Heeereee comes June, its the home streeeeetch!

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Here ya go, new thread! We're almost there!!!!!

MrsMc, so what can you do about that hospital phone call? Was that that? Or can you call them again and tell them off kindly ask for clarification?

And I hope they don't dare attribute the quality of the call to their English or your Spanish because I'll kill them then

The cookie basket sounds great but too much work, you're right We'll keep the tone kind and the plan short and that'll do, hopefully

Ladies, sorry for the selfish post now but I need advice...

I told my dad the other day (it's much easier to talk to dad than to talk to mum, and she's not been online for many days now) that June was looking like a hell of a month and I asked him if they minded coming 1st July instead (thought to myself: so that we could move, I could "nest", spend our last days as "just two" in peace and receive the baby calmly instead of having to deal with possible attitude from my mum). He said yes, no problem, his bday is 2nd July so great, etc.

An hour ago he tells me (via Skype) that they can't come in July because of a new research (he's a cardiologist/researcher and my mum works as his assistant) that he'll start late May, that they can only come in June. (I have no idea why, but according to him, July is not an option because of patient admission to the programme etc). I told him no problem, that I'd talk to DH but that to be honest June was going to be extremely hectic, but that I'd let him know later.

Now, I have the choice of telling him "sorry Dad, June will be too much of a mess for us with everything that will be going on at the same time, don't worry, come visit whenever you finish your research" without it being TOO MUCH of a problem, as far as I could tell from today's conversation.

My question is, do you think I'm committing suicide by doing so? I mean, is it impossible to cope with a newborn between the two of us? I'd love to hear from Juners who have been there already, please! DH thinks we'll be fine and that if I feel so apprehensive about my mum making scenes every day and upsetting me after childbirth, then it's not worth it. But I need to know if it's plausible to do it on our own or not...

So sorry for the selfish long post, girls, but I'd love to hear from you. Thank you!

Definitely do-able, particuluarly as you will have your dh around for the 1st 2 weeks to be a family....

Get some friends on side, just in case of worst case scenario (c-section etc) but if you plan ahead it can be done Get food in the frezer. plenty of dvd's and just relax. The looking after a newborn ( with hindsight!!!) is relatively easy it's the sleep depravation that's the killer. So look after yourself and you will be fine. (One of my bf just had her first and it brought the sleep depravtion stuff flooding right back...

In fact from your previous posts I think you would be far better, asking your parents to come later... (do you think the refusal for a july date has anything to do with your mum???

Right I am going to listen to the cd now

night all

Good morning all!

The recipe for a good night's sleep? Kick DH to the spare room!

naat I am planning on it being just my DH and I for at least the first few days after I give birth. My mom and Step Dad won't be able to come over from the States until about 2 weeks after baby is born, as she doesn't want to book tickets until the baby is actually here! And I am hoping the inlaws will be too busy with SIL's baby (who is due about a week before mine!) to bother me!

mrsmcJ what a horrible phone call! Is there anyone you can complain to?

Hi everyone else! Have a lovely day!

morning everyone

well first day back at work and i lasted 1 hour, sent home as i was told my sick line covered me for 1 more day however i'm getting another line, my pelvic area was in agony due to my chair etc at work, but also sent home as i fainted again! Blood pressure was checked at midwife appointment on friday and was fine does anyone know what could be causing the fainting spells i've been experiencing? Got physio at 11.45 so here's hoping tat goes well but i'm afraid to tell myself i wont be having my baby in the mlu i'll prob need to go to a consultant led unit and mat leave will indeed need to start early now...feeling rather sorry for myself today

Hope everyone has a better day than me

laura you could be fainting for lots of reasons. I would call you MW ASAP and ask them if you need to be checked again.

I know you feel guilty about work, but really, you need to do what is best for you and your baby, not what's best for work!

I hope you feel better soon!

Morning ladies!

doris thank you for your advice and your kind words. Also for your advice on high chairs! I really don't know if my mum had anything to do with the sudden change of mind but well, if that's the case, then as you say, I'm better off with DH and LO . How's the CD working for you, by the way?

Tee, thank you also for your advice. It's good to know it's something doable . at your DH sleeping in the spare room and you getting a good night's sleep.

lauraloo I started reading your post and was glad to hear you had another day and then that your line was being extended, but then the smiles went away when I read how badly you're feeling again. the pain has come back, fingers crossed for the physio to help you today, give you tips, etc. I really don't know what might be causing the fainting... are you having bfast as usual? did you put in practice the "vending machine" approach one of the Juners recommended? Don't worry yet about the change of venue for the birth, try and rest a lot and take very good care of yourself. Did you call the MW after the fainting episode? If so, what did she say? Should you go see her?

Hope all Juners have a good day (waves)

Arrrh Lauraloo can't beleive you've fainted again Sounds to me like you really need to take things easy. Not sure what could be causing the fainting but your MW should be able to advise you.
Good Luck with the physio and hope you feel better soon

Mrsmc - what a rude phone call!!!! . I would call back and ask to speak with someone in charge. You need to know why they are asking you back. Thank goodness you can speak Spanish. My Spanish is very limited so I can only imagine how I wuold cope with all of that.(NOT!).

June I have a Mamas and Papas Prima Pappa hig chair. It is excellant. Has a removable tray so very easy to clean, reclining seat so baby can snooze after a meal, is height adjustable and very easy to stow away.We have had it 5 years and it still looks brand new! They are £125.

Sorry everyone. I wrote a huge long post yesterday only for my laptop to go offline for the rest of the day so message was lost
Hope you are all doing ok.

I am having loads of Braxton Hicks. Is anyone else? I couldn't sleep 2 nights ago due to the anxiety of it all, convinced baby is going to come early .

Set up that thread Mrsmc! Great title

naat thanks for your message, I haven't called midwife yet as waiting on blood results from friday, she mentioned something about being anemic which could be causing the fainting/dizzy spells. I have bfast at the same time everyday....maybe it was the thought of going back to work! I forgot to pack my 'mobile vending machine' today will need to remember this and make sure I have lots of cream eggs

tee thanks for making me feel better regarding work I'm just the type that worries over nothing, even today my boss said "get your arse home" and I still felt awful

choccie I will be taking things easy from now on, and I think the past weeks dose of pain and fainting has made me realise what all you guys have been saying to me...there is no way I can work until may. I have worked out if i take holidays after easter (14th april) I would start my maternity leave officially on 10th may and with the prospect of DH getting a pay rise and our savings and my second catering job which I'll take up again once baby is here I can take a period of unpaid leave at the end of my maternity pay period (feb 2010) meaning I still wont go back until 8th March 2010

Sorry for the me me me post, a big HELLO to everyone else x

Sounds like a good plan Lauraloo

Hope you get your blood test results soon. Anaemia would make a lot of sense.

lauraloo yes, if you are anaemic, then it's possible that's causing the fainting spells. I was anaemic from May till July last year and a day didn't go by without me having terrible dizziness and I fainted twice. I couldn't even stand up without having to brace myself. If that's the case, then some iron will take it all away. It's not unusual to have low iron levels during pregnancy, my MW told me. I took iron tablets for a month back then and after that the levels went right up and have stayed there, so don't worry if that's the case . I'm glad you decided to take it easy now, baby and you come first

hi all
have just failed miserably to read thru all the posts and i admit defeat!!
have to get off computer now, but will endeavour to catch up later
hope everyone well x

Lauraloo- my firend who's just delivered had fainting spels towards the end her baby was sitting quite low in her pelvis and pressing on one of the veins in her tummy which meant she fainted, as her blood pressure dropped for her changing position ( lying down) to relive the presure of the baby helped, She used to just get down on the floor of her office and put her feet up on a chair It may help or not

Naat- the cd, ummm not sure if it's helping as I haven't managed it all the way through without falling asleep yet although I have 10 weeks !!!!!!

right dh had arrived home so I can go and watch dd1 doing a sponsored trike ride and an easter picnic tomorrow

ps Choci- I'm getting BH's too, walked into preschool this morning sat down and went Owwwww cue a few worried faces

No BH's here yet! Just lots of normal kicks and punches!

afternoon all

Just back from physio which was good, was given loads of info on what exercises to do, and she told me its not SPD but a really bad muscular problem maybe caused by how the baby is lying. She has given me a support belt which I must wear at all times during the day so here's hoping it works. She also recommended I finish for maternity leave early so just emailled my work to see if this is ok...just waiting on their response

choccie Not sure if i've been having BH, sometimes I have a light tightening around bottom of bump is that what =BH's are?? but baby has been using my insides as a punch/kick bag actually feels like she is doing bicycle kicks in there

Thanks erm, your message has really made me think.
My best friend is coming back from a long holiday in May and has already offered to be here for the birth and stay on for a week or so. Now I just remembered that she will be looking for a job then and could probably also help me with work for the first month somehow. We have worked together before.

Summer is usually quieter for us so I should be able to take more time off then.
Now that I'm thinking about this though, if she's going to do all of this for me and then I ask someone else to be godparents she migth be a bit .
We would have asked them if the lo was a boy. (something to do with the couple we want to ask being godparents to a girl already and having to stick with girls from now on for religious reasons.)

choccie I've had BH before and they have kept me awake all night thinking this was it too!! I've not had them in a while.
It really varies, the women in my nct classes did not know what they were and could not say that they had felt anything like it yet.

Laura Hope you find out what the fainting is about and that you're feeling better now.
I fainted a couple of months before getting pg and was sporting a big black & blue bruise on my forehead for days...
It was really early in the morning, I got up to go to the loo and felt unwell, called out to dh who was sleeping and he got up just in time to see me crash down head first on the bathroom floor. I woke up wondering what the hell dh was doing towering over me naked looking really worried I never actually got it checked.

How was the physio appt?

Did you guys get your grant form and send it on? I only just remembered to send it on today, it'll be a couple of weeks still before I remember to post it after that. Needs to be done within a month of getting the form.

June, nothing's straightforward is it? Hope you can find a way of taking a break and not offending any friends - although everyone must know that the choice of godparents (or oddparents for the non-religious) is affected by so many factors; nobody can assume its their birthright.

lauraloo I got v slightly anaemic in the final month or two of my last pg, and I did occasionally feel a bit wibbly, so I'm sure that lacking iron can cause faints. Hope the bloods come back soon.

choccie and doris I've been getting a lot of tightening of the bump especially when I'm being active (walking fast; I don't do much more than that . If I remember, Braxton Hicks felt v similar but stronger and in little flurries. No worries about those sort of contractions if there are no other signs of early labour (if I knew the baby would be ok I'd be happy to have it tomorrow but will prob be late again).

lauraloo glad you found out about muscle etc. At least you have a belt now to help you.Hope it works.

tbh I am not 100% sure about these BH myself!!! I know they are practice contractions and normally start off quite painless. My ob said that it was not surprising that I was having them as 3rd baby and that they would possibly get painful as the weeks go by. They don't really hurt too much and only last a matter of 10 seconds or so.
I would say the decription of tightening is correct. I never had these with other 2 pregnancies.

Hi all!

I had an antenatal appointment today. Was only suppose to be for my diabetes, but since they wanted to check my blood pressure (which is now fine) after last time, they went ahead and did the OB thing as well. The one good thing about being diabetic is that I get scanned at every OB appointment! So I got to see the baby today. And it is measuring right on and the fluid levels are fine.

Hope you all are having a good day!

Hi everyone. I have my glucoise tolerence test at 8 30 tomorrow morning and have to fast from midnight tonight. Hope I dont faint tomorrow morning the glucose drink they gave me last time made me very sick and shaky. Got my scan at 11 am followed by clinic at 11 15 am too looks like Im in for a long day. I cant wait to see baby again though and hoping to find out what we are having this time.
I have been getting braxton hicks too quite strong sometimes. lauralou I hope you get some answers soon make sure you eat healthily ie lots of green leafy veg red meat and dont overdo the chocolate in case it is to do with your blood sugars

Here's the new thread

Just realised we're almost out!

Thanks, Ineed, should we just move then?

Good luck with your GTT tomorrow dreamy, how nice that you get to find out the sex after, something to look forward to
The drink they gave me was not unpleasant so I hope you get the same thing!

Tee Nice one on seeing the baby everytime. I was shocked that I don't get another scan after the 20w one, I'd assumed they'd do at least one final check.

Laura Glad you don't have SPD, I hope work gets back to you soon about your time off etc.

Who's going to start our new thread
I agree with Naat it's a good idea if we put "June" in the title somewhere.

Yup.... I've started it and it's all ready to go....