Due April 2008 - Spring Lambs and April Fools II

[Carey87]

New thread!!!

As I've said before, stretch and sweep worked for me. Although me saying 'head for the light' lots may have helped.

Oh and Peachy, my LO is my second and has been mostly engaged since 33 weeks (not come up at all) and is now fully engaged. Does that mean labour is imminent??

Please say yes!

BR

No; Jamie was engaged fully for at least 3 weeks!! Soz.

the PFJ - ime the only thing that seemed to make a difference was sex! (sorry if tmi), both dd and ds were very overdue so tried almost everything.

Nooooo..... that was to scorpio's comment, not to the idea of sex, although as DH and I both have a virus, that's unlikely for awhile!!

TBH I can get the same effect from half a glass of milk as castor oil- maybe the annoying intolerance has a use after all! Dunno if I'd be rbve enough to try it though. VS, do be careful!

BR it may mean labour is imminent- or you may be the rare woman who didn't distend her pelvis during her first labour / pregnancy. It is supposed to be unusual though.

Have tried sex- but baby so low down now that it hurts, and getting Dh alone is a trick at the best of times (that's what a Dh who works nights does for you!).

Have been bouning on my ball like a good 'un, the only problem is getting back up again after LOL

LOL..well as my hips have always been referred to as child bearing, generally about 15 inches bigger than my waist, perhaps mine was distended already

Although it could be he's a lazy little bug like his brother and just enjoys squirming around down there. I swear that it feels like he's poking a fist out sometimes. Have expect to look down and see him waving hello!

Is the ball thing good then peachy? My MIL has a big ball thing for excercises, perhaps I should borrow it.

Night night all

BR

Knitter, so glad the bfign is working out for you. Sounds to me like the cup and tube feeding helped out there. My work colleague had a baby last September and his blood sugars fell very low as well. The difference was that he was given bottles of formula rather than cups and after that, he wouldn't go back to bfing even though he had taken a couple of feeds before that. The poor girl expressed for him for 5 weeks but was very stressed out by that and put him on formula after that. Worth insisting on cup feeding if formula is necessary.

TMP, gorgeous picture of you and Olivia!

Well done to both of you!

Awwww cute pic TMP!
Night all xxx

Castor oil didn't work, I didn't even get the shits
I'm going to leave it now til next week and try it again then, obviously my body isn't ready for it yet.

Crikey VS - I didn't realise you were trying the CO last night! I know a couple of people who've used it successfully but both were overdue. I don't fancy it myself - but I can see why you'd do it if you have good reason like you do.

For everyone else, generally bouncing and movement/gravity seem to have been the most successfully used methods I've heard of. One of my friends cut the grass on her sit on top lawnmower and that got her going!!

Gorgeous photo TMP! You look sooooo happy

I know, I'm impatient
I wouldn't reccommend it for anyone either tbh, if there is a reason baby needs to come out and medical induction isn't possible then fair enough, if not there is no point risking it, especially for people who have pregnancies with no problems, it could just make things worse.

Morning all

Still nothing LOL- did try a glass of milk, diarrhoea and nowt. Typical! Will now have a stinking headache all day.... serve me right or what?

Am going to make myself take the boys out today.... if I put DS3 on his reins, and ds1 can be persuaded (he has agoraphobia) to get out at all. I found that it was a combo of RL capsules and a walk that shifted ds3, but Dh's working hours have been silly again recently as his ebay shop is doing so well- he goes to work at 8, comes back at 6.45, straight to sleep, up at 1, works on the own business until 6. Not exactly loads of time for family stuff! The boys are (hopefully- we'll not get confirmation until tomorrow) at football club next week for 3 days so it'll be easier to get out and about I guess (Harry's last 3 days with CM as well).

Have noticed that every time I get a contraction I start feeling panicky about whether the kids are occupied or the house is tidy, and I think that might be affecting everything as well.

Morning all! Hope everyone is doing ok.

I woke up at 3 with some 'aches' at the front of my stomach, and then again at 5, and then again at 7, got really bad headache and almost had like diarrhoea (TMI). Am 36+1 so would really like it if little one stayed in for at least another week or so!

Congratulations to everyone that has had theirs!

Cxx

Mornin everyone -

Lovin' the birth stories - made me go awwwwww and a bit teary. I want mine now!

Sorry to hear the castor oil or milk didn't work ladies.

Peachy - sorry if this is a bit rude but am interested - you mentioned your DS1 is agoraphobic - how do you manage that? Is there anything special he needs to help him get out and about? I worked with a little boy who was exhibiting some signs of this once and wondered where you would start helping it, that's all.

I had the worst night's sleep EVER. Am starting to hate going to bed, between my cold/general PG uncomfortableness and his back neither of us are getting any shut eye. At least I don't have to work I suppose.

Going out with my Mum today to buy a shed to put our bikes in as need the space in the downstairs cupboard for the pushchair. Woo! The fun never stops round here, I tell ya.

I think I might be dying {Ellie breathes her last dramatically]

My nose appears to be broken. It keeps leaking.

Right, am going to stop moaning now and go and tidy up.

Ellie you sound so impressed with your Maternity Leave time. Enjoy it; the rest; read a book, etc - you won't for a while after!!

Millie is still up i think - bum under my ribs again. am still cross. I'm going to buy RL tablets today. I have a GP appt this afternoon - shall i ask him to check Millie?

Congratulations to everyone who has had their new lo. I'm kind of excited but mostly petrified. Have been very busy trying to get things organised and have horrendous tree trunks instead of ankles and feet and am finding it hard to put on shoes! Have had loads of period type pains and lower back ache and a few more specific BH but this 'early' baby I was told I was having seems quite happy to stay put.

Interesting bunnyrabbit you said about feeling like your baby seems to be having a boxing match down there sometimes I think mine is trying to crawl and push its way out! It also seems to like giving its legs a really good stretch until I feel like my stomach is going to split. DS1 was breech and rather tightly packed so I just had a lump near by ribs were his head was until they took him out (sucking his thumb) by C-section.

Hope everyone is making / buying lots of easy meals for the freezer and taking it easy as well as encouraging lo to see the world

Ellie, it's not uncommon with ASd's but we manage it mostly by workinga round it- he's part of a big family, so he has to be part of it, iyswim. We try to do as much of our shopping trips etc when he's at school, and get food delivered, but if it's the holidays then he ahs to go out every few days regardless of how hard it is- which sounds reall mean but isn't, life could get awful for him if he completely lost the ability to leave home at all (he did for a while alst year, that was a nightmare!). We also have an agreement with his headmaster that he can be a bit late each day (never more than 10 minutes or so inpractice) as they recognise it is hard for us to get him out, if he knows he is off to school he will cause soem trouble at the alst minute- bite someone, tear a shoe, whatever it takes.

Morning all. Some lovely birth stories. Congratulations. Makes me really excited!

My best friend had her little boy in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Real cutie. Went to see him yesterday. Her labour has freaked me out though as was so quick. Worried about getting child care for DD in time.

In a fit of organisation I cooked 47 portions of meals for DD yesterday?? No idea where that desire came from. Must be my version of nesting. (really not good at cleaning!)Anyway Finally finished at 11 pm exhausted, went to bed and had some bleeding. Turned out to be a show but it totally freaked me out and was awake til gone 3 panicing about some braxton Hicks! Kept wondering if I should be phoning my mum to come over.

Exhausted today so this baby really had better not put in an appearance! Feel really unwell and generally tender. Counting the minutes til DD has her sleep at lunchtime, I'll be seconds behind her!

Hope everyone else is OK.

Morning everyone.

Just walked all the way up the hill to the doctors and back and I am exhausted!

Have got housework to do but I just cant face it. Unusual for me that.
Have decided to take a nap and then have a go at it in an hour or so.

Elfsmummy, thats some amazing nesting. Wouldn't be surprised if you went into labour in next few days!

With castor oil you need to be "ready" for it to work I would check your cervix if you can reach it and its soft then give it a go but if you cant even really reach it i wouldnt even bother! My sister used it with her first she had Harry that night but the labour was very quick she went into shock and had running stick from her bum right through! Harry also emptied his bowls - which is common if you take castor oil! and that can be quite serious All in all I really would only use it as a real last resort if you really much!

mornin', well nearly afternoon.

DH home again today but at least well enough to stay awake for two secs and take DS for a walk to the paper shop, so have at last managed to sort baby clothes into sizes. All bedding washed and newborn and 0-3 in the machine.

Nothing like leaving things till the last minute. Still coughing my guts up but feeling a bit more normal at last.

Ellie, you poor thing I know the feeling. Have you heard of 'happinose' ointment? It's really good for stopping your nose getting all sore and dry.

BR

Morning all! Oh, afternoon, actually.

TMP and Knitter, thanks for posting your stories! Lovely to read and brought a tear to my eye. TMP, yours didn't help my conviction that I'm going to give birth in the car with DD in her seat in the back, though! Your photo is lovely - hope I look that pretty and composed half an hour after birth!

Am feeling shocking today. I went for a floatation tank yesterday (bought a voucher as a bday present for stepmother last year but she's claustrophobic) - it was a bit boring, tbh, and my mind didn't shut down at all, let alone achieving spiritual nirvana, but I had weird dreams (about my best friends sitting me down over dinner and arguing over whether to tell me DH was a serial cheat who cheats every day on his way to work... ) and I feel really awful today - drained, sick, wrong in the guts, dehydrated. Really can't wait to be able to breathe through my nose in bed again - does the congestion go instantly? Also forgot crutches for hospital visit yesterday and parked other side of park (good thing too so as didn't have to pay parking for my TWO HOUR wait to see MW) and have knackered pelvis again (it was feeling a bit better).

Anyway, MW said all well, baby 3/5 palpable and good size, BP etc. Strong heartbeat so she thinks anterior or lateral but was quite reassuring about OP births being easier second time (baby more likely to turn during labour). Definitely feeling like it's going to come early (am only 35+6) but vaguely remember I thought that about DD too (she was 40+3).

Have to keep reminding ourselves about the high risk for DS - we have more or less forgotten about it and I don't want to be too taken aback if the baby does have it! It's 1:170 now which seems so low but the MW was commenting on how high it was...