Due December 07 - The end is in sight, or is it just the beginning!

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Hello everyone. Will you come and join me?

melly pains r prob ead engaing i found them really uncomfy and i thought i was in labour, mw reassured me tho, so if in doubt ring labour ward n they will tlk 2 to xxx

CONGRATULATIONS the lord (?) and lady. HOw exciting- phew- 8lb 14oz- just as well she was early, eh?

Macdoodle- hope you have got reassurance. I was at a wedding all day yesterday and kept having BHs and really sharp pains at the top of my vagina mostly. I was beginning to wonder if i was going inot labour, but it was much better when I sat down. I read a bit in one of my books when i got home about false labour, and a couple of things which differentiated it from the real thing were: 1. pain changes on change of position and 2 the pains increase in intensity and frequency. After that i calmed down and went to sleep.

Had a real meltdown yesterday. Precipitated by of all things, our new blender. I hadn't read the instruction booklet and after making us a nice mango lassi i totally cocked up and the contents of the blender fell out of the bottom. This had the strangest effect- i completely lost it! All of the other little things that had gone wrong (smeg delivered the wrong fridge freezer on friday (i didn't notice), the alarm people had been dicking me around, the carpet arriving with a tear in it etc etc etc) made me internally convinced that i was not fit to be a parent. Took it out on poor DH who was knackered from a really heavy week at work. Then just left the kitchen and sat weeping for an hour. NOT like me at all.

Anyone else having similar bouts of self doubt, or more accurately, lunacy?

Just caught up, been visiting my mum for a couple of days, so no not in labour
Congrats to thelady,and big thanks to her Dh for letting us know, hope you are all well!!
Really touched reading about your losses, been think about my Nan a lot who died 10 years ago, I was very close to her so miss her loads
My foot is getting worse, just limping around everywhere! I'm now hoping lo will come early just so I can get my foot sorted!!!

Morning Everyone.
Suey2 - I know exactly what you mean, the last 24 hours i have been all over the place, doubting everything, panicking, crying, soooo restless questioning how the hell I'm going to get through the next few weeks if the baby is late and desperately begging it to come now before i go completely round the bend.

I know lots of you are willingly your babies not to come just yet but I am the opposite, I almost feel over ready and so want to start the next stage of this journey, I feel mean saying this but I miss my body being my own - is that a really terrible thing to say? I feel so guilty saying it esp. when I think of all the people out there desp.to be pregnant, but it suddenly feels like I've been pregnant forever and quite frankly I'm just fed up of it!! Decided this was probably the best place to vent all this stuff hope you don't mind....

i wat my body back to, i miss my clothes and being able to paint my toenails, i want to be able to be cuddled properly and cuddle my neice properly. i love my new boobs, but doubt they will last. i want this baby now!! but am a bit apprehensive as the date gets closer.

congrats to thelady

Thank you Meme you don't know how much that means to hear someone else say exactly what's in my head, I really miss cuddles and I am so BORED of sleeping on my bloody left side!!!

i can ony sleep on my back, i was told this was bad for the baby and i would feel dizzy and faint, but i thought that nature would make me turn if ther was any harm to the baby? who knows ?

I don't know!! I'm really only comfy on my left, but even then only for short periods and then I have to get up and walk about, my friend who is 34 wks is still (I've no idea how) sleeping on her tummy!!!
It's all a mystery to me these do's and don'ts like you say I guess at the end of the day we have to trust our bodies that they are doing what's best otherwise we really would send ourselves crazy. xxxxx

Crikey it's quiet on here today - are you all having babies?!

Melly - I know exactly what you mean - in some ways it's more so as I know this is my last (well, intentionally, unless nature plays tricks on me in the future!), I thought I'd be really holding on to the pregnancy feeling, but I actually feel almost ready now, I'm just trying to tie up the loose ends of odd jobs and sorting around the house - I just have a few rows of knitting to finish and a couple more eBay things to list to clear a bit of space, then I'm ready for the rest of my life. Things I am missing at the moment:

being able to cross my legs
being able to properly paint/cut my toenails
eating/drinking whatever I fancy
eating/drinking without heartburn
sleeping on my back
wearing what I like rather than what still fits
waistbands that stay around my waist, not trousers that slide down from the bump and give me a baggy crotch!
being able to reach my lap - I was trying to do the Sudoku in the paper yesterday, and needed a big cushion on my lap as I couldn't bend to write the answers in! (thought I should ask DH if I could have my DS lite Xmas pressie early so I could do one on that instead...)
DD2 being able to give me a proper cuddle on my lap rather than having to reach over/round the bump

And I am sooo looking forward to pushing my pram - it's sitting in the dining room and I keep wanting to rock it (except the neighbours might think I was mad if they walked past...)

Thanks Housemum!

Hi Mellymooks and Housemum
I'm fed up too now. I thought I would be able to last until my due date (next Saturday) before I got really hacked off with it but my back was so painful last night, I think I have reached the end of my tether now.
I miss all the same things as you Housemum but also

Being able to put my shoes on and pick things up off the floor comfortably

Being able to carry dd without worrying about all the additional strain I am putting on my back

Being able to lie comfortably on the sofa

Not having to get up every two hours in the night to pee (ok I realise this will soon be replaced with getting up to feed instead...)

Afternoon all! Can't believe I am telling people I have 3weeks to go if that! I think babies head may have popped back out from being engaged though. Not as uncomfortable as I was.

Congratulations to thelady. Can't believe the weight of your LO. my dd was that a week late!

I had a complete melt down last night. Told DH that I feel hideous in all ways possible and he may as well find someone else as he couldn't possibly love me that fattest blob going. I really upset him and he has been soppy ever since.

phew! Thanks for sharing everyone makes me feel better and hope it makes you feel better too! Just burst into tears in the kitchen with my man for no apparent reason, am so lucky he's so understanding, he just hugged me (as best he can with giant bump) and told me it's all gonna be ok. Bless him, don't know how I would have got through the last 9 months without him.

I too am emotionally all over the place. Alternatively cross with everyone, or having a cry at how much I love them. Hopeless. I can only sleep on my left side too - hate it. My shoulders and arms get all crampy and have to get up every couple of hours to walk around. Really feel ready to have the baby now and to move on to next stage, but my neighbour (booked in to look after DS's) is going to be away for 5 days so want to hang in til she's back! God, some more sleepless nights ahead...

feel like crying now, my ribs are so sore i cant even hold a cup of tea on that side, really really had enuff, and dh has just pointed out i have bags under my eyes, i realy appriciate that as i was up til 1 waiting for him and had to let the leccy in to fit the alarm at 7.

also mum has a new boyfriend and he seems ok but she has no time for me now i no i sound like a jealous teenagers, but i am i need her at the min and i just keep getting remarks such as im busy, you owe me money, can u take the 3 tortoises, 2 guinea pigs to the vet, argh shes supposed to be my birth partner but am starting to think i made the wrong choice

anyway im sorry bout the rant amy xxx

Rant away sweetie! Sounds like that's what we all need at the mo, and if we can't do it here then where can we?!

I'm sending huge hugs to you all am feeling slightly more balanced for a milli-second so trying to remember all the positives in my life and that this will all be worth it in a few weeks when I'm holding my little one.

Meme, totally understand you feeling that way about your Mum, sometimes we really need them to be a certain way and they just don't seem to be aware - can you tell her how you feel or is she just too wrapped up in everything else?
That's why I'm staying out of this feud that's brewing with my Mum and sis - I know my Mum wants me to get involved and I'm desperately fighting the urge not to call and get roped in.
It's never straight forward with families is it - although I hope I will not pass on all these complexities and neurosis to my kids I worry it's inevitable........

Hello everyone. Congratulations TheLady. Gosh, I thought I'd pop before you but still no signs. Will ask the midwife her opinion tomorrow.

Had a busy weekend. Am trying to see friends while I can and seeing lots of friends with babies makes me a little less nervous of the impending arrival. Am beginning to see there is life after birth and there are plenty of yummy mummies around to make me feel a bit reassured that I'm not going to be this big fat lump forever.

Little one due one week today.

Sounds like we are all feeling it now ladies.The end is in sight but the end is bloody hard going isnt it?
Pecka - i love Martha.Its so pretty and if i was having a girl thats what i would have chosem (we are having a Joe)

Had a really bad night.Got an enormous pile thats bloody killing.Its so big that I thought I had a prolapse but its defo a pile.I asked dh to look and he was unsure.Reminded him hes going to be seeing a lot worse in next few days....

Woke at 3am and had bath and took more painkillers and had really strong pains across pubic bone.Anyhow eased off but been in agony all day and crying with it. DD whos just 4 put her breakfast down and came over and give me a hug and said "its your bottom sore mummy?" I said yes and she said "I will go and get daddy". She shouted him but he was in loo and she said "Daddy its an emergency!"
Reminded me why I am doing all this.Children are such blessings

Choc - I think I've got a small pile too . You make me feel a bit better about having one, thought I'd not been doing enough of the old pelvic floors.

Hi everyone

Don't feel guilty for the feelings of wanting your body back - I think it's only natural when you get to this stage of pregnancy. I can't wait to feel comfortable in bed again and be able to eat/drink without thinking! I've got a yummy food and drink shopping list that I'll ask DH to get in when I've had the baby.

Been really busy all day but pleased that the nursery is now all painted so just need to give it a clean and put furniture in. Hoorah!

What's everyone's plans for this week?

Trying to have something planned for everyday just to try and pass the time, got yoga in pregnancy class, antenatal class and a couple of visits from friends to look forward to. Would like to hope it all might happen this week - but think it maybe wishful thinking....

Loucee I love your idea of a yummy food and drinks list, think i'll do the same!

Plans for the week, lets see. Tomorrow I'm going to try and tidy up the spare room and make it less like a laundry and dumping ground and more like a nursery. I think I'll put some pictures up. Have bought a tall chest of drawers to house all the extra toys and baby sheets and things that seem to be taking over our flat.

Hopefully see the midwife tomorrow too, would be nice to know how things are progressing.

Still haven't got a name for little one yet and he could arrive any time now.

Melly I agree 100%, it?s all I?ve been moaning to DH about for the last week, I?m now really ready for LO to make an appearance. I miss being comfy in bed, not having heartburn and shooting pains, the pointless trips to the loo for a dribble of wee. I feel really cumbersome and unbalanced even though I?m not huge. I?m ashamed that I?m so ungrateful for being blessed to be pregnant, but also so impatient to meet the little person inside me who?s gonna change my world. So a hotchpotch of emotions and uncomfortableness (created a new word) intensified by Maternity Leave and the fact I?ve nothing planned for the forthcoming week. Even though my due date is 9 days off, I am trying so hard to realistically work on 42 weeks.

Housemum, sudoku on DSlite is fab, wish we hadn?t sold ours now for me to take into hospital!