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Baby Month

cornichonmamcornichonmam member
edited November 2024 in November 2024 Moms
It's finally baby month. Keep us posted about what's going on. It's going to be an exciting month!
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  • mamahen521mamahen521 member
    Congratulations @etnya this is such exciting news! Even though things didn’t go to plan, it sounds like things moved pretty quickly and smoothly for you and your new little boy! So happy for you. 
    I’m 39+3 and still waiting. I’m only 1 cm dilated and I was taking that to mean that it will be several more days before baby comes, but your story proves that isn’t necessarily true. I’m hoping labor starts this week on its own, otherwise it is induction on 11/20
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  • cornichonmamcornichonmam member
    @etnyah Congratulations. I wish it had been a more peaceful birth for you but I'm glad it all was straight forward if a bit rushed.

    They are so fast when they decide that you're going to have a c-section. I think my call to cut was less than 20min. 

    I remembered that a friend of mine used a rope/sheet attached to the end of the bed to help her get up after a c-section. This is especially good if you have a bedside sleeper and you have to shuffle down as well as over.

    I'm 38w+4 no sign of baby yet. This is my first week of maternity leave and I'm glad of it because I've just been so tired. I've got another growth scan and a midwife apotintment on Thursday. 🤞Hoping for a uneventful apotintment as that was when I got admitted for 10 days with my second son. 
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  • etnyahetnyah member
    Thank you, both! And yeah @mamahen521, dilation progress and when labor will start is such a guess, some people walk around dilated several cm for weeks and some go from zero to 10 in a matter of hours, it’s impossible to know! I hope labor starts for you soon so you don’t have to be induced!

    @cornichonmam 20 min! Wow, that’s quick. And yeah, I’ll definitely need something to help me get out of bed. I think I’m being discharged today and I have no idea how to get in and out of a regular bed, ha. So glad you’re able to rest at home for a bit while waiting for baby! Fingers crossed everything looks good at your appt, a 10 day hospital stay does not sound fun.
    DS born 2/18/2019
    DD born 4/1/2023
    Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
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  • MrsCaliRNMrsCaliRN member
    Congrats @etnyah ! I’ve been sent home from triage with 2 of my previous pregnancies because I wasn’t dilated enough. It’s the most frustrating thing! Glad baby is here and all is well. So excited for you. 

    And for anyone that wants to: we have a stickied birth announcements/birth stories thread at the top of our BMB that way your announcement isn’t lost in another thread.

    Sending all the best to my fellow Nov mommas still expecting, like me! 😆 

    Me: 31         DH: 34
    Married 11/09/2013
    LO#1: LMP 09/14/2014  BFP 10/15/2014  EDD 06/24/2015  DS Born 06/14/2015
    LO#2: LMP 09/18/2016  BFP 10/19/2016  EDD 06/27/2017 DD Born 06/27/2017
    LO#3: LMP 05/16/2018  BFP 06/18/2018  EDD 02/20/2019

      
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  • cornichonmamcornichonmam member
    39+1 today. I didn't get admitted at my appointment on Thursday thankfully. It wasn't straightforward though, babies weight has apparently really excelerated in the last two weeks. The head and femur measurement were on track it's just the abdomen measurement that was a lot bigger. Which meant estimated weight went from the 50th centile to the 80th. 

    Also baby was oblique with her head slightly on my left rather than straight down. They kept mentioning it but also didn't seem that concerned 🤷‍♀️. I did notice that on the baby week by week on the bump it said the baby might be in an oblique lie this week, and the doctor said that it's unlikely baby will engage until labour as it's my third. She's still quite movable so the doctor just gave her a gentle push and she was straight again. 

    So they went through the baby might be big conversation and offered an induction at 40w if I wanted it. 

    I declined as I know that late scans can be very inaccurate. The one I had with my second son at the same gestation over estimated his weight by over 2lbs. I said I didn't feel it was necessary to introduce the additional risks of intervention given there is a high margin of error with the scans. Thankfully the doctor seemed happy with that, given that they had informed me about all the potentially scary stuff. Truthfully I felt the whole conversation was more about covering their arses rather than they really thaught they had to intervene. 

    Later that day I had my appointment with my actual midwife and she really wasn't concerned. So that made me feel a lot firmer in my decision.

    So I've got my post dates appointment booked for 40+3 with the vbac midwife at the hospital where they will do a full check and discuss induction. Hopefully it won't get to that. I'm going to continue to try and keep my wriggly baby in a good position and do lots of sitting on the ball, curb walking and hip opening exercises in the meantime. 


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  • mamahen521mamahen521 member
    40+3 today and headed in this evening for my induction. It was supposed to be tomorrow, but I’m still only 1cm dilated and my cervix is very high, so they want me in tonight to start softening up for tomorrow. I can’t believe I get to meet my son so soon! 
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  • mitchipmitchip member
    This month is so exciting!! 
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  • etnyahetnyah member
    Good luck, @mamahen521! Sounds like baby is pretty cozy in there, fingers crossed for an easy delivery! You’re so close!!
    DS born 2/18/2019
    DD born 4/1/2023
    Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
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