Due April 2007 - Leaking, squeaking and creaking into the final few weeks

[Ellieump]

I'm back

Hi all, I´ve just caught up and I´m so sorry but it seems to have gone in one ear and out the other. Have had a nice day off so far but in the last couple of hours have started to feel tired, achy, streeeetched and generally uncomfortably full of baby. Happened yesterday pm too, hope it´s not going to become a pattern. Was going to go for a nice long walk to get out of the house for a bit but can´t be bothered doing anything. Might go listen to the relaxation cd and then have a bath or something...

Can sympathise with everyone feeling snappy and hormonal, I find myself being really short tempered with dh for no reason whatsoever. Luckily for me he is a man of infinite patience. That, or he´s not listening to me

Char, i'm not sure where you stand on requesting a scan, try ringing the mw. Is your dp small? My friend and her dh are both small, with the scans etc the baby always measured small but when the sonographer asked about their heights they were told not to worry. If you are both small then the baby won't be big, well shouldn't be.

I think they only do these measurements to gauge a rough idea about the baby's size. It's not exact and the mw did say when she felt the baby it didn't seem small. With my dd my mw told me she'd be over 8lbs. She was 2 weeks late and weighed 7lb14 so she was wrong. THis time mw hasn't even mentioned a size/weight i can't see how they can tell by feeling the head or bottom?

Hope i'm not being too blah just trying to help put your mind at rest.

eddas - My dp is 6ft so....but i know i'm really worrying over not a lot...i do think the midwife would say if its anything to worry about. well i hope so anyway! seeing her again next fri to do birth plan so at least don't have to wait toooo long until i c her again xxx

Hello. I apologise before I start that I will be whinging. Feel really miserable and down this afternoon. I am getting so much low down pressure today I feel like I am going to poo myself (but I dont). Every time I stand up from sitting or lying it is so uncomfortable for a few minutes that I could (and do) cry. Sympathise with you Eddas about shouting. I have shouted at ds since picking him up from school less than an hour ago and now feel really guilty and teary for doing it. Spoke to dh earlier who just basically said I am in work now so cant talk, got to go. Great, thanks for your support. I havent had a low day like this for a while. Sorry to whinge but having a shit time and feeling sorry for myself

Hmm 6ft, maybe you could have a whooper thenI'm sure she would say if she was worried. Mine kind of said that my bump was a bit big at 33 weeks, but said she wasn't worried and would see what happened next time. Also, re growth spurts, dd had huge spurts since birth, one day she'd fit into 3-6 month stuff the next day she'd have to go into 6-9, so I wasn't worried when mw mentioned my bump being too big. I assumed this baby was having a growth spurt. If you're seeing her next week then hopefully your measurements will be ok, if not tell her your worries, that's what they are there for.

Hiya, just a quick drop in before heading out again.

Eddas, you made me smile with your conversation about marbles! This is the sort of chat I have with Becky!
I am feeling exactly like you at the moment by the sounds of things, and just hoping I feel less bad tempered when the baby comes along, as I sometimes scare myself at how I can flare up.

Char, I am measuring a couple of weeks less than I am iyswim, and my dh is 6' 4". I was (and still am!!) 5' 6" and 8 stone 4 (not any more!!) so I really don't think you should worry. It is such a haphazard way of measuring things, and as others have said, depends on how the baby is lying etc etc. I am sure the mw would have suggested a growth scan had she been worried about it.

Hello to everyone else - need to go.

Mammyjo, i know what you mean. DH phoned right in the middle of me screeching at dd this morning. Not sure why i picked up the phone! Then i called him backed 10mins later to reassure him that all was ok and he said i don;t need this when i'm at work and i can't help. I think what he meant was that he wants to help and feels useless when he's at work as there's nothing he can do. Think he has images of us shouting at each other all day long and wants to come home and help us both, but he can't. I felt really bad worrying him. He says i only ever cry a lot when he can't help, ie is at work. But i suppose that when he's here i can disappear for a bit to calm down soo i don't get in such a bloody state. God these hormones have a lot to answer for!

I have felt bad all day about my screaming and still feel bad. I think as someone else said(was it you Octo) that we feel worse than the dc's. I hope so anyway.

"sexonslightly...." - thanks, you have all reassured me somewhat
and like u all say, if i really start going crazy i'll just ring her! I'll be glad when the pregnancy bits all over now, i really really wish i could meet my little one! Not long now i suppose.xx

quick q. at what age do babies in the UK get their first vaccination jabs?

1st jabs at 8 weeks.

thanks mammyjo

One of my cats (the orange one, not the black and white went-missing-got-found-was-ill-got-better-hurt-his-eye-became-constipated one) seems to have hurt his mouth. He seems to want to eat but when he does it hurts him and he makes a kind of gagging action and paws at his face. But he´s breathing fine and otherwise seems okay. I kept him in for a bit but he was begging to go out so I let him and he´s been out since lunch (totally normal). When I looked at his mouth it looked like it was bleeding a bit but dh said he couldn´t see when he looked. BUT he did have a wee bit of blood on his paw and on the floor where he´d been.

I am SO SICK of having to take my cats to the vet. It´s costing us a fortune and I don´t know whether we should always take them straight away or if we´re being panicky owners who should just wait a couple of days and see if they sort themselves out on their own. What would you do?

I would be inclined to take the cat to the vet. If I see my dog has blood on him anywhere it freaks me out. It must be bothering him if he is whinging when trying to eat. Have you thought about getting him insured or is that not an option with him going to the vet so often for differing ailments. Poor thing, sympathise with you though, half your wages must be going on vet bills lately.

Have just read properly. Are you sure the blood is from his mouth and not his paw, only because it was around him too. I wouldnt take my dog if he had cut his paw unless it was bleeding a lot or had a big open sore. Will he let you look at his teeth? Only wondered whether he maybe has lost a tooth or cut his gum or something like that. Sorry I am rambling now. Head not here properly this afternoon. Have had a few BH's which have been quite sore.

Actually I was just thinking about insurance today, when this happened. I thought about it when we first got them but we never did it and to be honest never really needed it but in the last 6 months or so it would have been handy! Think I might look into it again.

We would have taken him to the vet straight away but they were shut until 5pm (and only answering phone on the mobile!) so we thought we´ll just keep an eye on him and take him later if needs be. I´ll need to wait for him to come back in to see if he´s still doing the same with his food.

He´s had problems with gingivitis before so it could be his gums bleeding but I guess that´s still not going to get better on its own, is it? siiiiiiiiiigh...

Insurance is a funny thing though. I have had my dog insured for years and have never made a single claim on it. Its the sort of thing you always need if you dont have it and vice versa. Hope he looks ok when he comes back in, maybe even call the vet for advice rather than going straight down there.

CharNbump - i'm only 5'2" as well - I was measuring 29cm at 32 weeks and 33cm today at nearly 36 weeks. I think I measured smaller than this last time, too. Dd was a nice healthy 6lb14oz.

Just had a call from my sister - nephew has had his blood tests etc and apparently it's nothing serious, just breast milk jaundice so that's a relief.

Eddas, just had our first reading and it seemed to go down well - I said at the end "Would Ellie like a little baby brother too" and she grinned and said "YES"!!!! Bet she wants him put back at some point, though!

yeah quite.. he´s come back in now and generally seems ok except when he eats and then it is obviously uncomfortable for him. Going to get dh to call the vet and see what he says.

Liath - great news about your nephew! and very cute your lo saying she wants a brother.. she´ll be eating those words soon enough

Quite, Maveta! I have the suspicion that a little nose is going to be firmly put out of joint when number 2 arrives! Probably good for her, she fairly rules the roost at the moment .

Hope your cat gets sorted without too much expense.

Evening all

Maveta - sorry to hear about cat problems again - got very confused - thought you wanted to immunise him!

CharNBump - here if you are small for dates they send you for a scan instantly - so if you are worried about your measurements think it would be fine to ask for a scan. don;t fret too much though - as people have said it is pretty normal.

Parents evening went well - ds1 doing well and behaving at school! Proud mummy

I am going to have a mn free night! (honest) So will catch up tomorrow.

Hi everyone,
mammyjo - sorry to hear you're really uncomfortable - you only have a few weeks to go, don't you? It will soon be over!
CharNBump - I asked this a while ago, and the general response was that a single measurement tells you not very much - it's only if they have anything to compare it to that they can say it's high/low. It sounds as though the MW wasn't worried - hope this helps rather than sounding dismissive!
Hope evryone else is OK, sorry if I've missed anything anyone has said - I seem to be doing that a lot recently

Question - how breathless are you? Getting up and down and pottering about makes me really breathless - anyone else? Please please baby can you please drop so I can breathe?!

LOL octopussy. V.Breathless here. I have to sit down for ten minutes when I get back from the school run, it also makes me feel sick I do have ds in the pushchair and walk uphill but this seems silly to feel so bad by the time I get home
I am also finding everyday jobs like bathing the LOs really hard and changing nappies - can hardly reach now

Great news about your nephew Liath

How is the cat Maveta?

Octo - am very breathless, my mum rang me the other day and heard I was all out of breath and said oh sorry are you busy shall i call back I said no Id just walked upstairs that was all!

1b3 - dp is also convinced he has special sperm because his only makes boys, he was convinced this baby would be a boy before i was even pg!! I was kind of pissed off when it was a boy purely cos I didnt want him to be all smug about it!

Charnbump - ive been measuring 2 or 3 weeks bigger than my dates all the way through and did in my last 2 pgs and noone seems at all concerned. Probably cos they're not the ones its gotta come out of! I dont think it is anything to worry about but I know that doesnt ever stop me worrying about things so if you still find yourself worrying about it then I would ask for a scan, dont know if they would but gotta be worth asking!

Eddas - I seem to constantly be shouting at my dc at the moment, they're both really pushing me and seem to have decided to test out the boundaries again and see what they can get away with. And they dont take any notice of me unless I really shout, I dont know how its got like that cos it wasn't a couple of months ago but its exhausting me.

Went into town this afternoon to meet dps brothers girlfriend (so my would be SIL) who is also pg and due on june 5th. Was nice o meet up and have bit of baby chat but we were only in town for about hour and half and im knackered and was in so much pain by time i got home so again have achieved nothing really today except got the last few bits for hospital bag. And im already wishing it was bedtime!

Sorry to everyone ive missed, i really need to start taking notes again.

Mammyjo, really sorry to hear you are feeling low. Sending you lots of cuddles.

Maveta, can't believe your cat! I hope you get him sorted one way or another. I have to say I usually err on the side of cautiousness with our boys and take them to the vet. Saying that, we have got pet insurance, and it has been the most useful/utilised insurance. I took it out when they were kittens, and about 4 weeks later, one of them got hit by a car and his pelvis fractured - a costly experience and very upsetting, but at least we only had to pay the excess which was 50 quid. We have used it for cat flu, tooth extraction and some kidney infection, so money well spent!!

Liath, good news about your nephew - your sister must be v relieved.

Dh has just phoned to say he hasn't even left work yet - takes 45 ins to get home. Grrrrr. Plus, have just found out he is flying to France for work on Friday at the crack of dawn and will be back late, and then at the end of the month is away overnight in Dublin. I may as well be a single mother!

Liath, glad your nephew is ok and the book went down well. DD says she wants a boy sister, LOL

I really am glad i ended up on this thread as everyone is very supportive. Thank you

DD and i have been getting on fine since my outburst, poor little mite. I keep asking what has mummy lost, and she says your marbles, which is making us both smile. I will be doing my best not to do that again as i felt absoultely sh*. Only a few weeks to go and i must keep repeating 'you are an adult pull yourself together' over and over when i want to burst again