End of Jan babies, come out, come out where ever you are!!!

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New thread here for those final few weeks (fingers crossed!)

Thanks for the advice anyway cupcakes!
bubba you make me chuckle!
I'm off to make a huge lasagne now! And then to try to limit my portion size so that some of it actually gets frozen intead of me demolishing it all
Although I'm sooooo fancying a Chinese now ladybuzz I blame you!

amI blame away

I SHOULD have a photo on there now!

OMG Lady she is beautiful! Well done you :).

I need to get some petrol later so will pick up choc from the garage.

lady she's adorable!! what a beautiful baby! goes all gooey

and bubba thanks for the wonderful chuckles! I'd be sooo upset if gaviscon and G&Bs shared any flavour similarities!!

LadyB she's just gorgeous, and your little men look adorable too.
I'm also very of the Chinese, DH got lasagne out of the freezer last night for tea which I'm sure will be lovely but not quite the same. It was supposed to be fir after the bump arrives but never mind!
Bubba I reckon you'd make a fortune if you can invent a chocolate flavoured Gaviscon, it's a god send but tastes absolutely rank.
Right off to empty the potty again, there is no end to the glamour of motherhood

I know what you mean about the glamour of motherhood Fuzzy, just as I was typing my last post I heard a loud shout from the bathroom. "I've finished Mum" says DD, which is my cue to attend to bum wiping duties. She's 6 and although she can sort herself out at school, she still prefers me to do the dirty work at home. Nice!!

Now I'm letting myself in for this all over again lol!

Very gorgeous little thing LadyB you ARE clever!! sweet blanket too

Showed picture of Kali to my DDs - DD1 asked if it was our baby . Not first in the queue for brains that one!! :o

ladyb she is gorgeous! You have such an adorable family- well done you!

Speaking of potties (sp?) my DH felt so sorry for the amount of nightime toilet trips I had the other night (esp as our bathroom is downstairs!) that he said that I'm more than welcome to put a potty in our room- bless him! Have pointed out that I'm not sure I'd feel comfy with that but that I appreciate the thought! Love is....!

at all the bottom wiping going on! And potty emptying - aaah such fun to come!

had a sneak peek at the poo colours earlier - dying to show that to DH just so i can see his face!

ladybuzz ADORABLE. And so much hair! She'll be popular with the boys when she's older - and especially with 2 protective brothers!

amI - your DH is fab - what a nice man to say that! How funny!

And love your DD1 bubba - brill!

Just eaten 3 digestives, a thorntons choccie bar and a wedge of choc swiss roll - as well as spag bol and rocket (yeah - trying to be healthy!).... still could eat more choc - or crisps.... - I was so good with not eating anythign for ages - and now i'm constantly noshing! (think i need to ask mumsnet for a pig emoticon!)

Well, been to the garage and for dinner I had chicken and stuffing sandwiches, a scotch egg and have nearly finished a huge Dairy Milk bar.

Shit....and I'm still feeling hungry (despite the heartburn already). I am going to be terrified to weigh myself after the baby is born.

Lovely pictures ladybuzz she is beautiful. Just hope you feel better soon :)

Jealous of your stash of chocolate cupcakes although my DH picked up a big bar of fruit and nut so i'm okay. I made Greek lamb tonight which was very nice although suffering with indigestion now.

Was going to go to a pub quiz tonight but decided it was too far to walk too. Does anyone else start to walk like a cripple by late evening. Feel like i'm hobbling because of pains up fanjo and bumjo.... Lovely image there i'm sure :)

i do the old lady walk very late at night for my loo trips as i get really really stiff after my 2 hours of sleep.

DH just called - he's flying tomorrow am, finally getting round to packing *it's 11.30pm in syria) - and so was calling about the list (about 6 items) i wanted him to pack... - chances of him bringing any of it??? bloody disorganised men!

rock very nutrious dinner.... i'm thinking of eating some crisps. Wish we had cheese here - but all gone. Getting more tomorrow from farm shop. mmmmmm.....

cyber I'm 38+4 - SPD was very mild until a few days ago- now I'm wincing and waddling- oh well I guess if I've got it now at least I don't have long to put up with it!

and like all the others -I too am fed up of the whole constant weeing thing- feeling like I'm busting to go then hardly any comes out- the other night 4x was my record, most nights I usually only have to go 2 or 3 times- and cupcakes I too do the old lady walk, and try not to hit my bump on the door on the way out of the bathroom in the dark...

anyone else have cereal cravings? Just had my usual cereal before bed, could have another bowl I'm so hungry...

I have been having period pain and backache this evening, although it seems to have stopped now. Baby's movements seem quite small at the moment too, not sure if I should be worried or not. And when I'm walking bump feels very, very heavy like a bowling ball, I don't remember that from my previous pregnancy.

I am not sure whether this means things could be imminent or whether I should be concerned about it. Baby has moved over 10 times today with a good few decent kicks, but in between has been very quiet interspersed with gentle movements.

OMG I swear we're all connected!

sara I ate a whole box of Frosties last week which I never eat so yes, definite cereal cravings.

For those with reduced movements, it might be normal but call the MW if you're uneasy. I saw MW today and she was concerned that baby had been very quiet for last few days so she sent me to hospital to be monitored. Of course, baby started moving quite happily once I was strapped to the monitor so I looked like an over-anxious fusspot.

MW booked me in for an induction at term +14 but unfortunately the consultant saw me at the hospital while he was on his rounds and decided it would be more prudent to have induction at term + 7-10 days . I'm hoping they're too busy to fit me in or baby arrives before then because I really don't want to be induced and I'm not in a mood to argue coherently at the moment. I want to just stamp my foot and say NO like a 2 year old

Your DD is beautiful ladybuzz. Very envious. Enjoy your new expanded family.

WOW! I'm first to post this morning! that's good news for you all - hope you are still asleep!

I woke up at 6.30 for another wee trip - and suddenly remembered DH was at airport - so had text conversation - and then couldn't get back to sleep - so i'm watching glee and eating marmite and toast - with a thorntons choc lolly for afterwards.

No cereal cravings here. And remember rock that there's less room for your DS to move around, so movements might be restricted.

gallic - i bet you won't be saying that about induction if you get to 40+7! I'll bet you'll be desperate for baby to come out! Our induction times are 40+12.

Also - i'm not seeing m/w til i'm 40+4 - is that normal do you think? I was a bit shocked, kind of figured she might want to see me next week.. but ho-hum i spose. I asked her about sweep and said she can do it anytime after 40 weeks = but again, forgot to ask how i go about booking it... although I know she does it in the GP's office.

Wow - it's good to get on here and not have loads to catch up on!

So my plan for the day is post office to post a "george pig" , fish shop for dinner, wh smiths for bday card, and then farm shop for meat, veggies and lots of cheese and biscuits. And then in the afternoon Im planning to thrash my mum at scrabble and try not to get too excited about Dh being in the same country... oh - and i'll probably spend a good 20 mins persauding baby not to come yet!

Not still asleep, but nursery run and then tidying/cleaning. Boring.

BUT today is my due date, and I don't like tardiness (in others - with me, it's fine and a special 'trait', but can't stand it in others!! :o :o) so COME ON BABY!!!

cupcakes are you really giving your sone a middle name of Kurt after the Glee character??! :o

Morning!

Rock I think the bowling ball sensation is that the baby's head is engaged, but agree with the others that if you are concerned go and get checked out with your MW.

gallic am def not keen on inductions, but if needs must!

cupcakes have a lovely and busy day! blimey, i'd be asleep on the sofa after all that.

bubba COME ON BABY!! (maybe/hopefully he/she can hear me).

do you normally go to due date or overdue, or is this little one just being as tad tricksy?

Today I shall be mostly hanging about waiting for a delivery to turn up, taking out the rubbish and doing more reading on Active Birth.

Antenatal session on Active Birth last night was bloody good, so want to go read a bit more now.

DD1 was early (4 days), DD2 was on her due date. This one needs to read the rule book again.

Off to hospital again in 10 to get another sweep!

BABY BUBBA - come out and smell the chocolate! Hurry up - it's a lovely day to be born today!

And yes - was only ever planning one middle name (william), but I love the idea of having a secret special middle name which will always remind me of the time that it was just me and BUMP (as opposed to baby!) - so yeah KURT - although DH is not so sure. Plus i think cos we decided on whole name so early on, it's nice to have a bit more excitement. God i sound nuts!

Really - you think that's a busy day crystylline... not really... although I am getting out of the house!

What exactly is "active births" crysty - do you fancy summarising for a lazy girl?

And bubba - you've got more Sweeps than Sooty convention!

Morning Hope one of you drops today-a lovely day for it indeed.
Rock I have had bowling ball sensation too-makes me almost sway from side to side like a sailor. Quite disconcerting.
Pregnant people must keep the chocolate industry alive in January! I am considering a crunchie.
Actually getting bored of pootling around shops but back hurts if slumped on sofa and lack the steely resolve for yoga ball at this time (plus there's nowhere for laptop)
I may continue with making my mobile although am not sure about attaching all the parts to it.

Morning ladies! Nice to see so many up and about this morning lol. I've done the school run and I'm off to Morrisons in a bit to buy some cake essential groceries.

On the way there I'll be stopping off at the tip with DP to dump another load of crap that we seem to have collected, then will drop him off at work. Poor DP, he is going into work late as today is the 25th anniversary of his mum dying and he got very emotional this morning, so I'm looking after him for a change.

Then for the rest of the day (apart from doing the school run), I will do nothing except chill out. I refuse to feel guilty about being lazy any more, I'm too knackered to feel guilty!

Ooh and I might order some boots from Moshulu as they are reduced from £90 to £45 and I'm desperate for some new footwear.

Right, I'm offski, speak later ladies.

cupcakes please forgive any errors as just started learning about it, but from the class I understand the following about active birth:

It's about preparing your body naturally for the optimum birth and labour, including helping your body to help position the baby correctly.

So, she talked about where the baby should be positioned for the most effective labour - which is left occiput anterior - i.e head down facing your spine, body slightly to the left with its spine facing out. you cna see images on www.spinningbabies.com

She then went through how to encourage your baby to move into this position - birthing balls, sleeping/laying on your left, keeping your pelvis higher than your hips when driving and spending more time on all fours or at floor level (i.e do some cleaning! lol).

She also talked about labour positions, how the baby moves through your pelvis and how to position (again) for the baby to move most effectively through. For example, your septum/coccyx will actually lift during the final pushing stages by up to 1 inch, which is a heck of a lot of extra space for the baby to come out (!), so laying on your back for delivery stops that being possible...

Also discussed different hormones in labour - adrenalin inhibits labour (so fear/anxiety etc) and endorphins stimulate labour (calmness, naturally produced during labour)

She also did breathing exercises, talked about different experiences of labour and was generally very positive!!

so, key things I took away were:

Lie on my left
Keep moving around
try and be upright during active labour
and try to keep calm (probably easier said than done)

HTH

Gosh so busy already! Well I put my foot down about DSS coming, but have agreed that we will see him tomorrow daytime unless something comes up! Which seems unlikely as I have had MW here this am to do a sweep and she couldn't reach the cervix to do it! So not ready yet, although she said just in doing what she did she may have triggered some hormones to get going. So another attempt Monday (my suspicion is that I will be induced next Thursday!!). Quite strange having a MW come round who you have never met to do an internal in your bedroom

I think I am going to give the sweep a miss, from what I can see the effects are a bit hit and miss. Plus I am already very uncomfy "down there" so I am looking to keep vaginal exams to a minimum. But kudos to all you brave ladies having it done.

Just back from the supermarket loaded with goodies, plus some fruit and veg, so not all naughty. But I did buy a chocolate cake and 2 Flakes, but I will share these with DP or I'd feel like a right piggy! We are having pizza tonight to which I am adding to mine yellow pepper,mushrooms and tomato slices, mmmmmm I can't wait!!

I am not doing very well on the no sugar thing, but I have stopped drinking fizzy and I no longer have sugar in my tea. So better than nothing I suppose.

I am really hungry, but I have already had 1 digestive biscuit, a bowl of Rice krispies and a packet of crisps , but tummy is literally rumbling! Is it too early for lunch?