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BB3 · 16/10/2011 16:22
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MamaMaiasaura ·
18/10/2011 16:11
Sassy - I hear you on the moodiness. Sorry not replying very well at mo. Very hard on mobile as with my current frame of mind. Still getting painful ctx. Come on baby.
Sassy - re names there are a few I love but can't have which are traditional:- Charlotte, Sarah Louise, Elizabeth, Catherine, Rebecca, Alexandra, Emma/Emily hope these help 
x
MamaMaiasaura ·
18/10/2011 16:36
Happy fingers crossed for you xx
Quick question my upper thighs have been aching too. Is this part of it or because I tool ds to toddler swimming? Also I had a warm feeling twice at pool (like warm wee 
) but had already been to loo and also not had incontinence. Called dau and mw I spoke to said it was unlikely to be waters and prob wee. I'm not convinced but will see how things go. I feel so wobbly and like I don't want to bother anyone but unsure at same time
EdwardorEricCantDecide ·
18/10/2011 18:30
I LOVE MIL
Went to her house this afternoon (in a grump after MW app) and she suggested we go a walk round shops, she bought us new bedding, new pjs for me in hospital, vests for LO and jumpers and pjs for DS. Then said she'll wash and iron bedclothes and change them while im in hospital so they're nice and fresh to come out to.
Cheered me up a bit 
Well still no sign of impending labour, I'm thinking it will be the weekend as I was 5 days late with DS.
40+1 today.
BabCNesbitt ·
18/10/2011 18:44
BB3, I love the image of you smashing the bathroom tile with your phone! Hope you enjoyed your car trip this morning. :)
sassy, re names, I spent a good while going through this list - there are quite a few classic/Victorian-style names on there. (For a while I had my heart set on Clementine, but I suspect we'd be setting up both her and ourselves for a lifetime of correcting pronunciation and jokes about 'Oh My Darling'/citrus fruit.)
Awen and happy, hope things are finally getting going for you both!
pinkpainter, no cramps down my thighs, but I did have cramps over my hips last night, bizarrely. Good excuse to get DH to massage me, though. :)
I sympathise with the public BF anxiety. I'm not going to my graduation ceremony on the 9th, because I didn't think I'd be ready to be out in public for quite that long by that point, but we've just been given a date for my US immigrant visa interview - 15 November in central London - so I'm just hoping that I don't wind up giving the consular officer an eyeful (possibly literally!) 
BTW, has anyone else had to take antibiotics at this stage? MW called today to tell me that I have a UTI and so I've now got amoxicillin to take for 5 days. I assume it's safe, but I do feel a little ick at the idea of taking anything other than paracetamol.
Mimatchin ·
18/10/2011 19:56
Hi veryone,
Thread is going fast hard to remember everything after long read
BB3 I avoided sweep today again as MW just scares me but I have an appointment for induction on Thursday morning as I am 40+9 and I am just so exhausted with this pregnancy. I feel sad as I would like her to come by herself so much but I just can t stand it anymore and I am scared.
Edward in fact you are very lucky having your MIL it is nice to have family around looking after you. Today I feel a bit isolated as mine lives abroad, more than ever as baby is coming but fortunately I've made some nice friends here.
Sassy definitely this naming thing is a headache I sympatize.
BabC I am also not in breastfeeding in public I bought a breastfeeding apron which should do the trick
Chesshire I also forgot what it is not being pregnant and look forward to go back to normal.
It is strange as my baby will come soon I feel like I am going to miss her inside my belly 
bilblio ·
18/10/2011 19:57
Hi all. We got out of hospital Sunday afternoon, my blood results were better but I'm still very anaemic so I can do things in 10 minute bursts then I'm out of breath and trembly. DH is feeding me beans, broccolli, spinach & fresh orange. All the things that cause colic! My stitches are quite sore too but I spoke to teh GP this morning and I now have lactulose, to combat the iron tablets, and a healthy box of ibuprofen.
Monday I was trying to sort out the house, find nappies etc, and clothes that fit. All the newborn things I washed and put in the drawers will fit for about another week And most are pink. :)
Thankfully we have bags of bigger neutral hand-me-downs for him they just need sorting out.
My milk came in properly yesterday and Seth decided he liked milk last night. He fed every hour from 5pm until 10am... except for 5am. By that point he was in bed with us and he slept. We spent most of today in bed and my boobs do now at least feel comfortable again, but I'm shattered. We've tried to keep him awake this afternoon, but he's had other plans. :) I'm off to bed soon to sleep while I can.
BabC I had antibiotics and steroids, 2 weeks ago (I think) so at 36/37 weeks. They've certainly done him no harm, except maybe make him bigger than I expected... he could have been big anyway though.
sassy We'd only agreed on a girls name, we'll not get to use it now, so if you like Anya it's yours. :)
Cheshire With DD we were told she was allowed out to Tescos, but I wasn't, too many germs & air conditioning. I'm not fit to go to Tescos, but we did go across to school on Monday. DD was distraught at not being able to take Seth in the morning, so I went in the afternoon (when all the kids had gone.) Seth was in the sling so people couldn't get too close and it was just the teachers who met him.
Right bed time. I'll do the birth story as soon as I have half an hour without a child attached. :)
sassy34264 ·
18/10/2011 23:00
bilblio are you veggie? if not, red meat is a good source of iron. if you are, so are dried fruits. thanks for giving me your girls name- very sweet. i use to love it years ago, but then i had the misfortune to meet someone with that name about 8 years ago. she was a very flirty, stab you in the back, have an affair with your fella type. i remember once seeing her with our mutual friend in a pub on a night out. they had a bucking bronco set up for some reason and she got on and took her top off!!! why? i wouldnt mind, she was slim, pretty and blonde but about an A cup! meow.......
awen oh sweetheart. i'd be tempted to ring the labour ward crying and laying it on thick about how you cant cope anymore and you' d be too exhausted to start pushing if you had to now anyway. not sure if thats what you want or not? hope it happens for you soon though.x
HandDivedScallopsrgreat ·
19/10/2011 13:47
Hi all. I'm 38+6 today too cassnstar, so me you and sassy are very close together - are we taking bets??? 
Not had a great night and not having a great day either. Went to see midwife this morning. Baby is 2/5 engaged and boy can I feel it. Had abdominal pains all night - not labour related, more bowel related 
. Baby is kicking really painfully and I am just uncomfortable.
Trying to tidy up but have ended up making even more of a mess getting newborn clothes/toys down from the loft (well tbf DH did the getting down - which is just as well as it was full of wasps. Me and wasps don't get on!). This baby is going to be sleeping on a box at this rate!
Awen - hope you are OK!
cassnstar - good luck with your birth plan. I was like you a few weeks ago - wanting a home birth but worried about GDD. Thankfully I didn't have GDD and changed my mind about home birth (for other reasons). My midwife was very supportive though.
sassy34264 ·
19/10/2011 14:24
dp on way, mum on way- going to labour ward! hurting more now and last one was longer than the other 30 sec ones. not timed for last half hour cos having wash, getting dressed and running around getting twins ready. they wont let me stay home cos of 2 previous c sec. told me to come straight in. hopefully the next post will be news of my arrival.
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