Still Blooming waiting for November babies

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

mmmmm..... cake......

I'm under strict instructions not to eat crap anymore.

lol, i'll be eating crap up till 10pm!! I really don't think I have GD, never had a problem with my blood sugars before. I just can't believe I have to go through it all again.. its a pain in the arse!! My sister has to be monitored and scanned tomorrow as DN's heartrate is too fast and they are concerned, she is 33+5 weeks now.

I wouldn't normally give a flying fig about eating crap except for the babycentre email i got saying it's really important to eat healthily now. And coz i forwarded it to DP, he's gonna be nagging me now too. Oh what have i done!! (about the email i mean)

Oi!!

Oh that settles it then! I'll be getting in a truck load of Cadburys for when I'm BF

Oh yayness to the max!!! That's me sold then! I'm gonna be BF mummy's little cowbag til she's 15!!!

Baby couldn't say no to the lemon drizzle cake this afternoon (I figure I'm owed some trash after my ordeal this morning!) but I still maintained my weight.

It's quite good really, I still weight 2lbs less than I did at the start of this pregnancy. Bring on the breast feeding!!!

Loopy - yes, i'm doing overtime. No work here either!!!

Boo at you having to do packing type stuff. I hate packing, it's so boring! Although it does give you a good opportunity to throw out all your junk.

Easywriter - SHUSH!!!! Hmph!!

Sorry! That was a bit of poor show by me. You can take it another way though, that I'm such a heifer that I can get to over 28 weeks and my body has enough lard on it to nuture a baby.

You can see why I'll feel thoroughly peeved should I have a glucose intolerance cos they sure as hell aren't gonna suggest I eat more lard! (And I do love my lard!! -if you know what I mean)

Evening ladies,

Loopy - I would love a water birth but have been told I will be continuously monitored as soon as I go into labour because of the complications of DS's birth.

One of my prerequisites for going for a VBAC is that despite the monitoring, I will be able to change position and stand up/walk around the bed. I have made it clear that I want control. That I will be able to have breaks from the monitor if I want them etc.

I just don't have the courage to demand a water birth against advice because I will be fighting the medical team, my family are definitely going to be against it (no-one has ever tried home/waterbirth before) and I know I won't have DHs support. He will see it as me risking mine and baby's health. Basically after what happened with DS arriving early - we'll all just be grateful if this baby will hang on until November!

Thanks for the encouragement though - will be thinking of you if any of the MWs try to bully me

LizzieO - good luck with your VBAC - it's a scary decision isn't it! And agree on the respect for single mums thing. I now have the utmost respect for anyone bringing up a baby without a partner. I know I'd cope if I had to but I really can't see how.

About working - I gave up work when DS was born so have been a SAHM for 2 years - bar a bit of henna work over the past few months. So I am the opposite - am looking forward to getting back to the rat race in fact. Will probably work M-W in a 9-5 job and that leaves me with 4 days at home with the kids. Most henna work tends to be on thurs/fri evenings or occasionally at the weekend so I can pick some of that up when it suits me.

I miss the office banter and having a reason to dress smart. I miss having lunch hours to wander around aimlessly without children in tow...sigh.

Good luck with everyones GTTs - glad I've escaped that fun adventure!

Hiya you lot just a quickie as I want to watch the footie (England v Germany I know, saddo)

RGPargy - dont' worry about GTT & homebirth. I was told I "couldn't" have a homebirth even though I was diet controlled! I din't know any better then (and ended up being induced anyway but that's another story) but I'm definately going to push for one this time.

Loopymumsy - there's a homeopathic remedy you can take immediately after the synto stuff that minimises any ill effects. Will look it up & let you know (I have a childbirth homeopathy kit - somewhere )

Choudru - Ooooh I'll get DD to look out for you during freshers week. She'd love some hennaing!

Talking of whom... me & DD had a day out at a local hotel for a spa day (got vouchers for our birthdays last Nov & this was the earliest we could make it together) It was loooooooooovely We floated round the pool for ages (gave the gym a miss - why ruin a good day) had coffee & cake & then facials, lunch, manicures & pedicures, tea & cake then home. I feel truly relaxed.

I had to pop into the chemist on the way back & met a lady carrying a tiny little dot of a baby. He looked sooooooo sweet. I asked how old he was & she said "15 weeks and he's just hit 7lb 3 - but then he was 15 weeks early" In a funny way it made me feel instantly relieved as my LO has 4 weeks on that already, but still - tht's got to be terrifying. Her baby's perfectly fine now too. Miracles of modern medicine eh!

Easywriter - gotta love a bit of lard, eh?!

Loopy - enjoy your yummy stuffs when DH gets in! I'm seriously jealous!

Choudru - i know what you mean about the office banter etc, which is why i dont think i could give up working completely. With DS, i was off work until he was 18 months old but then i found i had absolutely nothing to talk about other than whether pampers were better than Tescos own etc. It was during the pre-computer days too and there was only so much Richard & Judy I could take!! 2 days a week is ample for me i think, although obviously this can be reviewed once i've gone back to work.

Iris - 15 weeks is waaaay early! glad the little fella was ok tho. I'll deffo be pushing very hard for a HWB or a HB at the very least. Unless me or baby are in danger, i'm going to be strongly against going to hospital!

meant to add...

Easywriter - my feeling poorly didn't amount to anything (thanks for asking ) I think it was a combination of overdoing things and constipation (sorry if TMI) Never had that problem before (but haven't woken with acid up my gullet either so there you go - joys of pg )

Good evening everyone! I just spent a while catching up, just skimming, and am not feeling coherent enough to comment on anything much. I got here (Ireland) yesterday morning and am still feeling really much too jet-lagged to think, but it's nice to be with my boyfriend. In between seeing him, I seem to always forget how incredibly sweet he is. I got him one of those expectant father books and he and all his friends have been reading it.

I'm feeling OK, but I think the change of continent and jetlag have made my acid reflux (and constipation) worse, but hopefully it will settle down. The baby is jumping around even more here. I think I'm getting more of those braxton-hicks contractions, too, or at least noticing them more.

Have been reading a book called Birth, The surprising history of how we are born (or something like that). It's really interesting, but scary. Not recommended if you want to trust the medical profession at all, but it will definitely make you glad to be living now rather than 200 years ago.