August 2015 Part 4

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New thread for all of us August ladies!

Stats here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e5Gsaz5GkI6o2FYxLVvBi29zs83njdtn6giWBNAkGJM/edit?usp=sharing

equimum I totally get where you're coming from with people knowing you're in labour. Because I was being induced I ended up having lots of people asking me how it was going. When I was at the pushing stage a friend had text me and my dp replied saying I had a very red face haha. But I'd rather people hadn't have known what was happening because it could have taken longer than it did.

Fanby amazing story. You did so well. Did they say how much blood was lost? Must have been scary. I didn't even know I'd haemorraghed at the time because was already in theatre and they didn't even mention it.

Aww Fanby, such a heart warming story. You can tell how in baby-love you are just by the way you're writing it

I've been up since 4am, mini mzzzf has decided sleep is for wimps today and hasn't settled for longer than 30mins at a time and only when she's in arms and being jiggled/rocked... It seems she's 'woken up' after the lovely initial 2 weeks!

good morning!

We've tried sex skeppers. All it did was make us laugh. Will definetley keep trying.

Thank you for sharing your birth story fanby. I got a bit teary reading it, so not surprised you did remembering it. You did really well by the sound of it. Congratulations again and I hope you get some rest today.

Can you agree to go to dinner equimum and then have a last minute headache? That way you show willing but get away without going or them thinking you've gone into labour?

No signs or niggles for me either. I have been up early cleaning though, despite a shitty nights sleep. My sofa covers are all on the line and I'm feeling the need to make sure everything is super organised. Hopefully it's a good sign.

I'm loving all of you who've crossed the finish line coming back and keeping us updated. I hope you and your babies all have a lovely, sleepy day.
Hopefully the rest of us won't be too far behind you

I'm resting well, although pregnancy insomnia has put me in good stead, getting a couple of hours every so often and seems to be enough to get me through!

Dozy: haha bless DP, red face really does sum it lol! It's lovely to hear how your DP has bonded with the baby and he's looking after you both. Go dads!!
No idea how much I lost, doesn't help that I miss that clotting factor. I don't think it was like masses and masses as I managed to get away without a transfusion.

Mzzzf: esshhk! Don't know what I'm going to do at that stage! Already feel like I don't have enough hands! How are you healing?? I think frolics idea of a headache is a good one, or how about some foot swelling so you need to keep them elevated?!

Frolic: sofa covers and sex!! Surely that's got to kick start something!

I can't remember who's gone over or who is just waiting patiently, sorry!! Hope it's not too long to go now for you all! Love hearing about the new bubbas!! xx

Nothing to report here other than another uncomfortable sleep. No weird dreams this time either so that's good! Just 'trying' to be patient. Loving the fact everyone is trying sex to see if that brings on early labour - it's def not working my end but funnily enough hubby thinks we should just keep on trying haha.

Fanby Sounds like an epic story - I had a tear in my eye when I was reading it too. However it sounded like you handled it all really well!

Equimum I've been trying to think of an escuse for you too but can't think of anything unless you just purely play the pregnancy card and say you don't want to be away from home / feel knackered etc because of it. You could invite them to yours for a take away but not sure if that's a pleasing option either. Can't your other half put them off or he goes on his own? Luckily my inlaws live the other side of the world but I couldn't think of anything worse than to go out this week and make polite conversation over dinner when heavily pregnant.

I agree with everyone about going in to labour is a private thing. I can''t see me bragging about it. I'd rather tell everyone after the event is over as I doubt I'd want the endless contact from people wanting to find out what's going on. Plus I think if I told my mum she would be pacing outside the hospital waiting to meet her first grandchild.

Hope everyone is having a good day - I'm feeling a bit low and fed up but that's hormones for you.

Been bit slack on the thread.

George Thomas Edward was born 9.8.15at 9.49am via forceps. He was 13 days overdue on our first wedding anniversary.

Another one!!! Yay!! Congratulations august . How perfect for him to arrive on your anniversary. I hope you are all doing ok.

I started off really well this morning with cleaning, but soon ran out of steam and have spent all afternoon on the sofa. Totally with galaxy on the feeling low and fed up. I think I might make some plans for the rest of the week - spending the day at home has done nothing for me.

I hope everyone else is in a better mood!

Congratulations August and Fanby. Lovely babies!

Thought something was shifting last night but no joy. Consequently I'm extremely pissed off plus dd woke at 5am and so I've been like a half shut knife today. And my work colleague had her twins yesterday- due three weeks after me. There's a queue damn it all! V grumpy. No real call to be because I'm not overdue yet so it's not reasonable to be annoyed. Masses to do too so should be pleased even but...but... So fed up!

My mum told my sister I was being induced with dd and she happened to be out at our friend's birthday party so I was getting drunken texts all night saying "Push!" And other helpful remarks. This time I'll remind her that it's not for spreading. Can't not tell her because the other gps are looking after dd and Joskardog so they'll have to know. The texts did make me laugh though which is supposed to bring on your cervix so maybe I should be grateful!

Oops I am so out of touch! Congratulations fanby, OMC, siani and august! Love all the beautiful bubbas arriving!

Thanks for sharing your birth story fanby, sounds bloody tough, well done to you for doing so well! What a whopper of a bubba too!

Not much to report here, 38+4 now and no signs. A few tightenings which I assume are bh. Baby is still only 2/5 engaged. Went on a 4 mile hike (mostly uphill!) Today to try and shove him downwards but not holding out much hope that it did anything!

Bottom of my bump is sooo itchy though it's driving me to distraction! And waking me up at night! Only thing that helps is putting an ice pack on it.

Sorry some of you are really overdue now, I can't imagine how frustrating it is. Come on babies, get a move on!!

Congratulations August, I hope you are enjoying lots of cuddles. Another lovely name, and gorgeous baby.

Joskar those text messages sound really helpful, not! The politics around having baby, and everyone else's desire to share the news really don't help, do they....especially when hormones are raging. I hope you don't have to put up with drunken shenanigans this time.

I am also with you on rage at the queue jumpers. DH sent me a happy text yesterday to say his secretary, due early September, had spontaneously had her little boy during the first week of her maternity leave. I felt like hitting her (I now feel massively guilty, as hers is a much wanted, highly unexpected baby and she has a very difficult journey to get to this point ).

Pinkie, I hope the walking helped. Feel free to moan away.

Sorry for all the low moods yesterday. I hope you are all on hormonal highs today and that you have thought of something exciting to do Frolic.

I'm in an irrational rage with DH. He's working from home do that he can go out with his parents later. DS woke up at 5.30 and he made no attempt to move . I also have the stand-in for the stand-in midwife today. DH thinks I should have a sweep, but when I agreed to try another vaginal birth it was on the basis that the midwife said I was highly unlikely to need any intervention at the stage, as I didn't last time. If I accept I might need help getting started, then (irrationally) in my head, I start to think that everything they said about being unlikely to tear again might also be rubbish, and then I get really scared. I'm really beginning to wish I had opted for an ELCS.

Sorry for the early morning negativity. I hope everyone else has found a more optimistic space this morning, and that we have some more babies really soon.

Oh August!! Massive congratulations (and happy wedding anniversary) on the birth of the handsome George, what lovely names!

4 hour hike Pinkie!! Bloomin'eck, don't think I could have even done that non pregnant! Well done you!!

frolic, joskar and equimum: just want to send you all cuddles. i think today the 3 of you need cake, lots of cake!! xx

Morning all, hope everyone is well today.

Equimum , I hope your appointment goes well with your stand in midwife and your able to discuss your concerns about the sweep & intervention side of it , I have an appointment Friday with hopefully my normal midwife. Unless I go in to labour before then & I have my fingers crossed that this baby wants to be one of the 5% born on his due date.

A 4 hour hike pinkie I struggle to get to the top of the stairs and have done for weeks

Hope everyone has a good day , I'm planning to stay upright & try to be active in the hope gravity will help.

Sorry you're feeling rubbish today equimum. You have my full sympathy. I hope you manage to speak to your midwife about your concerns. One of my acquaintances had her baby last night. I'm totally with you on the irrational envy.

I'm laughing at your push texts jockstar. But I can see how that could be infuriating. I hope you managed a good sleep.

Well done on your epic hike pinkie. I'm impressed. I'm managing a very slow mile or so with the dog most days, but definetley couldn't do any more.

Thanks for the much needed hugs fanby. Cake is definitely on the agenda today.

I have the same plan today about staying upright iwish.

Doing nothing much yesterday really didn't help my mood. So today I've finished cleaning the house this morning. Next I'm off for lunch with my dad and dn, then I'll waddle over to see a friend later this afternoon. What I really need is a time machine so I can fast forward to the big arrival, whenever that may be

Have a good day everyone.

Frolic, Pinkie, Wishi and anyone still coming upto your EDDs, I really hope your LOs know how to be punctual. Let's see how many DD babies we can get on here (I won't be , I won't, I won't).

Thanks for the hugs Frolic. I think I definitely need to send a big hug and slice of back to you, and to everyone else who has already had their baby though. As tough as waiting is, I we'll remember how torturous bits of the first few weeks with DS were (although I am currently in completely denial about sleep deprivation, feeding issues, recovery aches and pains etc...)

I'm totally with you on needing to keep busy Frolic, so I heaved myself and DS to the park this morning, and even agreed to take the scooter (I did drive there, though, so not too difficult). I am then off to look at kitchen lighting after my appointment and have planned some 'busy bag' activities to make for DS1 while he and DH are out this evening. I hope you enjoy the things you have planned for today.

I hope gravity does it job 'Iwish'.

frolic I'm with you, the lazy days don't seem to help even though everyone tells us to rest while we can, I just feel like a waste of a day!

iwish 4 miles not 4 hours! Haha. Still was killer and my pelvis and back hurt a lot in the evening! Hope gravity has worked for you, I'm currently horizontal on the sofa! Oops!

equimum hope you had a lovely time at the park and your appointment went well!

I took the train to Brighton today to bravissimo to get fitted for a nursing bra. I love seeing their worried faces when I tell them the baby is due next week, there seems to be some urgency in dealing with you when they find that out! Anyway, came away with a 34gg bra! Big but she said it should allow for when my milk comes in. Those who have babies, how much bigger did your boobs get when the milk came in?

Also bought baby a lovely elephant sleep suit and hat from jojo maman for coming home in. So expensive but it's only a one off!

Hope you're all enjoying your days as much as possible at this stage!

Evening all! Any twinges??

Pinkie: Wow! That's some serious boobies! My milk came in a day or two ago, can't remember, days have blurred lol! I look like I've had a boob job. I'm just wearing M&S bras which are S,M,L. I went from a C to an E during pregnancy, no idea what they'd be now, I class them as MASSIVE lol.
The jojo maman suits are so cute. Molly has this one www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/sp+giraffe-baby-sleepsuit-in-baby-sleepsuits-and-bodies+d2576 but she hasn't worn it yet.

Equimum: Hope you had a lovely time at the park today and a great night out! I love the idea of a 'busy bag', that's super cute!

Frolicacid: Your house must be spotless with all the nesting :D

Evening all! It's very quiet here today. I wander if that means more babies?
Nothing to report here. I feel disappointingly fine. Not a single niggle. Kept busy all day and that seems to help keep the grumps at bay.
I've just watched obem, did any one else? Dh watched with me and we both cried buckets.

I hope the keeping busy worked for you as well equimum?

I've got some gg's ready for milk coming in as well pinkie! I've been very lucky to be given loads of different size nursing and maternity bra's from my sister, who is about the same size. She's saved me a fortune.

That outfit is super cute fanby. I hope you and Molly are both well. My house is far from spotless! I'm a bit crap at housework in general and tend to do things once a week or so rather than keep on top of them as I go along. I am feeling like it's quite important to have everything in it's place at the moment, so maybe I am nesting.

I hope everyone is ok and that we have some more baby news preferably mine soon

Pinkie, wait until you can tell people that you are overdue . I could almost see the sighs of relief when we left toddler gym on Tuesday (but at this rate, I'll be back to terrify them tomorrow ).

Wow, those are some serious bras ladies. I don't remember much about breast size following having DS, but I do remember feeling enormous, so there must have been some growth. It must be really useful having a sister the same size Frolic.

My midwife appointment went okay, and stand-in-stand-in was actually lovely. I declined the sweep but she had to book an induction for late next week. She seemed optimistic that we wouldn't need it, but I'm getting less certain. I then burst into tears at the reception desk as they said they couldn't book me with next week as the clinic was full. I explained that it was the last chance for a sweep before going for induction for the following day, and the receptionist just said there was nothing she could do. Fortunately, the midwife came out of her room at that point and said they would have to add me to the end of the clinic.

I'm desperately trying to think what to do today. By this stage with DS1 I was in labour, so I've woken up feeling really disappointed.

I'm loving the Jojo sleepsuits. I have a bit of a passion for that store and love buying DS1 treats from there.

I hope everything has a positive day.

Grrr, the password changing on here is really annoying me! Fingers crossed this will be the last time.

Equimum: Woohoo glad the mw appointment went well and she had your back at reception! Keeping everything crossed for you that you won't need either!

Frolicacid: Haven't watched OBEM yet, DH is out so I should get it on now lol! I'm watching 3 Day Nanny at the moment, not ready for a toddler haha!!

Home alone for a little while, had a little bit of 'rage' with DH yesterday so it's nice to have a bit of space. So far Molly has just slept and we're enjoying cuddles on the sofa. MW will be round at some point to do the heel test so can't imagine that'll be fun :S! xx

Gald your appointment went well equimum. Thank goodness they managed to fit you in next week.

Enjoy the snuggles fanby. I hope the heel test doesn't hurt little Molly.

Nothing to report here again. I had a great nights sleep and a lazy morning. Off to see a friend now. She keeps telling me I should bounce on her kids trampoline! Not sure if I'm that desperate yet.
The 'any news' texts have already started and I'm not actually due until tomorrow! I'm managing to be polite so far, but that won't last long!

Have a good day everyone

Fanby How did the heel test go? DD has just had hers, I thought I was going to cry as much as she did! . Glad it's done now though! Really pleased with her, as she has put on weight!

Hope all the expecting mummies are okay today!

Ahh heel test went really well, mw said she was the best behaved baby she'd had for a while. Think it helped I was breastfeeding her at the time. She'll be weighed again on Sunday so fingers crossed she'll have put on weight. Going to get my boobs in her face all the time until then lol!

Sorry...OMC yay for putting on weight! How did she do??

Frolic: well done on the patience, i'm glad I didn't have to deal with that...don't think I could have been that polite x

So much to catch up on since all the password hacking palava.

Pinkie I still need to get measured for some nursing bras. I bought a 2 pack in the sale from mothercare awhile ago and just chose the only size they had which was bigger than my size at the time. They seem to be doing the job quite well though. Gonna wait a couple of weeks and go get measured. Boobs are definitely fuller and heavier since milk came in.

Frolic hope you're doing ok and not getting too fed up.

Equimum thank goodness your midwife fitted u in. I was worried because my clinics were only every other week so if I'd gone over I wouldnt have been seen. Unless they had somewhere else to do it. Hope baby arrives for u before then.

Omc yey for weight gain. My dd had lost weight but since using nipple shields she's managed to gain 5oz.

This was my original due date. I've walked the dog, shopping, driven about 80 miles, made 20 jars of raspberry jam. Not a sausage. Not a niggle. How much more effing nesting do I need to do?!

Went for a coffee this morning and a seagull ate my cake.

Keep on buggering on Equi. Thinking on you.