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

[Stom91]

Merry Christmas :)

Hey pocket, and oneslice I'm with you here, I think I'm just going to be the last one on the thread.

Okay, welcome to things not to say to an overdue pregnant woman. These are genuine things I have been told since Friday morning.

1. "Have you tried insert one of the many things from the ever so well known list - usually including sex, curry and pineapples - *why no I haven't, I've just been lighting candles
2. Maybe you should start looking at stars over Bethlehem. ha. haha. Well then you can be the f&cking donkey
3. Well it is a little inconvenient him not being here on time. Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I forgot to update his google calendar, it's all my fault
4. You must be getting uncomfortable now. Really? So I should stop the trampolining?
5. You have to think positively and relax - then baby will come. I'm sure beating the living daylights out of you will relax me no end. Hold still
6. Maybe on your next sweep the MW should use a bigger brush. Funny.
7. Have you tried walking? Do you know what, I've been sat in an empty bath for four days, why didn't I think of moving??
8. Aww poor you. Yes, poor me. If you are going to pity me at last bring me something to pity me with. Like cake.

Yeah, feeling sarcastic today. Have decided to make a mini Christmas dinner for DH and me tonight as parents have decided to come over early to "help".

ahhh bohemian i totally feel your pain.

add the 'she must be really comfortable in there' (WELL I'M NOT),
'have you dropped yet, it's a very distinct feeling' (NOT FOR EVERYONE AND WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME HOW I SHOULD FEEL)
'any news, everyone I know is waiting' (OH I'M SO SORRY FOR MAKING YOU AND YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK WAIT)

and my forever favourite: 'well enjoy this time while you can still sleep' (F** OFF YOU TRY TO SLEEP AT 39 WEEKS PREGNANT)

I'm not getting bitter not one bit...

My DH really wants to email his mom when we're on our way to the hospital and I really just want to let them know once the baby is there. I dont want to hurt his feelings but I dont want him to be distracted with anything else, especially his mom who is right now totally getting on my nerves. He says what if there is an emergency and they need to reach us. i mean come on. such a mama's boy. trying to keep my patience but i'm totally losing it. my parents are staying back I think they understand that they'll know in due time and dont piss me off right now. I'm a horrible daughter, haven't talked to them in two weeks, but I don't feel like talking to anyone at the moment...

Just marking my place before catching up on everyone's posts.

Might take a while as it's been a bit of a hectic weekend - yesterday DP treated me to a lunchtime drink (of non-alcoholic ginger beer!) and afterwards I got home to find my mum and friends hiding in our flat to surprise me with a baby shower!

Turns out DP had helped them to plan the whole thing and managed to keep it quiet for months! He then left to let us all have some girly time, play games, eat cake and open presents (I was expecting to unwrap hundreds of babygrows but surprisingly it was mostly massage oils, nail varnishes, chocolates and bath goodies for me to pamper myself with!)

DP then returned home with a huge camera-shaped birthday cake, more presents and a couple of other friends who joined us for a gorgeous meal at Cafe Rouge

Really don't want to sound like I'm gloating, I'm just still so overwhelmed by it all, especially since most of my friends live miles away so I've spent most of my pregnancy feeling a bit bored and isolated.

Sounds really lovely liz your dp is a keeper ;) lol
Glad you had such a lovely time.
I've started to get the any news yet texts I've had 2 and already pissed off haha I've lost abit of plus but I'm not telling anyone as the text will become more frequent lol

boehemian that cracked me up- it's as though people think the pregnant woman doesn't actually know all about pregnancy and getting things started by nearly 9months, what do you think we've all spent the last few weeks doing other than trying to speed things along?! The get some sleep now one used to really really annoy me!!

itsliz that's amazing!! So glad you've had a lovely day, such a thoughtful lovely thing to do for you!

Will keep sending out dilating/engaging/water breaking thoughts to everyone waiting

stom I wouldn't tell people! I regretted it as I think it's just increased the amount of texts/msgs I get. For some people I'm on the second/third round of asking. One person has asked me everyday since Wednesday ...

liz that sounds lovely! Wish I had something like that - the downside of having male friends ...

Oh yes rose the sleep thing. Next person so say "at least you're getting some sleep will be rung EVERY time I get up to go to the loo in the night with the following message "I'm catching up on sleep like you told me."

Yup the sleep thing pisses me off or the just be patient she will come when she's ready. Arghhhh!!!!

Apparently I was snoring last night. Nice bvee snores in my life haha
Dp said something funny earlier. We were chatting and he just casually said 'babies don't open there eyes for a couple weeks'. I replies with 'that's kittens babe'
Oh bless him I couldn't stop laughing then he said. Oh gosh I haven't got a clue about babies hahaha

Bohemian I could not agree more with that list!
Where I live it's pretty rural so I've also had on many an occasion 'Don't worry, you're in safe hands, I've delivered plenty of lambs/calves in my time!'....Hilarious.

Thanks everyone for so much advise and sympathy, really helps to know i'm not the only one. In the light of day and after a well timed visit from the midwife, I think he is feeding ok but cluster feeding all night. I didn't know that they liked to feed more at night so it makes more sense now, I couldn't understand why he was so much fussier at night. He has been an angel all day, feeding and sleeping on us. Doesn't like sleeping in his crib much so that along with the feeding is leading to the sleepless nights. I need to accept this is part of having a baby and sleep will be lacking for a while. Last night I got to sleep at 7am so at least tonight can literally not be any longer! And the midwife weighs him tomorrow so hopefully all will be well and I will stop worrying a bit.

mogz I hope you feel better, you're handling it amazingly, I would be in complete panic

Glad your MW has reassured you hot.
Normally I think I would be panicking, but I'm just too tired to waste that sort of precious energy! Having a check up tomorrow and hopefully will have all swab results back by Friday.

All you overdue and nearly due ladies have my sympathies, the last leg seems to stretch on forever and no one can say anything right to you at all. But it will happen, it can't last forever so hang on in there.

Lol bohemian!

Just been to my mums for dinner and got the whole ' next time don't have a baby at Xmas time, it's so inconvenient' well sorry to ruin all your party plans, I'm just having a BABY, a CHILD, I know parties are far more important than bringing a new life into the world. She's even got my brother on call to DRIVE her to ours if I drop just so she can still drink at the parties (but not lots or anything darling) god mum, seriously??

If she mentions one more time about how inconvenient it is I'm going to have an irrational outburst that may make me look like a crazy person.

Sorry extra thinking about it now I should have said earlier to call your mw ASAP as nom said as one of my friends has just had a baby a few days ago, she was transverse and had a cord prolapse and ended up with an emc. And she was I hospital for over a week as they wanted to keep her there so they could monitor and act if she went into labour. I just didn't realise the prolapse was due to the baby being transverse. You'll be safe in hospital now tho so don't worry.

Ladies who was it who put on the recipe for breast milk boosting cookies? Would they mind re posting or private messaging it to me please?

Hi all!!! I'm new on here.... Can I join? Who else is due soon? Iv got 13 days til my due date and can't wait.... Been having strong b/h and back ache...so hormonal and getting sick of hormones.... Find myself crying at everything I even had a melt down in the supermarket the other day and when someone asked me if I was ok I replied with..."I'm sick of my belly button looking like a cats arse hole".... X good luck for everyone and their bumps... X

Welcome savannah hope the pregnancy has treated you well. We do have a Facebook group if you want to join. There are lots of cute baby pics on there :) and it's completely secret so no one will know you're a member x

Hello again all.

Me and baby seb doing fab but it's very hard work.

Just marking place for now. Too tired for anything else!

How do u join the Facebook group?

That's an understatement Frouby! But somehow it's kind of good hard work

hotmad send either stom or whisper a private message on here with a link to your Facebook profile and they can add you from there

What mrsahrubs said :)
Currently bouncing on my ball as dp is desperate for dd to come and he also doesn't want to go to work haha

Lol stom DH said the same to me- he wants this week off work and asked if baby is comic tonight- if only I knew tho I doubt it!

Did any of you find movements reducing a bit towards the end? I'm 39wks and today have felt movement but it's more squirms, the odd prod or poke etc and not much now I've laid down tho normally I get more movement. Not sure whether to be concerned or not...

Comic? Bloody iPhone. 'Coming'

Hello ladies, I haven't mums netted in ages! Due my first lo a week tomorrow, can I join in the thread?

Hello mummyboylan you're due a day after me, how you feeling? Any signs?

Ok a glass of cold oj did the trick- now baby is going crazy...just scuppered my chances of sleeping- d'oh! (But secretly relieved)

Hi! I had a false alarm at our first anti natal of all places but it turned out to be a uti bringing on contractions :( been twinge watching ever since. Usually get ouchy BH in the evenings but they go away after a while. Been getting period type craps tonight tho so perhaps things aren't too far from kicking off... Anyone got any pearls of wisdom to pass on? Looking for tips on anything really :) esp how ur labours have started and any pre labour signs x

mum I had exactly the same-realized I'd not felt much movement, drank some orange juice and that got her going. My DH was also desperate to skive this week for baby to be born today but no luck.

Welcome to new peeps!