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!

By the way, thank you Anna for support, means a lot and has helped to lift the spirit. I was looking at the positions on spinning babies and was bit worried about the stairs one, but think I will give it a go.

Keeponkeepinon fingers crossed for both of us and the little bums up! :)

Have been getting stuff sorted and (even more) organised today...not that I'm a complete control freak goodness knows how I'll cope when Bean arrives and I have NO control.

Packed hospital bags: one for me and one for Bean. Keepon, I included 2 vests and sleep suits in Newborn size and 3 of each in 0-3 months. Considering my husband and I are both around the 6 foot height, I'm expecting Bean to be long and so unlikely to fit into Newborn, but we'll see.

Start my LAST WEEK AT WORK tomorrow!!!! It's odd, in some respects I can't wait (feeling knackered at the end of each 9 hour day); back ache really starting to kick in etc etc, but on the other hand I think I'm going to find it really odd not to be at work; in the thick of it; and being involved in loads of things. It's all I know.... I guess once Bean arrives, I'll be 100% pre-occupied with making sure I do OK with having the responsibility of looking after another completely dependent human being....

36 weeks today. Definitely joining the insomnia crew, was awake from 3-6 this morning. Managed to at least get another hours sleep before DD came into my room.
utopian I have been washing all the blankets, bedding and towels first too, so much washing and that's just in preparation, let only when baby arrives and things actually need washing! I've got a pile of newborn items next and then a pile of 0-3 to do.
kantha I'm definitely done with pregnancy now and that's after two. Really struggled this time, no chance to take it easy when needed with a nearly 3 year old! It's all been a lot harder than last time, sickness for weeks and weeks longer in the beginning, aches and pains and muscles. Ready to get my body back to some extent (i know that my body will not be completely my own when breastfeeding) :-)
Feeling lots of pelvic pain and aches around my inner thighs now, lots of pressure on my foo foo, presuming things are moving down...

Hello all
Sorry to hear from all you ladies who are struggling. I'm 34 weeks tomorrow and apart from waking up a few times every night (I can still manage to get back to sleep) and pelvis pain I'm not too bad.
Bump is feeling very taut, quite uncomfortable and I feel as though it could burst open it's so tight.
My house exchange has finally gone through!!!!! We exchanged on Friday and we're completing in less than two weeks, moving two weeks yesterday.
I am SO excited to finally know I can get in, register with midwife in time and still (potentially) have a homebirth.
So this weekend has been packing and getting things sorted slowly. Also I picked up my bednest from an ebay purchaser today.
One of my dogs had a lump removed this week and now the meds have given her diarrhoea, poor thing, so I've been up in the nights and up and down all weekend getting her outside in time (mostly). I can't complain, it's great practice for what is sure to come!
Hope everyone feels better soon and I'm looking forward to hearing about the first baby on this thread!

keepon and strawberry - my baby is transverse too and i'm now 38 weeks. stay positive - i have opted out of hospital care for this and once waters go / labour starts - will get a home midwife check. if it is still transverse then no option other than c section but til that point i am trying to keep focused n my homebirth.
i have been doing the whole spinning babies, a few sessions with acupuncturist and moxibustion at home, reflexology, hypnotherapy and massaging bump. NOt sure if they will work but .... have had hte chance to try out a few new things. I have everything crossed for our sideways lying bubbas and hoping they move soon!

hotfuzza - great news on the house! hopefully you are fast forward to being settled and all set for homebirth!
happypot - impressed you have been clambering over trees - i feel as if i simply cant bend at the minute.

my doula is on standby now for us - another step towards reality of a new arrival! DD and i made the umbilical ties today. she wanted matching bracelets made for her and bubba to wear out of the same threads so they are all ready.

poor dp is on a shift and half tomorrow. i am going to decamp to the sofa so he has the bed tonight. i am struggling to find a new series to watch - breaking bad was my fav earlier this year and think another would be useful about now to zone out to in the early hours.

heres hoping we all get a restful night. x

anna I think another distraction is a good idea, so will just keep working. My job is desk based so not exactly strenuous. I hope your dad is getting better?

weeonion I went for a power walk today...jeez I thought the baby would fall out! If only! So I think il try and swim

weeonion Have you watched Dexter? House of Cards? The Good Wife? I've not seen the last one but the first two are good ones. Dexter is nice and long too so you hopefully won't run out any time soon.
Oh and matching umbilical tie / bracelet is such a lovely idea!
Good night all, sleep well for a few hours at least

weeonion have you tried 'grey's anatomy'? That's what I am currently working through :-)

Ooh weeoinion my accupuncture chap recommended moxi cones. Have a stash he's going to show me how to use next week. I'm a few weeks off your due date though so would be interested in how things go. Will be crossing everything for you and the other transverse ladies!

utopian - thats what we have been using!! trying to do them twice a day but cant always manage it! If anything makes this babay move and i get my waterbirth at home - i'll do it

weeonion "Scandal" is my guilty DVR pleasure. Us President has a torrid overwraught affair with a Washinton fixer, combined with scandalous cases-of-the-week. Worth it just to moon over the main character's amazing white cashmere coats. Though its all trashy nonsense of course. The First Lady is great fun, though. Love her.

Morning lovelies....
How are you all today?
1/2 term hols here so lounging on sofa with DD.
Not sure how to fill the day but no doubt DD will come up with plans!!

That's it, best friends packed off home and that's the last of the visitors now. Phew. Great seeing them but I'm exhausted.

Boss and team all away running my conference so quiet in the office (aka late starts and long lunches for me)

36+4, 2 more weeks of work and then hopefully plenty of chill out time. Although I keep forgetting I'll be off because I'm heavily pregnant/have a baby, I said yesterday I was going to wash the living room curtains while I was off, cue much scoffing from DP and friends that they'd like to see me try.

Anyone else totally over emosh now? I have to be really careful about songs on the radio/videos on fb/adverts on tv so I don't burst into tears every 5 minutes. Also become very clingy to DP, I hate being away from him, work is fine but weekends and evenings if he's out or I'm out I really don't like it... is this normal?? (It's very strange for me, DP has been known to call me an ice queen in the past)

hotfuzzra Happy new house! Good luck with the move.

Sorry about my exhausted rant yesterday. I'm feeling a bit more human today after some better sleep, woke up at 5 for a hour or so, but did manage to go back to sleep. DD slept from 7pm until 8am so hopefully we will both have a better day today.

So I'm having a baby this week!!!! Been in hospital due to a ongoing health issue that has been made worse by pregnancy. Missing my lo at home but the end is in sight now!!
Dolly I think it's completely normal to be over emotional we can't help it with these hormones
Hope you are enjoying the half term weeonion

That's sooooo exciting maths!

You having a cs or induction?

Remind us, do you know if DS or DD?

Ooooooh. Exciting.

Whoop! Maths - v exciting indeed!

maths amazing news!! Can't wait to hear the official announcement of the arrival of the 1st baby for our lot!!!

(I might cry - see aforementioned over emotional status)

Morning Everyone,

Been away for a while as I've been far too tired to do anything. I have to sleep when I can as a good nights sleep is a distance memory due to a super active baby.

Last night was especially bad with very painful BH radiating up my bump and the feeling that a red hot poker was being shoved 'up there'. God knows when I finally fell asleep as I was worried the main event was starting. At 35+4, he needs to bake a little while longer. Woke a sweaty,wet mess due to extra blankets and waterproof sheet causing DH to frantically check the sheets in case waters had gone.

Oh wow Maths, how exciting! First baby of the thread!
Glad your Dad is feeling better Anna. Scandal is also my guilty pleasure when I can stay awake long enough to watch it.
Congrats Hotfuzz, glad things are finally moving for you.

Good news is I now finally feel like I'm ready, bubba can turn up anytime. Nursery furniture assembled thanks to the DIY maestro that is my DB don't trust DH with that. Pram has also now turned up after Yodel lost it! My mum has also lovingly washed, ironed and folded all the baby clothes she knows I would never iron them now I just need to put them in my hospital bag. DH has finally packed his bag after delaying it for so long.

Had my 35 week consultant appointment last Friday, all went well and I've now been downgraded from high to low risk as my pre existing health concerns haven't affected this pregnancy at all. Although I'll still be monitored constantly during the birth, but I guess it's better to be safe then sorry. Baby is still back to back, but turning slowly as I've been crawling around on all fours since last week.

It's all becoming a bit real now......eeek!

Being induced a couple of days shy of 37 weeks. I was induced early with my ds at 37 weeks on the dot last time and was very smooth so hoping for the same this time round. I'm having another little boy. Can't believe that we will be a family of 4 so soon!
That's really good news workfree about being downgraded to low risk. Hope baby turns for you!

Fingers crossed Maths for a safe delivery. I just had a look at the due dates thread, has your date moved? As you were due a few days before me. Keep us all posted!

Over emotional? Last night I nearly cried at the effort required to make an omelette for my children's tea. Just about held it together though.

I have just had an ante natal visit from my health visitor. We've moved house since I last had a baby, but HVs are full of crap here too. In about 20 mins she managed to:
Make a few sweeping sexist generalisations. "Girls are like this, boys are like that etc."
Go on about the perils of co sleeping.
Tell me about a baby that died recently in a nearby village because the Mum fell asleep on the sofa holding the baby.
Tell me that I must never be in a different room to my baby for 6 months.
On breast feeding tell me "Why would you not bother to BF?" Err, because some people find it incredibly hard.

I smiled sweetly throughout in the hope that she would leave quicker.

First timers: if your HV says something that you question in the coming weeks, I would strongly suggest coming onto MN for a second opinion.

Rant over.

Good luck this week Maths.

Best of luck maths, you'll be the first, how exciting! I wonder who'll be next??

Hope its not me, my Dad is unfortunately no better and is causing some concern. Am spending a lot of time in the hospital cos I'm a nurse. He won't ask for anything and is honestly too weak to anyway, so I am articulating his needs for him, like pain meds. I'm the liason with the docs essentially. His voice is so weak now that you have to bend over him to hear him talk. They think its some sort of intestinal ischaemia i.e part of his guts has withered for some reason. I hope to God its not caused by a tumour. They're doing scans today and tomorrow. Of course nothing could happen over the weekend.

So everyone I meet is constantly looking uneasily at my bump and saying things like "How long more for you?....and will Dad be out by then do you think.....?" The old dreadful again. So I feel like there's a ghastly clock ticking over my head, and this baby needs to stay in as long as possible now. Cos I can't do everything.

I am trying to think positively, but I'm 37 weeks now, and I am utterly terrified that I will be told a poor prognosis about my Dad and will be giving birth in the same week. And thereafter will have to take care of a cancer patient at his home, cos I'm the nurse. My Mum is out of her mind with worry, which doesn't help my stress levels. She's pretty old too.

I'm sorry, what a bummer I am! Please pray they find some nice easy blockage this week that just needs a nice easy bit of keyhole or something.

Right - enough of this Moaning Myrtle stuff. I'm going to give myself a shake and think positively....

My 3 reasons to be grateful:

My DH is being a total legend - so, so kind.
My baby is going to bring me so much joy.
NOBODY IS DEAD YET!

Will cross everything for it to resolve easily anna. Sometimes it really can be a tiny thing that causes a dramatic change and once they find it the improvement is equally dramatic. No matter what, you can come on here to talk; hopefully you have some good RL friends too to lean on when needs be?

maths exciting and funny to think you have such certainty of the date compared to the rest of us! Just had my midwives appointment and only 35+ something weeks, but she said baby is head down and could come any time from a fortnight and they'd consider it unsurprising. Given our whole family go gallopingly overdue I'd say the odds are slim though.

kantha i find hvs are a very mixed bag - some good, some bats. One told me when ds was a few weeks old that I was essentially risking his life by having the changing table upstairs because it was 'only a matter of time before you trip on the stairs'!