Cori, Wuzzle, HopingCat, NatalieJane, Lucy5, Jabberwocky, Laughalot, Peachygirl, Piffle, DollyP, Twinkle183, Juicylucy, Trace2 and any others who got a BFP from the TTC boards.

[NatalieJane]

Phew, that was a loooooong title!! Should get peoples attention though.

C'mon ladies, how is everyone? You can't hide now.

Coriander73 - DD aged 22.5 months - due 15th September (although there are mutterings now about the 9th!) - Age 33 DH 33.
Wuzzlefraggle - first baby - due Oct 24th - having a girl - Age 20 DP 28.
HopingCat - first baby - due 6th Nov - having a baby! - Age 27 DH 27
Natalie Jane - DS aged 4 - due 25th November - having a boy (called George) - Age 23 DH 36.
Lucy5 - dd aged 5 - due December 8th - don't know sex yet - Age 35 DH 40
Jabberwocky - ds aged 2.11 - due December 15th - another boy! - Age 41 DH 57
Laughalot - ds aged 2 - Due 10th Jan - will know sex in August
Peachygirl - due 19th feb
Piffle - ds age 12, dd age 3 - due 23rd March - Age 35 DP 36
DollyP - dd aged 15 months - due 26th March - Age 36 DH 38
Twinkle183 - due April 07
Juicylucy - No kiddies. Due 29th May - Me 39/DH 45

Trace you will have to add your stats when you feel ready to

sounds like you handled saturday very well nat. better than i would have been able to.

what did family memebers think of it and how did they react to breast feeding? naah, it doesnt sound silly, its you protecting something that was between you and your son..its lovely

I don't think they thought anything of it really. I used to just say right I am going to go and feed him and I would take us upstairs to his nursery, I did always feed him in there whether anyone was with us or not, so it didn't seem strange to me to take him up. My nephew, who was 7 at the time, came up at one point, saying he needed to go to the loo, but found his way into the nursery, that felt a bit uncomfortable, but when I realised that he was just chatting away and not taking a blind bit of notice of what I was doing, I realised I had nothing to worry about!

It was worse going to other people houses, I tended to put it off as long as I could till DS started demanding to be fed, then I would drop into the conversation that it was because he was hungry and just sort of gaged their reaction to it before I got my boob out, they acted quickly because DS would be crying, and they would either say something like do you want to use a different room? Which I always accepted thinking that was their way of saying don't you dare show me your boobs, or if they said something along the lines of 'poor thing, he seems hungry' then that sort of gave me the go ahead to just get on with it! If you followed that, well done!! LOL I can't think of a more straight forward way of putting it!

lol yeah i followed, that sounds like a good way of judging reaction to it before hand.

the only people in my family that dont have a problem with it is sil and her partner (and dh of corse). my grandparents have said that id have to go in a room upstairs to do it, and my dad feels a bit uncomfortable with it coz he still sees me as his little girly (lol, daft i know) so i wouldnt do it infront of him, id go in another room or express or something

I know that there is a lot of people who say things along the lines of 'I am only feeding my baby, you wouldn't care if I was giving him a bottle, BF-ing is perfectly natural' etc. etc. and up to a point I do agree with all of that. I don't find it strange to see a woman feeding her baby in a cafe or whatever in public, I wouldn't give it 2 seconds thought, but that is her choice, it doesn't mean that I have to be comfortable getting my boobs out wherever and whenever.

And, especially in someone elses house, I would rather go into a different room, than to have anyone feeling strange. I really don't get the big fuss that some people make about having to move rooms to feed.

yeah... and thinking about it..it would make me feel uncomfortable if i thought i was making someone else feel uncomfortable iykwim.

one of those things to take as it comes i think. im deffo going to do it tho.

you know when your waters break...do you get any kind of a warning?

I'm not one to ask on the waters front Wuzz, I am even at the moment trying to decide if mine are leaking or if I am having a massive amount of discharge! I don't remember my waters going at all with DS, it was after the pethadine so I don't remember anything about it!

Why? What's happened??!!

And yes, I think BF is all about just taking it as it comes, in every aspect

lol nothings happeneind, im just panicking a little about being happily shopping around morrisons and all of a sudden WWHHOOOOSH!! lol. it would embarrass the life out of me...i think im going to start a thread on where peoples waters broke and if they had any warning

have u decided if its discharge or waters lol?

LOL I think it is a very small percentage that get the waters gushing with having had no warning signs of something about to happen! Besides, at least if they don't go at home, you won't have to worry about staining anything or clearin git up!!! LOL

No, I haven't decided what's going on here, there are mumblings that it could be more of my show on the AN thread, but it is very different to the other bits that have come out. I know it deffo isn't wee because it is a creamy colour, but it is the consistancy(sp?) of wee, very very watery, not lumpy at all (unlike the previous bits of show that has come out)

I suppose it will be interesting when the contractions start later on, I will once again be thinking is this it.... GRRRR! LOL

hmmm, well u never know...i really do wish i was a bit more clued up about shows etc lol. i feel useless. are u having the contractions now or no?

i started up a thread about the waters thingy too lol. they are probably thinking 'dickhead' lol.

No proper contractions today thank god, they wore off about 3 this morning, have had some BH but they don't bother me in the slightest! It should be interesting if the contractions start again tonight.

I don't know why I say if they start, I have had them every night since Friday before last, and some of the days as well, it isn't likely to just stop now!!

Oh, and I have been watching your thread, it seems like you have quite a few reassuring answers there!

yeah, i should stop worrying really

did you say that you were going to see your midwife tomorrow?? maybe bring up with her how often you've been getting bh and contractions and the leakage, see what she says? might be able to shed some light on the situation

No, I am going to have to ring her tomorrow to see what I need to do about getting the ball rolling for the home birth, my next appointment with her is on the 31st (I think) but I have the consultants the day before that so I will probably cancel the midwives when I speak to her tomorrow. They know all about the show and the contractions, that is why they sent me to the consultants in the first place. They don't know about todays events though, if indeed they are events or not!!

Anyway, I am going to go, DS is wanting the computer! Brilliant isn't it, kicked off by a four year old!!

I will probably catch you tomorrow, have a good night, TC xxx

yeah, catch up with you tomorrow nat! hope that you get a good nights sleep xox

be sure to let me know how the chat goes with the midwife too

Morning all

I have been on to the midwife this morning, she wants me to go and see her tomorrow to get all of my details... I am really scared now!!

But guess what? My mum is back today I can't ring till tonight because they didn't get home till something silly o'clock this morning so I will let her sleep for now! But, it is so exciting, I can speak to her tonight!!! LOL How sad am I? 23 years old, and still wanting a mummy cuddle albeit over the phone! LOL

hiya nat. woohoo that your mums home lol

did the midwife say that a home birth would be ok?

right....im 40 weeks today....i dunno what the hell i was on about when i said the baby could stay there untill halloween was over, i must have been having a funny 5 minutes, coz i want her out NOW! i have never felt so bloddy uncomfortable in my life and i would honestly rather deal with labour and birth now

there

rant over (well, for now lol)

eeerm, just had this stuff that was like jelly (only about 1cm's worth, and a little lighter than the snotty mucousy stuff in colour) could that be part of the plug or something?

LMAO Wuzz, Sorry, I am not really taking any delight in your obvious discomfort, just found it really funny how quickly you can change your mind!!! LOL And yes jelly stuff sounds very good Sounds like it will be before hallowe'en at this rate

Midwife didn't say very much really, just that she would have to see me to get all the details, what ever that means, but she didn't sound pissed off about it, or anything which can only be a good sign really! Having said that, there is a little bit of me that wants her to say no, then I don't have to go through labour with no pain relief!! LOL What a wuss I am!! But, that would seriously f*ck us up with DS, so shouldn't really be wanting that situation to arise!

LOL, funny you say that...when i got up this morning to the hideous aches, pains and feeling like the baby could possibly fall out with the amount of pressure im getting, i thought..."shit, nats gonna lol at this" LOL

midwifes seem to be encouraging home births lately. shes tried to get me to agree to one a few times and the only real reason that i said no was coz this one is my first. im sure that all will go well tomorrow

You know me so well...! LOL

Midwife hasn't really got a choice, if I don't have a choice then she bloody well doesn't!! LOL She can strop and moan on as much as she likes but it is me that is going to be going through it, so she can't really do anything, although like I said she really didn't seem on a downer about it, so hopefully it won't be a problem anyway.

By the way, from you are describing, I really don't think you will be waiting much longer, it sounds like the baby has fully engaged over night, and if you have lost the best part of the plug, then your cervix is likely to be making some movements... it is getting very exciting!!

yeah, its totaly up to you. good thing is that you'll be in an environment that you are comfortable and at ease in

well, i hope that things will start bloddy moving along. feeling like you've been kicked in the flange isnt what id call nice lol

I bet your first night at home will be the 31st ;) Would be just typical!! LOL But, if your cervix is on the move, now is the time for hot curries and hot sex, it can't do any harm! Have you been drinking the RLT?

LOL that would be sods law lol. or knowing my luck, she wont budge untill after the 31st, just coz i want her too now lol.

oh damn, i forgot i had the RLT, so no, ive not had any yet. ok, so hot curry and hot sex it is lol have u tried any RLT?

No, I've not been into town so haven't got any RLT. I think I am going to get the tablets (if anything) I am not keen on funny teas, if it was Raspberry Leaf Coffee, then I would try it, but tea has to be proper straight forward english tea for me

I am going to go and buy a pump pin thing for the birthing balls tomorrow though, I really think it would help, are you still using yours?

I have been looking at birth pools as well. I really like the idea of it, but really not sure if we can afford one, the all singing all dancing ones are upwards of £300 to hire for 4 weeks, it just seems that with a new baby, christmas, and January which is going to f*ck us up completely, £300+ would be better spent else where.