3D ultrasound of my baby boy!

I'm 30 weeks today and we just had our 3D scan. Baby boy is looking huge and I'm terrified of pushing him out 😭 my daughter was born 7 pounds 11 ounces at 36 weeks and 2 days but he seems like he might be even bigger! I passed my 3 hour glucose test but I can't help but be scared, could I have tricked the test somehow and actually have it??

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Did they tell you how big he's measuring?

@Sara no I didn't pay for that option as I will be having a growth scan with my OB on the 16th but my daughter was estimated to be 4 pounds 13 ounces around 31 weeks so I feel like he might be around that now and probably closer to 5 by the time we have the growth ultrasound. Just based on looking at my daughter's 3D pics vs. his pics, he looks bigger.

@Makenna thank you for the encouragement! I hope that I can physically push him out when the time comes!

I delivered my son who was 9 lbs 10oz vaginally! Healthy baby and healthy momma!!! Always listen to the doctors but it is possible !!!

oh gotcha! I didn't deliver a 9lb baby shoot out to you guys lol. My second was 8lbs 7oz but he always looked so big and they were measuring him big at the growth ultrasound they thought hed be over 9lbs thankfully he wasn't (Im only 5 feet tall so I don't have much room to work with lol) they just warned me about him possibly having shoulder issues coming out but everything was fine. Didn't even tear and he was over a lb bigger than my first. 🤞🤞🤞 You find out soon!

Oh also I think the only way you could have cheated the three hour (I've failed it three times 😑) would be if you did a bunch of exercising during it to impact your blood sugar levels.

My first baby was 8 pounds even my second unfortunately I had to have a c section she was 10 pounds 8.1 oz

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Oh my God, oh my God I hope this is not true!!!! I’m kind of scared

I’ve been throwing up and taking a shit all night!!! I just hope that it’s not what I think it is

Small head reported following 20 week scan

Has anyone else had it flagged that their baby is in the bottom 5th percentile for head size?

They said everything was fine whilst we were in the scan and then I got a phone call the next day saying that it’s on the small side and we’re being referred to a paediatric specialist at St George’s. Has anyone else had this and how did things go??

Would you bring 9 week old to a family party of 35+ people?

These are also people who will want to pass the baby around and get a turn to hold him. He just got his 2 month shots two days ago

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?

It’s my birthday tomorrow.

Ok so I am going to be 35 years young. I can’t believe how much this life has thrown at me but it’s okay I’m a survivor. I am truly blessed to be alive. 🥳🧁🎂 The only downside is I won’t be celebrating my birthday because my man can’t take me out. So many emotions right now.

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.