THREAD 13 Jan 2014 - Grab those bags, we're nearing the top of that rollercoaster!

[Toothfairy78]

OK I caved. Here's thread 13!

I had a scan last week and the sonographer asked if the sex was a surprise. When we said yes, she said she'd just skim over that area quickly. Nothing around there needed checking anyway. So we just looked away for that bit.

frizz they are so big at this stage they can only fit small amounts of baby on screen at the time and if they are only scanning to see position of baby I doubt they would focus on that area.

frying that is sad about the kittens, very difficult for your mum :( How exciting about baby dropping :)

Hope you feel better soon bunt, dd2 had it last week, but the rest of us escaped thankfully.

Ooh not long to go felix, a festive baby arrival how lovely :)

enormouse hope you enjoyed your well deserved chilli beef nachos and choc. Grrr for dp's that can't tidy up after themselves

nature very brave of you to have a maternity shoot, my legs are so hairy I could plait them, there is no way I would have the confidence.

Glad to hear your cat is ok sultana.

Right forgotten everything else now, hope the rest of you are ok.

Dd2 still ill here, fever last night. Today she has been her usual whirlwind self though, the living room looked like a bomb site.

Got consultant appointment, another GTT test and growth scan tomorrow, which unfortunately are hours apart. Not looking forward to waiting around the hospital all day.

Very uncomfortable, lots of braxton hicks today and baby lies either oblique or transverse. Keep having to go onto all fours to get comfortable. Can't believe I have still got 4 weeks until delivery, baby is massive already and can't go head down because of my placenta. It is going to be a long 4 weeks, if I make it that far.

Grumble, grumble, grumble...

frying that is super exciting! Woop woop! Especially with the heartburn going too! How awesome!

Just found out one of the NCT girls who had her baby last week will be coming to our meetup on Friday! How exciting!!!

I am also getting really excited to find out what everyone in team yellow is having! I don't regret finding out for one second but I am itching to know what everyone else is having!

another that sounds mega uncomfy. No wonder you are grumbling! Thank feck you avoided the dreaded norovirus!

another luckily my legs aren't hairy but I didn't get them out anyway. Mainly just the bump on show Can't wait to see some pics tomorrow. I actually really dislike photos of me but just hoping there is a nice close up one of the bump

Just dropping in ladies to update,
Havnt had a chance to catch up properly yet but hope everyone is good!
I've been admitted into hospital with high BP oh the joys.luckily I have my own room. Bloody knew I should of packed my hospital bag sooner. DH is currently at home rummaging around for all my stuff to bring up to me at 10:30pm, not good.

Hello all. Hope You are all ok. Only read last few posts so need to have a catch up. Well guess what I'm out of hospital. They cant do anything for me :( There is definitely no infection even though I'm having every symptom of urine infection going. But that's why antibiotics weren't working. Its very likely to be linked to my kidney problems but there is nothing they can do til after I've had baby. Wonderful hey. Ive just gotta have cocodomal and rest as much as possible but u can imagine how easy that gonna be with kids and xmas coming up and OH who works all hours as hes trying to get us xmas bonus!! I had a little breakdown at the poor midwives as even they are shocked that the doctor sent me home. I can go back whenever I need too to get stronger pain relief but it literally took me hours of waiting around to get admitted yesterday. So the plan is to get thru next few weeks gritting my teeth. What a shame I cant enjoy this part of the pregnancy. I have antenatal appointment next week at hospital where they will decide whether to induce me early or not. Ok ranting over...

Like I said I hope ur all well. Gonna have a good read to catch up. Anyone close to having their baby yet? Remember I predicted baby to be born this friday so if someone could plz make that happen I would feel awfully clever with myself and will then go on to predict the dates of all your babies births lol..

Oh sarahleanne that is rubbish luck :(, have they said how long they will keep you for monitoring?

The first time I was admitted it was such a rush I only took my phone. Couldn't wear the clothes I came in because I had bled all over them so had to make do with lovely hospital gowns until DH could get to me the following day. Now I am fully organised.

The pics will be lovely, I am sure nature :)

Oh choco, you poor thing. I will sending birthing vibes your way in the hope that it will kick off soon. In the meantime has been added to your prescription x

choco you poor love. I'd phone GP and cry down the phone until they give you something useful - works with my GPs!

sarahl hope you get out again soon.

enjoying (it was you, wasn't it?) hope the exchange happened?

bunt noro when pg is no fun - I had it about 3 weeks ago, was hellish. Lucozade Sport (not normal lucozade) was the first thing I kept down, after 24 hours of vomiting up plain water/Dioralyte. Took days to be back to normal. Thinking of you.

I won a fight with John SODDING Lewis today. Went in to buy a cotbed mattress, but said I wasn't buying it unless they could guarantee no Shitty Link delivery. They claimed to be unable to do this, I disagreed, and said I was perfectly willing to stand at the till until the end of the day, but that I wasn't going to a) buy the mattress and have SL deliver the way they did our kettle and toaster (left in our hedge two days before we moved in), or b) buy elsewhere (we have vouchers to use up).

After twenty minutes of me refusing to move or accept that there is no way to have things delivered except by Shitty Link, the girl said 'well, I'll have to get a manager then' (as if I was going to cower and run away). I smiled and said 'You can get the CEO of John Lewis Partnership, if it helps, as long as they can guarantee a Green Van delivery'.

Manager clicked a special box on screen ('delivery exceptions' or somesuch) at which point the option 'transfer delivery from courier to green van' popped up. As a pre-set option! I stabbed the screen with my finger and said VERY LOUDLY 'OH SO YOU CAN DO PROPER DELIVERIES THEN, BUT YOU PREFER TO LIE ABOUT IT AND MAKE A PREGNANT WOMAN STAND HERE ARGUING'.

They gave me the green van delivery and a voucher for a free cup of tea 'for the inconvenience'. HA. In your FACE, John Lewis.

Oh, also, I tip frying to pop first. All this cleaning...

If she doesn't, my house could do with a scrub....

Oh noo another I didn't predict my baby to be born this friday. I predicted one of you due in jan girls to have baby. That was my prediction. We will see :)

Well we'll see if it ends up being me. My mom has always said the 14th...

I'm awake because of tooth ache. It hurts so much! It started to really hurt yesterday but i don't have a dentist, so i decided to call the emergency dentist. Sadly they are only open 5.15-8pm. And the lines were rammed.

I've found a dentist who is apparently taking patients on so will be calling tomorrow asking to register and explaining that I'm in a lot of pain and need to be seen. Hopefully they'll a) still be taking patients on and b) be able to fit me in tomorrow. Although i cant see it happening to be honest. Then what do i do?

:( sarahl & loulou :(

Sorry you're suffering so much. loulou, if there's anything I can do/bring you, let me know!

frying, good luck with the dentist. If they're still taking patients on, that will be the best news. Beg (although dental receptionists are at least as bad as drs receptionists!).

:o humpty. I got a £10 voucher for making a similar fuss with John Lewis.

humpty that is brilliant. Well done you!

I have pg insomnia. Up since 345, starving and awake.

But one of my NCT ladies is in labour, 35+3, so at least ikm of use chatting to her.

Tomorrow is my last day at work, so need to go in but know it's going to be knackering.

Hope you're all ok - cannot remember anything, inc my password so am using my phone which is useless but permanently logged in!

Good work humpty!

Dd up early so having a cuddle and being really boring in the hope she might go back to sleep.

Really feel for all of you that are ill/in pain.

Snap, mac! I've been awake since 3.45 too :(

I'm just grateful I don't have kidney stones!!

Yep, me too. Poor loulou :(

These annoying niggly period pains are bad enough.

Aww loulou that sounds so rubbish! I really hope you feel better soon , pregnancy is hard enough as it is !!

Well I've had no sleep no suprises there listening to them wheel machines up and down the corridor all night. BP has come down very slightly at 2 am and due another check now so I'm keeping my fingers crossed it's ok now. I WANT TO GO HOME. I'm waiting for a phone call from my 5 yr old who I stupidly told that I'd be home last night before I knew I was being admitted so he's going to wake up and wonder where mummy is :(
I hate being away from them.

Sorry for the pity post everyone. I am grateful that baby is fine :) and has his/her feet wedged under my bloody ribs .

The John Lewis story made me laugh smile

Clearly I have forgotten how to do smileys baby brain

frying you may have looked here anyway but this may be of use www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Dentist/LocationSearch/3 it's how I found my nhs dentist.

Sorry to hear you are in hospital Sarah. Does your bp jeopardise your home birth at all?

So many insomniacs here! You're making me feel grateful that I only wake up every 2 hours in the night.

Poor choco and sarahl, I hope things start going better for you. And bunt - I've had norovirus and can't imagine how dreadful it must be while preggers

Well done, humpty for sorting out john Lewis! I hope they don't deliver to your hedge as well. We have issues with some couriers - unfortunately there are flats on our street with the same postcode as us. There's a flat 7 and dpd will always try to deliver there instead of our house, which is number 7. Whoever lives at flat 7 is a miserable bugger who won't take the parcels in for us and always sends them back...

nature the community midwife has now said she would encourage a hospital birth, after totally gearing me up for a home birth last week! Also , the midwife I saw in hospital yesterday said she would recommend a hospital birth as it will be safer but that no one can tell me where to have baby as it's ultimately my choice. But, DH is very uncomfortable with home birth plans now so looks like I may aswell cancel picking my birthing pool up next week.