Christmas crackers: due in December!

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

No more babies today? Am very suspicious of BM's absence, she's never off line for this long!!

Anna, sounds like good news from the hospital, at least you get a couple more days to go into labour by yourself and if you don't you're a fifth of the way to being fully dilated before you even start the induction. That can only be a good thing!

Magnolia, Ben is so gorgeous. Is it normal to feel broody WHILE you're pregnant?!

Spina and Carameli, I have so much sympathy over the heartburn. I was blue lighted to hospital at 2am when ds was 10 days old with such a bad attack that they thought I'd developed a blood clot on my lung. I just couldn't believe how much pain I was in. Fortunately it's never been that bad again but it's not fun.

As for me at this moment in time............ you've guessed it - still pg and no signs, ah well.

Annaspanner - I've just had the opposite experience to you here in Spain, wanted to induce me tomorrow even though I'm only just 40 wks today! Didn't go down very well at the hospital when I refused but in the end said they would give me 'til next Weds. Hope I've done the right thing and baby comes by himself. Hoping and praying...
Best wishes and good luck to you

Congratulations to all the new babies. Only had a quick skim as my hands are a bit full these days. Hope those of you who are still waiting are not going mad ... not long to go I'm sure. My only advice is get as much sleep as you can now

But don't you remember castles? It's practically impossible to sleep at 9 months+ !!!

Put yourselves in survuval mode, girlies. It won't be long now.

Hi all

Congrats to all those with more new babies! The pics are gorgeous!! Olihan, yes, I'm broody as well - how daft are we? In fact, part of me wants to be pregnant all over again! Madness.

I'm still here and due on Thursday but no signs of anything happening yet. Saw midwife yesterday who said if I haven't had it by next Monday she will do a membrane sweep - yuk! She also booked me in at the hospital for an induction on Christmas Eve (!) when I will be 10 days overdue.

I'm on edge wondering if every twinge is the start and hoping I get plenty of warning so I can wait for my sister to get to me (she lives an hour away) and that someone will look after the DDs if needed and hoping that it happens at a convenient time for all concerned! Silly really - it'll happen when it's ready and we shall cope somehow.

The midwife suggested sex as a way to get things moving and I replied that it might be a bit tricky with no partner and I doubt I'm going to find any willing volunteers at this stage!

Good luck to us all who are still waiting! Oh, and I think BM must have some news as it's not like her to be so quiet. She's either having the baby or has done away with the MIL and is busy layin a new patio!

congratulations all !!

indiemummy - ow with the cracked nipples - I had that first time round. The cream really helps but if you start developing mastitis like symptoms (headache, hot red breast that is firm) I'd recommend getting to the doctor to get antibiotics sooner rather than later (the mw prefers you to nurse your way through it) - then it clears up in 24 hours rather than days of nursing agony!

still waiting here and soooo hungry all the time. I had this last time but didn't eat much - scared of big baby. This time I'm eating what I like since I'll probably have a cs anyway. Just eaten huge slice of cake .

Had pinapple curry last night - no luck. Maybe lugging the 20 bags of groceries about to be delivered down the stairs will help....

Boo

I can't stop eating rubbish, despite terrible heartburn and terror of massive baby. We bought all our Christmas chocs at the weekend, and we're already halfway through a giant tin of Quality Street . DH has taken to putting the tins of chocs on a high shelf before he leaves for work, in the knowledge that I won't be able to heave my huge bulk onto a chair to retrieve them.

Amberli and big sister

Yay, all figured out, although I'm sure I went a really long way about the whole thing!Not the most computer literate!!!

Aaah, Calm, she's gorgeous - they're gorgeous! And so are Satinshoes' and Magnolia's LOs...glorious Christmas babies all. And clever Mums knowing how to post pictures, does anyone have the time or energy to give me a clue how to do it?!?

Have moved into the timewarp phase of sleep deprivation, combined with ultra weird slowed-down-ness of massive betablocker meds (which are, at least, working now - bp finally stable and dropping). Keep doubling-booking myself, dropping things, and slurring words..if I remember rightly, this goes on for about a year, even without the meds, right?!

Congrats to all the new Mums, look forward to re-convening on our postnatal thread which I have to admit I haven't had time to even visit yet...

And for those of you still waiting, hang in there - and please oh please remind me how uncomfortable it is: I seem to ahve forgotten already and am going all nostalgic and wishing I were young enough to do it again. Not that dh would let me

Oh Calm, they are two absolutely gorgeous girls!! And I thought my two were the most gorgeous ever! God, I can't wait for bab to come out so I can have a cuddle!!!

Lovely girls, cr.

Here's hoping I learn to post pictures one day...

Lovely girls CR!

Come over to the post-natal thread Eli. I've missed you! Glad the bp is stabilising. Not that I have been around much. My wonderful DH told me tonight he is booking a night nanny for us as I haven't slept for 2 weeks and am starting to crack-up ... or I will soon

Good luck to all of you waiting or in labour tonight and look forward to seeing you on the POSTNATAL thread soon!!

Calm,what gorgeous girls!

Castles,I HAVE cracked up here! Had to pick DS up and carry him upstairs to bed,with him protesting and ended up in floods of tears(both of us) and he just started sobbing and CRAWLED away from me and tried to get under duvet in my room and I ended up vomiting because I was so upset. It was so horrible. DH is out every night this week and I'm so tired and really feel I can't cope with being pg for any longer. Sorry to be all moany and stressed when everyone is coming on here with such good news. I love my little boy to bits but I'm so physically exhausted at the moment that I can't keep him amused(and tire him out) and I HATE the fact that I couldn't reason with him to go to bed and ended up just putting him to bed. We had a cuddle and he wriggled an extra story out of me(as usual-he even told his dad that when mummy ssays one story,she reads two!!)

wish I'd told my dr how low I'm feeling at moment rather than being all breezy about it!!

Sorry again. just feeling a bit sorry for myself.I'm sure a good sleep (and a lie-in tommorrow-no builders to let in/make endless tea for)will sort me out.

TC all and good luck to anyone who's popping tonight(wish it was me!!!)

So sorry spina. I had some bad moments with ds1 in those last weeks of being pg. It's so hard when you feel bad and they don't understand what's going on.

Big hugs Spina, and congrats to everyone who has popped.

Just a quick post to say I'm off to be induced tom. morning. Very scared because he is still so early.....will be 34+5 tomorrow.

Wish me luck

ELM
xx

Good luck ELM.

Why have they decided to induce?

Thanks Jabber....hopefully I will be joining you on the antenatal thread soon!
Risk of infection after waters broke 7 weeks ago... I think they are getting fed up woth me going in and out of hospital. Have no idea how I am going to get any sleep tonight!

Postnatal

Thanks for the hugs! was feeling like I didn't deserve kids!I just hope DS1 doesn't connect my moodiness with DS2 IYKWIM. Goes against the piture perfect scenario I have of their sibling love Need sleep,don't I? Not surprised he was a bit upset with me crying and vomiting, when I think about it rationally. (I can still do rational occasssionally)

Good luck ELM. you'll have your babe very soon!

Good Luck ELM, THNKING OF YOU XXXXX

Ahh, well that is probably the safest thing. We seem to have a number of preemies in our group so you can join our chats about wee babies on the post-natal thread.

Here's hoping you havr a quick and easy labor

Good luck ELM, hope it all goes well today for you.

Spina, want to send you loads and loads o hugs as I know exactly what you are feeling like right now. How old is your ds? My dd is 3 and a bit and sometimes drives me tootally mad. I love her so much but sometimes I have felt as though I just cannot cope with her being so energetic and wanting to do so much. So when she has a bit of a naughty moment I probably react in totally the wrong way compared to how I would handle it if I was not so pregnant. Just trying to keep it calm while I can right now, but its not easy.
I have to say we have been watching lots of cbeebies and dvds and I don't feel guilty at all as its what I need for the moment.

Do you have any family, friends close by that could mind him for a short while to give you a break. My mum is coming over today to do that for me as after all this back and forth to the hospital I am shattered.

hope you manage to get some rest soon. and that we both get our babies soon

Thanks Carmeli! Yep. cbeebies and dvds are our saviour at moment. (Even though Lazy town makes him even more hyper)
He's still going to nursery so I(he!) is getting a break.
I've just had a week and a half of chaos(new ceiling/decorators/school play/birthday parties/DH busy) Just was end of patience yesterday. Was still up (MNing) when DH got in so I told him how I'm feeling(in tears obviously) So bless him he listened and we decided to not set an alarm this morning and wake up when we(DS) felt like it. AND I slept for the first time in what seems like weeks
DH has told me to spend the next two days(while DS is at nursery) ENJOYING mat leave! Which means a lot to me because he tends to ask me "what I'm planning to do with my day?" which makes me feel like I should DO something(other than the desired NOTHING!)

Anyway,enough of me. Any new babies out there? Thinking of you today ELM! Anyone else on the way?