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

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

Kitty you poor thing - I remember in your video of last year, you were saying "I'm sooo tired!" - you must be at that stage again. I can't imagine what its like looking after five children. Just two are exhausting for me atm.

Just pop in and out of MN if that's all you're up too - but don't dissappear as you've been a pillar of strength to everyone and we'd all really miss you. Give us a ring tomorrow if you're up to it?

Callie - haven't looked at photos yet but thinking fo Jordi - is evreything else OK with him, apart from the weight? You can always increase the BF again when he puts a bit of weight on again.

Diva - DH hardly ever goes out - sometimes pops over to see his friends. Sometimes we go to parties etc but usually take the kids. I usually go out once a month with some Mum's or maybe to my bookclub - but am having a last minute splurge as I won't be going out for weeks once I have a newborn. Does your DP go out much? TBH mine is a bit of a loner in that respect - I think women often have more of a need to surround themselves with friend than men?

Am quite worried as Monti has hardly moved all day. He hiccupped last night when I was in bed after I had a curry. When I woke to pee, he never woke which is unusual. Then today he's hardly moved at all. DS and DD tried to wake him by calling out his name and gently jiggling my tum, and we got a couple of movements just now. Have just had a mug of hot chocolate and if he doesn't wake within 20 minutes will call hospital.

He's shifted position, his bum is now on my left side rather than my right side, so maybe I just can't feel the movements so much?

Aahhh Callie Jordi is so cute! You all look great how lovely to see those pictures!

Kitty you'll get there, I am exhausted just chasing two little ones and one big one. Rest when you can it must be really hard work!

And Diva you poor thing, I hope you shake off that headache!

Sazzy I hope your baby has turned...that would be very efficient of him!

Moss your dream sounds fun, I dreamt that my cleaner insisted that she had to come four hours a week instead of two and I meekly agreed!

Happy lounging and eating and lazying about to everyone!

Foxy, I'll try and ring you tomorrow , thanks

I'm sure Monti is fine, he's just having a quiet day, I can understand that . This little one has mental movement days like today and other days when he's quieter. Is there a position that he doesn't like? Mine hates it when I lie on my side , he really kicks and shoves. Lie in that posiiton and see if he complains

I've got my midwife and the super chief midwife coming to visit a week Thursday. The big chief will try and scare the living daylights out of me re home birth, just like last time and I will have to smile and graciously decline offers of hospital birth. What a waste of nhs money.

Kitty maybe they won't be so negative since it all went so smoothly last time.

Fox mine hasn't moved so much today either so earlier on I lay up on the bed and focused on him, he did a bit of moving, not much. I guess they are getting squashed now. Anyway if Monti doesn't move,good idea to check it out and get some nice reassurance that he's happy in there at this stage. (probably too happy, snug and snoring)

Rosy, I think it's something they are legally obliged to do. That way you can't say they didn't tell you x,y and z. Still at least it means I get the next antenatal at home!!

Oh it's their disclaimer! Hey handy to have a home visit definately!

Boo... I was five days late with MissE - that can't happen this time because dh will be very upset if he has to share his birthday!! Big kid.

Fox... enjoy your last days - this week went too fast. Having to handover was great because I got rid of so much stuff I had been hoarding. I feel precious about someone else doing my job but I know that she will call if she has any probs . Sure you will have a great night out. I love the thought of Monti responding to your littlies. That's precious

It's great that you are not at the hospital already Diva. I can understand how the weekends could be more stressful with your brood. Relax!! Hope it's not half term for you yet

You tell 'em Kitty. You know what you are doing now . As for wasting NHS money.... hmmm!!

Jordi is a dot Callie... they are great pics. "Cheers" to him putting on weight with the bottle (you know he will). That must have been a tough decision.

Have a lovely evening, whatever you are doing, everyone.

jeez, i think this is only my second post on the 'new' thread, already its over 700!!

Have only skimmed thread, i am crap

Callie, your baby Jordi is sweet, such a cutie, do whatever feels right for him and you and dont worry about anything else!

Who mentioned spliffs as pain relief....? When i have DD1, the first 'suck' on G&A made me feel like i was high as a kite, i think i even said to DH at the time, 'you need to try this, its as good as any spilff!!!'

Blonde and Dolly, i am in your boat re feeling shit. Have had a bad cold/sore ears and throat/ blocked nose/ feeling weak, etc etc for about a month now, i just hope it clears b4 the boy comes. Saying that DD is STILL ill, took her to docs twice this week. First time doc said to let it run its course....like i havnt been doing that already, second time (two days later) doc gave antibiotics as her ears were infected. She hasnt been eating now for over a week and only taking minimal fluids. Her eyes were stuck together and the mucus out of her nose was like something out of Alien. She was being sick and had an upset tummy for about three days, i really didnt know what to do. Anyway sorry to go on, now she has drugs hopefully she will be feeling a bit better soon, also i want to see my new niece, have only seen her briefly once since she was born, i need a cuddle!

Hope everyone is well and coping with the last few weeks, i want it to end soon i really do, feel like i cant do anything at the moment, and everyone keeps telling me i look huge.... like i dont know that already!

Have a great evening peeps xx

jay-sorry to hear your lo is dtill not well.its so worrying when they're like that,but the antibiotics usually help.shes just getting it out of the way now before her new baby arrives

fox-my dp hasnt been out since i met him.and we've only been out as a couple once,when my mum was visiting last may.
could monti's head have started to engage and thats why he's not moving as much?i hardly felt any movement from this lo at the end of last week,now it feels like shes trying to find the exit,i can feel a head grinding against my pelvis and the odd heavy sensation at the top of my fanjo...
i mentioned the lack of movement when i was at the hospital last weekend as i think its always better to be safe than sorry.

kitty-please dont leave us!!.you never know,you might surprise us all and have him early anyway.i'm worried now that the consultant will cancel my induction as theres no medical need for it if my bp stays ok.my mw is the top dog mw,and she thinks home births should be encouraged.

Callie - Jordi is a sweetie!

Jay - Hope DD gets all mended soon and starts to feel better!

Kitty - Hang on in there!

Fox - I'm sure Monti is all OK, just sleepy or as Diva says.. trying to find the exit!

I got my test results for strep B today and tested positive. Bit deflated, as I'm not sure I'll be able to have a dip in the birthing pool.. will see what options are available to me.

I am starting to feel really selfish now and would love my own body back. Hate feeling this way but struggling to feel otherwise today, hope tomorrow I will feel more positive.

Thankyou all for your kind words .
I think I am mostly feeling a tired and miserable old trout.

Diva, I'm now feeling very heavy in the old pelvis there's a real pressure there.
Were you counting on being induced early? Doesn't that make the births more painful?

The hypnotherapy cd I've got has been really good for getting rid of fears over the pain of giving birth. I feel up to the challenge of doing it without feeling all panicky.

Jay your poor dd. I hope she starts to improve soon. Some docs are rubbish and you need to be firm and know what is not normal for your kids. I always wait the 2 weeks now before going in then they can't tell me to wait and see, 'cos I already have. I also say now that I've got lots of kids and I'm not fussing over nothing ( sorry to all of you about to have your first ).

Amie, I'm with you there on the whole body thing. When's your next scan btw?

Kitty - its on Thursday, then I have an appointment with a consultant afterwards... I think its on my mind hence why I'm feeling like a bit of a useless hack at the moment!

Amie, I know how you're feeling. I think mine is always at the back of my mind too, niggling away. I have my scan then appt on Monday. I hope to God he's grown a reasonable amount. I have made a real effort with my diet etc.

amie - about maybe no pool birth. at least they have found out about the strep b so you will be in safe hands and get the antibiotics in time. it must have been upsetting to find out though. did you have an nhs test or a private test?

moss - hilarious dream!

kiwi and others - congrats on starting the mat leave. join us for virtual tea and cakes all day from now on

who is going for home births? I know kitty, you mentioned it, anyone else? I'm getting more tempted by the minute. right now I can't face the stress of going into hospital and it seems like a home birth would be much more relaxing and keep my stress levels down. don't know if mw will freak if I mention it at such a late stage though . see her on friday, so I'll have to ask then

bag is half packed, keep losing my mat notes though, dozy mare, bought a few extra bits and bobs like changing mat now so starting to get ready for action. if it's a c section, i can't see how I can possibly cope - really it will be the last straw. one day soon I will actually apply for my mat allowance as well

today have eaten big coffee cake - yum. this is quite good cos I've hardly been eating last few days and poor kids had baked beans yesterday for lunch and tea. hopefully I will get my head together soon

kitty-i've been induced with all of them so i wouldnt know the difference re pain now,and dd2's birth wasnt bad atall.i really need to know when things are happening so my mum can come up to look after the kids.the thought of going into labour at home scares the life out of me,i wouldnt know what to do

amie-i've felt like i want my own body back since the start,but these last few weeks are the worst when you can barely move and being pregnant takes over your whole life.

i hope both your scans go ok.

Callie they are gorgeous pics, Jordi is so tiny and adorable!!! And you yourself look so well, too!

Kitty don't go! Don't forget, I am not due until the very end of March and they say first babies are more likely to go overdue, too, so I could still be here with you come April when everyone else has popped!!

Foxy do you have to do one of those kick charts? I got told to call the hosi if you don't feel about ten in the day, and then they'd just monitor you to check lo's movements.

Will catch up with everyone else properly tomorrow, have had a bit of a weird day today. Had some weird mystery pains today, like really bad stitch, but lower down and I could feel them in my, ahem, fanjo as well. They started when we were doing the big shop, and then we drove home via the back road and the car went over loads of pot holes and it was much worse, they went away when I lay down, so I've spent most of the afternoon doing just that.

Any idea what they were? I wondered if they were bh, but they're not meant to be painful?

Morocco - yeah.. I am pretty upset about it, even though I know its best to know. I had a private test that I sent off for online. Before doing it I spoke to the MW to see if the NHS did something but she didn't offer me any tests or anything, but say if I got the tests she would do my swabs for me, but I chose to do them myself, really easy.

Diva - I just feel "meh" I want LO to be growing well and stay in full term so to speak, but otherdays... I just want them out! LOL

can't win can you?

I'd love a goodnights sleep too.

Moss - hope your pains get easier.

moss-sounds like bh's/baby starting to engage to me.they aren't meant to be painful,but it depends where you draw the line between discomfort and pain really

i think the best thing you can do re section is not to rule it out. I found a couple of friends veryupset they ended up with section and I think part of it was they were adament - no section.

I guess for me - no1 was such a fab pregnancy but emergency c-section, baby in SCBU for 3 weeks - born with serious heart defect requiring 2 open heart ops at 8 weeks old, down syndrome..... all of which we knew prior to birth was such a lesson for both dh and I.

When it came to no2 and no3 - nothing phased us - not even the possibility that dd2 could have also had down syndrome due to soft markers found at 20 weeks.

Dd1 was ng tube and then bottle fed - no big deal, dd2 was breastfed.

I never ever feel like I have missed out on anything but only having c-sections or because dd1 was bottle fed or all the things we went through. Bonded very well with dd1 despite her being in intensive care and then SCBU and then four weeks later - in hospital again for a number of weeks.

So I am much of the mindset - whatever it takes for everyone to be okay and whatever works for us as a family.

I had no help after dd2's section - dh could not take time off work - in fact started a new job the day after dd2 was born. THis time I am lucky enough to have dh able to have time off work.

As to those of you worrying about the driving - with dd2 - three weeks and I was back driving, and carrying a non walking 12kg 2yo!! with no pain and no worries.

Hi all, its going to be a tough day today, I have terrible insomnia, been awake for more than 3 hours!
Thanks for nice words from you all. I am struggling carrying the weight around (sitting or lying is also not comfortable), can't walk very much anymore, the ligament pain gets so bad. I also can't tell when I need to pee anymore, I seem to get contraction like pains when i need to go and not the normal feeling. I just want these babies to be born now!
Eids - one baby 9lb7 , wow!

Kitty, don't disappear, I also can't keep up with the chat so just drop in when I can and scan read. I would be very sad not to see you still posting. Good news about your LO's growth! There is still time for the baby to shift into head down position, get that bum in the air!

Mossy, I quite often get pains that feel as if one of the babies is poking its finger down me, or scratching me. I had it with ds as well. Is it that kind of pain?

Fox, everything OK wiht Monti? Did you get him moving again?

Hi just a quickie as I have to get the rugrats up for Mass in a mo'

I managed to pack my hospital bag last night!! - took 7 minutes with me in a highly stressed out state...we called Queen Charlottes and were told to go there immediately. Of course as soon as we arrived, Monti began too move! They monitored him for an hour and said he's fine but, Diva, his head is very low down in my pelvis apparently so he could be getting into pole position. I have to monitor his movements now to ensure there are at least 10 per. day.

The consultant (not the one I'm assigned to thankfully) said last night "when is your induction booked for?" and proceeded to tell me its Queen Charlottes "policy" to induce at 38 weeks for "women of your age".

I kept my mouth shut - but like feck they will....

Mind you, part of me wanted to meet him last night and felt slightly dissapointed to be sent home without him in my arms. QC/Hammersmith Hospital have nil MRSA atm and are very strict about visitors, (they've even stopped PG women doing tours of the units) so DH, DS and DD had to wait outside the department. DS and DD were quite annoyed when I returned to them but with no baby!!!

Managed to whizz down to Fat Boys to meet the MN gang for about an hour, which was great.

Have my bookclub later... Diva - your DH sounds like my DH a bit (unsociable )!! We never go out as a couple - can't think what we'd have to talk about TBH LOL!!

Kitty I should be back between 11am-2pm, but will also text you my new mobile nuber as I'd love to speak to you later

Hope everyone is feeling OK this morning.

37 weks today (Monti)

ps Kitty - that's what worried me most about Monti yesterday - I tried lying on my side and he still didn't move (he hates me lying on my side too, like your LO). I think he must've just shifted position.

I can't do my bra up all of a sudden - must dig out my bra extention thingy today....

Ooh Fox glad Monti is fine, can't believe they want to induce you at 38 weeks cuz of your age No one mentioned a thing to me, I am getting total laissez faire treatment. Actually I've heard the little hospital I'm booked into is closing very soon
Anyway Leo and Fox, I feel all nervous and excited for you guys...you are going to have your babies soon
Or maybe some one else will sneak up on the outside and surprise us...who's next!!!

Jay, how miserable! your poor little dd, I hope she's all better soon.

Of course its a shame that everyone is feeling so uncomfortable and fed up now but it it is a comfort to read everyone elses woes and know I'm not the only one!

Fox/ diva last time dh and I went out together as a couple was last june! We actually had a nice evening! Must do it more often eventually...might be a while though! Dh is out all the time, he loves socialising. I go out much less though I love to go out too but I'm all focused on little children for now!

Morocco, my children have been having alot of baked beans too

36 weeks today

Eidsvold I would be really gutted if I ended up having a cs but you are so right and I'm trying keep my mind open to all eventualities. I'm totally spoilt by straight forward labours so far which raises my levels of expectation for another easy time!

rosy - apparently there have been times when the hospital I (and Amie) are supposed to be having our LOs at has had to turn people away because they're too busy/short staffed and send them elsewhere! Can you imagine turning up in labour and them telling you to go away?