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PuzzleRocks · 17/03/2009 11:49

Thanks to Nutty for all the thread suggestions including this one. I hope no one minds but I picked this one in honour of the brilliant race commentary we had from Nuts and Frekkles the other night. Hopefully we will get some more.

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Bleuravin · 19/03/2009 18:24

Clairey, my dear buddy I'm so sorry to hear of your stress. I'm sure it will be ok. My MW mentioned that the procedure doesn't always work but it can. When are you due again Sweet? in about a month no?

WhatFreshHellIsThis · 19/03/2009 18:25

Also things to try to turn the baby - acupuncture has a really high success rate, also going on all fours with your bum in the air as much as possible. Frozen peas at the top of the bump (they don't like having a cold head), music at the bottom of the bump to tempt it down.

LuLuBai · 19/03/2009 18:26

Bronze - winge away. I for one think you are superhuman for coping with such a large litter of LOs.

Smutty, Springy - you all off to Shirley Valentine it up in Greece then? ( showinh age - Mamma Mia it up perhAps?)

Bleuravin · 19/03/2009 18:27

Oh WFH you're full of good supportive info!
Listen to WFH Clairey... things will work out ok, never you fear.

SmuttyNuttyTaff · 19/03/2009 18:28

LuLu - thinking about it wanna come??

Bleuravin · 19/03/2009 18:32

I've always wanted to go to Greece, can I come too? I had a professor that spoke ancient greek... do you think that'll help? (I didn't learn any of it of course)

Bleuravin · 19/03/2009 18:36

Clairey also, you need to get a good night's sleep (or as best you can) and then think about it in the morning again with Dh... Surely you can call it off if you really want and just have the elective c-section non?

SmuttyNuttyTaff · 19/03/2009 18:44

Bleu - i dont see why not it will be full of doing nothing though!! pure relaxing and drinking bowls glasses of oozo concotions and frolicks in the sea as long as you're cool with that there will be no housework!?! apart from rinsing your glass bowl obviously and hanging up your clothes lol

Bleuravin · 19/03/2009 18:46

Mmmm I think that would be nice...I'm dying for submersion in warm water...that's why I'm getting more and more tempted by water birth...

conkertree · 19/03/2009 18:51

finally caught up i think.

sorry to hear your news clairey but as wfh says - still time to try other things first and can change your mind presumably before thursday too if you decide to go straight for a section.

springy - cant add much really as most of what i'dve said has been said - you cant make her decision - just be there for her, but i agree that if she doesnt explore the decision properly, she may well regret it. dont think there is any harm in saying that to her - you are still saying you will be there for her whatever she decides.

lulu - sounds great to be so close to getting your house back - will be lovely if all the timing works out just right and you are back there a week or two before the lo arrives.

better go back downstairs now - have been up here half kilting and half catching up so better go and see ds before bed (pil took him to the park this afternoon - time for some adult time with dh and a little kilt making - was great).

Bleuravin · 19/03/2009 18:56

OMG! Preggy brain alert! Bleu has completely lost it! Put the chicken and the roast in the oven...didn't close the door! (Did turn on the oven..did it first thing as I was preparing the meats) The kitchen was a furnace... Do you think the meats will be ok?Should I be worried about the chicken do you think? It's pretty much done from what I can otherwise tell...
I cannot believe I did that...I was wondering why the livingroom (which is above the kitchen) was getting so hellishly hot...

SmuttyNuttyTaff · 19/03/2009 18:58

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE

new thread here

just realised we were on out last 30 odd posts

Claireykitten · 19/03/2009 18:58

Bleu I am due in 4 weeks but the sooner I can get her out the better as I am fed-up of being a shut-in and in pain an not able to sleep so there is a tiny little bit of me that is so so tempted to tell them to do a sunroof job asap but then I look at DS and think about not being able to pick him up or cuddle him and I just cant do it.

I think a lot of my problem is that I never really believed she was going to be breech and then it was a case of right so do you want to go for ECV or c-section and my brain had just gone to mush, I cant make a decision at the best of times and it is a pretty serious decision to make and understandably DH left it to me as it is my body. At the time though I just felt like he wasnt being very supportive as I had to make this big decision there and then with no time to think about it.

I think I have calmed down a bit now and I know I have made the right decision as if there is any chance of doing this naturally it got to be better. Worst case scenario is I end up needing a section anyway but even if I do I havent lost anything at least I gave it a go.

SmuttyNuttyTaff · 19/03/2009 18:59

Conker - hooray for some more you time do you feel a bit better now?

SmuttyNuttyTaff · 19/03/2009 19:01

Clairey - ((hugs)) definately the best way to look at it xx glad you feel more comfortable with your decision now

Bleuravin · 19/03/2009 19:03

Oh Clairey; I think you're very right.
My sister had a C-section with her each of her LOs and while she couldn't pick the previous one up she still got in plenty of cuddle time with them by reading with them on the couch (they curled up on her sides rather than in her lap) and she also let them cuddle with her on the bed when she was resting... so the picking up I see, but have no fear the cuddles will continue one way or another

Bleuravin · 19/03/2009 19:05

Nutty I hadn't even noticed we were approaching the end! wow!

Claireykitten · 19/03/2009 19:06

I think it has just made it all an awful lot more real as well. At some point possibly very very soon I am actually going to have to leave my gorgeous little man with his Auntie and I have NEVER been away from him for more than a few hours and I just cant bare the thought. I know he will be fine as he absolutely adores his Auntie and she is basically his second mummy but even so!

It also means that I actually have to get my bottom in gear and pack my bag just in case so I cant procrastinate any longer!!

Bleuravin · 19/03/2009 19:12

i have to do my bag too...I had it mostly ready but I've slowly unpacked it as I've tried to determine if I have everything I really want... nerves...if my bag's not packed the baby won't come yet...

tristaleejac · 19/03/2009 19:16

clairey - I think you're right too, give it a shot first but just be mentally prepared in case you still have to have a section. As long as you've prepared your mind for all eventualities, it'll make things less crazy as they happen. Hopefully your LO will turn on it's own though.
Isn't there a way of sitting which can encourage them to turn? Like on all fours or something?

tristaleejac · 19/03/2009 19:22

clairey is a vaginal breech birth totally out of the question?

purplemonkeydishwasher · 19/03/2009 19:22

hi everyone

haven't even attempted to get caught up but wanted to moan fill you in on the last couple of days.

first - scan yesterday... BABY IS AVERAGE!!! DR was FANTASTIC! she said there's no reason why I can't have a normal vaginal birth and even though I had a 3rd degree last time I probably wouldn't have one this time. and she said taht there are more risks with have a section than tearing so I was better off just going for it! that part made me very glad because DH heard her so is more OK with a natural birth now. HOWEVER....baby is transverse again so i have to go in for another scan in 2 weeks (i'll be 36+2 at that point) to see where he/she is lying. and here's something I didn't know...when baby is transverse and your waters go there is a chance that the cord could come out! so she said that if my waters go to call an ambulance. even if i'm with DH he's not to attempt to drive me we're just to get an ambulance and get to whatever hospital is closest. YIKES.

so clairey - i may be in a similar situation to you in a couple of weeks if baby doesn't move i'll hvae to get a section. (MIL took great pleaseure in telling me that )

so taht was yesteray. we went for lunch, then went and saw Watchmen and had a nice day. then today we went to see my friend who have the preemie baby. (DH and I are SOOOO out of practice with new borns!!) then DS had his pre-school jags.

it was horrible. the HVs at my med practice are useless (we call them dumb and dumber) and so bad with kids. they 'attempted' to do both jags at the same time but one 'missed' and so while DS screamed the place down she had to try AGAIN. He was in tears I was in tears. thank god DH was there to hold him and take him out right away while i dealt with the useless ...

i keep tearing up just thinking about it. my poor boy...

anyway, that;s all from me. i am going on a spa day tomorrow so won't be around again. any babies yet?

i probably won't be on until monday now but happy mother's day everyone!!
xxx

tristaleejac · 19/03/2009 19:26

Hi purple - that sounds really crazy, hope your waters don't go before baby sorts out it's position!
I'm with you on the jags situation, it is heartbreaking, poor DS

Claireykitten · 19/03/2009 19:27

Tristaleejac - from what I could understand with his accent I think he said that they dont like to do vaginal breech births at Dewsbury but to be honest even if they did I dont think they would let me attempt it anyway due to my previous 3rd degree tear.

SmuttyNuttyTaff · 19/03/2009 19:27

Purple - Yay for average baby
for your ds though luckily he will have forgotten about it in a day or so, have a lovely day at the spa xx

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