Due in March 07 - Numbers starting to dwindle now - will anyone outlast this thread?

[LunarSea]

Yet another new thread, because just like all the remaining posters the old one is about to go pop.

Have any of us had babies on the same day?

I'm getting lots of cramps/contraction type things, but haven't taken much notice tbh. I feel alot of pressure 'down below'. Don't think it will be for a few days yet though. I keep finding reasons why today shouldn't be the day. Sad excuses really. Think I'm trying to put it off .

Mossy, you never know . Glad you had a lovely day, sounds just what the dr ordered. It was a lovely day here too, although it wasn't predicted to be.

I've never had a spring baby before, it's a nice time of year.

Jay, glad the christening went well

It was a lovely day, I have to admit it was down to dh. This morning I woke up and I was feeling a bit down, because I still haven't had this baby yet, I told dh and he thought a BBQ with some pumping dance music in the back yard would be just the ticket... and it was!

Tomorrow's supposed to be nice weather as well. Maybe lo's just waiting for the sun to make his appearance?

Kitty I'm glad you're getting some signs now... you've certainly waited long enough! When you say you're trying to put it off, is that because of the pain, or because when lo's born the time goes too quickly?

Mossy, it's because of the birth!!!!

I love it just after they're born, such a special time

For me this time there is also the knowledge that this will be my last pregnancy and no matter how uncomfortable I am now I'm still pregnant. Bizzare I know.

Are you sure that this is definitely your last? You won't be tempted in a year or so by someone else's cute newborn?

But yes if this is deffo the last time for you then I can imagine what you mean, no matter how uncomfy you are I suppose you are making the most of something you won't feel again.

For me it's weird, I wanted a baby since my mid-twenties but nothing was "right" (in terms of us both wanting a baby, being financially secure, etc. etc.)... so I don't feel like I've been waiting nine months, I feel like I've been waiting for years! I know a few extra days shouldn't make any difference but it feels like they do. Iyswim.

mossie-the runs is another good sign,your bodies way of making sure you dont poo yourself in childbirth

i dont want to go on about my problems but basically its the same crap with that online game and this one particular woman dp was chatting to(well,the character,though this woman was flirting with him as far as i was concerned but dp reckoned it was all in my head and they only ever talked about the game so he couldnt see my problem).he said the character has been bought by somebody else so if i see him chatting to them then i dont have to worry its the same person,but they were chatting the other day and s/he was saying things like 'i remember when that happened before' and 'i know you really care about the other players' or words to that effect and i thought it was strange seeing as it was a different person.

if i mention owt he just says hes sick of going over and over the same stuff.

ive not been feeling too good mentally and i broke down today but dp just said he finds it hard to be sympathetic when all ive done is bitch at him for the last few days(ive been trying to act like i dont care cos i feel hurt).i feel like im starting to go under and i cant even look to him for support.

sorry

mossy-people keep asking me if im having any more and i refuse to answer after saying 'no way,never' after my last 3 babies

Diva don't be sorry you can "go on" about your problems as much as you want here, you know. It might help to get it off your chest? I'm sorry to hear things aren't great, is there anyone other than your dp that you could talk to if he is not being supportive? Do you have friends nearby, or are they all down South?

i lost touch with all the southerners years ago

i have freinds up here but cos i didnt really socialise when i was preg i feel now that i cant just phone them or pop round for a brew iyswim.plus they wouldnt offer an unbiased view of things,everybody ive known for a long time just sees me as this woman who has hopeless and disaterous relationships and that im just following the usual pattern of;meet bloke,get pregnant,discover bloke is bastard,have baby,get rid of bloke.
i dont know if thats how im seeing things myself tbh,i could be looking for problems where there are none just to perpetuate the myth.

if im getting depressed then i will just have to go to the gp again and get in touch with my councellor.i used to go to the PND support group in this town but as ive mentioned before they banned ds2 cos they were a bunch of snobs and if 'my boy' aint good enough for them then they can feck off

Yes, Diva, you can always moan at us. It's good for me to be distracted from everything going on.

Weren't you having some counselling before the baby? Do you think that your feelings about what you think he might be bup to stem from you having had bad experiences with men in the past?
He's with YOU and is helping to raise all these children, that's got to count for a lot.

Everyone needs an escape and it sounds like the computer game is his. What would happen if you gave him the benefit of the doubt?

Mossy/diva I've always pooed myself in labour. Bloody hate it, but what can you do ?????

i pooed when i was having ds2,didnt bother to ask after dd2!i know i didnt this time though cos i had a good clear out juat after they broke my waters.

when i feel ok in myself and feel loved and wanted by dp then tbh i dont give a bollock about the computer game,it doesnt occur to me to look at what hes typing and i dont even think about it.i find i obsess about who hes talking to when i feel crap,and atm i feel useless and fat and i feel like ive let him down cos i made out i'd be fine after i had the baby but im not,plus things are pretty stressful and im sure hes going to walk out again so i feel insecure as i think it would only take a little bit of interest from another woman and he will realise he doesnt have to stay with me.

plus im worried cos we cant 'do' anything till my infection claers up and i get an IUS fitted.he has actually said that it doesnt bother him in the slighest.that is something i think is a problem due to my past.

diva - sorry to hear things are hard with your dp. IME women who have been in abusive relationships do often perpetuate their own "truths" about themselves , even when they meet a good guy. Can you both put some time aside to give some positive attention towards each other, even if its not sex, and get him off the computer for a while ?

Kitty... I was in a bit of shock after Amos arrived...when I showered I was shaking uncontrollably and DH had to wrap me in a couple of blankets to warm me up. But then I was so releived it was all over the euphoria took over .

Any contractions yet ?

Morning everyone

Hope you all had a good night.

No contractions for me.

It's going to be another lovely day

Morning all. Still here, still no contractions, and not even any more twinges. Bump seems to have changed shape overnight though - baby is definately lined up in the right direction today rather than in his favourite back on my right hand side position, so who knows?

Nothing here... had a few twinges through the night, but when I say twinges, that really is all I mean. Not even so much as a BH.

Gonna have a bacon buttie, get the dogs walked then come back on here to catch up properly.

Mossy, I'm still amazed that you can walk the dogs. But now I come to think about it I wasn't all that disabled with no. 1. I've become more of a cripple with each preg

12 days over another 5 to reach my goal!!

Lunar, I can't really tell which way this one is lined up. He seems to fill my whole belly all of the time. He does roll around alot and obviously is feeling squished, he should come out then shouldn't he???!!!

When I have bh's it's like having cling film pulled tightly over him and I can see his bum and back really clearly. It's so weird to think that there is only the thinnest (stretched to buggery) layer of skin seperating us.

Morning ladies,

Nothing to report, just checking in to say hi.

Once again my baby is OP (back to back), which means another long, slow, painful back labour for me. It took me days to get the last one out

Anyway, one of us has got to have some news soon - here's lots of labour vibes for us ~~~~~~~~~

Morning all! oh Mossieeeeeeeeeeeeee, we've had another one born before you

Labour vibes girls>>>>>>>>>

Hello famous five -

I pooed with all of mine too

Also, gave mine the single jabs as I've met too many people whose children were either made sick or regressed after MMR.

Diva - really sorry to hear about you feeling so down and having probs with DP. How much time is he spending on the PC? Could you give him little jobs to do and ask for his help, so he has less time to play on there?

Mossy/Kitty - at 5pm, BBC1 tere is a new Dr Who cartoon today - "Totally Dr Who" - one for the kids (and us)

Diva is there anyone who could babysit for a night so you and he could spend a bit of time together, rather than him going on his computer to "escape"?

I don't remember you saying about your PND support group banning your ds2 that sounds absolutely awful I would be so ! What kind of "support" is that?!

Kitty when you talk about bh's being like cling film wrapping around lo, I think I might have been getting bh's without realising? But it's only the top of my bump that goes really hard, so I just thought he was having one almighty stretch.

Runningal Diva's Elsie was back to back for a while, as was mine, here is the thread with the advice on it although I don't know if it is now too late to turn a baby?

Lunar I hope this is something starting off for you now.....

PA what have I told you April lot about having babies before us, eh??

I now have my internal / sweep booked for Friday at nine o'clock. They're going to do my blood pressure, a scan, a trace (? something to check his heartbeat I think) and a membrane sweep.

It would be nice if he came before that of course.

I have heard that sometimes they keep you in if the internal shows something up, I'm going to take my suitcase just in case, possibly an extra pair of clothes too.

Foxy... I'll be watching that then, does DT do the voice?

Have to say though, I adore the Doctor, but I do wish they'd have let him do it in his Scottish accent... and in his kilt!

kitty - this morning my bump resembles an extra wide toblerone - it definately has a point at the top along his back! Previously it was more like the leaning tower of Pisa - with a distinct lean towards my right. Still nothing happening apart from the change in shape though.

Right... time to up the ante with these babies... what is there left??? dynamite?

diva - i can see why it would annoy/worry you about this woman on-line although it seems harmless enough i suppose and it is YOU he's with isn't it? However, I am a bit of a green eyed monster so i'd be in the same camp as you if my dh was involved in that. It does sound as though he's saying all the right things though - and it's lovely that he says not to fret about getting back into "exercising" becos of your womb infection...

... as for your PND group - they sound like a bunch of useless dollops... however, if you reckon you're tipping towards needing any help you must mention it at your 6 week check (if not sooner).

Mossie - i have to say i gave up walking the dog in the last few weeks - so really don't know how you're doing it... do you take a mobile with you just in case?

So... Mossie is engaged and clearing out her bowells... lunar is changing shape... kitty has had a show... runningal???

Thanks for the link Mossie - just had a useful 20 minutes reading through all the advice there. My midwife thinks it's the shape of my pelvis that causes anterior placentas and back to back babies. I ended up with a horrendous 4 day labour last time and an episiotomy that still causes problems, it was quite a trauma. It's a relief to read that 2nd OP labours aren't usually as difficult.

Not getting much movement today - does the baby just get too big to move eventually? I'm drinking iced juice here trying to get baby shifting, but it just seems to be causing BH contractions.

Kitty - you must be really slim to be able to see baby's bits when you have a contraction! I'm jealous, having put on so much weight this time around.

Hope our twinges develop into something more soon....