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

[Pootle78]

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

Right, off for my fandangle to be poked once more and not in a good way. One of the friends who texted (and whose text I didn't respond to) has just phoned my home phone telling me she "had a weird feeling I was in labour" . I am too grumpy to have been nice. This baby better get out soon or I won't have any friends left by the end of this pregnancy!! :o

ladybuzz Not a Cumbrian I'm afraid, live in Lancaster-where do you live?
Have vacuumed which I think has wiped me out for the day-everything is sooo arduous right now. Apart from eating. Broken my no daytime telly rule and rather enjoying it, due on Saturday so not going to push myself to get out and about and do stuff.
Good luck everyone-the waiting game is rather frustrating...

i too am fielding messages from nosey well wishing friends all the time. it's so wearing, but i know it's just cos they care.

had the longest sleep (sorry Rock) and woken up feeling all confused and behind with the day. I now just want to hibernate but have to go do a bunch of things.

Not helped by the return of the low achy pains, hard bump and squirmy baby.

i hope there aren't too many days more of this before it all gets going properly. this is irritating and uncomfortable.

really hoping that ami has had her beautiful baby. anyone else MIA this morning?

wonder if i should phone MW and get her to come and check to see what's going on, or am I just being a nervy first timer?

and yes, rock i do have doom and gloom irrational thoughts all the time - just have to keep pushing them away and focus on more realistic and lovely future. it's beyond my control at this stage anyway, so remind myself that what will be, will be.

Hello ryuk nice to see you! Pleased birthing pool is ready ? just need the contractions to start. Oh well ? you can practise the butterfly whilst you wait

And Nice to see you too mimou - at least you?ve got DH doing the night feed ? good girl! And pleased you are managing to sleep through your DH coming back to bed!

Running love your date organising with the baby! Fab plan?. Sounds like me talking sensibly to baby. Let?s hope your one listens.

rock can you lie in bed and read? Well ? we have our little tv schedule ? and TBH if i wasn?t addicted to facebook farm, I?d be bored by now. Plus I need to go to town later to have a dye test for my eyelashes. I also need to try and bend down and take my nail varnish off so the poor woman tomorrow can try and hack at my feet and put more nail varnish on me! Poor love ? thank god I?m paying her!!!

As for awful thoughts rock I get them every now and then, and push them out of my head. My mum said she wouldn?t have been able to watch eastenders with that story line ? she said she was awful when pregnant, and even if she saw a baby that had a plaster on it?s hand or something, she felt sick with worry (painting a great picture of her here aren?t i???) Oh ? and must admit, baby must have been --running out of room?tired last night, cos he wasn?t doing his usual ?glee? dance ? so I got worried so prodded and put cold water on tummy ? and finally he started kicking. But never really worried about that before?. I am turning mad in this last week or two!

Actually had another conversation with my mum about whether whe wanted her first born (my bro) to be boy or a girl ? and she said she was DESPERATE for a girl, and a bit gutted when my brother turned up. I felt good about that . But no, thinking about it, A girl would have been great ? but I always saw myself with a boy, so I think if I was having a girl, I might have been less happy. God, does that sound bad? Also ALL my friends have girls, literally out of 20 kids (I did maths yesterday). There?s 3 boys!

Ugh bubba - how come they stop full-time nursery???? And have fun with your prodding! ? you?ll become accustomed to this level of service soon and expect your DH to do it all the time!!!

crysty think you might be being a bit worried-first-timer BUT that?s what the m/w gets paid for, so if you feel like you should call her. Do it!

I don?t think I?m going to get too many annoying texts until the 1st Feb ? as I think everyone is expecting me to have baby that date. I bet I cry if I don?t! Oh and MIL called last night (bearing in my DH was there ) to ask me about my plans for after the birth with this whole week that me, baby and DH will be with her in London. Grrr ? why, when he is sitting next to her, can they not have the conversation which went like this:

MIL ? What date will you be here
Me ? no idea? Depends when baby is born, if 6 week check is ok
MIL ? need idea to tell work
Me ? Again ? no idea? assuming baby falls on induction date ? that?ll be 12th feb ? and assuming check is ok ? we?re aiming for week of 28th March.
MIL ? Oooh ? that?ll be great ? then you can have your birthday here.
Me ? Hmmm.

OH MY GOD ? this baby needs to get here sooner than that. I am NOT spending my birthday in London. I AM going to be back home in Syria with my cats and a big bowl of houmous!

Is it too early to open my giant buttons (and no, not to do anything dodgy like that bubba does!)

Oh ? and yes ? I took notes!

Here we go:

Graduated:
JJKM: Twin Girls
Stars: Baby Boy
FloraPost: 6th Jan Baby Boy
Mimou: 14th Jan Baby Boy 7.3lb
Zippy: 14th Jan Baby Boy 7lb
LadyBuzz: 18th Jan - Kali - a girl

Pushing in?
AmIGoingMad: 27/01 (1st)

Waiting Room
TravisPickles 17/01 Girl (1st)
Fuzzywood 17/01 ?? (1 DD)
Gallicgirl 18/01 Girl (1st)
BubbaAndBumps: 21/01 ?? (2DDs)
Saltnvinigar: 22/01 ?? (1st)
RunningKatie: 23/01 ?? (1st)
Crystylline: 26/01 Boy (1st)
Pootle: 26/01 ?? (1st)
RockLover: 27/01 Boy (1DD)
CupcakesHay: 30/01 Boy (1st)
Shanster: 30/01 Boy (1DD)
SaraL77: 30/01 ?? (1DS)
TheBreastmilksOnMe: 31/01 Girl (1DS)

RYUK - you aren't on there.... see there's how often you check in! Tell us the details again... x

Hello

Due on 31st and VERY uncomfortable. I had to be induced with no.1 and suspect it will be the same again now - groan. Anyone know how common it is to be induced for subsequent pregnancies?

Got a hospital appointment this Thursday for them to have a rummage and discuss induction. I dread the examinations more than labour to be honest. Any advice on when you'd ask to be induced in my shoes? I had a big bub last time round (9lbs10) and frankly, if I am going to be induced, would rather just get on with it.

Drinking raspberry leaf tea like my life depends on it....

Afternoon all, just checking in roll call. Nothing happening here :( Starting to get a bit fed up and have nothing to do today either. Think I will hoover in a mo just so i am upright for a change as opposed to horizontal.

WHAT CAN I DO??? If i'm not careful i'm going to end up shopping online and there were already tears over that last night as I was told off by DH. Well not told off but encouraged to look at cheaper sites..... I don't think he understands that I am a bargain hunter and only shop in sales and get things for the same price as cheap places too. Told him he takes the fun out of shopping.

Hope the sweep works for you today bubba.

I too am sick of all the texts which are coming thick and fast as the days go by. Was thinking of putting a message on my facebook wall saying i'm going incommunicado or something

Why do people think we wouldn't tell them when we've had the baby? Blatantly no news means no baby yet. idiots.

I'm in agony after the walk last night and it did no discernible good as there's still no sign of baby. Will the sweep even work if I haven't lost the mucus plug?

loopylu I have no idea how common it is to be induced but the majority of babies are born after their due date - only 5% are born on their EDD.

DP is on holiday this week. We were hoping to have baby by now so he feels a bit like he's wasting the leave.

Hi loopey! Ooooh - what a big baby!

And poor you salt - naughty DH. I've had many a discussion with DH over internet shopping. I HATE missing out on a bargain - and so if i have to wait for "approval" - and i miss out i get annoyed. i only ask for approval for either big purchases OR for ones i feel guilty about buying and feel that they might not neccessarily be needed.

@gallic - idiots! Good point! I just have emails at momet saying - not long - which i don't mind. But at the same time, I know those emails will turn into the "have you had it yet" ones. I just find updating Facebook easiest way!

What a pain with your DP being on hols gallic. That's what i'm going to be conscious of - DH is only going to be here til 24th Feb (i think - maybe 25th?) - and so the sooner baby comes the more time Dh can spend with it (and help me!)

Ho-hum.

Going to have some pasta and random white chicken in sauce and maybe a courgette for lunch.... in fact - stomach rumbling - so i'll go now!

Graduated:
JJKM: Twin Girls
Stars: Baby Boy
FloraPost: 6th Jan Baby Boy
Mimou: 14th Jan Baby Boy 7.3lb
Zippy: 14th Jan Baby Boy 7lb
LadyBuzz: 18th Jan - Kali - a girl

Pushing in? (or should that be popping out?)
AmIGoingMad: 27/01 (1st)

Waiting Room
TravisPickles 17/01 Girl (1st)
Fuzzywood 17/01 ?? (1 DD)
Gallicgirl 18/01 Girl (1st)
BubbaAndBumps: 21/01 ?? (2DDs)
Saltnvinigar: 22/01 ?? (1st)
RunningKatie: 23/01 ?? (1st)
Crystylline: 26/01 Boy (1st)
Pootle: 26/01 ?? (1st)
RockLover: 27/01 Boy (1DD)
CupcakesHay: 30/01 Boy (1st)
Shanster: 30/01 Boy (1DD)
SaraL77: 30/01 ?? (1DS)
TheBreastmilksOnMe: 31/01 Girl (1DS)
LoopeyLu: 31/01 ?? 1DC

Slattern-like, still in bed. But again didn't sleep till 6 so am excused. So tired still!!

here here gallic re: friends texting. Also, thinking about it, if I had been in labour when my friend phoned, would I really want to chat to her about it??

Mucus plug doesn't need to happen for labour to start, although I do think the sweep is more likely to bring on a show. I've had no real show for all of my FOUR sweeps (sigh) now, although quite a bit of gunk (TMI alert).

cupcakes nursery is too expensive for them to stay in while I'm not working and once baby and me know each other better, it'll be lovely, but the thought of it being next week already is a mare!!

or do I mean "hear, hear"?

brain has gone

I'm having a bit of a shite day, tried lying in bed but my mind was just whirring continuously and I started thinking about vaginal exams...I mean wtf???

So got up and moved to the sofa, covered myself with a blanket and managed to doze better there. I am REALLY irritable today and in a crappy mood for no apparent reason, so good for DP that he is at work.

Just tried to cheer myself up with some pineapple upside cake, which has worked to a certain extent :). But I have done no housework at all, so I feel lazy, however I am going to cook a roast (which I really can't be arsed doing) later as DP deserves someone cooking for him for a change.

Baby has been squirming at regular intervals since I got up, but he is a little quiet at the mo, so cue me worrying...again! Poor little thing just can't please me.

well - have achieved today's mini missions, so can generally laze about relax.

hi loopey. from reading on here and hearing from women in my ante natal group, if you're due a v. big baby again they might offer to induce sooner. i think you should just ask tomorrow - are you having a growth scan as well?

travis - i fully support slattern-like behaviour - i may go back to bed, even though i had a long sleep. feeling so uncomfy, bed sounds like a good plan.

re: plug. i lost mine at 34 weeks and no idea if it's grown back or i just don't have one any longer. it was gross.

cupcakes your MIL is being a bit of a pest. i've had similar, less pressured conversations with people, who just don't seem to get that the baby will come WHEN IT COMES and doesn't have a sodding itinerary, or want to bloody fit other people's. ignore her for now, or maybe get your DH to speak to her?

bubba hope the sweep has coaxed your quite-well-behaved cervix to do it's thang. shame about the nursery plans, but you never know... you might pop today and then have a week before you have all the children and new baby at home. you're a brave lass though!

Dearie me, so I posted on FB yesterday to say nothing has happened, and I'm now getting emails to ask whether FB is still right. Jeez.

Been for a swim and sat with my friends having lunch feeling shattered so am planning an afternoon nap/lie-down with a good book.

Wasn't sure last night if the mucus plug appeared, but I don't think so.

Bubba, hope this sweep is productive in terms of a baby rather than gunk.

I'm a real worrier Rock, have all the way through this pregnancy, especially now we're about to go through the most painful amazing experience.

One of my NCT girls was having a home birthing pool but hasn't anyone to mind her 3 dogs so has gone off the idea realising they might join her in it.

Poor you rock - GET OUT BABY ROCK, YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR MUM INSANE!!

lol at dogs in the birthing pool runningK

btw you would know if you'd had your 'show' -crystyll is right, it's gross but also unmistakeable. Although having said that, I don't know if the plug can break into smaller gunky bits?

I dreamt DH and I had baby-coaxing/cervix-coating sex. Couldn't be arsed to do it in RL so had to make do with dreaming about it instead. I wonder if that's enough to convince baby to come?? :o

Right, as it's lunchtime, I'll stop talking gunk and sex :o

You're righ bubba, I actually think I am going insane. I feel like I'm walking around in a twilight zone most of the time, it's a weird feeling.

Crikey, I hope the mw doesn't have me locked up on Thursday.

have tried to catch up on all the posts since I last logged on- a few pages worth!

had a call from my mum this morning -the usual 'you're still there then? any twinges?' - I think she'd know if I was in labour - she has to look after DS1 for a start!! sigh, I know she means well. And they're not twinges, they're bloody great big contractions!!

I didn't get any warnings last time round, went to bed as usual, woke up, waters broke, contractions started.

6 days till DD, DS1 was in the 5% of babies that turn up on their due date so I've no idea what this one will do. Had a dream that I had the baby, there was no-one in the hospital to help me, I had to push the baby out as the head was showing and I couln't stop- ended up walking around with the baby in my arms, umbilical cord still attached- lol! She was a beautiful baby girl and I was so happy! Probably means it'll be a boy!

Rock, if you do get locked up, just get a message to us and we'll send in Krispy Kremes for you! :)

Anyone risking OBEM tonight?!

No pressure now ladies but if babyrunning is coming on Wednesday then some of you need to get a move on . I don't want to be accused of jumping the queue.

Ha ha bubba about dirty dream but apparently as long as the dream led to a climax then it might still have done some good. My friend said - and cupcakes you might find this interesting - that when you orgasm you release oxytocin which is the same hormone you need to promote a positive labour experience so however you get it, as long as you are getting it is good in my eyes. Plus it's always good for circulation first thing. Sorry bubba but always makes me chuckle when you talk about your DH and sex just because I'm immature and I know him in rl

Right, just got off the phone to my mum and now going to wash up, hoover, fold the laundry, look at what to do for dinner and then wait for DH to get home or have a bath.

Ooh running I will be watching obem as long as dh doesn't complain too loudly otherwise I will watch it on 4oD tomorrow.

Ooh and I also watched 'my big fat gypsy wedding' which was very entertaining. Ooh, I've just remembered i was going to teach myself French this maternity leave. Still, plenty of time for that yet but it has given me an idea.....

Good point about the RL salt - if we ever do meet in THS staff room, let's make a pact not to discuss early morning self-wake up calls or gunk conversations!! :o