June 2013 - Thread 7 - Getting closer!

[Sarah2506]

We got full! Hope everyone manages to find their way back here:-)

Well done for surviving the visit dontmind!

Glad to hear that things are getting better for you both sams and cycle.

I hope everyone who's been feeling dodgy feels better today!

I'm working and might well decide this is my last week instead of going bk after half term hols. I'm 35 wks tomrw and have another mw appt to check blood pressure so will decide after that and in my general tiredness levels this wk!

Now up to two toilet visits a night. I normally possess legendary bladder capacity, so it's a touch irritating. After the second visit, DH elbowed me in the mouth! But he does seem to be sleeping through my tossing and turning a bit better which is good! Anyway, I choose to feel that the baby resting in my bladder is a good sign and means it's not going to go overdue.....

Anyone got any exciting plans for the week? I'm going to do some crochet, finish off a baby cardigan and make a waistcoat/hat set. GP on Thursday, MW home visit Friday. The fun never ends :)

I had to get up last night at 2.30. I was so pissed off with myself!

Like you, Hawk, I'm well known for amazing bladder capacity. And also like you I decided that maybe it isn't a bad thing, exactly.

I want to finish my cross stitch this week. Almost at the outline stitching part of it, so getting there!

I have the midwife again today thanks to the bank holiday next week as she didn't want to leave it 3 weeks between appointments. I'm hoping I qualify for a growth scan as baby feels rather long. We shall see though.

No other plans really, I don't think.

Morning All, for some reason I've made lots of plans for today. Crazy pregnant lady! I'm heading into town to meet a friend for lunch, which means walking through the City which feels like a different world these days! Then I'm going to a floatation tank for an hour- haven't done this in years but figured it would be nice to be weightless! Then off to see Star Trek. At the IMAX, in 3D. Wonder what the Small Girl will make of that?!

36+3 today. She seems to have really slowed down of late. I'm not hugely worried as I feel her move throughout the day, just not as much as a few weeks ago. Difficult isn't it, first time round, with no idea what's normal and what's not. I've made an extra midwife appointment tomorrow just to be sure.

I'm waking twice a night too but it is kicked off by indigestion each time and me reaching for the gaviscon. Im even dreaming about gaviscon these days! Although this is quickly followed by a massive pee.

Got to wait in all day for our pram. Mothercare won't tell you when it will arrive other than sometime between 8am and 8pm! Thankfully DH doesn't start work til 3pm do I can get out of the house for a bit this morning.

Going to spend my time productively sewing a dress for my nieces birthday, cleaning the fish tank and making chilli con carne for the freezer.

Mothership has landed. Has already done a load of washing and made plans to 'tidy baby's room' and to pack and repack my hospital bags. And she got up at 6am for a jog.

Off out to sort mobile phones and luggage.

hauled out of house

byeeeeeeee

I'm wondering why my bladder has let me down so badly.... last night was 4 wee's!! And that I classed as a good night.

waiting for the shopping to arrive looking at very gray clouds coming over and me thinking the bit if weeding I wanted to do may have to wait.

now have a chest of draws in baby's room so may well arrange them instead today.

my bff txt this morning saying she'd dreamt I'd had the baby overnight..... my reply was, I'm not out of bed yet but no baby that I'm aware of!

ooo shopping here!

pinkbear my bladder sounds similar to yours! 4 times is actually classed as an average/good night. It's not uncommon that I see every hour on the clock during the night for wees.

Sarah that sounds like a lovely day!! I really want to see the new Star Trek film as well but I doubt I'll get a chance to (no mat leave before baby is born as I run my own business). It's one of the things I miss most since having DS1. DH and I used to have Unlimited cards and go to the cinema once a week!

Hawkmoth you sound like a very productive crocheter! I've done one cardigan and a nappy cover so far oh and an amigurumi fish. Working on a rather complicated baby blanket now which in no way I will finish before the baby is here! As long as I finish it by winter...

I was awake from just before 3 til about 7 with blooming pains again! The tightenings lasted from afternoon til about ten ish last nite ranging from twenty minutes to half hour then settled. Then i was dreaming i was in pain and woke up and i was i was really worried had a walk round the house had a sort out in spare room and eventually went back to bed at 7 when it eased off. I only had a couple of hours sleep had a health visitor appointment at home at ten otherwise wouldn't have got dressed!
If these were anything to worry about they would carry on wouldn't they?
Anyhow i must have a terrible bladder always wake up at least 3 times for a wee!
Got the midwife again this afternoon hope my blood pressure is behaving! got a consultant appointment tomorrow too,one thing for sure i have well used the NHS during this pregnancy!

how you are all still so active i don't know!i woke up about 2 times in thenight which is normal for me.

Still got puffy feet and fingers, getting pins and needles in myfingers a bit too which is crap.
I've had a complete drop in my mood and I can't figure out why, don't know if its the swelling, the feeling like the size of a house, feeling like i want this baby out already but at the same time not wanting to share him with anyone, cause people keep telling me their 'helpful' experiences, asking what the mastereplan is for the birth and looking confused when i say all i want is oh in the room i'm not bothered about anything else, feeling like i really really want to lose weight now,the depression that i deal with on a day to day basis, the fact its nearly a year since dad died and i keep thinking about wanting him to meet the baby and feel bad for moving away from mum even though it's only 7 miles cause i used to go round a lot more than my sister ora culmination of all of the above.

man sorry about yet another post that nobody needs to read, maybe getting it off my chest will bring me back up a bit,

have a nice relaxed start to the week everyone!

steff don't apologise - you are dealing with a lot. Being pregnant is hard enough, with out added worries health Wise and family Wise.

I too battle with depression, and some days I figure my body is just telling me to stop and take some time out. having added hormones whizzing around doesn't help! Friday I was awful, couldn't stop crying, hated everything and didn't want to do anything. and of course no one understood me don't beat yourself up. there's enough people around willing to do that for us.

just remember you are doing a fantastic job, be proud if you x

Pram has arrived! Could have done with my nephews Lego building skills to put it together but I got there in the end! Have stashed it in the garage for now though as I'm a little superstitious. Now just need to practice getting the car seat in and out of the car.

Steph don't worry about going bleurgh all over the keyboard. We've all done it on here - even the most chipper folks get down (aka me yesteray). DH said if I'd been like yesterday the whole pregnancy he would have been straight down the vasectomy clinic once LO arrived!

That's what's so nice about this thread, you know people will understand better how you feel. It's bad enough feeling badly during pregnancy, but this expectation of the outside world that you're supposed to be super chipper and on cloud nine just because you're pregnant.. that doesn't help at all. So feel free to get it all out here!

arlandria I find that when my BH are painful it's usually during the night. I don't know if it's to do with positioning or being relaxed or what (apparently a large percentage of people go into labour in the middle of the night) but it's definitely noticeable. I'm sure it's not 'the real thing' but just our bodies getting ready at this point? How many weeks are you?

SunnyL do you have a base for the carseat in the car? If not I'd definitely recommend getting one. You can get isofix ones or seatbelt ones (we have a seatbelt one as our car is ooooold!). It really helps not having to faff with the seatbelt around the carseat every time you want to get in & out.

Thanks Rroew. Yeah just decided to start looking on gumtree and eBay for an isofix. Had decided to be cheap and avoid it but considering how out of breath I got just building the damn pram I'm thinking we should probably be kinder to ourselves and spend the dosh.

I told oh im not one of these serene bitches and when he gets home from work at 4 we're going to home bargains cause they have good cake and chocolate and the place it's at has burger king and im having the biggest burger tgey do and im still eating dinner too, he's tried to be supportive and yell me im dealing well, feeling a little better now, my moods starting to come back up again the dog came for a cuddle

I think what people fail to realise (or remember if it's been a while since they were pregnant) that pregnancy is a massive physical and emotional upheaval for our bodies.

It takes SO MUCH effort to think about and do stuff, especially in these later stages. We need to go easy on ourselves and not beat ourselves up about things we feel we should be thinking / doing.

I've become far less active and really quite lazy. Which isn't me, but I just can't be arsed with it all right now. And I'm sure the energy will come back once baby is born and I can move freely without the slightest movement being a total and utter mission!

This thread is really good for support, rreow, you're right.

Sunny, exciting about the pram, but yes to that weird superstition! Ours is coming tomorrow with the car seat and mattress. We bought an Isofix base new as they were going for £15-20 quid less on eBay which wasn't enough saving to make it worth buying second hand. DH wouldn't have us not get one for the safety aspect. And it will be convenient for easy access in and out of the car. And if you think that we will use it for child 2 as well, it becomes better value!

Steff, enjoy your food blow out :-) I hope you start to feel better soon.

Oh, and regarding BH vs real contractions, real ones don't stop and will get closer together / longer while BH normally won't. Oh, and you can't even talk if it's real!

BH don't always behave as they should, however!

I've got an app on my phone to time contractions. But I've told DH that it's his job!

Home from work currently sat in the bath thinking about everything I have to do but not doing it may make a list when I get out as I'm still working I reckon one job a day will crack it hehe

Sorry to all those feeling crap have a from me

Hope all the babies and new mummies are ok and doing well, how many babies have we got now? I'm 37 weeks tomorrow and absolutely knackered with it still at work tho finish next week when ill be 38+3 much to my dismay hubby has told dog walker I'm on mat leave now so am very cross as have to come home at lunch for the dogs too! For that he can walk them when he gets home... Never mind I've got our yearbook to finish this afternoon so will sit with that when I'm outta the bath

Anyone know the odds of babies coming early/late etc?

Just made a batch of those biscuits with DS2 Olimoss. Only on taking them out of the oven I realise I omitted the bicarb. Hopefully they'll still taste OK!

I think it's the sudden dramatic shift that catches you out. I've gone from my fittest ever to most slow ever, and mind hasn't caught up with body. And the bar shifts all the time! I'm currently collapsed on a bench outside southwark cathedral as the two miles I've walked today have exhausted me. Even a couple of weeks ago the effect would be different. The Small Girl is now going ballistic in there. Is she screaming 'mum have a rest?!'

Steff- my dad died last year and I forever wish he'd been around to meet his granddaughter. And people like to tell me that a lot as well- 'isn't it a shame your dad isn't here' etc etc. Its so sad. I miss him everyday. I feel like this baby is to give my mum a new purpose in her life as well as for us, and similarly feel bad for not involving her as much as she'd like. It's tough x

I do love my crochet! Have a loft full of wool, but not been very good about making stuff for baby really as it all seems a bit abstract... Even now!

Was feeling super this morning, but a trip to garden centre, pub for lunch (HUGE BURGER) and Asda has put paid to that. I could sleep for a week and all the good resting work I've done for my SPD has gone out of the window.

Still, Asda have in bath sheets for a fiver.... In BLACK. Which has got to be on the list for home birth or post birth shower in hospital! Last time I got brown ones and was very thankful! They even washed ok so could keep using them! I must stop going to Asda though, spending a fortune. Though buying a Gro Egg last week for £9.20 has got to be a good thing, especially as on the same day in sainsbury's they were £19.99.

Due date statistics: spacefem.com/pregnant/charts/duedate0.php

It's a bell curve pretty much. I get excited about stuff like this

Ooh I still need to get some extra towels I think. Midwives said they need 3 towels for homebirth and I guess it would be useful if they're not white!

Hawkmoth do you know what you're having? I absolutely love this dress and this cardigan but I'm having a second boy so no crocheting pretty girly things for me. I'm working on this blanket.

No idea what we are having, though I suspect boy due to hairy belly! I've made a green and white striped blanket, a pink, green and white blanket and a star blanket in purple and multi stripes (search Bernat.com for star blanket). I'm making the cardigan in a green mix, but it is quite a girly lacy pattern, the other stuff I'll make with the same as the star blanket... To be used as the SECOND blanket for the baby!!!

I'm just starting off as a crochet beginner Hawkmoth, would love time to experiment more one day.

Olimoss the ANZAC biscuits without bicarbonate are still yummy. Chewy but not that thin. Will have to make another batch to compare!

it really is good to be able to get things off your chest on here,

i've barely been moving recently, the furthest i can walk is around the shop a little before i'm completely crippled with my hips,managed to get to the freezer aisle in the shops before having to walk the rest of the way round clutching the shelf/oh for support because i'm too stubborn to give up
goodness knows how youguys are still going, this pgp stuff is rubbish, it is one reason i can't wait untill this baby vacates womb service.

Sarah it's so difficult losing someone like that, i've had the depression for nearly 3 years now ( well being treated for it) and i used to speak to him every day nomatter where i was, my dad worked from home and mum was a teacher so ichated to him alot if i was off in the daytime, he died suddenly, he was so well known in our town and i don't think i know anyine that didn't think the world of him and it's rubbish being 'the ones who lost their dad' and seeing my mum when someone refers to her as 'so and so's widow' cause we are trying to be ourselves

me and the dog have been chain watching rubbish on love film, the current one is waterloo road and the episode we watched was when earl kelly shot Maxine, and the floodgates opened, luckily OH walked in right at that moment which i class as good timing, he said we can can get whatever junk food from the shop i want and whatever else might make me happy, so going to go and get dressed now and maybe a little journey will make me feel better

thanks for the lovely messages guys, here's to a better evening

Oh Steff, hope you feel better this evening. I can't thank my body enough for how well it does during pregnancy. I really can't imagine going through what a lot of you are going through.