December 2012 Due Dates

Ah this thread brings back so many pregnancy memories it was such a help getting through those last few months and have got to know some lovely people. I see there is now a Dec 2013 thread and takes me back to last year it was so exciting ?

i delivered on Dec 22 ( i know its been a while but better late than never) and just wanted to say that i had excellent care @ Welcare (in case anyone has questions about Welcare...etc). i was seeing Dr. Janaki throughout my pregnancy but at the time i delivered while she was on her way home (after waiting for me the whole day :) ) ...the attending doctor was great and the nurses were outstanding...Deliviring @ Welcare was the best decision i have ever made... That was my due date ? I also delivered at Welcare on the 13th Dec little man came early

i delivered on Dec 22 ( i know its been a while but better late than never) and just wanted to say that i had excellent care @ Welcare (in case anyone has questions about Welcare...etc). i was seeing Dr. Janaki throughout my pregnancy but at the time i delivered while she was on her way home (after waiting for me the whole day :) ) ...the attending doctor was great and the nurses were outstanding...Deliviring @ Welcare was the best decision i have ever made...

Congratulations to all new moms!!! :) I had mine last Dec 5, 11:34pm via emergency C-Section. Currently struggling with the breast feeding issues (latching and milk supply) apart from the fact that I don't have any helper other than my husband to assist me who already report for work from today.. But, I Am still great full all is fine with my baby ayoub :) Congratulations, Ayoub what a nice name :) Milk supply will get better, just keep trying. Dr Raj of the AH advised me to take Fenugreek supplements to increase my milk supply. It worked very well with me, google it and check whether your doctor is ok with you taking it. All the best and always remember, things will get better :))) x

Congratulations to all new moms!!! :) I had mine last Dec 5, 11:34pm via emergency C-Section. Currently struggling with the breast feeding issues (latching and milk supply) apart from the fact that I don't have any helper other than my husband to assist me who already report for work from today.. But, I Am still great full all is fine with my baby ayoub :)

i have to do c-section, because gestational diabetes.:((

hi mothers!! please is someone who has given birth to Canadian Hospital??? what you know?thanks

Wow looks like everyone is ready huh :) Hassli u r only 37w4d enjoy ;) I am 38w4d and still feel like far away... Tomorrow is my appoint-t and if baby is still breech they ll schedule CS .. Lets see.. Or and all I can recommend is to focus on your breathing during the labour, they say the right breathing helps ease the pain. TDB I am sorry to hear you had food poisoning. i hope u completely recovered. Drink loads of water. Let us know how your dr appoin-nt went today. If not mistaken our due dates are the same 7th Dec ..? Moaca i heard only about dr Shiva in Medcare - my colleagues' wives delivered there. What kind of complications you got? Ladies, who are you greeting with the babies already? I think i am missing something. Has anyone "December due date" delivered?

Congrats to all mommies who had their little ones :) Just had my weekly check up with my doctor nirmala of bin sulaiman habib clinic. She told me that I did a small progress... I finger dilated (don't know how many cm is that.. 1-2cm maybe.. Forgot to asked)... They gave me already the booking form for my delivery at city hospital... It will be a vaginal delivery as per my doctor... ... My baby weights 2.8kg within range and within what my body can handle (I am small lady :)) ... I'm 37 weeks and 4 days todAy and on look out for possible labour signs during this week.. ... On my next check up this coming December 1 (38 weeks and 3 days) my doctor will do a membrame sweep and inshallah will help me to progress more, then if needed she will induced me... I am excited and scared at the same time.. I don't know how my body react to pain.. If I will go for epidural or not.. Hope it will be short labour... Is there any ways we can do to ease the labour like exercise, squatting, s*x.. (Thinking to ask my hubby to do the deed as I read that it will help to open the cervix.... But I'm so tired to do this even :)) ... My mini nursery is ready set waiting for my baby and my cats are extremely sweet to me... Thinking if they already sense that additional member of the family will be coming soon... Wish you all the best :)

Hi Moaca, I'm not sure I can actually recommend as haven't delivered yet, but I am using Dr Ghada Shate from the medca medical centre in JBR. If you look at other posts, there have been some mention of medcare hospital obstetricians (I think dr shiva is one).. Sorry I can't be of more help. Dangerous blonde, when you have food poisoning here do you complain to the restaurant? My husband has it really badly from a curry last night but is there anything we can do? In the uk I'd complain and expect some sort of compensation. Thanks! <em>edited by Bexter on 25/11/2012</em>

Hi ladies i hope all of you to be good, i"m 34 weeks and i want to know if someone, could tell (recommend ) me, one good obstetrician in Med Care hospital , i need a second opinion for some complications. appreciate your help. thanks

Just thought I would share what I saw in the Dubai Babies Store today as I am so excited to have found them here now in Abu Dhabi...Little Impressions! I don't know about you but I have used the do it yourself kits before and didn't get on with it but the sales staff informed me that next week someone will be in the shop to take the impressions of your babies for you. I will definitely be paying a visit after Xmas...6 weeks and counting!

Congratulations mrs. Wriggles :) I love to hear your birth story :) I feel lot better after a week bedrest :) I am now 36weeks and 0 day today... Technical considered as full term and can deliver anytime soon :) wish It would be Dec 1 :) Hope everyone is doing fine :)

Hi Molu Glad to hear that you are doing well. I have just over 5 weeks till DD and like you I am excited and scared at the same time but really can’t wait till he arrives. Yes we did meet on the 20th and have done a few times so should join us at one of the meet ups. Sounds like you have loads of energy and have been up to lots of nice things. I have my next appointment on the 22nd so they will do a scan and internal check, hope baby drops by then as I want him on time. Hope you all have a nice 3 day weekend and will catch up soon :)

Hello ladies. Cant believe we r getting closer to a Big Day. Mixed feelings - excited and scared at the same time.. How was your meeting on Oct 20? Did all of you meet? I was planning to come but the day before we went for overnight camping and came back on 20th at 2pm soo tired. Are you planning to meet again? I had two baby showers both were surprises 1 from colleagues 2nd organized by close friends. Both times almost fainted from the shock :))). Got huge diapers cake and beautiful bouquet of flowers made of tiny socks and bibs which till now feel bad to destroy :))) so kept as is till the time comes. We moved to weekly appointments. The latest was on Saturday. I am on 36w5d. The baby havent dropped yet :( thou being so active and moving a lot , thanks God :) . On Friday we went to Dreamland aqua park where i allowed myself to enjoy only dead sea pool and a bit of waves :)))) Or and forgot to mention that went to Barasti for the Halloween party dressed as a witch ;) and some of guys (strangers to me) came to ask whether the belly was real or part of the costume Lol!!! I shouldnt be wondering why my baby is active right ;)

Congratulations Mrs Wriggles :) I have 6 weeks to go and need to get packing lol :) TDB You are so super organized and love the bottle of bubbly idea….

Hope things are better for you now Hassli and Buckeye. Things are drawing closer now! My husband has just returned from the UK with all our newborn clothes etc which were stored in my sister's attic! I now feel like I am ready if I do go into labour! (Except for the issue of not yet being a resident). Dangerous blonde, antenatal classes are a help aren't they! You sound very organised! Hope you manage the labour you want. I am also hoping to go through without pain relief (haven't had any in the past) but each labour is different. Medcare hospital doesn't seem very well set up for natural birth! Delivery room was very clinical with hospital bed. No bean bags etc like natural birth suites in UK! Not sure if other hospitals are different? Good luck everyone. Congratulations Mrs Wriggles. X

Hi ladies :) Yes, we are getting nearer :) I have weird discharge with spots of blood this week and it become a bit more since yesterday lunch and went to my new doctor around 5 for vaginal examination. She said, that the I have a small opening in my cervix that's why I am leaking some water from the amniotic fluid.. So she recommend that I need to be admitted to city hospital with the possibility for emergency CS if the leak didn't stop. I was put for bed rest, had 2 steroids shot, 3 antibiotic to prevent the strep b entering the baby all for precaution.. Good thing this morning my leak stops and no traces of new leaks / blood.. I was Discharge this afternoon and put to bed rest. Hospital experience is so nice.. First we went to the adminssion office ground floor, the doctor already bring the insurance request for approval so less waiting time in the admission office. They put me on the labour room and check baby's heartbeat and any signs of contractions. No contractions and baby heartbeat are all fine.. Long interview about history (medical) and the midwife Sarah is so helpful and so friendly. Then after an hour to two, they transfer us to the recovery for observation and further monitoring. Food are nice, consumables are free and part of the room rate I guess.. Didn't pay anything when we are discharge.. Maternity dress is available.. Husband sleep in the sofa / bed.. Hope to deliver my baby atleast after the 37weeks, I am 35 weeks and 1 day, 2 more weeks for me so they will consider tha baby as full term. I might not reach December but who knows when my baby boy would like to come out :) good thing I have only I More week then I will be off :) Take care :) edited by Hassli on 08/11/2012 <em>edited by Hassli on 08/11/2012</em>

Good morning Buckeye, Yes it IS getting exciting now! I have about 30 days to EDD but my dr is talking about inducing a week to 10 days early to possibly only another 3 weeks... lets see! Have been absolutely fine with regards to labour up until the last week or so but starting to feel a little apprehensive now due to certain medication Im on that may have an impact on the labour. That is making me a little anxious but Im sure all will be fine. My Dr appointments are every week now since last week and every time she does a quick scan... just to take measurements, baby weight and check heartbeat but it IS reassuring. Maybe you could request an appointment next week if you think that may put your mind at rest? And possibly request a scan before then too - not sure if they can refuse..? Hope all the other December ladies are doing well... not long to go now!

Well , according to the EDD we have 24 days to go... Can't figure out if I'm more excited or nervous yet...going with the no fear approach to labor though. I've got my mind set that I can do t his, just like every other woman has before me...even if it's about 8000 miles from my comfort zone. Yesterday I had a checkup at the Corniche Hospital...after waiting for 4 1/2 hrs (which would have been more had I not complained at the 3hr mark), I had my 7.3 min of time with the doctor. Btw, seriously miss doc/patient confidentiality here because if I'd wanted a party in the room, I would have sent invitations. Anyway, my point, after all that waiting, I was only weighed, BP taken, baby's heartbeat checked, and the doc pushed on my stomach. Isn't there supposed to be more done? Next appointment is in 2 weeks and a scan is scheduled. Seriously? At 39 weeks, we're going to do a scan? I'm thinking I'll get told by the sonographer "yes, she's in the birth canal, aren't you feeling a bit uncomfortable?" At least I have the day off work to rest due to pure exhaustion and lack of sleep due to increased pressure...baby dropped....hungry ALL the time...and difficulty sleeping....any day now :) <em>edited by Buckeye@heart on 08/11/2012</em>

Thanks Bexter. Will search for the same.

Morning ladies Thanks Bexter for the useful info on bottle feeding. Since I will be going back to work at 2.5 months, I will need my baby to be bottle fed during the day so I intend to start her asap to get her used to it. Now here's another question - is it OK to give her formula in the day while I'm at work and then breastfeed her when I get home / night / early mornings? Will she accept a mixture? I am thinking of pumping but there is nowhere at work to pump (apart from the toilet!) What do you think? Appreciate your advice, thanks! Yes you can definitely do a mixture if you want to. Your body will produce milk at the times you use it! You do need to make sure you have established Breastfeeding first as it's harder to go back to that. It can take a few weeks to feel that's under control! Then introduce the bottle at certain times of day. Your body will produce less milk at that time but continue to produce it at the times you want to use it. May take some perseverance. Pumping is time consuming and quite hard to manage with work! We can talk more when we next meet if you like. My sister used a formula feed at around 10pm every night from when the baby was a few weeks old and then breast fed when he woke later in the night. That way, she could go to bed at 9ish! Newmom9, if you search on a website like babycentre you will find lists of essentials for baby, hospital, etc. Everything you need for a new baby. Otherwise, there are some posts on here too. Good luck!

Hi Ladies, So glad I registered to EW and found this forum. I just started my 36wk and am getting freaked out thinking I am not prepared. I am so confused on what to buy before the baby comes. Plz share what all you have shopped so far and from where. I plan to finish off my shopping within the next 2 weeks. Thanks....

Night feed a good one to do so you can go to bed! 10ish. But you'll probably have to express a fair amount to start, then you'll get into a pattern. Think you can start pretty early but establish breastfeeding first. Exciting! X

Thanks Bexter this is really helpful :) I will ask at my antenatal classes about what age to start the bottle but I want to start as soon as possible just for one feed and I was thinking the night time one will be best as hubby will be home. Keep thing of lots of little things now it’s getting closer.

Hi all, Mrs CB, yes there is some theory that it is more difficult to get a baby to take the bottle after a period of time but I thought it was longer than a month. I know my sister had a lot of trouble trying to get her daughter to take the bottle at 5 months when she wanted to go out! They persevered and got there in the end though. I also know others who swapped their babies onto a sippy cup or beaker at 6 months as they couldn't get to take bottle. However, on my experience, I haven't had a problem but probably introduced a bottle at around 13 weeks. You can also start baby off on breast and then swap to bottle. With regards to formula, I always used Aptamil or cow and gate. Not sure what you can buy here but both good. I think I mostly used cow and gate and that went down well with both mine. With regards to breast pump, I have brought mine over and intend to use it! Used it more with eldest as had more time but it's a really useful thing. It takes quite a while to get milk out to begin with but the more you do it, the more you get! Freezer storage bags are good. Best time to express is after first morning feed as you are at your fullest! Hi Moaca, Try not to worry, I'm sure everything will work out well. I'm afraid I don't have any experience of caesarean and haven't actually heard of anyone else using Dr Ghada. My sister did have a caesarean though and made a good recovery (better than after her previous natural birth). I haven't done a 3d test this time but it sounds exciting and I hope you enjoy the experience. I know you didn't say you don't like her, I just go on instinct and liked her. Did you request a. -section? Not sure why she recommended it... Things don't always sound right in text form! I have met several people who delivered at medcare recently and all had positive births. Hopefully ours will be the same. Good luck. How is everyone else? I am getting more and more Braxton hicks and other signs things are getting closer!

Hi Moaca, I am also going to Dr Ghada Shate at medcare medical centre and am due on December 23rd. I am going for a natural delivery,as long as all goes well. I like Dr Ghada but don't know anyone who has delivered with her before. I think she is quite pro natural birth so I imagine you must have some complications or reason for having a c-section? She told me only c-section if it is really necessary. What's your due date? Are you booked in a week early? She seems to know what she's talking about! Hi Bexter,my due date is in January yes i have appointment one week before, i don't have any complication, only that i have done IVF to have that baby, i did not say that i don't like her...,only i want to see if someone knows her, because I'm so scared, i cannot sleep at night.you have done the test in medicare hospital? the 3d test i thing, I'm going to do in Sunday and I'm exited.see you and thanks ..

Hi Ladies I have a question that I am hoping you can help me with….. I am planning on breast feeding and have got an electric breast pump too as I want to also introduce a bottle so my DH can help with the feeds. I have read on the internet that they recommend a bottle being introduced at 1 month old otherwise it can cause problems later with the baby not taking the bottle. I am thinking now though if I cannot express or produce enough milk I will need to formula feed and my question in what formula would you recommend??? I am from the UK so I know the two most popular brands are SMA and Cow and Gate and have seen them over here in Waitrose and Spinney’s but are there any other good ones. I am thinking of getting a tub in just in case you see. Thanks :)

Hi Moaca, I am also going to Dr Ghada Shate at medcare medical centre and am due on December 23rd. I am going for a natural delivery,as long as all goes well. I like Dr Ghada but don't know anyone who has delivered with her before. I think she is quite pro natural birth so I imagine you must have some complications or reason for having a c-section? She told me only c-section if it is really necessary. What's your due date? Are you booked in a week early? She seems to know what she's talking about!

Hi Moaca, I am also going to Dr Ghada Shate at medcare medical centre and am due on December 23rd. I am going for a natural delivery,as long as all goes well. I like Dr Ghada but don't know anyone who has delivered with her before. I think she is quite pro natural birth so I imagine you must have some complications or reason for having a c-section? She told me only c-section if it is really necessary. What's your due date? Are you booked in a week early? She seems to know what she's talking about!