November Sparklers 2014....22 boys, 22 girls born! Please update us!

[tracilacy]

So exciting hearing about all the babies being born! Congrats ladies

AFM: So my due date was yesterday had a cervical check and nothing really going on other than I might be startingto dilate but I haven't reached 1 cm yet. I have an induction schedule for the 13th so let's see if my little lady wants to come before than. Other than I'm just here waiting and still finishing up the nursery.

 

[Princesskell]

Lots of babies! Congratulations!! Still pregnant here! But have soooo much going on.,. So I want my little one to stay put till at least my due date! I have court nov 17, for mediation with my ex... I'm trying to get full custody from him...he's not been the best with my girls, so Im in the process of trying to give them more stability.. Keeping my fingers crossed...all the while awaiting my fourth baby and finally a boy! Last week I was 50% effaced and 1 cm... So I don't think he's on his way yet. I just bought a comfy outfit to wear home from the hospital and a comfy robe for my stay... Was going to start packing, but the girl at Macy's didn't take the sensor off.... Grrr.... Now I have to go back... Nothing ready for my baby boy yet either... Haven't washed his clothes or set up his bed, nothing:.. Something's wrong with me:.. Just can't get into it...

I hope things go well for you on the 17th. How often does your ex have your girls now?
Sorry you are a bit distracted, you will get sorted when the time is right xxx

 

[apple_20]

Thank you everyone. I will update properly with a birth story when I feel more human. Needless to say it's a lot harder this time around with a toddler to get any rest so yet to have more than an hours sleep in a row since Halloween. Ive never been so tired
Love her to bits though. She's been feeding lots and milks in! Fingers are crossed we can get through the first tough weeks bf as I'd live for it to work out this time (no bottles to sterilize?!)

Good luck to everyone still to have their babies. It will happen even if it feels like ages away. And you can get through the contractions just find a position or mantra or something that helps you through/ mine was counting each deep breach I did I knew it peaked at 9 and would be going by 12. A supportive birth partner makes all the difference love my OH that much more he's shown me how great he can be.

 

[DragonflyWing]

TMI- Hmm, so I'm not sure if I have residual bleeding from my cervical check yesterday, or if I'm losing my mucous plug. I had some spotting after my appointment yesterday, but it had stopped by late last night. Just now, I had quite a lot of brown mucousy discharge. Do you think that could still be from the cervical check from 24 hours ago?

 

[salu_34]

Well doctor checked my cervix today, and I'm 4cm dilated and her head is right down there. She said I could stay 4cm until my due date, but she thinks I may go sooner.

She also asked if I had been getting any contractions/braxton hicks. I told her I had some cramping during the night and then again this morning. I now have to time the duration of each one and the length in between.

Oh my, this baby may come sooner than I think !

 

[Laylagirl]

Lots of babies! Congratulations!! Still pregnant here! But have soooo much going on.,. So I want my little one to stay put till at least my due date! I have court nov 17, for mediation with my ex... I'm trying to get full custody from him...he's not been the best with my girls, so Im in the process of trying to give them more stability.. Keeping my fingers crossed...all the while awaiting my fourth baby and finally a boy! Last week I was 50% effaced and 1 cm... So I don't think he's on his way yet. I just bought a comfy outfit to wear home from the hospital and a comfy robe for my stay... Was going to start packing, but the girl at Macy's didn't take the sensor off.... Grrr.... Now I have to go back... Nothing ready for my baby boy yet either... Haven't washed his clothes or set up his bed, nothing:.. Something's wrong with me:.. Just can't get into it...

I hope things go well for you on the 17th. How often does your ex have your girls now?
Sorry you are a bit distracted, you will get sorted when the time is right xxx

Right now he has them sun at 6 to wed at 6.
That's considered joint... He's always cussing and yelling at my girls, calls them derogatory names, tells them that I don't love them and that I only love my new family...crap like that...and I'm tired of it. The breaking point was one morning my 12 year old called me from school crying that her dad really scared them by throwing their iPads against the wall and putting holes in the wall, screaming and cussing... I had never heard her so scared of him. So I opened a modification case.. And right now he's trying to say I have a drinking problem and he's concerned for our kids safety.. (that's his rebuttal) yet, his response is that he wants the kids during the week, but not Friday's or Mondays...he ALWAYS has to have his weekends off from his kids... I'm tired of him being a crappy dad. I'd rather keep them with me..they deserve better. I'm hoping for best! Thanks!

 

[Laylagirl]

Well doctor checked my cervix today, and I'm 4cm dilated and her head is right down there. She said I could stay 4cm until my due date, but she thinks I may go sooner.

She also asked if I had been getting any contractions/braxton hicks. I told her I had some cramping during the night and then again this morning. I now have to time the duration of each one and the length in between.

Oh my, this baby may come sooner than I think !

Yay for you salu! My dr with won't check again till I'm 39 weeks I think she said. And my next appt isn't until nov 12...I'm having a growth scan on Friday to check babya weight..not sure how accurate that is.

 

[MummyToAmberx]

TMI- Hmm, so I'm not sure if I have residual bleeding from my cervical check yesterday, or if I'm losing my mucous plug. I had some spotting after my appointment yesterday, but it had stopped by late last night. Just now, I had quite a lot of brown mucousy discharge. Do you think that could still be from the cervical check from 24 hours ago?

Id say it is possible if your concerned deffo give someone a call.

 

[MummyToAmberx]

Well doctor checked my cervix today, and I'm 4cm dilated and her head is right down there. She said I could stay 4cm until my due date, but she thinks I may go sooner.

She also asked if I had been getting any contractions/braxton hicks. I told her I had some cramping during the night and then again this morning. I now have to time the duration of each one and the length in between.

Oh my, this baby may come sooner than I think !

Thats brilliant! Hopefully not much longer for you.

 

[Twinklie12]

Sounds like you are getting there Salu!!!!

 

[salu_34]

Pretty sure my mom was doing cartwheels when I told her. She had a countdown to baby clock that she puts up on Facebook every day Lol.

My poor mother in law thought I wad actually in labour after I got home from the doctors. She was worried when I went to pick OH up from work. I told her I'm fine I'm not in labour yet LOL. she'd know if I was in labour.

I have been getting crampy since my appointment. Not sure if it's because of the pressure she put on me during the exam, but they cone and go. I've been recording the times and length but nothing of significance yet.

 

[cncem]

I went to the doctor today and had my cervical check and she said I'm still hard and closed so she wants me to go to the hospital Thursday night for cervical ripening by cytotec. I remembered this drug, cytotec generic name misoprostol but I couldn't put my finger on where I knew it from so looked it up and oh yeah, my friend was given it for her abortion. What!?!? It is not FDA approved for labor induction, it is off-label used for cervical ripening, even though it is an ulcer medication and contraindicated for use in pregnant women. The manufacture sent out letters once to obgyns warning against use as a cervical ripening agent because it is known to cause uterine hyperstimulation, can lead to uterine rupture and other things even maternal and fetal death. America is the only country where it is legal to prescribe and use medications for off label use. I called the office earlier and asked if we could use a different drug for induction and the nurse is going to call me back. If they won't then I'm going to cancel my induction. My health and my baby's health is fine, my blood pressure is normal my sugars are normal she is not too big or too small so unless they give me a good reason to induce I'm going to refuse. Why risk it? When I was induced with my son I didn't use cytotec, just pitocin and yes I was in labor for a long time but I didn't have to have a csection and as much as I didn't want a csec I'd rather have one then use a drug that could cause I don't want to even think about it. What do you ladies think? Am I being stupid and paranoid?

 

[mandaa1220]

You are definitely NOT being stupid or paranoid. That's messed up.

 

[cncem]

Thanks Mandaa. What is bad is I don't trust my ob. She made a mistake with my dates. She told me my baby was too big, when in fact was the perfect size at 33 weeks, then when I asked how much should they weigh at that gestation she looked at a wheel thing and said something like 2 1/2 pounds or something. She really pushed it on me and made me feel like I need it, when all other evidence points to the fact that I don't. I trust my prenatal specialist, I'm going to talk to her about it when I see her Thursday. According to her I'm in good health, blood pressures and e sugars are fine, baby is great etc. I'm going to refuse induction and I won't be bullied into it. If there is no real reason then why risk all those possible complications? It doesn't make sense to me. I'm uncomfortable but that is not a reason to put us both at risk.

 

[salu_34]

Super early post for me here (215am). Just went to the bathroom and when I wiped there was some light blood mixed in with my mucus. I'm wondering if this is from the doctor checking my cervix or if this is my bloody show ?

If it's from the doctor checking me that seems really long after for me to 'spot'. If it's my bloody show, my mucus wasn't out of the ordinary. Could this mean labour in the near future ?

God all this is new to me. I have no clue what to look for.

 

[MummyToAmberx]

I went to the doctor today and had my cervical check and she said I'm still hard and closed so she wants me to go to the hospital Thursday night for cervical ripening by cytotec. I remembered this drug, cytotec generic name misoprostol but I couldn't put my finger on where I knew it from so looked it up and oh yeah, my friend was given it for her abortion. What!?!? It is not FDA approved for labor induction, it is off-label used for cervical ripening, even though it is an ulcer medication and contraindicated for use in pregnant women. The manufacture sent out letters once to obgyns warning against use as a cervical ripening agent because it is known to cause uterine hyperstimulation, can lead to uterine rupture and other things even maternal and fetal death. America is the only country where it is legal to prescribe and use medications for off label use. I called the office earlier and asked if we could use a different drug for induction and the nurse is going to call me back. If they won't then I'm going to cancel my induction. My health and my baby's health is fine, my blood pressure is normal my sugars are normal she is not too big or too small so unless they give me a good reason to induce I'm going to refuse. Why risk it? When I was induced with my son I didn't use cytotec, just pitocin and yes I was in labor for a long time but I didn't have to have a csection and as much as I didn't want a csec I'd rather have one then use a drug that could cause I don't want to even think about it. What do you ladies think? Am I being stupid and paranoid?

Sorry if ive missed something but why do you need your cervix to ripen in week 38? Were you due an induction?

If is no reason for baby to be out i'd be leaving everything well alone.

 

[MummyToAmberx]

Super early post for me here (215am). Just went to the bathroom and when I wiped there was some light blood mixed in with my mucus. I'm wondering if this is from the doctor checking my cervix or if this is my bloody show ?

If it's from the doctor checking me that seems really long after for me to 'spot'. If it's my bloody show, my mucus wasn't out of the ordinary. Could this mean labour in the near future ?

God all this is new to me. I have no clue what to look for.

It could be either it could mean either aswell. Fingers crossed.

 

[DissySunshine]

Kella Marie was born at 1:28 am on 11/5 (my aunts birthday!!) after about 12 hours of labor and an hour and a half of pushing. She weighs 7lbs 8oz and is 20.5 inches long!

 

[Pussy Galore]

Congrats Dissy - lovely pic

PK - we finally have a name, Freya Olivia

 

[apple_20]

Finally got around to putting up a picture