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for some strange reason, i'm not nervous. i have this eerie calm about it all, like i've been ready for this for a long time.
now, i'm sure that i'll be nervous right before it happens! :)

fun little tidbit - the girls at my work are throwing me a baby shower on thursday! they even ordered a cake, and we're having a big potluck where everyone brings food, and there are more than 20 girls coming with presents! i'm so excited!!
 
Wow, that sounds so exciting jtink! I wish baby showers were a big thing over here!

Im not nervous at all! I am so ready to meet my little guy it's unreal! Every little twinge now and I hope its time! I bet he won't come until 42 weeks lol x
 
I'm nervous about another c section because the first time it wasn't planned this time I know everything that is gonna happen. I just tell myself it will all be over in no time than I'll have my little man with me!
 
Wow exciting that you have a date set now Pink! I've heard that planned c-secs are normally lovely calm affairs and not unpleasent like when it's a rushed emergency. Lovely babyshower pics, your bump is so cute!x

I've not packed my hospital bag yet but I have written a list of what I need to take so I have made some progress lol. I have also stocked up on breastpads, nipple cream, vaseline etc. I'm like you cupcake in that I will be using half of the bags contents up until labour so what I did last time was pack the majority of it and then I left a list stuck to the top of it with things that would need to be grabbed last minute by OH like my phone charger etc. I tend to overpack a little as I ended up staying in for five days first time & my OH had to keep going home to get things as my first baby liked to poop and sick up and I ran out of clothes.

Had a nice swim this morning and a gel manicure so that was a nice treat. I've not been swimming at all this pregnancy and whilst I looked like free Willy (picture a big bump in a balck swimsuit and lily white legs) it did feel so nice to feel weightless for a change.I might try to fit in a few more swims if I can before babes is born to see if it helps keep baby in a good position and maybe strengthen some of my ailing muscles.


Saw midwife today too and discussed birth plan. Blood pressure was really low which explains feeling like crap and bump was measuring 37cms so not too bad. I had a bad post partum bleed last time so she said I won't be able to go to the midwife led unit again but will have to go to labour ward and be closely monitored with IV access straight away and a syntocinin drip as soon as I deliver :-( Also I can't have a water birth as they can't establish the blood loss so easily. I was a bit gutted but I also know they are just trying to keep me safe post delievery and I just need to go with it. She said that labour ward has improved a lot since I had my first baby there and that the midwives would be a lot more supportive of allowing me to stay mobile and as unmonitored and in control as possible so I will hold them to that when I am there for sure.
 
Does anyone else feel like baby is all of the sudden huge lol I haven't gained any weight recently and im only up 15 lbs I just feel like baby is gigantic right now
 
Congrats jt! I'm sure you'll have a blast!
I'm nervous / anxious, but I think a normal amount for a first timer. Just trying to focus more on work so I don't get overly stressed.
May 8 is my edd. We will see if I can push ths baby out myself. My mom had 2/2 pregnancies end in c sections.
I'm totally with you pink. Baby feels like a beast. But I've put on tons of weight- almost 3 times what you have. ;)
 
Sounds like such a nice day Kezz! I love gel manis. Could you swim for long? I've been meaning to swim but haven't made it once the last 9 months. I wondered how long I could swim for too since I can't ever seem to catch my breath.
I'm sorry your birth plan isn't playing out as you'd hoped. I hope the extra attention brings you a smooth and easy delivery!
 
On the recommendation of my SIL and some other ladies I've just 'treated' myself to a pack of Depends pants for my hospital bag! :shy: I'm not sure how heavy the bleeding will be - but they should be pretty bomb proof I'm hoping!

Boots have them £10 for a pack of 16 or so, and also got some bed pads (more for labour) and some night time Tena pads (look a better shape than the maternity pads, as they're really wide at the back and that's where I normally leak on my period at night.

Not my proudest moment, but thought it was worth sharing as I'm worried about leaking the first few days and embarassing myself in the car on the way home, or in front of guests or ruining our memory foam matress.

Also figure the pants are great as I can just throw them away instead of worrying about washing etc.
 
It's a good idea cupcake, I used tena knickers with Annabelle and I have them for this one. The bleeding for the first 1/2 days is heavy and I never got a leak with the knickers. Of course they are unattractive and hefty but they do the job really well and are comfy especially if you end up with stitches.
I found for after the big bleeds that boots own brand maternity pads were great, the thick ones for night time and the thin for the day time
 
Thanks Hann,

Glad to hear someone else who rates them.

Do the hospital prefer you to use pads for any reason so they can monitor? Or can I use what I want overnight in hospital? I figure that way I can stay in bed for longer stretches and feel a lot dryer etc.
 
It's a good question, I gave birth at 5am and was out 12 hours later. To be honest I got very little care and attention after the birth and I had an episiotomy and a fair amount of stitches. All they were bothered about was if I had been to the toilet (wee) and if I could feed DD. they didn't ask me about blood loss at any point, even in the MW visits afterwards. It might be different where you all as I know different areas have different policies.
The mw knew I had the knickers on though as she helped me put them on after the shower and she said she thought they were a great idea. So I would assume they are fine with them and I'm sure that if they were needing to monitor blood loss they could go that with them.
You will feel cleaner wearing them though as they catch all.
 
Thanks. :) I guess I'll ask when I'm there and getting dressed etc.

Just been looking at the Tena knickers (with the purple patterning on) and wondering if they'd have been better. Look a lot less nappyish than the depends.

I just went on price!
 
i'm going to get some depends or tena's, too. my mom told me to get them, haha!

i'm such a sissy - i'm not afraid of pain or birth at all. i've had some terrible pain and hospital stays in my life - so i'm not afraid of pain at all. but i am SO NERVOUS about all the blood!!!
 
Theres probably not much difference, I think i got the 'Tena lady discreet extra' which were the thinnest knicker but thicker than just a thick pad if that makes sense? I think last time I just had the thick tena knicker.

As for amount of blood, everyones different, but I wasn't that bad. I was expecting gushes of the stuff the way everyone talked about it but it wasn't like that. For me it was just like a heavy period for 4/5 days, then it reduced to a normal medium flow for about another 1.5 weeks max, then after that it was light. It stopped completely at about 3.5/4 weeks. I had a random few days of light flow at 6 weeks too. It was very manageable and I barely noticed it to be honest in all the new baby stuff going on!
 
Related to this, is anyone going to do any waxing of the under-carriage right before due date? I'm really tempted to take the majority of it off firstly as I don't want my doctor having to use a lawn mower to try to find where to put the catheter for the C section but also as I believe the bleeding after C can be quite a lot and thought it would be cleaner rather than getting matted with blood (a bit gross so apologies). I also don't want them to dry shave at the top, which is what they'll do if I don't wax and on me that will be itchy as hell a couple of days in as shaving and I don't get on. All that said, I don't want to look "porny" on the operating table with effectively a Brazilian :haha:

Even if I wasn't having a C I was of the view that it will be easier for everyone to see what's going on especially in the event of an episiotomy/repairs to a tear etc.

x
 
i'm not a fan of waxing, as i had a bad experience once. but i've been "trimming." i keep it very short, and i shave on the bikini line so nothing "pokes out." haha.
one of my nurses recommended no shaving or waxing toward the end of the pregnancy, as after birth it will be obnoxious and ouchy for it to grow out. but if you're having a C-section, perhaps you needn't worry about that? i'm just afraid of being itchy down there while i have stitches or am sore.
 
Jules - I think I'm just going for trimmed. I'm sure they've seen worse, and I don't want to have to worry about regrowth (I get bad ingrowns down there after waxking if I don't efoliate and I'm pretty sure I won;t feel like taking a loofah to it!)

I used to always get a hollywood and I feel like that'd be too bare for labour, so I'm jsut going to go natural but tidy.

I know they will have seen worse - in fact a woman on one born the other week looked like she had a pair of black pants on even with the blur effect over it! made me feel a bit better as even if I left mine for a year it wouldn't be that bad! So I know they won't care about my pubes.
 
Yeah, its a bit tricky that one. I would agree for shaving (based on my own experience) but I've been having waxing for donkey's years and find that it's perfectly fine and soft when it grows out for me down there (plus it takes AGES to grow out down there, unlike my legs that are hairy beasts). In my teens I shaved it and couldn't bear how itchy it was! That was my last foray with a razor x
 
Ooh no cupcake! Having to exfoliate after birth would not be pleasant :haha:

You're right, I'm sure they've seen it all....! x
 
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