Barman! A pint of your finest Gaviscon with a ferrous sulphate chaser if you please! On the February 2012 Baby Bus.

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Right then my lovelies, this thread is going sloooooowly now we have our little secret facebook group

But we need to keep posting here for people who haven't joined our other group, so keep on going!

If anyone wants to join the facebook group, can they ask someone cleverer than me and they will set it up for you!

Old thread is here

Yes it is low left hand side. Don't feel like I have a fever but have started with a bad cold

If it is sharp pain that has come on suddenly get it checked out. It could be a gastric type bug if pain higher too, but lower down can mean a blockage/twisted section in your intestine. Get it checked if it is that painful that you can't sleep, will probably be a bug, but best to be safe.

Hope everyone had a great christmas and a big welcome to the newbies!
Have not looked at this thread for a while, been on fb instead, sorry, so just had a bit more like half a flippin hour of catching up to do,
dear dear that does not sound good, at all! get yourself to the docs or hospital pronto! you need to be seen if you are in that much pain! good luck.

After my scan yest, checking where my placenta is, it looks as though i will have to join the January bus, as this may be when my baby makes an arrival, as i've now been told i will almost certainly (99.9%) unless a miracle happens be having a cs. Which terrified me! but the more i've read about other people's experience's the more i am starting to calm down. Have got consultant appt tues, then g.p. appt tues pm, can't get a mw appt so gp will have to do, then mw the wk after. It's all happening too quickly and i'm not prepared! if cs goes to plan baby will be here in just over 4 wks!! at least ds is back at school on weds, then i can finally start to get things out, washed, prepared, ironed, and go shopping for the other bits i need. Without dragging a bored 6 year old in tow.

If i don't pop back here before, wishing you all a happy and healthy and sickness/bug free new year

I find out on Tuesday if I am in the same boat as you hippy. Had EMCS last time round, was home within 2 days, walking around outside within 5 days and getting on buses with a buggy after a week. In fact the bruising from the failed ventouse and forceps was worse than the CS scar healing. Only thing to remember is to go slow when getting on and off the bed. You will be fine. 4 weeks, how exciting :)

ELCS are peaceful and chilled, according to all I know who have had them, hippysair. It'll be weird to have a date!

Pam - I get pains across the bottom front of my bump when baby pushes/grinds against it. I didn't with my other two - I think this baby is back to back at the moment and kicking forwards iyswim.

I'm tired. We drove back to Bristol from London yesterday, and it was sooooo uncomfortable! Not long now. I'm glad I'm not the only one not to have packed a hospital bag or organised baby clothes!

33+5

26 working days left!! HUZZAH!

you can tell I am bored to tears at work to have sat there and counted on the calendar!!

however, I have nothing at all prepared... and have just gone to check the website where I was getting my new dressing gown and slippers (black) for hospital... doesn't look like much left... and DP has not yet ordered them... he was doing it for my Xmas present from his parents.... another thing to add to my list of pissed offedness with him!

Still on futon, still in spare room, no cot, no nursing chair ("i'll buy you one, they look great" "oh thanks, that'd be brilliant" more fool me) no ANYTHING.... OK I have a pram. But you may recall the conversation "I get the car seat thing, but why do we need a pram?!"

I am growing some kind of hatred right now.

That joyous post went a bit wrong there didn't it!!?? Ooops!

29 working days left here... from another one who is bored to tears at work!!

Seriously considering asking to start maternity leave a week earlier, so I finish on 3rd Feb (37 weeks) instead of 10th Feb (38 weeks). It means I'll lose a week's pay towards the end of the year, and I'm likely to be needing all the money I can get by then after trying to survive on SMP... but I soooooo don't care anymore!!! And my side's aching (midwife helpfully told me she had no idea what was causing it, and I should take 2 paracetamol), and I don't want to be here...

Oh and monkey we don't have a nursery, a pram, a cot, a carseat or any nappies, wipes, breast pads, maternity pads etc

We have a moses basket, a breast pump and some clothes. And I've just bought a nightie for £4 in Peacocks that I thought might do for the birth.

I'm so ready for this...

hahaha Sounds so familiar sugar So far, we have a pram and car seat, a moses basket for mums house... and about 6 baby grows.... all in newborn size... and I am now convinced they'll not fit the TODDLER I will produce forth!

Jan 4th cannot come quickly enough.... please let them scan me... I need to know if I'm brewing a monster!

I have spent the day seriously cleaning. Think I may be nesting for the first time in my life! Just the lounge left to do which is a big job.

My hips are really hurting now more fool me so now trying to rest but itching to get on!

Bedroom all ready now to put up the crib and when thats done I can start packing my bags as I have somewhere to put them!

Hello, I introduced myself just before xmas and have only just popped back. littlemonkey, I have just been reading the thread on big babys and it was quite encouraging that they are easier to deliver so have a look.
I am feeling quite smug and organised as apart from actually putting hospital stuff into bag and pre washing the nappies I think I have everything I need for birth and baby. Will prob be back eating my words at having forgot some major thing! I have been terribly fortunate with the amount of handmedowns I have been given (I got made redundant just before I conceived, so much needed).
Been feeling a bit poo today, SPD, nauseus, stupid tired, but seem to find I have a day like this every week and am usually ok next day. Just hope I feel ok next Friday as am getting married in all craziness!
Sorry for waffling on, don't now many pg ladies to share with, thanx for listening. XXX

Indica are big babies easier to deliver?? I never knew that, I suppose they don't move as much I have to remember to order Arnica for bruising because I can only get it in Dublin and I won;t be going there before B-day.

Phlossie would they have told me at my scan if baby was back to back? I had the scan last week. I've heard those labours are very hard. What a long car drive, I'd be sore.

I'm feeling very pregnant in that I'm always experiencing some form or another of pregnancy discomfort, my lower stomach and ribs taking the brunt of it. I'm not sleeping at night really, I'm awake every hour or so for a while,I suppose getting ready for baby! I got a maternity belt for Xmas and I'm wearing that and Halleluja I haven't had any back pain yet...I do hope I didn't just jinx myself

32 weeks

Was in town shopping today from 10am til 4pm and ohmyword my poor, fat ankles. Just out the bath and my head is thumping as well, probably because i havent eaten or drunk much, away to get a big glass of water in a sec!

Been getting stabby pains in the bottom of my bump a lot, not BHs, maybe stretching? And been getting terrible cramps in my stomach like im getting a big but hopefully not :(

Got some lovely clothes today in town that i can wear after my belly is gone, SO cant wait to be in nice clothes again instead of the same old pair of mat jeans and huge tops that barely fit. Ive even outgrown my mat t-shirts! Got baby a couple of cute wee things too in the Boots sale and Peacocks sale. Still have so much to buy though!

DP is away for the night to his mates, so TV and bed to myself tonight... Yessss!!!

34+4

Anecdotally bigger babies seem easier to birth. My friends with smaller babies seem to have had a harder time of it.
Ds1 was back to back. Yes very painful! Google ofp (optimum fetal positioning) for ways to avoid this.

Getting married ooh how exciting!

Baby I am trying not to look at post pg clothes as when i'm pg I always see things I want and nothing when i have had the baby!

Just got a horrible fright when i realised that some of you have longer to go at work than i have to go being pregnant! Only 25 days left! ARRGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PamNo personal experience of delivering big baby or any baby, just what I've read/heard/been told?!

Queen Yes wedding V exciting, but now I'm there and know how pg I feel somedays am worrying a little that I'm bound to be having one of 'those' days next Friday!(By the way not shotgun we've been together 10yrs, but once I realised he wouldn't say no to me now I'm pg I pushed for it, does that make me very naughty?! He he)

Hope you have a great wedding day indica.

I really enjoyed mine despite it costing under £500 and having a breastfeeding 5 week old in tow. Hope you allow yourself a cheeky wee glass to celebrate

In my own experience, bigger babies are much easier to deliver when it gets to the pushing stage (though my bigger baby was also my second labour). DD was 7lb 2oz and took 2 hours, DS was 9lb 6oz and took 15 minutes. I think gravity takes over a bit more with bigger babies!

Indica how exciting about your wedding! I hope its a wonderful day :)

Ooh a wedding on the thread.... exciting!! Congratulations and good luck for feeling fabbo that day, we'll be thinking of you xx

i keep hearing big babies are better for pushing out... but it makes my tearing fear worse.... will have a read!!! Ta x

Ooooh indicababy how exciting about your wedding! Hope you have a lovely lovely day! :)

My DD was 6lb2oz and the labour was easy, so was pushing her out. But i did tear and needed stitches! You just never know how its going to go. :/

Baking day!

Lemon Madeira cake with lemon buttercream icing
Chocolate cake with yet to be decided icing. Possibly choc and rum buttercream? Suggestions? I might do choc orange as I have oranges anyway.

ponders

Then I'm off with PIL, BIL and DH for the Best Indian meal you can get in Newcastle. Solomons

Thanks for well wishes for my wedding. Happy new year, what a busy one it's going to be

babycarmen I'm heartened you said 'labour was easy' I'm going to repeat that daily!