October 2013 - Are we neary *there* yet?!

[MrsHoratioNelson]

Welcome, welcome, sit down, put your feet up.

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Great news Orange.

Just remembered about midwives clapham.

So hungry today dp on his way home from work with cream slices yummy

Oooh Hayle a bubble bath sounds lush! But now Holby City followed by Midwifes = no time left for a long soak!!

Finally sorted a pushchair today, after deliberating for ages have gone for original plan (and exactly what we had for DD1) Mothercare Xtreme, decent 3 wheeler for dog walking and comes with car seat, got it 2nd hand in the end, pushchair has signs or wear but car seat is brand new with tags, couple had it as a replacement for faulty one and didn't need car seat, so an absolute bargain! I figure I'll either get the pushchair filthy within a week or like DD2 baby will end up in the sling and pushchair won't get used much (got my quinny zapp for 6 months +) my mum picked it up tonight, feel relieved to have it sorted

Clapham I missed your questions in all the excitement earlier - I'm 34+4 and will be being rescanned at 37+6 (just before my section at 38+4). Hopefully it will have moved even further, which will reduce the risk of hemorrhage or complications during the operation.

Baby was estimated at 5lb 13oz, so already bigger than dd1 was at 37 weeks when she was born!! All measurements around average, except portly belly on 80th centile. My family tends to have small babies, so her nickname is now Chunker

We couldn't see her face either as she has her head so far down. I'm sure she looks very odd now though all squished up in there!

Just putting my feet up now after a hectic day - braved the shops to get dd1's school uniform and shoes, and have found an excellent indie shop nearby which sell shoes to fit her narrow feet with low insteps, so I'm very pleased (although considerably poorer). Sorted out her wardrobe when we got in, so now have loads of stuff to put away for the new baby when she is 4/5 - seems like a veeeeerryy long time away!

Might have some birthday cake in a minute...

Are your parents my in laws pseudo they re here (Canada) for three weeks! They're coming from Ireland though. Have done all the last minute tidying etc and made an early dinner so just waiting now. Dh working tonight so I ll have to look after them and ds bath time and bedtime! I ll be knackered

Good news orange!

Enjoy bath Hayley.

Ana hope you're not too homesick :(

I'm homesick for London (mainly for family and friends)

Have some cake for me textbook

pink I have a cat and a few weeks ago we woke up too a very poo-ey incident downstairs dh sorted it but if he hasn't of been there I would have just cleaned it up with gloves if available and washed hands up to elbow after, also I heard/read that cat poo doesn't carry toxo until its 12 hours old xx

pseudo poor u sleeping on the floor even if it was only for an hour x but good news about your GTT

Can't remember who asked about the WC but it was never mentioned to me (33+1 now) so I asked my midwife about it on Fridays appt and she said the gp surgery should contact me about it then posted me some info through the door over the weekend to have a read of, I asked her personal opinion on it and she said 'we are meant to recommend u have it' I said yes but what would u do personally and he just said again 'we have to recommend it' so I guess I'll go get the jab if I get round to booking it in x

favellio how did I head about your 'surprise' baby shower?

orangeblossom my midwife recommends 3 a day (capsules) from 34 weeks x

text excellent news!! How much further does it have to move to avoid a c-sec? Great news for u too clapham and orange

flyer sending u lots of baby turning vibes x

How annoying falcon was it just to check size or another medical reason?

charlotte I mean umlauf lol I'm sure your baby is gorgeous... Don't think I've ever seen an un-gorgeous newborn, must be the funny Spanish scanning equipment lol

Blimey that was a very long catch up! Off too pay the final amount off the baby plan tommorow then the buggy car seat and isofix will all be delivered on approx 10th/11th September and dropped a few hints to my mum earlier about things I need so she can buy them for my baby shower haha. Right I'm all settled down with my malteasers too watch midwives :-)

Hello. Feeling a lil better now.
Was sick earlier. So argh! Had lo in living room with me when I had to run to loo. Then as puking i was worried as he has recently started puking.

Just as I thought I could do a quick check on him, I turn around and he is sat by bathroom door. Lol.

Nat went to look at phil n ted verve and promenade. They are massive. And expensive. So think oyster max is number one choice again.

Right back to 90210. Lol. Have set midwives to record. Thanks clapham!

Good choice GT I've gone for the single version of the oyster :-) xx

Poor you GT. I have been a little bit sick several times over the last few days but always only a tiny bit.

It's so hard to decide what the right thing is to do about injections isn't it. Thanks for info on raspberry leaf. I am going to attempt to see go tomorrow for 32 week appointment if I can get one.

U can tell there's a birthing programme on, mumsnets most active thread has an eeery silence cast over it lol

I'm noooooootttttttt watching. My baby is going to come out by magic without any pain.

I am not bothering with raspberry leaf tea this time. I took it from 37 weeks last time, was induced at 40+12, had a 50h labour and forceps delivery. Really don't believe it did anything for me at all!

I had the WC vaccine, it hurt more than my anti-D, which is supposed to be painful, but didnt hurt at all! I had to chase for it, asked at doctors who said ask hospital. Asked hospital who said midwife. Midwife sent me back to the doctors.

Congrats to all on the positive news today with placentas moving and GTTs passed.

Ok having pains every 3-5 mins like early labour pains so I am assuming false labour atm feeling sick with it and the belly tightenings felt baby move but not as much as usual saying that I was very busy today.

going keep an eye on it but really hope it is false labour I am only 35+3 even though I am sure she would be fine im not ready yet!!!

falcon take some paracetamol and have a warm soak in the bath this should ease the pain if its a false start, but like u say at that gestation if baby should come there's no reason there should be an complications a friend of mine had a little boy dead on 34 weeks and they oly stayed in hospital for 3-4 days xxx

I will have to catch up on the midwives! That's 2 weeks in a row.

chickien I go long periods without homesickness then all of a sudden it hits me. I was a bit disappointed to find out recently that my parents are only coming for two weeks after the baby is born but I guess that actually is a long enough time to have them staying in our small house. How often do you get to see family?

Ooh falcon I hope you feel better.

Falcon is it worth callin the maternity unit? They might want to have you in just in case.
As u say we are close enough to the end to ease the worry. But at what point do we go from "being to early" to "ok not to go to hospital to get check and just carry on labouring at home "

Oh I'm not explaining myself well. At what stage is going into labour not an issue and rushing to hospital not needed?

Hope it passes Falcon x

GT - I would have thought at term, ie from 37 weeks. However, false labour or true labour, I would always call labour ward anyway. Depending on no of weeks and symptoms, you'd get told different things. Eg contractions at 39 weeks, you'd probably get told to have a bath, take paracetamol and see how it goes. But that would differ with different symptoms or different term, iyswim....

oh falcon hope it's just a false alarm and perhaps you only need to rest after a busy day. Warm bath sounds like the best thing to me!

chickien sorry you are feeling homesick... it does get easier after a few years as you build a new life in the new place. But the first years can be very tough - I've moved countries twice and it is tough and normal to feel totally uprooted. Are you planning to stay in Canada for good or planning to come back to the UK at some point? Has your DH recovered from his man flu by the way? Mine has :-)

gt sorry you are sick... doesn't make things much easier!

and sanji about your first labour... OUCH... 50 hours??!!

and good point gt at what point should we switch to thinking "it may very well be early labour"...

falcon def call in if a bath doesn't stop the contractions as they will want you in to be monitored at this stage. Baby would be find, but they'd want to try and stop it or give steroids for lungs. Hope you are ok

Fantastic news all round with tests and scans it seems. So pleased!

Hope chick and Ana are not too homesick :( It's tough having a baby away from family support, I know. Keep talking to us xx My MIL from hell made me a wreck last time and the lovely woman has started again tonight, but DP seems to have toughened up to it over the last three years, so fingers crossed.

Clapham do DP family love locally with those babies? Any more word of the woman next door?

GT sorry you've been poorly :(

Not bothering with the raspberry leaf here either after a 3 hour start to finish labour last time. Notes say I dilated from 1cm to fully in 1.5 hours, I do not want quicker thanking you very much. You wait, I'll be labouring for 3 days or something this time...

I'm going to catch up with midwives and GBBO on iplayer tomorrow so please no spoilers..

falcon we were told last week that anything up to 36+6 would be classed as early labour & to phone maternity unit if we were having contractions. It'll give them a heads up in case it is real or they will be able to put your mind at ease. I imagine they will probably want you to go in to be checked. Good luck I hope it stops,but please phone them just now to see what they say.

As I thought a wee false alarm eased off now! thank goodness!! Away to sleep if I get woken by pain ill be straight in! I am sure im the first of many to have a false start we are so close to the end (scared honestly)