The PESH are getting busy and looking out for a cluster diff!!

[pinkr]

blonderthanred, boy, born 26th October 2012.
FriendofDorothy, boy, born 14th December 2012.
QueenRollo, boy, born 21st January 2013.

Need dates:

Rollerbaby, No pink here, expecting boy due March 20th 2012
IveBeenExpectingYou (CockDodger), A very active baby girl, due March 28th 2012
Silver, hoping for an easier sneeze, due mid-July 2012
Starryeyedmole, regretting recently investing in scales
cakeandcava approaching walrus proportions, DC1 EDD 21/10/12

LazyMachine (38) DC1 EDD 9/2/13
CamelKnees (34) fat and fatigued DC2 EDD 22/04/2013
HaveALittleFaith (31), Faithlet arrived 14.04.13
fertilityFTW (34) date needed.
pinkr, (33), any day now!!, DC1 due 22/08/2013
Jethro (36) head in the sand Edd 071013
Frankel (32) nauseous and knackered Edd 4/3/14
Noks - info needed
Sinky - info needed

Done my best - apologies for any misinformation or omissions!

Oh pink how exciting! I get that you're nervous (I'm in denial about actually pushing anything out yet!) but the end result - squishy little baby!

Looking forward to the infamous "glow". I have a small bump already and I'm getting paranoid people will notice before long. Thank god we can go public by the middle of next week!

Well i'm 1cm dilated but the sweep didn't hurt at all which makes me think it won't work the hospital I have to deliver in is packed this week so I've not to go in till next sat...gives me two extra days to go myself...pineapple, curry and lots of walks in the menu!

My SIL's morning sickness returned just before she went into labour pinkr!

Glad the sweep didn't hurt - mine was painful but did fuck all so maybe that's a good sign? I was 1cm too but cervix was very high - hence lack of labour but also maybe why it hurt so much. If yours has moved down you might be closer to action.

Anyway don't want to get you all excited but that's my non-medical theory. We'll see...

Thanks! Keep looking for signs etc! I've had a huge appetite the last few days as well but that could just be me!

How are you feeling today Pink?

Yup, we want daily updates from now on pink

I'll need to remember to check in :)
Nothing today unfortunately....keep knicker checking to see if any show etc but nothing. Spent most of today doing shopping etc...stocking up on things for visitors coming. Have decided to go to Glasgow tomorrow and meet friends for lunch
Been trying to juggle the family visitors who already want dates to visit etc...think inlaws etc. I like them but when mr df got off the phone last night he seemed to think they were planning on arriving next Sunday till the Thursday. the baby may not have even hatched until the Monday or tues depending on induction. My side is also starting on the visit booking. Is it wrong that I think I'll just want to be left to gaze at my wee bundle for several days without people trying to have a hold etc.

Actually its probably the hormones moaning and it'll be nice to see everyone.... I think it's more the thought of how wrecked I'll be etc and whether the energy will be there. I'm quite selfish probably

Pink I'd be the same. I've already said to SSG that I don't want anyone to come to the hospital. I'd like at least 1 day at home, just us. I don't think it's too much to ask. But then, I'm a miserable cow

Ha i'm feeling pretty much like a miserable cow as well! I bloody hate having people in my house at the best of times...well, when I don't feel great etc anyway. I like my space.
I have said that the day we come home it will be just us...problem is that done family will be travelling 6 of hours so i'm worried about being rude. That said i'm pretty sure that trying to go to the loo after a c section or tear with your relatives through the wall isn't really on anybody's to do list...we have one bathroom which it's through the wall from living room and paper thin walls

Pink it depends on the guests. My SILs arrived the day we were discharged. They were brilliant at helping, cups of tea, made dinner, held her when I needed a minute. Guests who expect you to wait on them will seriously piss you off! Good luck with impending baybee arrival.

Good luck to Frank with the scan and going public :)

Sinks and jeff sounds like things are progressing well.

That's if it happens Faith, I still don't have a time for the scan on Tuesday. I've been leaving answer phone messages all over the place in the hope someone will get back to me

I think I know i'm being unreasonable but I think it's just something hormonal just now or something to focus my attention. I'll be on cloud nine probably and not be bothered.
Yes good luck on the scan frank incase I get way laid!

Feeling better about the whole visitor thing today...think my hormones are seriously playing up! Went to Glasgow which is an hour and a bit away and had lunch which was lovely but after a while I had this overwhelming urge to get home as I missed Mr df so much. Strange
More cervical type pains today and what I think may have been a bit of plug if plug resembles snot...

Glad you're feeling better about it. It's nice to have people around, just tell them to a. Make their own drinks and b. make you one while they're at it! My mucus plug was mixed with waters but yes I think it does look like streaky snot!

I also have the urge to clean again...going to give the place a right good going over tomorrow, plus hope it kicks something off!

Oooh the urge to clean? Emotional about being apart from father of child? (Marks symptoms on spread sheet)

I have a scan & appointment with consultant today - they will hopefully move me to midwife, rather than consultant, lead care. Excited to see MiniJeff on screen again

Pinkr, things are moving on!

Hope you can coax a scan time out of them today Frank. Are you going to ring the scan dept directly? My midwives seem to work a 24 hour delay - everything goes on to the answer phone and you get rung back at some point, maybe the next day.

Good luck with appointment Jef. Why might you be consultant led?

I'm back from a hen do over the weekend. Told everyone there - there is no excuse in the world that they would have believed about me not drinking and on the decaf tea. And a lot of them know about the barren-ness etc.

It nerve wracking to tell so many people at 9weeks. So, I may have acquired an ultrasound machine at work on Friday... And managed to see a heartbeat! Ghj is worried this will becom a weekly occurrence...

I found it frustrating that I wanted to clean but didn't have the energy to do it for very long pink! I recall MSB telling me not to scrub the bathroom floor at 37+6 but I did it anyway!

Ooh good luck jeff, hope its MW led from now on.

That makes sense jeff. When I went to a&e with a uti tracked to kidney infection the doc said they had a machine and I could come any time..didn't know the team though so didn't take them up on it!

Still consultant led. MiniJeff is in a breech position at the mo so have to go back in 2 weeks. I've been consultant led Sinks because I'm old, have had IVF & have had pre cancerous treatment on my cervix.

I told some people at 8 weeks just because they knew we'd had IVF.

Scan has been moved It is now on Thursday.

I called both the midwife and ultrasound department this morning. The nurse that answered the phone in the ultrasound department said she couldn't find my appt but had been on holiday for 2 weeks so would check with her colleagues to see if they knew about it.

I called back again 2 hours later and another nurse said they had no record of me having an appt on Tuesday. Thankfully she said they had just had a cancellation for Thursday afternoon and they could slot me in then.

I hope to god that my whole pregnancy isn't like this! The midwife was, quite frankly, useless as she just said "you need to phone the ultrasound dept" despite her assuring me that I had an appt and the ultrasound dept would call me

Ah well jeff. Have you got a ball to bounce on to try to turn mini jeff around? Or are they saying c-section?

What a nightmare Frank. Thank goodness you wrtr assertive and got the scan sorted.

Admin at hospitals is a nightmare..we've been booked in for scans and not been told before! Still thurs will be here very soon frank
Jeff there's still time for turning isn't there? my midwife thought I was breech a few Weeks ago but I knew I could still feel her bum!
How's everyone else doing? noks?

Oh sinks and faith I could spend a lot of time on an ultra sound machine if given the opportunity...you've been very restrained!