November 2014 Thread 8 - Bottoms up, we're heading for the big push!

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Afternoon, ladies. Hop, flop or otherwise clamber aboard!

Glad I'm not the only one awake. I seem to wake every 2-3 hrs and if one falls near 6am I think I may as well stay awake. Going to an 8th birthday party for DNeice today - should be enlightening! Then got SIL (other side) coming for afternoon tea so no nap opportunity. I'm going to regret this later.....

Weeonion Definately finding this pregnancy harder, you just cant nap or rest when you need. I have a 3 year old and unless he needs a nap I cant rest.

I missed not being able to be on Mumsnet yesterday! Felt like an arm had being chopped off.

Something is definately happening, period pains are there as soon as I wake up and there even when I sit down. Im pretty sure baby has moved further down as I can no longer wear one of my pairs of jeans (they are too tight around my pelvis) will be on my ball today and going for a long walk with DP and DS (and the dogs if they are good and dont annoy me)

I'm finding this pregnancy a lot harder than the last one. It's helped that we've put DS into nursery full time until Christmas, so I've been having a lunchtime nap if needed (which is most days, to be honest!).

Got breastfeeding workshop at the hospital in a couple of hours, followed by a tour of the ward, then I'm going to hang around to see my nephew again

Another one finding the second pregnancy hard. I'm shattered all the time and can only just function at work. At home I just take care of dd and don't do anything in the house, DH has had to take over the tiny bit of cooking and cleaning I used to do!

Phew! Glad I'm not the only one ;-)

So first-timers, enjoy this pg cause if you have another, it might be a bit tougher
Winter - how you doing this morning? Any ramping up of the action????

nope sorry weeonion nothing to report. in absolute agony though, combination of baby changing position and growth spurt my skin is at ripping point. it burns and can't bare anything touching it. Looking at pictures my bump sticks out a good inch or so more than Tuesday!

Still have period pains that are gradually getting worse.

Anyone else getting any labour signs?

No labour signs here but have you tried oiling your bump winter? I've had no skin stretching pains at all nor stretch marks and I put that down to wheatgerm oil once or twice a day.

ladydolly Sounds like you're having a lovely weekend - quite jealous.

Well I had a shit night too, and I come on here to find out everyone had an even shittier night! Its very comforting. So glad to have all you ladies.

The pelvic pain in bed is starting to get out of control - if I move a muscle its like I'm being stabbed with a fiery hot poker just to the right of my hooha. So that wakes me up about 5 times a night. I am actually getting back to sleep each time though unlike some of you so thats something I guess. No eating toast at 3am!

But its frustrating cos I don't think there's anything one can do about hooha pain, is there? Other than a pillow between the legs which hasn't worked in a good week. Has anyone got any tricks?

By the way, I am smelling cigarette smoke EVERYWHERE! So utterly bizarre!

I can safely say that at this point in my third pregnancy I am well and truly done with being pregnant.

Each one has been different though with swings and roundabouts for each:

1. Working, long commute, fear of what I had got myself into.

1. Not working, but 2 yo at home nearly full time apart from 2 mornings at preschool. The bonus was that I could get him to sleep in the car then put him in his cot and go to head myself each afternoon. Knowledge of what I was getting myself into and worry about giving birth again.

1. Not working. Older much more independent children (6&3). It is also lovely sharing this pregnancy with older children as they are excited about it too . 17 hours a week child free. But boy, the school and pre school runs are doing me in at the moment. This week I have abandoned walking as everything hurts too much (pelvis, feet etc).

The great thing this time is the complete certainty that I never want to be pregnant again and so I haven't got the niggling thought in my mid that I have had previously that 'I want more children but how can I go through pregnancy again'. I also have a sense that having had my final baby I can start planning for the future in terms of work, hobbies, sport etc.

34 weeks today.
Last night it downed on me that I have 2 weeks left to get my baby turn from transverse (and all other positions I find her) to heads down. I will have 36 weeks scan for low lying placenta close to the birth canal. In the previous scan been told that if there is any problem with placenta or baby position they will send me straight to consultant after the scan. So unless everything is spot on then, the conversation will be either c-section or manual version. Had a bit of read about versions and decided I'd rather have c-section then, considering all the distress and risks to the baby and the fact that team will be ready in the theater to do Cesarian if there are problems with version. Dont feel any need for this for myself or the baby to be honest.
So from now on I will be doing all kind of exercises which are supposed to turn the baby on daily basis. Cannot do anything about placenta though, all in hands of fate there.

Considering that I have had a healthy and very light on symptoms pregnancy and by all means should be a low risk, my frustration is quite.... I am still trying to focus on natural birth and stay positive, but it is not easy.

Don't fret too much guys, I was transverse for weeks and weeks and weeks. Then in Wk 34 I started doing those excercises on the stairs with my face downwards on the landing and after a couple of days baby turned downwards.

34 weeks is still plenty of time - baby has loads of fluid to manoevure in. Best of luck!

Well at 33 +3 wks thought best buy some bits for hospital bag for me other than breast pads so have brought maternity towels today n just ordered lansinoh cream on Amazon as 1/3 off n not seen cheaper. With ds I was so much more organised I am sure.

Lansinoh was £6.66 in mothercare today, I got a tube and maternity pads and breast pads and cotton wool. Finally have some things for our home birth bag :D

I haven't done the hospital bag yet, but I think I've got most of things bought. Well, need to get something I will be supposed to give birth. Got still left 1,5 weeks at work, then first day on ML have booked pg massage and will try to sort the bag out. Hope that doing it just before hitting 36 week mark is not too late...
After the earlier moan on here went to do some gardening, made DH cringe, guess digging the garden up is not what most people see as last month pg activity, but it helped to distress and now I'm the normal self.

I just had a nervous night tonight. Woke up at 3am (I'm still lucky to sleep through most of nights) and got freaked out about baby being transverse. Remembered reading about babies moving towards the light, so decided to put a torch at the bottom of the bump under he cover. It woke up DH and I got really annoyed about it. I haven't really been moody or hormonal so far, but tonight I think I got it in full.

Might as well catch up on all the listed pg symptoms in the last month. ??

Right, it's time for those exercises to turn the 'bugger' ;)

I found quite a few people joined on postnatal with ds' group, weeoinion and those worrying about leavers.. I'm part of a Facebook group for ds but only joined after he was born and still spend the vast majority of my time on mn instead.

We've been away for a night while my parents had ds - spent our entire time eating or sleeping! Glorious though - we're both very aware in 5/6 weeks it's going to be mayhem again..

Have also sorted all his baby bits - I'd forgotten how many clothes he had as a baby, but then getting through 3 changes a day on a good day does encourage that! First lot in the wash (newborn, little star wrap and baby blankets,) and will do 0-3 months lot tomorrow, plus snowsuits and muslins.Also got car seat, baby gym, gym ball and little lambs baby size nappies so feeling more prepped now!

kantha I'm impressed with your getting to no 4! Dh and I always planned for 3, but this pg is making me seriously reconsider. We'll see what 2 is like before making decisions anyway, but dh is still keen on 3. I do just want to start getting on with getting back to planning a bit of life moving forward like you say, too, but wonder if that's a bit selfish feeling that way after only 2..

Hi all not been on here for a few days so have some catching up to do! 35+1 today! Although thought baby was going to make an appearance over the weekend but after a trip to hospital I'm assured it's staying put for another while at least!

Do any of you have experience of low iron levels? I'm booked in this week to get drips and I'm not sure what to expect

Hope your all keeping well, will catch up on threads now while DP watches football

Hi, not posted for a bit but wanted to check back in. I was going to moan about not sleeping but having briefly read (tried to catch up) about everyone else's suffering I feel like I shouldn't complain now. The pelvic pain sounds horrible. I haven't had anything like that. I am a bit worried that this baby will be very late as I'm 36+5 with no pains, signs of labour and although baby is head down, she's not engaged or dropped (is this the same thing?) My maternity leave starts on Friday, finally! The last few weeks have been long! Big respect to those going right to the end. Have packed my hospital bag apart from a few last minute bits but all the essentials are in. Having read the post about 3 changes minimum a day I am worried I don't have enough clothes for her now though... I've ordered a new fabric set for my bugaboo from eBay in hot pink the pram is being delivered next Monday, I ordered black with the pram as they don't do the hot pink anymore and DH wanted a neutral colour (black was the only neutral colour we could agree on) so excited about that arriving

utopian - I am only on no. 3 not 4 and stopping there. A mum in my village had her fourth (and final) baby yesterday. Apparently her DH said something to her this week about this being their last planned baby. I think she was a bit

That last face came out looking sad but was meant to look sceptical!

weeonion This pregnancy seems so much harder and more exhausting than last time. I don't remember struggling to sleep so much last time, and, even if I didn't sleep well, I could lie in as much as I wanted in the day. Now I have to get up when DD does (she seems to have taken to waking up earlier since I finished work) and do things all day, like sit on the floor and play or walk in the woods climbing over and under branches. I barely slept on Friday night, then had to do stuff with her all day on Saturday before SIL's birthday party. We slept at in-laws but didn't get back there til 10.30pm, slept in small uncomfortable bed, then DD woke at 7am despite late night. She has, therefore, been horribly miserable today and so have I!
Am 37 weeks today, and somehow have been persuaded (see earlier posts re how 'persuasive' i.e not actually giving a choice my mother is) to spend a few days at my parents' later in the week, as my sister and her children are visiting. I could do without that. I will have to get 3 trains in 3 days, though not long journeys, to fit in my antenatal appointment and a planned trip for us all to visit my grandma.