Pregnancy after LT TTC #19

Saffy: just sending you a BIG HUG. i'm so sorry. x o x o

kass: LOL about someone finally noticing. ha ha ha. finally. ( this is my evil funny laugh).
when i went to aqua the other night the new teacher said so you're pregnant, we'll do some easier things for you. maybe those preg bathers don't help and end of the day somehow i seem fatter ?!. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. good luck to you. x

yogi: glad all is going well. good news about your uterus thing. x

dreamrise: YIPEE. you must be glad it's all over, cant wait to hear all the news. x x x x

hi to all i missed

AFM: i love acupuncture, had it yesterday and makes me feel renewed and relaxed. my acu lady is the nicest lady ever and she said i was looking good, compact and cute. see why i love her !!!
had the day off. about 20 jobs to do after acu though, but we start school hols now for 2 weeks in tas so only working 2 days per week. yipee for that. i may get used to it though and not want to go back to 3 days. lol.

'fathers day tomorrow.

chat soon to all x o

Saffy I'm so sorry :hug:

:hug:Saffy. I'm so sad and sorry for you. It's such a shame. I know no words can make it better but I hope you feel some comfort from all of us thinking of you and sending you cyber hugs. Each day as it comes, sweetie.

Saffy, I'm so sorry to hear your sad news.

Lori

Hi everyone,

Some good news to hopefully cheer you up a bit.

My baby girl is doing well. My milk is finally coming in so hopoefully breastfeeding will get easier now. Her bruised face is looking heaps better. I'm still struggling with her name though.

Anyway... the birth details:

I had a big show and broke my waters at 11.20pm on the 29th Aug. Called out to my mum who has been staying with me, and she suggested we ring the hospital which we did. At that stage I was having pains but they didn't feel like what I remembered contractions to feel like. The hospital told us to ring back in an hour and also to take note of if I felt the baby moving (which I couldn't).

After an hour I had still had no movements from baby and the pains were getting quite intense but still didn't feel like contractions to me (though my dad noted from my noises that they did seem to be about 6 minutes apart). We rang the hospital and they said to make our way in. We got a park fairly close but by that stage I was really struggling to walk and the pains were feeling more like contractions.

I got into the labour ward around 1am so on the hospital records they have recorded that the total labour was 2 and a half hours (2 hours 10 mins for stage 1, 5 mins for stage 2 and 15 mins for stage 3 - delivering the placenta).

Anyway they hooked me up to a monitor and found the contractions were really strong and just as with my 14yr old daughter, the baby's heart rate went down with each contraction so they were a little concerned.

I was moved to a birthing room and had my student midwife and a male midwife. I tried to stand and walk a bit but it effected the monitors so in the end I was told I would have to lie on the bed (just like with my 14yr old). Anyway the pain was getting really bad and where I had refused to consider drugs when having my 14yr old (I got talked into pethadene at the very end) I was asking for it this time... begging actually. I said to my mum "Why did I want to have another one?". The student midwife did an internal and estimated I was only 4cm dilated. Then the male midwife did one and said I was only 3cm dilated. I couldn't bare the thought of another few hours before I would even be fully dilated. I wanted to try a new drug which is self-administered via drip but they needed a doctor to do it and all the doctors had been called away so I agreed to a pethadene shot instead. Well I think pethadene must just speed up my labour because just like with my 14yr old, bub was born within 10 minutes of me having the injection.

After having the needle I asked if I could go to the toilet. They took the monitor off and let me go since I was only 4cm dilated at the most so it was like I had heaps of time still.

Anyway the student came with me but then she said "I'll leave you in peace, call out if you need anything". I was sitting on the toilet and felt like I needed to push and I remembered her telling me that I couldn't push because I was not dilated enough so I tried not to push and then suddenly I felt something starting to come out between my legs. I stood up and put my hand there and thought I could feel the top of the baby's head. I screamed for the student. She came running in and I said "What is it?" because I thought it felt like the baby but if I was only 4cm dilated then obviously it couldn't be. She had a look and said she'd need to get gloves to have a closer look so she ran out to get gloves as there were none in the bathroom. She also pressed the emergency buzzer as she left, to get more help. As soon as she was out I felt the baby basically fall out between my legs (no pushing - nothing). I somehow managed to catch her as she came out and I just screamed because I was in shock!

The student came back in time to see me literally catch her and then she took hold of her and handed her back to me so I could hold her properly and walk back to the bed. The male midwife and another nurse arrived as we started to make our way back to the bed.

They let her lie on my chest for quite a while before even checking the time or doing anything else. I think we were all in shock how fast the last bit had happened - to go from 4cm dilated to the baby being out in around 10 minutes. It was 3.18 when they checked the time and my mum reckons it was 3.11 when I first emerged from the bathroom but they recorded her birth as being 3.15.

Anyway once she was out the contractions stopped completely so I needed quite a bit of help to get the placenta out.

For my next 2 days in hospital every new nurse who looked after me said they had heard about the spectacular birth in the bathroom. I said to the student midwife it was lucky that the male midwife did an internal on me after her or everyone would have thought she had just got it wrong. She had estimated I was 4cm dilated and he had estimated 3cm (after her) and he is apparently very experienced. They think it might have been the pressure of the baby pushing on the cervix when I walked to the toilet just sped things up. Also sitting on the toilet can apparently open up the cervix more. I think it must be my body’s response to Pethadene and I’ve been told it does work to relax those muscles so maybe thats what helped me go from 4cm dilated to the baby being born in 10 minutes.

Anyway amazingly I didn't tear so didn't need any stitches, however the poor little girl came out face first instead of the back of her head first so she is very bruised.

Lori
DD1 - 14, DD2 - 6 days

hi everyone, belly rubs!

just a quick post to say a hugs congrats to mindhugs and lori on the arrival of your precious babies!! well done xx

saffy - I don't know if you are still checking in on this forum but if you are I know what you are going through all too well and wish you the strength to get through it.

Dreamrise: WOW!!! what a shock! it is amazing what the human body can do!

AFM: I am officially on maternity leave as of today and am so happy I decided not to work another 3 weeks because yesterday's shift just killed me my feet are still throbbing! 9 weeks to go yay! I still have bought hardly anything! my first son destroyed his pram, still sleeps in his cot so I still need to purchase those and a car seat plus bottles again and an electric breast pump and bla bla bla so I am on ebay!

Take care all!

mhb - Congratulations for being on leave! Hope you enjoy your extra time off - I'm sure you will! Hope you've found some good buys on ebay today!

Dreamrise - Wow - what a dramatic birth! I'm guessing they don't get too many bathroom deliveries :) Hope you are recovering well and your little ones bruises clear up soon. Have you decided on a name yet?

Hi possums, JBM, oneday, yogi, and everyone I've missed :)

Saffy :rolleyes: im so sorry! you deserve your miracle bub so much, i wish things could just work out for you, please be kind to your self my thoughts are with you! xxx

Dreamwise congratulations! how exciting! xxx

AFM- Bit dissapointed today, i had my 34 week midwifes appointment today and my girl is still breached and the midwife thinks she may not move as she is in the same position as 4 weeks ago at my 4d ultrasound with her back against my belly and legs and arms inwards. so im having another scan in 2 weeks and if she hasn't moved then the dr will try externally move her and if that dosnt work then i will be booked in for a ceaser :( and to top it off i had a breast examination and she said i may have problems breast feeding as my breasts havn't changed at all, or she will want to feed all the time because she wont get much milk out at one time but my collostrum has come in so that's a good thing. I think we wait for this for so long and i know the most important thing is that i get my healthy girl but i just want to know what labour feels like and experience it but with her being breached that will be taken away as they will book me in early to avoid me going int labour.

Just popping back in to say CONGRATULATIONS MINDHUGS AND DREAMRISE!!!

Wow - what a story Lori. I'm sure your girl will love hearing it when she grows up.

Mindhugs - can't wait for the details.

Jeez I wish we had piccys on BB, though I'm sure your beautiful long-awaited babies are just perfect. Hope you are soaking up every lovely juicy newborn second.

Me and Angus are loving getting to know each other too. I really can't believe it was 5 weeks ago already

Hi and hugs to everyone else xo

oneday - don't give up hope! it is still possible to vaginally birth a breech baby as long as she is bum first which sounds like she may be. My DF was born breech. They never mentioned 'c-section" at tall to his mother and this is 24 years ago aswell! research your options. I would hate for you to be pushed into something you may regret. best of luck with your next appointment!

Hi lovely ladies

I hope to join you in here - FINALLY!
Think I know most of you and really glad things are going so well for you all.

Congratulations Mindhugs, Possums, Dreamrise - on your births. Hope I havent missed anyone. I'm sure I'll catch up with where everyone is at.

I'm still very much on tender-hooks and trying not to get too excited just yet but at the same time trying to enjoy being PREGNANT. This is the furthest DH and I have ever gotten and its all NATURAL. So we are pretty stoked about that - no more IVF and forking out thousands - we know we can do it on our own :)

Hi Oneday,

Just wanted to let you know that my breasts didn't seem to change much during the pregnancy and my collustrum didn't come in until after my baby was born so you are a step ahead of where I was... hopefully it will be nothing to worry about.

My milk has come in now (I'm actually leaking a bit). But when I was in hospital and my first appointment a couple of days later at home the nurses asked if my breasts were getting hard (a sign the milk is coming in) and I was starting to get a bit stressed because they were still so soft... but now they definately get hard if she hasn't drunk for a little while.

As far as your baby being breach maybe it's better if you do have a C-section. I know two women who gave birth vaginally with a breach baby. One had a big baby and he got stuck and although he ended up coming out alright (after a 20 hour labour) his bum was rubbed raw from grinding on the pelvis so he couldn't wear a nappy for several weeks after he was born.

The other woman had no problems at all but her bub was only 5 pounds 10 (so quite small). They knew he was breech and gave her the option of a C-section or vaginal but as she'd already had 6 previous easy labours and generally has small babies she decided to go for vaginal and he came out fine.

Lori
DD1 - 14, DD2 - 1 week today.

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AFM- Bit dissapointed today, i had my 34 week midwifes appointment today and my girl is still breached and the midwife thinks she may not move as she is in the same position as 4 weeks ago at my 4d ultrasound with her back against my belly and legs and arms inwards. so im having another scan in 2 weeks and if she hasn't moved then the dr will try externally move her and if that dosnt work then i will be booked in for a ceaser :( and to top it off i had a breast examination and she said i may have problems breast feeding as my breasts havn't changed at all, or she will want to feed all the time because she wont get much milk out at one time but my collostrum has come in so that's a good thing. I think we wait for this for so long and i know the most important thing is that i get my healthy girl but i just want to know what labour feels like and experience it but with her being breached that will be taken away as they will book me in early to avoid me going int labour.

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dreamrise: so glad all is well with you and baby. xx

loops: i have everything crossed for a sticky one for you. a big congrats to you.

mehimbub: hi to you , hope all is well

kaybee: wow 5 weeks already, glad all is going well. good luck to you. x

oneday: i hope your baby still moves into a good position, but i had a friend who's daughter was born breach and all was fine. as for the brest thing, no one ever checked my breast while i was preggers ? so i dunno. but it may all be fine, try not to worry. :lots of good luck to you.

kass: hi to you, hope all is well with you.


hi to everyone i forgot


AFM: well i had a BC app today, all is well, baby has strong heartbeat and all is looking good. the midwife said i was quite compact and looking good for my stage and baby number 4. yipee for that. i am measuring still about a week ahead. so i am 22 and half weeks but they say more like 23 and half.
who knows i have always been early anyway.
all is good.

hey ladies thanks for your stories but unfortunetly the hospital im delivering at won't do breached births naturally!! i would have to go to a hospital at newcastle which is an hr away and to be honest i wouldn't risk delivering naturally if she is breached. So thats why if the external turn dosn't work a c-section is my only option. I got a call from the midwife today who had just spoken to the obstertrician and he said he dosnt need me to have an ultrasound so i have an appointment with him in 2 weeks and i guess that will be to feel what position bub is in and if she is breached he will try turn her and if it dosnt work then he will book me in for the c-section :( the only positive i can see from the situation is that i will get my girl earlier then the 16th as they wont let me go to my due date but at the moment im praying so hard she turns because its really important to me to atleast be able to know the feeling of labour.

Dreamwise thats an amazing story, sounds like a good labour to me!!! congrats again :)

Oneday - I hope she turns herself around for you. I don't know if there's anything you can do to encourage her to move, but I hope you get your natural birth. I don't know about the breast feeding issue, I've been having similar worries as my boobs are on the (very) small side and haven't changed at all so far. They didn't think it would be an issue when I asked about it though, and I haven't been able to find any info to support my worry, so who knows? Hopefully it won't be an issue for you (or me!)

JBM - glad your appointment went well. You know with your bub measuring ahead, and mine a few days behind I think you'll definitely be beating me to the birth!

Loops - I'm so excited for you :) Great to see you here!

Kaybee - Five weeks already! Glad you're going well :)

Hi dreamrise and mhb!

Thanks JBM and Kass ~ appreciate your welcome in here etc :)
So pleased everything looks well JBM - all the best for the rest!!

Oneday ~ hope either bub turns for you so you can have the natural birth you want or everything goes fine if you have the c-section. GL

Hey ladies i read up on the external turn and DH and I have decided if bub dosn't turn on her own then we are just going for the c-section, i thought the turn was a simple procedure but its actually pretty intense, they give you an injection to relax the uterus and it has to be performed at a hospital with c-section facilities in case of an emergency!!! its ultrasound guided and then you have to stay in hospital for 4 hrs in case bub becomes distressed! After everything we have been through we arn't prepared to risk anything so we will just do what's best for bub, and i believe if she is ment to be born naturally then she will turn on her own but i am doing some excercises to encourage her to turn so fingers crossed that works.

Kass im trying not to let what the midwife said about breastfeeding get to me because iv heard lots of women get their boobs once the milk comes in so fingers crossed we will both be fine :)