Due in Nov - Part VIII - Not long now, surely?!

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Right, Here we go, sorry about the pants title!

First baby on this thread do you reckon??

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Morning girls, thanks for the kind words, especially you Tessa, I thought I sounded a bit mad but i's good to know I'm not the only one worried about ruining what I've already got.

Ben is adorable and I love him to pieces but he is definitely stretching the boundaries at the moment, he had another massive tantrum before he went to bed last night and then woke up in the middle of the night and had another one, which must have been provoked by a dream but once he had shaken the dream state he just yelled "NO" to everything and then kept saying "I've had it, I'm fed up with this" needless to say a repeat of his mums words and then yelling that "Mummy was a very naughty little girl" at the top of his voice at which I just burst out laughing as it's very funny to see an irrate 3 year old telling you what a naughty little girl you are!!!

Kristina thanks for asking that question, it was what I was thinking about too as bump is flitting between breech and transverse at the moment and I've already been told it is a long baby so am not sure if it will be able to turn around again on its own. I'll obviously be speaking to the mw today so I'll let youknow what advice they give me.

Right best go as have got a friend coming over later and I need to clean the bathroom before she gets here!

Speak to you all later Beks

Morning,

Enthusia - Glad you had such a great time and are feeling so good. I too am looking fwd to the next few weeks but unfortunately the sickness and all other ailments make it hard to get over excited at times. As I've said before PG has been a bit of a rollercoaster for me, both physically and emotionally but I cannot wait to meet this baby and have my own family. Anyhow, there has to be a balance on the board...we can't all moan and groan here, we need your happy vibes!!!

Our dinner went well yesterday and I really enjoyed the company. Everyone helped out and by 10pm I was made to put my feet up and served dessert. It was nice to be fussed over.

It seems quite a few of us are being sick. I have one of those TMI questions again and I may need to ask GP but basically on being very sick the last few days I've noticed a v.small amount of blood. DH reckons it's from all the strain of throwing up so many times in a day especially when tummy is often empty and I end up just wretching. Any ideas? Should I be concerned?

One last thing, some friends who were round yesterday and PG with their no.2's were saying things like 'You've got all this to come' (while child no.1 rearranges my house IYSWIM) 'Oh just you wait..make the most of it while you can' etc.. I find it quite frightening and can't help but think 'It's not going to be like that for me' - were all the mums here the same??

Anyway..a day for reading, surfing and not much else (and no cooking...whooopeeeee!)

morning chacha,
re blood check with your gp.But sounds like Dh is right you have prob burst a little blood vessel in your gullet with all the throwing up or you have a raw patch in gullet tht is bleeding.Question is it fresh red blood or does it look like brown clour or like coffee granules????
twinkle
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Hiya Twinkie, Hope you're well today.
It's red blood. A v.small amount too, like a spitful (sorry for being gross). I've also had quite a few nosebleeds again...

chacha, ask when u see the gp but im sure its as i said and just from all the throwing up

Thanks Twinkle and hope that your conversion is going well.

I am really losing the plot! I have been running a bath of cold water!! Also stood in kitchen for a good 10 minutes last night wondering what the heck i'd gone in there for. Best sort the bath out.

You're all so fab - where would I be without my nov. ladies . Thank you for sharing your experiences. I feel a bit better today, and think I just needed to get it out there rather than trying to forget about it. Spent the evening bursting into random tears to DH, which has shocked him a bit as I've been quite together up until now. He's now v. worried but I've tried to reassure him it's not unusual at this stage, although he has to go away for work this weekend and he's fretting about leaving me on my own.

Busy, growth scans are routine at the Portland at 36wks.

Chacha, boo to sickness . Keep believing your children will never be like that I feel the same when I come across friends' little ones.

Enthusia,

BoB, What an unfair situation you're in. Everyone I know still gets occasional help from their parents when they need it. My mum and dad had 3 kids (one died) by the time they were 20 & 25 and I remember not having much money as we were growing up, but the one thing we did have that was worth so much more was unconditional love. Although we have our problems, I'm sure I wouldn't be as sane (lol!) as I am today without the love they gave us. It also means I didn't turn into a materialistic brat who had to have all the latest fashions and gadgets as my folks couldn't afford them. I don't think I'm saying it very well, but I'm trying to say that you shouldn't feel bad as you have plenty to offer your baby.

{{{{{{{{group hug}}}}}}}}}}}}

Hello everyone! Well, haven't been on here since last week & feeling v. behind. Started to try & read posts to catch up first but after initial 5 mins figure it might be best to touch base first or I'll never manage! BRB

Hi Nova and Londoner, nice to see you both!!

I've had a good few hours sleep now but still feel a bit sick. Hopefully this hot drink and book will keep my mind off it for a while. I always wake up feeling so groggy...

How is everyone today? I haven't much to talk about other than sickness i'm afraid. Anyone read any of Valerie Martin's novels?

hi all,
Well feeling very pleased with myself as i have just finished emulsioning the nursery Mind you im knackered now!! could be cos i scrubed all the skirting boards firstJust need to do the gloss painting tomorow and then im done oh apart from laying the carpet and fitting a new door
Hope you are all feeeling better today we sound like a more cheerful bunch
welli should go and get ready to pick the kids up from school.
twinkle
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Afternoon Ladies,

Had a phone call from nersery shop earlier, my pram has arrived!! I'm soooo excited (sad i know). Am going to pick it up this afternoon and have a play with it. Will definately make it seem more real. Still can't really believe im going to have a baby.

Hope my sickness doesnt come back towards the end, don't think i could cope with both sickness and heartburn, which seems to have gotten to be every night in the last 2 weeks. Can you get gaviscon on perscription? Dont really want to be sucking on a rennie at 3am ugh.

Going shopping at weekend for balloons and birthday presents for dd birthday on 20th. Can't believe she is 2 already. Time just flies.

Well mums just arrived to take me to get pram (yay!) so i better pull my finger out and get ready .

Sarah 32+2

Hi everyone, thanks for the welcome ChaCha!

Well..... I am completely...... GUTTED.... I have just spent the last, what is it 1 and 1/2 hours catching up on all your posts and replying to each of you regarding your news/worries and everything...... and my computer crashed.... it froze & then crashed and I'm gutted. I'm sorry but I simply cannot repeat the post..... I have read all your news and am not ignoring any of your stuff, I've really enjoyed reading it and catching up but I can't go back......"...aaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... don't make me go BACK!"

{{{Hugs to all}}}, off to PUMMEL pizza dough in fury..... maybe back later when flames stop coming out of my ears!©©©?¥®???©©¥??¨???¬æø¬???ø¨?`å??

Yay for your buggy SS, I was amazed at how much playing around I had to do to get the hang of mine, so many button, poppers, zips, slidey bits etc.. Will probably still have to get the instructions back out when we start using it.

Been shopping today, got a mega bumper stock of stuff in Lush - for those ladies that shop there they've started doing a baby shampoo and their Dream Cream (which i use anyway) is good for nappy rash apparently. Other than that I got some bargain fleece blankets for the cats, priced as £20 in BHS but rang up as £10 at the till. If I'd known that I would have got another couple but wasn't sure if it was an error or a special offer so just paid and left sharpish! Also had to get them a new bean bag as they threw up and bled over the other one - nice.

Twinkle, I still haven't got around to painting the nursery, REALLY must get round to doing it. Be careful with glossing - I read somewhere the fumes from gloss paint can be harmful, so make sure you open up that window.

Hey, check this out for a bit of fun, it's hilarious... and I hope to make amends for my violent outburst some moments ago....

pregnancyandbaby.com/read/articles/736.htm

try this

Ok plan for day went out of window.

Rang an old friend about giving her DD her month late birthday pressie , and was asked round for lunch, her DD was off sick and she had work this afternoon so I took her DD home with me and have just been cuddling up on sofa and making things with beadlings (which are great). It was lovely snuggling up on sofa with her DD, she is 8 and we have known her since before birth and it made me feel really homely all snuggled up watching CBBC.

ChaCha - hope you are feeling better now after your hot drink.

Nova - glad you are in better spirits today, here's to you feeling even better tomorrow and so on.

Londoner - I used to hate it when that happened to my computer at work. It is amazing how angry and beside yourself you get isn't it? It is as if some demon takes over your body and wants to teach the computer a lesson somehow. Well that was how it was for me

Right now off to do the tings I was going to do earlier, where shall I start?

SS - Congratulations on your pram!

Londoner - As I read your message I had visions of your usual thoughtful posts in which everyone gets a mention or reply. I imagine that it was a superlong post and you must be fuming!! Poor you! I just hate it when that happens.

Nova - You had to mention Lush didn't you!!!

Enthusia - Awww..lovely afternoon! Is your DH away already? I can't remember. I have done NOTHING today, I kid you not, except make little trip to the fridge and sleep. I am still feeling pants (granny size ones too) and cannot shake this horrible feeling..hot drink did not stay down for very long Have asked DH to bring me some lucozade and am going back to boring bed!

I'm such good fun i know!!

Hi all.

Having to catch up with lots of posts again! Been very busy with the unpacking. Enthusia if you'd like to pop up to York & lend me a hand, I'd be grateful!! I guess I am excited really, now that I'm living with my DP.

KristineM, I can't remember saying I was looking forward to it! I'm absolutely sh*tting myself, actually!! On the plus side, it's definately better when you've done it before, & have some point of reference.

ChaCha, hope the sickness eases soon, must be awful when you're fasting. How many days left now?

BeksMum, my bubs is breech too. I'm 33 wks tomorrow but my MW told me today that I measure 34 wks with the tape measure. I have a feeling that I'm heading for an elective section here. I know a few mums in here were fine with theirs but I really want it to be just me, DP & the MW at the delivery.

Nova, reading your posts has brought back memories for me. When DS was born, I had PND which was, in part, due to the upbringing I'd had. When you become a parent for the first time, it makes you closely analyse your relationship with your parents. You see all the flaws & (hopefully) also that they were probably doing their best at the time. My relationship with my mother has left me with all sorts of issues & hang-ups. Sadly she died 18 yrs ago, so when DS was born I had no means of talking these through with her. I had counselling which helped greatly & I found it very therapeutic to write a letter to her, venting my spleen that way.
What I'd like to say is that we all have the ability to be the kind of mother WE want to be, hopefully correcting the mistakes made on us.

Ooh, bit deep there. Didn't mean to get on a downer. Hell, I've been mega-emotional a lot too, lately. Lets all try & cheer each other up!

Hi Karma - Nice to see you back. All has gone well with the move then? Congrats
I'm not fasting - just not possible at the moment, far too sick. DH has just come home and made me a panini sandwich so am so hoping that I keep it down. Feel like i'm stretching all over..such a feeling of being 'full'.

Well, back to bed and book for a while. xxx

nova interesting link????
if by labour lasting 5 hrs they mean my section i will not be pleased????? she said im having a girl and it will be born in the morning,so that could be true.Good laugh though.
twinkle

forgot to say
karma congrats with the move you can have a rest now!!!!
Enthusia, when u find out what hotel u r staying in let us know
twinkle

Ok advice please.

I have just been packing my hospital bags and was getting very confused. How can you get confused about that I hear you ask!

Why am I taking in clothes to wear during labour. If I am labouring at home to begin with will I not be wearing those when I go in? So If I know I am in labour I will be rocking on my ball, walking around, using my TENs and getting in the bath (not with TENs on). So I will be in my nightdress or something anyway. Does this mean that I actually get dressed in outdoor clothes to get to hospital and then get dressed into the clothes I packed for labour, or wouldn't I just wear the clothes I had been wearing through the first bit anyway? So should I pack these clothes or not? Also if I take everything that has been recommended I would need a suitcase suitable for a two week break. I have so far packed 3 bags and all are a tight fit. I have packed 10 nappies that take up quite a bit of room, along with 2 packs of maternity pads, one pack of disposable knickers and half a pack of breast pads. These are all really bulky so take up loads of room. Then in my hospital book it says I also need to bring my own towels and a small plastic bowl for washing the baby's face. How small is small? Are we talking top and tail size? What with these and the cotton wool it asks you to bring and the 3 babygros and 3 vests, 1 blanket, 1 wrap etc I am really running out of room!!!!! HELP!!!!!!! I haven't even packed any water yet or any snacks.
And I don't think I have packed anything trivial, only 1 set of pyjamas etc so DH will have to bring up more. What do you think? How much are you taking?

My bags aren't huge by the way, like flight bags, but there are 3 of them that are busting at the seems already!

enthusia,
You have made me laugh reading your post.Most people arriving at delivery suite turn up in comfy clothes,then they bring an old nighty to change into.It tends to be one they can throw away afterwards as they do get a tad covered in various substances during labour
As for a bowl i would think just a little one big enough to dip cotton wool into if its only to clean babys face.
Hope this helps
twinkle

Enthusia, I'm gobsmacked you have to take your own washing bowl in! Ditto twinkle1, you might get a bit erm, messy so its best to take an extra nightie in. Some women vomit during transition & there's the amniotic fluid to consider. After the delivery, your DH/DP will eventually pop home for a rest. When he returns he can bring most of the nappies/STs/breast pads.

With DS, the hospital provided little "margerine tubs" to use for top & tailing. I just assumed that would still be the case.

Hi guys,

Thanks for your understanding everyone.... I am no longer hysterical dragon.......but v. caaaaalm & slightly stepford wifey
nova thanks for helping me out with my link earlier..... so far it has been precicted I will have a boy, no a girl in the morning, no the night time, how about you?.... it's too funny to only do once isn't it!
ChaCha sorry to hear you're still so croc, and yeah, you're right it was a superlong post, so maybe it was like the forum fairy saving you all from an overlong read......

Hey, I'm comforted by the fact that I'm not the only one who's been feeling glum lately.... although nova, Enthusia and sarah you all get a big rosette this week for keeping up morale and being super positive. [impressed emoticon]
Right, I have to go now, I shouldn't come on here at night.... kids need my full attention, and I can't concentrate...also getting teased..."oh, are you on that 'mums blog' thing? You know they're all just warped guys who like pregnant mums don't you...."
Have a lovely evening....