Nov 2011: aches, pains and waddling, soon to be cuddles and swaddling

[PamSco]

Thanks Moosey for the title :)

I thought I'd go for it as there are only 4 or 5 posts left to go on the old thread.

Two other threads to be aware of:

Stats - you can update announcements here
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1157973-Nov11-Stats-only

Post Natal - for those of you already cuddling :)
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1326836-November-2011-early-birds-just-in-time-and-late-to-the-party-all-welcome

Hope this thread sees all our nests full.

Ouch Moosey! Have to admit you forget about all the other bits and pieces that come after the birth! Well I did/have anyways!
I am begging for some labour vibes!

Congratulations cep!

Good luck smiling! Hope you get bubs today!

I couldn't feel Connor move as much as usual last night. I was going to go in and get checked, but everytime I decided I would, I felt a small movement and decided I could wait until my monitoring appointment at 10.00am today. He's been behaving normally today, and I'm not even sure I didn't imagine that his movements were less frequent and vigorous yesterday, but I don't want to take any chances, so I'm off to be induced at 6pm tonight. The consultant checked out my cervix, which is still thick, so it's highly unlikely that Connor'll be a 11/11/11 baby. They don't have a bed for me any earlier. All the crap of an induction, and he'll still miss the cool birthday. Sigh!

Good luck knockedup, still plenty of time to get the cool birthday! You might be a speedy labourer! Thinking of you

Good luck knockedup! I hope bubs surprises you and comes out 11.50pm! Look forward to hearing about it on the other side!

I quite often panic that the baby's movement is less but as the mw pointed out the placenta is anterior (at the front?) so I will feel less.

Good luck Knockedup if this boy is on time I'll pop down the corridor to see you I'm due tomorrow. Doubt he'll come on time though. Look forward to meeting Connor in a few weeks. I haven't heard from ziggi for ages but we may end up with Willow being the only Elaphant House girl!

If ziggi has a boy we could have a 5-a side, which of course Willow could be in as my boy is alrready being pushed down the rugby route (by his papa) and he hasn't even been pushed out yet!

Best of luck to all on the home straight.

Thanks ladies.

Good luck knocked up.

Congratulations cep and good luck with the induction knocked up just think you will meet your little one soon.
Voodoo sending you labour vibes, could you send them back to me when you have finished with them please.
Have a lovely evening ladies

Come on knockedup we need an 11/11/11 baby

Moosey I am in agony I am so engorged, sitting here with savoy cabbage leaves on my breasts. DD is not making a dent, I just hope it calms down soon!

terrys Supermarket was out of cabbage so had to go for cold compress. Still painful, especially at night. Was in tears over pain today. Have decided to not express and dry up my milk. Ds is a milk monster and wouldn't be able to keep up with him anyway.

Good luck knocked up Fingers crossed you get the cool birthday date

Congratulations Cep! And good luck knocked up!
I'm having a very queasy day. Or rather, it feels like Ugli Fruit has a foot in my stomach such that food cant go down and air cant come up or something.

Good luck knockedup!

Breast pain - is anyone geeting excrutiating boob pain before giving birth? Mine are aching so painfully, like someone's cutting them in half. Assume it's all gearing up for baby but will expressing colustrum help I wonder? Everytime I blow my nose, I dribble from the right boob!!

moosey I bought these on someone's recommendation, about to go and try them so will let you know if they are worth it. I am trying not to express to as I want supply to regulate but its hard.

MrsA yep i'VE HAD the feeling of hot needles piercing me nips. Haven't had it a week now but on and off since June. No real dribbles to speak of but some crystals dried in the morning.

Thanks terrys they look good. Lovely frozen veg at moment. Think I've cooked the sweetcorn about 5 times now . I would buy these if I was going to bf but am not going to.

Found this article that might help you. I've been cold compressing and massaging when DH feeding ds and boobs are better at moment.

mrsA I also noticed breast pain a couple of days before giving birth. Sounds. Like your body is preparing itself

Wonder if we had any 11/11/11 babies?

Just back from a lovely birthday lunch. Tucked up in bed now with dp and bump watching a movie. A perfect day. The calm before the storm!

Any new arrivals? Today is a good birth day :)

No news of any new arrivals yet?
Nothing happening here 39+3. Although I am full of a cold and DS is also suffering from what I can only guess at a virus - achy limbs, sore stomach and headache. ,ost unusual for him as he is normally super healthy. So I have gone from wanting baby out now to hoping he stays put til we are no longer a house of germs!!!
To those of you with sore boobs I used cabbage leaves first time around and they did help, it also heped if I expressed while in the bath- don't know why but seemed to be easier in warm water.
Good luck to everyone and have a lovely Saturday evening.

Congratulations Cep.
Great photo Terrys.
Happy Birthday Never.
I hope all is going well for Knockedup.
Buffy so sorry about the accident, an absolute pain even though the main thing is your DH wasn't hurt.
Hadak I hope your DS improves quickly.

It's quiet today, has everyone else gone into labour...

My due date tomorrow but I don't think baby knows it. I did have some period pains last night but nothing really bad and I haven't had a show or any other signs anything is going to kick off. I had a curry last night and I'm running a bath for DH when he gets home from work, giving him a glass of wine and hoping he can manage sex - its been a long time!

Gosh it is quiet on here!
Hadak I hope your ds is better quickly.
Never, who's birthday is it?
Mash I hope you have a successful night!
Well OH has finally caved and bought MW for his PS3. I don't mind as long as he records strictly and I can watch Xfactor with my pizza. Had a spicy hot curry last night which was lovely but ineffectual! So tonight it's a spicy pizza! May even have a glass of vino! Have told OH we have to do the nasty and also been and bought raspberry leaf capsules. Got braxton hicks, crampy pains and random niggles about 80% of the time but they are not leading anywhere and I'm utterly sick! 40+4 now.
Hope everyone is well and sending out many many positive labour vibes!

No labour here - had a few pains thismorning, but I think I just needed a poo!
Went out for lunch (kind of accidentally - we were MEANT to just be taking a mattress back to Ikea, but it takes so bloody long to do ANYTHING in Ikea, we needed lunch) today sans le toddler. Thats happened like three times since he was born two years ago. You would think we would have adult conversation etc. I crave time without him and then when we get it, we just talk about him. had the first steak I've had in forever, like a decade or somethign. It was quite nice actually. Unfortunately I also had some fries which were suspiciously delicious and now I am getting a headache and strongly suspecting they had MSG in. I cant eat anything these days! Stupid body.
So, no labour here please, my head hurts! I need to hold off till Friday next week to be honest, when my parents come down.
I too have sore boobs by the way. My nipples in particular. I did use some cabbage with DS, but I am hardly one to give advice as I had several bouts of mastitis and a massive breast abscess.

Nowt happening her 39 weeks... Out for a curry tonight I'm jut going for the hottest veggie dish you do! Also going to treat myself to a small glass of red wine, first dribble of alcohol I've had in 9 months! I'm anaemic, that's my excuse :) Need to go to my mums to pick up some Gavison first though haha... Scary think that is will be our last baby free date :-S

Nothing happening here at 39+4, and my gut feeling is that it will be another week before baby makes an appearance. Still lot of movement and BH (which I didn't get at all first time round). Am taking lots of raspberry leaf capsules and lots of bouncing on the ball plus we are taking dd swimming tomorrow so can have a bounce around the pool, all in vain I fear!! Hope everyone is looking forward to a relaxing saturday night and there are developments where desired!

May kill OH. I take back not minding cod mw but when apparently he would rather play

Glad to see so many babies!! Congrats cep and to everyone else I've missed. I really feel like I have no time these days to do anything except feed, eat and sleep a tiny bit. Worth it though. She is just so sweet!

knocked up hope everyhting went well and speedy!!

Birth story:

Woke up at 1:20am Oct 30th for a routine bathroom visit and lost my mucous plug. Started having contractions every 5 minutes, but at 7:30am they started getting further apart, 7 mins, 10 mins, 12 mins and then kind of stopped. It seemed like I was having false labour so DH and I decided to go back to bed. I had a good cry because I was so disappointed and then tried to sleep. Of course as soon as I laid down I had four contractions in a row (4 mins apart) and on the last one my waters broke.

I was gushing everywhere, and we went to the hospital where they told me I was 2 cm dilated. The contractions were coming every 2.5-3 mins and lasting for 1 min so they told me to walk around as they couldn't admit me until 4cm. An hour and a half later they checked again and I was 4 cm and was admitted (at 12:30).

I used gas and fentanol (a narcotic) which took the edge off, but the shower was really the best thing!! I stayed in there for a long time. The rest is kind of a blur but what happened is Emily was sideways in my pelvis and pushing on my cervix. I was 10 cm dilated by ~7:00ish except for the area she was resting on which was 8cm. They wouldn't let me push because they were worried she would make my cervix swell and then everything would go down hill. So for 2 hours I had to resist the urge to push and get in awkward positions to try and shift her. I couldn't have any pain relief because I wasn't in pain, just needed to push!! (Not sure if that makes sense). Finally I was allowed to push and after 1 hour she came out screaming (back to back) with a huge cone head!! Was the most incredible feeling in the world when her head came out. Only needed 3 stitches! Was about 8 hours from active labour to birth so I'm now very happy with how things went!

Sending everyone still waiting labour vibes!!

Stupid iPhone!
Play on his game cos apparently 'this is the only time he gets' rather than erm get jiggy I'm not very impressed!!!!!! He's playing with fire I tell ya!!