Too much for one post

Well, far too much has happened since last post to wrote it all on my iPhone!! But tonight is my last night in hospital and I can't explain how much I'm hanging to get home! Am sleeping in a room with a feral from timboon and she's doing my head in! I've literally had maybe 3 hours total sleep since bub arrived and I'm wrecked!! Anyway, maybe if I wrote what I did today and the next post can catch up to this?? Bit Irish!!

Today we discovered Bub is mildly jaundiced but not enough to put under lights, which was essentially the reason we are allowed to leave tomorrow.
My episiotomy site is healing well. My bleeding has all but stopped (rlt maybe helping there??) and my milk came in tonight at the last feed which was 10:30 (so about 40min ago). Don't think poor bubba new what to do with it all cause she's normally ploughing away for half am hour on each boob dragging the colostrum out but this time you could literally hear the milk glugging down into her tummy!! And POO!!!!! Boy, this baby's bowels are well and truly working!! Tonight when I was changing her nappy after the milk feed, it was pouring out of her! Kinda like those little plastic play doh machines you squeeze down and makes a snakey shape out the other side! I just kept wiping and wiping!!! Hahaha!!! But it's goodfor her, get all the meconium out! Next will come those watery milk poos!!! Hee hee!!!
Bub also had a blood test from the back of her hand (NST was it??) and that was awful to watch how far they stick the needle in her hand but they fed her sugar water whilst doing it and she didn't even murmur, just lapped up the sugar!!! Atta girl!!
Well, that's all I've got the energy to really write tonight but before I go just wanted to apologize cause I haven't had a chance to get into swb group and I feel awful for being such a snob!!! So a bit hello to all my fave ladies out there, and the few that aren't in swb too!!!! You know who you are!!!! Big hugs to you all and I will be in touch shortly!!!!

Goodnight (pray I get some sleep tonight an don't have to listen to the snoring bandit too much!!)


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Location:Hospital bed (for the last night!!)

Exhausted!!

Well it's 2:58am on monday the 22nd of November and I'm sitting up in my bed cause my right side is completely dead after laying on it since about 8:30pm!!! Dead leg, Aaaargh!! But in saying that, I've pretty much slept through (breathing through much less painful contractions) thanks to some panadeine and my first shot of pethidine since about 11pm and wow it's done me the world of good! Would still like to sleep some more if possible but had to go to the loo, have a water etc.
So bib hasn't arrived of it's own accord so looks to be induction time for me in the morning. I REALLY didn't want to be induced, but after bleeding quite heavily since sat morning and contractions that are getting stronger but not closer together, they won't leave it to continue and end up stressing bub etc.
So ob said last night that this morning they will break my waters, pop a drip in with syntocin and I'm going to opt for an epidural which they will also administer at that time. This should all happen first thing from about 7-7:30am bit it will also depend on who else has condom overnight and the availability of birthing suites.... It may mean a later start if they're all full!!

A big hello to my swb gals!! Not snobbing you, just struggle to get in via this iPhone!! Will be back shortly for a chat!!

Also sorry to GS who I was texting last night and very rudely fell asleep!! Sorry!!!! Xxxx

Well, will write again later.... Possibly as a mum! Eeeeeeeek!!!!!!!


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Location:Ward bed, hospital

Coming up 24 hours

So it's 9:30am and in about half an hour I will have clocked 24hours since this all started!! Feel like I've been awake for a week and run three marathons but still in good spirits!
The head ob on duty just popped in and said they were going to break my waters and also offered my an epi. Haven't taken up the offer yet but considering it cause my body is fairly fatigued.... Will keep contemplating it. To date have only had panadeine forte and going good breathing through the contractions. Writing this between said contractions and also trying to have something to eat. Dp has gone to get himself some maccas brekky and have a shower at his sisters. Hope he is back soon, I'm a bit nervous without him, he has been fantastic!!! Even if he did sleep about 6 hours last night!!!!! Hahaha

My brekky I'm trying to eat....



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Still going... Driving me mad now!

A pic of my view.... 6:30am







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Happenings!

So am in hospital after being admitted from bleeding this morning... Stretch and sweep done and am 3cm dilated! Staying in hospital overnight so just a matter of time now!! Eeeeek!!! Not telling anyone else IRL though so they all get a surprise!


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Location:Hospital

UTI

So, went to the docs yesterday (gp AND ob!!) and turns out I have a UTI. Apparently bub is pushing so firmly on the bladder that not every drop of urine is able to get out! So she put me on antibiotics and today I feel a million times better!!

OB visit (Dr VW this time) went great. BP is 110/60 and bub heartrate was 148 bpm and head still firmly engaged. She didn't bother doing an internal cause she said that it's just a waiting game and they would wait until next week to worry about how long to go!
My fundal height was still only 35cm so 4 weeks behind now but she checked fluid levels etc and said it was so far behind cause the muscles were tight and keeping it fairly well contained. She seemed to think if anything it might get smaller as bub gets further down.

OB poked around a bit trying to get a good pic of bubs face on the ultrasound and this is what she came up with! It's face is all squished up cause of it's position in the pelvis but am thrilled cause I didn't think I'd get anything like this!

Hmmmm...

So just went to the loo and there was a spot of blood.... Not very much but enough to notice.... Not going reading into things again but makes me wonder if things might be starting. Have had lots of bh this morning and a very heavy feeling in the lowest part of my tummy with pain that feels like period pain but it's just constant, not coming and going like cramps. Obviously not in labour but hoping this is my body gearing up for the big day!!! Lol


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Location:At home

2nd last assignment

So, really meant to ensure I had finished my nutrition course by the time bub came along but don't think it's gunna happen!! Am sitting at the dining table (on my fitball of course to help with engagement and baby position!!) doing my second last assignment. Seven questions to go and I'm off to pop in the mail!!!







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Quiet on the home front...

Well so bored today!!! Weather is shit again and the housework is all done and dp is working so Brit much to do!!

Just gave my new easytone shoes another go on the treadmill for something to pass the time! Thought I'd take a pic of myself, fresh off the tready, iPod in and about to go and sort out a roast for tea (not my choice as the smell of the meat still doesn't sit well with me!!!). Am hoping the walking will get things moving.... Just makes my pubic bone feel like it's gunna split in two!!!
So here I am, 3 days into my 39th week....






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A couple of tips...

For those entering the word of pregnancy or are already in it...... here are my top 3 tips that have helped me out!

1 - BIO OIL!!!! Can't recommend it highly enough!!!!! Lather yourself in it at least twice a day!!!!!

2- Exercise as much as you feel you can (with approval from your doc) and your body will tell you when you've reached your limits.

3 - Buy a PTM Neo Nat Maternity Support band from http://www.sportstek.net/prices/search.php This has saved my back and also helped my stomach muscles on days when I feel like I'm going to split my abs!!!! Just a bit of extra support and probably the best investment I've made throughout the entire pregnancy!!!!

Walkies

Well still pottering around and not really doing anything exciting!!

Today I felt quite good. Am certain bub has moved down a bit cause I can breathe almost normally now and I am not as uncomfortable as I was even a day or so ago. Then again, could just be having a good day!!

Did all the washing, cleaned the bathrooms (the bath was a bot of challenge but got there in the end), vacuumed and mopped the floors, baked a chocolate cake (not as good yours nani!!), made a stir fry for tea which was actually really nice and walked on the treadmill. Bought two new pairs of joggers last week online from America (love parity with the greenback) and they arrived yesterday. One pair of normal asics cause I go through a pair every six months, and a pair of easytone shoes by reebok. Wanted to try these new shoes with the slight instability on the bottom cause apparently they work your bum, hamstrings and calves about 25% more than wearing normal shoes and figured I'd be doing a fair bit of walking when bub comes along! So gave them a test run on the tready this arvo. Walked 2.4km and they were great!! Didn't find them harder as such to walk in bit noticed my bum muscles working harder, that's for sure!!!! Thanks heaps to superstarrr for the heads up with the website!!



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Congrats!!!

So the first of the swb girls popped yesterday!!!! Both on the same day!!!!!
One via emergency c section and the other naturally. Don't really have much else in the way of details bit I just wanted to say a huuuuuuuuge congrats and well done to both kimnus and lambchops!!!! So proud of both you guys!!
Now the arrangement is for these first two ladies to pass on their batons to the other two ttcers and I intend to pass my metaphorical baton onto summa and then we should have it covered!!!! ; D

Still getting lots of bh and the period like pain is getting stronger as well. Have a constant backache but it's not very low so am thinking it's just pregnancy backache!!!
I just read superstarrr's blog and she mentioned how much late pregnancy discharge amps up.... I can second that!!! Sorry tmi I know, but it's very watery like you can get around o time but seriously some days there is shitloads!!!! Lol!! The thing is, when you're not far off giving birth, you can't help but wonder if it's amniotic fluid. The books all say it smells like semen but I'm hardly gunna go around sniffing it!!!! All I can go off is past experience and I do remember just how painful contractions are so am sure I won't miss them when they start!!!


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Location:The couch

Reading into things...

So... I think with pregnancy (as was the case with ttc) you can go insane reading into 'symptoms' and possible signs that things are about to happen!!!
Not sure what the go was last night! Was I having a prelabour evacuation?? Was I sick with a tummy bug?? Did I eat something that didn't agree with me?? Who knows?? But when I got back into bed I laid there for nearly an hour and a half with constant Braxton hicks, about every six min or so. They dost get stronger or closer together and I had no waters breaking or anything, and then about 4:50am they just stopped!! So figured I may as well go to sleep and wait for somethingto happen.... If it was!! So now I'm laying here in bed still being lazy before I have to get up and do some chores!
Would REALLY love to prove Nani right!!!! : p

Good luck to kimnus today!!!! Waiting foe the big announcement!!!


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Location:Bed

Uh oh....

So am sitting here on the floor o the bathroom as I'm having to go to the loo about every five minutes with the runs..... Not fun or pleasant!!! Am wondering if it's something I've eaten or that bout of pre baby diarrhea you get?!?! Probably reading too much into today's ob appt!!!! But haven't eaten any take away or anything I can think of that would have been remotely off in the past 24 hours.... Just have to wait and see!!!


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Location:The bathroom

38 week ob appt

Just a quick one!! Been to see Dr AW today for my check up. Did my group b strep swab and checked BP etc. BP has normalized back to 110/70 which is fantastic!!
Bub heartrate was about 150 bpm and on the scan you could see plenty of movement although now I can't feel it as much as I used to! Mostly feet but not much wriggling of hands and body. Dr A said this was because bubs head is ENGAGED and gave me a pelvic position (? Need to google this as not 100% on exacty what that means) of +3 so he seemed to think I wouldn't go full term!! Far out, it really COULD happen at any time!!!!
Anyway, fluid levels were perfect and they only checked that because my fundal height only measured 35 weeks. He said it wasn't a concern cause bub was fine on the scan and fluid was normal, he just said I really WAS "all baby"!!
Anyway, just wanted to get all this down before I forgot!!


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Location:In the car

Everyone's popping! (or about to!!)

As the name of this title suggests, it's hard not to know or be told third hand about someone who is having/has just had a baby!!!
Of course there are the lovely SWB girls who have either reached D-Day or are fast approaching.....
I had to ring work just before and the lady I was talking to was telling me her daughter in law had her baby this morning (12 days over!!) a little boy. Also another girl in that office had a baby on Friday and she was due two days before me - a little girl.
My friend L had her baby yesterday and she was due three days after me. A little boy who weighed 5lb9oz. Just a cute little one! I only saw her last week at the OB. She'd had to finished up work the week earlier than she'd planned to due to high blood pressure. Initially I thought maybe they'd induced her due to this fact, but it was all natural with L waking in the early hours of yesterday in a wet patch after her waters broke. He little man came into the world just before lunchtime.
I'm so happy to hear all this good news and it's all so exciting! Boy, it DOES make you a little nervous though, knowing that it really COULD happen now at any time!!!
Got my next OB appt on Wednesday and I'm interested to see what is said about bub's position etc. I'm not expecting much in the way of exciting news but an update will be nice.
I checked my cervix again this morning (the second time in about a week I think!!) even though I don't think you're supposed to (but I DID  clean hands thoroughly) and couldn't even reach it!!! I think that means nothing is close to happening yet?? According the books I've read, as labour approaches the cervix gets low and soft but I think when you can't reach it, that means it could be a while off yet. Although, according to What to Expect when You're Expecting, you may not be able to feel it one day and then go into labour the next day! So I'm not putting too much stock in it! Just curious......
Still loads of braxton hicks and continuing to get stronger. Not much else to write home about though. Definitely don't think I'm as high as what I was cause I'm not as full when I eat etc.
No stretch marks yet either but don't want to mention that again cause I'll jinx myself.....
Still taking the raspberry leaf tablets each day and also on the Bio Iron and my normal blackmores pregnancy tablets. Still craving ice to a certain degree but noticably less!
Well, gotta go and get some washing off the line so I at least feel like I'm doing something for the day!!! : D

Tricked me!

So after yesterdays blog outlining nothing exciting about possible "prelabour" signs, I was laying in bed last night (DP was at cricket training) and I got some wicked braxton hicks. I rolled over so I could see the alarm clock (just out of curiousity) and to my disbelief they were coming at exactly 6 minutes apart!! They  continued like this for about another 10 times - by this time DP was home and he was watching the clock with me. I didn't suspect anything really though cause they weren't increasing in intensity and they weren't super painful or anything..... it was just the precise timing that had me wondering...... BUT as with all tricks that mother nature plays on us, they soon stopped and by about 1:15am I was ready to admit to myself that indeed nothing was going to happen and to let myself get some rest!
Wonder how many times I'm going to scare myself like that!!!!! I might end up the girl who cried braxton hicks!!! hahaha!!!!

I MADE IT!!! I MADE IT!!!!

I MADE IT to full term and there isn't a happier or more relieve and gobsmacked person on the planet right now I don't think?!?!!? Well..... that's an unreasonable statement but you get the pciture!!!!! Today marks 37 weeks, the start of my 38th week and seriously....... I'm so excited I could cry!!!!!
Am so excited for all the girls who are about to pop! I keep checking my phone to see if I've gotten text messages from Lambchops or Kimnus and keep hoping each day will bring exciting news!!!!
Not long now!!!!

Have been away finalising stuff for our holiday house and DP and I are both knackered but thrilled with how it's turned out. It's nothing flash but it's ours and you gotta start somewhere right??

Braxton Hicks have been quite regular now. Probably getting about 2 or 3 an hour and they are more intense and lasting longer but far from regular or anything like that. They are more like period pain now and this morning I had one that woke me at 6am. Started like period pain then moved more to the back and felt like I had bad gastro cramps. I got up to go to the loo (just a wee, sorry TMI!!) and it passed so I guess they're just getting to that serious practice point now! My guess is that it's good and will help the uterus when game day arrives!! Not really got much else happening PG wise. Am tight as a drum in my tummy and I was reading last night that bub still puts on weight at  the moment but shouldn't really grow much in size and weight gain will slow up considerably. That's kinda good to be honest cause it feels like it's got no where else to go!!! Boobs feel "normal" and I've had no spotting or signs of bleeding or anything like that. Haven't really dropped in any way either but my OB said that because this isn't my first "child" or birth, that subsequent pregnancies often don't drop until the last minute so it may not happen until right before labour?!?! It's really just a wait and see thing at the moment. Have had two strong braxton hicks just whilst typing this post!!

Well, I'm off to make a cake for DP's lunches (he's gotta work tomorrow and Saturday and I'll probably eat the rest of it!!) and sort out tea.

See  you soon for the next post!!! :  D