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January 2014 Babies Club
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Chattastrophe! wrote: »I'm 14 days over on Saturday week (IF I get that far, hopefully not) ... I wonder do Holles St do inductions at weekends, or will they bring it forward a couple of days so it's during the week? I'm sure I'll find out at my appointment on Friday anyways! I want an end date!
Ended up in hospital today because I couldn't feel the baby moving at all. Everything was fine though, except my blood pressure was crazy high (again!), it settled down after a couple of hours though so they let me home.
They said I couldn't feel him moving because of his position and the position of the placenta - same thing happened at about 30 weeks. I felt like a right eejit when we could clearly see him moving on the scan, but I couldn't feel a thing.
As the doctor said though, always better to be safe than sorry, and they'd rather you come in several times a week with all false alarms, than to sit at home and ignore lack of movement ... especially at this stage.
Cannot wait till the baby is out of me so that I can actually see him and know that he's ok, instead of worrying all the time!
Fingers crossed you little guy will be here by weekend
I tried to convince myself my baby will appear too in the next few days but my OH kept insisting that at ante natal classes they said that first time babies are ALWAYS overdue 
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Fingers crossed you little guy will be here by weekend I tried to convince myself my baby will appear too in the next few days but my OH kept insisting that at ante natal classes they said that first time babies are ALWAYS overdue vomiting still horrendous
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id a check up an scan today. all well. ive to go back next at 39 weeks for an internal examination and sweep. are they the same thing? im dreading it. would love to go before that. wishful thinking!
No, an internal exam can just check to see how you're getting on. A sweep, they actually sweep their fingers around the neck of the cervix, it's to move cells to try and get labour going.
You know that you don't have to agree to either if you do not wish to so do your research and see if you actually want either done 0 -
Chattastrophe! wrote: »My boyfriend has a rugby match he wants to go to on Friday week. So I reckon I'll wait and have the baby around about then. :P
Lol I was informed yesterday of a rugby match this Saturday! And to tell the baby not to make an appearance then! Am feeling "yucky" like I am going to get my period. I hope it is a sign. 0 -
Ooooh I've heard that period type cramps are definitely a sign!
I've had nothing like that. I had what I'm certain was a proper contraction yesterday - big hard tummy like with BH contractions, but very painful as well - but nothing else since.
I've a hospital appointment in the morning, if they offer a sweep, I'll definitely go for it. Would rather that than an induction. And I really don't feel like things will get moving anytime soon. 0 -
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I thought something was happening last night. Woke up with the pains in my back (period like) and lots of nausea. But then it went away then had a nightmare about breastfeeding that the baby was born with adult teeth!! I just realised I actually don't know how to make up formula or even what brand just in case breastfeeding doesn't work out! 0
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I thought something was happening last night. Woke up with the pains in my back (period like) and lots of nausea. But then it went away then had a nightmare about breastfeeding that the baby was born with adult teeth!! I just realised I actually don't know how to make up formula or even what brand just in case breastfeeding doesn't work out!
I have about five bottles of the pre-made Aptimel stuff, just in case. At least if I do end up needing it, it just needs to be heated up, no mixing or anything. Hopefully the breastfeeding will work though ... I'm just too lazy to be arsed with sterilising and bottles etc!
I woke up last night and was sure the bed was soaked, went to the loo convinced my waters had broken, but nothing. Went back to the bed and of course it was completely dry! :rolleyes:0 -
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To be honest if I do end up bottle feeding I am going to treat myself and buy that tommee tippee machine that makes the bottles up! It's like a coffee machine just press the button! When amazon had an event not too long ago and it was sooooo cheap
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tommee-Tippee-Closer-Nature-Perfect/dp/B00BG6304A
I bought the steriliser and bottles already just in case! I remember when my sister was bottle feeding (over 10 years ago) it seem like torture making up those bottles, boiling the kettle/cooling/measuring but she tells me the rules have changed now 0 -
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I thought something was happening last night. Woke up with the pains in my back (period like) and lots of nausea. But then it went away then had a nightmare about breastfeeding that the baby was born with adult teeth!! I just realised I actually don't know how to make up formula or even what brand just in case breastfeeding doesn't work out!
Neither had I but the hospital provided it for top ups for the 1st few days:)0 -
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I am very confused over a "show" does it come in one go? Or over a few days? If over a few days how do you know if it's not coloured? Or does it have to have blood? Sorry now if this a bit TMI!
OK apologies in advance if this is TMI for anyone reading it.
For me it started earlier on in the week, as very thick white discharge ... I'd describe it as jelly-ish. I'd notice it when wiping after going to the loo, you couldn't really miss it.
Then today and yesterday, I've been having more of the same, but now it's streaked with brown/red. The doctor told me today that the blood is a good sign that the cervix is changing and preparing itself - she said it's still a show even if there's no blood in it, but if there's a small bit of blood it's more likely that labour will start sooner rather than later.
She said to call the hospital straight away if I got any significant amounts of bright red blood (I've had nothing like that, though.)
Even when it was just white, though, I definitely don't think you'd mistake it for anything else. It's very thick and gloopy, not like any discharge I'd have had before. Having said that, it's nowhere near as disgusting as I expected it to be (doing a Google Image search for it a few weeks back was a big mistake, I was dreading it!)
From what I've read, it's totally normal to get it in one big lump too, or some people don't get it at all until they're already in labour.0 -
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Chattastrophe! wrote: »OK apologies in advance if this is TMI for anyone reading it.
For me it started earlier on in the week, as very thick white discharge ... I'd describe it as jelly-ish. I'd notice it when wiping after going to the loo, you couldn't really miss it.
Then today and yesterday, I've been having more of the same, but now it's streaked with brown/red. The doctor told me today that the blood is a good sign that the cervix is changing and preparing itself - she said it's still a show even if there's no blood in it, but if there's a small bit of blood it's more likely that labour will start sooner rather than later.
She said to call the hospital straight away if I got any significant amounts of bright red blood (I've had nothing like that, though.)
Even when it was just white, though, I definitely don't think you'd mistake it for anything else. It's very thick and gloopy, not like any discharge I'd have had before. Having said that, it's nowhere near as disgusting as I expected it to be (doing a Google Image search for it a few weeks back was a big mistake, I was dreading it!)
From what I've read, it's totally normal to get it in one big lump too, or some people don't get it at all until they're already in labour.
Looks like baby should be making an appearance for you soon enough!0
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