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

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8 days now! I should probably actually make a list of things I need to do before I leave, and then try and do them... My team manager cornered me today and asked if I would like a team morning tea to celebrate. So it's cake o'clock on Wednesday. I think we just like excuses to spend work money on food!

Congrats babybrain

pheebs, I agree with others who have said be appreciative of the fact that they have decided to have the gathering nice and close to you. Should enable you to visit during the day and go home to peace and quiet as soon as you need to. Yanbu in not wanting to stay over nights.

I think I just broke the record for night time wees- it was literally every 45 minutes from 11pm luckily I have a quiet day today so should be able to catch up on sleep.

pinpan that comment's a bit !!

goodsense where do you hail from? I'm in sticky Kent & get to commute to sticky London every day, so lucky

lpp sounds like not such a good night's sleep...

loopy i live in hackney so have the best of the sticky city and sirens at night

I was up to wee a few times as well - and then to eat at 5.30. and had crazy, not so nice dreams. Anyone else still getting vivid dreams?

Hello all and good morning. I have quite the catch up to do.

I can.t remember who.s idea it was to go to the beach and dig a belly hole... But BEST IDEA EVER! Went to a little man made lake on sat and layed on my front for hours with a few breaks for a swim and a lollie.

Babybrain, congrats on the engagement!
Pheebs, thank them for being accomodating. Tell them about being uncomfortable at night but give it a go for a night or two anyways. If it.s to much then tell them you would be more comfortable at home and go home in the eve!

39 more working days.... Ugh

Saw on another tnread girls were measuring aroumd their bumps by how many squares of toilet paper it took to go aroumd their waist. Amyone game?
10 squares for me.

Ooh Goodsense I'm not far from you in Whitechapel. Can I be nosy and ask what hospital you're going to?

Congratulations Babybrain, that's so exciting. I love the idea of a winter wedding too.

Pinpan Farewell morning tea sounds lovely. I just finished my training to be a teacher so didn't get a send off so might just do a morning tea for myself!

Pheebs Just echoing the advice from everyone else really. If you go down early on for a few day visits and decide that you can stay after all, you can always go for the latter part of the week. However much I get on with my in laws, I always feel they're not my family and I just wouldn't be as comfortable with them. And in the latter stages of pg you need to be as comfortable as possible.

Thumbwitch Good news about the scan .

Congrats on the move Elvis, hope yuo're enjoying your new home.

Thank gawd it has finally cooled down a bit. I was starting to melt. My new thing appears to be mentalling about meeting other mums when the baby arrives. Have seen a few threads on here recently about mums feeling lonely and not being able to meet other mums because they were all friends from NCT. We decided not to do NCT partly because of funds and partly because our hospital does really good classes but now I'm wondering if that was a mistake. I'm sure it's hormonal but don't want to be a lonely mum!

Enough about me, hope everyone else is a bit cooler too.

Hey all hope everyone's managing to avoid the grumps - I'm not
I'm sure everything will be fine, but as a result of an abnormal liver function test, I now have to have another, then if that ones the same or worse will be reffered to ante-natal clinic.
I know if I need to be I'll be looked after, but I'm feeling like a nervous wreck. Even tho bump is wriggling I had the heartbeat monitor out this afternoon...

We managed to put baby's furniture in this weekend, it looks lovely, even tho I still can't believe we're 48 days (potentially) away from having our bundle in our arms.

mickey we're loving your song
beeble I'm 9 squares (curiosity got the best of me)

I've got to the 7th Sep to push until finishing work, and really need to tie up loose ends, but I've lost the will. Can anyone motivate me?

7 work days left I just have to get my level 3 NVQ or diploma as it is now called completed before I finish work then all is well, other than that just need enough to keep busy.

KPT I know what you mean about not being able to believe how little time is left before finally getting our bundle in our arms. I think I have 45 days left. I hope everything is alright with the liver function test, I'm sure as with all of us baby wriggling is a positive sign.

Will try the toilet square test later.

We haven't done any antenatal classes so as yet I don't know any mums near me. Do they do any bumps and babies groups or breastfeeding support groups Shellwedance Thats my plan I think once I go on maternity. Also there are quite a few baby and toddler groups near me so finances permitting I'd like to go to one or two of them. Is that an option for you?

I'm 10 and a half squares of toilet paper at 34+1 :o That's a great idea!

Came to the realisation that at 34 weeks I'm only 3 weeks away from being classed as 'full term' and all of a sudden feel dreadfully unprepared! Have you all got everything yet? I've gone a bit mad on baby clothes on eBay :o I fell in love with half the clothes in Pumpkin Patch but couldn't justify the prices for some of it... So I've been buying bits for a couple of pounds on eBay instead! lol. And think I have everything else except a car seat... Just still don't feel ready. Hospital bag is almost ready to go, just need a few more bits to go in there. Haven't got any Jaffa Cakes yet... :o

Shallwedance: don't worry about not being in NCT. I remain friends with 2 of the others from my group (5 years on). But, I also went to a drop in parent & baby group at my local children's centre when dc1 was a few months old. It cost 50p and includeda cuppa. I'm still in touch with 5 people I met at that group, and when our babies were too old for the group (it was meant to be up to about 18 months) we kept on meeting weekly for as long as there were enough of us not at work. Five years later there are the original 5 babies plus an additional 8 siblings!

Also in the very early days breast feeding drop-ins are a good place to meet people. Also where I am, the clinic where you can take them to be weighed always has a 'stay & play' afterwards.

Thanks all for the sanity check advice!

Unfortunately DH wasn't impressed with the idea of staying a couple of nights to see how it goes so we'll do a few daytrips instead... but I'm determined to not feel guilty - especially as I've had a trapped nerve thing in my leg for two days so comfort is at a premium already!!

Its scary how far on you all are - officially 2 calendar months left for me but a friend had a lovely little boy last week at only 37 weeks!!! It really could happen so much earlier (or later) than the edd

10 squares for me - but DH is home at the end of the week, so will have to measure in secret next week or he'll think I've properly flipped (he generally considers me to be close to the edge!!!!!)

shellwe i'm going to the homerton. It's so close to me that it seemed silly to go any further. And they apparently have a MW-led birth unit next to the antenatal/maternaity ward. Where are you going? and there must be loads of classes to do with the baby where you can meet other mums - everyone is in the same boat so i'm sure you'll be fine! I've been doing some pg yoga and already hope to exchange numbers with a few ladies.

kPT i had a right old grump the other day - i reckon it's partly lack of sleep as well as those damn hormones! hope your tests go well.

beeble 39 days actually at work!? or just days including weekends until you finish? hope your job is fairly chilled out? And amazing that you tried the hole in sand for belly trick. If only i was going to be near a beach soon!!

We're moving tomorrow so bye for now from me. like elvis, i intend to delegate but we'll see how that goes... i'll drop in and say hello when i can over the next couple of wks til internet sorted at home.

Hope everyone has a good Wednesday!

8 squares at 33+4

Oops I've dropped off the thread!
Good luck goodsense I'm sure you'll have fun! It's quite nice watching them all work ;)
Not much going on in Graceland. Apart from bone crunchibgly exhaustion. Iron was a bit low on my last blood test so may go onto Iron. I have only 4 days left at work and counting!! AND ONLY 57 DAYS UNTIL BABY COMES!!
Loving the movement that I'm getting everyday. Though I'm now getting the random comments from strangers.... "Are you OK, dear? You're not in labour are you?" Was one of my faves :)

hih ladies, how's everyone doing? it is great to log in here every now and then and catch up on all your stories and updates. i have 14 working days left with my last day in the office set as the 14th of sept, due on the 27th!!! can't believe it is only 5 weeks left till my DD!!!

On another none, is anyone else's baby still breech? i am 35 weeks today and baby still had his head dug up right underneath my ribs, he sure is a stubborn baby. going to see midwife today for a routine appointment but we will be discussing this as well.... and the options that i will have if he continues to be breech, which i have a feeling he will! any similiar experiences would great to read about...

other than that, i have been in pretty good shape, i cant believe i am still sleeping well, just feel tired and like i am not getting enough of it. nursery is almost done and this weekend i will be packing my hospital bag................

Mine's still breech as well, ST

I have another check in 2 weeks and if she's still up the wrong way (she shows little sign of wanting to move so far) I'm going for a presentation scan and will be offered an ECV to try and turn her. Apparently it's only 50% effective but I really want to avoid a section and our hospital is very reluctant to allow vaginal birth for breech babies so I'm willing to give it a go!

I've just been told I'm the size of an elephant!!! . I neat told her I was measuring 10 toilet paper sheets but I think she might have thought me crazy as well as massive!

Mine's any which way up except head down, ST82. My midwife said I will go for a scan next week (36 weeks) and if she's still not playing nicely, it's ECV for me as well. So I keep telling her to sort it out or she's going to get poked, and she just does another somersault, sticks a foot out my side, and tugs on the cord like she doesn't care.

Hi all

Working from home for the rest of the day...lots to catch up on before may leave lots of MNIng it is then

I'm definitely going to try the loo roll thing, will need to heave myself up off the sofa to do it though.

Ladies with breach babies, have you seen the thread on EVC on here lately? I don't want to scaremonger, I simply read it as I had no idea what it involved the risks. Success rates etc.

Found out today that DH's colleague (there are only 3 of them that do his job) his wife is having her c section on the 27th sept. My due date by my dates is 28th but mw say 1st Oct. Apparently, the Inspector has given me strict instructions I go overdue so DH's colleague is back from paternity leave before DH takes his. I will let you guess what my response to that was

Having the scan on Friday to check on placental position - hope it's moved.

DC is constantly transverse and still moving, but am 32+3 at the mo so still got a few weeks for it to drop head down (fingers crossed). There is a negative thread on here about ECV - might be worth a read, make sure you know all the risks - talk them through thoroughly with your MWs before you go ahead with it. Although it might be upsetting to read, I'd be more upset if I hadn't copied it here and something went wrong for anyone, iyswim.

And am 10 squares of bog roll as well - but then I thought I was bigger with #2 than I was with DS. Still can't quite believe I've another 7w worth of growing to fit in - I'm already tight as a drum!

xposted with newton. Same thread, I would imagine.

Oooh I'm going to do the loo roll thing as soon as I get home! Do I measure around the largest part of my tummy? I'll probably be 54 million sheets! I am due Sep 26, finishing work Sep 7....very close now!

This baby is head down and lying down the right hand side - it's been there for ages so I would will stay head down now but DD was breech and did a massive turn at 37 weeks so you've still got time - lots of leaning forward over birthing balls and getting on all fours please ladies!

Thumb thanks for saying what I was trying to say much better

Thanks for the link to that thread - it's given me a lot to think about. My MW made it sound like it was simple and now I'm not so sure I want them to go ahead with it. I'd rather have a section and know she's happy the wrong way round than have something like that happen!