Due in September 2006......nearly there ladies!!

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Cori x

welcome to treggers.

Liquid - i was told at last parenthood class that we shouldn't use tens before 37 weeks in case it brought on labour. Just thought i'd share.

Anyone else having this strange symptom? My hands hurt like the ligamements have come apart-all the joints hurt. They are quite painful when i try to open bottles or grasp anything.

Just wanted to know if anyone else is suffering from this?

PS - have been meaning to say but keep forgetting but Claire - you look gorgeous on the wedding photo! I wish I could look that good pregnant, I just seem to feel like a whale every time I try to dress up though so then I give up. But never mind - six weeks to go (and I've booked a body contour wrap as a treat for about 6 weeks post-birth )

Ezridax - any tingling/burning/other odd sensation in your thumb, index or middle finger? Sounds like carpal tunnel syndrome, very common in late pregnancy. It's caused by the extra fluid you retain putting pressure on a nerve that supplies your hand. If it's really bothering you then go to your doc and ask to be referred to someone who can provide you with wrist supports (thats what my essay was just about - coincidence!) - either a physiotherapist or even better an occupational therapist, your doc should be able to fast-track a referral for you. If you want info on how to get them privately let me know.

Welcome Treggers!

Marls - I know what you mean about "the end of an era"! I keep wanting to do day trips just the 3 of us...

LC - great that you got codeine. Hope it helps. Suggest prune juice for constipation but you don't need much it's powerful stuff!

Ez - could be carpel tunnel syndrome?? Sounds sore. Def worth mentioning to doc or midwife as you could get splints that help...

Hello all,

Just need to de-stress before attempting to sleep at least 2 hours on the trot...& the baby isn't even here yet!

My 80 year old Grandma has been staying & goes home tomorrow. Today we had a very stressful day & as she fell whilst we were out coming back from lunch with DD. One minute she was upright the next spalt face down on the floor. DD got really upset & started saying "Grandma fall over" as she nearly fell into the kerb as my attention was diverted to prostrate Grandma. Nice man from the estate agent popped straight over & helped her up as I was doing my best but just couldn't get her off the floor (when I was recounting this story to DH this evening he found it rather comical...maybe I'll see the funny side one day but not today). DD then wouldn't be put down & just wanted to be in my arms whilst I was holding onto Grandma....with me internally very upset just wondering how on earth my Grandma is going to cope on her own as it's not the first time she's fallen. Her memory is very bad now & she just seemed to me to be so frail for the first time in her life...I know she's 80 & please God by us all but my Grandma has been the only constant in my life since I was born & I guess I realise more than ever she wont always be there. At the same time I've found myself getting really stressed with her as she has been repeating things 100 times to me & just forgetting something I've just said. I think DD has picked up on this as she's not been as loving with her as normal..not that I've shouted or got annoyed directly at her just the vibes I suppose I've been letting off. It's been a real struggle with a 2 year old & Grandma..at times I didn't know who was worse & I just wanted to lock myself in a room on my own. The fact is I hate myself for having these feelings....it's out of character for me so I guess I can blame my hormones...?? I feel a sense of relief she's going tomorrow but also a lot of sadness as she lives 3 hours away & I don't see her much. I've also got used to having her around which although doesn't sound like from this posting, has been really nice as I've listened again to those war stories etc & we've baked cakes & she's tought me how my chicken soup really should taste! Things that when she's not here I'll sorely miss no doubt.

Sorry for the long rant but I've just sat crying for 20 minutes with all of this. DH has gone to bed, we're finally putting DD into her new room tomorrow & I've been having the odd BH which makes me panic slightly! I've also washed the babygros today & it all just seemed that bit more real.....a sense of trepidation filled me as life seems so easy with DD being nearly 2 & to start from stratch again really overwhelms me at times...although I know it has to be easier in many other respects.

PS: Glad I'm not the only one experiencing the "contractions, oh it's actually a poo I need" thing......

Just had a genuine hot flash. Pulled out the ice packs from the freezer and applied to every major artery I could think of. Desperate times call for desperate measures ... meanwhile, as comfortable in the A/C as I should be about now, DH looks at me pityingly ... can't wait to be over feeling fat and hot. I tell him, "This is why we can't be living in Houston when I go through meopause." Ugh.

Cori - I think everything you're feeling right now is perfectly normal. I know I'd be feeling the same. Have missed my grandparents on Mom's side greatly since their deaths in 1991 and '94, so in a way I'm a bit envious ... I know people in your situation caring for children and parents at the same time - just "sandwiched" in the middle - and it's an extremely stressful position to be in. But especially when pregnant, as all kinds of emotional/physical things are happening. Hope all goes well in the near future.

Liquid - You're very lucky to be able to work from home! Wish I'd had the option ... got sick of ankles being swollen under my desk

Hi all,

Liquid, I've also been taking codeine for migraines (but with paracetamol) - took it throughout preg no. 1 as well, and DS1 is totally fine!! It's just a shame they took so long to let you know it is ok, as I know you've suffered quite badly this pg.

Thanks for the compliments everyone re. the wedding - did try hard, but it was knackering!!! The bride kept telling me I could go and lie down on their bed in the bridal suite - I didn't, that would have felt a bit odd, using the bridal bed before (well, I assume before!! ) they had!!!

Cori, I feel for you with your grandma. My grandparents are 90 now, and although they only live up the road and I see them a lot, I get upset too when I think about them not being there anymore.

Feeling really exhausted now, and DS is watching much more TV than normal... Still, at least I can use it as a bribe to get him to do a wee... We seem to be going a bit backwards, 2 accidents yesterday, but maybe because I'm trying to let him take responsibility for his own weeing..!!

Hiya all.
Hope you're all well & getting as excited as possible

Quick update, Katie should be coming home at lunchtime today!!!! She's gained yet another 5ozs in 3 days so she's now 4lb 10ozs & 3 weeks old today!! Where has the time gone?
Love & hugs girls.
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Brilliant news Hellkat
Cori - sorry to hear about your Grandma's fall
Welcome to Treggers
Marls - I've hopefully sent you an approval thingy for the yahoo group (great idea!!)
Well I'm totally exhausted like most of us seem to be. Having real trouble getting to sleep now. Last night it was about 1am and then I woke up at 4am and didn't go back to sleep til 6am!! I'm wondering if my body is preparing for the all the sleepless nights when lo arrives.

morning all!
Cori - so sorry to hear about your grandma - I think how you feel is perfectly normal and just a result of having to cope with a toddler an 80 year old and heavily pg. Don't be too hard on yourself.
Liquid - I had also heard that about tens machines - I meant top post yesterday to tell you, as I hoped to use one for my sciatica with DS, but Midwife warned me against it.
I have got to try and catch up with all t he pics on yahoo - I tried to get on yestreday but it didn't seem to work.
I had some really strong tightenings last night, I really though that it might be 'time'. The scarey thing is, it reminded me how much it's going to hurt, and that really worried me. I thought I had quite a high pain threshold til I had DS.
I walked to the library yesreday (about 1.5 mile round trip) and DH now thinks that's what brought it on and is trying to get me to stop walking anywhere - but to me that is just ridiculous - i refuse to become a recluse in these last few weeks and DS will drive me batty. I did that last time towards the end as I was terrified of my waters breaking while I was in woolworths or something, but in the end they didn't break and I had to have them broken at the hospital!

Brilliant news Hellkat.

Mabel, my ds is very clingy too. Just keeps on screaming 'need to see my mummy' if I leave the room!

We eventually completed on our house yesterday. DH spent the evening gutting ds's and lo's bedrooms so we can get decorated before we move in. I do not reccomemed moving at 37 weeks pg. Everything feels so dirty (it isn't, the house is actually in pretty good shape) and I keep on running out of energy.

I'm finding it so difficult to sleep at the mo, was doing the washing up at 4.15 am cause I'd been awake for 2 hours and just couldn't stay in bed anymore.

Started on the raspberry leaf tea this morning, 3 cups a day till delivery, YUM!

Take care everyone, and I hope your Grandma is ok Cori x

finally managed to suss the yahoo thing out and created an album.
everyones LO's look so cute! (and just a little bit mischievous!)
Calve - do not envy you moving at this stage - good luck!

Hellkat - Congratulations!! I know you're excited!!

Compo - you're all set.
Mabel - great pics!!

16 people on the yahoo list now, and we all own it i.e. anyone curently on is able to approve or invite new members too.

Dr. said baby will be between 7.5 & 8 pounds, & that I should "keep taking it easy & drinking plenty of liquids." - that if I do, should still be pregnant this time next week - yay! Because, still a few more things to do ...

Thanks Marls Love all the photos of everyone. Will try and work out how to add some!

OK girls, I've got myself my own Yahoo ID rather than use dh's and have signed up for chat. Just waiting to be approved...

Now will go and read all today's news!

Cori - sorry about your Grandma

HK - wonderful news re Katie. Well done to you both! I hope you're having a lovely first evening at home together.

HellKat great news

I must read this thread properly and join, is it out yahoo group? Just for Septmeber Mmas? We had one going on the Feb thread but lost it all in a big hoo-haa on Mumsnet a while back!

I am in serious pain at the moment. I don't know if i just overdid it with the dd's yesterday (went on a little ferry, steam train, walk, park, chips, more park...was KNACKERED! This morning i had to breathe through a cramp and i calmly thought, 'this is it'. It was before 6 am and was in bed with dd2. Then nothing but aching burning pelvic (pubic bone (?) is killing me), and bad back all day. We have arranged a day out tomorrow to a theme park 70 miles away but i'm thinking maybe it's a bit much as i only have just over 2 weeks left to go and it feels pretty imminent!
I had a word with my Midwife about the homebirth and did ask if she did any private work as i wasn't hopeful that on the day i give Birth there'd be enough staff to cover. She doesn't but she's given me her home number and said that if she hasn't been on a nightshift or something and she's safe and around she'll try to make it.
How sweet is that?!

So i don't have to scan the thread can someone update me on this pic thing as i'm so nosy to see you all!

Angeliz - see Marl's post on Sunday at 9.15pm re the yahoo group

Angeliz - go to groups.yahoo.com/group/sept2006 and click "join this group" - after quick approval you'll be set.

• So what happened with the Feb Yahoo list y'all had, just out of curiosity?

Read your post on forceps delivery - absolutely ... meant to ask Dr. about that today (permanent dents! ) but forgot ... hadn't heard about that kind of thing though ... didn't realize how damaging forceps could be to a newborn.

Thanks
Have forgotten any Yahoo I.D i have so have to start afresh!

Marls, there was this thing a while back about secret threads. Apparently people were setting up secret threads and bitching about other mumsnetters on them. Turns out a few Mums from the February 2005 thread were on it (not me i hasten to add) and our lovely thread, we shared pics and everything too) kind of lost it's intimacy and closed! Was a bit sad as we had been through it all together.

That forceps thread had me open mouthed too!
I feel very lucky that i made her remove them and i am pretty sure that's how i managed to push dd out with the next contraction! Some of the storeis on there are horrific and have put the fear of God into me about forceps!
Hopefully never again!

Angeliz - That's really sad that your previous group got bitchy - I mean. what's to be bitchy about really? We're all just sharing experiences and ideas at a time of life where it's easy to feel a bit lost and left out, making it a bit better and less stressful for eachother.

Claire - I'm slightly p'd off that no-one suggested just codeine (ratrher than codeine with paracetamol) before now but it was a very young doctor and she was really keen to find something that would help me - I think sme of the older doctors get blinkered sometimes and can't think 'outside the box' as it were. I've had a migraine today and have been taking the new meds for my hip too and that made my head not so bad either so double bonus!

Marls, don't worry, I know how lucky I am with the home working option as I didn't have it last time! Will definitely be making the mmost of it.

Got my 34 wk midwife appointment tomorrow (turn baby now - before it's too late!) so I'l be discussing my birth plan etc. Going to tell her I want a side room and help breastfeeding or to go home but am absolutely adamant that I'll refuse to go on a ward knowing how ill I got last time, hope she's understanding. Been having a think though and definitely wasn't assertive enough last time, did no good for me or DS to be all meek and mild so different approach this time.

Head going all woozy again, time to go back to bed!

Clairemow - if I was vaguely with it I'd probably google this but migraine still here. Can codeine (or has it ever for you) caused you to 'hear' things? I had the weirdest night!