Due August 2013 - Part 5 - The Final Stretch - We're nearly there duebies!!

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Welcome to the thread in which we will meet our babies - woooooooooop!!

Previous thread - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1709005-August-2013-Part-4-Half-way-there-already?msgid=39205443

Hi folks. Been really tired today, and am uncomfortable now. Bump feels sort of tight across the underneath. I'm also getting backache. Am going to try and have a bath tonight and get to bed early. Sorry for the whinge, hope everyone is ok.

Glad your appointment went well Foof and BP was fine.

I am getting that horrible tight feeling as well MrsPennyapple, it is right above my pubic bone before my bump actually starts. I am assuming it's just stretching pains, but is sometimes accompanied by my whole bump feeling bloated and hard. I seem to be growing rapidly at the moment, when the bloating goes down my stomach doesn't go back down to where it was before.

I have a DRs appointment to see if they will prescribe me something (anything!) for heartburn as Rennies and Gaviscon aren't doing anything now and the pharmacist wouldn't give me anything else. Have had a search on Mumsnet and read about Omeprazole and Zantac. I am not sleeping well what with that and the baby protesting like mad if I dare slide off my hip to rest on my belly a little.

We received some scan pics through the post from our extra scan. It was a lovely surprise as we just assumed they didn't give more out. There is a definite potty shot on there though and I am convinced it gives the sex away! I am trying to comfort myself with the fact that we don't really know what we're looking at. She asked us at the scan if we knew so I'm assuming they wouldn't send a sex-revealing shot!

Rant! Finding it really hard to bite my tongue at work atm. All these 'do-gooders telling me what to do. I try to smile and be polite but everything seems to wind me up more now preg. 27+1 now and on my break the other day only get 20 mins trying to have a bit of peace I had a lovely lecture from two collegues on how my dogs CAN NOT go upstairs anymore as they will EAT my baby when he's born. Yes EAT not bite or hurt him they will eat him! What about when baby is downstairs? Do dogs only like to eat children when they are upstairs? What am I suppose to say to this? I just said I don't intend on dipping him in chocolate and laying him on the floor for them the same as I won't be leaving him to bath himself. I do have a stair gate on the nursery door but mainly because I don't want his lovely room to get full of dog hair. Baby will be in my room first in his basket (no room for cot) but my dogs will still be allowed upstairs as they always have been allowed and I don't want them to become jealous + I don't see the problem apart from my baby getting eaten I just have to try let it go over my head ARH!

gonnab I'm sorry to hear you're getting it in the neck. Ppl are funny about dogs and babies, I get similar BS from people; like you I'm more concerned about hair but we are muzzle training him just in case he reacts badly.
My boss gave me some great advice about ppl like this "opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one and everyone thinks everyone else's stinks. Ignore Ignore Ignore."

Haha that's great remembering! I know it's my first and I do understand that they have been there done that kind of thing but I will learn my own way. And to top it after all that on the way out the woman was like well I've always had dogs! So hers were ok but mine are clearly satans very own

Hi All, was just pooping on to catch up and say that Aldi are doing a load of baby stuff on their weekly specials, starting today. Also, there's a voucher in (in think) the Mirror, with £5 off if you spend £40, plus a few other ones like some nappies and wipes for 1/2 price (means you can get a box of the newborn ones for something like 68p!). I'm hoping to use reusables, but I think some disposables might be handy for this black tar poo that you've all been talking about!

BabyH I agree with the other advice you've been given (and that the step parent threads can be a scray place!), but from a step-mum point of view, I know that I have been shorter on patience than I usually am recently, just becasue of little niggles, and generally feeling all hormonal. Although I was not initially very happy with DH when he pointed this out to me, looking objectively (after some time spent sulking about it !)I can see that he is right, and I've had to make a conscious effort to either be more patient, or (when I feel I can't be), step away from the situation calmly while I still can and just hand it over to DH to take care of.

Waves, sorry you're still feeling pooey, I think you're doing an amazing job of staying positive though! Have you tried putting the fortisip into a jelly? When my mum had chemo she couldn't keep much down and they gave her those drinks to try and build her up - she couldn't stand them straight, but used to eat a big bowl of jelly gradually throughout the day, and found she could keep them down that way. Thought it might be worth a try!

Gonnab my main concern about our dog is that she might try to 'cuddle' up to the baby and squash him! She is very gentle and affectionate around children, but I'll still be taking all the usual precautions and being sensible ie not leaving them alone together. She sleeps in our room at night, and I'm not planning to oust her from that either - in my current hormonal state the thought of forcing her to sleep in another room on her own makes me start to cry!

Thanks for comments. I agree there is a diff between doing it deliberately and not being aware but believe me when I say it is completely deliberate. She has done it again in my car last night and then lied about it. I am very glad I put ny foot down and put her in a pull up otherwise it would be costing even.more to have my car cleaned. She laughs at fact she has done it. I have made her tell her dad herself today and he has been brilliant. I hate seeing her cry but part of me can't help thinking that he is getting thru to.her if she is crying rather than laughing about it.

Sounds awful but we had promised to take them to a wave swimming pool today, dss is still going but dsd has been told she cant join in. She is very upset but as mum refuses for then to have consequences neither of them are learning the right way to behave. So she is learning the hard way as dss dis the other night when he rfuaes to eat his dinner cos he decided after being told off for eating with his fingers that he then didn't like his dinner. He sat for 2 hours til he ate it. I know it sounds evil but they get away wig murder.

I would have said if it was last week I was less patient but have been really chilled til yesterday

Will be glad when they go home on Sunday though

zippy that is exactly how I feel. I've always had it in my head that I don't want the baby in bed (I know this is easier said than done when bf) but I know someone how tragically fell asleep on sofa bf and the newborn fell off and sustained permanent brain damage (not trying to scare anyone but when you know someone it scares you more than the typical stories you here) so keeping the dogs in there will definitely discourage me further. But i'll never know until ds makes his arrival not ruling anything out yet

Hi all Remembering I have also just been referred for ANOTHER growth scan as measuring three weeks too big. I'm already booked in for one at 34 but they want me to have another in the meantime. She says as long as movements are consistent I don't have to worry and all other checking stuff was fine.

I know there are protocols etc but I don't like all this fuss and attention. I told her the baby was big. She also couldn't tell me why it all might be an issue, just told me not to google!

Also got THE breast feeding lecture. I wouldn't mind, but I said I was happy to give it a go and see what happens!

I think I feel irrationally got at! No doubt down to stupid hormones!

31+0

Trenchcoat could be bloated hard feeling you are talking about be Braxton Hicks? I have been getting them with a vengeance - every time I get up or start walking around. They do take my breath away a bit and are very uncomfortable, but checked with midwife and she said as long as they don't hurt then nothing to worry about. They are slowing me down though.

I thought they could be Braxton Hicks as some come and go fairly quickly, but sometimes (like tonight) the bloated feeling lasts for hours!

I have a Dr's appointment tomorrow to try to get heartburn meds now the Rennies are doing nothing. Not holding my breath, it's the same Dr who told me at 20 weeks that my PGP was just normal pregnancy pains and I had to expect it. Fully expecting him to tell me I have to just put up with losing sleep and being woken in the night as long as the baby is ok.

I am definitely getting BH now. Feeling huge and lots of people have been saying "not long now" - got 2 months (fingers crossed) to go. As I am on the short side I look way bigger than most people at 30 weeks! I do feel that I might pop!

Anyone else having pins and needles at top of tummy and feeling really hot there? Midwife has never come across it before and it is really annoying!

Am stressing a bit as DH has told me that MIL will be over from abroad at time of birth and wants to stay and see baby etc. She only comes over once a year - but what a co-incidence to come over when baby is being born. We fell out last over DD1 - honestly! DH will only be able to take a few days off and though I will be recovering from a C section, I would rather be on my own and try and work out bf etc than have her around! She is very pro bf and I not that bothered as will probably do mix feeding as I will do next time. My mum has offered to help me out by getting me to go to hers and my sister has offered to help - but DH has said I can see them anytime whereas his mum only comes over once a year - I will be more chilled at my mum and sister (who can look after DD with her cousins too) - it is really stressing me out.

sorry rant over.

Enjoy the sunshine girls - I can see it from my office!!

ijustwore - sounds just like the Braxton hicks ive been getting, starts really low down in pelvis and tightens all way around bottom of bump, I get them from early afternoon til evening every day at mo - wondering if this means I'll go into labour at this time of day?! I think a bit of dehydration makes them worse so I'm prob at most dehydrated this time of day (that's my theory anyway)

Stiggley - ooh not sure I could do mil either - can you and dh agree on some rules that he can gently set out to her and, most importantly some unkind of secret sign you can do that means you want to be left alone and he needs to get rid of her for a bit...

Stiggly...not so much pins and needles but am getting red hot there (and all over my books) resulting in horrific prickly heat and burst blood capillaries from scratching so much. I joked to dp last night that I wondered if my boobs was a result of being dairy allergic and having a tiny bit of leakage, had a little bit of clear fluid yesterday from one side and s lot of like dry powdery balls on the other. He laughed at me!
Can recommend eumovate cream for the itches, only thing that is curing me.

Upset dp's mum yesterday (whoops). She doesn't agree with us disciplining the kids bad behaviour (wtf???!!!) And wholly disagrees with us being cros at dsd for deliberately wetting herself...she did it at her house yesterday whilst in room next door to the toilet. His mum wanted kids to stay with her and I shot her down saying dsd didn't deserve treats. Apparently I am gonna have issues when this one arrives cos she will get told to butt out if she interferes with me dis iplining my child

Maybe they are Braxton Hicks then Muddy, I didn't expect them to last that long. I thought they would be tightenings for seconds/minutes. I had convinced myself it was my belly growing in front of my eyes as I am sure my belly stays bigger each time!

I got told by two people yesterday I was tiny for nearly 30 weeks but I don't feel it, I have a really big, solid bump when naked, the empire line top must be my friend. My solitary stretch mark from right under my bump has some little friends now... I know it's stupid but it makes me feel out of control, my boyfriend made me feel so much better reminding me they will fade and saying they didn't matter and we're having a baby!

Can't believe how close we are now!!

29+5

Ooo, me, me stiggley I have pins & needles most of the time just below my breast bone, the last few mornings I've had a big round bump sticking out there too, head or arse I think, but not sure which! Have a MW check next week so will ask we which way round he is.

babyh sorry to hear you're having a rough time, hope it improves soon.

Ijust I think I have a lonely sm under my boob, hopefully it'll stays lonely, I'm ignoring it & hoping it'll go away!

I swear I'm going to knock out the next idiot who makes a comment about being hot/pregnant/swollen in August or keeping my legs crossed til September grrrrrr

cakebaby hopefully they won't get too many friends! The Midwife at my 28 week appointment sounded positively delighted when he pointed out to me I was starting with a stretch mark .

ijust WHY would he do that? So mean. I've resigned myself to getting them, despite applying so much bio oil/mama mio oil/tummy butter/palmers that I can barely keep clothing on
I got some as a teen that are barely visible now, so in another 20 years I should be fine!

My Midwife was a she not a he btw, that was a typo. Yes, I too am slippery with all the oils and balms. I've heard they're genetic and my mum has them so I had no hope really.

I get a lot of pins and needles/ numbness at top of bump. Apparently it's all quite normal, if somewhat disconcerting

Feeling rubbish today with (what I assume is a) virus. Woozy, nauseous, exhausted and a few pea sized lumps under right armpit. Lying on sofa drinking lots of juice and having a pity-party

OMG 11 weeks to go...

Tummy bug when you can't starve yourself sucks...I actually think it worse than the hg.

Kids go back tonight, I am soooo glad. I am shatteredand ready for a decent sleep without being woken up at 0630 to two shouting and laughing kids...it is lovely to hear them playing without Nintendo etc but when I have been up all night with stomach cramps and commuting I can live without it...esp as dp has an uncanny knack of sleeping thru it

Sorry you're feeling rubbish baby
Quick Q. Does anyone know when we should start perineum massage? Is it from 32 weeks?

I am hoping am over the worst of it. My parents have take. Dsc's out so I can rest and dp has clean the flat god love him.

Just run down from not sleeping due to cramps I think. Mw says its nothing to worry about but that doesn't help when they hit and take Ur breath away.