December 2012 - Christmas is coming and we're all getting fat

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

New thread people, can't link as we ran out of room

We don't count it like that here I'm 34+2 and I'm being induced at 38+0 in just under four weeks. I'm so confused now hope everyone slept better? Had dd in bed with us which would be fine but dp seems to think its acceptable for her to share my side and he still gets a full half of the bed

Someone else awake! (Sorry )
I'm wide awake as its DH alarm time at 6, he's managing to sleep on though!

I'm counting like the others, ie after 37 weeks I'm in my 38th week etc (like baby is in 1st year even though not yet 1 year old).

Anyone else getting a hunger to rival a horse? It's almost painful & abit like heartburn. Maybe it's because baby has dropped?!

I feel sick if I'm hungry a bit like the first trimester. Currently eating crumpets mmmm

Mild period like pains all night but think its from swimming on thurs and aquanatal yesterday.

Ive tended to say ive completed x number of weeks. But 10 sleeps till my sweep!! (Not that its something im massively looking forward to!)

Clarella & Pidj you're both so close!!

Ooo crumpets.

at crumpets. Why didn't I defrost some last night ?!

I can't believe how close you both are! I'm a week later (well actually assuming a cpl of weeks so I don't go mad waiting for inevitable late baby!) and it's just racing closer but also really dragging

Morning!

Wow can't believe how close you are pidj and clarella! It only feels like 5 minutes ago we started this journey.

I'm feeling ok today, DH is taking DD to his parents today to give me a little break.

I just really hope that baby isn't late this time, i don't want to be in hospital at christmas but i guess it comes when its ready. I'm even contemplating sex, must be bad

Hope all are well.

Morning also of crumpets!

Feeling better today after a sleep, back stills aches but at least it's the weekend!

Wow it's getting close now for some of you...I'm definitely going finish off my hospital bag today!

Has anyone had actual cravings? This has totally passed me by...I did in 1st trimester but nothing since?

Jealous of crumpets, I don't think my corner shop sells them, but I'm bloody starving. DP is going out for a men only breakfast with his friends today (I imagine this to be like the sex and the city brunches - although they're playing laser quest after rather than shopping!) I'm jealous but have no one to breakfast with.
I did manage to convince DP to take me out last night since he was in a very happy mood. The company who've been cocking up his pay for the last 5 months finally straightened it all out, and he found out he is working next month (he's a contractor and got told there'd be a month unpaid break for december) so we don't have to be super frugal over Christmas either! I picked out all the baby stuff I wanted which is currently sat in several shopping baskets on my laptop waiting for DP to pay for.

Well i was woken at midnight and half two by fanjo pains (alleviated by judicious repositioning of Bagpuss the hot waterbottle) then 4 by the evil heartburn, crunched a tablet and propped myself up then woke at 5 with hip pain caused by being propped up so i unpropped and slept till nearly 8

I tend to say I'm 38 and a half weeks for 38+2, the other way just confuzzles me

Bella I thought the 1st tri is when you're supposed to have cravings... I thought in the 3rd tri you're just hungry

I wish I could get crumpets here... might ask little bro to post some, along with some good whole earth crunchy peanut butter and mcvities plain choc digestives.... Although these might seem like cravings they are often top of the "things I miss" list.

I've decided my bean will be at least a week late (might arrive on DP's birthday :o ) do you think if I tell the ILs now that the due date has been moved back a date they would believe me? If they don't hear from us MIL usually rings about every 3 days to make sure we're (read: the grandchild) ok. I think I'll go mad if they keep ringing on and after due date to see if I've popped....

Yes spotty I feel sick when hungry.. I don't even realise I'm hungry, it's weird!
You're so close now! Pidj and clarella. I'm just waiting for one of you to pop, every morning I check in I think "will someone have had a baby?!"
Feeling mega fed up, I dread to think how I'm going to cope with the next few weeks. Still took me 3 hours to get to sleep does anyone have any tips?! Feel like a zombie.

I've got dark chocolate digestives in the fridge (where they belong!) my favourite!

Confuses me too pidj! Reckon you're starting to dilate with those pains

Good news MyDaydream I would go for breakfast with you, dp left at seven this morning and won't be back until after football I'm making soup and cottage pie for the freezer today

The date thing really confuses me... There was me merrily (33+5) thinking I'm almost 34 weeks pregnant and one of the women at my antenatal class (they are all bar 1, behind me) said she was 34 weeks pregnant so I had to sit and do maths and felt really confused and then the midwife is saying that obviously means I have my hospital bags packed... ummmm I have a bag with some flip flops and toiletries in... Does that count? Ok I think there is a nightie in there too...

I'm going to start telling people the baby is due next year... I think....

Spotty there is not point keeping them in the fridge, the chocolate doesn't melt as fast in your coffee then... Or on your fingers as you gently nibble away that delicious golden biscuityness
who wants a biscuit?
I would share but DP has been warned off my digestives, unless he gets mcvities to send over a shipment

Eugh you dirty dunker you. It should be made illegal.

dirty dunker it's pure melty goodness spotty!!! :)

oooohhhhh .... whole earth crunchy peanut butter ....

have strong painful (irregular) BH tonight since having sex earlier ...

Nutella, she clearly can't count! Either that or it's that German thing where half 6 means 5:30

Dilating

Morning!
Was up at 2 this morning and watched loads of trash tv I had on sky +.
daydream really good news about your dp, must be a relief.
Hoping for a chilled weekend, meeting a friend for brunch - thinking pancakes or eggs benedict or maybe both! Yep, I've definitely got the hunger bug!

nutella could you casually mention its changed and pretend you've known ages but must have forgotten to mention it? I've mentioned to a few people my due date recently but apparently me and DP just forgot to tell everyone it got moved forward a week after the first scan!
cookies I sympathise with the struggling to sleep. No tips, I've been moving myself to the spare bed just to stop me waking DP up as I toss and turn.
I might go out and finish my hospital bag shopping today and pack it. When I run through the list in my head I think I'm taking more for the night than DP took on our last (10 day) holiday.
spotty how do you eat a digestive without dunking? It's the only way!

No, no, no dunking is wrong I tell you!

Queen you have them in the freezer?! Bung em in the toaster frozen!

Dh did offer but ive been good and stuck to branflakes. I do feel that 'sick i need to eat' feeling in the mornings again and have quite specific cravings then - usually branflakes and dried prunes witg ice cold milk - and seem to have an increase again in my cheesey cravings - strong cheddar flavours.

I seriously dont think this baby will be soon at all - its definately pootractions and stretchy muscle aches i get. And thats fine - if house/ baby gear were at a level of order id be ok with right now id be dying to meet him but its not quite there yet - dh gave builders an ultimatum for last opportunity to finish bits in the house next weds and then thats it - they wont be paid for those bits. They have arranged to come 4 times in the last 3 weeks and then just never appeared. Ive given up organising the furniture/ dust sheets in anticipation! They tried to wriggle out of completing the roof yesterday (this is tye 4th attempt to create a water tight roof from scratch since may) but dh put his foot down and we finally got an actual roofer doing the job.) Then we discovered theyve messed up the drainage haunching creating a back log of our poo for a week they had to clear yesterday. I was a bit sorry it wasnt the guy who routinely makes these mistakes who had to clear it. It wouldnt be ideal to come out of hospital with a newborn and then get some carpets fitted but its only 2 of 3 bedrooms and landing so i can hide elsewhere.

Sorry epic update but at least i dont feel stressed (will be on weds though!)

Morning all. Woke with period pains twice last night but nothing right now. Going to get myself up and motivated soon (when my headache goes away) so will hopefully bring on pains!

Very jealous of the biscuit discussion!

Levels have been fine even though I had a couple of glasses of lemonade yest, coz I felt funny in ikea. We did buy a rocking chair though (which I'm hoping my parents will pay for for my Xmas pressie). It's very comfy! :)