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.

No excess pregna juice here yet.

frizz and humpty Friday afternoon was supposed to be the start of my holiday and then mat leave starts in new year. Could argue and get paid the half day but don't want to feel like I'm supposed to be doing more work. Rubbish

In Bristol today (stayed in hotel last night) for team meeting then Christmas lunch. Not looking forward to it as so tired (forgot to take my vits which makes a huge difference and woke up with sick in my mouth loads again last night)

Morning all! I am just sat waiting for a food shopping delivery from a mystery supermarket. OH's Mum panicked yesterday and ordered us a shop to be delivered today with easy food and ready meals etc for the freezer when we told her about being induced tomorrow (TOMORROW AHHH!!!). I have no idea where it's coming from though which is quite exciting

I have no idea what this frigging midwife did to me yesterday but I've been in agony with my pelvis/thighs all night and can hardly walk. It's definitely not contractions because it's a constant pain, like a muscle ache, and it's different to the pain I've had with SPD. Hopefully it means something is happening! I'd like to be more dilated when I get to hospital tomorrow so I can avoid as much artificial shit as possible.

Poor OH was up until 4am this morning frantically trying to get his uni work finished before baby arrives. He's going bowling and for a curry with work tonight and I really don't want him to go as we still haven't put up the bedside crib thing and there's a bit of housework to do that I don't think I'll be able to manage today now. I can't tell him not to go though as he's already paid and was looking forward to it (he's not drinking and he's going to drive though which isn't too bad).

Just going to catch up on posts now!

Choco hope you managed to get back to sleep! I still wake up a couple of times now but not as much, and seem to be able to get back to sleep. Started going to bed a lot later (12-1am) which seems to help with sleeping through!

Frying I still feel like I'm leaking watery stuff. Midwife said yesterday she wasn't concerned if I'm not, so I'm not going to worry about it. I think it's just runny discharge but it's weird to get used to as I've only had the gross snotty stuff before!

Purple I LOVE organising my underwear drawer!!! My New Years resolution is to start wearing nice and properly fitting underwear so in a couple of months time I'm going to chuck all the old pants out and treat myself to some nice ones. Pregnancy seems to have ruined so much of my underwear. I may even start wearing matching sets!! (Definitely won't last long haha)

Another I'm sure everyone will understand re Christmas presents with everything you've been through. At least the kids are sorted and that's what Christmas is all about isn't it. Everyone else can wait!

Enormouse & MrsV hope you aren't too tired today.

Frizz enjoy your first day off. Definitely make a bed on the sofa and don't move all day.

Sultana I'm still jealous of your fruit salad. I'm tempted to get OH to bring me some from asda on the way home from work. Sorbet sounds delish!

felix so exciting!!

Well FIL has arrived to do the bathroom and they have turned off the water and taken the toilet out (for i have no idea how long) Didn't think to tell me before hand. What the hell do i do when i need to pee now we have no toilet. Dh said he'd get me a bucket! I am way to pregnant to attempt to squat over a bucket, he would have to hold it for me!
Am very thirsty but scared to have anything as then i'll need to pee! Grrrrrrrr

Urgh poor you all that were awake last night

I've woken up feeling even more shocking than the last few days. Will definitely be taking some paracetamol for this sore throat today. I was meant to be doing a bit of shopping this morning then another scan then more Christmas shopping but don't think I've left myself enough time now. Will get up, have breakfast and see how I go. Could probably do with a day of sleep but got far too much to do.

Oh dear Frizz some notice of lack of toilet facilities would have been useful!

Omg the consultant just came and said she wants to deliver the baby tomorrow if she can get a theatre slot, if not then Mon.

Wow another! How many weeks are you now? At least it means you'll be out of hospital soon

Eek another!

Good luck another baby's are popping out all over the place now! hides from how real it's all getting

Oh yay another does this mean you should be able to go home with bubs for xmas??

Another that's exciting!!

Was out all day yesterday, so just catching up on all your news!!

Whoooohoooo! Congratulations curly Lovely name, hope your both well!

Felix and Another I'm kinda jealous that you get to have your baby's before Christmas, but that's awesome news!

Frizz can you use a neighbours loo? I mean your pregnant....what kind of animal would say no!!

Humpty I really want the Book of Morman to tour. Have heard so many good things about it! Had the Don't eat the Baby song stuck in my head for days!

Frying I have definitely had more wetness, but no gushes or trickles so thinking its just usual stuff!

The babys head is now 4/5 engaged no idea what that means but can only be good eh? My midwifes parting words where you can go anytime from now!

Although she weighed me and I have put on 3kg since my booking appointment, she told me yeah 2stone is normal, my confidence in her is kinda dented cos I'm sure 1kg is like 2.5lbs, which does not 2 stone make!! I googled it and everything! So have another appointment next week so will ask her then, bit worried I haven't put on enough weight!

Now out to get myself a chocolate orange!

1kg is 2.2lb.

I've never been weighed at a mw appointment.

I've heard good things about the Book of Mormon, but as I'm actually a Mormon i think i might give it a miss! Even tho i have a filthy sense of humour and a potty mouth, it might be a bit much for me to watch it

Woah Another tomorrow!!!! We may have our babies on the same day ahh how exciting.

So the shopping arrived and I am freaking out! OH's Mum has a tendency to go a bit OTT with stuff and she's ordered us £170 worth of shopping! I have a tiny fridge freezer and have no space for anything at all It's very lovely of her though! I'm awash in a sea of tesco bags.

Eeeeek felix and another babies babies babies could be on the way 2moro that is so exciting! !!! Cant believe its finally all happening now. Where has the time gone. Feels like only yesterday we were complaining of morning sickness! !!

Have we heard anymore from curly I cant look back v far on this crap phone. Do we know details of the birth story? I like to hear all the details so when all u ladies have your babies I want proper stories lol. Obviously not straight away haha. Just when u get a spare 10 mins hehe.

Pain pain and more pain 2day. Am sure doc has made my bladder pain worse yesterday by roughly shoving her fingers up my fanjo!! Am dosed up and got heat pack down there too.
Am also in the swollen fanjo club and have thrush again. Ive honestly never felt so sexy lol. Dont have the pregnajuice issue though. With dd my waters were burst during labour by midwife so dont know what its like for them to go naturally.

frizz try take it as easy as u can 2day. Not good about the bathroom situation. I would not cope with that as have to do 6 billion times a day. Hope they can sort something for you.

Ahhh felix she means well! Could you ask neighbours to store some of the overspill? We also have a mini fridge freezer.

Your dh needs to pull his finger out and cancel tonight. Having paid aint no excuse! You need his help now that everything is happening faster than expected, you can't prepare alone. If nothing else, he needs a good night's sleep.

Well talking of dh's mine got home at 1 last night stinking drunk. Like can't see drunk. I made him toast and ribena - he hadn't eaten dinner as usual and this being the reason. Has gone off to work soon but I will need to have yet another firm word about being 'on call' now. 37 weeks tomorrow ffs!

another that is exciting and I imagine a relief from all this back and forth. Baby cuddles! I'm getting impatient...

I'm off to physio today and a friends for lunch. Feeling knackered after a poor nights sleep tho. Tried to wake early cos have to go in to work tomorrow to say goodbye and pick things up. Waking at 7.15 aint gona be easy - I've also adjusted and been going to sleep at 12-1 as this seems to help.

Well next door is on holiday at the moment and as i am still in a skanky nightie i don't feel like waddling round the estate to find someone who will let me pee........really hope they finish round the toilet first so i can pee soon. Am staying led down in the hope it will stop me peeing as much. Men just don't think about these things!
Will have lots of chocolate after to make up for it.

Just got to the hospital and the consultant is all ready running an hour behind! How is that even possible this early on??? Urgh!

frizz my sympathies, I had this same problem while in labour with dd2. Is there any local coffee shop you can nip off to for a few leisurely hours while they sort it out?

Hope physio goes well quack and your DH sorts himself out. Seriously they have had 8 months previously to get bladdered, couldn't these guys got it out of their system before now?

choco hope it eases off a bit later.

band 4/5 engaged means almost fully engaged as they can only feel 1/5 above your pelvis. Once baby goes beyond 3/5 engaged they are likely to stay engaged, means you are closer to having baby :)

34+2 today. Depending on how long my recovery takes if I have baby tomorrow I might just be out for Christmas. Baby might not though depending on how much special care he needs.

I have given my mum the task of finding the baby bits so that DH can bring my girls to see me today. If I have baby tomorrow they won't be able to see me for a few days until I come out of high dependency care down to post-natal.

I have just peed in a plastic bowl perched on 2 boxes in dhs office (well its the freezing cold garage that has half been converted and dh uses it as an office)
I assumed as they had taken out the toilet that they would do round the toilet first knowing i need to pee a lot, but just ventured upstairs and although the toilet is out, they haven't even started the bit by the toilet yet.
I almost cried when i stood up and needed to pee so bad and dh said he isn't happy that i am having to pee in a bowl so i know he is trying to get is sorted.

another we have a morrisons and tesco locally but i dont think they let you sit in the cafe for the day just so you can use the toilet. My experience of their toilets also hasnt been so good as they never seem to be clean or have loo roll.
Also ruins my first day of mat leave (and as family arrive tomorrow its my only day where i can actually do nothing)
I have peed in the bowl once now so i guess it will easier from now on. Just hope i dont knock the bowl over as i try and move away from spread legging over it. Dh will not be happy with pee soaked carpet! And neither will i.

Hope that baby wont need too much assistance and you can go home quickly.
Fx baby is a great weight and feeds well as i know thats something they look for before release.

Another lots and lots of luck and good wishes for the imminent arrival... I'm 34 + 2 today too. Am sure everything will be fine - so lovely to have your little one in time for Christmas! I hope you're going for a Noel/Holly type name

Had to wait an hour and a half for my 34 wk midwife appointment this morning - annoying - all okay though, apart from some protein in urine so they're going to test and let me know if there's a UTI. Baby tracking at 92nd growth percentile - gulp - but midwife doesn't seem concerned so keeping fingers crossed that it's not an exact science and that I'm not up for a 10lb-er...

All trundling as long as usual, so feeling very 'behind' the rest of you who all sound ready to pop! Looking forward to all your stories and advice so I'm uber prepared at the end of January

Nearly 2 hours waiting and still no scan Getting hungry now.

another I am so relieved for you! How exciting! At least you know you wont be in and out any more! Hurray!

Felix how lovely to get a shop sent over to you, even if finding space for it is stressing you out!

omg! No toilet! That's like my worst nightmare! Can just imagine you peeing into a bowl. Hope it gets sorted ready for your next pee!

choco poor you - it has been one thing after another hasn't it! I know what you mean about remembering when we were all whinging about morning sickness! What an epic journey we have all been on! Really amazing!

Well I started the day well with fruit salad. However, I followed that with sausages, hash browns and a box of Elizabeth shaws chocolate mint sticks that were on offer.... What is wrong with me FFS! Naughty Sultana!