Woot thats great SJ! Time to give this baby their eviction notice! I still think you will have a Feb baby :).
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Woot thats great SJ! Time to give this baby their eviction notice! I still think you will have a Feb baby :).
Woohoo! Sorry to be gross, but if it looks like snot of any form, then its probably your plug!
Come out bubby!!
lol amber it's lovely isn't it.
Well I definately think it's it because it's still coming out! It's never ending, lol.
At least this means my cervix is doing something good right?
Yay honey, your cervix is opening a little and softening up...:dance::dance:
It doesn't have to be bloody, but probably will as you get closer...
I'm so excited for you!!!:D
Yep, your cervix is dilating. Once the cervix starts to open, the plug falls out because the cervix is now too big for it to...plug :lol:
Which is all very cool!
Yay!! And my m/w is going to do a S&S on Monday if nothing has happened by then so good to know my cervix is hopefully open a bit so I'm guessing that will be easier to do!
I was worried that nothing was happening down there because bubs STILL isn't fully engaged :( So I thought it might not have been putting enough pressure down there to make anything happen.
Woohoo, SJ! Movement at the station! Natty didn't engage until a couple of days before labour, and even then I didn't really notice. So who knows? Maybe your bub has engaged but you haven't realised yet? In any case, there's something goin' on down there :lol:
How was your cake? ;)
I didn't even get to the cake, my book was too good yesterday so I read like all day! lol. But I finished it. Am going to make the cake today, really feel like chocolate cake but I have 2 over ripe bananas so it might be a banana cake for me!
:hug: How did I not see this thread!
Oh hun its so hard not to worry! Sounds like it is your plug how exciting!
You will do the best job you can! Rememeber how perfectly tuned you are to birthing! Enjoy this experience and looking forward to your BA!
Sending you lots of labour vibes! :hug: xxx
Just make sure that you turn the oven off before you leave the house if the cake is still baking when you need to go ;)
You know Heaven, you can do a check on your own cervix if you think you can manage to get in to some sort of position to attempt it. ;) Make sure your fingers are clean to start. Gently insert a finger, and feel towards the back of the vagina. Baby's head should be easy to feel - hard, smooth, and round. And then you might be able to find your cervix. (Sometimes it stays well back until labour starts, but sometimes it moves forward a little earlier.) The cervix will be like a squishy donut shaped lump. It may be a "tall" lump, or flatter, and it may have a dip in the middle. The dip is where you may be dilating. If you can fit a fingertip in, that's about 1cm dilated. Two fingertips is 2cm, roughly. You can also see how it feels - firm, or soft. I think firm is something like your nose, whereas soft is more like relaxed lips. (feel free to correct and clarify anyone. :) ) The cervix will become soft as it prepares for letting that baby out. It will also get flatter as it begins to efface.
Don't expect to be able to tell for sure what is going on, especially after your first check. If you are curious about what your body might be doing, you can do a number checks over a couple of days, and observe any changes. And, even if you feel like you can't make heads or tails out of what might be happening in there, any stimulation of the cervix releases oxytocin, which helps to trigger contractions.
All the best for getting that little bean out soon! Hope your labour goes beautifully. :hug:
lol ali!
Cricket- thanks for that info. I have tried to feel my cervix because I've been using EPO and wanted to know if I was getting it anywhere near it. But I couldn't reach it!! My belly is too big and I can't get anywhere near it, lol.
Ouch, lots of cramps today.
I don't think you're going to make to the S&S Heaven - all the best :lol:
whats epo?
EPO - Evening Primrose Oil :)
I hope your body keeps up the good work SJ, it definitely won't be long now! :D
Well I think something might be happening. Still losing my plug and have been having period type cramps all day. They started to get a bit more painful and more often so I started to take notice of how many I have been having over the last few hours and in that time it's been every 10 minutes. Think it might be a bit less than that now but I haven't been timing. It's like low down in my tummy really strong period pain for about a minute or 2. Is this what you call contractions?? I have no idea, lol. They hurt!! How am I going to put up with them getting really bad!! They're bad enough now and I can't keep sitting or lying when I get one, I feel like I have to get up. Oh jeez. I am in love with my heat pack atm.
Woot woot it is all happening!!!! SJ I am so excited for you, can't wait to read your BA sometime tomorrow. :dance:
I think you will be able to deal with the steadily increasing pain as it comes. Move around and keep loving that heat pack. You have prepared for this moment for so long. Hang in there!
Good luck SJ!!
Sounds like labour SQUEEE! This would be the perfect time to practice some of those birthing positions and natural pain relief techniques! Got any raspberry leaf tea? Herbalists say that it can make your contractions more efficient. You'll do brilliantly! OMG SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!
Thanks guys.
Yep, I have RLT, have been having lots of cups, now I'm scared to have any coz it might make it hurt more, haha.
DH should be home from work but he decides today would be a good time to lock the keys in the car, omg, typical!! lol.
lol... I bet he is panicking!!
LOL SJ this will be one of those really funny stories you can tell your child later in life. When I went into early labour, your daddy... :lol:
haha, yes he is. He is seriously one of the most forgetful people in the world!! And he always does things like this just at the wrong time :rofl:
He told the RACQ ppl and they put him to the top of the list so he's on his way now, should be almost here, phew!
I am so excited for you. This$ really sounds like it is it. How are those pains going?
Woohoo, go SJ!
D'oh, I'm going away tomorrow for a week and I'll miss your BA! Have the baby sometime before lunchtime tomorrow for me will you? And make sure someone's announced it in time :lol:
Trish if you PM me your mobile number, I'll pass on the news when we get a BA :). I will be waiting all weekend for this BA lol I am so excited :dance:.
Aww, thanks oscaroscar!!! You're too kind :D
I am doing SJ's BA so I will make sure I put it up as soon as I get it. I am not going anywhere tonight or tomorrow so will be sure to let you girls know!
Ooooh, SJ, I'm thinking you're pretty busy at the moment :)
Thinking of you, and praying for a beautiful labour and birth. Looking forward to seeing your announcement some time soon. :hug:
OoOoOOOOoooOOoOoOoOooOOOOOoOooOoooooOoOoOoooO i would love to hear that BA when i wake up in the morning!!!!! good luck sweet!
Contractions 2-3 mins apart, lasting for a min or so for the last 1/2 hr. OUCH!!!! Just rang m/w. Will wait and see if they stay this way for the next 1/2 hr and ring her back. Coping ok at home at the moment. I love you heat pack! Probably scalding baby's head, lol.
You're doing FANTASTIC hun!!!
Very excited for you.
Your baby will be here very soon SJ!!
yay! best of luck Heaven.
Can't wait to read the birth announcement tomorrow :)
Oh God I just spewed, not cool when having a contraction. But that's a good sign apparently.
I can't believe I'm posting on BB right now, lol, talk about addicted. But it's taking my mind off it. DH thinks I'm crazy.
I feel like it's too early to go into hospital and that this should be taking longer and I won't be dialated at all or something and they'll send me home.
Oh SJ - I'm nearly crying for happiness for you that your body is doing just what its supposed to!!!!
Breathe... Breathe... Breathe....
You are going to be BRILLIANT!!!!!
WOOOHOOOOOOOooooOOOO
Can't wait to read your BA!!!
SJ wow those contractions really sped up a notch!!! Thinking of you! Just remember you are a strong birthing mumma and your body knows how to do this. Not long now til you meet your little one, 28/02/09 will be a great birthday!
Ok, I'm going to the hospital in a min.
Thanks girls!!
Awesome SJ!! Can't wait I am so excited I can't sleep LOL.
good luck SJ
cant wait to hear how it goes/went
dont forget to have a nice lovely shower when you get in to hossy that will help with the pain