"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!!!

Dolly hope your ok after your fall. Def no harm in getting checked out, it's better to be safe & all that.

Blue: can we swap DHs please, the thought of a pear and almond tart is making my mouth water it sounds AMAZING! Mine thinks he's a bit of a chef because he cuts onions and puts herbs on a chicken! He's really annoying when he's cooked something, he a asks 100 times if it's nice - makes me what to say not really but I'll eat it just to shut him up. Hold on I'm not selling him well for the swap, ok I'll start again, he's an amazing chef and everyone would be lucky to have him lol.

Growchy: that really is annoying. I had a breakdown about 6/8 weeks ago because I had the cot set up but the mattress arrived and I had ordered the wrong size, + the sheets I had were also all wrong. Had a bit of a breakdown over it & it wasn't even like it's something I'll need probably this year. Hope one way or another it gets sorted. We have a babies r us crib from DS he didn't really like it, has always been a I sleep next to mummy or not at all baby, but it's lovely and haven't had any problem with it so hoping to get DD in it. The mamas and papas ones are the same to look at just a few extra pounds I think.

Ismarah: glad your milk has come in. Ouch to the cluster feeding though, It's really really hard on the mum & enough to put anyone off breastfeeding, I feel your pain.

Hating DP tonight. Iv needed the back room cleared as tomorrow am getting my shelves put up so needed the boxes out the way so it can be done. All day he's been saying he'l do it. In the end in a total I'm going to make a point huff I went in (at 10pm) and started moving the stuff myself. He came in and said he'l do it after the football. By this point I had worked myself up and was pissed off that at this time of night it STILL hadn't been done. I told him where to go and slammed the door. TBH it wasn't wise and I have no idea where I got the energy or strength from but I moved all the boxes myself. The majority filled with books so heavy. He came in about 20 mins later and said "ok youv made your point I'll do it" he obviously didn't think I would have done much in that time, but I had one shoe box left to move which I wanted to chuck at his head! Think I surprised both of us what i managed to move and so quickly.
I then continued to make my "your useless & lazy in the house" point and cleaned the kitchen making sure I slammed around and made lots of ouch noises The kitchen was also supposed to be his job. Went up to bed in a total huff and didn't even say goodnight. Now at 3am I'm laying here thinking of ways to make him pay tomorrow lol.

Thanks for input re photography. I went on the course this morning and was so comfortable around the tutor - she's just lovely i think I'm going to take her up on the offer and let her be at the birth - although can't make decisions right now so am still not 100%.

Not sure why iv been up since 2am when I only got to sleep at 12but hoping to get some sleep now and not wake up again at my new favourite time of 5am! An 8.30 wake up would be lovely thank you body & DS

hayley I would be exactly the same with dh really frustrating when they say they will do something then don't. I've done everything since going on mat leave and don't mind but a thank you wouldn't hurt. I've also explained when baby is here he will need to do everything for a few weeks- we shall see how that goes!
I hope you got some more sleep- I've had my worst nights ever! Went to bed at 10.30 couldn't sleep was back downstairs at 11.30 even the football couldn't send me to sleep. blue there are no words for how painful the bh were but not contraction like- even if they had been would still have tried to sleep. My hips are agony think partly because baby so low. Kept waking up every hour going to loo and trying to turn over. Its now 5 and I have given up am sat up right. Not a good start to my birthday dh best have got me something nice

Ismarah yay for milk coming in, boo to cluster feeding (although sounds very normal) and we've been given pacifiers that I am not going to be afraid to use! Interested in what you said about better to do research into formula/bottles etc. We have bought 2 bottles of pre mix, got a steraliser and 2 2nd hand bottles just incase would this be enough? If we end up bottle feeding will buy more but thought it would be a start for middle of the night panic!

fifi hope dh is back and had a good time. I would have let dh go but he would need to be prepared to drive back/me to hospital so not getting ridiculousridiculously drunk!

mummy let's hope not long to go- I was originally 27th june moved to 11th july so had always secretly hoped would be here by due date...we shall see!

Sorry if I got anyone mixed up/confused. Also still thinking of auntie and liquid hope all is ok. Hoping they come back and announce gorgeous babies after easy births! Been discussing what first cocktail will be with nct ladies mmm

ickle Happy Birthday, hope you get spoilt :) x
just woke up to a noise like a packet uncrumpling,half secretly hoping its waters related lol,guna get up & go for a waddle to see. today would be perfect as OH is uncontactable 8-4:30pm during week. im i mean in not wanting any family/friends to know when anything kicks off? dont want the endless texts/kmowing people are waiting on me to produce baby? mil is demanding to know the second i get any symptom of labour

I've been awake since 3 and only went to bed at 12 after the football... Today's going to be fun!

Happy birthday ickle! Hope you get spoilt and some time to rest.

mummy I don't think that's mean at all. DH is very keen to let close family members know when things are kicking off - I've said it's ok when we're on our way to hospital but I don't want lots of well intentioned enquiries when just trying to relax at home in the early stages! In some ways I'd rather just not say anything until the baby is actually here though.

mummy dh is under strict instructions not to inform until we have our beautiful baby!

Oh and thanks for the birthday love its and mummy

Morning all and happy birthday ickle!

Mummy - hope things are kicking off for you! I think you're perfectly within your rights not to tell anyone until baby is here. We didn't and it was quite nice to have some time after the birth just the three of us before telling people in our own time. If people are waiting for news you might feel under pressure to tell them straight away. (saying that DH had to convince me that it was probably best to wait till after my stitches had been finished before ringing my mum!)

its & ickle think the noise was my imagination. oh isnt much of a texter/talker at best of times, hoping labour wont encourage him til baby arrives lol.
baby wriggling about & birds cheeping/cooing/squawking, tempted to get up & lie on sofa to eat secret hidden pack of custard creams with icy cold milk as feeling sorry for myself wanting little man here already lol

Happy birthday ickle!

No way will we tell anyone when I'm in labour! My DM will know as she will be here (presuming she's not swanning off around California instead) but everyone else will find out when baby arrives.

Pressed post too soon. Meant to also say that I went swimming this afternoon and it felt so good! No aches and pains and I could hold and cuddle DD in the water easily. She loved it too. Going to go back on my own on Tuesday for a decent swim. May have to go tomorrow (Sunday) too as temperatures are supposed to be in the 90s again.

Hmm, think I might stand my ground a bit more on the telling people thing then. I wondered if I was weird for not wanting to tell as DH seemed really keen in a 'that's just what you do' way.

we shall all be secretive labourers with our tiaras on. did anyone remember/carryout the tiara thing as suggested on the earlier july threads?

Hey guess who's awake again!
Do you no I'm actually starting to enjoy my night wakings. Iv found rather than laying here frustrated I get up and do stuff for half hour/45mins then come back to bed and MN. It's the only way id keep up with this thread. I never really get a chance to check it in the day so the night wakings give me some "me time" lol. Tonight iv finished painting 5 shelves was going to do last 2 layers in the morning & was stressing they wouldn't dry in time to be put up, but done a layer at 2am and the final at 5.45am so now when I get up properly the jobs done . seriously trying to find the positives here, not suggesting everyone paints shelves at 2am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY iklekid
Sorry youv had such a rubbish night. Hope baby comes soon although not on your birthday - unless you would like that?

I too hope we hear from Auntie after her transfusion. Bless her she's had such a horrid time recently, i imagine her and her husband are trying to adjust to everything, but I do hope she's ok.

Ooo with regards to telling people when in labour, don't think I'm going to this time. If I'm in a fit state will come on here and tell you girls probably before DP but not sure about people in RL. Last time I text my 2 best friends when waters broke. Contractions didn't start for 20 hours afterwards. One kept calling me like a crazed banshe and even though I refused to answer the phone, or let anyone else (was a little distracted with the whole trying to push a baby out thing) she just kept calling and calling. I was so irritated by it. She has since however become a mum herself so might have a better understanding this time round. The other one was fab. Sent me a little positive you can do it text, and spoke to my mum once (mums known her since we were 4 so she's practically family) but that was it - she got the job of DS godmother lol.

Thanks all and no hayley would rather not share my birthday. ..having said that I've got 2 friends in RL and we were all due within a week- 1 has had hers early, one this morning on time and feel like I'm left behind bet I'm left waiting over due as well! You have had far to a productive time in the night-i get up moap, eat something and come back to bed!

nancy now I'm not permanently feeling sick may try and go swimming again would probably help the pain as I do love a bath at the moment!

penguin I'm sure in nct someone said sometimes there is a pop when waters go? Could it be that? ??

Busy on here this morning :)

Happy birthday ickle hope you have a lovely day and get suitably spoilt by everyone

Hayley I would've been similarly annoyed re the boxes! I have threatened to start shifting the rubble in the garden into sacks several times to no avail. Wish I had the energy to make the most of my night wakings though!

I was adament we weren't telling people I'd gone into labour with DS as coulDn't bear the thought of any time pressure- after all I'm not a performing monkey :) This time we will need to give a few people the heads up for childcare reasons.

I had a bit better night though foolishly suggested to DH that we try DTD around 1am as he's been getting a bit desperate for it (I've been so not up for it this pregnancy!!) but also thought it might help get things moving but what a total disaster had to give up! V frustrating and lead to a difficult chat with DH as I felt awful about it all!

Come on baby though, today would be a great day to start things with DH at home!

Happy birthday ickle - in years to come you can rely on getting spoilt by your DC, as their birthday will be just round the corner

Also hoping for more news from auntie and liquid soon - I'm sure they're just busy devoting themselves to newborn cuddles and endless feeding

Today's tasks: Primark trip for granny pants, then pack hospital bag! And make some cushion covers for nursery.

Ickle Happy Birthday! Enjoy and get spoilt rotten, that's my wish for you

Plate I actually found that shorts were more comfortable as they come in less on the tummy. I bought mine a size larger than usual and I can tug them up as high as they need to go..

DH has gone from 'breast is best' to mixed feeding is fine but maybe you should express to BOTTLE FEEDING IS AMAZING! All it took was one rubbish night where bean had sucked me dry and we weren't prepared for anything else. Cue the screaming and not sleeping..

If it makes you feel better blue we had an unsuccessful attempt at dtd the other night too! Don't think we even bothered trying at this stage with dd1.

Happy birthday ickle! Hope you have a lovely day and are appropriately spoiled.

Blue We've had a few non-starters on the DTD front, which is so sad for poor DH since we got on rather better with it all first time around. It certainly helps to have a sense of humour about it all, though I'm not sure they handle it so well.

Quiet day of church and sport today. Managed to find something else to check off my list yesterday so planning to add the last couple of bits to my hospital bag then that can be ticked too!

Mummy-, I'm really keen to avoid anyone knowing I'm in labour - however each day I go more overdue I think that's going to be harder, which is really starting to play on my mind.

Hayley, that does sound very frustrating, hopefully you shamed your husband into being helpful today,

Blue I have had what I thought could be early contractions the last few nights, last night in particular I thought things were finally happening but think it was just wind , it's pretty frustrating.

Trying to enjoy having the time to relax, read,have a coffee etc but too uncomfortable to really make the most of it.

Happy birthday Ickle! Hope you have a lovely day.

We managed to dtd the other day but can safely say it was not comfortable and did not bring on labour! Told DH that's probably his last chance for a while!

Am now 39+4 and thinking that baby is perfectly happy wedged where it is just like DS was. DH keeps asking when I think it will come and I keep saying that the only thing I can base it on is what happened last time. He's just had a lovely peaceful 4 hour bike ride whilst my morning has been slightly noisier resulting in taking DS to the soft play area at the local garden centre only to find they had closed the soft play for a private party that wasn't due to start for another couple of hours. Neither DS or I were particularly happy about this made worse by staff not caring. Hey ho. At least the trip out meant he was in a bit of a jollier mood when we got home.

Am guessing baby will probably decide to come either on Wednesday when he is at the office and an hour and a half away or on Sunday when he is hoping to do his first half IM baby permitting!! Oh well. Or it will be very late like its brother!

Hope Auntie is doing ok and well done to everyone with babies as times can be tough. Do repeat to yourself that this stage will pass and so long as the baby is fed and full who cares how it is done.

Thanks for the reassurance on the DTD front ladies - I just feel so bad as not felt like it much at all this pregnancy-we managed a bit better with DS pregnancy though it didn't bring on labour that time either.

DS woke up with the energy of at least 4 toddlers this morning and like full of jumping beans! I couldn't face the barrage of questions (still here? etc) at church this morning so we've all been for a lovely 2 hour walk waddle which has hopefully tired out DS and helped bean a bit too! And I've just eaten half a pineapple too - could well regret that with awful heartburn later but will see!

Inca that's v frustrating about the soft play- I wouldn't have been pleased either! V difficult comparing labours oo - DS was 3 days early which is probably why I'm so impatient to get started as can't imagine going overdue!

Right let's get DS down for his nap so I can rest too. Though the curtain rail in the nursery fell down again this morning DH swears he hadn't touched it but can't see how it fell down on it's own?! and since I'm the DIY one then looks like I need to sort that this afternoon though DH will no doubt want to supervise my ladder climbing

Ps anyone heard from zing recently? Hope all's ok?!

We've managed to DTD a few times recently. It's all a bit ridiculous and I can't say I feel sexy when we get down to it with this huge bump in the way! Hoping I can refind my mojo once he's out.

Can't believe I'm having a baby tomorrow!