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

[Toothfairy78]

OK I caved. Here's thread 13!

What a day! Two people I know in RL gave birth to daughters today!

It's all beginning to feel real! 36 weeks tomorrow and I suddenly feel unprepared.

In other news, ToothJr was measured as 3/5 engaged, and I'm seriously waddling! Anyone else got a bit of a sore crotch?

Oh, and good luck extra!

Eek good luck extra

Hope things get better soon for you both choco and curly.

Glad you're in your own room now another

Last day at work for me tomorrow. I am pleased but I think all the stress of trying to agree a date has put a bit of a damper on it. I'm also getting quite apprehensive about the fact I won't be in again for so long! Still got loads to do mainly deleting bitchy/chatty emails as was pulled into so many pointless meetings today (about stuff that will be happening in next few months!!!) so worried about getting all of that done as well. Not accomplished much past few nights either as been so tired. Guess not working will help with that. Tomorrow nights aim is to finish decorating xmas tree.

How is the weather by everyone? Been horrendous here today. All the shops and restaurants near us were completely flooded and tarmac been ripped off the road! Knew there was a reason for buying a house on a hill!

tooth yy to sore fanjo. Very sore pubic bone in fact!

nature yay for your last day tomorrow. What a shame the shine has been taken off by all hassle! Hope you get everything done so you can finally relax!

Blimey! Tarmac ripped off the road? Well one of the guys from the nct group flew into our local airport tonight and said the turbulence was horrendous and it felt as though the plane landed sideways! Rather him than me!

Tooth I'm feeling very sore nowadays but not sure if it's SPD or just general pregnancy pain. My pelvis now has a painful burning feeling rather than achey pain like it did before.

Nature hooray for last day! Hope you can get everything sorted that you need to do now.

I am feeling so so ill tonight. Nauseous and like I'm totally drained of energy and a bit faint/spaced out at times. I've cried three times tonight because I feel so ill I think it's this liver thing that's making me feel unwell after a quick search online. Can't wait for this all to be over now. I want to feel normal again!

Just clocked how many times I said 'feel' in that last post. Reckon I need some sleep

sultanajo my office is based at a local airfield and I watched a light aircraft coming in to land yesterday, it did not look fun! No way would you catch me going up in this weather.

Woken up with swollen glands and a horrendously sore throat! Is there anything I can take?

Going to be a pain getting to work today as two separate weather incidents causing problems on the motorway. So glad it is the last commute for a while

Ah felix are you off work today? Can you take it easy?

Sorry curly about the bp. Hope they can settle it for you. Do they sound positive that they can help?

choco sucks that you are suffering so much. Just think not long to go now!

nature and felix sorry you are feeling rough. It seems we are all on major baby arrival countdown. Hope your bugs and liver things calm down and you can enjoy the last stretch as much as possible.

extra oooooo how exciting. Sending massive labour vibes your way now you are good to go. A birth will make it all seem so close. Hope its speedy and wonderful.

35 weeks today, just need bubs to stay there for at least another 2 weeks so i can go to the birth centre. Went to the hospital last night for a tour and its ok as hospitals go, but confirmed that i really want to go to the MLU. Good to go and see it though as we all know how fast things can change and i may not get a choice.
Only 1 more full week of work left then a half week! Yay. I am so so drained and cant wait. Although i'll only have 1 day mat leave before my family visit before xmas, then it will be xmas busyness. And my 3 yr old nephew thinks baby will be born on dec 29th (am due Jan 10th) so lets see what happens.

Much fewer BH yesterday and after staring at my panty liners like a loon (and resorting to making dh look too) for the past few days, i def think there is a yellow tinge to the dampness (its not soaking through them either) so i am thinking lots of pee leaking so maybe baby is really pushing in the wrong place. Also i dont feel a gush when i get up in the morning and AF should pool overnight shouldnt it so i would feel it when i got up in the morning.

Urgh i need to get up for work (need to leave in 30 mins) but i just cant be arsed! Wonder if dh will make my lunch for me?!

Nature - paracetemol is fine as are strepsils for throats.

It's my last day at work today too... hurrah! 34 wks tomorrow so got some annual leave before mat leave starts at end of month. Cant wait for the rest as I have a cold.

Felix hope you feel better soon.

Extra - how exciting, hope all carries on and goes well!

Happy Friday all!

Felix and Nature sorry tonhear you're feeling crappy and hope you feel better soon.

I had a rubbish night! Contractions carried on till 1ish then just stopped and I fell asleep, then woke up at 3 to puke, couldn't get back to sleep till 5.15 and DS woke up at 6.15. Nothing at all happening now after yesterday. BAH!!

Hope everyone else has a good day

Yay for last days at work, nature, percy, book and anyone else I've missed :)

Hope it all starts happening properly soon for you, extra. How frustrating :(

Sorry for those feeling rough

But it's Friiiiidaaaaaay!

It's Frriiiidayyy! I'm off work till Tuesday! jigs

Anyone else having stomach cramps/mild stomach upset? Had it for a day now and it's freaking me out. Convincing myself it's labour starting... I can see the next few weeks are going to be a joyous blend of paranoia and odd pains!

Yes angelesque, I've had an upset stomach for two days. I'm pretty sure that mine isn't labour starting though, and that it is mainly cake-related :)

I hope you feel better soon felix. The third trimester is hard enough without being properly ill on top, you poor thing.

Come on babyextra - get yourself in gear!

Last day at work today - hurrah! I have no idea how I'm going to stay awake for tonight's pub and curry though.

My labour ward and MLU don't offer tours. There is an online video of the MLU, ut I have no idea what labour wards are like! I think there are 4 people in each room - will we all be shrieking having calm lovely births at the same time?

Do they not, book? I asked the consultant on weds about a tour and he said, "speak to your midwife to arrange one".

I had DS and DD at the WHH and I was taken straight to a delivery room each time. And i wasn't in labour either time. I never saw any room with 4 beds until the postnatal ward.

That was a while ago, though.

That sounds more civilised toby! The midwives at the NHS antenatal session a couple of weeks ago said that they didn't allow tours anymore due to the risk of infection and so that the mums on the ward got some privacy, which is fair enough. I'd never heard of that anywhere else though - I'll ask my midwife next week.

They don't do tours at ours either, but I'm giving birth at the place where one born every minute was filmed so I sort of know what to expect from watching telly

We don't have tours at ours either but it's definitely private rooms for labour! HUGE rooms as well. With dd the room was tennis court size at least. Was a bit disconcerting it was so big. They still made dh put our bags in the ensuite though so "they didn't get in the way"

That all sounds a bit odd, book. At my hospital, they manage to do early evening tours three days a week and we didn't see a single patient while we were there, let alone disturb anyone's privacy.

The four to a room thing must be postnatal, surely? They couldn't really make you labour in a room full of other people

Oh dear, extra, that sounds very frustrating, not to mention tiring
Hope it gets going properly soon!

Having googled, it seems you're right, book :(
Makes sense, I suppose.

Ladies who are feeling rough - sending you all hot ribena! What a shame! Am desperately trying to keep away from anyone with any sort of lurgy right now....

We don't get tours either, but have virtual tours online. Not quite the same....

Off to mother are today to get measured for nursing bras as recommended by my mate....hope I get someone who knows what they are doing as am going to a different branch to my friend....

Hi everyone,

extra thinking of you and hoping you're managing to get some rest between bouncy ball sessions! good luck!

another, chocoloulou and curly thinking of you too.

In the scale of all this, I'm fine! Having a lazy start to the 'study morning' at home but going to fill in my mat pay form and then get on with some actual studying/tick boxes for my training. Looking forward to finishing work in 2 weeks....!

nature I don't think you can take strepsils I'm afraid. Pharmacist told me only the glycerin tablets (which are just like wine gums so not particularly great)

Hot ribena sounds like a very nice idea, thanks sultana!

Not that I'm feeling ill, just tired and draggy and with a bit of a headache. I've got today off, then final week at work. Unfortunately, I've fallen foul of our annual performance review system - everyone else has until late Jan to complete the process, but I've got to get it done for both myself and my current line reports by the end of next week. This has left me with forms to fill in on my day off and I was so fed up that I cried on the train home yesterday

Feel better now, but need to stop procrastinating and get the bloody forms done!

Ah gummi that sucks. Our performance reviews are January as well but no-one has mentioned them so I'm going to slink off quietly without reminding anyone!