October 2013 - may our labours move as fast as our threads!

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Congratulations Kelly!

Congrats kelly and welcome baby Aya!

pinkbuttons I hope baby waits till tomorrow but that you and your family have a great day today.

flyer how do you feel today?

shire I hope your hospital tour is reassuring. It sounds like you've thought about this and are making the best possible choices for you and baby.

kiwi I hope you're taking care of yourself and not worrying too much about work. I would be the same but as others have said work will be fine and you have other priorities.

And I hope everyone's BP is perfect today! I wish you all naps and foot massages this miserable grey morning.

Congratulations Kelly Aya is a beautiful name, and fx you get her back today for snuggles

Kiwi try not to worry about birth size - dd was born on 2nd centile, and is now a tall and very physical 6yo who can do 10 chin-ups on the bar at gymnastics!!

My sides/hips keep going numb in the night when I lie on my side, tis very annoying and painful. Also dd had a bad dream so got in bed with us, so as you can imagine its not been the most comfortable of nights!

Going to check my arse crack later - I'm feeling quite left out

Congratulations kelly love the name xxx

Congratulations Kelly and welcome to the world baby Aya. Lovely name btw I hope she comes out of nicu today.

My "tightenings" continued until about 4am every 10 mins or so but have eased now. They weren't painful just uncomfortable and I had lots of pressure in my cervix/pelvis, thought it was going to drop out haha! So I presume it's my body gearing up for labour and means nothing really.

Hope things progress pink but maybe she comes tomorrow not today so you can celebrate dh's birthday.

For the insomniacs, High bp ladies and hospital admitted ladies amongst us.

Morning all, I'm off to the MW at 2.30 so we'll see what my BP is doing then.
My carpal tunnel is so bad now, most of right hand completely numb all the time and shooting pains in my left hand :(

Where were the tightenings Flyer, high or low? Any I get high up (rib level) don't hurt (but are very uncomfortable) and any I get low down are painful.

Congrats Kelly on Aya's birth!! Glad the c section went well!

Huge congratulations on the birth of baby Aya. What a pretty name . Hope you get lots of snuggles today

Congratulations kelly!

chickien, I sympathise. My DH is great, I really do know how lucky I am when I read what others are going through, but he can be snippy too. Like this morning over cat food of all things. Hope you sort it out.

I had a bad pelvis night too, more broken sleep than actually being up and awake, may need an afternoon nap.

Taking advantage of mat leave to do a morning yoga class today, then lunch with a friend and her wee boy. I'm out for dinner too, what a fattie!

That sounds like a lovely day soup!
Hopefully having a busy day may aid a better sleep tonight x

Oh and thanks to orange blossom - good luck with your 'inspection' later. We will be standing by to hear what colour you are

Congratulations Kelly hope you spend the day snuggling and sniffing Aya!

to all, more babies please!

Pseudo they were low down in the pelvis region.

Congratulations on arrival of little Aya Kelly hope you get her back with you soon

Pink make your you BH are not caused by dehydration, this happen to me when pregnant with DS. BH were coming every 4 mins and were very strong

Congratulations kelly and hope baby aya is back with you soon x

I'm with all of the ladies who feel they have to keep busy - I have to have structure to my day or I am useless, sit about all day, then get all depressed about having done nothing. So everyone is up, breakfasted, dressed, stew is ready to go in the slow cooker. Quick clean up then out to park and toddler group to tire DS out.

Hope everyone has a good day, bps behave themselves and all those suffering get some respite!

congrats on the birth of Aya Kelly!

bowlfull same here... all done, DS delivered to school and I'm now seriously considering cleaning my fridge... crazy but still, so much better than sitting in work meetings. I'm also planning to pack my hospital bag - 35 weeks today! The big question though is... have YOU packed your bag yet??

chickie you need to vent! no matter how lovely they are, these men can really get to us sometimes... hope you are feeling less frustrated today! l didn't know you also did a lot of yoga what kind do you do and where did you used to do it when you were living here?

pink hope these contractions are going to boil down to nothing and the baby can wait at least one more day. My friend had her DS on her own birthday two years ago - what timing!

flyer I'm getting the same tightening the last two days and it's getting more frequent every day. It's totally painless though and I have no other symptoms so I guess it's nothing to worry about...

kelly congrats on baby Aya, hopr she's doing well and can join you asap!!

I slept alright here, very on and off but still in bed now taking advantage of being able to do that!! (just realised im missing homes under the hammer though!! ) I've been having more period type pains and tightenings but they don't seem to go together so don't think its much. got mw home visit tomorrow so gopd excuse to spend today cleaning! getting really fed up of being pregnant now, just a bit bored of the whole things but not long now I suppose!!
hope everyone else is doing well, esp those In slow labours and having bp issues!!

Congratulations, kelly!!

Sorry you had a bad night, Nelly. Monster munch?! Yum [evny] Your tongue must kill now though surely!?

chickie is he being an pain as his family have left? You must be pleased after such a long visit!

badger that CT sounds dreadful :( Good luck at the MW!

I had the MW too this morning. All fine and she said she could only move his head a little bit..? I asked if that meant he was engaged and she said yes but not fully - lost in translation.

Off to watch call the midwife series 2 on Netflix now, before my haircut later :)

37+6 and SC.

Morning ladies! I've been lurking for the past few days as haven't really had the energy to post!

Congratulations Kelly! Love your name choice

I'm at my Mum and Dad's now, waiting for baby to arrive. DH will be 200 miles away until next Thursday, so fingers crossed baby doesn't make an appearance before then as he'll have a hell of a stressful drive to get to me on time! It's horrible being away from him for such a long time at such a crucial stage of pregnancy. I don't know how the ladies with DH's in the services cope when they are away!

Hope everyone is doing well. I am now off to visit the in-laws for a cuppa, and then taking Mum and Dad's dog to the vets (she's not very well, bless her).

Checking in, SC 36+1.

Congratulations Kelly on the safe arrival of baby Aya. Hope she gets out of NICU soon.

Clapham I'm also trying to make a start on my hospital bag today. Washed some baby clothes yesterday, but think I need to get a cardigan or something warmer for the baby to go home in as it's suddenly got cold up here. Also need to head to the shops this afternoon to get a new moses basket mattress and some cheap pyjamas, dressing gown and slippers that I'll be happy to just chuck afterwards. Does anyone have any tips. Forgot to say Clapham your last day at work sounds fab!

Kiwee try not to feel bad. It's funny after the baby arrives work just totally goes out of your head. They'll survive without you. Try to rest.

Wonderful news Kelly - congratulations! Every time I hear a birth story now, I just want it to happen!

Kiwee, just to echo what everyone else has said - take care of yourself. Yours and the baby's health is the most important thing. In the grander scheme of things, work can wait.

36+3 today. DH is away with work until tomorrow night and then again from Friday til Saturday so I'm keeping my legs firmly closed until Sunday, then operation evict baby will begin (not with a vengeance I might add, as I'm still aiming for 40 wks!).

Last bit of work being done on our house this weekend too so hopefully after that I can start nesting properly rather than just move things around from room to room!

Well, I have a feeling today is not going to go well. I broke a nail (I HATE that!!), I can't find the list I made of things to buy for the baby playmat I'm planning to make and aquanatal has been canceled. So I'm in the M & S cafe next door consoling myself with a flat white and a maple pecan thingy.

Had to clear out of the house until 2.30 so the cleaner can get round. I know - first world problems or what?!

Congratulations Kelly, what a fabulous name! Hope you get well.rested and are reunited with your wee girl soon :)

Looks like I should really start thinking about packing a hospital bag, but I know I'll end up re-packing it in a few weeks as my brain is like a sieve at the moment!

Hope everyone has a great day

Thankyou for the keep baby in for the day wishes ladies. seem to have worked paracetemol eased off pains and have had lots to drink just incase jelly thank you for the tip.
Now I can get on with our busy day and start hoping for more to start tonight.
Still feeling a bit odd and at the risk of tmi bum is very much purple and have pooed 4 times today already could be that I just have a dodgy tummy causing pains and tightenings I guess...

Hoping for baby to stay in until DHs are with you serious and roxvox

Glad midwives went well tarlia guessing your tightenings peetered off last night?

Bag all packed here although havent been as generous to myself as was with DS and had panic last night as only have 2 newborn baby grows. if baby is going to be smaller than DS shes probably going to need more than that so may be doing last minute online shopping after all...