May Mummies, w/c 23th April 07 1 week till May- Woohayy!

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Morning............

Morning

April glad J is having some friends over, girlfriends at that!

So mrs jb have you read my last post? Am going to town after todlers

Hi, I was just reading it lg&t, Thank you sooooooooo much for the offer, but I really can't think of anything I need despearately. I think I can get kamilosan here, it is fab you are right. I didn't use any nippile cream with Maddie, just a squirt of breast milk rubbed round I found good. I know this one could be different though. Our visitors start arriving on Thursday, they come on and off right through until Oct now so I will load them with lists once bubs arrives.

I can't believe you've made 37 weeks either, well done you, what date's your sec, was it the 10th? Ohhh not long now, it is getting exciting, time we started popping bubs now, can I be next please, tommorow night would be good.

Am off to do a food shop, will catch up and reply to all this avo. xxx

C section on the 11th, less than 3 weeks away >

Morning all
Went to Paris for the weekend to meet up with DH's best friend who was over for a work thing from Australia. We've been a couple of times before so didn't need to rush around doing touristy things but mainly did lots of walking and eating. Will look forward to telling Bean about the cool places she went to in utero. Ended up in a jazz bar in the catacombs on Saturday night and took her to Pere Lechese cemetery yesterday to see the graves of Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Maria Callas and Edith Piaf. The weather was absolutely stunning and managed to get a bit of colour on the bits that were showing.

Now back at work but only this week to go so hoping to get through it unscathed. 4+6 to go to EDD date...arghhhhhh

Raspberry tea - my NCT ante-natal lady says the tea leaves are better than the tablets and by now (with just under 5 weeks to go) 2-3 cups a day is good and what I'm having. Helps the uterus muscles to tone up in readiness for labour.

The stuff that actually starts the cervix thining and opening need to include the hormone prostoglandin - so that's your pineapple and semen and apparently yes semem works just as well if swallowed as well

Curry and other hot stuff make your bowel constrict and often the uterus will constrict in sympathy so that can kick off labour.

Morning all

Still here after a busy weekend and 39 + 3 now.

DD1s 11th birthday on Wednesday - still hoping to not give birth on that day but who knows!! At least she got her party on Saturday night and her Dad/step mum are taking them both out for tea on the day so no pressure on us. Her pressies are all wrapped and ready, I just need to buy her some sweets to take to school.

When I do give birth I will try and get her to post to let you all know.

Really tired today so now going for a lie down before I do a bit of ironing.

Hope you are all well.

Morning ladies

You are all making me so jealous with your section dates! I am getting so impatient. Although my friends and family would suggest that is entirely normal behaviour for me.

Starting to struggle a bit, what with the Bugaboo induced groin strain. My dad was wheeling it up and down last night, which was so sweet.

I am knackered though, have just planned in a meeting in Sheffield on Monday morning - I guess I should start carrying my notes around with me.

Juicy - I have started to get the cramp thing as well, just for a little while last night, I think we're around the same week.

Breech update - no update. Still not turned. Clearly she has attitude.

Morning everyone, well here's to another week closer! I've just packed ds off to the library with grandma to get some peace and realised Big Cook Little Cook is still blaring out from the telly! I hate that programme!
Well ,another week has gone, it seems to be dragging a bit now doesn't it. My back problem has come back with a real vengeance now and I feel like I can hardly walk. It's so frustrating having so much to do and not being physically able. It's annoying because I feel really well in myself. Last time I only made it to 37+4 so I'm hoping for a similar length this time.

*GATECRASH**

just wanted to see if pebblemum has any news?havent heard from her for abit,has baby turned??

hoep your ok,text or email soon!!!xx

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Morning all, just back from Tesco's in the rain, was feeling just tooooo tired to be bothered to shop (dh would faint upon hearing that) so actually saved us a few pennies this week, but I really really wanted a beef and tomato pot noodle, no idea why, the last time I had one I was about 16, but they had every other blinkin exotic flavour but not beef and tomato. Oh well tis for the best I suppose. On the way back Natasha Bedingfield's 'babies' song came on and I thought, oh that's us, soon there will be May babies popping up all over the place, like daisies and it got me all excited...until I had to unload the car

LG&T, please hang on until 11th May, I need a section buddy.. I have to go in the night before at 4pm, then nowt to eat or drink after 12. Dh will come at 8.30am the next day and off we go! We are soooo small and rural that they only do electives on a tues or a fri and only about 2 a day so if there are no emergencies we should definitely be done before lunch, it would be cool if we managed the same time

Tam, I am very envious of a trip to Paris.. and April I am glad you managed to arrange some girls for your ds birthday.

Dh left last night for 2 weeks, a week in Nairobi and a week in New York, close then, should anything kick off early..we have a very complex contingency plan that tires me out thinking about it. Anyway for once I felt quite weepy about him going, not like me at all and after a good talking to and large chocolate biscuit I felt a lot better.

A very good morning to you all. It's another beautiful day in the flat, farming land that is Norfolk and I am not at work. I have lots to do but have started the day by doing precisely nothing. Have had a late breakfast, tickled the cat's belly, read the paper etc. I will get on with the housework today but I'm easing myself in.

Went to my friends's yesterday (who had the miscarriage) as it was her dd2's 1st birthday. She, true to herself had gone all out and worked hard to produce a stunning bbq, things for lots of little people to do, drinks, entertainment etc. I stole a bit of time with her to chat and she's lost what was obviously the baby (God I remember how heartbreaking that bit is) and it is buried under a rose bush in the garden. She's devastated obviously and coping with the 'it's for the best', 'you already have 3', 'you can try again' comments in true British fashion and nodding and smiling. She's very admirable, I'm just waiting for her front to drop and will be right round there to catch her. She's leaving the brood with DH and coming to stay for a couple of days this week. Will waddle round the shops with her, drink tea and try and help.

My Mum's coming for the day on Wednesday (the day on which I am officially allowed a homebirth and have beaten all the other women in my family). We're going shopping and I'm desperately trying to make sure I get everything that I've forgotten. Only big thing I need is a steriliser but also need nightime towels for once the big maternity monstrosities are used up, arnica, liquid savlon, some more raspberry leaf tea, scratch mitts, gingerbread and nursing bras. I think- frighteningly- that's it.

The ILs are in Venice as of today and am under strict instructions not to have the baby this week. Not to worry, I think this baby's coming in June anyway.

Started to feel slightly panicky, convinced the baby won't like me, that DH will be horrified by how hideous I am post-birth and will run off with a young lithe police constable called Krystal with a K, I'll overeat through sadness and put on 30 stone, won't be able to lift the baby and will end up living under a rock talking to my friends the gingerbread folk.

Starving hungry today, off to look for crisps I think...

Hope everybody's well!

Okay cam, I'm officially pathetic. You sound rather laidback about 2 weeks separation, I on the other hand was supposed to stay at my brother's last night after the bbq I went to but insisted on being driven home so I was with DH overnight. Not usually that worried but am convinced if DH isn't there I'll go into labour without him and it'll be too quick for him to be there.

So, I'm pathetic. That's a Monday morning revelation and a half.

Megg, how's ds now?

This may sound a little odd but I think I'm going to miss Tilda the bump once she's out.

Last Friday I was poking around to see which was she was lying and i could feel her back so I started rubbing it. She starting arching her back into my hand like a little cat. Now it's a daily ritual for us. Late afternoon I rub her back or bottom and she just loves it and follows my hand around my belly. It's so lovely

Happy new week everyone. Had lovely lazy morning with DS today - ended up dropping him off at nursery 1 1/2 hours late....now I AM going to try and pack a bag for hospital.
I agree with everyone else - feeling v hefty and sleep is a nightmare. I find that I sleep v heavily for a couple of hours then wake up vv stiff because I have not been able to move. Think I have got mild carpel tunnel syndrome too. Oh well - just over 3 weeks to go. Less if I go by my cs date of 9 May.
Appt with consultant and scan tomorrow. Might become a bit clearer about whether I should have a cs or not - wish me luck.

PS welcome april ladies!

Good luck anneme!

Cinnamon, I feel the same. Mathilda (or Patch as we have started calling her) likes having her feet tickled. She sticks them out of the right side of the bump, we tickle them and she does it even more, following your fingers. And if you rub her bottom she wiggles it obligingly. I've seen pictures of babies smiling in the womb and always wonder if she is. She's a real little person in there.

Aah, shall miss lying in bed at 3am tickling my wee baby.

Aaaawww Tam, that's so cute. I love rubbing my baby's little bottom when it sticks out too. With dd I spent a lot of time rubbing what I thought was her knee, turned out it was a rather large fibroid

SOH, I am very laid back me.. not! The last two pregnancies we were living in Tanzania and Cameroon, I flew back at 33 weeks and with dd, dh flew back 1 week before my dd and she arrived 10 days late, with ds dh flew back on my dd and ds arrived 14 days late, so its not likely that anything exciting will happen before his return, besides with the exchange rate at 2US to the pound I'm hoping for some diamonds to compensate!

PS - Are there many police constables named Krystal with a K in Norfolk? Just wondering really..

Just the one Krystal with a K. She wears white leather pixie boots dontcha know? I guess you weren't around the first time she came up? I can recount the story if you really need putting to sleep?

PMSL at petting a fibroid. You should have knitted a hat for it.

Where's Creena? Anybody know? And redbullandbump? Sure there are others MIA...

No explanation needed the white leather pixie boots say it all...

Forgot to say sorry about your friend,SOH, been there too and its not nice so I'm sure she will appreciate a good girly chat.

Goodluck for tomorrow Anneme!

Good luck anneme

Oh Cam - i think i just wee'd my pants thinking of you bonding with a fibroid

Afternoon all,

I seem to have been away for ages by the number of messages on last weeks thread. Pleased to hear all babies still in situ - just!!! HOpe you're all as well as can be expected.

Saw consultant last week, baby head down, hooray!!! 38 weeks tomorrow but convinced this ones hanging on for my birthday on 20th may ( would be term plus 12).

Not been on here for a while, my brother dropped a bombshell last week - he's booked a one way flight to Seattle on July 13th to set up his own business. At age 22 this is causing some concern to my parents and me being hormonal i'm just upset that this LO only uncle won't be around as much.

I've also realised that this site is addictive and once you get on time flies and I don't get anything else done. Will try and restore the balance.

Good luck all those trying to turn babies!!

Afternoon all,

can't believe how time flies. I'm supposed to take the car to the garage as it's suddenly started to make a lot of rather alarming noises. Have promised DH I'd do it all off last week, but like going to the doctor with some sort of pain, everytime I drove the car last week it seemed fine. Except for Sunday when it really did sound like everything underneath was falling off. So now DH is convinced we need a new car. He says he's ashamed off my little punto. How rude. I love my car.

Was also supposed to get the weekly foodshop as we don't have any (healthy) food in the house, but again, i can't be bothered. I feel a bit bad as before my ML is promised everybody i'd get up on time in the morning, have breakfast, shower, keep the house tidy, sort out nursery etc, etc.
2 weeks in and I now have to admit that that is so not going to happen.

Although I have managed to book lunch with friends tomorrow and get an appointment to get my final pre baby hair cut. (priorities )

My mum is coming over for a week on thursday so maybe I'll move my rather large and lazy bottom by then. But for now, i'm quite happy to not do anything. And not feeling to quilty either

LOL, you are funny.

I will NOT miss my bump, any shape form. I'm struggling today, baby is on the move and hurting me alot. I have a major stitch in my right side, everytime I stand it throbs. I think it has spent all morning digging for Australia, I just wish it would steer away from the nerves on it's travels.

Jucy, you'll find those pains more and more now if you walk too much. Have a lie down after and things should ease. I can hardly stand by 4pm, braxton hicks are so strong and uncomfortable.

Annemme, good luck for tommorow.

SOH, glad your friend is doing ok at the moment. You sound like a lovely RL friend, I'm sure she'll find you a great comfort for a few days to chill with. I was also thinking about the MIA's whilst driving back from the supermarket this morning. Jess is due next week, I think?

Just had a phone call from my BF in the uk. She is desperately trying to get out to visit us, we've been here 2.5 yrs now and they've not been. She and her dp had arranged the time off with work for the 2nd may for a week. She rang to check it was alright for them to come and stay, was just about to click to book her ferry when I asked her about European Health Cards and Passports. DOH, she doesn't have a passport for her youngest, 7mths. What is she like? I didn't even think about it she said. DOH again. They are destined to never visit, they were ready to come for 5 days last April, The French decided to strike that day and when they got to the airport their flight had been cancelled. They got a full refund but didn't get here.

Going to put some washing out, but coming straight back in doors, I can't do the heat today, it's baking here...

Afternoon All

Sat eating a rather large bowl of frosties whilst pondering what to do today. Nothing me thinks......

So can somebody tell me where the best place to buy a nursing bra is? Bearing in mind that I'm a student and have no money. Oh and how many will I need? And arnica cream, is that the stuff that helps bruising and stuff? Am I wrong in thinking it's a good thing to put on stitches, or am I going mad?

Had an ok sleep last night, didn't actually wake up and need to pee all night I was however completely bursting to go when I woke up this morning! Have a painful twinge in my right shoulder that's bothering me, ho hum.

M/w coming to see me on wednesday, probably suck more blood out of me, I swear they just make up all these 'blood tests' they need to do. Bet that they are secretly all vampires or something.

Hello to everyone by the way

Hi Drpink, yey for head down bubba.
Hi Jellybellybump.

LW, it's Arnica tablets I use, they are tiny little homeopathic balls. Any Chemist will sell them, just go in and ask for some. I've not heard of a cream tbh, but there may be one.

Nursing bra's M&S or Mothercare 2 for £25ish. You will need at least 2 depending on how often you wash, probably more, bear in mind that you wear them 24hrs. God thats the worst bit for me, I HATE wearing a bra to bed.