October 2013 - High Five! The babies are coming!!

[PseudoBadger]

New thread :)

I feel like pacing up and down outside legallys hospital door for news!

Where are the babies????

We have the football on, but not sure I am generous enough to keep it on for much longer, I need my fix of GBBO

Sc - 36 + 2. At midwife appt yesterday I mentioned that I'd had itchy skin so she took some blood to test for something ( cant remember what its called? Something Collitis maybe?) Results came back today and liver function was fine but bile acids were raised ( no idea what that means really!) so tomorrow I have to go to the day assessment unit for monitoring. Midwife says its not serous but still a bit worried..... I hope all the ladies having babies are doing well.

Thank you, lovelies. I have to save all my pee in a huge jar - oh the shame This pregnancy lark gets more and more glam.

I'm so sorry to read about DPs miserable boss, MoN. I'd try and catch the cow saying that they are female only jobs on tape if I were him. She cannot say that let alone do it! Witch.

orange you just go back to the smaller maternity trousers for the first few weeks - you won't want to give them up anyway, if you are anything like me.

Nat their mistake, can't you take a full refund? Complain to head office if needs be. Thank god you got it sooner in the end. The shop we are buying our pram want DP to collect it the day after I've had baby..Im too much of a control freak for that! Though they do put it together.

Umla don't panic about the bra, do you have any sleep bras? You can just wear those. I'm not going bra shopping this time on purpose (was admitted early again last time) as I know I changed loads in the first week.

I'm with you cherry. Bring the snacks!

ruby itching in pregnancy can be quite serious. Obstetric cholestasis. It's good that your liver function came back normal or the chances are you'd be sent for monitoring istantly or possible immediate delivery. I don't mean to scare you, just make sure they are keeping an eye on liver function.

My friend was delivered at 30 weeks last year because of it but her liver function was as far from ordinary as it could be!

I've got french fancies, bakewell tart and brownies Tarlia and plenty of milk from heartburn thats bound to kick in over here!
Hope we get an update soon though, have my last growth scan and appt with the consultant at 9am to discuss having a baby in just under two weeks- aghhhhhh!!

My sister was induced a couple of weeks early with cholestasis. It is something that needs keeping an eye on.

Jelly - oh bugger! I wasn't planning on using them for a while anyway as will be sticking to water and cotton wool for a while, but kind of wishing i hadnt bought so many now!! Oh well, if they are no good I will use them myself because I use baby wipes for make-up and cleaning sometimes. Thanks v much for the advice though, I will be v careful using them.

MoN - really glad dp's work are sorting their act out. I don't understand how anyone can be so compassionless when it comes to the big things in people's lives.

Mmm cherry French fancies!

Really hoping everything went well for legally and I too hope skull and falcon are ok.

heff pampers sensitive are my favorite wipes. My dd never had a problem with them (only the Johnson's ones) but I too use them for all sorts

No backup bras at all tarlia and no chance of finding anything remotely close to fitting here in Spain, so it all has to be mail order from the UK. I've just bought a horrifically ugly Royce on for £9 new with tags on eBay,and hopefully bravissimo will replace it for me really quickly so it'll be ok!

COME ON legally! Stop enjoying your newborn cuddles and update us! said only partially tongue in cheek!

umla I think is nursingbradirect or similar that post anywhere for £1. Fx that one is replaced ASAP!

cherry you have the best snacks!! Might need to place an order with mum to bring me French fancies when she visits.

hefalump you can return them, no? The best way to test is by using one on your eyes. They make my eyes burn :/

badger def worth getting your urine dipped. Do they have a plan for you if it starts to creep? How many weeks are you?

Thank you for the info Hayle and Cullie Glad to be getting checked tomorrow.

They're sending a replacement tomorrow so now I've got two on the way tarlia yay!! Hopefully they'll last a couple of weeks size wise then ill order some more.

I really want some waterwipes, I've heard great things, but not seen them anywhere here. The dodot (pampers equivalent) say suitable for newborns, is that a load of rubbish then?! Water & cotton wool must be much more faff? How is there so much I still don't know! What do people do without mumsnet??!

Umlauf I dunno but in canada I never heard of wiping a baby's bum with cotton. We just use wipes I think (never had a baby there). Also most of the second-time mums at my work just used wipes from the beginning for their second babies.

It's a bit like how I can't get my head around non bio detergent.

SC at 34+2 and checking in to new thread! Hae been avidly refreshing this afternoon as well, really hope we get some news soon and that everything's going well for our busiest bus passengers.

Tarlia sending positive thoughts your way and hope the wee collecting results are good ones - I caused much hilarity by bringing mine in the bottle they gave me but with an overflow bit in a spare robinsons squash bottle as I made too much in 24 hours! My results were fine though, hope yours turn out OK too.

Evening ladies, just checking in for baby update, hope everything is going ok for all in labour and c sections today xxx

tarlia so sorry you've been admitted, was your BP higher today than it has been? whats the plan? Think its safe to say your going to pip me to the post in having this baby, hope you manage to get some sleep tonight.

notso having to give birth without DH is what all of my anxiety dreams are about at the moment, I don't really know why as last time I zoned out completely from about 6cm, and just had to concentrate on myself, he went for a nap at some point and I didn't even know he wasn't there. Maybe is irrational of me to panic so much, although I would like him there for the actual birth just to see the baby being born (and to remind him that's its bloody hard work)

pseudo Hope BP back down tomorrow and urine clear.
and hope bloods and monitoring are ok ruby
Its crazy how much worry these babies cause before even arriving.

With regards to dieting Im also hoping to get back to size 10 ideally before Christmas but with DS there was no way I was able to diet and breastfeed in those early months because I was just so hungry with breastfeeding, hoping that breastfeeding and walking most days (and pushing a double buggy up lots of hills) will help me lose weight healthily. I have had an unhealthy relationship with food in the past as well so will desperately be trying to avoid the limiting my food intake attitude that I slip into. Would be happy to join weight loss thread though, in an attempt to stay healthily on target :)

Hope there a couple of ladies having newborn cuddles tonight!! x

Tarlia I'm 35+3. I don't think they have any plan at all yet, last time I was on Methyldopa and going in every day for monitoring, they should have admitted me but didn't. We'll see what happens. Hope your night is ok x

And whoever asked about christening we will be getting our little one christened. It matters more to DH, his family and my grandparents than me, but the vicar at my grand parents church where my grandfather was christened himself as a baby has agreed to do it which is nicer than our local church which means nothing to us and is an ugly bulding. It wont be a big affair, just immediate family and close friends. I would like to do it sooner rather than later, before the baby can crawl and cause mayhem! And while it still fits in DHs christening gown. I thought Christmas would be a lovely time and we can have carols and Christmassy decorations. Please don't judge me, but being christened might also help the child in the future if we want to go to church schools...

Orange no judgement. It had occurred to me that I've read MN threads saying the child didn't meet criteria for a catholic school because they were baptised after six months. It's not why I'd like to do it early but it's something I'm aware of.

No judgment here either orange I would do exactly the same as you if dd hasn't got into the school I wanted her in. Hence why I live in a tiny two bed house when we could have twice the siZe somewhere else!

Where are the babies

I thought at least one announcement would have been made by the time I got home. But you ladies have certainly been chatty whilst waiting!

Love the sound of a fitness-support-club. Might join you... Anyone else done 'Pushy Mothers' before? It's quite fun, if just to see the faces of innocent park-goers when they see a band of mums pushing prams in a military formation...

Wishing you ladies being monitored all the best for improved results tomorrow. A friend had the itchy thing- I'm sure she said it was associated with having boys too. Her boy was pre-term but healthy.

I've been having almost constant BH tonight- could it be linked to wearing heels??

My 2p on christenings- I just want DCs to have God-parents. DS's ceremony was quite scary- I'd forgotten how serious the declarations are. No judgement here on the school front. It's that kind of a world these days...

Nat are you going to be able to sleep tonight with out refreshing every 20mins?!

yes orange i had had the same concerns about schools not accepting a thanksgiving in place of a christening. All the schools in my local area are catholic though so they might not want my little heathen CofE baby anyway!! Im not so bothered about having a party but my Mum is so she will host it, fine by me!! We are thinking Christmas too so we can do it in England.