Due in March 07 - Counting Down the Days Now....

[LunarSea]

New thread because the old one's about to hit the 1000 posts mark.

pleased she does not live in st helens

weather cooler - took the dds swimming this morning - they loved it.

Booked tickets to go and see 'Grumpy Old WOmen' stage show which is here in early May - going for an afternoon matinee - don't think I will stay awake for a night show at that point in time. Can't wait - love the tv show along with grumpy old men.

Eids - as a grumpy old woman myself you going to see the show. A morning swim sound lovely too

Mossy - hope your lesson goes well - the cold air should wake you up - its very frosty here (but sunny)

Morocco - brill news you are online so can chat How upsetting about LO shifting the wrong way round at this stage - when is your EDD?

35+6 (blue one)

Morning all ! Kitty - I am in sunny Worthing - so not too far away. Not sure if I could have someone film me give birth.... wouldn't mind the process per se, but have worked as a psychotherapist before with some very disturbed people ( sex offenders and the like) and just not sure if I could cope with anyone dodge getting their hands on it . Probably not rational ...

I had therapy to unpick the relationship I had with both my parents. It was fantastic to look at what was me and what was them and draw clear boundaries between the issues. Now when my mum goes off on one, I am able to see that it is her stuff and not mine and it affects me at 5 % rather than at 80% IYKWIM.

Where is Boo.... I am convinved she could be in labour .....

Hey it's a gorgeous morning!

Yesterday my neighbour had dd age 4 over to play and later told me that when asked how is mum? She said 'she's fine but when she sits down she can't get up again cuz her belly's too big'!

Spongecake do you and your man ever manage to do anything romantic for Valentines? Last time Dh and I tried to be together it was before the little ones came along! His dishwasher guy let him down and I ended up washing the dishes of all the romantic couples all night Since then we've given up!

Ooh must check out the topless thread Diva I've already been on the nude modelling thread

Oh and Morocco keep us posted about all you baby turning efforts and we will all cheer when it works for you! (positive vibes~~~~~)

Morocco - how frustrating!

I laid down with my bum up on pillows last night and I'm going to do it again this morning. I'm might see if I can find my torch to shine it up my fanjo and if I can lure him down that way

I got some tips about turning off here which lulumama posted. I'm not sure I can manage shoulder stands though

I know babies do turn round the wrong way - my mum is always telling me how I was perfectly positioned and then turned at 36 weeks so I was OP.

What a lovely sunny day

Well I had my driving lesson, am very of those of you with sun, it is ridiculously foggy up here! I have never driven in the fog before so it was a bit scary. However I have finally found something I am good at - manouvers (sp?) - I think because there is a "method" I can follow and a set of simple instructions, rather than normal driving where you have to use your common sense. I don't have so much of that!

Will write more later but dh and mil are doing the room so I had better get on with the houework, dh had a bit of a flip the other day 'cos he's been doing loads of stuff and thought I wasn't pulling my weight in comparison.

Have I told him I'm pg??

hi rosy- there is always time for love... but in reality, valentines/ birthdays/ etc always take a back seat to the restuarant. we just manage when we can. At least he's not in the army and away for months at a time I suppose. do feel for those ladies..

am not dressed yet hahahaha, and plan to do my open university essay today which has to be in on wed (by post) so am not getting dressed. nightie is more comfy anyway

sure my bump has moved down in the night by a good bit. Its really low- am 34 weeks, is this usual???

11am - and I'm shattered already! Had to get up at 5 this morning to drop dh and ds at the airport - and then their flight was delayed after they'd got on it and left the gate, so they've got 3 1/2 hours of sitting around waiting, for a flight which is only supposed to take 2 hours. And apparently they can't even even serve breakfast until after take-off, so poor ds is starving! He has had a look in the cockpit apparently though, so he should be happy about that.

Sympathies Morocco - if you find anything that bloody works - do let me and Sazzy know won't you!!!! I've tried most things and am getting fed up now. His skull is so wedged under my ribs it kills.

35+1

poor you lunar- and poor ds as well. they're so mean not to feed them on board til they have taken off
what's your course, spongecake?
thanks for the links on breech baby turning - somewhat ironic that emotional stress might cause it - ahem baby, I was not stressed til yesterday! But I wouldn't be surprised if it's linked to all the lower bum contractions I'd been having for ages - probably dead uncomfy down there.
I'm going to book the moxi stuff for a week's time if all the bum in air/legs in air stuff doesn't work.
also need to work on the visualising. I spent all last night telling her off and being cross - apparently this is the wrong approach so I'll have to try sweettalking her instead
what about you two? are you going to try the ecv or whatever it's called? planned c section? what did your midwives say?

What's the moxi stuff?

I'm going to see the MW/consultant on Monday so will see what they say then. I've got way too much amniotic fluid and breech position is apparently a quite common side effect so I'm not sure if it's worth me even trying to position him as I think he might just float away again.

At least he's not causing me any discomfort. Feet or head under ribs doesn't sound much fun.

hi all.been at the hospital all morning with ds1-he had an appt at the ent clinic cos he had a bad ear infection just before xmas.
while i was there i saw my 'friend', a woman ive known for yaers and we were best mates for ages but things went a bit strange after her mum died.anyway,i got told off for moving house with out telling her

morocco-i didnt realise the baby could turn this late either.saying that,there was a woman in hospital having her 9th baby when i was in with my bp in december.she was 39 weeks and her baby had suddenly turned transverse after being head down for 8 weeks.the baby turned back in the night.though,so the woman was very happy.

moss-it's foggy up here too..i did all my manouvers(?) perfectly on my driving test,but messed up the actual driving.
how terrible you havent been 'pulling your weight'-you should be up ladders painting celings etc.you're only pregnant,not ill

34+3

Just read through the huge number of posts since I was last one here. I can't keep up! See some of you are having odd pains. I keep getting really painful cramps in my stomach that I can't identify, as well as the BH. Yesterday I got up off the settee, my whole bump went rock hard then so painful- almost like a larger version of the cramps I get in my calves in the mornings if I forget and try to stretch. Had a repeat performance after I went to bed. It hurt so much to move I had to just lay still on my back until it passed. No idea what that's all about but it really isn't pleasant.

Laidback, was your therapy in the UK? What sort was it? I've just started counselling again but only get 8 weeks on the NHS of 45 mins and it just isn't enough.

Spongecake, mine has moved down as well, so I've got a gap between my bra and the bump. Breathing is easier but I'm getting fed up of the urgency to get to the loo only to produce a trickle (sorry if TMI)

33+5 (pink one)

Hi Evenhope - just spotted you on the TTC over 4o thread

Regarding the peeing (), I have the same problems and tried not drinking fluids after 6pm and still had to get up four times a night - so now I drink loads of fluids,which means that when I do get up, at least there is something to expel! Feels a lot more satisfying than running to loo and just getting a trickle

Hi everyone else [waves]

Just had a couple of mumsnetters round for lunch and am totally knackered now. Its still sunny outside though

Evenhope - the therapy was in the UK and was Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) - which is what I 'do' - I think it is a great model because it is timebound (normally 18 or 24 sessions) and looks at current behaviour, thoughts etc and liks them in to childhood experiences so you get a really integrated approach.

I am feeling very sad today as I have just heard that an old friend died yesterday - 6 days after giving birth to her second child. She was only 32. She had her first DS at the same time I was having my DS2. She had a pulmonary embolism and died in the A and E department where she worked as a sister. It just doesn't bear thinking about - I desperately feel for her husband having to cope with a new baby, distraught toddler and his own feelings. Sorry to post this on here, but I needed to get it off my chest

laidback - that's appalling. Her poor husband and children Did she know there was anything wrong before it happened?

Laidback

Puts all the little things we moan about in perspective doesn't it? I was going to come on and have a grouse about having discovered that it looks like dh disconnected the TV/Satellite before he and ds went off on their holiday, leaving me not only at home on my own all week (and he didn't as promised get the baby stuff down out of the attic either so I can't sort that out as I'd planned), but I can't even have the TV on in the evenings. But compared to your news it's so insgnificant as not to be worth mentioning.

so so sorry about your friend, laidback. what an enormous shock. that poor family

Oh Laidback that's awful, I can't imagine how her husband and son would even begin to cope with that.

It certainly puts all my little gripes in perspective.

I'm really sorry.

I'm so sorry to hear your news Laidback... such an unfortunate situation.

Evenhope... I get that hardening at times too - it is a weird sensation. I don't know what it is though. My bump had dropped also but it seems to have ridden back up again. I was sure the head was engaged a week or so ago but mw pointed it out as being higher in my belly. All up the right way (or should that be down?!?) which is good news.

We have just farewelled friends and have a busy weekend being sociable. I so can't keep up anymore!!

And, I am so not going to that link about bringing on labour. My dh doesn't need any ideas about how to get what he most wants . Actually, I am not enjoying the whole sexual experience atm (bloody better hope that he doesn't pop on here now!!) even though I would love to be. I can't wait to feel human again.

Laidback - so sorry to hear about your friend and her family;s situation

Laidback - that's so awful about your friend. What a horrible shock and how devastating for her family.

It does put all my moans into perspective. I'm going to count my blessings instead

laidback-so sorry to hear about your friend .it's not fair that things like that happen

kiwi-i know what you mean about wanting to feel human again.

i have just got back from the hospital(again) cos i got a really bad headache just after lunch and nothing would shift it,so i rang the maternity ward and they told me to go up there.my bp was fine though,so now i feel like a paranoid idiot.hearing new babies crying made me feel all over emotional as well.

hope everybody is ok.for those experiencing painful bh's-i found mine have got stronger with each pregnancy,hardly noticeable with ds1 but when i was expecting ds2 i would have to stop and catch my breath if i got one.with dd2 i got to the point of timing how far apart they were on numerous occasions...

I actually ventured out tonight and it was a bit uncomfortable because I'm so used to my own four walls that it felt intimidating to be out in the big bad world I felt so gratefull to scuttle back into my hole again!

Laidback that is quite shocking and very sad news. My heart goes out to them.

Lunar I hope you find a way to get through your week and don't feel too lonely.

Diva, it's better to be checked and sure that is what the mws job is about!

I'm also getting plenty of uncomfortable bh contractions, cramps in my side, lower back ache, and like you Diva will probably be having to breath through the bh by the end of this palava! Oh well at least it means we are getting closer to crunch time!