Due in June - Creme eggs are long gone and our own eggs have started to hatch. Who will be next?

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We are two down and have another 30-40 to go. Makecakes and Gemma have probably popped by now, then G43! It's all happening!!!!!

x postd with you , are you still up?

Hi all, just popping in briefly. Not been around mainly due to dh being around duue to bank holiday. Thanks so much fot your wishes As you can maybe tell from the time, itching still bad and getting no sleep. Can't do much short of delivering baby. In my saner moments I want to avoid that for loads of reasons ( baby being too early, don't feel ready, am not ready, my mum's not coming for 2 weeks blah blah9 but when I'm having yet another night of no sleep and this discomfort I think I'll go insane if I have another 2 weeks of no sleep. Don't know exactly what it is, but it's slowly getting worse each day. Also obv worrying case it is harming baby, tho if there was an immediate danger they wouldn't sit on it, I realise that.

If they do bring it forward, I just hope my mum (& step dad) can & will change their flights. A lot of these cheap tickets won't let you change, and she's so crap anyway - she hasn't rang me once to ask how I am, and didn't respond at all or with any concern when I said baby might have to come early. I'm sure she's only coming out of a sense of duty, and tbh I wish she wouldn't, as it's pissed me off so much she didn't help or even offer to help one bit with the move, and she's shown no interest or concern at all about this latest drama. Even my fil has phoned and emailed to see how I am. Not to mention all of you, who I've never even met. Not 1 call off her. Or are my expectations too high?

Sorry for AH & anyone else feeling crap. The last couple of weeks are so hard, aren't they?

Katyjo, congratulations on your dd. Sounds like you had a fantastic birth. Lucky you. Can't wait to hear what she's called

Deb you sound like things are starting to kick in for you. at nesting. I could do with some serious nesting instinct kicking in.

GF, how are you getting on.

Neenz, how are you coping? You sound like you really hit the ground running. YOur babies are lucky to have such a capable mum.

Makecakes, how's it going? Not had much chance to catch up, but hope you and lo ok.

DS3 starts play group today, just 2 hours, so really hope he likes it. I'd like it a lot more if it were more than 2 hours

Ernest - good to see you on here, sorry you've had another bad night. You get your blood results today don't you? You might have the decision taken out of your hands.

Sorry about your Mum too, you're not asking too much to expect her to at least phone and ask about you. You can usually change tickets but it costs!

Hope all goes well with ds3 today - 2 hours will just fly by!!

Take care

Thought that was me in labour last night but false alarm, contractions started but stopped again, I was awake from 1-4 then slept on settee fr 2 hours. Dh is taking boys to school and I'm off back to bed.

Morning all.

Debs - take it easy today.

Ernest - sorry about how yopu are feeling.

Well it is a bad weatehr morning today. * for breakfast and one room to do and then a pile of ironing, but at least I wpn't feel guilty about not doing any gardening.

Hi everyone, thanks for all the kind words. My big plans to go into work have been changed - DS is now at home from nursery with a bad cough and I think worrying about him will keep me far too busy to dwell on things myself. Plus I've had lots of cuddles this morning which always improves my mood.

deb - hope you're getting rest now. I'm having false alarms every night (that's 8 nights in a row now) and I'm so frustrated by them that I think they're really contributing to my feeling down. It's so hard to get your hopes up and then end up with nothing happening, plus you're more tired with all the sleep you lose! I never had these false alarms with DS so I fall for them every single time...

AH - you have a lovely day cuddling, If I were you don't get dressed and sit and have a sofa day

Katyjo - congratulations! Well done, hope you are enjoying your new baby very very much!!!

Ernest -you must going up the wall, sending you big hugs and lots of sympathy. My mum hardly ever calls me btw, she things that 'the least she deserves' is that I call her at least once a week. If I forget or am too busy, whatever, she gives me a hard time - I do keep reminding her the phone lines go both ways. Am still p'd off with her that she won't do a three hour easy train journey - no changes - to come and see her only daughter and only grandson when he's born, but I can't change her. Ooops, sorry, that was supposed to be about you, not me! Anyway, I hope you're ok.

Aberdeen - glad you're feeling a bit better today as well.

Deb - maybe it will be YOU next!!

Ok, I'm off for the next couple of days to posh hydro/spa place - no more babies til I get back, ok!!!!

Ernest, what a nightmare! How is your DH being about what you are going through? I hope the blood results give you some illumination.

Aberdeen, hope your DS is better soon, though sounds good that you have something to occupy you with. Re false alarms, hope they are doing lots of lovely effacement and dilation. Have lovely cuddles today.

Debs, I bet the conrflakes and choc chip cookie helped you feel better. Good to keep the old blood sugar up.

Sophie, have a good day

Peartart - how is breakfast going? DS goes to nursery for the first time in nearly two weeks tomorrow, and I'm afraid that I'm dying for him to go so that someone else does breakfast.

AH - all those false alarms must be a good sign - I'm sure they mean there's something going on in there - maybe it means that your cervix is thinning out gradually, so when it starts proper you will have an easier labour this time. Hope your ds feels better soon!

Thanks everyone, I went back to bed at 7.30 and had 2 hours so I feel better now. Woken up in nesting mode - unfortunately dh isn't !! So I want to get on with sorting out our room and he's in creative composer mode!! His justification is that he worked so hard last week that he needs a rest,he just doesn't understand how Nesting works!!!!

Still getting a few contractions but nothing too painful so it was obviously a false alarm like AH.

KatyJo congratulations! It sounds like a very quick birth!

Spongebrain - I like the sound of the sheep tea cosy, where did you get the pattern from? Although I would probably never get round to it, just picked up the baby blanket I started back in about February again to make some effort to finish it.

Aberdeen - glad to hear you are feeling a bit brighter today.

UDC - I wasn't keen on the best friend books, I use readitswapit and have got most of my pregnancy books from there, that one went pretty much straight back on!

Whinegums - I have the same problem with some members of my family thinking that the phone line is a one way thing! Have a good time at the spa.

Debs - have a good day and take it easy!

I am feeling good because I tackled the huge pile of baby stuff yesterday and feel like it is all under control now, even started putting things in hospital bags!

Have a good bank holiday everyone!

Morning all.

Ernest - you are def not asking too much of your mother. I have mother issues too, as much as I love mine dearly she really is hard work and drives me crazy 99% of the time.

Aberdeen glad you're feeling a bit better.

I was kept awake with evil heartburn last night, which wasn't so good so will be taking it easy today. Lots of dull things to sort out about the house, shredding, getting insurance quotes etc, so that'll keep me occupied.

I've changed my Thursday doc appt to this pm, and a bit after I'll be phoning the hospital, so betweent he 2 of them I hope to find a solution that tackles this itching & the resultant sleep problems without having to go to the extreme length of giving birth early, assuming all ok with baby.

Phoned my mum this am to see if she'd looked into changing flights, after I called her on Friday. Disappointingly completely unsurprised she hadn't bothered to, then reckoned she couldn't possibly do anything today, as it's a bank holiday in UK (like BA, one of the world's biggest airlines shuts for bank holiday) I'm gonna have to let dh deal with her from now on.

Dh has complained loads today about being so tired, cos I've disturbed his sleep double Tried to have a nap, but the neighbours decided today was the day to get the lawn mower, chain saw etc out.

This is turning out to be a spectacularly shit end to this pregnancy.

I hope everyone else has a calm and relaxing end to their pg. Whinegums, have a fab break.

hi ernest - hope things are bit clearer after hospital visit. does sound like your mother being particularly helpful (is she any relation to mine!?)

debs/aberdeen take it easy today as both sound like you need it

greenfairy have a standard hypno cd from mongan class if that is any good to you?
seeing midwife for first time on wednesday - any tips on what to go for. I would really like to go for waterbirth if poss and do not want to be anywhere near the SANDS unit if poss after my experience last year - aibu to ask for that (have not got too many strong idesa on anything else apart from wanting dh or me to understand what risk/benefits are of anything else they suggest but dh well up for the stroppy manager role so not too worried there).

That sounds reasonable Poppy.

Hope everyone is having a relaxing day, I am off to lie down and read some more, great book 'The Historian'. Resting also helping big time with SPD, did tell DH that turning over at night or eeven lieing down sometimes is the equivalent of hime being hit in his balls, think he realises now the pain.

enjoy the historian sophie.. i couldn't put it down when i read it.

am going to follow your example and lie down while dh out shopping for diy bits

debs, sorry I went to bed and missed you - hope you got some sleep

ernest, really sorry to hear you're having such a crap end to the pg - hope docs come up with something positive and your mum comes through in the end

ktpie, the sheep tea cosy pattern comes from this book:

www.amazon.co.uk/Tea-Cozies-Cozy-GMC-editors/dp/1861085001

It's so cute and lovely to knit as the wool is aran and really soft. If you want the pattern but don't want to buy the whole book I could always photocopy it for you. Let me know. I love knitting and find it very relaxing - it's helped me get through alot of tough times in this pg!

My news is that I had my 36 week check with the madwife this morning - have very swollen feet and my BP is up so she's a bit worried about pre-eclampsia, but I have no other symptoms so think it's probably just one of those late pg things. Have been advised to go straight to my GPs if I start to develop headaches though.

Also, baby is not even remotely engaged, so think I'm going to be here til the end of June at least! Will I be the last to pop?! Although there are FOUR of us due on the 22nd June with first babies so have stiff competition to be last!

Hello all- thanks for thinking of me, and for the feeding advice. I don't know where the days go but checking emails isn't as easy as it used to be...plus you guys talk so much it takes an hour to catch up!

Still living in a 'new baby' fug, but starting to feel human...waiting to see bf counsellor, and am trying CJ on boob for as long as I can cope (so she stays used to it), then feeding her a bottle (expressed) then expressing for the next feed, so feeding currently taking about 90 mins start to finish but at least I'm not suicidal with it. I am determined to succeed

Congrats Katyjo- I would be envious of your speedy birth were it not for the pink bundle currently asleep in her basket next to me ( that's my daughter, not the dog...)

Thinking of you Ernest, and anyone else who needs thinking about...

Makecakes you are an absolute star to be working so hard on getting the bfing going!! Hope the counsellor helps - let us know!

Hello everyone - DH and I have just been estimating replacement cost of all of our possessions... It would appear our contents insurance is under insured to the tune of around £20K !!!! We were hoping by reviewing all our insurance needs we might be able to save some money, but at this rate its going to cost us more. Eeek!

Makecakes good to hear from you, hope the bf counsellor helps. Also, I know the feeding threads on here can be a bit intimidating at times {grin] but I'm sure there are a few bf experts around there who can give advice etc if you need it.

Ernest - sending you a virtual creme egg and gin and tonic!

Good luck to those who are having false labours, hope they turn int something soon. I had one almost eaxctley 24 hours before going into real labour, the difference between the two was massive!

Makescakes , great you have support on the breastfeedinf front, you sound very determined to perservere.

Ernest Hope you get the support you need soon, and things work out for you.

Baby is still very lovely! Feeding is going very well, nipples have almost healed which is a big contrast to how it was with dd1 and better then it was with dd2 even though that was easier than dd1 aswell. He slept for 7 hours this morning though he did feed from about 11.30pm until around 4.30am, luckily dp is still at home so I slept with him until 12. Fingers crossed he gets into a better pattern soon. I feel so much better than I did for the last few weeks of pregnancy!

Katyjo big congratulations to you. Look forward to hearing the name when you have come up with one.

I got alarmed by how close I am to the top of the due list for this thread. However I was also meant to be the first due in my NCT class, but someone had their baby on Friday. Sounds as though there were complications and the baby was induced/cs and is now in SCBU. Looks as though all will be fine, but it makes me very grateful to be having a uneventful straightforward time. My LO seems to be very happy staying put, and as long as everything is okay, I am going to try not to get too impatient. Strangely though since my birthday I have felt "ready" (if you can be), so this will probably progress to boredom followed by utterly fed up in the next few days: You have been warned!

AH sorry to hear that you are worried. I'm sure as a first timer there isn't too much that I can write to help, but I'm thinking of you.

Ernest completely understand about the mother situation. My Mum's heart is the right place, but I often feel like I am the parent. Fingers crossed that that latest blood results shed some light on what is going on.

Deb all these false starts sound pretty annoying, especially in the middle of the night. Maybe it wont be too long now.

Hello to everyone else. DH just asked me "how is everyone on MN?" I said "miserable" and then had to explain why. So I am sending some virtual carrot cake to you all to see if that helps.

Just reading the last posts and thinking how fantastic it is to be in touch with nice people who are going through exactly the same thing at the same time! I was spoilt last time as had 2 RL colleagues exactly the same pregnant as me, this time I would feel very alone without you lot. And G43 you have reminded me how much I am looking forward to that lovely feeling of NOT being heavily pregnant any more!

Completely agree SA. It's a lovely thread and I'm so glad I found you all! I feel quite sorry for my pg friends who aren't Mnetters. They are missing out.