October 2011 Baby Bus... PART 4

[happymummytobe]

A new thread for the bus!

Thank you for the lovely welcome messages :)

It really is starting to sink in now that I am having a baby, and that I will be having this baby very soon. Has anyone else been in complete denial too?
(Don't get me wrong, I'm over the moon and the baby was very much planned, it's just taken me a while to make a connection between the theoretical baby we are having and the actual mini-human that will be arriving very soon.)

BB3 The excitement is starting to hit, but unfortunately so is the feeling huge and heavy. We're having a boy!

Rebel I'm really impressed that you are doing your Masters at this stage of the pregnancy! I can just about remember to shower and to pay the phone bill and even those tasks are taxing enough!

Sassy Did you get your chippy in the end? We live abroad so proper chippy chips don't exist here. They will be one of the first things down my throat when we travel to the UK next year.

Hello to everyone else!

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend.

Safariboots I'm another late bag-packer - I only did mine this week and I'm due on Oct 5th but v likely to have the baby mid-Sept!

Welcome to all the newbies. Alligator, I know what you mean, as a first-timer I also keep getting little panics that the planned 'baby' will be a proper little person. And our responsibility for 18+ years!!! Oh well, it's too late now lol!

Thank all for the tips on my baby stuff list. I've made a few amendments and will have a think about them all. Not bought too much yet (hum, underprepared or what?!) so still time to amend!

Rebel well done on the Masters. They should give you extra points in the circumstances. I'm finding it hard to concentrate on work, let alone study.

Ha ha that made me laugh Penguin If my nips end up as sore as my bum after bike riding, eeck! (and that's after I bought a big squidgy bike seat too).

Bilb, unsurprisingly I am not currently used to having them chomped on, I think I am actually more worried about bf than actually giving birth for some bizarre reason .

Welcome Safari :)

To Tally and Alligator* I don't think about it too much, which is my kind of denial about planned first baby I suppose. Although did say to DH the other day "we didn't really think this through did we" (in a kind of jokey, what the hell do we know about babies kind of way).

Off to collect our pram and bits and bobs now as it's in store and hoping the chicken currently in the lounge is feeling better soon :(

chesire your response made me laugh as well :) I think I'm more worried about BF this time around as there is a expectation that I will do it. Last time I took a 'lets see what happens approach', now I know about different things like tongue-tie and jaundice etc. so am having wibble moments. Wish DD hadn't weaned during the pg.

I feel like I've got huge all of a sudden. Waist is still 36.6inches, but am now 140lbs (so gain of erm... 25lbs and still 7 weeks to go) and fundus today was 29cm so back to being 4cm short and not 5.

What tandem buggies are people looking at?

also still in denial with this one, was with the last one until 36/37 weeks when I switched to wanting it out.

move tomorrow and will be without internet for a week unless I have kindly neighbours

hello to all the newbies.

and to all the 1st timers- this is my 4th baby and i still feel surreal about there actually being a baby in my belly! i know there is, but i cant imagine it when i look at my belly as though i have xray specs on. does anyone else do that?
yes alligator i got my chippy. our local one is fantastic but closes at 7pm, ended up with chinese chippy. chips were good, but imo chinese chippys just dont seem to know how to do peas! i want mushy not bigga!!!!! ha.
had a salad today to try and balance it out. just remembered ive had a big bar of chocolate though.

i have now wrote a hospital list out......... it's a start

I keep having wibble moments too. I'm hoping it's all normal.... and mainly hormones. I'm normally so rational, level-headed and calm about things.

I think my biggest worry is the birth. I sort of induced myself last time by falling off a chair the day before DD was due. (I leant back on the computer chair and the back snapped off it... I was posting on MN at the time... on the ante-natal thread :o ) I ruptured my waters but didn't realise. So I was in early labour for 2 days without realising... lots of pain but most of it was back pain which I put down to my bad back, and falling off the chair.
When the contractions started 2 days later we went straight to hospital and I was already 5cm dilated. DD arrived 7 hours later.

I'm dreading a long drawn out labour this time... or even just being aware I'm in labour!
But if it's a fast labour there's also the worry of getting family here in time to look after DD so that we can get to hospital. I know the neighbours would help if it was the middle of the day.... but I'm not sure they'd be keen on being woken in the night.

Hi all and welcome t newbies!
I'm now 32+5 still haven't packed hospital bag although I have bought in everything for it, have also done well clearin out the spare room will spend this week washing down all Walls/skirting etc then paint next weekend.
Was at the Edinburgh festival tonight to see Alan cochrane was v good laugh!
Only 2 weeks left of work yay!!

Have also started reading hypnobirthing although everytime I try to listen to the cd I fall asleep before it gets to the actual hypnobirthing part why would they put relaxation first on cd

Ha ha edward there's no way I'd get through that cd then I'm so tired at the moment I fell asleep at the hairdressers just because she stroked my hair!
34 weeks today and bag isn't packed, nursery isn't done, generally very unprepared for first baby I'm banking on
It being late as everyone says first babies normally are!
Still have three weeks left at work so not sure when it's all going to get done....should I be panicking?

definately shouldnt be panicking pebble as its not good for you. you maybe want to get the bag ready, (says me who hasnt done it either). does the nursery need to be done? i keep mine in with me for 8months. some just do it for 6months and some dont do it at all, but it is recommended for 1st 6months. that way you can take your time and not panic.

Thanks Sassy I guess if I pack the bag tomorrow it'll be enough for a while. We're off to buy car seat today and my parents are meeting DP's dad and step mum for first time... Eek!

Hello all! Have just found the October bus (thanks littlepebbles ). I am due 8th October with dc2. Likely to be induced at 39 weeks as I have high bp from kidney problems when not pregnant. Have ds1 who is 2.5. Thankfully have stopped work now. Struggle a bit on the two days I have Ds at home as I feel a bit restricted in terms of things we can do and he has just dropped his nap! Thankfully he is at nursery for 3 days a week.
Feel rather disorganised and in denial about the time left to go. Have not thought about hospital bag yet or built new bed for Ds let alone got him to sleep in it. Never mind!
Hope everyone else is doing well.

Hello all

Pebble glad it went ok (well as ok at is can be) and well done for getting through it.

Cheshire Lansinoh does indeed last for AGES but having said that at that price I don't think I'd be wasting it early, it doesn't toughen the skin it's soothes and acts as a barrier. Not even 3 applications a day for a month before can prepare you for the first three weeks of bfing and the associated pain.

Later yay for the little boy.

Is anyone else, STILL struggling with names with their DH - honestly it's like getting blood from a stone at the moment. We cannot agree on boys names - if there are two of them in there I am without doubt facing a war!

Tally I too don't always register that there are real humans inside me - especially two. I have bought all the twin stuff but I still can't get my head around having two little babies to look after. I don't think you are unprepared. With DS i bought it all on mat leave (which I started on his due date) so compared to my first you are way more organised.

Cheshire when it's three in the morning and DS comes into our bed, I often say to DH, there is going to be five of us in this bed soon - what on earth are we going to do????

Penguin I know what you mean about expectations. With DS he fed so well and was really, very easy and I produced enough milk to keep a dairy farm in business but this time with the two of them and DS I want to do it but I am also aware it may take longer. Good luck with the move.

sassy well done on the list (although you are a bit of a pro at this baby malarky so could probably pack a bag with your eyes closed ).

Bilblio wobbles are normal, fingers crossed it's neither drawn out or too quick but sure it will work out. I also induced myself by ripping out my bathroom (extreme nesting / boredom)!

Edward I don't seem to need hypnobirthing, I could fall asleep at any point at the moment

Welcome Wheels - my DS starts nursery the week after next and while it's only two days a week, finishing work this Friday means that I will have some time to myself even if it is a few hours! (Watch these babies come on his first day!!! ).

As for size, I am now 51 inches - 51!!! I am physically in so much pain that I don't know how I am going to cope for the next 4 weeks!

I feel bad moaning but I am really starting to struggle with this pregnancy now. Am almost 34 weeks and will be in for CS around the 37 week mark I think so the thought of three more weeks (as much as I know it's best for the babies) is scaring me senseless as I can't even turn in my sleep without pain. Mum has taken DS out and DH is working today so I have been watching DVDs all day in my pyjamas - I managed to get the hoovering and ironing done but it has just about finished me off for the day! I feel so sorry for DS. He must know these babies are imminent as he will not leave me alone and constantly wants me to play on the floor and roll around like we normally would but it hurts so much and feel like the worst mother in the world saying 'no' all the time. .

Anyway it is around this point that I think the pregnancy becomes hard so I've decided the only way to deal with it is think about all the things I am looking forward too after pregnancy (apart from the obvious gorgeous baby cuddling / smelling / snuggling moments!) so I've started making a list:

1. Sleeping on my front
2. Sleeping on my back
3. Goats cheese
4. White wine spritzers
5. Being able to walk without getting backache
6. Being able to squat down without having to part my knees for my bump to fit through
7. Being able to bend over full stop
8. The thought of pre-pregnancy clothes (will take a while but still)
9. Heartburn free days

10. Being able to play with DS 11. Being able to walk in town without people commenting on my size constantly.

Sure there are lots more but they will do for now...

hi everyone, I think I joined this thread a few weeks ago but lost my post - ooops!
Will promise to keep more up to date now I have found you again :D

ANyway Im due 2nd Oct and really scared now! have low platelets which is worrying me too :(

Hi all.

Am pregnant with DC2 - was on the bus early on but sort of fell off!

34 weeks and very uncomfy too.

Will read and catch up!

Crazyalien06 - how low are they? Think we have spoken on another thread. Mine are at 97 at the moment, dropped from 135 in 2 weeks. Have to go to see consultant at 37 weeks, blood test day before. With Ds they dropped to 135 so lower this time. Try not to worry, only a problem if they go really low i believe and as long as they are aware of them its ok.

im with you bb3 i have found today the hardest one yet. in fact i am finding this harder than my twin pregnancy. i cant move, bend, sit, get up, lay down etc without being in pain, uncomfortable or compromising my breathing etc. ive been irritable all day and done nothing but moan and swear! which is not like me at all. just let me get past scbu stage and then get the baby out is my mantra! arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

forgot to say that we went to tesco's today, to buy dd1 her 1st mobile phone- its her 11th birthday on tuesday......eek. i also managed to buy some newborn nappies, maternity pads and nappy rash cream. so i have officially started the hospital bag.

Hi dribbleface last blood test a few weeks ago the level was 135, taking myself for blood test on Tuesday so will find out current level then :) I'm expecting it to have dropped but scared by how much it could have dropped. So irritating as I can't do anything about it :( scared as otherwise whol pregnancy has been low risk and I wanted mid wife led delivery and water birth but these won't be possible if level drops too low :(

Anyway, are you all ready for little ones arrivals? I can't decide on what pram to get! Had eyes on obaby zoom thingy as had a play with it in kiddicare but want to have a play with different ones so may take myself back there this week! I don't want to spend loads as will probably change to simple pushchair once child is old enough.
I have got lots to do in my house too! Painting/building , new kitchen being put in week after next!( should be fun having house full of builders, no afternoon naps on the sofa for me that week!)

BB3 loving your list! I can definitely empathise with yours so far.

Please can I add (even if some of them are a long way off):-

12. Sleeping through the night
13. Having "normal" size boobs again
14. Drinking cider (God I miss that sugaryness)
15. Being a Mummy to Porgey
16. Picking cool baby clothes in appropriate flavour
17. Being on Maternity leave for a year

Am a bit worried that Porgey may have turned round and that the hard thing top right is a head now, will not be impressed in the placenta has moved but Porgey is now feet down :(

Spent 45 minutes and an instruction book putting a rain cover over the pram, clearly there is no hope for us when the furniture arrives!

Hi dribbleface last blood test a few weeks ago the level was 135, taking myself for blood test on Tuesday so will find out current level then :) I'm expecting it to have dropped but scared by how much it could have dropped. So irritating as I can't do anything about it :( scared as otherwise whol pregnancy has been low risk and I wanted mid wife led delivery and water birth but these won't be possible if level drops too low :(

Anyway, are you all ready for little ones arrivals? I can't decide on what pram to get! Had eyes on obaby zoom thingy as had a play with it in kiddicare but want to have a play with different ones so may take myself back there this week! I don't want to spend loads as will probably change to simple pushchair once child is old enough.
I have got lots to do in my house too! Painting/building , new kitchen being put in week after next!( should be fun having house full of builders, no afternoon naps on the sofa for me that week!)

Sorry for double post! DH woke me up and it looked Like it hasn't posted!
I'm not getting up in the night yet apart from when DH wakes me up for his trip to the loo!!! am trying to get him to cut down the water he has with him in bed as always wakes me up and takes me ages to get back to bed!

Although tonight I'm not sleeping as on inflatable mattress on living room floor as DH had his last all day drinking session before baby comes! He was supposed to sleep on it but automatically took himself to bed - cheeky thing! And as easy as it is to move a 6ft 4" man made of bricks i refrained lol.

Hope he is going to be ready to finish his DIY today..... Hahaha

On a happier note my dog has decided to spend the night with me and has promptly slept all night on the sofa opposite me which is unusual:) obviously I need protecting more than DH lol

I second the list of things to look forward to, especially sleeping on my back! I also look forward to being able to see baby and see that he's OK, sometimes when he doesn't move as much I get worried that he's not OK so torture the poor boy with drinking cold water until he does. It will be nice to have visual proof.

How are you all getting on with names? I am not sure what to do - my fave name is a name my sister really wants to use at some point for a son. It's hard, I've looked for others but am running out of time and nothing else feels quite right. She does REALLY want the name herself though and am really enjoying my relationship with her at present and don't want to create a drama. At the same time, I can't deny that it's mine and DHs fave name. My sis had a son in Feb and she didn't use the name as her DP didn't want it then, but after their son was born I think he changed his mind and has said they can use it next time. My sister's not being an idiot about it, but I think she will get upset if I use it.

Arrrgh! Any advice helpfully received! (and am sure that the issue is not good for my blood pressure I am trying to keep down).

im in the same situation as bb3 with regards to names. my dp keeps vetoing everything! i had this thread going a while back but we are still going back and forth. he likes elizabeth for a girl. and im not keen. i like nathaniel and esme or emme for a girl but hes having none of it. umph. he says esme and emme dont sound like real names, just something made up! i have been though ever list going and cant see us suddenly coming across one that we both love. one of us is going to have to give in and i just cant get my head around elizabeth. its a nice name, just not one i ever envisaged calling a daughter, plus i like to LOVE the names not just think, yeah its ok.
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im looking forward to being able to bend, go for a run, take off the parachute knickers ive been wearing for nearly 2 years, wear underwire bras, fit into my old clothes, climb stairs without needing to sit down, groom myself down below, wear heels, go dancing, and feel slightly sexy instead of humungous!