Babies Born May 2006 #50

**~shazz~** · May 29th, 2008, 10:19 AM

sheree~ glad those pains have stopped just rest don't do anything to strenuous, i had irritable uterus so the slightest movement set of a barrage of what the hossy called BH contractions this started from 15 ish weeks pg it was a daily occurence and i spent most days in bed cause i caouldn't bare the pain pretty much labour was a walk in the park compared to the months of agnony i endured so i totally lknow where you are coming form re the freaking out hopefullt it was a once off thing and bubba can wait till you get to mackay if not to put you at ease you may be moving there a little sooner

**shereejoy** · May 29th, 2008, 10:30 AM

Yes I remember you having a terrible time and I am soooo glad I have not experienced it to your degree. I am hoping not to move to mackay any sooner, as I have a few things I want to do here and also to now start to enjoy the rest of the pregnancy in my new home (seeing as I have had next to no rest this pregnancy thus far). That would mean so much to me - "you hearin me bubba". I guess if I ever do experience labour I will be able to say if that pain was on par or not or maybe I will never know either.... Anyway heres hoping he atleast stays in for another 2.5 weeks. Thanx darl.

**Reenie** · May 29th, 2008, 12:20 PM

Hi ladies,
Thanks for the bday wishes for India Rose We took her to the toy store and let her go a bit nuts. Then to the dreaded (out)laws for dinner lol. She didn't get any cake because of her severe allergies. Poor thing. But I naughtily indulged her with a happy meal- with nuggets. Probably the only outside bought food she can eat of all things.

Taking her to seaworld on Saturday that should be fun. We live in Brissy so its only an hour a way. I am having a girls weekend down the coast which should be fun. My girlfriends and I are staying in a 3 brm apt in surfers for the weekend and DH is bringing India down on sat to take her to SW. Then we are going to have a baby free weekend of adult fun lol. Which just means drinking a few and dancing, wine and cheese and games. I am so looking forward to it.

LeanneDid you go to Michael Buble yet? My brother and his GF had tickets for his Brisbane show on Monday night but they have moved to Lightening Ridge for her teaching work. So they offered them to me. I like him and all but its a bit hard to organise myself for the littlies. I am not that big a fan to re organise things to go. So he offered them to my out laws and they are going instead. Hope they enjoy it. MIL thought he was the aussie guy that sounds like Frank Sinatra when I asked her about going last night.

So she will be pleasantly suprised no doubt lol.

Shereejoy I too had an irritable uterus with Seraya. Never had it with India. I got it from about 30 weeks onward. Anything strenuous would set if off. I was in and out of hospital because they were worried about early labour. I didn't appreciate all the steroid injections I had to have! The pain was making me miserable. I had excess amnio fluid too so when i would contract everything would tighten around my ribs and push all my organs up into my breast bone. I got to the point where I was contracting every few mins all the time!! Or I would have ones that would last 5 minutes. They are generally all over the place compared to true labour. In true labour, a pattern will be established. But they can be tricky! I thought it was the real deal countless times. Every week just about from 30 weeks I was in and out getting strapped up to the CTG and having fingers shoved up there to check dilation.Oh it was fun.

That is why I ended up having an impromtu c section at 38 weeks (17th March 08). I was miserable!! They tried to induce me (India was vaginal birth) at 37 weeks with prostin gel and I was in painful early labour for about 24 hours but then it basically slowed down and my Gyno came and checked me and said my cervix was not even past 2cm. Grrr

She said for 2nd baby I should have had it by then. So a week later I was still miserable with pain, and my ribs felt like they were gonna break as they did with India. Her head (Seraya) was still floating because of the excess fluid and Gyn didn't want to risk cord prolapse. When she checked me at 38 weeks she said the baby was still high and was probably another 2-3 weeks away. I decided then on the spot to cut me open! The pain from all the false contractions was driving me spare and she could see that I was on the edge. So that night I went in and had the cesar. And though I was in pain from the op I was sooo happy that I could now recover and not stress out about the baby and all the pain. Sorry for the epic anecdote but yeah just wanted to say I feel you pain. My obs had me on Valium it was that bad. !! Plus a whole heap of other narcotics. Which is another reason I had her- I hated taking all those meds whilst pregnant. Anyhoo. Not long to go for you. Soon you will be running after toddler and telling him to bring back the baby's dirty nappy!! Instead of stressing out about false alarms.

Well better go and tend to India she is demanding I give her something to eat.

xx

**shereejoy** · May 29th, 2008, 01:41 PM

Thanks Reenie for your story, I most certainly don't want to go thru that. I guess you are NOT having another baby????

Well still no more contractions, YAY!!! Feeling so much better about this now. My body was obviously trying to prepare me for what lies ahead.

**~Leanne~** · May 29th, 2008, 09:03 PM

Off to Buble. ya ya ya

Sorry.
Bit excited.

Katys running around still (should be in bed the terror) and DH is on a late shift so this is short....

Sheree, glad things settled down
Shazz - you know you are three months older than me.... !!
Hi everyone else