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.

Congratulations Extra such a lovely name! :) hope you and baby are well!

Felix fingers crossed you are popping baby out just now and don't have to wait much longer!

Frying must be such a tease to think something's happening, then for it to stop.

Had a good day today, way better than yesterday, think the cabin fever may be kicking in! Have Just been in a stinking mood for no reason the last couple of days but spent today with my mum, sil and nephew doing Christmassy things so way more upbeat! Couldn't get to ice skate tho which was a bit of a bummer!

Hope everyone else is good and baby is doing what you want!

choco that's great news - hope you feel even better tomorrow. Sounds so rough.

quacko have just taken first of two batches of fairy cakes out of oven. I can barely move.

Rant alert: my needy bloody DM has rung me TWICE today - this is not abnormal - the first time, as far as I could make out to take out her bad mood on me, and tell me that she and her benefits scrounging, workshy brother are forming a new political party somewhere to the right of Hitler with the main agenda being immigration, as she has her knickers in a Fail induced twist about Romanians in Sheffield (she lives nowhere near Sheffield).

The second time was a voicemail, to tell me that she'd badgered my father into buying my Christmas present (how do I need to know this?) and to tell me to change my voicemail as it sounds 'terribly abrupt darling'.

I am going to have to have a word with her over Christmas. Very shortly, I will have a very small baby and will not be available for pointless endless BLOODY FUCKING WAFFLING phone calls. Get a fecking life, woman, take up a hobby and stop phoning me as a way to pass the time. I like my leisure time, I do not like your endless bloody intolerant hatred of anyone who isn't 'like you' and I am fed up to the back teeth of having to be available when you want to chat, or I get hassle and endless call backs and voicemails.

Rant endeth.

I've had an evening of tightenings, they stopped then started again. They are starting to ramp up, a lot more noticeable and starting to hurt, so am going to bed. I figure if something happens, Brill, if not, then I'll be well rested

Oh wow extra, belated congratulations to you and your DP. . I love the nn Bess

Humpty, she sounds...shall we say...difficult?

Loads of BH here tonight too. And loads of cervix-punching (from the baby, not any sort of weird fetish/euphemism). In fact, neither I nor DH can even find my cervix, which isn't a good sign!

Hope it's going well, felix!

toby that's a polite word for the monster her.

I get cervix punches too. Bloody uncomfortable. Hope the BHs don't keep you awake too much.

felix thinking of you overnight!

Congratulations extra that's fantastic news!!

Nothing more here. Ffs i wish he'd make his mind up!

Oh frying sorry things have died down again. Got my Fx big time for you.

humpty she sounds rather, shall we say, unique! Hope u manage to talk some sense into her before baby appears.

BHs died down again this end too. They seem to be constant while awake (not getting worse or anything) but when I sleep they go away. I have tried eating, drinking lots of fluid, changing position, walking about but the only time they really stop is overnight. Dh still doesn't understand how uncomfortable it is and I don't think I could do this for the next 3 weeks (that's until EDD)
I know I should call mw for advice but the only place available at the weekend is the maternity unit and I know if this is the start that it is not established yet so I think they will just tell me to wait it out and go in once it's proper labour. And if it it isn't any

Damn phone posting too soon...... If it isn't anything then grrrr. Would like to think that all this discomfort isn't for nothing!!
I technically wanted to have Xmas before baby arrives, but not if that mean Xmas like this! And am 37+2 so baby is cooked enough anyway.

Oh and have woken 3 times in a pool of sweat tonight. How glamorous!

Frizz it's like that for me!

i also woke up in a pool of sweat. I wouldn't care but the heating was only on 14 and i was sleeping naked!

It took me two hours to get to sleep, dh has a cough and was watching match of the day in bed. I wanted to say that if he doesn't stop coughing id kill him, but felt that was too harsh.

then was awake at 3 for the loo, went again at 4.40, gave up sleeping again at 5.30. So now watching Come Dine With Me on demand.

I am also sleeping naked lol. Well after my nightie got drenched! I thought our heating must be on it was so bad but it's not and all radiators are cold.

To top it off I woke up crying and I dreamt the dog died.

It's such a pain as the only thing that helps is lying down but that can't be good for baby's position. Surely need to be upright but am just so fed up. Wish it would just go away or turn into something.

What with this being my first I have no idea what's going on and didn't think BHs were like this. I had read everywhere that they are irregular...... They lied!

I was told bhs were painless,bloody liars!

I've started with lower back pain and a stabby cervix. And pain on the left hand side coming across to the right. Ds has woken up in a bad mood, which isn't ideal. I've left dh in bed while i entertain ds, I'll be able to nap later, well after church.

dh doesn't know if he should stay off work, but I've told him to go, nothing will probably happen.

I had a dream that i had a one night stand with dh

I bet i end up last to pop as well......do you think i am allowed to sleep until it arrives as thats the only point when these damn things disappear!!
Xmas day at the PIL will not be fun.
Ill have to go armed with my birth ball for any required bouncing and my full body pillow ao i can kick them all off thier sofa and lie down.

I havent really got back pain yet (excpet when i sleep) Just kicks in the fanjo, and lots of pressure down low during the BH.

I dont know how you are looking after ds at the same time. I feel completely useless. Dh and the family have been doing everything for me this weekend.

Bloody typical that this started on day 2 of my mat leave!

Ds is watching a lot of tv at the moment. Far too much. So far mat leave hasn't been relaxing.

ds had chicken pox - 10 days
ds and i got colds - 5 days
then general Christmas shopping. So very tired!

still, my aunt, uncle, their three kids, and grandparents come over tomorrow, then it's Christmas eve which means big dinner and in laws

Oh dear frizz and frying aka noctural crew.

I'm also getting night sweats,went to sleep with backache/period pains that were coming ever so often but thought little of it. I don't think I'm likely to go into labour at 37+2 and would prefer the baby to be a good size and spend longer in there.

Why is lying down bad for position,frizz? Mine seems to stay on the left when I lie on left with pillow between legs. She shoves me with her hands if I start to squash her,but that's another matter!

Ooh hops felix is cuddling her baby now!

quack i just worry that led down might allow bubs to twist and become transverse. Am a first timer though so have no idea if thats possible at this point. And lying down isnt currently helping!
I would also like bubs to stay in and cook for a bit more (am also 37+2) but not if the next few weeks are like this.....

Omg frying that all sounds v exhausting and cant believe you have got so many people over tomorrow and then its xmas busyness!

Well family have all gone but BHs started as soon as i got up and have continued. I think they are getting more painful but not sure if that is my low pain threshold or i am imagining it (almost wishing this is it)

Have started timing in case...

Have lasted about 1 min 15 secs to 1 min 30 secs and intervals have so far been....
4 mins 30, 5 mins 47, 5 mins 39, 6 mins 4, 4 mins 42, 6 mins 33 and 6 mins 3

Not quite regular yet and not down to 5 mins. Do they get to exactly 5 mins each time or might they be a few seconds either side??

Wonder if i should call the delivery suite if they get to 5 mins (even though i still have a feeling this isnt it)
Did have loose stools this morning......
Dh has started me a bath to see if that helps. Entire bump hardens during but the pain/discomfort is at the base of my bump.

Wish they could give you a contraction at a mw appointment so you knew what the real thing felt like.

I came on hoping to hear from felix too quacko. I hope the radio silence means good news.

frying sounds rough but just hang in there. Christmas madness will be over soon.

frizz I have the opposite problem - I'm freezing at night!

humpty she does sound interesting.

I did make it to see santa yesterday and got a lovely picture of ds with santa (or rather a lovely picture of me with santa, whilst ds looked on horrified. May have overdone it though as I'm now sofa bound with horrible pains in my hips, arse and back. Feels like baby has moved down and is pressing on some nerves.
I have a drinks thing this afternoon too - would it be awful not to go?

Personal victory - dp, after months of nagging and persuasion, has agreed to get a baby carrier like an ergo or a manduca. Nothing I said but he saw jim caviezel wearing one in person of interest last night.

Cancel whatever you need to take care of yourself! My dad is still trying to persuade me, via my siblings, to go to his for xmas day. Not a chance, dh and I are now very much looking forward to our chilled and bullshit free xmas! Tv, pjs,whatever we food we want and no pretences.

frizz you can only worry about so much at once, the baby is most likely to get into the right position regardless. Your bh's sound horrible. Hopefully though they'll mean you get a shorter and more effective labour (lots of practise). There's nothing you can do about the time of year,so you just have to focus on yourself and everyone around you has to go with it!

frying that sounds tiring hope you can rest today at some point.

frizz during my last labour my contractions were irregular right up until transition. If they are still more painful in half an hour and on the same timings call in, if the timings get closer definitely call in. oh and lying down on your side will not turn baby transverse, if baby is head down at your stage that is where baby will stay unless you hang upside down. it is very rare for them to turn once they reach 36 weeks.

enormous we have a Manduca that DH uses to back carry my youngest, it is very comfortable.

Felix hope things are going well for x

quack bullshit free Xmas sounds great.

Still stable here, c section in the morning if all goes well. Christmas is going to be a last minute decision in our house depending on what happens with me and baby. If I end up in intensive care DH will have to stay with baby at the hospital unless he goes to special care to feed him as babies are not allowed in ITU. Either way I will be in for Christmas Day.

Just a quickie! Sylvie Beatrix arrived at 1.54am this morning after the loveliest birth ever (I will write a proper post with details soon), weighing 8lb 7oz which is a hefty weight for a 37 weeker! She is completely perfect and born with lots of dark hair on her head