Due in August Thread... Part 6!

[ishopthereforeiam]

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!

Well thankfully the thrush is easing now and I can actually sit down! I've told my DH that he's to slap the cream on too as I'm sure it's him that's reinfecting me! I'm hoping I know the tell tale signs now Susie but I thought I was just feeling sore from dtd .

Whiteangel I would definitely stop now if I were you. Now's the time to rest up and stay stress free, sod everyone else!

Hope you're feeling better today Frilly! It's seriously uncomfortable being heavily pregnant and over indulging.

Rumours I have packed 4 vests (too many probably) 3 sleepsuits and a coming home outfit. I also have a spare 0-3 mth sleepsuit in there incase he's a big baby. I'm going to pack another bag to keep at home for my DH to bring in if need be (I couldn't trust him to pick any clothes out himself ).

I'm glad minipop is home Poppy :) It does take a while for babies to settle in but he will get there but if you are concerned about him then give the MW a call.

So glad minipop is home poppy Im sure he'll settle down after a few days, agree with picture when breastfeeding at first I had to do it all the time to increase supply but it's so worth it if he's doing well already, just really tiring for you make sure you get some rest today :)

ham Hope it all goes well at the maternity assessment and you finally find out whats causing itching and sickness.

picture Yes ive had to prod poor baby abit if I havent felt a movement, I woke up this morning and usually feel something straight away but I didnt so I was changing positions and still didnt feel anything came down and had breakfast and felt hicups :) very relieved. I dont feel lots of movements during the day though but from about 8.30pm onwards I feel loads which is supposed to be fairly normal I think as through the day your walking etc so baby is rocked to sleep, anyone else's movements the same?

Sure my baby is still breech and i've been trying everything, feeling abit down about it now, still have a week to go though so will be continuing anything that helps and keeping fingers crossed he's obviously just too comfy though.

Hope everyone has a lovely day will pop back on at dinner time :) x

Hope your appointment goes well today ham and you feel tons better soon!

Hope it goes well too for you rumours

Picturethis great to hear you're off now and I hope you can relax and get relief from pain.

Poppy hope your night was better than you feared and Minipop settles asap!

I had a freak out this morning at 1am as I turned in bed. I don't know what I did but as I turned over, my belly really really hurt, my puffy foot really went hot, achy and tingly, I felt so sick and I started to see stars as my bp seemed to waver too. Felt so odd and so got up and panicked thinking that I had somehow trapped my vena cava vein and lost all circulation etc - the things I panic about at 1 in the morning ! I found a you tube video showing the best way to roll over in the third trimester and so I thought I'd share as I tried it afterwards and wow, its made a huge difference. I'd been finding the whole rolling over a bit uncomfortable and it's been getting worse and so was so glad to find this bit of wisdom
Maybe you all knew this already and I'm just slow to catch on

Great news poppy! DD took a few days to get settled in when we brought her home and I was convinced she didn't like the moses basket (she also used to like using me as a dummy and I could never tell if she was hungry / comforting herself!)...

So midwife just phoned super panicked said my haemoglobin level is 8.6 or 8.7? Think that just means I need iron tablets (she said I MUST see GP today) just not sure why the drama as making me worried. Anyone-else got this sort of level of iron?

ishop my haemoglobin level was 136gl so I would get to gp's quick as that must be really low

Morning all!

picture I've been doing the same too; poor bump gets a prodding if I haven't felt anything for a while. I know it doesn't like it as when MW did it to check position its heartbeat shot right up for a minute before going back to normal. Apparently as we're getting later on in pregnancy it's usual to feel less since baby doesn't have so much space to move around any more. Doesn't stop me getting paranoid though!

So glad you've got Minipop home poppy and I'm sure it's just a case of him taking some time to settle in to his new environment.

3bears have you looked at the 'Spinning Babies' website? It's an American one but is full of weird and wonderful exercises to help turn breech/back to back babies.

Thanks 3bears - been on the school of Google (never a good idea!) and I think the worry is that the level is quite low and with the c/s I will lose more blood than the vbac (although lost a lot of blood after dd's vbac). Booked in with GP emergency appointment at lunch so will get some tablets hopefully as only have 17 days to get levels up, very worried now...

ishop I was told by my mw that the lowest acceptable level before iron supps are not given is 11 and so your reading seems low. I think it takes a while for the level to raise on supps but your GP will be on your case and so I hope they can raise it quicker for you ... 17 days to go... wow wee, I can't believe our group is so close now :)

Woooop to MiniPop being home, so pleased for your Poppy. Also (I hope this doesn't sound patronising), but I am SO PROUD of you for sticking with the breastfeeding. It could've been so easy to give up, but all power to you for keeping on going with the hand expressing and all. You truly are an inspiration!

Feeling much better today thanks, Vino, although I dropped my iPhone in my coco pops...oopsie. It seems to be ok though

Well, my poor DSis is still the size of a house! She will be induced on Thurs if tomorrow's sweep doesn't work. I have from 11am off so will be spending the afternoon with her walking and trying to encourage her LO out!! Poor thing, she is so fed up!

Oh, and Whiteangel, please leave work this Friday. You need to rest :)

Hi everybody!

poppy so glad that minipop is home safe and sound! It must be a major adjustment for you but I'm sure you'll be doing great

whiteangel I would definitely leave now if I were you! I still have another 2 and a half weeks to go at work and I'll be 36ish weeks by the time I finish, don't think I could go on much longer than that! Going to have a really hectic last couple of weeks getting everything in order before I go so will be exhausted by then and ready for my leave to start! The first three weeks I'm off will be annual leave then my actual mat leave starts a week before my due date.

I have a midwife appointment this afternoon so really looking forward to hearing my wee one's heartbeat again! Technically this is my 32 week appointment but the clinic was fully booked last week so I'm actually 33+3 now but ah well! Will be interested to see if the mw can tell which what the baby is lying as I have absolutely no clue! I often hear people saying that they can tell when they feel a specific body part such as a foot or an elbow etc but I have never been able to figure it out, I just feel movements and lumps and bumps, can't make out what it is I'm actually feeling! Am I the only one who can't tell the difference between the head and the bum etc at this stage?? xx

Hello all,

Good luck today for all those with appointments. Hope they go ok and they cansort out out Ishop.

Alison, I can't tell either which bit is which, esp as I have an anterior placenta, so doubly difficult.

Not much to say today except woke up very early both v snuffly and waiting for my phonecall from IKEA at 0700 about the nursery furniture. Which was all delivered at 0930 which is great. Excited now to get it set up next week when back. Feeling tired now after stupid early start so may have a nap after lunch when we're bac from taking DDog to kennels. Also getting pre wedding pedicure this afternoon, so can relax a bit later on before packing.

Baby moving around a lot at the mo, so making sleep tricky at times. But I love feeling him though.

Agree with Frilly that you're doing amazingly well with everything Imiss. Am sure he'll settle down just fine given a day or so and will know that he's home safely now.

Off for coffee to wake up a bit as now really sleepy annoyingly. x

PS, 'scuse typing, brain really not working.

Thanks panpipe had a quick look at the website and will try some of the exercises there later :)

ishop Hope your appt goes well then at least you'll have it sorted, im guessing there should be a decimal point in my haemoglobin level, but thats how midwifes put it in my notes have no idea. 17 days not long at all now!

aww your poor dsis frilly im sure shes tried all the usual things pineapple, spicy curry etc? I went into labour 3 days overdue after having a spoonful of vindaloo was horrible (not a huge fan of spicy food) but obviously worked.

Hope your appt goes well alison I cannot tell difference either I thought my babys head was his bum

Hope you have a nice afternoon whitehall and manage to rest :)

Just going to have lunch and I am slightly addicted to salt and vinegar crisps atm going to have a pack after my sandwich Hope everyone else is well

Hurray for minipop being home at last! I'm so happy for you Poppy. I hope he gets used to his new surroundings soon and you manage to get some sleep.

Thanks for the link to the vid Marmite, I totally hadn't worked that out, although last night I found that if I hug my theraline pillow so the fat bit is closest to me (ie it curves away rather than towards the body) and keep hugging it with my arms and legs, turning is somehow better. Before I'd been getting pain in the groin area every time and it was really uncomfortable.

I have had a horrible couple of nights and am starting to feel like I'll never sleep properly again. I only have to get up once for the loo but all positions just seem so uncomfortable now and even when I am comfy, my brain just doesn't shut down, and when it finally has, LO will start doing a merry dance. Have also been feeling sick since yesterday afternoon so am basically feeling like I felt between 6 and 16 weeks (ie like utter crap) plus I now have a bowling ball attached to my front.

I know insomnia is common at this stage, but is nausea?

Just spent 6 hours at maternity assessment, 5 of them just lying reading, and still not got all results due to a hold up at the lab. Iron levels were fine, liver function ok, but no bile results back yet. Will be called. Still really really itchy. Argh! If it isn't the liver thing then they have no idea why :( stupid pregnancy issues.

I feel exactly the same fairtrade

Decided that I'm going to have to try and be more positive to get through these last 4 and a bit weeks... will try now...

YAY my feet are really fat, only fit in one pair of shoes which are no waterproof, and I have to walk into town this evening in the rain!!!

(Ok will properly try tomorrow )

This baby is NAUGHTY!

It is lying by a nerve and occasionally I get a stupidly painful hurty bit at the top of my left (inside groiny bit) leg! Oooh, it's painful! I just said to people in the office "This baby is getting on my nerves...ha ha" and the little monkey turned and I had THE most excruciating pain and actually yelped like a hurt dog!!

fairtrade I feel exactly the same. I've not had much sleep and I feel sooooo poo in the morning and my one cup of tea is the only thing that's making me get through the day. LO is then hiccuping after it and so I really wonder if my cuppa has to go too, but then I will be stuffed in how to feel a little more awake!
I've got the theraline pillow too but finding it too bulky and I wrestle with it and so now it's a lifesaver on the sofa as it props me up nicely.
Sick too! yeap, really loving this stage! I've been eating very bland food and it's been helping I think.

Ham hope you get some clarity and the last 4 weeks can be smoother. Hope they're being lovely to you in the hospital!

Frilly oh yes, the nerve pinching and can't stand up for sometime but then just the last week, she seems to have shifted away. Now she feels just very heavy and my feet are getting flat from the weight. Oh dear, I am moaning again!

Just washed my hospital towel, picked up nipple pads, maternity pads and getting the bag ready now. Hope everyone enjoyed a bit of sunshine today!

Just had yummy spaghetti Bol in our nearly finished kitchen thanks to super dooper DH! Told my head teacher that I wanted to finish a week early and he was fine about it. His wife is now 4 days overdue so he knows what it's like. Feel better already! One of the managers who has repeatedly told me 'pregnancy is not an illness you know' and 'I climbed a mountain when I was six months pregnant' confessed today that she started her maternity leave two months early and that she didn't know how I'd managed to carry on this long! Wish she'd told me that a month ago!
Really glad mini pop is home. You are going to be an expert by the time we bring our babies home!
Hope the rest of you are feeling ok? I added two more pillows to my sleeping nest and slept better. Was good to already have pillows whichever way I turned rather than having to rearrange everything waking up DH! Enjoy your evenings and sweet dreams x

Poppy Congratulations! So pleased that you have your little boy home, must be such a relief! A lot of my friends with newborns have been complaining that they can't get the little ones to settle in their Moses baskets - must be a common complaint. I'm a little sad as I was hoping that our baby would stay in the moses basket in our room for as long as possible - I can move the cot to our room but would rather not!

ham Sorry to hear that you're having such a hard time of it, sucks that they can't tell you what it might be. At least you know babys ok though! Good idea on trying to be more positive - think I'll join you.

Good thinks at the moment:
I only have to get up once a night to pee and although I wake up 10 or more times a night I do go pretty much straight back to sleep after turning over (still knackered though).
I've had an almost heartburn-free pregnancy so far which I know makes me v. lucky, only 2 incidences of heartburn in the last 7.5 months.
My work have been great changing my job slightly to feature more sitting down which makes it possible for me to think about working till 40 weeks.
It's only 6 weeks and 4 days till my due date and hopefully only 12 days after that I will meet my beautiful baby, I can't wait and am so excited about being a mummy!!

My waters have broken! 3 weeks early just like DS1 Wish me luck ladies DH taking me to MLU now xxx

Eeek!

Good luck missjemima hope all goes well.

Good luck MissJemma we'll be thinking of you!

OMG! So exciting missjemima Good luck with your labour, can't wait to hear how it goes xx

Good luck missjemima hope all goes smoothly for you.

I am terrified of going earlier than my induction date as DP is out of the country working. I have had a wobble past few days and almost asked him to come home!

Good luck missjemima! OMG, thinking of you!