September 2021 due date babies!!!

[MadamRose]

@Bittersweet good luck!!!

 

[MadamRose]

@Suggerhoney nope I think this baby plans on staying put forever. I have niggles every day which are 100% not braxton hicks but never seem to turn into anything

 

[Suggerhoney]

How is everyone?
I’ve spent a lovely day went to soft play and McDonald’s with my son then final clean of the house even though that’s all I’ve done the last few days. I think it’s take away for tea tonight and I go in at 10:30 tomorrow to get started eeek!

Oh my so exciting hon. Do u have to ring them first?
When I get my date I expect I will have to ring delivery at 8am to find out what time I can go in.
They were good with Tommy becuase I rang at 8 and half 8 and they were a bit busy. They said they wud call me with a time and by 9:30am they called and said to make our way in. Was in there at just gone 10am and pessery was put in a 11am..
Hope I get to go In ealier this time because it took so long to get things going.
Hope they can just break ure waters hon.

I'm gonna do exactly what ure doing. A day or 2 b4 I go in I'm gonna blitz the house.

Wishing u all the best for Tomorrow hon. Have u got data on ure phone so u can come on here and let us know how u are?
Obviously when things get really going you won't be able to but the early stages are a bit uneventful so hopefully u can pop on then. If u feel up to it tho hon. Don't worry if u can't be arsed totally understandable.
Can't believe another baby is about to be born eeeeeeek.

Can I just say, OUCH

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Love that haha.

How are u today hon

@Suggerhoney doing cars is exactly what my other half has being doing today too! I don't think he has the ability to nest

Haha just like my DH then lol.

 

[Suggerhoney]

@Suggerhoney nope I think this baby plans on staying put forever. I have niggles every day which are 100% not braxton hicks but never seem to turn into anything

Urghhh so annoying hon. But u never know things may just go bam at any moment and take you by surprise.
Have they given u a induction date if u do go over?

 

[LoneWanderer]

I am absolutely NOT ready for the baby to not be 'the baby' any more

He suddenly seems so big, and the new one is going to look so small next to him! Poor thing though, he has no clue what's about to happen or that his life is about to change... maybe ignorance is bliss

Seriously though, if I'm honest it took me about six months to start to bond with #1. I'm definitely not naturally maternal. I liked him from the off - he was fucking hilarious, which helped - but it was such a long time til he actually felt like 'mine' rather than just some random baby we'd borrowed. Now he's just the best thing ever, but god knows how another one is going to fit in, I reckon it'll be the same over again with me taking time to adjust and get to know the new kid. So I just hope that #1 gets his dad's instincts and loves the little one from the start, rather than mine which could mean a long time him of getting used to the massive change...

 

[Suggerhoney]

I am absolutely NOT ready for the baby to not be 'the baby' any more

He suddenly seems so big, and the new one is going to look so small next to him! Poor thing though, he has no clue what's about to happen or that his life is about to change... maybe ignorance is bliss

Seriously though, if I'm honest it took me about six months to start to bond with #1. I'm definitely not naturally maternal. I liked him from the off - he was fucking hilarious, which helped - but it was such a long time til he actually felt like 'mine' rather than just some random baby we'd borrowed. Now he's just the best thing ever, but god knows how another one is going to fit in, I reckon it'll be the same over again with me taking time to adjust and get to know the new kid. So I just hope that #1 gets his dad's instincts and loves the little one from the start, rather than mine which could mean a long time him of getting used to the massive change...

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Awwww bless him he is so adorable hon.
I'm a bit worried how Tommy is gonna react to the new baby. He's still so babyish himself and so lazy he won't even hold his own bottle.
So I have no idea what he will make of a tiny newborn.
He points to my belly and says baby but I don't think he really understands what's about to happen.
When me and DH had our first 2 there was 23 months between them and it went so well.
Hopefully it will go just as well this time.
Well I can hope can't I haha.

 

[MadamRose]

Urghhh so annoying hon. But u never know things may just go bam at any moment and take you by surprise.
Have they given u a induction date if u do go over?

I personally won’t take induction I’ll ask for extra monitoring instead - they don’t look at booking it here until 41 weeks anyway

 

[Suggerhoney]

I personally won’t take induction I’ll ask for extra monitoring instead - they don’t look at booking it here until 41 weeks anyway

I went to 42 with my 2nd. I'm not sure if they let u go as late at 14 days overdue anymore bit i know they alow womon to go 10 days over.
I don't think u will go over hon. I think u will go soon. I really hope so.
We need lots of babies being born and lots happening so my 3 weeks go fast haha.
3 weeks still feels so long.

So weird when ure pregnant because when ure not pregnant 3 weeks seems like nothing.
But when Ure pregnant 3 weeks feels like 3 months.
I do remember things going fast with Tommy from 34 weeks. I remember thinking it was gonna drag but b4 I new it I was 2 days untill my induction.
Hope it goes quickly this time.

 

[Suggerhoney]

@wantingagirl

Just to let u know I'm thinking of you and baby hon and I have prayed.

 

[Bittersweet]

Thanks suggar I actually go into triage at 10:30 they decide if it’s balloon or admittance for waters breaking. If it’s balloon then triage do the ctg a doctor fits it and then I go home and then liaise with labour suite for the coming back in

 

[Catmumof4]

Hey all

@LoneWanderer I'm just like you, I'm not naturally maternal at all. All are different I bonded instantly with 2 of mine but really had to work at the bond with the others and if I'm honest with myself in still struggling with 2! I sincerely hope the bond with this one comes naturally for both of us this time? I have the strongest bond with Bonnie. She's just so happy all the time except when hungry so possibly that I can relate I held my friends 13 week old baby today and Bonnie got really jealous which surprised me! Iv never had to deal with jealousy before so not sure what to make of that!

@Bittersweet biggest good luck for tomorrow hope you enjoy your takeaway tonight! Looking forward to updates!!

Baby shower went really well today iv been so spoilt by my friends! So happy!
In bed by 7pm I'm exhausted Lol!! X

 

[MadamRose]

@Suggerhoney they don’t like you to go over 42 weeks but if I say no to induction there is nothing they can do and they have to offer extra monitoring. Midwife mentioned she thought it was unlikely I would ever needed induction to which I replied I wouldn’t accept it and she said that’s fair enough they’ll have to offer you extra monitoring, I believe it’s every day or so to keep an eye on the placenta. It’s very common in the home birth groups for women to have 42week + babies.

I keep thinking any minute I’ll go bam but then it never happens. Don’t really want it to happen now excuses I really don’t want baby born on 15th and don’t think I’d labour in 4 hours

@Catmumof4 glad the baby shower went well!

 

[Catmumof4]

Thank u babe pic of me nd my oldest dd excuse how tired I look x xx

 

[MadamRose]

@LoneWanderer I’m with you on the cattle prod right now. Had a nap earlier and been feeling like that since I woke up

 

[LoneWanderer]

Aww glad the baby shower went well and you've had a lovely day.

 

[Zoboe95]

Wow so much to catch up on ...
@Bittersweet exciting for tomorrow

@Catmumof4 glad you've had a lovely day!!

I had my 2nd Covid jab today, almost forgot, damn baby brain, but just about made it in time! I presume it's the same everywhere, you have to sit in the waiting area for 15 minutes after before you are allowed to leave ...I was sat chatting to a st Johns ambulance guy and he was really lovely. He was mainly there to reassure nervous people and help if needed, but no one needed help so we were just chatting! He asked me if I was going to breastfeed which at first I thought was a bit of a weird question, but I answered anyway and said that I will try, but didn't do very well last time. He made a really good point and said that now that I've had both jabs, it's worth it even if I only manage a couple of weeks, or combi, because I will pass covid antibodies onto little one, and as it stands we have no idea what sort of age they will be able to get jabbed! He was such a lovely guy, and I feel like he spent far more time with me and offered far more advice and comfort than any of the midwives I've seen so far!

Anyway, I've had no symptoms so far, so hopefully I'm all good! Been out in the garden most of the day chasing the toddler, and taming the veg plot. A tad achey now though!

 

[LoneWanderer]

My fucking god I cannot stop eating ice tonight, literally just camped by the freezer with the bag in my hands, it's like crack but, you know, colder.

 

[Suggerhoney]

@Catmumof4
Ahhh lovely photo of you and ure eldest dd hon. I'm so glad u had a lovely day.

@Bittersweet
Hope u won't need the balloon hon.
If I have to have something to get me going om gonna ask for the pesery again or the gel.
I have to stay In hospital the entire process so can't go home untill things get going.
I just have to stay In the hospital the whole time.
They do normally let me have a wander tho after they have put the pesery in.
Me and DH normally end up in the canteen so will probably do that again hehe.
Unless they can just break my waters.

Hope u manage to get some sleep hon. I didn't sleep hardly at all the night b4 my induction. Think I woke up at 4am and then cudnt get back to sleep.
Gonna try my hardest to sleep this time because I was so physically and mentally exhausted by the time i had Tommy.
I was just drained. So definitely gonna make sure I get a good rest in b4 I go in.

Good luck hon. I'm gonna so stalking tomorrow for updates. Eeeeeek.


@LoneWanderer
Haha its OK u hug that ice hon u eat as much as like. I've been well thirsty the past few days and I can't stop drinking.
Just picturing you sat on the floor in ure kitchen near the freezer with this giant bag of ice hahahahahaha

 

[atx614]

@Zoboe95 which vaccination did you end up getting? Here we can pick between Pfizer and moderna but they don’t recommend the JJ for pregnant woman.

@MadamRose I hope it just starts soon for you and you don’t have to go over!!

 

[MadamRose]

@ATX thanks I want to hold off today and today is one of the two days baby can’t be born so if things are going to kick off today it needs to be later so baby isn’t born until tomorrow

@Bittersweet good luck!

On a positive note I got the best night sleep I have in ages!