Due November 2008 - hang on a minute, that's NEXT MONTH! Yikes!

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Not that it'll even BE November by the time we run out of space on this thread...

here

Good luck Merry (even tho' I missed you - darn it!) and I'll be on tenterhooks til someone posts your news!

Right, just catching up for a min...

That is great Misdee thanks Just the image it conjures up, it's fantastic!

Tell me about it. I was never brought any food at st mary's, not even when I was bedridden for the first two days. On day three I got myself to the food trolly, where all there was on offer for us- namely me (then vegetarian) and a lovely hindu lady were beef sandwiches left over from lunch.

AT w/shawe food was basic but good and it was brought to you if you were unable for any reason to get it yourself. ANd afte r9 months of HG it tasted fantastic, I can tell you!

Going to have a look at that thread misdee

just been texting Merry she is scared, excited and still brainstorming names! She said that both her and Dh cried in the car on way to hospital, they didn't know why but both very emotional....she sends her love to obs as well..........

It is so real now, we are all having babies!

Night night my lovelies xxxxx

OMG have just read that thread and am humbled by the skills of a comedy artiste. Not worthy - back to sarky school to hone my skills...

Misdee that posting is absolutely HILARIOUS....!!!!!

cant believe we are going to have babies this week!!

just popping in to say hi quicky as dh has 2 laptops home with him tonight and i have managed to swipe one

Sorry, just want to whinge a bit - I have lots of bump pains and was sick as anything yesterday. I was a bit worried and ended up calling the midwife paging service at 7.30pm. No one ever got back to me . I was speaking to my mum and we had worked out what to do if i was sick again but am still that no one phoned today either!

only 2 weeks to go and will be quite glad as have had enough now

Got a text from Obs about her section and am going to try and visit her next week if possible

sorry to moan

x

misdee that is brilliant!!!!
just back from my aquanatal and was going to update you on obs but cricri has beat me to it!
i also posted her some books yest so hopefully she has a few to keep her going.

aww, nice to hear about merrym im sure it must all be very overwhelming for her and DH
look forward to hearing from you monkeym with her baby news tmw

right, off to scoff pizza

suiledonn - HUGS. I know how you feel regarding DH doing lots of hours. Especially at this stage when you feel you need more help and rest.

obs - GOOD LUCK AND EXCITED VIBES coming your way for your CS on Friday.

hi ladies. Thank you all for your support regarding the stty payroll guy at my work and my childcare voucher problems. I think I will wait until Friday (pay day) and see what happens ... if been corrected or not and then take it from there. If no resolution after a month of trying to sort it I will then send a letter to the finance director (guy above him) and get legal advice. ceebee if you come across that advice number could you let me have it just in case. Thanks.

I'm currently relaxing! Dont be ed. Am resting in my finished living room after having a nice PM with DS and getting lots of nesting "finally" done this AM. My DS doesnt tend to have a nap at lunch anymore (unless poorly or really exhausted) but fingers crossed is now still going to bed 7 to 7.30pm no arguements. Wonder what will happen when the clocks change?

Do wonder if baby has moved from back to back position overnight as I cannot feel baby's foot in my side or even sticking out like it has been all along. I wonder if all the hands and knees action I got last night has moved baby. NO NOT what you think you naughty ladies (definately past that one)... I was setting up TV, surround sound and so on in the living room.

Got 38wk midwife appt on Thurs so will see if she thinks baby has moved or engaged more. 2 wks ago baby was 3/5 engaged. I definitely think that over the last few days baby has engaged more. Lots of reasons but the main one being not as mobile due to hurt and swelling "down there". Hope I can hold on until at least DH back from London Thurs eve. Even better if after my waxing on Friday. Cant imagine going into hospital in my current ape like "state".

considering whether I can be bothered to have a relaxing bath and maybe earlier night ...

that was soo funny, misdee.

Sorry you are feeling rubbish autumnlady not long to go now.

Hi Hana
Am 37 weeks but have my cs booked for 3rd nov hence the short time left. I'm alright really just feel a bit moany at times will def pass on your message to Obs when i see her. How are you getting along?

Thanks for the nice thoughts Pinky - how are you?

xx

forgot to say ... BIG thanks to all you ladies regarding my post about bottlefeeding from birth and your supportive messages. Means a lot . Since I decided to bottlefeed I feel like a great weight has been lifted and I can just get on with being a mummy when baby arrives. Even though bottlefeeding wasnt my initial choice for DS he is no worse off for it and if breastfeeding is meant to make him better than what he is then GOOD GOD its a good job it didnt work out . So I figure better for baby to have a more relaxed and less prone to depression (had slight PND after DS) due to pressure being placed on breastfeeding.

I'm doing ok, thanks. Very bumpy and a bit sicky but this has got to be my best ever pregnancy.

Have a scan tomorrow to see if they baby is still going to be a bit big, in which case I may have a cs next week. If not I can go for a VBAC but not the full two weeks over as my consultant and I had originally planned- so my 'normal delivery' window has shrunk slightly, but we shall see.

Are you all ready for your baby now?

misdee - that link is so funny. It literally had me and DH crying with laughter.

Oh vbab I must have missed that. I'm so glad you have come to a decision you are happy with, that's fab.[
But sorry to hear you've been having problems with your mat leave.. can't say I really understand it all, being seelf employed I don't have much experience with these issues. Hope it gets resolved.

off to read misdee's link and see what I'm missing.

My BF phoned from Canada and we have been nattering for over an hour. DH is home, virgil moving, and I'm having a fair few big tightenings and have baaaaad ass backache and SPD pains. I'm going to call the admissions unit tomorrow and get checked over as I'm very sore where the metal bit of the gate hit me. I have visions of virgil being born with a black eye!

I'm thinking in hindsight that pairig MerryMarigold and MonkeyMargot up as text buddies was a mistake as I keep getting confused (with my skim reading of the thread) and thought that it was Monkey on her way to hospital to have a baby . Took me three readings for it to sink in properly!

vbab, I missed your thread, but am so pleased that you have made a decision that you are happy with as it has been worrying you for such a long time. Now relax and enjoy your redesigned sitting room ...one day I'll have mine done, one day

fingers crossed for a nice sized baby pinky so you can have your VBAC.

AL, good to hear from you. for you at your local service. It's a good job you weren't in labour!

THat sounds lovely, lacks it's so nice catching up with good friends.

I'm not convinced the big baby thing is really such an issue, tbh. I only saw the reg the other week.
I don't think my consultant will be so jittery.

I can appreciate that I prolly don't want to VBA2C with a 9+lb baby but DS was 8lb5 at 41 weeks so not massive by any stretch.

I don't really want a cs next week but I also prolly don't want to go more than 41 weeks.

Mainworry to me is that baby was still very high- so may all be for nothing if I'm going to be loads overdue. We shall see.

Somehow I think my scan will be the lasty thing on peopel's minds tomorrow!

I am so excited about our twins

Sorry I meant to say, hope you are not too sore. I am very tender around my scar- it must be really sore now you've given it such a bashing

no sorer than usual

lol at "our" twins; I think of them as ours as well . We can all be virtual godparents!!

Hi to all you nightowls here tonight. After all my complaining earlier today about dh's night course it was cancelled this evening at the last minute as too many people dropped out. They will just re-advertise and start it in a few weeks so dh will be at home most nights from now til baby arrives which has made me so happy. He also told me he will be taking a week off when baby arrives so all in all I am feeling much happier and more relaxed about the imminent arrival than I have for ages.

I missed Merry's last posts today. Thinking of her now and can't wait to hear about the twins arrival.

Lacks I just replied to your 'show' post. I have been having similar discharge this week and keep getting excited that it might be a show.

THat's good, suiledon My Dh is grounded now, except for work evenings. He's really tired at the mo anyway. I think since we brought the crib into our room the reality of the situation has finally hit him!

I think reality won't set in with my dh until I am waking him at 3 in the morning to drive to the hospital same as last time round.

I am over 37 weeks now and we still have no names chosen. We don't know if it is a boy or girl so we need options for both and we haven't been ablto agree on any so far.