October 2013 - Anyone remember a time when we weren't pregnant?

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Stats sheet

Key:
SC - still cooking (pre EDD)
SFW - still f*ing waiting (post EDD)
OWT - on way to theatre (CS)
IP - induction in progress
SWIL - somewhere in labour
LIT -lost in transition

anything a show is perfectly normal of your gestation xx

Just done bp again (cos I'm inpatient and can't wait 20 minutes lol) it was 138/86 so not sure what made that last reading so high I might just ring Gp or midwife in the morning and see if they will check it manually as when I went into labour with dd last time it went dangerously high and don't want to risk that again x

At some point tonight I will move from SC to IP.

My bile acids have gone up a bit. And had reduced movements. Combination of which has meant induction. I have nothing with me. Dh has gone to get stuff now. Thinking of alot of things I still had to do.
Didn't even say bye to lo. And he hasn't been well.

GT sorry you're feeling rotten. Still, not long now until baby :)

Good luck with everything GT

All the best GT x

Eventful day today - those on Facebook feel free to skip!

Feeling like crap this morning but assumed it was down to lack of sleep but couldn't rest for very long as midwife appointment this afternoon. Everything was going fine until trying to listen for the heartbeat at which point we couldn't hear anything other than a lot of whooshing.

The midwife rang through to the triage centre at the hospital and asked for us to be seen immediately to get checked over.

Cue lots of tears from me

At the hospital they put me on a trace for an hour at which point baby's heartbeat was absolutely fine but they also noticed that I appeared to be having contractions every couple of minutes although I wasn't in any pain so they suggested an internal examination to check.

Slightly apprehensive as it was my first one but surprisingly it wasn't that uncomfortable...advised that my cervix is low and soft but not dilated just yet so sent home and advised to rest.

Sooooo, it could be days or weeks still but hopefully sooner rather than later. Feeling a little shaken up still and annoyed at GBBO (am I the only one to find Ruby so damn annoying?!) but hopefully will get a decent sleep tonight and feel better tomorrow.

Thanks for sharing the Next 'My First Christmas' links, I've bought the twin pack of sleep suits with the Christmas pudding and Christmas jumper looking one - very cute!

Big hugs, GT and good luck. Hope you get some rest tonight x

Good luck GT. We'll all be thinking of you.x

Good luck GT! It's for the best x

How's the BP Nat?

Seems to have settled down now pseudo about 138/86 still got the tingling arms though but maybe is moving fine so will probly just ring up in the morning though if the tingling is still there

gt sorry everything is happening so unexpectedly for u and u didn't get a chance to say bye to ds, at least u will have a lovely little suprise to show him when u next see him. Hope the induction runs smoothly for u and look forward to seeing your birth announcement soon :-)

Good luck gt xx

Good luck GT! Hoping for news by morning from you x

good luck GT!

glad your BP seems to be better nat

and untitled hope you have a nice sleep and everything looks better tomorrow morning

MIL promised to do the school run tomorrow morning so hopefully a nice lie in for me... I think I would donate an organ to guarantee myself a night of proper uninterrupted sleep these days...

oh and flyer let me know if you are ever in Clapham to visit your DP's friend!!

I usually have to endure a weekend visit to see him every 6 months, he gets on my nerves. I love Clapham though.

come come!

Good luck gt xxx

Just going to speak to mw when she comes tomorrow re clot, wee ones really struggled on the boob today going to keep trying as long as she keeps trying iyswim, trying not to get too stressed as long as she id feeding in whatever way I know I should be happy xx

good luck falcon. don't stress about it but don't give up too early either. It really gets much easier after a week or so!

I shall Clapham...you can make me pasta from your impressive collection whilst I sit and watch daytime tv game shows in your lounge

Hope bf gets easier for you falcon.

I will buy some very special pasta shape for you flyer and I will arrange for my MIL to visit at the time as we now know you love the same shows

Good luck GT I hope your induction runs smoothly & results in a beautiful baby pronto!

Sorry for coming across a bit over dramatic earlier. I haven't been well,DS came home from his trip away with DP with a stinking cold & a horrible attitude caught from his older undisciplined and overindulged cousin,which I then caught which turned into a sinus & chest infection,which I struggled with for a week before I got antibiotics a week ago. I still feel awful & DS has got another cold. PGP is horrendous,hormones are insane,once I start coughing it becomes uncontrollable along with my bladder,am having to wear pads to catch any escaped wee from rib crushing,bump pulling coughing fits & they seem to be irritating my lady bits & resulting in thrush-like itching without any visual evidence of thrush & I am feeling very sorry for myself. Which I appreciate is not very endearing.

I've commented before on raspberry leaf tea,but it may not have actually posted I suppose. There is evidence that taking raspberry leaf tea or tablets can actually prolong pregnancy. It is a uterine tonic (as in it tones the uterine muscle) & although we all know it isn't taken in the hope that it will bring on labour,it is supposed to makes contractions more effective. The studies suggest this isn't the case.

Similarly,I have always been wary of castor oil - it causes you to experience diaoroeah (sorry for dreadful spelling) which may or may not trigger contractions,but it can also cause the baby to have open it's bowels which could result in the baby being in distress. It is clearly each individual's decision to make,but I think it is important to be as aware as possible of all the risks & weigh them up for themselves.

I didn't mean to sound like a spoilt brat earlier,I think i didn't use my words very well - i want to keep posting,but i feel a bit of a fraud when i see how much the rest of you contribute & i know i just can't invest as much time. I pop up every now & then when i think i can help or offer advice but wonder if i am coming across as patronising or something.

Anyway,i hope somebody gets something from the raspberry leaf/castor oil info.

This special pasta will do

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0014BIY9I

I think MIL would like it too...

Good luck GT! I'm sorry it isn't under the best circumstances but just think if the lovely baby at the end of it.

We had a long conversation about going into labour at work today. Our secretary had a glass of castor oil and orange juice (mix vigorously and drink quickly because they don't actually mix) and went into labour the same day, after having diarrhoea of course. Other people at work knew a couple that went for a walk in the forest during labour and got lost. Also there was the story of the woman that have birth in the car on the way to hospital. DH ran in to hospital to get a doctor, who ran out, looked under the woman's skirt and said it didn't look like baby was coming soon, not realising the woman had the baby in her arms!

clapham and everyone else, I hope you get some decent sleep!

LOL! I was actually searching for airplane shaped pasta for you... how stupid of me... how innocent! I should have known better

And don't underestimate MIL... she may be 77 but she read "50 Shades of Grey" last summer... and declared it "boring"!

Mil reads smut I like her already! I read the books too, I think me and mil would be bezzie mates

Tucking its only because we've all been sat around on ML with too much time on our hands that's why we post lots, well i speak for myself, your posts are equally as important and interesting and aren't patronising. Keep posting