September 2014 reaching the final stretch!

[ilovemonstersInc]

Last thread was full.
Some of us are in the last trimester and some nearly there!! Eeek not long left!

Oh ilove glad you are in the right place. Thinking of you!

Had a cuppa thanks.

To top it all of ds1s tube in his stomach is very badly infected :( im not there to clean it or dress it n dh doesn't know how :(

Ilove, I had forgotten but mum reminded me, my sister was born at 32 weeks and she is now a gorgeous (and irritating!) 25 yr old! She was 5lb. Thinking about you xxx

Yup another night here

Ive rang out of hours, explained everything and that hes autistic and they will see him straight away and treat him

I said to dh one hand I have a baby who could potentially become critically ill and on the other I have my other baby who is in pain with his tummy who doesn't understand what's happening. Wtf am.i to do?

I said ive got to try n balance it. Im.not playing with anyones lives.

Hi ladies haven't posted for a while, seems I've missed a lot!
Thinking of you iLove, and Ella too x
Hope everyone's okay xx

Thinking of you Ilove (and pleased that someone is able to come out to help your son straight away).

All the weight gain chat is getting me down - I've gained slightly over 2 stone from my BFP and still have 9 weeks to go (last time I gained 2 stone over all, I lost 1 1/2 stone by the first time I weighed myself about 1 week post partum, but the final 1/2 stone stuck around until I finished breastfeeding). I've definitely been more lax with healthy eating this time around, and some of my knickers are getting tight around my hips! Not a lot I can do now, other than try to eat a bit more healthily...
Been feeling so exhausted, I've been sleeping loads but still tired, and forgot a few of my spatone iron sachets lately too. DS woke at 5am today coughing til he was sick poor boy, unusually he had a big nap this afternoon so I did too as I had a headache. 6 full days and 4 half days left at work - I'm finding it a struggle now so I can't wait to get to my finish date :)

Here's to a good night's sleep for all!

Ilove hope all is well... 5 lb is a great weight, some babies are born near full term with that weight and they do well x
I hope all goes well for your other son too
Keep us posted pls x

So I packed a quick hospital bag tonight for me and baby; Still many things missing and the new baby cloths are there unwashed and in their packs yet; and I am missing toiletries, tens, etc. but at least somethings are in there and the bag is sitting ready for emergency now; hope the little man will give me enough time to get everything sorted properly... 32+2 today
P.s. What do I need for baby bath?

The tiniest update
im a tiny little bit dilated. Cervix still thick but a tiny bit open could get tip of finger im or something. She managed to poke baby and he scared her with a big kick.

Pains back on. Even stronger paim relief so.i can sleep.

naz Im going to buy the baby first range by johnsons.

ilove hope you're managing to get some sleep now, and they're managing to keep everything under control as much as possible. Are they just going to let it progress now you are starting to dilate? (although have no idea if they can do anything to stop it at the point you're at...). Been thinking of you today You definitely deserve the cape! Hope your ds1 is ok too.

You have spurred me onto starting to get organised :) Now have all the newborn clothes, blankets and sleeping bags washed and put away (so hopefully DH would be able to find them if anything did happen early) and picked up a moses basket today (stupidly managed to get rid of our last one, thinking we weren't having anymore ). No attempt at a hospital bag yet though...

Nazly I don't use any products on my dc at bathtime when they are newborn, used Johnsons for dd but she had really sensitive skin and everything seemed to bring her up in a rash or dry her skin out, so I stopped using them and haven't for ds1 and 2 either as they had same problem. Bought loads of stuff for dd we never ended up using

Please keep posting ilove. I havent really got anything to contribute to the thread at the moment but I am following the progress of all the ladied here (stalker lol!) and I want to know that you are getting on ok x

Ilove hope u r ok, and the pain relief is working. Thinking of u!

Have got to have a growth scan on Tues, does anyone know if u have to drink loads before hand?

Thank you all. I cant believe rhey are sending me home despite the urge to push! I keep getting pains thats making my body push naturally and pressure in my bum but not dilating. She pissed on my parade and saidoh its only a lil bit open coz youve had kids before. That was the first bloody mention of it! So I said if I start with pain and im not coping which I havent been she said come back we will have to do something else

wtf!! Im in pain now!
Im happy to go home but also scared to and ive told herthat. Seems like the need a fucking bed!

Ilove. Been following you here from the bug babies thread. Please don't go home yet. Demand to see a consultant before you leave and make them promise to you that it's 100% safe to go home. Needing a bed is a really poor excuse to be sending you home in your current state.

I love, I agree with allisgood - get them to let you see consultant. Hope all is ok xxxx

I am heading into school to do my maternity leave handover, because I am an emotional wreck it's made me cry! I have 2 weeks in at start of term but no crossover so this is it...makes it all feel v real. We have a summer school, which it am working 9 days of - need the cash!

Have started buying supplies, nappies and wipes have now made it into house. Nursery bring decorated next week. Have done a mothercare order online to make most of their sale - could do with it not arriving till decorating has been done! We have our last visitor on 19 July then I can properly sort stuff out.

Morning all,

ilove sorry to hear you're having such a rough time, I would question, question,question everything if you're not happy with the decision, and don't forget there is always PALS at the hospital if you feel you need an intermiderary to help out.
On the premature baby front, my first was born at just 31weeks, weighing in at 3lb 7, she was never ventilated, but was in hospital for 6 weeks, she came home weighing just over 4lbs! So a birth weight of 5lbs would be great, she's also now a very lively 3.5yr old!
ella I also had high sugars last night after a sneaky takeaway- always bites me on the bum! I do have the advantage- if you can call it that to have a bit of extra insulin tho to reign it back it. I've said it before, but if you can't diet control it don't fight it, take the meds and eat a normal diet, else it becomes so obsessive and stressful.
I'm feeling super lazy, I should still have two shifts left at work, plus a considerable amount of admin to finish, but I'm just struggling with the clinical bits, feel rubbish because others work right up until 37/38 weeks and I'm trying to give up at 31 (although if I was purely desk bound I think I could keep it up for a bit longer) anyone else like this?

Morning all,
ILOVE, I really hope you get some answers soon, it all sounds very frustating x

Im starting to think I really need to get a hospital bag together! I feel like I have so much still to do. My cold is much improved but its left me very tired (when are these iron tablets gonna kick in?!)

I had a bit of a fall yesterday, shook myself up a bit, twisted ankle and scraped my toes, thankfully I didn't hurt bump but may have tweeked my side/groin. I cant believe just how accident/clumsy I am and its just not how I normally am and its so frustrating.

Someone said to me this morning when are you due..in a couple of weeks?... er no try 7! Im not THAT big yet! Then someone said because Im petite I wont have a big baby...

Ilove I also think you should say you would like to speak to a consultant before you go home, as you want some reassurance that it will be safe and some guidance on how to manage the pain. Thinking of you. xxx

Sorry to hear about your fall whiteblossom. Hope you feel a bit better soon. xxx

Boosurprise don't beat yourself up about work. I'm one of those idiots people working for another 7 weeks yet (actually don't start my official maternity leave until 39 and a half weeks, but will finish at 37 and a half weeks as taking a couple of weeks holiday back beforehand) and I truly wish I wasn't, but there are really limited childcare options around here for under 1's, so I basically need my whole year's maternity leave for post-baby. If I didn't have to I'd probably be planning on packing up in the next couple of weeks. I work as a nurse (so on my feet all day, and can be very stressful) and my boss isn't that sympathetic, and I'm just counting the days the days down until I can go now as I'm really starting to flag a bit now!

Been discharged.

If I csnt cope come back they said
will have to try n cope!

Ilove I hope you are managing to rest as comfortably as possible at home, but can't believe that they have discharged you! Surely the fact that you are in so much pain warrants them keeping you for observation even if all they can do for the moment is manage the pain for you on your behalf.

I ended up ringing the hospital last night as was concerned that babies movement had been much less all day, and he/she wasn't having their usual post dinner jump around. I was told as long as I had felt them move in the last few hours not to worry........if that's the case why panic us with the whole 'change in frequency of movements stuff' grrrrrrrr. Baby is back to normal today so clearly they were right, but I ended up sobbing on my DH where I had stressed myself out over it all day. It would help if I was clear on exactly what I should be monitoring etc, but as I've had 4 appointments with 4 different midwives so far I don't really feel like I know what's going on.

I've booked my whooping cough jab for next week (will be 30 weeks), not sure if I am supposed to or not, as midwife at my 28 week appointment didn't say and I forgot to ask, but I read the best time to have it is between 28 and 32 weeks and as I'm not seeing a midwife again till 31 weeks I thought I'd just take the initiative.

I also need to contact the home birth team and try and arrange to go to one of their 'place of birth' classes, the midwife I saw last week didn't know when the next one was and said she'd pass on my details and ask them to call me it it was over a week ago so I'm guessing she forgot. I'm going to ask them if there is any chance they can take over my antenatal care as I'm due to move house on 1st August and would really like to try and establish some continuity of care at some point.

I've got another 10 weeks at work to battle through and then after work for two of those weeks one of my friends is on holiday so I have her two horses to look after as well as my own - really hope it's not too hot!