Due Dec 08 - Christmas inductions ... The Holly and The I.V.

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Here I have done it!!!!!

Just need more babies now!!!!!

GOOD LUCK DAISY!!!

i'd just love it if we could all send a post like daisy's when we go into labour - it made me laugh and laugh. v excited for her and the others tomorrow.

just had a phonecall from my mental mil - oh, hell, the baby is just going to raise the mentalness to a new level, isn't it? she is already having competitions with her sister about who is going to be the more devoted relative - you'd have thought surely mil, but the aunt in law (who, incidentally, reminds me of lily savage) is one hell of a personality to cope with. thankfully they live 200 miles away! wish my mum were around - she'd show those mentalists a thing or two. she really was a fantastically down to earth, vital and no-bullshit sort of person and wouldn't have stood all this posturing and game playing and who would have protected me from it. someone suggested that i write my mum a letter before sproglet is born - it'll make me cry and cry, but i know that's a good thing.

give me strength...

ZOE ME TOO!!!!!!!!!! I saw the coke advert earlier and I was so excited!!!!!!!!! But then I realised I have got no presents!

Why are MIL's so crazy? I am determined to be a very nice MIL.

oh WG i just watched the sad Barnados ad and then read your thread now i'm very teary. Good idea about the letter though.

Oh God, that was priceless of daisy!! Can't believe she gave us the update when the waters broke! Good luck - look forward to hearing about it!

Zoe apparently the toe is just badly bruised - and the nail might even stay on - bloody hurt though... Couldn't put my shoe on today so had to postpone my M/W appointment until Wed - it'll be fine and thanks for asking!

kayz sorry to hear about the pineapple and heartburn, bt thanks for letting us know will remember to avoid it

That Barnados advert is really horrible. Keeping fingers crossed I wont see it again.

I'm going to go up to bed soon. Good luck for tomorrow LadyT and Verso. Good luck for now Daisy

Blimey, what a lot of posting! Too much to catch up on so just dropping in quickly to say good luck to LadyT, Verso & daisydora - hope everything goes well for you and look forward to hearing all about it.

evening all. How exciting about daisy! Just read that post out to DH who has been mocking me for becoming such a MN geek and he laughed! I think really he's proud of me because he's been into on line games for ages and I just sigh and tut at him, so now he thinks it's hilarious that I've discovered the interweb!
Well am not feeling blue like earlier, but I have got a very uncomfortable tummy. Not had it like this before - really low down just a persistant 'ouch'. A bit stabby and a bit period pain-like, but it's not coming and going so I assume it's not BHs or Cxs. Been like it for a few hours now though and paracetomol has done nothing. Bit bothered as headache has persisted most of the day too, and I can't get my wedding ring off this evening, although I don't look swollen. Hum. May ring MW tomorrow if I still feel odd.

wg your words about your mum are so sweet, I'm sure she was a wonderful woman and you'll miss her terribly at this emotive time - letter sounds like a great idea.

OMG daisy I just exploded with laughter when I read your post about waters breaking - hope all goes well, look forward to hearing the news.

kayz was the pinepapple for labour-bringing-on purposes ? If so, it has to be fresh pineapples and apparently you have to eat 7 a day I was planning to eat 1 a day until I was told that... there is no way with this heartburn I could eat that many !

What are others doing/planning to do to bring on labour ? I am trying bouncing on my gym ball and plan to get some reflexology.... any other ideas ?

on the subject of mad MILs .. mine sent me a text today .. your really good on the internet arent you? find the perfect xmas gift for me to give my husband, show of some description, accomation, meal etc! Erm im kind of busy being 8 months pregant, workin fulltime, looking after 3 other kids, my mom going into hosp this week, trying to sell car ad generally get prepared for birth! Wouldnt mind but she has 3 other offsprings she could chose from, all of whom have a lot less on their plate's at the mo. I sent a message back saying impossible at moment but if she wants to wait ill have a look when i break up for mat leave .. she didnt get the hint and said she'd be fine to wait!!
i honestly hope i go into labour before i have a chance!!!
good luck daisy, LT and verso cant wait for updates xxxxx

WG I think that is lovely idea you could put it into your LO's memory box.

In terms of setting off labour honestly you can do loads of different things but I really believe unless that little munchkin is ready to come out no amount of pinapple eating sex games with some after rapberry leaf tree drinking will make a differnece.

Flumpy! I knew someone else had had a bubba over the wkend and I forgot to congratulate - Niamh is such a lovely name and you all looked so happy well done.

i'm going for the sex (though not sex games Jam). however, suggested it to DH for tonight as we are back from London so happy to give it a go and he said no because he doesn't want me to go to Labour before the birth pool comes!!!!

Trace- that sounds a little bit like early labour pain, mine were very much like period pain, but as you said not coming and going. Make sure you contact MW or even the unit at your hospital if it doesn't get better.

Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts. I had a bit more of a cry last night and DH was very lovely and supportive. I think everyone I know who has worked with him is just in a bit of shock. Even more upsetting though (if it is true) is that he went to the hospital earlier that day with chest pain but was sent home. Surely that's a clear case of malpractice? I don't know the details though, if there was an ECG or other done there. It's just so very sad, especially for his lovely wife and children.

But enough of that - there are BABIES about to arrive!!! LadyT, Verso & daisy I can't wait to hear about your beautiful bubs! Best wishes for safe and successful procedures, and don't forget to let us know how everything is when you're feeling up to it

Hatty - did your DH end up photocopying his bum for you? I think you should put a pic up for us! lol

Veggie - GRRR at your GP. I would be back there in a flash demanding a prescription for whatever you need to stop your heartburn. I can only assume he's refusing to give it to you because it will cost his practice money. But that is absolutely no excuse for not giving you the meds you need, and it's actually even dangerous to have such bad heartburn for an extended period of time (risk of throat cancer for starters). And if you're throwing up in the night, then you definitely don't have a 'mild' case of it. Don't listen to any of that "it's only for a bit longer" rubbish, go back and tell them it's not good enough! Sorry for the rant, but I just can't believe how badly you've been treated

waitinggirl I also think the letter is a really lovely idea. I am sure you are right about your mum, just think about her and how wonderful she was when the other relatives are driving you round the bend (and just ignore them!)

kmp with the toe. Sounds like you need to be waited on hand and foot... and lots of icecream/chocolate/massage/whatever-else-you-fancy of course too. Hope it's feeling better soon

Morning,

I slept all night last night and still feel pretty pants this morning. DS is full of beans and I keep asking him how he has so much energy at this time of morning.

The pineapple wasn't for bringing on labour. I just really wanted some. I couldn't eat 7 in one day as much as I love pineapple.

LadyT and Verso Good luck for today!!! Will be thinking of you.

Daisy Hope everything is ok with you. Really looking forward to hearing all about it.

Hope everyone is ok.

Had a rubbish night's sleep last night - typical! Am completely full of a cold, with a lovely chesty phlegmy cough, which is going to be fantastic with the c/s wound to think about every time I cough! Timing!

Seems VERY surreal this morning. I have to phone the hospital in a little while to see if they have space in their schedule today... Could also murder a cup of tea. This 'nil by mouth' thing seems unreasonable torture to me!

Hope daisy got on ok yesterday - and LadyT I'm thinking of you!

Not long now Verso I am very excited for you!!!

Providing there are no EMCS LadyT will be having her baby in 15 minutes!!

oooooh that is exciting!
Only 2 wee trips last night! That's progress! My tummy stayed sore till about 4am then it feels ok now so maybe it was nothing. Had 4 poo trips yesterday though (sorry TMI over breakfast!) which is very unusual for me, and one this morning already! Have not got time to get checked today if I get pains again...dd at pre-school this morning and needs taking to big school for her convenient 1 hour taster again this afternoon, plus hairdressers and dentist to squeeze in today as well...
Really thinking of all those with imminent arrivals....

I am excited!! I ordered some stuff from mothercare 2 weeks ago and it should have been delivered last Thursday. Apparently it will be delivered today!! Not getting my hopes up too high though.

Morning girls

Good luck Verso, hope all goes well. I expect Daisy has had her baby now. And lady T should be out of theatre if she got in on time

Had 3 hours sleep. DD1 coughing all night and playing musical beds. Feel terrible. Wonder what's on Cbeebies for the rest of the day.

Oh dear. Have just weighed myself and SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE!
Am at my all time heaviest! Have also just balanced my camera on a chair to take my very first pregga-pics! Me and bump now visible on my profile...thought I ought to have some record of the pregnancy for future reference!
Chutney sorry you had such a bad night. Hope Cbeebies serves you well.
Am off for a hair cut very soon - not sure whether to go for neat trim (easy to put up in rushed pony tail, v. low maintenance, boring but quite me I suppose) or funky layers (still longish bob but more interesting and stylish, but harder to maintain and bits will fall out if I do try to put it up in a pony tail...) The decisions we face are very difficult at this stage in pregnancy!!! Have 20 minutes to decide.

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Congratulations Flumpy such a gorgeous little girl!

I know you won't see it before hand but good luck to Verso, LadyT and Daisy. I've had no access to internet until this morning as I have been staying at my Mum's house whilst DH was carrying out some last minute DIY. Looking forward to hearing the announcements.

Morning All

Yesterday my PC crashed every time I tried to post so I hope this gets through.

Goodluck to Verso (sorry about the cold), LadyT (who must now be MummyT!) and Daisy (can't beleive your waters went on MN - you will have much to contribute to the "where did your waters go" threads in future).

WaitingGirl - I wrote a letter to my Mum about all the things she did with me as a child and all the memories I had. It was not only cathartic but really useful as some of the details are the type you forget over time so the letter helps preserve them. I will show it to the DDs one day. DD1 already asks about my Mum. I tell her they would have been great friends.

Trace - Sounds like things might be moving for you. I would go for a sensible hair cut. I went for funky before DD and given my lack of time it tended to look scarey rather than funky.

Well I spent yesterday afternoon in the hospital again because my GP thought I was showing signs of pre-eclampsia (again). Thankfully the hospital disagreed and said the GP was being over cautious. I was quite sad though as I missed my first full day at home with DD and we were both really looking forward to it. The good news is I am fully engaged now. The bad news is that I lost my appeal to go to the Midwife Led Unit .

Anyone know about how you use Evening Primrose Oil to induce labour? I have some capsules. How many mg should you take orally and how often? Are you really meant to insert them up your fanjo? And are there any risks? Also does anyone know where you can buy clary sage?

xxx