Feb 2016 babies: Welcome to the 3rd trimester - the final stretch! (in more ways than one)

[haquoi123]

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We've been too busy- still are!- racing round country seeing friends and family. Lancs, Kent, Yorkshire, Herts, across 8 days
Have kept all the weekends in January free to do final bits and bobs, then will have two weeks at home before sprog 2 arrives. That's if work doesn't finish me off...

Very busy here too! Mainly up to my elbows in the mad cleaning I've deemed necessary (though I deep clean before Christmas anyway). I suspect I'm making up jobs now.

Lots of cleaning and organising here too, I'm obsessed! There's a few more things to do but we're getting there! I feel really tired at the moment, but like I'm in a fog rather than exhausted. I remember it from last time but seems even earlier this time!

My baby keeps flipping from gradient to feet down too, and it's painful. Am worried she'll stay in a breech position for my next appt (36 week) when they'll recommend a section if so. I'd like to avoid a section if possible but we'll see!

*head down not gradient!

I don't remember having the nesting bug so bad last time really can't cope with any mess or dirt at the moment and I'm constantly rearranging cupboards I've already tidied problem is I did so much yesterday I can't move today but there's to much mess for me to just sit and relax!

Just seen a rather stern/unhelpful midwife. She asked me if I had any worries... I explained about the 5lb scan at 32 weeks and her reply was 'well, if it's big, it's big, what are you going to do about it? Stop eating?' Speechless. Then measures me & tells me I'm two weeks ahead. Nice!

Hmmm. Not terribly helpful! Are you under a consultant? Can you ask them about "a plan"? It is difficult. This one is measuring larger for dates ... I'm hitting my blood sugar targets (and losing weight! Fractionally) The consultant said we'll discuss it at the next measurement (32 weeks) see if the same is true. The dietician seems to be particularly ahem confused as to what advice to go with!

There's millions of stories of women who were told baby was going to be massive and then it wasn't. I suspect it was a very insensitive way of essentially saying there isn't a lot you can do about it at the moment.

I did deliver an 11lb 2 oz baby when a medical student - it came out a lot easier than many of the smaller babies I saw. I remind myself of this while I worry about being repeatedly plotted on the 95th centile but its hard not to worry. I just remind myself that bubs is coming out one way or another & will keep talking and asking if I get closer and it still looks like we are heading for a bruiser.

I really wish I had some nesting instinct. I manage a small amount of sorting, then basically spend my time sat watching my bump move. Got really upset last night and told DH I would "miss bump when its gone" - he had to point out that when bump "is gone" I'll have a baby to stare at instead, plus less heartburn and backache.....

Nesting instinct? What is this instinct of which you speak? As long as I can see some of the floor by the end of the day, it's a win!
I am rather looking forward to getting the baby's room sorted next month though

All of the threads on MN are along the lines of mad's post- women told they'd get ginorma-baby and get nothing of the sort, never the other way round! And sadly ratty there are people with total personality/charm/bedside manner bypasses, it's crap when you encounter them and nothing to do with you!

Thanks ladies - yes I'm hoping (clinging on to!) that it's not right! Just find some healthcare people's manner v strange. She'll clearly be delivering my baby now...

Ratty how rude hope you don't have to see her again and the next midwife is a bit friendlier!
Don't worry about not nesting yet northern, I'm quite far ahead of most people on this thread (january interloper) I'm 37 weeks already so plenty of time for it to kick in

ratty I don't know if this helps regarding having a big baby but I was told with DC 1 that the head circumference is about the same for most babies (which is the biggest part) and the extra weight/ chub is squishy and doesn't make birth any worse.

I reached the size I was right before labor with DC2 at about 31 wks... So I'm a bit worried as well. I don't get any scans to check so I can just imagine it's a small baby.

I am also in nesting mode. I have washed all the 3-9 month clothes but can't find where I stored the newborn stuff... I seem to recall having to throw out a tub of clothes that got flooded...

Some people say that a bigger baby can come quicker/ more easily if you are active during labour. Gravity 'n all.

I have no idea whether there's any truth to it but it sounds plausible.

Morning all, hope you all had a good Christmas.

I agree with mad that it does seem to be the trend to say baby is bigger than it actually is, however I was the opposite with my ds and was told he'd be tiny and he was over 2 lb heavier than they predicted and a completely normal weight. And a friend was told to expect a big 9.5 lb baby but then had an 11lb one and was told if they'd known he'd be so big they wouldn't have let her do it naturally!

I have got a little bit more organised over Christmas, washed most of the baby clothes and the rest of the stuff is arriving from my mum's at the weekend. Also sorted out the cupboard of doom which means we have a little more space in our room for baby and her stuff. Oh and I bought maternity pads and lansinoh. Might get around to packing a bag at some point. And maybe writing a birth plan.

I've been really tired which makes me wonder if I really can do another 6 weeks at work... Also sickness has returned a bit.

Ruffs when is your next scan? IME they'll delay you as long as possible, I had fortnightly scans from 28 weeks with my second, my bump never got any bigger but baby was growing ok inside. Even when baby's growth slowed a little they just put me onto weekly scans, then there was no change between 38/39 weeks and all the consultant said was I could still go naturally up until due date but they wouldn't let me go over.

With this once the concerns are more to do with placental function, so if my next scan (at 36 weeks) shows deterioration or if I get signs of pre eclampsia I'll be induced, but if it just shows a slightly small baby I'll be given another scan the following week. Or indeed it may all just be fine.

Haquoi, I don't think essentials get reduced particularly, more clothes and toys. If you have an independent pram shop by you they sometimes reduce their end of line car seats but sometimes that just makes them comparable with online retailers anyway.

Oh and congrats to brummie :-)

I think I'm nearly ready for baby! I got my delivery of the new cot this morning and I'll be visiting my parents this afternoon so I'll grab the last few things that are stored there. All the bits and pieces are pretty much washed and ready to go. I'm feeling terrible from this headcold so while I would much prefer baby to stay put for another few weeks it wouldn't be a complete panic now if something happens sooner!

I must write a little list of what's needed for DS's creche bag, his routine etc in case I have to call in emergency babysitters at any stage. Is anyone else with younger toddlers doing anything else to prepare them? We talk about the baby to DS but he doesn't really understand that one is coming to live with us. I wasn't going to bother with the present from the baby as again, DS doesn't really understand the concept of presents (he likes opening them but wouldn't understand who gave it to him).

Another new arrival in my friend group- Dfriend's new bouncing baby boy arrived yesterday by CS! So just me left now

mawsy poor DS hasn't a bull's notion what's about to hit him I haven't done anything to try to prepare him because he's just oblivious. I'm just trying to have a nice time with him atm and enjoy these last few weeks just the two of us. Well- DD is here too but she's pretty independent!

Moan alert - I feel so crap. I've had sinus pain for the last few days and the paracetamol does nothing. I'm exhausted and sore and miserable. I'm just feeling uncomfortable in a way I never was with DS - I actually went out today and bought a toilet training pad for my bed just in case my waters break as we have a brand new mattress! But I don't know how much of my general feeling of discomfort is down to the head cold and how much is pregnancy-related...

to mawsy you've had a time of it recently.

Are you on mat leave now? Hope you can get a good rest over the next while. Take your extra iron as well in prep for the birth.

Happy New Year everyone! I'm thinking of having a glass of Prosecco at 12

Maybe just half a glass

My dd is 2.5 we spend a lot of time talking to her about the baby and she is always playing babies with her teddies. I think she knows something is happening and it will all click in place when the baby is here. She came shopping with us a while ago and we bought some bits for the baby amd lwt her choose it a teddy which ahe talks about the whole time so the baby has bought her a toy kitchen to say thank you for the teddy and to hopefully keep her a bit occupied when I'm busy feeding etc. She'll be carrying on at nursery full time for the beginning even though I'm not working as don't want to disrupt her routine too much but hope she'll be okay with dh dropping her off not me. Think I'm more nervous about leaving her then having the baby! Never left her for a night before, got a trial run on Monday though my dh booked me into a hotel for the night ( it's not far and actually closwr to the hospital rhen our flat) as a present for me to get a good night's sleep and some chilling time before the baby comes. Really looking forward but hope I don't spend all evening worrying if he's managing to sort dd out.

Same here birdbrain I've never really left DS and over here they want you in for 5 nights after a section. It's a long time to be away from him. I know of people who have gone home after 4 nights so if I recover well and baby is doing well I'll ask to do that. I'm also leaving him in creche full-time for the first few months and then I might reduce him to 3 days. DH does the drop-off anyway so there'll be no change there.

We're going through a difficult time with him at the moment sleep-wise and I don't know what to be doing for the best with such a major change imminent.

Happy 2016 - the year of our babies' birth is here! And the month for some of us!

Happy New Year!! I had my baby shower last night as well, some absolutely beautiful presents that were just heart warming (gorgeous knitted things and dungarees being just some of the highlights!) And my sister made this cake. It tasted delicious but the entire party of women crossed our legs and squealed when we cut it.

Thanks for all the advice earlier on sales btw! I've been a bit awol as we did the hotel thing too birdbrain, it was brilliant!

And Happy New Year again! Not long to go :)

That sounds like lots of fun haquoi but that cake

maisie my consultant said the same about iron the other day so I bought a couple of boxes of spatone and I'm taking 2 in juice every morning. This day next week will be my last day in work so not long to go now!

Happy New Year!! What a great thing we all have to look forward to!

We've been talking to my DD almost constantly about the baby from about 20 weeks. She's named it, makes a place for her at the table, talks about her constantly. She said this morning that after January comes February and the baby will be here and she will cuddle her. Who knows if it will make any difference! She's bound to react negatively at some point. She'll be in nursery 3 days per week as we've just got the free hours for her (she's 3.3) so we'll keep that. I think I'll need it as DH works long hours.

Baby kicking almost constantly at moment! Still breech though from what I can feel

Pmsl at the cake 😳🙊

Well we had a pretty crap new year unfortunately as I had my Dad in tears to me on the phone at about 9pm trying to give me money. That was very weird all in itself then a phone call from Mum this morning saying he had had a fall about midnight and is now in hospital. His health has been in free fall for years but lately he keeps passing over cash to me and my sister as a way of getting his house in order before he dies. This is a man who was so tight our whole lives he wouldn't even give me 20p a week pocket money as a teenager and instead I had to find work from about 13. I have this feeling he is not going to meet this baby and I'm jus dreading s funeral around my due date. FFS it's taken me do long to get here, I have night waking every night convinced the baby has died and now I'm living with the reality that my Dad might actually leave us soon. I'm so fucking pissed off.