Due in April 2007 - Friday 13th brought 5 more babies, and yes, one was for Eddas!

[EllieKthePA]

Hi all I have been lurking about today not really feeling much like conversation and my head is too fraggled to think of anything to add to the conversations on this thread.

Saw ooooggs message and just wanted to let her know that she is not alone in having a hard time copiing at the moment.

I'm really struggling at the moment as well, I did leave a rather long post on the "post natal" thread yesterday with a few of the problems I have been facing, then today I left one on the "feeling depressed" boad, just needed to get some stuff off my chest and tbh it has helped alot the advice that they have given me has really helped me get some sort of plan of action. The first step being get in contact with Marslady and chat things through with her and decide where to go and what to do after that.

Thinking of you and praying for you 1B3 - Glad you felt "getting some stuff off your chest" has helped - You are doing so well. [[hugs] Hope a good chat with Marsy makes you feel a lot mroe sorted - she is one amazing lady!!

Had an almighty row with DH this PM in front of the children - actually threw dinner on the floor and went to slap him!!!! Just feeling so tired and confused. Feel terrible for behaving like that in front of the children. DD2 (23m) keeps saying: "Naughty mummy." DD1 (3.2) seems unphased - she always takes everything in her stride, bless her! DH & I ok now, going to have v.naughty (can't afford it ) take-away pizza tonight, relax and have a chat. Just feeling over-whelmed.

Come on baby .....

Aww CD, sending you lots of hugs! Just to remind you you're not alone...the night before I went into labour I locked DH out of the house over a pack of strepsils!!! ...maybe it's a sign????

Just a quick hello to everyone. Hope you're all well

Miamt - good luck for tomorrow

CD - agree with you on being able to get things off your chest. Makes so much difference. Hope you and dh have a good chat tonight. (me and dh had an argument over a washing peg this pm - how random is that?)

Really must go and take advantage of the peace and quiet thats here atm

lots of love
x

Nuttygirl - lovely photos of Erin! Keeps my moral up seeing the babies as I wait and wait for my one to arrive. I have to say though your midwife was terrible, I can't believe she said the things she did and was so unsympathetic towards you - makes my blood boil! You did brilliant though to cope with her attitude and give birth - well done!

CD - don't worry about the moods - if there is one time a woman can feel overwhelmed is now! I try not to let much bother me by saying to myself 'I can only do what I can do' - which is not that much right now

Thinking of you 1becomes3 - you shouldn't beat yourself up - you have a heck of a lot on your plate right now and you must be so tired on top of it all.

Goodluck tomorrow MIMAT!

Well my reality is that it looks like I will be facing the school walk tomorrow morning still pregnant! Oh well, I also have to decide it I can face the Preggy Aqua class since I was convinced my last one was 2 weeks ago... nearly 41 weeks and counting - I guess it has to end sometime

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments about Erin's pictures.

In case I scared anyone with the birth story I will just add that she was the Head midwife (think she was more of a paperpusher and they were short staffed tbh) and once she realised I was ready to give birth her attitude really changed.

She also said that Erin was very cute and apparently they "don't say that to everyone, some people have babies with faces only their mothers could love"

hi everyone

nutty Shocking!! Can't believe how that mw treated you!! Thanks for sharing your story, as a 1st timer i find it helps to hear stuff like that so that if it happens to me I wont just be silent in shock but might actually say something.

oogggs You sound like you're doing just fine honey. Don't beat yourself up about bf. The dt's having a happy mummy is just as important. Hugs to you. Hope that you have some supportive people round you in RL xx

1b3 Same to you twin-mummy. You are doing amazingly and anyone in your situation would feel as stressed as you are. No real advice, but I'm thinking of you. Hope that the comments on your other thread help and that talking to Mars helps too xxx

CD Hope that things iron out with dh. I'm feeling sooooo grumpy too and don't know how my dh's coping with me at the mo. Enjoy the pizza, sound like you need it xxx

MIAMT Good luck hon!!! I keep saying that not knowing when this lo will come is so wierd, but now i'm thinking knowing it will definately be tomorrow could possibly be wierder IYSWIM!! Thinking of you! xx

Hi to everyone else! The 'have you had it calls are driving me mad now!! I'm only 1 DAY overdue!!!

hi all, i'm here, just putting m to bed then back to catch up!

had an email from Mumcab, another Friday 13th baby!!!!!!!!

have sent it round x

Thanks Nutty and Ellie for posting your birth stories! Nutty - your m/w sounds like a 'character' to say the very least , thanks for sharing pics as well - Erin is gorgeous!

Oogs and 1b3 - have to echo the other ladies, am sure you're doing a brilliant job and are wonderful mummies, sending hugs and support to you both.

CD - enjoy your pizza and night with DH. I'm doing exactly the same (even the pizza!) with mine after a day of us fighting like cats and dogs, because I seem to have lost my mind (I yelled at him in Tesco for using a normal plastic bag rather than a bag for life )

MIAMT - all the very best for tomorrow, will be looking out for updates.

Evening all - just popping on to say nothing has happened ... legs still crossed!

Need to put boys to bed - dh gone to golf - so my turn to do stories etc.

Nutty - witch of a midwife you had - hate people like that - make me so cross - so unnecessary.

Going for another early night so will catch up tomorrow xxx

Hi 1b3.. hope speaking to Mars helps, we´re all here whenever you want to vent/ let off steam xxx

CD [hugs] to you too, hope you have a nice evening with dh and get some cuddles to make you feel better.

I slept horribly last night, was having random contractions with quite sore back and leg pains but managed to get a few hours´ kip and nothing more today so obviously was nothing. Felt very overtired and tearful this morning, I think having these on and off pains and twinges kind of makes it harder because you start thinking ´might be it, might be it´ and then in the morning you´re back to ´or worse case scenario it´s another 3 WEEKS!!´. So ended up having a big old snotty sob on dh´s shoulder as he came out the shower. But have had a lovely relaxing day together and feel much better.

We´ve really not long to go now girls, hang in there!! xxx

Congrats to MumCab - another gorgeous name!

Have also been meaning to ask, I finally packed my hospital bag yesterday - did/does anyone else's hospital bag resemble luggage for a loooong weekend or have I just really gone overboard?

Forgot - CONGRATS MUMCAB!!!! Another baby from friday 13th.. what a day that was! Must have been something in the air.. thoughts to you and your new addition xx

i had enough for a week away bumble

Good to hear! I am generally an overpacker so why should this be any exception?

Got a tesco.com promo postcard thing through the door this week which might come in handy - it's for £10 off when you spend £50 on groceries at tesco.com - the code is XX-SCT5

shall i email that round bumble?

CONGRATULATIONS MUMCAB

bumble, yes, I have a big bag, a medium sized bag, a soap bag and 2 carrier bags.
I couldn't do without any of them!!

I could do with using that code thanks, but are you sure it's intended for more than one use / person? I thought these things were usually linked to your clubcard and for one time only?

I had loads of stuff in my hospital bag but unfortunately it didn't get out of the car until AFTER the birth!!!!

a lot of them are generic katy, they have an ad running in several magazines and the booklets i was given in hospital which has a code on it, give it a try!

Awww, thank you guys - I needed those msgs of lurve - Looking forward to pizza and chat, just tidying up the house, cleaning the bathroom and then we are going to order......

Yum!

Hope you enjoy your evening too, Bumble honey! Thank you for the Tesco code!

Congratulations!!!! - To mumcab - another Friday 13th bubba!! - Wow!!! Fabulous news!!!

39 weeks today. Sigh. After several days of 'signs' (feel like a sodding medium!), including being very sick yesterday, I now feel as though labour is a long way off. And as the hospital won't induce me or let me go more than a week over, and I am desperate to at least try for my VBAC, I am getting stressy. Which is not great for bringing on labour, of course.

MIAMT - If you see this, BEST LUCK for tomorrow. Did I ever tell you I had a spinal for my C-section with DS? Damndest experience: you really, truly can't feel a thing from the chest down, so it feels as though it is happening to someone else, in a sense. Which I know is exactly what you want (the non-feeling, that is), so I think it is perfect for you. Was funny the next day, though, with me dragging my leg to the shower, convinced it still didn't work Must have been absolutely fine, though, as I had the section at 9:00 pm, stayed in the next day, and was out before lunch on the day following. Only took that long as they couldn't find something they needed to discharge me! xx

Hello all

Congrats Mumcab - love the name

Good luck tomorrow MIAM

Noticed MMKs baby still doesnt seem to be on stats but cant remember enough to do it myself Sorry am just too tired right now!

And too tired and braindead to say anyhing else just thought Id let you know im still here, nothing happening except exhaustion and rising frustration at all stupid comments. Cant even touch my bump without someone assuming it means im about to go into labour!!

Ok just noticed Ellies already done it!! Ill shut up now!

Sounds like we are all feeling v.much the same on this thread atm - [[hugs] all round .....

Going to go and hang up washing and order pizza and try and shake the fog out of my brain a little .....

Congrats Mumcab!!

Nutty - OMG that midwife sounds like something out of the dark ages - I think you did well not to smack her one!

Thank you all so much for the luck messages. It has been a wierd day I can tell you.

Had millions of calls from well wishers which has been really nice but is starting to get a bit tiring now so Phil is fielding the calls (as we speak!)

Caught poor Phil in tears on phone to his Mum, he has obviously been bottling things up and is really worried too about tomorrow. I felt terrible as everyone directs all the attention at me and they completley forget that Phil had a hell of a bad time last time as well and is bound to be terrified.

We have had a nice tea, I am typing this then gonna have a nice bath.

Had a stressy "what if they have got it wrong and given me the wrong date" moment so rang the hospital and they have confirmed I am first on the list for tomorrow!!! My neighbour is 2nd and she has been told her op will be 11.30 so there should be news from me before then.

Before I go...and I've a big lump in my throat and tears in my eyes as I type this. I just wanted to say that I think you are all amazing women and it has been an absolute priviledge to share this really special time with you all. I hope one day we can all meet up and I can get to give you all a hug in person.

All my love
MIAMTxxxx