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

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slidein I hope things settle down for you, let is know how you get on. Don't worry about bishops score of 2 many women would score this at 41 weeks so it's not suprising for preterm. Even if start off induction with a low bishops score thigs can progress quickly particularly in women with preeclampsia it's like the body knows it needs to get on with it.

I received my ballot paper for strike action today. I'm intrigued to find out what the outcome will be.

Vicky, am so sorry for your loss, echo others' comments and hope you have a good support network in rl.

Mil- yuck horrible topic. Mine at best makes snide and negative comments to the extent you don't need enemies at worst, well the manipulation and rudeness.... Constantly (when we rarely speak to her) get gender disappointment from her. None of her business but she ruins all the best moments.

Have had to go to my happy place a few times since Sunday when DH and I had big argument. Like most arguments it actually brought/ caused by lots of emotional stress: the international move, a few family members seriously ill back in the uk, stress over visitors post birth especially coping with pil, pressure from my mum to visit ASAP, mum only phoning to vent about all her problems, the lack of financial independence I now have, dh and I having to car share and the fact no where is walkable here if you want to walk miles in hilly terrain in 30+ degree heat, lack of understanding of healthcare system here- no gas and air, no water births, no midwives all seen as dangerous and wacky despite the area renound for its hippiness. And today the sale of our home in the uk just completed after 5 months of waiting for our cash buyer.

The soft, white sand of the cove extends either side of me. The water is shallow, clear with the ripples in the sand plainly visible; the colour a light turquoise with the sun creating sparkles dancing across the surface. Across the bay the Purbecks loom, beneath them heathland and an arc of white sand. The water is gently lapping at my feet and the only other noise is that of the chain ferry, hidden behind the next bend.

Moan over, every issue has a bright side, focusing on the fact we don't have to see unwanted family that often! Sorry to those of you who may find that insensitive, but some people are just not nice to be around.

Mum- haha 'outlaws' my mum prefers that to inlaws as she states outlaws are always wanted!

Slide hope all goes ok for you.

Hope your ok Slide, will be keeping everything crossed for you.

Whoever asked about monitors, we have to angelcare one which has a sensor pad to monitor the babies movements. If baby stops moving for. 14 seconds it alarms. The parent unit has a little ticker which moves when the baby does, it was really reassuring being able to see at a glance that DS was ok

slide we've just got a Motorola one from Amazon for half price. It's not a video one but it's a room thermometer, which we'll prob be using it for more in the first few months as she'll be in with us anyway and I image we'll mainly be sleeping when she does anyway.

Puss so sorry to hear you're stressed. I also found the move to the US hard (and dh is american so it was something we'd discussed on/off for years before doing it). I also found it hard being financially dependent and being home with the kids (and then feeling bad that I did!). The health care system is so hard to navigate (I will always miss the NHS!). It's all tough but normal. Relaxation is a good technique. Also feeling grateful that annoying pil are on a different continent! Also join the living in America thread in the overseas section - I lurk there but got great support during the early months (even found a mumsnetter nearby!). Plus being heavily pregnant is hard going!

Slide sorry to hear you're facing possible preeclampsia. I had a bishops score of 2 at 41 weeks with my first so that's good going for 36 weeks! Hope you're home soon.

Yellow sorry to hear bubs is breech again. Must have been mad to see him/her turn during monitoring the rogue! I find out tomorrow if this baby is still breech. I feel like not, but could well be wrong!

Me, wow strike ballot. Serious stuff!

Scottish ladies, I did my degree in Aberdeen back in the 90s and love Scotland. I've been watching all this Indy stuff from afar and it's so interesting! I wonder what will happen...will be interesting to tell all the babies in the future about the historic times they were born into!

What's a bishops score?

Slide hope you're ok and not kept in hospital longer than the 24 hrs, must be stressful :(

Sorry to puss and fedup for having a crappy time of it as well, at least the light at the end of the tunnel isn't too far off.

Started my batch cooking today, aiming to cook some every day this week so we have around 2 weeks of dinners, if my freezer space allows :-O Would

Thanks jelly and binky. It was me who asked about monitors. I'll take a look at those two.

Slide please keep us posted got everything crossed you will b ok !!

fat im deffo getting a video monitor this time for extra piece of mind because i still would up checking at every whimper with just the audio one, deffo think i could settle better knowing what they where doing instead of guessing from noises.

Yes flip a scottish girl here who is so intrigued by what the outcome of the referendum will be and what effect this will have on my two girls futures ... A VERY big responsibilty in deciding whats the best option .., i actually have butterfly's thinking about it

English girl living in Scotland here, also intrigued as the outcome but fed up of reading some of the anti English comments on Facebook and websites! I'm also a bit concerned of how some of the local yes voters will react if it's a no vote. They are rather passionate!

I'm an English yes voter and proud I have already established the practicalities of a proxy vote in case I'm in labour on the big day - would be gutted to miss it. I've lived up here six years and count Scotland as home and a very wonderful welcoming home at that. I've never had any hassle for being English. The only racist or anti English sentiment I've noticed has been from no voters! My sister has joked we should call baby Alex if yes and Nigel if no. I'm loving to see how energised civic society has become up here by the debate - amazing to see so much hope and folk living beyond the usual anaesthesia of modern life i.e. just living for the weekend, buying shit on credit to make themselves happy, thinking about more than X factor and a bottle of wine. Whatever the result I hope it changes politics forever.

We have the budget Motorola video monitor, which we only bought once DS was in his own room and mobile - it has been a godsend to check whether he really needs us to go in or not (more often not - thankfully!)
We had a second hand audio monitor for while he was in our room and it was absolutely fine while he was little.

captain I will be thinking about you to on the day
fatpony thanks for the links
stigz I think the getting baby out will be as quick its the sew up that may take longer as its my third.I was asleep on the second cs so have no idea how long it took or what went on. Hopefully I will be to busy having cuddles to notice the time.
lily I had a low lying placenta on my 3rd it moved out of the way and I had a successful vbac
slide I hope everythings ok

Last growth scan and consultant tomorrow hopefully, I will ask my last min questions

Thanks for support ladies. It's been a terrible day. Got so worked up with the builders and trying to look after ds in the mess I made myself feel really ill. As soon as DH got in the door I left him with ds and lay down. Had racing heart and dizziness.
DH been clearing up and really gave builder what for and til Saturday to finish it. Never heard him so angry. Feel for him, new job and pregnant stressed out wife stuck with crazy toddler in building site house.
Really thought I was going to go in to labour as so stressed (not sure of that can actually happen) but had bad cramps and all... Calmed down a bit now

Sorry for the dramatic post but it's been such a rubbish day...

slide hope you are ok?

lizard I second the angel care with pad. I bought it on recommendation of my sister and her baby

The only issue with the angelcare one is you must remember the alarm will go off if you pick baby up!!!

We've got the budget Motorola video monitor and its brilliant. Can't recommend a video one enough. Sometimes they shriek in their sleep and without the camera I'd have blundered in and woken him so many times!

New thread ladies, but don't know how to link it!
October 2014-thread 13!! Nearly there

Thanks Munday

Just finished watching In The Ckub. Good grief, it's all been terribly dramatic. My poor DP is delighted it's over but I'm going to quite miss our weekly round of Catastrophe Bingo...

Glad your DH has stepped in and sorted your builders out, fedup. Hoping things get easier now.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2180738-October-2014-thread-13-Getting-the-eviction-notices-ready