April 2015 Thread 12: Where are the carseats and are the bags packed, the babies are threatening to make an entrance!

[TheBooMonster]

Welcome to the 12th April 2015 babies thread!

Here’s the stats as they currently stand:

Unknown/Surprise
Tannyloo, 42, unknown, EDD 3rd March
*Misty414, 30, #1 edd 25th March
Fingerscrossed, 33, #2 EDD 1st April
PenguinPoser, 27, #1 EDD 3rd April (ind ~37 weeks)
ChickenMe, 38, EDD 4th April
MoominMama, 28, #1 EDD 4th April
LadyStinky, 35, #1 EDD 5th April
solstice930, 30, EDD April 6th
Rustyzilla, 34, #1, EDD 7th April
*Floppypotato, #1, EDD 7th April
LittleGreyCatwithapinkcollar, #1, EDD 7th April
Nunkie, 39: #1 EDD 7th April
*BrixtonBunny, 26, #1 edd 8th April - Surprise (but more likely to be girl according to sonographer)
Nerdsgirl, EDD 9th April
Chiliplant, ?, #1, EDD 11th April
usernamefeefifoe, EDD April 11th
Heyitsholly #1 EDD 16th april.
Wineandchoccy, 33, #1, EDD 14th April
AnniaFausta, 32, #1, EDD 15th April
AbiBanbury, 38, #1 EDD 18th April (but ovulate early so likely to be more like 14th) -
BitchPeas #2 EDD 19th April
*Kismac, 29 #1, EDD 19th April
NinnynoodleNoo, 37, #6, EDD 19th April
*CherryLips1980, 34, #2, EDD 21st April
*Chococroc, 31, #1, EDD 22nd April, (but will likely be a couple of weeks earlier due to health condition) -
*Lauren82000, 30 #2 EDD 22nd April
*Ivegotacavetroll, 30 #1 EDD 23rd April
Cowbiscuits, 35 #2 EDD 24th April
FIRaffe 30, #1, EDD 24th April
*OneDay, 27, no DC, MMC June 2014, EDD 26th April
Squidge14,#1, EDD 27th April
*JaneyTea, 34, #1. EDD 29th April

One of Each!
Littlesupersparks, 32, #3&4, EDD 30th April

Boy
RiverRocks, 30, #1, EDD 26th March
*Cisforcat, 31 #2, EDD 1st April
houghtonk76, 38, #1, EDD 1st April
Lindalove, 38, EDD 2nd April
*Lila35, 35, #1, EDD 3rd April
*Cinnamongreyhound, 33, #3 edd 6th April
littleash789, April 6th
Obeliaboo, EDD April 7th
berberana, 34 #2 edd 11th April
Suzybean, 39, boy #2, due 12th April.
Hidingthefear, 25, #1 EDD 13Th April
daholster, 32, #2, EDD 14th April
*BonjourMinou, 32, #2, EDD 19th April
*BananaToast, 26, #1, EDD 20th April
RL20, 22, EDD 20th April
smogsville, 33, #2, EDD 22nd April, csection booked for 16th April
LadyNovember, 24, #1, EDD 23rd April
*Mswibble - 29, #1, EDD 23rd April
*StuntNun, 38, #4, EDD 27th April
*Mel0drama 36, dc #2, edd 29th April
Brummagem 39 #1 edd 28th April
*catsofa 35, #1, EDD 30th April

Girl
Roastpots 35, #2 EDD 1st April
*Babiecakes11, 23, 4th pregnancy, 2nd baby EDD April 1st (ind 36)
minipie, 34, #2, EDD 4th April
Skyra13, 26, #1 EDD 6th April
*londonlivvy, 39, DC#2, EDD 8 April
*EbwyIsUpDuffed, EDD 8th April - Girl?
*TinyTear, 41, DD2 EDD 11th April (ind 36 weeks)
*TheBooMonster, 25, DD2, EDD 11th April
*Mamabear0315, 24, #2, EDD 12th April
ToutDeLeFruit, #1, EDD 12th April
*SquattingNeville, 25, #2, EDD 20th April
blackwidow74, DD#2, EDD 22nd April
MustBeDueSomeBetterFeet, 36, #2 EDD 23rd April
FizzyBubbly, 32, #2, EDD 23rd April,
*HippoPottyMouth, 38, #3, EDD 25th April
LondonSuperTrooper, 41, DC# 2, EDD 26 April.
FreedomHuntress, 40, #2, EDD 27th April
*Siarie, 26, #1, EDD 27th April
Zahrah5, 38, EDD April 27th
*LucyandPoppy EDD 28th April

Born
Dancestomyowntune, DD

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We’re in the home stretch ladies, we've had the first baby, how many more threads can we manage before the last baby is here?

eldest was a section at 36 weeks (my dates) or 38 (their dates)

I know. it's their idiot faults for setting my "34 week" appointment when I was only 32 weeks... because the consultants were already booked out for last week. "oh we don't do that until you're 34 weeks..." blahblah blah.

Thank goodness none of the people I actually see at these appointments will be involved with the actual op, or I'd be begging for a different hospital about now.

Hi Linda you must be one of the earliest due. If I remember rightly you are late 30s like me? Hope it's been smooth?
They should change "elective" to "planned". I don't know how much notice they need to book you in for a planned section; by my calculations you'd be 37w on 17th Ebwy? That does seem quite last minute. We "find out" when I'm 37w whether I need one-not the same as you as you're a definite but they do seem rather complacent!

I'm 35 weeks today. so I'll be 37 on the 18th - a day after. So technically I won't be at term, I suppose.

Ebwy that's ridiculous. I've had mine booked in since before my anomaly scan. I'd be making cross phone calls if I were you.

It is all a bit mad. I've got 8 weeks left but am due next month. Attached pic sums up feelings on that score. Bump is kicking away at the 2 fajitas pepped up with some Levi Roots extra hot reggae reggae sauce. Going to schkoff half a tub of Heston's salted caramel and popcorn ice cream now. Yum.

Got a chest of drawers being delivered tomorrow for little ones room if/when we ever move!

I keep meaning to try that ice cream when the weather improves brumma. Always seems to be on offer at my local waitrose.

Why oh why is Toblerone so addictive? My baby is going to come out triangular

I might do some phone calls tomorrow, actually. because it's stressing me out, and part of the reason I have to have the caesarian in the first place is my blood pressure!

Hi everyone, just popping by to say hello and hope everyone is doing good. I haven't been on in forever! Who is it I need to message for the facebook group? I think I'd be better at keeping in touch on there!

I had a consultant appt on Monday and measured the same as my mw appt 11 days before, so I've been referred for a growth scan "asap". Apparantly asap is next Monday :( hope everything is ok, baby is moving regularly and the MW that measured me was a first year student so hopefully just a dodgy measurement!

Also, 2 days til I get married..argh! Can you see why I haven't had time to log on

32+6

How exciting Lady, that's come around quickly!

Sorry to hear about the growth scan, but it's reassuring that baby's moving. I was measured by a student midwife who measured me behind, and then the actual midwife and was spot on so that could explain it.

I'm 36+6 and have just started noticing baby hiccuping the last few days. Think it's because he's moved down so I can feel it in my pelvis! It's really quite strange.

Also woke myself up a couple of times last night snoring Luckily DH thought it was hilarious!

Hope everything went ok babiecakes! 36 weeks should be fine for baby

I am being a bad mother again. Dd helped herself to some Ella's biscuits out of the drawer. Then she nabbed about 10 mini rice cakes. I have therefore topped her up with grapes and banana and am counting it as dinner, particularly since at 4.45 we shared some fries from BK... That's enough food right? Just not very balanced

Trouble is, things seem not to be playing fair. Although at least I have still got heating and hot water and am not thinking about emergency house moves, poor you!!!!

2 weeks ago the car packed in and dh was told he was going to Edinburgh. Last week he went to Edinburgh. I am trying to get to grips with life as an alone parent in the week, hard but cracking on. At the weekend we made the difficult decision about cars and decided to fix the old one and wait.

Yesterday work was an arse, I didn't get home til 10pm, mortified that my in-laws were expecting me home around 7 and took dd home to mine and put her to bed but hadn't brought their dinner across and wouldn't eat any of my food!

Yesterday my phone broke, touch screen won't work. (Hence poor communication about last night to PILs). We have no landline. I am very pregnant with a toddler on my own. Today I went and bought a new handset from Argos.

On the way back I realised that I had a slow flat on the car - the car not in the garage. Pumped it up at a petrol station. Felt annoyed that I would have to bother PILs again because Costco does the cheapest tyres and quickest service for our car and dh is the member not me, so I would need FIL to get me in. I had decided to give the poor people a day off from us completely if I could!!! But obviously not... More favours...

Turns out our other car was ready at the garage anyway and dd was asleep. Managed a text to FIL and went there, got the fixed car, FIL drove it home. He says leak is so slow on tyre it can wait til the weekend... Can't really push it when you are asking for a favour and he knows more about this than me.

Missed my chance for a nap of course since dd slept in the car! She had a big morning choosing a new swimming towel and she practised her swimming songs all day, so cute. So we set off for swimming, having switched the car seat to the fixed car just in case the tyre became an issue on the usual one.

In the middle of Guildford the bloody thing started bunny hopping again and the lights came on, I pulled onto a trading estate and parked. And cried and cried!!! When we pulled up dd said "swimming! Hooray!" and I felt so sad, trying to explain we weren't going after all. I was terrified of trying to drive home and getting stranded again. And I've just paid £826 for this problem to be fixed!!! Managed a tearful call to FIL and they came out to rescue us. They will collect it for me tomorrow out of rush hour and even tow it to the garage if needed. I couldn't have faced trying to drive it home, it was awful last time and I thought back to getting stranded on the roundabout for a good few days after, even though the nice RAC man was behind me, so I, so grateful he is doing it.

Ffs.

And yesterday I ripped my favourite pair of maternity trousers beyond repair AND had to walk around in them all day!!! Not worth new ones now but bid on eBay for a pair for £6, hope I get them and they fit. Cos of course, we're made of money!!!

I briefly wondered this morning if I had triggered labour after I squeezed out of the car through a much too small gap. Wow I was sore. I was walking around Asda (went for the towel and bought cheap nursery clothes for dd for summer and a fancy pink sparkly dress for her birthday, and a boys Tigger top for her... She loves tigger, what does it matter if it's white with a blue trim?) and honestly my back was going and I had low pains a few times and really just felt I needed to sit down, felt nauseous... And felt quite damp down below (but I checked no puddles!) Managed to get dd back to the car then then rest of the day unfolded! Luckily it subsided after sitting in the car a while. No wet knicker business since this afternoon.

I need to tidy up but yet again I just want to go to bed. I am bloody knackered and totally worn down by all of this. I have til the end of next week with work but it takes all the energy I have left so without dh I'm drowning. I even wondered about not going, I'm becoming a mess, emotionally if nothing else, it's difficult!!!

Dd is in bed, really hoping she sleeps as beautifully as she did yesterday.

Mammoth post written over about two hours... The thread will have changed by now. Hope everyone is ok.

34+1

daholster go to bed. Things can only get better tmrw. And don't think twice about leaning on your PIL - it's what families are for. Sending some hugely inadequate hugs and .

Exciting LadyNovember!!!! As you say sounds like your growth scan will show all ok and its a chance to see your bubba again. Have a wonderful wedding day.

My fucking little dog has eaten the car seat so upset as I have no idea if we can replace it. We obviously can't use the seat without the lining so may have to buy a new one. Should be annoyed at Dh, he took it out of the loft and it was mouldy so I've washed it all and he bought the plastic bit in to dry it and then chucked the cover in the seat and hasn't put it back together. I walked them and then popped out, he was in the garage and when he came in she'd destroyed the whole thing. She is periodically destructive but she was on her own 30mins having had a walk, been fed and has loads of toys. Why does she have to do it, probably because it's not a usual time of day for her to be home without us but still

daholster massive hug for you, your day sounds rubbish I hope dd sleeps and tomorrow is a better day for you.

I've got horrendous heart burn I've given up using a spoon for the gaviscon I'm drinking it straight from the bottle.

cinnamon what a nightmare, is anybody selling the lining on ebay?

Sorry x post daholster, definitely go to bed and hope tomorrow is a better day. You'll look back on these days in the future and think how awesome you were to get through the tough times.

I don't know if they are standard or if it has to be specific to that car seat. Will have a look Wineandchoccy.

I have two other car seats which we can use but once I'm back at work will need all three.

daholster, I hope you went to bed, sounds like an awful day to me :(

cinnamon, I'd be pissed off about that too.

Good luck and enjoy your wedding LadyNovember!

Oh gosh daholster what a horrible time you are having at the moment. Sending hugs and for you. Your PIL sound lovely though and very helpful.

Oh no cinnamon that's awful as well really annoying.

I feel a bit grumpy and miserable. No real idea why. Have been for tea with friends which was nice - although one friend has failed her important exam for the second time which is totally rubbish, unexpected and leaves me feeling really helpless and not knowing what to say to her about it as she was upset and there's only so much I can say

Just feel really emotional as well! Life is going to change forever and it all feels so big and soon. Worried that my family are going to be visiting intrusively and about how me and DH are going to cope, I'm more worried about him I think! He is fine and excited about baby I'm just worried incase he resents me being off work when he isn't, how he will feel about my change of 'role'. I'm fairly sure my worries are mainly hormonal but real to me! Argh! Annoying myself. Need to make a !

yes, hope everything goes ok, LadyNovember!

LadyNovember, wish you all the best for your wedding day, fingers crossed for sunny weather.

cinnamon that's super annoying. Possible that manufacturer might sell replacements though, given how often kids are sick in cars? eBay?

Misty, sounds positive re getting your section booked, it's nice to have the mw onside.

Penguin, normal to feel a bit topsy turvy. Defo make yourself a tea and take a deep breath.

33 wks today.

Hope you have a lovely day Lady.

Daholster - so sorry for you, Guildford isn't a nice place to break down (we're only in Woking but avoid it wherever possible!). Glad your PIL are on hand to support you. Hope tomorrow is better.

hope all the scans etc go okay for everyone - we have ours on Tuesday to check all is okay. This little one best be the right way, though it feels like they've turned again...grr!

daholster seems like you've had pretty much everything that can go wrong go wrong! Hope you get a break!

misty glad your midwife is on board re: no evc.

penguin remember the mums net motto "no is a complete sentence" if you don't want your family round too much, put your foot down, have discovered it's easy with my family! And remember, you're going to have your work cut out with baby, a day alone with the baby for your partner every so often will remind him of just how much work is involved if he starts to forget!

MrBoo and I have finally had an argument about the fact that this baby is coming and he's not ready, he's gone off in a sulk to read the hypnotherapy book that I've been asking him to read for 2 months, and is pissed off with me for being pissed off with him, he seemed to genuinely expect labour to follow the exact pattern of my last labour, and was expecting fairies (or something) to come over and look after DD whilst we were at the antenatal class tomorrow and he had no idea that his mum is upset with him for being rude about the wardrobe she bought for DD to facilitate furnishing the nursery that he didn't bother telling her because the hundred times I said it fell on deaf ears we didn't want for bump.