May 2011 - The Home Stretch!

[sesamesmith]

Old thread here: The Rosy Glow Before the Storm

Stats thread here: Due May 2011

Congratulations mslucy!

Sorry for those suffering in the heat - I have to say I am loving it! Although I also basically only have one pair of trousers which (a) fit and (b) are suitable for this weather, and only about 3 light, summery tops...

Had homebirth visit from the midwife earlier in the week and now I'm 37 weeks am all set for a homebirth if all continues normally (DD born in a midwife led unit so my first homebirth). Also just wanted to say "horray for Freecycle" - we'd got quite a few things already for a birth at home, but the midwife said we also needed an angle poise light and even more old towels than we had - and Freecycle has come up trumps for both. I'll freecycle onwards the light after (don't think anyone will want the old towels...)

mslucy Sorry, missed your post with my completely self engrossed post. Congratulations! Happy Easter weekend to you. [bugrin]

jbells I was looking at my summer stuff this morning and for the first time a wee bit grateful we are experiencing the coldest spring in about 50 years here.

The countdown is certainly on. I'm at 34 weeks and it feels like I still have forever till baby comes.

it is 1am here and I am awake as I just had the most horrendous nightmare.
Nothing to do with the baby, thank goodness. It was about good and evil (spiritually) and murders, and being involved in it and all these scary things happening around me - I woke up terrified...
So have forced myself up as sometimes if I go back to sleep, I go back into the same dream :(

mslucy - congrats, let us know when you have a pic on your profile?

Good gracious Qwerty, how awful.

Loopy - thanks for the slings page - legend.

I have had a funny few days - 37 weeks. doubled up walking dog because of pain from belly button to foof, lasted few secs; no gush. at MW appt she said Baby's back to back. Great.

THEN she said - it happens more these days as women spend all their time watching TV. ( I'm still working - I bit my tongue) THen she said - it didn't used to happen when women were on their hands and knees scrubbing the floors - ( okk...I thought to myself the day before in garden on H&K might have counted but she's right I hrdly ever scrub anything) THEN she said - but nowadays most people pay for help don't they? !

She didn't actually say anything useful about how to turn it, until I asked, when she mentioned sitting on the birthball.
I just found stuff online - www.gentlebirth.org/archives/breech.html#Slantboard for example and and did the pelvic tilt and bum in the air for 20 mins twice a day.

However - 2 days later I had a little bleed - went to hospital - baby fine & moving - baby in a better position - I came home the same night - have continued doing exercises and baby feels like she's moved to a better position - belly button dip has gone and is replaced by a little hard back! yey xxx
( doesn't stop her waking me at 4am though - double yey!!

querty - that sucks xx i hope you woke refreshed like a daisy. xxx I reckon its this hot weather.

Morning all
well i had the worst nite slepp ive had thru this pregnancy i think. I tossed and turned all nite and just cud not get comfy i was hot and bothered and every way i was lying wud hurt with the weight and size of my bump :(

Im actually kind of glad its cloudy today that way i wont feel guilty about not getting out and doing anything

oh and going to c the circus tonite cant wait ive neva bin b4 and got ringside seats :)

qwerty. I hope u managed to get to sleep afta your nitemare wheneva i hav bad dreams i seem to go bk to them

goart. It does still seem lije ages to go doesnt it :(

Pistatio. Sorry u had a bad nite to. Ive got a feeling the sleep depruvation is goin to get gradually worse for us all :(

qwerty blah, hate having bad dreams, the kind where you're afraid togo back to sleep again it's stupid because you know "it's just a dream" but in the middle of the night they're ever so real; I've also been pondering how when our LO arrives (and gets old enough) & they have a bad dream, waking up asking for Mum /Dad that's going to be us !!!

pootros that MW sounds pretty unbelievable! I was a bit at one of my appointments when one of mine asked if I'd 'decided' on how I was going to feed... I thought they were supposed to be pro-BFing ?

Well it's my birthday today . I'm now 31 years old, and 36w +3. No big plans, actually need to wait in for a Tesco Direct delivery which they still haven't narrowed down from a 7am-7pm time slot;

Happy birthday brillo :)

pistachio well, what are the chances of your LO arriving on your b-day ? My birthday is the day after my dad's & my sister's is the day before my mum's

My dd was due day b4 my bday but came 6 days afta i was determined to keep day to myself lol

Happy birthday brillo! I was 31 in November... The bloody birthdays just keep coming dont they. Id quite like to stick now please :o

38+1 now, still crampy and losing stuff now and again. Went to the physio on Thursday and ahe gave me crutches and a lovely sexy belt which does nowt apart from make me look daft.

Mw said im 3/5 engaged, baby is well locked in nicely and im measuring a week ahead so could be any time really. Ill probably still be here in 3 weeks knowing my luck.

Happy Birthday Brillo! Hope you have enjoyed yourself. It was my DS 8th birthday today.

mslucy fantastic news that you now have your little Max home with you

qwerty wishing you a much more peaceful night, tonight.

jbells my sleep has been constantly disturbed for the past 4 weeks. Sometimes, I just end up sitting on the sofa at 2am in the morning sobbing my heart out because I am just so damn tired, but can't sleep. The carpal tunnel is agony day and night now, I get too hot, DP snores, can't get comfy, restless legs & feet (but find that cooling foot gel helps a little) etc etc I also wake for a wee every 40-60 mins. I get up, eat cereal (sometimes), go on mumsnet, watch something on catch up tv, have a little nap on the sofa, usually waking downstairs at around 5am, which is when I return upstairs to bed, toss and turn a little more, finally falling asleep at 6.30'ish. Then DP has to get up at 7.30am and DC usually awake by then too. It just goes on like that throughout the whole night. I am really looking forward to having some sleep when LO arrives.

I have developed what can only be described as 'elephantitis' my legs, ankles, feet, hands all feel huge and ready to burst.

38 weeks today.

Sorry to rub it in, but, only 5 more sleeps and 4 more whole days til ELCS

Hello to everyone else. xxx

Happy Birthday Brillo!
I would love to be 31 ;)

ANyone lese having pains in the middle of their pelvic bones?
eeeek

Evening all.

I wrote a long post last night but when i went to send, my computer died.

MsLucy congratulations :)
Happy birthday to Brillo hope you have had a lovely day.

To those who asked after my trip to Happy feet for my fish pedicure - well it was great :o. Very bizarre feeling initially but great after effect. I have to admit though, i couldn't look at the fish on my feet and had to visualise that it was just a normal foot spa with jets of water blasting feet instead.

Had a lot of cramps, back ache today lots of pressure very low down today. 39 + 3 today. Dh out tonight but driving just in case :o

Qwerty. Ive bin having pains down there and in my lower bk on and off for 3 days now apparantly it can b caused by the babys head engaging. Im only jyst 36 wks so he needs to.wait another.week atleast then can cum whenever he likes lol

loopy i hav.a wriggler tonite to. Its rather painful now when he makes big movements

mummy. Wow 5 days i wont pretend im not jelous :) your nites sound much worse than mine was god knows how youve coped

ive got 5 years till 31 and im.already wishing time wud slow down it seems to go much quicker once u have kids

circus was gud but chairs were sooo uncomfy i was in agony with my bk

York star glad u enjoyed your fish pedi :)

Hi all...I too have a little wriggler tonight! It's so uncomfortable now though...been to Mickey mouse festival in liverpool today with DS, niece and mum and it was bloody fantastic! Think I've overdone it walking round the docks...suffering tonight! I spent £32 on daft souveigners for the kids...£8 a for a programme! [buhmm]
3 weeks 6 days left till I meet my baby girl (coz obviously she's gonna come on time!)

Linzi. U must local to me if u live near liverpool. Bet th show was great cnt wait till dd is older and i can take her

loopy no my mum babysat dd is in bed by 7 and she is a 2 year old that u cant get to.sit still for more than 2 mins never mind 2 hrs lol god knows how she gets the energy to b non stop all day