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

Don't these American spellings get on your knockers? STOP UNDERLINING CORRECT SPELLING!

Have a strange feeling that something is 'up'. Baby is quiet, which is unusual (esp after lots of movement yesterday morning) so had a biscuit & drinking a cold can of diet coke. Will lay down in a minute and see if baby does a jig. Have funny aches on & off back & tummy, but nothing definitive. Feel like I'm over-reacting to everything & back ache is prob from being determined to lay on my left ALL night & shift baby from ROA to LOA, plus my legs are really achey today.

Baby just shifted gently but definitely if that makes sense, as I was typing, so its prob just me being hormonal, achey & stupid.

I think we're stopping at this baby somehow - I can't do calm & serene pregnancy!!! [hgrin] Think headless chicken & you're probably closer to the mark...[hblush]

Wish I did 'nesting'. The house is a pigsty [hsad]

And all this talk of clothes for after. I'll be wearing my maternity clothes as I have done the last 3 times, they still fit me (the bottoms) for a good week afterwards!

Horsey I cry on a daily basis now. 9/10 I don't even know myself why I'm doing it!

I've roughly packed my hospital bag however intend to swap things like dh's pyjamas out of it when my nice new maternity/bfing ones arrive etc. Still need to think of a coming home outfit for me, but reckon the maternity leggings I'm lounging in just now are the closest thing to comfy i own! Not packed baby's bag yet as want to wait till I get my changing bag and use that but all his/her clothes are in drawers in size order so it will be easy enough even for dh to grab something appropriate! I've left a smallish pack of nappies sitting out to so if anything does happen soon it'll be a case of cramming them into my bag.

I'm thinking of packing another bag to keep in the car just in case we have to stay in. The hospitals almost a 40 min drive and dh doesn't even know where his stuff is in the house, let alone mine!!

Re his recent reckless behaviour, I took some bravery pills and had a long chat with his mum last night. She agrees he's just getting it out of his system now while he still can. Then closed with 'but out of all our children he was the one we never thought would settle down and have children so who knows'. Fab.... She also muttered something like she'll always be there for my child no matter what, to which I almost replied so will both of my parents, who are there for both of us as well. Ho hum, t minus 2 days till their visit. Really must practice my lip biting!!

Me too Shelley. Under no illusion that I can wear 'normal' clothes for at least a week, minimum. Plan to wear my maternity jeans for as long as possible this time as they were quite expensive...[hsmile]

Ah Chunky there is no such thing as being stupid when you're pregnant, all our minds are in overdrive 24 hours a day and the thoughts only get worse the closer to term we get, so you are being completely normal, we're all the same AREN'T WE LADIES? [hgrin]

I didn't go to bed until gone 1am this morning and took Detective's advise and ate a shit load before I went. Had a lovely nights sleep, only 2 trips to the toilet (disabled monkey walk) and stayed in the same position nearly all night. Got up at 6.45 lovely and refreshed and I feel a little bit brill this morning (apart from all the aches and pains). So who would have known that 5 hours sleep with 2 bog trips could make you feel so refreshed, it's the future!

I've got 2 bags full of midwife stuff next to me here for the homebirth, the bags stink of that damp musty smell that smokers clothes smell of. I smelt it yesterday and thought it might be the pram (stored at MIL smokers house, have already washed it all once) so washed it all again and hung it out, but it's not, it's these smelly bags. Under the stairs they are getting launched then [hgrin]

Right, better get this fecking job application done then (boring)!

So is being emotional just a hormonal roadbump in the countdown to labour then? I have been feeling really miserable for the past few days and thought I was getting PND a bit early. DS1 was slow and difficult again this morning so I have phoned his paediatrician's secretary to ask for an appointment to review his medication. Maybe I can get something that kicks in a bit quicker. DH immediately starts thinking about punishments for DS being slow. I told him that I didn't think a punishment would help; if all you had to look forward to in the morning was being shouted at, your mum leaving without you to take your brother to school and then getting punished by your dad, you would hardly leap out of bed first thing would you? I have no idea how I'm going to cope with him once the baby arrives. I really thought he would be able to sort himself out a bit better in the mornings. God help us all if this baby turns out to have SN as well. I'll speak to the MW about it on Friday but I'm not sure how much she'll be able to do for me. I don't want anti-depressants, I want my my life to be less stressful!

Hmm maybe my crying Is normal then? I was very concerned about AND and it leading to PND...

I'm also concerned my lack of mobility will lead to a tough labour because everyone says how keeping mobile speeds things along.

In other news the heating engineer is here, DP didn't feel it necessary to shut the bedroom door so the poor man has been treated to seeing a whale like lady in shorty pjs beached in my makeshift 'nest' I've created over the weeks on my bed. (lucky man!)

I'm craving roast lamb and mint sauce with cabbage and lots of gravy. DP struggles with beans in toast so I'm not sure it's going to happen.

((hugs)) stunt

shelly I appluad your energy!

Baby moved LOADS in the 15mins I've laid down for, so must be ok. Even kicked DD when she spoke to him/her & then cuddled bump, so guess its just me feeling strange.

Can't believe how sore my pelvis feels today so I can't imagine how tits Izzy & everyone else copes! You are troopers.

Tits not everyone responds in the same way, and true, pacing helped me when birthing DD BUT can you rock/wiggle your bum in an all-fours position? That worked too, so maybe you'll be able to do what you need to do. Sorry, not wording that well... Lying on your back with legs akimbo is bad positioning for labour/birth anyway, & would be a problem with SPD, so you'll find something that works for you. Anyway, you can't do anything about it really, so just focus on what you can do if possible. Sorry, not much help!!!

Stunt you will cope somehow, you're a mum & you prob felt similar when DS2 came along. I do feel for you though - can't be easy being a mum to kid(s) with SN.

Morning (just),

Legs crossed VQ. So close!!

tits I am also in a lady-nest but mine is mostly laziness. Mind you I didn't get any sleep at all until 5:45 having had toilet visits of approximately 1 every 10 mins. DH reckoned at one point he timed 3 in 10 minutes. Proper peeing mostly so I am astonished I am not a wizened wee thing now. Bizarrely I was also thirsty but didn't think gulping water would help!

So I slept on and off until 10:45 and am now contemplating getting up. I fancied a bath last night but now I am not sure I can be bothered.

Oh, massive congrats to rowing. Lovely name and a good weight.

Can anyone else not believe how many babies have made bids from freedom before we even get to November? I am convinced I will go the full 2 weeks over.

Ahhhh stunt you've just helped given me a get yourself together slap. DD has been quite difficult in getting ready in the mornings lately and it's made me so grumpy that I end up shouting and it does nobody any good. Reading your post has made me realise she's not so bad and I really must be more tolerant. Big hugs to you.

Just back from midwife and all was well. Got to go back in 2 weeks and then weekly thereafter. I'm very much hoping I won't have to go back too often. I'm getting hormonal and grumpy. I remember at the start of this pregnancy I said I was happy to go overdue. How things have changed!

Congrats to rowing and good luck vq.

Just popping in to wish VQ lots of love and luck for tomorrow ....and to the rest of you ....sleep while you still can babydoon lets me have about 4-5 hours per night god love her xx

Grr, went to the DR she said she couldn't find the head and after wondering if we had moved to transverse the decided it must be very deeply engaged and given that and the convincing Braxton Hicks I have been having she wanted me to go to Labour ward to be checked out.

Labour Ward didn't want me and told me to ignore what my GP said, thus I am left feeling that I haven't been checked over properly just properly messed about.

Cue another blub. [hsad]

Ok, so after the iron levels panic last night, I called my midwife this morning who said that my iron level was ok, but that one of the reserves had dropped a bit and was borderline for needing treatment - so if I was happy to, then go ahead and take the iron tablets. She said she thought I would just need one a day, but my dr has prescribed 3 a day which seems overkill!
After reading lots on mumsnet I am now confused whether I should take the tablets prescribed and risk side effects or take liquid iron supplements people suggest and try and up my iron in my diet.
Any one on here got any experience with iron tablets or alternatives?

I don't even want the detective style baked potato I was going to have for my lunch.

Sodding just wrote a post and lost it.

stunt unmn hugs with a great big and [biscuits] for you and sending lots of stress free vibes to the family.

Donna I'd kill for 4 - 5 hours without a wee right now. [hgrin] Hope you're enjoying newborn snuggles.

Speaking of how long we're expecting to be in hospital for... My insurance has me booked in for FOUR nights this time. I had 3 with DD and was almost going out of my tree with boredom and at the number of interruptions during the night for general monitoring for DD and I. We slept far better once we got home. Not sure why I need four nights either as it's hopefully going to be a standard/non c-sec delivery.

The good side is that if we're given the all clear they move us into a beach front hotel in coogee (near Bondi) once you're clear to leave hospital. They've basically booked out a floor of the hotel and stuck nurses in there to look after you.

However, pretty torn at just using the 4 days to bond with DS and get stuck in on bfing etc and knowing I'll want to go home and be with the family...

passme the last one to say 'i'll probably go over my due date' was yellowwellies!! watch out! you could b next!

Hormonal tears are very much allowed during pregnancy, especially at this last stage so those of you regularly in tears are not alone!

I hope you have been able to get some help for your SPD tits. I was shocked to read that you couldn't tell when your labour had started las time as the SPD was causing you so much pain.

eversomuch, I had a ELCS on Monday and was out Tuesday. I think there is a newish NHS initiative to let people out after 24 hours provided they are ok and willing to go home. They also encourage you to get up and about quickly and to eat quickly. This time I had a shower Monday afternoon and was walking about pretty happily quite quickly. It has been very different this time around compared to my Emergency CS last time when I didn't leave the bed for nearly 3 days! I feel so much better this time.

sophia sorry you have been messed about - I would be in tears too.

comrade a hotel!!! wow. I have my heart set on getting home asap!

He's not so bad Eliza. One problem is that his Ritalin is a controlled release form which means it doesn't become effective until 30-60 minutes after he's taken it BUT then one dose lasts through the whole school day. Before he was having to have a second dose at school and they were getting dips in his behaviour before lunch time. It starts to wear off around 5ish (although he's not as bad as when he's unmedicated) so unfortunately I'm really getting the worst of it while the school presumably gets a well behaved little angel all day The other problem was DH making a unilateral decision to start car sharing to work which means he has to leave the house before 7 every morning. So while a couple of months ago there were two of us to get everything done, now it's just me. When the baby comes I'll have enough to do getting myself and him dressed and fed before school without having to stand over DS1 all morning as well (DS2 gets himself ready); I also have to feed the dog and cat, and walk the dog in the morning. I don't know how single parents cope. I'm going to see how things go once the baby's here but I suspect I may end up having the dog put down. It would break my heart as I consider her my first child but I can't manage her and she isn't rehomable due to her poor health.

sophia can you ring your midwife and complain? That doesn't sound right at all surely if a Dr sends u to be checked the labour ward should check you!?

ditsy I would go for spa tone myself but that's only cos I had iron tablets after DD was born and they gave me dreadful constipation

Hugs to you stunt and tits and anyone else feeling low

rowing its fab that you are feeling good, lovely news. Plus you get new baby cuddles - even better !!