due in dec 05- only a handful left...

[ei23mistletoe]

with a few of our number popped already and a few promising developments in the woodwork its anyones guess as to who will be next...
its a countdown to baby-time instead of xmas for me how about everyone else?? lets all have a glass of somethin sparkly to celebrate the end of an era and the lovely beginning of a new life!!xx...cheers!!

actually quite bad now,. abit of a panicky thought as cant remember what I'm supposed to do, time them from etc. oh well guess if its labour I will finally get the hint.
now -can you tell dd2 waters broke first and gave ti away!LOL_ do i time them from the start or the end of the last one.......bugger. am mum of four and cant remember ANYTHING!

DQ time them from the start till it passes. Maybe if dh can feel your tum tightening then it will help..if you can bear to be touched..lol

well hes gone to bed!!!
maybe I'm being a wuss.
maybe time for a late bath? ow

have a bath dq but make sure u can shout dh

oooooooh dq this could be it!!!! are u excited?? you could have your little one by tomorrow- just in time for xmas!! keep us posted hun am off to try and intice this little one out...(tmi...) might be back later if it kicks off for me too... not holding my breath tho!! good luck if it is labour tho hun xx

no ei not excited, just hurting and abit fed up. dont actually want to mention it, as it always goes away when i do! bet I am still here in jan.

its easing now,. see told you. this babys one heck of a tease.

lol dq poor you hun. maybe baby has decided it wants a grand enterance on xmas day

ugh nemo, its awful, i know they say BH get worse with each baby but ffs, its like mini labour. thanks for the timeing advice. i'll time from the start of each one then. god, if only I could do this pain and know it was actually productive!

havent had a chance to read the thread since last posted but congrats hereshopping enjoy ur dd....xxxLove to all this fine christmas eve xx

just online to say I'm fine, -no baby, and to wish you all 'merry christmas' as dont think I'll be on til much much later today if at all.

Ejoy crissie eve everyone, i will be here nd there today, last minute bits and bobs, although DH has said plenty of rest as we dont want baby now till at least after Boxing day!!

I havent had any significant pains or BH since Thursday now, mad huh, these babies do just tease us, i guess its the only time they will be able to pull all the strings with us!!

Wishing everyone a fun packed ( and baby packed) festive holidays, will be here periodically to check in and up on people!

DQ tis strange we were at saem school, still you are supposed to know every third person somehow, arent you!!

santa snogs to all xxxx

Just wanted to say Merry Xmas Everyone!

Lucky (or i should say unlucky me) manage to break a xmas pressie, so i now have to battle the xmas crowds to buy a replacement!!! JOY !!

DUE TODAY .... EEEK!!!

Happy Christmas Eve to everyone.
Feeling much brighter today after a pretty decent nights sleep (only 1 major incident of totally dead hands!!)

Sorry your LO is being a monkey DQ. Hope you get through Christmas with you being spoiled rather than you having to look after everyone else.

Ninah, my, how he is spoiling you! Hope you have a peaceful few days. Don't worry, washboard stomach will soon be back in place for you I'm sure.

Looking forward to hearing from Scully.

Hi everyone - you're all still here pg and I am too. Only remote little faintest of hope that I may be nearing is i visited the loo twice within 12 hours for the other . But then it might just be the cheese, artichokes and mince pies I ate yesterday. Anyway DH is home with me for next four days - seems more bothered about cooking his turkey and making stuffing tonight (he also insists on watching die hard - his tradition not mine). But he has been out to get me chocolate this morning. I am going to -re arrange our bedroom ready for baby (been sleeping on sofas for two months) and get moses basket positioned and generally faff and order DH to move stuff.

hey can anyone tell me if i would be ok taking Benilyn cough mixture? i have suddenly developed a really tight chest and tight throat. I appreciate none of you are pharmacists!!! but an y advice would be cool

Have been out for the last time now, well till boxing day anyway, have started preparing some food for tomorrow, all is tidy, hoovered washings alkl done bed is changed, etc etc..just put out 'crissie sweet bowls' wont last long tho i can say, and going to watch some tele now, see if theres something festive on! Will check back to see if anyone has thoughts on cough medicene

x

Well, here I am, still no baby and I'm 41wks today
Have had stop/start pains since late Wed evening, up most of the night with them Wed and Thurs nights. Thurs night was awful with no sleep and very uncomfortable. Dh stayed home Friday, as we really did think something was going to happen. But of course the pains stopped between 7am and 11am Rang the hospital anyway and they said come up, so we spent a few hours in the day assessment unit - they checked my waters hadn't gone at all (they hadn't), gave me a sweep, and monitored my contractions and the baby's heartbeat for about half an hour. Pains started again and became more regular again (mostly every 4 min) after the sweep until about 2am this morning where they stopped again. Have had irregular ones since about 11am this morning but nothing worth timing.
So no baby, 1wk overdue & would now like this pain to be doing something constructive! But am keeping my legs crossed now until tomorrow afternoon, after lunch at our friends house
We had Xmas lunch today though, in case we miss out tomorrow, and the half a glass of champagne, plus Haagen Daaz for dessert were lovely
Have a lovely Xmas everyone!

Sorry Jay not sure about the cough mixture - does the manufacturer's website say anything?

ah, scully, what a tease ... was sure you would be next. 41 weeks, you must be glum
Hi dq, still here as well, the ivy's fallen down from the mirror and I am too fat to get back up the stepladder, all I want to do is sleep
Friend with baby came round this morning and took ds to the park bless her, p has him now at drinks party, all v restful but not feeling v Christmassy
Will have a glass of wine soon as ds is in bed, sod it. What a weird way to spend the er 'festive season'!
Jays Benylin is quite strong I'd be surprised if it was 'OK' then again I'm the one planning on a glass of fizz so can't read any rule books.
George for 'washboard stomach' in real life read 'waterbed stomach', however it will be nice just to put baby DOWN occasionally iyswim!
Well Happy Christmas all, ho ho ho and all that hope you have a lovely time unwrapping over the next 12 hours and maybe that will include some unwrapping of our babies xx
Go, let's be devils and do it tomorrow, what do you say? max inconvenience to all and sundry -could do with SOMETHING HAPPENING!

evening ladies!! still here, still pg nothin new to report!! ah well as the saying goes theyll come when theyre good and ready... grrr
ah dq i was really rooting for you to have had your little one by now!! and you too scully i fully expected to read that you'd had yours too!! ah well at least us preggy ladies can eat loads an not worry about anyone callin us pigs...were eating for two right!! wahay to the festive season!!
merry christmas to everyone hope you all have the best day despite being still carrying the baby rather than bein able to put it down like ninah says!! loads a love and festive cheer from me to you all!! hohoho!!

OMG LOL Still here everyone - oooo scully bless!

Well I have re-arranged all of cupboards and wardrobes inc wedding presents no unpacked, put new window dressing up (organza stuff) and put new bedding, cushions, accessories in bedroom and re-arranged Lewis' room too!!! DH moaned like hell, hates DIY, but still did everything I asked and said it was worth it. Never got three doors glossed!

But Hey DH has cooked Turkey and made his own stuffing and is just serving up (have to endure die hard soon) and prepped veg for 2mora. I'am sitting pretty ladies with a glass of wine to chill and wish this baby to start to think about getting here for 27th!!!! Dh says he has read that for some women once you have finsihed your nesting your body can kick in with hormones - hope all my rustling about today has doen something then -

BEST OF HEALTH to babies and mummies and merry xmas MN's + families. Take care will try and pop on to see if anyones not here! eeeeee am very excited now for us all. Oh little lewis has hicupps.

cant quite believe I'm online.
my waters have broken, with a gush (and still going)and i have amidwife coming out to check on me. this is how it happened with Mollie, so am thinking baby in a few hours??? absolutely bloody terrified.
will try and keep you all uptodate.

How exciting!!! wont be long now.

Good luck and relax and breathe!

Oh My God !!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Christmas day baby

Good Luck DQ what a wonderfull wonderfull Christmas present.

I will be checking on here at 6am when I am up and about to get ready to go over to Mums, pop back on and let us know whats happening if you can

trying, not very successfully, to keepmoving and distracted but they are starting to hurt. am not very far along but they seem to think it will move fast. trust me to be online. still terrified, and its all abit surreal.
suspect everyones in bed now, no sleep for me. santa and i are v busy this evening.