December 2014 thread 8: turn up the heat - the Christmas turkeys are cooking!

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I should just go to bed.

I am off to bed. Baby's had a bit more of a wriggle and daddy read a story so think we're okay.

I did a touch of Blind Topiary and a crappy attempt at leg-shaving today but I never really do that much grooming so I'm not all that arsed now either.

I'm 38+2 and no sign of any mucus plug or anything. Stressing me out as I really really don't want her to be any later than due date

I'm 39 weeks tomorrow and have a wax booked on Friday. I'm lucky in that my leg hair has pretty much stopped growing during pregnancy. As for 'down there' I'm going for the porn star look. I prefer to have it all gone because of naturally thick and uncontrollable hair. My therapist said she'll also do the crack on Friday so I'm completely clean before the big day
I think I've also been losing my plug for the last week. Disgusting mucus gunk but no blood. I think you can lose the plug gradually weeks before but if there's blood it's a sign that things are going to happen more quickly.

Hi all! still no baby from me but am waiting for delivery room at the minute in order to have waters broken.....

bighairy hoping things get moving soon x

hugmonster been losing lots of bloody mucus plug since 33 weeks, consultant unconcerned and said it doesn't mean anything! Why tell us to report it the FFS!

Still stuck in OAU, waiting for a plan. Back and scar pain, but no hot water bottles allowed feeling sick, and sure is actually hunger related. Wanting to go home if nothing's happening, where is can eat whilst sat on ball clutching a hot pad
Here's hoping for parole tomorrow

Would love to get a wax, if I can escape for long enough...
I look like captain caveman right now...

Ooh it's been seven hours since BHLS was waiting for waters to be broken...

I'm on the road again... Had to wake up at 5:40am

Can go home

(Well once dermatology have removed nasty bleeding lump from my hand that is)

Yay good news cuppa!

Just had a nap and woke up feeling some immense pressure on my hoohar, cant get comfortable at all not even on yoga ball :(

I would try not to worry too much Carlene (easier said than done sorry!) before your Friday appt - continue to look for pre eclampsia symptoms of course.

140/90 is the threshold for BP worries, I know that your training will cause the rise above your normal to trigger alarms. Pre eclampsia is very serious, but well known about and your BP would be pathologically high, plus other symptoms sound pretty severe based on what I've been told. As for the protein, there's lots of causes and only a trace present, again definitely needs watching. At the worst you would be appear to be early on in a pre eclampsia journey. But late pregnancy hypertension is very very common, and needs monitoring from a BP risk point of view (clots etc) and can be treated/affect induction etc.

I don't want to belittle your symptoms, it may well develop into something sinister. But on the flip side I don't want you to waste a week worrying when you could enjoy your pregnancy :) have a look at the NICE hypertension in pregnancy guidelines. If you hit the BP threshold or PRO in urine worsens on Friday, or cracking headache, huge puffy swelling etc, then please insist on BP profile, ctg and bloods. I think the guide at 140/90 (borderline htn) is twice weekly monitoring and blood test. Treatment is from 150/100 plus potential admission but don't quote me!

sorry for stupidly long post, I did a lot of reading when I triggered monitoring, and worried about every ache for days. I'd really like to think your MW hasn't acted because right now there isn't a need to, but have a read and ask questions on Friday if you're not happy x

As for the more lighthearted question...

I resemble a very hairy yeti. Haven't been able to hoick my legs up in shower to shave for a month with my dodgy pelvis. Can't even nearly see what's happening at the baby exit but it does not feel pretty. Booked a leg and bikini line wax on Saturday (would've like to be brave enough for more but the thought of ingrowing hairs/folliculitis there, plus stretching and tearing and stitches... Oooshhhhh) Will be getting DH to tidy the rest :) it's less for the MW or docs eyes, more that I want to feel more normal, and not have to worry about grooming for a while post baby. Terrified that my waters will pop in wax lady's face.

(Plus if I'm to persuade hubby to try sexy time induction method the leg hair will need to be gone hahahah)

omg just realised that if anything starts for me tonight there's a damned good chance I'd have to do the 20 mile trip to the hospital in a ridiculous tiny 2 seater sports car which isn't big enough to hold my hospital bags!!! Proper car is in for a service and waiting for 2 new tyres, so not getting it back until tomorrow.

Right baby, stay put for one more night. Please! I really don't want to have to make that journey as I'd never manage to crawl out the stupid toy.

I managed to get home yesterday :)
Back in today for scans, dermatology removal of lump, and foetal medicine consultant; hopefully results, reports and a PLAN!

TMI here, but incredibly constipated, having been rep scribed codeine for the scar pain. struggling to go last night, so ran a bath, as I find that this can help a bit. Eventually managed to go with some difficulty, but afterwards, I passed some watery flui, then mucus, then blood PV. Given that I had a nice warm bath next to me which I was reluctant to give up, DS was in bed, and that I had only just escaped and back this morning anyway, I elected to monitor before calling. Pian through the night was the same as it had been, and I had no further losses through the night (brownish discharge this morning). Panicking about getting a blocking for not calling...

On a lighter note, chuckling at all of the ongoing waxing discussion.
I am so keen to have a bit of a spruce up, and at the very least sort my legs out ;) , but given how often I am stuck up in the hospital, no idea how that's going to happen...
Maybe I should just resign myself tot he fact that this little man will be born into an unkempt garden...
DH suggested that I am trying to find something that can control this pregnancy. Er, no, because if I COULD control it, I would be waxed to within and inch of my life right now...

What's blood PV cuppa? Hope you're alright, sounds dramatic!

I slept for twelve hours last night and only got up once for the loo! Shows I can do it if my body is tired enough and the bed is comfy enough

Today is reading and sleeping.

Has BHLS announced anything on FB yet? I've been texting her but don't want to say anything until she has!

Yes she's announced the safe arrival of her baby :)

Sorry sorry yes! Baby has been had. Little girl 7.lb 4 at 7.54 yesterday morning. Everything fine. Shes perfect. I am a bit chewed up though so am still here. will regale you all with birth story when I am put and can use laptop.

Lady garden and leg wax booked for Monday. Must be defurred soon, I'm starting to scare myself.

Had a dreadful dream someone had stolen the baby in the night, woke up hysterical and saw an empty cot- this had me screaming at OH to call the police immediately and how dare he have not woken up already!!
This woke MIL up who came running in thinking the baby was coming, they had to hold me on the bed and make me feel my belly before i believed she hadnt been kidnapped.
Now the whole house is up thanks to me-bloody pregnancy dreams :(

Think I must be the only one not fussed about having a tidy up down there! Can just manage to shave my legs still, but cba to do any more. MW etc has prob seen hundreds and I hoping she won't bat an eyelid when baby arrives.

36 weeks today, mw app this afternoon. Currently sat on sofa ignoring the mess created by 2 older dc, will move when bladder can take no more of bump massaging it..!

Lucy I hate dreams you think are real,although in our house there's more chance of my DH having one like that, but it's still frightening.

After spending most of this pregnancy requiring Fybogel, I have suddenly become very regular. Is this a sign?

Gah my right hand is all swollen and sausagey! I haven't had any swelling at all so far, damn it.

My fingers have been a bit sausagey aswel, i got a ring of my mum for my 21st and had to use washing up liquid to get it off
Is anyone else feeling very fidgety? Ive been nesting all day and sorted all the xmas presents and cards. If i sit down i want to stand up, if i stand up i want to sit down, i just cant get comfortable no matter what i try and i cant get my mind to switch off, im convinced ive forgotten something for the baby but cant think what :(
Dont think i could cope with another three weeks of this