Overweight, overdue, overtired, over-emotional - It's October!!! The final countdown...

[Tigerlion]

Hope this works and that this thread sees the arrival of lots of wonderful little babies!

Re stocking up on food, I did a massive internet shop at 37 weeks which cost a fortune (pizzas,soups,pasta etc) then the weeks went by and we've eaten it all already so we've been buying ready meals from M&S and waitrose - it's going to be a hard habit to break now!

Lots of cramps today but I've given up expecting anything to happen before Tuesday.

Hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend before the imminent arrivals.

Agree with those getting fed up with friends and family ringing/texting to ask if there is any news. Don't they think we will let them know.

And can you believe it - my sister, the science teacher, asked me to hang my baby from a washing line and take a photo for her GCSE students - something to do with the reflexes of a new born baby - is she totally bonkers? Oh no, just make sure someone is underneath to catch it in case the theory doesn't quite work out. Good grief. That put me into a right paddy then, DH thought someone had died the way I was carrying on!

I can't believe that I am actually wishing I was in pain, was thinking about it, had 40 glorious weeks, no period pains etc and now actually wishing that I will have excruciating pain for several hours!!!! Obviously about to go over the edge.

Good evening ladies. Dont worry popsi and Dogsmum theres no sign of this little one appearing just yet. No pains,cramps or anything and he had his chance to come today at the baby show after all the walking I did but decided not to.
Was a lovely show. Lots and lots of georgious stuff. I could have spent a fortune. I dont think Ill have to buy any soap powder for a while thats for sure. They had a Persil,Fairy,Comfort,Huggies and Pampers display all giving away free goodies. Bought ds a brill cd. There was a lady dancing and singing to the little ones singing very groovy versions of kids songs and ds loved them so I bought a cd. Its brill and not at all tedious like some can be.
I also bought new ds to be some beautiful soft soft leather shoes. Made from safe dyed leather. Ones green with go on it and ones red with stop on it. Cant wait to put them on him! Loads of pg women there. All shapes and sizes and ages. Some made me feel quite small. Loads of midwives to chat to too. I asked for a few pointers on home birth. All very interesting.
Anyway time to put my fat feet up now. Dh is making sausage and mash for dinner. Yum yum cant wait Im starving.

mmm, sausage and mash. Gingeme, you've made me homesick all of a sudden

hel all

Hope everyome is well???
BEndy where are you i hope your not having your lo before me that would be very unfair!!!

hi every1

well, no baby yet. had a really uncomfortable night last night tho...quite a lot of BH for about 3 hours and hardly any sleep :/

tigerlion - hope that everything has gone well

girlygale, did you have am, ahem, nice evening after? lol

damn, i mean an not am

Hi everyone! Poor old dh - he tried everything, telling me how I need to fill up on the stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Needless to say I didn't fulfill my wifely duties and went to bed!!!!!! (there are just somethings that you really don't face consuming when you are about to drop!!!!!!) .
... he keeps making reference to it now! Wish I'd never read that to him!!! - Did put him off though when I was getting dressed this morning and paraded my large belly infront of him asking him if he wanted sex instead ... never seen him run so fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .

Anyway - still fat and pregnant, braxton hicks have reduced now baby is laying back to back - hope this doesn't mean that she has decided it is far more comfortable staying put than coming out!!!

hi every1,
nope still here youngmum, really thought it was startin last nite tho! Had really strong bh all evenin!& such a backache again! U had any signs??!

I didn't get hardly any sleep either wuzz so know how u feel! Only 3 days till ur due date isn't it??!!

Everyday i just think is it gonna b 2day???
Feel sorry 4 any1 whos overdue, I dunno how i will cope if I'm late, its bad enough already!

Congratulations 2 any1 else whos had their baby, & good luck if any1s in labour right now!!

Off 2 bed now, xxx

bye!

anyone up?
It's nearly 2am here and I'm doing the usual 'riding out the contractions' before they peter out and I can get some kip.
Have to go in for monitoring tomorrow morning - standard procedure on due date in France. (Am already 1 week overdue by english dates )
hope you're all either sleeping soundly or pushing another little one into this world

Hello there, purpleluce a newbie here on account of the fact that I just finished work and discovered mumsnet!

I am due on 29th Oct and actually found November stream first probably because you are all busy having babies! Anyway, took liberty of adding self onto list below, hope that is OK etiquette wise as I am on 2nd pregnancy and remember how lonely going overdue gets!

Gingem does the feeling feel like a grinding in your pelvis? If so, I get quite a lot of that and i think it is the head engaging. Unfortunately, not sure that means anything on subseq pregs as they can disengage too.

A week to go today and even though I am trying v hard to prepare myself for going over, there is still part of me desperate for it to kick off. No real twinges or any kinds of signs except BH. Off to sit on my ball a bit!
Babies Due:
1st - morespamthanglam, 3rd baby,dd11yrs, ds 7yrs
2nd
3rd - Jobot, baby boy, 2nd baby, dd 14 months.
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th - Tigerlion, baby girl, 2nd baby, ds 12 months
10th - nicand2, baby boy, 2nd baby ds 21 months
11th - chilligirl, first baby but flavour unknown!
12th
13th - Justers, first baby, colour unkown
--Mrs Blobby, baby boy, first baby
====marthahm, unknown type, first baby
14th - Luboo - 1st baby - pink one
-mmmmmchocolate 2nd baby dd 2 last week blue one due.
15th - chubszki, baby boy, first baby.
--nic1976 first baby
16th - Girlygale1 - pink! (1st date) 2nd baby dd 2
17th
18th
19th - KATGOD, 2nd, colour unknown, DS 2.7
--agrimum, 1st, colour unknown
20th - clon, first baby, girl
21st - DogMum, first baby.
- Lisamarv, first baby, girl.
- Emmy01 first baby colour unknown.
22nd nowanearlyNicemum - colour unknown, 2nd baby, dd 1.11
23rd Girlygale1 - pink!2nd baby dd 2(2nd date!)
-Binbon2 - colour unknown, 2nd baby, DS 3.25
24th -Wuzzlefraggle, first baby, pink one!!
25th
26th -DashingRedhead, first baby, colour unknown
27th
28th
29th youngmum21, first baby, girl
30th Bendyb- first baby, blue 1!
31st Gingeme, baby boy, 4th baby, 3x ds 12, 11 & 2.4

---- EmilyTurner, 2nd baby, 1 dd ----popsi, baby boy, 2nd baby, DD 2.2yrs

Babies Born (!!):
Sep 14 Hana baby girl Martha 6 lb 8 oz
16 Sep Bensmum3, baby girl
?Sep 17 Saka baby boy, Adam, 8 lb 5 oz
18 Sep Whiffy baby girl, Hannah Blue, 7 lb 6 oz
30 Sept 3kids baby boy Buddy 8lbs 9oz
Oct 1st Sallyrosie - baby boy 9lb 5oz Edward
Oct 1st Seona1973 - baby boy Ewan 7lb 13oz
Oct 4th Rumpel - baby girl, Amber 7lb
Oct 5th Highlander - baby boy 51cm, 6lbs 9oz
Oct 7th Millie - baby boy, Nicolas 8lbs
Oct 7th Pmoore - baby girl, Samantha 8lbs 12
Oct 7th Gemmitygem - baby boy, Darius, 6lb 2oz
Oct 8th Swizzler - baby boy, William, 3.3kgs
Oct 12th Totallyfloaty - baby girl, Lexie, 7lb 12oz
Oct 12th jmcmugwump - baby girl, 7lb 14oz
Oct 13th Emzickle - baby Lola 6lb 13oz
Oct 16th Majormoo- boy, Milo, 9lb 1oz
Oct 17th catgirl - boy, Bryn, 8lb 6 oz
Oct 17th Mamado - baby girl, Jaya

Helps if I actually update!

Babies Due:
1st - morespamthanglam, 3rd baby,dd11yrs, ds 7yrs
2nd
3rd - Jobot, baby boy, 2nd baby, dd 14 months.
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th - Tigerlion, baby girl, 2nd baby, ds 12 months
10th - nicand2, baby boy, 2nd baby ds 21 months
11th - chilligirl, first baby but flavour unknown!
12th
13th - Justers, first baby, colour unkown
--Mrs Blobby, baby boy, first baby
====marthahm, unknown type, first baby
14th - Luboo - 1st baby - pink one
-mmmmmchocolate 2nd baby dd 2 last week blue one due.
15th - chubszki, baby boy, first baby.
--nic1976 first baby
16th - Girlygale1 - pink! (1st date) 2nd baby dd 2
17th
18th
19th - KATGOD, 2nd, colour unknown, DS 2.7
--agrimum, 1st, colour unknown
20th - clon, first baby, girl
21st - DogMum, first baby.
- Lisamarv, first baby, girl.
- Emmy01 first baby colour unknown.
22nd nowanearlyNicemum - colour unknown, 2nd baby, dd 1.11
23rd Girlygale1 - pink!2nd baby dd 2(2nd date!)
-Binbon2 - colour unknown, 2nd baby, DS 3.25
24th -Wuzzlefraggle, first baby, pink one!!
25th
26th -DashingRedhead, first baby, colour unknown
27th
28th
29th youngmum21, first baby, girl
29th purpleluce, 2nd baby, don't know sex, dd #3
30th Bendyb- first baby, blue 1!
31st Gingeme, baby boy, 4th baby, 3x ds 12, 11 & 2.4

---- EmilyTurner, 2nd baby, 1 dd ----popsi, baby boy, 2nd baby, DD 2.2yrs

Babies Born (!!):
Sep 14 Hana baby girl Martha 6 lb 8 oz
16 Sep Bensmum3, baby girl
?Sep 17 Saka baby boy, Adam, 8 lb 5 oz
18 Sep Whiffy baby girl, Hannah Blue, 7 lb 6 oz
30 Sept 3kids baby boy Buddy 8lbs 9oz
Oct 1st Sallyrosie - baby boy 9lb 5oz Edward
Oct 1st Seona1973 - baby boy Ewan 7lb 13oz
Oct 4th Rumpel - baby girl, Amber 7lb
Oct 5th Highlander - baby boy 51cm, 6lbs 9oz
Oct 7th Millie - baby boy, Nicolas 8lbs
Oct 7th Pmoore - baby girl, Samantha 8lbs 12
Oct 7th Gemmitygem - baby boy, Darius, 6lb 2oz
Oct 8th Swizzler - baby boy, William, 3.3kgs
Oct 12th Totallyfloaty - baby girl, Lexie, 7lb 12oz
Oct 12th jmcmugwump - baby girl, 7lb 14oz
Oct 13th Emzickle - baby Lola 6lb 13oz
Oct 16th Majormoo- boy, Milo, 9lb 1oz
Oct 17th catgirl - boy, Bryn, 8lb 6 oz
Oct 17th Mamado - baby girl, Jaya

hi purpluce, welcome.
still here dogsmum! i'm overdue by 10 days today. nothing happening at all, in fact i think i may even be going into reverse as less painful contractions at night now and baby still only 3/5ths engaged.
i went in to be monitored yesterday and everything fine. we heard a woman going through the last minute of labour which had both dh and me almost on the floor with nerves-v. raw sound. at least it was followed moments later by high pitched squealing from her new baby.
not looking forward to being induced tomorrow at all. can't understand why anyone would actually want to be induced. i wonder how tigerlion got on? i hope she now has her baby and it went ok.
i am going to show dh how to post on here so he can tell you how it all goes.
still in dispute over names, have come to the conclusion that we'll look at it and decide the name if it's a girl- i think this strategy could be our downfall and the poor thing will be prunella for life!
one thing i am looking forward to is being able to smug it for the rest of life when dh stubs his toe and can say for goodness sake, i've been through childbirth
hope you are all having restful sundays. am going to go and have a bath so i don't disturb dh's last ever lie in
sorry for long long post

Marthahm: enjoy your (hopefully) last pg day . Best of luck for tomorrow. Aren't other people due to be induced then as well? We could have a bumper crop of babies!

Gingeme: glad you enjoyed the baby show. I find the free samples of baby wipes v useful for mopping up sick etc. from furniture - baby strictly kept to cotton wool and water. He did a poo over DH while being changed this morning - how I laughed

Hi guys

Hope you are all well. Now a week overdue and properly fed up!

Had no signs but saw consultant on tuesday, midwife did a sweep which then set off 24 hours of contractions - 20 mins apart and then moving to 10 mins apart overnight. The midwife said my cervix was 'lovely!'. Then Wed night the contractions just stopped. Wed pm I had another scan when they said all is well with the baby but is measuring 9lb 9oz - give or take a pound!

Have yet another consultant appt and scan on tues and presume they will then give me a day for induction this week. Would much prefer to do it on my own but I appear to have a super glued baby.

snap nicand2!! just back from my morning of monitoring (am now 1 week overdue too) but nothing doing apparently. Have to go back for another go on Tuesday if nothing's happened by then. Whatever happens they won't let me go past Thursday but I really, really, really don't want to be induced. The way things are going it could be likely though

oops sorry, not nicand2, nic1976!!

Hello everyone

I've done a lot of lurking and not much posting because all seem to do is moan! I am 39 weeks tomorrow. Everyday I think is this the day. It's my second and I've had some familiar feelings, such as immense pressure and being unable to walk properly.

This time the BH as so strong. THis morning I was awake at 4am for two hours because they were so regular. I wondered if it was it but they stopped when I got up.

I had reiki today to try and make it come. Well, I've tried everything else. I want it to come early because they've indicated it is so big!

Hope everyone else is ok.

Snap Emily with everything youve just typed. Im due same date and I was having very strong period type pains from about 4am this morning for about 2 hours. Must have petered off though cause I fell back to sleep till 8 when ds woke up. Thought all the walking I did yesterday had helped but alas not.
No purpluce its not grinding I can feel. Besides babys head is engaged and mw said its likely to stay that way now. Its like a kind of rumbling/viibrating sensation.
My Dad texted me today about how I was and any sign of baby yet? Sent him one back asking him not to ask any more as he will be the first to know when its all happening. Well its bad enough being fat and fed up without people keep asking stupid questions.
LOL at your little man christening Daddy swizzler. Good boy. Hope it was a lovely mustard colour all down his nice beige trousers. Classic...... xxx

Hi ladies, Keep your chins up if you are still waiting!
Updating stats, hadn't put baby weight in, or (new) name! x

Babies Due:
1st - morespamthanglam, 3rd baby,dd11yrs, ds 7yrs
2nd
3rd - Jobot, baby boy, 2nd baby, dd 14 months.
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th - Tigerlion, baby girl, 2nd baby, ds 12 months
10th - nicand2, baby boy, 2nd baby ds 21 months
11th - chilligirl, first baby but flavour unknown!
12th
13th - Justers, first baby, colour unkown
--Mrs Blobby, baby boy, first baby
====marthahm, unknown type, first baby
14th - Luboo - 1st baby - pink one
-mmmmmchocolate 2nd baby dd 2 last week blue one due.
15th - chubszki, baby boy, first baby.
--nic1976 first baby
16th - Girlygale1 - pink! (1st date) 2nd baby dd 2
17th
18th
19th - KATGOD, 2nd, colour unknown, DS 2.7
--agrimum, 1st, colour unknown
20th - clon, first baby, girl
21st - DogMum, first baby.
- Lisamarv, first baby, girl.
- Emmy01 first baby colour unknown.
22nd nowanearlyNicemum - colour unknown, 2nd baby, dd 1.11
23rd Girlygale1 - pink!2nd baby dd 2(2nd date!)
-Binbon2 - colour unknown, 2nd baby, DS 3.25
24th -Wuzzlefraggle, first baby, pink one!!
25th
26th -DashingRedhead, first baby, colour unknown
27th
28th
29th youngmum21, first baby, girl
29th purpleluce, 2nd baby, don't know sex, dd #3
30th Bendyb- first baby, blue 1!
31st Gingeme, baby boy, 4th baby, 3x ds 12, 11 & 2.4

---- EmilyTurner, 2nd baby, 1 dd ----popsi, baby boy, 2nd baby, DD 2.2yrs

Babies Born (!!):
Sep 14 Hana baby girl Martha 6 lb 8 oz
16 Sep Bensmum3, baby girl
?Sep 17 Saka baby boy, Adam, 8 lb 5 oz
18 Sep Whiffy baby girl, Hannah Blue, 7 lb 6 oz
30 Sept 3kids baby boy Buddy 8lbs 9oz
Oct 1st Sallyrosie - baby boy 9lb 5oz Edward
Oct 1st Seona1973 - baby boy Ewan 7lb 13oz
Oct 4th Rumpel - baby girl, Amber 7lb
Oct 5th Highlander - baby boy 51cm, 6lbs 9oz
Oct 7th Millie - baby boy, Nicolas 8lbs
Oct 7th Pmoore - baby girl, Samantha 8lbs 12
Oct 7th Gemmitygem - baby boy, Darius, 6lb 2oz
Oct 8th Swizzler - baby boy, William, 3.3kgs
Oct 12th Totallyfloaty - baby girl, Lexie, 7lb 12oz
Oct 12th jmcmugwump - baby girl, 7lb 14oz
Oct 13th Emzickle - baby Lola 6lb 13oz
Oct 16th Majormoo- boy, Milo, 9lb 1oz
Oct 17th catgirl - boy, Bryn, 8lb 6 oz
Oct 17th Mamado - baby girl, Sofia, 8lb 130z

Hi all,
Just to let you know that our DD, Harriet Florence Rose was born in the early hours of Tuesday 17th, weighing 6lb 5oz.
She's absolutely beautiful and we're starting to get back to "normality" today - hence I am back on mumsnet!
Congrats to all who've had their LO's in the last week - haven't had a chance to catch up on the whole thread yet!

Congratulations Luboo. What an excelent weight and such grand names too. Hope you are well and baby is doing fine. xxx

congratulations luboo, hope every1 else is ok.

Congrats to new mums and commiserations to those who are overdue. was week over with dd1 and I swear it was longest week of my life, had convinced self she was coming early.

well gingem - period type pains sound more hopeful than grinding so I think I may resign myself to bringing up rear (only fair as newbie? - good job I have posted on Nov too!). Out of interest did your others come on time - have you had any pattern with your others?

Did anyone have experience of just hitting labour without any "warning signs" out there?

purpluce no all my labours were totaly different. First one was 10 days late and was a long and hard labour. The second was born on the day he was due. Only had gas and air with him and was about 8 hours long and my third was 3 days early and I had him in water again with gas and air. This time Im going to have a home birth and if Im brave enough no pain relief but my mw said shell bring along some gas and air anyway just in case. When I had the period type pains this morning at 4 this is how ds3 started. The pains gradualy got stromger and stronger till about 6am when I called my mw and she came out examined me and told me to go to hospital about 7am. Walked around the ward for about an hour,got in the pool as soon as I was 6 cm dialated and ds was born at 12.20 just in time for lunch.
Ive been getting period type pains on and off today too but not getting my hopes up at all.The only pattern between them is theyre all boys he he. x