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

[wavescrash]

Ive had my hands literally full have barely had a chance to even reply to txts or answer my phone. I have not even rung my mum yet and announ.ced the news i hope she read my facebook stattus. I am not staying another night in this hospital everyone said to take my time going home and stay and get help etc but i think that applies for one baby not two. Last night was rough and if OH didnt stay with me i dont know what i would of done so im defnitely home today and will post birth story and pics later. Ive had so little sleep i dont even remember what i have and have not posted!

All the struggles I'm having with just my one, I can't imagine how you're doing with two! Congrats my dear!

 

[KendraNoell]

Is it true that amniotic fluid smells like semen? I have had some nasty contractions today and each one some fluid leaks out, I went ahead and smelled it and it smelled really earthy like semen-like. Sorry if TMI I am just wondering if my waters are leaking... I have an appointment at 910 tomorrow morning I am going to see if they can swab to test for leaking fluid but I don't want to tell them that I've been humming and hawing around not sure if it was fluid or not!

 

[wavescrash]

Is it true that amniotic fluid smells like semen? I have had some nasty contractions today and each one some fluid leaks out, I went ahead and smelled it and it smelled really earthy like semen-like. Sorry if TMI I am just wondering if my waters are leaking... I have an appointment at 910 tomorrow morning I am going to see if they can swab to test for leaking fluid but I don't want to tell them that I've been humming and hawing around not sure if it was fluid or not!

It's possible. Mine didn't have a distinct smell (to me) but it didn't smell like discharge and it didn't smell like urine. It was clear and watery as opposed to mucousy or discharge-like. Honestly, I'd go in to L&D to be checked just in case because it sounds like it to me. When mine were leaking, she swabbed my pad that I'd put on and said it wasn't my waters but they did a speculum exam and put it under a microscope and sure enough, it WAS my water. It was just a high & small leak apparently.

 

[sharon0302]

They had to break my waters with the first, so no experience of that side of things- quite nervous about exploding in public- even though logically I know it doesn't happen like that!

 

[rjsmam]

They had to break my waters with the first, so no experience of that side of things- quite nervous about exploding in public- even though logically I know it doesn't happen like that!

this is my fear too - particularly terrified of this happening at work.. although i just have a couple of hrs to get through, then one more day tomorrow

 

[venusrockstar]

Can I join?

Due May 23rd and expecting a girl

 

[RBurnett]

Wavescrash - she is beautiful hun

 

[RBurnett]

I cant remember the smell of my waters. They broke mine and so was loads but me and oh cant remember a smell

 

[RBurnett]

zephyr - Congratulations, cant wait to see the photos! x

 

[wavescrash]

Wavescrash - she is beautiful hun

Thanks dear!! Hope your little guy is doing well

 

[wavescrash]

Finally posted my birth story with more pictures if anyone was interested

https://www.babyandbump.com/birth-s...073-hannah-grace-wavescrashs-birth-story.html

 

[rjsmam]

waves your new avatar is just adorable!!! Thank you for sharing your birth story sounds like it wasn't too awful. good luck with the feeding, glad to hear you've found a system that works for you


x

 

[KendraNoell]

Well I went in for my appointment and the Dr said that I wasn't very dilated but cervix was very thin and baby's head very low. He didn't give a dilation measurement but I am assuming it has to mean like a 2 if he wasn't concerned about it. I told him I had been experiencing decreased fetal movement and so he sent me for an NST where at that point the baby was moving around so much that a nurse had to sit there for 20 minutes and hold the monitor down on baby because the Dr wouldn't let me go until we could get 20 minutes of uninterrupted baby heart rate. I felt awful that they had to take the time to do that for me when it was obvious that after I got there baby was perfectly fine. I think it was because baby moved to the other side of my belly during the night so his movements didn't feel the same to me and I automatically thought there was an issue. So now lucky me I get to go back to twice weekly appointments for monitoring until I have him. Hoping this whole full moon thing has some logic to it and that I will have him over the weekend!

 

[bumpin2012]

Not to be a downer but.... I was almost 2 cm dilated with a thin cervix at 38 weeks too...plus I got a sweep and I'm still here.... I really hope your little man is less stubborn than my little peanut... Its so frustrating waiting when you think things are progressing...

 

[KendraNoell]

Oh I am definitely not being hopeful since I was barely a centimeter dilated 2 weeks ago. I still hold out hope that he will be early.

 

[yazzy]

Morning girls...keep checking each morning on here in case anyone else has their baby through the night!

I ate a whole pineapple and apart from having a dodgy stomach I don't think it did anything for me...think I need another 10 or something to have any effect on getting baby out lol!

So i'm still waiting and decided that whatever I do baby will arrive exactly when he/she is meant to....so i'm chilling now and enjoying a week or so of not having to organise a wedding or baby things because everything is done!

 

[Ems77]

Wish I could say I did, but nope, still here, fat and uncomfortableLol

 

[bumpin2012]

You know, Yazzy, I say kick your feet and enjoy your last few weeks of pregnancy. None of the eviction techniques have worked for me and I've been miserable for weeks. I wish I had just chilled out, gone ou and done whatever, our just read a book. Oh is now so anxious for peanut to come out that he is driving me a little bit more insane every day!

 

[sharon0302]

My attitude is just to enjoy the last few weeks as well. I have no heartburn, no back ache very little swelling, and aside from an early scare and the PUPPP which is now under control this pregnancy has been a joy, so might as well enjoy it as long it lasts, cause if I am back in this spot again things could be very different.

Saying all that of course I'll probably finish work next Friday and have him on the Saturday! but as long as he content in there and causing me no bother he can stay put as long as he needs too!

 

[yazzy]

I have a lot of pelvis pain when i'm up and about so its really limiting me walking the dogs and sleeping because when I roll over i'm jolted awake through the pain, apart from that i'm enjoying chilling...and yes bumpin I have soooo many books that i've got a really good excuse now to just put my feet up and read for the next week

Just been in town and got some maternity nursing bras and some Arnica for after the birth so I think i've got everything I need now