Due March 2016

GML - I have asked my Dr about that this morning and he said that it's babies head pressing down and the ligaments are also stretched now. He said that u can also start feeling pins and needles in our legs or they go numb. It's kinda painful.

Morning

I'm seeing they gynae every week now as well.

I have this sharp pain in my Vag that strikes as I walk!!! Shooo, talk about pain
is anyone else experiencing that at the moment. I read that its the baby pressing down which results in dilation as well...

Morning ladies,

Soon2b - I agree with u 100% at the end it's what is best fo u and no one can judge your decisions. We are hanging in there I am going home today. How is your little one doing? Do u know when baba will be going home? Any indication?

GML - How are u feeling and doing?

About the binding I was thinking about it. I wanted to get a belly strap but then my bff said why she will show me how to use a doek or towel so I will give that a try.

Seeing Dr Monday again and then every week from then. It's all sinking in now and I am getting nervous and excited.

It's the weekend for everyone still working so u can rest.

Hi Ladies

Mommywannab- Are you back home?

Where is everybody?

Hi Ladies


soon2bemommy- I wouldn't want her to come early but I wouldn't want her to come late as well. Catch22!!!
Hang in there, your baby will be home soon...

Re the Csection- I think each to their own really, the end result is the same regardless...

Bellybinding is a big thing with us. Every black mom will hound you to do it. People use anything from a scarf to a towel etc. as long as the belly is bound. I have those tummy belts and a waist trainer at home. depending on what happens I may stick to a doek around my waist to start off then see. lol.

I must say since my gynae appointment on Monday I've been a bit offish. I lay awake just trying to feel her move and to count!!! So frustrating...

@BukhosiMathe- How was the shower.. What did you get?? and what's it like being at home? You not bored yet?

I'm waiting to see what I get from my work shower so I can go shopping on Saturday and get the bags ready. Mind you I don't even have a small enough luggage bag for myself. I may have to use a big one for both baby and me.... Eish

Multitasking got the better of me. Meant to say I don't think c-sec is the easier option (in my humble opinion)

On the bright side, the end goal is the same whether natural or c-sec: to deliver healthy babies safely and meet the newest loves of our lives for the first time.

Good morning ladies

@GML I hope you're feeling better from your appointment the other day.
@MommyWannaB - hope you're also hanging in there, staying positive and baby staying put.

Having had my baby 10 weeks early, I wish you all go full term. Having a preemie is no walk in the park. They are little fighters - I see it in the neonatal unit that they do all they can to survive. But on top of your healing process, especially after a c-sec, it's not easy to get up and about every few hours to go and see baby. Having to leave your baby at the hospital after being discharged is also something you constantly have to wrap your head around.

So ladies, hang in there, take it easy and keep praying.

On giving birth, I've experienced both natural and now c-section. And I personally wouldn't go c-sec unless it was an emergency as it was in my case. 3 weeks later and my mobility is still greatly challenged. By this time with the natural birth, I was fully functional.
But it is a matter of preference and I must say I do have a new appreciation for c- sections. It was always made out to look like the easier option but I think it is (in my humble opinion

I'm pumping breastmilk to take to take to baby as we speak and typing with the other hand. Multi tasking at it's best! Lol

What are your views about belly binding? When are you planning to start (if at all) and what will you be using?