Born Oct/Nov 2015

And I am going for c-sect - probably 2nd Nov - Girl - Niamh

Am going in on the 23rd

Good Morning Girls

@PP Congrats she is just to beautiful, who would have thought that 11 MOST gorgeous, beautiful, precious babies in the whole wide world would come from 11 strangers that became such good online friends! I can not wait for the other 8 that to join the Gorgeous Beautiful Precious Baby Club! "GBPBC" That is a not an easy one to remember... so we need to work on a name for this club!

@Zandri, hoe gaan dit vandag? Het jy al bietjie geloop en hoe voel die pyn, jy sal baie vinniger aansterk as wat jy dink... so vasbyt Dolla.

For the rest of the preggy fairies... thinking of you and don't stress too much about being ready... cause you will NEVER be ready enough!

Oh as you can see, I have had the name of our topic changed...

Someone asked for an updated list... this is what I have, please change if it is not correct!

HVDB - 21 Sept - Emergency C-Sec - Girl Cara - 36 weeks, 2.02kg 46cm
ZandriT - 13 Oct - Emergency C-Sec - Boy Stephan - 34 weeks?, 2.1kg ?
Pillpusher - 13 Oct - Sch. C-Sec - Girl Eliana - ? weeks, 3.07kg 49cm
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Candypops - 16 Oct - Sch. C-Sec - Boy - Brody
Kimmy33 - 26 Oct - Sch. C-Sec - Boy - No names yet
Juanita - 06 Nov EDD - Natural - Girl - Larissa
Louise - 19 Nov - Sch. C-Sec - Girl - Larissa
Stelliesmama - 22 Nov EDD - Natural - Gender unknown - No names yet
Lauz Mayer - 24 Nov - Boy - Luke/Liam for now
Aden - 24 Nov EDD - Natural - Girl - Leah
Lillyr - 25 Nov EDD - Natural - Girl - No names as yet

Lauz, came accross this and found it quite handy...

8 Signs That Labor is Near

As you near the end of your pregnancy, you are likely anxious to meet your new little one and are feeling the discomfort of the last days of pregnancy. Here are signs that labor is near to watch for as you anticipate your baby’s arrival.

 1. Dropping

Some time during the final few weeks one of the signs that labor is near you may notice is that your baby has moved down lower in your abdomen. Most first-timers notice their babies dropping within two weeks of delivery, though some mothers “drop” as many as four weeks before D-day (delivery day). Second-time mothers often find their babies do not drop lower until labor begins, because mom’s pelvic muscles have already been stretched, and no warm-up is needed. Baby’s head settling into the pelvis is also called “lightening” (because the lower-riding load seems smaller and lighter) or “engagement” (since baby’s head engages the pelvic opening). Whether baby “drops,” “lightens,” or “engages,” you will feel and look different. Your breasts probably no longer touch the top of your abdomen. You might be able to sense baby’s head resting just beneath the middle of your pelvic bone.

2. Frequent Urination

Now that baby’s head lies closer to your bladder you may be going to the bathroom more often.

3. Low Backache

As baby gets heavier and drops lower, count on some aches or pains in your lower back and pelvis as your uterine and pelvic ligaments are stretched even more.

4. Stronger Braxton-Hicks Contractions

One of the undeniable signs that labor is near is your warm-up contractions go from feeling uncomfortable to being rather painful like menstrual cramps. Even though these pre-labor contractions are not as strong as labor contractions, they are strong enough to be starting the work of thinning out, or effacing, your cervix from a thick-walled cone to a thin-walled cup. While these contractions will get even stronger just prior to labor, they can continue this way, on and off, for a week or two before labor starts. They become less intense when you change position or start walking.

5. Diarrhea

Birth hormones will give you signs that labor is near by acting on your intestines. This may cause abdominal cramps and loose, frequent bowel movements — nature’s enema, emptying your intestines to make more room for baby’s passage. Those same hormones can also make you feel nauseated.

6. Increased Vaginal Discharge

You may notice more egg white or pink-tinged vaginal discharge. These sings that labor is near differ from the “bloody show.”

7. Bloody Show

The combination of baby’s head descending into the pelvic cavity and the pre-labor contractions thinning the cervix can “uncork” the mucus plug that previously sealed the cervix. The consistency of this mucus varies from stringy, to thick and gooey. Some women notice the one-time passing of an obvious mucus plug; others simply notice increased blood-tinged vaginal discharge. Some of the tiny blood vessels in your cervix break as your cervix thins, so you may see anything from a pink to a brownish-red-tinged teaspoonful of bloody mucous. If your discharge shows more blood than mucus – like a menstrual period or a lot of bright-red blood — report this to your practitioner immediately. Once you notice a bloody show, you are likely to begin labor within three days, but some mothers hang on for another week or two.

8. Bag of Waters Breaking

Only 1 in 10 mothers experience their bag of waters breaking prior to labor. For most mothers this doesn’t happen until they are well into labor. If your water breaks before labor has started, plan on your labor starting intensely within the next few minutes or hours, or at least within the next day.

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Shame louise and you mentioned just the other day that you uncomfortable driving out

Quick pop in - I had some BHs that started in my back two weeks ago. I was getting worried cause they seemed regular so I started timing them and then asked my antenatal class midwife and cause the time varied she said BH. It seems like different practitioners recognize different things as BH cause when I had two period pain-like cramps that lasted about 30 seconds each, midwife said wasn't BH and could be bladder infection while gynae said BH.

Lauz, check if your experiencing "lighting"... where baby drops. Cause what you're describing, sounds to me like baby dropping into the pelvic area/cervix?!

My friend who gave birth last month, had the exact same symptoms the whole of Sunday and on Monday her son was born...? She also just thought it was BH.



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