September 2021 due date babies!!!

[MadamRose]

@Bittersweet tongue ties are awful we’ve got to travel an hour to get Everett’s snipped Monday as our local hospital has a 14 week wait. Gently massaging the area that’s swollen while feeding should help with the mastitis - it’s horrible!

 

[atx614]

@Bittersweet im so glad you were able to get it snipped! And I’m sorry you aren’t feeling well, hopefully the antibiotics kick it quickly!

@MadamRose I LOVE his outfit! Ah so precious!!

@LoneWanderer glad the bleeding has slowed. Hm that’s weird about a mucous plug after birth. Are you still feeling dizzy and things? I know they already tested you for an infection but the mucous stuff may be something worth bringing up with them again.

I’m only 1cm dilated. And he said my cervix is still really high. Ugh. I am trying to walk, squat and bounce on the ball, but I’m just so damn tired. I can walk like 15 mins and then I am done and my bump is so hard from walking. Finally packed my hospital bag though! 37 weeks tomorrow!

 

[Catmumof4]

@atx614 I'm the same with the bump going solid when I walk it's hard to get anything done!! 1cm is great progress at 36 weeks! Get bouncing on a birth ball and should bring baby's head down and help with the thinning out etc!

@LoneWanderer iv never had .ucuos plug after section? Could it be a missed infection?

@MadamRose what a gourgeous outfit! They definitely grow too fast which is sad.

As for me. I had a mental health review because iv been in a seriously dark place just lately and they have moved my section to no.later then 37 weeks which is a week today!!!! This time next week I could be holding Sophia!! I have to wait for a call about what day that will be which is sooo annoying bit just glad it's getting sorted x

 

[Zoboe95]

I have a nagging ache at the bottom of my back tonight ...could be nothing ...could be because I've done too much today, but you just never know, it might be the start of something!

 

[LoneWanderer]

Pic of the baby yelling at his elephant.

I mean, I'm already on antibiotics so if it was an infection it should be clearing up already anyway so I dunno. See how it goes.

Been out at a wedding party with the smallest baby this eve, nice to be dressed up and out but might have been a little ambitious coz I'm knackered now! Skipped the day do though, other half took toddler to that- who looked so damn cute in his little suit!

 

[atx614]

@Catmumof4 im so happy they are getting you in for induction next week! What a relief!!

@Zoboe95 FXd it turns into something for you!!!

@LoneWanderer wedding party sounds fun!! Glad you are able to get out! Aw he’s so cute! I love his outfit, like a little man all dressed up!!!

 

[Reiko_ctu]

@LoneWanderer pretty sure mucus can be a totally normal part of your lochia! When the bleeding starts to slow down it can show up I think.

 

[Suggerhoney]

@LoneWanderer

Lovely photos hon. Ure eldest looks like a little Peaky Blinder just so cute. So weird about the mucas plug. Does sound like that's what it is. Cud it be that that caused the bleeding. Like ure body has been trying to get rid but cudnt? Hope things settle now.

Laughing so much at little man shouting at his elephant so funny and so cute. Hope u had a nice time at the wedding.
So good little man Is going through the night already that's amazing.

@Bittersweet
Oh hon I had mistitis with our 10 year old ds. It's absolutely agony so I'm so sorry ure going through this. Hopefully the antibiotics kick in quickly.
Glad the tongue tie has been fixed.

@Catmumof4
Urghhhh why didn't they just give u a date that's so annoying. Surely they cud of just booked u in. Don't know if u will get a time till the day like me but they booked my date when I was 35+4 weeks.
I know I had to wait a extra day for my induction but that cudnt be helped there just crazy busy.
Hope they give u ure date soon. Hopefully for 37 weeks. I was told no later than 37 because if my liver transplant and being really high risk. I went to 37+1 which wasn't to bad. Not long now hon.

@MadamRose
Loving the outfit so much.

So hopefully home for us today. He's been feeding much better. The bottles are so tiny that they use In hospital and not in oz but he's having just over half of it with some feeds now and half at other times. Tommy used to drain the whole thing. LOL.
They will weigh him today because they were too busy last night. And then hopefully if all is good it's home day.
Really worrying how Tommy will react with the baby.
He's seen him on video call but didn't show much interest. My 8 year dd is besotted with him and can't wait till we come home.

My milk came in full blown yesterday and oh my the paaaain. Feels like there gonna burst. There Rock hard and huge.
Just have to wait for them to go down.
Managed to get some sleep last night inbetween feeds.
He fed at 10pm 1am then 5am. He's sleeping again now but next feed at 8am.

It's horrible when ure boobs are so sore because it hurts to cuddle baby. I'm having 2 codeine and 2 paracetamol every 4 hours and that is helping take the edge off.
Wish I cud breastfeed but can't due to meds.
But he's content and he's getting on well with feeding now and I know formula is way better than it used to be.

He's on Hiip Organic and I'm praying that will help prevent colic and reflux. Tommy had colic and reflux so bad from 3 weeks old and it was so hard.
He just didn't get on with cow and gate or SMA.
I did so much googling and Hiip organic was the one everyone was raving about because its more finely milled and gentle on there Tummy. With in a few days of switching Tommy to it he was so much better.
So we have gone for it strait away this time.
I brought Nuby bottles which are at home so hope he will be ok with those too.

 

[Suggerhoney]

@atx614
I was 1 to 2cm dilated at 37+1.
But cervix was still back and thick so it had to thin out. That's why I had to have the pessery. It had to be taken out 45 mins later will talk more about that In my birth story.

 

[Suggerhoney]

My Birth Story

So as u all know I was booked to be induced on Saturday 4th September. I had to wait for a phone call with a time to go in.
It got to 11am ish and no call and my anxiety was through the roof.
So I phoned them and the lady was lovely. Said she wud chat with the doctors and call Me back in half hour but did warn me they were very busy as loads of womon in labour and emergencies.
She called back a hour later and told Me I had to wait for them to call me again at 6pm.

Was a really long boring anxious day. It got to 6:15pm and no phone call so I called them. Was told they was just about to phone me but said its still manic so wud have to wait. I explained how anxious I was and how I was told I had to be induced no later than 37 weeks as stated by my liver consultant.
She looked up the letter sent by my liver consultant and said we do really need to get u in and get things going. In the end she just said come up. She warned I may be put on the ward and I may not get a midwife right away because of how busy they are but explained if I was In at least they can monitor etc.

So by 7pm we were up the hospital. Had to wait in the small waiting room in delivery but only about 15 mins' and I was told they had a delivery suit free but wud have to wait for a midwife. Was took around to my suite and we made ourselves at home.

At about 9 pm after the night staff came in we met my midwife who was lovely.
She told me she was looking after another lady but wud start the induction at 11pm.
However a massive emergency happened so was told to get some sleep and they will start the induction as soon as they can.
Didn't sleep well but at 6am the induction was started and the pessery was inserted. I was then strapped to the the monitor.
Thinking nothing wud happen for ages and looking forward to getting off the monitor so we cud go walking and go to the canteen.

But within minutes of the pessery going in I was in the most worst pain EVER' It was constant pain. Felt like I was being sliced open in my lower belly and also felt like my spine was being ripped out. New something was wrong so pressed buzzer.
I was in so much pain I cudnt get any relief at all.
Turned out the pessery had made me hyper stimulate.
They gave me gas and air which didn't do anything.
And they took the pessery out again.
It took over a hour for my uterus to calm down and by that point I was having contractions.
I had to have the epidural because of the hyper stimulation and when that kicked in it was bliss. My uterus calmed right down and I just continued to contract.
Cervix was checked around 9am and I was 3cm so broke my waters. Contractions had settled and it took ages for them to start again' but when they did they were huge contractions and got close together quickly.

By 5pm I was 4cm and in established labour.
The epidural started to wear off and I started feeling pain down there. Next time I was checked I was 5cm.
Then the pressure down there was getting so bad and cud feel it in my butt and vjjj.
Had to go back on the gas because I cud feel it all. 9:30pm I was 10cm but told to hold off a hour from pushing.
But my body held off for as long as it cud but I cudnt hold it anymore. She said just go with it so we started pushing.
Forgot how tireing the pushing part was.
I kept being sick all throughout labour because my acid reflux was so bad so I kept being sick was horrible.
Felt him come down and cud feel his head was pushing right down on that bit between vjj and butt. The pressure was INTENCE.

And at 10:18 pm on Sunday 5th September he was born and put strait on me.
Best feeling ever I cried tears or joy and relief that he was finally here.

Then it all happened and I started hemorrhaging badly. This was just b4 the placenta. The buzzer was pressed and everyone came running in the room.
I lost a unit and a half of blood and it brought everything back from dd Birth.
I was so scared.
But thankfully the midwife managed to stop the bleeding and the placenta came out in one piece.
And thankfully I didn't need to go to theatre.
That's what I was really scared about.
I had some drip up that helped my uterus to contract back down but that was causing so much pain that I had to have the gas again
Once the drip was over tho it was alot better.

So yeah that's about it really.
Established labour was 5 hours and 18 mins but I was in early labour from 7am that morning.
Did feel everything with the pushing because my epidural only numbed my back and stomach but not down there.
So the pushing part was painful. Felt like he was never going to come out.

Was so looking forward to the tea and toast after. But I was so sick because of the acid that I cudnt even drink the tea or eat the toast.
But I did have some the next morning.

So yeah was traumatic but worth it.
We haven't rulled out ever having another.
But I know I'm not young even tho I feel young. But I'm 42 in December and if I was to come off the mini pill I wud want to wait until Harley was at least over a year old.
And I will be coming up to 43 by then so I know its unlikely.
But u never know.

They had the oldest womon give birth last month. The oldest one so far at my hospital was 48 but now that's been beaten.

Last month a lady gave birth and her pregnancy was a shock because she thought she had cancer like her mum. Who had died from cancer. So this womon thought she was dieing from cancer but turned out she was pregnant.
She is 54 years old.
Yes 54 just wow.

 

[atx614]

@Suggerhoney wow! I am so sorry you hemorrhages! But sooooo thankful they stopped the bleed. How traumatic! Why did they have you wait an hour before pushing when you were 10cm?! I’m so sorry you felt everything too. The pressure is rough. I still haven’t decided if I will get an epidural this time or not. I haven’t had one before and I kinda want to try one lol. So hoping he has gained and you get to go home! It will be an adjustment for tommy but he will get used to it and love having a playmate as a toddler.

 

[atx614]

It’s 5:12 am here. And I have woken up and am super crampy in my lower abdomen. But it’s not like tightening coming and going. Just like a constant cramp. But I’m not doing anything, just sitting in bed. Anyone have anything similar before?

 

[Suggerhoney]

So he's just been weighed again and is now 6lb 5oz so he's lost another oz. .
There still letting me go home and we have to stick with the every 3 hour feeding.
If he loses anymore weight the we both will be re admitted to hospital.

 

[Suggerhoney]

It’s 5:12 am here. And I have woken up and am super crampy in my lower abdomen. But it’s not like tightening coming and going. Just like a constant cramp. But I’m not doing anything, just sitting in bed. Anyone have anything similar before?

I had that with my eldest son. They said it was a irritated uterus. Hope it eases off soon hon or even better puts you in labour??

 

[Catmumof4]

@Suggerhoney because this is a super specialised team I'm not following the usual patterns they are putting a extra team together to do my section, not from the diary. That's y I couldn't get my date yesterday cos they are rounding them all up haha. It will definite be next week just need to coordinate everyone lol

@LoneWanderer glad you got to go and your Los are soooooo cute!!

@atx614 That's how my 3rd labour started!! Eeekkk good luck girl!!!

As for me no phone call yet! Was so hoping it would be this morning which is stupid midwives don't do anything on a schedule would they ring on a weekend do you think? Just thinking if I don't get a call today and they don't do weekends they are pushing it for time? Xx

 

[Bittersweet]

Oh my suggar that sounds eventful glad everyone is okay!

Ee weight loss have they said why? Especially if he’s formula fed?


I’m a bit better today still feel icky abs sore abs my boob is red but I’m okays

 

[Zoboe95]

I've missed so much on here again! Cute outfit @LoneWanderer!

@Suggerhoney that's a dramatic birth story! My first was born 5lb 9, and dropped to about 5lb before starting to gain again! Glad you're feeling better now, and FX you get home very soon!

Afm ...still pregnant ...looking at photos today, I'm actually smaller still now than I was when dd1 was born at 37 weeks! Quite uncomfortable though! ...been to pizza hut tonight and absolutely stuffed myself, not sure I'd have the energy to push if I went into labour tonight also have no childcare until late tonight, so it would be a little impractical! ...partners birthday tomorrow, so we could be sharing birthdays!

 

[LoneWanderer]

Urgh expressing milk is DULL, I'd forgotten what a bloody effort it is! Baby doing well on formula with just the odd bit extra, so I'm happy to stop whenever, just wanna get the covid jabs (maybe first one today if time allows) and give him chance to get the benefit of that before I pack it in.

 

[atx614]

@Zoboe95 oh that would be awesome if they shared a birthday!!

@LoneWanderer yes it’s so hard to express! Do you have a good pump? Makes all the difference! Though being hooked up and just sitting there sucks. I hope you are able to get a jab today! Did the pop up come back or do you have to travel far for it?

@Catmumof4 how are you doing hun?

37 weeks today for me! C’mon down baby lol. Going to try and walk farther and faster and bounce on my ball more this week. Hoping that progresses things.

 

[Bittersweet]

Happy full term!