He's here

After a 3 day labor, not sleeping and only 3 cm dialated in those 3 days but with contractions progressing hard and fast, my little prince was born via elective c section. Such a painfull and extremely exhausting 3 days but he is very worth it. 7.7.26 at 11.44 am born at 8lb 7oz. Baby rowan has entered the world.

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Judgement about elected C-section

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm currently 16 weeks pregnant with my second and have chosen to have an elected C-section.

I had a really traumatic vaginal birth with my first (pretty sure my husband has PTSD from it) and a couple of years after that I had a stem cell transplant for a rare blood disease. I have been told I don't medically need one but my midwife is very supportive and says I can basically have the birth I want.

Everyone I tell this to though just keeps asking why, if you don't need one then why and then bringing up the current UK C-section statistics. It's driving me mad and I feel so judged.

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3 months old HOW!?!???

How in the world are our April babies 3 months old already? Baby boy is 3 months old today and I go back to work on the 28th of this month. Dreading it so dang bad.

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Question…

Is naming a baby Amber cruel given she might come out with a shade of ginger hair? My son is strawberry blonde like I was as a child and mine darkened to auburn.

It’s our top pick but someone said this to me and I can’t shake it!

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20 week scan

I’ve just had my 20 week scan was in there for over an hour and have had another scan rearranged for 2 weeks as there were parts of baby he couldn’t see. However he could see his tummy which was measuring 23w5 days when I’m 20w 1day. He said this might mean I have gestational diabetes. Has anyone else who got diagnosed with g diabetes been told baby’s belly was big at 20 week scan?

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Anyone else????

My waters broke at 31 weeks, I'm currently 33 weeks. Fluid level around baby is ok and measuring fine. Today I have had like lightening crotch? Sharp pain at the bottom of stomach going inside vagina and bottom, every 10/20 minutes or so only lasting a few seconds to maybe 10 seconds for most of the day (since about 11am)

Is this normal???

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