Oct 18 babies 4 - dates

[unicornchaser]

Hey ladies!

New thread kicked off with all our upcoming due dates so we can keep track of the exciting arrivals!! Can't wait to see if we stay in this order!

@Doll87 - 28th Sept/3rd Oct
@twobambinos - 1st Oct
@Belles86 - 4th Oct - Girl
@Filzma - 5th Oct - Girl
@mamami - 6th Oct
@TinyTerror1 - 7th Oct - Girl
@Havetothink - 8th Oct
@Smithguy86 - 22nd Oct/ind 8th - Twins
@justtowarm - 11th Oct - Girl
@Hayleyxmx - 15th Oct - Girl
@caoraich - 17th Oct
@lovesrunning - 17th Oct
@ATP1000 - 19th Oct- Girl
@mamaL86 - 19th Oct
@yerp - 28th Oct
@rhibee - 29th Oct
@rebeccaM - 29th Oct
@unicornchaser - 30th Oct
@flamingo19 - 31st Oct

You are not alone @Havetothink, i can't remember the last time I slept properly 🙈

@penguina really good news about your daughter. Hope the rest of your pregnancy is stress free.

@2ndPGchimp that's really sweet and funny!

@meetthewildes I can't wait for my son to become a sibling and I feel like that's more exciting to me even than me having another baby in a way. He is 4, so old enough to be fully involved and luckily is very excited... We'll see how he feels after baby is here!

I am also struggling to sleep - it's so hard now to get comfortable! Adding on a bad cold and asthma for me and I can't bear to lie down at night tbh.

*bare

Oh my days, sooo drained today! Glad I'm not working now, hats off to all of you who are still going with work!

7 weeks left but feels like a lifetime at the moment! Is it too early to just live in PJs and not leave the house?!

If you can get away with it, it's never too early to live in pjs.

@unicornchaser exactly if you can get away with it why not.
I got dressed earlier to collect my older dds from school and I'm back in the pj's now. I was so tired this morning. Also suffering with the night time sleep like some of you it's awful isn't it. Just want to rest and build up the energy for the labour but it seems impossible.

@penguina glad your dd is doing well.

@havetothink hope you are feeling better today

Is anyone else more hungry than they have ever been? And I want sweet things, which are normally not for me 😕

Honestly feel like I've been hit by a bus today, I'm so tired, sinuses completely blocked and burning. Baby is not allowed to come while I've got this cold. I've drunk gallons of decaf tea. Keep getting Braxton hicks when I sneeze. Thankfully dd is in nursery tomorrow so I can have a bit more down time then if I can't sleep tonight.

@Havetothink same here. Blocked runny nose, headache, lethargic, 1 more sneeze/cough away from labour and just overall under the weather.

It might be a weather change thing but DH brought it from work last week. Most people I know have it. Officially autumn I guess.

PS: will the labour and delivery wards still be boiling or do they actually get cold at this time of the year? Had a summer baby last time.

@midnight1983 oh yes, more carbs. That's all I'm craving. Eating what I crave, just portion controlling.

Filzma as far as I know the wards are always kept warm (for the babies).

@Filzma I had my son in January and the ward was so hot the thought of having to stay in again makes me want to cry (although that may be hormones)

Aah, I see, thanks ladies. Will adjust the Hosp bag slightly..

Morning ladies, went for a routine health appointment at the hospital yesterday, ended up being sent to mcu. Got strapped up, spent 4 hours in there and she told me my Braxton Hicks might sometimes be contractions from what the graph showed. So now we are back again for a scan today!

@filzma I distantly remember portion control...

Lol @midnight1983, no one said it's a daily occurrence.

My carpal tunnel is giving me so much gyp. Awake every night with pain and double splints isn’t helping much. Buzzing and numbness through the day too so not very effective at getting house sorted. Just having a moan..

@filzma I genuinely ate three times what I normally do yesterday!! I'm hoping my body is just gearing up for labour and I haven't become even more greedy than usual!!

I have my 36 week scan today and am very excited to have a look. I'm really suffering with back and pelvic pain when I walk so I wouldn't be surprised if he was very low already.

How are you getting on Oreo?

Wow Penguina! Kids bounce back so quickly don't they??

I ran out of omerpazerole yesterday and feel awful today, I can't believe I carried on all through my last pregnancy like this! I'm hanging on for 9am until the chemist opens!!

@ladydolly all is fine. Scan showed everything was as it should be. She is really low down and she's weighing heavy already. Got that glucose test tomorrow which I'm dreading, absolutely hate having bloods done let alone 2 sets in one day

Had some lower back pain and cramping, they've told us to just be prepared for a potentially early baby and call the delivery suite if anything happens!

@oreolovegood I am glad everything is ok! How far along are you now? A slightly early baby would be rather exciting!

I am hungrier than usual but frankly, all I want to eat is ice. Delicious, translucent ice. My partner freezes tupperware boxes full of ice every afternoon for me to smash to pieces (with a hammer!) and devour in the bath every evening! I feel quite, quite mad.

Did maternity photos/video on Tuesday and ended up floating down a river - it was bloody freezing, take-your-breath-away cold. But I think the shock of it flipped the baby head-down! Sorry kid.

@meetthewildes thank you! 35 weeks at the moment so she would be early but not scarily so. Lucky I like to be organised and packed my hospital bag a couple of weeks ago!

@oreolovegood that's good news! Good luck with the GTT, I find them really tough. Top tip - dont try and read anything more challenging than a trashy magazine!

For those who were curious, the 36 week scan is just to measure body parts and blood flow. I had mine this morning and thankfully all is well with baby. They estimated the weight to be average at 6.1 pounds... But I know growth scans are notoriously ambiguous! The other lovely thing was they gave us a really clear picture of his little face - my son found that very exciting 😊

@midnight1983 we had our 36 week scan yesterday and had the same, save our little chubster is already 7lb 1oz! I was expecting another biggie as first was 9 lb 3, but was rather put into perspective when a friend at work pointed out that the largest of her 3 was 7 lb 1 oz at 2 weeks overdue!

@meetthewildes floating down an ice cold river sounds like a strangely appealing prospect. It certainly sounds like it will make good photos. I admire those with the body confidence for it- I am really not keen on photos of me right now!

Did lots of handing over at work today with 6 more working days to go and feel much better for getting some stuff off my desk, still a lot to go but getting there.

Not sure if I'm jealous of the 36 week scans to predict the size of baby or relieved to not have one so I can stay in my dream bubble of a small easy to deliver baby 😆