May 2015 - thread 8 - Maysters unite as babies start arriving! Eek!

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thread 7

New thread ladies.

Hope you get home today turquoise!

Im 38+5 today. Im an emotional and physical wreck. Tired, uncomfortable, too many aches and pains to mention. I've been kept going by the "nesting" phase but yesterday, other than a load of washing done and out on the line and the ironing, I did nothing but sit on the couch. I then fell asleep at 9 watching a sitcom with DH. I know it's too early to be fed up cos I could technically be in this for another 3 weeks but I just want his baby here, safe now. Next mw appointment isn't until one week today. So tired of the pain in my hips, taking ages to turn over in bed, not being able to sit my DD on my knee and get a proper cuddle, soooo much time to get up and down the stairs in the house.
Feeling really low this morning and I'm not even out of bed yet.

Sending hugs Lina - although I am not feeling too bad, I have had moments days just like you describe. We are definitely in the final stages now so I don't think its too early to feel this way. Frustrating when you have no idea how long you have to go though or when everything might finally kick off!

As we now have so many babies already here - do we have a postnatal club set up? Don't want you all to leave us but thought it would be good to start the transition at some point...what does everyone think?!

Turquoise, hope you and the little one are home soon. Good news about blood sugar levels.

Lina, sorry you're having such a rotten time. Hope today is a bit better for you.

Just, good idea re the postnatal club! Exciting/scary that it's getting to that stage now!

turquoise hope you both get discharged from hospital today

Lina I know how you feel regarding hip pain and when I roll over in bed it happens in 4 painful stages! not comfortable at all at night....I just want to sleep!

Think I'm going to attempt a waddle around our local museum today I want baby here now!!!

just good idea, I'll look forward to us all gradually moving onto that thread!,

Hopefully one of the new mums might start it - I feel a bit odd doing it before baby just arrives...although realise they will have other things on their mind!

I tested out my tens machine last night. It has 3 programmes each with 50 intensity settings. I tested up to level 3/50 on programme A and it already felt quite strong! It's going to be interesting to see how quickly I feel I need to crank it up during actual labour. Can anyone else share their experience?

Just - sorry it's not very positive but I used a tens in my first labour and In all honesty, after half an hour I was ready to chuck the thing out the window (and probably would have done if it hasn't been rented) It was just an extra hassle and I didn't feel it helped at all. I tried to persevere with it for a few hours but it genuinely just made things worse!

Lina I hear you! At 38+5, I too am getting fed up re: aches/pains/size and general incapacity to do anything!
At least we can see Baby is due next week!!!!!

Just I have used my Tens machine before when I had a slipped disc and whilst it doesn't get rid of pain, it can lesten it. When I took of the machine, I could definitely tell the difference-ouch!
The main difference though is I'm sure dealing with contractions and the hustle and bustle of a delivery room may make using it v tricky. I was thinking more of using it waiting at home to get to 4cm dilated. Then again, I might also just chuck it out the window!!

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I did use mine and found it helped - although it was on its highest setting before too long. I don't remember it having that many settings though!

Has everyone seen this terribly sad story? I hesitate to post it as it's upsetting, but just wanted to make sure anyone using the NCT bednest is aware of the correct settings.

www.baby.co.uk/mum_stories/coroner-raises-urgent-concerns-over-bedside-crib-after-7-week-old-baby-dies/

This is true kitty! Thanks for that wee bit of positivity!
I've taken DD to nursery and sat down to some tea, toast and banana watching done trashy day time TV and what do I do? Drop my lovely cuppa all over the carpet!!! ?? I feel like today might not be my day! Sorry for all the moaning everyone!!!

Jessie Welcome and congratulations. I was so sorry to read about the loss of your dear Colin Joseph. Your gorgeous baby Iris Josephine is just lovely - the perfect little sister to Ava and Colin.

Lina I hear you on the clumsiness - I am always quite bad but this week at work I have tipped water down myself twice and attempted to drink out of a jug. Apparently baby-brain is not a real thing but .

Can you do something actually nice for yourself today, rather than chores? I am really looking forward to finishing work and reading a book in the garden or going for a swim. Last time there seemed to be endless things to sort but we had just completed building works and obviously I didn't have all the baby things I needed that time whereas I feel mostly sorted on that front this time.

Can you all pop back and keep an eye on us at the back of the bus once in a while after you've graduated to the post-natal thread? Have a feeling it's going to get lonely around here!

I am a bit worried about "the hustle and bustle of a delivery room". I was in the MLU last time and it was so peaceful - I felt like the only person on the whole unit and I went straight home from there after a day of lounging around on the double bed with dh and dd. This time I'm not allowed that because of the gestational diabetes and although I know it's not important in the grand scheme of things, I am really disappointed. It's the privacy aspect more than anything else that bothers me - obviously I know you get a private room for the actual delivery but there is no en suite bathroom so presumably you have to go on to the ward quite a bit, and will be moved there pretty quickly after the birth?

longest I was on delivery suite for DD. We were on our own (me and DP) most of the time with one midwife coming to check on us intermittently. Lights were dimmed and we had radio on, so I actually found it quite chilled (caveat: I'd been up 15 hours, and was on epidural and gas and air, so not exactly completely with it!) Can't comment on toilet trips as had catheter due to epidural. Only got busy towards the end, because DD was getting distressed and needed to bring in obstetrician and paeds ready for forceps delivery. We stayed on delivery suite for a couple of hours after DD was born, and I went for shower down there before being moved up to maternity ward. I was one of two on a 4-bed bay, and as it was 3 am by this point it was all still quite calm and quiet etc. obvs may vary from hosp to hosp, but that was my experience

jessie congrats on Iris Josephine, she's gorgeous

Fingers crossed you get home today Turquoise

Lima sending hugs, hope the midwife can suggest something to ease the pain and we you more comfortable

Enjoy your !museum trip bradders, hope it gets baby going

Jessie lovely name and such a lovely way to remember your son

longest are you sure there is no ensuite? Ours have ensuite toilets I think. Or I may be imagining that...

Had to take my wedding and engagement ring off today :( starting to feel a bit snug

apple that's what the midwife said, yes.

That's annoying longest ,if your blood pressure is normal when booked in would they change you to low risk

apple It's not my blood pressure that's an issue - it's the gestational diabetes. It is really annoying as my blood sugars are well controlled by diet and my growth scans are measuring spot on but it's allegedly a blanket policy at least in London not to allow MLU for gd women as I have to be monitored at least hourly during the birth and the baby's blood sugars monitored afterwards. I am going to have one last ditch attempt at persuading the consultant at my 37 week appointment but the midwives have so far said it's a definite no, despite also saying I am at no higher risk than anyone else . I don't want to take unnecessary risks, obviously, but it seems odd to have such a blanket rule. In fact, because I've been monitored so closely and am on the diet to prevent the baby growing too big, I think I am in reality lower risk than I was with dd, who measured bigger, but I wasn't tested for gd that time.

Ah ok, I assumed that the two go hand in hand, didn't click that its all about the blood sugars. Will keep my fingers crossed for you

Thank you apple! No, I wasn't aware there was even a connection with blood pressure, although it makes sense that there might be. Mine has been fine throughout.

I think its more coincidence then because the three people I know that had GD also had high BP

I guess there are some common risk factors

longest -I'm not going anywhere from this group after the arrival of Kitlet (which could still ben3 weeks away but still!) as we have all been in this together since the beginning and will get so much joy supporting each other and welcoming all arrivals-even into June! X

Kitty !

My postnatal thread from two years ago is still going. Though I think we've filled four threads in that time compared to about ten in nine months! I think lives and babies tend to get in the way. Definitely good to try and keep it going though. Three of the girls have become real life friends in the three years I've 'known' them.

I've a week to go. Cannot wait to be done with this now. Whilst a planned section is good for planning you do end up entirely obsessed with the date. And I could get bumped or start early or all manner of things!

Just went out for a walk. Actually had sleep last night which made this possible. Though I hate going out now. In between my massive size, huge puffy face and slow lumbering nature I feel really self conscious. Hate looking like this! Vain much??

Posted on baby names board yesterday asking for opinions on Juno or Luna, making it very clear those are the only two. Why do people jump in with 'have you thought about Heidi?'?!