December 2013 - let's get these babies out before Santa arrives :)

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Merry Christmas :)

Thank you rose

mum I'm due on 30th so could well be here until the middle of January... How depressing is that?!

I haven't had any real symptoms other than occasional crampy pains and feeling baby getting lower by the day. Today I've been feeling really weird though - achy, slightly queasy, no appetite (despite wanting to eat everything in sight lately!) and just generally really out of sorts.

I've bombarded poor DP with a whole range of emotions from anger to frustration to floods of uncontrollable tears, and now I'm ordering him to put up shelves and hang photos while I run round manically cleaning and tidying the whole flat (even though I've spent all afternoon stuck to the sofa feeling too sore and sorry for myself to do anything!)

So what do we reckon... Signs of imminent labour or have I just completely lost the plot?!

well it's only 930AM for me, so she could still surprise us. trying to keep my hopes up. getting DH to treat us to a nice dinner tonight as a distraction. he doesn't know it yet ;)

mum i'm still hoping it is some sort of clear out. my tummy has been so dodgy all week. Last week I would eat everything in sight, right now I have to force feed myself. I've lost a pound actually.... on the plus side I've only gained 20lbs, so if she's 9lbs as predicted + fluids etc, hopefully that means only 5-10 pounds to lose after. ahhh the silver lining.

I haven't had acid reflux too badly until now really. If it goes on today, I will go get zantac. thanks better

dusty I know what you mean, my mom is Jan 1st and I really don't want to share her birthday with her either.

alright, let's get those last few babies out. we've had enough.

Liz You must be so fed up of the "not long to go" convo's by now! Chin up LO cant be in there forever!

I have a poorly baby with gunky eyes:( poor little delilah wakes up with yellow yuky stuff in her eyes! MW has told me to put breast milk on her eyes...has anyone else had this issue?

Want to thank u ladies for the labour vibes x baby Patrick arrived this afternoon at a whopping 9lb2!
I hope everyone can share my joy soon xxx

superman we had gunky eye, I think most babies do. Clean with cotton wool and cooled boiled water, wipe from inside corner of eye out wards (towards ear) and don't use same bit of cotton wool for more than one swipe. Especially important not to cross contaminate between eyes. I also used a bit of breast milk on it. Cleared up in about 3 days.

Bad night here, nipple cracked while pumping and poured blood into 40mls of expressed milk. I know they can drink milk with your blood in but it was bright red, I just couldn't do it. So another ff for ds, another stream of tears from me.

Congrats mummy!

Many congrats mummy hope the labour and birth were ok!

Good to hear from those still waiting! I've had BH contractions all day and now they've got closer together. Not sure if they're real contractions or not! So hard to know as last 2 times waters broke first so didn't have a guessing game- they're painful so maybe I should start timing them??

And just had another clear out...

Seriously if this baby is on time too that's 3 on their due dates! (Well one was just under 3 hours into the next day)

After going 13 days overdue, DD decided to turn up this morning! What's relief it is not to be pregnant any more. She is lovely, so good to meet her at last. The very best of luck for those still waiting, it sucks towards the end X

Sounds exciting mum - if they're painful I'd start counting.... I woke at 1am and counted 7 in half an hour so they told me to come in. And now I'm holding DD! Fingers crossed for you x

Congratulations yoga and Mummy!!!! Two babies today - hooray.

Congrats mummy and sounds good mum get timing and I hope to hear baby news from you soon xx

Aww, congrats yoga and mummy! Brilliant news all round!

Had enough tonight. Really want to cry. My left leg is throbbing dd hasn't stopped moving since 5ish apart from the odd half hour break and she keeps head butting my cervix which is painful. Her moving inside me hurts now too as she's running out of room and all I wana do is eat. I feel like such a pig.
And still no signs apart from the odd backache.
And I'm so fucking fed up of people saying 'be patient!' You be fucking patient after 9 months of pain and bein uncomfortable as needing to pee every 5 seconds for it to only be a dribble. I hate pregnancy!

Sorry to rant but dp won't listen. He just says stop telling me you're in pain I know you're in pain, I don't need you to keep reminding me. Men have it so bloody easy they don't have a sodding clue!!!
I know I'm not the only one left to give birth but it really feels like it. 1 hour and I'll officially be over due. I should have had this baby by now!!! Keep thinking maybe dd doesn't want to meet me!
Could do with a hug from my friend but she's 150 miles away. I feel like I have no one.
I've just really had it now.
Sorry again to rant

hotcross thanks! I have been bathing them but just doesnt seem to be clearing up upsetting me to see her like it she cant open one eye! Its in both eyes but ones worse than the other.

Congrats mummy & yoga!

Congrats mummy and yoga

Stom hugs to you. It is so hard being overdue. I too feel like my baby doesn't want to meet me and have been an emotional mess the last two weeks. However, I know logically this isn't true and it will all be forgotten when I meet them in the next day or two.

stom everything you're feeling is completely normal sweetie.
Pregnancy near the end sucks balls big style!
Your hormones are running wild, you're uncomfortable and 9 months is a long time to be doing anything let alone growing a human.
I promise you that after your dd is born you will forget all of this.
The end is in sight Hun, take care of yourself and you feel free to rant, moan, swear or anything else you want! as you are damn entitled after all these months.
Xxx

mum tell me you're in labour?
Or had baby already
Xx

So tired Lleyton decided he was only gonna drink 2 oz of his night bottles and wake up every hour on the dot for more, seriously kid....cluster feeding on formula??
I only bottle feed on a night to get some sleep and dp was on night shift so I got none....actually I fell asleep downstairs for one hour before he woke again and now he's decided he wants to deep sleep when it's time for me to go out
My mum and future mil took older 2 so that I could get some work done and get a bit more sleep and that's been a waste of time

Arghhhh think I may be delirious before bedtime comes around tonight.

How's everyone? Xx

Alyssa I bottle feed at night for the same reason but I stay up until 12 for her last feed so she only wakes at 4 and then 8. Its bliss!

Stom really wish I could do something to help you sound so fed up. I hope things move along well soon and dont worry my DP said the exact same thing to me when I was pregnant and in pain. Used to proper piss me off because then when he was ill the whole world was ending and it was such a big deal. If only they could be 9 months pregnant for a day!

Morning all.

Super could be blocked tearducts hun. Nothing major to worry about just keep them clean. Dd had one when she was a baby and outgree it in a few weeks.

Well seb is really getting into this sleeping business thank god lol. Went down at 10, up at 12 & 3 for a 5 minute feed then 6am for a proper one. Only trouble is boobs not used to going that long and leaking everywhere. Nice.

Think I did a bit much yesterday too and c section tummy really aches today. Ouchy. Off shopping for last few bits today then have done.

Would be nice to get through the day without crying pmsl. Poor DP is a nervous wreck.

Thanks girls. Just major fed up & only 1 day over due. What am I going to be like in a week lol
I also just want to have a nice poo. Sorry but dd is sat on my bowels and it won't come out. It's not hard or anything but I think she's just blocking the exit lol.
Had really rubbish sleep so now got headache too :(

Congratulations Mummy and Yoga and those others that have made it to the other side

My DS has the sticky eye too, just the left, have to clean it every couple of hours. Hope it clears soon!

I'm so bloody happy today as I managed a whole 5 hours sleep last night!! Baby is doing so well with his feeding so I feel very lucky. He had only lost 2oz at 5 day check.

Those that are having trouble getting baby to settle, have you tried swaddling? Baby would just wake the minute I put him in his cold Moses basket but my mum suggested trying to swaddle. I basically wrap from the neck down n wrap his arms n top half in but leave legs free in the lower bit of blanket so he can move them. Don't know if it was coincidence but he goes down without a problem now.

Stom I totally get where you are emotionally now, I was 14 days overdue n just the same!! Just wanted to get the whole birth over and done with!!

Oh and my baby still has no name!!!!

He's 8 days old and still being called fartypamts, windypops etc etc....

Dasie you could call him Donald, as in Donald Trump

Still here I'm afraid! Contractions stopped when I went to bed. Half expected to hear a pop from my waters going each time I got up for a wee or turned over but nothing and I've woken up to the news that my local/nearest hospital has a Nora virus outbreak. What the f do I do? Due to history of fast labours it could be risky to go elsewhere but don't want to catch it!! (Or the rest of the family) can't call mw being Sunday. The advice is to only go if really necessary....

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stom so feel for you- I'll be officially overdue as of midnight tonight and already feel frustrated/fed up too. Hang in there- like someone else said once baby does come you'll be so overwhelmed/happy that you'll forget all this rubbish/painful waiting.

My bowels are awful but not blocked up- just gross. I guess it's a clear out but I'm not enjoying it....

well I'm officially overdue as well. got all excited this morning as i woke up to some really painful BH. I started timing and got about 1 every 12-15 minutes for an hour and a half. but then second I got out of bed, it all stopped :(
I'm glad I didn't wake up DH for that.