****February 2019 Mamas****

Fingers crossed things continue to go well for you and you avoid an induction. I was induced with my son at 37 weeks as well and really wanted to avoid an induction this time around... looks like I've managed to avoid that unless she turns and then I go 2 weeks overdue, but I'm just going to assume it's c-section this time around and if she turns that's a bonus. I'm clearly not meant to have a straight forward normal delivery at any point though haha.

Will a c-section this time around stop me having a water birth next time does anyone know?
 
Donna, a c-section this time shouldn’t influence your birth options next time! Fingers crossed your girl turns head-down!
 
That's good to know as I would want to try for the active labour or water birth that I have wanted all along. Although like my health visitor said at the end of the day however you give birth whether it's natural; with help or a c-section we have all still given birth and have our babies and that's what's important. It'd just be nice to have a positive birth experience; not that I'm saying a c-section wouldn't be that - it's just not what most people see as their ideal.

I'm hoping she turns as well; but I'm also quite relaxed after my initial fears about everything going wrong and just think what will be will be. As long as she gets here safely that's all that matters
 
Gemsy, one of my close friends had pre-eclampsia with her first, and her midwife assured her that it's very unlikely to happen a second time (don't know the reasons for that, but there you go!).

Yes Kholl, I've been told that....I think the issue is also that I was left with permanent high BP since....although much to everyone's surprise, pregnancy seems to have cured my high BP...it's the first time in 5 years I've not needed medication, so I'm interested to see how it pans out.

Donna, you may have extra monitoring for a vbac but I was told they now have much more sophisticated equipment and can monitor you in the birthing pool anyway.
 
Oh thanks for the nappy info. They just look too cute also! I'd love to think I can save on using disposables and dumping them, that's my main reason. I'm getting some Bambino Miosolo all in one types to try. Prob be easier when baby is slightly bigger. My babes have been 5lb-ers! We'll see.

I'm preparing for the night shift lol. At least I know im not alone with this. I guess its all for a good reason. I just worry I will be shattered for labour time!
 
Donna - the water birth sounds great. I fancy this if I don't have a homebirth, as we have a new birth centre here where I am.
 
I had a midwife appt today and baby seems lower, which is how it feels! I also have a growth scan tomorrow due to lower measurements last time. Hopefully all will be well.

I'm going to visit my friend this week, who just had her baby, so I'm hoping that doesn't (does) trigger the birth haha! It's hubby who is worried due to moving house!
 
Oooh baby moving lower is good :) I'm sure your scan will be fine too. Most people seem to have growth scans these days, I'm the only person I know to have a baby recently and not have growth scans but I've been having extra scans for other things instead haha.

Ahh - meeting the new baby will be lovely. I hope it encourages your little one to get moving a little too haha. I'm sure you'll be fine for moving whenever baby arrives.


I'm leaning a little more toward trying to let them move her if she hasn't moved herself again; I think it's going to come down to how I feel on the day and also what they recommend as they'll have a better idea than me based on my personal circumstances around baby. Can't believe it's a week tomorrow until I have the scan to even talk about my options though. I know it will fly by but I just want an idea of what's happening now (she hasn't moved yet I can feel it.)

Awful day at work today hasn't made me feel any better either; I also feel bad because I got in and fell asleep upstairs. Woke up to put tea on and husband was just coming in so he went to get chippy instead as he gets back late on a Tuesday. I feel bad because we had chippy and also just feel like a bad wife as well, he does most of the cooking at the moment and I literally can't even cope making tea on one day when he's back late :(
 
Puglover, so exciting you get to go meet that baby! Mine has dropped lower in the last few days, I am getting lots of shooting cervical pain and tons of pressure on my bladder, too. Walking has become uncomfortable. My husband asked if it "meant" anything and I was like, yeah: that I'm in the last month of pregnancy!

Donna, I know how you feel. I feel so useless when it comes to being the wife/mom that I usually am. I am absolutely slowing down in many ways, which I think would be easier to take if I only had a week or so left of being pregnant. But I'm 36 weeks today and I have 4-6 weeks left and no patience for slowing down!

It's been a horrible 24 hours. Without getting into it too much, my oldest is showing a particular sign of what is likely an endocrine disorder. I emailed her doctor expecting reassurance, and instead got a message back telling me she'd ordered an X-ray and blood tests and I should bring her in for those asap. So I did that yesterday evening, and as she was sitting on my lap getting her blood drawn I noticed she had head lice. AGAIN. That's the third time in just over a year (and the second time in the last 6 weeks) she's had them. So after she had to go through all the stress and discomfort of getting the testing done, I had to do this long and uncomfortable lice treatment at home for her (not to mention checking the rest of us). She has very thick, very curly hair and you can imagine what it's like running a tiny little nit comb through it :( Just an awful day, and now I have to wait for the results of her tests, which is absolutely excruciating. My blood pressure at my prenatal appointment was very high (for me - still not high enough for them to be concerned), and I knew it would be. I am so wound up. The best-case scenario is that she has this disorder, which is linked to PCOS later in life, along with insulin resistance and a host of other issues. And the scarier things they're screening for I don't even want to discuss. I'm just praying she's ok. I can hardly look at her without bursting into tears. Sometimes I feel like I'm just not cut out for this parenting gig - the worry part. It's unbearable at times.

It was, at least, wonderful to see my midwife and cry to her. We also got a beautiful ultrasound pic of baby's profile/nose, which I'll upload in the next post.
 
Oh I'm so sorry to hear that Kholl; I really hope her tests come back all clear. Lice are a nightmare aren't they too, just the last thing you needed right now.

I know, I've got 5 to 7 weeks left (well I suppose 3 to 7 weeks if we think she may come early) it makes me wonder if I made the right decision staying at work until the end of Jan. Maybe I'd be better off being home and concentrating on my family, but it's an extra month of pay before baby gets here too... aghh
 
Donna, I think if you're feeling comfortable at work then the extra income is worth it... it's so hard to make these decisions as we only really know in retrospect whether they were the right ones, and even then you can't know 100% cause you don't know how you would have felt had you decided differently! Also, the end of January will be here in the blink of an eye. We're almost a third of the way through the month already!

Lice are disgusting and horrible but fortunately/unfortunately I am an expert by now, ha! When I saw them I didn't even freak out whatsoever (compare that to the weeping meltdown I had when I discovered them on my daughter for the first time a little over a year ago!), just rolled my eyes in annoyance. At least I know exactly what to do to treat them now. It's obnoxious and definitely NOT what my poor girl needed after such a long and stressful day, but at least I knew how to destroy them all completely, ha!
 
And thank you... I really pray all is well with my sweet girl, too. My midwife was talking about how her oldest son has severe psoriasis, and he gets unsightly scabs all over his head/scalp, and he's 11 now and kids are starting to tease him... it absolutely broke my heart. And made me realize how none of us parents get off Scott free with these things. There's a range of worries and concerns and some are - obviously - FAR worse than others. But none of us gets away with having no worries, and no child gets a perfect life.
 
Yup, We all have our worries.

My son is currently under investigation for autism. I don't think he has it, I wasn't sure at first but now I don't think so, but he is different than other children socially. He isn't as rough as other boys and I do worry sometimes about how it will effect him growing up, not that I want him to change I just don't want him to have problems as he gets older with bullies or making friends. He also has really dry skin under his eyes when he gets stressed (he's 10 it breaks my heart that he gets stressed and enough to affect him physically)
 
Kholl, sorry you're having a bit of a time of it at the moment :(

I've finally kicked into gear, and ordered a load of bits for the baby.....I've ordered a Bambini Cozee crib for next to our bed, as I remember my son slept very well if I could pop a hand on him, but its hard to reach over a moses basket with high sides! Also ordered my bottles etc. (I do intend to breastfeed like last time, but I do end up having to express a fair bit as I have so many work commitments). I also ordered all my nappies, wipes, pads etc when I did my food shop. After 7 months of denial, its suddenly all becoming very real, I'm so excited! :) x
 
I've been putting the finishing touches to my hospital bag together. I ordered some shower shoes as I don't have any flip flops. They're the ugliest things ever haha but they'll do the job. I'm just waiting on some foundation to arrive and then I can pack my make up. I just need to find a spare phone charger and think about what snacks I could pack.

Silly question but should I hold off on packing snacks until I find out if I'm having a c-section or not? Will I need them for after? Or should I not bother packing them and ask husband to bring me what I fancy when I'm still in the hospital?
 
Babies colours are going in the wash later this week and once their dry I can crack on with packing her bag as think I have everything in that she needs
 
If your OH is anything like mine, he will eat all the snacks anyway!!
 
In all seriousness, I am going to pack some snacks for if I stay in, as you never know what the food is going to be like, and there is nothing worse than being stuck in hospital and being hungry!
 
I don't know what to pack; I'm thinking some cereal bars and getting some boiled sweets too. Any other suggestions.

I keep fancying fruit like grapes when I think about it, can't really pack them though haha
 

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