Due Oct 05 - The Homeward Stretch

[Lexie100]

Here we go, hopefully for the last time

DH decided to paint the living room yesterday at 5pm when he only had half a pot of paint. Then he had the gall to ask me why I was getting shirty with him, the place now looks like a bomb has hit it and stinks of paint. How am I supposed to give birth in that?

Then he says "Oh you can't let ds in there for the rest of the week because he will make a mess". Well that is fine then - I will entertain an active 3 yr old without a telly in October in the dining room and kitchen for a week while 38 weeks pregnant.

I thought it was supposed to be me who was nesting not dh.

Morning girls.

Good luck Marinda.... hope this is it for you.

Im getting a lot of pain down below and in my pelvis, going to phone midwife later - think its probably just sciatic nerve of something like that but im in agony permentantly.

Off to take DH to docs and then back to chill out for a bit before i have to take DH to physio - gonna be one of those days me thinks!

Moomin, it's awful being so emotional isn't it. I haven't stopped my crying fits since finding out about my section. Everytime somebody asks me if I'm okay, I'm off again. Then stupid things set me off (adverts, not being able to pick something off the floor, not being able to get to sleep etc) and I'm looking forward to NOT being so emotional. Though I expect that when I'm suffering in the middle of the night, with a screaming baby & sore boobs (sounds like breast feeding is a lot of fun!!) I'll be back with the tears.

Ahh well. Going to do all my ironing today, also got the midwife visiting so must have brekkie in a min as she'll tell me off if there's keytones in my urine again.

I'm trying not to think that my Boo is coming this week!

Oh Elf poor you and your mum! The main thing is that your mum is going to be there for babyElf and they are going to have such a fabbie relationship - I never had an easy relationship with my mum but I have to hand it to her - she is a fabulous grandmother and my dd absolutely worships her. It's a joy to see dd jumping up and down with excitement when she sees Granny's car pull in to the drive. I know that my mum's relationship with dd is the most important and happy part of her life. It's so good for both of them. And my mum didn't see dd until she was about a week old - I was too emotional from the birth to have my mum around - but they've done plenty of bonding since!

I've decided not to go into work today - the problem once you are overdue is that there is NOTHING to do and the person who has taken over my job is just finding me annoying. I've got lots of chores to do (my mum's here today to look after dd so I can get on with chores).

MARINDA! Good luck - I hope you are holding a little baby somewhere and your bits aren't falling apart too much!!

Good luck Marinda!

My back's killing and I still fell all horrible, got nasty chest and awful headache and snot everywhere, not very nice! Can't breathe can't sleep... DH gone to work and left me with grumpy sick yet still somehow hyperactive toddler..ARGH!

Aww Moomin, at least it sounds like your midwives are taking good care of you!

Elf best of luck for later in the week, everything'll be ok, MP's right when you really need a mum to be around cos you're being driven insane by the screamer you once thought was the most adorable thing on the planet she'll be there for you ... hopefully mine won't be lol

As for driving neither DH or I drive lol so homebirth really kind of was the only option, last labour 70 minutes from start to finish, 40 minutes to get to the hospital from here, unless in an ambulance... eek!

Also Trice, DH pulled down loads of plasterwork from the fireplace, leaving exposed yucky bricks and brickdust floating all over, he promised to have it doen by now but fat chance - poor brick dusty newborn it is!

Elf.... not long hun, and as others have said, your mum and the baby will have a fab relationship.

My mum died 2 weeks after Jess was born, so im out of luck there, however my dad is FAB and dotes on JEss and cant wait to meet this little bundle.

FA - Im with oyu on feeling crappy... head hurts, chest hurts..... and MY GOD my pelvis etc hurts - rolling over in bed is such a military operation right now.

Am going to phone midwife later i think - Dh is at Physio and the doc he saw this morning wants him to go back to work on light duties - i need him here with me - Jess is too much to deal with on my own!

Lol JM I said exactly that at 1am last night 'FOR GOD'S SAKE, turning over is such a f*ing military operation!!! ARGH!!'

Over soon though, over soon.... and then on to 'FOR GOD'S SAKE, she wakes up 4 times a night, why don't you have tits you stupid MAN!!!!'

ROFL.... you and me are too alike FA.... we both feel crap and we are both dreading the 4 times a night thing! I was lucky with Jess because i couldnt BF but i really want to try again this time..... but ask me that again in a few weeks time and see if ive given in to the bottle!!!

Just don't fall prey to the militant breastfeeding gang like I did, I'm not expressing for 9.5 months again! It surely can't even be done with a toddler around too... ugh shudder

if it doesn't work and we've tried everything I think we need to remember that our sanity is just as important as breastmilk lol

I'm with you with the painful PELVIS - MERCY! I feel like I've broken it. At night it is excruciating to turn over. I can't believe how painful my pelvis is.

I was wondering to myself the other day, what would I say if someone asked me what giving birth felt like... and I thought to myself 'hmmm... it feels much like two people taking hold of a leg each and ripping your pelvis up the middle, and then you have to shit a watermelon'.... the pelvis thing - it gets worse than this !! At least, that's what my labour pains felt like last time, my pelvis slowly being broken in two - I hand my hands shoved down there in some kind of entonoxed idea that I could hold it together!

Hopefully you guys'll just get period pains though.. lol

Thought it was all happening on Friday night - had very painful lower back ache and in hind sight false painful contractions, thought my waters broke but must have been a leak of wee and also had diarrhea.

Still here and now very fed up. Every twinge and ,there are a few, i keep wondering if this time it's going to be it.

Got Dr's appointment at 12 so hopefully will be able to answer some of my questions.

Aww good luck at the docs lexie! I spent too long in the bath yesterday and got a false contraction

Oh the up side though - my pregnancy yoga teacher put me in contact with a midwife journal who needed very preggers ladies for a photo shoot. They came round this morning and all i had to do was stand in different positions while they snapped away and they gave me 100 quid. So one good thing has come out of this pregnancy. Hopefully the other wont be too far away now!!!

I have tried raspberry leaf tea, pineapple, curry and sex. Is there anything else???

Good luck Marinda - hope this is it for you...

Can I join the emotional wrecks please. I woke up in the middle of the night because I was sobbing in my sleep. I had been having some stupid dream about a weekend art course (I can't have been on it voluntarily as I am the worlds worst artist) and I just couldn't do what I supposed to be doing - everyone else was marvellous and I was crap. It's probably some subconcious fear of being a shit mother, but anyway DH thought this was ridiculous and instead of giving me a cuddle, told me to stop slavering and snivelling.

Insenstive man

It's my nephew's christening in a couple of weeks. Does anyone have any fab ideas what I can get him for a gift?
MB

Hi all....we're getting close now and there may be someone pushing as we speak!!!! I'm with the emotional wreck crew too then!! Have felt like shit the last few days....bad sleeping, pelvis agony, twinges, dull aches, heartburn, indigestion, Braxton Hicks.....I HAVE loved being preg again but hate these last few weeks.....was sobbing uncontrollably last night cos of all this and feeling guilt for being crappy Mum to DD at mo cos I cannot be arsed!!!! Thank goodness for CBeebies!!! Have so little patience with everthing...the house is a tip but I can't physically do the chores. Goodness, what a moaner....now I feel bad for moaning when there are people who would give their right arm to be in our position...... Not too worried or scared about birth this time.....will see how I go and opt for epidural if I feel the need....and if it's too late then the birth will be imminent anyway...hopefully.
Mawbroon- christening prezzies are so hard to buy, DD had loads of silver stuff that is just in the loft! For a friends' we clubbed together with some others and bought some premium bonds.

went to dr's and forgot my notes! Blood pressure up and baby heart rate was 200 and then came down. He wriggles like made sometimes. Do you think it's anything to worry about as dr was useless. Also said they wouldn't do a sweep till i was to be induced a week after my due date

Lexie, depends how much your BP is up by, and as long as baby's heartrate has calmed down i wouldnt worry too much.

My BP was up last week, but still in the normal range so MW wasnt concerned. I was, because i usually have low BP.

DS's heartbeat did that when monitered a few times last time round, it's ok as long as it's just a 'mad half hour', try not to worry...

Can't type, have had no sleep. Want nap. DS not want nap. Grumpy lol

FA - hope you managed to get your head down.

Jess slept for 1.5hrs so i did quite well.... still knackered though and feel as if i could sleep for a week!

Didnt phone MW today as DH gone back to work, and the thought of a MW visit when ive got Jess on my own really wasnt worth it - she would book me in to the local mental unit!!!

No sleep. husband, phonecalls... annoying getting me cheescake on the way home though, whooppeeeeee!

I know what you mean if a mw came today they'd call the men in white coats and gently lead me away...hope Wednesday's better when they come round!

im not seeing my mw til next wednesday now.... but DH is adament he wants me to call them in the morning because of all the pain im getting - is it worth it?! Can they actualyl do anything?

J&BM are you taking paracetamol? I've actually given up because it doesn't touch the pain.

I think it's normal to be in agony by this stage though - as long as the baby's movements are okay I'm not worried.