Home stretch for Februray babies! Thread 7

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Hi All

Here's what may or may not be our final thread!!

tightenings turned painful and I took paracetamol and they stopped

Morning!
Ditto with the hip pain Tick. Preggo rage gone...replaced with serious hunger!

Memphis...does sound like things are starting off for you! 2nd thread baby on the way perhaps!!

Good morning all, I don't know whether to be happy or worried about LO's lack of 4am activity. I'm loving the sleep and LO is active rest of time, it's just changed a bit, I'm guessing cos they've got less room.

Morning all

Hip pain here too ...

How are you feeling now memphis? I had lots of tightenings yesterday evening which became uncomfortable but after about 2 hours they eased off. Why do our bodies enjoy tricking us so much?!

I'm currently having a little break in a log cabin in the forest with some friends including my oldest friend who is also pregnant due the week after me. We don't live so close anymore so it's really nice comparing our bumps and talking baby stuff.

Bang, that sounds amazing! Perfect pre baby get away. It's also great having a friend in the same situation as you, you can get away with a few pregnancy moans! Enjoy!

Geeky this babies timing aren't like they were either, his moving in thr night certainly isn't enought to wake me now but after teatime he is all elbows and knees.

Bangles they literally got so bad I was on all fours on the bed, had some pain killers as I was so shattered I thought I need a few hours and then woke a bit later for them to have stopped completely. I am very disheartened, if they were practive ones I have no hope of coping with the real thing

That was a reply to
Bang not bangles, the bang, blank bangles gets confusing for me

Slept like a log last night (minus the toilet breaks, obvs! ) but was out at a family party til 1 am so shattered was not the word!
Hope everyone has a relaxing weekend

Is anyone panicking about going into labour at work?
Am I right in thinking that most women's labour starts in the evening?

Donk I think women need to feel relaxed and secure for labour to start, that's often why they start in the night, at home. I'm sure you won't go into labour at work

Went back to bed for an hour and a half, but up and at em now, boss anyone ever seems chocolate chip cookie recipe with porridge oats as one of the ingredients? Baking with ds and very sceptical of this recipe being successful

Jack oats in cookies makes them lovely and chewy as long as the recipe includes enough liquid and they don't end up too dry.

Morning all, is all quiet again memphis?

Rubbish nights sleep for me too, but I went back for a power snooze after dh went to work and am feeling pretty human.

Going to a baby shower today (not mine!). Will be nice to see everyone, but not looking forward to all the rubbish games that you have to play at these things!

Off to clear a kitchen cupboard for bottles and baby stuff

jack my American grandma made THE BEST chocolate chip cookies in the world, and they had oats. Unfortunately cos of the differences between UK and US flour I've never been able to replicate over here
memphisyou're not the only one with the bang / bangles / blank thing - I'm forever having to check back to get it clear who said what!

Ha, maybe i should change my name to spangles!

Afternoon all.

Memphis - hope you're feeling better now. I'm sure you'll cope fine when the real thing starts; don't feel disheartened - these false labour pains can be really painful! My back was killing last night with strong period pains and I started worrying something was starting but it all stopped about midnight. Cruel tricks by our bodies that I could certainly do without!

On another matter, what do ppl think about reusing a mattress from a sibling? I'm in two minds whether to buy a new Moses basket mattress and one for our hammock. They do recommend a new one for each baby, don't they? Are you guys with older kids buying new or reusing?

Hope you're feeling better Memphis, still think you could be the next thread baby!

35w today. Sooo uncomfortable.

purple I'm reusing Moses basket mattress for this baby. I stuck it in the machine (although the label said not to) and it's come out ok so figuring what's the harm?

I don't see a problem with reusing a mattress if it is a sibling as long as its not been too long, ds is 4.5 and being in a dusty with condensation in it loft for that long I don't want to risk it so bought again. Luckily got them on offer in mothercare

Tightenings have started again in last hour ......2 weeks of this will send me doolally

I'm not going to reuse any mattresses. I'm even replacing the travel cot, as well as moses basket (mothercare have some really good ones reduced to £6.99) and cot mattresses. I figured for the cost why take the risk.

Apparently the risk comes from use. Saliva, baby sick, leaked urine, etc causes a reaction with some of the chemicals used in manufacturing and protecting the mattress. Over time this causes teeny tiny amounts of gasses to be released. Adults and older children arent effected by them but young babies can be. The idea is that by buying new by the time the gases build up enough to have been a potential problem the baby is old enough not to be affected by them.

In New Zealand they apparently wrap mattresses in a special type of polythene to prevent the release of said gases.

WhyO thats really interesting, I always used a mattress protector but have still bought new as you say they are quite cheap. Ds had the expensive sprung mattress with microban something or other but realised it was a co,plete waste of money as he was never heavy enough to need springs or in it long enough to need a posh mattress

I'm reusing, I bought new for Jacob and they were always covered with a plastic mattress cover.

I've had quite a quiet day today, energy levels are well below normal, but DH is being fab about it and I'm just accepting that this is the way things are going to be for a little while!

Insomnia has hit me now too I was awake from 3am last night with a sore back, baby kicking, the stormy weather and continually being hot and cold so I got up at 5am and lay on the sofa. Ended up sleeping most of this morning but still feel rubbish. My back is so sore also with any sort of standing about or stop/start walking eg round shops etc.

We did pick up the buggy today though, it was nicer than I remember though it didn't fit v well on our back seat with the seatbelts so we had to pay the extra for the isofix base but I would have been too worried to use it without it as it was so unsteady.

I have a new obsession with batch cooking food. So far we have 16 portions of casserole, 4 red curry, 5 Indian curry and currently in the process of making cottage pie filling, chilli (2 different heat levels) and bolognese.

Tomorrow it is turning chicken breasts into kievs for the freezer.

Not too sure how much room I am going to have left it there.

I hear you on the insomnia and slowing down.

I really wouldn't mind at this late stage to go full term if I was just able to get a decent nights kip. I was exhausted last night and cried because I couldn't imagine going through labour already tired.

I have had a bath, awaiting a chinese I may have a little port and tomorrow we are planning a big walk around the wood with ds and Dog to hopefully move things in the right direction