May 2011 - The Home Stretch!

[sesamesmith]

Old thread here: The Rosy Glow Before the Storm

Stats thread here: Due May 2011

[pissovski]

Huge congrats Mummywilliams and welcome to George :)

Qwerty hope all is going well for you

Labella sounds like half term might be hectic :( can you draft anyone in to help, or can the kids be araange to go out with friends if anything happens?

Jbells this just gets scarier!! We live really close to the 'Tele' and its been our local for years!! Guess we will definitely recognise one another :) we normally invade at the back by the dartboard! We were there on Tuesday for the quiz actually (first time in ages) :)

Got to tidy up today, before i disappear under the mess, and i want to have another play with the pram. We had our last ante natal session last night and got given our green 'birth to 5' books, so will have a look through that too :) I am now 39+1 and quite eager to meet the little one. Saw midwife yesterday and she said i am '3/5s palp' in my notes, so he has moved down a wee bit further.

Friend's 30th meal is all systems go for saturday evening, so its wait and see to see if we get there :)

Take care all xx

[Rollercoasteryears]

Hurrah, many congratulations mummyw! Glad all ok (and great choice of name, not that I'm remotely biased ...)

qwerty thinking of you, sure everything will be fine but hope the induction doesn't mean it's horribly painful.

[runningmonkey]

Ooh congratulations mummyw

thinking of you qwerty

Hello everyone else.

Off to mw in a min - how on earth are you supposed to collect a sample with a giant beach ball stuck to your front . Am sooooo uncomfortable - can only describe it as feeling like I've been kicked really hard in the fanjo was in tears last night as I couldn't sit, stand or lie comfortably :( marginally better this morning so am trying to look on the bright side that it hopefully means lo has moved down a bit more.

Found out yesterday a friend had her twins - a boy and girl both over 5lbs which has made me excited to meet my little one now :)

[kiwigirlinlondon]

Congratulations mummyw!

That's good news ilove - very reassuring. I'm bigger than you but I like your mantra anyway as it's something I worry about in my moments of worrying about everything!

[jbells]

Pissovski. I used to work tues quiz nite with julie, anna, and mike. U will prob know me my names jemma and i went out with mike when i used to work there

Mummy. Congrats wot a big boy i cant wait to c pics

[QwertyQueen]

Hi!!
Beatiful girl born- very quick delivery- 2.6kg
will post more later

[Bonkerz]

OOOOOOO congrats qwerty! well done!!!!!!!

pop goes another one! lol

Midwife today and BP was fine which was a relief and baby head very low into pelvis. BUT ive gone and left my notes at the doctors and cant get back to get them so im gonna have to keep my legs crossed this weekend as cannot pick maternity notes up till Tuesday now! LOL
Car nightmare is improving......they think they have found a gearbox for my car and im now waiting till monday for a date to get work done BUT they know they only have till MON 9th to get this done.

[cowboylover]

Congratulations Qwerty that's brilliant news and worked quickly a well!

When I'm on the laptop next I will update the stats.

Very excited now that instead of 6 x 12 hour shifts over the weekend now my DH is going to be on call rather than at the factory so I will get to see him more [cgrin]

It's not long now for you Bonkerz I wonder how many more babies we will have over the weekend?

[runningmonkey]

Congrats qwerty :)

also got a v low down baby. Lots of back ache and am bouncing on ball. Back later x

[jbells]

Qwerty. Congratulations so happy for u. Bless she must b so cute and tiny. Glad it was ova quick for u i look forward to hearing more :)

I had midwife today still measuring just above average and head in now jyst engaged she sed the brim of the head was in. A wk today till i see consultant to discuss mode of delivery i hope it goes well. Think ill prob go on my own

lets c if we have any more surprises as to who will b nxt. I still havnt got stuff for mat bag rhink my midwife thought i was a bit mad when i told her ha

[stegasaurus]

Hi, I didn't post here very often and now don't belong as my baby was on Saturday at 38+6. It was a surprisingly quick labour. Woke up at about 3am when waters broke, contractions started after about half a hour but were only 4-5mins apart right from the start. We went to the hospital at about 6am and she was born at 9.30, weighing 6lb 12oz. She is beautiful and we are very lucky, but I truly haven't known tiredness and overwhelming emotion like this.

[gingerwench]

congratulations stegasaurus what a quick labour!

[jbells]

Congratulations stegasarus. The sleep deprivation and tiredness is a shock i felt the same afta dd. Wot did u call her?

[ElfOnTheTopShelf]

gosh, it makes it all really real now, doesn't it, all these babies arriving! Congrats to those with the new arrivals :)
Supposed to be going to the coast tomorrow (80 miles away). Will take my notes just in case! Am not expecting to go into labour early, DD was early but by planned section, and only six days before, and this baby still feels really high up.

[cowboylover]

Thanks Loopy I was about to look that up.

JBells I am seeing my consultant on Tuesday for the mode of delivery discussion and I have got to go on my own as everyone else working. Not sure how it will go or even what my preferred option is! It swings from wanting a natural birth to something planned so I know what is going on and when! So hard not being in control for once!

Congratulations stegosaurus that was a quick labour! I hope the tiredness passes soon and you can enjoy your little girl x

[jbells]

Cowboy. I feel exactly the same even during day to day im just not sure whether natural delivery is best or elcs i gues i will have to make my mind up anc get usdd to either idea soon. That is unless mother nature intervenes b4 nxt thurs

[BizzeeBee]

Congratulations QwertyQueen. Thanks for letting us know so soon. Looking forward to hearing about how it went. :)

And congratulations too to stegasaurus. I think you do belong here because we stay on this thread until the last one pops! (ready to be corrected by somebody who knows better) :)

I will be 38 weeks tomorrow. I have to keep my legs crossed for a couple of weeks because hospital stuff is not ready at all (like still got to go and buy nighties, thermometers and goodness knows what else style not ready), DH is starting a new job on Monday and he is going on a business trip for a day the following week (didn't want to say no due to new job), and I haven't washed any of baby's new clothes yet!

[runningmonkey]

Congrats stegasaurus! Do stay with us if you want to :)

v v twingey here don't think it's contractions though... Still bouncing on ball :)

[jbells]

Keep bouncing running :)

Loopy yes i.will definately b discussing that. My main fear is them trying to turn the baby agen or use of forceps :( its getting scary now. Half of me wants to go into labour b4 i c cons so that the decision is taken out of my hands

[JBrd]

Congratulations, MummyW, Qwerty and stegasaurus! It's really started to happen now!

I bought loads of evening primrose oil today at Holland & Barrett, it's half price at the moment. Not sure if I should start taking it now or wait until next week... DH asked earlier if I fancy having a curry this weekend... I wonder if he might be up for something else as well .

Had a Mother-to-Be treatment at Clarins today, it was faboulous, shame it couldn't go on for longer. Back to painting skirting boards tomorrow, sigh...