Many thanks to all for the kind thoughts and messages, the baby is still in its rightful place for now, scan yesterday showed all is still well and it is still growing so the plan is still to try to keep it in as long as possible, and I am really hoping some of that can be at home as being in the Labour ward surrounded by women trying to give birth whilst you try not to is odd. Have learnt so much in the last few days!
Samba they are happy to keep it in with no waters for up to several weeks - the scan confirmed there is pretty much nothing left in there, and you can tell from my bump which, as mr red kindly pointed out, now just looks like I've eaten lots of pies rather than am pregnant as it's gone all soft and squishy!
cautious and mindful I dreamt your partners were in the Labour ward here last night arguing over who was going to give a talk on breastfeeding. I knew it was them as they were referred to by the midwife as Mr Cautious Optimist and Mr Mindful Bear. Very strange!
Hope everyone is enjoying the last few weeks as much as possible without too many annoying niggles- I have to say the one good thing about all this is it has forced me to rest on a level I don't think I ever have before, and I definitely recommend taking it as easy as you can at the moment. Remember there is still a lot going on in there and don't feel guilty for feeling like you want to sit down with a cup of tea for 10 minutes or have a nap. That baby is still stealing a lot of energy and nutrition from you!