wow - so much news.
first off - a great big congrats to cosima, blondie , loobyt and mymissus. cosima, was wondering when we'd hear from you! loobyt, i cannot believe that the MW didnt want you to give you her remaining gas and air ...
4 more boys -- c'mon, this is a teensy bit spooky right?? well, at least if this is part of some global trend, my little girl'll get the pick of the boys!
jo - your tip about the button that doubles the G&A is the single best thing i have learnt from Mumsnet. and i've learnt a lot of good things here
K27 - wow, what a tough time. hopefully things will simpler now. fair play for getting through so much so far.
a belated response to the lovely birth stories of omy and lolo. both make me feel a lot better about my choice of trying to go natural. omy, i confess i too was v freaked by that 8% stat --- poor you and your DH. just freaked my DH out by telling him that.
gill - i remember being bribed to give up my dummy. the bribe was the boardgame guess who, which would have made me ooohhh.... five at the very least?? didnt do me no harm. and i got a board game out of it. result.
princessllama - i got the mitford sisters letters and the jessica anthology for xmas and spent the best part of januray engrossed on their crazy world. there is a fab line by jessica decsribing baby constance as something like "not too red and sicky like other babies" and calling her "it" at three months...lol... must dig out the quote.
wow, egg, your DS2 is already soothed by mumsnet?? that is one powerful addiction you have passed on!
all ok here. DH's half term starts today, so i'm allowed to go into labour from this point on.... feel like it may even happen, if not soon, then sometime, thank goodness.
had a really bad night on weds. really achey, not just in standard baby places, but loads on shoulders and neck. couldnt get comfortable anywhere other than sitting room floor, and even then didnt sleep.
MW appt the next day, was on own so too scared to do lift and walked the eight floors. by the time i came home, i was out of my mind with aches and tiredness. couldnt help thinking that there was no was my body could cope with labour in its current state.
No news from MW except that the numbness in my hands is called Carpal Tunnel. i confess i'm quite excited to have something that is both harmless and named! secondly, baby is "really well engaged" .... wanted to ask for a fifth measurement, as that's what everyone else gets, but didnt have the nerve!
cant remember who said they'd chucked their DH onto sofa to sleep. felt really bad, but when DH offered last night, i took him up on it in an istant. we both were asleep by 9pm and had great nights. best make the most of it, eh?
baby dreams getting spooky now tho' - last one had me giving birth to a puppy!