The Fathers Thread

DrumSteve

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

That happens every time here, only once every was it the same consultant for more than 1 appointment.

Are you back and forth every 4 weeks?

Not anymore (she was due yesterday).

More like once a week at this stage.

boardsuser1

DrumSteve wrote: »

Not anymore (she was due yesterday).

More like once a week at this stage.

Wow, best of luck, hope all goes well.

Once a week is common towards the end (last 4 weeks)

DrumSteve

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

Wow, best of luck, hope all goes well.

Once a week is common towards the end (last 4 weeks)

Cheers man.

Yeah, I'd prefer for her not to have to get induced if at all possible and let it go naturally. Wouldn't like either of them under any unnecessary stress.

Toots

Is it your first?

DrumSteve

Toots wrote: »

Is it your first?

Yep

Toots

It's pretty normal to go overdue on your first - my first was 7 days over. The midwife told me one of the best ways to get baby out is the same way it got in there ie: riding :pac:

boardsuser1

DrumSteve wrote: »

Cheers man.

Yeah, I'd prefer for her not to have to get induced if at all possible and let it go naturally. Wouldn't like either of them under any unnecessary stress.

All 3 to date with my wife were natural with the only assistance gas and air :pac:

Is it after 10 days they induce?

I've read somewhere here that 'getting jiggy' helps bring on labour.

I can only imagine the stress you are under yourself.

boardsuser1

Toots wrote: »

It's pretty normal to go overdue on your first - my first was 7 days over. The midwife told me one of the best ways to get baby out is the same way it got in there ie: riding :pac:

My wife is something special so :pac::pac::pac:

The 3 pregnancies to date are as follows;

DD1 15 days early

DD2 was 2 days early

DS was 7 days early.

My child from my previous relationship was 1 day over but that wasn't a natural birth.

The current pregnancy is guaranteed to beat all of those at this stage also.

Pawwed Rig

Toots wrote: »

It's pretty normal to go overdue on your first - my first was 7 days over. The midwife told me one of the best ways to get baby out is the same way it got in there ie: riding :pac:

Our first was 2 weeks early so a month earlier than we expected (as we were told to expect to go 2 weeks over).

DrumSteve

Toots wrote: »

It's pretty normal to go overdue on your first - my first was 7 days over. The midwife told me one of the best ways to get baby out is the same way it got in there ie: riding :pac:

Ha so I heard, though we've also been told sage oil, hot curries, walking up and down mountains.

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

All 3 to date with my wife were natural with the only assistance gas and air :pac:

Is it after 10 days they induce?

I've read somewhere here that 'getting jiggy' helps bring on labour.

I can only imagine the stress you are under yourself.

11 days from what they said.

Oddly enough, I'm not worried at all at this stage, just excited to meet them.:)

Toots

Not sure what the policy is in the Coombe but when I was in Holles St you had an appointment at 10 days over, and an induction would be scheduled for day 14. However, that would only be if everything was still looking normal and they were happy to let you go another couple of days. If your BP was high etc they might schedule it earlier.

My little boy looked like he was planning his arrival at week 26, but he stayed put, however all the midwives and doctors were advising me to prepare for him to arrive early. Consultant said she couldn't believe it when I waddled in for my 40 week appointment!

rainbow kirby

The induction policy really depends on your hospital - my hospital's policy is to offer induction at 40+11 with an option for daily monitoring after that if all is well. It can vary by other factors though as well - I have a friend who had her first baby at 43 and was induced on her due date with her age as the only reason for it.

At my 40 week appointment (40+4) it looked like my son was in it for the long haul, not even slightly engaged and my midwife said she fully expected to see me for induction a week later. He came of his own accord at 8 days overdue thankfully.

shesty

I think it may be 40+12 in the Coombe and Rotunda.
No.1 came two days over.Number 2 went the whole hog, 12 days over.Decided to commence her own arrival about two hours before I dragged myself into the hospital for induction.Despite having made shapes at coming for the previous 4 weeks - I felt like I was in endless almost-labour for a month!!!🙄

tibor_imo

Off to the Coombe today for 12 week scan for our first. Nervous/excited.

lashes34

tibor_imo wrote: »

Off to the Coombe today for 12 week scan for our first. Nervous/excited.

Good luck!

DrumSteve

So my daughter was born yesterday and she is healthy and doing great along with her mammy. Really don’t think I’ve ever been as happy in my life as I am right now!c

bee06

DrumSteve wrote: »

So my daughter was born yesterday and she is healthy and doing great along with her nanny. Really don’t think I’ve ever been as happy in my life as I am right now!

Aww, congratulations!

boardsuser1

DrumSteve wrote: »

So my daughter was born yesterday and she is healthy and doing great along with her mammy. Really don’t think I’ve ever been as happy in my life as I am right now!c

Congratulations

Welcome to the daddy's club

Milly33

Congratulations to ye!!

Toots

DrumSteve wrote: »

So my daughter was born yesterday and she is healthy and doing great along with her mammy. Really don’t think I’ve ever been as happy in my life as I am right now!c

Congratulations!!

DrumSteve

Thanks all.

It really is the most amazing thing in the world watchin a baby being born.

boardsuser1

Has anyone here gone for a gender scan at 18 weeks and the baby wasn't the sex you were told?

We had a 3D scan yesterday and they told us our twins are both the same gender,however, we weren't shown the 'bits' on one in a 3D version and only a standard version.

The second twin was very very difficult for the sonographer to see and she said in the end she was 'satisfied' that they were both the same gender.

We went to Babyscan in Ballincollig.

Edit:

At 15w 1d the doctor in the C.U.M.H told us the gender of one, it was the opposite to what we were told yesterday.

Bloody confused now.

Anatomy scan in 2 weeks.

Toots

I'd have thought it would be unusual for them to confirm gender at 15 weeks because things wouldn't be defined enough for them to tell conclusively AFAIK, although I've a cousin in the states who's expecting right now and her OB offered to check the gender very early on, like I think about 13 or 14 weeks. Having looked into gender scans for our baby, I couldn't find anywhere that was doing them before 18 weeks. At my 20 week scan we tried to find out the gender, but the sonographer said that while she had a fair idea, she couldn't tell for sure and they aren't allowed to tell unless they're confident they know for sure.

They were able to tell me the gender at my anatomy scan on my first baby, so you could always tell them at your anatomy scan that you'd been told initially that you were having one gender, then at the gender scan told something different, and ask could they confirm which was correct.

Pawwed Rig

Toots wrote: »

They were able to tell me the gender at my anatomy scan on my first baby, so you could always tell them at your anatomy scan that you'd been told initially that you were having one gender, then at the gender scan told something different, and ask could they confirm which was correct.

Our first was waving his willy around during the scan so we knew immediately.

boardsuser1

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Our first was waving his willy around during the scan so we knew immediately.

One of ours was very active and we instantly knew what it was, the second though kept hiding, i doubt the opinion of the second gender.

They are non identical twins there is a chance the other will be different.

As for the waving the willy bit, we had that last year as well with our son :pac:

Obvious Otter

Just learned in the past few days that ill be a father next year. Can’t say I’ve ever been happier in my whole life

First scan is coming up soon so fingers crossed everything will be ok!

Toots

Congratulations!!! Wishing you and your OH a happy and healthy pregnancy.

BSquared

Hi All, new to this group. Good to see a group for father's here as I could find any groups on Facebook. Anyway my misses is 14 weeks along so spreading the word now to friends and family. Exciting.

Anyone else at the same point? Seems like there's not a whole lot to do yet re planning etc

Pawwed Rig

BSquared wrote: »

Hi All, new to this group. Good to see a group for father's here as I could find any groups on Facebook. Anyway my misses is 14 weeks along so spreading the word now to friends and family. Exciting.

Anyone else at the same point? Seems like there's not a whole lot to do yet re planning etc

1st time out???

BSquared

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

1st time out???

Yep 1st time so brand new to all this