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My September baby arrived on aug 12th she weighed 6.8oz 18.5in long. I was induced on the 11th after 24h of labor 5 cito and zero change ended up having a c section. I wouldn’t dilate and cervix wouldn’t open. My due date was Sep 1st. I was 37+1wks. She is soo beautiful and glad to be home. It was soo stressful since we had to stay an extra 8 days in the hospital. So grateful she’s getting better just needs to gain some more weight.

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She's beautiful 🫶🏼 congrats mama!

thank u

Congratulations 🥰 she's adorable 🥰
My September baby is also an August baby now. He was just born two hours ago 🥰

Congrats 🥳 she’s precious! I can’t wait for my lil mama to c’mon out. Being induced on the 4th unless she’s ready before then too!

Congratulations!! 🎉

Such a beauty!

She’s so sweet! Sorry you went through so much but what a beautiful gift!

So adorable!!! Congratulations!!!💕💕💕💕

Congrats 🩷

Congrats hun is she able to fit 0-3 or she's in newborn or premie clothes

Congratulations she is beautiful

So beautiful my baby was also born on the 12. After a long labor as well.

she is in new born ☺️

Congratulations 🎊

@Vanessa I ask because my baby is weighing 6lbs.8 I'm scheduled for this sunday but my last was 6lbs12 and she was in premie

ohh ok. Ya I had 1 preemie onesie and there was no way it would fit her but some new born outfits don’t fit at all. I feel it just depends on the brand maybe

She’s gorgeous!! Congratulations Mama! Hoping for a safe, smooth, and beautiful postpartum recovery!! 🥹🎀

Thank u everyone!!!

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Anyone else up feeding their Bebe?

As above. Trying so hard to keep my eyes open

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

Is this normal??

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and having really aching legs and they’re all lumpy and swollen. Above the knee and behind the knee . Should I be worried ? My legs have never looked like this up until a few days ago. ??

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back

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?

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.