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

[Toothfairy78]

OK I caved. Here's thread 13!

humpty well done! I missed 2 city link deliveries and they now expect me to drive over hour round trip to collect my parcels! I know 1 is the mothercare lambskin so if it gets sent back hoping they'll redeliver to me but have no idea what 2nd parcel is. I'm going to risk it as have no opportunity to go and pick it up :(

Sorry everyone's having a crappy time of it.

Sorry about that Sarah. It's such a disappointment to have to change your plans. Shame things can't always go to plan.

Aw, sarah :( that sucks. I'm sorry.

Sarah that's rubbish, so sorry

sarah that really sucks. So tough when you have set your heart on something and then the plans change. Its so easy to tell yourself to think about what is best for you and baby but its much harder actually coming to terms with it when you have spent so much time and effort planning what you wanted in h first place.

another boo to being stuck in hospital waiting for tests etc

sultana i too am excited to see what every team yellow is having. So far everyone on my nct group (3 babies now. One had it yesterday at 36+4) already knew what they were having so no team yellow reveals yet.

chocco that sucks that they cant help until after baby arrives. At least it is not long left but really sucks to have such a downer on the last bit.

humpty yay for massive win over john lewis. Always nice to get what you want from these huge stores.

frying sorry about the tooth ache but hope you manage to get a dentist. I still dont have one.....Oops. Not been top of the list to be honest but it should have been in the early days.

Mega boooooo for all this insomnia. I think it must be a phase at this point as some of the nct girls have started waking at stupid o clock. Maybe its a sign.......

Mega cry breakdown this morning about the possible breech baby. Think i have it in my head that baby is most likely breech (wont know for sure until either consultant decides head down today or sends me for a scan tomorrow to confirm breech)
Its so silly as I am telling myself that as long as me and baby are ok then that is what matters, but i spent so long deciding on where i wanted to give birth and was really looking forward to MLU. Also I am really not scared about birth at all. For me having a natural birth is something that i want to say i have done, like an acheivement. Stupid i know but everyone i know has been terrified of birth and some have had natural deliveries and me the one who is interested and almost excited about this amazing experience and I might not get to do it.
I know breech doesnt have to mean ECS and baby could still turn but it would def mean hospital and after doing some reading, most midwives and docs dont have much experience in natural breech births so tend to use epidurals, episiotomies and forceps as it is safer if you dont want an ECS. I would prob end up going for ECS which makes me really sad......cue lots of emotional tears.

Thanks everyone. I'm just telling myself that if it's best for baby to be in hospital then that's fine by me. It is slightly disappointing though. I don't understand why they can't just give me tablets to lower my bp and send me on my way.

frizz I totally get what your saying about the whole natural birth achievement thing. It really is such an amazing experience to do it naturally if you get the chance and that is absolutely no put down to anyone who has epidural/ section etc but for me doing it naturally really was something I wanted to experience. I am terrified of being induced again, purely because I want to go into labour myself without intervention this time . I really hope your baby turns for you, just walk around on all fours :)

I completely understand what you mean about the 'achievement' of natural birth. I was really upset when it was suggested that I might have to have an ELCS because I was looking forward to the birth.

But a CS is not a failure. It can't be helped and sometimes it's for the best. Obviously you'll do whatever is necessary and best for the baby. But I get it.

Good luck with the appointments.

Thanks ladies. Happy to be at home with my loved ones of course but just wish I didnt have the pain that comes with it. Baby is having the biggest squirming session ever in there at this moment in time. Glad he's happy lol. I managed some sleep last night and pain bearable right now. Gonna try be rly good and rest like docs have told me and just do little bits round the house when I feel able too.

sarah really feel for you being in hospital. Its so hard being away from family isnt it. Hope they can do something so you can home. Rubbish that you cant have your home birth. Just try think that its best for baby xx

frizz how many weeks are you now? I was breech up until 35 weeks then baby turned suddenly. He is not engaged or anything and I am now 36+4 and hes still on the move loads. So u never know u might be ok. Its hard when we cant have birth we've set our hearts on. I wanted mlu but that's impossible now and will be in main hospital which im ok with now as met all midwives who seem lovely. Not sure if I'll get natural birth yet. Got to discuss next week with consultant but could be induction or c-section. Am sure when our babies are all here and healthy we will forget all about these worries about the birth we had beforehand :)

I'm trying to keep in mind that its the having the baby that's the achievement - whatever / however / wherever. And also not having the midwives chase after us shouting "Stop! You can't possibly take a baby home you're clueless- both of you!"

Frizz I'm hoping you have a similar trickster baby to mine, with a bum that just feels really really like a head so its not breech after all

Choco don't want to give you unsolicited advice, but if you do get a high temp (38 or more) or real shivers and a lot more pain in one of your kidneys go back immediately. Very occasionally infection can get trapped behind a stone and it can make you v poorly quite quickly - it needs a drain to let any infection out. I always worry someone might be at home thinking "oh well there's nothing they can do" when the message should have been "there's nothing we should do now but there are options if things go downhill/something else happens"

Hospital bag packed (sort of)

Carpet cleaner delivered. Now have to hide it from DH as he'll moan at me being so nest-y (and I didn't discuss its purchase in triplicate and read all Which brochures just bought it with my cash). (New house + light carpets + poonami = carpet cleaner needed IMHO)

Today's final goal is to make curtains for baby puggle's room and not bum about all day on MN

Oops so my aim to get up earlier failed. Been awake since 6.30 but dosed off again at 8.30. Now I will definitely get up and finish cleaning oven before I go to PIL for a cup of tea and a well earned chill! from doing nothing Think I will get hospital bags packed today. All the last bits are washed now so just need to pull my hundreds of bags together!

I've joined the crampy period pain camp! Boo. I think that is contributing to my lack of motivation to do anything!

I know what you mean about the whole natural birth thing. Had my heart set on a water birth and now I'm gutted I've got to have an induction as you all say though, you have to do whats best!

Ordering an NCT bednest today so baby will actually have somewhere to sleep. We have everything we need now, including loads of useless crap that I couldn't resist buying so really need to sort out where she will sleep as it's a pretty vital thing also got the Sky telly man coming between half 1 - 3 so actually need to get dressed and make myself presentable for once.

I feel so uncomfortable today, like I've got loads of trapped wind. I reckon my life would improve by about 90% if I could let one rip!

Puggle I'm so jealous of the carpet cleaner!!!! I am desperate for one, and also a steam cleaner. Can't justify a carpet cleaner now though as our new house only has carpet in the attic room and on the stairs

So much going on....

sarah so sorry your plans have had to change. What a shame.

choco glad you are back home despite the pain. Definitely take it easy!

All those with insomnia, I have found a temporary cure! DH slept on the sofa last night and although I still woke up through the night, I managed to get back to sleep, rather than the normal "lying awake for hours listening to DH snore!"

nature glad your pooch is back to her normal self. Good luck keeping her calm until her sutures are removed!

Felix lol! Suspect you will finally be able to let one rip just as the sky guy arrives!

Morning all and sorry some are having such a tough time of it.

I'm feeling knackered after a couple of wide awake spurts in the night...having imaginary arguments with my dad and generally fretting a bit. Got 36w appt with gp (nice lady) at 10.50 so hopefully will seee if baby's engaging or not yet. At the moment it feels changeable like I go through bits where if I bend over I feel a lot of pressure on cervix,over speed bumps and when going to the toilet (every 5 mins).

Feeling very stiff and whale-like at this point so a bit puzzled at how I could potentially go another 6 weeks.

Last night was last nct class. 2 girls there are about a week overdue and no one popped yet but sure the babies will start coming soon! Will miss the social side so hope we can keep it up.

sultana yy to dh on the sofa. Mine has been on sofabed for about 2 months! Ours is a small double and as a light sleeper he kept waking up with me tossing and turning,toilet,snoring and taking up whole bed with pillows! Actually its done wonders to our relationship I would recommend!

The dentist isn't taking on. He was the only one in my area who was (still five miles away) so will have to try with the emergency dentist tonight.

I'm lying reclined in bed with a pad on to see if my waters have broken. I'm feeling very damp. I figured if they might have done, I'll go to the hospital, get it confirmed, then tell dh. If they haven't, no harm done.

I def agree that once baby is here it won't matter to me how it happened. Just now it's really frustrating.
Am 35+6 today so I know there is still time but I also read that they will start making plans if baby hasn't turned by 37 weeks. Think my anterior placenta might be making it hard for them to feel bubs.
Just hope consultant can push for me to get a scan today even though they don't do them until 36 weeks as that will give me extra time to try and move baby if I need to.
Am at work so will catch up properly tonight.

Guess who is going to hospital with suspected waters broken and bleeding?

that's right. Me.

I'll keep you updated

Oooh frying.

Good luck, I hope everything goes OK. Just remember that if there's anything you don't understand/don't like tell them!

Will be thinking of you x

Ooh frying good luck and keep us updated!!

Frizz surely being one day off 36 weeks can't make that much of a difference to the scan! Hope you manage to get one today.

Ooh frying that sounds exciting!

Sorry that so many people are feeling so rubbish, I hope everyone feels better soon

Still no nesting here. Midwife says that baby is still head down, but isn't engaged and is back to back. Humph. Was sneakily hoping she'd be here before Christmas, but this is looking v. unlikely now. Better set myself up on the sofa for a long wait .

I seriously covet a steam mop.

Woke up and am now feeling fed up for absolutely no reason at all.
Possibly because ds came in at 7, Sat on top of the bump and watched Dr who. We're still watching Dr who. Don't get me wrong, I like it but I am sick of it now and the tardis noise is beginning to set my teeth on edge.

sarah that's so disappointing but focus on the baby at the end, not the birth. I'd love a home birth - I'm fairly low risk, but I worry if something did happen were an hour and half away from the hospital.

frying sounds exciting

choco glad to hear you're home. Be sure to take it easy.

Tea, cake and alcohol free mulled wine for those with inlaw/family stress, bag packing stress and general meh crappiness and insomnia.

For those still interested or following, my tree still has not turned up. DPs dad was supposed to pick it up a week and a half ago. In my head I can hear him saying "ach sure it'll show up when it shows up, so it will" [broad northern Irish accent emoticon]
I feel like having a childish sob over it. I have now made my own (slightly passive aggressive) interim tree. It's a pot plant with baubles on it.

enormouse, I insist that you buy a steam mop. I love mine more than I love my family. Seriously