Due in August Thread... Part 6!

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Hello ladies, come on in grab a , and/or ... rest those puffy cankles, sore bumps and aching backs and let's hope this thread sees the arrival of some babies!

poppy no sling recomendations but hope your rocker has a vibrate function otherwise you will get achey leg rocking it all the time. Also found a rocking moses basket stand is good if you have a moses basket.

frilly hope dsis's baby gets better soon must be a scary time.

maiboo sounds like you had a horrid ordeal, glad you are feeling better now. Fingers crossed for your test results.

Have a party tonight for. Friends birthday. Was suppose to be a bbq but alas the weather is shite and cold!!

TMI warning but got a very painful bump right at bottom after doing the deed with dh this morn. Has gone now but hoping this is all normally. Never had a pain like that before!

minipop I got one of these slings for DC2, have heard good reports, and got it off a friend who used it for her DD's. Kari Me sling

tigger congrats on the birth of your DD, I've added you back to the list, so next time I post a list, you'll be on it :)

frilly sorry to hear bout your DN, hope she (and your sis) are doing ok. I have tested positive for Group B Strep, and the prospect of my LO being in SCBU with IV makes me scared. But she's in the best place, so will be fine again soon I'm sure.

white congrats on starting mat leave. I'm a SAHM so don't get mat leave, but I remember the bliss of finishing work before DS arrived and knowing I wouldn't be back for months and months.

Anyone else I haven't mentioned I send you my greetings and a lot of braxton hicks

I seriously can't believe how quickly this thread grows!

I'm 36+5 today, it all feels quite scarily close now. One more week left at work, woo hoo! i can't wait to start maternity leave. I've been quite lucky so far, just heartburn and swollen ankles to complain about. Baby's head was 1/5 engaged on Monday, so I've been bouncing on my ball as religiously.

For those who were part of the discussion a while ago about waxing pre-birth, I had a bikini wax yesterday. It didn't seem any more sensitive than normal. i did warn the therapist when i made the reservation that i was 8 months pregnant though. i also had a pedicure - i can't reach my toes any more! I highly recommend it though.

Congratulations Miss Jemima Felix is a brilliant name. Hope you're both doing well.

Congratulations tigger8 - Beatrice is a beautiful name!

Geek can you email your NCT tutor? Ours told us to get in touch with her in advance if there was anything you wanted to discuss specifically.

Ham Totally agree about the swimming thing, if you can get over the stares from other people - when i went on Wednesday, it was ask if the other swimmers expected me to give birth in the pool!

Happy Birthday ishop
Happy Birthday for tomorrow Panpipe

Miaboo i bet you're glad to be home! Sounds like a nightmare. Are things ok now?

It's taken me about half an hour to write this post! Off out to dinner tonight with DH and a lovely group of friends. Two of my friends have organised a baby shower for me in two weeks time - a complete surprise! I'll be nearly 39 weeks by then, but will have been off work for a week so shouldn't be too tired - i hope!

Have a lovely Saturday evening everyone!

miaboo sounds like a greeeeat way to spend your holiday. Or not. :( At least you are in good hands. And geekette, not great not being able to go with things as planned but at least in hospital you will be monitored and you will have a few weeks there just to do nothing, so take advantage and enjoyed being bored!!! A little scary though...

ontheedgeof wow you're making me feel disorganised now, lot to get done still!

My feet have been so swollen and sore and getting a lot of pelvic pain which is making me feel a bit nervous but I think it may be normal. Struggling to get a midwife appointment at new GP (after moving house) but hopefully next week and at least have extra scan coming up this week so that will be reassuring.

Would really appreciate prayers for situation with the ILs. It's a very long story but they basically demanded for us to fly them up for 24 hours to tell us how under appreciated they are feeling, despite that we've been doing everything we can to make them feel appreciated... it is really quite a horrible situation which we're feeling very anxious about and we're going to have to say some tough things this week cos we've realised we've not been letting them know how we're feeling, just trying to keep the peace. Couldn't be at a worse time too (which is also typical). nightfall envious of what you have with your ILs!

tashaw I'd take that as a compliment :)

miaboo Our honeymoon used to be down as the worst holiday ever but I think your holiday beats it hands down . What a nightmare. Glad you got home safely, you'll feel better now that you are home id guess.

frilly sorry to hear about your Dsis baby being unwell. It is relatively common for newborns to get infections so hopefully he/she (please tell me which) will get home soon.

geekete why are they thinking of classic cut?

tashaw I had a big swollen face with DS and not with DD so just another pants theory!

tigger8 congrats! Another baby yey! Can't believe the anesthetic wore out. I couldn't feel my bottom half for a good 5-7 hours after it, that is unusual and unfortunate for you.

missjemima congrats to you too.

ontheedgeofwhatever Ive had plenty of days like yours over the last 5 years, don't feel bad. She will have forgotten about it already, it's just you who won't.
I had a similar day today. Just so peed off with health issues. I have an underactive thyroid, never felt good in 2 years since it happened. Im now anemic and now they think I have gestational diabetes. All 3 cause exhaustion so add to that 33 week PG with 3rd and a 5 yr old and a 2.5 yr old and chuck in some summer holidays - yep, Im the most horrible impatient mummy in the world .

I could have ran away today. Im moving house in 2 weeks too and Im so unorganised for this baby. I feel like im drowning and far too exhausted to do anything about it.

As soon as the midwife thought I had diabetes I was horrified and googled a low GI diet. Ive been on it for 2 days now and OMG, im so cranky. I didn't think I ate that much sugar but just missing out bread, certain cereals, fruit juice etc, I could dip my tongue in the sugar bowl!

I feel dizzy and weak and cranky as hell. I don't know if it's the anemia playing up again as similar symptoms but I do feel STARVING even though im still eating, but healthier.

Ughh shoot me now!

Poppy I also have the Kari Me sling, obv haven't used it yet so perhaps take this recommendation with a pinch of salt but I chose it because it has the best reviews and because it has the most positions to hold baby in that I can find, so you can use it with baby cradled for sleeping or breast feeding, with baby upright facing you when awake or for sleeping esp if baby is refluxy, with baby facing outwards to see the work when old enough and with baby on your back when big enough. They are pricey though, I got mine second-hand on ebay and it's perfect!!

capecath Sorry about your ILs No advice really, though happy to pray for you all. Any chance you can say something along the lines of "We love you, but since we are about to have our baby we need to concentrate on that right now and will have to deal with everything else later. We know that you are very happy for us and will understand that we have to put the baby first"?

So today baby learnt a new trick - pushing against my ribs making them feel v. sore and bruised :-( I see what the rest of you mean now, it's really not fun and makes every position other that standing dead upright really uncomfortable :-( Crappy nights sleep last night and not holding out much more hope for tonight - though the ILs do have a lovely soft spare bed so fingers crossed that will help.

Another attempt at the 3D scan tomorrow - yay - and a chance to find out if baby is still breech, I think it is but can't tell at all really...

Hi Ladies

Please can I join this late in the day? I am due on 6th August and already have DS aged nearly 3. I am officially fed up of being pg now but its all worth it in the end. I am absolutely massive and attract pitying looks from strangers wherever I waddle. Oh well. 3 weeks, 1 day to go.

ontheedgeofwhatever (?) DC2 due 25/7/12
mrsmamma (27) DC1 due 27/7/12
ishopthereforeiam (32) DC2 due 27/7/12 in UCLH, London, England
Loupee (26) DC1 due 28/7/12 in Royal Infirmary Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland
aflycup (24) DC1 due 30/7/12
GwenGotLost (26) DC? due 31/7/12, Swansea, Wales
farmerswifey (30) DC1 GIRL due 31/7/12 in Aberystwyth, Wales

cupoftea123 (?) DC1 due 2/8/12
Whiteangel (?) DC1 BOY due 2/8/12
dragonleo (29) DC1 GIRL due 3/8/12 in Whittington Hospital, London, England
margarethamilton (?) DC1 due 3/8/12
Tubtoes (31) DC1 due 3/8/12
warzonemummy (?) DC? GIRL due 4/8/12 in St. George?s, London, England
babbashouse (?) DC? due 4/8/12
danielou (?) DC3 due 4/8/12 in Worcestershire Royal Hospital, England
ChicBabyP (?) DC1 due 5/8/12
lynniegooner (43) DC2 due 5/8/12
halfdoneharris (28) DC1 due 5/8/12
forgetfulmrs (?) DC2 due 6/8/12
Nel1975 (?) DC1 due 6/8/12
Littlelamb1980 (31) DC1 BOY due 6/8/12 in St. Thomas Hospital, London, England
JParkson (28) DC3 due 6/8/12 in Swindon, England
Gnomi (29) DC1 BOY due 7/8/12
panpipe (26) DC1 due 7/8/12
McBaby (31) DC1 7/8/12 in Barnet, Herts, England
Westcountrywife (33) DC1 BOY due 7/8/12 in RD & E, Exeter, England
Alizzle (24) DC1 due 8/8/12
Huia (?) DC? due 8/8/12
Mummiestobe (33) DC? due 8/8/12 in Dorchester, England
faintpinkline (?) DC2 due 8/8/12
WelshLadyCDF (40) DC1 GIRL due 8/8/12
ballinderrymum (32) DC2 due 8/8/12
woopsidaisy (36) DC3 due 8/8/12
SwanseaMum (?) DC3 due 8/8/12
Weekipper (32) DC1 due 9/8/12 in Edinburgh, Scotland
mancmummy (?) DC2 due 9/8/12
ffscatmove (35) DC1 due 10/8/12 in John Radcliffe (Spires MW unit)
Robsbaby77 (?) DC? BOY due 10/8/12
lovemarmite (38) DC1 GIRL due 11/8/12 in Eastbourne, England
ByeBabyBatshit (35) DC1 11/8/12 TWINS!
The3Bears (24) DC2 BOY due 11/8/12
Stinyminkymoo (35) DC1 due 11/8/12
hamncheese (24) DC1 due 11/8/12 in Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland
vinolover (29) DC3 BOY due 11/8/12 in RSCH, Brighton, England
eightieshopaholic (32) DC1 BOY due 12/8/12 in Worcester Hospital, England
CATwith2Kittens (32) DC3 due 12/8/12 in Wareham, Dorset, England
namechangerbat (?) DC3 due 13/8/12
HopefulPositive (31) DC1 due 13/8/12 TWINS!
Glittershoes (27) DC1 BOY due 14/8/12 in Hull Women?s and Children?s Hospital, England
capecath (29) DC2 due 15/8/12 in Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland
MrsMigginslovespies (35) DC1 BOY due 15/8/12 in Borders & General Hospital, Scottish Borders
lollilu (?) DC1 due 15/8/12
thatboysmum (?) DC2 due 16/8/12 in Medway Maritime Hospital, England
ArtyJennie (31) DC2 due 17/8/12 in Croydon Uni Hospital, England
OnlyWantsOneTwoAndThree (?) DC3 due 17/8/12
Gingerelle (30) DC1 due 17/8/12
Voscar (31) DC1 due 18/8/12 in Darrent Valley Hospital, Dartford, England
Salt14 (?) DC1 due 18/8/12
technoduck (27) DC1 BOY due 18/8/12 in Bath, Somerset, England
lexielexielexie (?) DC2 BOY due 18/8/12
Glimpers (33) DC2 GIRL due 19/8/12 in GWH, Swindon, England
tashaw28 (36) DC3 due 19/8/12 in Barnet Hospital, Herts, England
flyingleo (33) DC2 due 19/8/12 in UCH, London, England
pintofmilk (35) DC3 GIRL due 19/8/12
practicallyimperfect (?) DC2 due 20/8/12
sc0ttishlass (34) DC1 due 20/8/12 in Princess Royal, Glasgow, Scotland
firstfroggy (34) DC1 due 20/8/12
miaboo (29) DC3 BOY due 21/8/12
susiegrapevine (29) DC2 BOY due 21/8/12 in Hastings, Sussex, England
Tusa (?) DC1 due 21/8/12
Geekette (32) DC1 due 21/8/12 in West Suffolk, Bury St. Edmunds, England
vanimal (37) DC3 due 22/8/12
NewRoadToHappiness (?) DC? BOYS due 22/8/12 TWINS!
TheRealMrsSmith (32) DC4 due 23/8/12
Louper (?) DC1 due 23/8/12
peeriebear (32) DC3 due 23/8/12
NeedlesCuties (27) DC2 due 24/8/12
Sparklesandglitter (27) DC1 due 24/8/12
Loislane78 (34) DC1 GIRL due 24/8/12 in Cambridge, England
danmoore00 (39) DC3 due 25/8/12 in Darrent Valley, Kent, England
nearlymumofone (34) DC2 due 25/8/12
Nightfall1983 (28) DC1 due 25/8/12 in Derby, England
Caitycat (?) DC? due 25/8/12 in Sheffield, England
alisonmcg (25) DC1 due 26/8/12
therumoursaretrue (22) DC1 due 26/8/12
Estya (35) DC2 due 27/8/12 in Darenth Valley, Kent, England
PictureThis (38) DC2 BOY due 27/8/12
FrillyLemons (24) DC1 due 28/8/12
Signet2012 (29) DC1 GIRL due 28/8/12
fairtradelu (29) DC1 due 28/8/12 in York, England
hellokit (?) DC3 due 29/8/12
purplelooby (32) DC1 BOY due 29/8/12 in Bolton, England
theressomethingaboutmarie (35) DC2 BOY due 30/8/12
Jods1 (?) DC? due 30/8/12
MrsLister (35) DC1 BOY due 30/8/12 in Homerton, Hackney, England
kellzi (?) DC? due 31/8/12 in Woodford, Essex, England
missingpate (31) DC1 due 31/8/12
Clarabell78 (?) DC? due 31/8/12 in Southern General, Glasgow, Scotland
justine09x (25) DC3 GIRL due 31/8/12
quickchat (35) DC3 due 31/8/12 in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scotland

BIRTHS!!!!
tigger8 (?) DC? due 27/7/12, GIRL born 11/7/12
missjemima (?) DC2 BOY due 3/8/12, born 10/7/12
PoppySeed34 (34) DC1 BOY due 4/8/12, born 28/5/12

Late night, last minute update:
Luckily, the nct class today already had c-sections on the agenda! Lucky me! I even got a few books to catch up on lost mental preparation time.

It will possibly be a classic cut because of the location of the fibroid. It is right were the cut should be and they don't want to touch it as it can bleed a lot. We still have a bit of hope. If the fibroid turns out to be on the inner side of the uterus then maybe they can do a bikini cut! A scan on the day will tell.

My sling is a mei tai off etsy but I tried a moby today and it feel really good... I might get one.

And welcome to the new joiners!

Ok had party at mine everyone is drunk and comatosed in my livng room! Got up and dh is in kitchen drinking water says he is not feeling rough (yeah). So its me that has to get up in the night and gaviscon it up cos of the stupid reflux! And feeling rough and like I've been drinking when I haven't! Dear me! No fair!

geekette you are not alone the thought of anyone saying I would have to have a c-section terrifies me and I do not think I would be at all calm if they told me in advance and eapecially if they told me I would have to be sliced right across my belly! Fingers crossed they can go for the bikini line. Sending hugs

Happy birthday panpipe

Hope you're feeling better ontheedge

capecath your ILs sound like a 'mare, try and keep them away from you as much as pos and make sure you get plenty of support from DH/DP!

Welcome forgetful

poppy Forgot to say aaaages ago I couldn't click on your profile to see pics of minipop but hope he's doing well?

Thanks for birthday wishes gnomi am now a year older!

Rant alert Further to my mother being borderline psychotic re sister's b'day last week, this week she text me during the week to see if she could see me at the weekend as my birthday yest (she hasn't really bothered texting / calling me for about a month now) and said we could go to see her or she would take us out, I said why don't we go out (locally to me) and grab a quick bite, she said yes what do you fancy I said your choice.... yesterday on my birthday I get a vm from my dad (doesn't even say happy birthday!) saying oh mum says your free tomorrow why don't you come over (1 hour drive 2 weeks before baby is coming, did the drive last weekend to see dsis for her birthday but psycho mum had already taken her out so went to see dad instead!) mum will do a roast with all the trimmings oh and pick your sister up on the way. No text or call from mum all day (happy birthday maybe!?). I'm fuming. 1. Why even ask me what I want to do if you are going to ignore it. 2. What sort of mother does not even text or call her child on its birthday? 3. Just belurgh! Praying I am not any sort of mother like her as my dd and dstobe grow up. Now we're supposedly going out somewhere local to me but I can't stand to see her as I absolutely detest her at this moment in time... it will all be so fake as she hasn't bothered at all with me or dd for pretty much a month (since I told her I couldn't go to dsis birthday as Mil's b'day on same day).

Also still very worried due to my iron levels being so low pre c/s plus the GP said she thinks I may have kidney stones but can't do anything. Now I've got insomnia badly again too.

I just don't need the stress! Sorry such a long post just feeling so and

Oh Ishop, that all sounds pretty stressful.
I would forget the whole meeting for dinner/lunch thing. Just lie on the sofa with a box of birthday chocs and relax. Tell them that you are on bed rest, Drs orders?!
Forget about all these side issues-cos that is what they are-and concentrate on yourself and bub. I'm sure the hospital will sort out your iron levels.
And I'm with you on the insomnia!

Here, happy birthday!

Ishop your DM sounds a nightmare! Can your DH not step in to calm it down? I agree that you don't need the stress. Any way that you can just go out, you and your little family, and turn all phones off. I would be seriously tempted.

My DM can be a little mad - not as bad as yours sounds though - and sometimes I just have to cut contact for a while for my own sanity. You need to prioritise yourself at the moment as you have your LO to think of - and no way should you travel to them -.

miaboo That's so crap about your holiday I really feel for you. Was on a holiday from hell once in France when younger, camping and it was torrential rain, everything soaked, Mum got violently ill, I got horrendous sunburn, tried to grin and bear it then the car got broken into. Swiftly drove home. And that's no where near as bad as yours what with hospitals and being pregnant, sorry it was so tough :(

minipop like others said for sling. Was told at sling meet that any stretchy sling is good they are basically just lengths of jersey fabric so moby or kari me etc, I have a moby and it seems really good just trying it with a doll.

Goodness sake gnomi why are people so nosey. Do they really think you would go swimming in the public pool if you were in labour? I hate it too. I go in the jacuzzi even though you aren't meant to (having read up and found its not the temperature you go in, it's how hot YOU get, that is dangerous so if you feel too hot thats bad, but if you don't it's ok... same for bath temps) but always get looks going in and have to now only go in at the end hiding myself behind DH otherwise I get the lifeguards warning me every single week about it and advising I read the notice on the wall about it. Um, no thanks.

Sorry you are feeling so crap quickchat :(

Ugh not again ishop tell your mum you will be at home on your birthday and they can come to you if they want! Do what you want with your DH and DD :) Also... piriton for a sleep??

Anyone else getting very little in the way of braxton hicks? I've had only a few and none in the last week or two.

TMI warning, has anyone found their body clearing things out a lot? I am going several times a day now and it feels like my body is saying GET THAT OUT NOW! you know? Weird.

Well today we set the car seat up which was thankfully much easier than the pram was. Also my Mum has an old chest freezer that sits in my gran's garage which we can have. Was going to be too big for our pantry but decided what the hell just put it in the study, does it really matter? So making a list of tasty meals to store now :) Also had a viewing on Saturday which seemed to go really well. Sadly the ones before that have gone well have still ended in no thanks so trying not to be positive. I always get positive then hear the news they don't want the flat and then feel all down about it. I wish I could turn off the emotions when it comes to this whole house selling malarky argh!! Oh well. Making chicken kievs... FROM SCRATCH!... tonight woohoo

I'm sat in the corner. Fat. Hot. With a elbow digging in what feels like my bum hole.

Thought I'd check in cos it's been a while!

Congrats on all the babies. 6 weeks for me !

Had a really bizarre feeling last night that I should have something in my arms. Said to DP that it feels wrong her being in there. I want her in my arms! He just smiled and patted my leg and said " careful what you wish for in a few months you will want your arms back ".

Hey! Anyone ever get things that feel like mild period pains?

signet, you poor thing

Yes I've had a few and what I can only describe as an electric shock in side my fan jo! . No idea what is but it makes me jump

miaboo glad you're home and wow, yes your holiday beats any of my disasters hands down too. You need some relaxation time now and another break!

quickchat big hug to you and rant away! We'll get through this all together, sorry you're feeling so pants.

ham yes, I'm having a few clear outs but I wonder if it's my mung bean diet and maybe I'd have a few more if the iron tablets weren't being taken too. BH too - not sure? I get tight but I think it's because LO one practicing her synchronised swimming techniques and I get a foot, elbow and then a ripple and then my whole tummy goes tight and then a massive lump on one side where she's decided to settle again

ishop happy birthday!!! and I agree, hope you can sit on the sofa and just do what you want, a box of chocolates and feet up? It's your day and I hope you can enjoy it, mad DMs are not worth the stress!

Yes to the insomnia - I get an hour sleep, hips ache and then have to turn, takes me to get on all fours to actually turn, then another hour two, my hips hurt, have to turn - ahh! But last night managed 3 whole hours asleep... I know after the stork's arrival, sleep is elusive but surely it's not as painful? unless the hips are moving back in again? aghhhhh

frilly yes, but convinced they're bowel movements needed - TMI!!!!

panpipe Happy Birthday to you too!

Frilly, yes I've been having period pains the last couple of days. Also had my first Braxton hicks yesterday, very odd. Told DH and his face went white... Eek. I think maybe it's just as there is only 3 weeks left and things are getting into place rather than a sign that things are happening.

Well tomorrow I will be 36+6 which I've read is the day you ate considered full term. Eek eek eek!

Ha ha lovemarmite!

I had an amazing night sleep last night for the first time in WEEKS! DH and I went to the summer classical concert at Leeds Castle It was amazing!! Outside for 9 hours in rain and all sorts which probably helped the sleep!!

Wow west, that's so exciting!! I only have 2 weeks until ML! And those 2 weeks are half days Woop!

Thanks for the birthday wishes; I've had a lovely but busy day with lunch at the ILs and carrying on with painting the nursery! Lovely DH really spoilt me and got me an iPad! Very lucky girl.

Frilly I've been having period-type pains for a few days too combined with real moments of hard bump ache. I wonder if it's braxton hicks as I don't think I've actually had too many of them at all. Another little part of my mind says I wonder if it's baby trying to get ready to come out which would be great as I've definitely got to the fed up stage with 3 weeks to go!

Pram issues sorted too! I managed to find someone who had the Strawberry in stock so we had a trip into London yesterday morning to get that and then cancelled the order from my original shop. I feel so much more relieved!

Hope you're all enjoying a nice relaxing Sunday evening :)

So glad you got your pram sorted pan. Those are exactly the pains/aches I've been getting! Same re bump too