Fab Feb 2009: holy shit, this is it

[chilledmama]

Cause Swampster has a dirty mouth
Wouldn't hear me speaking that way...much
How do we delete threads????

Do you realise we are almost entirely through this thread and only have 1 baby?!

OMG Dinky DH and I walked out to the Star Wars theme at our wedding didnt think about asking for it for our lo's birth but its a good idea. Gosh theres loads of posts so sorry if i forget anyone. IDBI wow! thats so exciting that you are going to have a baby in a week from now Pink, keeping my fingers crossed for you that you are starting as someone said earlier - we need another baby on this thread!

McD sorry to hear about your racing pulse, mine is always up in the 90's - maybe its a late pregnancy thing - hope its all resolved for you.

Really am so sorry i missed the meet today, poor DD3 has been so poorly though, she is on antibiotics for a middle ear infection and was literally up crying with pain last night so we were utterly exhausted today, a couple of days off should sort her out though bless her.

MS dont worry you are in good company here, im bloody terrified although because of my previous experience not as terrified as i am of a VB but yeah im not relishing the thought of my c section only that it seems alot better option that my last induction and birth ( unusual circumstances btw for everyone having a VB ) Anyway what i am looking forward to is having my little boy and that luckily supersedes all of the anxiousness, and everyone says that electives are on the whole a good experience.

Lardy - thats great news, i really hope that it alleviates some of the pain and discomfort that you are in.

I think Pink (and LBB shortly) are working on producing some more babies shortly

MS - I have heard that the Nice Drugs Man has some nerve calming sweeties he can hand out to the slightly more hysterical amongst us .....

I'm quite enjoying my slobbing on the sofa at the moment. Walking seems to be quite a chore - I did a few jobs round town this morning for an hour or so after dropping ds at nursery and then really needed to sit down. I remember last time (hot summer 2006) I gave up work a month before ds was born and at the stage I'm at now, I made it up to London to see mates, went round the Hampton Court Flower Show in that searing heat ....what's going on this time?! (maybe that's why DS turned up so early)..... Amazing how different it can be as between 2 different pregnancies.

Maybe I'll go to the cinema again tomorrow

Maybe 2, depending on what's happening with Pink!

Did think about giving some milk pre bath time, but he has dinner at 5ish and then bath at 7, so after was perfect, don't want to give him too much in short space of time iyswim. Suprised he didn't take milk tonight seeing as he hasn't had much to eat today - I ate his lunch at the meet and he had a biscuit . I don't drink milk and would hate him to be like me and have my food/eating habits, so was thinking milk first thing as then would be ideal for when baby here, gives me time to feed newbie while ds isn't starving, then getting us all dressed and offering proper breakfast at about 9 (get up between 6 and 7) and then try a yoghurt or something after bath, that way it's still quite light to go to bed on and might be just enough to fill, will have to try and see I think.......

On the subject of getting babies out, I know this will not make me popular but I do have to say that I believe the oral prostaglandin technique may have been instrumental in starting my labour with DS1...

THOM The cut in about the buggy board was fine, I think I was talking rubbish anyway.......

DH has already decided that we should have another one after this - though judging on the time it took to produce this one (and my advanced age) I think this highly unlikely.

I want this one to stay put until it's time for the c-section. Yes, I'm scared of the surgeon's knife but not as scared of a repeat of ds1's birth.

My main fear is not so much the birth itself but that there is something wrong with the baby - totally irrational considering all the scans/tests I've had (including CVS).

A plus side of the oral ingestion method is that you dont end up with the swollen fanjo of the other method of trying to kickstart labour....

I have to admit I liked my weird flaps immediately post-section, especially first time round. I was soooooooooo clumsy and bloated and immobile it made it a bit easier - especially when the outlaws were visiting as they never seemed to know quite where to look. And a new baby is sooooooo tiny it really doesn't cover up the multitude of sins that is my flabby gut. Otherwise agree with dinky on the comfy stretchy tees.

HoM, your lovely clone son was kind enough to share his toys - I did think my DS could have parted with a slightly bigger portion!

I can't wait for my elective - submit to the inevitable! It was sooooooo petrifying being given epidurals between contractions that if I go into labour early I really WILL be crying! I am a bit that DH refuses to leave the head-end of the operating theatre. Love me, love my guts - but he refuses to even take a peek .

Anyone else think Catstar is like, totally feline?

rosie your poor dd, hope she gets better soon and the anti's have kicked in.

Yes dinky, I'm gonna start working on getting monkey #2 out asap . Although I don't actually think anything works, he won't be here until he's ready I think regardless of wh\t I try......
THOM I did think about doing that thing, but I just can't!!!
It just seems I've been pregnant forever again!
Was just on the phone to my friend and we were talking labour and delivery. I don't know what scares me more, the thought of going through labour on gas and air again and being in as much pain as before (sorry 1st timers) or having an epidural. I hate needles and the whole thought is really freaking me out!!!!!
But I've done it once so can do it again

Yes, Swampy THOM and Catstar ds loved all your lo's toys.... I don't know what to take out for mine half the time, I pack what I think are the flavours of the month hour and he never wants them for long out of the house!! will def buy a few little bits that will live in my handbag and only come out on journeys but you'd think the things he builds a bond to at home, he'd want when out! Nevermind
He did enjoy me singing postman pat to him on the train home, the rest of the carriage were not as impressed!

LBB, with DS2 the toy thing is a bit of a relief - he isn't too bothered about what he takes out as long as he has something (then he inevitably wants something else).

DS1 used to insist on packing a special little rucksack crammed to bursting with little things to divert him whenever we went anywhere. Come to think about it, he still does - and tells DS2 what to take out too so he has even more things to commandeer.

How sweet Swamp. Think it's going to be the way with mine, no matter what I take, there will always be something a bit more interesting around. He has never had a comforter or anything either, I am very good at losing things as you all saw, how long did I leave my purse on the floor? which is why I didn't want to encourage him to become too attached to any one thing iyswim. He does have his 'bedtime bear' but even on the few occasions I've taken that out of the house he has thrown it across the room/street in a hissy fit!

dinky I told dp what you said about the belly dancing and asked him if he wanted me to try it for him. He told me to stop trying to make him feel sick !

waters have gone and contractions have started Post Natal April 07 thread will probably have results first as I have mobile numbers for alot of them

oooh, couldn't sleep and just given up and got up for a mooch on here. Haven't read the last few pages but is there another baby on its way?
You ok oooggs?

yes they are very close so am logging off & going into hospital now - catch you soon

good luck oooggs, hugs from Saudi xxx

am I still the only one awake
feeling very today. came on here earlier to have a whinge but was temporarily cheered up by the thought of another baby on our thread.
Had a horrible row with (not so) DH last night. Almost tempted to post in 'am I being unreasonable' but am too sensitive at the moment to be flamed.
So come on girls, am I being unreasonable.
As most of you know I'm in the godforsaken country known as Saudi where as a mere female, I cannot drive. We were lucky enough to have the use of my friends driver (her DH works harder than mine and gets a company paid for driver full time) anyway, she used to let me use hers 1 day a week which was great. He left in November and she had a replacement which she said I could also use. I then left in mid Nov to return to the real world (UK) and my DH PROMISED to sort out the paperwork so when I got back at the end of December it would be sorted and I'd have freedom/independance again. Needless to say, he has still not done it. What is more annoying is my friend has been back in the UK since the end of December, not returning for another month so I could have had a driver full time for nearly 8 weeks. All DH has to do is get a piece of paper out of his car (bearing in mind he uses it every day not an onerous task to reach across to the glove box) He then needs to get a copy of the drivers work permit (he finally last week did steps 1 and 2) finally, he just needs to get a letter translated from english to arabic confirming that the driver is my driver and not my lover (against the law here to be in a car with a man who is not a relative, unless a driver!) anyway, despite the fact that he could get the letter translated in about 5 mins by any number of the Saudis in his office, he still has not done so. He has been 'busy' but not too busy to spend hours every day looking at sodding cars on sodding pistonheads and houses on rightmove. Bearing in mind my SPD/back means I am walking slower than a snail and it is a major trip to collect DD from nursery, get to shops etc (on bloody shopping bus which means a 15 min walk each way from house and minimum of 45 mins each way on bouncy bus driven by a Saudi who thinks he is Lewis Hamilton) AIBU? sorry, whinge over.

MS, sorry, meant to say earlier before I felt so sorry for myself, it is perfectly normal to be shitting yourself about the CS. I am and it will be my third elective. I suppose if you don't know its happening you don't have time to worry but if you know, of course you will be panicking slightly/a lot. I'm really starting to panic but can't show it as DH can't see what the fuss is and says 'well you've had two before, whats the problem'. I'm not actually worried about the surgery, or the pain afterwards which I think was no worse than when I had my only 'normal' delivery. With me, the worry is whether my crappy old back will stand up to the spinal block and whether it will work. You will be absolutely fine and it will be lovely being 'with it' when your little one arrives unlike how many poor women are after a long labour and they can therefore effectively miss out on those first few precious moments with their baby.

YAAAAAAAAAY ! Oooggs - looking forward to hearing your news very soon ! Sending positive birth vibes down to South Devon

GOOD LUCK OOOGS!!! Oooo you could have baby already!

MOS no YANBU! But you H is being a man i'm afraid. Maybe that is too harsh and there are plenty of men out there who actually do follow up something they say they will do but sadly mine, and it would seem now yours, are not. Yours may be a one off? but mine does it ALL the time and it drives me insane. Most of our arguments are about things he says he will do but then doesn't or "forgets". Internet/PS3 counts as 'busy time' here too . Unfortunately I think it is made worse when it is something we cant do ourselves - especially when pg and in so much pain. I know it's a bit manipulative but is there anything that you do for him which he would really miss if you stopped? and claim the pain makes you unable to, maybe this would bring it home to him just how uncomfortable you are and how much you need the driver. I know if there was no food in the house, meals cooked, ironed shirts for work etc and I was sitting on the sofa 'crying' in pain when he got in DH would soon realise. (It has to be something that effects him for him to see, hints or even nagging asking directly doesn't sink in )

And can I just say hats off to you for being able to live in Saudi anyway! Regardless of cultures, treating women as 'lesser' people makes my blood boil. I can sometimes feel my BP physically rising when I read some of the things you put about what you face overthere.

link to April 07 thread

So that we can bug them watch for Ooogs news

How exciting, come on Ooogs!

6 days to go until mine arrives woohoo!
Am trying to think of cs music but i really can't settle on anything. Will talk to DH about it tonight i think.
I am trying not to think too much about how baby will be when she arrives. I think concentrating on the birth is probably better than worrying about bowel problems or Downs and there's nothing i can do until she's here anyway so i'm really trying to put it to the back of my mind.

MOS no, YANBU in any way. If only it were possible for you to make him manage without driving for even 2 days and make him see what it's like. Give him a kick in the balls so he has comparable pain down there too, just to make it really even.

Have woken up this morning to a ridiculously low bump (does anyone else's go up and down?) and a 'can't be arsed' feeling. shame really, as I have 1,452,748 things to do before heading off to Athens/maternity hospital on Sunday.

On the plus side, I have received an email with the exciting news that I am to receive $3.75m from a Ghanaian bank, so that helps a bit, you know, with nappies and stuff.

6 DAYS IDBI! You're really on the countdown now, how exciting.

Pempe . I too am a millionaire a few times over thanks to the Ghanians! I even inherited 2m from a relative I didn't know in Amercia. I am truly blessed