Due June/July/August 2017 (2)

Sparkles I'm so sorry to hear what's going on with you. I rarely come on the board anymore as I found my GD just to be too strong, but I can't help but comment on this. You must be filled with anxiety and terrified. This isn't fair! It's almost morning in the UK so I pray you have something done today. If my fluid was gone I would've been forced into the hospital here (I actually get weekly scans because I have gestational diabetes and they monitor fluid and movement each week) but I would be charged exponentionally. It seems like you can't win no matter where you are. I'm so sorry you have had to go through this especially for your first birth. Hugs

MrsSparkles: Sorry to hear you’ve been having so much stress and happy that you’re feeling better today. I’ll be thinking of you!

Baby Hunter was born on June 11, 2017 at 3:25 PM. 6 pounds, 10 ounces, 20.5 inches! Labor lasted 13.5 hours but felt shorter since early labor was the longest part. By the time I got to the hospital, it was already time to push! It’s been a whirlwind week but I’m much more well rested than the average new mom as our baby sleeps like a log. We often have to wake him up to eat! He’s gaining weight well and can often go 6 hours between feeds at night.

I’m recovering well - labor and delivery were smooth and intervention/medication-free except for a small episiotomy that tore a little bit more while he came out. Baby’s heart rate was slowing down and the midwife wanted to get him out faster. Breastfeeding is going pretty well too; I have an oversupply of milk but am not experiencing pain (engorgement was rough but only lasted a few days). Hubby and I are reaching a good rhythm together. Hubby will take at least three more days off work if not more; we’re taking it one day at a time. Motherhood seems to suit me. We’re generally enjoying these early days.

I hope to be back on these boards in a year or so to sway or go HT for pink. Or maybe we’ll decide one kid is enough! Who knows. :)

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i MrsSparkles: Sorry to hear you’ve been having so much stress and happy that you’re feeling better today. I’ll be thinking of you!

Baby Hunter was born on June 11, 2017 at 3:25 PM. 6 pounds, 10 ounces, 20.5 inches! Labor lasted 13.5 hours but felt shorter since early labor was the longest part. By the time I got to the hospital, it was already time to push! It’s been a whirlwind week but I’m much more well rested than the average new mom as our baby sleeps like a log. We often have to wake him up to eat! He’s gaining weight well and can often go 6 hours between feeds at night.

I’m recovering well - labor and delivery were smooth and intervention/medication-free except for a small episiotomy that tore a little bit more while he came out. Baby’s heart rate was slowing down and the midwife wanted to get him out faster. Breastfeeding is going pretty well too; I have an oversupply of milk but am not experiencing pain (engorgement was rough but only lasted a few days). Hubby and I are reaching a good rhythm together. Hubby will take at least three more days off work if not more; we’re taking it one day at a time. Motherhood seems to suit me. We’re generally enjoying these early days.

I hope to be back on these boards in a year or so to sway or go HT for pink. Or maybe we’ll decide one kid is enough! Who knows. :)

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GirlieCat, how exiting that labour might be around the corner for you. My due-date is tomorrow & no signs of labour for me yet. I feel so good and am very active and energetic all day long with no contractions or pain at all.

Sparkles, I admire your attitude. You seem
to take everything with great calmness and good spirit. I pray that they will give you the C-section today Monday so you can be united with your strong little man.

Mother to 3 boys ❤️ and pregnant with a baby girl due in June 2017 [emoji120]. DW (42) [emoji1326] DH (40) [emoji144]

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I think you are right with your questions sparkles. If baby was in danger, they would have delivered him. Hoping for a safe delivery for you real soon.

I thought today would be babies birthday but no such luck. I woke at 3:45am just feeling weird. Lots of pressure and had to go to the bathroom real bad even though I had just went at 1am (I usually only get up once a night). Shortly after that contractions started. They were very consistently 8-9 min apart for 3-4 hours. They were much more painful than my normal Braxton hicks and I was really thinking this was the real deal. I was tired from being up since 3:45am so about 8:30am I tried to take a nap. Well I fell asleep and during my nap- the contractions vanished. I have a whole heck of a lot of pressure down there so I hope she is getting ready. In just 24 hours I went from being able to be up and active and walking normal, to a slow waddle because it hurts so much and I contract with too much movement.

Hope this means baby comes soon. I would be happy with Tuesday or Wednesday (gives me Monday to finish last projects at work). [emoji6]

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Ohhh GirlieCat sounds like Bub will be here very soon!! So exciting! :D

Girlie I am so excited to hear this.
Am going to keep checking back in case there are any updates

How are you feeling now ?

I have some awesome news.
Got my scan today. And I have magically produced an extra 4cm of fluid. Well more ! As I now have a total of 5.9cm.
They told me there was no point in drinking more water.
But all I've done since I've got the news is drink and drink and eat cucumber and strawberries like they are going out of fashion.
Something has made the difference anyway, and I saw him waving and moving his little fingers so clearly.
Booked in for csection now, ironically as things are looking better.
So he will be here Wednesday !

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Sparkles I'm so sorry to hear what's going on with you. I rarely come on the board anymore as I found my GD just to be too strong, but I can't help but comment on this. You must be filled with anxiety and terrified. This isn't fair! It's almost morning in the UK so I pray you have something done today. If my fluid was gone I would've been forced into the hospital here (I actually get weekly scans because I have gestational diabetes and they monitor fluid and movement each week) but I would be charged exponentionally. It seems like you can't win no matter where you are. I'm so sorry you have had to go through this especially for your first birth. Hugs

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Hugs back to you.
Glad I can report some good news my end.
I don't know what I would have done without these boards to help me through all this.
I'm so sorry your GD is still so strong, I know how hard and real it is.
Xx

Thankfully my GD is pretty much gone at this point. I'm excited to meet my guy. I think I might be holding out unrealistic hope for doing HT with a 4th (really never wanted four children), but for now I just want to get through to this guy's birth and have him be healthy.

I have no nesting drive or desire to prepare things for baby (I didn't with my first either) so for now I'm just winging everything and hoping it'll work out by the time he arrives. Poor 3rd child.

So happy to hear you have a date. And I can't tell you how many times doctors have said something won't work (in your case drinking extra water) and yet it does. They are humans just like us and even if there's no scientific evidence, sometimes things happen anyway.

Awesome news sparkles!!! Both about the fluid and the scheduled delivery. It is amazing we are all at the end of this journey and welcoming babies soon.

Babs you had me laughing with the poor baby 3 comment. I have definitely had nesting but to be fair I love to clean and do that not pregnant. My problem was I wanted to do everything except baby related cleaning. I did just finish cleaning babies room Saturday and only put together some of her baby gear (like bedside sleeper) yesterday.

AFM- 3am must be important to my uterus because contractions started again this morning. Further apart this time at about every 15 minutes for the last 2 hours (it is 5:30am right now). We shall see if this continues or stops like yesterday. I am packing my hospital bag now just in case- nothing like waiting till the last second to do it. [emoji51]


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So happy for you sparkles, that is awesome news. Hoping everyone on this board who is due soon has fast and easy recoverys and strong healthy babies. Have followed a lot of you from your 2WW journeys through the pregnancy, so I am so excited for all of you. Almost there! Hang in there girliecat, you are undoubtedly close!