July 2018 babies - part 2 :)

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Thank you @RaspberryBlonde nothing else has happened since - she's behaving herself it seems.

We did think that it maybe was 'time' last night and the timer was started on the phone but I think it must have just been Braxton Hicks. It would have been just typical as we'd just arrived at our caravan for the weekend! We weren't going to come back until after the birth but I desperately needed a change of scenery.

I just keep thinking that tomorrow I can say 'I'm having a baby this month!' It's so weird.

Hope everyone is doing ok - we're on the final stretch now!

I do however think I have a blocked milk duct.. already. It's quite sore and I have a red patch on my breast above the hard lump so going to get that checked out on Monday - I assume I do this with the GP, rather than waiting for my midwife appt (which is only Tuesday)?

Anyone suffering with swelling? My feet really are disgusting now and will not fit in any shoes except flips flops and ankles have got sores - DH has booked me a pedicure but I'm not sure if I'm even too embarrassed to go and have someone touching them ha!

@lifechanges my feet looked ridiculous yesterday.. like rectangles on the end of my legs! Today still puffy but not as bad!! I’ve got puffiness on the top of my feet that means when i walk i can feel my feet almost wobble haha!!!

It's awful isn't it @BeardofZeus - mine have been like this since about 30 weeks. I can only hope they just deflate as soon as she's out!

Touch wood I still have ankles although who knows how long that'll continue - still really hot here!

Hope your caravan trip was nice lifechanges.

Sounds a bit like very early labour rebeccalouise, a friend of mine had this for about a week. Sorry that's probably not what you want to hear.

First proper day of mat leave here and the only one currently where DD is mainly out so I have done a bit of pottering in the garden, checked hospital bags and am about to get started on my project for the year which is decluttering the house! My parents downsized recently and gave me back bags of old school work etc which I need to sort and ideally get rid of some...

Hope everyone is doing ok. Quite a bit of Braxton Hicks here but otherwise feeling ok.

raspberryblonde I'll take early labour as I'm not due until 18th so was only 37+3 on Saturday. I'd pretty much come to that conclusion via Google so psyched myself up for on off contractions for a while yet and then have had nothing else so feel a bit disappointed! It was a big kick to get the house sorted though so trying to look on it as a positive.

Still really hot here too and although I still have ankles for now my feet have started to swell so not sure how long they'll last.

Hope everyone is managing in the heat and not feeling too uncomfortable. I'm currently shut in the house where it's cooler with a puppy who doesn't understand that it's too hot for him outside so is running round barking nonstop 🙈

Here are my feet 🙈🙈 I didn't realise how limiting it would be! Luckily, I'd decluttered the house quite a few weeks ago so all the 'big stuff' I had planned for maternity leave are done - I try and just do one thing a day now (today was the food shop) and spend the rest with feet up or bathing them in Epsom salts.

Caravan was farrrrr too warm - should have stayed home in my nice cool house but the change of scenery was good.

I'm desperately trying to finish my first year of uni coursework before she arrives - 2.5 weeks to due date so hopefully I can do this!

Oh my goodness @lifechanges you poor thing. Mine were swollen like that when I was on holiday but came back to normal the day after the flight home.
Has anyone else noticed spider veins on their legs? I hadn’t noticed them before yesterday and now I can see loads of them all over my legs. They’re pretty grim, really hope they’re not planning to stick around post pregnancy.
Other than the lovely new addition on my legs 🤢 and a humongous belly, I’ve been incredibly lucky, no discomfort and sleeping well despite being due on Weds. Fairly certain this pregancy being so kind means labour is going to be atrocious though and actually more than happy to continue the pregnancy as long as physically possible to prolong going through it, terrified of what is to come 😬

Any more babies? Currently two days overdue 😭

Oh no Winterfell, you must be climbing the walls!

Nothing happening here, although I'm not due for another 17 days. I'm off to London for an event tonight. Hope I'm not tempting fate by going away for the night without Mr Karate so close to my due date!

@winterfell was due date passed uneventfully yesterday and no sign she wants to come out any time soon. Really don’t fancy being in the sweat pit that will be the hospital in this heat so kinda glad she’s staying put... although got a sweep tomorrow, so could get things moving 😬

Trying to relax and not get too frustrated @karate. Have a nice evening and fingers crossed!

Ooh good luck @instructions. I had my sweep on Tuesday and nothing yet. Even though the midwife told me she had a great reputation for her sweeps being successful lol

@winterfell did your mw tell you or write in your notes your bishop score? From what I’ve read that’s supposed to be an indicator of likelihood of sweep success. Think anything over 8 is supposed to be a good sign 🤷‍♀️

No baby here either although I'm not due until 19th so I could still have 4 weeks to go! Although I agree Instructions it's not going to be nice in the hospital! Sorry to hear that you're anxious.

Anyone else finding maternity leave slow going? Am not used to not doing much, plus DD is being particularly high maintenance as she's not getting enough sleep in the heat.

Nope no baby here either but not due until the 18th. Have my first sweep booked for the 17th.

Already getting a little tired of the text messages to 'check in' and MIL telling me how impatient she's getting!! 🙈

I have a final assignment and online assessment to finish for uni so I'll be happy with her staying put until the 10th - after that, I'll be completely impatient, although I'm still terrified of what's to come!

Hope some babies start turning up soon for you all 🙏🏼

@lifechanges I have two uni exams on the 10th as well.. I haven’t been revising just yet as I’d hate to have wasted effort so am saving it for sun/mon haha!!

I feel like the baby’s head is about to pop out between my legs every now and again.. certainly my bladder feels about 5mm thick!

I am very tired today, had a burst of energy yesterday so did some cleaning and sorting but woke up a few times in the night due to numb hands and couldn’t get back to sleep after 6am. Nap later I think!

Good luck @BeardofZeus ! What are you studying?

I'm just finishing my first year of Psychology with the OU, course shouldn't actually end until September but I've raced ahead to get it done before due date and then have some time free with DD until I have to start studying the new module in October.

Kudos to those of you studying, am impressed you have the energy. Have been feeling particularly lethargic this weekend!

Baby feels like they have moved a bit lower. Have a midwife appointment Wednesday so will see what she says. Have finally finished hanging the nursery curtains and building the cot so we are pretty much good to go now.

Hope everyone is doing ok.

We've finally collected the travel system! Venicci Soft in Denim Sky and I think I'm in love. I keep going through to just look at it!

Nursing! Bit mental but hey ho.

Today I cried out of pure frustration from pregnancy. As you may guess from my posts, I’m suffering badly from carpal tunnel.. today I went to pick up a half full washing up bowl of water (used for cooling my swollen feet down) and nearly dropped it because my wrists and fingers just didn’t engage properly so I splashed water all over the carpet. Minor really but it’s so debilitating not havinng full use of my hands. I’m now internally worried about picking up my own baby.

Not seeing midwife until 39 weeks as my exams clashed with my 38 week appt so can’t mention it until then.

Also just checked the weather and its another 10 full days of heat and sun. Normally would be chuffed to bits but when it makes the skin on my hands and feet feel like they are stretched to breaking point, can’t fit my feet into shoes only flipflops... can’t grasp things properly in my hands... makes driving difficult, which worries me about getting around, I don’t want to be trapped in my house! Even walking the dog is stressful because it makes the baby engage more which is painful and wee-inducing so i walk slower and she gets very frustrated .. so do I tbf so a 20 min walk takes 30 and holding the lead is so hard!! Luckily I have a dog walker twice a week now but gosh it makes me feel lazy.

Sorry for the rant.

Feel your pain with the dog walking, we have a 14 month old border collie cross Australian kelpie (very high energy) so he needs to be out for at least an hour. He also pulls really badly and I just can't manage him on my own in this heat with the baby engaged causing my pelvis to feel like it's splitting in two when I walk. Consequently I regularly sit in the house listening to him bark and end up crying out of frustration because I feel so bad that he has to wait for his walk until my oh is home. Hope you feel better about everything soon BeardofZeus :(

Also frustrated about dog walking here too but they're being ever so good, bless them. My dog walker is on holiday this week though so it's purely up to me and DH - will see how nice they are to me all day when they're sat waiting for DH to come home!

My feet are just horrific now, I feel like the skin is going to split wide open. Not sure how I'll cope if I've got another 3 weeks to go

That sounds really difficult Beard, no advice but hopefully it will ease once baby is born. Can see it must be stressful worrying about holding them.

Thankfully no dogs to walk here, it's not walking weather here even if you're not pregnant! Forecast looks like it will be a little cooler from tomorrow though so have my fingers crossed that doesn't change.

Loads of Braxton Hicks here which are getting quite uncomfortable. Have a morning of housework planned so trying to ignore.

Hey ladies, I can’t believe we’re over 1/3 of the way through the month without any baby news!
I’m 8 days overdue now and fearing I’m going to be bullied into being induced on Weds 😫 REALLY don’t want to go down that route so just hope the little lady makes an appearance before then.
How’s everyone else doing?