Pregnancy advice

[Booknut]

I think 2/5 means they can feel 2-3 finger widths of the babies head so its definitely making its move Lots of pixie dust for dd, hope everything goes well.

She must be so excited and scared (I was certainly more scared than excited at the stage your daughter is at so extra hugs for her!)

I just realised you and Matt are going to be grandparents, congrats You guys seem waaaaaaaaay too young for that

 

[Ware Bears]

and for your DD.

You must be getting so excited now it's getting so close!

 

[jjk]

No advice but hope everything goes well

 

[The Fetherstons]

Hope everything goes well

 

[Lisash]

Not long now. You must be really excited

 

[Cyrano]

You must be getting so excited now it's getting so close!

I was wondering the same thing

Grannie Deb and Grandpa Matt... got a ring to it

 

[higgy66]

Hope everything goes well.

My youngest was breech up to a couple of days before arrival. They had booked me in for an appointment where they try to massage and turn them but when I turned up they told me she must have turned in the night - I never felt a thing?

Kids eh? They don't get any easier when they come out!

 

[Netty]

Deb, my dd steph has told me that she is breech at the moment, she has her last ante natal this thursday, so hopefully he will have turned.steph doesnt seem too worried at the moment.

 

[tennisfan]

My sister was told her baby was breech a couple of weeks ago & the baby has now turned.

 

[irongirlof12]

thank the lord for pethadine and epidurals

amen to that

baby will come out when its cooked and how it wants, we can't expect the little blighters to have a sense of orientation and direction at that age! I struggle now!

Hope all goes well.

 

[Ji||s]

I was breech until about 2 weeks ago but now the baby is the right (?) way up/down... guess it depends how you look at it!

I've been told that the old scrubbing of the floors is one of the best ways to get the baby to go into the correct position but the suggestion of laying over the gym ball sounds much more appealing to me!

Best of luck with everything.

 

[TotallyAngelic]

HI
The best advice I can give (as a midwife) is for your DD to spend a lot of time on all fours and to rotate her hips while doing this if she can. the OP position is a lot more common these days because of our more sedentary lifestyles and the fact that we sit more. When women were more active and engaged in more manual work (such as scrubbing floors) it was a lot less common.
The baby can still rotate into an OA position which is the optimal position for delivery, but if the baby doesn't rotate prior to labour then it may rotate during the labour. The OP position can lead to a longer labour, and can result in a lot more back pain during labour because of the way the baby is negotiating the pelvis. The baby will either rotate during the labour and deliver in the OA position, or it may stay in the OP position, and deliver in the persistent OP position (known as face to pubes). It is more common for them to rotate into the OA position.
Has your DD thought about getting a TENS machine to help her during the early stages of labour, as this will help her if she has a lot of backache. A hot pack can also be very useful.

Wishing your DD all the best for her last few weeks of pregnancy and the birth of her baby!

 

[higgy66]

HI
A hot pack can also be very useful.

I was given one of these when I was in labour. I just took one look at the midwife and asked if she was joking - I'd had my epidural booked 8 months!

Eventually my own midwife arrived who just happened to be my wonderful SIL and drugs were administered. Peace was restored!

 

[Booknut]

Eventually my own midwife arrived who just happened to be my wonderful SIL and drugs were administered. Peace was restored!

Do those Tens things really work? The only reason I ask is because I had gas and air for about 5 minutes and stopped it because it didn't do anything for the pain and just made me feel dizzy and drunk. And frankly, nothing short of knocking me out with a blunt instrument was going to take away the pain of my contractions which were almost one after the other from the start.

My labour was very fast (90 minutes start to finish ) and I had the anaesthetist standing next to me about to give me my blessed epidural but it turns out I was ready to push so no such luck for me!

 

[wilma-bride]

Any more news yet Deb?

 

[Tammy Stringer]

I had a Tens machine for my second labour and I thought it was great as I was able to stay at home longer before going to hospital. However, in the end it was up so high I wasn't sure what hurt most that or the contractions I also loooooved the gas and air - for me it was like having extra strong cider being pumped into me

I guess different things work for different people. But perhaps a Tens machine is a good idea Deb for her to try - does she have access to one?

Not long now - any more movement? - I know on Saturday she thought he had moved again into a different position.

Good luck George - it will all be worth it when you get that gorgeous baby in your arms.

Tam

 

[natalielongstaff]

Good luck George - it will all be worth it when you get that gorgeous baby in your arms.

Tam

 

[carolfoy]

i had the TENS machine too, took me about five or six hours or contractions followed by electric shocks to realise I might as well put up with just contractions maybe I am completely insensitive but all it did for me was make me jump