May due dates lets labor watch :-)

[flowergirl7]

Seems like things are moving along for everyone.

I had my weekly appointment and was checked by the midwife. Still 1 cm dilated but I'm 50 % effaced and his little head is right in my pelvis. Getting there, but probably not going anywhere until right around his due date. Hope everyone is doing well.

 

[Mrs_T]

I have a high pain threshold too...I found I knew when I needed to go in...I couldn't walk through the contraction. I'd say the f you get to that point, def insist on going in. Or if you're unhappy, phone again and insist on going in to be examined! Stupid rude people is NOT what you need right now!

If I'd have been put through to l+d I probably would have been been given better advice or told to go in but because I got transferred to triage I ended up with rude staff as always if it gets worse im just gonna go in its getting really bad now can't even sit comfortably or stand for more than a few mins :'( xxxx

Yeah, def go in if it gets worse...what's the worst they'll do, send you home, which I don't think they'd do without examining you first!

Fingers crossed things get moving quickly for you x x

 

[x__amour]

It's really weird for me to think that I'm due next weekend! Will more than likely be scheduling my ELCS at tomorrow's appointment () which I'm *guessing* will be 3 weeks from today. I've been having contractions off and on throughout the weekend so I'm hoping tomorrow will bring some good news of dilation/effacement. I wasn't dilated at all last week.

I should probably pack my hospital back but I am the queen of procrastination...

 

[Wannabe Mommy]

I should probably pack my hospital back but I am the queen of procrastination...

I've packed mine cos it was less hassle than listening to my hubby nag if the worst happened and you hadn't packed and did go into labour you'd have plenty of time to chuck some stuff in a bag . If you really didn't then the hospital would sort you out with what you need.

I would have happily gone in with nothing but seriously that man can NAG !!!!

 

[x__amour]

I should probably pack my hospital back but I am the queen of procrastination...

I've packed mine cos it was less hassle than listening to my hubby nag if the worst happened and you hadn't packed and did go into labour you'd have plenty of time to chuck some stuff in a bag . If you really didn't then the hospital would sort you out with what you need.

I would have happily gone in with nothing but seriously that man can NAG !!!!

I'm not too horribly worried, the hospitals provide virtually everything for mommy and baby. I just have to pack for DH and DD honestly!

 

[katiemckeiver]

Hope so they still coming and going now...gonna try and go for a walk if not im gonna jump on my ball tbh...I'd rather him come now just to show the rude cow (excuse the language :]) if he came tonight or tomorrow after what she said I'd be complaining xxxx

 

[gaves99]

Morning ladies. I think I was a part of this group at one point. I don't recall, but a lot of your names look familiar. So, I'm hoping in.

I am due May 20th!

Any of you ladies getting acid reflux really bad lately? I have for the past two weeks. It's miserable not to mention disgusting. My poor DH has to sit there and listen to be moan and burp all night LOL.

I am also getting a lot of pain in my pubic bone. I feel it more at night, it KILLS when I try to roll over or out of bed. And to think, I still have 4 weeks to go. So close, but feels so very far away!!!

Mine was horrible too! Went on protonix since zantac still
Wasnt cutting it and been using mylanta as needed and doing MUCH better! Hope u feel better since its a miserable feeling and disrupts sleep like crazy.

 

[proudparent88]

Hey ladies had a very busy busy day found out we have been approved for our new appartment! Now the hard part packing and moving! Any suggestions for me as i am on bedrest and oh works so hard to do it all alone for him is there anythig i can do to help but still be safe? I have an appointment tomorrow and an NST will they check me when i yell them i lost a few pieces of mucus plug and had some contractions the day before that?

 

[FleurDeMai]

proudparent - we moved house two or three weeks before my sister was born, and what my mother did was to get help from friends and family. She did small tasks that she could do while sitting down, and let the others do the rest. Would that be an option for you?

 

[proudparent88]

proudparent - we moved house two or three weeks before my sister was born, and what my mother did was to get help from friends and family. She did small tasks that she could do while sitting down, and let the others do the rest. Would that be an option for you?

Yea i think it would thats what i was thinking too i could sit and put clothes in bags and things. I dont see where that could hurt anyway.

 

[Impatientwait]

Hi ladies... so was in l &d today badly dehydrated but no baby i got an iv and feel much better and actually kept some food down. Didnt get checked as i have an appt on wed and she said she would do it then. Anyone else really ready? Im so impatient yet sitting in that hospital today alone (hubby was at work) i felt not ready at all..yet now im home and begging him to come out. Also..anyone close and scheduling or scheduled an induction date? Im curious to know how far out they put them..past due date or on it?

 

[FleurDeMai]

Glad to hear you feel better, impatientwait!

 

[Mrs_T]

Yuk, I had such a horrible nights sleep! I think I was so convinced that all the walking I did yesterday would do something so was dreaming about my waters breaking etc. That coupled with horrendously achey legs from marching up hills at the zoo yesterday made for a restless night woken up with a headache too!

 

[Starry Night]

I have a high pain threshold too...I found I knew when I needed to go in...I couldn't walk through the contraction. I'd say the f you get to that point, def insist on going in. Or if you're unhappy, phone again and insist on going in to be examined! Stupid rude people is NOT what you need right now!

If I'd have been put through to l+d I probably would have been been given better advice or told to go in but because I got transferred to triage I ended up with rude staff as always if it gets worse im just gonna go in its getting really bad now can't even sit comfortably or stand for more than a few mins :'( xxxx

I'd honestly just show up. I live nearly 2 hours away from the hospital so with DS both DH and I were always asking the OB for when we should go in. He had said if you can't walk or talk through the contraction and it's coming every 5 minutes or so then go in. So that's what I did. Because of our long journey we decided to head out after only 2 contractions meeting those requirements. By the time we reached the hospital (DH had to run an errand along the way so trip took even longer) I was 5cm.

The doctors and pamphlets always advise to call about any issue but my experience has been whenever I call ahead about anything they are generally dismissive or act like you're a bother.

 

[proudparent88]

Have my NST today and routine prenatal. Hoping it goes well the NSTs are really stressing me out because it just gets harder to pass each time. I am beyond ready for him to be here.

 

[flowergirl7]

Lost or losing part of my mucus plug this morning I don't really know how much there is, but it's coming out. I've had to put in a pantie liner just in case. I've never been so excited or happy for something so gross to come out of me LOL! I had my second check yesterday so there's always a chance of that happening. Another step in the right direction!!

 

[proudparent88]

Lost or losing part of my mucus plug this morning I don't really know how much there is, but it's coming out. I've had to put in a pantie liner just in case. I've never been so excited or happy for something so gross to come out of me LOL! I had my second check yesterday so there's always a chance of that happening. Another step in the right direction!!

Thats funny. I agree its gross and exciting! Hope this means something for you! Keep us updated.

 

[Erised]

My May baby became an April baby when she made her entrance at 35 weeks and 3 days!

Oh wow, that's nice and early ... How's she doing? Massive congrats to you though =D

Mum advised me to phone l+d for advice as mw phone line is closed for the day...They transferred me to triage who weren't very helpful at all...she says baby is probably laid funny and its probably a nerve so she can't advise anything but have a bath and take paracetamol...told her I'd been doing this with no effective relief at all...she basically said I'll have to put up with it then...she said with it being my first im probably overreacting...my mum is furious...she knows that I can handle pain and she knows this isn't what I've been dealing with when I've had bh...I don't see why the person on the other end of the phone had to be so rude!!! :/ xxxx

How did you get on in the end? Did things ease up, or did you end up going to hospital? Hope your little one may have made it's way into the world by now and you're just enjoying newborn snuggles =)

Have my NST today and routine prenatal. Hoping it goes well the NSTs are really stressing me out because it just gets harder to pass each time. I am beyond ready for him to be here.

Good luck with your NST today, hope your little man surprises you and plays along just fine.

My DH has been sick for just over a week now, steadily getting worse instead of better. He would have gone to the GP on Friday (which isn't like him, he never ever gives in to being ill) but decided to wait until today due to the Easter bank holiday weekend and wanting to avoid an A&E trip full of drunks. The GP had 1 look at him and sent him to hospital *sigh*

He's got quinsy, which is basically an abscess between tonsils and throat wall. He had influenza, which led to tonsillitis, which went untreated too long and led to quinsy. He's in hospital at the moment waiting to see a specialist and getting the abscess drained. Not sure yet whether it will be a local or general anesthetic (even though he's insisting he'll refuse a general as he wants to go home lol), or if he'll need to stay in / how long for. He'll be getting pumped full of antibiotics as well, just not sure yet whether it's going to be through an IV or pills.

Not what we wanted, but hopefully it means he can start getting better now! Need him better for my home birth, planning on him being my only birthing partner + he'll need to help look after the kids too during labour. Very happy now I decided not to tell him that I was having contractions last night ... may drop that one on him after he's home and feeling a bit better

 

[nic18]

Erised, sorry to hear about you DH! I hope he's on the mend soon

 

[proudparent88]

Hope your DH feels better soon Erised.

I havent been feelig good lately just constantly sick to my stomach tried some toast this morning but couldnt keep it down. Oh and the kids had the flu hoping i dont have it now but theirs only lasted 24 hrs wandering if i might have just gotten it worse.