October 14. Thread 12. Still no babies? Let the raspberry leaf tea drinking commence

[YellowWellies]

New Fred

My MW told me to get a ball and start bouncing (37w tomorrow) so I'll be popping down Argos pretty soon

Fed up god I loved sitting on the loo backwards in labour - oooh that's triggered a real memory. They couldn't get me off it!!! And stamping my feet and banging the walls in a hot shower! Yes if b2b roll on the ball but DON'T bounce on it as bouncing tends to encourage b2b. I read that AFTER having J grrrr. Must also remember to bring a thick blanket so I can kneel over the side of the bed without my knees getting sore and uncomfortable on the cold lino floor, too. I'd like to try to deliver on my knees if possible. Upright second stage opens the pelvis 30% more than lying down and means the perineum isn't stretched so taught. I was just too knackered and sore to stay upright last time after 22 hours of fast contractions.

And also utterly off my tree on G&A and diamorphine

I just had a wee browse on the march thread to make myself feel better.., some people not even had their 12 week scan yet

Im in a weird mood, feeling like i have bloody ages to go when i have i know i dont really, its closer than its ever been and then some days im freaking out as i feel its so close and i dont feel prepared

I think its just feeling so far these days as spd is getting worse, heartburn is getting worse, getting comfy in bed is now impossible, the days just seem so long trying to keep dd entertained till dp comes home and takes over !! I cant do much to pass the time ...i have no intrest in food, i cant get drunk, im too sore to have sex, i cant lie on sofa and watch a movie, I do housework at a snails pace then dd finishes nursery and all my effort & pain was for sweet FA !!

Sorry for moaning but any suggestions to pass the time would be much appreciated ..,

I have to confess I'm glad this'll be my last pregnancy (all going well) as I'm sick of just being so damn big and so useless at toddler herding.

stigz can i recommend the breaking bad boxset. I'm addicted and have rationed myself to 1 ep per day and that will take me to my due date

Claire DH and I have Breaking Bad saved for the first few months with the bub

I am feeling really impatient to meet my baby today but in an excited way rather than a "get this kid out of me!" way . I was treated to a surprise baby shower by my NCT group today & its made me feel so ready to meet him/her

Agree with what yellow said about babies not being capable of manipulation, you have to remember their only means on communication is crying, weather that's because they are hungry or just because they need a hug! Our NCT instructor said its impossible to spoil a newborn baby & i really believe that. DS was barely put down as a baby & he hates cuddles unless he's tired now!

Thanksclare i will purchase this !!

Hmm maybe I'll wait another two weeks to bounce, just in case at least then I'll be full term!

Had our antenatal class today, didn't learn too much apart from that squatting in labour can open your perinium by an extra 1-2cm . Also met lots of lovely couples so nice to meet some local ladies and five of us are due within a week of each other.

We watched Breaking Bad for the month prior to DS'S arrival and after he was born, but began to find it a bit hard and dark when the sleep deprivation kicked in.
We picked it up again when he was 5 or 6 months old and loved it!

Binky I just wish I could squat longer than a minute at a time when pregnant! Even when not contracting! My first degree was archaeology - when working as a field archaeologist I could squat for hours. Unrelated to me being 8 stone then and a bus now.

I remember leaning on kitchen work top through contractions when I got to hospital I was fully dilated. Midwife said if ds haven't been b2b I wouldn't have made it. I blame DH he took AGES to get home. I had him lying on my back which I didn't want to as it was really uncomfortable but they were trying to turn him and stuff.

I never had a ball and don't think I will bother this time. I'm Just going to try and stay upright if poss through 1st stage again.

Yep I've got the victoria sling lady one as well :) (actually have two, as she first sent me the wrong colour by mistake and then told me to keep it anyway, bless her). Got my eye on the Boba 4G as well, Goats I remember you saying you were going to get one - do you have it yet? I think I'll go for the "Peak" one now as it is more unisex-looking for DH to wear than the Tweet one I originally liked. (Though tbh I doubt he would be bothered if it looked a bit girlie anyway).
My hired "Mama Tens" TENS machine arrived today so I gave it a bash this afternoon to get used to the sensations, I'm really glad I did as it's v. odd when you change to the next strength but actually fine once I got used to it, I reckon I'll like using it, something oddly soothing/reassuring about it.
Met my friend who is 34 weeks pregnant yesterday, she's still in high heels, lamenting not being allowed by her DP to cycle to work, and put out after her midwife told her she won't be able to return to her high impact exercise routine til 3-4 months after baby arrives, I think I hate her a bit haha!! She tried for years for this baby though (and got her BFP mere days before their first IVF appointment) so I'm really happy that the pregnancy process hasn't been too bad for her.

Kirstipops - I hired a Boba4G for three months from my sling library - I absolutely loved it, so comfy and looked great (tweet pattern)

Ladies - Boots have the Avent electric pump on offer at half price, plus if you're in the Parenting Club and enter this code PC13PAV it can be bought for a third of that, so £115 reduced to £19!!
[http://m.boots.com/mt/www.boots.com/en/Philips-AVENT-Comfort-Electrical-Breast-Pump_1304095/]]

Just tried it and sold out. I guess this information spread throughout the internet pretty quick. Or they noticed and said sold out.

shire I'm in the parenting club but don't get to hear about those codes etc - how did you know about that one? I get some vouchers in the post every now and again but that's it

Kirsti - I bought the Peak Boba 4g, it's nice - and yes, is unisex enough for boyfriend to wear it. I'm going to get one of these too I think: www.pouchlings.com/Subshops-RingSlings.html - tried it at a sling library and liked it the best. You can tuck all that hanging material in, so it's quite compact - still small enough to wear all the time and just put the baby in and out of it without too much faff.

I have one decent night's sleep, and feel so much better that actually start preferring the thought of having another month or 5 weeks left until I have to do the labour thing. Painted the bathroom, went to the gym, sat in the hot tub because I'm naughty, had a nice time with boyfriend dancing in the kitchen while we were cooking.. why do we want a baby in the middle of all that? Although the heartburn hasn't kicked in yet.. give it an hour and I'll be back to GET IT OUT!!

Me too fed up and shire. Noticed someone had put the pump on a cloth nappy Facebook page and they were saying that Boots have a get out clause so orders may not be fulfilled.

I'm at the 'get it out' stage. Just so tired and no energy to do anything and look after my son. He scootered all the way to the shops from my sisters house today and it was so hard trying to keep up (am nervous of him not stopping at roads). And almost did a wee every few strides. I was knackered. How people cope being pregnant with more than one child is beyond me. And mine has SO much energy I just can't keep up

Actually, I'm 37 weeks tomorrow... and they want to induce me for age reasons at 41 weeks. Not sure yet if I'll argue against that. Probably only got 4 weeks max. Hmmm.

I saw the deal about the pump on fb but it was already sold out...no surprise there!

Dd seems to be ill now! She's 6 so very good about going to bed and staying there until morning. She's been up 3 times tonight sweating terribly but doesn't seem to have a fever. The last time she got up she was sweating but shivering and cold! She has a cough but no other symptoms so I've no idea what's wrong. She's due back at school on Monday. Will be sad if she has to miss the first day with her new teacher...

That's a shame for her mum2 I wonder if you maybe both have a wee bug, since you were feeling under the weather yourself earlier?

shire my vouchers came this week and one is for 1/3 off off avent breast punps- hadnt got round to looking ...damn! As thats one thing I need. My voucher valid until end of nov though so maybe they might get more stock by then.