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

[MrsHoratioNelson]

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

Spreadsheet here

for flyer and for pbuttons. Nothing else to say really, am feeling so cross on your behalfs.

So I veeted today. And had a major trim down there. Realising I'm 36 weeks with not long to go has been a kick up the bum. Lol figured if I do a proper trim now and then try once a week to veet again will be fine for whenever I go in.

Almost finished packing too. Well kinda. It's in a giant carrier bag ready to go into a suitcase when I get one.
Need PJ bottoms- going to matalan tomorrow. Witch hazel-buy in tesco on next food shop. Nappies And snacks. Again nxt tesco shop will sort this.

Just need to decide on my coming home outfit, make sure it's washed and hung up ready for dh to bring with him at last min.

Our local hospital tends to send ppl home quickly. Sometimes same day. I would rather stay over night. Is there anyway the hospital would allow this? How do i put it to them?

Morning all! It's my last day at work today :o
But before I can enjoy that I have to wrestle DS into his clothes, make him presentable and drop him at the childminder - wish me luck!

gt I am the opposite and am desperate to come home the same day. When I had my DD, I came home after 6 hours and it was lovely. With the boys, I had to stay in overnight for observation and I cried at the thought of not being able to go home with my family

I have written into my birth plan that I'd like a 6 hour discharge again.

I'm sure if you say you really need the rest from your other little one they would let you stay in.

I hoe you have a fab last day pseudo

Is everyone now on maternity leave?

I am 34+1 and have my midwife appointment today. I haven't seen anyone for 6 weeks so it will be nice to find out if I'm still measuring ok, find out the position of the baby and hopefully hear the heart beat.

today is my last day too. I didn't want to leave quite this early (35 weeks) but it all got abit complicated as to what I could do in my last few weeks so I thought sod it I'll leave!! im excited to finish but I've worked there 5 years and won't be going back so im a little sad!!

I wonder how pinkladyapple and josie are getting on?! I keep thinking of them both!!

Not on maternity leave here until 4th oct!

Been on school holidays, rather than maternity leave.
So back to work next week, which feels a bit odd. Should be doing two weeks, but may do more if we get the Inspection call we're well overdue for.

wicked there's a small contingent of us still working. I'm only 32 weeks and my last day of work will the 27 September. It's funny because I think our "counting down to mat leave" thread was in July.

I'm currently on a bus to nowhere. I don't know all the bus routes from our new house. I asked this bus driver if he goes to the town centre I need. He said yes but actually I think we're going via all the industrial estates on the other side of the moon.

Last night we were finishing up the "last bits" in our rental, which ended up requiring an hourly van rental bc DH was so tired of driving back and forth across Manchester, and DH hit a parked car, making a small dent in his bumper. The other guy was calm and decent about it but poor DH was really shaken up. Then there was a massive accident on the motorway when we needed to return the van, and both of our phones (which we use as satnavs) were dead so we didn't get home till after 11. We are both just so exhausted and fed up. The keys go back today, and then we can just focus on making our nest in the new house.

I pinned a link about group b strep months ago and forgot about it. Now I'm scared if I'm positive they'll make me give birth in hospital. Does anyone know if they let you have iv antibiotics on a mw led unit or do you have to use the doctor-led one?

Morning ladies

26 today but with all the aches and pains feeling much older! Off out with family tonight.

Work had a collection for me so I'm off to asda this morning to cross more items off my list. All little bits and Bob's now so hopefully I'll be in a position to pack my hospital bag. Eeek! Going to have new as fast too, since I forgot to get any bread/milk yesterday! Also feel today's my first proper day of mat leave since I did lots yesterday.

p.buttons glad you managed to have your chat. I do hope you work it out, if that's what you want x

Ana sounds like you need to put your feet up. Moving is stressful even when not pregnant!

I too would Like a six hour discharge, all being well obviously. Never write a birth plan last t ok me. Maybe i should this time?

That was "going to have breakfast"

Happy birthday Hayle.
Enjoy nesting Ana, hope the unpacking isn't quite as stressful.

Happy birthday!

Will go and catch up in a min.....

Just back from mw. All good, no sugar in urine, blood levels 11.8, so no iron needed, Heard heartbeat

BP still low.

baby head down, back to back atm, which both my girls have been, so maybe it is a girl after all

she's coming to visit me at home for my next visit in 2 weeks to do home birth prep

happy birthday hayle! and good mw appointment caz - hope your little girl (?) decides to turn sideways to save you some pain.

sorry you had such a stressful day yesterday ana but I'm sure it will all come together eventually! Moving is never easy or stress free

definitely not yet on ML here... working until 13th Sept so two more weeks. Just really snapped at someone at work... specifically my replacement. I feel like he is very selective in what he is happy to take over now and what he still expects me to lead on now... namely - it seems that all high profile things involving senior management are his responsibility now but I'm still expected to do the rest? I probably showed a really bad and unprofessional attitude right now and was slightly unfair as I'm still here and still paid for working... but I think all the months of frustration came out. I felt like telling him something sarcastic or throwing my toys out of the pram so having to remind myself all the time that I'm not coming back so it really doesn't matter and I have absolutely nothing to gain... sorry if I sound like a broken record...

pseudo and roofio so jealous of you today!

Happy Birthday Hayle Hope you have a lovely day with lots of !

Great news from the midwife cazboldy

pinkbuttons glad you had your chat and it went well..

I finally decided I should stop whining about it being so long to my mat leave date so I've emailed HR and asked to stop on the 27th. That extra week seems to make all the difference. I'm a bit fed up. My team lead type work has already been passed off to someone else, who's now getting on my nerves and hassling me. It may be a lost in translation issue but I got a email which really got my back up and seemed to imply we were sitting on their arses doing nothing, conveniently ignoring all the high priority stuff he was perfectly aware of.. Grrr! I don't see much chance of me getting those duties back when I come back so I may request a team move or something more drastic.

I was at an ante-natal class the other night and after talking to the midwife running it I ended up going to the EOC afterwards to get checked up for possible fluid leaks. It was all fine but it's made me put work into perspective!

sorry for the me-me-me post, but I feel so much better for ranting!

Happy Birthday hayle!

Glad all well at mw caz

clapham snapping sounds fair enough to me and I say get it out of your system if your not going back. Hope you feel better for saying something to him anyway

Back from 34 week midwife appt. all well, thyroid bloods all fine so fingers crossed if theyre ok in 2 weeks will be off to the MLU. BP somehow still low even with added stress and baby head down and 2/5 engaged, or 3/5 palpable. she did point out to me that doeant mean babys coming anytime soon though.

Happy birthday hayle :)

Happy Birthday Hayle

Another morning here spent rushing to the loo. I'm wondering if it's the pre-labour thing you were talking about Falcon as I woke up at 3am with stomach cramps and back ache.too.

Happy Birthday Hayle.

Does anyone else find it massively exciting that one of us soon is probably going to give birth? Someone is bound to be early!

Yeeks!

Morning all

Happy birthday hayle

Another one finishing today for mat leave. It does feel very surreal to be doing it again so soon! sparkleigh I brought my end date forward by a week and it does make such a difference. clapham maybe you should look into finishing a week early too?

My boss and a few others are taking me out to lunch...I really can't be bothered as it's so false. I hate being the centre of attention too and would rather just slip off...but hey, I suppose I'd complain too if they didn't make any effort.

pick glad you got a good chat with dh...thinking of you x

Wrote my birth plan yesterday too, not that it was even looked at last time but another thing ticked off the list.

It def does seem very real now. I just want a week or two off and then will be ready to go...will die if I end up going over and sitting at home for weeks waiting!

Happy birthday Hayle hope you have a lovely day

MoN I have also spent last night and this morning in the loo, hope this doesn't last till babies here and on flip side hope it doesn't mean babies coming soon as I'm not ready.

Spent this morning building a bed for ds so I can re-assemble the cot. Should have waited on DH help but I didn't so am suffering now and still got cot to build and upstairs to tidy again.

I am officially on maternity leave!! I did absolutley nothing this morning but get given lots of nice leaving presents and sent home at lunch time so I'm a very happy lady today!!

also bought some toddler disposable bed mats from home bargain to pop on the bed in case my waters decide to go on our nice new mattress!!

Hello lovely October ladies,

DD and I are just starting the long trek home from my parents (5 hours on the train) and feel sooo sick. Having lots of small sips of water to try to keep the nausea under control.

Been a stressful 6 days and looking forward to be back in my own bed. DD has been horribly tired all visit, leading to lots of demanding behaviour, leading to lots of comments on my parenting. Aaarggghhh.....

Haven't had time to catch up with everyone's news - will try to tonight.

In the meantime, best wishes to all x

Hi lovely ladies, I'm feeling rubbish today can't stop sneezing (possibly a random hayfevery day?) and just feel knackered, I massively overdid it yesterday, had a busy day racing about (only in my house for 1/2 hour in 12hrs and that was to grab stuff for other people) my back was aching at the end of the day but slept ok.

Picked up my bargain pushchair yesterday, very happy with it, DD's have been playing with it today.

Nearly ready for girls going back/starting school on Monday, need to get DD2 some socks but that's it!

Sorry to hear of u with problems with ur other halves, had similar issues with DH over the years (found texts) it's hard to get through 15yrs together from ages of 17/18 without a few battle scars. I'm quite good at saying my piece and moving on, he has realised it's not worth losing his family over some attention (plus I did some flirty texting of my own with a colleague to make myself feel better not recommended!) generally we are really happy and have no problems, as long as good times majorly outway the bad that's what I feel matters.

I go back to work on Sunday after a week off, last week for a year