March2013 New year, new trimester, old symptoms but the finishing post is in sight!

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And confuddled has passed it!

So will this one be our last before we move to post natal?

And who is next?

Thanks sarah & jojo for the thread title. :)

Good luck Zigwig! Hope it all goes smoothly and you have Bubs in your arms soon!

JoJo just think those period pains are probably helping to prep your cervix and soften it so that once the real deal hits it'll have already done some of the hard work....not much fun at the time but best look on the bright side of these things!

Busy old weekend here just trying to sort out the house & do all the bits I need DHs help with as he gets home too late in the evenings to do anything other than eat & sleep! Just need to put the curtains up & nursery will be finished, cot built & everything put away. We've finally got around to cleaning out the 2 rooms upstairs we've used for dumping over the last 6 months & I'm putting the stair gate up in a bit (to keep PuppyMonster downstairs otherwise one day I'll get out of the shower & find her in the cot with Bubba!)

Did go out for lovely dinner on Friday night but after 3 full courses with steak, chips & all trimmings for main I was up most of the night with heartburn/just too full to lie down! Having trouble remembering there's limited space there these days!

Hope everyone else is well xx

Oh emsy poor you!! Bleeding in hospital can't feel very minor at all. How you feel is part of the decision making process for caesarian/natural birth, if you feel like a cesarian would just be much easier to cope with you are allowed to ask for one!

Good luck Zigwig! My brother was born 4 weeks early after sudden waters breaking- he was a 4kg bruiser! The hospital insisted on putting him in an incubator because that was protocol, but he was clearly "cooked" so they let him out after just a few hours. Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly for you.

jojo I've been thinking of you today- I remembered it is your due date, very exciting that you are getting the early signs now. It's not going to be much longer... How is Aberdeen?? Are you all lovely and settled?

Grotty all settled and ready for the big push! Going crazy with all of this maternity leave and no baby to look after yet! I'm so impatient :)
Keep jigging on the ball and trying to keep myself busy but all I want to do is eat and sleep!
If only this could be a more productive time :)

Hi all, hope you're all ok! No news here, 35+5.
Will catch up properly later.

Ooh zigzag hope you are ok won't be long although 36 is technically early it's not too early 2 of my friends had their baby's at 35 weeks quite small but out of hospital the next day. Hope labour comes naturally and they don't need to induce you.

jojobella happy due day! The period pains are probably doing something if only minor hope you don't have to wait too long you must be getting fed up but glad to hear your out and about enjoying yourself

I am still in hospital at least till tomorrow my mum is bringing some cake in and we are frantically sorting childcare for DS tomorrow.

Every time I get strong braxton hicks or mild contractions I bleed so scares me at the thought of full blown labour no matter where my placenta is. My consultant doesn't take any shit which I like about her but then she has said she won't give me a section if vaginal birth is possible but will ask again and you never know this may help her make the decision the hard part is I really would prefer a normal delivery but this is my 4th stay in hospital for bleeds.

Also my bloody show has been coming away this happened at 36 weeks with DS and didn't mean labour as still got induced but may be a contributing factor.

X x

I'm 38 weeks today , feeling great , no signs of anything happening .

Emsyboo sorry your having a horrid time .
hope everyone is feling ok .

Waiting for zigzag's news... Tenterhooks! Emsy hope you're mending, must be so scary but glad you're being monitored carefully.

I need some advice ladies - my OH has suggested we drive down to family on thurs for a visit before due date, it's 3 hours plus and he can't drive so I have to. I don't mind as I like driving, but my body's telling me not to go for some reason, as if some protective instinct wants to avoid being away from home in the last few weeks. Is this normal? Should I ignore it? it's only a few days but my head's playing all the possible danger scenarios through and making me have a panic. I said yes and then freaked out....

Hi Leni, as your due date buddy I get this totally. We did the final visit to in-laws (4-4.5hrs away) last weekend, as I have put my foot down about longer trips from here on. Just don't fancy being that far away from home at this stage. Obviously up to you, but don't feel weird about feeling like it, whatever you decide.

Thanks Pudtat - spose we could get the train but then we're stuck on a farm with no car!

It's nice sharing a due date, reassuring people keep wishing me luck for the birth which seems surreal!

Hi all. Hope I'm not too late to join this thread. Baby's due 12 march. It's been really helpful reading about others at same stage. Week 36+6 but have had 2 days of period pains. Anyone else going through the same? X

Leni I think it's natural to feel like that. My BF is 1.5hrs away & has asked me to come down but I've said no as I'd be driving on my own & just don't feel right doing it this close. I'm 38 weeks tomorrow & I'm happy driving 30mins or less but any more than this & I feel uncomfortable & I certainly wouldn't be happy to be away overnight! Just instinct feels like sticking close to home! How many weeks are you now? Can they visit you instead?

Hi Starshine, of course you're not too late! All welcome here. We were talking about this a few days ago & lots of us are having period pains off & on. Don't think it's anything to be concerned about.

I woke up at 2am with heartburn, a sore throat & the start of a stinking cold & just couldn't sleep so ended up reading until 4am. Now hoping to spend a large amount of the day snoozing on the sofa with daytime TV and a duvet but PuppyMonster has other ideas.

Thinking of Zigzag today, hope all's going well and smoothly and that she has a Baba snuggled in her arms soon.

Soyo I think that's it - the instinct is to stick close to home for sure. I'm 35 weeks but very big already and I think even sleeping in a bed without all my pillows and the various food/drink we have to hand would be pretty uncomfortable. Also needing to wee literally every 2 mins means last time we hired a car a couple of weeks ago I had to stop twice just walking from the station to the hire centre! OH now saying he's going without me don't think he gets it.

Starshine welcome, hope you're feeling good and healthy? Yep period pains all round!

leni if your gut says "don't go" listen to it! Instincts seem pretty important during pregnancy. Besides, as you point out, the weeing thing will make the journey last about three weeks with all the pit stops...
I'll join you in a re your OH going anyway too!
Thinking of Zigzag and emsy - I hope your consultant and you come to a good decision soon, it all sounds so stressful!

jojo what could be more productive than growing a baby, tee hee! I'm finding maternity leave days very short, what with the lie ins, the naps and the early nights... My nesting urges are not very proactive.

grotty I'm finding the same. I was so active in the first couple of weeks. Now I live to eat and sleep!
40+1 today, midwife tomorrow - will be bribing a sweep out of her in exchange for banana loaf cake.
Just need the energy to bake the thing!!
I've grown the baby! He's cooked. I need to focus my energy on evicting the baby now !!
For those concerned about travelling long distances - I moved from York to aberdeen at 36 weeks. 400 miles. My York midwife was furious I'd left it so late in pregnancy to make such a big move. She insisted I had to stop every 90 mins even if I felt okay and I absolutely wasn't allowed to drive that distance!! Initially she thought I was going by train! She nearly feinted when I told her it was a car journey!

Just to echo everyone else,If you don't feel right don't go! Your body is v good at telling you what you need.
Mine is quite happy for me to go car hunting this week at 1.5 hours away from home so don't think it plans to evict baby soon ( not that I want it to, I'm all planned!)

leni follow your gut, I have had a high risk pregnancy since 20 weeks so what I have to say is over cautious but I was told under no uncertain terms by my consultant to go to my sisters wedding at 35+5 travelling back at 36 she said it was far too risky I was gutted but now look at me I am stuck in hospital and if I'd gone would be stuck in hospital 4 hours away. She said the bumps of the road could send me into labour (but I do have an irritable uterus) also the risk of labour and being stuck in traffic.
If course this is unlikely to happen to you but need to be thought about as a risk. Also think of your comfort I have a bad back, rib flare etc and it is tiring driving or being driven do you want to put your body though it?
Of course if you do go (if you want to) then regular breaks and keep your notes with you but if there is a risk of early labour you don't want DH away either. I would ask if they could come to you or wait for baby to arrive?
Welcome starshine yes period aims here too could be something could be nothing lol I've bee m losing my bloody show so period pains have been doing something for me this time but how much and what it means I don't know.
I am actually enjoying the rest my maternity leave started today but I am forced to rest in hospital and it is quite nice just miss DH and DS.
Maternity leave is for resting so we should all be sleeping in and having nana naps if possible!

Tried to talk to OH about it but he says I've ruined his plans and that everyone thinks I'm difficult because I don't want to go - he's going anyway he says.

Nice to know he puts our baby first eh? Hoping he'll calm down and try and be logical and reasonable because I don't think I'd forgive him if he sodded off and left me, something happened and he wasn't here. He won't even be able to get back if needed because he doesn't drive!

Sorry to rant, feeling pretty hacked off, assumed family might understand that 8 months is a lot pregnant and I have to do what I think is right. No idea why they can't come up here, I have suggested it.

Meh!!!

That sucks leni but you can only do what you feel is best. My dp was trying to get me to go to a party an hour away when I was 35 weeks - no chance. I'd gotten to the point of feeling antisocial most of the time by then, and I don't think I could have sat still in car without discomfort. Now at nearly 39 weeks I can only just about make the drive to my mums and she's only 17 miles away!!

Never too late to join the party starshine!

I'm back in the bath. It's the only place that seems to provide any comfort these days! Had a really upset tummy today too. Either my cooking has gone downhill or all the nipple twiddling and ball bouncing I'd having an effect!

Aww leni so sorry it's led to a row you are not being difficult just protective of your baby.
Men just don't understand, don't think they have the same instincts and haven't a clue how hard it is being pregnant or the rest of it!
Hope he comes round a bit my first pregnancy was low risk and normal but I still ended up in hospital with suspected early labour at 36 weeks. 8 months is very pregnant!

Big hugs lovely x

Thanks all, feeling a bit better now knowing I'm not being unreasonable. Plonko, nipple twiddling! Made me chuckle as I imagined you doing that whilst bouncing on the ball The runs is definitely a pre-labour symptom... Maybe you're on the way?

Emsy how are you feeling?

Any news from Zigzag anyone?

Gaviscon, and on, and on, and Gaviscon....

Leni - I don't like going shopping which is just down the road, because men are not carrying baby we as mummy's to be are aware of the responsibility we have to keep baby safe while inside us!
And the comfortable ride, constant peeing and the fact that your the driver is enough to say that travelling now is a no, no!!!!
Why can't they come to u????
Oh being unreasonable and him not putting you first is a def no no don't feel forced in a corner!!! Your not selfish just a soon to be mum that is thinking of baby!!!!
Hope it works out!
Right I'm off to try get this baby to turn and face the exit!!!!! Blah!

Thanks Count are you doing baby spinning?

Here at 3.30 am trying desperately not to throw up . I hope the upset stomach theory is correct leni! I'm absolutely terrified of vomiting even though I know if I am ill instantly feel better. So I'm trying to do whatever I can to take my mind of it and the horrendous heartburn - hence mumsnet!

Leni- yes I am although I think its all in vain as I'm 37 weeks now! Utube is just amazing so much info!
Plonko- poor you I'm sorry your feeling like this, hope it has passed!