LADIES DUE SEPTEMBER 2015 :-)

Hi ladies

@Betti just got myself the hypnobirthing book, trying to read it now bt the baby keeps on disturbing me she is kicking and moving like crazy

SEX damn I am so over it lol hubby and I found a position bt I am not into sex at all I also miss the closeness bt I have no sexual drive at all. We do it about twice a week now, I can't wait to get back to my normal self again Lol

@ Vendah – If all goes as planned, I will be popping naturally with epidural at Louis Leipoldt Mediclinic in Cape Town. OBGYN still hasn’t discussed the birth with me, but says that we will definitely discuss it at my next appointment in 2 weeks (I think he wants to see how much baby grows until then…luckily it doesn’t look like he will be enormous). Regarding hiccups, it’s perfectly normal not to feel them – some women never feel them. If sometime you feel them, you’ll recognise them immediately. They are VERY distinctive and rhythmic.

@TCS84 – I also bought myself some Woolies nursing bras a few months ago, but they are WAY too small for me now after all the growth of the past 2 months. The Woolies bras have almost no stretch, so I really can’t wear them. Pity – they cost a pretty penny. I will be seeing my OBGYN on the 13th of August and 2 weeks thereafter and then once weekly until baby comes. I started feeling hiccups exactly the morning of 31 weeks and have felt them about 5 times since. Pretty sure it happens more often than I notice though. I’m also VERY uncomfortable at night lately and my hips and ribs get SO sore from lying down. At this point I’m still able to turn around without assistance, but the way I groan when I turn in bed has hubby asking me if I’m okay every time. I’m also having some SERIOUSLY painful lightning crotch every day now – it gets so bad that I physically can’t walk while lb is pressing against my cervix, which can last up to a few minutes at a time. EINA!!! Can’t imagine labour pains being any more painful than this – BRING ON THE EPIDURAL!!

@Kamogelo20 – Pre-eclampsia is very serious and I hope that that is not the true diagnosis. Pre-eclampsia is supposed to be more dangerous for you than the baby and is very likely to completely disappear immediately once baby is out. Luckily, premmie babies after 31 weeks have a very good chance of survival. Ask your doctor to inject you with steroids to prepare baby’s lungs, should it be necessary to bring baby into the world earlier than nature intended. You are in my prayers!

@DieSwartKat – I am also nauseous at times again, especially when baby is moving around a lot. It’s like motion sickness. I also can’t eat a lot at a time, but have to eat lots of smaller meals since I still feel hungry very often. If I overeat I REALLY feel HORRIBLE.

Personal question, and please don’t be shy to give TMI:
How are your sex lives lately? Many women seem to have really pleasurable bed gymnastics in the 3rd trimester, but DH and I really can’t manage to find a comfortable way to do it, and if we do get that close, it REALLY REALLY hurts me on the inside walls of my vagina, like it’s stretching and tearing. There is no blood, but it’s SOOO sore. We have tried different lubrications, but nothing seems to be working. So now we are completely avoiding BD. It's also not that I don't feel attractive; in fact DH says I'm "more beautiful than ever" (his own words, lol). DH is very understanding about the situation, but I really miss the closeness (as does he, I'm positive).
Can anyone relate?

hi ladies

@ DieSwartKat you baby turned back damn hope that doesnt happen to my baby as i ma planning on going natural, didnt know that was possible.


@TCS84
lol if that was a sign of early labour i would have given birth in June already

HI Astubuchen,

I think they schedule the c sect for 2 weeks earlier to prevent you from going into natural labour and further possible complications? im assuming...

by 38 weeks the baby is full term as i have read on some websites... not sure how true that is...

i had my antenatal class last night. part 2 of 5... she went thro natural labour and all the different pain medication options...
has anyone had entenox for their natural labour before? its apparently laughing gas of some sort?

Ladies today the groin ache is the worst its been. im gona take a panado cos i cannot manage it. im walking like a duck and cannot sit properly...
does this by any chance mean labour can come earlier than expected? ie maybe 2 weeks or so. i also have alot alot of CM... the usual stuff but tons of it..

Hei Ladies

Seems like as we go closer to the delivery date things are becoming slightly difficult,but we almost there lets just carry on trying to take each day at a time

Kamogelo have you in my thoughts and prayers.

So I went for my scan aswell and Dr said my placenta is lying to low (placenta previa as he called it) so im going to habe an elective csection which im finding a bit scary especially because of recovery.Not to mention the scar . Now because im having an elective csection Dr mentioned that I will have it done at 38 weeks which really is bothering me,why must it be done so early and if that the case seems like im having baby much earlier than expected ! # sigh

Astubchen (girl, due 04/09)
TCS84 (boy, 05/09)
Kiara (boy, due 07/09)
DieSwartKat (boy, due 07/09)
Betti (boy, due 08/09)
Radmom (due 13/09)
NozN (girl, due 13/09)
Kamogelo20 (boy, due 21/09)
Berry (girl, due 21/09)
Annelien (due, 22/09)
Vendah (girl, due 25/09)
Mommy 4 (girl, due 28/09)
SnazByte (due, 29/09)
MommaLeri (due 29/09)

Hello Ladies,

Also uncomfortable on my end, sleeping badly for about 6 weeks already. I have the same rib-pain that Berry is talking about. It almost feels like baby is crawling into the space underneath my ribs and it's painful!

I'm feeling incredibly nauseous again Why, why, why?????

Had my 32 week checkup on Monday, my little man is now 2.1kg and back in a breach position. He was breach all along and turned the right way around recently, but has now flipped head-up again. Not that it matters for the delivery (i'm having a c-section), but it makes my back hurt because the heaviest part of the baby's body is not low down in my tummy.

Berry, I looked back at notes I kept with my daughter, she was 1682g at my 30 week scan and weighed 2.8kg at birth. I don't think your baby will necessarily be big, average at best.

Kamogelo, take care of yourself and keep us updated with the doctor's treatment. Keeping my fingers crossed that everything will work out just fine!