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

Glad to know I'm not alone in the crying. Though I actually think I'm going to cry on my mw shortly!! No reason other than I still feel like I've got a lump of coal sat in my stomach and i just want to be very sick!! But I'm not going to be sick? Does that make any sense?!

Floors look cleaner anyway so I'm happier. Right will eat some lunch!!

I've been in a crappy mood too recently but more moody/ shouty rather than crying. Poor ds!

Baby has hiccups and her movements have been crazy recently, loads of big jutting out/ bum pushing.

Please can someone explain mulligatawny soup to me. I'm having it for lunch and I love it but what are you supposed to do with the coagulated lump of rice in the tin? I tried shaking the tin vigorously but that didn't work so I have broken it up with the spoon but it's still a bit claggy.

dh21 oh me too! I am so moody, up one minute and down the next, short fuse all the time. And I have a bg bum poking out below my ribs. I hope my moods will mellow out sooooooon!

In the mean time a crunchie has helped my mood a bit :)

Stunt does it need water adding to it?

stunt that all sounds like hard work and a daily hurdle you could do without. I am sure that once you get all the bumps and lumps of having a newborn ironed out you will slot into a good routine that helps you cope. And if not, well, we'll all be here with < hugs>

Where is the hug emoticon? There should be one.

Do you know what kissy I am going to ,phone the community midwives number and just run it by them.

pasties Oooh I love crunchies!

One Born Every Minute on "Really" is my lunchtime accompaniment of choice

I hope that gets you somewhere sophia. I too would have though that a GP feeling you should get checked out is reason enough for them to check you out. Sounds like huffy attitude being taken out on you.

I am getting my iron tablets today. I am quite surprised that my iron fell as I have been eating plenty of iron-rich foods. I will take the risk of constipation as I have been pretty lucky so far. Bouncy ball, lots of fruit and fluids and probiotic prune yogurts have served me well.

horsey I noticed yesterday my mood wasn't great at all. I just couldn't shift a general malaise. Bit better today but I would reckon that hormonaly we are at our most bonkers. I think I can feel my pregnancy tastes starting to revert back to the pre-pregnancy ones. Less of a sweet tooth and so on.

I have lots of bits jabbing out today. Baby was very active last night. At one point DH rested his arm on bump when half asleep causing baby to go mental. This in turn resulted in another loo visit. It is almost like it was bored.

Me too on the Crunchie love Izzy. Jealous as a jealous thing. I have no idea when I last had a Crunchie.

Oh sophia is that such a good idea? [hwink]

Thankfully my telly reception is dreadful so I can't get Really

I've been crying too, it's usually something on the tv that sets me off though.

I've just found out that my mum has shingles, does anyone know what the current advice is re shingles and pregnancy? Im guessing she won't be able to visit if baby arrives soon either?

Valium good luck for tomorrow

We are all in the dumps.

You may be right there pass she was a bit less than pleasant about it. Anyway I called the Community Midwives and spoke to a lovely lady who said I should be ok and if was my first they may want to check me but as it was number 4 then they know it has a route out! The difference was she understood I felt a bit messed about.

I checked my notes and it says "fully engaged" and am now wondering whether that is why I have felt that I need a poo loads the last couple of days when I haven't really.

Is Whisper Bites here!

Have seen this OBEM before, it is the manic pink night dressed young girl and the frustrated green t shirted induction lady!

Poor old mummy Cacacaz. I think you should be ok if you have had chicken pox badly and you are this far along. My 5 year old had in the summer and I checked then. (she had only had passing Chicken Pox) though we hadn't assumed children could get it and didn't find out until she was nearly over it. Luckily I had done all the same things I would have done if she had had it anyway, Calpol, Piruton, cream and lazy days in the house.

Oh your poor mum cacacaz. My mum had that last year and she was poorly for quite a while. My understanding is that shingles isn't actually contagious as it comes from the chicken pox virus which remains in your nerve system. It sits dormant in most of us but can be awoken by stress, ill health and so on. However, I might be utterly wrong so it is worth a call to GP/midwife to discuss it.

I was also wondering about new baby visits. I have an aunty (not the same one as last night's rant) who sadly has terminal cancer. My mum asked me if I work take baby to visit. Of course I would be happy to but if she is immunosuppressed is that such a good idea?

What/who is Whisper Bites?

pass yes you are right need to be careful of that. My mum's immunities had been worn away by chemo and She caught chicken pox again and ended up having a mini stroke because of it. As long as everyone is healthy you should be ok, DD2 spent most of ther first year perched on the end of mum's bed if she was healthy, though they would not let me take her onto the ward when she was in hospital.

Oo they are lovely they are tiny mini Whisper bars in the shape of a cube. I just got a bag of them in Asda.

Oh noes. Think I am going to need to go and make myself some flapjack. Not quite in the same league as actual proper chocolate but would probably do the job.

Baby 2/5 engaged all ok. Booked in for a sweep in two weeks at 40+6 and shell book my induction that date too.

She said ' oh you've had a trouble free pregnancy' I said yes let's bloody hope it stays that way!!!!

Pass I wonder if that's what it is?! Chocolate tastes lovely again :) have hated it all pregnancy!!

Hope your mum feels better soon cacacaz my dad has just had shingles. I think you can catch chicken pox from someone with shingles. It's the same virus but it just comes out in a different way if you've had chicken pox already. So if you've had it then you will be fine seeing your mum but baby could catch it from her. I could be wrong tho, best check the NHS website I reckon.

Glad you got through to someone more sympathetic sophia. I get really cross about grumpy midwives! They shouldn't be taking out their moods on women who are at the time in their life when they are most vulnerable.

Cacacaz shingles is infected but only if you touch the fluid that seeps out or the rash itself. So as long as it is contained somewhere, e.g. her back, and she washes her hands after applying the cream she shouldn't be able to infect your baby (who would get chicken pox). Best to check with Dr Google to be certain.

I have cleared three bags of stuff out of the loft so I am getting it a bit tidier at last. Once I have a bit of space I'm hoping I'll be able to rearrange it up there a bit rather than have to keep bringing stuff down. One whole side is completely filled so you couldn't get to the stuff even if you knew where to find it. I still haven't located all the bits of the playnest, I think two are still missing.

• should say Shingles is infectious

Pass with regards to immune suppression it's difficult, the risk is greater to your aunt. However, it would probably make her day to see the baby.

Plus terminal doesn't necessarily mean the immune system is shot. It can function quite well. Depends on the type of cancer and treatment shes having.

Thanks everyone, I have sent my boss a text asking about current advice since she is a gp. Mum has finished her treatment for breast cancer in August so I'm guessing she is still immunosuppressed and that is why she now has shingles. She has been through the mill in the last year and is so excited about the imminent arrival of baby I would feel terrible for her if she can't visit for a while but at the same time obviously she would never risk it it just seems cruel that this happens now.