November 2012 - lots of babies that can't wait for November

[StuntNun]

Previous ante-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1584066-November-2012-babies-arriving-early-and-impatient-mummies-to-be

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

shanelle it takes two.

I mean

Just settled down after a long day to catch up and am loving the brownie suggestions so far! Back to catch up on the thread. and

Yes, Shanelle, none of that doing-yourself-down talk m'love. This is not your fault. At all. Thanks for those lovely words - also good for us second-timers who have forgotten since last time just how wonderful it all is. Thanks for the reminder.

Could you please tell my DH about all your tiredness? He seems to think I'm being lazy by sleeping for an hour and a half in the afternoon. I went shopping in the morning, packed my hospital bags, tidied up the house and got up again at 5 to make dinner so I do not see how I can be classed as lazy. He's being a bit of a twunt as usual today.

shanelle I plan to enjoy this one more. The last one I was too busy trying to keep DD1 happy the little one got overlooked somewhat. Lovely post

Mr Stunt

I'd try and nap for 24 hours a day, if I could. I'm fecking exhausted. Doing something makes me tired. Doing nothing makes me tired. However, technically, I am always doing something! Growing a human! That is pretty exhausting work you know......

MEN!!!!

Absolutely agree Shanelle that is one of the reasons I am not wishing the pregnancy away. I want to enjoy every moment even if I do whinge because I know how quickly it is all gone, and those babies grow up!

I remember clutching DS to me when he was 4 months old and absolutely bawling my eyes out because he was growing so quickly, and I'd never get those early days back again

Nicely put detective. I feel tired just climbing the stairs. No amount of sleep makes me feel rested properely.

I was in bed until 10:30. Went to a midwife appointment at 1:15 then spent a few hours chopping up curtains. I could easily close my eyes and sleep now. Mind you, I am not sure I would have believed the depth of this had someone told me pre-pregnancy.

Lovely words shanelle - I can't wait for it! Try not to beat yourself up, it is NOT your fault

I'm a bit very pissed off. Nothing new... Him indoors has just announced the landrover is being replaced with a toyota hilux. WTF?! We have just finished paying off a car loan for a car he got rid of 3 years ago, the extra £400ish a month is meant to be topping up my maternity leave, why the fuck is he contemplating buying a new, ridiculously expensive car that we do not need?! The deal was we'd make do with mine until March and then I'd get a newer car and (if we decided we needed 2 cars) he'd keep mine for work.

He's being very unreasonable this week. He must be on some sort of man period. Or digressing to his teenager years. We don't live in the country, we don't need another car - let alone a fecking 4x4!!!!!

Have just eaten a fresh pineapple. Will be 37 weeks at the stroke of midnight. I do not believe that ANY natural labour inducer works. I will try them all again fourth time round anyway.

MM is he pissed off being in the house when he wanted to be out and about? To me, a purchase as huge as a car has to be a joint decision. It does sound a bit like he is stomping his feet

The problem with not posting all day, is I have too much to say in one go

I forgot - Blonder I was roaring with laughter at your pea post at lunch time! Sat down for a breather while out, and caught up on thread then! I got some funny looks let me tell you!

Also, at midwife appointment this morning, as soon as she palpated me she asked me if I was having any pelvic pain. Hell yes was my answer. She said the head was in the strangest position she had ever felt in all her many years. She said it was not at the brim of the pelvis, but actually sitting on top of it, practically in front of it! This means every movement the babys head is grinding on my pubic bone all the time... :( Bad times! Birthing ball is going to be in muchos use again! That head needs to get off the bone, and in to the bone . Nice of it to do something so odd! And I agree, I've never felt a head sitting on a bone before!

My AN appts should be 2 weekly now from 34 weeks, but I've been seen weekly at the moment at 36, 37 and today at 38. I will be seen next week at 39. After that it will probably go back to 2 weekly. I've only been seen extra because of the growth at 36 weeks. And she is seeing me next week just because apparently!

Except I forgot I've got my cousins wedding next friday! So may have to cancel anyway for the following week!

Thanks Detective! Apparently he feels unappreciated. He swans out the door at 7 a.m. leaving me to get the kids up, ready and out for school, and walk the dog. I then restore the house to a fit state, run errands, get the kids from school and make sure they've got changed, done their homework and music practice and make sure everything is nice when he gets home from work at 4.30 so he can sit down an relax with a cup of coffee and no worries. I'll bloody show him unappreciated.

shelly I stood at the kitchen counter and ate an entire pineapple the other day. I say entire, lots of it was rotten so ended up in the bin.

Labour can't start without the head being engaged can it?

MM Following discussion with DPs mum today, we have come to the conclusion that the hormones are affecting them too now, as we come up to term!

His mum reckons he seems more nervy and on edge. She sees him every day at work, so she would know!

I reckon he just isn't getting enough sleep

If you can have something as expensive as a baby, he can have his own baby. This is man logic.

Just tell him to get a grip. I do, regularly! He knows I am right. Always. He has learned to accept this!

Pass this might be a bit of a feet stomping exercise because I put my foot down on him going away. I know he's wanted one for ages, but that's not the point! We've always kept our finances fairly separate so in a way it's up to him what he wastes spends his money on. It's just the principle of it. I don't think he's realised how financially dependant on him I'm about to become. Yes, he's swapping his manly landrover for my purple citroen - ergo losing a million man points - but I don't see how he can justify going out and buying a brand new, hideously expensive truck!!

Stunt I'm doing very little at the moment.

The last few days I've only done the school run. In the car. Well, I didn't yesterday morning, because of the tightenings! Other than today, I've pretty much done feck all. If it isn't at waist level, it hasn't been done.

Tell your DH that his day could have been so much worse - mine came home to the dog having pissed and shit in the hall, and me being unable to clean it up because I couldn't reach the shit in the middle of the piss - as my pelvis felt like it was about to snap in two.

He then had to help me clip the dogs nails. This was no fun task let me tell you!

He also has to do the dishes and hoover tonight!

I did make tea, if that counts though

Your DH is a lucky man!

Detective he certainly has some hormonal imbalance going on right now. But a 20k (at least) car? Really?!

Congratulations littleand nervous. Shanelle your post about making the most of your newborn was lovely and just so true. Hope you are doing ok.

Pass It can after your first and would say yes anyway, otherwise there would be no premmies :) Mine was the entire thing, no bad bits, just all yummy. I forgot how much I liked them. Hubby has instructions to buy me one every day now

Stunt Sounds like he needs a swift kick in the gonads.

I don't think they see it like we do!

I'm frantically worrying about finances, and DP still can't be arsed to get up 5 minutes early to make his lunch for work instead of spending £5 a day on it!

Not in the relms of 20K cars, no, but none the less, an expensive waste of money!

Stunt sometimes I feel like I'm in exactly the same position as you. I do EVERYTHING around the house, and then he comes home and is like 'why are you so tired, you've been at home all day?' I keep threatening to do nothing for a day so he can see how much of his shit I actually do!!!

Asda do pineapples pre-shaved (?!) I think it still has the core in it too!