September 2021 due date babies!!!

[Reiko_ctu]

Zoe that sucks!! I wonder why contractions fizzled out at the hospital after they were so consistent at home!?! Huge bummer. Hopefully this weekend you’ll go. But if not have lots of sex and ask for a sweep next week. Sounds like your uterus is ready to go.

@atx614 you know, this is my 4th time with GD and apart from a quick mention at my diagnosis of “you might have to be induced” it’s never come up again in any of my pregnancies. Maybe if I was measuring really big? But the diabetes clinic doesn’t even ask me what I’m measuring at my midwife appts, or even about my weight gain! So I won’t be induced but my midwives offer sweeps starting at 38 weeks and I just have this gut feeling a 38 week sweep will work this time. It did for my 2nd babe. But who knows maybe I’ll go to 40!

 

[Zoboe95]

@Reiko_ctu no idea, it's odd isn't it, but I am now having contractions again, just not regular enough at the moment ...so strange! It's also all in my back at the moment, which isn't too pleasant! Can't decide if I would prefer it to just ramp up and happen now, or let me sleep tonight and happen tomorrow! (Like I get a choice)

 

[Reiko_ctu]

@Reiko_ctu no idea, it's odd isn't it, but I am now having contractions again, just not regular enough at the moment ...so strange! It's also all in my back at the moment, which isn't too pleasant! Can't decide if I would prefer it to just ramp up and happen now, or let me sleep tonight and happen tomorrow! (Like I get a choice)

Oh I totally know that feeling. When it starts to get unpleasant you’re like… can I wait another day and just have a rest please? Especially when you’ve been back and forth to the hospital - exhausting!!

 

[atx614]

@Reiko_ctu oh that’s nice they don’t induce just cause of GD. Here they do between 39-40 weeks so not super early but they just don’t want us going over. Ya I’m not measuring big and have lost weight this trimester from eating better. I get nervous since I have lost weight but she is still growing! My last growth scan is Monday and then induction the following Monday. So only ten more days!

@Zoboe95 back contractions are the worst! A warm bath will hopefully help, and then ya I would try to get to bed early in case contractions start becoming consist again, at least you will have had a little rest.

 

[Zoboe95]

This is where I'm at now, painful but all over the place!

 

[Suggerhoney]

@Zoboe95
My contractions started like that with my now 10 year old DS. I heard a pop first and kept having to change my pad becuase it was damp.
Then the contractions strarted but we're all over the place.
They started at 1am in the morning and by 5pm they were painful but some were 5 mins apart and some 3 mins apart then 15 mins apart and it was just so up and down.
It took me a while to work out that the pop I heard and the reason I had to keep changing my pad was because my waters were leaking.
By 6am the contractions were really strong and we got to the hospital around 7am.
I was examined and was 4cm and in established labour. Even tho my contractions were still all over the place.
I gave birth at 7:25pm.

 

[Suggerhoney]

@LoneWanderer
Lovely photo. I've yet to get a photo of Tommy with Harley. That should be fun lol.


@MadamRose
Yes he does look very long. He's gonna be tall.
I probably won't be on here when you plan to try again.
My time is so limited because of my age.
So I'm thinking of giving it 15 months and then we will give it one last try and just see what happens.
My DH don't want me doing OPKs or temping or anything. He wants to take the relaxed approach.
I do worry tho because it took us 11 cycles to fall with Harley.
I'm definitely gonna take the macca root and folate again. Will probably start them a month b4 we try.
Wud love to fall when I'm 43 because that will be another 2 year or over age gap.
But not sure if 43 is pushing it.
The midwifes said it's not' and many womon in there 40s and mid 40s are having babies now. She said it's not like what it used to be.
But did warn it cud take time.
I told her about all the stuff on good old Dr Google being very negative about womon of a certain age having babies and she just said that's just statistics and not all womon are the same.
There has been a few womon on here older than me that have had there babies now and I think there is a 46 year old lady that's about 20 ish weeks pregnant now naturally so it does happen.
I won't be leaving it any later than 43 tho.
Looking back now it feels like my whole pregnancy has flown even tho at certain times if felt like it was dragging.

If we are blessed again I will not be having the screening test. I will have all the scans but not the combined bloodtest.
All that worry because of the high risk result and it was just because of my age.
So won't bother with it next time.


@atx614
Mannn so sorry ure contractions fizzled out hon so frustrating. Hopefully they start up again soon and its the real deal.

If I wasn't induced I wud still be pregnant now. I wud be 39 weeks tomorrow and wud definitely wud of gone to 40 or over.
So glad I was induced early.

 

[Reiko_ctu]

@Zoboe95 I’d say you’re well on your way, doubt they will fizzle out too much now but might just be a bit of a drawn out labour?? I’m sure they’re doing something to your cervix… like I said… sex! Not that you want to do that in early labour but the semen will get things going!!

 

[Zoboe95]

Back in hospital now 2cm dilated, she did a check and could feel babies head, and 'bulging Waters'!

 

[atx614]

Oh wow! Baby must be very low! Did they say you could stay? I bet if they break your waters things will get going fast

 

[Reiko_ctu]

Yeah I know most people want to avoid interventions and breaking waters is considered an intervention… but with my last she came about 6 mins after breaking my waters and I wish I had let them do it earlier when the offered the 2-3 times previous lol! I’d say break your waters @Zoboe95!! Either way things are definitely on the go and you’ll meet your little one very soon. Stay strong mama, you can do this xx

 

[Suggerhoney]

Good luck @Zoboe95 thinking of you. Hope to see a update with baby next.
You got this

 

[Zoboe95]

Welcome Fern Tilly Jones, born at 2.59am! Will update when I've had some sleep, but against all odds and predictions she was a fairly large 7lb 3!

 

[soloso]

Welcome Fern Tilly Jones, born at 2.59am! Will update when I've had some sleep, but against all odds and predictions she was a fairly large 7lb 3!
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Oh wow fantastic was not expecting that as I scrolled down!!! so happy things got going for you and was the real thing look forward to hearing about it. Hope you and baby are well
Xxx

 

[Reiko_ctu]

@Zoboe95 Awww how wonderful! Lots of hair and she's just wee at 7-3! I wouldn't say large at all! She's lovely. Congrats and rest up mama!! Good job!!

 

[LoneWanderer]

Yay!!! Big congrats on your lovely babba

 

[xxmyheartxx]

Welcome Fern Tilly Jones, born at 2.59am! Will update when I've had some sleep, but against all odds and predictions she was a fairly large 7lb 3!
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Congratulations x

 

[MadamRose]

@Zoboe95 congratulations she’s beautiful and lots of hair!

 

[MadamRose]

@Suggerhoney I totally get you if I didn’t need to use a donor I probably wouldn’t track my cycle at all. Due to using a donor I’ll probably track for about 6 months before I had a short luteal phase last time which can make it more difficult thankfully for me it didn’t (if I end up with the same this time I’ll want to get my progesterone checked before starting to be on the safe side) . Plus having another totally depends how affordable it is this time and if I can change the bathroom and bedroom as E’s room is a box room so couldn’t fit two of them and the girls are so used to having their own rooms they don’t wanna share! It wouldn’t matter if I had a girl or boy as they’d be okay to share for a few years then my oldest will probably be moving off to uni! I really would love one more though (can’t believe I’m saying that after being convinced he’s be my last. When my midwife did his 5 day check she took one look at him and said - I bet you’ll have one more )

 

[atx614]

@Zoboe95 congratulations!!! She is just perfect! Looks like she came quickly once you got there! Rest up and good job!!