April 2015 Thread 14: We've got the fanny daggers and the babies aren't keen on waiting till April!

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Smog DH makes me tea every morning only because I get up and make his Lunch :P

Hello! 37 weeks today! I have cooked a term baby!!!!

Plans for today - post back crib mattress (grumble grumble), do washing, meet friend for birthday cake for her birthday (not mine!) at 09.45, get new prescriptions for dd for her "mummy's off to hospital" bag and nursery, buy dinner and some leaving cakes on my way to work, have my work review, pick up dd from nan and grandad's then home to cook said dinner for aunt and uncle who are coming over to see us for tea (a 1hr 15min trip one way in no traffic so the least I can do is give them something decent for tea!)

I don't know why I feel so guilty leaving dd at nursery on days I am not at work... certainly so early... she likes nursery and is always happy when I get her and is having breakfast with her little friends instead of me so why do I feel so guilty that I get to come back to a quiet house for a cuppa? I do actually miss her little face!

Good luck at your scan too holly

37 weeks! Gonna keep saying it...

Morning all - feeling better this morning after some sleep and some DH cuddles. He handled the whole thing with sympathy and a sense of good humour, for which I'm very grateful.

Cinnamon, BiL is actually moving countries for his job... we've known about this since late autumn, and it's a great opportunity for him, but obviously the fact he won't be around to meet his niece/nephew in person is getting to me more than I'd realised.

Good luck to everyone having scans today.

Also, does anybody have a voucher/code for Sassy Bloom? I was going to go for Nonabox but they seem to have folded within the last month or so - which is better than folding within the next month or so from my perspective, but still.

Hope all goes well for you Holly.

Yay at 37 weeks daholster - sounds like you've got a busy day, don't over do it! I'm sure your DD is having great fun playing at nursery, it must be hard but just think how much tougher it would be to do all you need to do today with her wanting to have fun/do something else!

Glad you're felling better Annia and you got cuddles. They always make things better!

Oh, and I was embarrassed yesterday - we were at a friend's, who has a 16 month old little girl. (Dd is nearly 23 months) Our other friend with her 22 month old was there too. Dd was lovely til she started getting tired right at the end. We were getting our shoes on to leave, and I don't know what the run up was but I turned around to see dd shove the 16month old with both hands right over and she whacked her head on the corner of a wall Why did my lovely little girl do that?! My very angry voice came flying out at her and I picked up the little one (with a my-daughter-inflicted-head-injury ) for a cuddle and my daughter cried and cried, holding out her arms for me.

What was embarrassing was not that dd had done this, not even that it was in front of 2 friends (who I know have similar issues with their dd's occasionally so it wasn't a big deal once I'd made sure the bang sounded worse than it was!). It was the fact that in trying to discipline my daughter, seeing her cry for me and telling her no she couldn't have a cuddle because she was naughty and I needed to cuddle the girl she had hurt, made me into an emotional quivering lipped wreck. I didn't leave her nearly long enough probably before I picked her up but I would have ended up in floods of tears! I probably managed 60 secs which is quite a long time when you aren't even 2 yet I imagine and still told her it wasn't nice and mummy was sad she pushed her friend etc and she made her friend sad but I felt a bit of a failure. Pregnancy hormones. To be fair its hard enough disciplining your little ones without the hormones. The last thing you want is to see them upset and when you have to do it yourself its terrible Dad said to me the other day that anything I can remember from getting told off and being upset about it when I was little was actually 10 times harder and more upsetting for him and mum. I can totally believe that. But a parent has gotta do what a parent has gotta do...

But seriously, I can't cry every time I need to tell my daughter off! I know my friends could tell I was totally about to completely lose it, stinging eyes, quivering bottom lip and all!!!

Am crying again reading it back! Lol!

Thanks Fi

Try not to be too sad Skyra, it had managed 2 and a half years and they only live for 4-5. 'One Eye' is probably quite happy as he is a greedy bugger and now has all the bloodworm to himself (and the lone neon, who is pretty skinny and doesn't eat as much as he does).

Strange dreams of being induced last night, they wanted to start me early about 6am but DH claimed he had the dentist so they changed it to 10pm. I argued that he didn't have the dentist at all but once he signed his consent that was that. I then went to into full argument mode with him and he said he was scared so put it off. I was just furious with him as it was me being induced not him and then I was mad at the medical staff for letting him make the decisions!

No idea what that was about, as he has no idea what happens in what order as he has a goldfish memory and has completely forgotten what happened last time. (Apart from the fact he was cold and drank a million cups of coffee and kept having to go to the loo. Then DD looked like an alien when her head was coming out.) But he wouldn't get a say even if he did know what the in's and out's were.

Morning! I had a shocking night with DD. She developed a hacking cough and couldn't sleep with it. Sent DH off to bed because he is a nightmare without sleep and so I was up most of the night. Today is a day that I really don't want to go into labour - I'm just too tired! Oh well 3 more days of work and then I can start the daytime napping!

Good luck with the growth scans today. And congratulations on reaching term, daholster! No need to feel guilty - I think sticking to routine is good for the little ones around this time when everything else in their world is about to change... Enjoy your day x

38+6 (eek!)

Good luck for the scans today.

Congrats to your DH on his promotion, Daholster and hope your little one's rash clears up. Eek, sorry your hormones are getting the better of you.

I've got my mum (ex midwife) and aunt (current midwife) coming to visit today, so expect to be poked/prodded and generally interrogated. I hope they bring cake.

I wish I knew some midwife's personally I would feel a bit more relaxed if I did lol

daholster I feel guilty shouting at the dog so god knows what I will be like when DD arrives!

DH told the dog of last night for not doing as he was told and he growled at him!! He obvs felt threatened! Kind of scared me though with a baby on the way, he is 2 years old only time he has reacted with a growl was when we had to put ear drops in him an he was in pain and didn't like it, being a bit weary of dog now even though I love him could never trust him!

Anyone used Bonjela before being pregnant got a ulcers on my tongue and really painful?

Mmm cake... You've just reminded me about the mini egg cakes that come out at Easter. Must get myself some when I nip to the shop after work.

Had a bit of a panic this morning, dropped DD off at preschool and there was a sign on the door about the Easter bonnet parade next Tuesday. Needless to say DH hadn't mentioned it to me as he normally drops her off. Now I'm going to have to come up with something at least partly acceptable. A trip to home bargains must be done tonight too I think.

Decided that I am going to finish work earlier than planned, I was due to finish on the 10th but I am now going to finish next Thursday so only 8 more days to work. I am so tired so I think I need that week to rest as my Midwife told me last week they don't call it labour for nothing!

37 weeks today, baby is full term

I've also joined the full term club, 32weeks feels like such a milestone. Can remember how much that first few weeks dragged when I was trying to keep it a secret!

I don't think my stomach agrees with these new or on tablets either :(
Trying to weigh up pros and cons of actually bothering to take any All. will try and remember to mention it to midwife next Tuesday.

I felt guilty for telling he dog of the other day. I shouted at her for biting my hand and she looked scared of me so I got hold of her and gave her loads of strokes and she started liking me again. She's 1 next month and just gets excited and nibbles my hand,it's only playful but I'm trying to get her out of the bad habit.

Skyra I had a couple of ulcers on the inside of my lip a few months ago, I didn't want to use bonkers or anything (only because I wasn't sure if it was ok or not) so I researched what was ok and used Corsodyl spray which is safe to use in pregnancy. It cleared my ulcers up within a few days

Im awful at this online socialising bizzle sorry ladies - and i just read the title of the thread xD hahahah fanny daggers is putting it bloody nicely!
Im convinced this child of mine has a trident!

Hope everyone is doing well?

Im 38 weeks today _ still dont feel 'pregnant', even though i have to roll out of bed, i need help getting up (i have a penchant for sitting on the floor), cant walk fast, tbh i cant walk far without needing a breather haha, and peeing like a carthorse! Not had a single craving throughout, no hormones (pms syndrome pre pregnancy so being pregnant has made me nice and normal, yay!), no nada, and i do not feel as big as i actually am. Ive been incredibly jammy, i dont want it to end haha.
Little boy has had me up since 4am today, convinced he's a sugar junkie, he knows there are cookies in the cupboard...

I have taken nesting to a whole new level this morning just emptied my work cupboard in my office and hoovered the inside of the cupboard, because obviously crawling on your hands + knees hoovering a cupboard at 37 weeks pregnant is a really sensible and normal thing to do

I've just found a card from DH that he hid in my suitcase when I went away with work when I was 16 weeks pregnant about making sure I looked after myself and the baby and now I am a blubbering mess!

Has anybody bought or hired a tens machine or used one during labour?
I would like a water birth but I am thinking of pain relief before I get to the birthing centre.
I have a normal tens machine but it says do not use during pregnancy or labour, not sure whether this is so you would pay more to buy the pregnancy one or if it would cause harm?

Is anyone watching Natalie Pinkham talking about her scary birth experience on This Morning?
Bless her it was only 9 weeks ago so she got a little bit upset talking about it just now. Made me teary! Thankfully baby is ok though

Oh and wine I'm planning on hiring a TENS machine from the hospital

Whats the difference between tens machines? My chemist has one going for £24 but there have been a lot of posts on MN about renting them for the same price..? Im not even sure if i'll use one yet.

obeliaboo & Wine I think the pregnancy ones are safer to use for the back I am sure that's what my midwife said but I may be wrong. I'm not going to bother with one I am going to try and be a brave girl haha

RLGot some Bonjela no one in pharmacy questioned me buying it but it says to speak to doctor about using it so think I will use my Corsodyl gel on it first see if that helps.

I used bonjela last week when I bit my tongue and made a lump on it that kept catching my teeth. Didn't even think about not being able to use it

How lucky obeliaboo ! I know what you mean about not really feeling pregnant. I've had constant morning sickness and issues with iron but I feel relatively lucky. I had to walk down to our other building at work today (about 3 minute walk) and the guy at the other unit kept offering to come pick me up in the car. I told him I'd walked the dog for an hour on Saturday and again on Sunday and I'm sure I could manage. He did drive me back though, didn't want me waking.
I'm not ill, I'm just pregnant lol

Sadly I just feel pregnant and ill. I am very moany- def not good at being pregnant!

Hiding- someday's it's nice to be treated special and someday's you want to bat the helpy helpertons away with a big stick.

Having some back and bump ache today. Baby seems a little quiet but I haven't really eaten much this morning so that probably hasn't helped. I'm getting really hungry, might have to nip out early for lunch and sneak it back into eat it.

Well even as I'm typing baby seems to have woken up a bit, perhaps it was asleep?

Wine as others have said I think you can hire them. I'm not going to have one as if all goes to plan I'll be having a home birth with a pool.

Our stairs are being recarpeted, and the bathroom and toilet floors are being redone, so I'm currently stuck downstairs bouncing on a ball and watching trashy telly. Really hope I don't need to wee anytime soon... only eight and a half months pregnant after all...

Dalholster congrats on your DH's promotion!

Obelia I also feel quite surprised that I'll be 38 weeks tomorrow. I'm huge (and have developed a very attractive double chin ) and also finding it hard to do things like roll over in bed, but equally feeling well and totally unprepared for a baby at some point in the next four weeks.

RL was bonkers a typo? Made me laugh out loud if so!!! What with toads already, they are making me chuckle

TENS machines I used a normal one last time, borrowed it from MIL. It helped for the labouring at home. The pads were small though and there were only two. I said that this time I'd get a proper maternity one.

I got one BNIB from eBay for £35. I will sell it after (they seem to go for between £25 and £35) and I decided I didn't want the hassle of hiring for a bit less money but having to faff about sending it back when I will be too busy with 2 children!!!

The maternity ones have 4 pads, bigger pads, and instructions for where to put them for actual labour pain, and also mine has a boost button for contractions which the other one didn't, I was constantly trying to turn it up and down!!!

Worked for me, managed on that and 2 paracetamol til I was 8cm when I asked for some gas and air.