Third trimester here we come! Better start shopping 'cos in February we're popping! Feb 2012 Baby Bus

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5th thread? I'm lost off with all the chat! Lovely to have a nosy at everyone on facebook, if you haven't been added yet, get yourself on there!

Old thread is here, as you were ladies

Nope, I'm pretty much still in full baby denial. Not panicking about not having things ready, not remembering child birth, not interested in discussing names anymore. Just over 10 weeks to go, I'm really hoping realisation kicks in soon.

I'm currently bricking it in case I need a CS. I have a low lying placenta, and if it hasn't moved by 1st Feb the baby's coming out through the sunroof. I wasn't hugely bothered when they initially told me - whatever happens happens. But all the negative press yesterday is making me worry. I'm not sure how I'd get by not being able to do anything for 8 weeks. I live in the sticks (nearest shop 2.5 miles away) so NEED to drive. Dogs need walking, horse needs feeding and grooming, and that's all before we get to the new baby I'll be trying to cope with!! DP can't do everything!

Aside from that, baby is visibly moving now, but still won't kick for DP! I need to wee around 500 times a day, and sleeping is becoming difficult, not helped by disturbing dreams in which i"m not bonding with the baby so decide to breastfeed the dog instead!!

Im in denial about being in denial... head + sand = monkey

No epidural here. Have signed up for a water birth and they have said its ok, low risk of etc.

However part of my phobia is lack of control issues so I need to go back to try get ready for any eventuality ie csec or epidural.

I'd rather have a csec because then at least I would know what what happening and could mentally prepare rather than panic at needing an emergency one iyswim?

Sugar80 8 weeks? Really? I've had two CS and barring horrible, and very rare complications, you will be walking (slowly, admittedly) the next day, and all being normal, feeling fine by about two-three weeks later. You do need to take it easier, especially in the first couple of weeks, but honestly, 8 weeks is a huge exaggeration! And I have to say this experience is common to everyone I know that has had a sunroof exit. Please don't worry too much about the possibility, I suspect very much that in the wake of new legislation/recommendations they are in scaremongering mode, in case everybody suddenly wants a cs!

Obviously an intervention free natural birth is to be preferred, but if it's not possible, for whatever reason, a c-section is honestly not as scary an option as all that. I loved mine tbh, especially the elective, very calm, unrushed, skin to skin with dd2 in aftercare and was able to bf straight away, and continued to ebf for 6 months. Took it very easy for a week or so after, with loads of help from dh, then was able to ease myself back into my daily routine with no trouble. Stopped the painkillers after a week too.

La la la I'm just going to sneeze on my due date and baby will pop out! That's how it happens isn't it?

Wow just realised my last post makes me sound like I have fanjo issues I don't, honest!

Lol louby - as this is my 4th that scenario is a real possibility for me.

Just been for midwife app. And still have sugar in my urine, so have to go for glucose test next sunday?? At the hospital.

Haha louby has a massive fanjo!

Am sure have just seen another mumsnetter in my docs, I'm sure she lives near me, pdog were you at our midwives app this morning?

Hi everyone, I'm so crap, I haven't been on the thread for months

I'm totally with everyone on the denial front; shit, only 73 days to go according to Pregnology . And that's assuming this one ISN'T four wks early like DS was....

Can't remember anything either; is anyone near me? Winchester?

I'm with Louby

HAHA not on the fanjo thing... (hopefully!!) but on the la la la and one cough babies!

Haha! This thread is going downhill fast!

Again everyone is going to think I'm a weirdo but I don't have birth fear (I'm a first timer I know I know I know ) I have no idea what to expect but I have been reading Childbirth Without Fear and HypnoBirthing, The Mongan Method, and they (I know they are just books) reassure me that while labour is just that, labourious the 'pain' is perfectly natural and with each contraction that passes, the baby is coming closer and closer to being born and you will never have to go through that contraction again. I also take heart that my grandmother had eleven all at home and her mother had 25 and they (and their children) survived. It wasn't medicalised back then BUT if I do have to be induced I will be clawing for all the pain relief possible because your body just doesn't get a chance to build up endorphins to help with the contractions. I'm also thankful that if something is amiss they can whip in and take him out. I'm keeping an open mind and looking at the 'pain' as a good thing, a means to an end rather than the usual way of 'something' is wrong. This of course may all go out the window when contractions start and I might feel crippled with fear but I'm hopeful.
I had my GTT test this morning and took the rest of the day off :) Just sitting at home eating lots of fruit and drinking loads of water to make up for such bad food days the last week :)

Is anyone elses baby keeping them awake with kicking at night? I'm not usually a light sleeper but when I wake up (about 5 times a night for a pee) I find it hard to go back to sleep because he is kicking a lot

27 weeks

25! Wow, I'm impressed!

And unfortunately it's not the baby keeping me awake after I get up to go to the toilet, it's my husband and his snoring

louby my husband has to go into the spare room because he says my snoring is unreal, I never snored before this pregnancy, he says he can hear me through the door...

25?! Wow!

I'm not too worried about the birth either now that I've had a chat with the midwife and know what I want. Going for a private look around the midwifery unit and meeting my midwives in Jan which will be nice. Scary to think that we've only got a couple of months left though!

Yes 25, she started in the 1920's in Ireland in a middle sized city, they had a three bedroomed house and TB was rife :( she must have been pregnant for her entire childbearing life. Her husband died when they were both 51. She died when she was 86, and she was healthy-ish to the end. According to my mother she was very Catholic in her attitude to pregnnacy and made my mother but on a trench coat when she was going out while she was pregnant in the Summer! It seemed to her something to be ashamed of, but then again she was always 'churched' by a priest after giving birth before she could recieve the sacrements :( how time has changed.
My grandmother is only 1 of 2 still left of the 25.

25! [Faints]

Pam I wasn't afraid first time either, didn't seem much point in fearing something that is so totally unknown, and so totally different for everybody who experiences it. My friends who already had kids had a fair old laugh at me mind you! Since I have ended u with two cs though, I'll never know!

I wouldn't say I have 'the fear' however when that first contraction happens, the memory of how much stronger they get returns and I have a little panic! I shall go into this one knowing my body has coped 3 times before without pain relief but with an open mind.

Yeah, mine's leaping around at night too, Pam

Anyone getting cramp? I got it in my calf AND shin the other night - no fair! Various people recommended bananas and tonic, but I think I was just dehydrated (vain attempt to not have to get up in the night

Yeah my legs are still aching from cramp, but whoever suggested the good/bad 'ballet toes' thing (sorry cant remember who it was) that helps!

Just been in town for 3 hours with DD and DP, a lot of walking and stressing out (DD decided to hide in the clothes rails in tk maxx for half an hour.. only just calming down from that!) and now my stomach is rock solid, like a BH but its been like this for 20 mins now and feels like someone has punched me in the tummy.

It started snowing here today. Yuk. I am now snuggled up on the sofa with a cosy, my pjs on and sweeties and im about to shout at DP to make me a cuppa

I'm not scared of giving birth either! I think I have something wrong with me, actually, I am incapable of remembering anything in a realistic way - totally rose-tinted spectacles. But, honestly, giving birth last time was fine. I am, however,terrified that something will be wrong with the baby. And for that reason, I'm not organising anything, I'm in total denial and have my fingers in my ears and my eyes shut la la la, I'm not listening!

Sorry for all those in pain and suffering with SPD etc. My pelvis is a bit achey, particularly from sleeping on my side, so I can't imagine the serious pain.

28+5

Phlossie why do you think that? Do you have a feeling or have you just over worried yourself?