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[wookie130]

ginny- My children are 17 months apart. By the time my daughter was 8 months old, I was pregnant with my son! It's a wonderful (and often difficult) age spread...but I think as they grow older, it will definitely pay off!

 

[ginny83]

Hope - not sure if I've mentioned it on here, but I'll say it again anyway. I'm just so happy for you. We've all had a tough journey to be a part of this group (and I know for some of you ladies you probably don't feel out of the woods just yet!), but what you had to go through breaks my heart. You are an amazing person to keep trying and I know you're already an amazing mummy xxx

Wookie - they look like great friends in your pic We'll see what happens - I would love to be so lucky again to have another one, but also feel so blessed with my little men. I think I'll always be crazy worried about pregnancy stuff now, but I guess actually making it through a rainbow pregnancy once I do feel a little more calmer about the thought of doing it again.

 

[blueblue]

Wookie - really cute photo

 

[Hope39]

Ginny - lovely words , thank you xx

 

[Hope39]

Girls - im a bit late posting this here as voting closes tonight but if any of you see this then please vote for Tasha - she has been shortlisted for an award, Inspirational Mother at the Butterfly Awards

Im sure you will all agree she is thoroughly deserving of this award

https://www.thebutterflyawards.com/index.php/voting/userprofile/NatashaAdams

 

[loeylo]

Submitted a well deserved vote!

I'm now on twice weekly ctg's due to reduced movement. She's moved slightly down the centiles also, but not significantly enough to schedule induction just now.

 

[blueblue]

I missed the voting as it has already closed . I'm sitting here crying at Tasha's story.

Loeylo, hope everything goes well with the CTG's and she doesn't move down the centiles anymore. I think we'll both probably be induced?

Growth scan tomorrow, I feel bigger so I'm hoping LO is still growing. I've had acupuncture and I've put on a few pounds since, hoping it is helping.

 

[ab75]

Good luck loeylo and blue blue xx

sorry I missed the vote for Tasha xx

 

[blueblue]

Thanks ab.

Growth scan today went well, she's above the 10th centile and has put on 700g in weight too. It's more than I thought, hoping she will be ok now. I have weekly scans to check everything is ok x

 

[loeylo]

Blue - glad the growth scan went well. Also glad yet have a good plan in place. You are just shy of 37w now aren't you? Did they say how much she weighs?

I ha the consultant appt today. He is happy to move to weekly ctg's but I will be getting my membranes sweeped whilst in as of Tuesday. Hoping that gets things moving as her head in engaged and I'm sure there is something happening to my cervix already as I have had period like pains and painful Braxton hicks. Here's hoping I have her by my due date!

 

[SweetV]

Glad the scan went well Blue

Not long now loeylo!

 

[blueblue]

Thanks, I'm 37 weeks on Sunday. She weighs just over 5lb now. Good luck with the sweep, not long to go now, it sounds like she's getting ready! Glad they are looking after you.

Thanks Sweet, hope you are good x

 

[blueblue]

Doppler flow scan was all ok today, growth scan next week. Baby's head is now 1/5 engaged, they are going to do a sweep next week if growth scan on track or induce if she's slowed down again. Still feeling nervous, just want her to be here and to be ok.

Hope everyone is good x

 

[loeylo]

Glad things are going well Blue. It is so nerve wracking!

My babies head is also 1/5 engaged, I had an internal examination yesterday at 38 weeks exactly, my cervix got a bishop score of 4 which means it still isn't favourable but it's getting there. Her ctg was amazing but as my cervix was still closed they couldn't do a sweep. They hoped prodding my cervix might make something happen but no such luck unfortunately! I was having some pretty intense painful tightenings during my ctg so she thinks things are beginning to move!

Got another ctg next Tuesday and they will try for a sweep then too. Here's hoping it works!

I had my second baby shower at the weekend and it was great. I'm all sorted now, just waiting on baby!

 

[blueblue]

It is so nerve wracking, I haven't been around many friends and family as everyone is very excited but until I have her and see she is ok, I can't believe it will happen.

Glad the CTG was good, hope she gets a wiggle on soon, I don't know if you have the same but it seems to stop and start? I keep getting period-like pains which come and go and I'm nesting like crazy. She was quiet this morning but finally had a good wiggle, thought I was going to have to go to triage again.

Glad you have everything sorted, which Angelcare monitor did you get? We're thinking of getting the 701. I feel nervous about buying things since the growth scans, but know I need to x

 

[Hope39]

Blue blue I bought a lot of Oscar things once he was born, he was 2 weeks old when we got his pushchair . I ordered loads of stuff online whilst I was in hospital with him

I still haven't ordered his angel monitor yet, can't decide which one i want ,
Lol

Xx

 

[loeylo]

Blue - I'm not sure what one we had as we got it second hand. It has the sensor pad which they lie on, the parent unit and the actual monitor. It shows the temperature and stuff? I have the box but I can't reach it.

Hope you are well.

Afm, 39+1 today. I had an attempted sweep at 38w exactly, cervix was soft and thinning but still posterior and closed. She gave it a good prod and tried her hardest to dilate me but no luck. He tried again yesterday and there was absolutely no progress! Had the consultant today who wants me to have a growth scan tomorrow, another ctg tomorrow also (I have been having them weekly) and then I need to go o the bigger hospital on Tuesday for a ctg and internal with view of induction either there and then or allowing me to go to next Friday (40+3) at the latest. I don't know what to do!

Any progress your end??

 

[ab75]

I keep checking for updates on blue blue and loeylo! Good luck ladies.

Hope, I like the name Oscar. Hope you and your little man are both well xx

 

[NDH]

17 weeks today! I felt kicks from the outside for the first time two nights ago after not feeling much movement for a week.

Finally working up the courage to go public and we took some announcement photos on the weekend.

https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/Roshinda/this%20one_zps0dt0pioc.jpg
https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/Roshinda/or%20this%20one_zps3o0ljymg.jpg
https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/Roshinda/image4_zps3u9i3izn.jpg
[URL=https://s11.photobucket.com/user/Roshinda/media/image5_zpsbka9pahq.jpg.html]https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/Roshinda/image5_zpsbka9pahq.jpg

 

[wookie130]

NDH- I love the pictures! Beautiful! Congratulations on your pregnancy thus far...looks like all is well at the moment!

Blue- Baby yet? I'm stalking this thread for you!

Loeylo- It sounds like you inherited an Angelcare monitor. I used one with my daughter, Hannah, when she was a baby. I loved it. The only thing I didn't love too much, was when she rolled off the sensor pad, because it will set the alarm off at times, and give everyone a near-heart attack!!! LOL! However, it was definitely peace-of-mind from a SIDS standpoint...I love that it monitors breathing and movements, and you'll be able to hear EVERYTHING baby does. We loved ours! We coslept with my son, so a monitor wasn't necessary.