Due April/May 2016

LisaMcK – Born 24 March
Ninies born 12 April
MamaK born 20 April
CDLK 21 April
BlouSonneblom - Anytime
Sonsbaby 29 April

licious 05 May
Monei 07 May
Maj 11 May
Jay-Bee01 15 May
LolaBunny 22 May
GRBM 23 May
MumtoChloe 24 May

I have just updated the list...

@MamaK congratulations dear!!! Leano what a beautiful name and she is gorgeous too may she bring joy and happiness to your dear.
What will you be using for your stiches? with my old previous experience I used coarse salt water. for the 1st day I washed every 1-2 hours. It helped me a lot cause on the 4th day I was healed.

@Jay-bee beautiful bump

@Maj I am so ready, I have packed babies bag. I still need to pack my bag. I am still not sure what to pack.

I have attached my 38 weeks bump pic!!!

Congrats MammaK, she is beautiful! Well done on the natural birth

Hey ladies,

I am pleased to let you guys know that we were blessed with a beautiful and healthy baby girl named Leano (which simply means PLAN) last night, right on my due date, how insane is that.

I managed to do my natural birth, still can't believe I did it, hehehe.

Baby weighs 3.52kgs and she is 50cm, tall one, both hubby and I are tall. I had minor 1st degree tears.

All the best to you ladies, keeping ya'll in my prayers

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@ Maj, I asked the Gynae at my last visit and he says he does an internal scan to check your coccyx
Glad that the drip has helped you, I am also dead man walking when it comes to evening times and already sleeping at 9:30pm. Thanks I love my baby bump although it is starting to make me strain. No I didn't measure my waist line unfortunately but it sure has increased!
I have slight OCD I guess and had everything prepared a few weeks ago. We put the car seat in and set up the pram so all done (just watch as she will now probably come late).

There was a lady in my HypnoBirthing class that was 4 weeks ahead of me and she just had her baby and said it was an easy 6.5 hour labour... nice! Do you listen to the Rainbow CD daily? I try to but it feels like I have overdone it as don't want to do it everyday but maybe every 3rd day or so.

@ Jay-Bee, I didnt realise the coccyx check was an internal, i assumed it was a sonar scan or something along that line. has the dr not indicated how he would do the check? the body changes soo much during birth!
The lack of iron makes one feel drained, so the iron drip is supposed to make you feel more energised. I think I am feeling a bit more energy, definitely not at 6pm though! It was such a mission to prepare dinner last night!
I didnt mention the heartbeat fluctuation to hubby, cos he will sit and worry if its normal or not!!
Nice bump, i feel I am huge in comparison! did you measure your waist growth since the start?
I realised I haven't taken a bump pic since 31 weeks

Is everyone all ready? Bags packed, etc? I feel so delayed. Clothes are not washed yet, bags not packed, furniture (cot, changing table, draws) are all packed away, car seat is still in the box and the list goes on!

@ CDLK, all the best for today, soon you will have your gorgeous baby in your arms.

@ Ninies, how is everything going?

@ Licious, I have also read that your mucus plug can grow back, wow are bodies are wonderful

@ MamaK, good luck with your appointment today and let us know how it goes

@ Sons, which Medi-clinic are you going to? Staying in bed doesn't sound right to be and using a bedpan gives me the shivers.

@ Maj, my app is at 8:15 and also holding thumbs about my coccyx. Was thinking how the heck does he check your coccyx from an internal. I didn't ask if it was a front internal or back internal, either was I am stressing as have not had an internal before?
Does the drip make you feel better afterwards, as iron makes you slightly fatigued doesn't it?
I think that it is normal for a baby's heartbeat to fluctuate as it maybe follows your anxiety and your own heartbeat.

This is me at 36 weeks

Hi Ladies,

@JayBee, app is at 15:00 on Tues. Yours? Crossing fingers that the coccyx has healed well.
Definitely sounds like you are loosing your plug. My first, something similar happened, and then 1 day a big blob (a bit pinkish) came out!
However it can grow back, and means labour could be anywhere between 2 days and 2 weeks!! at least its some indication that you are getting closer!

@Blou, lotsa hugs to you, we all know exactly what you are feeling right now!
Any luck with the natural induction techniques? (Are you considering the castor oil?)

@CDLK, good luck for tommorrow- just be confident it will go well.
my daughter is having days where she is clingy, and other days she is a "Handy Helper".
I think we have all prepped them sufficiently, but we will still have that adjustment phase.
Its frustrating that most magazines and articles are aimed at new mums, and not 2nd time around mums, and how to deal with the older child, etc etc.
Are you doing the "gift from the baby" thing? I am, but she changes her ideas on a daily basis, that Im unsure what to get her. I want it to be something special though!

@MamaK, I cant wait for my mum to come as well. I love how you describe her as "added some sunshine to my days". It is so apt!!

@Sonsbaby, I can totally understand you being upset. I would too. There's no reason to be on your back from 5cm, and use a bedpan!! perhaps it was that sister, and the other ones are not so strict about the 5cm! did she not give any reason why?!
It baffles me that you are told not to lie on your back when you are sleeping during your pregnancy, but at birth, you must lie back!
If you can manage at home till longer, i recommend you do. I think its 3 contractions in 5 mins (what I can remember from Hypnobirthing classes), then you can leave, especially if the hospital is not too far! (i might be getting this completely wrong though, so anyone else who has done hypnobirthing, what was recommended?)

The drip went well yesterday. I had to be admitted to hospital for the day, at least I spent it in the maternity ward. Gosh it was terribly boring though! I got there at 8am, and left at 15:30!!!
The hips are still sore! the physio advised I keep my weight of them and dont walk around too much!! really?!!
At the hospital, they also monitored the babies heartbeat for 20 mins when I got there. Are they going to monitor the baby for 20 mins when i get admitted for labour!?! I definitely do not plan on being there that early!!
But baby's heartbeat set off the machine a couple of times! not for being low! It would start racing, and alot of activity, and then calm down to a normal rate, and then be ok for a few mins and start picking up again! The sister didn't seem to think anything of it though. I guess I should ask the dr about it at my next app.