November 2012 - babies arriving early and impatient mummies-to-be

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Previous ante-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1579909-November-2012-arrivals-are-now-underway

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

If I end up being induced they'll ship me down to Aberdeen at 10 days overdue anyway so I could yet end up giving birth in a baby factory with an epidural. If that happens I'm going to be sanguine - there's no sense railing against something you can't change. Deep down I would just love to do it up here as the hospital just feels so homely and cosy and I know all of the midwives (who themselves have to be totally on the ball with active and natural birth given the limited painkilling options for ladies up here).

Nice bag DH

YW big respect to you for not having the epidural as a back up. I agree, I think psychologically it will push you to deal with it all with your own resources. Do you get diamorphine in Orkney if things get a bit hot? I had it after my induction just started things off far too quickly as VQ describes (no gap at all between contractions) and it really helped for hours although it made me talk rubbish about my hair changing colour and wanting to talk to Sarah Brown (who was PM's wife at the time). I did end up with the epidural but that was pretty late on in the process and wasn't essential for me (in terms of pain) by then. Although it was useful when it was decided that I should then have an EMCS because they didn't need to add much more then in terms of anaesthetic! My friend who was induced at the same time (pessary induction) didn't have an epidural, in fact very few women in the groups I know had one.

Ah YW, just saw your note about induction. Sounds like a plan. Fingers crossed you won't need it, I like the sound of your hospital too and I'm sure they'd love to have a customer, they'll spoil you rotten!

Georgee Sarah (and Gordon) Brown now live in my village. We get 24hr police surveillance so are officially living in the safest town in Scotland! Crime rates here are non existant. (Shame my car insurance went up £40 when we moved here though...)

I took today off to do my accounts. So far though I've managed to take my gran out for lunch (good deed of the day?), make my second batch of marshmallow fudge this week I 'lost' the first one and am now cooking a massive pot of chilli for tea. Must stop procrastinating....

Yip we can get diamorphine though it sounds more trippy than painkilling! I think DH might piss himself at me on that....

Yay my bag has arrived! Teeny bit smaller than I thought it'd be but still gorge

Trippy is good! My clients often say how good their births were

Hello everyone! I probably posted two threads ago as things have been moving so quick! Looks like everyone is prepared/preparing for labour (if not having babies already).

My friend had her little girl at 28 weeks a couple of weeks ago. Mum and baby both doing well. Doing what I can to help, e.g. Lifts to hospital on my days off, just wish I could do more!

I feel quite prepared and excited about baby's arrival now. I had a week of brown discharge which was nothing to worry about in the end, probably just me over exerting myself, but for a moment I was quite scared and in a way that was positive because it made me realise that I really do care about this baby. Also had the baby shower which was lovely. Was so nice to see my friends and I haven't felt so happy and relaxed for a while.

For some reason I have a feeling he's going to show a bit early! I'm hoping for overdue though so I don't lose my annual leave as maternity leave starts on due date. Also MIL is on holiday from the 6th and I'm due on the 12th, so the later the baby is, the less holiday she'll have left and the more alone time I can have with baby. I'll be OK while husband is at home with me on paternity leave but frightened of feeling vulnerable and being left alone with her when I won't have the energy to deal with the extra stress. Also can imagine just wanting to be in a state of disarray and want to do that with some privacy and dignity!

Has anyone been to the NHS parent craft classes? Had my first one today and although it was good, didn't tell me anything I hadn't already read! I think the feeding one next week will probably be more beneficial as I have quite a few questions.

Hope everyone is well, might not catch you ladies until the next thread! Though will try and make more of an effort when on leave next week!

Back from the hospital, scan is showing little one is slap bang on the middle line if the growth chart so no worries there.
I've been given the nod to take Tramadol for the SPD for 3 weeks when needed then to stop otherwise baby could suffer withdrawals.

Consultant said its going to have to be a labour ward birth rather than birthing suite, there is just took my risk factors to consider but I'm ok with that, as long as he arrives safe and unharmed I'm happy. She also said the first sign of anything at all I get my bum to hospital, no waiting for contractions to be a certain time/length.

Again it's better to be safe and close to the professionals if needed than not.

Lovely to hear from you mcsquared. I have an NHS parentcraft class on Monday. Not expecting much from it. I completely understand where you're coming from re inlaws. Mine have announced a 5 day visit at the end of October (when DH's offshore so it will be up to me to entertain them, arghh?!) and have made it clear they plan to fly over "as soon as" junior's born. As lovely as they are I don't think I can cope with them staying with us. I constantly feel like they're judging my ability to run a house when they're here and they do nothing for themselves and just don't seem to have any concept of anyone's needs other than their own (their last impromptu visit was the weekend before we moved house, grr). I'm not favourite offspring-in-law as it is though(they've only acknowledged I even exist since I got preggers!) so don't know how to go about telling them to feck off and book into a hotel if they must descend upon us with their carnage. Fact is, I don't want any overnight visitors for a good while after our baby's born so we can attempt to settle into some kind of normality. (My parents of course are welcome anytime, but then they're resourceful, useful souls who both live within a half hour drive....and don't care that I haven't emptied the dishwasher for 3 days or have run out of milk)

Mm i wish my mil was alive so I wouldn't have to deal with fil alone lol!!! Your parents sound like mine (though mum would prob tut at the dishwasher then sort it!!)

Tits good news re the baby!!

Mcsqaured lovely to hear from you too!!

I'm shattered. Think I've been dreading the last few days and now they're over I'm just so sleepy!!! Hardly slept this week and now don't want to go to job 2, I just want to sleep for about 3 weeks!!!

I wish my throbbing vagina would go the hell away grrrrr.

I'm getting grumpier and grumpier and more hormonal as the minutes pass today :(

I'm hot, achy, tired, damp, and damn uncomfortable. The only comfortable position (as far as the baby is concerned anyway) is lying down. If I am not lying down I get a lot of objection :( And even lying down isn't all that comfy!

I thought my waters might have started leaking last night, had to put a pad on in the end as kept getting small gushes. Quite sure it was wee in the end as it coincided with thumps from bambino. Glamerous, no?

I'm waiting for DP to bring my my dinner in bed this evening why make ones self uncomfortable on the sofa?!

Had a lovely productive day today. Have shampoo'd carpets, wiped down all woodwork including the front door inside and out, got rid of all the cobwebs around the shelter over the front door, washed windows inside and out and been shopping (well intended to then had my dinner in Morrisons cafe instead) then collected kids. So glad I've moved my fat arse at last

Hubby doesn't know what I have planned for him tomorrow (moving bedroom round and decorating), a BJ would do it but I think I'll just play the damsel in distress instead .

I thought the same this morning Detective, I was nattering away at school when all of a sudden it was all damp. Was just wee. Thank goodness for extra long panty liners that are specially made for 'all kinds of fluids'

I just ordered my evening meal via facebook

Can now hear DP in the kitchen, and DS just bought me a drink.

Ahhhhh. :)

End of a long last day, but got just about everything done I wanted to. Lovely gossipy lunch with work-chums, and then was very touched by a massive presentation done by the chairman of the firm, no less, who said some lovely things about me and made me go BRIGHT red. Nice presents too - as this is second baby got quite a bit of stuff for me . My direct boss even cut through his massive hangover called from a conference to tell me to enjoy my last day and not get worked up about leaving things perfect.

About to log off and pop my out of office on. Weird. Next chapter officially starting.

Hello. Chilling at my parental's watching pointless while poor DH is at home alone left with the decorating.

mcsquared I went to parentcraft this week. We're doing nct classes too. Nct classes are longer so we got more time to ask questions etc. parentcraft was like the summary class for the nct one. Like u said, didn't reveal much more than what we already know.

We've picked up our carseat today and had the base fitted . Seems all to real having a car seat at the back of the car! We also finally got a confirmation that our iCandy will be delivered 1st week of nov. doesn't leave us much time but at least it's before the due date and we have absolute certainty rather than an estimate now.

Had midwife appointment and all is good, she measures bang on 35 weeks ( so two fingers to those who keep saying how huge I am.. One of my pet hates!) her head is also low towards the pelvic bone. She's not quite at optimum position but not back to back either so I have time to work on that!

detective I have similar problem, not quite weeing but with wetness. All of this week I had copious discharge (sorry tmi) . All started off on Sunday when I found a teaspoon worth of snot like stuff in my pants ... Ah the glamour of it all!!

As we cannot decide what to call the boy, we said we would call it the same name as the new baby in 'good luck Charlie' if it is a boy. They called him Toby. That was ok we thought. Middle names Wan Kenobi! I swear I nearly passed out laughing!

My nephew is called Toby - it's a really cute name for a wee one.

We just cannot agree, and it is driving me potty! We agreed so easily about the girls. Girls are so much easier to name!

Two separate people today were shocked I still had 5 weeks to go and both said I looked ready to pop..really?? I'm measuring bigger this time round but assume it was because she's my second.
Hopefully it means ill pop early

Keep getting sharp jabs to my nether regions which could mean she's worming her way down there. The scan on mon will reveal where she is, can't wait!

candy I have been having loads of discharge too, it has made me wonder if my waters were trickling a few times! Ahh the glamour of pregnancy.

Is it really bad that I'm having frozen Hollands pie, chips and onion rings for tea? Sometimes a junk tea is the only thing that will do!

Valium I always thought girls names would be easier but we agreed on 3 poss boys names (a fav and two 'just in case he doesn't look like a -' backups) but have NO set girls names. Everytime I think we've agreed on one he goes off it.

Woo DH I've got another scan next week as well. I hope it shows that my cervix is shortening (whereas at the others I wanted to see no sign of the hatch being opened). Can't wait to see the not so wee one and how engaged they are. When the sonographer offered us a 36 week scan that seemed like forever away and right at the end of pregnancy - eeek and now we're here.