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

sophia nothing sustained. A few pains today, and feel like shit, but nothing regular. All I need is contractions every 30 mins. Not asking for much. I have considered fibbing.

DH starts Jury service tomorrow, and it is half term too. Very inconvenient to start then, so figure sods law... Had more blood stained mucous today.

It was only checked this afternoon and was firmly closed!
They're about 3 minutes apart but only lasting 30 seconds max, and came on very suddenly no getting closer or anything, just 4 of the same thing now waiting to see if another happens or if they get painful or what not.

All I keep getting from midwives is that I'll know when it's time and my body will tell me, it bloody well didn't last 2 times so I'm not convinced it will this time!

I'm getting a bit over whelmed and snotty tbh.

Well, I am off to bed. Sweet dreams all, and hopefully there will be at least one baby born overnight to our lot x

And no, no painkillers today or yesterday.

tits get checked again. With your history of labours you could have it on your front drive, let alone in the hospital car park. ((((( hugs)))))

You are well hard tits. Well hard

Bed for me now, honest!

Also watched it swiss and doing great gasping sobs. DH can't understand why I kept watching after it started to make me cry. Thank god for modern maternity care.

Hmmm, having backache and 5 min contractions again. I had a hot bath for the backache and see if it stopped the contractions, but the backache came back as soon as I got out of the bath and the contractions didn't stop. They aren't painful though so I'm just going to go to bed and see what gives. Probably nothing

Tits and Catbag good luck ladies - fingers crossed this could be the real deal for you both - fingers crossed it all goes well. Am totally envious even though I'd be shipped south and would struggle to sort out my MA if the wee one turned up now at 35 weeks; I'm so desperate to meet them....

Off to bed now too, think the wine worked!

Good luck tits and catbag sounds like things could be happening for you

Just to keep u informed. Nothing happening here. Just bored. Still knitting.

Lady across from me is singing thro her contraction. I can hear her stamping her feet.

Sounds like she has read the Juju Sundin Birth skills book - stamping your feet provides a release for your adrenalin in theory meaning you'll reduce your levels of panic and increase your happy oxytocin birthing hormones. It must be annoying to try to sleep on the same ward with someone doing that though!

I think you sound very zen GT knitting whilst in labour - epic. Fingers crossed it progresses well. Good luck x

Need to catch up on this ridiculously fast paced thread. Had friends visit for the weekend so not had chance to read.

I'm currently on the sofa in a pissed off mood as our early night turned out to not be an early night for me. As well as having a huge bump, multiple wees, hip ache, heartburn and other pregnancy uncomfortableness to deal with I also have DHs bloody snoring! But if I dare to nudge him more than once or tell him to move etc I get snapped at because its not his fault. Well it ain't my fecking fault is it? And I end being the one that gets fed up and frustrated and marches off down to the sofa.

So I've been laying in bed getting more and more annoyed and ended up thinking of other things that piss me off such as his lack of actually trying to quit smoking like he was supposed to. Which if I start thinking about that, opens up a whole can of unresolved worms from when we were going through the IVF.

So now I'm on the sofa, tired and annoyed and he's sleeping like a baby yet again. God knows how ill cope with a baby, night feeds and then his snoring on top of that.

Anyway, sorry for the rant. Feels good to get some of it put

Gah! Still here, the pains were all night until about 4.30 but seem to have stopped now. I'm more reassured that I know what I'm looking out for though.... I think!!

Hope things happened in the night GT

I'm also laying on the sofa fatima. DP gets up at 5 on Mondays for work and I couldn't sleep so thought I would come downstairs and keep the dog company. But now he's standing by the door expecting a walk. No chance at this hour.

I've got my car MOT this morning. Please let it pass! Please please please.

You got me excited for a while tits. I thought that was it.

Finally caught up. V jealous of all of you feeling twinges etc although I don't want anything till atleast 37 weeks so I can got to the MLU.

Detective My MW doesn't write palp or engaged so should I assume it palpable. She wrote 4/5 ceph on Friday and said it was starting to get engaged so I'm assuming 1/5 is engaged and 4/5 are palpable. That sound about right?

I'm now craving ikea meatballs for breakfast! Will have to settle for Special K instead.

apple I had the guinea pigs squeaking for food at 3:30am. I don't think they knew I was there so were presumably just having a chat in the dark

G'ah I'm so tired, I didn't get enough sleep last night, bloody dh snoring all night. I just want to kill him when he does this, but h is a grumpy arse if I nudge him.

Also thought the baby was coming last night, so lay there for a couple of hourse just not feeling sure.

tits I'm like you - I have no idea what contractions feel like as I didnt feel any last time and just had the baby, and of course the midwife keeps saying 'you'll know this time' and I dont think so some how!!

Apple my car is in for service and mot too!!!! Really hoping it's not too expensive :(

Odd getting up and not having to go to work, though I am doing a kitchen shift.

Also going to look at a second hand pacapod changing bag as i think they look good!! And so I would like one lol!! Fed up of looking on eBay!!

Well, still here. Went to bed at about 10, woke up with a very strong contraction at 1:45am but also realised I was desperate for a wee and once I'd had that, they went again. Nothing of note since. 36 weeks today. Got appointment with consultant tomorrow, hopefully to give date for induction in the next 2 weeks (they'd better).

My friend has a pacapod horsey - it's fab!

I've just slept right through from 10 til 7 - bliss :)

I'm very jelous of those of you with twinges - even though this baby is not allowed to arrive before I get back home on Tuesday.

Glad everything is ok Tits

VQ it felt like a good idea at the time as I have been a lazy arse! Don't worry lesson learnt.

YW looks like your IL's have thought about things and sounds like an excellent plan :)

I'm sleeping in the buff too It is the first time in 11 years that I'm hotter than DH!

Pass I am already a jammies in the house girl, anything else is just uncomfortable

Never had a meal at Ikea, am I really missing out?!

Sounds like a few people are having promising signs, hope you are all ok. GT thinking of you and impressed you are knitting - how are you feeling about things now?

Nothing happening here but at least I got some sleep last night. :)

I have never eaten at an Ikea.

Dh just got home from work and he is still ill with a cold/cough he should be off work but he is the only one who can do what he does so they dont want him to go home. But I am in a grump coz he kept me awake last night and I am worn out - I couldnt even be bothered to tell him i though the baby was coming last night, coz he will just not be sympathetic or whatever it is that i want!? even i dont know so how will he know!! oh dear - at least I am laughing at myself a little bit now.

I had a lovely day with friends coming over to visit with their LO's, they all come here to make my life easier so I am always very grateful to them for making the effort. Our LO's run around and have lot of fun together. But one of my friends is moving away and the other one has an absolute arse of a husband. He is so horrible and its so hard to know what to say to her!!! argh!

I am finished.

I didn't cry

What the friggin' hell am I going to do with myself now?! Well, for at least the next 2 weeks (baby can not come until I am officially on mat leave lol!). I know what I'm going to do right now - sleep!

But then what?! I think tomorrow I will go to the library, and get some books out. I have no other free ideas! Can't wait for pay day this month

DP forgot to buy a hose pipe to fill the pool. Honestly. Never trust a man.... good job I haven't gone in to labour in the last 3 days then!

He also forgot to buy cake and biscuits to have on stand by for labour! And bottled water, which I want for labour too!

Hope he remembers today!

Ikea meatballs look horrible to me - but I was veggie for a long time, and now I'm not, I only eat chicken, so urghhhh at the thought! DP seems to love them though!

I do like Ikea chips however, and usually get 2 bowls of them when we go! And I used to love their veggie hot dogs. But the bastards stopped doing them, and made me cry when I found out! Hormones

Fatima I would assume 4/5 palpable too from what you say! Most of the time we write what we feel, rather than what is in the pelvis!

I think I'm having some mild tightenings. Ignore mode on.

Oh detective a hosepipe or buckets will be needed!!