MSE Pregnancy Club 26

WalkingOnADream

Congrats on all the new arrivals, I can't believe how many have arrived recently.

I have suddenly become very anxious about everything especially being a first time mum and I feel I have just been left to plod along. I have no idea as to baby's position which is starting to worry me as I'm nearly 36 weeks and thought they would have checked this by now, although I am aware they can still move!

My next midwife appointment is not until next week and my last appointment was as 33 weeks. Due to circumstances with my midwife and doctors surgery my appointments have always been later than they should have been and I have completely missed out on 1 appointment which isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things but still.

I have been feeling increasingly rubbish over the past week. Headaches are back and acid reflux is 10 times worse than it was, then there's the hunger!! My appetite has been poor throughout until now and I just eat everything in sight.

I'm worried about knowing when I'm in labour, I know people say you just know but that doesn't help! Over the past few days I have had diarrhea instead of my usual constipation, I've also had crampy pain in my pubic bone area and stomach cramps like period pain and also like food poisoning pain along with lovely shooting pains up my lady region.

After googling it looks like this is all normal but I have this fear that ill be in labour and won't know it haha. But I haven't experienced any braxton hicks and my stomach doesn't go tight so I'm guessing these are just part of being pregnant.

neneromanova

Congrats on all the births Jess, Harry is soooo cute

Well I'm just back from the midwife. He's not engaged, and his head is just to the side of the pelvis. Little monkey. I've opted for a home birth now as I'm just so worried I'll be here alone, or worse, alone with kids, when he decides to come and she said if its down as a home birth I'll get 2 midwives straight away which puts my mind at ease a little then I can decide If I want to go into hospital at all.

Anyone had a home birth? What did you think?

continualdiamond

Back from the midwife and really hoping the sweep works.

40+1 but couldn't get in on Thursday to see my midwife which is my usual day so had to go in today instead. Chances of the sweep working are low she said as majority of baby's head can still be felt and my cervix was still supporting the baby, it hasn't started to soften yet :-(

Been told to massage my clary sage oil into my tummy though this afternoon as it might just might encourage things and work hand/hand with the sweep.

Booked in to see her again next Thursday and she also booked me in at my hospital for the 5th of Oct to be induced. So at least I have a time frame now and know I won't go over the 5th of Oct.

BadlyWrittenPoem

WalkingOnADream wrote: »

Congrats on all the new arrivals, I can't believe how many have arrived recently.

I have suddenly become very anxious about everything especially being a first time mum and I feel I have just been left to plod along. I have no idea as to baby's position which is starting to worry me as I'm nearly 36 weeks and thought they would have checked this by now, although I am aware they can still move!

My next midwife appointment is not until next week and my last appointment was as 33 weeks. Due to circumstances with my midwife and doctors surgery my appointments have always been later than they should have been and I have completely missed out on 1 appointment which isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things but still.

I have been feeling increasingly rubbish over the past week. Headaches are back and acid reflux is 10 times worse than it was, then there's the hunger!! My appetite has been poor throughout until now and I just eat everything in sight.

I'm worried about knowing when I'm in labour, I know people say you just know but that doesn't help! Over the past few days I have had diarrhea instead of my usual constipation, I've also had crampy pain in my pubic bone area and stomach cramps like period pain and also like food poisoning pain along with lovely shooting pains up my lady region.

After googling it looks like this is all normal but I have this fear that ill be in labour and won't know it haha. But I haven't experienced any braxton hicks and my stomach doesn't go tight so I'm guessing these are just part of being pregnant.

At this stage you should be seen every two weeks so it doesn't sound like you are being given great care. As far as labour goes, I think particularly the first time you are far more likely to be phoning/going to the hospital too early than too late - it's more with subsequent births that people get caught unawares due to things happening quicker than the previous time. I had no braxton hicks the first time but I still knew when I was in labour. Second time I also knew but I wouldn't have got to hospital in time if I'd been planning a hospital birth as it went more quickly than I expected (and DH is *really* slow at getting ready to go anywhere when under pressure).

BadlyWrittenPoem

neneromanova wrote: »

Anyone had a home birth? What did you think?

I had one and it was great. Both MWs were there pretty quickly - I think the first was about twenty minutes but can't remember all the detail. Much better than my hospital birth and I'm planning on the same this time.

BeNiceToMySelf

my little angel

Bangton

Jess and Benice.. what gorgeous babies. I love having a photo to coo over. Hope your both feeling ok. I'm having one of those. .. Oh my god! ! Thanks everyone for the sympathy and wee stories. Glad it's not just me and fluffysox I'm glad you told that story as I would have panicked my head off! ! Hope everyone is well. I have been having a lazy day today but just got up to throw hoover around and have shower. Got some gaviscon on prescription to pick up. Oh the joys of heartburn! ! Xx

Toothfairy4

1. Welsh_cosmic - 9th September 2013 ?
2. continualdiamond - 23rd September 2013 ?
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4. Kanichen - 29th September :female:
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Toothfairy4

Just bumping the list, it was a fair few pages back. Any news from Welsh_cosmic? Or have I missed it?

Anyone know of any good voucher codes/discounts at the minute? Want to buy a bouncer chair and maybe a cot mobile and having not paid full price for anything yet I am in search of a bargain lol.

The back/period pain has just returned, has anyone else had this? Not even sure if i've ever had a braxton hick, sometimes it is hard to tell whether it's that or just baby rolling around

36+5

BeNiceToMySelf

amazon have an event for people on amazon family including the free trial so an extra 20% off one item with a code

plus Boots spend £100 on baby stuff, get £25 off. When they do this you can usually use one other voucher or discount code aswell.