Jue in June - But we're already well on our way!

[NurseSunshine]

Yet another thread! Going to need to start moving to post natal soon... Eeep!

Hello ladies...nothing to report here either, someone helpfully txt me this morning saying, oh so you're officially over your due date now.
Still have intermittent lower back pains and bump going rock hard and feels like I'm being squeezed but it lasts for ages like 5-10 mins which is weird, no regularity to it either. Keep getting really hot too, last night I slept on top of duvet with a cold damp muslin on my head!
Just popped to Next to see if I could get a lovely floaty maternity maxi dress (seems crazy as potentially only days left but am so hot and bothered, their range in store was absolute rubbish. Probably for the best, dont really need to spend money.
I got a bit worried this morning that baby had gone quiet but I think he/she was just enjoying a lie in like is as then got more active later morning. It's so hard to feel all the movements with a hard bump anyway I am finding.
We're going for an early-sitting Thai meal in a bit, fingers x'd!
Am convinced by the end of tomorrow we'll have a couple more babies, go sasa, barbie and thorny think you guys all seem to be closest?
welcome labella :)
xx

Congratulations Gillz I hope you recover speedily. Thorny yes, this weekend is convenient for me latter end of next week less so. Come on babies! Had a streaky show this morning, but nothing much since. Grr.

nurse have only just seen your post. How are things now? Did you get seen to yet?

BTW - with my first I didn't have a show until not long(I think just over an hour?) before DS was born, so don't worry if you haven't had one yet :)

Go go go MOSP, your are Norway, you are Norway....

I'm going nowhere - everything has totally stopped.
8 hourse of strong, regular contractions and now nothing at all.
Someone have a baby!

Sorry my posts are all about me just now - I am just so fed up

You sound like how I felt last week sasa :(

Can't believe I was in hospital contracting at 35 wks & am sat here at 41 wks with nothing!

I dont mean to be negative but what date would you be due for induction? It has helped me to expect that date now & am genuinely not expecting anything beforehand regardless of whatever cramps, pains etc my body throws at me in the meantime.

I appreciate that it must be harder for you though as you seem to have had more full on symptoms than I.

Hope you have plenty of consolation cake to hand. I just bought more baby clothes & ate 3 toffee muffins...well it made me feel better at the time!

Hope u r ok though x

have the energy of a slug, came to use computer to send nice lengthy post but I think I may retreat to my orange space hopper birth ball. Not complaining though - small price to pay, pregnancy has been good, not wining at all...

Sending thorny and sasa virtual contraction wishes, and to anyone else who wants them

Hi Everyone

Gillzcongratulations - lovely name. Hope you are both recovering - sorry it was such a traumatic experience!

Labella - welcome...June is a better month anyway!

I have been lurking too i have to admit. I have spent this afternoon in a pub garden by the river and then shopping at Sainsbo's. I now have heffelump feet. Oh well. DH seems to be nesting, he was cleaning the kitchen shelves this morning, and is now eyeing up the windows well it's less effort than doing it yourself!

Thanks thorny -it does help that someone has been through this rubbish as well.
Induction would probably be on the 15th so I can start focusing on that date now.

I've jut gorged myself on Dominos which has cheered me up - yep I had the hot and spicy

Doctor Who was AMAZING!!!!! Not at all relevant for this thread, except that some people may have been glad not to go into labour just yet, so they didn't miss it. By the time the series comes back on in autumn we should have perfectly trained babies who can amuse themselves for 50 minutes on a Saturday evening.

MOSP we saw a message wishing you a healthy baby on a board at the village festival today. Can I have your autograph?

I got my leaving pressies from woke yesterday (they organised my goodbye lunch a week early, just in case!). I got a £75 voucher for the spa at Esporta. Hurrah. Can't wait until I can use that. Got some baby things as well, but let's be honest, the spa voucher is far more exciting.

Sasa sorry you're feeling so pants :( I have the midwife on tuesday and if I haven't produced by then I will be demanding to be induced on the friday (4 days earlier then they would like). I have a history of big babies with big heads and I am concerned that letting me go the full 10/12 days over would result in me having difficulties in the birth due to the size of the small elephant baby I am growing.

petitech sending you contraction vibes as well :)

Right off for a bath and then early to bed . . . well providing my children stop being such a pita upstairs

Hello, just wanted to pop on and say a big welcome to baby Sophie and congratulations to Gillz. I'm not surprised your DH was as white as a sheet, it must have been very scary.

sasa poor you, really hope your contractions restart and you haven't got o wait too much longer.

Big waves to all the rest of you still impatiently waiting. I'm on my phone and it's a nightmare to post from. Update here is that Oscar still in SCBU but heading in the right direction. His blood sugars are now stable and we are trying to increase the gaps between feeds and then get him onto some normal formula as he's on a high sugar one at the moment. I'm having issues with bf'ing - milk hasn't yet come in so I'm trying to hand express some colostrum to give to Oscar. Its painful and tedious and I'm getting minuscule amounts out. We've had a few attempts at bfing but he has to be topped up with formula because of his blood sugars. Hopefully my milk will come in tomorrow and I can switch to pumping.

While I remember, if any of you are having a ELCS, I can recommend taking some sennokot (or similar) into hospital with you and start taking it from the first day to counteract the effects of the morphine. I did and managed a poo on the second day without any problem . Last time it was a nightmare and very painful.

Baby is fine thankfully. Was monitored for an hour during which she moved loads, after not moving at all in the 2 hours I waited to be seen! Was so scared this morning, I knew logically that she was probably fine but couldn't help thinking the worst. The MW was lovely though.

Hope things start happening properly for kara, sasa, MOSP and anyone else who's in labour limbo :)

Awww really pleased nurse :) Always best to check.

Just have a quick question - today my ankles and fingers have suddenly swollen. I can't get my wedding ring off, which is usually loose, and my ankles are all podgy. They were fine yesterday. Should I get this checked? I have a mw appointment on Tuesday and I'm tempted to leave it until then, but not sure what others think?

I'm glad everything is alright Nurse - I'm sure I heard somewhere that babies respond to the moniters and the sounds of their own heartbeat or something. I probably made that up in my head somewhere

Lisa - I thought Dr Who was amazing too - I cried.

Feeling very uncomfortable and irritated today. Had a text message at half 6 this morning asking if there was any sign of the baby yet...... grrr.

TTL it has been very warm today which I think would make swelling worse. If I were you I would try having an evening of putting your feet up and maybe try and keep cool and see how you are in the morning?
Lots of us seem to have appts on Tues, could be an interesting day of developments!

Hi all - I have missed too much since Thursday to be able to make individual comments I fear, but hope everyone is well. Congratulations Gillz - sounds like a stressful time of it but so happy to hear you are both safe and well .

I apologise in advance for the me-me-me post - especially when so many people are having overdue stresses and stop-start labours (thinkng of you all by the way)...

I have been having a terrible time of it, just hormones / emotional stuff really, but I have turned into an emotional wreck over the last few days. I was up all night crying and panicking on Thursday night, and have been in tears on and off all the time since. I don't know what's wrong with me but I am absloutely fixated on the idea that I can't go through with the birth - I'm sure this can't be normal! I have a midwife's apppointment Tuesday and intend to talk through my feelings then, but part of me is worried that they will not have much sympathy for me. I almost feel like asking for a CS, although I also know I will feel like I am a failure if I do.

I reckon I must be pretty tough to be around at the moment, but DP is not making things any easier - he is being really stressed and short-tempered, and keeps making me burst into tears!

I also have the feeling that the baby has gone back to her original position again transverse, as bump gone all wonky again - arrrrrrgh!

2.5 weeks til due date - got so long to go yet - really need to lighten up.

I forgot to say to Nurse that I am glad baby is okay.

TTL I have also swollen up over the last few days - the heat definitely makes it worse, I think if it is severe or comes on very quickly, or if you also get blurred vision / headaches it is worth getting it checked out quickly though. Maybe call your midwife in the morning just to set your mind at rest?

I've been awake since 530 and I'm still wide awake! I'm going to be the tiredest grumpiest Birthday girl ever!! :(

Oh no!

Happy birthday anyway Millie!

I think something is happening, being having mild contractios all evenings, some of them making me wince, but still feeling quite irregular. Just woke up now to use the loo and felt some more. Have come downstairs as wide awake, and feeling urge to just rock atm so came to bounce on my ball. Really hoping not another false alarm!
Still very mild and irregular so leaving DH to sleep, if this carries on he will have to look after DS until PILS can get here, which may not be until lunchtime, depending on when they get up!

Please send me labour vibes!!

Knew I shouldn't have posted!

Back is really aching now as well, continuous period pain type ache.
Want more contractions!!

Sending you labour vibes Kara
My contractions have been back since 3am, but 10 mins apart.
Very very sore though - not sure what to do as probably another false alarm.
Have been getting large amounts of show throughout the night as well.
Have just had 2 paracetamol and made a cup of tea. Not sure why I bother with the paracetamol but it's worth a try surely.

Glad everything is ok nurse
Oh no 8rubberduckies - when is your next antenatal appointment? I am not looking forward to full blown labour at all as every time I get a few hours of contractions, they are so painful that I really wonder how I will cope when it all jumps up a gear. I'm just reminding myself that there is such a thing as gas & air and it really helps
You're right petitech - I have an appt on Tuesday too.

Hope all the frustrated labour-waiters get going soon

TTL if your feet haven't gone down a bit overnight then I would get checked out. Pre-e can come on very suddenly and I had no symptoms apart from the swelling. Mine was picked up at a routine MW check but I think I'd had it for at least a week before that. Have you got any swelling in your face?

Kara sending lots of labour vibes your way - hope this it!!

you too sasa - the show sounds promising

Millie Happy Birthday! Hope the day improves

8 I'm sorry you are feeling so down, it's probably just hormones playing with your emotions. Hope the MW can put your mind at ease.

nurse very glad the baby is ok, it's really scary when they do that.