10/10 ... 9, 8, 7, 6 - It's The Final Countdown!

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Last chat thread for October 2010 babies until we head into POST-natal.

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Nymph Ahh fair enough, no I agree with you you should work to live not live to work. Life is too short to be wasting hours worrying about whats going on at the office.

nymph sorry to hear about your dh job. Glad you are both seeing it as a positive though!

Had an odd week soooo tired! Saw the doctor Monday who said it was depression, not too sure about that as don't feel sad, just feel tired and I'd put it down to anaemia. Anyway Tuesday got a letter through finally able to book a physio appointment for spd... First appointment available is in November! baby is due 24th oct.

Wednesday started having BH in the morning, got slightly stronger and was about 10 minutes apart, also had a bit of a show without blood.

Whoops, pressed send instead of enter (bloody iPhone) anyway saw the midwife today who said I was fully engaged and that I could go into labour at anytime, could be today or could be 2 weeks but she doesn't think I'll make it to my induction date! How scary and exciting is that!

Sorry to hear that some of you are suffering and hi to the returnees and the lurkers- great to see you! I've been lurking all week but too tired to post but now have been struck by the dreaded pregnancy insomnia!

I'll do Friday four tomorrow/today if that's ok as it is a mission to find it only phone!
35+6 (sorry bout the essay!)

nymph, glad things seem to be sorted. I'm sure it'll turn out for the best, especially with your positive attitude.

35 weeks today. Taking ds1 and 2 to birthday party. Ds3 has cold and staying in with daddy.

Off to mosey the baby story on the other thread. Should we put the new thread on this board and then join them or start a new thread on the postnatal board?

I vote for a new thread on this board. It's still quite a while for some of us and we still don't know if we have one baby yet. At the current rate of chat now thatmost people are on mat leave we'll have no problem getting through another one.

My pg colleague had her baby early hours of yesterday. So she did get the full moon baby! Three days past edd so perfect for her. A little girl - that's the fourth girl out of five so far among my pg friends this year, abd I know another due just after me. Is it a sign??? Doubt it! Long labour ending in section for her, hoping that's NOT a sign !

Nymph glad your situation is resolved. Sounds like much less stress coming up. I remember what your dh does and he should have no prob with employment if necessary while looking for a change. Hope you both enjoy the time together now.

Are we going to join the others postnatelly as well or continue as a separate group? I also vote for another thread on this board, some of us aren't due for a while yet.

35+6

Nymph glad things are getting sorted.

I think another thread on here will be good - we are getting through them so quickly! I like both thread titles.

How do you know whether you've had a show if it's not bloody? I keep getting bits of much thicker mucuc (sorry tmi) but thought it was maybe just older and drier - maybe parts of my plug is coming away. I sort of want to get on with things now, although I want to get past next Monday and Tuesday (my 37 weeks date and ds's birthday).

I've got a physio appointment for nextWednesday for SPD, it seems to be getting rapidly worse, was in agony when I moved last night. Thinks it's as the baby's getting lower, though.

1, What forbidden food are you going to be most looking forward to eating after the babies born? Brie/ blue cheese on French bread.

2, What lovely thing has your DH done for you this week? Just being so helpful everywhere and looking after me when I'm a moianing wreck!

3, What one bit of random kit have you put in your hospital bag? Some of that cooling spray from Boots

4, If you were a spy from an action movie, who would you be and why (you can be the female version of a male spy)? Someone from the Man from U.N.C.L.E. I used to love that!

5, What one thing that you know now near the end of your pregnancy would you have said to yourself at the begining? That I would make it to 37 weeks - I would have relaxed so much more!

37+2

Another friend has disappeared from FB after labour symptoms yesterday. Obsessively checking for news! Seeing another baby & friend for lunch , kids v excited as they haven't seen her yet.

hermya suppose someone needs to ask the other thread cos they didn't want to join up before so we can't force ourselves on them I'm happy to join up though I lurk on theirs anyway!

On big tidy up this am. Dds have been running up & down stairs, dh was in the loft & I have sat & instructed still wore me out though. I have now packed my bag for hospital so if baby decidesto come early we are ready otherwise 12 days to go

36+3

hi everyone.. my god getting scared, wednesday seems fast approaching!!

it was tipping it down with rain yesterday and i was out with my sister, i turned to talk to her and fell flat over on the floor, scared the hell out of me, tummy ached all afternoon, but baby is very active and seems happy think it was just the shock!

mind u, i fell out of the car when i was preg with dd so mayb its my poor balance!!

o good questions moonstorm

1)i am so looking forward to pate and brie (not together!!)

2)my dp has said he will buy me a new bracelet that i wanted for having the baby! and painted kitchen.

3)mmm ive put hand gel antibact stuff, and peppermint tablets for wind!

4. no idea, never seen a spy film!!

5)that i would get my elective c-sect, and not to stress about it.
that my dd would be easier than i thought to look after when heavy preg!!

37+6 4 days to go!!

Nymph I went and asked, I hope people don't think I'm stepping on toes or being bolshy at all.

Morning all- cool answers. Hermya you're a woman after my own heart with the beating someone up with a phone book[ grin]!

I wish I could take credit for the questions - they are Hermya's

I'm happy with staying separate, as after 10mths getting to know you all my poor sleep deprived mind will struggle to remember twice as many people! But happy with whatever :)

Also agree we should stay in antenatal for a while yet- there is still a while to go yet!

We have it sunny and hot here-hope you are all ok :)

I'll be honest and out my introverted self- I agree with Seashells. I've enjoyed getting to know you all, but if we merge, thats fine too!

Seashells ooh, sunny and hot? How lovely. It was sunny here until about an hour ago and now its clouded over. Definitely not hot, we have a coastal northerly wind blowing. But its still pleasant.

DH is tiling the main bathroom and I'm mixing glue for the tiles intermittantly while tidying and cleaning. I've just cleaned out the fireplace having had a monster paperwork burning session. No eco friendly I know, but easier than shredding and I got a lovely blaze going last week . The lounge is looking nice now, but I don't know how the centipede got into the house....

I dont mind if we join up or not, is there a reason they didnt want to merge before though?
My sister has decided to sever contact with my mum in the last couple of days and has been ignoring me too, think im about to be dumped by her aswell, think she is and has been very jealous of my pregnancy as she has been treating me like crap since i announced i was pregnant. Dont know whether to ignore her or text her and ask to meet, just scared of getting ill over it. If she is going to sever contact with me aswell i want it to happen before she meets Sophie as im not willing to be used. Very confused atm. :(

38+1 weeks

Elsa I have a feeling you live near ish to me, as our weather seems about an hour behind yours

Just sat in Tesco cafe. Bored & having contractions. I thought BH were supposed to stop if you were moving round?

Tyson that sounds stressful. What are her reasons?

Just got a call offering me a cancellation with the fab ob gyn who's done all my scans. I need another to check the position of the placenta as doc thought it looked low at my monitoring on Wednesday. So, I get to see dd again in 4d tomorrow lunchtime. V excited but hope that it's good news on the placenta position.

Moonstorm - Just had massive amount of show after walking round shops for hours (in pain with hips, but insisted!) It was like a table spoon full of snotty stuff, with tiny spot of blood in the middle. I would say anything mucusy down there is probably some of it dislodging.

I don't think it means anything though right? I could still have 3 more weeks?
38+4

ILGH My mum and her fell out a year ago as my mum did something pretty bad, I live with my mum atm and at the time a year ago, Mum and sister made up and sister and I made up as she was angry at me for not telling her what my mum was upto. If it helps she also blamed my 12 year old brother with learning difficulties for not telling her too. Sister has said she cant forgive my mum which is accepted by my mum but I didnt actually do anything wrong but be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Have text her now and not yet had a reply.

pJust looked at your profile Tyson and you do live about an hour from me . If your mum did do something heinous that your sister cannot forgive, the only thing you can do is make it clear to your sister that you are sorry for not telling her at the time and that you do not want that to ruin your future relationship with her. It must be hard as you live with your mum so she may believe that ipso facto you and your mum are dead close and too close for her to maintain a relationship with you and not your mum. You may have to do the running for a while to convince her that you want to stay in independent contact. Perhaps you should text her again and ask to meet at a nice cafe or something? Let her moan for a bit, then try and steer the conversation to more neutral stuff? If she's jealous about your pregnancy, there's nothing you can do about that other than say how you are excited about Sophie getting to meet her cool aunt. I do know whether you are this way inclined, but perhaps you could ask her to be a Godmother?

ILGH Good news about the consultant, especially as the other one was going to be away for so long. Good luck with the scan and I hope your placenta behaves itself. I'm jealous that you'll see your DD in 4D. What do your DS's feel about having a little sister?!

Jennimoo ooh, you've made me soo look forward to having a show....not . I must start taking pantie liners about with me.

jennimoo don't go too far from hospital just in case. I had about that with dd2 and was in labour an hour later.

Elsa Very cool on the hour away thing :)
Regarding my sister, ive been doing the sorry and runing thing for over a year now, she has also done bad things towards me, ive had to move on from them. Im meeting her at 6pm anyway at a car park but she has wrote that she has got issues with me. I love how people wait till your so far gone in your pregnancy till they decide its time to sort things out, last time i met with her a year ago in these circumstances she hit me. :(

Nymph - oooh exciting! No other signs at the mo cept back sche from leaning over the sewing machine! I thought I better finish the living room curtains as that's where I'm planning on having the baby! Finished and curtains up 5 mins ago so i reckon labour can start ..... Now!

Ooh gosh! Do be careful Tyson. You come first. Don't let her bully you x x