News post for Labour signs for 37 weeks +++ ladies

[dannii87]

Ooooh just realised I hadn't posted any signs for a few days! lol...










...Hmm that might be because there's NOTHING to report!! x

 

[jills10uk]

i think i may have lost a wee bit of waters last night and this morning - but i might have just peed myself without realising.
ever hopeful i may be going into labour sometime this month!!

 

[dannii87]

i think i may have lost a wee bit of waters last night and this morning - but i might have just peed myself without realising.
ever hopeful i may be going into labour sometime this month!!

Have you been checked out hun?

I think you'll need to, they don't like to leave birth longer than 48 hours after waters have leaked/broken because of risk of infection... xx

 

[Mildly]

Things really seem to be happening in this thread

Nothing really to report for me today except (as I know now) I have had a lot of period pain BHs and have been so tired. However I did sleep really poorly so it is probably down to that!

Oh and jill I agree with Dannii, I'd get it checked out in case it is your waters

 

[Neev]

Have you ever sat on a rollercoaster ride which is trucking up the rail to get to the top height and thats when you start sh*tting your pants thinking why did I get on here?

This is how I am feeling today - no signs, no period like pains but the thought of popping is making my brain and eyes pop!!

We are all set, bags packed, my loungers that I have to wear before heading off to hospital are hanging right before my eyes...nursery ready, everything in order but I know I am going to be completely out of order when it all starts...

Its not funny but I am laughing when I write this - have any of you actually literally thought of it as - a baby's head coming out from there?

Dawn I wonder if we will both be birthday mummies?

 

[Daffodil]

Its not funny but I am laughing when I write this - have any of you actually literally thought of it as - a baby's head coming out from there?

Yes... I'm simultaneously excited and terrified!!

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed at the enormity of it all. I can't believe how much my life is going to change when LO decides to come out!

Dawn I wonder if we will both be birthday mummies?

I'm hoping to pop before my birthday! But it would be cute.

Dawn
x

 

[jills10uk]

i lost some waters the other night and then yesterday and then last night - i thought at first i'd peed myself but it was def not wee!
then pains started at 1am last night and have been here ever since - no real regularity to them unfortunately - they started at 5 mins apart but then moved to 6 or 7 and then sometimes 10.
fingers crossed it isn't a false start for me.

 

[dannii87]

Have you been checked out Jills by the hospital? xx

 

[mum2soon4]

Hope its the real thing Jill, echo Dannii on getting checked. Congrats Dannii on due date my signs have now stopped and have come out in a stinkin cold so hoping NOT to start. Total fed up as mum is moaning she hopes to see baby (has another week ) before she goes home, no pressure then!!!!!

 

[mum2soon4]

Just noticed ticker not working under baby should say 40 + 2 days over and its been a long 2 days over!!!!12 more to go

 

[dannii87]

Thanks mum2soon4! We're completely in the same boat - My Mum is the same and I am feeling bloody great! (Meaning NO signs, nothing! lol )

Jills, I do hope this is the real thing for you - but praying you've either been to hospital to get it checked or that you're on your way - it's not good to leave waters once they've leaked/broken... They like baby out ASAP after that happens because of the risk of infection (which increases every day after the waters break).

Corrr I sound like a drag Just make sure you get it bloody checked woman! lol xxx

 

[hanti-boo]

Jills, I do hope this is the real thing for you - but praying you've either been to hospital to get it checked or that you're on your way - it's not good to leave waters once they've leaked/broken... They like baby out ASAP after that happens because of the risk of infection (which increases every day after the waters break).

I can echo this chick.

My waters broke with no other signs with nichola and i ended up being induced and b eign put on the labour drip to speed things up as my waters had been 'open' for over 24 hours. they kept us in for 48 hours for obs after too! Here's a snipet from the Group B Strep website that may incourage you to go if not gone already. This is what they would be worried about if your waters have been open for this long amount of time, if they have been open this long you'll need anti biotics to try to combat GBS before it harms your baby. It's a very serious situation.

"Key to preventing GBS infection in newborn babies is the use of intravenous antibiotics, which has proven to be very effective when given from the start of labour or waters breaking until delivery. Sadly, waiting to give antibiotics to the baby after delivery will sometimes be too late.


The use of any drug, including antibiotics, is not without risk however, so please discuss the antibiotic options with your healthcare professional to make the best decision for you and your baby.


PREVENTION STRATEGY

To stop as many cases of GBS infection in newborn babies as possible, women with any risk factor would need to be given intravenous antibiotics during labour for ideally at least 4 hours before delivery.

Some women will prefer not to receive antibiotics if their risk is only slightly increased since it would inevitably complicate an otherwise natural birth, plus antibiotic therapy is associated with rare but significant complications. The risk of a GBS infection in the baby must be balanced against the wishes and beliefs of the woman in labour and against her risk of an adverse reaction to the antibiotics.

At present, sensitive Enriched Culture Medium tests are not routinely available in the NHS to pregnant women. Until they are, our medical advisory panel has made the following recommendations which are, we believe, the most appropriate for Britain at the present time:

1. Women at risk
Women at high risk should be strongly advised to have intravenous antibiotics immediately at onset of labour until delivery. At high risk means:


Women who carry GBS and have another risk factor
Women who may/may not carry GBS, but have multiple risk factors
Women who have had a previous baby infected with GBS
Women with a fever during labour
Women at increased risk should be offered intravenous antibiotics immediately at onset of labour through to delivery. At increased risk means:

Women who are known to carry GBS and do not have other risk factors
Women who do not know whether they carry GBS but have one other risk factor not mentioned above

2. Treatment approaches
Intravenous antibiotics against GBS infection in the baby should be given to the mother for at least 4 hours before delivery if possible (if only 2 hours is possible, this may be sufficient and should give considerable reassurance)

Intravenous antibiotics recommended for women in labour are:

Penicillin G: given as 3g (or 5MU) intravenously at first and then 1.5g (or 2.5MU) at 4-hourly intervals until delivery
For women allergic to penicillin: Clindamycin 900 mg intravenously every 8 hours until delivery

Where infection of the membranes is diagnosed or suspected or where there is preterm prolonged rupture of membranes, broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics should be given which include adequate GBS cover.

If you are allergic to Penicillin or any other antibiotic, you MUST tell your health professionals.

3. Care after birth
With any policy that involves treating certain women with penicillin to prevent GBS infection following rupture of membranes or the start of labour, a strategy for the management of the newborn baby is required.

In all cases, the newborn baby should be assessed as soon as possible by a paediatrician and the threshold for giving antibiotics to babies born in the higher risk situations should be low.

Key recommendations are:

Babies born to mothers at increased/high risk who HAVE received antibiotics for four hours before delivery should be:

carefully assessed by a paediatrician – if completely healthy no antibiotics for the baby are required. A period of monitoring (12-24 hours) may be appropriate for those at highest risk of infection.
Babies born to mothers at increased/high risk who HAVE NOT received antibiotics for four hours before delivery should be:

Examined thoroughly and investigated by a paediatrician as appropriate.
Started on intravenous antibiotics until it is known that the baby is not infected, unless the baby is completely well as determined following a robust baby examination carried out by a trained individual.

*GBSS recommends at least four hours of intravenous antibiotics before delivery, where possible – if only two hours administration is possible, this may be sufficient and should give considerable reassurance.

Implementing these recommendations could reduce GBS infection in newborn babies by 60% and deaths from GBS in babies by 70%."

Sorry for the long post but I'm a carrier of GBS and I've been through the waters breaking situation before.

 

[hanti-boo]

Update on me

After all the excitement of Wednesday night things seem to have stopped.
My backpain is a lot worse, which started last night, it seems to go tight then loosen off again but with no sort of structure to them. Maybe these could be back contractions?
I'm still having bump contractions at the bottom but they're half as painful as they were.

I went to see the midwife today over at the hospital, she gave me inny exam then did another sweep. She also said that baby is getting a bit big now and that she's booked me for an induction on Tuesday.
I'll be 41+1 at that point.

Fingers crossed I pop before then - I REALLY don't want a second induction especially if this is the last baby I'll be having with DH.

Happy due date DANNII87!!

 

[dannii87]

Thank you!!

I really hope things speed up again! I'm sure they will, it sounds as though things are definitely progressing!! Calm before the storm!!

I don't think you'll last til the induction anyway so don't worry

Update on me:
Nothing lol xx

 

[hanti-boo]

^^ Thanks Dannii ^^

I think baby is still waiting for Nichola to calm down since Jake went home. She's still throwing typical 'Jake Tantrums'.
I don't think baba wants the competition!!!!!

Fingers crossed it is the calm before the storm!

 

[katrina1985]

I am 37 weeks today and i am hoping she doesnt decide to come within the next week as the other half is away in london and copenhagen working!!!!

I am getting alot of braxton hicks and (tmi alert) alot of watery discharge and pooing ALOT! lol.

I dont think she will be ready for another couple of weeks yet, but you never know xxxx

 

[Daffodil]

I don't know if this means much but I'm getting quite strong braxton hicks which are making me flush red in my neck and face. They are coming every 15 mins or so. There is no pain.



I saw some people today at a group I attend and they all said my bump was much lower than just a few days ago.

Feeling really tired so might just get some rest in but I also feel strangely elated....?

Dawn

 

[dannii87]

I don't know if this means much but I'm getting quite strong braxton hicks which are making me flush red in my neck and face. They are coming every 15 mins or so. There is no pain.

I had that around 33 weeks... They started coming every 4/5 mins in the end so I called the delivery suite just in case. They told me as long as there is no pain then everything was fine. I told them I'd leaked a bit of water (which I said most probably was wee lol) so they brought me in to check and sent me home! It wasn't anything labour related.. xx

 

[Mildly]

I've had lots of period pain BHs today but they don't come in waves so I'm assuming they aren't contractions. In fact I'm starting to worry that I won't be able to tell when I get contractions because mine are already kinda painful. But I seem to remember people say you will definitely know when you're in labour so that reassures me a bit. Just not looking forward to another couple of weeks with these pains everyday.

Oh and am so tired at the moment, all I want to do is sleep except I feel all uncomfortable and get all heartburny when I do try.

 

[dannii87]

jills10uk : You're worrying me!! I hope you're ok? Does anyone have any updates on her?

Hope everything is ok and you're either popping that baby out or have been checked and letting bubs cook a bit longer?! Thinking of you hun... Hope you're alright sweet. I'm worried about you! xx