Jan 2014 THREAD 14 -- This will be the lucky one!

[TobyLerone]

We got Thread 13 out of the way without too many mishaps. Phew!

Now it's time to sit on our arses eating entire Chocolate Oranges really get to work on getting some more of these babies out.

Thanks lovely ladies. Worried that if there is no improvement in the pain 2day I will be going back in to hospital for them to give me something stronger like last time. Its just so much faffing about waiting around to see someone to get admitted. Also now have all 3 kids home for the holidays and with oh working every night you can see my problem. Cant go on like this though so rly hoping 2days the day that will have some improvement. Thanks for listening. Rly does help. Just wanna enjoy xmas with my family and I cant do that at all in this pain.

hoping we have some better news on here 2day and hooe felix is progeessing well.

Thinking about you another and felix. The delays must be so frustrating for you. Maybe just look at it as a good chance to rest up before the big day?

Thanks to everyone for the sympathy. Was so peeved last night but to be fair to DP his family norm is v different to mine and I guess I just expected him to change to be like mine ( which is the more mainstream way) He also doesn't do confrontation so slept on the sofa last night. I had the best nights sleep I've had in weeks. Will need to chat to him about what we each expect from our family unit. But after work he's going Xmas shopping. 2 of the 4 are mine and DDs gifts and Im sad he hasn't put more thought into them and will just be grabbing something, hopefully I'm wrong!

another banking sleep (and cake) over the weekend is definitely the way forward! You go girl!

felix you poor lass! How soul destroying! Really hope everything starts up again in record time for you!

choco bless ya. Time must feel as though it is standing still for you! Will keep everything crossed for improvements today!

Well I am amazed! Although I woke up to pee several times, I got back to sleep and have only just got up (because I could feel a trickle). ++ pregnajuice this morning! Am assuming its not waters.... Tried sniffing but doesn't smell sweet. Gonna try reclining and getting up again, but don't think its anything other than pregnajuice.....

Hope everyone has a good Saturday. Not sure what we are doing today, but for once, rather than needing to know and planning when to do what, I am just gonna go with the flow like DH does and see what happens.... Take a page out of mythrees philosophy book!

Quick update again - been here 24hrs now officially! Still no one available to break my waters. Other woman now gone in delivery room next door. No contractions or anything happening at all! I literally don't feel anything. Had 1 hour sleep and poor OH had 3 hours on a fake leather chair that he had to peel his face off of this morning haha.

Oh Felix poor you! Time must be absolutely dragging and your mind must be whirling! Lol at your OH peeling his face off the chair! Did he have lines on his face after?

Yes and his beard and super groomed tache was a smooshed up at one side haha. I am feeling happyish this morning, just so tired!

All not a!

Oh dear felix hope it moves along quickly for you today, as others have said the previous contractions will have prepared your body so will hopefully help :)

another how frustrating, it's such a big thing to prepare for. But I agree on banking cake and sleep while you can :)

choco feel free to offload, I think your doing so well already. It must be so tough

sultana I have a feeling you'll be soon!!

Poor Felix! How rubbish!

on the preggo juice front, mw said that if you soak through a panty liner then its probably waters and to go in. So that's what I'm going to do. Liner is on as I'm wetter than normal. I said to dh last night that i think today is the day. Lets see if I'm right

another you have so made me want cake for breakfast now , such a good idea .

felix your going through exactly what I did . Try and rest when you can . It's brilliant news your already dilating though. I don't think it will be long for you now. Will they give you another pessary or no?

choco you've had such a rough time of it. I hope your not in pain over Xmas .

Sorry to people I've missed on here. I'm rubbish at remembering .
My mums keeping the kids for me this morning for a few hours so I'm having a lazy morning.
Can't wait for the updates today and fingers crossed for baby news by tonight .

felix that's hilarious! Would have cracked me up!

frying fingers crossed you soak through this morning and things really get going!

mrsv I sway from thinking it could happen any moment to thinking it will be ages away every day! Am thinking the increase in discharge could just be because I stayed in bed longer than normal and only peed twice, whereas normally I pee more and therefore probably wipe any excess discharge away. Time will tell I guess....

No more pessary as I'm just dilated enough for them to break my waters so hopefully that should set me off again. I wish she had left it in last night if I'd have known we would be waiting this long as could have made more dilatey progress!

another, cake for breakfast is very civilised indeed. I mean, if you can't eat whatever the hell you want when you're just about to pop a baby out, when can you? I had my normal brekkie, then went round the corner to the butcher's when they opened at 8, and they gave me a mince pie! I like it there

choco, what you're going through sounds awful. I hope they get the really good drugs out for you today

felix, glad you're sounding much more positive and able to laugh at OH. Poor chap must have had a very uncomfortable night!

sultana and frying next to go, I think. But hang on, isn't this supposed to be the January thread? Everyone's so keen to get on with it and I have weeks and weeks to go!

gummi I have another 4 weeks to go (hoping for 6!) so ill be here with you at the end :)

Good luck today, felix!

I'm also having cake for breakfast. Free cake, at that, in John Lewis café :)

Baby gave us a bit of a scare this morning by not getting up at its usual time, but I think it was just having a bit of a lie-in.

Town after cake, for last-minute shopping, then home for more painting. DH has sensibly gone out all day :o

I have another four weeks to go, I'm just done with the whole pregnancy!

i want him out. Midwife has said he feels fully cooked so can't see any issues if he comes now.

gummi I was originally 1st Jan but they moved me forward to 27th dec, so only 6 days until EDD! How did that suddenly happen? Ekkk!

Toby naughty bubs having a lie in! Nothing like scaring the shit out of you first thing!!! Get you with your free John Lewis cake!!!

I had fresh pineapple with my cereal - they are £1 a whole pineapple in Waitrose currently! It was lush! However, now have a major craving for iced fruit cake. Good job its pissing down outside which means I wont be arsed going out to get some!

Well BHs started up again this morning and have continued since. They are getting a bit more uncomfortable/painful but i have low pain thershold so think i am just being a wimp.
Have tried lying on my birth ball, sitting on the ball, sitting on a chair, wandering round morrisons but still no rest bite.
Am now led in bed on my side upstairs all alone while the family are downstairs. So gutted all this is going on while the family are here. Have been excited about their visit for ages and now i cant enjoy it.
Not sure if its all just false labour (what with th BHs being regular) or the start of something. Dh really doesnt want this to be it as he is set on a jan baby, i am starting to hope it is something starting as not sure i can cope with this everyday for the next however many weeks. I def wont enjoy xmas in this discomfort. It cant really be starting if they stopped overnight though can it.

Anyway, have taken a paracetamol to take the edge off and really hope ill know it it becomes proper contractions.

Cake for breakfast sounds awesome and really hope this start progressing felix

Cant really remember what anyone else has said......but hugs and things to everyone.

If it helps, I was told if they (BH) get painful, should there be three in 10 mins to call the labour ward and go in. Especially if you can't manage it.

Apparently they'll do an internal and let you know what's happening.

I've done my Asda shop for delivery on Monday. I had a dummy order in to secure the date/time, and gone through it all now. Looking forward to it.

Right - I think I can remember enough...

felix hope you get your waters broken and some progress during the day. Do you have things to distract you? Poor DH having to sleep in a chair!

sarah and toby GRRRRR for wasted visits - esp at this time of year when shopping time is at a premium... Bloody useless people. Glad you are both okay though, although the itching sounds incredibly annoying, toby.

another how frustrating to be moved back to Monday - I can see that they have to see emergency patients, but nonetheless. Glad you had delicious treats and will be catching up on sleep this weekend.

frizz you poor love - sounds like it might be the start of something, but I guess you never know. I'd ring your midwife for reassurance (this is Baby #1 for you, right?) if that might put your mind at rest? Why not - all they can do is say 'it's fine, relax', or 'go to the hospital', right? Mine is ALWAYS saying don't hesitate to call. Let's ignore the fact that the community midwives number is only Mon to Fri and they never actually answer the dang phone, shall we?

Went out last night, and was a bit at the number of people telling me how 'brave' I was - for being out in a club at 10.30pm, sipping a lemonade (one of two - everyone was DESPERATE to buy me drinks/check I was okay etc ) sitting down. Hardly scaling Everest, but apparently being 38weeks and not in confinement wins you serious kudos. I have no idea why. DH was jumpy as a cat all night, despite reassurances that a) Bean was lulled to sleep by the strong bass beat, b) I had no signs of labour, in fact felt pretty good and c) we were a 5 minute cab ride from UCH if bean, I dunno, suddenly started crowning with no warning .

Oh, that reminds me, was it quacko - your DH sounds like he's being v thoughtless and could do with a big fat kick. I am excellent at kicking, if you need a hand?

Oh and MrsV I hope that's the last time you do something beyond the call of duty for your work. Enjoy your mat leave!

So, after last night's bravery fun, I feel crappy today - tearful, knackered, overwhelmed. We were meant to go to a party tonight, but I've cancelled, saying I can't face the two hour journey there. I feel bad, but I just don't think I can face it. Plus I'd be shit company.

Who have I missed? Hugs to you all.

Also, still no word from MrsAVB - have PM'd her, but nothing. Anyone seen her around?

I know - frying oooh, you really think it's happening? How exciting!! Fingers crossed for you.

Ooh frizz exciting, if they are painful, low down and becoming more frequent they could be labour pains not braxton hicks.

I am having tightenings again too, hoping I can stay stable for Monday as now rebooked for then. Really want to avoid a weekend emergency csection.

So bubs has moved from bum on left and legs on right to the other way round. how did that happen? Would prefer him/her to go back to LOA please. Any ideas from you all/.
Good luck felix

nah Humpty i'm sick of getting my hopes up, so i'm sacking the whole thing off. My parents have arrived in the country and i'll see them in a few days so i'm looking forward to Christmas and seeing them.

Oh frizz hoping you're on your way.

Your 'poor' dp felix. He sounds lovely though. You sound more positive this morning. Hope you've been moved to your own room now.

Love the clubbing tales, humpty. Lemonade? Very risque.

blue you have the patience of a saint.

choco . You are really brave through all this. Hugs and well wishes.

Am quite irritable today and don't know why. Wanted to clean the house today but got up late. Dp has done absolutely nothing this morning. ('ds doesnt let me'), hasn't made lunch ('ds doesn't let me') or taken out the wash from last night ('ds doesn't let me'). I would like things to be done without me chivying him along. I am sore and uncomfy and he is using a sofa to put wet washing on and leaving watermarks. Must go and intervene.