April 1st baby! 🩷

Baby Millie arrived 27th March by elective section weighing 7lb 11oz! 🩷 We are still in the hospital as she has jaundice so needed to go under the lamp. Hopefully we are ok to go home today 🤞
For anyone going for an elective section after a traumatic previous emergency section.. it was such a healing experience for me! I got to watch her come out and it was absolutely amazing.
Also for 2nd time Mum's.. your heart will literally double in size and any worries you had will soon disappear.
Good luck April Mamas ❤️

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Losing mucas plug after sweep

To anyone who's previously been pregnant, I'm after some insight please.

I'm 39+1 today and I had a sweep on Friday and I've been losing my mucas plug all day today each time I go to the toilet. I know that losing the plug doesn't necessarily mean labour is going to be soon but I wondered if that 'rule' changed at all after a sweep or can it still be days/weeks away.

Thank you 😊

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Missing normality

Is anyone else feeling like they’re missing doing normal things like chores etc?! My baby contact naps mostly and will sometimes go down in the next to me but only for half an hour or so, so I can never get anything done around the house. My partner is great in that when I’ve got the baby he does most of the household stuff but I actually want to do it, which I never thought I’d say! I just miss having a clean house and getting things done!

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Implantation bleeding?

Can someone please advise. I’ve had a faint positive pregnancy test yesterday and today. I had some small brown spotting yesterday and then earlier today me and my partner had sex which followed with some bleeding.. is this implantation bleeding? The bleeding has now stopped.
I’m 10dpo.

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Second pregnancy in 40's

So I've just had my first baby at 38 (conceived at 37) and have recently turned 39. I will be going back to work at the end of the year but I need to return for at least one year before I can take mat leave with full benefits again.
This means I can look to get pregnant again no earlier than December but I will most likely be 40 when I hopefully conceive again. This isn't such a bad thing as it gives me time to recover from my c section but I am a little anxious.

Those of you who had a baby in their late 30s and then a second in your early 40s, was there much difference in how long it took you to get pregnant again?

I love my LG to bits and she is enough for me either way but I would love her to have at least one sibling.

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Sciatica pain

Has anyone else experienced sciatica pain post birth?!
If so, did anyone investigate the potential cause? What medication was given? How long does it last?
Feeling really anxious that this pain could be permanent, it’s no good when you’ve got a new born baby 🙁