Due in Jan 07 part 5: Ladygarden reaching your knees? Welcome to the 3rd trimester!

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If you could actually see it, that is!

daisypops - i didn't get the meditterean (sp?) stuff cause i was determined not to buy anything i wouldn't normally buy anyway. having said that, i wasn't going to buy huggies, what with my hippyish dryad ways and all, but funk it. got a free changing bag and all the goodies in it, so i'm not too fussed about a teeny bit of landfill!

Hello everyone, Magnolia can't beleive someone from this thread is having their baby already eveything will be fine sounds like you are in the right frame of mind.

As we have had some newbies done an udated list below let me know if I have missed anyone

Magnolia1 BOY section booked 30/11/06
Motherbeaker (formerly JaneNZ) edd 1/1/07 BOY
Lizzz due 1st week Jan
MrsPeacock EDD 2/1/07
Oonaghbhuna EDD 3/1/07 GIRL
Saltcod EDD 3/1/07
Muppet3 edd 4/1/07
Ladywithababy EDD 4/1/07
Looshkin EDD 4/1/07 BOY
Hattie2 edd 5/1/07 BOY
Elliepmummy section on 5/1/07 GIRL
Piximom twins due 6/1/07
Honeybean due 8/1/07
Posyparker edd 9/1/07
P555Nat Edd 9/1/07 GIRL
KnikNatPaddy Edd 9/1/07
LadyThophamHatt edd 9/1/07 BOY
The UrbanDryad edd 9/1/07 BOY
Flibbertygibbert edd 10/1/07 BOY
Tillypup edd 10/1/07 Prob GIRL
Love2dance edd 10/1/07
Laughalot edd 10/1/07 GIRL
JoJo30 edd 10/1/07
Blueydragon edd 10/1/07
Dragonhart edd 11/1/07
Daisypops edd 11/1/07
Shimmer edd 12/1/07 BOY
El23456 edd 12/1/07
Jessdibs edd 12/1/07 GIRL
Coffeebeanz edd 13/1/07
Poppynic 14/1/07
UCM edd 14/1/07
Littlemonkeysmum edd 14/1/07
Nemo1977 edd 15/1/07
Podmog edd 17/1/07
KatieRocket edd 17/1/07
Becks5109 edd 17/1/07
Kaylasmum edd 18/1/07 BOY
lulu25 edd 18/1/07
Neolara edd 19/1/07
Loubie37 edd 20/1/07 BOY
EML edd 20/1/07 (will be early!) BOY
Sleepycat edd 20/1/07 SURPRISE
2Happy edd 21/1/07 SURPRISE!
Tixymalixy edd 21/1/07
Ana21 edd 21/1/07
Raindog edd 25/1/07
Galmum edd 27/1/07
Annieapple7 edd 29/1/07 SURPRISE
Pitstop edd 29/1/07
TrinityRhino edd 3/2/07 (we'll let you stay)

UNSURE OF DATES FOR THESE PEOPLE!
Sleepycat
Mrs worry
Sazisi
Tweedledum
Michelle24
Carrotcake BOY
Wriggler
JodieG1

oh my god if I have counted correctly thats 59 of us! There must have been a very big power cut around May time or something strange happened!!

Ooh how exciting, thanks for adding me to the list elliepmummy
xxx

"oh my god if I have counted correctly thats 59 of us! There must have been a very big power cut around May time or something strange happened!!"

For me it was getting very drunk on Easter Sunday that did it!

Hi all. I'm new here.... in fact new to everything. First born is due on 5 January. What have we let ourselves in for??

pmsl..I got pg must have been celebrating DD coming out of hospital the first time...never expected to be having another a year later..lol Am also due the 14th but am down as the 15th..although may be getting induced before that anyway..have to see whats happening on the 2nd jan..

magnolia seems so odd that you will be having your baby next week....

Actually thinking back I fell pregnant in april found out was expecting in may. The only reason I remember is that it was on my birthday weekend and we didnt have DD for a couple of nights and had a very good night out with friends, she is also expecting so must have been a good month all round!!!!! diary note to self avoid all celebrations/birthdays in years to come as baby conceived when I had m/c was around DH birthday and DD was conceived at xmas!

Thanks for updating the list Elliepmummy.

There are a LOT of ladies due in Jan - is it normally a busy time of year for babies?? For those of us going to Birth Centres/Hospital - let's just hope not too many of us go into labour around the full moon! I have visions of the January sales in my head!

Good tip of the day, LTH
And while I was looking at it I also glanced at the threads of the day including the one about tearing. Perhaps a mistake.... however! I had epis and still got a 2nd degree tear. I hadn't heard of perineal massage etc at the time. So, has anyone on here done it/got any opinions or hints on it? And when should it be started? TIA!
Magnolia - a baby in less than a week! I hope the next 6 days go serenely, looking forward to the birth announcement!

LittleMonkeysMum - what's your friend's first name - just in case we share a ward?

Re perineal massage - at our previous antenatal classes all the blokes were given the task of researching an aspect of birth and presenting it to the class (very funny). One of them covered perineal massage and his verdict was, while he couldn't find where it was actually proven to help it may do, and we should get on with it(surprise, surprise). My dp helped me out - he was like a pig in muck and I'm far too prudish - and managed to pop out a 9'7'' shoulder dystocia with a small tear and two stitches - so maybe it helped? I have to say everything's too sore down there this time to let anyone or anything near so will have a good comparison!

OMG i haven't even thought of perineal massage yet. suppose i could get DH to give me a hand (so to speak!) but i'm hoping i'll be calm and relaxed and won't need a stitch!

quick query for LTH (the homebirth queen) - do you still get a Bounty pack if you give birth at home? i've been in the labour rooms at the hospital and seen them there, so would the MW bring one or what? and if you DO tear, can they stitch you at home, or do you have to go into hospital for it? sorry, that's two questions isn't it? i can't help it - you're my birth guru!!

Welcome to all the newbies. x

ELM and magnolia, cant beleive that you will have your babies so soon. Hope that all four of you are ok.

Well, there has been a tummy bug in the dragon household for the last few days so feel like i have spent the last few days either kneeling or sitting on the toilet or cleaning up sick from DS (sorry if TMI!).

Had really bad stomach cramps on tuesday and got really paranoid that I was having contractions. All was fine and doc was very nice when he was telling me I was being silly! Feel like i havnt slept for the last few nights thoughas the baby seems to have chosen this time to get REALLY active and grow loads just when my stomach is aching.

So between the baby, my tummy, DH with his cough and DS with his cough, being sick and grumpy and still teething (he seems to have got everything at once!), I am pretty fed up with being 33 weeks preg and getting no sleep! Moan over!

Hi Everyone... yesterday was my first day as 'a lady of leisure' after being signed off sick now til the birth.
Had a lovely morning, long lie in, then got up to get my hair done and ladygarden waxed... LTH: have had 3 internal examinations now (what do they call them?) all done by the same young Dr with a student watching....felt like I should offer him a strimmer so feel better now!
Then had to spend 5 HOURS at the hosp. My resting pulse was up to 142 bpm, so they did an ECG and blood tests and made me sit in the waiting room for the results...I was there til 8pm! They finally let me escape, but I have to go back tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday for more tests
So feel justified in putting my feet up and trawling mumsnet today instead of doing much needed housework!

Apparently Easter weekend accounts for so many January babies... I wish I could say it was that memorable that it stood out in my mind!

Oh poor you DH and family. ((Hugs)) are you able to keep anything down?

UD, they should bring the bounty pack to you but with Ds2 I went and collected mine from the hospital instaed.
They are menat to bring it though.

Stitching can be done at home or in hospital. I needed stitches with ds2 and the MW asked me( he was delivered by paramedics so she was only there to check him over and stitch me up) if I wanted to go to hosp for the stitches. I said I didn't want to have it done there on my bedroom floor without any anestheic(sp??) but they have it with them. So she did here embroidary right there.

The amusing thing was, for some reason I thought the injection would be in my thigh, I remeber thinking "F*cking hell...where in gods name is she going with that needle???"
The needle was heading straight for my fanjo! that still makes me cross my legs even thinking about it now!!

Hey, UD...I've just noticed we're due on the same day!!

We'll have to meet up when you're down this way visiting the ILs again.
Just as long as it's not on the Long man of wilmingtons head that you suggest
You could stand atthe top and I'll stand at the bottom and we'll just shout to each other if you do

Welcome to all the newbies. Well we were having a fab time in Australia when we conceived....! We stayed with friends in Melbourne and then we went to New South Wales and Queensland....DD loved it and when we returned to Melbourne we were pregnant!!!!!My friends realized that it must have happened in their house which caused alot of laughter and a little embarrassment!!!
However back to reality, was out with DD having morning coffee and scones, DD was a little unsettled but this women kept giving me filthy looks cause she was cryoing and making noise....Urgggggggghhhhhhggrrrrggggg!!!!!!!!!

Lol lol lol im due same day as tillypup who has pointed out she conceived at easter my dh worked all easter ............... we must have fitted it in some how over the easter period unless I bumped into david beckham hmmm wishfull thinking. Laughalot is dreaming again, hope you are all ok mags a baby next week scary mary ill be eating birthday cake and you will be having a bubba hope all goes well for you and elm.

sorry if this is a silly question but what's a bounty pack??

It's a big bag full of free stuff Lulu.
(The child benefit form in also in there too)

Well I've had my scan. On the good side, it's OA so at least it's pointing in roughly the right direction (it's ROA not LOA, but it's a start!). On the bad side, the body = 33 weeks, the head = 34.5 weeks. I'm only 31+5!!!! OMG I'm giving birth to a MONSTER!!! I must stop eating (and start searching MN for perineal massage threads... dh said he'd give me a back massage when he got home, I'll just keep saying lower, lower!! )

One quick read later (if anyone's interested )... God I'm glad dh is a vet!!!!

Great reference 2happy - last time we just fumbled our way around, maybe I will give it another go. Dp - who thoroughly enjoyed all the icky bits of the last birth - did comment how animal like it was.

Poppynic, my friends name is Jess. How funny if you end up sharing a ward. x