. We'll see. Still have another 24 hours before I can technically call it a "failed sweep" so I'm going to see if I can get things rolling. I'm not expecting much though... but it'd be nice if something DID happen. OH made the comment, "If you're going to have the baby, today would be a good day." And then went off to work instead of DTD to help me out haha.

 

[yazzy]

Hee hee she'll be here before you know it Waves!

I've just had my 38 week appointment, saw a different midwife but she was really nice. I think in my notes she wrote 2/5 palp but she said baby is in the right place and all tucked up and ready to go! My bump is only measuring 1cm bigger than 2 weeks ago but again she isn't worried as she said baby has definitely dropped and all curled up which explains the size.

So fingers crossed after Saturday baby will get a shifty on and enter the world so everyone can meet him/her....if not I have another appointment in 2 weeks which will be my due date.

 

[rjsmam]

Arg… I am at work but having really bad pains – feels like one constant BH but with pain, tummy really tight, cramps almost continuously and a new kind of back pain… am struggling to concentrate & think will need to leave work. Do you think it’s just jnr moving downwards - i can feel him/her still moving lots? I also seem to be having a low blood sugar attack – am getting the shakes & feeling hot all over…..

 

[wavescrash]

I've had that recently and it's amounted to nothing. Probably just LO getting into better position, at least that's what L&D suggested it may be.

 

[hoping29]

Massive congratulations Rachel, he is beautiful and I am glad he didn t have to stay.on SCBU for too long. Sorty I have been AWOL but had loads to finish at work last week. Now on mat leave and seem to have lost all my energy which is not good as I have loads to do at home. Packed my bag today though which will please the midwife and hsve health visitor coming tomorrow. Midwife said I was 2/5 engaged today and 36cm fundal height so everything straight forward so far. Fully baked on Sunday so will begin eviction process then.

Can't believe everything is soo close now!

 

[rjsmam]

I've had that recently and it's amounted to nothing. Probably just LO getting into better position, at least that's what L&D suggested it may be.

yep i think so - still v sore so got hot water bottle on the go & hot bath soon... me not like!

hi Hoping - lol @ the fully baked comment! me too on Saturday - but another wk of smelly work to go!


x

 

[anti]

Rachel I'm so glad you and LO are home now and doing well. He is absolutely gorgeous!! And great birth story... Im hoping for one like that!

 

[wavescrash]

So I lost some more of what looked to be my plug a bit ago. There's also a chance it's from the lubricant used during my exam yesterday OR from DTD last night but I'd like to think it was part of my plug. It just kind of fell into the toilet when I used the bathroom. I've gone to the bathroom several times since the sweep and DTD and I've lost mucusy looking stuff almost every time but this was like a bit of a chunky mucus blob instead of runny, if that makes sense.

I don't know... I haven't had many BH or contractions or anything since waking up today though. Such a bummer.

 

[zephyr]

Rachel - Hes so cute and look at his hair!! All my babies are usually bald What a wonderful birth story Thanks for sharing!

Waves - Haha your LO is giving you the run around again Hopefully this is the start of something this time, it may well could be.

I had a good sleep, just woke up. I wish my babies would come out now before the induction, just have to get through these next 4 days and it looks like I will be cleaning a lot cos I'm so bored.

 

[wavescrash]

Waves - Haha your LO is giving you the run around again Hopefully this is the start of something this time, it may well could be.

Hahah she sure is! It's getting very annoying and tiring!

 

[kwood]

Soo excited here, going to pick my mummy up from the airport in the morning (just wish she wasn't arriving so early) This is her first grandchild and probably only so I'm glad that she will be here for the birth as she wants to be in the room. It would be nice to have baby come fairly quickly once we are back home with my mum so she can spend as much time with baby before returning to the U.S. at the end of May.

 

[Ems77]

So I lost some more of what looked to be my plug a bit ago. There's also a chance it's from the lubricant used during my exam yesterday OR from DTD last night but I'd like to think it was part of my plug. It just kind of fell into the toilet when I used the bathroom. I've gone to the bathroom several times since the sweep and DTD and I've lost mucusy looking stuff almost every time but this was like a bit of a chunky mucus blob instead of runny, if that makes sense.

I don't know... I haven't had many BH or contractions or anything since waking up today though. Such a bummer.

So jealous of your mucus plug pieces!!!! You'll probably be before me, but I will laugh my frackin butt off if we are both early and STILL the same day!

Rachel- He is so precious! Thank you for the birth story and they let you take him home 6 days later, that is FANTASTIC!!