PART 3!! Sept-2012 Baby Bus!! Christmas-and-New-Year-Shaggers-all-aboard!

[TinkerMaloo]

Cant see another one anywhere on the board and part 2 is full up (finally) so here is part 3! (unless I'm just being a moron and missed it?)

Chat more please ladies, we are too fat and useless to do anything else! ;)

Congratulations to brizzmas and cakelady- hope your babies are doing well. This has spurred me on to get my hospital bags packed. I don't know about the rest of you, but I am getting quite nervous about the whole labour side of things. I had an EMCS last time and will probably be requesting an ELCS at my consultant appointment next week, but if he decides to come early, I am absolutely petrified of labour. We're moving house in a fortnight as well, so it is taking a gigantic effort to keep my BP down. So minimmusicmum, your post is really going to help! So, the question is, are we going to have another baby by the end of the week?

Popping in to say congrats on hatches & matches, ladygagoo, brizzmas and cakelady! (3rd August is a great day for a birthday btw although I really missed the champagne & smoked salmon which normally feature heavily for birthdays in our house!)

No new news here really - thethread births have prompted DH into a really big push to get nursery sorted completely next weekend so by next Monday everything will be painted, new furniture assembled etc so we can feel as ready as we're ever going to feel!

maketea surprised to hear physio said don't do do pelvic floor exercises because so much research indicates that toned muscles there help the baby's head turn early in labour, and also prevent urinary incontinence and uterine prolapse. But i have read research which agrees with her/him that you dont want to be clenching the floor actually during labour though....

I am totally forgetting to do them regularly though. so many things to remember :/

I finally got pregnant lady peeing privileges yesterday. Stopped at a garage as I needed the loo & there was a sign up saying the customer toilets were no longer available due to misuse & vandalism. I pretended I hadn't seen it & asked where the loo was, I was very promptly ushered to the staff loo

It's never happened to me before. Husband keeps trying to find me a policeman with a helmet!

at toilet privileges MrsHels I got those in the theatre and felt v smug that I was ushered into members lounge instead of queueing for entire interval!

Apparently, baby is now 3/5 in relation to brim so really quite low but I feel like I've got aaagggeeesss to go (3 weeks and 5 days til dd) I really think I'll go over. Just don't feel like birth is immenient. Anyone else feel this way? How about my dd buddies loup and baker?

Hi twizzlestix, I feel the same as you...my body feels nowhere near ready to give birth! I have my midwife appointment tomorrow so it'll be good to know what babies head is doing, although someone said today that my bump was still quite high, so I'm thinking it's probably not started to engage yet :( saying that, I've been getting quite a lot of those scratching cervix pains and am having more trips to the loo....so maybe it is pressing down a little more? I do hope so, I don't want to go over.
Just had my second cup of raspberry leaf tea( going for 1 a day to begin with) but it's horrible! Yuck!
Working from home for the next 2 days and am so happy about it! Today at work was so exhausting.

mrshels that's brilliant.. Haven't had that privilege yet and I doubt I prob will :(

No one has mentioned pelvic floor exercises to me at all, well other than my mum.. But no mw has mentioned it.. I'll maybe bring it up at next appointment and see what she says.

Also my mw hasn't talked much about baby's head or anything, have been told its head down which is good but have no idea if it's engaged (or what it really means) starting to feel a bit outta my depth tbh.

My bump seems to be a bit lower today, and I've been having really bad pains all day, :( its so sore but just trying to ignore the pain and carry on, not that I'm doing much

Right I'm away to my bed, I'm shattered.. Xx

The Gary Barlow news has really shaken me - I am really curious to the details - were Mum or baby poorly until now or was it totally out of the blue? Did they pick it up beforehand? I think it's because at 33 weeks I feel totally like it could happen to me which is terrifying and unthinkable . My heart really goes out to that poor family and every other family who has to endure something so horrendous.

I feel the same way after hearing the Gary Barlow news. Don't know any details but it must be really tough especially as Marks wife just had baby and Robbies wife due v soon.....it also makes me realise that nothing is certain(without sounding too morbid).

Hi ladies
I have been AWOL for ages... we went on hol (in June!) and its literally taken me week to catch up on the thread! Its moved so fast - lots of lovely chats, and lots happening! I should have just popped in to say hello, but kept reading and reading and still getting left behind! Finally I'm here! :)

Lots of congrats in order, for wedding bells and lovely surprise births - exciting!

So sad about Gary Barlow - losing baby at this stage (or at any!) seems unthinkable - in pregnancy alone there is so much personal investment and sacrifice... and the time spent being pregnant seems precious. I must say I'm not enjoying it so much anymore, so uncomfy, and terrible heartburn. And some nausea has returned - has anyone else experienced this? I have no appetite and have to force myself to eat! MW said it might just be because stomach is so constricted its my body's way of telling me to eat little and often and not attempt big meals. Ugh - hating it.

I'm finally on maternity leave which is bliss, although I have so much to do! Exhausted myself and overdid it yesterday - suddenly panicked that baby would come early and catch me short! Still preparing room (which was the office and looks like a bomb site! as does all the house), and washing clothes etc. Have a few bits for hospital bag, but not all, and its not packed!

Not sleeping well either, so all in all not such a happy bunny and glad don't have to work anymore.

On a good note, baby's head is already down and 3/5 engaged! This freaked me out when I first heard it, but don't think it means baby is on its way out just yet. (I'm not ready!!!!)

We've been on NCT class which was good, though maybe a little too informative! Met some lovely people which is great.

Ladygagoo we also have tickets to olympics on Thursday - its going to be a long day! I'm also a bit apprehensive... but don't want to miss out. I will keep an eye out for another pregnant lady ;)

Sorry for essay. Hugs to all xxx

I agree, so sad for Gary Barlow and his family. Losing a baby must be a truly awful experience. I hope no one on here has to go through it although I know from previous posts that some ladies have already suffered the heartache. Fingers crossed for happy healthy babies for us all.
We've got our first nct class tomorrow evening. So looking forward to meeting the other mummies. Have also started washing baby things too and getting very excited!! X

Congrats to Brizzmus on the birth of your little bundle of joy! And also to Ladygagoo on your marriage!

cakelady how is your little one getting on?

Who was it having the triplets again? Wonder how she is getting on! Maybe they are here already too?... And I wonder how little Finn is doing?...

My bump is so low that it is going to start banging off my knees as I walk soon...I'm putting that down to no muscle tone whatsoever due to me being a lazy unfit cow and also already having 2 huge bump babies, this one is a lot smaller though, its strange, I thought each time I would be bigger but I am proven wrong by bump number 3!

35 and a bit weeks now though so arrival imminent! :) hope he sticks in there for at leat another two or three weeks or at least til after camping this weekend lol.

Sad news about Gary Barlows little girl :( That happened to my friend about 6 months before I had my baby and the fear stays with you all the time, they had no idea why it happened either... my friend noticed a lack of movement over a few days so went in to check and they then realised the baby had died. Maybe if she had gone and been monitored sooner as soon as the movement slowed down then the baby might have been able to make it, but she went along the lines of advice that movements do slow down towards the end due to lack of space...
I think sometimes having a reason why would have helped the grieving process a little.

And as for movements, they do change as womb space is restricted, but they do not stop being as frequent! Get checked if anything worries you!

As of today I am no longer self employed! I think that means I am on Maternity leave?... Yay! :)

Gosh I'm feeling the exact same about Gary Barlow and his wife losing their baby. I thought about it all last night but have decided that we might not know the details and we shouldn't dwell on it, especially at this late stage. It wouldn't be good for us even though it's so incredibly sad. My midwife came to the house today, my first appointment from home and it was really nice to not have to go anywhere (I am working from home) everything is good with the baby, she said 'you have a happy little person in there' which has made me smile all day. I mentioned the Gary Barlow thing and she said that all we have to concentrate on at this stage is calling the midwife if you have any blood, your waters break, you get contractions or you notice the baby moving less. She said if the latter happens and you've tried the normal things that make the baby move (lying on your left side/having something sweet/cold to drink etc) and you're still not happy then call them and get it checked out. She said they never mind checking things/sending you to the hospital for monitoring so not to worry about being a pain. It made me feel better to hear that and I think it's all we can do ladies.
Oh she told me the head was low but didn't say if it was engaged (I'm annoyed that I forgot to ask!) although she did say that it was in a great position (spine to the left if I'm looking down at my bump) so I was pleased with all of that.

Feeling really sad for Gary B and his family too .

I think I've done pelvic floor exercises about five times in total . I'll worry about it after.

Should say on your notes if the head's engaged Rachel . Will be where is says position, presentation, relation to brim.

Mine still said c free last appointment I had a couple of weeks ago. Have no idea if things have changed since then as my bump has been fairly low looking since before 30 weeks (but think that's how I carry). Was wondering if all the stabbing movements I've been feeling around my cervix area is maybe the baby's head starting to shift down.

I know it's awful to hear about Gary Barlow's wife. Unfortunately I also know of two friends and a family member who have been through having a stillborn baby with no idea as to the reason why it happened. So, so sad as you're not only losing a baby but all the possible future with that little person. It's made me a lot more conscious in this pregnancy to keep an eye on movements, however, as you say Bakeroo it's something I think is best not to dwell upon.

Still in the process of getting packed up for moving house and dp's sis has just offloaded a load of baby crap onto us. I have no problem with second hand stuff as a lot of ds's was 2nd hand but broken toys?? - and an attempt to get rid of her mouldy smelling, brown stained cot mattress onto us?? Things like walkers and feeding chairs that we will not need for ages yet but have no-where to store atm. I don't want to sound ungrateful but I could cheerfully scream, especially at the lousy timing.

Thali I've had awful heartburn/acid reflux and Gaviscon wasn't touching it so Dr it me on ranitidine which has been amazing! It's definitely worth asking for!

I agree with all pp re the awful news for the Barlow family. It made me really stop and consider that just because I'm nearly 37 weeks, I'm not guaranteed a healthy baby :( but bakerloo is right. It's not something i/we should dwell on.

Adding to the re Gary Barlow, really makes you worry, I've been paranoid about movement all day but hoping that at nearly 37 weeks, any reduction in movement us due to it being a squeeze!

Anyone else still suffering in the bowel dept ? so fed up with taking fybogel, not helping the feeling of beached whale!

Hope new arrivals all doing well, maybe they'll be some more by the weekend x

Congrats to you twizzle and thali on already head engaged.... My LO is still v free, althiugh i can totally feel her heading downwards... Very exciting!! I am exactly 36 weeks tomorrow. Still lots to do though.

My husband made me giggle by saying he has packed his bag. It mostly has los of Red Bull. He is anticipating a marathon!

Enjoy the olympics thali and ladygagoo ... Must be fantastic to be right there in the action. It has been amazing to even watch it on tv so i can only imagine what it is like in the venues!

Very sad and scary about poor Gary and his wife. :/

Hi ladies, I was discharged yesterday, so even further away from my little girl :( But she's doing well, off air, drip and they stopped her antibiotics early which is a really good sign. She's still being tube fed which is good cos I'm still having real problems with the boobs! If anyone has any tips on how to stop them hurting so much, it would be gratefully recieved!

cakeladyc are they sore because they are engorged? or sore from expressing? i guess you need to be trying to replicate what a newborn does, which is feed for small amounts of time, but a hell of a lot of times per 24 hours as they have such tiny tummies. lansinoh is great for sore nipples, which can be caused by a bad latch/until your nipples toughen up a bit, but i have no idea if expressing would cause that too? domperidone can be prescribed to increase your milk production if that is a concern? Once feeding became established with my DS, the engorgement settled down, but they were very full in the early days, despite him feeding very very frequently (he would feed for about 15 minutes a time, twice an hour at least!!) but as they get older, they get more efficient at feeding!!

Hope the new arrivals continue to do well, and hope that everyone elses bumps stay put for a couple more weeks! have to dash, sorry to not name check more people, we are off to have a growth scan today to see if this baby is as big as they think, DS had a 91st centile head, and was back to back and ended up as scary cat 1 EMCS, they think this one might be bigger and hoping they are wrong!

good morning all on the minus side I'm falling apart and cannot face another morning of my life waiting at the doctors and not allowed to buy chloramphenicol drops/ointment for my eye so I'll have to put up with it I ended up going to eye casualty last time as no GP wld giv me
anything effective then there's the other stuff.....on the plus side ds is at summer club and dd is at nursery so it's just me the fish, rabbit and hamster so plenty of time for cleaning and I got more 'neat football bump' comments today

Ooh and tasty postman that's another +
Pmsl

Madmonkey wherearemyshoes and minimmusium thanks for sharing tips of what to pack in hospital bag. I'll probably put more pj / old t shirts in it just in case.

Had a midwife appointment this morning, there's glucose in my urine... Quite a bit of it as well. (the max level on the pee stick) I had a piece of bread, and weetabix crunchy something and a banana for breakfast, probably it's the bread making the glucose level high. Will try to cut down on refined carbs even more (honestly I don't eat that much cake or biscuits or drink lots of fruit juice, just the occasional bread) I find trying to watch what i eat during pregnancy more painful that going on any diet.. Because what I eat will not only affect me but the little one too. When i had a growth scan last week measurements are in the 70th percentile. If I don't watch glucose intake the baby will grow even bigger making labour more difficult

Midwife noted that head has turned, it's back to back at the moment but baby hast engaged, which means if i get on to all fours and do some rocking that could help baby turn back to the front.

I mentioned I will probably want epidural during labour but midwife didn't sound too keen and said it will make it more likely that I'll haves forcep delivery with episiotomy. Did anyone had epidural at previous labour? Were you able to push when you needed to?

Cakelady sounds like your LO is making good progress. Hope she can go home soon! Am afraid I can't help you with breast feeding question as I don't have any experience myself. When you go into the hospital to visit your girl can you ask the nurse for help?

cake def get a breastfeeding specialist to examine latch....mine hurt for about 6 eye-watering weeks until one day, it just stopped hurting and was fine.

macaroons I didn't have an epi but I don't think it's very balanced of your midwife to scare you like that, not fair, if you want pain relief then you should have pain relief.