April 2011–Half in! Half out! On the grumpy couch...do the hokeycokey, breathe the baby out, that’s what it’s all about

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New thread here ladies.

Again, many thanks to Frakk for the inspired title

Do you think this thread will be the last ante-natal one for the April 11 crew? Or will I be the last one standing and having to start a new thread and talking to myself?!

Hey Milla that 'last chance' business is a killer isn't it, impossible to relax, or plan anything at all. I've got my cleaner coming today so at least don't have to worry on that score but every night I think - now, can I bring a baby back to this house if it comes tonight, shall I have a last minute bath and de fuzz before bed, what will I wear to the hospital, is it all clean and to hand - grrrrr! Is driving me mental!

On the hair business Kitty I am most cross, my sister is my hairdresser and sorted me out just nicely a while ago, roots, trim the lot, well timed for my due date - I'm going to have roots in all my new baby pictures now because I now can't sit on my ass for 3 hours to get it done!

I don't know about you two but imagine your are also huge (or feeling huge - it amazes me how huge I am when I catch sight of self) and cumbersome and if saddled with spd in lots of pain and not sleeping, it's not a nice state of affairs now.

I've kept pretty upbeat, kept mobile and busy and surrounded self with family, not keen to be induced but we';ll see whats what post Thursday.

Good luck last of the April ladies. lets get it done this week shall we?

Fedup.com

No change since last week. Cervix still soft but it was anyway. Final appt next tue am and induction at 6pm. I really wanted a pool birth if it was free so bye bye to that unless he gets out of his own accord before then, but I haven't even had a show yet.

Sarah I do my hair myself and am going to try the new mousse colour. Bloody roots seem to need doing every fortnight. Grrr.

oh no Kitty no show for me either, no braxton hicks no nothing, the whole way along! We just got to wait it out.

My hair growing like the clappers too, but I have masses of it and it's highlighted so no nice colour mousse for me unforch.

I've just slopped around town for the past two hours, literally just killing time, am pooped, off for a nap now.

Hi ladies, just thought I'd pop by to say hello and pass you both a , you both deserve it. Being overdue is shite.

I'll be sending you both lots of relaxation and labouring vibes xxx

Thanks ILTMI hope you and bubba are doing well. I am keeping up to dater with the postnatal thread :) Hope we can join you soon. x

Is it just the 2 of you left?
Best of luck & lots of labour vibes.

us and littlemilla

How you doin?

Ah yes, 3 of you then.

I'm ok, too much excitement here with ds1 (4) breaking his leg at sch last week & ds2 (3) being sick yesterday.
ds2 on my lap being all wilted flower still but at least ds1 went to sch today and was fine.
DD being a star - asleep upstairs atm.

hi guys,

back after a stroll and hot choccie with NCT buddy, who's also as overdue as me. Quite nice to have a RL person to whinge chat with too.

This morning's cleaning antics have left me with pretty bad bad ache, oh dear. Still need to sort our bedroom out, so going to do that shortly I think. Then it's time for me. Hoping that DH will make it home from work before 8pm for once...maybe just wishful thinking?!?!?!

Kitty at my sweep last Friday they gave me a Bishop's score of 8, whcih basically means that everything is pretty much ready to roll - soft, thin cervix in the right place etc. If I do need to be induced on Friday (also praying LO will come of its own accord) it'll just be a case of breaking my waters. I was told that so long as this triggers contractions I'll still be allowed in pool etc. I think it's only if you end up on the drip that they won't, so you might be OK. Think positive!

Sarah ditto on the hair. Had mine highlighted four weeks ago now so looking utterly sh*te again. The very sunny weather hasn't helped matters either as it's lightened my hair even more - making contrast with roots even more obvious. I've also had two pedicures since I started maternity leave! Although contemplating another on Thursday if no baby - might book one in with a bikini wax as that's all a flipping mess again too. I hadn't realised how inconvenient this going overdue malarky would be!

Thanks for the and the words of encouragement both, I will confess to also hanging head round the door of your PN thread keeping up to date with all the new babies and breastfeeding talk, on the odd occasion!

Glad it's all going well with your litle bundles and hope to be joining you soon.

Ooh cross post Milla sorry. You know, when ML started I was the same, manis and Pedis all over the place, hair removing frantically etc and now, I couldn't give much of a shite! Have lost my mojo for giving birth now and feel oddly detached from it all! Bloody roots tho, hate bloody roots!

Also, I have a major family wedding on Saturday, hadn't bothered to get anything to wear thinking baby will be here early so will have plenty of time but no, had to rush and get an outrageously expensive frock yesterday that will suffice both if bambino is here, or if it isn't, good old Maxi dresses cover all sins and have enough fabric to hold in a bump too. But, am either going to be hideously overdue on saturday, in labour or have a teeny tiny newborn and still be wearing paper knicks so best I don't remove the tags I think! I'm going mental I think.

Even when we were at the delivery suite on Saturday I couldn't get my head around the fact that we'll likely be back there within the week with all my bits hanging out for all the world (And Ethan the pretty Gynae...) to see, and hoofing out a baby!! My friends tell me it's normal to feel like that - particularly aftger trying for so long - but it's so very weird, there are days when I forget that pregnant = actual baby, it's a mental block I think.

Anyway, we are at least getting gorge weather for it.

Hey ladies,

I also have an April due date- just at 30th April! Am now 40+3 and nada.

Got sweep booked for tomorrow and another on Friday, hoping it does something to move things along.

This waiting is VERY frustrating. Good-luck to all of us that are left to pop, come on babies!!!

Good luck for tomorrow Leila

Hi all. Just wanted to send some positive labour vibes. I was a week overdue with Lucy so know how frustrating it is. You'll soon have your babies though. X

Hello to the last remaining few and congratulations to all the recently birthed! updating from my phone so please excuse my errors. i was 40+14 yesterday and today i went in to have my waters broken. it happened eventually in theatre as his head was still high. so much fluid it ran off the bed and onto the floor! sent me home after another monitoring session. plan is to go in tomorrow at 830 and be started on syntocinon drip. still want to achieve my vba2c but we'll see. hope to report back soon with baby news :-) x

Good luck, everyone! Being overdue sucks xxxx

Thinking of you Bella

Morning

First off good luck to Leila and particularly Bella it's all getting crazy for us latecomers now!

I had a shocking night, was throwing up for nearly an hour, can't think it was anything I had to eat as am v firmly in the plain stodge camp right now but very possibly I ate too much for my poor squashed tummy, or something just didn't sit right. Anyway, I found out that there are few things weirder than being violently sick with a full term baby rolling around inside you - particularly afterwards when you're trying to sleep, bloody hell what next?

Feel a bit delicate this morning but much better than last night. I have a meeting with a lady who runs all of the baby classes/BF cafe things in the area at 12, but other than that I'll mostly just be waiting......

How awful Sarah hope u feel better today. A few people have had sickness at the end of pregnancy.

I do feel much better thanks Kitty, just a bit fragile but if it's a sign that things might be happening then I'll take it!

Hope you're doing ok today, not feeling any dif post sweep? Mine is tomorrow, it's at the docs literally just down the road and I'm assuming I'll be ok to drive self there and back?

I dont feel any different at all :( Back ache is coming and going but has been for a week.

I found the sweep no more uncomfortable than a smear ( i have had alot in the past tho so quite relaxed with them) and would say you will be fine to drive.

Just popping in to send good wishes to those of you still waiting for your babies!

I know how you feel, I was 12 days over and induced. Sending lots of positive baby vibes your way, and looking forward to hearing birth announcements and seeing you on postnatal thread.

Thanks Jenat Just been reading the postnatal :)

Thanks for advice Kitty. Rubbish that nothing is happening for you

I've just had a visit from the sure start midwife, she was lovely and told me is universally hated by all of the cmw's in the area who are threatened by her role - I'm to call her whenever I have a question before or after birth and she'll come......

Also, she's going to get firemen to come to my house and fit smoke alarms!

I havent heard of sure start midwife... whats the difference?

I have been meaning to call the fire brigade since we moved in. Must do that. Think they do it for free dont they?