August 2017 babies! The final thread!

[Rose83]

Thanks ladies! Really hoping it does and that he doesn't turn round again later if it does! Charli I'm so impressed you went out and even had some baby free time - I honestly took 6 months to leave my first with anyone else partly due to breastfeeding but mainly because I was too scared! But I do think it really helps people feel a bit more 'human' again and not just a feeding, winding, rocking machine!

Very excited because the result of night two in their new beds was amazing: my son slept through the night for the first time ever! 12 full hours without a peep and without me cuddling him to sleep! And my daughter was fine for her second night in the big girl bed too. I'm thrilled - never thought I'd see the day he wasn't driving me nuts all night! I'm exhausted though - think it's made my body realise how sleep deprived I am!

How are you doing Rach? Any more action? X

 

[Elspeth]

Good luck Rose.
Everything crossed that it works.

Fabulous results with the sleep training!! Go you.

We are finally doing better with our daughters sleep.
We have been more strict and have made her go to sleep on her own and stay in her own bed all night.
It's amazing how quickly things improved and so nice to be getting some proper sleep before baby arrives

 

[MissCharli]

Let us know how it goes

It was a bit weird leaving him behind, but I think because he's so new that we haven't quite got used to having him yet. So it didn't feel like we were abandoning him? I was quite happy to get back to him though It was nice to get a bit dressed up, we haven't done that in ages and my body feels mostly back to normal now (apart from the boobs!!).

Ohh that's so good about the bedrooms and sleeping! Long may that continue, something less to worry about when the new one is here! Having just Theo seems pretty hard to me, I don't even know how you do it with 3! I don't think you really appreciate that until you have kids yourself.

Registered Theo this morning yay. Nearly missed the appointment mind, I thought it was at 9 but OH was convinced it was 930 (and he booked it!). Luckily we turned up for 9 just in case and it's all sorted. Men! Ha

OH has now come around to the fact that things would be a lot easier if we got married sooner rather than later, I made quite a big deal out of it a few weeks ago cos I wanted to feel like a proper family and match with our names etc. He didn't really get why I felt so strongly, but now Theo is here he's changed his mind and gets the whole family unit thing. One of my friends got married at the registry office 6 weeks after having her baby in April and basically didn't tell anyone other than family until afterwards. I said I wanted to do this, and he was reluctant before but he has said now he is happy to do this! Considering we have been engaged for 5 years I feel like this is progress!!

 

[Rose83]

Things definitely change when you have children in terms of realising how hard it is to get places on time and cope with fulfilling all their needs. I got really annoyed with a couple who invited us to their wedding when my breast feeding son was only 7 months and they told us children weren't invited. They just had no idea how difficult they were making it for me, I ended up going backwards and forwards from the wedding to feed him but he was seriously traumatised by it and literally screamed for the whole 5 hours I was gone. But what really annoyed me was that when we got to the wedding there were maybe 15 children there - at least 7 of them were babies. I was furious! But when that couple have children I think they'll realise how tough it is!

We're not married (we met 10 years ago at the start of September) and we aren't engaged either. I want to be but OH just doesn't see the point of getting engaged when we don't intend to have the money to have a wedding any time soon. I have brought up the idea of a registry type thing but he isn't really up for that and wants a big wedding (so do I) but he just doesn't really want it now. A couple of times he has joked I should just change my name by deed poll! I have no idea how or when he would propose and he likes that. I'm hoping he'll surprise me one day in the not too distant future! X

 

[Rachlaidler94]

No signs yet everything has stopped again so I'm just hoping the sweep tomorrow might help restart it as I'm just completely fed up now!

That's fab news on both the kids sleeping in their beds last night Rose!

How exciting that Theo is now registered and official misscharli but typical bloke thing mixing the times up lol it's something my OH would do!

 

[tashap]

Omg I've missed so much!

Best of luck today Rose, what are the chances it will start labour? Might work out better for you than waiting and being for induction ! Sounds like you've had bed success, I've said before I don't know how you mumas with babies already manage- totally respect x

Rach - fingers crossed the sweep gets things going, sound positive though like your body is getting ready x

Misscharli- your amazing getting out and about already, has the pain of labour/pregnancy gone or are you working through it. He's super cute darling x

Prrrfect - what a total cutie you have, congratulations xx

No signs of labour for me yet, I think I'll waiting right up to induction. I'm sick of being housebound, I really want to get out I'm even jealous of my husband getting to do the food shop x

 

[Rose83]

Know how you feel tashap - as soon as I get taken out for the day I'm excited because I've actually left the house lol.

Just having a trace done now before they attempt turning. I read a lot online that says the procedure can lead to labour starting in the next couple of days but no statistics and no real proof that the person wouldn't have gone into labour anyway. They don't expect it to and looking at the forum lots of people seem to have had the procedure both successfully and unsuccessfully and gone to term. Obviously they don't induce breech babies so he would need to be turned for them to consider a later induction or it will be the planned section. Will keep you all updated! X

 

[Rose83]

It worked! Weirdest feeling, very uncomfortable but the whole thing took about a minute at most. Instantly it felt totally different as if someone had taken my leg off and put it on backwards or something. So now I'm on the monitor for hour to make sure he isn't distressed then they check he is still in the right place and then I go home and community midwife checks in a few days that he is still ok. Apparently I'm no more likely to go early because of the procedure and I could still be induced at 40 weeks as long as he is head down etc x

 

[Elspeth]

That's brilliant Rose.
What a relief.

Xx

 

[Rose83]

Argh this baby loves drama I swear! Hospital called just as we'd got home and sent OH's family away to say they need me to go back in as they studied my trace more and think he was too active after the procedure and shouldn't have let me leave. So about to head back when family arrive back x

 

[MissCharli]

Oh no Rose I hope everything is okay!

Not really too much pain really Tasha, a teeny bit from stitches but that's mostly just niggly every now and again. Otherwise after day 2/3 I feel pretty much normal, very weak the first couple of days though.

 

[tashap]

Misscharli - that sounds good, I was imagining weeks of feeling rubbish x

Rose - great that he turned well, I hope everything is okay when you get back and checked over. It's great they are keeping a close eye on you both. Xx

 

[MissCharli]

I feel really emotional and weepy tonight. Dunno why really. Theo is quite unsettled and idk if that's cos I'm emotional or if I'm emotional cos he won't settle? Maybe it's just hormones or delayed baby blues...

Boobs are much better pain and comfort wise, but leaking lots. I guess I feel bad cos I haven't tried to express or anything, and even that would be better than nothing bf wise. I feel really conflicted about it right now and idk if it's too late? I wish I'd looked more into this before tbh. I guess I just assumed it would be okay.

 

[Rose83]

Back home and everything was fine so they totally panicked me for nothing! Baby was still extremely active but I think he is just pissed off with being messed around with! Anyway they were happy for me to go home and I just have to see my midwife now.

Misscharli you definitely sound like you have baby blues - even just from reading your feelings on the breast feeding, I would say that's the classic baby blues feeling of worrying about everything you are or aren't doing. It's the hormones doing it to you I'm sure. Plus maybe some lack of sleep. If you're still leaking then it won't be too late to try to express some if you want but obviously that will encourage milk to be produced which you probably don't want if you want it to disappear. If you're telling your body you want it then it will make more for you. You've done really well so far and been out and about and maybe you should take it easy for a few days just while you are feeling a bit rubbish x

 

[MissCharli]

Good, I'm really glad all is well and baby turned successfully x

I guess I'm doubting myself now and I don't know what's best. Maybe I've just gone for the easy option. Or maybe I'm just being hard on myself now. I don't know. I felt fine up until like 1-2hrs ago, it's weird.

I probably do need more days to rest, got a mostly quiet day tomorrow but will aim to do nothing Thursday. I guess we're trying to make the most of the time we have together before OH goes back to work, but the amount of visitors is slightly getting to me now.

 

[Rose83]

Yeah visitors really got to me with my first too. Almost everyone out stays their welcome and forgets that those first two weeks (if you get two) together fly by and that they should be your new family unit bonding time. Really visitors should wait until after that time I think because you have the midwives and health visitors too and you just end up feeling constantly invaded. Also if you are breast feeding it's a nightmare because you end up having to go off and do it away from
Guests (unless you are comfortable in front of everyone) and you're fighting to make sure they've latched on etc whilst worrying that people will be thinking you're rude for taking them off when they visit x

 

[MissCharli]

I'm lucky that OH doesn't go back to work until the 21st, but yes i wish we could just be left alone now. I'm quite introverted anyway so at the best of times I wouldn't want to see this many people!

Feeling better today, got a reasonable amount of sleep in like 3hour bursts. I guess that's the best I can hope for in a long while haha.

I hope PB is doing okay, I'm sure I haven't see her post for a while?

 

[Rose83]

Yeah I'm not massively fond of visitors as it always involves so much tidying and feel a bit like my personal space is invaded.

You're right, haven't seen PB post for three days - she'll be pleased if it's because she has gone into labour though!

My community midwife is coming to house tomorrow to check baby position and talk birth plans. She's said she'll request I get a scan on my consultant appointment on the 24th to double check this little monkey hasn't fooled them with his position again! I'm getting so bored and impatient now! X

 

[PeanutButter]

I'm here lol. Just been meh.
Congratulations prrfect, cutie.
Glad your out and about Charli hopefully the baby blues doesn't last long.
Rose glad baby had turned! Let's hope he stays that way.

I just had my scan and consultant appointment
Baby is like 9 lbs now and has too much fluid around her. They said it's common in people with gestational diabetes... so for the next 5 days gotta take my blood sugars after eating. (Do I carry on eating the same stuff to have an accurate reading?)... but they said they're only going to induce me if I do have diabetes.. so like wtf.. I have 3 weeks left and if she carries on growing this big she's gonna rip me apart for get stuck... I'm in tears at the thought of her getting stuck
Anyways scan showed she's engaged and they couldn't measure her head, does this mean she'll come soon? X

 

[Rose83]

Glad you're ok PB. With a first baby they engage fairly early so being engaged now doesn't mean she is more likely to come sooner I'm afraid. Although if she drops right into your pelvis so that people comment on the fact they think you've dropped then it could be imminent. I honestly wouldn't get too hung up on the weight prediction - a doctor admitted to me yesterday that they are only right about weight about 60% of the time. Honestly if they are right able me and I only have a 7lb
4oz baby in there at the moment I would eat my hat. I'm quite sure he is bigger. Likewise sometimes they say people are going to have huge babies and they have tiny ones. In my second pregnancy they measured too much water at one scan then the next said it was fine. When my waters were broken in labour it was like a tsunami and they were probably right that I had more than normal. However I didn't have GD so it can happen without it. I'd eat whatever you normally eat to be accurate. I doubt they'd do much in the last few weeks if you did have it but they'd be thinking about how to make sure baby doesn't suffer from sugar withdrawal when you give birth if you did.

In terms of getting stuck don't worry, there aren't many people whose babies get stuck (although I do know two people who have had that problem but one of them was 22 years ago). Getting stuck is all to do with your pelvis and/or baby's head presenting the right way round - Google videos of baby in birth canal and you should find something that shows you how a baby rotates through the pelvis during birth to get out. I've had babies with 98th centile heads and they've still come out - admittedly the first was forceps but she had also presented back to back and turned in labour so was probably not coming out at quite the right angle (they should be looking towards your bum as they come out not facing up) x