November 2012 - arrivals are now underway

[StuntNun]

Previous ante-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1573396-November-2012-counting-down-the-weeks

New post-natal thread for the graduates: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1579907-November-2012-babies-are-here-at-last

It can't be that they were just being awkward and not giving you a pool could it detective? I would be livid if I thought that was the case.

Congratulations donna, 6lb is a great weight for 36 weeks.

Going for a bath, no one have any more babies whilst I am gone..

DH is convinced I'm about to go into labour - due to having a very dodgy tum last night (and now an entirely empty digestive system) and lower backache. I don't feel it myself - am destined to be a cetacean for another 8 weeks.

I'm now very bored. What on earth am I going to do all day! I have nothing to do :(

Hmmmmmmm....

Brockle... That came to the front of my mind.. I'll be having words!

Going to have to have a moan. I'm fucked, sorry for the language.
Had yesterday off and in work today, i'm not even doing much but I feel absolutely rubbish.
Feels like the baby's trying to break out and is grabbing my innards. I'm tired. I'm uncomfortable and i'm really struggling.

I'm only 33+4 but I feel useless and like I should be able to hack it a bit longer than this

I'll be taking two pillows in with me! Considering I use 4 at night at the mo, the one flimsy flat pillow they give you in hospital is just not going to cut it. And just try asking for another, they're like gold dust. Need it just for sleeping, but also handy for BFing.

fatima if you feel rough you feel rough, do not beat yourself up! we are all up and down all the time and don't push yourself too hard if you are feeling rubbish. ((hugs))

Donna Fantastic news, congratulations on your little pink bundle. Hope you are both doing OK

Hehe, just got a letter through the door in a 'House of Commons' envelope. Too late lad, I sorted it myself. At least he got back to me.

Well I am in a fabulous mood today. Looks like my self cleaning fanjo has started up it's engines and is doing a deep clean for the big eviction! The very watery discharge has started, which for me means that I have just a few weeks left, YAY! So am pretty sure now that I won't be seeing the dreaded 40 weeks. Am a very happy girl [girl]

This has now inspired me to actually get up off my arse today and get some tidying done instead of spending all morning on here sat on the settee and the afternoon in the bath!

Baby very active and low down today, have felt scratching too, my eldest is disgusted :)

yey shelly!!

detective BRILLIANT. Now am dying for the next installment!

stunt the jug, bag, jug idea is a genius! I will defo be using that one instead of wasting money on the foil trays with lids.

yw I hope you are ok. Keep us posted.

Right, cleaning done, washing hung sceptically on line, off to have fun with some brownies!

I'm sure I'm fine. Have managed to keep my cuppa and kitkat s in. Other than having DH on the phone every hour to check I'm ok...

Hi. I had posted yesterday but can't seem to see it. Goodness knows where it went and it was a long one.

My SPD is getting worse so I made a trip to GP today. He was a locum but quite nice. He has upped painkillers to dihydracodeine in the hope I get some relief with these. He says I need to emphasise to midwives how much pain etc I am in but that it may be I need to be admitted to hospital to control pain and get some rest. I'm not sleeping due to pain etc and having an almost 3 year old is not helping. I don't want to be admitted as couldn't face being away from my family with just two visits a day! I'd be bored stiff! Though if it's pain free maybe it'd be worth it. He says he can't prescribe anytime stronger in an outpatient setting so if this doesn't help I'm screwed.

Hope everyone else is doing opas well as we can be.

Sophia I don't know what you could mean

I am still bored. I am sat on my arse on the sofa, having eaten 2 bags of hula hoops for breakfast, and am now sucking on a stick of rock. I have inspected the house, and it seems DP is doing too good of a job, as there is literally nothing I can do. Well, there is one job, but it involves ladders, and while I might be bored... I'm not that bored!

I don't even need to wash/iron baby clothes, pack a bag, get anything ready.... everything that needs to be ready, is ready! D'oh.

Maybe I could polish my laptop? Or hoover the dog.

Never happy, am I?!

Oh, and I can't go out really, as the pain is really quite bad on mobilising although I figure paracetomol may help, I'm reluctant to take it! Think I will though, should have taken some last night. I'm a glutton for punishment.

Never using birthing ball incorrectly again

Izzy You may benefit from Oramorph, I've known it used in SPD, however it was used as an inpatient drug, but I think I remember someone going home on it. To be honest, birth is the only way to relieve it - but it isn't always instant, and in some cases can be harder. Its a difficult balance because IOL under 40 weeks is risky as you can end up a failed IOL, and the only way to go from there is a c/s. But that makes mobility even worse, and recovery much harder. My advice would be to at least try and get to 40 weeks if you can. But not having had SPD, I've no real idea how bad it gets. I did think I would suffer as was having hip/pelvic pain at around 12-16 weeks, but it eased off of its own accord. So you have my sympathy!

detective the GP I had seen originally who prescribed the cocodamol has said we could progress to morphine if needed. However this GP said he wasn't comfortable prescribing it in an outpatient setting. I am willing to try anything so I will give the new drug a day or two to work and see how things are. I have midwife in thurs, although considering consultant said he wouldn't induce before 40weeks I can't see how they will be able to help me further.

I was induced with my DD just under a week before due date. First pessary was on a Sun at 8am. Went to labour ward on the Monday evening at 8pm when I was 5 cm dilated and then waters were broken at 11pm due to lots of emergencies and baby born at 04.23 am tues. So full on labour if you like was relatively quick. I know IOL isn't ideal at this point I will do anything to have some relief. I am normally very reticent regarding drugs etc in pregnancy and feel uneasy taking these but I have to. Literally or I cannot care for myself or my Daughter :-(

Debussy I've been suffering badly with piles this time round, I suspect as Twin 1 is so low down and putting pressure on everything. The only way I've coped is by having salt baths daily (heavy on the salt) and lavish application of the cream. I find Anusol more effective than Germaloids, btw. Although even that isn't making a difference to the size of them. Quite frightened of having them mangled during labour :/

Detective OMFG. If that's anything other than the most coincidental coincidence, then that if absolutely outrageous.

Detective it sounds as though SPD is exactly what you've triggered this morning a bit (lot) on your gym ball! Mine has only started these past couple of weeks and it's a killer at the front! With mine, it's worse getting up from being sat down for a long while (well, prob 10mins+) and it VERY painful to walk about but then eases off if I preserver with it. This means I dread getting up from a chair but I just keep having to get up and move about. The gym ball is marginally easier (sat on mine now at the kitchen table). It's also interesting trying to change direction or turn to walk when getting up. Ouchie!

As for your pool...thats veeeery interesting! So glad you've got one though. DP announced this morning that we're doing a practise run of setting the pool up at the weekend. I hope I make it that far now (37 weeks tomorrow).

Thanks YW and VQ for the comments on nappies. I keep looking in too many different sites etc and just get overwhelmed. I searched more widely for a nappy library service and have found someone about 20 miles from me who I will be visiting on Thursday to have a look at her nappies and discuss the ins and outs so thanks very much for that tip. Sometimes you just need someone to state the obvious to stop you looking for too much detail! I scrambled to order those Little Lamb OSFA nappies last night VQ. I knew about them all along but kept umming and aahing. All you had to say was it was the final day and I ordered them straight away! I hope they'll be at least a good starting point. I have hovered in the nappy forum a bit but will make an effort now to have a real good peruse.

Had breast feeding class at antenatal last night and I was so tired that I swear I came out of there more confused than when I went in. Didn't help when the nurse said it wasn't really rocket science...I hope DP was paying better attention because I kept having concentration blackouts! You know, when you come-to and realise you haven't listened for about 3 mins...

Homebirthing home visit is tonight for me - excited!

Wowza - sorry for mahoosive post

peaky1 I seem to have concentration blackouts mid sentance - argh! I dont know what I'm on about more than 50% of the time!! Sometimes I couldnt even tell you what I have been doing for the last hour coz it's like I zone out!! oh dear!!

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Have just emptied lots of shit from my bedroom, went to put it in the wheelie bin which is being emptied today, couldn't fit anything more in. When I just heard the bin men come I went outside with my 2 big mahooosive black bin bags and had 3 bin men help me with them and chuck them in the back. Ahhh, they get a raw deal do our bin men

Oooh sorry to hear about everyone in pain. Izzy I cannot even imagine how bad it must be for you, but you must put yourself first, if you cannot function then what becomes of the family? If it comes to you being admitted then at least you are being looked after, you will get rest that you really will need and this will make you much stronger for the birth and therefore less chance of intervention if you turn up knackered. It is only for a relatively short time and may be the best thing in the long run for ALL of you. Hope you can get some relief x

Also came across my 'emergency hospital bag' that I told hubby I'd packed when he started panicking. It is an Asda carrier bag with a pack of Always night pads and x1 pack of white knickers, that's it Hope I don't have to transfer to hospital because I won't be adding to it!

Peaky I completely zoned out of the last 20 mins last night...it was a long time to be sitting down and I really felt it when we walked out at the end. Was it me or did we not need the first 30 mins of her learning our names?

Had my 34 week check yesterday, baby is still head down which is good. My GP doesn't have the WC jab yet, so hoping I can get it next week sometime, and have the flu jab at the same time. MW did diagnose my painful hand as carpel tunnel syndrome though, which should resolve itself after the birth, I bloomin hope so, can't do too much with it at the moment

9 days left at work...

Hahaha Pasties I too have suddenly stopped mid-sentence and wondered wtf I was saying. I have all kinds of dipstick moments e.g. work phone calls 'Hi can I speak to Peaky...no wait...I'm Peaky...can I speak to blah please'. Argh!

Misslaughalot I KNOW! She might not like stickers but it would have saved us half an hour and I wasn't arsed! I think it was a good opportunity and she told us as much as she could but that was the problem. She's an expert on breast feeding and it must be very difficult to express (fnar) all you need to in a couple of hours. I was just a bit disappointed with how she dealt with questions as she was clearly in a rush to fit it all in and my brain couldn't keep up with her answers. I'm still not 100% sure about mixing expressing with breast feeding. I can read up though or just email her.

Ouch - the arm I had my WC jab in really hurts! I am officially a wuss....

Interesting about the pool detective be interesting to see how they react when they know who you really are? Glad you've got one now.