Due April 2008 - Spring Lambs and April Fools II

[Carey87]

New thread!!!

Phew! Thats so good to know, thank you!

Cxx

Hello!

We clearly all have much too much time on our hands, I think we fill up threads much more quickly than any other lot.

I've finished all my work and I've tidied my desk and put a sod off I'm never coming back message on my voicemail and work email and have an hour to go.....

I don't want any contractions. I am going to give a gentle cough and the baby will pop out.

ellie - same here, i will wake up one morning and baby will just be there!

That's exactly what will happen carey. And will be all clean and smelling of lavendar and will sleep through the night from day 1.

Sorry posted on old thread.....

PFJ, cough is horrible isn't it. Unfortuantely this has gone all catarrhy and If I cough it hurts my chest and makes my eyes water. My god I'd be a mess of I went into labour now!!

Have made DR appointment for 1410 so will say ttfn for now and clear my desak and shoot off.

Hope you all have a lovely day (esp. Carey and Ellie - no more work yippeeeeee!!)

BR

yes, and DP/DH will do the first few nappies

Cx

Just remembered something that really annoyed me when a friend was in labour and I was trying to time her ctx to see if was labour etc.
Finding pens and paper and knowing what to measure etc, so.....

online ctx timer

sorry should have put - will WANT to do the first few nappies

Actually ignore that one

this one is better.

that is SO cool VS!!!!

Ooo I want some contractions so I can test it!

Thanks for that VS looks like it will come in very handy.
Also I am glad to know I can experience contractions in the run up and not actually be in labour. Has put my mind at rest. I dont want to cry wolf, but I cant ignore stuff like that either.

I guess its hard being a first timer sometimes.

I had had some more spikey pains with back ache and BH movements, but nothing regular.

HUGS for helping me. Thank you all.

Hi,

Well I'm still having irregular contraction(ish) pains so I have no idea what is going on!?!?! It's too uncomfortable to sleep through but not bad enough to call MW. Seams to be worse the more I relax. Also have an upset stomach and starting to get a bit emotional about the whole thing/lack of sleep at the mo

With the 1/5th thing - it depends on the wording they used...if it was 1/5th palpable them that means that they can only feel 1/5th of the baby's head which effectively is fully engaged, if they said it was 1/5th engaged I would have thought this would mean that they would feel 4/5th which means it's just starting.

Anyway I am off to bed now - hope all you ladies enjoy your last days.

V.

On your maternity notes look to the bit that says 'REL to BRIM' if its 1/5ths there you are deeply engaged.

Whata cool site VS - thanks for that!

Well I am 4/5ths engaged and I ind of knew that it didn't really mean anything, but good to know what it really means!

No contractions from me, but I do have a torn muscle keeping me awake with the rest of you! It is so painful - just under my left breast and is a lump that hot and sore. So as you can imagine - lying on my side is agonising - well actually right now any position is sore!

Thanks for the timer VS - I've bookmarked it! With all of these aches and pains coming on, I'm SURE there's going to be some babies coming soon

I sometimes wonder if everyone feels the same thing for contractions and/or period pain?

Anyway, I would describe it being a bit like cramp, but not as sharp. You know that feeling of the muscle tightening that you get just before the cramp comes on? I think early labour feels a bit like that - very bearable. Then when they get more intense, it's like having the full on cramp, your tummy tenses and pulls then after a time it subsides to absolutely nothing.

I suppose in a way that's exactly what your uterus is doing. Tensing and pulling to widen the cervix to let the baby out.

It's a very positive pain though and there are good things at the end of it. Not like toothache which is a nasty negative pain.

I feel really sick

Oh no VS - what happened?

Oh nothing. lol
I just feel sick, and tearful and crap, and well, just not 'right' iykwim.

{{{{hugs}}}} for VS...

just coming on to the new thread

We are all fine, DH going away tonight, back late Saturday or Sunday morning.

My pushchair is lovely , kids are on half term hols (though Jamie is still going to nursery a couple of days a week; need some rest, lol). Am 37 weeks tomorrow, weird to think that i had Jamie at 39+1, and if Millie is the same then 2 weeks left??

Have to start getitng myself mentally ready, i think.

FYI, Millie is 3/5 . Well she was 2 weeks ago, next appt on wednesday.

Mum has been called to Wales(nan lives there) something really wrong, pancreas, talk of very very soon.

DH has said if anything happens he won't go away/will come home.

I hate the thought that if something does happen i cannot go to Wales, for a good 6 weeks at least.

oh no scorpio

((((((((big hugs))))))))

it's ok, we are all sticking together, our family and DH being great. [weak smile]

-hugs VS and Scorpio-

Wish I could make you feel better.
I really do.