Pre-eclampsia, did you get it again?

[Betheney]

Yeah my mum had up to 10lb babies and never tore, but the fact i was so close to tearing with Eva and didn't makes me think anything larger definitely will

I was quite shocked it hurt so much when Remi came out actually. I still hard the ring of fire and it bloody HURT!!!! i expected a 33 weeker to not hurt that much. But then again his head circumference was only 1cm smaller than Evas was at full term. But i still had quite a lot of swelling and it felt as if i'd pushed out a full termer

I think i'm terrified of tearing because the little "laceration" that i did have was HORRIBLE during recovery. I nearly cried everytime i had to pee, i started sitting in the bath to pee with water around me because pouring water on me while peeing just didn't work. (yes i was constantly disinfecting the bath!!) but my laceration wasn't on my perinium it was... on the inside of my inner labia? it's hard to explain but it was RIGHT NEXT TO where i wee'd hence why pouring water didn't really help because the pee still got to the cut first. So i just think with this horrid memory it's really ramped up my fear of tearing.

That's so funny you use Clucky but it has a different meaning! how bizarre.

 

[sethsmummy]

ooo thats a nasty place to have a cut! iv had a cut there before and omg.. i always hold a bit of toilet tissue over ones like that.. messy but nothing a good hand wash cant sort out. haha i also did the pee in the bath thing after ds1!

its amazing how around the world different words mean totally different things xx

 

[ginny83]

funny enough with DS it didn't really hurt me pushing him out - it actually felt really relieving when his head came out and then the rest of his body didn't seem like hard work. the contractions where horrible horrible though! Also, with my 16 week loss I was semi induced even though they were doing to do a D&C, and the contractions I got from that hurt just as much which I was really surprised about

 

[ttc126]

I'm already just terrified of labor in general i think! I'm like "oooh i don't want to do it!!!!" Lol!!!!

Love the terms clucky and broody...

Seths mummy, your son is absolutely darling!

My ds has NO clue a baby is coming lol!!!! He's still such a baby himself. Although he's one he tends to be behind by a few months on milestones and development. Some of that i attribute to him being a late preemie.... but some i think is just him taking his time At nearly 13 months he is nowhere near walking and still army crawls most of the time. He's a real sweetie though and very attached to me so i don't know what he'll think when his brother arrives. Oh! I'm sorry i never shared on this thread... we found out its another BOY for us!

 

[sethsmummy]

eekk im a little scared now too haha. iv never had a full natural labour.. infact no natural because i was induced with ds1 and then he was a forecep delivery.

ttc i wouldnt worry hun my friends little boy who was a 35 weeker didnt walk till just under 1 and a half hun and hes caught up so much now
Congratulations on a boy hun! xx

 

[Betheney]

funny enough with DS it didn't really hurt me pushing him out - it actually felt really relieving when his head came out and then the rest of his body didn't seem like hard work. the contractions where horrible horrible though! Also, with my 16 week loss I was semi induced even though they were doing to do a D&C, and the contractions I got from that hurt just as much which I was really surprised about

I don't mind pushing the baby out, i would do that over horrific contractions a million times over, but i do think the ring of fire really does BURN and i just wasn't expecting it when Remi was born. My pushing stages have been relatively easy. Eva took 20mins to push out and Remi only 1 minute. lol

Eva was a spontaneous labour and natural birth with waters breaking and 18.5 hours later giving birth to her, i had gas and air and a pethadine injection (for all the good it did)

Remi was kind of induced at 33 weeks, however i had no drip and no IV lines or anything. I was given the prostalglandin to help ripen my cervix as it was 2cm long and closed (incredibly unfavorable) and then 12 hours later we were to start the induction, but a few hours after having the prostalgladin (Which is called Cervadil in Aus) i gave birth, with no drugs, no gas and air and no need to be connected to the drip or anything. So Even though i was semi induced with Remi, everything was completely natural, my body just needed a little kick start and then laboured all the rest. Poor Remi came in such a rush and no one was prepared, everything expected BEST case scenario at 33 weeks would be that my cervix would be open at least 1-2cm in the morning (after 12hrs of cervadil) to break my waters and put me on the drip, no one was expecting me to go into full blown labour and birth a few hours later.

 

[RcdM]

Thanks for explaining "broody" haha! And don't worry we have plenty of sayings that sound absolutely ridiculous over here too.

ttc - congrats on the boy!! My dd was finally walking around 13/14 months, which would be like 11/12 months adjusted. She was crawling on her first birthday and she could stand a bit but that's about it.

Sethsmummy your little boy in the swing is so cute! It's so funny how our kiddos are small and can still fit into things that most 1 year old's can't.

Is it weird that I actually want to go into labor a bit before my section? I guess I'd just like to feel what labor and contractions are like for the experience, even though I'm having a repeat section. Since having my dd at 30 weeks I obviously never even got close to even thinking about what it may be like.

Speaking of, I have been feeling a little crampy the last few days, just like period cramps. I'm sure it's normal at this stage. I swear I never thought I'd make it this far. My very last OB appointment is tomorrow, and then I'll be having this little baby the following Friday! Can't believe it.

 

[ttc126]

Rcdm, that is so amazing!!!! Congrats to you i can't believe*you're so close to meeting your little one!!!!!!!! I'm so excited to hear how it goes!

 

[rbourre]

I will be term in 5 days. Well basically 4 because today is almost over. I never, ever thought I'd get this far after having such severe pre-eclampsia and delivering at 29 weeks last time. I'm hoping that baby boy decides to come on his own toward the end of next week when I will be 38 weeks. I'm anxious to meet him and to not be pregnant anymore since everything is getting so uncomfortable and hard to do. I can't wait to have a full term baby. It's going to be so much different.

 

[ttc126]

Rbourre! Amazing! I wish you a very easy happy delivery

 

[sethsmummy]

omg Rcdm i cant believe your so close to having your baby! that is amazing
hehe thanks! its a blessing and a curse because he loves going in the baby things or the pram... his butt even still fits in a bumbo

rbourre Im so glad you ladies are having good pregnancies this time. everyone deserves a fantastic pregnancy without having to worry about a preemie or a sick baby. There must be a hting about 38 weeks.. im hoping this bubba makes an appearence between 37+1 (boxing day) and 37+6.... or 38+1 onwards... I think ill be given a section date either at 40 weeks or 40+6 so as long as i beat those dates ill be happy xx

 

[rbourre]

My blood pressure has started to rise. I have a doctor's appointment in the morning, I will see what he says or if there's any protein in my urine. I'm so close to term so if it keeps rising and he decides to induce next week, I am ok with that. I'm looking forward to meeting my son and not being pregnant anymore.

 

[sethsmummy]

You are very close to term Hun... hopefully though it's just a small rise and nothing to worry about xx

 

[RcdM]

Hope everything is still going smoothly for you rbourre.

So, this morning while driving to work I started seeing shimmery star like spots. It reminded me of when you look at something really bright and then look away and you can still see it for a bit. Well I hadn't really looked at anything bright and it lasted for a good 20 minutes.

I had blurry vision with my dd so I knew vision disturbances can be serious. It did go away finally but I still called my dr's office and figured they'd want me to come in given my history. The nurse basically just said that if it comes back to go ahead and come in... I told her about my history and previous pregnancy with pre-e and she said yeah it can be a sign so just make sure if it comes back or you start getting a headache or something to come in. I said okay and hung up, but I'm not sure if that answer sits well with me. I thought they'd want me to come in right away, again just because of my history. I had perfect bp at my dr appt on Tuesday, 102/60, and I didn't take my bp at home yesterday or this morning. I know things can change overnight... What would you guys do? Should I just go in for peace of mind?

I will be 38 weeks tomorrow and so this time I'm not freaking out as much, all my bags are packed and everything is ready to go so if something happens now I'm okay with it. But I obviously don't want to take any chances. Should I wait a bit and see if it comes back first, or should I just head in even though the nurse didn't make it seem too urgent?

 

[sethsmummy]

I think you should go in just to be checked hun. or can you do your bp at home and see what its sat at?? xx

 

[RcdM]

Yeah... I think I'm just gonna go in anyway. I am at work so can't check bp. Usually I check it every night but last night I forgot.

 

[sethsmummy]

id definitely go in in that case hun. if you have to just say it hapened again xx

 

[ttc126]

Ooh rbourre, hope everything is ok!!!!

Rcdm, i think I'd go in too! They should check you out and i feel like better safe than sorry! Hope you're ok!

 

[rbourre]

My blood pressure was 148/101 at my appointment today and they said I had protein in my urine. I was sent to L&D triage to be monitored after my doctor's appointment. They did an NST, blood work, another urine sample and ultrasound. Everything came back good so I was sent home. There was no protein in my urine in that sample. My blood pressure was still high but because everything else was ok, the doctor let me go home. I go back next Friday so we will see what he says then. I am supposed to continue to monitor my blood pressure at home and if it goes up to 150/100 and stays there for multiple readings, then I have to go back.

I'm really excited to meet baby, but I'm glad he gets to stay in for at least a little while longer. I'm hoping he decides to come on his own sometime before next Friday so I don't have to worry about it.

 

[ttc126]

Sorry don't know why my phone posts everything twice!!!!!!

Glad you got sent home Hon! I'm sorry you have to deal with this stress