"hey Mummy! Ready or not, here I come! ;-)" - July 2014 thread

[ZingWhale]

Some of us has weeks to go, some just days and of course another massive Congratulations to all who have already given birth!

pack your pads, tiaras, nappies & Vaseline -HERE WE GO!!!

TV is non stop sport at the mo.....

DP has made an appointment with a solicitor for a week Friday.... I pointed out we could be having a baby that day.... He said it won't be then.... Er ok. no section date yet

Congratulations, roozo! Enjoy your little one.

Huge congrats roozo great news!

Thinking of you for tomorrow Coco and mrsb (hope I got that right!?!) exciting to be meeting your little bundles :)

I, strangely, feel a sense of calm about everything tonight though not sure why?! It's a good thing though as I'd been stressing a bit too much over things. So let's see if this calm transfers into my sleep (or I guess it could be the start of things?! As a small period pain type feeling enters that area below! Have decided I'm going to ignore it though!)

Self-indulgent moan on the way, brace yourselves: So shattered when I got home from work at 9:30 I went straight to bed. Fast asleep until DH got in from pub at 12:30 and been awake since. Whilst he is snoring and driving me mad!

I thought I was very 'que sera sera' about possible CS but having read something about babies being unlikely to turn on their own after 36 weeks had a massive cry wobble.

Wide awake and don't feel like listening to hypnobirthing CD which always sends me to sleep as I'm feeling grumpy about preparing for a birth that probably won't happen.

Anyway, enough of that: best of luck to coco and mrsB - bring us back some lovely news about your beautiful babies soon!

zing thank you for new thread and hope DS okay and home quickly.

plate I'm 36 weeks on Saturday and baby still transverse :(. Got my 4th chiro appointment tomorrow in an attempt to move her. MW on Thursday. We can keep each other company with our naughty babies not getting the memo about what position they should be in.

Can't remember what else everyone posted about but hope you're all getting some sleep (8.15pm here and I'm exhausted after DD refused to nap today).

Hiya just marking my place - will catch up on posts when it's not 5am xx

Actually will post now at 5.15am as I'm still awake god dam it

Glad I found you all, I posted had a total breakdown in our usual thread just gone midnight and couldnt believe when waking up at 4am knowone had posted since - assumed you were all having an amazing nights sleep.

Coco and MrsB wishing you both all the luck in the world - your babies are coming yay

Thanks for the thread Zing.

Congratulations Roozoo lovely news.

Who's our fantastic list person?
Think we need a new baby born list on our postnatal thread - any volunteers?
Also where is our last due date list anyone got a clue - would be nice to see who's EDD are close.

I'm really surprised I'm awake tonight after my super long day and only actually going to bed at 1am!!!

Short version of my last post: got off the bus in town, buggy wheels got stuck between bus and curb and as I pushed the buggy fell forwards and toddler ended up on his face in the curb with buggy on top of him - wheel rolling down the hill. I couldn't get him up and not a single person came and helped!!! This equalled total breakdown in high street, me in tears sitting on a bench with my son (who was fine) with a buggy I couldn't go anywhere thinking I was going to now have to live on the bench as I couldn't go anywhere! Horrible horrible morning, can't believe how many people watched a toddler fall in the road and be squashed by his buggy and a heavily pregnant women struggle to lift them up .

After that episode went to a different town with horrendous stroller we used once on holiday and kept meaning to chuck away - ended up walking 5ish + miles. Am awake shattered and even though I'm only laying in bed I can feel my legs really aching! Really need to be asleep.

Have my midwife coming at 2pm and wanted to feel fresh to ask all my home birth questions - will now struggle to even keep my eyes open. DS usually has a nap around 1-3 to which I can go down with him, already getting upset that I won't get an afternoon nap on a day I know I'm going to need it most have been really excited about MW coming and dropping off the birth pack (whatever it turns out to be) but now wish she was coming another day.

Am now getting really worried about the idea that I could potentially be pregnant for another 6 weeks - even 4 actually! I think because DS was 35 weeks and everyone's told me it's likely this one will be early as well, I kind of feel like at almost 36 weeks I'm overdue - if that makes sense.
Have quite a lot to do this week then the plan is to rest and be ready for labour as last time I was tiered going in & really didn't want that this time.
Just NEED TO BE ASLEEP!!

Oh Hayley. Just read both your posts. Am so sorry you had a rubbish day. I can't believe no one came to help you!! Glad your mum came to the rescue though. Can you phone the MW and see if she can come later or later in the week?

Zing glad to hear ds2 is doing ok and hope he can be released soon. Sounds like he was very brave.

Good luck to those meeting their babies later!!!!

hayley so sorry about your crappy day love. I'm shocked no-one helped you too :(. Hope you've managed to get a little bit more sleep.

Looking forward to hearing the new baby news later!

Huge congratulations roozo hope you and your daughter are doing well!

zing sounds terrifying about your ds but glad your dh is there and sounds like all should be fine

plate this place was made for moaning and we all understand! I would be just as frustrated- stay positive there is still time! I need to get my hypnobirthing cd out and get started on that really. ..

hayley I'm that no one helped you what a horrible situation - does it mean a new pushchair? (Trying to find a positive some where. ..) hope today isn't as bad as expected maybe early nap is required...

I'm really not sure how I'm going to adjust to maternity leave pre baby think I need to start making more plans. There's plenty to do but I hate not seeing people in the day... got plans wed/thu/fri eve but day time only boring dr/dentist appointments. That or I need to take my book sit in a cafe and people watch! Trying not to spend too much money though as well! 2 weeks until due date which could of course be 4! Urgh thats a month to fill...come on baby!

good luck with the two sections today - we'll be with you in spirit!

Auntie

get flannel sheets delivered. mothercare, Next, Tesco all have them.
they are the nicest thing to use after a shower when it's really hot - you might as well benefit too

roozo

Congratulations, well done, happy to hear your lovely news!

ickle

only a week behind you, I'm 37 weeks today.
so 3 weeks (+ 2 ?) left.
with all this drama I now feel even less ready.

up since 5.30 am, feel completely shattered.
going to osteopath today at 11am and planning to sleep for the rest of the day (MIL has two youngest) as each time it totally wipes me out.

can't wait to hear how DS2's doing.

Hope you have much better days today zing and hayley.

Congratulations roozo

Good luck MrsB and Coco - looking forward to hearing your news :)

Worst. Nights. Sleep. Ug.

Just popping on to mark place and wish coco and mrsb luck for today

Glad your ds was ok zing and sorry to those having a rubbish time of it.

Will pop back later when I get fully caught up

oh and ps - congrats roozo!

Hugs to plate as well. I know the CS isn't what you had imagined, but hopefully the hypnobirthing techniques and prep will help anyway. My friend had an ELCS due to medical issues and said it was the best part of the entire pregnancy - having the uncertainty removed really helped. It's difficult when you've built up and prepared for one scenario only to be told another though. Anyway, feel free to moan on here, that's what we're here for! And maybe baby might turn again...?

Hayley I'm completely horrified that no one helped you! how awful. On the whole people have been so kind while I've been pregnant. Even if you weren't pregnant I'd expect people to stop and help in a situation like that. You poor thing, no wonder you've slept badly.

Roozo congratulations!

Plate and Nancy there's still time yet, fingers crossed for you. Not the same but I'm not engaged, think this baby is back to back and am just convinced now I'm going to be two weeks overdue, induced, long labour that doesn't progress and ends in EMCS. Not the water birth I was hoping for. That said, I do need to start thinking more positively - I'm only 39 weeks and so there is time for the baby to drop down.

Hayley So sorry no-one helped you. Hope you have a nice, relaxing day today.

Plate My DD was breech and turned at 37 weeks, the day before we had an ECV scheduled, so don't give up yet! This baby is also breech right now, but just at 35+2 or so.

Just want to wish coco and MrsB all the best for today.

zing so glad DS seems to be on the mend - one brave boy!

Hayley also can't believe no one stopped to help!! Hope you have a better day

auntie hope you and DP are doing ok now that he's back. Just try to take it slowly giving each other some space but lots of hugs!

plate sorry you're feeling so frustrated! These babies can cause so much stress before they've even arrived!!

Well I had a much better sleep last night and DS with the childminder so I am attempting various last jobs on my to do list- 2 being quite logistically challenging- cutting/painting toenails and dying my hair (so I don't have greys in the newborn photos :) ). Neither simple with bump in the way but hopefully the last time I need to do either pre-baby! I should really treat myself and get them done but just can't justify that expense right now!

So last night DS wedged his leg between the bars of his cot (had to unscrew part of it to free his leg!) and this morning he fell down the stairs-literally top to bottom talk about giving me a fright!! He's fine after both incidents though I was quite shaken-particularly with the stairs!

On way to hospital to see dr and get decision on ELCS or VBAC. Don't know what to think at the moment.

Anyone else feeling less movement than they were? Baby usually kicking and wriggling around the whole time but has been much quieter the last 24 hours. I do still get bursts of movement just not as much as before. I'm guessing there's not as much space in there as there used to be and if head down/engaged then less wriggle room?!?

plate

baby turning depends on so many thing and I disregard statistics because unless baby's position is monitored constantly there's just no way of knowing when they turn head down exactly, whether they turn breech/transverse/cephal several times a week or month!
some are like a hogroast and don't stop going round and round, some are breech at 20 weeks and that's it.

There's time still, but if baby doesn't turn you can always punish them buy never buying them a bike for Christmas!

I know prospect of ELSC is scary (big hugs), but so is pushing out the little darling, so we are rubber duck ducked either way - does that cheer you up?

I have loads of carrot cakes and ice lollies to share.
next I'll get the paddling pool ready for a proper chill out session.
it is getting hot

btw DS2 is ok, eating and in hardly any pain.
bored out of his mind though, so MIL will visit this afternoon to deliver iPad and strawberry milkshake for him.
he'll be kept in tonight though and hopefully back tomorrow lunchtime.

I've been to osteopath, going again next week.
feel absolutely exhausted and could have a nap, but I can't sleep...perhaps I will tonight.

thinking of coco & MrsA - hopefully babies are out already or very soon!

blue

less movement is not uncommon, but if you are worried at any time call MW or hospital for advice.

mine tend to kick more towards the end.
typical, huh?