December 2011:Once we pop, we just can't stop

[OiMissus]

Here's the new thread!
Squee-eeze those muscles, or squee-ee-eeeze those babies out!

me too mouse me too.

Congrats sotired - really glad everything went well.

I had yet another growth scan today but all is fine, just head is so far down now I am measuring smaller. BP ok and no protein in urine today so all positive - just wish it would get going now!!

DH has succumbed to a cold though (aka man flu) - it is hard to be too sympathetic when DS and I have been suffering with colds for the last 2 months on and off and he is not 39 weeks pregnant but I do hope he shifts it quickly as I need him to be a bit more with it and I am afraid they won't let him into the ward if it is too bad!

Evening Ladies,

Neil's trying to get me to down drink some castor oil - told him poiltely where he can stick it

Congratulations sotired really glad that recovery, bfing and sibling adjustment is going well for you! And an extra hurray for the vanishing SPD!

jingle hope he gets better quickly.

darcies I think Snowball is deliberately trying to annoy you now! Agree to castor oil only if Neil does too!

I'll try to get some Blessingway pics up, my Internet is being a bit weird this evening though...

Evening all.

sotired I'm very glad your section went well and that you are recovering well.

Hoping that all you twinging ladies have some more luck over the next day or so. My pompoms are primed and ready to go so squeeze on:)

I'm still feeling a little low. Seeing the midwife later this week so I'm going to see if she can chase up my referral to the nutty doctor, it seems to have got lost in the post:( The octopus seems to have dropped but I am still getting a lot of kicks. I am having the odd bout of braxton hicks, but nothing to write home about. With my due date being so far away I'm not overly bothered though.

Congrats so tired great to know baby is doing well, mum is mobile and big bro is enjoying his cuddles

I spent 4 hours at Westfield doing Xmas shopping and then joined my work collegues for Xmas dinner/drinks tonight. Also done every natural induction technique possible...
Walking... Tick
Sex...tick
Spicy food...tick
Reflexology...tick
Ride in a bumpy car...tick and now...
Shoving evening primrose oil up my Vjayjay!!!

Just pop out already!!!!

do not do caster opil - there is some evidence that it passes through into the uterus - apparently, it's more lkely that the baby will pass a bowel movement (meconium in the waters) and you'll have to be monitored more closley.
it's bad.
meconium the waters could mean that the baby might have to go into intensive care as soon as it's born.
it's not worth the risk.

Been up all night with what I presume are contractions. Tried to get to sleep but can't figure out how you are supposed to sleep through one so had to give up! Besides, they seemed to hurt so much more lying down!

At the moment they are coming every 7-8 so not quite ready to phone hospital. At this rate I'll make my 9.30 appnt! The pain is very much in my back and lower bump - feels like really bad trapped wind so I would feel a little silly if that's what it was. I don't think trapped wind would come and go though. Who knows! Think it's going to be a long road ahead anyway - things haven't moved particularly quickly over night.

Oooh, exciting progress bells, keep us posted.

I'm still waiting for that first sign that I might have this baby at some point (now gone overdue). Saw midwife yesterday and after listening to my list of late pregnancy woes she actually looked a bit worried and took some blood to check my liver function. It's probably nothing but a bit worrying all the same.

Keep us posted sleighbells! good luck!
I had a v uncomfy evening and night, but no signs of anything. DH just gone to work, I'm going to try for some sleep. I don't think he got much sleep, poor thing.

Hello all
Crickey it's early.
Joining the bad sleep crew. Sounds as though positive for you bells good luck!
Need to think about primrose oil....what do you do?

Sleighbells Keep us posted

Slept on & off last night. no more bleeding and Snowball moved loads too.

So much pressure this morning hurts to stand straight! hopefully that'll disappear soon!

Ironing & present wrapping today for me

Hi everyone - congrats sotired!! well spotted bells, I went AWOL yesterday. Had a lovely reflexology session, was 5 min (shock horror) late to my MW appt which seemed to piss off both my MW and DH, MW rushed through checks and then booked me in for a sweep next weds (41+4) and an induction at 42 weeks When I said "err I thought you were giving me a sweep today, that's why DH is here" she said "oh no we do them the three days before a 42 week induction" and booted us out!

So DH and everyone else are now annoyed because after literally days of cramps, pains and seemingly identifiable contractions - as well as sex, RLT, walking miles, up and down stairs, ball bouncing etc etc - bupkis!!

So I turned my phone off (after receiving 12 missed calls in an hour after the MW appt!) and took to my bed in a fit of pique - my parents are unfortunately reverting to type and pressuring me to have a private scan today to "see what's going on". I just want to crawl into a cave and tell them all to fuck the fuck off. And when I turned my phone back on again it was to an avalanche of texts telling me my secretary's (one month behind me) waters have broken

I wish I could produce this baby on command for everyone's entertainment but what more can I do - the worst is the implication that I'm being lazy because a 2 mile walk is as much as I can manage.

Ok me me me pity party over - breakfast makes most things easier to bear, back later.

Looks like we're going to continue the 'drought', and then there's about four of you who'll pop on the same day.

You'll make nickle's advent calendar look untidy you know

Hope you get your appointment littlemiss, and that you get some reassurance humbug. You really don't need any extra concerns late in the day.

Today I'm cleaning the shower/bathroom (urgh, but needs doing- it's fine but I'm sure as hell not going near any cleaning products for weeks after Monday) and then rewarding myself by decorating our Christmas tree, whooooo!

Also need to get DP's present- I'd decreed that we wouldn't bother with prezzies for each other this year, what with having a baby n all, but he got trembly bottom lipped late on in the day, sigh.
So am getting him a nice new towelling dressing gown to replace the grotty thing he's got now which isn't wildly sexy, but sod it, he'll get use out of it .

Aw tinsel, that's crap. People really don't think about how their (generally genuine and kind) interest could be interpreted. You know you're not holding onto the baby, and nor are you lazy.

Eat something weird and lardy for breakfast, turn off your phone and flop.

Am off to don the marigolds now....

Morning! Can't get photos up from my iPad for some reason...

Plan for the day, off to do some Christmas card making with the Home ed lot this afternoon and as my lovely friends tidied after my Blessingway I don't have much to do this morning!

tyel bed and telling the world to fuck off sounds good! My usual phone manner has now changed to 'hello, it's me. No I haven't had the baby'...I'm getting cheesed off and I'm not even due for a week and a bit. Might hibernate with the DDs if I do end up going over.

Tinsel Hopefully won't be long now

TFNC Enjoy your cleaning & tree decoration today.

I am going to do my ironing now and got my bestir coming over at 10:15am to help me wrap some Xmas pressies as my enormous bump is getting in the way

Tinsel sorry to hear your appt didn't go well yesterday I'm going in for my next on 16th when will be week overdue going to phone them now and make sure they will be doing sweep that day as I bet it was really disappointing for you.

Tinsel sounds like a shocker of a day...2 miles is more than I have been able to manage for quite some time by the way. You put me to shame!
Raises an interesting point about sweeps and timing. I thought they'd be getting their gloves on from the moment you go over the EDD. Obviously not the case...
I am also sure that there will be loads who go pop the same day. Holding out for the full moon to do it's stuff and pull us all into line. Not very scientific but makes about as much sense as all the other advice.

Excited Sleighbells! Hope it is baby making an appearance. Hope all okay baabaa. Tinsel 2 miles? That sounds fab to me and I am 3 weeks behind you! I would say a mile is my limit - mainly because I have to pee every 5 minutes though :) I would be getting WELL annoyed with pressure from parents etc. if I were you. Babies come when they are ready. It's not because you are not walking enough FFS.
Have done all the tidying/sorting and baby's room is now ready! Last load of stuff to be washed in the machine. Very pleased. Now just have to finish this damn chapter and I can relax! So better crack on.

Hi all, tinsel reflexology sounds fab. Hope u don't let all the others stress u out too much or u will have to and get more done today!

I have booked a massage for today with one of those lovely tables with holes in them. Can't wait, my lower back, bum and hamstrings have been killing me the last few days.

Dh is still sick, but working from home in the other bedroom. Poor thing.

My mum arrives today so we are both looking forward to being taken care of :)

Noticed that honey has been a long while missing. Maybe she popped

When is the full moon? Absolutely no sign of anything here not even a sniff of a contraction or mucus plug. Today is the day DH picked I'm the family sweep stake do he'll be out of luck I think.

One more whinge how oh how did I make it to 37+5 without a stretch mark only to wake up this morning with s lovely leaf pattern above my tummy button

Full moon on Saturday. Had my last midwife appointment yesterday. Wasn't my usual lady and really felt rushed out the door. Noticed when I got home and read my notes I had protein in my urine. 39+4 today and absolutely knackered.

tinsel what a horrid appointment. How weird that everywhere does things differently. I have sweep no. 3 booked for tomorrow(40+6). Unfortunately, we may as well put our trust in the full moon, because feck all else seems to be working. Btw the sweep will put you off sex for a day or so, so you can decide which may be more effective.
When's this full moon then?...

Thanks lovelies. The only people keeping me sane right now are you lot and DH. chinchilla is coffee and warmed up day-old pizza a weird enough breakfast for you

Have told my mother if she manages to get a booking for a private scan today I'll have it since it's my dad's birthday (and i have nothing else on the agenda today!) i doubt she'll get an appt though. and what could it possibly tell me I don't know already? Will catch up on laundry and the US republican presidential primary nutters as a distraction in the meantime. Maybe even go see a daytime show of the twilight movie by myself [saddo]

Full moon is Saturday the 10th - I remember thinking months ago when we were chatting on here about the full moon effect and whether we'd have a cluster of births around then how I would never go that far over. Ha! Famous last words.