Still Blooming waiting for November babies

[Pixiefish]

Here we are ladies- I'll dash off and link to the new thread from the old one

Floanna, i gave up work at 29 weeks, actually gave up earlier as i had holiday leave tagged on before, i have gone a bit stir crazy - got a bit bored, actually very bored but then i also moved from the south to the north.

We are lucky we can do this, i guess.

TD

aiki- sorry to be so nosey- just trying to understand- or be nosey whichever way you look at it- when you say he's in school i misunderstood and though he was a schoolboy rather than a uni student. Not that it's any of my business anyway- sorry

I'm due on the 28th Nov and intend to give up on the 12th. Was thinking about bringing this forwards, but am at a conference (which will be easy) from the 8th-10th. So I get more like 3 weeks off.

Worrying about if labour starts early as have already told DH I'm not up for travelling anywhere in the last month.

This is our first. I'm hoping that if it kicks in early I can hop into a taxi and grit my teeth until I get home. We live about 15 miles from where I work (Canary wharf).

I'm getting quite stressed about this now, as I'm wondering I I should have just left a month in advance. (I also have lots of work to finish prior to leaving).

aaargh

I'm staying in work until the vey last minute but then again I only work 1/2 a day a week at my present unit. Have also heard that the other place I work at has had 3 bad inspections ina row so is on special Measures and unless it turns round will be closing in 2 years. The problem is that it has to turn itself round in 12 months as the LEA have to give a year's notice to close a school.

It's a real shame as the staff are fab but the headmaster is crap

Hi all!
I haven't posted for a long time but I have been following the thread regularly.
I am 31 weeks at the moment and I am planning to stop working at the end of October, baby due 6th November , I don't know how I will manage...mind you I work part-time and I have a 3 year old so being at work is like having a break, lol.
Re weight gain, I have put on less than a stone but I was quite overweight to start with , I guess that kind of compensates.
I am struggling to sleep at the moment, last night I was up at five drinking tea and eating jammy dodgers...
Anyone else feeling light-headed? if I move my head or stand too fast I get all dizzy, maybe I am not eating enough .
I had a check up with the midwife last week, she took blood samples to check for iron levels and sugar, everything seems ok. Can you believe she took only five minutes to check my blood pressure, take bloods, check babies position (cephalic at the moment) and listen to the heartbeat, she was so fast! but she left a big bruise in my arm

Ah, yep, I've run into that language problem before. For me, "school" means anything up to a PhD, sometimes beyond.

Hi all and welcome newbies
Silk - hope you are feeling better, you don't need a slap at all, you need some TLC. I feel like I am on the verge of wetting myself constantly and chucking up like that would certainly finish me off!
Tonysmum - my MW also left a big bruise on my arm but she did warn me before "ooh, you are going to have a massive bruise" so at least she kept her word! Seen loads of different MWs, was worried about moving so close to the birth because it means I have to change GPs etc but don't feel I have built up any rapport with any particular MWs so it doesn't matter anyway.
I am planning to give up work around week 36. Finding it really, really hard to stay motivated. OK physically so far but mentally - out to lunch .
I also make strange grunty noises when I bend down! So nice to have Mumsnet to compare notes.

Hi all - just back from hospital appointment. LO perfect (breech atm) but I've got to go back next week to see the diabetic consultant again as he wants to put me on insulin burst into tears when he said it and have been on & off ever since. I wish DH was home. Composure is shattered and I could murder a vodka & coke (so an even bigger ).... arse.

Iris - glad LO is ok but re the insulin - do you definately have to go on it or do you have a week to get your levels down (excuse my ignorance, not very up on this)? When does DH get home, is he away at the mo? Can you have a nice long bath (and further cry if you need it)? HUGS.

I mentally checked out of work at about 20 weeks! Then again, I knew by that point that I would be moving, and I wasn't too enthused about my job, so it was no big deal.

It's now almost a month since I left my day job, and I can't say I've missed it (it wasn't making me any money to speak of, either).

Hi everyone!

Had my GTT this morning. I wont find out the results until anything from 2 days to a week, but if there's anything untoward, they will let me know, otherwise they'll just write to me to let me know everything is ok. Fingers crossed!! Thankfully the test wasn't too bad. DS wanted to come with me (he's had no work this week) so he kept me company. They used legit lucozade too, which was a relief after hearing the horror stories about the substitute stuff being awful. The nurse who took my blood was very good and so far it's not left a bruise or anything.

Iris - complete bummer about you having to have insulin

Silk - You're not the only one re knicker incidents! I sneezed in the garden the other day and forgot to "hold myself" and ended up having a dribble situation. Cue me saying "uh-oh, i need the loo" and dashing (or rather panting) up the stairs pronto. now i have to make sure i'm all held in so as to stop any further incidents.

tonysmum - lol @ tea drinking and eating jammie dodgers! I really want some now!

I had a rather embarrassing situation earlier today. As i had the day off i decided to go and get my hair cut and coloured. So there was i, sitting in the chair with gunk on my hair when i hear this banging on the window. I look up (i'm like a zombie by this point due to lack of sleep and just feeling really really tired) and there is my friend who i haven't seen in about a year. I'm feeling really hot, sweaty and dirty with gunk on my hair and there she is, all nicely coiffed (sp?) with her new month old baby and she didn't even look like she'd just had a baby!!! how typical is that?!!! Bloody sods law!!!

so now i feel superfat and frumpy (despite my brilliant new hair-do) and i'm rather mortified that i was seen in that state lol.

My MW appointment for next week has been rescheduled for next Friday instead of the Wednesday but i'm disappointed because it's with a different MW. i'm a bit nervous about it as i have never met this MW before. I hope she's not frosty with me because i'm not strictly one of her ladies!!

Aiki - I hope you and your bloke manage to work out your living arrangements soon. It must be difficult not being together all the time.

Anna - Re the matress thing - as your mattress is new and conforms to saftey standards, a cover seems unnecessary. Possible a way of getting cash from people who are worried about providing hte best for their kids.

Big hugs to all those of you having blood sugar problems.

Iris- poor old you

Saw a different MW today as had to go to hosp for anti D Asked her about painkillers as I'm often struggling to weight bare on one leg. She said if it was that bad I should get re assessed by the physio who could give me some crutches to keep me mobile to the end
This is me ... the woman who cycled over the Rockies, gyms three times a week and loves hiking; talk about life style change FFS. Mind you, I guess that's coming anyway

Hey all, had my growth scan and DS2 is still bang on for dates, so much for being small eh?

thanks for your support.
Saralou - yes, DH is away for another week I really hope he calls tonight, though me bawling down the phone will do neither of us any good so probably best he doesn't.
I have to get my readings down over the next week or it's definately insulin. Luckily, I found my testing sheets from last pg and my readings this time are laods better (and I stayed diet controlled then) so I'm going to waft them under his nose to see what he says. The worst bit was that the paed consltant kept on that high sugar=risk of placental failure and how that was the main cause of late foetal mortality.
It's not the insulin that's bothering me though TBJH. It's the thought that I'm going to have a totally controlled delivery like last time (even writing that makes me cry again - bollocks)
am going for a bath - sorry to be such a misery.........

yay for Sparkly!

Big hugs for Iris >

Hi All,

Term started on Monday, but as I'm only working this month, and work 2 days a week, I've not got long to go - hooray! They have been kind with my timetable too, am doing a lot of work with students in the unit, fortunately not the ones with behavioural/violent tendencies, just the school-phobics and so on, and the lessons are planned already so that will cut down on workload.

Had a stroppy phone-call from the day unit at our maternity hospital asking why I hadn't turned up for a scan yesterday. When I said that no-one had actually bothered to tell me when it was I'm not sure they believed me. All I had been told last Thursday was that I would have one before next Monday when I'm seeing the obstetrician. So it was arranged, just no-one thought to tell me!

Pixie- my school was put in special measures 3 years ago and we came out of it after 18 months. We were told after 12 months that we would come out after the next inspection, but I think it can be quite rare to come out so quickly.

In light of all the 'wee' incidents I'll just say pelvic floor exercises ladies! (One of the few pros I can see about possibly having a c-section is not having to worry about such things!)

jetgirl- the school I work at part time is a special school for boys who have been excluded from other schools and who have ASBO's and criminal records etc so not a mainstream school. The county have been looking for a reason to close it for years- it used to be residential but they stopped that 3 years ago. The head is pants but they can't really get rid of him easily although he himself is under supervision atm. No one is holding out any hope that we will come out of special measures

mornin ladies

right now lets start with some pelvic floors
in and out, in and out, in and out etc rpt 10 times, now in..and hold...and out, and in and out...and hold etc etc you get the picture

right that should help a little bit with the sneezing wee's {blush]

Little Old Me / sometimes these consultants etc have no concept of 'tact and sensitivity' they learn to talk to patients in terms of statistics and facts !. I remember when my waters broke at 32 weeks the Dr (who ended up delivering him BTW) scared the life at out me by saying that my baby would have 'fair chance' if born at 32 weeks, i was devastated, througout the rest of my time she talked to me in statistics- not always helpful, can you maybe have a chat with your GP ?

RG - good luck with GTT my fingaz are crossed, getting a 'hair do' myself next week, prob last posh one before the LO comes along

I'm giving up work at 37 weeks , i like my job keeps me sane and interested in world outside toddlers and babies, i'm fortunate cos they are very flexible (plus my boss is pregnant, due week after me) i work 3 days week so if manageable

hope you all have fab days, sun is shining here, we dragged loads and loads of baby clothes etc down from loft last night so am going to start sorting and washing, can't believe its all so iminent (sp?)

Lxxxx

SPK - glad to hear everything ok with the LO, you just can;t take for granted everything the health profs say can you !

Hello all!

I can't believe the length of our due dates list. Perhaps there wasn't much to do in February?

Anyway - there has been much excitement at my desk this week as last Friday I went for a 3D scan (I haven't got a scanner here so I will try to put pictures on when I get home tonight). It was so exciting seeing the baby's face and watching it move was just incredible. It was so much smoother than a 2D scan and I could clearly see it rubbing its eyes, sticking its tongue out and opening its eyes. Just amazing!

The really nice thing is that an obstetrician my sister works with did it for us so I also got a growth scan and lots of reassurance that it seems to be completely normal. He said that the current estimated weight is 4lbs 4ozs, and then I went home and read that most babies double in weight during the last 8-10 weeks gestation, which made me gulp a bit. I am hoping that this one is going to just slow up a bit on the growth front, or that the dr was wrong and actually it isn't as big as they think!

So in other exciting news I am 32 weeks today, which feels like a long way from 40, (but is also a long way from the 5 weeks I had reached when I first joined this thread!). I still have 4 weeks left at work, which is fine from the point of view of what I am doing on a daily basis but driving all the way from home to work on Monday and then back on Friday is getting really dull! And it just keeps taking longer and longer as I keep having to stop for the loo. My average 2hrs 45mins is now well over 3 hours and I am sick of it! Oh well - only a few more drives to do!

By the way - I am really very glad I am not the only one who can't bend down without making strange grunting sounds and feeling dizzy.

Does anyone else find they are quite often hungry and thirsty but that actually eating or drinking anything makes them feel very full and rather queasy? I have been finding this over the past few weeks and it is starting to make me quite grumpy as I really like my food and I am now finding it really quite difficult to eat anything approaching a sensible diet as I can only tackle about two tablespoons of food at a time, and then I suddenly become starving at inconvenient times when there isn't anything sensible around to eat. I think I am going to have to start carrying nuts and dried fruit around...

Lizzie - thanks for the advice. After a decent night's sleep I'm feeling much better. I think she was just trying to reassure me but it didn't work.

FCH with you on the food thing. I find often heartburn makes me feel sick. Gaviscon helps. i'm eating mostly milk, banana and innocent smoothies. V jealous re your scan.

Iris - big hugs!!!

Hello all
Hope you're feeling better Iris - I've found one of the hardest things about feeling so crap about various parts of pregnancy has been that I can't just sink a bottle (or two, or more...) of red, which is my default response. I'm also starting to worry more about the sugar thing since I've absolutely craved it since the start of pregnancy (honey out of the jar with a spoon ). And not being able to eat anything until about half eleven in the morning sounds frankly like a nightmare - I'll be chewing my arm off..
FCH, with you on the grunting - didn't even realise I was doing it until my DP helpfully pointed it out one morning as I was doing up shoes..
hope everyone has a good day. I've got a massage coming up (my work subsidises half hour ones, how good is that?), can't wait...

HI all my highchair just arrived!! That ids the last thing we needed, so DS2 can come now. Just done my injection, which I am still not used to. Kids went back to school on tuesday so can rest again.
Off to dog training in a bit, so will catch up later.

Little - but even Innocent smoothies are too acid and make me feel really nauseous I might have to buy shares in Gaviscon though - DH's only real suffering so far in this pregnancy has been getting out of bed at 4am to fetch a bottle of gaviscon from the fridge (but it is so much more soothing when it's cold)

Are you also getting terrible trapped wind? This is so embarassing as it is really unpredictable and incredibly uncomfortable. I am really looking forward to feeling normal again!! (well - normal for a sleep deprived zombie anyway)

Hi all. Sorry about the miserable posts yesterday and thanks for all your kind words of support. I was feeling particularly hormonal so was just crying at everything (I'm sporting a most attractive puffy-eyed, pands look today as a result )

Pixiefish/Jetgirl - you have my deepest respect doing what you do! Roll on mat leave eh!

(note to self- apply for maternity benefit!!!!!!)

Sparklygothkat - i can't believe you've got everything ready! (even though I know why) bloody well done!

RGPargy - I bet DS felt really involved being with you for your scan wow.
It's the law of sod that you always run into friends who look fab when you're not isn't it - bummer

off out with DS for lunch with friends. have a good one everyone

Iris - it wasn't a scan, just a GTT, but i do agree that DS felt more involved yesterday. When he found out i was going alone, he asked if he could come, and i was taken aback, i have to say, especially as he still wanted to come after i told him how boring it would be to wait around for that long! Bless him! We went for a nice (if that's the right word??!!) Maccy Dees afterwards and he told me he was really looking forward to meeting his new little sister. I think he's going to be a great big brother and will be very protective of her!

It's far too nice a day to be stuck in the office!

Hope everyone is ok today, aside from the heartburn and frantic pelvic floor exercises that we must all be doing now, particularly after the posts about sneeze-wees etc!!