Pah, it posted my reply really early so went to edit it and typed the rest of the reply - by which point the time I could edit it had expired! Not having much luck!! Thankfully had copied it just in case!!
Hiya guys!!
How annoying, I wrote a HUGE reply about 5 days ago and it's not on the thread, it was really long too!! Ah well, will go through again!
Nina - there's a forum on babycentre which has a vaginal birth after section forum, you might be able to get something from there? (MOSD - IF THIS REFERENCE WAS THE REASON WHY MY WHOLE POST WAS DELETED CAN YOU JUST DELETE THE REFERENCE RATHER THAN THE WHOLE POST?! TA MUCHLY!!!) I think if you're being induced then go for the epidural as soon as poss, it's quite a strong way of getting contractions going, you'd appreciate the pain relief!! BHs shouldn't be painful as such but you'll certainly notice them.. Mine are getting more uncomfortable now but they dont hurt as such, does that make sense? My bump goes rock hard though with them!!
Sonkie - hope you've been able to find a more comfortable way of getting on the sofa, I'm still strugglin to get on the bed comfortably and haven't figured out a way that doesn't hurt lots yet.. Let me know if you have! Sorry to hear about your rotten night, days like that knock you back for ages dont they? When are you stopping work? You'll find things get a little easier then.. It's such a nice feeling getting your hospital bag packed isn't it?! I had the most of mine done at 22 weeks because of my pelvis but it's lovely to think that it's all done now.. I've washed all the baby's clothes and bedding too so that's all done, just got to sort out what we're taking to hospital with us now! Yeah, they're certainly quite happy for you to go - you could ask your mw about a 6hr discharge if you're eligable (dont know your history obviously!) but there is an early discharge suite which you miht be able to go in.. Dont worry about BF on the wards though, there are lots of curtains you can pull round and, to be honest, most mums seem to sit with their curtains round all the time although we do try and discourage that unless you're feeding/sleeping etc as otherwise you isolate yourself quite a bit.. Did you feed last time? To be honest, get the feeding cracked before you go home - as tempting as it is to be out the door really quickly! Even if you bf before you can still forget a lot, even if you just stay overnight and go the next day! Oh, just seen you're stopping at the end of the month - you'll be glad of the rest by then ay? I can understand the worry of money, things are tight for us at the moment with the fact I'm on half pay, not easy is it? Hope things work out ok for you - especially with the job interviews, July will soon be here..
Bea - hopefully as this is a planned section it will be a lot calmer, you'll certainly notice the difference while you're in theatre for example! Might help you feel a little more "in control" this time, that can often be a reason why people freak out so much with an urgent section.. Not long now til your holiday, bet you're getting excited ay? As well as looking forward to the rest!! With the underwear question you asked, I'm just wearing the short style pants from M&S but I dont have a nice type bump, from having lost weight so quickly in the run up to the wedding the bottom part of my bump does hang a little bit (although not by much - but oh the shame!) and I dont really like skin against skin as such so I wouldn't want over the bump knicks for that reason! I'm going to be in for a good week too bea (while they assess bean for withdrawel to the drugs I've been on in pregnancy, it can take 5-6 days for the baby to show enough symptoms to need treatment - so no early discharge for me either! How big is your bag? I'm horrified and, trust me, I've been REALLY REALLY conservative considering I know how little space there is and what you really need and what can be left at home!!!) With your towel for the baby, especially with the fact it's white, I'd honestly leave it at home.. The hospital will provide towels (and if they dont then an extra day to wait for a bath wont hurt him or her!) and the first bath can be quite messy on the towels, especially as people really aren't bathing at delivery now (mucks up thermoregulation and also interferes with BF).. Plus it would be a shame if someone muddled it up into the hospital laundry by mistake! (And you can also be assured that a nice new white towel with a clean baby will = baby passing meconium all over the towel!!
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Sarah - hiya!! Congrats on your pregnancy!! If you're still really keen to lose a little weight in pregnancy then you can join slimming world, your mw just needs to sign a form at each appointment to say she's happy for you to continue with it.. Personally I started off thinking how you did and it's all had a bit of a slide now! I'm subscribing to the 9 months on, 9 months off theory!!! (Mind you, being bed bound isn't helping and what goes on is what goes on in my case so will deal with it when I can walk again!) Hope the scan goes well, we had one at 7 weeks as well as 12, was such an amazing experience seeing our baby - and I'm used to seeing scans!!!
Well things are plodding on here, I last saw my midwife a week and a bit ago, I've stopped taking the amitriptyline.. I was like a zombie on it - literally doped during the day so was sleeping lots, but in a "I dont have any choice way" rather tahn "I'm going to rest way".. By the evening I'd be in agony because I'd slept so, well, deeply is the wrong word because it wasn't deep sleep that's beneficial - but I was absolutely out of it all the same, that I'd have stayed in one position for too long without knowing.. So I'd be needing lots of oramorph for breakthrough pain.. Hubby hated me being on it - there was a 2 hour window where I was coherent enough to be able to talk but by then I was in so much pain I couldn't think straight.. It all came to a head one morning (day before mw came) and I just decided enough is enough, I couldn't do anything and was starting to get more and more demoralised by that as I felt I was just existing in a bed waiting for the baby to arrive.. There was no way I could have done up to 8 weeks on that.. I do feel much better off them.. I've also started taking the buprenorphine patches with a reasonable amount of trepidation but I'm between a rock and a hard place really.. I must admit though they're really starting to help, I'm still getting bad days but I can take a little oramorph for breakthrough pain and that really gets on top of it.. At least when I'm still now I dont feel as sore - when I move though the pain is still there and then some... But at least I'm more comfortable when in bed so that's great!
Bean was breach on my last mw visit but I think he's turned now, a couple of days ago I felt bean start to move so nudged hubby to watch and at that point bean did a forwards roll! Hubby was absolutely open mouthed watching it - said it looked like a very very large person trying to sit up in a very very small tent.. Which was a very good description as that was what it felt like too, wasn't the most comfortable experience!!! Hopefully he's head down again now as I would really like a normal delivery if I can get one.. I see my mw again on weds and then, at 36 weeks, I'm seeing the consultant (well, senior reg as they do an outreach clinic at the midwifery base which, as it's 10 minutes away, is much easier than 40-50 minutes in an ambulance!!) and we'll talk about delivery.. It's getting to the point now where I'm going to ask them to do something at 37 weeks regardless of whether it's an induction of labour or a section for breach, I understand the implications of sectioning at 37 weeks in terms of respiratory function but I dont see the point of leaving a baby in utero for 2 more weeks to reduce the risk of respiratory problems when it means he'll be having 2 more weeks of drugs which cause respiratory depression.. But we'll talk all that through in 2 weeks when I see them.. Either way this little bean could be here in 3ish weeks - which would be wonderful!!
Hubby has painted the nursery now, it's an off white colour - the sort of colour the froth is on a frothy coffee and then we'll put the border up next week (royal we!!!).. The cots all up and assembled, just waiting for the chest of drawers to be delivered, they said up to 4 weeks and that was 2 weeks ago, might give them a bell on monday and see what's happening! I've been buying bits on ebay for afterwards - there seem to be some really good runs on nursing nighties at the moment - strappy ones from mothercare which have elasticated straps so you just pull them down to feed.. They're really comfy and are suitable in pg too, I've bought 6 (for an all in total of £22 which, considering they're £18 for 2 in mothercare plus postage is pretty damn reasonable) and they're great! I've also been getting some nursing vest tops - they're from asda, I dont know if they're still selling them but they're really comfy too.. As a nice boost the size 18 one fits now at 8 months pg so maybe I'm not the big balloon I think I am after all!!
My laptop has died (not surprised with the useage it was getting through the pregnancy!) so I'm using hubbys one but it's the one he's developing the business with so I only really get it while he's at work - if I'm only on at weekends taht's why!!
Hope everyone else is well!
