June Just around the corner now...

[petitech]

Will this be the final thread?!? I somehow think not, with more and more people starting on maternity leave, we have time for a good few more methinks!

Morning all - hope you've had lovely weekends. I have had a great couple of days - DP was off work Friday and we have had a couple of family days - not doing anything we should be doing to get ready for the baby, but taking DS swimming, playing down the allotment, and I've been doing a lot of sleeping!

Happy birthday for yesterday joanne, hope you had a lovely day.

Sorry to hear about your test nurse, I would be spitting feathers, especially with all the pregnancy hormones swimming about!

I too think we are due another baby by the end of the weekend! Some of you are so close to it, I've still got a month til due date!

Nurse you were asking how I feel about a caesarean - it is very confusing trying to work out how I feel. I think it's because I'm trying to choose between two unknowns - a natural labour could be quick and easy and not be affected by my SPD at all, or it could be long and difficult and really screw my back up. Potentially a caesarean could take ages to recover from or I could be one of those people who takes it very much in their stride. I just won't know until the day.

Although I would be the first to defend any woman who chose to have a caesarean for medical reasons I can't help having the niggling feeling that I will feel like I've taken the easy option and will have missed out on what could be a really positive, amazing experience (squeezing the little darling out all on my own with no intervention).

Hope you've all got lovely Sundays ahead

Thank you Kara!

I'm very of all you lovely bumpylicious ladies having nice photos. I avoid cameras at the best of times, let alone when a stone heavier and what feels like a foot rounder!

And I agree that we are very much owed another baby by now. Come on you lot! I've got a good month yet, so it's down to one of you .

I got up from the sofa last night and had a really weird tugging pain in my cervix (or surrounding area). Not the usual stabby twinges - it took me a good minute to be able to stand up straight. It felt like I was being pulled downwards, odd eh? Anyone else?

Happy Sundays everyone, hope your weather is better than ours. Summer, pah!

FWIW 8RD I don't think that a elcs is the easy option, at all. Like you say, either option you choose could go one of two ways and you won't know until you choose one. Either way, you're going to have a lovely baby, how they get here won't matter after that :)

Happy birthday Joanne Am also impressed that you managed to get to the carpet (assuming you could get back off it again!) :)

Millie I never measure gaviscon either!

Managed to get everything sorted for my test tomorrow. I'm going to HAVE to pass after all this stress! Can you all send me good-driver-red-light-noticing-test-passing vibes at 10.30 tomorrow please? By the power of mumsnet I WILL pass!

Sending vibes (can you feel that?). Will be thinking of you, good luck!

You'll be fine .

Well hello there fellow June expectant ladies, I hope you've all been well while I dissapeared off the face of the planet for a few months!!

Looks as if I've missed at least one birth? I'm now (finally!) on mat leave and have some time on my hands for what feels like the first time in years so shall be trying to catch up as best as I can and hopefully join in a bit. 13 days til my due date so lets see how long I last :)

Thanks MrsN

Welcome back banana! Hope you're enjoying your maternity leave

Nurse - glad you got the test sorted, the other pupil rearranged then? Good luck!'
I agree with you I don't see a CS as an easy option because of the longer recovery, I'm always a bit about people saying women having CS "are too posh to push", it's major abdominal surgery, ffs!!

Am feeling tired and short tempered, lots of wriggling and DH s convinced my bump is futher down.Still getting sharp heavy pains in my pubic area, hoping this is the head engaging. Very hard long shape on my right handside, which I am hoping is back and bum!

Seeing MW on Tuesday, she is going to try an establish position, if she can't she'll be sending me for a scan - our local health trust is debating on whether to offer this to mums having HB as a matter of routine, but jury is still out and so it is down to the discretion of the MW. Would be kind of cool to have another scan but I'm pretty confident in my MW being able to judge position!

Knackered - are you in the same town as the lister? I'm 5mins across town near the valley park.

Baby has definitely dropped the last couple of days but now it keeps trying to claw it's way out with it's feet!

Hello everyone, hope you are al, having a good day. DH is doing some last min painting jobs before putting all the decorating stuff away. So far today I have managed to make brunch, watch TV and make pizza (currently smelling ace in the oven). I did however manage to sleep for 11 hours! DH was in bed reading for hours this morning because apparently every time he tried to get up I would demand a cuddle in my sleep . I am going to finally iron the nursery curtains in a bit though... I AM! maybe first a nice glug of gaviscon from the bottle :)

Kara my MW said I have to have a scan to confirm the baby isn't breech before I can have a HB! She is 80% sure it isn't but apparently that's the procedure round here. I've got it on Wednesday morning so that should be good. She is also coming over here on tuesday to talk about home birth stuff. suddenly it all seems very real. 36+3 today - eeeeek

Joanne - I think they may well make it policy here too, tbh. Especially as other trusts are doing it as well.
Bit of a waste of time and resources, IMO.

37+5 today!

Fellow Gaviscon glugger here too. Ive also been taking zantac too on mws recommendation and find that often gets me thru the night acid wise only to be woken up with bursting bladder. Thanks for kitty tips.
I've tried rasp leaf, sex and walking this wknd :) to no avail. Going to try exerting myself at aqua natal tomorrow!
Does anyone know if u can refuse a cervical sweep? I'm petrified!

Whats everyone got planned this week?

knackered I'm being denied a HB due to the DH being a bit too. I see his reasoning, but it hasn't stopped me feeling disappointed (esp as I definately miss out on swanky new hospital with private rooms all the way). All I can say is number 2 better not try to come in the middle of the night and there had better be no meconium this time as I want to stay at home for as long as possible

As for Fanjo pain, oh just don't ask. I look like I've been punched down there so all the twinges that I'm getting are extra errm, painful. Can I get off the ride yet?

confessions nearly time now have you tried a nice hot curry yet. I have to admit not being able to stomach a curry is one of the worst things about late pg! I love curry normally, but the smell of it turns my stomach at the moment [crying emicon]

Petitech You can refuse anything you like, but from what I've heard it isn't any worse than having a smear test.

The pizza was lush by the way...and only took 20 mins to whip up! Go me! Still haven't got to ironing the curtains though...I AM GOING TO DO IT TODAY! I have just eaten the last one of my birthday truffles, they were very tasty. But now alas all gone. Oh well I'll just have to wait until next year for some more.

(swig swig swig) (gulp)
Thanks Joanne xx

Millie Just down the road in the neighbouring village (kn), between Lister and QEII. Am taking ds to a playdate on weds by the valley park :)

Confessions Stamp your foot all you like I say . I arrived at hospital with ds already 10cm and he was out 45 mins later, home within a few hours having picked up dinner on the way . Have to admit that this time we want the children to stay at home so a night in hospital might be the easiest thing for us all . . . having said that the last 2 times I was gagging to leave!

8rd When I was facing the possibility of a csection this time I have to admit I was gutted. For some strange reason the thought of bringing this child into the world and not having to suffer for it like the others didn't seem right . Anyway I did finally get my head around the idea and it didn't seem that bad in the end. Oh and a friend of mine had awful spd in her last pregnancy, was house bound for the last 3 months and she managed to give birth naturally just fine :)

Nurse Good luck tomorrow, sending you positive vibes :)

Petitech Have already told mw I won't be having a sweep. I've heard they range from okay to bloody horrible and considering the last time someone was around my cervix (coil fitting) they put me into shock and I had to go to hospital I'm not too keen on someone else fiddling around there again!

Oh and a tip I picked up for inducing yourself (other then long walks, sex, nipple tweaking - sounded more like nipple bashing to be honest the it way described!) is fresh pineapple . .. . . . but not eating it. Apparently what you are meant to do with it is rub it on your cervix twice a day . . . best make sure you peel it properly

And on that note I shall leave you all to a lovely Sunday evening :)

Do what with a pineapple?!?! I'm all for EPO/RLT etc but no way am I doing that with pineapple!! Would much rather have sex!

'Apparently what you are meant to do with it is rub it on your cervix twice a day . . . best make sure you peel it properly'
Kinky!

Confessions - your DH is not on board re HB, but if my DH was uncomfortable with it I would not go ahead, I would go to hospital because he would just be all worried and stressed and make me all stressed out - which would defeat the point of having the HB in the first place! What helped him, was that his SIL had a HB and his DB talked to him very enthusiastically about it. It may well be little late in the day but is there someone like this he can talk to about why he doesn't like the idea?

Bit of a me, me, me post now. Have had a rotten headache all day which is getting worse, managed to catch an 1.5 hours sleep earlier but head still pounding. Just so tired! I want this baby out now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone,

Am 37+3 now and feeling so uncomfortable. I keep getting what I think are Braxton Hicks (never had them last time so not really sure) and they make me feel like I need a poo plus they are really uncomfortable and I am fed up, spent the day on the sofa, and am eating my 3rd bacon sandwich of the day

Cot, changer/chest of drawers and wardrobe are all finally done yay!! Now just got to face the huge pile of baby clothes that need washing - someone tell me that they don't also need ironing please!?

Made some progress with my hospital bag but still need to put the essentials in, can't be bothered today though, I feel to lousy. I seem to be getting annoyed at every little thing today, an alarm going off down the street, the scrap iron man, the ice cream van etc

I went out Friday night wasn't meant to be late but ended up back at a house and didn't get home until 4am. I was sat in the corner happily drinking tea and singing along to the music and didn't notice the time until mil made me laugh so much I nearly wet myself got to the toilet in time though and giggled all the way through my wee, came out still giggling and had to go straight back in! Can't remember what was so funny now but my pelvic floor is completely shot. Was exhausted all Saturday so think thats why I am feeling so yuk, still haven't caught up properly on sleep.

I am expecting to go 2 weeks over again, so am in denial that I have nearly reached my due date, I am scared of spontanious labour to be honest, I would hate to go into labour in the night or something and have to worry about sorting the DCs out, getting to the hospital etc.

Hi Prisoner - I am with you on the snippiness with everyone!
Oh and life is way to short to be ironing baby clothes

I've had a really nice weekend - it's my birthday today and so friends and been popping by all day for a bit of cake and cup of tea, all very relaxed. My back pain did start up again early this evening and I couldn't shift it with paracetemol so had to go to bed with a hot water bottle where I fell asleep for a couple of hours which meant that I missed quite a few of our friends leaving - oops!

I've got the MW home visit tomorrow so I'm going to mention the back and rib pains - I've had to take between 3 and 6 paracetemol a day since Tuesday to get through each day which I'm a bit worried about, even though it is still below the maximum daily dose. DH did ask how I thought I would cope in labour if I was finding the back pain so bad, I'm really hoping that the fact that contractions have breaks between them and will definitely end will help me deal with them

I've also been getting period type pains this evening, but thankfully they have stopped now. I didn't fancy sharing a birthday with the baby, more because I don't quite feel mentally prepared for it to arrive yet and I still have a week left at work with quite a lot to do!

37 weeks tomorrow!

Good God, I would rather be induced than insert bits of any fruit into my vagina, let alone fruit which it is quite easy to leave little bits of spiny bits on . Let me know how that one goes any ladies who try it .

Welcome back bananarama!!!

Thanks for your comments nurse and knackered, I am thinking about posting in the childbrith section for anyone's experiences of natural birth with SPD. My experience with ds wasn't so great, as I ended up in stirrups with a damaged coccyx from the forceps to boot, which has screwed my back up royally for this time around.

Happy Birthday Monica!!!

Prisoner I have been a complete cow from hell today, so I feel your pain! Oh yes, completely agree that life is far too short to iron baby clothes .

I rarely iron my own clothes so wasn't even considering ironing the baby's clothes, let alone the baby's curtains!!

Fingers crossed for your driving test tomorrow nurse!

Hi everyone. Really sorry that I keep popping in without commenting on many posts. I can't sit down comfortably (other than on the gym ball, which makes it hard to balance the laptop!). I am reading them though whenever I can and thinking of you all!! Looking forward to lots of baby news aswell.

I really hope you are right that I am next to have the baby. Due tomorrow but have been on standby for 6 weeks!!

8RD I have had the c-section discussions about SPD, as after an internal exam I couldn't open my legs at all (which I thought was quite important for giving birth!). Had a really good chat with the consultant as decided to opt for vaginal birth. He gave me a lot of confidence but am still shitting myself having a few wobbles. I won't be able to have any pain relief if the labour is as fast as my last one, and I don't like the idea of the added pain of SPD :(.
My birth plan and hospital notes are full of details on my SPD, and DH is fully prepared to fight if they try and put me in any position that might damage my pelvis. I do know that if I need intervention (ventouse/ forceps) then likely to be EMCS to avoid permanent pelvis damage (my safe gap at the moment is about 30cm). Am really worried about being induced but will cross that bridge if/ when I get to it.

Right, need to lie down now, hope you all get some sleep tonight

Am just quietly giggling at the thought of having to explain to the midwife why it appears my baby has been born eating fruit salad! Think I'll be keeping my pineapple pieces for lunch/pudding thanks.

4am Prisoner! Good work. I struggle to get to 4pm.

Kara sadly in RL I don't know anyone who has had a HB and with DH's anxiety issues I don't want to force the issue (nor do I want him on MN! ).

Well am off to bed with a Greenwing and some Braxton Hicks. At least the BH aren't as bad as they were the other day.