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

gt keep remembering is just a day or so, really try to relax and hit that gas and air. Don't be worried about asking for more ain relief just do want you need to be comfy and feel safe.

You will be brilliant and we're all routing for you

Xx

Good luck GT I can imagine you are nervous, but try and focus on the baby at the end of it; and your nerves will probably subside once everything gets going and you have something to concentrate on.

And good luck to those of you with early signs - hope it either settles down or starts properly!

I'm off oop north today - 300 miles from home. I'm taking my notes and a token baby gro just in case. more of a tempting fate thing than a belief anything will actually happen - if I have them with me I won't need them, right?!

Good luck gt will be thinking of you today, can't wait to hear news.

Best of luck GT, I'll be thinking of you too! x

donna I too did not have the births I wanted, but I could not wish for two more wonderful children. The birth is just baby exiting your body. I wish I had realised that sooner. It is important to process what happened and acknowledge that it has affected you deeply, but it is also important to see the beautiful baby in front of you x I do hope you heal physically mentally and emotionally very soon x hugs x it has been a pleasure travelling with you to thus far, but we have a long journey ahead of us too!

GT you are in my thoughts my dear. Wishing you all the very best to you and DH x

Safe journey kirrin

Good luck GT!

YW for snacks for labour

Apple if I have a small dishwasher load, e.g. I wash the pet food bowls separately to our dishes, then I put the oven shelves in on top. It softens that black crud that attaches to them over time and makes them easier to keep clean.

Evil the Medela Swing is supposed to be really good, it should make things much easier for you. There are support threads on MN for pumping mummies which would be helpful on how to keep up your supply, what times of day to pump, etc.

Donna sorry to hear your baby's birth went a bit differently than planned. Make sure you work through it as you don't want to end up traumatised by it. In the end though, the birth is only the start of your baby's life and it will soon be overshadowed by the joys, the ups and downs, the victories, and the growing love in your family that follows.

Hello all. I keep popping in and out of the thread to see how everyone is doing. We are both fine. Baby Holden is still in the scbu but hopefully will be home this week. He's not feeding well, but his blood sugar is where it should be and he was a little jaundiced. But he was born at 34 weeks so to be expected. im having a few issues producing milk. pumping every three hours, which is no fun. We finally bought stuff and had it delivered yesterday which is quite exciting, the baby has a place to sleep when he comes home. Donna looks like we had our babies on the same day, I'm really sorry that you feel the way that you do. If its any consolation, my first birth didn't go according to plan, not that i really had one, but this one, I knew what to expect and got my vbac, yay!! I will write my birth story on the other thread. I really want to get it down before I forget. I feel like I'm forgetting things already and it was only a week ago. Will put it on post natal in a couple of days. Hope all is well with everyone.

Sorry YW missed a bit, I'm not trying to keep you in suspense! I have bottled water with a sports top and a big Burger King straw as well, Lucozade, soft sweets (you don't get much time to eat between contractions so you need something you can eat quickly), Tracker bars, Peperamis in case I need protein, sherbet lemons for DH. It's a bit random as I only wanted things that didn't need to be kept cool as if they were in the fridge I would forget them. Hopefully I won't need much except the drinks as this is my third but if I am kept in for any length of time before or after the birth then at least I'll be able to supplement the meagre hospital food. Apparently your OH isn't allowed to bring in fish and chips or a pizza for you.

When I had DS1 the ante-natal ward got extra rations because a lot of us were breastfeeding. By the time I had DS2 they had stopped that. I remember the day after he was born they brought me a bowl of soup for my lunch and I was aghast. I'd just had a baby and was breastfeeding every 90 minutes and they gave me a bowl of soup! I'd never been so hungry in my life before.

Xpost Chick but great to hear from you. It's a shame your baby is struggling atm but I'm sure you'll all be going home together in no time. Can't wait to hear your BS when you have time, I'm hoping for a VBAC too. Love to you all xxx.

Morning all!

All the very best for today GT - can't wait to hear some more baby news later!

Lovely to hear from donna evil and thechick too. Sounds like you and your littlies are all doing really well! Hope baby Holden is home very soon thechick xx

I'm vegging in bed on a cold dreich morning while DH crashes about downstairs making pancakes and decaff lattes for brekkie! YUM

All the chat of baby names over the past couple of days has made me realise we still have NO girls names! He hates my absolute favourite girls name and all of his suggestions are either downright cruel or absolute no-nos (can't get rid of the teacher mentality and associations with particular little 'darlings'). We haven't even remotely decided on a middle girls name either as he is adament he wants his sisters name in there. and I can't stand the cow. Ho hum, hopefully got a good few weeks left to argue decide!!

We had Morrisons luxury scones for breakfast this morning, with a cup of tea. It was very nice.

Thinking of you today GT

I'm being a mega grump, was really restless and agitated all night and then got woken up to the kids constant knocking at the door and "Muuuuuuuuummm"
Then a grumpy DP because we had no idea when ex was coming to collect the kids so we had the weekly discussion of him having no responsibility and me making his life too easy.

Then I jumped in the shower by myself, I don't usually but really just wanted the space, DP is a hugger and he will not except the fact that I am very uncomfortable and really don't want to be hugged and groped all the time, it isn't comforting at all.

I expect the next thing will be what to do today, he's wanted to go and see Taken 2 all week, I personally don't fancy sitting in the same place for 2 hrs in the dark and would love a gentle stroll round town and a nice lunch out.

Feel a bit weepy today. Getting cabin fever in my own head!

I woke up at half 3 last night and couldn't get back to sleep for over an hour. I was so uncomfy and thirsty I was considering getting up but must've dropped off about 5am, luckily dh got up with ds at half 6.

thechick sorry to hear things are a bit tough atm, hope they improve soon. Look forward to your birth story.

Sorry to hear you're having a sad day today Tits. Our girl's names are Emily Elisabeth or Rhiannon Catherine and you're welcome to steal 'em if you want 'em as DH says he definitely saw 'boy parts' at the 20 week scan. I think we only make boys!

Mmm, scones. Now I'm going to have to go and get some!

Thinking of you today GT, hope it all goes well xx

Lovely to hear that babies are doing well and coming home and hope that things either kick off or stop hurting for those who are in no mans land with contractions.

All the talk of waters going at night reminds me I was going to buy a mattress protector. Tesco do one for £4, does anyone know if it will do the job ok?

Reading all the name chat has been interesting. I think we have decided on a girls and boys name so covered either way. Have found it difficult not to associate names with children I have taught and there are some definate no no names! Ours are more popular than I would have liked but we both love them (and for a boy it is really the only name we both like) so sod it Also having heard so many bonkers names at school lately we wanted something more traditional. Jacob for a boy and Lily for a girl.

If it is a girl we're thinking of Jean for a middle name (my gran). It works well with our surname but Dh is wondering if she will get 'Lily Jean is not my lover...' or will Michael Jackson be out by then? I feel that if kids are going to be teased they will always find something but wondered what you thought.

Thinking of Doing my Dominos tonight! Do they deliver on a Sunday?

mm pancakes yummmmmmyyyyyy. Might just go and grab the last muffin!

Have you seen Nervous@20's thread about possible waters that have broken? sorry I am a very nosey bugger and have been checking hoping for news :)

It's so hard to keep up some with this thread some days :)

Exciting name chat and early labours, and amzing news about new little babies, yay.

Sorry to hear some people are feeling a bit blue today - but in my experience its all normal and down to thos hormones! I totally understand not wanting to be hugged!!! argh!! stay away from meeeeee!!

Also no one can touch or talk to me during labour!!!!!

I think Lily Jean and Billie and Ben are brillian and fine and I'm sure kids in a few years will not know about the associations we might have. Both cute associtaions anyway.

Morning.

DH is back to the decorating. I am sitting up in bed with the cat chatting to him through the wall. Poor DH - I should probably stayed away last night and give him peace to get on.

Later on there will be a trip to Ikea. Hopefuly meatballs will cheer him up.

Lovely to have our graduates pop back in to say hi. I've been thinking of GT all morning. I have everything crossed for her!

Where is Nervous's thread? I want to seeee!

Lilliana I think any name is a gamble as you don't know when new associations are going to pop up so if you have a name you like, you may as well use it. One of my school friends married a Richard Wilson which was a sensible name when he was born. My DH's cousin's parents changed her name from Serena to Noreen because there was apparently a large-breasted starlet by the name of Serena. But now nobody knows this supposedly famous Serena so Noreen has changed her name back to Serena now.

I can't keep up at all with this thread!!!

Got through OfSted ok, only had a 10mins obs which was enough but was deemed to be overall '2' (or good) so that's fine/pretty happy with considering the class I was teaching.

35wks tomorrow with no early labour signs thank goodness, & only 3 more working days. Trying not to get in too much of a panic that baby's room is literally bare at the moment, needing the ceiling re-plastering and the radiator moved. If baby comes, they're in our room anyway, so meh... what will be will be!!!

Glad there are a couple of 'graduates' keeping everyone updated. Hope babies keep making good progress.

Anyway, hope everyone expecting babies imminently finds it goes safely.

GT perfectly natural to only focus on/be anxious about the birth in your circumstances. Try to find a 'happy place' mentally and do some deep breathing to help calm yourself & relax your muscles. If you can get some cuddles from someone you love too, it should get the oxytocin going and both relaxing and the hormone can only help the birth. All the best.

Hopefully I'll be back to catch-up on some more good news soon??!!

Nervous's thread is in AIBU - it has 'waters' in the title.