Due October 08 - The Only Way Is Out!

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Thought we'd go with twinklytoes suggestion since she's gone and got herself admitted to hospital in a desperate bid for attention .

Have left everyone on the stats for now, but will do another cull of deserters soon....
(and apols if I've missed off any of the recent joiners)

29th Sept perkypopsy first baby Surprise North Herts (Ware)
29th Sept WombFor1More 2 ds's 1 dd Boy
30th Sept Aubergenie first baby Surprise
30th Sept sambrads 1 ds Girl
1st CantSleepWontSleep 1 dd Boy North Herts
1st accessorizequeen 2 ds's Twins - one of each
1st loulou33 1 ds Surprise Southern Scotland C-Section 12th Sept
2nd snowymum first baby Boy Near Oxford
2nd 1sttimer80 first baby Surprise. Hydronephrosis discovered. Extra scan at 28 weeks (7th July) planned. Edgware (Royal Free, Hampstead)
2nd FranMum2B first baby Surprise Kingston
2nd my3honeypies 2 dd's Boy
4th minervaitalica first baby Surprise (unintentionally!)
4th hedgepig 1 ds Surprise
4th pistachio 1 dc Secret
4th annwoo 2 dc Surprise
5th myjobismum 1 ds Surprise Poole, Dorset
5th rosebury 3 ds's 2 dd's Boy Bristol
5th BabyNubie
6th Bethoo 1 ds Girl Salisbury
6th iuseantiageingstuff 2 ds's 1 dd Boy
6th ronshar 2 dd's Surprise (with dangly bits ) West Sussex
6th hoff first baby Boy Spain
7th belgo 2 dd's
8th kookiegoddess first baby Surprise
8th Alexa808 first baby
8th Ksal first baby Surprise Hitchin
10th Lozza70 first baby Surprise NE London (Woodford)
10th emkay 1 dd Surprise West London (Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea)
10th pepperrabbit 2 ds's Surprise
11th staceylouisex first baby Girl
11th dooleymum
12th milfakamonkeymonkeymoomoo 1 dd Boy Salisbury
12th star6 first baby Boy Surbiton
13th YumMum22 1 ds Boy
14th tedmundo 1 ds Surprise Bristol (Southmead)
14th twinklytoes 2 dd's Boy
15th mum2jakeyroo 2 ds's Surprise Near Lancaster
16th moodywren 1 dd 2 ds's Boy Lincolnshire (nr Spalding)
16th bigmouthstrikesagain 1 ds 1 dd Girl Mid-Beds
16th WheresTheAuPair 1 ds Boy
19th MrsTittleMouse 1 dd Girl
19th rach010 1 ds Surprise (but dp knows!) Lincolnshire
20th 07mumstheword 1 dd Surprise Bristol
20th AandMsmum 2 dd's Surprise Bristol
20th KnickersOnMaHead 1 dd Boy
20th jenwa 1 dd Girl Worcestershire
20th firsttimer08 first baby Boy. Dilated renal pelvis - rescan at 34 weeks. Greenwich
21st hansnava 1 dd Surprise Luton
21st rowanmac 1 ds Surprise North Scotland
21st caramelbunny 1 dd Surprise Manchester
21st jess1996 first baby Surprise
21st GirlWithTheMouseyHair first baby Surprise (but written down in case of moment of weakness!) SW London (St Thomas)
21st lilbitmum 1 dc
22nd SmudgeyDoodle 1 ds Surprise Newcastle (Gateshead)
22nd wombleprincess 1 dd
23rd Sallypuss first baby Probably girl Herts/Essex border
23rd Emmsy1 3 ds's 1 dd Girl The Wirral
23rd ajm200 1 ds Girl Camberley, Surrey
24th sparklesandnowineforxxweeks 3 ds's 1 dd Surprise
24th Personanna 1 ds Boy Peru
25th Flum 2 dd's 5th June Wiltshire
26th 4andnotout 3 dd's Girl
26th mariekg 3 dc Girl
27th Rhian82 Boy
27th mybabysinthegarden 1 dd Boy Scottish Borders
27th beaufies first baby Boy c-section 17th Oct
29th Ekka 1 dd Surprise
30th Jambers99 1 ds Girl NW London (Hillingdon)

I've had some clary sage and lavender from nealsyardrememedies.com, it seems to be good quality, makes me drowsy and although the CS smell is unusual it is not unpleasant. It was expensive though. Also bought some from boots, it was much cheaper but smelt a bit odd and didn't seem to work as well.

You only put about 6 drops in a deep bath. If you are reluctant to bathe in it. Mix about 4 drops with 20ml of almond oil and rub it into your tummy.

Premixed labour massage oil [http://www.birthease.co.uk/birthease_shop/Labour-Massage-Oil.shtml?gclid=CIqy0ISW8pUCFQgrlAodqQ0dfg here] for only 4.99. I have some, it's nice but at that price many not contain much of the oils needed to get you into labour.

myjob how cute. It makes me very excited to hear of these births and to see pictures makes it seem more real.

CSWS I placed an order for Amtico flooring just last week with an independent company. I've just checked what area you live in but probably no good for you as we are in Bristol. John Lewis are always a bit pricey perhaps with the credit crunch they'll have to re-think there ways.

Bethoo Takeaway enjoy and cross your legs until afterwards

Perky I had Sainsburys deliver today - this online shopping is great

I didn't get back to bed whilst DD out but I have emptied & cleaned my understairs cupboards and sorted more baby stuff

hedgepig thinking you look low but I am not really that good at things like that!!!

bethoo meant to say "wow" about you having a date, he is obviously very brave and not worried that you will go in to labour! But hey a bit of rumpy pumpy may bring it all on Of course I am not saying you should on your first date but if it helps and he is willing then baby may arrive soon!!! [wink}

Hedgepig, not too sure. Looks fairly high to me but you haven't posted an earlier bump picture for comparison.

Hedgepig, sorry love looks high to me. But then 2nd babies tend to drop and deliver.
I am going to try & work out how to put pictures on my profile. So you can all see my old overcooked baby when it finally arrives

you are all so supportive - not too sluttish if we get on and things lead to things??? protected of course! at least i get a free meal out of it if we are not attracted to each other!

hedgepig another compact bump to me! ant tell inteh shirt you are wearing but prob high but it may just be the way you carry, you may not drop til you are actually in labour.

Evening ladies I am feeling a bit rough today so stayed in be until 11am lots of bhs and pressure feelings for the first time today I actually thought that it is now time for baby to arrive as i have had enough now everything is just so difficult to do and I miss my feet.

Mw came today all is well but she is coming again on Friday as she is going away on holiday my bp is slightly up and everything is swollen my body has simply had enough now.

Another issue is that a close relative of dh has died and the funeral is on Monday two hundred miles away he could do the whole thing in one day but what are the chances of me having the baby on that day, we will make a decision nearerthe time but I would be due in less than one week from then.

sorry to be a bit down but i would like my baby now so that I can have my body back.

Rosebury Sorry to hear about your awful day.

Added a photo of my 36 week bump to my profile as everyone else seems to have them already. It looks higher in the photo than in real life.. but I'm no photographer

ajm your bump is lying low. another nice neat bump.

Oh bethoo, is that tonight?? What fun!
Loving the bump photos!! I want to take another... it keeps growing every day it seems. I hope it stays quite warm over the next 3 weeks as all of my maternity tops are short sleeved!! I wore a stretchy non maternity top today just because it was 3/4 length sleeved and felt like a whale.

Been having nightmares about the birth... I was up every hour last night in a cold sweat and out of breath. DH didn't sleep well either... poor thing.

it is tomorrow night so if i am on line tomorrow night it did not go well
now all i have left to do now is hoover the house, lay down a rug in living room to hide the multitude of sins and attack the kitchen again, i do it daily but still looks a mess even though it is a minimilist kitchen!
i have big jumpers given to me so i wear them then when baby is born will give them to recycling.
does anyone know what actually happens to recycled clothes? do they get destroyed or sent overseas to third world countries?

When you're about to go into labour does the baby move more or less?

i found that at the beginning he moved alot as was getting into position but then after taht once labur starts you do not really notice

I thought clothing recycling involved recycling the material to make into new materials...? I use freecycle.

buggar, i have been recycling decent clothes, some unworn!

Advice Please.......

I'm getting really bad pains in my groin sometimes stopping me from walking. Also when I go to the loo I get a sensation that I need to push. Anyone else getting this? Does it mean anything?

same here! pressure from babys head i imagine on the bladder and rectum.
i am not getting excited about it as i just know i am going to go over, the past 8 months have flown and now it is going to drag!

mtw - someone else had a thread asking the same thing earlier this evening (bluejellie iirc)! General opinion was just head engaging, and nothing to worry about.

don't take my word for it, bethoo... that was a guess

07mumstheword!!!! CALL the midwife!!! I have NO IDEA what's going on... but it sounds suspicious to me. I'd be on the phone with the hospital! sensation you need to push... I've NEVER had this...so I'd assume it has something to do with oncoming labour.

07Mumstheword. How exciting.. maybe another LO on the way into the world

How long have the pains been going on for?
Do they come and go?
Have you tried timing them to see if they are in a regular pattern?

If they are very irregular, they may just be the baby dropping into your pelvis but any sensation that you need to push should be checked out.. maybe you are in labour and its going quickly.

ok sorry... obviously I over reacted to your sensations mumstheword. sorry!!!

I do like a good labour watch