September 2021 due date babies!!!

[wantingagirl]

@wantingagirl would you be able to go home now that your not at a bad gestation to give birth? I don't know anything about tuneling or the risks associated xx

nope it’s too late to fly safely at this gestation and the only way they would let me is if where I’m from would induce me at 37 weeks and they won’t. He’s already on the 99th centile

 

[MadamRose]

@LoneWanderer that’s totally fair enough! It sounds like your toddler is trying to push your buttons today

@wantingagirl sounds yummy! I’m regretting eating both at once now as I feel

 

[Bittersweet]

Yeah I had the infection in my urine and womb ar 24 weeks so possibly baby already has it. They need to take blood from the cord and do some tests as well due to some blood group concerns (basically our bloods mix not rhesus negative and my body can reject the pregnancy) at the least it’ll be 24/48 hours of phototherapy worst would be what happened with my son. So for those reasons as well I’d feel better being in.

cat yes. When the uterine contractions started intermittently at 28 weeks they said they wouldn’t stop then again at 32 and then last week. I’ve surprised everyone I think including myself by managing to go as far as I have.

wanting haha I know madness!

 

[LoneWanderer]

@LoneWanderer I'm a bit scared of an elective section I always had the relief of adrenalin to distract me!!! The thought of doing it all alert and aware is terrifying. I'm so jealous of how calm u r!! I have had many sweeps in my baby history and non ever did anything for me but I know people it did work for. Always made me feel I was trying something though lol x

See I'm the exact opposite, the emergency way scares me - I like to know exactly what is happening and when, no surprises at all, everything to schedule and somebody telling me exactly what to do and when. Honestly I can't claim to have been alert or aware though, I'd been in hosp for three days by then so running on very little sleep, and it is pretty much a blur. But yeah it was just so, so calm and really... nice isn't the right word, but it certainly wasn't unpleasant. And by the time any pain actually kicked in I'd had a good sleep and some food, had the baby to distract me (and lots of lovely morphine too). I think I'd have been gutted to go through all the pain of labour and then still end up with the section anyway, which was the most likely outcome - better to just skip straight to the end IMO

 

[Suggerhoney]

@wantingagirl
It was mainly down to the first midwife I had. She was kinda old school and kept saying u dont need the gas yet.
But I really did feel when u contractions were only 2 mins apart and strong I needed it but she just kept telling me to breath through it.

Thankfully that was just b4 they changed shifts. She introduced me to my new midwife that wud be looking after me and as soon as the other one buggered off the new one said do u need the gas honey? I was like oh yes please and she got me it.
Hope I have a nice sympathetic midwife this time that will give me it earlier.
The only thing the first midwife gave to me was some tablets for pain. They did nothing.

@LoneWanderer
Hahahahaha u make me laugh so much
Those loud toys are annoying tho. Hope said toddler is behaving today LOL.

@MadamRose
I really think ure gonna go in a few days hon just a feeling.

@Bittersweet
Sounds like baby is extremely low.
My baby is low too but not engaged yet.
Hope they agree to inducing u soon and don't make u wait to 38 weeks. That's what I'm really worried about.
33 weeks today so going to 38 is another 5 weeks away and no way I can go that long. Even 4 weeks seems to long but I know they definitely won't do it b4 37 weeks
My kids will be going back to school and then I should be going in hopefully.
I really hope I get booked in for 3rd or 4th September

@Catmumof4
So glad ure bile levels came down hon. That's what happened to me too. I am getting a bit itchy now again tho but not bad. If it gets worse I will call the Day Assessment Unit bit hoping I won't need to do that untill 35 ish weeks so then hopefully they can give me a induction date. Still can't believe I have to wait to 36+4 to get a date it's so shit.

 

[Suggerhoney]

@wantingagirl
That is a very impressive bump hon.
Urghhhh cystitis is awful I'm so sorry u have that. I hate it when I get that it's just horrible.

 

[MadamRose]

@Suggerhoney I hope you are right! Not sure I can cope much longer! I really am done now!

 

[LoneWanderer]

Also being booked in for three weeks away is nice coz I'm gonna try really hard to get my iron levels up for the rest of August - basically existing on cereal and spinach from here on in. After #1 I was pretty anaemic for months, presume due to the blood loss from surgery, and I fucking HATE iron pills so instead I intend to just eat my way out of the danger zone ahead of time.

So I don't know if it's the same everywhere, but basically we have the pre-op booked on the Monday then the section on the Wednesday, and on the Mon I have to have bloods done obvs, take some pills to prep etc, and also both have a covid swab done. And then we have to isolate completely for the next two days until we are admitted for the op.

So I am hoping that between the covid test, having both his jabs, having been isolating, working for the hospital, and cases dropping here, might all mean they are more lenient about other half staying around after the op to look after me and baby. But we'll see, hospital midwives are - in my humble experience - a bunch of absolute witches

But if not, my own midwife is coming for the section anyway and it sounds like she'll stay to look after me on the ward for the first day, so that'll be nice.

 

[Bittersweet]

These contractions have been pretty regular all day. Baby such a tease lol. I hope not as well honestly the pain I literally walk for about 5’mkns and the lower bump pain is excruciating and then lower back and pressure

 

[wantingagirl]

Yeah I had the infection in my urine and womb ar 24 weeks so possibly baby already has it. They need to take blood from the cord and do some tests as well due to some blood group concerns (basically our bloods mix not rhesus negative and my body can reject the pregnancy) at the least it’ll be 24/48 hours of phototherapy worst would be what happened with my son. So for those reasons as well I’d feel better being in.

cat yes. When the uterine contractions started intermittently at 28 weeks they said they wouldn’t stop then again at 32 and then last week. I’ve surprised everyone I think including myself by managing to go as far as I have.

wanting haha I know madness!

i had it early on hun it doesn’t pass to baby whilst pregnant but it can be passed through birth I had it the whole way through with Leo

I’ve re-read though hun maybe yours is slightly different how weird about the bloods mixing only ever heard of that with RH-negative x

 

[wantingagirl]

@MadamRose i feel really sick too now

@Suggerhoney thanks hun. Omg I would have hunted that midwife painkillers she having a laugh

 

[wantingagirl]

Also being booked in for three weeks away is nice coz I'm gonna try really hard to get my iron levels up for the rest of August - basically existing on cereal and spinach from here on in. After #1 I was pretty anaemic for months, presume due to the blood loss from surgery, and I fucking HATE iron pills so instead I intend to just eat my way out of the danger zone ahead of time.

So I don't know if it's the same everywhere, but basically we have the pre-op booked on the Monday then the section on the Wednesday, and on the Mon I have to have bloods done obvs, take some pills to prep etc, and also both have a covid swab done. And then we have to isolate completely for the next two days until we are admitted for the op.

So I am hoping that between the covid test, having both his jabs, having been isolating, working for the hospital, and cases dropping here, might all mean they are more lenient about other half staying around after the op to look after me and baby. But we'll see, hospital midwives are - in my humble experience - a bunch of absolute witches

But if not, my own midwife is coming for the section anyway and it sounds like she'll stay to look after me on the ward for the first day, so that'll be nice.

I love things being planned that’s why I’m kind of glad with my induction in a way

 

[MadamRose]

@LoneWanderer have to ever tried Spatone to help with your iron?

@Bittersweet hope this is it for you!!!

 

[playgirl666]

@Suggerhoney that reminds me when I have having my first they gave me 2 paracetamol! I was like are u having a laugh haha, but all 4 of mine I have only had gas and air xx

 

[Suggerhoney]

@MadamRose
I just feel now u have anther show that its close hon. Really hope I am right too.
Any tightenings today?


@Bittersweet
I did the hoovering and kept lunging with it when I was 39+6 weeks with our 10 year old. Low and behold i went into labour that night haha.
That feeling ure describing is horrible. I get it now sometimes but I can remember it being real bad from 35 weeks with Tommy. I remember walking up the school and everyone was just staring at me because I was walking at snails paste holding my lower stomach and huffing and puffing. Literally felt like he was going to just fall out.
So uncomfortable

@wantingagirl

Hahaha I know rite. I was like they won't do anything and she said just see how it goes.
I did ask for the gas when the contractions were 2 mins apart and she just said you don't need that yet just keep breathing through like u are' ure doing really well.

Hope I get it earlier this time..
I mean it's right there anyway all they have to do is switch it on.
Hope I get a really sympathetic midwife this time.
Most of them are really nice. She was nice but a bit stern and old school..
Hope I don't have her again lol.


@LoneWanderer
It's so nice having a plan hon and knowing ure gonna be definitely going in in 3 weeks.

I'm only gonna get days of notice

 

[Suggerhoney]

@Suggerhoney that reminds me when I have having my first they gave me 2 paracetamol! I was like are u having a laugh haha, but all 4 of mine I have only had gas and air xx

Haha like freeking paracetamol are gonna do Jack. I love the gas and air.
I'm gonna be having a epidural tho because I hate hate hate the pain of the pushing part. That horrible ring of fire. No just no.

 

[MadamRose]

@Suggerhoney a few but nothing like I have had other days tbh

 

[Bittersweet]

Yeah wanting a girl I hadn’t heard of it either until we had our son.

I’m just exhausted with it all thh ladies like hoping this is it then it isn’t and I just can’t . I’ve barely slept I feel constantly sick and just no energy now .
I just wish these pains would regulate or my waters would go just need it so badly.

I had an epidural with my son and honestly I loved it. I could still feel but it was like a mild period pain feel tbh so I feel I still got a comfertable birth where I could feel but manageable feeling.
I’m gonna try with gas and air but if not il jist get another epidural and hope it worked as well as the first one

 

[MadamRose]

@Bittersweet so sorry I really hope something starts soon!!!!
I’m trying for my 2nd unmediated birth. DD1 I had just gas and air and only as my ex husband kept trying to give it me so I took it to shut him up. With DD2 I ask the midwives to leave it in the car and not bring it in as they could always go and get it if I wanted it - I didn’t. I’ve asked them to do the same this time!

 

[wantingagirl]

Haha like freeking paracetamol are gonna do Jack. I love the gas and air.
I'm gonna be having a epidural tho because I hate hate hate the pain of the pushing part. That horrible ring of fire. No just no.

Omg shhhhhhh la la la la I can’t hear anything

ive made it known I want the drugs lol wuite happy with gas and air and diamorphine I’m
Under no illusion it’s going to be quick this time 36+6 and haven’t been taking RLT xx