Argh congratulations bimby beautiful name hope you are well can't wait to see a picture xx xx
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Argh congratulations bimby beautiful name hope you are well can't wait to see a picture xx xx
Happy Mothers Day! Congrats to all who have just had their babies. I'm sure it's nice to be snuggled up with your babies today. Who has a due date this week? I have 1 week to go!!
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3girlsinarow - Due May 1 -
Cherubrock - Due May 7 -
Bimby - Due May 10 - She arrived May 10
jheitz77 - Due May 14 -
Funwithfive - Due May 14 -
Jark22 - Due May 15 - He arrived May 8
Cinss - Due May 15 - He arrived May 8
Hotdogz&boyz - Due May 16 - She arrived May 9
Life In Pink - Due May 20 -
Cvd - Due May 22 -
Mae - Due May 23 -
Shellebell - Due May 23 -
Lassie1982 - Due May 24 -
Brandles - Due May 25 -
Suregena - Due May 28 -
Genieinabottle - Due May 31 -
OMG I am away from here for about 2 weeks (sorry trying to get new house finished) and there is a load a AMAZING news. Congratulations to you all ladies I am so thrilled for you. Mummypink, Cniss, Bimby, foxy, hotdogz, NC Beachy, Jark and everyone else I am sure I forgetting....will catch up properly later when my boys give me a minute lol.
So very happy and delighted for you all.
How is everyone sleeping? Are you ladies walking around in a cloud of exhaustion post baby?
Three men - I think I lucked out this time with sleep. Brady goes to bed around 10 or 11 and sleeps until 3-4 and then gets up a few hours later when the other boys are awake. I got lucky this time!!
Hi ladies... I've been totally Mia lately and miss you all tremendously. I haven't looked back on threads recently, but will try to play catch up soon. Huge congratulations to all those holding their babies already!!! I do peek in periodically to check on you all, but its been difficult to post from my phone lately. Thanks to Surgena for contacting me and the automatic email notifications letting me know I had a pm. :)
A little update on me... I've been doing well overall. Can't wait to meet my little girl, but I can't help but think maybe something will go wrong. I am so scared. We had a little scare a couple weeks ago and she was presenting face first... Not sunny side up, but face first. Her little nose was pressing on my cervix. It look like if your head is tilted all the way back and your looking at the sky. I felt so bad. I saw a midwife and she was so helpful and helped me with techniques to move her... And she moved!!! Yay!!
Today I'm 38+2 and I feel totally miserable. My feet are so swollen and when I walk I feel like I have a huge Indian burn on my feet. I'm probably going to be induced next Monday the 20th... Unless I go on my own. I'm praying that I go soon, my grandparent are only visiting for 1 more week.
Hope you all are well and I will try to keep up better in this thread.
Now to read some posts!!!!! :)
I am a zombie. I am only really having about 3 hours sleep the most ive had was 5 hours. Cyrus is great during the day feeding every 4 hours and sleeping the rest of the time so thats when i get stuff done i dont have a choice as DD is here most days too. Then 10pm comes and he cluster feeds every hour about 5-6 times. After that i get about 3 hours. Its not for ever though but i feel drunk most of the time i backed into the mailbox with DPs car then ran over a board with nails in it i never do stuff like that and i am getting upset at silly things. Keep telling ill rest later.
Welcome back NC and Brandles
Yay Brandles! Sorry I didn't respond to your message - kept meaning to but am in the 'running around, prepping everything' stage! I hope she comes before the 20th for you! Face first presentation - wow! I've seen photos of babies born that way - it's crazy! So glad they managed to make her move!
Hello! Just updating to say my little guy arrived on 4/26. We started out rocky (1 week in the NICU) but now he is home and just perfect! We just love him! Congrats to all of you who had your babies!Quote:
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Congrats jheitz77!!! So glad your little guy is home and doing well.
Huge congratulations to everyone who has had there babys....can't wait to see all your lovely pictures...enjoy every second ladies lots if love xxx
Congrats Jheitz77 ! Glad your bubs is home safe :)
Congratulations Jheitz xx xx
Congrats JHeitz on the birth of your little man and delighted to hear your little one is home safe and well. Hope it wasn't too stressful on you.
Hi all - love seeing all the births!! Congrats to all! Had my little munchkin on May 2. 2 nights in NICU due to breathing issues from rapid delivery but other than that all is well! She is a real love and her brothers and sister are really digging her. Had a nasty case if mastitis but hopefully all will be well from now on. Good luck to those still waiting!
Thanks for updating Funwithfive, Congratulations on your baby girl! I also had a quick delivery and my Son had a bit of fluid on the lungs and spent 4 hours in the special care unit.
Just read your birth story!! Wow!! A big congrats and many kudos to you! Mine was similar but made it to push in the hospital - sunnyside up and with her arm by her head - yikes! She still came out like a bullet (guess by #6 I should have expected it! Ha!) now have had 5 with no drugs. Still can't believe I have six but am so so done!!
It's ok... I know we are all busy these days. I'm so happy she moved!!! It doesn't look like she'll come before the 20th. Saw ob yesterday and I've shown absolutely no progress. I've even vigorously walked 12 miles in one week and still nothing. Dr is thinking about possibly admitting me on Sunday night for Cytotec to help efface my cervix and them start induction Monday. I'm not a Cytotec fan, but trust my Dr. Not sure what to do?!?!?Quote:
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Whaaat? Why?! You're only 38 weeks and a bit still - why the rush? Is there a reason for the rush?
I'm, I suppose, a "crunchy momma" in ways and like to allow the body to have time before I'd EVER consider induction... like, I'd have to be 42+ weeks to even consider it...
I trust doctors - to a point. When it comes to the natural events, I'm a bit iffy. Time is money, money is time.
Cytotec ... is it even FDA approved yet for the use of induction?
Either way, I hope you make a decision you are confident and happy about.
In the UK (I'm American, though, by the way) - they do not give cervical checks prior to labor/in the later stages of pregnancy. I have NO idea where I'm at. I'm not worried about it. I don't think it matters. I don't think I need to know. I think we probably place far too much emphasis and stress on if we are starting to thin or dilate before labor begins.
I won't get my first cervical check until I know I am in labor, and I call the midwife (I'm having a home birth) and she comes out to me... she'll ask if she can check my progress to see if I'm established or not but won't demand to check me.
Maybe try some Evening Primrose Oil? I'm trying that at the moment (mainly for softening in there due to previous scar tissue) - it'd be a much NICER alternative then using cytotec!
Just my two cents. :)
Surgena, I used to be my ob's nurse, but I've been out of the loop since its been 6 years. I can say I've been becoming more and more "crunchy" myself since I've left her office. I would have NEVER considered seeing a midwife back then... and now in a way I wish I didn't have such a close relationship with my Dr so I could deliver at a birth center with a midwife. I know the best midwife in my area and love her. I have really considered seeing her full time. This probably sounds ridiculously selfish, but my feet-knees are so swollen I can barely walk now. I'm absolutely miserable. My bp is within normal limits but its usually 90/56 and its now 120/70 +/-. Dr is not concerned but my midwife Ive been cheating on my Dr with mentioned poss the start of pih/pre-e. I live 45 min away from the hospital without traffic and I live in California and there is ALWAYS traffic. My husband is pushing the induction because of our distance and the fact this is #4... He's scared of being stuck on the fwy in labor. I didn't argue since I have my out of town grandparents here for only one more week.
I've actually been using EPO for 3 weeks now and I believe it has been softening my cervix somewhat, but I also have what's considered a stubborn stenotic cervix. We're not sure of using the Cytotec yet, but are pretty sure about the induction.
Oh and have you seen the business of being born? I think it's on Netflix. I've been tryin to get my dh to watch it. I've never seen it but I heard its a great video and would probably change his mind.
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Aw, feeling for you. :( Induction can just be so hard on the baby - you know, the spiral of intervention-thing. BUT if obviously there is a concern of your health, you have to do what you have to do, within what you are comfortable doing, obviously. Research the induction options and see what seems the best... and I hope for you the best of luck.
And, oh yeah - I've seen it! I watched it before I had my son and I've recently re-watched it. Also, there is a new one out called Birth Story about Ina May Gaskin that was lovely. My husband watched that with me, but he's very pro-woman's ability to birth, etc, with full confidence and support in me and so is very supportive in watching whatever I throw his way... which I'm grateful about. He's such a good team player.
Definitely watch Business of Being Born! Watch it now rather then after... whether or not you can get your hubby to watch it. It's a good thing to watch.
The US does just disappoint me in a lot of ways with how it handles women and pregnancy. The medicalization of it can often do more harm then good. Granted, there will ALWAYS be those that NEED the medical attention and help to safely birth their babies... but the high percentages of medical intervention and the lack of that even helping prevent the terrible mortality rates in the US seems off to me.
I was the only baby of my mother's 4 children that she used a midwife with (she still had me in the hospital but saw a midwife throughout pregnancy and the midwife was with her at the hospital)... and I was the only baby of my mother's 4 children who she did NOT use drugs with, did not need Pitocin with, etc. My younger brother after me, she couldn't use the midwife because she had retired... and she found herself thrown back into the whirlwind of intervention and she's not quite sure how it all happened.
I always found it really telling that I was the only one she saw a midwife with, and I was her only natural, normal, un-tampered with birth and labor (I'm baby #3.)
Midwives are so under appreciated there and it's so upsetting (obviously even being illegal in some States, which my husband thinks is craaaazy!) to me at times.
I'm rambling now completely unrelated to your post!
Er, basically, do what is best in the interest and health of you and your baby, but also watch Business of Being Born soon with or without your hubby. :) <3
Hi ladies :) Hope all is going well for our new mommies and also for those ladies gearing up to have their little kiddos! I can't believe it, but our little one is already over a week old. She is a great baby, so chill and easy. I am hoping it lasts. Big brothers are pretty smitten, although we have had some adjustment issues with DS2 with sharing my cuddles. They do both seem to enjoy their sister. I feel amazing, which might be simply in comparison to how awful I felt the two weeks before I delivered her. But I am still prolly flying high on hormones :D
I can't get my JPG files to upload, so I just have one pic from my main computer. I'll try to get some more up soon. But here is our little gal on going-home day.
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I've been having menstrual-type cramps/achiness in my abdomen (definitely not contractions because they're fairly constant but without hardening of my tummy) since very early this morning, off and on but mostly on. WHAT DOES IT MEANNNN??? Do you think I'm just "softening" in there and that's why?
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All I can remember from my son was having braxton hicks that felt mildly twingy for most of the day and then suddenly they turned and became increasingly sharper which is when I decided I was in labor.
I've had the odd twingey braxton hicks now tonight but nothing consistent. Hmmm.
Sounds like you on your way suregena :) second time for me was very different from the first. Try not to predict what will happen just listen to your body and instinct. Get some rest if you can.
Whoooa... I've just gone to bed and she has just done some of the roughest, craziest movements ever. Almost ow... really uncomfortable movements. Wonder what she's up to in there...
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Finally able to use my computer at home! ALthough it is being a bit crazy so will keep it short.
Here is a pic of our Annabelle - Born 10th May 10.58am 9lb2oz - everything is ok, a little hecitc and Im still trying to sort the whole breastfeeding thing out as usual but we are doing better today so hoping it's onwards and upwards from here. Super tired but I know its only for a short while and in the blink of an eye they are toddlers so Im trying to soak it all in. All the best to the remaining preggy ladies, cant wait to here who's next :):):)
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Congratulations, she is beautiful!
She has hairlike my teddy does! She is beautiful Bimby!
Hotdogz and bimby your baby girls are beautiful. xx
Love all that hair bimby so so cute xx xx
Look at all that hair!! We have hair envy over here ;) Super cute! Congrats.
Omg such beautiful babies congrats ladies xx
Baby is NOT engaged. I know that is common for second babies but for some reason that worries me that I'll go over my due date! My mother and brother will be here the day after my due date and I'm having a home birth - I just don't want the extra people in the house. My mom I'd be fine with as she could stay upstairs with my son, but my brother?! Nooooo...
Hey ladies! Popping over from the other due date crew - I had my little man this morning via csection. He's perfect and everything went fabulously! We're doing great!
Here is Hudson!
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Congrats cvd! He is precious as can be!
Surgena, my baby was unengaged while in labor haha. I really wouldn't read into that too much. Subsequent babies wait to engage.
My little Theo is 6 weeks old now, I can't believe it! He is smiling and cooing all the time. Seems he may have picked up my cold and I feel awful about it. I hope it doesn't get too bad for him, I would hate for something to ruin his night sleeping habits which are awesome at the moment. I will try and get a recent picture up soon!
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