October 2012 - where we all bury our heads in the sand

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Left my phone at work yesterday so marking my place as dropped off the thread and also lost track of what is going on!

Will catch up once little one is in bed

at belly button sensitivity!! Poor DH must have got a shock! Am now off work and had loads of plans to fill this time. I've ended up sleeping on the sofa all day and not doing anything. How do those of you with small people already cope?!!! I'm KNACKERED!

Thumb I made the mistake of getting a basket for my shop yesterday. Luckily I had DD with me who was carrying a bottle of soft drink and the cereal for me whilst I struggled with a basket full of bread, milk, cheese and chocolate lol. Hope things are ok for you as well. And my stomach is very sensitive. DP sometimes pokes my bump and I have to resist smacking him across the face... He doesn't realise how much it hurts.

Hetty I've been the same with sleeping. I wait til I'm dead tired and know I can't stay up any longer before I even attempt to get into bed. I'm thinking of starting to sleep naked because everytime I turn, my top would get stuck underneath me and it's so much effort just to lift my body weight up to pull it out from underneath me. Little things like that are driving me crazy!

DP said to me the other day he wishes he could feel what I'm feeling. I offered to repeatedly punch him around his stomach and groin area but he soon declined

beesnees I wanted a water birth with DD and this time round, but because DD was premature I'm not allowed that option. But I'm hoping for a similar birth to DD who was fairly quick and all natural so that'd be nice.

Also another one to have to constantly pee. Constantly wearing pads/liners just in case.

littleplasticpeople yes to being freaked out some times. I'm glad to see him moving and all but when I can see a proper poke or kick, that weirds me out lol.

I had a bit of a breakdown on Sunday. I was trying to put the covers back on the moses basket as I had washed them but kept putting them on wrong. DP took over, which stupidly upset me because I feel like I can't do anything at the moment and just being completely useless and just wanted to do this one thing. I ended up crying into the washing up and poor DP was confused as heck lol. Stupid hormones.

I also got very upset as DP is back to his normal shift of 3:30pm to 11:30pm so won't be home til gone 1am and needs to leave at 2pm, as he was able to work 2pm to 10pm whilst the Olympics were on. So now with DD gone back to school, I feel like I'm just on my own all the time. DP said he's going to speak to his boss and see if it's possible to change his shift but I'm not being too hopeful. MIL is still in hospital but is slowly recovering so that's good. DP is going to see her tomorrow.

I just found out at my 34 weeks appointment that baby is transverse
I won't be letting anyone turn him if still this way after my scan. I am also measuring 3 weeks smaller, so might need a growth scan anyway whopper(my bump looks massive though!)
How is everyone feeling? My two kiddies went back to school today, had a nice 3 peaceful hours all to myself.
Hope everyone is not too uncomfortable.
Maria & blue bump 34+1

Re belly buttons... I am CONSTANTLY playing with mine. Can.t seem to get enough of it. Really changes lots depending on how I am sitting and how baby is.

Love the setting plans in sand bit.

The only "plans" I have for L&D are for after the baby is born, re cord cutting and immediate skin to skin and feeding attempt.

Omg my waters have broken. Just waiting for df to pick me up and take me in to get checked out!!

good luck babybrains you should have a little one in the next 48 hours! Hope all goes well x

oh good luck babybrain! Whether baby decides to come now or later, hope it all goes well!

I am feeling a bit unwell - BP is still a touch high (131/81) as it has been for a few days now, it hasn't got any worse but I don't feel great on it. Ankles are a little bit swollen but not bad; so I just need to take it easy, I think. Anyone else got highish BP? Had my wee checked 2 days ago and no protein in it, which is a relief - but if I start to feel worse I'll get DH to take me into hospital anyway just to get checked over. Trouble is it's nearly 9pm already and he's out for another hour playing tennis...

thebeesnees79 there is still plenty of time for your baby to turn. mine was still breech at 36 and it then turned at his own accord!

I am 37 weeks this week and cannot believe that i am so close to the big day. Sleep is almost non-existant for me during this week. i have reached the point where i question if there is any point in me goign to bed at all! i just cant seem to be able to get comfortable, i feel happy and everytime i need to move, it feels like i am moving a ship and the whole crew with it! my groins are killing me, specially if i sit for long periods of time and then stand up and try to walk... heartburn has been terrible as well! but other than that, i am fine!!!

I have my midwife appointment this afternoon and whilst i understand that baby engaging doesn't mean labor is about to start, i do hope he has engaged and that i will get to meet him sooner rather than later. to be honest i have had just about enough of pregnancy by this point and i am ready to meet the little one.

Good luck babybrain!

Eeek! Good luck Babybrain! Hope everything is well.

Flump was also breech up until 36 weeks when she turned herself, there's still time, try not to panic about the positioning just yet. I made that mistake when they said she was breech at 33 weeks and spent the next 3 weeks worrying myself stupid about ECV and c-sections and Lord knows what else, and now I wish her head wasn't so low and pressing on my bladder. Can't win!

Thumb put your feet up and rest. That's an order :o I hope you feel better soon.

ST you sound much the same as me, so I sympathise. I actually dread going to bed at the moment, and despite all the lovely ladies suggestions on here absolutely nothing is stopping my entire groin from feeling like it's splitting in half all night. Having three children at home is doing little for my stress levels and I'm seriously falling behind on the housework front, I've got so much washing to do but I can barely walk or bend down to do it. And as for trying to hoover... Pffft. It might as well be a ten tonne weight I'm trying to push around the floor. I'm hoping school returning tomorrow will allow me to slow down a bit and take things on a bit at a time, everything seems a bit hopeless at the moment!

Lots of and to you all.

I'm with you on the splitting groin as well - my osteopath has been doing a great job of keeping me mobile but (and excuse me) FUUUUUUUCCCKkk it hurts sometimes!
Hating going to bed - check.
Behind on housework and washing - check.
Hoovering - ahahahahaha. No.
Walking - difficult.
Managed to offload DS onto grandma tonight, which is a guilty relief

Feet are up. Eating an apple to try and offset sodium content of bod with more potassium (Ha! If only it were that easy) and also to feed the acid with something. And drinking lots of water. But not too much. :)

Babybrain , good luck! I hope all is well. How many weeks are you now? Could u be the first of our babies!!?

Good luck babybrain

CaptainHetty i find some comfort in knowing i am not the only pregnant woamn going through this but at the same time i have started to feel impatient and i am hoping so much my little one will not be too late! I guess i am quite lucky on the housework front ie no other children around me, mother very close to come and do the ironing and partner loves his newly found hobby, vacum cleaning! phewwwww The only thing is, i still have 6 working days left to get through - wish me luck cause right now i have liost my will to live, let alone to work!

Good luck with those last few days, ST82!

Think Babybrain is due the same day as me (1st October) so she's 36+2? I'll have to recheck our stats list.

Good luck Babybrain! First out the blocks!

Thanks for the wishes-they have confirmed waters have broken, and am hooked up to monitor which shows regular contractions which are getting more uncomfortable as time goes on. They are sending me down to the ward to see if labour starts properly-otherwise they will send me home and get me in tomorrow for an induction... In all honesty though I think it's starting-tightenings are every 5 or so mins and getting quite painful.. Can't believe I will meet my baby in the next day or so!!

Eeek I'm flipping excited and it's not even my baby!
Good luck :o

So exciting. Do we need to start a graduates thread?

Ooo very exciting!! Sounds like it is all happening, hope it doesn't take too long!

OMG! Good luck babybrain