October 2013 - Countdown to D-Day!

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Sorry PE has struck again Tarlia.. I know you know its not your fault really. Every week you get now is great! Plus they can start meds really early. How many weeks are you now?

I'm loving the positive induction stories, thanks legally and tarlia. I had visions of me pinned to the bed, on my back, with a drip and a series if interventions. It's good to know it doesn't always work that way.

Soup - yes, but if the website doesn't say, I'll type off the back of the packet.

Oh no tarlia sorry to hear that. What's the plan from here now then? How many weeks are u now? X

Looks like they do a great range of sizes and styles

www.bravadodesigns.com/mobile/uk-en/maternity-and-nursing-bras-and-tank

Can't keep up with all of you lovely chatty ladies but here lurking and reading :-D

Not really sure why but feeling p**d off and throughly fed up this evening. Think having realised that only have 10 weeks til due date and 9 before they begin trying to induce with sweep and have so much to do :-(

Not got nursery ready, haven't thought about bags and stuff to go in them and already used up half of the summer holidays!

Dh is in no rush either - think I might have to get paint brush out myself to spur him in to action ;-)

Sorry to moan ladies but needed to vent and maybe someone else here is lagging behind in preparation stakes too and could keep me company!

Anyway given up stewing in front of tv with dh and havegone bed! HerHere's keeping fx for a good kip for all of us :-)

Oh tarlia you haven't failed at all please don't feel that way. PE is something you have no control over. Hope medication helps and you can keep that baby cooking for a few more weeks. How many weeks are you?
I've painted the fireplace in the nursery! Woohoo! Been meaning to do it for weeks but carpet goes in next week so had to get it done really. Obvs DH should have done it for me but clearly he wasn't going to even with all my hints. Anyway it's done now and once the carpet goes in he can build all the furniture and I can make it all beautiful.

shire don't worry about not having any Braxton Hicks and Colostrum yet, I did not have any Braxton Hicks with either DS and delivered them both naturally with only Gas and air for the first one and nothing for the second one (I was in the US and they had Epidural or nothing). I did not have any colostrum until towards the end of my pregnancies either and I ended up breastfeeding smoothly from birth, both for 2 1/2 years.

Soup I was induced with DS2, and it went very smoothly indeed, I spent most of my time on the loo with a portable monitor as it was the place I felt most comfortable (a bit like a supported squatting position I guess), but I had a great midwife whom trusted me and let me do what felt most natural to me.

Thank you, ladies. I'm only 31+5, so luckily one of the later ones on the thread, but still way too early.

Soup well tbh I didn't get off the bed, but that was more to do with my SPD as I wasn't on a drip and only needed a fetal monitor towards the end as my monkey decided he wanted to be superman and a snake charmer and came with arm first and cord around his neck - nothing to do with the induction at all. All scans I had he was hands to face refusing to more, even my 3/4d.

shooting good for you on the painting!

blues don't forget you do not need a nursery for at least 6 months. So long as you have place to sleep, clothes and changing stuff etc then all will be fine. Hopefully you can pop and get bag sorted this weekend. I need to pack mine after today's news, which I have kept putting off for weeks now!

Grrr I need a rant! Dh is annoying me so much this eve I've had to come to bed before I actually kill him! I have had really bad back ache and siatica today, and earlier when I was on the sofa one of my siatica pains shot down my leg to which I flinched and made an 'ouch' sound do u no what he said to me?!!! 'Cant be that bad or you'd be crying' then I was just talking general crap to him like u would think u could do with your husband after not seeing him all day but apparently I need to 'shut up' cos he's watching tele!!

I've come to bed before a full blown argument starts!

Blues join me in the unprepared stakes. I've bought nothing. We've just moved house and DH is decorating the nursery. Unfortunately decorating includes stripping evil stuck on wallpaper and belt sanders so at least another couple of weeks before we have anywhere to put baby stiff so I haven't bought things.

Blues also meant to ask if your name has a rugby link

Tarlia - sorry to hear about the PE, I'm dreading that too. How did they diagnose it today? Do you feel well?

It's our last on holiday tonight and I'm quite excited to get home and start baby preparations. She has been stretching from one side of my tummy to the other tonight, and I think I felt her turn right over earlier which was very weird!

Back from my Nct breast feeding session and it was actually really interesting, informative and quite enjoyable.

Everyone was a lot more relaxed and chatty and I think I judged my fellow group participants before actually getting to know them, they are actually very nice people.

I feel a lot more informed and have way more knowledge which hopefully will enable me to successfully breast feed, or at least give it my best shot.

Sorry to hear about the PE tarlia, fx this medication does it job and baby cooks for more weeks.

Soup will they keep monitoring you? When is the next scan? Yes perhaps leaving work earlier would be good if you want some time off before the baby comes and it is likely to be early. I also had low pappa and high hcg at my 12 week bloods but not quite enough to prompt extra monitoring for placenta failure (10th percentile and they look at 5th and below at my hospital). I am pleased to be having a growth scan at 32 weeks for something else anyway (placenta covering cervix - not sure if it is related).

Tarlia sorry to hear you have PE. I. Didn't realise there was medication for it, that is good news and should hopefully give you soe more time.

I am off to France on Saturday. Do you think I should bring some of the hospital bag type items with me? I will only be 30 weeks...

Sorry to hear about PE tarlia. Hope it gets managed properly.
lost Congrats on moving to the new house. Did you have to change hospital/ GP as well? Really trying to keep calm ATM, as Halifax is dragging their feet on our mortgage offer. We neeeeed to move and am so fed up of this flat and don't want to bring baby here. I feel the air is not clean and just want a new house!
Re: colostrum, am 33 weeks and no leaks yet, also only had Braxton hicks once weeks ago, am I ok? What can I do as I really want to bf?

Don't worry Funkyy leaking colostrum isn't an essential for successful breastfeeding.

Thanks lost and tarlia it is good to know I'm not the only one who lacks organisation! Name doesn't have a rugby link - favourite colour followed by the title of the book I was reading when I joined! I would just like to be able to get the room sorted so I can put some clothes away as they are currently building up in plastic bags around the house and at my mum's

Did ash dh where the rollers and brushes were this morning and he told me I wasn't allowed to paint - not sure if that means he might do some this weekend

Hoipe everyone slept better last night and that the PE settles and you can hold on to bubs for a little while Tarlia

I'm still in the no Braxton Hicks or boob leaks club at 30+4.

orange, I've another scan in 4 weeks when they'll decide on next steps. I'm feeling enormously better about the situation this morning (an unusually good night's sleep undoubtedly helped!). Thinking rationally, all the things I'm worried about re the induction could well have happened anyway. At least, knowing its likely, I can arm myself with knowledge and prepare myself (and DH) for how it's likely to go.

When my boss is back on Monday, I shall break the news that I want to finish at 36 (at the latest) rather than 37 weeks. I don't see that going down well given they have yet to sort out my maternity cover!

orange, I probably wouldn't bother with hospital bag stuff. If needed, you could get it all in France. Have a lovely holiday!

Tarlia hope medication sorts things out, and you get no worse x

Soup Hope all works out well for you too.

I have braxton hicks regularly, (but didn't until in my 3rd pg)but have only leaked colostrum once..... on dh's cheek when he was laying with his head on my boob

Sending my 2 big boys off camping for the weekend - am exhausted already having sorted out all the stuff they need to take!

Hi all, working from home today which is such a luxury!
Can't remember who said what, but I definitely have my fat and ugly moments a lot at the moment. I lost a lot of weight before our wedding last year and was finally happy with my body, but now it's all out of control again, even though I have been eating fairly healthily and keeping an eye on calorie intake the last few months. My thighs seem to be expanding more than my bump! I hate that people think they have a free rein to comment on your size, just because you're pregnant. Especially as some of the men who have said stuff to me have bigger pot bellies! But throw that back at them, and it's suddenly not funny anymore.
Sorry to hear about those who had some bad news yesterday but glad everything is ok in the meantime. Important thing is that your doc/mw knows about it and will be keeping an eye on you and giving you the best treatment.
I've had some reduced movement the last 2 days so phoned maternity ward last night. Had a cold drink and some sweet biscuits and sure enough, lots of kicks thankfully appeared, but they're much more subtle than they've been of late, hence my concern. I wondered if it was related to having an anterior placenta. Anyone else found this? I'm currently 29 weeks.
I'm away to check out those nursing bras legally and of course, do some work!

So sorry to hear about the PE Tarlia - you know that it isn't in your control, so just cook that baby as long as you can .

Can't remember who was saying about not being prepared, but I literally only started last weekend and am 32+5. Managed to get kitchen cupboards sorted, oven cleaned, fridge/freezer defrosted, furniture for baby bought and up, paint bought to tidy up the flat, some clothes bought, and have gone through DS's stuff and have everything ready to wash that can be reused. Oh and got the car seat base. Until last Friday I had only bought the buggy! My point other than I am feeling a bit smug is once the nesting instinct kicks in, it really doesn't take that long

Working from home today as WC jab at lunchtime - not looking forward to the achy arm! Hope everyone has a good day

MrsO i think you get a big increase in amniotic fluid around 28 weeks - i found movements were much harder to feel around then - you know when you think 'oh, that was a movement....or did i imagine it....?' Also now at nearly 33 weeks movements have changed a lot - i get very few kicks and punches now, but lots of writhing around with the baby pushing my belly into weird shapes.

Hello all, can I join you?! Not sure how I missed this thread!

Am 30+3, due date oct 8 th but due to cervical cerclage and complications will be having an ELCS, date tbc. Aiming to get to 34 weeks and anything extra a bonus.

Still working full time, feeling ok but knackered!

Also excited but completely terrified about enormity of going from footloose fancy free carefree life to one with a baby!

mrso and bowlfull I actually read that amniotic fluid reduces weekly from 28 weeks to make more room for the baby to grow, at my 28 week scan I had 5.6 CMs of fluid around the baby and on Wednesdays scan I had 4.6cms of fluid around him, but also it could be your placenta as when I was on the monitor it was picking up huge kicks u could hear him like he was kicking a microphone but I could feel absolutely nothing as he was doing it all behind the anterior high placenta.

So I managed to not google 'fetal head above 97th centile' for an entire 48 hours before I have in and fortunately I didn't read anything terribly horrible I didn't come across any stories where there was an abnormality with the baby just lots of birth stories and it kind of went 1 of 3 ways for everyone

1. Induction at week 38 and a normal birth
2. Natural labour past edd ending in c-section
3. Planned c section

So I will discuss with consultant and go from there as it appears plenty of ppl do get induced for large heads when the body isn't measuring large.

orange I wouldn't worry about hospital bag stuff for your holiday either x

Also bowlfull I'm hoping to have a few productive days like this over the next few weeks off when dh has the day off as we don't have money to go on days out so may as well be productive at least.