Due in June: 1 down, 37 to go, start chilling the champagne!

[notsolilKel]

Morning and greetings, kicking off a new thread with latest stats list I could find:

Births
NannyJo - 14 May, boy Callum Sid, (due 10/06)

Waiting Room
nonsolilKel - 25/05/07 section (due 03/06)
Nattyandthomasbump ? 01/06/07
Derlor - 04/06/07
Fannyannie - 05/06/07
Twinkle5- 08/06/07
Kiwinat ? 08/06/07
Tallulahbelle ? 08/06/07
nikie1 - 09/06/07
kellogs 09/06/07
flightattendant - 09/06/07
Daisybump ? 10/06/07
Sleepychunky ? 10/06/07
K1K2 ? 10/06/07
Cocobear ? 11/06/07
Babymonster ? 11/06/07
Trace2 - 12/06/07
Badzelda ? 15/06/07
Smilingkiwi ? 15/06/07
Kittykit - 16/06/07
Catsuitgirl ?18/06/07
Bumperlicious ? 18/06/07
Hollyandalice ? 19/06/07
Riabutterflew - 19/06/07
Dontknowmyarsefrommyelbow - 20/06/07
Kdracey ? 23/06/07
Twiga - 24/06/07
Sputnik ? 25/06/07
Doggus ? 25/06/07
Auntymandy ? 27/06/07
Catkin555 - 27/06/07
Magicgenie ? 28/06/07
Mytwocents - 28/06/07
Seansgirl ? 29/06/07
Foxybrown - 29/06/07
Justbeme - 29/06/07
Diplidophus - 30/06/07
Annobal - 3/07/07

what is it with pg women dreaming about cats?!

Lilkel - how are you today? Have things eased up?

Can we please have a run down of your hospital trip, what did they say? Which hospital did you go to?

am off to MW this morning for an anti-D jab. Looking forward to that. No I'm not.
Still have a child left here so better get her off to nursery.

Have a good morning everyone.

Morning all,

Holly you know what they say takes one to know one!

Anyway feel a bit tearful today, feeling like its getting on top of me. It doesn't help that DH isn't here much as he is working long hours, plus he is out on sat night and sunday all day enjoying himself! I guess I'm feeling a bit hard done by really, feel like I'm the one doing all the hard work and no me time.

This morning didn't start off well TBH - DH and I have decided to spend a bit of money around the house as not moving. I know people do this all the time, but its a bit of a momentous event to us as we just don't sepend alot arounf the house unless we can really help it. Anyway, we decided to splash out on some new furniture. After much deliberation we have chosen some from Next for our family room, well the sideboard came this morning at 7.30am. The bloody thing is damaged and the bottom drawer dosen't shut! How it got through quality control i have no idea! To be fair, they have said straight away no argument that they will come and collect and replace - but I have to wait another week unable to unpack my stuff....grrrrr which as you can imagine with the nesting instinct so keen at the moment its really pissing me off.!

Anyway, rant over I feel much better for just typing my annoyance. I might just lurk today as so grumpy now.

Don't stress out about it SG....at least you'll have your blinds to do over the weekend . I didn't get to the PO yesterday as I was waiting in most of the day for my Mothercare delivery which bloody well didn't turn up .

I promise I will get them posted today for you so you should get them tomorrow. I'll e-mail you and let you know how much the postage was......

I will try and stay off here today as I've got loads to do, and now that I know I will have a baby by 5th June if not sooner, gotta get cracked on with this place....I work better when there's a deadline!

I so know how you feel, SFL! My DP is at work all day, and finding lots of lovely things to do for fun without us on the weekends he's not working. (Like going to the farking footy this w'end. Big match apparently). We fucking bad news for him. He still has to do swimming with the kids on saturday mornings.

So you rant away, lovely!

morning ladies, just to say thanks for the messages of support, sorry for the false alarm. It really is frustrating to be in this much pain, and not have gone into labour at all!! Even with codydramol it's just blardy agonising when I try to move (or the baby moves) (or anything moves, actually). Frickin SPD.

I have to spend the day laying down as much as possible so won't be able to banter with y'all

Take good care & good luck till I can check in again!

PS Natty - thinking of you - I'm sure I've heard many times that all estimates of size are often wrong, and often very wrong. Try to think the best. Fingers crossed!!

Just realised how insensitive my post sounds....I meant not stress about the sideboard...ddur.

I know exactly how you feel where DH is concerned as I never see mine in the week, but he does take over the childcare duties at the weekend (thankfully he doesn't get footy at all). Go on strike, or insist that the weekend fun invloves all of you. But definately tell him you need some chilling time to yourself before the bub is born!

We're all falling to pieces with SPD....glad you're OK Lilkel and at least you have an end date in sight!

Lilkel, glad to hear you are ok, but sorry it is a false alarm and you're in so much pain. TG you do have the end in sight so to speak.

Daisy, I didn't think for one minute you were insensitive .

I do need me time don't i? Think I might really throw a strop later and insist he doesn't go down to Poole next Sat/Sun for his mates 40th. I know its his mates 40th BUT I am more important (well, I think I am) and added to which I need DH not tired out and knackered as how will both of us cope when LO arrives? Bloody men!

I think they just need reminding of the fact that we're the important ones every so often.
DH has called me twice a day every day since last weeks wobbly. He's just called....he's had to go up to Newcastle for a meeting so will be home again tonight and is going to work from home tomorrow....it's like having a regular husband back . Ooooh, and he can give me a lift to the station so I don't have to walk miles from where I can park the car!! I'm meeting Bumperlicious!

It's very quiet here today and I can hear my neighbour playing something nice and relaxing on the piano...it's quite lovely!

morning chicks,
i've made a decision NOT to be such a grumpy old bag today - i've pulled myself together and realised that i'm just being a muppet for feeling so down - i've got crutches for a couple of weeks - SO WHAT - get over it and just be thankful for everything else i've got (or not got) (wags finger at self) Trace i feel for you - i also feel guilty for moaning as you are obviously struggling on in a much worse state than me
Likel - glad you OK i had 3 major false alarms last time and was contracting every 3 mins for several hours one of the times - was in labour ward and everything - then.......nothing! it's well frustrating i feel for you x
Natty - i've NEVER had my bump measured in any of my 3 pregnancys!!!!!! (1st was in a different healthboard from 2nd and 3rd one as well) don't know if that shows poor maternity care here or if it shows that it's not really that important???? IYSWIM? i'm gong to ask about it at my next AN appt on Wed though!
Well i'm feeling better now for joining back in instead of lurking like a grumpy grumper!!! SFL DON'T LURK IT BRINGS YOU DOWN - KEEP CHATTING

Hi Daisy,

I think I am back on for the section but blooming consultant has cancelled my "date fixing" appointment which should be this Friday and has moved it to next Tuesday. At this rate the baby will be out before they've even got their arses in gear to see me to set a date! Grrr. I was so looking forwards to having a definite date to plan towards. Especially with this imminent house move on the cards. Their surveyor is coming to do a full survey next week . Can't quite believe things have fallen like this...

My due date is officially the 11th June, but apparently my hospital routinely does electives between 38 and 39 weeks so could be VERY soon.

Sympathy to all those with SPD. I have been suffering off and on - mainly at night or during walks of longer than about 10 minutes. Very annoying - I have the beautiful support girdle but thankfully no crutches!!

I'm not able to get on here very much due to a very clingy DD so I tend to lurk a bit...

hey Daisy i'm well at you and Bumper meeting up - it would be fab to actually meet one/some of you in person

Hi Red Fraggle, Derlor.....

Derlor glad you're a bit more upbeat today, the ole bucky obviously worked it's brain numbing magic . But, you're allowed to feel crap about it, you're pregnant and hormonal FGS...and its perfectly allowable to come on here and rant..it's what we're here for . I've never had a tape measure taken to me, but MW alsways puts the SF height in my notes. When I asked she said that she just knows by feeling where it should and shouldn't be, and the consultant yesterday just wrote SF height was "as dates". They maybe only measure when they think its problematic....like in Natty's case, but she obviously can't be too worried or they would've had her in for a scan there and then.

Red Fraggle....hope you get your date sorted out. Here they try to leave it as long as possible, ie plus 39 weeks. I'll add you to the stats list!

Natty, hope you're all right today!

I think I'm getting RSI....the amount of time I spend on here typing away....got really achey fingers and wrists today

Mornin' goyles - haven't been on for a while & sorry to hear that we've had a few 'home straight' traumas. Have been lurking but posting is so fierce that some days feel like I'm back in the playground, trying to psyche myself up to jumping on the moving roundabout... (have visions of self being pinged into hyperspace by speed of posting...)

Growth scan on Tuesday - Head Circumference at 41 weeks!!!! NCT class yest. - Ok but quite anti-CS which I was thinking might be a good idea - otherwise fear fanjo will be so stretched after huge headed baby that will make sucking noises when I walk forever more.

Any advice on past experience of pethidine & also CS???

LOL westcoaster...what an image that protrays.....the sucking noise, not the spinning roundabout.

It is a bit manic on here most days, but jump on....we'll slow it down for you and the more the merrier!!

I'm booked for an elective CS,....mainly due to problems last time, but I'm hoping that I've tempted fate and bub will arrive of its own accord before that date. In your case, it depends how big the bubs head is I suppose and whether it will fit through your pelvis.....NCT are generally pro natural childbirth, but if CS is recommended due to medical reasons, then you should get the support you need!

Oh...I had diamorphine rather than pethidine and felt it was one of the finest drugs in the world...it was like an out of body experience...I could still feel the pain and I'm sure it was really hurting, but I just didn't give a shit. DH said I was killing myself laughing shouting "oooh that was a big'un" and other such chestnuts!!

Daisy - LOL at 'that's a big 'un'!! Sadly, my pelvis is more than up to the job of klingon baby - I'm just being a wimp after last time - DD was a titchy 5lb12ozer, who came out on Gas & Air v quickly. Am loving the sound of diamorphine rather than pethidine tho' - which NCT describe like the devil's work... Think I might just sign up for anything labelled 'pain relief' and hope for the best! As DH helpfully commented recently, fanjo is 'probably ruined' by now anyway, so shouldn't be a struggle....

Ewww...TMI alert!! The iron tablets have made my poo black!! Yuk! Just thought I'd share that thought with everyone !

Don't worry westcoaser, I managed to get my giant headed child out the front door and not out the sunroof! Seriously her head is, and always has been, massive! She's not a freak or anything, it's full of brains! Just like her mum's! When she was born her head measurement was off the chart.

(((HUGS))) to those suffering with spd, it must be horrible. I have it, but only mildly and it still hurts! At least the end is nigh and it'll all be over soon.

LOL at your DH westcoaster......they can be so sensitive sometimes can't they....just tell him at least you'll keep all your hair!!

DS had a huge head too, but thre's never been any concern about pelvic disproportion here...mind you it horrifies me that the Leeds people haven't retrieved my notes from the hospital in Edinburgh and are going on purely what I've told them. I would've thought that with the em C-section and everything they would want to see the notes!

black poo....nice. It shows the tablets are working though...are you feeling any better for being on them?

well since my pelvis in now aparantly stretched to buggery i could probably fire a baby rhino out!!!!! LOL at your brainy DD Holly.
Westcoaster - it's not getting on the roundabout of this thread, it's jumping off we all have trouble with!!!! - think our arses are stuck to the seats

Not really daisy, I'm still knackered! Hopefully they'll start kicking in a bit more in a few days. How strange your hosp haven't got your notes. You could be feeding them a load of lies!!

Bollocks, my dd has just drawn on her aquadraw mat with a biro and it won't come off!

Have decided to cheer myself up i will have to get some new shoes to match my crutches!!!!!! - do you think i'll get away with that?????

try white vineger Holly - that shifts everything!!