December - yet another final thread!

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The last one was getting too long again. There's just no stopping us!

one last thing on the insomnia- my DH was talking to a woman yesterday who is 4 months pregantn and having difficulty sleeping and her doctor has prescribed her Tamezapan (sp?) !!!! Can you believe it?! Apparently its safe during pregnancy but you just wouldn't unless you really were DESPERATE!Still can't believe its allowed- what happened to some warm milk and a foot rub?!

My DH is quite excited, but we are having the HB meeting with MW on Saturday. DH said yesterday he's still not keen - then said 'How do you feel? After all you're the one giving birth' Actually replied with 'Thanks for noticing!'
How does he think I feel I have been going on about a HB for weeks and weeks. And since baby is still in the right position fingers crossed it will be okay.

Bump loves to give a good kicking in the early hours, or after any trip to the loo. Perhaps it because I've created more room to move.

morning all,

feeling properly wretched this morning - no sleep from excruciating backache AND have come down with a hateful snotty cold. Can't have any lemsip, DH bought me some Lockets, which taste nice but don;t really do anything to help...There's only so much paracetamol I can take - anyone have any ideas?
Feel like my head is full of cement!

Also, don't remember who posted about photographers, but I am having my bump done this weekend. My sister is a photographer who specialises in children's pics, and she's doing me as a 'test shot' to see how it looks....must say I am a little nervous, my dad was a professional photographer too, and I spent pretty much my whole childhood being a test shot. HATE having my picture taken to this day!! And my sister wants me to get a little naked. I feel like there's an alien inside me and my body is definitely not my own with all the bulges and odd lumps, so how am I supposed to feel comfortable with no kit on and a camera pointed at me???? Can't even drink any vodka to calm my nerves!!!

Hello! As far as I can tell, baby is still breech, but further down my tummy (IYSWIM)! I still get the cervix / bladder kicks, or maybe punches in my case?

MOrning all....Jabber, hope you are still fast asleep; I was half expecting to find you chatting here when I was up between midnight and 2am, but of course I forgot the time difference! Had to smile at your 'try not to overdue'....nice Freudian slip (or was it deliberate )..

Castles, I've felt worse since 32 weeks - less anxious, but more crap. I think in my case lack of sleep is accounting for a lot though - or maybe we're delayed peaking?! Interesting info...

Judemum, those sudden sharp cervix pains sound normal to me too...although I have a tranny, she does turn breech at night and then the bouncing or kicks on bladder/cervix and even some gut part I can't quite identify can take my breath away. I remember with dd, when she did briefly turn head down at about 36 weeks, feeling as though she were going to drop out when I walked - and driving over bumpy roads was agony!

O my fellow insomniacs...every night I'm cursing, and every morning I remember I wasn't the only one tossing and turning and tearing my hair out Sorry so many of you are suffering it too, and at the same time relieved to know I'm not all that different I am tempted by the Nytol....shocked by the Temazepam (unless she was seriously ill from lack of sleep, I suppose). I have been taking Piriton for the awful itching, and it does make me a bit sleepy, but most nights the itching breaks through any amount of sleepiness - so I end up awake and dopey at the same time: ugh.

Colds and coughs and asthma are not fun at this stage (when I had a bad cough a few weeks ago, I learnt the value of pantyliners ) and whoever is contemplating cough medicine - sorry, lost track - at my worst, I did take
a child's dose of dd's Benelyn for kids, the active ingredient of which is the same antihistamine thats available over the counter for pregnant women in the US when they have trouble sleeping: ie its ok for short periods of time in pregnancy. I tried everything from honey and lemon to sitting upright to warm milk first...but a couple of good nights' sleep helped heal my cough and cold, where nothing else was working.

Sorry, mega long post....off to the OB now, only 2 more weekly apts and then its d-day, hurrah!

Stokey, for your cold try hot milk with cinamon. Wont so anything for the cold in so much as get rid of it, but should give you some momentary relief. If not try honey and lemon in hot water - all oldies, but goodies. (())

My upper back is really aching as I sit here at work. At night it's not too bad, just bumps kicks and toilet rips and an overactive brain that keep me awake!

I have definitely found that my DH giving my legs a really good deep muscle rub to get the blood flowing has reduced the swelling in my legs / ankles / feet this time around, it also means that the twitchy legs I get in the evening dont stop me falling asleep.

I thought the 32 week thing was interesting as I was 32 weeks, last week and I spent the whole week in tears and thinking that the AND was back full force and started to feel better again this week despite all the bad news.

We did all seem to get extra weepy over the same few weeks though!

thanks judemum and castle. insomnia sucks.

Been to Dr and he says my asthma is much worse so he has given me a preventer (steroid) inhaler as well as my ventolin. I said i felt pants about taking all these drugs but he said I'd be no use in labour if i'm already exhausted and not breathing properly - guess he has a point.

Eli - you are so right about the pantliners. I think my pelvic floor has disappeared since i've had this cough. lol

i have sharp pains every now and again which i guess is baby pressing on cervix or something. i think it is normal..

WB, I agree with the 32 weeks thing. I cried for an entire day for no reason. Poor DH was at a loss what to do, and D just kept cufddling me saying poor mummy and rubbing her imaginary magic cream (germoline - used on her when she has a fall and a bleeds) on me.

Happened again Sunday although was over in a matter of minutes. It was definatley stronger around 32 weeks. Wonder what's going on internally around that time??

hello. i posted a really long post on sunday about paper knickers,ILs,etc etc and it got swallowed up by Site work!!! So you've all being saved my ranting/whinging ........til now

I've got a very clingy DS here too! Everything is "Mummy". Poor DH is pushed away all the time. Having said all that, my "darling"(GRRRRR!) wouldn't get dressed this morning and has spent the whole morning refusing to do anything I ask. We were supposed to have baked Xmas cake no 2(to use up all the random dried fruit and sustain me through b/fing-M/Ws tip from last time when DS was born in September!)

Had a really awful day yesterday. Had to run for bus cos i couldn't get myself out of bed in time(stressed about giving DS22B concussion(sp?) then slipped at work and ended up in comedy splits on floor(not good for potential SPD) then to top it all off, I nearly ended up in a pile up on way home. It was really foggy and I was taking it nice and easily, but something happened in front of me on slip road and car in front of me was suddanly braking and I was trying too and I basically lost control of my car for a bit and ended up skidding/driving it off road and onto grassy verge. Was really shakey. No obvious damage to car, but it did smell of burning rubber when I got back in. (this other woman and I were in exactly same situation and we both got out to check one another was alright) Then I drove to pick DS up and phoned DH to tell him I planned to go to hospital to check Beanie was alright.
Phoned hospital and the woman I spoke to just said, "but what's wrong with you. Is there anything?" I explained I was really achey in my bump and was totally sure how much I'd been bashed about as I was trying not to plough into anyone or have the rather large lorry behind me plough into me and I just wanted be reassured Bean was alright from our adventures. She just advised me to rest and phone back if anything happened. I know I was being a drama queen, but I'm a 33wk pg drama queen and a quick go on the heartbeat monitor won't have gone amiss, would it!! I of course then burst into tears, because I'd almost killed myself and my baby.(Drama queen I know!)

And of course as is the norm in this stressy situations,DH and I ended up having an arguement because he was interrogating me about the details of what happened and I couldn't remember exactly. I was talking about damaging my brakes and he was saying the car doesn't matter,etc,etc. To which I was pointing out ,It bloodly well did as I was going to continue to drive it and would think brakes might come in handy. It's only cos he cares but it makes me feel like it's my fault in some way that I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Anyway no damage done!

Sorry big rant.

Awwww spinamum {hugs} & Chocolate

Sounds like one of those days when you just want to go back to bed and start again

(((((HUGS))))) Spina. What a horrible experience yesterday for you. If it's any consolation, I am sure your Beanie is fine but it is worrying isn't it.

Just back from ANOTHER birthday party and feel totally shattered and weepy. DH tells me to go to the doctors, I come on here and everyone is feeling the same. It is a comfort IYKWIM. Before MN I used to think I was just going quietly insane alone ... now I have others joining me

Poor spina! How awful for you. I commute quite far to one of my offices. It's only one day a week but it always makes me a little paranoid about something happening. Of course, something could happen on the short route too. Just not as long to fret about it.

Lol, eli, I was so tired I didn't even notice my Freudian slip. Pretty funny, eh? Just woke up about 30 monutes ago, so got quite a few hours in. This is a good catch-up day for me as I work in the afternoon, but nanny comes in at the usual time so I have a chance to be lazy

Stokeymonkey, I'm the one posting about the pics. Why don't you take some gauzey material with you so that you don't feel so exposed? That's one of the things we'll be using. I think in one of the shots I'm going to wear a black velvet pants and jacket with bare bump showing. Just tell yourself "I am a Mother Goddess and my bump is beautiful!"

I do wish I had booked this a couple of weeks ago when my ankles were a bit smaller.

thanks girls. I actually did jump into bed, pretty safe in the knowledge that I prob was safest there. (although I wouldn't have been been shocked to fall out!)

I did a Mat photo shoot at 30 weeks. Got the photos last week. Not nudely,but black clothes/bump exposed. quite groovy! the photographer was a MNetter who put an ad on here!
Nice to have a proper picture to show Bean. Especially since no-one takes photos of me(I'm family photographer!)

DS and I managed to make our xmas cake, but as the tin was too big, it'll prob be more of a highly alcoholic christmas cookie! Oh well. Full of dried fruit and iron so brill for b/fing!

One of the clingy things DS is doing which I forgot to mention earlier is pretending to be a baby. Cue baby like wailing (pretend not proper tantrum) and wanting to get to my boobs to have cereal and toast this morning. mmm might need to re visit the baby book with him. my boobs aren't a cafe.

Am I the only one not asleep at moment?

Must be a sign!

Off to bed.
Wishing everyone a insomnia-,itch- ,randon leg cramp-,heartburn-,cervix kicking- free night!

Nooooo.....I'm up, of course

((Spina)) so glad you and Bean are ok, sounds like a horrible time - and worst when thep eople you turn to for reassurance don't hear you, grr.

Jabber, you are going to have to post a LOAD of photos you know....

I saw OB today, nothing new...still itching, but not OC so probably PUPPS: nothing to do but deliver baby. And still tranny, with feet and hands sticking out forwards and spine at the back, near mine!

Spina, my dd is playing at being a baby a lot too - going 'wah wah' and wanting to be carried up the stairs (yeah right ). I'm getting lots of cuddles though which is nice....

WIshing you all a peaceful night, even if some of it is awake....

Ah found you all again! Please can someone please tell me that they are eating a load of crap these days?? I have no will and am living off pizza, ice-cream, teac cakes and need I go on. Feeling very guilty!

I've been eating lots of crap for almost nine months, Baretoes! I'll be surprised if DS22b doesn't come out clutching a bar of chocolate and a Dominos pizza.

Right, I am off to bed now.

Eli - I've been on dh to get my Halloween pics ready. At this rate, bump will be here by the time I get it figured out

Baretoes - I have gained 29 pounds so far, so yes, too many sweets, etc. Have promised myself to be very good for the next 4 weeks...Now let's see how long I can hold out

Anyone up? Or are you all akip?

Ah, akip then sleep well, going to try again too!

Morning all.

I'm eating loads of rubbish. With DD1 I craved fruit but with this one i wanted bacon, cheese & crips Now i dont have cravings but do have a tendency for crisps, cakes and takeaways

DD only woke twice in the night. And i only needed the loo twice. So up 4 times and it seems like a good night????

Morning,

Spina (()) hugs to you for a beter day - take it mega easy please!

Am also eating the crap at the moment. When we say teacakes - do we mean chocolate ones. If so I bought 16 on Sunday and they were gone by .....Monday Also have some Tunnocks in the cupbaord but the mallow is a bit oo soft and there's no jam so virtual Tunnocks sharing going on here if they are what you crave!

Had delish sausgae and mash last night, one again half the butter ended up in the mash and DH had to take the tub away before I could make it the whole lot.

Going for a mortgage interview this afternoon to remortgage in January and get a new interest rate as our fixed term is up. Going straight after work, with a MCDonalds in between as there's enough time. So DH and DD are meeting me. Have reminded DH to bring DD's Thomas the Tank Engine puzzles so she has something to occupy her while we answer 101 questions!

Anyway hope you all have a good day. And I'll speak later tonight as DH is off out. Yesterday was just too tired and achy to sit at the home PC!

Good luck today Lucy, thinking of you!

Morning all - oooh good luck with the mortgage thingy VMS!!

I am SO pleased its not just me eating shite. I am starting to repulse myself. Yes I do mean the chocolate tea cakes with mallow etc - it's the ones in the yellow box - are they Tunnocks??

Had a look around the birth centre at UCH a couple of nights ago - Loulou, have you seen it too? They showed a video of russian women giving birth in see-through tanks and in the sea. They were talking about sexual energy.... I nearly fell of my chair!!