C section

Guys my C section is in 10 days and i’m soooo scared, please talk anything c section to me such as your stories, how you calmed your anxieties, things i will need to take with me, literally anything, im absolutely terrified!

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You can have one person with you and your anesthesiologist will be right above you and will hold your hand and rub your head if you ask. You tell them how you’re feeling and they will help you. Depending on your pain tolerance I say getting your gallbladder out and recovering is worse than a c-section.

Tbh nothing can really take the anxiousness away. I was anxious as heck but it had to happen. It happens really fast though & the anesthesiologist talked me through what was happening and was reassuring me. It’s not that bad at all just us anxious girlies aren’t easy to relax lol. You will be fine once the anesthesiologist is basically controlling you.

I had emergency c section and believe me you won’t feel anything all went smoothly just keeping thinking about your baby is about to come

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10 week appointment

Hi :) first time mum here :
I’m currently 8 weeks pregnant and have an appointment with a midwife soon at 10 weeks which I was told would involve blood tests. I wasn’t sure if this would include a scan or would I have to wait until 12 weeks?
Thanks :)

Engaged 2/5

I had midwife appointment & they said babies head is engaged and about 2/5.

I dont remember them doing this with my 1st. I did ask what it meant, they said it meant baby is getting ready/in position.

My question is, anyone else been told this, if so how far gone were you & have you had your baby yet?

I looked online & saw that subsequent pregnancies can mean baby will come in a few days time altho this isnt a confirmed sign of info used to predict labour is near etc.

Just curious if anyone else is in this position, im 38+4 very uncomfortable & praying i dont end up overdue, I was 40+5 with my 1st 😬

Name dilemma 🩷

Wanting a girl name with the potential nickname “Rosie” 🌷 I would use Rosie as a first name but it is unfortunately the same name as my LO’s sister’s pet 😭 Rosie has been my favourite name since forever

Morning people

Those of you who get up early and feel awake and refreshed, esp if it wasn't a natural thing for you... How? Even if I went to bed at like 7pm and slept I could still easily sleep until like midday the next day. I've always been an insanely tired person and could sleep all day but i feel like I'm wasting my days. I also become irrationally angry when i don't get what i deem to be enough sleep (which is ridiculous seeing as I'd willingly sleep all day) I want to be one of those people who can get up early get ready, instead I struggle getting up when my alarm goes off or I'll sleep until late afternoon if I can then get up feeling groggy and unmotivated to do anything the entire day.

Bleeding

I'm curious to know if anyone else is experiencing changes in their postpartum bleeding? I bled normally for the first 18 days, and then it dwindled down to almost nothing for the past 2 weeks. Well, I just now used the bathroom and noticed I'm back to spotting a lil bit more. Is this normal? I'm currently a month and 5 days postpartum.

Sleeping

Anyone find sleeping to be hard or uncomfortable after their C section?