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Due April 2009: Episode 15 - Barbarellys Babies Break free & BB waits paitiently (LOL not!!)

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SmuttyNuttyTaff · 27/02/2009 12:33

Sorry BB Love you really xxxx

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bronze · 28/02/2009 09:57

No idea. Keep looking til wednesday I guess when I might finally have an appointment

Kalikaroo · 28/02/2009 11:19

YAY!!!! I'm on maternity leave now officially!!! Woo hoo!!!

Was at work until 9pm last night, but everything's pretty much sorted and my office and lab are tidy etc. At last I can put my feet up! I keep having moments of "ooh, I must remember to do that on Monday" and then realising "oh, no, I don't!!".

brettgirl2 · 28/02/2009 11:32

Congratulations, I'll be joining you after Wednesday and I can't wait!!!!

lauren61 · 28/02/2009 13:21

is anybody else not sleeping? i just cant sleep, my LO is sooo active all the time, i kno thats a good thing but i swear hes cracked a rib! my bump feels so tight and uncomfy now i dont know how i can take 7 more weeks of this heeelp meee guyyss

BoffinMum · 28/02/2009 13:27

Hello all.

I am going to take a break from MN for a while. I'm getting flamed and insulted (again) on another thread for standing up for what I believe in, on topics I have spent years working on professionally in a great deal of depth, and it's just not fun any more.

I think large swathes of MN are currently over populated with stroppy people I would normally avoid in the larger scheme of things (other than this thread, of course) and I seem to be spending too much time defending myself against rabid women who can't argue politely or respect a different viewpoint. So it seems a bit daft to spend all this time on the PC just to feel got at. Especially when I'm not feeling well.

Anyway, bye bye for now.

Boff xx

Claireykitten · 28/02/2009 13:42

Awww Boff. Cant you stay and just talk to us, we love you and respect you and I dont think any of us have rabies!!

If you have to go you have to go but we will miss you terribly.

Claire xXx

PuzzleRocks · 28/02/2009 13:50

Mathsmummy - Happy belated birthday. I hope you had a great day?

Kalikaroo - Yippee, get those feet up!

Lauren61 - I'm exactly the same. Have you got a maternity pillow? The DreamGenii really helps.

PuzzleRocks · 28/02/2009 13:52

Boff - Please don't let them get to you. Fair enough if you need a break but don't let them bring you down. I really don't understand all the anger on here either.

lauren61 · 28/02/2009 13:59

i use one of those triangle neck pillows lol, one bit between my legs n other bit under my bump, sort of helps but i just feel like im in constant discomfort atm! im probably just being a wuss, were all in the same boat baths help me the most id spend all day in there if i could!! x

BoffinMum · 28/02/2009 14:32

I just don't have the self-discipline to avoid the other threads, particlarly when it's something I really do know a lot about and people are speaking rubbish. You see, I am weak, I already peeked back.

Also I do think MN (again not this thread) is a bit over dominated by a certain kind of woman with a journalistic background (it was set up by a couple of journos after all) who can be very superficial and critical, even hurtful, yet poach our postings at will for articles, books and dinner party conversations in their little North London bubble (not that I ever generalise or stereotype, you understand!)

It's a practice I think is very harmful so I decided it would be healthier for me to avoid it, for a bit anyway. I will stay in touch via Nutty and my buddy though, so just tell Nutty if there's something you want to talk to me about. You are a great bunch of lasses and I will miss the daily banter a lot.

LOL
Boff xx

BoffinMum · 28/02/2009 14:35

Oh, forgot TENS settings for TPN 200:

Pulse width 150
Pulse rate 20
Switch on M (B for contractions)

Pain team said lower settings often worked better, surprisingly, so there may be little virtue in turning it up.

Really off now. xx

LuLuBai · 28/02/2009 15:42

Boffin

surely you are not flouncing!?

Just stay away from the contentious areas - block AIBU, BF, Children's Health etc etc from your computer.

How is everyone anyway? I'm getting slightly nervous every time I log on that babies will have been born while my back is turned.

I saw the midwife on Thurs who said my baby is measuring rather large and she wouldn't want me to go overdue.

V. - will beat them away with a stick if they try and induce me at 40 weeks. They wanted to induce me with DD and I really had to fight hard to resist it. I knew when I had conceived and I was pretty certain she would be born after my supposed due date. She also suggested I restrict sugar in my diet as this can make the baby bigger.

I really feel very strongly (on an instinctive basis rather than on any scientific basis) that I want baby to come out when it is ready. There is no reason this baby needs to come out early (ie a risk to my or its health) other than the midwife's perception that it is a bit big. So what!? I managed to give birth to DD pretty easily and she was 9.1 lb.

Grrrr

PuzzleRocks · 28/02/2009 16:31

Lulu - If you don't want to be induced there's not a damn thing the woman can do about it, no matter how much she tries to impose her will. Try not to worry, she can't possibly know that it will come to that with any certainty anyway.

SpringySunshine · 28/02/2009 16:38

Nutty, yay for McDreamy & McSteamy sandwich! Mmmm

Am surprised to see Boff's messages... I hope the lure of our lovely thread draws her back soon. There are horrible people in all aspects of life, MN is no exception. Most people are nice enough, though.

LuLu, I'm surprised that they want to induce you at 40 weeks based on a fundal measurement. Will they be giving you a scan as well? They can't make you do anything you don't want to do, so don't worry too much xx

I wonder how frekkles is getting on!

Today I'm having horrible BH (I made the mistake of morning sex) & am getting to the point of wanting to scream until they either stop, or the baby magically pops out. I'm 34 weeks today, that's close enough, right?

PuzzleRocks · 28/02/2009 16:40

Lauren - Not a wuss. Especially as it's your first, your ribs are extremely uncomfortable as your ribcage expands to make room. I remember crying in frustration. It's not so bad the second time around.

SmuttyNuttyTaff · 28/02/2009 16:41

Boffin - Mrs!! I will miss you!!! i think we all will. I'm going to secretly hope that you do peek back every now and again hence the post . I have every respect for you and think that you are a truly amazing woman and to be frank i would quite happy to take your opinion over theirs any day. I hope that this is just a break rather than a flounce as i feel MN and particularly our thread will lose out from not having you around. Love N Hugs Boff xxx Take care! (i will continue to pester and smutt up your life anyway )

Kalikaroo & Brettgirl - yay for mat leave

Lauren - baths are the best!!! i spend far too much time in mine and yup for the not sleeping and tightness (am going to explode soon lol)

Clairey - sorry to burst your bubble but i'm foaming at the mouth LOL rabid thing i am lol

LuLu - you have to do whats right for you! stuff the MW and go with your instincts

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LuLuBai · 28/02/2009 16:42

Yeah - thanks Puzzle. I know they can't force me to do it. But last time they were pretty heavy handed about trying to 'encourage' me. One midwife got downright stroppy with me, so I actually left and made an appointment to see someone else the following day who was much more sympathetic.

I just don't want to have to start raging and battling with them in my last few days of pregnancy.

Fingers crossed this one will come out a little earlier anyway. I feel like it might come earlier than DD did.

I have nothing against induction in theory -if there is a good reason- but I can't help feeling that if the pregnancy is progressing OK and there is nothing wrong (no deteriorating placenta or anything) then leave well alone.

I also resented the 'stay away from sugar' comment as if I am gestating some inappropriately ginormous baby elephant. Although I do feel fairly, I am pretty sure I am smaller than I was with DD.

And I think that measuring your tummy with a tape measure is a pretty inaccurate way of assessing baby's size.

Anyway will stop thinking about it and face that battle if and when I need to.

Am feeling reasonably perked up after treating myself to a bit of a once-over. Got myself thoroughly waxed and bought some new exfoliants and lovely smelly creams, oils and potions, so am generally feeling a bit less un-glamorous. The skin on my face is already looking much better after 2 days of pampering. Less spotty, more glowing etc etc.

LuLuBai · 28/02/2009 16:45

oh x-posts with everyone else. Thanks all. And nutty, cheers for joining me with the stick

PuzzleRocks · 28/02/2009 16:47

Lauren61 - Do you want to join our buddy system?

SmuttyNuttyTaff · 28/02/2009 16:50

Springy - morning sex is never a mistake though booo for really bad BH ((hugs))

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LuLuBai · 28/02/2009 16:54

Springy - enjoy all the morning sex you can get. Tis my favourite sort, but with a DD who wakes up at the crack of dawn (or earlier) I never get the chance.

SpringySunshine · 28/02/2009 17:18

Oh, it was still totally worth it, despite the several hours of pain. I'm actually on the verge of timing them, because they don't seem to be getting better at all & I feel like I'm in pain more than I'm not. I'm sure it's nothing but BH, but it's been going on for ages now Still, I'd do it all again in a heartbeat

How are you feeling today, Nutty?

LuLu, nice that you're feeling a bit better about yourself - what sort of things did you buy? My skin's awful at the moment, but I think I've pretty much given up on it now

PuzzleRocks · 28/02/2009 17:22

Springy - Is the pain just in your pelvic region or all over your belly and in your back too?

SpringySunshine · 28/02/2009 17:24

Little bit in my back, but mostly in the bottom of my bump. Well, the pain's in the bottom of my bump, but the whole bump goes hard. It's not quite so bad if I lean right forward & stick my bottom in the air - I look really dignified

SmuttyNuttyTaff · 28/02/2009 17:32

How long do they last springy and is there a gap between? how long you been having them is it just since this morning?

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