November 2012 - the thread where Detective's baby arrives

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Previous ante-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1608323-November-2012-please-form-an-orderly-queue

Post-natal thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1611078-November-2012-the-birthplosion-thanks-Peaky

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

Congrats brockle - lovely name and can't wait to hear your story!

fatima and detective both went quiet overnight - I wonder if they're both having newborn cuddles now?

I managed some - note some - sleep without pain meds last night and although i've not attempted any more than a walk to the bathroom my back seems to have eased very slightly.

Yay, congratulations brockle! I love waking up to a birth, it cheers me up for the day. Come on fatima and detective!

Congratulations brockle. Keep checking up for news on fatima and detective. Exciting!
My body is being an arse and playing tricks. Got all geared up for last night. Made my hb dtd. Nothing. Spent half the night awake with period pain but it wasn't contractions just a permanent dull ache. Finally managed to get off to sleep about 4 ish. I think something is slightly amiss, don't know why but just have a feeling. Mentioned to mw on Tuesday and asked about position but she said it was fine.
pikz I think you are my due date twin. How are you faring?
mm hope your back is a little better today. I hate taking medication too but like someone else said if it gives you some relief and allows you some rest it might be worth it. I had to take cocodamol for severe headaches at about 20 weeks. It was the only thing that took the edge off. I ended up taking them for a few weeks which I hated but it was worth it in the end. What about some gentle swimming too??
Right better get up and on with the day. School run and then work for me. One day I might have a baby!

Fantastic news brockle - when you woke up all excited yesterday it was for yourself too, you just didn't realise!!

Lovely name. Can't wait to hear all the details!

Thanks Jenbird . I took cocodamol a couple of years ago after an accident and found it made me really drousy and clumbsy more than usual! so reluctant to take it now for fear of it making me do something stupid. If there's no change over the weekend I might cave and go in. I'd love to be able to go for a swim but I can barely walk so too scared to drive anywhere! DP has taken my car to work so I can't be tempted (he knows me too well)! Will veg in the bath again later as that seemed to take the edge off it slightly. I'm just frustrated with how useless it's making me atm - I keep seeing things that need done around the house and I can't do anything

Congratulations brockle. Look forward to seeing you on the post natal thread, plus everyone else in time.

mmyou probably should get some pain relief, particularly the closer you get to your due date. You need to conserve all your energy for labour and after the birth rather than using it up trying to cope with the pain and discomfort and not sleeping properly.

Xx

Wowee! Congrats brockle. I am looking forward to hearing all about this birth story.

MM I wrote you a massive long response last night about visits from in laws etc but before I could finish it my phone went dead. I am sure it was all drivel anyway.

Hey jenbird i am your due date twin. I'm off to consultant in a couple of hours due to the fact DP is 6ft7. They want to check babies size as I was measuring 43 weeks at 40 weeks yet fully engaged and they may need to induce me sooner rather than later to stop me getting too big. I am a little scared I have to admit.

pikz good luck.

Congratulations Brockle, welcome to the world Yousef!

Hope both Detective and Fatima are doing well, and good luck for today Pikz.

4 days overdue here...I know I'll be meeting my baby in the next week but its dragging so much!

Huge congratulations Brockle, looking forward to hearing about the birth

Was hoping for news from Fatima and Detective this morning - hope the silence means they are busy with babies.

40+6 for me today... My sister is coming down from London for the weekend - she booked ages ago hoping baby would be here by now so hurry up baby, today would be good!

mm I feel your pain on the frustration front. Can't wait to be more mobile and do things.
Good luck pikz
I fainted this morning in the school car park. Was stood chatting with friends and suddenly felt v sick and could feel blood draining from my face. Managed to make it to car and didn't black out fully but was v embarrassing. Still feel shaky. Think it's low BP and I was just stood on spot for too long but have phoned mW just in case.

Congrats brockle! Look forward to hearing more enjoy your newborn snuggles x

Congrats brockle!
No baby for me yet. Was I hospital from 12-6:30am. Comtractions v strong but then went very irratic. Decided to come home with a sleeping tablet to rest. Think my anxiety had kicked in.
Been having contractions at home, they are so painful and I don't feel like I can cope.
Rung the birth centre an their both full until this afternoon so id have to go to triage at labour ward. Really didn't want to go there buy I'm in so much pain that an epidural is looking appealing. Will I be a let down if I have one?

Feel awful

Fatima - you have what pain relief you need!!!! Who cares!!

The point I was taken into surgery I needed the Epidural. I needed to not feel any more contractions. Up to then I'd survived on nothing but gas and air.

If you can't cope, go in. Get pain relief. You've got a while to go!!

I've had paracetamol, codeine And a sleeping tablet so far. I fell asleep and dreamt above something random then woke up to a massive contraction but I'd forgotten I was in labour

Need something to take the edge off at least

Fatima have what you need, all that will matter afterwards is that you and baby are both ok, how you get there doesn't matter xx Thinking of you

Go for it, fatima have an epidural if you want, you are doing a fab job.

Xx

There aren't any medals for least pain relief used fatima you do what you need to do. If I hadn't had quick labours both times, I couldn't have continued with that level of pain for much longer and only had g&a.

Congrats Brockle :)

Good luck pikz

Fatima if there was the chance of an epidural on the island I'd have had one - especially in the later stages. Go for it!

Hi sorry not checked in for few days, lurked and thinking if everyone - fatima - we had an anesthetist in our nct group, she said they all get epidurals and she got hers when she could, no fail chickpea do what's right for you esp if you're getting anxious xxxx

She read grazia mag during her labour, only pushed for ten mins and mw had to catch baby like a rugby ball Xx

Get whatever pain relief you need Fatima. I had an epidural with DS1 but with DS2 I decided to man up and had gas and air and pethidine. But I found that the pain was just over what I could bear. Almost the first words out of my mouth after DS2 was born were, Next time I'm going to have an epidural. Every birth is different so decide on your pain relief by how well you're coping and definitely not by some ideal of what you think you should have. Don't be afraid to ask the midwife's opinion as she will be able to make an objective judgement based on how much pain you appear to be in and on how far you have to go.