~*Team 2012 Baby*~ ladies arriving from our TTC #1 Team 2012 find your friends here!

[rosabelle]

he is adorable contrats bug!

Jo dont feel bad, i feel EXACTLY the same and have felt like this for a couple of weeks.. baby was lying head down for a few weeks and in the last week she has been moving around soooo much, and staying transverse for long periods at a time.. its so painful considering how big she is getting!
I just wish the next few weeks would hurry up really..

 

[jmandrews]

Just got back from the Dr. Great news! Everlee is weighing about 6 lbs, measuring at 37 weeks, I am 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. YAY progress!

 

[haj624]

Likeaus-I am so glad to hear the baby is doing better.

Bug-your pics brought tears to my eyes...im over the moon for you.

 

[Wilsey]

Awesome news jm!!!!

 

[likeaustralia]

Hi Ladies. I'm home now. Little Ethan is still in NICU, but doing really well. I've posted my birth story here if anyone wants to read: https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/b...-ethan-harris-july-1-2012-a.html#post19392683

 

[rosabelle]

good news JM!

I have my 36 week appointment today with the midwife.. will she check if im dilated at all do you think?

 

[jmandrews]

thanks i am so excited... it made it so real for me that she will be here soon...


It really just depends on your Dr. or MW... some will check you and some won't. I was checked last week as well.

aw likeaustralia I am going to check that out

 

[josephine3]

I was wondering that too rosabelle.. I dont think we get checked in the uk but I could be wrong..?? Great news jm shes on her way!! There's gonna be so many babies appearing on this board soon!!
Beautiful photos bug.. and likeaus of course we want to read your birth story!!!

 

[Mrs W 11]

They don't check in the uk internally at all unless they need to, I don't think. I'm 40 weeks tomorrow and know how engaged I am but never had an internal examination. I'm having a sweep tomorrow though so she may notice or say then. Fingers crossed it gets things going, can't wait to meet baby w!!

 

[josephine3]

I didnt think they did internals here.. how comes you're having a sweep if you're not overdue btw? Hope u dont mind me asking!

I had my mw appt today - baby still head down - woo! and still 3/5 engaged, was hoping she might be 2/5 by now but at least she's not popped back out! yay!

btw likeaustralia thats a beautiful name for your baby!

 

[Mrs W 11]

I don't know Jo?! Some areas wait till you're over due, others will offer one from 40 weeks to try and get things moving. So she offered and I said ok. Fingers crossed it works but if not I'll get another at 41 weeks.

Worth asking the mw what the policy is where you live.

 

[rosabelle]

sorry if im sounding totaly stupid but how do they tell if/ how engaged you are??

 

[Rigi.kun]

First of all congratulations likeaustralia and bug222 for the births of your lovely little bundles.

My little Teddy bear arrived on the 26th June after a failed induction leading to EMCS.

Haj: lovely pictures of your two bundles of joys, lovely news

rosabelle to answer your question: the midwife or ob/gyn gently presses their hand firmly into the bottom section of your tummy area just above your pelvis to feel where baby's head is. If they can feel most of baby's head then baby is not engaged, depending on how much or little they can feel of baby's head depends on how engaged you are.

Jo: the reason why they don't check internally unless they have to is because 1) it's not nice have a stranger's fingers up your who har and 2) the novelty wears off very quickly as it hurts if you're dilated as they need to work out how dilated you are by squeezing as many fingers as they can into your cervix. As for sweeps at 40 weeks, it all depends on the ob/gyn, most will do one as they'd rather do a sweep at 40 weeks and have baby come naturally within the next few days then have to start planning methods of induction (sweeps only work if your dilated, no dilation = no sweep)

 

[Wilsey]

Congrats Rigi!!! Very cute

 

[rosabelle]

thanks Rigi! thats cleared alot of the 'fog' in my head! haha
and congrats!!! your little one is just adorable!

 

[Bug222]

Congratulations Rigi!!!! What a little cutie!!!

 

[Mrs W 11]

Congrats rigi! X it's my due date today!! I hope I'm favourable for the sweep x

 

[Wilsey]

Yay for 40 weeks Mrs W!! Best of luck for the birth

 

[Mrs W 11]

Thanks wilsey! Hurry up baby

 

[armywife11]

Congrats gals!

I am keeping tabs but unable to be on here very long. Starting the moving process and its keeping me way to busy.