October/November Conkers 2021***

[Penguin20]

@Mummy2Corban haha it would make a good birth story, how you feeling being so close to the end.. hopefully not to overdue lol

@daniyaaq thats crazy how quick your labours were, my hospital can be the same sending you home especially with covid still about, it’s stay at home as long as possible the moment.. really hope all goes well with this one for you, my first when I called up the hospital told me to come in at 6am to be examined after my waters went at 11:20pm as she said it be long but luckily my gut instinct was to go in straight away and was admitted as in established labour and had her at 5:23am

 

[Mummy2Corban]

@Penguin20 the worst part right now is nothing fitting! My maternity vests just aren’t long enough and anything like shorts/trousers hurt… and also don’t fit!!! So I’ve 2 dresses and one pair of leggings that are comfortable! Hahaha! I’m ok to go to my due date or be late as I know this is the last time but I’m at the point of being uncomfortable and super tired. Plus DH needs to catch up on his jobs before paternity so going to my due date or over gives him that time to get sorted.

I made the pushchair just now! Ahhhh! I can’t believe that soon a little blue bundle will be using it! Doesn’t seem real x

 

[Mummy2Corban]

@Catmumof4 I hope all is going well x

 

[Catmumof4]

Hey all a quick update Sophia is here at 37 weeks dead on weighing 7lb 11!! She's so tiny tho!! There were/are a few complications will update properly later

 

[daniyaaq]

Hey all a quick update Sophia is here at 37 weeks dead on weighing 7lb 11!! She's so tiny tho!! There were/are a few complications will update properly later

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Aaaaw congratulations!!!!!

 

[Reiko_ctu]

@Catmumof4 no way she’s here already! That didn’t seem to take too long! Must’ve got in first thing?? Hope you are feeling ok! She looks gorgeous and healthy. I guessed 7-14 so was just 3oz high!! She’s perfect. So jealous haha.

@Penguin20 i was going to say normally they do say your 2nd labour will half. But obviously not the case for everyone as @topazicatzbet mentioned. But it was true for me, went from 4 hrs with my first, to 90 mins with my 2nd. So I would say get on to the hospital as soon as you feel anything if you were 6hrs last time! Or get close to the hospital. That’s my plan, but I won’t be going in to maternity until I feel confident it’s established labour to minimize interventions. I also have really sporadic contractions, like I never got the 5-2-1 rule or whatever it is… it’s just like, I know it’s soon because the intensity of them just gets unbearable but they could still be short and sporadic. Hence why my middle one was born in the car XD

 

[Reiko_ctu]

@topazicatzbet my cat is due her yearly checkup and booster vaccines and I really
Just don’t want to deal
With it at this point lol… but really need to as she’s an outdoor cat!!

 

[topazicatzbet]

Congratulations @Catmumof4 she is gorgeous.

@Reiko_ctu I'm now having to fight the cat 3 times a day to take his medication. He is the most placid cat ever until I bring them out then its ninja kitty.

 

[Reiko_ctu]

Congratulations @Catmumof4 she is gorgeous.

@Reiko_ctu I'm now having to fight the cat 3 times a day to take his medication. He is the most placid cat ever until I bring them out then its ninja kitty.

Oh no lol!! They hate being forced anything. I had to give her syringe meds after she was spayed and that was an adventure!

 

[Mummy2Corban]

@Catmumof4 amazing news! Massive congratulations lovely! She’s a beauty x

@topazicatzbet hahaha! Ninja kitty!

 

[sadeyedlady]

@Catmumof4 Congratulations and well done. She is just beautiful. Hope you're both doing ok

 

[Suggerhoney]

Congratulations again @Catmumof4 I guessed 7lb 10oz so was close.

@penguin my bump was bigger this time around. I was the same size as I was with Tommy at 33 weeks with Harley.
Felt for sure harley was going to be 8lbs or over but he was only 7lb 3oz.

I know he's only 6lb 11oz now but when he was born he was 7lb 3oz.
And dropped to 6lb 5oz.

I still can't believe how tiny he is considering I had such a big bump by 20 weeks.


@Mummy2Corban
Money is tight here too but we do have the room for one more.
Our house is a 4 bed town house but we turned it into a 5 bedroom house by moving our middle floor lounge/living room to the dining room downstairs.
We have a kitchen dinner so didn't need another dinning room.
Pluss my eldest dd is going into the navy soon so we will have anther room free in the near future.
I'm going to keep all of Harleys clothing and pram moses basket etc so then we won't have to buy a ton of stuff.
My neighbour is 26 weeks pregnant with a girl and said if I had a girl she wid give me the clothes and if she has a boy next I can give her my boy stuff.

I just know it we don't try and I end up getting to 45 I'm gonna be thinking what if and it will be too late then.
So we're just gonna give it a shot in about 15 months.
I mean I'll 43 and it mite not ever happen again but I just want to give it a go.


Wonder who is next to have babies?
I rekon it will be you @Mummy2Corban and then @playgirl666

 

[Mummy2Corban]

@Suggerhoney sounds like you’ve got a firm plan. I hope all works out for you and you get your last bubba. I wish we could have more but I know it’s right for us to be done… I’m hoping I’ll have the done feeling when this little fella arrives. I think I’ll always want more but hey ho!

I think @playgirl666 will be before me??? I still think this baby is an October baby plus it’s DH birthday 12th October so I’m thinking the baby could be his present…. Hehehe

 

[soloso]

Congratulations @Catmumof4 !!! Hope nothing too serious and your all recovering well xxx

 

[angie90]

Congrats to our first little two babies just read all the posts I’ve missed! How exciting to see babies joining the world! Xx

 

[Reiko_ctu]

So on the thought of having more babies (kinda laughing at the ladies who said they were absolutely done in the last few weeks of pregnancy and now changing their minds after delivery XD lol)… i agree with you @Mummy2Corban that I don’t think the urge to have another newborn will ever go away. But logistically I know it won’t work. Another 9 months of me being basically absent due to being ill is a bad idea.

I’ve never thought about having enough money to raise kids before, like we were never thinking about money in family planning… but now that our kids are older even 1 extra curricular activity costs so much and takes so much time! My eldest is at ballet 2 nights a week and my middle is in jazz dance 1 night a week… not even starting my 3 year old in anything because of the time we don’t have! Plus I want them to do swimming just for safety purposes as MiL and FIL have a pool and a cottage on the lake.

but already it’s $250 a month just for the dance classes! And so busy!

 

[Reiko_ctu]

Really unsure about the position of this baby. Midwife was too at my last appt actually. She’s been down in my pelvis basically since conception and now in third tri all of the sudden she’s way up in my ribcage. Prefer the pelvis to be honest.

causing so much acid reflux, short of breath, can barely eat anything from pressure on my stomach, and feeling little pokes in the ribs is uncomfortable. Oh I am on the countdown to delivery big time!! Max 45 days if I go to due date!! Still seems forever.

 

[daniyaaq]

Really unsure about the position of this baby. Midwife was too at my last appt actually. She’s been down in my pelvis basically since conception and now in third tri all of the sudden she’s way up in my ribcage. Prefer the pelvis to be honest.

causing so much acid reflux, short of breath, can barely eat anything from pressure on my stomach, and feeling little pokes in the ribs is uncomfortable. Oh I am on the countdown to delivery big time!! Max 45 days if I go to due date!! Still seems forever.

i swear we having identical pregnancies. My one was down low this whole time but certain has moved up now, rib cage kicks aren’t fun at all.

 

[Mummy2Corban]

@Reiko_ctu i think there will always be a niggle to have another! The excitement of it all, labour and then meeting baby! The having a newborn and watching them grow it’s just lovely. Money isn’t such a factor now but as they are growing things become more expensive etc and we still want to be able to go on holidays etc so there has to be a time to stop. 6 is our magic number. And your right another 9 months being out of action to you is a big factor and the more children you have the harder that becomes.

I still hiccups up high and then sometimes they are down low but I doubt his still able to move that much?!

@Catmumof4 hows you and Sophia?

 

[topazicatzbet]

I think i will always have the desire to have one more in the hope of having a girl but it's just not practical for us to have more.

Ds3 just went to nursery for an hour play and starts mornings on Monday. He loved it.

Haven't posted a bump pic for a bit so here is my 34 +5. no letter with a date as yet. Hopefully it will come soon but at least I know I have a max of 5 weeks left now.