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Hi everyone. I ended up staying in last night, but I'm home now.

BP still high (at one point it was 170 over 110), but they put me on labetalol, which seems to have done the trick. I haven't had any other symptoms, baby is fine and moving well so I feel reassured by that. No longer showing protein in urine, either, so that's another positive.

I've already done one 24h urine sample, which was fine, and I'm currently doing another one, so will just see what happens now. They've said that they'll leave her where she is for at least another week, by which time I'll be 37 weeks, and then re-assess the situation.

Am off to sleep now!

MrsY, glad you are now home and no protein. Fingers crossed

IDBI, thats very reassuring about the milk thing. I've been a little worried that I was a dried up old bag in more ways than one. I think I'm a few weeks behind you (35 weeks) so hopefully the tap will be turned on again soon.

Congratulations Dinkymum. You must be thrilled. Were you taken by surprise at Isaac's early arrival? It's certainly given me the gentle kick I need to pack my hospital bags, although this baby is so big that it'll probably take me 4 weeks to deliver it naturally anyway and I will have plenty of time to pack my bags.

Ooogggs - the pics are lovely. DS1 looks so happy and proud holding Luke.

We have managed to sell a huge wardrobe that was taking up a lot of space in the nursery, so there has been much activity in the house today getting the room more organised. Still got a great big desk to get rid of, hoping ebay might do the trick. At least we can put baby bits on the desk for the time being, and it is nice, so I'm slightly less stressed about that not selling yet.

Very tired after nursery sorting. Next week I really am going to try to do less nesting and more sleeping.

I have really done it now.... had the day from hell yesturday and I feel like really poo about it all. I cant stop crying and dd doesn't want to know me....

Went to toddler group yest which is in a school. The car park was full of coaches so instead of letting dd walk I carried her incase the coaches moved and knocked her over. Anyway I fell keep hold of dd but only her bottom half so she fell head first onto the concreat (sp?)I then fell on top of her onto my tummy. I couldnt get up so we sat there for five minutes in the rain screaming. I went into shock and so did she. Lovely lady from toddler group then took us to A&E and we stayed with her all day until dp came home.

Spent all day in A&E yesturday they checked dd over and she is thankfully ok after a scarey five minutes where we couldn't wake her up. Baby's hp was fine and there were movements so they didn't do a scan. I have sprained my ankle and torn the ligaments. I am now house bound for a while and can not drive. Have physio on friday to check the ligaments as the swelling was very bad and she said that it may be just bruised ligaments if so will be able to drive after physio has seen me.

The sound of dd's head hitting the floor has haunted me all night and I have not slept a wink. Her face is a mess although the swelling is going down.... The thought of it still gives me the shakes and makes me sick..

Oh Lardybump how awful for you and your DD. Glad no-one is seriously hurt but even so sounds like a terrible and frightening experience >>

Put your feet up with a box of tissues by your side and blub. Crying always makes me feel a better. DD will come round, she is still traumatised about the whole thing, as are you.

Oh my God, lardy - big hugs to you and your Dd.

What a shock for you both.

Oh Lardy you poor poor thing! I'm glad all three of you are ok though xxx

Glad youa re home and things looking OK Mrsy.

Lardy...big virstual hugs to you and your DD. Just what you don't need . Hope you both feel better soon.

DH has lit the fire which has smoked out the whole of the ground floor of our house. I smell like I have been sitting on top of a bonfire.

Oh Lardy, you poor thing. Hope you and dd feel better soon. That sounds absolutely awful and just the kind of thing that could so easily happen to any of us heavily pregnant with toddlers. So glad it wasn't more serious and hope your ankle is on the mend soon.

laidback Can't believe you've gone over! There's me bitching all the time and I'm not even term. Poor you, hopefully by the time I'm done catching up, you'd have started!
PT Hahaha, starfish sex!
MrsY Glad you're home and everything's looking good for now. Hope you get some good rest tonight.
lardy Poor you and dd. At least you are both ok. I dropped ds from standing position (so at least a 5 foot drop) when he was about 3 weeks old, and I can still hear the smack of him on my mum's laminate flooring. He didn't make a sound for a few seconds I seriously thought I'd killed him! Know how awful you must feel, as I still get flashbacks of it sometimes and have to physically shake it out of my head, but these things happen.
Can't imagine how frightening it must have been not being able to wake her, but the important thing is that she's ok. I'm sure as she gets older she'll do far worse all on her own, we have to get past the falling off the top of the slide stage, the falling head first down the stairs stage, then enter the drinking teenage years! I know it's hard but just keep teeling yourself at least she's ok, and stop thinking about anything else

Dp got up for footie (no starfish sex here, I couldn't face it in the end!), and I went back to bed and didn't wake up til 4:30! Was lovely. Still got some wierd pains but that must be normal for 37+4 and have decided I'm going to stop thinking of every little twinge a the possible start as getting really fed up when it's not. This baby is due on the 10th but won't be here until the 19th earliest.
Just off to bath ds early so I can watch part 2 of that Merlin thing with a nice pizza. Again, should have got a small bottle of wine (single service) but at 10am, I don't think I'll want one.

lardy. what a horrible thing to happen.

glad baby is ok and i'm sure dd will be right as rain in no time, toddlers heal freakishly fast. torn ligaments sounds awful at this stage of preg though, please take it easy and don't guilt yourself into being up and about too soon, take the opportunity to rest as much as possible. do you have anyone who can take dd even for a few hours a day?

please don't beat yourself up about it..... ds fell on the ice a few weeks ago and rather than coming to his rescue i fell on top of him these things can happen to anybody, especially when your heavily pregnant and unbalanced, it was just bad luck she fell on her head like that, not anything you could have prevented.

have just had a curry from the chinese... ordered a thai red chicken curry but what i actually got is still in question... was good and spicy though so no complaints here

so sore and achey still despite trying to take it easy today... bump keeps going rock solid to the point where i can't move and breathe.

lardy

That sounds really traumatising. Hope you both are feeling better now.

Lardy , poor you! I know how wretched you feel but DD will heal soon enough and forget all about it. The latter stages of pregnancy are bad enough without additional injuries though. I hope someone is taking care of you!

I have decided I'm going to have this baby next Sunday. Don't want him born in January as we've already got DH's birthday and our wedding anniversary but do feel he'll come out sooner rather than later.

Evening all.

Lardy - sending you and your DD massive hugs and lots of virtual chocolate. What a horrible experience - though as Pink says, it could so easily happen with any of us. She's ok and toddlers are amazingly resilient - she'll have forgotten it all long before you have. Definitely recommend arnica cream for her bruising (we use it on DS all the time - he bangs his head on a daily basis it seems). Really hope your ankle gets better soon

Dinkymum - huge congratulations on the arrival of Isaac. Hope all went nice and smoothly and he's settling in well at home. Was it all abit of a surprise (you only finished work a week or so before didnt you)?

Markstretch - sorry didnt turn into anything last night - hope you managed to get a good night's sleep anyway.

Had a nice day today at friends place with old Uni mates and their many kids - the little toddlers were really good at playing/sharing with each other which was really lovely to see, though DS didnt sleep all day so was rather toxic by 6.30pm today... ho hum... hopefully he'll sleep well tonight.

Am impressed at all the bonkage going on at the moment on the thread - there is no way in hell am attempting that (attempted perineal massage last night and that was uncomfortable enough!)

P.s. welcome back home MrsY - hope all stays ok for you.

Evening all

Lardy....hope you are both ok....if I can do anything, I'm local so please let me know

Glad all is ok MrsY...

will catch up properly tomorrow....

I've just eaten 3 kit-kats and a packet of pickled onion monster munch and now feel quite sick.
Just thought I'd share.......
I'm a bit bored

It's quarter to four in the morning, I'm wide awake and keep thinking I've got to be up in a few hours!
How wierd is this, ds has been having a funny night, took him ages to settle, he kept falling asleep but then would wake up screaming, I'd go in and he'd be standing in his cot pointing at something in the corner of his room, he finally fell asleep properly at about 11 but just had to go back into him and his window was wide open.....How strange. I do open all the windows for a bit in the morning to air out, but I remember closing it at nap time and surely would have noticed the chill when I was in and out between 7 and 11, I couldn't have closed the catch properly, but I managed to on the rest of the windows

hi lbb- I'm here too!

lardy- big cuddles for your DD and fibgers crossed its just bruising on your ligaments. DS went through a v wriggly stage and whilst feeding him he decided to do a big wriggle and went flying out of my arms head first. Sadly on that occassion we were out at the shops so were sitting on bench in middle of street. People just looked at me as though I was the worst person ever to be born...DS started screaming for mummy. Its amzing the things we do to our children and they still forgive us.

morning all,
lardy how awful for you, must have been terrifying. Glad everything checked out ok at A & E and that you, DD and LO are ok apart from your ligaments. From what you said it could have been a lot worse.
Like others have said, it was not your fault at all so don't blame yourself. There was a thread a few days ago about your balance going in pregnancy and being clumsy so there was probably nothing you could have done to have stopped it happening. Just make sure you try to rest as much as you can over the next week or so. What a lovely kind lady at the toddler group to take you to hospital.

I really overdid it yesteray and Friday. Friday I was on my feet for far too long, walked too far and sat on a wooden bench for too long and yesterday too much walking. From villa to mums and tots (other side of compound) then down to doctors then taking DD to her swimming lesson. By last night I could barely walk and my back was killing me. Must try to see the physio here as that weird grinding is back in my lower back which is a bit of a worry. Two weeks today though which is so nice to know.
Commiserations with those of you who go past your due dates. That must be awful

Hi MOS-Got a question about immunisation...
DS will be almost 3 when we go to DC...so I think all he needs is Hep B series to protect him before we go then he can get his 2nd MMR out there. But what about DC2...she will be 6 months old?? Is there an easy way to find out or do you think a chat with the jabs nurse will do the trick??

Hi chilledmama, not sure to be honest, I'm terrible about things like jabs. Pretty sure DC2 will have had the 'main' jabs that they do at 2, 3 & 4 months? Do you have the 'red book' still from when you had DS? Think it sets out in there when vaccinations are due. Wouldn't have thought DC was a 'dodgy' place to go so I wouldn't have thought you'd have needed anything additional to what you'd get in the UK. If you can't find your red book, I'll have a rummage and see if I can find mine and see if there are any guidelines in it.

Lardy What an awful shock for you. So glad that the three of you are ok, despite the brusing and torn ligament.

When DH was 'watching' DS once at 7mths in his walker, he got a nasty radiator burn that needed treatment for a number of weeks and it still makes me feel sick to my stomach now. But he was really resilient, even back to his smiley self the following day and hasn't seemed to have effected him at all (he still goes near radiators!)

Hope you will all take is easy for a few day and get looked after? x

Swampy - you are so right! I spent all day yesterday and some of the night attached to my Tens and I love it! It says to have a break after an hour and I really tell the difference and the pain is back after mins!

Since about 5pm last night I have literally been climbing the walls as the back ache and stomach cramps have made it so I cant sit still or get comfy in a position for more than 5 mins. Had an awful night and have spent most of it up, over balls, chairs, in the bath, attached to Tens etc. The thing is that l.o, who is normally spinning away despite the size and over active, is now very quiet. Do you think it has anything to do with starting the Tens early?? Am a bit paranoid