Due April 2007 - The buns are coming out of the oven, if they don't - Octo will be dragging them out!!

[CaptainDippy]

Ta Da!! (At last...)

Octo, pmsl at you checking out your fanjo in the mirror. Glad it all seems ok!!

Hope everyone is ok tonight.

No time to read all posts, but just got a text from Ellie.....

No don't get excited Octo, She's just let me know that her internet has stopped working and not to be worried if she's not on for a while.

Catch up later hopefully.....

1b3 - can you talk to your MW or consultant?
Can you bring the date of your CS forward? Surely if it's getting you down this badly...
PLease keep posting - we'll assume you're giving birth if you don't You've proved in the last 8 months that you're not a moaner in general, no-one can blame you for being a bit down at the moment.

Emmymummy - I was starting to worry, it's been at least 5 hours
(that's a long time for Ellie, and for me of course )

Octo, I don't think the midwives will bat an eyelid at any clingons on the starboard bow once you've crapped yourself on the delivery table

FWIW I think the weight of the baby sort of makes everything rather numb and yet painful at this late stage in pregnancy, my undercariage feels like it is about to drop out by the end of the day.

1B3, I was going to suggest the same as Katy, your stomach looks soooooo sore and I can only imagine what you are going through. How many weeks are you? How many weeks will you be when you have your c-section?

RANT ALERT

Mil rings up tonight. I answer the phone. She asks if dh is around, and if she can speak to him - but does not ask about me, the baby, or ds Its dh birthday tomorrow, and has rung tell him that his present is by their front door, ready for him to collect. His sister managed to post a gift from London, but mil can't be bothered to make the effort for her son
She also drops into the conversation that his other sister (who also lives in London) went back today, after being home for a few days. WTF? Dh hasn't seen this particular sister for about 6mths, and the first we know about her being home, is the day she goes back!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I was pregnant with ds, I used to send all his sisters (he has 4) and brother (just the 1) regular update texts (usually after AN appt) And call the pil. Only 1 of his sisters would ever reply directly back to me - the rest would talk to his mum.

The really, really annoying thing is that we all get on. There's been no argument or falling out, but in the 6 years we've lived together, I can actually count the number of times the pil have visited (its single figures) And its got to the point where dh doesn't see why he should make any more effort, when its not reciprocated. Not in a nasty sense, but more along the lines of he can't do anymore, and gets us both down.

Sorry for such a long rant, really needed to get off my chest, so to speak.
x

1b3, I am so sorry you are feeling down at the moment. Totally understandable. Perhaps they can bring the c section forward. Can you talk to your mw - it seems such a shame for you to have to go through this, getting more and more tired and down when you need all your strength for when the babes come along. I wish there was something I could do to help. Thinking of you sweetheart.

If any of his family were nasty or sarcastic, then I could deal with it better. And I know my mil thinks the absolute world of me, which makes me feel like a bithc talking like this But its just like they don't actually think about anyone or anyhting else apart from themselves.
I can't imagine not speaking to my sister for weeks on end.
Sorry, this has really got to me tonight

Gosh, Runny, that is just weird

Mind you, if your PIL aren't forthcoming in the effort department you can see where the other siblings get it from. I would try not to take it personally as they, PILs included, obviously haven't been taught what family is about. Though I can quite see why you wouldn't want to bother too much anymore!

1b3 - Just read your post. Please keep posting, even if its only to say hello. We're all here to support each other. Agree with the other suggestions, and see if your mw can do anything
x

caught you katy

i fixed it

kept thinking, no, use the time to do more constructive things, but just couldn't resist

so, what did i miss?

1b3, just want to echo everyone else. I hope they come soon and please just post to say you're about

Well the current baby born count is 6, and we've had 3 new threads since you left so not much really

Katy you know we can't do knew threads by ourselves!!! And 6 babies, we wish

Why do you think we're still on the original one? General thread confusion!

1b3 - agree with everyone else that you should definitely speak to your mw or consultant and let them kow how you are feeling. And dont feel you cant post if all you want to do is moan, MN is the perfect place for moaning, I do it all the time! And we're the perfect people for you to moan to cos we're all in the same positon only with just the 1 not 2 bubbas so we understand all the hormones and half the hard work and aches and pains and so really feel for how hard it must be for you and are more than willing to lend sympathetic ears and send virtual hugs.

1b3, thinking of you x if you need to just lurk for a while then do that, it's how i felt a while ago and we know you'll be back soon

you won't have any choice, we'll just make the discussion more outrageous until you can't resist

Oooh yes....saw you smile

i knew it, you just can't cope without me
sd mw and arranged to visit hospital to look around with my friend Cath who will be my birthing partner. There is an antenatal class starting next week so i'm gonna go to it and do as many as happen before the baby arrives! i don't need to go but will be useful for Cath.

But despite what I said before don't let me bully you into feeling you have to post if you'd rather not. All I was saying is no-one thinks you're a moaner!
Anyone like Mona as a girl's name?

however, i must confess i'm not that good really, i haven't invited Justin to the classes

i have given him the details of the tours they do on sundays (great day out heh ) so he can go if he wants to tho.

Mona the vampire

i so hate that show

Are you going to the NHS ones Ellie? I'd not heard good things about them but ours so far have been fantastic (and not cancelled, unlike the Sure Start and NCT ones!)
Have you been to them before?
DH spent the whole journey there (all 10 mins of it) saying if they made him be a tree he'd leave, but even he was impressed!

Do you think they get tourists who've seen the word 'tour' and signed up?

My grandma would