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Thanks for that info crazycatcouple! I'm out to buy me some dates!!
I'm 38 weeks tomorrow and had my appt yesterday but they won't do any sweeping of membranes until I'm 40 weeks so I'm walking everywhere like a mad woman! I really don't want to go over this time I'm so ready to meet my little girl Oncue you're due same time as me aren't you?
Best of luck Lala if you're still waiting!
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I will be 36 weeks tomorrow. 4 more weeks to go. Can't wait to meet my little man. Happy New year to everyone.
Yes Happy new year to everyone!
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Yep due in 13 days. Part of me wants time to fly so we can meet him but part of me doesn't mind waiting longer as I'm really enjoying this time with our DDs. I can't believe sometimes how we are so lucky to be given the opportunity to love and raise these little people, and how much they just give back to us even when they are so young.
I have been having very emotional days again (like in first trim) where I am so overwhelmed with good and bad emotions, everything makes me cry hahaha! DH usually has to leave the room so he can have a laugh behind my back hahaha.
So excited for this new year and can't wait to hear more baby news! Xo happy 2015 🎉
Hope lala is quiet cause her little man arived.
I'm enjoyimg our vacation time. We do some choires. And go,out saturday. Then dh gets back to work full time tuesday. I'm counting down.
Happy new years ladies!
I think I might have lost my mucus plug today, but from what I can tell, it's not a big deal unless it's accompanied by contractions and such. I think I'm just going to wait and see how it goes. I have a doctors apt on Tuesday, so I'll ask them about it then. I'm 32 weeks, so too early for him to arrive for sure!
CCC how much of your plug has come away, and more importantly, was it pink/ blood streaked? If it was or if it was a lot then I would call your midwife/ hospital right away as it can be a sign of early labour! If it wasn't and wasn't much/ not smelly or discoloured then don't panic too much but deffo mention it. The plug can regenerate to a certain extent but don't overdo it; mine came away in little bits during my last trimester (sorry for tmi but every now and again there would be some thickish/ sticky mucus when I wiped after using the loo; about as much as when you blow your nose when you have a cold and it was creamy colour, never pink).
Good luck ladies with your new arrivals! :) xx
Hey crazycat, I'm not sure what that means, but hopefully it's all ok and bub stays in a little longer. I think if you aren't experiencing contractions that's def a good sign x
There was no pink to it at all, but it was quite a bit. I'm having a hard time determining if it was in fact the plug or just lots of extra mucus from being pregnant. In early pregnancy I had lots of extra, but it seemed to stop, so this time when there was so much, it concerned me. Sorry for the tmi... It was thick, but not hard at all. Since there was no blood at all in it though, I'm thinking it's probably safe. I may go ahead and just give my doctors office a call today, just in case. Thanks ladies!
Oh my goodness ladies. I'm so sorry I haven't posted sooner. I tried to in the hospital during some downtime but found it difficult on my phone. My little guy arrived all on his own at 41 weeks and 1 day RIGHT AFTER my non-stress test. I had an incredibly short (and mostly easy) labor and he was born Sunday at 11 a.m. He weighed 9 lbs and 15 oz and was 22 1/2 inches long!!! I have NO idea where I fit all of that baby or where that weight came from as it doesn't run in the family, my DD was a mere 7 lbs 4 oz. This time around overall has been much easier though I had forgotten how long it takes to get the hang of breastfeeding. Here's my not so little guy:
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Awww yay congrats lala!! He is Sooo cute!! And 9 pounds.. you go girl! Glad he arrived on his own for you. 😁
Ong lala he's huge! But sooooo cute!
Enjoy your little man!
Gorgeous guy lala glad all well xxx
Yay!!! Huge congrats he's absolutely gorgeous!!!!! Enjoy every minute of him Hope his big sister is loving him! Look after yourself xx
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Oh Lala! He's just gorgeous! What a big little fella, so glad that you are all well, so happy to hear he finally arrived in his own sweet time xox congrats! 💙
Same weight my brother was (but he was a week early), we still don't know where it came from as the rest of us are delicate. Congrats on your big boy lala! He's so cute :)
Adorable baby boy Lala. Congrats. Well done momma!!!
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Congrat lala to your perfect little son and happy New Year to everybody...
On the 16th I will have my caesarean (unfortunately I will never have the joy of a natural birth) and I am really looking forward to hold my little daughter in my arms (well on one hand definitely but on the other hand I am really afraid if I can handle all the three of them and that I hopefully don’t get a baby like the last one who was only crying for four month…).
After having regularly contractions in week 34 I had to go to hospital for one night and now I have to take a lot of medicine and to lay as much as I can. But this is not so easy with a son with pneumonia and a husband with a serious man influenza ;-)….
All of you will have the possibility of a natural birth or I am not the only one with a caesarean?
It makes me really sad that I will have three children and could never experience a natural birth ☹. But safety comes first…
Wishing you all the best for your last weeks…
Castch- why have you had only c-sections? I'm sorry to hear you won't be getting your dream birth- this can be really hard to cope with.
Castch- my first birth was induced at 37 weeks and after 36 hrs of labour maxed out pitocin I was forced to have a c section bc my Dr was leaving. Her shift was over.
Next child I met with an OB and she told me pretty much right away that a c-section was my only option . I left her office and got a midwife instead bc I wanted to avoid another section. Long story short I was able to have a successful vbac at the hospital with help from my midwives. A huge baby at that.!
This one I've gone the same route.
Now having said that.. there are many times where you wouldn't be able to do a natural eg (breech baby/small cervix) etc. Also i have to be closely monitored during labour bc my uterus could rupture from the scar. Very scary.
Just bc you don't have a vaginal birth doesn't mean you aren't experiencing a wonderful miracle! . I know how hard recovery is with one though. But sometimes baby has other plans on how she wishes to enter the world. As long as you and baby are healthy.. that's all that matters!!😊
Huge congrats on your adorable big boy, Lala! Glad to hear you all are doing well.
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Thx for you post Lala and thx Robin for sharing you experience and I am happy for you that you could have a natural birth after a c section..
My first son was in breech presentation and didn't turn that is why I had my first c section.
My second son was in breech presentation until one week before the planned c section and then he turned. I decided to try a natural birth. At a very early stage (retrospectively I realised it) the scar ruptured but they only realized it after 12 hours of contractions without any stoma, when the heart beats of my son got down at every contraction and my uterus was already full of blood. This was very dangerous for my son and me that is why my doctor told me if I want to have another baby the only way would be by c section.
This time my little girl turned at an early stage and is pushing to get out for a few weeks now ;-) (that is why I have to take medicine).
The closer the birth gets the more I start thinking if I shouldn’t try it again naturally but I am really afraid of the risks… Maybe my son cried for four months because he had a really bad and life-threatening start in life and I am still terrified by the last emergency c section…
Wow castch that's scary with the rupture of the scar! I can imagine how much you are wanting to have that vbac but honestly I wouldn't risk it. It definitely sounds like you are making the best decision here for sure. I was told that if the scar ruptures it's a matter of minutes before I could die and the baby as well!
Just think of all the wonderful things about the birth plan. You know your babies birthday now! You can pre arrange this at home and prepare for her arrival. That's awsome!
Castch i think you would find an elective c section much more controlled and peaceful than emergency c sections. I too had to have two emergency c sections and I am planning an elective for this baby. Only you know what's right for you and your baby good luck!! X
You are both right.
It is maybe just the feeling that you are a mother but not a real one because you never had the chance to go through the real experience of a natural birth. Maybe it is just an egoistic feeling because you want to be proud of yourself and want to Proof to yourself that you can stand this painful experience....
But you are right as always it is now the moment to concentrate on the positive Things of an elective c section...��
Kitkat why did you have two emergency c sections?
Hey castch both boys were in the posterior position and did not turn in labour they also both refused to engage! With both boys I stopped progressing naturally at about 7cm dilation, with the first we did sintocin and got to 10cm, pushed for one and a half hours only to be told by obstetrician it was not going to happen naturally for me! DS2 they likewise reviewed me at about 38 weeks said my chances were not good for a vbac, big baby and posterior not engaging again but I tried anyway.... Much shorter this time though as soon as I stopped progressing the obstetrician came and checked said there was no hope and I went straight into theatre. I actually didn't feel disappointed I would have liked to have given birth naturally but for me the most important thing is to have a healthy baby and I still got to experience labour :) . This little lady is also posterior! I think if your scar had not ruptured I would say go for a vbac as she is in the right position but because of that I would listen to your doctor and schedule an elective. I have a few friends who have had an elective after an emergency and they found it sooooo much better, faster recovery, calm, peaceful and not so tiring or draining. Good luck!! Xxxx
Congratulations Lala on your little/big guy!! He's adorable :-) It is crazy to think how he fit in there though as you were so tiny! Glad to hear the labor was fairly fast and easy though.
Castch, please don't ever think you are less of a mom for not having a vaginal birth!! That's just crazy talk :-) And proving that you can do it is sort of silly, in my opinion too... how about proving you can raise them to be good people! There are many moms out there who couldn't conceive on their own and either needed help or had to adopt, but that doesn't make them less of a mom. I know you know that too, so don't think poorly of yourself for something even less so. I can totally understand wanting to experience it, definitely, but know that no matter how your baby arrives, you are a fantastic mother and just as much of one as any of the rest of us!
Thx for you posts kitkat and cracycatcouple..
Wow kitkat, you really tried it two times and you are both right an elective c-section has it advantages and being a good mother has nothing to do with this….
Hope that your pregnancies proceed well and we can soon see more healthy babies…
My yellow Christmas day due date bump finally arrived on 2nd Jan and turned BLUE!!!! I am so so in love with him and have no GD so I am very happy :) I cannot wait to see my boys relationship grow and feel blessed and my family complete.
Birth was traumatic, I had elective section last time as he was breech, I really wanted a natural vbac. My waters broke at 3am new years day and nothing happened. I bounced for 21 hours but ended up with a pessary to be induced and contractions strated straight away, I went from 3-fully dilated in 1.5 hours of pure agony. I pushed for over an hour and baby was getting vtired and hb kept dropping. All of a sudden it was urgent and people flooded in the room, I was rushed to theatre and spinal put in, all while 2 midwives were pushing on my tummy to keep hb contact, it kept going down to 60/70 then stopping and slowy back up. Doc tried to manually turn him as he was stuck but he turned back, forceps went in but couldnt get him so I had an emergency c section. I started to feel pain about half way through and was put under general.
Strangely I feel ok about it all and better mentally than my elective, I am very proud to have achived what I did and most importnat is my boy is here safe xx
Congrats on your baby boy, Dreamingofwin! How scary that must have been...but it sounds like you made it through with an amazing attitude! So happy for you!
Wow Dreaming... so scary, but oh so happy for you and your family :-) Congrats on your healthy baby boy!!
I went in today for a checkup and told the doctor about the possible mucus plug loss and more braxton hicks. She checked me and said I was about 1 cm dilated, but that since it's my second, that could just be how my cervix is in general and may not mean a thing. She decided to do a preterm labor test. The results should be back this afternoon. If negative, everything is good to go, but if positive they will likely want to give me steroid injections and put me on bed rest. I'm not sure how I feel about the whole steroid thing. I know it would help baby's lungs if I did have him early, but the positive preterm labor test doesn't necessarily mean I'll have him in the next week and then the steroids would be for nothing and can have negative side-effects. Have any of you ladies dealt with this situation before? I'm thinking of asking to hold off on steroids unless I show actual signs of preterm labor. They can then give me meds to stop labor for a few days to give the steroids time to work when injected then. I just don't know how I like the idea of giving steroids "just in case" when I have no other preterm labor signs at this point. Thoughts?
Oh dreaming, how utterly terrifying! I'm so sorry you experienced that but glad you both came through okay. Congrats on your new baby boy and wonderful attitude! I hope the GD stays away for good, you heal swiftly and that we get to see a photo of your little one soon :)
I just hit 33 weeks! I am so excited!
Hey crazycat, what were ur results of ur preterm labor test? Hopefully all is ok and u don't have to worry about steroids.
Dreamingofwin, glad u are well now, so sorry that ur experience was a bit traumatic, but very happy that you and bub are now doing well xo
Daisy how are you feeling? Has bub arrived or do u have any symptoms? One week to go now! Xo
Crazy cat - sorry I have no advice or info on the steroid issue. How did the tests go? I'm 33 weeks now too and feel huge. I don't think she will come early personally!
Congrats to the ladies who have had their bundles! So exciting! 😄
Still waiting on the results :-( I called yesterday afternoon and they said it would be this morning. If I don't hear from them in the next couple hours, I'm going to call again. I hardly slept last night worrying about it all. I really hope it comes back negative. I've got at least 4 more weeks before we want him to make his appearance and that's a long time to be on bed rest! Not to mention, I left so much baby stuff to do until after the holidays and not sure how I'll get everything prepared if I have to be on bed rest...ugh. I'll keep you ladies posted!
Hope it's all ok. I'm with you in that I wld be a bit unsure about steroids too. I know it's easier said than done, but try not to stress as that won't be good for you or bub. Take care xo
Just got the call and the test came back negative, so there's a 99% chance of no labor in the next 2 weeks, so it's business as usual for me :-) Yay!!