MSE Pregnancy Club IV

Sami_Bee

elle_gee wrote: »

Sorry to say.. that won't get any better for the next ten or so weeks! I think Sami recommends a sniper tool for eBay so you don't miss out on bidding at the very end.. (Sami, is that how it works?!). Might be an investment to set that up!

Yep the snipe site puts in your pre set max bid about 10 seconds before the auction ends, I always use it now particularly good for getting bargains that are ending at 2am or when you're on the commute to work :cool:
I discovered them thanks to MIL who found out about them from MSE :T
I use this one http://auctioninsights.auctionstealer.com/home.cfm
Haven't experienced any problems with it in the 2yrs I've used it

Off to bed now, hopefully I'll get a back rub as the whirlwind hour long tidy n hoover I did earlier has broken me!

SeptemberBaby_2

Hello ladies! Hope everyone is well and the 2009 bumps are behaving themselves!

I am so enjoying being Mummy to my ‘children’. Jamie is an absolute dream and I can’t stop staring at him thinking last week he was still cooking in my tum! He is currently fast asleep in his Moses basket being looked after by Daddy. The plan goes that I come to bed around 10ish and the boys stay and play on the Xbox or watch some sci-fi! DH has been doing the feed around midnight and we then take it in turns to do the 3am! Then he wakes at 6am and that’s when I usually start my day. Poppy has really taken to him and walks over and kisses his forehead – my heart could melt!

Right, on to The Birth Story!

Arrived at the hospital induction ward at 9:30am and after being examined I was exactly zero cm dilated so had my first lot of prostaglandin at 10:30am and was told I would not be examined again for 6 hours. Told DH to go home and see to the dog and have a rest (Poppy was staying at Nanna’s).

DH came back around 4pm just in time for my next exam but still absolute zero so another I had another dose of the gel! I was told that if nothing had happened within the next 6 hours, scheduled for 10:30pm, I would be transferred to a labour room and my waters would be broken. I sent DH home again around 6pm as I was so tired and just wanted to sleep. My cough and cold was getting worse and I had hardly slept the night before due to all the excitement of meeting my baby!

Around 8pm I started to get crampy period type pains and asked for paracetamol which took the edge off and I was happy thinking, wow, I can easily cope with this lol. But the pain gradually got stronger and I felt two little ‘pop pops’ at around 10pm. I got up to go the loo and my waters broke but I thought I had wet myself at first! I ran to the bathroom with my PJ’s soaking, came back to my bed only to find I hadn’t finished and more water was to come! Whipped the sheet off my bed and whimpered for the MW lol. The pain was getting really bad at this point so I called DH and the MW hooked me up to the monitor to check my contractions.

I had a tiny bit of my bed curtain open and as soon as someone walked past, I yelled that I needed some pain relief! Apparently there was a huge emergency going on and my MW had been called away so this lovely auxiliary (not sure if they are still called that?) went away but rushed back to take me to my labour room while she struggled with all my luggage – poor thing!

She gave me gas and air and I could have hugged her! When my MW finally arrived I was put me on the monitor again but she had to leave to see to her post natal patient. I was in pain but she kept asking me was this my first baby. I think she thought I was making a huge deal about nothing! DH arrived and I couldn’t get my words out quick enough between contractions and sucking the gas but I did however manage to yell that he was my advocate and I needed him to get me help now!

MW came back and I was half clinging off the bed. She told me it would be better if I changed positions as I couldn’t possibly be comfortable – I could have seriously thumped her!!!

She eventually examined me, still with the impression I was a wimp, but it was then all systems go and her attitude soon changed as I was fully dilated and ready to push! I really don’t know who was more shocked!

I couldn’t believe it was happening so quickly! She asked DH if he would like to see the head (eek!) which he did – still can’t believe he did that lol. He then held my hand tight and I gave birth to our gorgeous ‘little’ 10lb 12.5oz boy and he cut the cord – still can’t believe he did that either!

I had a second degree tear and stitches but the whole experience was absolutely amazing and I felt a million feet tall knowing I had done it mostly by myself, with a little help from gas and air. It was a complete contrast to Poppy’s dramatic arrival and so different to what I expected.

My notes say:

Rupture of membranes 22:15
Onset of labour 22:30
Second stage 00:05
Active second stage 00:10
Birth of baby 00:22
Delivery of placenta 00:30

Duration I 1hr 35mins
Duration II 0hr 17mins
Duration III 0hr 08mins
Total 2hrs 00mins
Duration of ruptured membranes 2hrs 07mins

Right, I think that’s just about it!! I’ve tried to be as honest as I can (i.e. it does hurt!) but the result is the beautiful baby you have been carefully baking for the past 9m and you really do parcel the pain to the back of your mind.

I’m so excited for all you Mummy’s to be as you have this amazing experience to come and my journey has now ended! But I am the happiest Mummy ever and consider myself blessed.

xxx

elle_gee

Hey stranger! Sounds like you did fab and are still doing fab..

I'm getting teary - I think I'm just dead proud of/for you and also sad you're not here no more! You've always been here since I've been reading On a personal note, thank you for all your advice and support in my dodgy moments xx

bumblebee87_2

well, im off to get ready for my scan now, so hopefully ill be back later with good news!!!

lisabell

Morning guys am hoping i will be joining you tomorrow i have come over from the TTC board have been trying for 3 monnths and am now 2 days late but have done abour 6 tests!!!!!!!! (oooppsss) and they are all TLP.
Im just not believing it until i see the doctor tomorrow as the lines are very faint and dont seem to be getting any darker the more the days go by have showed the tests around and everyones is saying there is a line but am scared to get my hopes up and then be told there is nothing there and im seeing things!!:):)
Lisa x

astonsmummy

Aww thanks for that SB :j
I'm getting more and more scared as the days go on!

astonsmummy

Good luck bumblebee and congrats lisabell xxx

r.mac_2

myaccount08 wrote: »

Hi again, thanks so so much for the congrats

I don't ovulate on my own - this last 2 months i've been getting fertility reflexology, it got me ovulating 2 months in a row and i'm convinced its contributed to my BFP! She also does maternity reflexology, and not a single client has had morning sickness! Will see if that works for me.

Myaccount - congratulations. I was having a course of reflexology when I fell pg and I swear that it was the deciding factor I do hope you'll pop in as much as you can x

Sami_Bee

Morning! thought I'd come and tempt/tease you
I'm eating a maccy d's sausage n egg mcmuffin! yum

r.mac_2

Oh my goodness - all these Big Fat Positive Pg test results Congratulations to you all.

SB - great to hear your birth story although it did make me wince :eek:

I'm now considered full-term at 37weeks and although there could still be 5 weeks to wait (and probably will be) I am hoping that baby will come close to its EDD. Hubby and I did most of our nursery yesterday and it looks really really fabulous and made it all seem quite real :eek:

still on the raspberry leaf tea and enjoying it and getting tired easily so resting lots.....