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Yep, I'm with you! Laugh, cry, be miserable
Lots of discomfort last night, still getting BH, pressure in my bum and back ache. I'd just like to know if it's pre/early labour
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Yep, I'm with you! Laugh, cry, be miserable
Lots of discomfort last night, still getting BH, pressure in my bum and back ache. I'd just like to know if it's pre/early labour
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I'm off for my induction reflexology at 1pm!!! I've been having lots of random contractions, definitely not just bh. Hopefully this gets things moving, and at the very least I get a precious hour of peace and quiet!! Bliss
I had my baby boy on 11th Jan. 7 days over due date and after 2nd sweep.
Had the most amazing home birth in birth pool with just gas and air! The birth was total opposite to the experience with my little boy and I cannot believe I did it with none of the other drugs- it can be done!
My little dude was 8lb 12oz and is just adorable! Jude William is his name and so far he adores his big brother and when he is awake he is looking for him (nearly 3 year old), it is like he recognises his voice! My little boy is scared when Jude cries but generally he seems to love him! Good luck ladies- hang in there! X
Had the most amazing home birth in birth pool with just gas and air! The birth was total opposite to the experience with my little boy and I cannot believe I did it with none of the other drugs- it can be done!
My little dude was 8lb 12oz and is just adorable! Jude William is his name and so far he adores his big brother and when he is awake he is looking for him (nearly 3 year old), it is like he recognises his voice! My little boy is scared when Jude cries but generally he seems to love him! Good luck ladies- hang in there! X
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Congratulations Selina! Well done on your home birth and glad to hear all well. Our wee girl loves our eldest. She goes quiet when he speaks and will look around the room for him. She’s def already smiled at him too! It’s lovely isn’t it?
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Congratulations selina! Sounds like you did amazingly well, it's lovely to hear positive birth stories too.
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Had a stretch and sweep about an hour ago. Midwife checked me and I am 2cm dilated. She said I have a very favourable cervix and she seemed shocked that I am already dilating before any contractions etc since this is my first pregnancy.
Stretch and sweep seems to have a very high success rate in those that have it done and are already dilating. Most women seem to start contracting within about 8 hours.
Induction booked for Tuesday if he doesn't come before then so that's the backup plan. Won't have to have pessary since already 2cm so will just have waters broke.
So chuffed for being 2cm already!!! We're going to have our little man by Tuesday at the latest
Hope you are all well!!
Congrats Selina x x x
Stretch and sweep seems to have a very high success rate in those that have it done and are already dilating. Most women seem to start contracting within about 8 hours.
Induction booked for Tuesday if he doesn't come before then so that's the backup plan. Won't have to have pessary since already 2cm so will just have waters broke.
So chuffed for being 2cm already!!! We're going to have our little man by Tuesday at the latest
Hope you are all well!!
Congrats Selina x x x
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It's my due date today..... And nothing. Mariexo that sounds very promising indeed!!!
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Hi ladies, apologies for the lack of updates, its been a busy week+.
After the lack of growth the previous week my next midwife appt showed an increase so everything seemed very positive. The following day hubby and I were DTD trying to move things around when I started bleeding heavily (like a very heavy period). We called and rushed into hospital, where I was examined and told I was 2-3cm dilated and baby was appearing fine on monitor. They were concerned about the bleeding potentially being due to placenta beginning to detach so I was transferred a bigger hospital with a specialist unit for any emergency maternity surgeries etc. There I was just monitored several times and bleeding eventually stopped at 6pm (started 10am). I was kept overnight. I thought since the bleeding had stopped and I was only 38+6 I'd be sent home in the morning but they basically said although baby was fine on monitor they'd prefer to induce me because they didn't know the cause of the bleeding. I didn't actually get taken down to the labour ward until 4pm that day. They spent over an hour trying to get a canula into my narrow veins for the hormone drip before breaking my waters and not using the hormone drip at all haha! I wasn't able to have my water birth due to the bleeding unfortunately but I went in to have a labour which progressed nicely on its own over 7 hours, where I had zero pain relief! I'd absolutely recommende a hypnobirth to anyone!! It was great and the worst pain was when I got cramp in my leg very near the end. Our SON Isaac was born at 11.28pm 6/1/18, 7lbs 3oz! He is so gorgeous we just cannot get over it.
Its been an absolute crazy week. I was bf him but he is quite severely tongue tied and really struggles to maintain a latch, screams in pain when trying to feed etc. He lost 11.6% of his birth weight by day 5 so we ended up back in hospital for feeding support. The hospital he was born in had basically given me crap advice on bf that doesn't work for his tongue tie so the support in the other hospital was much better. They still witnessed his screaming and struggle to feed though and got me to express when I arrived at the hospital (50ml each boob the day my milk had come in!) So we knew its not my supply. We were referred for his tongue tie and hoping to get his web cut tomorrow. In the meantime I've had to keep expressing after every feed to top him up after a boob feed so its been pretty exhausting but he's seeming much happier now, sleeping and even latching better now he's not absolutely starving. He was weighed today and gained 120g since we left the hospital again so really pleased. He's now only 170g shy of his birth weight.
For anyone dreading labour its absolutely worth every second to get that gorgeous wee baby in your arms - you have made it this far and its just the final hurdle!! Hope all you guys waiting don't need to wait much longer!!
After the lack of growth the previous week my next midwife appt showed an increase so everything seemed very positive. The following day hubby and I were DTD trying to move things around when I started bleeding heavily (like a very heavy period). We called and rushed into hospital, where I was examined and told I was 2-3cm dilated and baby was appearing fine on monitor. They were concerned about the bleeding potentially being due to placenta beginning to detach so I was transferred a bigger hospital with a specialist unit for any emergency maternity surgeries etc. There I was just monitored several times and bleeding eventually stopped at 6pm (started 10am). I was kept overnight. I thought since the bleeding had stopped and I was only 38+6 I'd be sent home in the morning but they basically said although baby was fine on monitor they'd prefer to induce me because they didn't know the cause of the bleeding. I didn't actually get taken down to the labour ward until 4pm that day. They spent over an hour trying to get a canula into my narrow veins for the hormone drip before breaking my waters and not using the hormone drip at all haha! I wasn't able to have my water birth due to the bleeding unfortunately but I went in to have a labour which progressed nicely on its own over 7 hours, where I had zero pain relief! I'd absolutely recommende a hypnobirth to anyone!! It was great and the worst pain was when I got cramp in my leg very near the end. Our SON Isaac was born at 11.28pm 6/1/18, 7lbs 3oz! He is so gorgeous we just cannot get over it.
Its been an absolute crazy week. I was bf him but he is quite severely tongue tied and really struggles to maintain a latch, screams in pain when trying to feed etc. He lost 11.6% of his birth weight by day 5 so we ended up back in hospital for feeding support. The hospital he was born in had basically given me crap advice on bf that doesn't work for his tongue tie so the support in the other hospital was much better. They still witnessed his screaming and struggle to feed though and got me to express when I arrived at the hospital (50ml each boob the day my milk had come in!) So we knew its not my supply. We were referred for his tongue tie and hoping to get his web cut tomorrow. In the meantime I've had to keep expressing after every feed to top him up after a boob feed so its been pretty exhausting but he's seeming much happier now, sleeping and even latching better now he's not absolutely starving. He was weighed today and gained 120g since we left the hospital again so really pleased. He's now only 170g shy of his birth weight.
For anyone dreading labour its absolutely worth every second to get that gorgeous wee baby in your arms - you have made it this far and its just the final hurdle!! Hope all you guys waiting don't need to wait much longer!!
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Ah what a lovely read and massive well done for sticking with the breastfeeding despite such a big hurdle! My daughter had her tongue tie shipped twice and made such a difference after a couple of days of remastering it!
Congratulations and enjoy your son
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Congrats page! Had ob appointment for sweep today (no one told me this hurts lol) cervix is high long hard and unfavorable so booked in for another in a week and induction the next day on the 24th Jan so whatever happens she will be here within 10 days lol
