November 2013 Babies!

[whittnie117]

Sorry I didn't respond much yesterday. I am coming down with a cold it seems (at least I think it's a cold). Just feel all bad and gross.

Congratulations on 37 weeks Nariah! Did you get that, "PHEW!" feeling? I know I did.

Diddums- That is super exciting that you are right there. RIGHT THERE. You'll have your baby soon! By the way, what are biscuits? I know they are different from what we here in the US call biscuits. I just never asked before because I thought I would sound dumb

Alchemist- I've already responded to the fact the version didn't work for you, but I am still so sorry that it didn't work. I was hoping so much that it would. I know you've accepted the c-section and just think, you know exactly what day he is coming now. That is excellent for planning purposes at least. Bright side? Hopefully he just is stubborn and decides to come on his own and turns around by your c-section date. Not totally impossible.

 

[Diddums]

Had my 39wk midwife appointment today. Went in and she checked my urine sample, the glucose was off the scale! I freaked out, and the midwife rang the hospital, who said to test again in one week time (this was first episode of glucose in urine) and if there was still glucose in the urine, i would have to go to hospital for a glucose test and possible early induction at 40wks. She then had a feel of my bump, which was measuring 46cm!!!! She said i'm having a big baby, by what she could feel, but she is head down (although not engaged) spine on my left and limbs on my right, so that was good. Then just before i left she checked my blood pressure, which of course was a bit high due to stress of possible GD and big baby, so i left and rung hubby in tears. I then rang antenatal triage at the hospital and spoke to them about the glucose and BP and she said not to worry, and its likely that the orange juice i had for breakfast 30mins before was skewing the results. I got home and tested my urine again (i have the same test strips that the midwife has) and there was no glucose present, so i guess it was just the orange juice, so will stay off that.

I'm still slightly worried about having a big baby as all scans have shown her to be on 50th percentile, but there is nothing i can do now anyway. I have my first sweep next friday, but hoping i go earlier, although i don't have much hope as she isn't engaged at all.

Whittnie, by biscuits I mean the type you might dunk in a cup of tea, like rich tea biscuits.

 

[Nariah01]

That's a bummer Diddums that they scared you like that. I swear doesn't matter if its a midwife or a OB or a tech, someone has to do it at least once in a woman's pregnancy it seems. Still hope all goes well for you with your big baby and who knows, you may not need the sweep, she could just being stubborn and engage the day before. lol

Thanks Whit! I do feel better, now I just want him here, its getting so uncomfortable. I wish someone would tell me a weight estimate on my boy, no one ever has. All I hear is that my belly is measuring exactly at whatever week I'm on. and so many people keep saying how small I am at this point, so maybe he will be a little baby...?

 

[whittnie117]

Diddums- That is exactly how my boy is laying, lol. Hopefully the glucose comes back normal next week. Probably was the orange juice, but a lot of things can raise your levels if you eat or drink before testing. It can really skew results. I'm waiting on my own glucose test to come back to see where we go from here. I'll know hopefully Monday or Tuesday. Also, isn't the 50th percentile pretty average as far as weight goes? I haven't actually gotten a percentage just a weight.

Nariah- Your baby is probably middle of the road weight wise if you are measuring right on track. You never know until baby is actually born though.

Last night/this morning was weird. I felt like I had a cold or flu yesterday and stayed that way all the way until I went to bed. I went to sleep at around 11 and woke up at 6:30. I felt great (minus a sore throat, stuffy nose, and cough). I am pretty sure it's just a cold. But when I woke up I didn't have any pain, no need to rush to the bathroom, no waddle, nothing. I just felt great and had energy. Really weird. Of course I went and took the glucose test and had to stay there for a couple hours and now I am feeling bad, lol. Go figure. But what a weird morning. I go for a NST in just a bit.

 

[The Alchemist]

Whittnie - maybe that cold and a sudden surge of energy and clarity is a sign?! Haha...would be an odd one if anything. When do you hear back about your results?

I had my routine weekly appointment today. Nothing exciting. I asked to check my cervix just out of curiosity and I was only 1cm. Plus, she really had to dig in there, my cervix was high and posterior. Woopdie doo! If I didn't have to have a section, I probably would have gone over. She also checked his position and he's still stubbornly breech. His head right above my navel and completely facing my back. And that was it. See, nothing exciting. My bump is really really super sore all over though due to the version yesterday. Very painful during bh! Ugh!

Well...that was the highlight of my day. I hope you lovely ladies had a good day.

 

[whittnie117]

Maybe it is a sign, who knows! I did lose a tiny bit of mucus plug today. That was the first thing to happen as far as discharge goes for weeks (since I bled). So things are just starting to happen. I am guessing I have a good week to two weeks left.

Just got back from the NST. I guess they are going to do an ultrasound to check the amniotic fluid every visit as well. How...invasive. I have had so many ultrasounds this pregnancy it is ridiculous. I passed the NST, but he was sleeping when I got there and stayed asleep during ice water. She buzzed him with a sound buzzer and he shot awake and then went crazy for ten minutes and they said "Oh he's fine, he's an active baby that's for sure". She was even laughing while watching my stomach move all around.

I don't get the results for the glucose test until next week, maybe Monday or Tuesday? But if I don't have GD I doubt I'll hear from them until my appointment on Thursday.
Other than that, nothing exciting to report. I am just going to be lazy for the rest of the day and go to bed early because I woke up so early. Hopefully I can sleep through the night again. It was awesome. Maybe my body is letting me get some sleep before labor? That would be nice.

Oh, I lied...there is an exciting thing happening today. They are finishing the floors in our bedroom tonight (maybe tomorrow morning) WOO HOO! After that is done, I can put the bassinet in the room and start taking out the baby clothes and putting them away and setting up the diaper area. I am excited. Once they get the rest of the floors done (just have two bedrooms left) I get to set up the baby room. It's getting closer and I am so happy about that.

Also, Alchemist, I am sorry you are going through soreness now. The things we do for our babies. But all will be well. We shall have our LOs very soon and that is exciting. 10 days for you!

 

[The Alchemist]

I hope everything turns up fine for you, whittnie. You've had so many tests and u/s, you're right. Lots of things we go through just for our baby and more after they're born. It doesn't end. Oh yes, 10 days for me. I have a feeling you'll have your baby around that time too.

 

[whittnie117]

I hope everything turns up fine for you, whittnie. You've had so many tests and u/s, you're right. Lots of things we go through just for our baby and more after they're born. It doesn't end. Oh yes, 10 days for me. I have a feeling you'll have your baby around that time too.

Thank you! I hope everything turns out well with you too! I know it will though. Me too! I am going with the 17th =P

 

[The Alchemist]

It's funny....my boy will be born a day before OH's sister's son. OH shares the same bday as his maternal uncle. My dd shares the same bday as OH's cousin's dd. Crazy family bdays.

Nariah - have you packed your bag yet? I gotta redo mine. I'm asking in the csection thread what I'll need. Oh I'm gonna miss my dd in those 5 days of hospitalization. Sigh...

 

[Nariah01]

I am sorry you had a bum day Alchemist. Hopefully tomorrow and the weekend will be better.

Whitt, glad to here your test went ok, sucks about having to do all those ultrasounds though. Kind of funny in the beginning we love those ultrasounds, but as it drags on we just wanna be done. lol

Today was kind of exciting for me. On the down side, my old doctors have yet to get my records to the new midwife, which sucks because if they don't get it soon they will have to redraw all the blood and run all those tests over again. So hopefully they will get their act together and send that shit over!

I also picked up some stuff from post office that some people order for us, its our first cloth diapers! I am super pumped, its kind of sad really, I just sat there for like 30 mins playing with them. lol

Then my parents are coming over and staying for the weekend, double edged sword that one. I am happy for the help, because dad is going to help DH outside to get the horses settled and organize, but my stepmom is kind of annoying and its hit or miss on whether or not we get along that day so keep your fingers crossed nothing bad happens. And my sister is coming over and painting the nursery for me, and helping me organize a bit, so that's good. I still need to get a bunch of stuff from the store for baby, like bassinet for our room and such, but we have his crib set up in the nursery just in case he comes early. And I have to pack my hospital bag, I keep forgetting.

So busy weekend but I think it will be good. I am betting I will be the last to go on here, I am even thinking I will go over and not deliver until the first week of December. But if I had to make a guess on day if I was going to go this month I am going to say the 25th. But like I said I doubt it, as crappy as I feel it doesn't feel like much is happening. But the nesting bug has hit me full on and it sucks because I can't do anything without hurting.

 

[Nariah01]

The only thing that does feel weird and has changed is it feels like his is punching me in the cervix/vagina. Its not the most comfortable feeling and it just started yesterday....wonder if maybe he is starting to drop?

 

[whittnie117]

could be Nariah. I've definitely dropped and it feels that way. I figure it's his head bouncing off my cervix, lol

 

[wantb502]

I definitely got that feeling when Denver dropped. That was my confirmation besides people saying "oh! You are carrying so much lower today"

 

[Nariah01]

Hmm who knows maybe I won't be the last one on here after all! DH is the only one who really sees me regularly and he his useless when it comes to asking if it looks lower then normal.

His answer is always I dunno.
My only requirement for if I go early is that it happen after the 16th. I am touring the hospital that day, so if he comes before that I won't know really where to go. So if he comes early hopefully it will be after that.

 

[Diddums]

Morning ladies,

Not much going on with me. No plug loss, no aches or pains, can walk around fine. Think I will be going over due lol.

Weekend is pretty relaxed. Just need to tidy the kitchen, iron the curtains for the baby's room and put them up, and that's about it. Everything else is ready lol.

Had the worst nights sleep last night. Kept waking every hour. Then was awake from 3-4.30. Just wish I could sleep comfortably, but shouldn't really complain lol. I will be spending the day bouncing on my birthing ball, hoping to encourage the little one to engage!

 

[Nariah01]

well just took a shower and shaved my legs and ehm...undercarriage. lol I don't know how pretty it is but it feels better. Only thing is all that shaving made me look at my legs pretty closely and realize how swollen they have become today. I have slight swelling all the way to my knees, and my fingers look a bit puffy too. I know some swelling is normal, but its so odd since I haven't had any up until now.

 

[Diddums]

Nariah I've only just started swelling and i'm 39wks today. So i wouldn't worry about it, just keep an eye out for headaches, just in case

I did the whole shaving last night. I'd left it too long and was worried I might look like a forest should i go into labour before i had a chance to shave lol. I also felt much better afterwards! Def gonna keep on top of it though. I know i won't necessarily care what i look like once im in labour, but would at least like to look trimmed lol xxx

 

[whittnie117]

Diddums- You never know if you'll go over. One night you could just go to bed with no symptoms at all and awaken to your water breaking. My sleep went back to how it's always been, especially the last few weeks. Waking up all the time to turn over (because I can't turn over without waking up anymore apparently) and to go potty. I am up now and it is 4:15 in the morning. I'll probably get back to sleep around 8 or 9 and sleep till 11 or 12pm, lol. Nothing better to do today.

Nariah- I wish I could bend over enough, whether it be sitting or standing to shave ANY part of my legs or to trim my lady parts. I can't reach at all because my tum tum is so big. So good job no matter how it looks! :thumbsup: I still have no swelling in my legs, feet, or ankles. It is probably because I am on bed rest. I do have swelling in my hands though. When the swelling goes down my hands look like they belong to a wrinkled old lady, then they swell back up again. My face gets a bit swollen too. It's totally normal to start swelling around now though.

AFM (tmi warning)-I thought I was feeling contractions last night for a couple hours and went to bed. When I woke up for a potty run I had passed a ton of mucus plug. That probably happened when I dreamed about my waters going, lol). It wasn't my show as there was no blood, but it was quite a bit. So my body is starting the process.

On a side note OH is talking in his sleep right now

 

[luna_19]

Hey I agree you never know when baby will arrive so pack your bag! I was convinced that I would be late but luckily packed my bag at 36 weeks, my hubby thought I was crazy! I had no advanced warning, my belly didn't drop, no increased pressure or anything. I guess I was losing my plug but at the time I just thought it was increased discharge.

Oh and out hospital tour was booked for the 30th, a week after Devyn arrived luckily I did get to attend the bf class, 4 days before

 

[wantb502]

I agree with LUna!