Due August 2011, third and final trimester here we come!!!!

[KLou111]

Oooooo ladies, an exciting time for us all either already here or speedily arriving.
Can't believe how quick it's all going.

Bubbas will be here in no time!!!!

Popping in again, still need to catch up with the birth stories so will post again a bit later!

Just an update and a thank you for everyone's support.

DP received a call today and he'll be having a second interview tomorrow, seems there is still a chance he won't get the job but as DP suspects the second interview is comprised of showing him around the premises, the chance is remarkably smaller than before! He's excited and eager to know the outcome of everything.

We found two houses in the same area as his work, and called them. One didn't accept housing benefit, and the other does. :) Therefore, we will be viewing the house tomorrow and with some luck, will have finally found a gorgeous place for our new family to live.

I've improved with being less depressed and more able to perform daily tasks such as housework, and am hoping from here on I can continue to get my act together, and then work my way back into the world of education. I hope this positive streak continues, I've been a person who easily gives up in the past and I need to be more determined. :)

Thank you so much for your support, I hope you and your LO's are doing fantastically! (And hope you are all getting relatively decent sleep, unlike myself! - Regular trips to the loo and baby not liking me sleeping on my side tends to wreck havoc there).

ooh good luck for the job and the house, sounds like it could be good news for those! i hope it all goes well, will be such a relief for you to get it sorted

Best of luck Yukana hopefully things are looking up.

RugbyWidow ooh where did you get the sleigh bed style cot? Sounds gorgeous. Which chair too - I am slightly obsessed with my inability to choose one as I want to be able to lock it in case of trapping little fingers but trying not to spend a daft amount of money on a chair I may not use due to bump being twins!

You all sounds so cheery - keep up the birth stories - I won't share mine as horrid enough to ensure I opt for CS this time round but I did also love my anaesthetist - SHE was my new best friend but no proposal ha ha!

Lovely stories everyone, it's feeling a bit too real now though!
Our nursery is still a study but in boxes I do have a cot and chest of drawers which we're going to put a changing mat on. I got some lovely white lined wicker baskets from Amazon which were cheap and are going on the shelves. Bunting sounds like a lovely idea I ordered a wallpaper border from Mamas & Papas this week as they have a half price sale on - can't afford they're prices usually
I'm glad things are coming together for you Yukana.
Is anyone else really struggling sleeping? It takes me ages to get off to sleep then I end up rolling onto my back which makes me snore then DP prods me to shut me up and I'm back to square one! I've just been using a normal pillow under my bump but am wondering whether to bite the bullet and order one of those long bolster pillow thingys? But with 10 weeks left is it worth it? Any recommendations?

I'm not having trouble sleeping but am having the weirdest freaky dreams. Last night I dreamt that DH was having an affair with my best friend because I was too pregnant and boring to have fun with, except that in the dream I was married to Nick Stokes from the Las Vegas Crime Lab and my 'best friend' was someone I knew in RL but haven't seen for years. Think I need to stop watching CSI and MNing in the evenings.

I am having terrible trouble sleeping, am so tired today :( Had trapped wind last night which I couldn't solve and then after finally getting back to sleep, i woke up with horrible heartburn :( DH got a piece of my mind when he dared to complain about not getting much sleep due to my tossing and turning :o

All this talk of anaesthetists has reminded me that when I had my epidural it was a student doctor being talked through putting one in... I remember being so frustrated and almost offering to come back there and do it for her at one point :o

star me too with the weird dreams

I keep having insomnia too. Every other night I wake up at 1/2 and cant get back to sleep till 5 ish.
Very frustrating!
Trying to sleep on my left but I get uncomfortable doing it all night!

Betty - sleeping comfortably seems to be a thing of the past for me too. The best way I have found to get comfortable is with a V shaped pillow under my head, one normal pillow between my knees / under my bump and one behind my back. I take up a LOT of room in the bed (much to DH's annoyance.... TOUGH!) but it also means that I can toss and turn from left to right and have the same support on both sides. It works for me anyway and buying a V pillow would be cheaper and have more of a shelf-life than those funny shaped ones because you can use it for breastfeeding, propping baby up on the floor when he/she is a bit older etc. As for dreams ..... mine have been X-rated for quite some time now!!! That's what 7 months of no nookie does to you.....

yukana - sounds like things are looking up for you both at last, so pleased for you. Let us know how you get on looking at the house today. Will have FX for you.

my dreams are really weird too but im sleeping ok except for turning over killing my hips and i keep going on my back and then needing a wee! dp gone to tt for 4 days now in isle of man, i hate being on my own and got a bit upset last night, basically how dare he leave me when im 30w pg with 2 little ones, v selfish i think. after he went at 6 this morn i dreamt a load of gypsys came saying he said they could stay in our house, they were wondering around it was a bit scary!!

anyway ill have to put my birth storys on as they are nice ones and i like re telling them!!!!
DD now 5.5. was 11 days overdue and had tried eveything was so scared of being induced but finally contractions started and i had a show on the Sun lunchtime, was v painful by 7pm so went to local birthing centre with my then dh and my sister, i was only 2cm and was sent home!! was gutted felt like i should be ready to push!! had a zillion baths and drifted off for an hour then couldnt cope anymore so went back at around 4am, was only 3cm but u begged and begged them to let me stay, this went on all day, i couldnt believe how much it hurt, they said i was being really soft!! 9pm came a new much nicer midwife came on she saw how exhausted i was and i had a shot of pethidine to make me sleep, dh and sis sent home and i sort of went to sleep for a couple of hours, then when i woke and the mw came and saw me around 3 am i had finally got to 5cm and things got going, dh and sis came back i got on the G&A and gym ball, and she filled the birth pool, and she gave me a really good pep talk telling me i could do it and that is was going to get a whole lot worse too!!
Once in the pool i was so much calmer and coped so much better, i was examined again at 8am they made me get out to do it and it really hurt when i had a contraction out of water and i was 8cm, waters broke at last min felt like an elastic band snapping! i was finally ready to push at 9.50 and dd was born at 10.08am on the tues 8lb2oz, was long but really straight forward, no stitches just a little tear!

DS now 2.7 was 14 days overdue id persuaded them to not induce me until now as i was sure id go into labour naturally but i didnt so went in at 8am on the wed to huge hospital 30 min away, finally saw doc at 12pm who put in a microchip thing to soften cervix, a bit like gel but it can stay there for 24 hours?? he said then do you know your having a big baby, i said, well i am huge but all the measurments have been normal? contractions started within 1 hour, for 30 -50 sec every 2 min, was examined at 7pm and they took the microchip out was only 2-3, dp was sent home at 9.30 and i paced the corridors and bounced away, everyone else was settleing down to sleep and i hated it,but at least i didnt need the drip my contractions carried on by themselves.
i stayed in the tv room so i could make breathing noises and not disturb anyone and finally they said i could have some G&A at around 11 and she said ring dp to come back, bless him he was getting his sleeping bag ready to come and sleep in the car anyway! it all moved quickly from then, i said i felt loads of pressure and maybe i needed to push, they said there was no rooms on the labour ward and i would have to deliver in the ward, they had to get 2 girls out of bed and move them and they set up a make shift delivery room, it was awful, i was really scared and the mw in charged didnt seem to have a clue what she was doing and she was really nervous too, as i walked in the room my water broke, dp says he will never forget the look on my face!! within seconds the contractions were so strong i was screaming, she examined me again and said i was still only 3 but then i room upstairs came free and i was wheeled upstairs thrashing around on the bed in agony!
Thankfully i got a really experienced midwife who understood that i didnt really want any other pain relief i just needed to be in water, and i needed to be calmed down and encouraged, the pool was in use so she ran me a big bath with lavender oil in and instruced dp to poor water over my bump at every contraction, which he kept forgetting to do and i was like the girl out of the exorcist!! "pore" (G&A breath in) "the" (G&A breath in) "fucking" (G&A breath in) "water" !!! the mw came in and said "so how are u going to feed this baby"? and i said " im a little bit busy right now for chit chat cant u see" haha

then id only been in i think around half in hour and i started to need to push, she examined me and said "right lady u need to get out and have this baby right now"! she wouldnt let me stay in the bath as she said the baby was too big so i got out was draped in towels and got on the bed, with dp holding one leg back and a mw on the other i pushed for my life it was the hardest thing id ever done, i even shouted "i want my mummy" (god damn that G&A) and ds was born after around 5 pushes at 3am, he was huge 10lb3oz, none of the clothes fit him they couldnt fasten his vest and dp had to go to tesco 1st thing and buy 0-3m!

i amazingly had just a little tear again, felt like id been ripped in 2! stayed in 1 night then came home.

i dont think this one is going to be as big but they are monitoring me to see how it grows!

I've never slept so well in my whole pregnancy til now TBH!! I fall asleep downstairs at 10ish, DH wakes me up at 12ish, go to bed, and wake up 3ish and 6ish, to go to loo, up at 8ish :) No dreaming here either, no doubt will all change now I've said that DH has been though, and he NEVER has dreams. I turned away from him the other morning, and within seconds he lashed his arm out and whacked my head which woke him up and must have apologised 20 times lol. Bloody good job I turned or it would have been my face! He was dreaming we were in the car in a queue and someone opened the back door to nick something so he lashed out.
The weeing is getting more frequent in the day, and couple times at night again, so will be up more with that I guess! DH plumbing in our new en-suite loo today so won't have so far to walk now! Never had an en-suite before, so very excited it's all going in!! :)

Just got an email to see if I qualify to take part in a survey to try a thing called labouraid. this is what it is So they are sending me one to try and review after the birth :) Will take anything at this point lol!

PS, not due til August 11th but they didn't have to know that!!

I have good nights and bad nights with regards to sleep. I can get comfortable enough, that's not a problem (yet) but some nights I seem to be up every couple of hours for a wee even though I try not to drink too much in the evenings, and some nights I get leg cramps or restless legs which are awful! I have a V-pillow that I will use towards the end if I need to and it is great for breast-feeding and using when baby is new to sitting. I take mine in to hospital too (leave in the car and DH brings it in once we're settled on the ward).

I seem to have a new lease of life at the moment, thank goodness! I had really struggled with feeling tired and breathless for the last couple of weeks; since starting to take iron tablets I feel loads better and have much more energy for my boys and just getting through the day.

Off to see Take That in Manchester tonight, can't wait!! Will be shattered tomorrow though, but it will be so worth it. DS1 will be at pre-school tomorrow so I may have to have a nap when DS2 has one!

klou thanks for the link, im taking part in the trial now too :D Im due on the 7th. I only pushed for 2 minutes with my last baby, so may not get a chance to use it, but you never know...

Enjoy TT littlemisslozza we're going next Weds in Cardiff so no spoilers please!! :)

Great birth stories Never - hope your next is as natural. You've boosted my confidence in trying to abstain from an epidural (we'lll see!).

Yucana, good luck with your DH's job and the new house, you sound so positive, it's great!

Morningmadness, I really wanted a sleigh cotbed but all I saw were v expensive, which I didn't want. So eventually I found this one on Kiddicare which I love!

I also looked for ages for a nursing glider chair and toyed with the idea of getting an expensive Dutalier one 2nd hand off Ebay, then decided this seemed to be a bargain

Hope you like them.

Lovely bed Rugby :)
There are lots of new glider chairs and footstools on ebay for around £100 delivered for those that are interested :)

Oh RugbyWidow7 that cot is beautiful!

I am completely with the lack of sleep set but just through sore hips and knees - I have one of those long cushion things and regularly throw it out of bed at 3 when I wake for a loo break.

However, I seem to find myself with unbelievably strong B Hicks mainly in the evening and the skin is so tight it hurts when the babies move around - anyone else or any recommendations? Heartburn is becoming an hourly pain ... moan, moan, moan, sorry!

neverlookback those are great birth stories! Can't believe how big your second baby was!
yukana really hope there is good news about both the house and the job, it would be so perfect to have it all sorted before the birth.
Like littlemisslozza things seem to have calmed down a bit for me in the last few weeks - indigestion and spd both not nearly as bad as they have been. Partly its to do with knowing my limits and doing less I think.
I sleep with a pillow between my legs and under the bump. I have to take them both with me when I roll over, but I can practically do it in my sleep now!
Soooooooo tired today and the DCs are being particularly trying, I think some cbeebies might be watched this afternoon...

I am exhausted too Carrie. My DS is already being Cbeebie-sat Just gathering strength to go into town later on as I have a series of appts I need to go to over the next few weeks, and the only way to get there on time is to take DS in with me so that DH can take him home again after work. If that makes sense.

Hello everyone, read most of the birth stories last night. :) It was great to read and helped me understand what to expect.

DP's interview today went really well (they asked a lot of hypothetical questions apparently), and we're both positive about it. Apparently we'll hear the results of the interview soon.

The house was already under referencing so we weren't able to view it in the end. However, there is another one available and the estate agent is kind enough to let us have first viewing once they receive the keys.

On the bad side of things, went to the midwife today. She wasn't happy about my iron levels and said I had to make sure I took my iron tablets twice daily without fail or they'd admit me to hospital until the baby is born to have iron injections everyday. I have three weeks until they resort to that. My ferritin level is 6, and I couldn't understand the rest of the notes she put.
Apparently I'm at high risk of haemorrhaging during the birth. I've taken my iron tablets but my anxiety is on full alert. She talked about the possibility of me dying during the birth and I'm really, really worried. I had absolutely no fear of childbirth before today, and now I'm absolutely terrified. I know my body is in bad shape, but part of this could be avoided if my doctor (who knew I was anaemic before pregnancy but didn't bother to tell me or prescribe anything) had done something sooner.
What should I do? Red meat isn't an option and I try my best to keep my diet as balanced as I can, but I know I'm just not getting enough vegetables.

My mother's bipolar made me so frustrated this morning I spent the entire morning ready to burst into tears. I can't cope with her anymore, so I hope that we'll move out soon.

Yakuna Big hugs, your midwife had no right to make you feel scared. You aren't at more risk of haemorrhaging because of low iron levels, but IF you do haemorrhage you are more at risk of complications-if that makes sense? I was doing research on low iron levels yesterday, as mine were borderline for needing to take supplements (11, 10.5 is the cut off). Eggs are iron rich, altho spinach is, you need to eat it having had a glass of OJ to absorb it, in fact taking vit C increases iron absorption rate, so worth looking in to how much you can safely take in pregnancy. www.mothers35plus.co.uk/iron.htm is a good list of foods-snacking on nuts seems like an easy option?

Yakuna Agree with daisy my best friend has really bad iron levels (shes not pregnant though) and iron tablets alone made no difference, her doc told her to stop drinking tea and drink OJ or one of those vit c tablets you dilute into water with the iron tablet (or 30 min before I cant remember exactly) and honestly within a week or so her levels started to increase.

Maybe worth a shot, but what an evil midwife you have :( id prob have punched her

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