Christmas Puddings 2012 - one bun has left the oven, who's next?

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Morning all, how long do you have to wait to contact someone if mini eggs hasn't moved? I felt s/him move last night and always feel movement in the morning when I turn over and s/he hears out voices! I've had breakfast and a hot drink and still nothing. I'm worried I've hurt him/her as I keep ending up on my side (and maybe a bit too far over on my tummy) in bed worried but don't want to over panic

Try a cold drink and lay on your left hand side

After worrying all morning and not wanting to overreact, I felt movement as soon as I pressed send on that post!

Emily, if you're worried enough to ask us I'd say you're well within reason to make a quick phone call to the midwife. You know your baby's movements better than anyone.

Brooke, that is a crappy situation. Have you tried the assertive technique of 'When you X, I feel Y'? Idea is not to frame it as 'You're making me feel X' or 'It's your fault that we Y', but to get across your feelings. Even if you never get him to see that his behaviour is hurting you/making you feel bad, you could always ask him for ideas about how to help you feel better. Best of luck, though.

My husband and I haven't had sex for a few weeks, and it's been tricky for a couple of months as we haven't been able to find any comfortable positions. Me on top would be best in terms of getting the bump out of the way, but I've had hip pain and that position is ideal for aggravating it. Very hard to feel sexy and turned on when your hip is shooting pains up your back! But he's been OK, hasn't said anything and it's not felt uncomfortable between us. I might suggest we try again since I've been doing physio exercises to help the hip, and if it's still frustrating then we can just play around.

I found the pram I want! Silly John Lewis - they say no more orders for months, I phone one tiny little shop in South London and they've got stock! I'm going to pop down today on my day off and snag it before someone else does.

I'm going to have a pram in the house very soon. This shit is getting real.

Thanks spotty
hope it worked & went to you brooke otherwise some poor soul getting lots of info about my private life!!!

Emily I sleep like that too I think that's normal. I bet you'll feel something soon... Mini eggs having a lie in?!

Thanks ladies , mini eggs was just having a lie in

emily some nights I seem to spend a lot of time on my back or lying almost on my belly and I often worry about the bean but no problems here! :)

My bloomin bean was going nuts at our antenatal class last night. We sit on the floor on mats and I lean against a cushion or breastfeeding pillow and it's quite cosy but seems to be the perfect opportunity for the bean to go through it's aerobic routine . It was so painful! I got DP to put his lovely warm hand on the bump to make it quieten down - worked quite well, until he took his hand away
Then in bed it started going wild again and this time DP could feel it moving and was quite at some of the moves the bean is managing in there...

Glad mini eggs was just being lazy!!

Re sleep positions, I asked my MW as I often end up more on my tummy than side and sometimes end up on my back.

She basically told me there are no sleep positions that will harm baby, even if we end up on tummy or back. As they are do well protected by the fluid etc...
The only problem is us poor mums if we end up on our back for too long it can put too much pressure on our organs and arteries.
Making us feel dizzy, sick or faint even in our sleep.

Oh I just can't get motivated today!!! And I have soooooooo much to do,
The kids i mind are all in today 4 under 3's but being good as gold though so that helps! (Only 4 weeks left till i finish, hoping to pop the day after I finish that would be great timing lol)
we have a new bed being delivered tomorrow sometime, so today while the kiddies sleep instead of me being able to put my feet up and relax a bit DH and I will be dismantling our current bed, and vacuuming and vaxing where it was so that new bed has a clean home tomorrow!

Morning everyone.

37 weeks today - now officially in the home birth zone! Only thing to sort is the pool. All of the ones the community mws have are in use atm, although I'm apparently top of the list for when one becomes available. Went to get my bloods done this morning (just to check iron levels) and the mw said she thought it's unlikely one will be free in time.

Bit stuck what to do. If I hire one, it'll be sods law that I'll get the call saying the mws now have one for me. Also if plans end up changing and I do go to hospital, it'll be wasted money. Thought about buying one so could resell but with all the kit it's nearly twice the cost of hiring. Need to do something though - think the fact DS was so late has lulled me into a false sense of security, but really LO could arrive any time now.

DISCLAIMER - know this is an incredibly minor 'problem' in the grand scheme of things, and billions of women throughout history (including me) have managed to give birth without a pool but it is what's irrationally stressing me out today .

Haha mama this shit sure is getting real. What pram are you going for?

The bouncing amounted to not much, weetractions a plenty in the night and the bump seems to be almost hanging off me now, I'm wondering whether this is how I got stretch marks last time.

ispy if I were you i'd just hire one in case, you can't go back and have the birth you wanted once its over.

Thank you thank you thank you everyone, i'm going to write down how i'm feeling and let him read it later on, i don't think i got across exactly what it was making me feel like last night through the crazy amount of tears! Awful nights sleep thinking about some of the things he has said but i am feeling slightly better today. mama - yes i have tried the assertive technique, i explained last night about how a situation at the weekend made me feel and asked him how he would feel - he said he thinks im overreacting and am being silly to let it affect my confidence. I know that I am not - I'd asked him if we could have sex in the evening, he said yes and promised....later on in the evening i go up for a bath and try to sort out lady garden thinking im going to get lucky later and when i come downstairs he's been watching porn?! It's not even that i would care normally about the porn its just that there was no warning, we didn't discuss sex during pregnancy and all of a sudden it just stopped along with the comments that would usually make me feel sexy and attractive! Hence me feeling shit about myself and wishing the whole pregnancy away so i can get back to looking normal. I really never thought i'd resent being pregnant so much as i have recently due to all this.

Ahhh well, i will let him read how i'm feeling later and hopefully that paired with some of the stuff i said last night will get him thinking.

On a lighter note - When is it safe to actively start trying to bring on labor? Is term 36 or 37 weeks? strawberry does bouncing on the ball help to bring the baby down or to bring on labor?

Ispy - I'd hire one, but sods law as soon as you've paid the MW will call saying one is ready!

When I walk sometimes I get a sharp pain in my bladder (and I know I don't need the loo) is that weetractions your all talking about?

Emily glad mini eggs has perked up - on the flip side, is there such a thing as too much movement? Crumb has been fully hyper since yesterday afternoon with no obvious rest, and am starting to worry that it means something's wrong?

brooke I hope reading it all written down makes your DP see what an arse he's being towards you.

I'm on washing up strike at the minute because I asked DP to do it on Sunday and he didn't finish it because of some super important computer crap. He left one dish to 'soak' and its still there so I'm just piling it all on until he finishes. He does it every time he washes up and I'm sick of it ("oh I didn't realise you wanted all of it doing" - wtf?), I might punch him in the back a few times to make him see how much doing the washing up hurts me and yet I still finish it off.
After sorting out the nursery at the weekend I just keep going and standing in it looking at all our baby stuff! Pram is coming in two weeks, we ordered it back around our 12 week scan so to finally be getting it is really exciting. DP was on the phone to MIL who was asking how far I am and how far to go, but turns out the answer to that question has become "this fucking pregnant", and "any day now if he knows what's good for him". DP gave a much nicer answer but it turns out the 34 week mark was the end of my tether pregnancy wise. I was in a pretty bad mood last night until DP ordered me an amazing chicken burger.
To anyone who's renting a tens machine where are you renting from? I really want to go one sorted soon but only know of boots, don't know if there's somewhere who does a better deal.

utopian I had that for three days last week! I think they just have busy moments like they do quiet ones.

Brooke I hope it helps, dh and I have been up and down the whole pregnancy it's really not an easy time. From what I have been reading bouncing moves the baby down and can help to hit the head on your cervix helping it open up.

Emily I get sharp pains in my cervix when I walk and I think that's the baby engaging but my weetractions are more like period pain tightenings at the bottom of bump like actual contractions but it goes away after having a wee.

Hi everyone! It's been a few days since I posted. My Mum was over at the weekend and my best friend, so it was my mini baby shower on Saturday. There were six of us and we had a really lovely time - we went for afternoon tea down in Mayfair...it was gorgeous. Am pretty sure I ate about 3 times more than everyone else but hey, I am growing a person!

Is anyone else just ridiculously exhausted? I just want to sleep ALL THE TIME. I have literally just gone to the toilet in work and lain down in the cubicle for 15 minutes. Knackered.

Brooke Hope you're okay, sounds like you're having a tough time :( If only we could all speak to you're DP - we'd quickly get him to see he was being a douchebag or scare him senseless

36+1 today and last day of work is this Friday - it cannot come soon enough. Today I am starting to clear my desk :)

Right well I have GD and am on 500mg of metformin twice a day. Does this mean I get induced at 38 weeks?! Lol

Got appointments with the diabetologist and obstetrician on thurs and should be having a growth scan too.

Very confused, no idea on what I'm supposed to be doing/what's best for me and baby

Daydream I'm paying 19 for mine from a little independent place. I'm sure your midwife, or local nct group will know of some. I don't know how that cost compares to hiring from boots or Lloyd's pharmacy

Emily I get those sharp pains in my bladder, I always thought it was cheeky baby sticking his/her fingers into it! Definitely baby moving can make me feel like I need to go when I don't really.

WeeJo, I'm exhausted and I haven't even been working for ages now! I have massive respect for everyone who's still at work, I don't know how you all do it.

Just found out from DH that his boss has given him the okay to use up the rest of his leave and finish on the 30th November!! That means we will have all of December off together when it's combined with his paternity leave. I AM SO CHUFFED!!!!

Stacey Really sorry to hear about the GD - how are you feeling about it? Confused, I suppose :( Although, like you say, maybe it means you will get to meet your little bundle a bit earlier!

Stacey there's a GD thread in pregnancy you might find it helpful. I would avoid all sweet foods, watch out for hidden sugars in processed food and natural fruit sugars etc. If you are finding your levels go up after breakfast have a carb free breakfast if you're eating pre 10:30 ish. There is something called dawn phenomenon where basically you get a surge of hormones in the morning and it can really effect your levels.

Had my baby shower Sunday which was lovely, my friend has made up a nappy cake with a lovely soft blanket and hats, scratch mitts etc and my mum had made pink cupcakes which were yummy!
Made it very real that this little one is a pink one!

Just got back from mw after 36 week appt (can't believe it's come round so quick) and baby is measuring at 34 weeks but hoping that just means she'll be a little one as last one was almost 10lb. Had my swab for strep b and so Friday I'll know if I can use the birth centre, fingers crossed.

Although I'm wanting to meet her now, I'm quite happy staying pregnant for a bit longer as this is my last and I'm actually quite enjoying this pregnancy

This shit is getting real.
This ^^

4/5 engaged at appointment this morning, not that it bears any relation to how soon anything will happen. Mw suggested Thursday would be a good day as she's off on annual leave next week for a fortnight and doesn't want to miss it :o Knowing me he'll actually turn up then, meaning i miss my last session at youth club and have to share my birthday forevermore!

Sharp pains when walking are baby's head hitting the cervix - it's a good thing. Apparently

Exciting Pidj!

I am trying really hard to resist the urge to go and smell the toilet cleaner....