November 2012 - please form an orderly queue

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Previous ante-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1602708-November-2012-its-here-at-last-were-ready-for-you-babies

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

Stats list: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1485512-November-2012-Stats-List

Fatima You are entitled to have a "you post". Sounds like you have had a hectic few days so now it's your turn to indulge yourself.
Congratulations charlee and comrade on their new arrivals.
Was hoping to have a baby on this thread but obviously not meant to be. EDD tomorrow and had strong cramps during the night last night but they soon subsided with doing the school run and looking after children.
I know my body is gearing up for it but it could still be days/weeks although I have never been overdue with the previous 3. I still don't however have any concept that I will have another baby soon. Just doesn't seem real somehow.
For some reason I have a feeling this baby isn't in the right place. It's almost as if I can feel it trying to move down and when it does it's painful. Maybe it just has a mahoosive head.
Sending baby vibes out to detective.
Night x

fatima I'm hoping you get a good nights sleep - fingers crossed on that one.

jenbird fingers crossed for you too.

My friend is 6 days over her EDD today. I am holding off texting her incase she is being bombarded with texts! Fingers crossed she gets some twinges soon!

39 weeks today. Good luck everyone with signs & symptoms. Only a few more weeks and all our babies will be here!

I've got a vomiting child back from his Dads this morning. Fabulous timing!!!

Bugger.

He looks awful :( I hate hate hate it when he isn't well and there isn't much I can do. This is the 2nd time in 6 weeks he has started vomiting at his Dads. He is barely ever ill. But if he is, it is usually vomiting!!!

Hi all, mind if I rejoin you? I was on the thread briefly back at the start, but couldn't keep up. I've been stalking you all for the last month though - it's been so sanity saving to see people going through similar things.

I'm 41+1 and really hoping for a home birth. Dd was born at 34 weeks so have been questioning every twinge since about 30 weeks. I'm hugely relieved to be term - but really don't want to be induced. I've been having so many contractions and false starts for the last 2 weeks - it's been driving me nuts. So i have had every sympathy with detective. It's my first sweep this morning. Had hoped things were moving by themselves so have held off till now but think it is time to give it a go - so fingers crossed.

Detective - hope your son gets better soon - last thing you need. We were all I'll last week and it was rubbish. My dd is 2.5 but still not walking or talking so quite high maintenance at the best of times - though the most wonderful thing in the world to me. It can be hard sometimes balancing her needs with the bump's. Am very keen she stays well now till the baby gets here!

Hi everyone
Can I join too? Late I know but Bryzoans post inspired me to stop lurking! I'm 41 + 1 too had a sweep yday and not sure yet if its worked some blood and twinges but nothing like contractions yet:(
Thinking of everyone that's waiting, have never experienced frustration like this before!!!

Can't believe we're still getting newbies! All are welcome and don't forget to shuffle over to the post natal thread to find out about lack of sleep and sore nipples!

Well it's d day. No sign.

Sorry to hear about Ds detective hope he's better soon.

Welcome newbies.

I am determined to not cry today after yesterday's muppertry.

Due date for me pikz and I have decided to ignore all forms of communication from the outside world. DS2 now caught DS1's cold so a duvet day for both of us I think!

Due date for me pikz and I have decided to ignore all forms of communication from the outside world. DS2 now caught DS1's cold so a duvet day for both of us I think!

Welcome bryzoan and newbiebaby! Watching you with interest because 41 + 1 (my dates) are when they're due to either induce or give me an ELCS depending on the state of my cervix!

Happy due date Brockle and pikz.

Glad your engagements are over now Fatima, really crossing fingers that you don't need to have that meeting with the consultant (or if you do, that you go into labour before Friday anyway!).

Detective, thinking of you often! Very impressed by your battoning down the hatches yesterday (everyone else, the description's on the new thread, the one dedicated to Detective!!!) And your mum's support, what a great lady - that must be a big help.

Sorry about all the germs flying about, everyone!

Nothing doing here. Just a few painless tightenings. But really, nothing to report. However, people are already getting in touch (I'm 39 + 2) - two a day on average. It's already driving me potty-nuts!

Thanks georgee, yes the constant texts are driving me mad too actually think they're bordering on rude/insensitive now!!! Am not responding unless they're urgent!
Detective, just wanted to say you have kept me going over the last few weeks so thank you and wishing you a lovely delivery very very soon

I know what you mean georgee . I got a call off my SIL yesterday. We are good friends but given that she has not called in three weeks despite knowing I am pretty much housebound (I was told she was working when she wasn't) I wasn't inclined to give her an update! Think I will stay clear of postnatal thread too until I have a right to be there!

I am really glad you managed to get through the last couple of days fatima I have been thinking about you and really hope that things start beforew tomorrow.

Hello bryzoan and newbie !

Right off to watch Despicable me with DS2 ! Life at home has it perks!

Hello newbies!

FC for a babydetective and babyfatimas today!

I am officially walking like a cripple. DP driving me mad (stupid SIL convinced him I am in labour - no, my back just hurts! Has done since Saturday!!) so my mum is coming to rescue me and take me round to hers for the day. I'm too sore to even contemplate trying to drive myself. I know I should really go to yoga tonight as the instructor has worked miracles with some of the ladies there who had backache but I'm scared I'll just be doing more damage if that makes sense? Will take some metaphorical bravery pills later and decide....

Another sleepless night. Not helped by DP sleepwalking through to our for the foreseeable future MY bedroom in the middle of the night and scaring the crap out of me. Twat.

Moan moan moan. Hope everyone has a good day!

Thank you for the lovely welcomes. Happy due date brockle and pikz.

Ow ow oww that sweep hurt. I was totally unprepared for that one! My midwife must have fingers of steel. Good news is I'm 3cm and nearly fully effaced, bad news is my cervix is way back and not stretchy (and believe me, she tried to stretch it...) so a bishops score of 5.5. Midwife thought all the niggles are likely to be tiring out my uterus - so advised to take regular paractamol to help it rest till it is properly ready.

Texts and calls are irritating me too. Not helped by the fact that when dd and I were in Nicu last time dh was too busy worrying about us to tell any of his friends she had arrived! I had texted everyone in my phone - and assumed he'd done the same... So they were all very surprised to meet dd when we finally surfaced from the hospital (we had to stay in for a month). So now they are all reding me because they're worried no-one will tell them! I have just been issuing a standard reply that I have undertaken a quality control review of our communications and that we'll tell them when something happens this time! Was surprised though when I went for the sweep today and the receptionist said "oooh you're very overdue". I fear I pointed out slightly tersely that up to 42 weeks is still term!

That should be texting me not reding me - bad combo of stupid phone and sausage fingers.

Aww thanks for all the thinking of me and well wishes, nearly shed a little tear

Welcome to bryzoan and Newbie!

Detective That sounds yucky, hope you don't catch it, make sure you dettol everything he touches.

Went to bed hopeful for sleep last night, the last couple of nights we've fallen asleep with the tv on and i've slept better so I tried that. DH woke up after an hour and asked me to turn it off then fell straight back asleep. Then instead of doing his usual snoring trick, last night everytime I started to doze he thrashed his legs or arms and woke me up
I ended up hufffing off downstairs and curled up on the recliner sofa with a duvet and teddy.

I managed to doze for half an hour and then woke when I realised I was having really strong period-type pains, it had blended in to a dream.
Went back to bed and have had strong pains most of the night, managed to sleep but was woken by them at half 5. Slept again when DH went to work as I thought if things were starting i'd need all the rest.

Still got period pains and keep having the odd stronger contraction so i'm hopeful things are getting going. DH is under strict instructions to keep an eye on his phone.

I really hope something is happening and it's not a stop-starter. Going to potter about the house and tidy up see if that helps

MM How is your back ache? Any better?

Bryzoan The texting is annoying. My mum text last night asking for my friends numbers as she'd asked my mum to let her know when anything happens. I haven't text my mum back yet, but need to say i'll text my friend when the baby is here as well as everyone else. I have no intention of telling anyone anything before that, even my mum.
I may tell my sister but she's my stand by birth partner and she works at the hospital. I just don't want anyone knowing i'm in labour. Am I being mean?

Fatima nope not being mean only people that will know I'm in labour are friend looking after dd1 and dh can you imagine the text volume otherwise ! Hopefully baby will work out he shd be in labour sooooooon

Hello Bryzoan and Newbie. Better late than never I keep telling myself that over and over so welcome to the thread!

I had a full on snot fest of a cry last night - not sure DP understood why I was crying, even when I managed a few words between the snot. He gave me a hug though, hugs help!

Tucked DS back in bed when he got home this morning, with a bowl and a towel over his bed (shuddering at the memory 4 years ago when he was sick and it went all down the sides of the bed, and I had to take it apart at 2am in the morning to get the sick out of the metal runners that hold the slats between the base and the sides...) and some flat coke to sip, at his whinge request. I went back to bed for a bit, but didn't sleep and DS eventually called me to him at 11am whinging in hunger! I've relented and let him have a dry slice of bread. He accused me of being cruel for not letting him have anything else! Bloody kids! If he is sick now...!

Oh, by 10am I had 3 missed calls and 2 voice mails from 2 different community midwives. One letting me know she is on call for me on Thursday, and was checking all was okay, and did I want her to come and see me at home tomorrow? The other letting me know that she was the team leader for some of the midwives who were on call for me this week.

Anyway, after ignoring, I composed myself to ring back, and let them know that I was fine, but had a sick child, and wouldn't be attending anywhere today. I explained that I didn't attend yesterday due to the events of Sunday and the rude Registrar. I have left it as it is for now. I think I might go to the unit tomorrow. But why? It isn't reassuring me at all - I am far calmer and more reassured feeling him moving than being on a sodding CTG. He wriggled for 3 hours last night as I lay there, unable to sleep! He has wriggled all morning on and off too. He is clearly quite happy still. The minute I am concerned, I'll be out of here!

I'm trying to give myself an end date, I had thought that if things didn't happen by next Sunday, I'd go in for IOL. But I can't quite accept it. And if I did agree to IOL, I'd be the WORST patient ever. I'd refuse continuous monitoring, refuse to be without DP (unless it is mine or his decision) and demand to use the pool. I'd walk out after birth without any checks/paperwork. It won't go down well. Really, it won't. I think it is in their best interests that I stay at home to be honest . If you thought my initial birth plan was crazy, you wouldn't want to see my contingency plan!!!!

Fatima - that sounds exciting - fingers crossed. I don't think it's mean to keep quiet at all - i'm going to have to tell my mother in law as she'll have dd unless we're at home at night and all goes smoothly- but really I wish I could just squirrel away with dh and not tell a soul till he's here - it feels like such a private thing. As I understand it the privacy is key to keeping things going anyway.

Mm1 sorry your back is in such a stew - hope it feels better soon.

No better fatima - the horrified looks of strangers while I limped and owed my way round tescos was hilarious though! My mum has a back injury so is being a lot more realistic sympathetic and I'm currently lounging in her orthopaedic cripple chair!!

Thanks bryzoan . Re telling people I'm in labour, I want my mum to know and dh and noone else. MIL is desperate we phone her the second things start happening so she can get on a flight over here. oh joy I'm undecided on that one...

The constant stream of text messages are driving me nuts too. Not even due until next Thursday!