November 2012 - it's here at last, we're ready for you babies

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Previous ante-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1597357-November-2012-but-that-starts-on-Thursday

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

Bloody hell tits- you weren't joking about what happens when your waters break. It must have been quite scary for you, but I'm so pleased that Johnathon is here safe and sound finally. Well done you!

Does this mean that your DH wasn't there when you gave birth?

Well done tits so glad he is here safe and well done alamaya that is quite a birth...

Another one down on the Nct group too....I'm blatantly still going to be here in December...

Wow Tits!and Alamaya those are quite some birth stories. Very glad all is well and your LOs are here, see you on the PN thread for much feeding and poo discussion!

My friends is going in for a sweep tomorrow, and my other friend is going to be induced on thursday if nothing happens before. I am booked to see the midwife on the 7th, I am just flabbergasted that this baby hasnt arrived yet! I literally laughed when the midwife booked my appointment as I was it would have arrived before then. Oh dear now I just cannot get my head around it still being inside!!

Huge congratulations Alamaya & Tits well done to you both!!!!

I've had enough :( had the most awful backache yesterday from about 4pm with a very tight bump and baby doing the cha cha in there, so had a nice hot clary sage bath followed by DH massaging my lower back cos it hurt sooo much but was a constant pain. Managed to get comfy in bed and watched a spooks with some Munchies while I had some mild contractions - thinking wahey this is it, I'll have a few hours sleep while they are mild and hopefully wake up in full blown labour!!!! Hmmmmmm 7am the alarm goes off and apart from backache still nothing nada!!!!!

This is baby no 3 so why do I feel like a complete amateur??? My waters broke first with the others so there was no mistaking labour where as this bugga is sending me loopy with every twinge!!!!

Am going back to bed to sulk!!!!!

wow congratulations Tits. Hope both you and he are doing well and that your pain is going/gone soon.

I felt strangely jealous of the clearly heavily pg woman brought into the assessment unit last night - her waters had gone and she was clearly pg enough for that not to be an issue iyswim. I felt like "at least she knows her baby will be here soon".

I had on and off period pains from early this morning, so I feel like it can't be that much longer. No doubt I will be posting here in 2wks, having booked induction etc. as I'm 38wks today...

Same here kirrin. Everything has stopped. I slept right through the night and today feel absolutely nothing. At several points over the weekend I was noting the time between them!

I'm quite happy to be waiting again though. It was being in the midst of symptoms that weren't going anywhere that I struggled with. Now at least I can get on with some work and do stuff!

tits

Congratulations. I had exactly the same experience as you and when I read your posts saying you felt a failure massive alarm bells rang. After a five day labour which left me feeling like you, I got very bad PND. My mh team likened it to PTSD. Take very good care of yourself, little luxuries, lots of cuddles for a long time.

Congrats alamaya and tits fab news!!

Nothing to report here, dtd didn't do anything (didnt think it would!) still got a stinking cold, ds is v unwell he just wants to sleep v unlike him.

Hope all is well with everyone else.

Lane Saturday is good for me too! I like the 10/11/12 date!

I'm watching OBEM. Is this a good idea. I downloaded Juju's Birth Skills on to my phone last night, I hope I have time to read it several times before I go into labour.

THANK FUCK FOR THAT Tits and congratulations!!! Did someone put a rocket in your fanjo I think I need me some of that!

I am bored now. I gave baby a talking to this morning. He is very much allowed to arrive in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. So this means I need to labour this evening!

Maybe I should stop being a fussy cow and he might want to come out To be fair, any time now is fine by me! Before next weekend would be great!

Poor DS got himself upset this morning, because he has a proper little zit on his chin! His first spot... arghhhh! He said people will laugh at him at school tomorrow :( I think we are going to have to get him a book on growing up! He knows things, but we've never given him the full 'talk'! I guess this is the start of things to come! I was 10 when I began puberty. Well, technically I started changing about 8, but was 10 when periods/bras began!

Alamaya congratulations on your safe arrival.

Tits AT LAST, massive congratulations! Hope you are both well and the SPD starts to die down.

Saturday is my due date by scan. Like you Pasties I can't believe I'm still here either with it being my 4th and the last 2 coming early, I really do think that I'm going over with this little one! It does feel like it's trying to break out through my fanjo bone most of the time though

Congratulations Alamaya and Tits!

And tits make sure you put in a formal complaint as soon as you feel well enough, I wanted to put in a formal complaint about how we were treated when it was discovered DH couldn't have children naturally, but after weeks of being upset and angry we got swept along in our private IVF treatment and then I felt it was too late, now I wish I had as I wouldn't want other patients to be spoken to like we were. Obviously concentrate on having snuggle time with Jonathan and making sure you're ok first

We had a lazy day yesterday, DH finally caught up on his sleep although I only got a few hours Saturday night. I made DH take me to town for a Gingerbread Latte and a subway I had thought about going for a walk but it was freezing.
DH managed to tell his parents that's we were too tired for them to come over so we didn't have to do sunday tea for them. But in typical DH fashion, he got away with that by saying 'can we do next Sunday instead?'. I ranted at him because I don't want to do next Sunday either.

I feel bad but I don't want to make plans incase I go in to labour and have to cancel them, then they'll know i'm in labour and I don't want them to know.

Keep having period pains and some painful BHs(?) but think it's just my body playing with me. I'm only 37+3 but i'm getting impatient already

Oh and detective, I dreamt last night that you gave birth

Huge congratulations to Tits I'm so pleased your little boy is finally here. Was your DH there? How are you feeling now. Look after yourself and hope your post natal care is better.

Wow Alamaya that must have been scary, glad everything is ok and enjoy the baby cuddles.

Haven't slept for most of the night but as it is the first day of mat leave I guess it doesn't matter!

I do have a list as long as my arm though but it might take me until past my due date to get it all done. 38+2 today but don't feel that baby is in any rush to go anywhere so will probably still be here in 3 weeks time.

Now I guess I should think about getting dressed...!

Tomorrow 6/11/12 is my EDD by MY dates. I'm pretty damn certain of the date of conception, so maybe baby will be nice and arrive then

However, the early scan I had (6 weeks) gave me an EDD of 9/11/12. By 12 weeks it was 6 days earlier at 3/11/12.

DS arrived at 40+7 by my period date (unsure of conception date!). However, it was 40+13 by the 12 week scan date. Which is what the midwives (and me) went by - til 38 weeks until I was told by the Consultant he was changing it to my dates! I was very fucking pissed off at losing 4 days at that gestation!!!! Plus it changed from 24/2/02 to 2/3/02 - a whole different fucking month. At 38 weeks! No one should ever do that to a pregnant woman!!! I just ignored it in the end as it made no difference really. DS did look very overdue though, he shed a whole new skin. So who knows what was right...?!

So fuck knows when this kid will arrive really. Different partner too. So it's anyones guess! ARGHHHH!

I want a speedy labour like tits (without the shit care) - wow what a pro! Congrats on your gorgeous son! Take care of yourself and as soon as you're feeling up to it give them hell for the way they've treated you!

Congrats also to Alamaya - you're so brave. Well done and take care of yourself xxx

Am I the only one STILL working?! 1 week exactly left till I qualify for ma. 1 week until operation 'get baby out' commences! I'm so over being pregnant... I kinda wanted a firework baby though - my cousins birthday is today and as kids we always got to go to see fireworks and do fireworky things. It's clearly not to be for this one though! 12.11.12 is the official date my accountant would be happy with this baby coming - I like that date too I think.

Unless I look like Tits then, your dream was sadly mistaken

My dates give me 14/11/12 which I know are spot on too.

MM That may be a tad too fast for labour, fast labours are great but even my 1 hour one last time left me shaking like a drill, they are not all they're cracked up to be. A nice 2 hour one would be perfect for me

A need a poo, but currently I have one day of proper poos then the next day of rabbit poos. Today is rabbit day so will try and wait a bit until porridge has brewed it a bit more, but then I know BH will start any time.

Got some homemade soup on the go in the slow cooker and bought some lovely crusty bread, can't wait till that's done. Also cherry pie and ice-cream for afters. Yummy!

Oh, Ever is coming home today, she's been on the PN thread

shelly hows the itchiness, sounds dreadful.

My due date is 23/11/12 but by the 7 weeks and 12 scan scan it was measuring 3 days ahead but they didn't bother changing the dates seeing as they know with certainty that it was conceived on 2nd March.
By 20 weeks it was measuring a bit further ahead and by 32 weeks 2 weeks ahead so i'm hoping that means it will be cooked early rather than just a big baby
I had my WC jab two weeks ago tomorrow so anytime now would be fine for me

I kept getting BH that made me want to poo yesterday, then when I went to poo that brought on more BHs (TMI sorry) Bit uncomfortable trying to poo with a rock hard tummy

The same. My feet looked horrendous last night they had swollen up that much. I have to put aqueous cream on every hour to keep it at bay and it's everywhere now :( But thanks for asking

Congratulations tits I'm so glad to hear that baby is here safe and well. 26 minutes is super amazing!

I'm stuck in the house today waiting in the midwife arriving. I hate that they don't give a rough time you just need to sit and wait and wait!

I haven't ventured into the post grad thread yet.i fear if I type my birth story I will never stop! It's long and eventful!

fatima You just never know when these babies will decide to arrive!!

shelly sounds terrible! You poor thing. You are such a calm type - I would be going nuts!

izzy have you had plenty of opportunity to talk you birth through with your partner or family?