Due May 2015

Ginny wrote: »

If your bp is ok with the tablets they barely look at you I think the fact mine was still 140+/90+ on the 100x2 plus my hands were swollen freaked them out a bit. Then given the history I had last time I just think he's being overly cautious.

Thanks ginny I have my fingers crossed as I'm nervous enough already about the labour and hospitals

Ginny wrote: »

Yeah most hospitals won't do internals before 40 weeks unless there is an issue, especially on first time mothers. There's only a tiny tiny possibility that she could be anyway dilated if she's a first time mum.
Autumn you'll be fine, honestly I know how scary it can be, have you any birth preferences? I've had to rewrite mine this week just incase I go straight to a section this week.

I have no birth plan since I was transferred from mlu its thrown me off a bit. Going to sit down tonight a do a few points up. At the end of the day once baby is out ok I'm happy. I was anti epidural and all but the nearer I get to due date the more it's appealing to me I always had a fear of childbirth since I was young but I'm just a big wuss!! Now I know it's just the unknown that's getting to me! So looking forward to meeting this little one! Have you any preferences?

Congrats YumDeiseMum! A May day baby how lovely! Enjoy this very special time with your wee man x

So exciting to see the May babies coming congrats all

Congrats andeldelight!

angeldelight wrote: »

How are you healing up after your section spotty? Did you have much pain?

After the first few days the pain has been really tolerable, trick is to get up and moving asap. I had just Panadol for the pain by Day 2/3, the worst bit for me was the stinging sensation out on either of my hips which must've been from things knitting back together, it wasn't even near my scar. At this stage a month later I just have a bruised feeling on the little podge of stomach thats left, hoping some more of that will go down when bruised swelling goes, hoping the numbness goes too.

How are you and baby doing so far?

That's great, I was absolutely unable to sit up or do anything unaided for the first 24 hours until they made me stand like a newborn foal! I never thought I'd be as grateful for a catheter

Our guy had jaundice too, he was one tick box over the level that needs to be treated so he was under UV lights for 2 days being pumped with my own milk and topped up with formula to flush it out.

Must've been tough getting so far into natural labour/delivery and then having to have a section?!

Yep based on section experience and recovery from that alone I would do it again tomorrow, the pain has been totally bearable and breastfeeding is going perfectly. Unfortunately due to my blood pressure and the pre eclampsia I don't think a "next time" is going to be likely or possible. I've developed an absolutely shocking level of jealousy for anyone who can have straightforward pregnancies and recovery now.

Well my symptoms were actually noticed asap and I was admitted, at my 35 week appt I had just my "usual" swelling in my fingers which appears to have been unrelated to the PE swelling which affected my legs incredibly quickly, and I had slightly high bp, no protein in urine. It was 2-3 days before my 36 week appt that I blew up with swelling, bp shot up and I had protein in my sample so they caught it very quickly really, it just escalated quite quickly then over the course of a week. It could be watched closely next time, my problem currently though is that delivery didn't bring my bp down, in most cases it's normal within a day or two along with the swelling and protein, but mine isn't yet. So it's the long term effects of being left with "essential hypertension" that are the problem, problems in a further pregnancy are a worry but to a lesser extent.

He's a month old now, so a week corrected age, he's the best

How's everything going for you now? Do you know when you'll get home?