November 2012 - babies arriving thick and fast

[StuntNun]

Previous ante-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1589461-November-2012-lots-of-babies-that-cant-wait-for-November

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

Congrats YW can't wait to hear the details, esp as we had the same EDD!! :)

Have whopping cough jab booked for Friday now. Will be 36+4.

MW appt this morning & baby is 4/5 palpable, so head definitely starting to engage/bump dropped as I thought. However, ROA so will be mainly scrubbing the floor on my hands & knees to get it to shift to LOA . Trying not to get my hopes up too much about head engaging, as I know #2+ can drop in & out a lot, but DD's head didn't engage until late - she was 4/5 precisely a wk before I went into labour, which I think is a bit more unusual for #1, so I do wonder whether its imminent... Prob keep me waiting for another 5wks now.

Homebirth planned, pack & visit to happen ASAP :) Not bothering with the pool, as I may not even have time for it if DD's birth anything to go by. Just hope baby waits until after the pack delivered/next Monday, otherwise hospital/MLU will be expected I guess.

Only issue is my MW is now on hols until a day after I'm due. I know it can't be helped, but that's kinda one of the perks about homebirth, to know your MW/community team etc and see the same MW before, during & after. However, there is every chance baby will be late, so who knows??

Given my jab due on Fri, I'd better hope baby waits until a fortnight on Fri!!!

Sorry, epic 'me me me' post.

Meant to say MM think some men just need to get being a kid out of their system before being fab Dads but YANBU and you should def leave him to stew

My TENs machine has arrived - Excited Think i'll try it out on DH tonight.

Just got a bit emotional watching last nights Emmerdale, bloody hormones.

And bump has just had hiccups for the second time today so far. Is there a link between hiccups and being collicky/windy? Hope not

Yay big congrats yellowwellies look forward to hearing all the details.

fatima my DD had hiccups all the time when she was born and she wasn't in the slightest bit colicky. This one also seems to get hiccups a lot too. Makes me smile to think they are tucked up hiccuping away.

I can't keep up with you all, these threads move way too fast for me.

So nice to hear about all the new arrivals, massive congratulations to you all. I'm posting from my phone so can't name check everyone it has absolutely nothing to do with my inability to remember anything right now

MM your dh has been really selfish and he obviously realises that now but hindsight is a wonderful thing. I would definitely not be there when he arrives home. My hips/pelvis also make a crunching noise as I turn over in bed. I had a physio appointment yesterday at 38+1, 12 weeks after my midwife referred me there wasn't much she could do given that we are so close to babies due date.

Detective I would treat myself to a lovely cake, nice bath things or some perfume.

Sophia I have booked an appointment for reflexology on Thursday, I love it, I'm hoping in may get things moving along

I'm not feeling great today, can't put my finger on anything particular, I'm hoping to feel a bit more human soon as dh and I are meant to be going to the cinema this evening.

Oh forgot to ask earlier. This is going to be way TMI so feel free to gloss over it but I went for a wee earlier and I have to lean to one side to make sure I get it all out so I looked in the loo and a blob of what I assume was discharge actually fell out! Also when I wiped there was alo on the tissue.
That's normal right? Don't know if it was a bit of a show or poss nothing exciting at all!

DH the discharge will increase and it could be a bit of a show. Was there blood?

Nope no blood. I said it prob wasn't v exciting just took me surprise how it literally just fell into the loo

Y'know DH, for the last few weeks if I have a poo there's invariably about three or four big splats of discharge that come out as well. Quite impressive. It's hard to believe it's all up there lurking but it does come out under those circumstances. I'd say your experience is similar (particularly if you've moved in an unorthodox way).

Yeah lots of discharge too dh!!!! Well not all the time? But most of the time. Seeing the mw tomorrow though!!

Hoping shell book me in for a sweep next week!!

Such glamour!

Curiosity getting better of me - why did the MW just do a couple of dashes instead of writing fundal height today do you think? Is it because head is starting to engage, so any measurement is going to be out? Or because I measured 36 at 36wks?

= is equal to dates! So 36 for 36!

And DH how loverly!!!

I don't remember having to wear panty liners every day with DD, but this time, if I forget, I feel like I've got a swamp in my pants within minutes Plus, having dark red bathroom towels at the mo means I'm constantly double checking the apparently 'blood tinged' leavings. Oh so glam!!!

sophia, glad I'm stimulating perfume cravings! I realised that after DS was born I wore none at all for a long time (or jewellery, or makeup!!), but not gonna let that stop me. Can keep it for when baby's bigger.

Had call from childminder saying DS a bit lethargic with slight temp. I think he does have hand foot & mouth but seemed fine in himself this morning. I told her to give calpol. As it's my penultimate week at work, don't want to end up having to stay home with him if avoidable!! And h,f&m is v mild apparently. Didn't want to mention it to her in case she says he has to go home!!!

Currently waiting in docs for second time today (MW this time...)

Thank you detective. Baby has obviously had a growth spurt :)

I know chunky so glam!

Is 4 pairs of big knickers and 10 mat pads enough for hosp bag? I can't even remember what I took when ds was born.

Well, on the TMI bandwagon, I had loads of discharge with the first three but not so bad with with this one.

Lots of discharge here too. Nice. Convinced myself it was my waters leaking but it's not.

Junior head down. Not engaged but headed in the right direction. And my stomach muscles have torn badly already. Feck...

DH so long as someone can fetch more pads if needed. I am taking 20 but I will deffo be in two days.

MM can you feel a gap between your muscles then? I cannot, but mine are very slack.

I hadnt noticed but my mw pointed it out, and now I can see a very obvious big dip between them when i try to stand up. Fab...

DH I've got 20 in my labour bag and 10 in my bag that's staying in the car. But I think I might swap it round and put 10 in the labour bag and send DH out if I need more.
Think I need to buy some more maternity pads, I only have 35 in total and I'm packing 30 of them. Could always call at boots on my way home though.

Well I was feeling very sorry for myself earlier but decided to snap myself out of it. I've mowed both lawns, swept up 8 years worth of dead leaves (no joke [blush), done the shopping, picked kids up from school, washed, dried and put away 2 washes, cleaned kitchen, cleaned fridge and got tea on. I'm extremely knackered but am going to sloth about in the bath when hubby gets home and I feel like I've done something instead of being the usual lazy bitch!

When I went for a wee in the night, I was that stiff, I actually looked like a disabled monkey walking to the toilet! Anyone else getting stiffer and stiffer over a rapidly shorter space of time?

shelly oh yes. It has come on so sudden. I think I might have a chest infection too. I hope they would still do a section if I have a chest infection.