Where's that bloomin' Carol Vorderman when you need her as the August '07 Countdown begins....

[tokentotty]

Whaddyathink ???

[SweetyDarling]

Look behind you wash! BEHIND YOU!

[Washersaurus]

New thread? Is there a link to it? Blimey I was only gone overnight

[bananabump]

Link to new thread

[BabyMadandBIGbump]

Congratulaions Washersaurus well done chick, you just take easy, give LO a kiss from me!

[bananabump]

omg congrats washersaurus!!!

Oh you must be thrilled. Come and join us on the new thread! And give us the story us you're up to it and have time! So pleased for you!

[Washersaurus]

Hi everyone - we are home!

George Francis was born at 7.40pm last night with suprising 'ease', he is a little lad, only weighing in a 7lb5 which made it all a bit easier.

[pinkrangerstartstowaddle]

Good morning all!
babymad, do feel for you, i still have 3 weeks to go and have totally had enough, ds is 4 and can be extremley hard work at times and this week is one of these times!! Feel like i have no energy to do anything with him and i even struggle sitting on the floor to play games! Dh is off friday which i thought great, a family morning, have a nap in the afternoon ( which at 37 weeks i have not yet done) - but dh has reminded me that in the afternoon he buggers of to play golf for someones stag do, so means i wont see him until at least 8pm ! so much for my time!
Tehn have to take ds to a 3 year old party on the Saturday ( not to bad as its one of my best friends and i can sit down all day) but then come home to friends coming round for a BBQ which will be nice but means i then have to be hostess, they stay overnight on blowup bed so i then have to get up Sunday morning to look after them!!

Sorry for the moan everyone - can you tell that im having a Bad day!

[tokentotty]

Morning ladies,
How does this suit?

[bananabump]

Aaw babymad, I think we all have those days where you're fed up with not being as mobile and independent as you're used to. As for all the natural induction methods, I've kinda given up too. Ok I didn't try very hard but it still feels like unnecessary effort!

I have completely lost my sex drive for the first time ever. I feel quite guilty and sorry for dp but I just don't feel up to it. Apart from feeling like I needed a hip replacement, I'm just sooo not in the right frame of mind for it (when you're constantly thinking about it being a baby exit!) Is everyone else still at it like rabbits, or is it just me who feels like a massive creaky minger at the moment??

Try and cheer yourself up with a little treat, babymad, even if it's just a chocolate muffin and a stolen ten minutes with your feet up. Everything will turn out alright on the night!

[BabyMadandBIGbump]

Hi ladies!

Feeling really feed up today, yesterday I just felt like crying but I resisted I don't think I'll be able to do that today, but then again maybe a dam good cry will start things off, so sick of cleaning, sex, raspberry leaf tabs, curry's and pineapples, so just going to rest from now on! Taking the DC to the park later hopefully it will clear my head, I'm just abit worried that the chance of going into labour on my own with 2 DC around to look after are very high and it's putting me on the edge all day long, so a little stressed! I was never feed up with my other PGs, and once in labour I stayed in labour their was never these on and off pains, odd twinges and tightening and their was never this "is it or isn't it" question, so this is very new and odd to me!
Good luck Washy, I hope you have your LO with you now!
back soon!

[bananabump]

Morning all, nothing happening here, I have just been uncharacteristically lurking this morning since I've had a bit of a posting frenzy the past few days/weeks!

Before I forget, I think there's a 900 post limit on these threads, and then you can't add any more. We're on 850 as I type and it's filling up fast, so perhaps time to start a spangly new august thread? It's july 31st, that's close enough! Is TT about or should I start one myself? We still need a postnatal thread too for jem and washy!

Feeling mega relaxed today, my brother just got himself a great new job (he's been in dire straits, has almost lost his house to the mortgage company, been very worried about him) and my mother-in-law has eased the pressure off me, and the sun is shining so I'm feeling pretty close to awesome.

Sorry to hear about peoples worries regarding c sections. From everything I've read on the subject, planned c sections are very safe, and you can do your best to make it a birth experience rather than a medical procedure, by writing a caesarean birth plan. As you said, asking for things like skin on skin, feeding in the recovery room, time to bond with baby before him being whisked away and cleaned up/dressed etc

You can have your choice of music playing, and your dp will be with you the whole time. From what people have written on here, most planned sections are calm and the staff are reassuring and chatty. It's hardly anyone's first choice, but you couldn't be in better hands for it, it's the most commonly performed procedure in the world.

And you won't end up with bits like a wizard's sleeve, like we will! (Sorry, had to go there) lol

Can't wait to hear washy's birth announcement, do we know what flavour she was expecting?

[growingbagpuss]

Not sure what DH weighed at birth - but he's a broad tall bugger now -I was a petite 7lber...... and produced a 9lb 4 oz first baby - so sadly I think we just get what nature feels like on that day!

[MrsBadger]

I know how you feel - I'm down to a single pair of respectable trousers that I save for leaving the house, and wear yoga pants with my bump hanging out the rest of the time...

wonder how Washy's doing...

[mum2george]

Growing, the bath sounds like a fab idea. Must get off MN and find my lavendar oil.

Saturn, they do individual birth weight prediction charts at our hospital. They weighed and measured me and had the weight of DS who was 6lb 8oz, and I think they worked it out on that, can't remember if they took DH's weight and height but don't think they did.

This baby is well over the line on the chart but the consultant said not to worry as it is an individual chart and still normal. Have never heard of the babies weight being worked out on the parents birth weight before.

[saturn]

LOL growing bagpuss re being naked if baby doesn't arrive soon - I've had hardly anything fit for the past couple of weeks and refuse to buy anything. Wearing DH's shirts for round the house!!!

[saturn]

Hi Sweety - I'm not really bothered about the scar, I think it's the not being able to do anything for 6 weeks after that worries me. DH will be off for four weeks after, but after that there isn't anyone round here who could just pop in when I'm on my own with the baby. And I think it's the thought of having surgery that scares me abit as well!! oh and having to stay in hospital for longer - was hoping to get out of there asap! Thanks for the reassurance, will ask consultant re skin to skin - just assumed they would do it immediately as they have done on these maternity programmes they show on TV!

Nice to know someone else is in the same situation Augustbride - when is your due date? The consutant said something similar to me yesterday about inducing asap depending on the measurements at the next scan. She did seem to be more leaning towards the c-section route rather than natural labour though. Let me know how you get on Thursday, hope it goes ok.

Morning mum2george. good luck with the MW this afternoon. I had read that birth size was related to how big the parents were at birth and I was just under 8lb and DH was 7 1/2 so expected ours to be about that at birth, beginning to think this is just an old wives tale Have now packed my hospital bag, just in case - but as not due until end of August still don't feel ready just yet for baby to arrive.

Wonder if anyone else has had their babies yet, quite a few regular posters seem to be missing.....

[growingbagpuss]

Mum2goerge - I was thinking about you earlier and Conketree (who has been v quiet) - I'm booked for a sweep on weds next week (BLURGH) - the problem is my appt is at 4.15pm -so i will have to go straight to nursery to pick up DS, then its thursday so no nursery for DS....... so you can guarantee that if we get that far.... I'll start labouring in the early hours of thursday!!

I've just had a lovely lavendar bath, and my mum rang (all cheerful, so maybe I'm not evil daughter after all). I'm trying to do as much physical stuff as I can - to erm, encourage waters to break!!

I had absolutely NO SIGNS b4 DS was born -untill my waters broke, and then WHAM i was in labour... so there is hope yet!

I am now down to single figures on the trousers/ shorts I can wear..... bloody baby better arrive soon, or i'll be naked!!

[mum2george]

Oh no, I've killed the thread.......

[mum2george]

Morning everyone, I've just posted on the Stats Thread so it will be a bit nearer the top in case anybody wants a look.

Am SO over Wash. Hope she is holding her LO right now and that everything is fine.

Itchy, no signs of it coming yet I'm afraid.

As I had DS 2 weeks early I really didn't think I would go to full term this time. Am seeing the MW this afternoon and am going to ask for a sweep. Like Banana, this goes against all my plans but I am so uncomfortable, I just want it out!

Saturn, I'm 5'1" and they guessed the baby was 7lb2oz when I had about 5 weeks to go. The Consultant did the scan herself and she never mentioned anything about not letting me go full term. They are a guestimate after all. It was a bit of a shock, as at the beginning the estimated full term weight of LO was 7lb5oz but loads of people say that bigger babies can be easier to deliver. One of my friends is 5'2" and gave birth to a 9lb9oz in the birth pool with just the water and gas&air for pain relief with no stitches, so it can be done!

Hope you do get the birth you want.

Sorry about the long post, DH is off this week and has just taken DS out for the morning so I'm free

[SweetyDarling]

Best of luck for both of you two - you never know, your placentas might make a last ditch wriggle upwards!

[Augustbride]

Saturn - forgot to say... lots of placenta praevia literature mentions c-section under general anesthetic due to high risk of blood loss. My consultant said that that is now outdated and they do a 'standard' c-section with epidural/spinal block. Was a great relief when I found that out as I really didn't want to be under GA when my baby was born.

[Augustbride]

Saturn - your situation sounds just like mine!
I went for my check up at 36 weeks expecting them to say it had sorted itself out (no bleeding or any other symptoms) and was really shocked to find out placenta was still low.
AND... they also predicted a big baby (he measured in at 7.6 then) , not totally unexpected as DH was a 10 lber but I'm not very tall either (5'3") so was hoping for a nice small one!
Went back at 38 weeks but as head hadn't engaged they didn't bother to scan as they said it was unlikely placenta had moved.
Now head has engaged and have another scan booked this Thursday so hoping to know more then.
Midwife told me that if placenta looks ok they are likely to induce asap 'to prevent you having a 12 lber' - I know she was only joking about the weight but that is not what I want to hear!!!
My consultant said that c-section was a possibility but they would like me to have a natural labour if at all possible , I guess it depends what the next scan shows up.
Will let you know how I get on & hope it works out ok for you.

[SweetyDarling]

Ooooh still no news from Wash. She clearly didn't come ack from hospital.
Everything crossed!

[SweetyDarling]

Saturn, I v much doubt you'll get support from your doctors/midwives for a natural birth with a low lying placenta. It would be a big risk to the safety of your baby - not really worth it for the sake of avoiding a scar IMHO. Do look into your options for a CS birth plan though and ask about your hospitals policies re immediate skin to skin contact, allowing you to feed in recovery etc. Don't worry though, my Mum had 2 CSs and can't quite understand why I would consider anything else! And my MIL had 4 natural births and agrees with my mum!!!

[saturn]

Thanks Annie, will take your advice and read up on others experiences with this. Not sure DH will support a natural birth if the consultant recommends otherwise though.

Like I said it was just a bit of a shock as I just expected everything to be fine - probably a bit naive really.

Good luck with the midwife this afternoon, hope she will support you with the natural birth.