October 14. thread 11?! Will be see any babies in this thread?

[mrsb87]

Plonk your bums down ladies!

kirsti I had booked onto an intensive course too - I've been learning on and off for a year and was getting stressed in case there was an emergency and I needed to get the baby to the doctors. Then my boss made the excellent point that I've managed with public transport for 31 years so far, that I'd call an ambulance in an emergency and there are taxis if I need them! There's no need to push yourself if you don't need to, there's plenty of time afterwards (and chances are you won't want to start driving on your own with a brand new baby and no sleep anyway). Don't beat yourself up if you decide to take a break.

Welcome katrianna. I'm a newbie and I'm really enjoying the board.

I would agree that being a new driver and a new mum could be quite stressful.
I'm a driver without a car, and survived last winter with a newborn. I won't lie, there were days where I would have gnawed off my right arm for the luxury of just getting in a car rather than waiting for a bus with a grizzly baby or walking miles in the rain. But I also think it did loads for my mental and general health to have to be out in the fresh air on a daily basis.

Hi Katrianna :) my pulse has been a bit bonkers too, last two hospital visits it's been at 100 :- Not sure if it's just the "white coat syndrome", consultant didn't seem to fussed though!
Thanks for the input ladies, I think I'll play it by ear for the next couple of weeks and try my very best not to be hard on myself if I decide to take a break for a bit!

goats, my dermatologist last week told me hormones play havoc with the skin, which can either be great or in my case leave your hands looking like that of a leper. I've got the same bumps all over my hand and arms, but have been put on some mild corticosteroid things for the last few weeks.

Today was my 'induction' at the government hospital. Let's just say I'm so glad the private healthcare here isn't too expensive. We had a lecture in an auditorium for an hour about contraception, breastfeeding and risks, followed by a high school sex ed style video. Literally made in the 70s, complete with giant haired women with giant glasses and frilly gowns breastfeeding babies in monstrous white meringue baby dresses. It worries me that their contraception advice hasn't changed since 1971. We had a 15 minute, yes, 15, talk on how to wash hands before being marched down in single file to the labour ward, (taking care to hold on to the stair rails as we have to take care when walking, said the nurse), where we were treated to a full on view of all the women in various stages of labour/post birth. I'm sure us all standing there gawping was just what they wanted!

Hope everyone has a good night's sleep tonight!

I couldn't live without a car, but I wouldn't want to be a relatively new driver with a screaming baby for distraction/company either!! See how you go on mat leave, you might find you totally relax when work is over and it becomes something you can do again. I find that some days a task is an absolute no go, then I have a couple of days 'off' sitting around a bit, and I'm fine again to have a few days of being useful. Seems to apply mentally and physically.

Having said that, I've got 13 days back at school starting on Monday, and while I'm there, that's ALL I'm going to do. Coming home to sleep and watch telly, with the odd swim here and there. I haven't behaved like I wanted to as a pregnant woman at all, I'm still doing major, fairly heavy DIY jobs and I'm tired.

Hope everyone has a good night's sleep tonight!

Not now you've given me visions of tens of women lined up in labour/post delivery

portico that sounds awful those poor women did they consent to being made a show of? Your not giving birth there are you?

Haha, sorry goats. Instead of counting sheep, count the lines of pregnant women. It was how I imagined they birth sheep on a farm, actually.

gun, no - I decided after my 20 week appointment when they told me the baby was the size of a grain of rice that I'd be better to stick with a private one. It's 'only' 500 pounds to give birth privately here, so well worth it. The annoying thing is, to get maternity leave, you have to attend all your government appointments. Still, at least I now know how to manually milk myself with a giant perm and wash my hands after.

That system sounds awful porcito. There are many things I don't like about what the Americans do though. Out if curiosity is gas and air available porcito? It's not here- got a look almost akin to admitting I was a drug addict when a nurse asked for my pain relief preferences.

DH stumbling round the room having a coughing fit plastered as he's having "one last big weekend" before I cruelly ask him to stay sober in case of emergencies.
There could be violence! Oh and in-laws are down and she's not smiled once yet
Sorry for the rant.

OMG Portico, how awful for the poor women giving birth, although the vision did make me laugh a little bit. At least you don't have to go through that.

kirsti I think the need for having a car depends where you live too. I'm in a little rural village where the bus runs every 2 hours to Perth so I would prob go stir crazy without one. I wanted to get rid of my car when I finished work to reduce our monthly outgoings but unless there is a dramatic improvement on public transport, it won't happen. If you're more city/suburb based being car less wouldn't be so bad and you can take your time learning.

Hi everyone. I am new to mumsnet and quite late to the party! EDD 12th Oct with DC1. Been nice reading this thread and knowing all my niggles and concerns are normal for our stage. Really fed up with work now but only 1 week to go yippee!

Portico I went on our local hospital maternity wing tour ( private rooms so no actual women in labour seen). We paused outside the pool room and the MW said sorry you can't go in there someone is in labour. To which this complete who was on the tour exclaimed 'What there's a woman in there giving birth right now???' Errr doh! Obviously! Just hope poor girl didn't hear him and feel really sorry for his wife who looked like she wanted the ground to swallow her up!

Ugh. I have the sorest throat. Anything I can do to make this better given drugs are out the question?

fed up, hot honey and lemon could work maybe with a teaspoon of glycerine?

A baby has been born by cs on the other October thread .

I had a complete 'I don't want a baby' meltdown last night when realising there's only 3 weeks until I'm full term. I really don't feel ready for labour but as DH said, too late now

I'm on that thread too binky and although October, a lot were actually due September and it was a planned cs.

Thanks - going to give the hot water etc thing a go (assuming where I'm staying has the goods!) Just hope it's nothing worse like tonsillitis or flu!

Paracetamol is ok in pregnancy and should help with the pain. Agree with binky bunny- hot lemon and honey is amazing. I has a really sore throat in my first tri and it worked a dream!

Morning ladies,

I have woken up with a muscular headache today.

Attempted 3d scan again yesterday. My baby had a foot in his face and was holding on to his umbilical cord. Oh and yes he was sleeping, again! I shouldn't complain that he likes his sleep like me but I really wanted to see his full face! Stubbornness he gets from both if us

Interesting to read all you ladies with BH. I haven't experienced it yet but now that I've read all your posts I'll know what to expect. Thanks girls!!

Porcito that cracked me up! But those poor women...

Was getting dressed this morning and (jokingly) asked DH if he would pay for liposuction after the baby is born - am feeling very blimp like at the moment. Without a nanosecond hestitation he said yes. Well thanks, my best beloved!

binky whereabouts are you near Perth? My parents are in a rural village with the same rubbish bus network - towards Loch Tay/Glen Lyon.

fatpony we're in Comrie so a bit further South. Buses are fine if you want to travel at commuting times to Perth but any other time or elsewhere and there's no chance! I love up by Loch Tay, had a look at a few houses up there but it would have been a killer drive for us both into work.

Ah that makes sense why a baby was born so early on the other thread. I just had a quick nosy and didn't read all the posts.

Good morning ladies,

Had our last scan yesterday to check growth. 33+2 and baby is already an estimated 5lb 5oz!! The sonographer is saying 8lb 6oz at birth. I know this can be up to a pound either way but spent all night having vivid dreams of being ripped from front to back. Arghh!!

Ooh - I like Comrie, we've done some great walks around there. But yes Loch Tay is a bit far to commute - I know some people who do it from Aberfeldy in about 40 mins on a good day. Are you having the baby in Dundee? I was born at Perth but think the maternity unit there has long shut down?

I've woken up in a bad mood and a panic.

Boyf is out at work all day, he's 'stressed' at work at the moment, so isn't being very communicative. I'm at home all day with builders/plasterers/plumbers in and out the whole time. I'm glad I'm here, because it's questions all the time from them, which had I not been able to answer them straight away would have held things up quite a lot. But really I should be at work, I think boyf has forgotten that I do actually have a job, since it's all 'can you just do x today?' well no, because even if I'm not in school, I've got shit loads to do.

I'm worrying now that once the baby is here he's going to forget that that is a pretty massive job too, and I'm not really going to be able to 'just move that chest of drawers and carry the bed downstairs' or 'just disconnect that extractor fan while standing on a ladder balanced over the loo' or even 'just be there for the builders when they are making a huge noise and pushing dust everywhere'.

Not forgetting right now that there isn't actually a usable toilet in the house ALL DAY. So I'm here with the bladder of a pea, avoiding drinking because I can't spend all day running up and down to Sainsburys. This morning he managed to get out to the gym to have a shower (first one since Monday, any excuse to go feral), then came back and moaned about it. Had I not been balancing on said ladder at the time faffing with the extractor fan, he'd have got a punch in the front bottom.

Raaaaah... on a nicer note I'm going to see my friend with a 2 week old baby today, good for cuddles.

Morning all, feeling very tired today, DS had me up at 3am because his nappy had leaked everywhere. Cue nappy, vest & babygrow being changed in a dark room so he doesn't think its getting up time! At least it hadn't gone through to the sheets this time though. Really don't feel like going anywhere today but will have a stir crazy toddler on my hands if i don't