Due November 06 - the home waddle

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Cheers my dears!

Thanks for the new thread mygirl
Well - yet again, I am on my own tonight (well with ds but he is in bed!) ds has taken himself off fishing again I don't normally mind him going but I do only have 2 weeks left until lo arrives and I may need him home at short notice and it's not just that but there are still loads of bits and bobs that I want to finish in doors and I can't do them on my own! Anyway - no more moaning - at least I get the bed to myself
NJ - I know that you don't like seeing madwives etc, but I think I would have been tempted to phone someone by now if I were you, but as you said, you have done this before and I am sure that you would know if it was really happening.
Am going to try to get off to bed now - see if I can sleep - take care all.

Thanks for the new thread Mygirl, I wonder if this will be the last one?!

Well as you can see from the timing of this post I can't sleep, aside from the pain of the contractions keeping me awake again, I have all of this stuff going round in my head, one minute I am feeling strong and sure everything is 100% fine and nothing is wrong, and then the next, I am thinking horrible things about the worst that could happen, what if the baby isn't well etc. etc. and then oddly enough thrown in with all of that, I can't get painting the outside of the house out of my head, we have sort of penciled it in the long term diary for getting it painted either next summer or the year after, and I just can't stop thinking about it. My mind is literally going round in a circle from everything is fine, to what if it isn't, to let's paint the house???!!!

Well, I am glad I am bringing the first element of madness to our sparkly new thread

Anyway, long and short of it is I have decided to bite the bullet, stick my tail between my legs and try to make an appointment to see the midwfie this week, she is only available on Mondays and Tuesdays (I think from memory!) so I don't know if I will get in this week or not, but that is the plan. The idea of going is very depressing, it feels like I am loosing... not sure of the right word... control of it, my body, the pregnancy, my time, but if the baby is at any risk then obviously I have to put that first.

Pah, control, since when did any woman have any control over child birth?

God, I feel like a drunk wittering on about the philosophy of life and trying to put the world to rights. Why do things always seem to make much more sense at stupid o'clock in the morning, but then when you get up the next day and think on what you were thinking of all night, you realise that none of it makes any bloody sense what so ever!!

Can you see why my DH got fed up and sent me down stairs?!! LOL Bless him, poor bloke has been fighting sleep for hours now just so he could nod and hmmm at me at the right times, I expect he is now nicely tucked up snoring away

I am going to go and read some more 'birth at 34 weeks' stories, I haven't read anything that scary yet, so it makes me feel better! TC xxx

thanks for the new thread mygirl

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yay new thread - thanx mygirl.. like the title, although what i do is worse than waddling!!

nj, 1 in 4 people are crazy apparently.. so thank god it's you not me lol... but seriously, i'm glad your going to see the madwife! you'r probably right and theirs nothing going on, but you can feel smug about that later!!

i know what you mean though about it being depressing to think this is going to carry on for the next 6 weeks... i'm now so uncomfortable and in so much pain all the time another 6 weeks makes me wanna break down and cry.. i can't even turn over in the night now.. i have to wake poor dp to give me a push start!! i'm with stacey on that one, i want this baby out now!! (but i don't if that makes any sense?) but at least i'm not feeling ill today!!

Morning all

Im feeling a little better today, my headache has FINALLY died down and im sleeping slightly better. Plagued by these horrible contractions so i completley sympathise NJ, the midwives are well aware of them though along with a slight hind water leak which apparently is nothing to worry about. I was monitored all the time i was in hospital and you could see the print out with the contractions on but i was examined and they are doing nothing productive 'down below' so im being left to it.

It does all sorts to me not being able to sleep NJ it makes the mind work overtime thinking about things.

Im just chilling today while dp is out looking for a car to buy, he's decided ours is on its way out and went to look at another.

We got our push chair so i have been practicing attaching the buggy goard and fixing the car seat in and out.

Im deffantly waddling now by the way so the title is great

Morning ladies, sparkley new thread cool thanks Mygirl. Like the title too lol.

NJ I think it's a good move going to see the madwife but I do know what you mean about feeling like your loosing control of your body and baby a bit like give them an inch and they'll take a mile. But as others and you have said it's just to make sure that everything is fine and then you can relax and deal with whatever happens even if he is a little bit early.

Well had a very late night last night - went round to a friends house and 4 of us watched the recent Robbie Williams concert she'd recorded on sky+ and drank a huge amount of alchol - well they did - cause I'm not drinking I was taxi for the night - finally got home about 2.30am after dropping 1 friend home and having to stop in the middle of a set of traffic lights for her to get out and be sick - while we were being followed by a police car. I have no idea why we weren't stopped and me breathalised! Felt like the rebel teenager that I never was lol.

But then spent the night not being able to sleep because of my bloody cough I have pulled a muscle in my bump from the coughing and still can't stop - too scared to talk now in case it makes me cough again. . Does mean it's quiet round here today though. I managed to get in and to bed without waking DH up but at 3.45 when I finally gave up to come down onto the sofa and see if that would stop me coughing I managed to knock the attic door pole over and woke him up!! Finally went to bed and slept at 7.30am when DH and DS got up and came down for breakfast.

Hi all - long time no see... Thanks for new thread - I'd only just found the last one - I have some serious catching up to do.

Waddling is a good word - but is anyone else having trouble with their legs? Mine tend to go at a moments notice. I have 6 weeks to go - I am still working and I am certainly getting fed up of being pregnant - and my nesting instinct hasn't kicked in ... (wish it would - the place is still a mess). I have just started antenatel classes - I found the first one a lot of fun and finally met the midwife who was assigned to me before she broke her arm (she is absolutely lovely - I wish I had met her earlier) Luckily she is allowed to work again from the end of October and will be around to take me through the last couple of weeks.

My occupational health nurse at work doesn't reckon that I will last until the 38th week and like everyone else thinks I should call it quits in two weeks time. The way I feel now I'm inclined to agree.

Anyhow - just had another load of baby stuff dropped off from my SIL including the cot ... Can't move in the cottage now for baby stuff. Oh well - roll on Novemeber

Good luck everyone! LA

Just a quick one - Meandmyboy - I'm impressed - staying up past midnight! I'm lucky to get past 9.30pm!

Look after yourself.
LA

Hi everyone.
Think baby is engaging here. I can breathe easier today and heartburn seems to have gone. I've got a very sore patch on the inside of my tummy though, and when baby kicks it or DH touches it to feel baby move, I have tears in my eyes. Is this normal?

I'm 37 weeks today, and I was born at 37 weeks so I'm hoping I might have that October baby people are waiting for, although I know it could be born at 42 weeks so I shouldn't get too excited.

Question about waters breaking - if my waters break before labour starts and I am sitting on our brand new sofa, will the sofa ever be the same again?

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Hello - I've not posted on the due in November thread before, but I'm due on 13 November and I'm having a boy.

I'm so, so, tired at the moment, but can't sleep at night and everything is a struggle. I justed can't be bothered to do anything. Thank god I finished work - I think I'd be a wreck by now!

I can't turn over in bed without pain, and walking hurts so much. Still, we waited so long for this pregnancy, I guess I should be grateful!

Like others I'm hoping for an October baby and hope that he'll be born around the end of the month. I really can't face going overdue and waiting 6 weeks....

Every belly pain and shooting pain (oddly I get shooting pains in my bum) I think I'm in labour!

Hello everyone

I finally went and got back into bed about 6 o'clock this morning, Debbsy was keeping me company on another thread

Today we have put half of the shelves up in the babies room, put his curtain pole and curtains up, changed the light fitting thing on the ceiling, and put his lantern thing on, got two more shelves to put up in there and touch up some paint work where the dust from the drilling has left a shadowy effect, and that is it We did all of that and I got in the bath, DH cooked us a lovely roast dinner, and now he s watching the football, and I am back to contractions and feeling sick again!

I am already dreading the m/w tomorrow, I really don't want to go yet, but, it doesn't seem I have much choice. The best that can happen is she checks my blood pressure, and my wee, tells me everything is fine and I go on my merry way, whilst making sure I forget to make another appointment! Worst case she will send me for a trace, DH will have to come home from work, god only knows who will pick DS up from school, DH would probably have to come back over for him (hospital is in the next town) and goodness only knows what would happen after the trace.

Oh well, I have done far too much rambling on here over the weekend, I am off to see if I can have a quick nap on the sofa before the contractions really get going! TC xxx

Im not sure this LO will be patient untill Nov the contractions are getting really intense they come every 8 mins for about an hour then stop for an hour then start again, it's like some ones winded me but i get alot of pain in my back with them aswell but last time i knew bubby was laying in the position that makes labour more painfull in the back.

Then again my mum is very spiritual and talks to my Great Grandma who passed on a while ago and has spookily been able to guess the sex/wieght and date of birth for all 5 of her grand children and she appeared a few days ago and said little girl born on the 16th but didn't say weather it was Oct or Nov so who knows?

As for waters breaking if they do go at home beofre labour starts the majority go in a trickle rather than a huge gush so your sofa's should be safe but if not then its a conversation starter for guests 'oh where your sitting is where my waters broke' sort of thing!

My sister still has a huge stain on her landing at the top of her staris where my niece unexpectedly arrived in a matter of minutes on the floor!

hi all just too let you know i still aint had my lo but getting scared now with only 2 weeks till due date!!!
I know i havent posted on the nov thread for a long time but hope you are all well!!!
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i've had a strange flea up my bum today... i've tidied/cleaned everything thats not been nailed down.. except our bedroom, which looks like a warzone with all the stuff from the spare room in it! i even managed to assemble lo's moses basket today and rearrange ds bedroom so we can fit a second cot in their.. now all i gotta do is order the cot!! decorating going weel should be finished tomoorow, before mil arrives for a visit on tuesday.. so it's gonna be a busy week this week!! and i've got an appointment with consultant tomoorow!!

crocoonimper due 6 nov ,#3, have 4 yr old twin boys.

sorry meant to add that to the list!...

Hi everyone

I also haven't posted for weeks but am also still pg, less than 3 weeks to go till due date! I've been popping in every now and then and keep wondering who'll have the first baby! Sorry not to have posted, have had a lot of other stuff on my plate, esp in sept, but the pg's fine, that's the main thing.

I already have 2 LOs to keep me busy, DS turned 4 in sept and DD is 19 months. DS started nursery school in sept and loves it, he settled in v quick. It's only 2.5 hrs in the afternoons but usually DD naps at the same time so I get a break to myself - only about 1 or 1.5 hrs but much needed!

Have been feeling exhausted and achey in the last 3 weeks, the house has been a tip as I can't keep up with it as well as looking after the kids. DH got a sickness bug from the kids that ko'd him for nearly 2 weeks, he wasn't sick but achey and exhausted, so he's hardly done anything round the house which hasn't helped. We both feel better now, so might get into some nesting next week and kick-start DH into joining in! He owes it to me for giving him lifts to work last week, normally he walks the 2 miles to keep fit. I've been seriously impressed by the cleaning going on by some people on here, just reading it made me feel like crawling into bed!

A couple of weeks ago had a vivid dream that I had a baby girl and saw the date - 30 Oct! My dreams are usually wrong tho (I think it might be a boy), but Mon 30th is a school training day so would be nice timing - just in time for DH to take over the school run after half term!

I've had nearly as many midwife appts in my 2nd and 3rd pgs as in my 1st, but no consultant or gp appts unlike in my 1st. Normally from 36 wks appts become weekly, so was really pleased when midwife said she'd leave me 2 weeks (when I'll be 38+6) then come to the house if I go overdue.

Thanks for the new thread, lol. Went for a waddly walk after lunch this afternoon!

Morning everyone Hope everyone had a good weekend? Welcome to all the newbies and welcome back to all of the oldies

Same old thing happening here, contractions all night and rumbling period type pains this morning, I have rang and made an appointment with the midwife tomorrow, I thought it was Monday and Tuesdays she was at the GP's, but it is Tuesdays and Wednesdays, I nearly cried on the phone to the stupid bloody receptionist, she wouldn't give me a direct number for any midwife anywhere in the damn county. It is only because I am exhausted, and fed up of it now, I know it wasn't really her fault, but they do nothing to help, or calm people down.

GRRRR, this is exactly why I hate having to have appointments.

Charlee, sounds like things are really starting to move for you - it is so exciting!! - Our first baby!!

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Thanks Mygirl, I don't give a toss what she thinks really, this is the same receptionist that wouldn't let me take DS to see a doctor, so I ended up calling an ambulance, he was in and out of hospital for nearly a fortnight with severe gastro problems, but obviously the receptionist knew best! So no, not really bothered what she thinks, but I still hate being horrible to people! LOL

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This one treats everyone as though they don't really need to see a doctor, I can understand why, I only have to look at some friends and family members to see that the surgerys must be full of people who don't really need to see a doctor, but, this receptionist must be able to see the only times I have taken DS is for imunisation, when I suspected he was having an asthma attack - which he was, and when I tried to get him in when he had his gastro problems, I have only ever been for pill checks, one bug I had picked up from the Baltics, and throughout the pregnancy, and obviously that is a lot less than most of the pregnant women they get, and DH went once last year because he couldn't shake a bug off, and the doctor actually made him have a full check up because he had never seen him before! It isn't as though we are down there every week!

The appointment is at 10.50, DH is going to go to work, but he has told the office he won't be travelling too far from home (he is up in the north-east again today, 3 and a half hours away!), just incase they send me up to the hospital for a trace or something, but I don't think she will. I think if anything was going to happen as a result of the show it would have happened by now, and it isn't as though they can do anything to stop the contractions keeping me awake, so it will just be a case of waiting and seeing I think.

34 weeks seems to be the sort of cut off point with premature babies, at 33 weeks they would try to stop the labour, at 35 weeks they would let you carry on, at 34 weeks it seems it is left up to the circumstances of the early labour as to whether or not they would try and stop it. But the baby has really quietened down over the weekend, he is still moving, but his patterns have changed, and he isn't moving with half as much energy, but that could be because obviously he will be feeling the contractions, and I am shattered, but the hiccups are enough to tell me everything is still OK with him, he had them that badly last night that you could actually see my belly jumping around.

(Wow sorry for the long post!)