Waddling Zombies and Dancing Babies - Due Feb 2008

[Pk616]

Hiya ladies,
Thought I'd start the new thread, hope you like the title! Best I could come up with I'm afraid!

Mine too Egg...he's working in west London rather than the City at least, so he could just dash back down the M4 relatively easily but it's still a good 2 hours, with getting through Bristol....Will be calling the midwife at the first twinge so at least there'll be someone here, if it's a weekday!

I had tightening and was sick a couple of nights ago, but nothing happened after that. I think it must be braxton hicks..? I'm 35 weeks tomorrow.

Hi there, I'm fairly new on this site! Have posted on a few threads but not on this one before - is it ok if I join you all?
I'm Sarah, I'm due my 2nd on Feb 18th. I have a 2yr old boy Oliver and this one is a boy as well.

Welcome MrsD and also to rosalinda who I failed to say hello to earlier . Lovely to have you join us.

Also forget to say earlier to Beany - what cr*p timing for your poor DS to get chickenpox, I presume as you don't sound too concerned (apart from being exhausted trying to look after him) that you have had it yourself already. I can't quite remember but think I read it is dangerous in last couple of weeks of pregnancy as well as first 12 weeks as you obviously don't want to have it when you give birth (if that makes sense) so hope all is ok and DS sticks to only having it mildly. Not what you need...

Thanks Egg. Needless to say I have been scouring the interweb on info on this. I'm not too worried as I won't get it and ds will not be infectious by the time the baby is born. The only prob is establishing if dh has had it or not which we can do via a blood test this week. Have a check up on Tues so will also speak to GP then too.

I'm still struggling with sleep so my sympathies for your bug and bad night. Not what you need atm!!

Good luck to those of you with pretty imminent labours!! May all your dp/h's journeys home be speedy ones!!

MrsD - welcome to the thread!!

Slacker forgot to ask, am sure you have said before but whereabouts are you?

DH will have to get tube (or cab) and then train, and then either run to the hospital from the train station (about 15 min walk, maybe a bit less) or jump in a cab. There's no way I will risk waiting at home for him!

Sympathies to all those who are feeling poorly - I hope you all feel better soon.

Seems like things are really moving forwards which is really exciting, so crossed fingers that you all get over your bugs etc.

I can't believe that there could be some births soon. Good Luck to everyone!

Have got my first NCT class on Friday - I think reality may hit well and truly then....

GRRRRRRR!!! Just typed a long message and lost it!

Will just have to say hello to everyone all together until I can muster up the mental energy to re-type all the personal replies but I won't bother re-typing all my moans and groans (building works at home, DH constantly working, can't even start nesting yet etc. etc.). It's all just a bit too much at the moment.

Will be back later...

Hiya ladies, just popping in to say hello and sympathy for all those feeling rubbish with the dodgy tummy thing!
Slacker thanks for the advice re ice cubes and Gaviscon (think that was me as well!) usually for heartburn i eat fresh pineapple (i read it contains an enzyme that inhibits reflux and encourages stomach valve to stay closed - well it works for me although juice and tinned don't have the same enzyme apparantly!)but in the middle of the night sometimes a swig of Gaviscon works although it's like drinking liquid cement! Never take it more than once a day though, as i had also heard the "calcified placenta" thing somewhere.
Hi mrsD&O, how's it going?
pobletsmum i think i'm having the same kind of day as you.... went to paper shop this morning with dh and dd (5 mins walk) and returned to find i'd left my keys in the front door..... good job we live in a quiet / honest street!! I think baby has the brain today, although i could do with borrowing it back!
Anyway, hope everyone has a nice restful night... we're going to need it! lolo x

there is a def shift of mood here, non?

like, things are really start to happen! sorry to be insenstive to the non-sleepers// those having BH etc, but i cant lie, i'm excited!

quick poll for those not having their first. just how difficult is having a newborn? on a scale of one to ten??

secondly -- London Calling! anyone near enough (and well enough) to meet in london next week - here's the link to the thread

bean --- sorrt to hear about your DS. and sarahmikeharry sorry to hear you feeling so rotten.

welcome to the newcomers.... the bigger we get, the bigger we get!

and finally, for ooooh 24 hours only, i'm posting a pic of me and my bump on my profile. i'm not usually that grumpy. DH is very rarely that chirpy.

god, so many exclamation marks.

Happy Monday, everyone!

I agree, tyaca. I feel like I'm in the final stretch. Today, the nursery should finally be finished (new cot coming today...somehow DH lost 1/3 of our old cot, which I didn't discover until 2 weeks ago).

4 weeks exactly until the date I most likely will be induced, and I'm mentally preparing for marathon breast feeding struggles, sleepless nights, and exasperation with DH (he will be abroad either right before or right after DS2 is born!).

Had a nightmare last night about giving birth (not the birth part) and my body morphing into my MIL's (who is shaped like a balloon). Well, I guess that's better than actually morphing INTO her!

Looking forward to the London meetup!

Morning ladies,
Just had a quick read of all that I've missed...
So many BH
So much sickness and restless nights...
Hugs out to all of you!
I don't think I've had any BH, I suppose if I had I'd know but I don't have a clue as this is my first.
Welcome to the new ladies, sorry about the lack of names, I can't remember much these days!
didn't know about the gaviscon/placenta thing, not a good thought! I'm glad that when it stopped making any difference to my indigestion I stopped bothering and skipped to milk and water instead just for some temporary soothing.
I start parentcraft classes on Wednesday. They run for 5 weeks and the last session is 2 days before I'm due so their starting this week is getting me really excited, although not about the classes themselves, I hear they make you do group activities, I loathe and detest those type of things! I can learn perfectly well with out being shoved into a group of strangers to discuss what we've just been told! But hey it works well for the majority of the population so I'm just gonna have to go with the flow!
I think I'm nesting again. Yesterday I popped by to say I'm knackered, not because of bad sleep either, I just felt drained, but within half an hour of my posting I started doing, like a mad woman.
I washed all the cushions off the sofa and five other loads of laundry and ironed, folded and put all the clothes away, cleaned the loo, vacuumed (quite a task 'cause the poor cats skin and remaining fur is flaking off all over the place, nasty, yuck!), cooked three cottage pies big enough to provide three servings each (just for freezing), cooked evening meal and washed up more times than I care to remember. I can't remember if I did anything else but I didn't stop until long past midnight when the oldest man told me it was time for us to go to bed. I really didn't want to stop either, I felt I had a good few hours left in me yet!
Stil the house looks much better now!
I feel like having another marathon bash at stuff today. Lets just hope this keeps up long enough for me to really get everything in order in time for the bairn's arrival. There is just sooooooo much to be done!
I hope everybody's Monday is better than their weekend.

PK I am experiencing the same as you - suddenly have a bit of an energy spurt. Washed all the kitchen windows (outside with the mop) and inside, and scrubbed and helped DP paint the bathroom, and could not fall asleep last night.
I haven't had any BHs either I don't think..
and am not really looking forward to the interactive side of the classes, but am looking forward to meeting some more people in town to share this all with - shame I'm not in London to meet up - it sounds like a fun day!

We must be starting a new thread soon - was there a name mentioned earlier?

S#@t you're right, argh, new thread title needed ladies! there was one mentioned earlier but how many posts back!!! I can't remember what it was either, sorry, but I remember thinking it was appropriate!
Brains anyone?
I'm no use for a title as all I can think about is going to the supermarket atm, not that I need to, so that's where I'm headed in just a mo (once I've figured out if the cats are in or not!)
mymissus - cleaning windows with a mop, I might do that, never thought about it before (always had windows cleaned as part of contract at previous houses) and mine really could do with a good wash. oh yep and wood work needs glossing in the bathroom too so that's another thing to do, thanks for the reminders! I am looking forward to meeting some other local parents to be too, although nervously, as I'm a very very shy person that many consider too odd looking to talk to so first encounters are always awkward. I guess a lot of people find people dressed in 'heavy metal non fashion' (for want of a better way of putting it) intimidating. I don't know!
Off to shop now, see ya later ladies

Bloody hell. Cleaning with a mop? Glossing wood? I can just about manage to load and unload the dishwasher.

Still got dodgy stomach. Went to the loo SIX times from getting up at 7:30 to leaving house at 9 . Not been since though. Feeling crap. Thank god DS is at nursery today ALL DAY.

Mini, good luck for next few days, I think you said you may be induced tomorrow (or did I dream that).

New thread title, hmmm, someone did think up a great one further down, will try to find it.

Tyaca - IME it's not difficult having a newborn as long as you're prepared to hold them a lot, (breast)feed them a lot and sleep with them. When it gets difficult is when you try and get them in routines or listen to people telling you you're 'making a rod for your back' by responding to your baby's needs. I certainly wouldn't be having baby number 5 if I didn't enjoy the newborn period so much, so it doesn't have to be this awful stressful time.

Egg - I'm a few miles south of Bristol, in beautiful but rainy north Somerset! But I'm a displaced Londoner really, although I won't be going back there to live for a long time if ever.

PK - you've tired me out with that description of your nesting/housework, not my strong point at the best of times! I need a cleaner, but meanwhile DH does most of it or it wouldn't get done.

I went a bit mad last week and ordered some more baby stuff (tummy tub, nappy stuff etc) so hopefully some of it will arrive today, not sure where I'm going to put it though, have had to clear out 2 rooms to be plastered this week so the place is even more chaotic than usual. Ugh!

Egg, do you think your dodgy tummy could be the beginning of labour..?

Actually, that said, DD slept almost all the time for the first couple of weeks, and was perfectly happy to be put down, it's when she got a bit bigger and more alert that she became a velcro baby!

Egg that sounds no fun at all, but probably a bug rather than an early labour clearout if you've gone that often. Hope you start feeling a bit better now there's nothing left inside you! (other than the babies of course)

I did wonder (hope) that it was labour, as had a good clearout last time before giving birth, but have been feeling rough for more than 8 hours now and no signs of babies coming. Hoped they would come yesterday to be honest, now got to get through the week and hope for them to come next weekend (sorry Leesmum, will aim for 16th if nothing happens this weekend!).

Slacker - my DH is from Devon and went to school in Somerset, he is a big West Country fan. I am quite happy in Hampshire mind you. We will never go back and live in London now, despite me spending my first 32 years there. All my family are still there so I can still visit when I like (although prob not for a while once babies arrive...).

"Due Feb 08: Fed up with heartburn to here " or is it just me?

Thanks for all the welcomes. I'm wishing nesting would kick in cos my house is a tip. I'm changing my name after this cos I teach pregnant schoolgirls and I need a bit of distance. No offence to any teenage mumsnet mums but I had to get off facebook cos my teens were trying to chat with me. I'll still be here tho so see you underground.

Hi Egg - hope you're not uncomfortable for too much longer.

Welcome Rosa and MrsD.

Have had a sore throat and headache - feeling almost nostalgic thinking that this is the last time i will be able to go to bed without a baby to look after.

Gargling with salt water and lots of lemon and honey in hot water seems to be working.

Hi bean - sorry about chick pox. Can anyone help you with childcare to give you a break?

Have added myself onto the London meet-up thread. I want to meet other mums in the same boat but at the same time, i like being anonymous. I feel free to talk about personal things without worrying that someone knows me or DH or our families. I still want to come though.