Well my nephews went home early. My SIL was induced last night that is why we had the boys. But they sent her home today as her cervix wasnt opening. They are going to try again tomorrow night. So I get them again tomorrow night. DS is so exhausted he left his lunch for rest time and promptly fell asleep.
Oh I have my growth scan today, so I can tell you what size elephant I and breading this time. And I am still waiting for the cord blood kit to arrive. Oh well life is about waiting.
ahahaha you girls are too funny! Me and DH DTD on Saturday, for 2 reasons, a) to get things moving and b) DH has been working away so it's a very rare occasion that we get to! Like you guys Things DID NOT go well, nor did it start labour, HOWEVER, it did start to give me period type pain and back aches for the rest of the night so maybe the prostglandins (sp?) have kicked in after all.
Anyway those pains were back again last night so hopefully this baby is coming very soon!
Have also tried 2 doses of the dreaded oil to get things moving about 3 hours apart each, a word to the wise, if you have a fairly "strong" stomach (and are not usually very regular) the only thing this is going to do is make you gag because it is nothing short of Disgusting!!!
So DH is home again tonight and i'm praying that DTD one more time will get me to the place I want to be, pushing a watermelon out!
Anyway , Can't wait to hear the next lot of wonderful news take care everyone!
Well Girls its offical we breed elephants in this house. No nice little 6/7 pounders in this house. He is currently weighing approx 7 pounds 6 or about 3.4kg. And techniqually we still have 6 weeks to go. His tummy is measuring 39 weeks. He already weighs about 1.5kg more than I have put on. Ouch my poor lady bits.
SAPh~ Wow,sounds like a big bub there! My cousin had a baby a few weeks ago and he was 9 pound 9!! And she had a natural delivery! Id be signing up for a c section if that was me having a baby at 9 pound.I dont know how she did it. My son was 8 pound exactly,and didnt even engage as im quite small,as is my pelvis.Im hoping for no bigger than 7 pound something this time but you cant choose unfortunately and my husband is quite solid so im guessing a big baby for me too,athough i havnt put on any weight as yet.
The cord blood thing sounds great! I think i would like to do that to.I couldnt with my son,Connor as he was emergency c section so they dont use the cord blood that way.Not sure why?
London Miss~As you are closest to me in the pregnancy date thingy....do you remember when your symptoms began to ease?Im a bit concerned because about week 10 things started to ease for me.Im not so tired anymore.Thought you could help?
AFM im 11 weeks tomorrow and am eagerly awaiting my first ante natal app in 1 week,1 day.Have been feeling a bit more energetic this week.Still emptying my bladder constantly and have food aversions,can smell EVERYTHING (yuk) and am a bit tearful/moody.Im wondering though:
Did anyone have any achiness/crampiness in their abdomen and aching/restless legs in the forst trimester? I have been getting a dull aching feeling mixed with occasional sharp pains in my sides.(sharper pains are only when i sneeze or move around).My legs hurt almost all day.
I dont see my ob for the first time for another week and its slightly worrying.
Also,did anyone ever buy a home doppler? I was thinking of getting one but would like to hear what anyone thinks first?
thanks girls.
Belly Rubs to all and Labour vibes to those nearing the end.xx
Hi Wantbaby. Yes, things definitely changed for me about week 10/11. My morning (ha!) sickness definitely abated. Now it's only set off by a few triggers - black coffee, my best friends perfume (I really ought to tell her!), smelly people on the tram. But it definitely got better. Saturday and Sunday were the first days in weeks where I didn't have an afternoon nap - which is a miracle. I did yesterday though, but I wonder if that was a combination of the heat and not being quite over the tiredness. It's definitely changed though in the last couple of weeks. I am less snappy and irritable and rude, although DH and I did manage to have a fight last night after he liberally sprayed himself with exceptionally toxic bug repellent and then got into bed next to me. As divine vengence, I woke up with one mosquito bite, and he has about 45. (there's a very fat mossie somewhere!) But I definitely feel better than I did! My belly is plumping up at quite an alarming rate, and I'm rubbing on the lotion after the itchy belly button/ stretch marks discussion. I feel a lot more confident than I did. The 12 week scan helped alot. So don't panic...I find in moments of panicking that running through the long list of possible names is a nice distracting thought to get my brain back on track. Works in the middle of the night esp well!
if you get leg cramps, I highly recommend those little tins of tonic water you can buy in the super market? The quinine in it stops leg cramps instantly. Also it has a little bit of salt and sugar in in case that's the problem. I had stomach pains week 9/10. Felt like stretching pains, which is probably (hopefully!) what they were. None really since then.
My best friend from the UK sent me her diary of her babies birth yesterday. If I wasn't so lazy, I'd type it out for you. It's the most enlightening useful thing anyone has told me so far, she tells me about mucus and toilets and all the things I've wondered about and never asked. Everything else about the birth seems to be either airy fairy won't hurt at all it's a magical bonding experience type of thing or it's excrutiating. Neither of which are very helpful. She's tiny and had no drugs, and she said that giving birth was more like doing a long slow boring painful poo, than an axe murder level of pain. Which is very very very reassuring! I know everyone is different, but I found great comfort in this and thought I'd share it!
Saph -=- that is a big bubby! Maybe you'll have him early.. who knows Your poor SIL must be feeling pretty fed up.. Hopefully some progress will come her way soon..
Wantbaby #2 I definitely got the sharp pains in the first tri.. I think its just all the expanding and development going on in there.. I guess its harder to think about when u cant feel or see any of it yet but its one of the most dramatic changes the baby makes for the whole pregnancy.. I didn't buy a Doppler but i have heard good things about the little home bought ones.. apparently they're not too expensive either.
Ellas mum sorry to hear the DTD didnt go so well.. Doesnt really help in feeling close does it .. But hopefully it has helped some sort of progress along whether you notice it now or not.. As for the oil.. EWWW LOL I think Ill hold out on that one.. Have you tryed going for a long walk or raspberry leaf tea? They are supposed to be good for the go GOOD LUCK
LABOR VIBES TO POPPY AND GRNSLW
Well Im feeling a little 3rd trimester now even tho Im still only 2nd.. I can feel bubs out both sides of my stomach when s/he stretches and starting to feel very heavy.. ALL the loverly late symptoms are kicking in.. Leg cramps, hot flushes, vivid scary dreams, insomnia, braxton hicks etc etc etc.. The list goes on.. I even got some really bad heartburn yesterday when I ate a chicken and mayonnaise sandwich too fast.. So it looks like its going to be a long 15 weeks...
I'm still looking really small for dates.. The midwives are looking to send me for another scan if my size hasn't caught up by 28 weeks. Did anyone else have size problems on the lower scale of things? Or have really scary awful dreams and insomnia? Ive lost so much sleep the last to nights its getting a bit ridiculous.
Wantbaby: Just wanted to suggest a few things. Often symptoms ease a bit around 10-12 weeeks, when your placenta takes over. It's a good thing but sooo frustrating having to wait until movement starts to get any sense of relief. Sending you . The pains you're feeling are probably round ligament pains, just the ligaments softening. I had the same, whenever I sneezed, coughed or got up too quickly.
As for the doppler, I bought one at 18 weeks after a scare. What a waste of money, it was only $49.95 but still that's money I could've put elsewhere. It didn't say anything on the outside of the box but once you read the instructions they say that it doesn't really work til around 25-28 weeks! (Would've been nice to advertise on the box so I could at least have waited!) Even now, I'm just 28 weeks and it still is not really clear, although I can hear my own heartbeat perfectly! What I did find it good for though is in the first few weeks when you only get the odd tiny little kick that you really don't feel all that well, you can hear the kicks a little better. The other thing is to remember, if you get one, and don't hear the heartbeat straight away it tends to make you worry even more.
Saph: Wow 7pd6 already? All I can say is OOCHIE MAHOOCHIE!!!!!
Poppy, Grnslw & mithy: The race is on girls! Sending you all smooth labour vibes!
AFM: VERY excited to be 28 weeks, feels soooo good to be able to say 7 motnhs preggas, for some reason I've always wanted to be able to do that! So the countdown has begun. Can't remember if I said before but my labour bag is packed and my hossy back 3/4 packed and my parents are coming up later this week to help me start moving furniture around and start painting and setting up the nursery. It's good, it feels like I'm finally starting to achieve something. Off to the Ob again today, unfortunately the Ob is away so I have to see that horrid midwife again. Also having the glucose challenge test today too.
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and my husband is quite solid so im guessing a big baby for me too,athough i havnt put on any weight as yet.
GOOD LUCK
. The pains you're feeling are probably round ligament pains, just the ligaments softening. I had the same, whenever I sneezed, coughed or got up too quickly.
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