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Loulou000 · 22/11/2006 14:50

Maybe this will really be the last one... until the postnatal one.

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Gloria42 · 09/12/2006 17:30

Indith, I was just thinking the exact same thing - thought it was just time to get the prune juice out again

weirdbird · 09/12/2006 19:21

Am feeling generally irritable and grumpy, uncomfortable, yet not it any pain and generally don't want to be in my own skin, has anyone else ended up feeling like this.

annaspanner · 09/12/2006 19:28

Yes, me!

annaspanner · 09/12/2006 19:36

I'm scared about the actual birth, even having a date for the induction hasn't got me excited....and at the same time I just want it all to be over and for everyone to just leave us alone. Do you feel like everyone else is more excited than you are?
I spent most of today lying in bed feeling sorry for myself....not very good for bringing on labour I know

lorie · 09/12/2006 19:41

yes me too. I am really wanting something to happen.....I am not due for another week.

I have no twinges or anything.

For those that have children already, can I ask a question, did labour start suddenly (e.g you woke up having contractions) or did you have a slow build up (back ache, sickness etc)??

I'm just driving myself crazy that NOTHING is going to happen! (stupid I know!)

xx

lorie · 09/12/2006 19:45

Hi annaspanner, yes I know exactly what you mean. I have already had text messages saying "anything happening?". I think it could get worse.

When is your induction date? At least you have a date in mind that you can look forward to.

God I am having a real whinge tonight. Sorry Ladies.

I must try to remain positive...

pedilia · 09/12/2006 19:52

Both mine wre waking up in the night having contractions and both were born early evening the next day, even though this is my third I am still convincing myself that every little twinge is it

Elibean · 09/12/2006 22:16

Congrats Judemum!! Sounds like the perfect birth

Beaker123 · 09/12/2006 22:17

Haven't had time to get caught up but just wanted to say that I went in to be induced yesterday and am now home with my gorgeous daughter!

Got there at 8 and had the gel pessary. DH then told to go home as it would take ages. He got back at 4 and nothing had happened - not even a twinge, so I had another dose of that. DH and I went for a walk and I got an almighty back pain. We then decided maybe it was time to go back to my room (they'd put me in a sideroom). I got back to the room and my waters broke. From that moment until dd was it took only 2 hours! No complications and my midwives were great. I had 2 because the first midwife was due to go off shift at 8 but stayed around with the one who came on shift.

DD was born at 850pm and weighed 8lbs9ozs and is gorgeous. My milk hasn't come in yet, at all, so we're having feeding issues. MW is coming tomorrow morning to weigh her and check on us. She's sleeping now so thought I'd update you all.

TheOlihantheIvy · 09/12/2006 22:58

Congratulations Beaker123! Ca't believe all these quick, easy births everyone is having. Hope that continues when it's my turn .

Lorie, with my first I woke up having mild contractions at about 1am. Until I woke up I had no indications that anything was going to happen. 2nd time I was induced so it was a bit different but I still had no clues until the first contraction.

Weirdbird, that perfectly describes me over the last couple of days, just feel very out of sorts!

Anna, it's all normal, being late is just the pits. You'll feel better when you go in for the actual induction because a) no one can ask you that ridiculous bloody question, and b) you'll finally feel like all the waiting is going somewhere.

Pedilia, I was the same yesterday. I knew really that it wasn't going to happen and the niggles weren't labour pains but there was still that hope and I was unreasonably fed up when they stopped. I have been warned that third ones often stop and start and can't decide when they're actually coming. Great .

Wonder if we'll have news from Dublindee and satinshoes in the morning?

MardyBum · 09/12/2006 23:39

Congratulations to those who have had babies in the past few days!

Lorie, with my dd I had a show on the Saturday lunchtime, then my waters broke in the early hours of Sunday morning and labour started Sunday lunchtime. She was born at 10pm that night.

I was banking on having plenty of notice this time round, as my parents have to drive 150 miles to come and look after her while I'm in labour. Hadn't really imagined that I might just wake up in labour .... argh.

annaspanner · 09/12/2006 23:56

Congratulations Judemum and Beaker!!

jabberwocky · 10/12/2006 02:27

congratulations judemum and beaker! Wow, babies are popping out all over

beaker, don't worry, your milk won't be in really for 2 or 3 days after the birth, but baby will be getting colostrum in the meantime.

SpaceCadet · 10/12/2006 10:27

Hi Everyone, just to let you know that Dublindee's, little boy Christopher came into the world at 2.55 this morning, weighing 8lbs 5oz.
Mum and Baby are doing fine and dad is ecstatic!.
I will let dee post the full announcement when she comes home

Calmriver · 10/12/2006 10:50

Wow! There are so many of us on here now! So many popping! This post-natal group will soon be up and running full on!

I'm sure you guys are and will be as besotted as I am!

I managed 2 hours sleep last night!

Amberli was up grunting with colicky type gripes and it felt like all she wanted was boob in mouth for comfort! Eventually she ended up asleep in our bed! Now 4 of us in there! DD1 still comes throught during the night!!!

Calmriver · 10/12/2006 10:51

Congrats to you poppers too!

weirdbird · 10/12/2006 11:05

Congrats Dublindee, really pleased for you

Really thought it was it for us last night, had contractions every 8 min for over 2 hours they then went to 6 min and then nothing, am exhausted this morning as is DH, luckily iL's have taken my DD as am really too tired to cope at the moment.

Anyone else get worried about there bump with all the contractions going on

BaileysMilkshake · 10/12/2006 11:31

Congrats to all the new baby arrivals!

I am now 1 day overdue - am I the only over due one yet??

Yesterday was the worst ever! Went to friends DS's brthday party and managed to sit in different room from MIL so I could grumble away quietly about her to sympathetic ears. But could'nt stay too long as I still have a really nasty and loud cough!

Came home, coughing on sofa and weeing a bit each time so put on a jumbo sanitry pad. However got up after and hour and a half to find pad had not been able to contain it and I was soaked as was sofa - very embarrased as MIL sitting opoosite considered if it was waters - rang MW to tell her, but she was on ansaphone. Then for about 2 hours had 10 minutes between waves of back pain. Took two paracetamol and went to bed. Coughed on and off all night so DH moaned this morning which sent me into floods of tears - then had to hide upstairs from MIL so she could'nt see my blotchy face and comment. Am just starting to feel normal again.

But WB completely understand your feelings. I hate being me right now! I actualy feel like I want to smash my head against a wal till my brain falls out - am so depressed .

DH tried to persuade MIL to go home and go back to plan A of taking DD to a friends but she is having none of it I just hate everything right now - I want DH and DD to myself, I want us to be alone!

MW rang about 9.30am today and asked what was going on - reported nothing and no more leaks and that baby was still moving so I will see her tomorrow as normal, if I still feel like this I am gonna end up crying in her presence and hope she takes pity on me and books me in for an induction!

And to cap it all still coughing this morning and went out to fit car seat base to see neighbour - who although very nice and asking how I was mentioned she had heard me cough as well so obviously kept her up all night.

Baconbaps · 10/12/2006 11:45

Aww BM! Big hugs and reassurance that it will all be over soon enough. I do feel for you though.

I'm also feeling v fed up. Went shopping with DDs yesterday and they went off to buy presents whilst I was meant to start getting theirs. Ending up wandering around Boots in a daze and having really strong BH, and also thought I was leaking. Couldn't find anything to buy as I'm on a strict budget and feeling bad that I can't buy them lots of stuff and also feeling too tired and heavy to cope with crowds and checkout queues so ended up buying nothing and now I'll have to go into town again on my own still feeling like a huge ungainly swollen elephant!

I wish I didn't feel like this. Christmas should be fun and it should be nice picking presents for them but once they get to teenagers it gets much harder! Everything costs lots and their Dad and his parents have given them cash so I feel pressured to buy them stuff so they have presents to open on Xmas morn.

I think I'll see what I can get online to save me buying too much when I go out. Sorry for the rant! I try to only indulge in feeling sorry for myself very occasionally!

jabberwocky · 10/12/2006 13:48

Congrats dublindee!

So sorry you two are having such a miserable time of it The end of pregnancy is just not a pretty sight, is it? Here's hoping babies come out really really soon!!!!

annaspanner · 10/12/2006 15:17

I'm now 9 days overdue Baileys! Not fun, I know. All those wellwishers, people making 'is she late? -like mother like daughter, eh??'-jokes. And generally feeling down and really uncomfortable when everyone around me is both excited and frustrated.
I'm being induced tomorrow. I have no idea how. I must ring Lucy and find out what happens here in Spain.
Don't worry.....It'll all be over soon! Big hugs!

annaspanner · 10/12/2006 15:20

How does induction normally work in the UK?

Indith · 10/12/2006 16:01

Great news Dublin and Beaker!

Still have 18 days to go til due date and feel so amazingly washed out and grumpy. I pity poor DP should I be late!

On a sniggering note though DP met up for coffee with a couple of rugby mates who were very concerned about his wellbeing as they had heard you couldn't have sex in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy! Obviously as 23 year old males they were wondering how on earth he was coping.

TheOlihantheIvy · 10/12/2006 16:19

Congratulations Dublindee!

Aw BM, you poor thing, it's lousy being late, I know, been there and got 2 t'shirts!! You are so close though, it's only a few days to wait. Who knows, maybe you can cough it out!

BB, can you do any of their present shopping online? I've done 90% of mine that way, so much easir than fighting round the shops with an achy bump.

Anna, over here you go into hospital in the morning usually, they monitor baby for half an hour or so then give you a vaginal exam, insert the pessary then monitor you again for another half hour or so. After that it's just a matter of waiting around, walking up and down stairs etc to get things going. If nothing's happened after 8 hours they give you another pessary and you carry on waiting, or go into labour. If your contractions aren't very effective they'll break your waters as soon as they can get to them, or they'll put you on a syntocinon drip which makes contractions stronger. That's what happens in our hospital anyway. I think it varies a bit from trust to trust but that's the basic principles! Not sure how spanish hospitals do it though. Good luck if you don't get back on before it all happens, I'l be thinking of you.

No news here, have put up all the Christmas decs, made dh take all the junk up to the loft and started sorting out our bedroom so we can fit the cot in. Did masses of housework yesterday but even the shock of that wasn't enough to make anything happen!

northernmama · 10/12/2006 17:42

Hello! Cnagrats to the mummies whose babes have popped out!!
Fantastic news!

Bailey's, so sorry you haven't!!! Hang in there girlie, and whinge as much as you need to... this is the worst...hurry up and wait. It really takes a toll on your brain, plus, you just want your body back!!

Still pg!! And kind of resigned to the idea that I'll be waiting for 12 more days. It seems like forever. However, my DH is supposed to be going on a business trip on the 13th and returning on the 17th, so I have decided that if baby isn't ready by Tuesday, then I don't want to meet him/her until at least the 18th.... Do you ttink that reverse psychology works with either the unborn or the DH????

Feeling huge and not sleeping worth a crap either. Plus, now get BH's with just about any activity so very frustrating trying to get anything done... which hasn't stopped me from trying mind you, as my house needs an overhaul...

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