Due in June 2009: The final quarter - packing our bags and remembering to squuueeeeeeezzeeeee!..

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Here it is!

have been offline foro, nearly 2 weeks with internet issues (ds1 fiddling with cables, had to get man out) so have no chance whatsoever of catching up with all you prolific posters

also been waking with cramp, panicking dh who grabs my leg, sorts it out... will try tonic water tip.

suddenly not being quite so mobile- 6 weeks to go and doc said due date now 4 june, baby 2.5kg.... am not as big all over as before, due to running after ds i expect and being unable to eat in the heat. but bunp is very big and uncomfortable. have giant pants ie biggest they do from mothercare and they still bite in, also started to get pain in lower back and down the front of my leg (right leg) what is this, its so painful???

and keep getting b & H (not the fags) when driving.

was offered strep b test in 2 weeks by doc, but was having v bad day and just burst into tears at thought of vag swab (had VV bad experience at hospital when had ds1, will not go into details as will not scare you ladies) he backed down instantly- have no idea what strep b is?? as doc didn;t even push it is it important? when had ds1` in uk, no one mentioned it?? why would i be offred it now?

what a long post, sorry for the me me me...

Good luck tomorrow ineed!! Do let us know how it goes.

Hope everyone manages a decent nights sleep!!

Hey ladies been busy (and unwell ) for the last few days so I am sorry I haven?t been around. I hope everyone is well I think I have to admit that my morning-noon & night sickness is back I guess I have had a 10 week reprieve which was something. I had a growth scan and appointment with my private dr on Thurs night, it didn?t go very well from an emotional perspective the scan was fine, baby was healthy but according to him ? massive - 2.8kgs already with her cord around her neck and apparently I have just on the borderline of too much amniotic fluid. We found all this very odd as my SS scan 2 weeks before said the baby was measuring fine for dates and that the volume of fluid was fine too. I have another SS appointment on Tuesday so I am hoping they?ll say all is ok. Dr was also very unhelpful over my Strep B questions and scared the life out of me when discussing my birth plan. Friends think it is sour grapes because I am not paying 8000 euros for a private birth anyway, I?ll catch up a bit now and see how you all are

We managed to get to Morrisons in Gib on Sat ? you should have seen my trolley, I couldn?t fit another thing in it, I was getting some really funny looks and lots of comments about ?stocking up? and ?not missing anything? It does mean that the hospital bags are now more or less packed though still need a baby monitor, a nappy bucket and a musical toy my RL tea has arrived but I have felt too sick to have any yet. I am stressed though as I have lost my hypnobirthing CD ? had it before the move?

Bunnymother ? I had those leg cramps on Fri night, agony we?d had a drinks party and I stupidly stood all night, silly girl.

June ? I must start cooking for the freezer ? it made such a massive difference last time. Your plans for menus sound great. Sorry to hear the sad story about your Mum dying when your DB was so young Glad the MW appointment went well. Remember that you can ask for another MW on the day if you don?t like the attitude of the one you get but hopefully you?ll be in your zone doing your thing and you?ll hardly even notice the MW. I think we all have some fears and reservations about our chosen birth places (unless its home ) Stock up on biscuits and coffee for visitors too!

Naat ? hope you get some news on the flat front soon

Insy ? I am planning some batch cooking for DS too. Annabel Karmel has quite a few good recipes that freeze well. There?s a lentil dish he loves.

Tee ? good to hear all is going well with the pg to date and that you might be able to go naturally rather than be induced

Choccie ? you poor, poor thing any better now?

Ermintrude ? bloody dr was no help on my Strep B questions when I told him that the most likely scenario in my mind is that labour will be too quick for me to have sufficient antibiotics and that I am concerned about a newborn having antibiotics and could he put my mind at rest? He suggested I be slowly induced to enable me to have enough antibiotics ? great plus this man knows that I am a thrombophiliac and need to avoid interventions if I can great ideas for toddler food thank you! lovely coloured shoes. Great news on the book!

Littlesarah ? sorry to hear that you are not getting much feed back on your articles

Daisy ? poor you hope you and DD are feeling much better now.

Lauraloo ? my friend?s hubby (the oven cleaner) is based in Bathgate poor, poor Jules this baby game can be so unfair.

Ineedmore ? well done to your DH today and great news for your bro good luck for the scan tomorrow I?ll be thinking of you (that was one bit of good news from Thurs, the placenta has moved up sufficiently for a natural delivery!)

Doris ? thinking of you and your DD

Blueberrysorbet ? snap, due 4 June with a big babe 2.8kgs at the mo apparently but overall I am a stone lighter than this stage with DS. Strep B testing is standard here in Spain. I know that I have had it this pg as some was found in my urine so I will need antibiotics in labour to avoid baby potentially getting GBS which is very serious. Have a look at www.gbss.co.uk. I am having the swabs done on Thurs, not pleasant but I would rather know what the situation is having read up on it.

Sleep well ladies ? hope the cramps stay away!

Hi all

just aquick catch up

mrsmc sorry to hear your under the weather and fingers crossed for a better scan this week.

Blueberrysorbet I can't remember where you are but the uk doesn't offer strep b swabs as routine (although many women are fighting for this!). Step B if in the vaginal canal during labour can cause fairly significant complications in newborn babies, but if noted and tretaed during labour (with IV antibiotics) these risks to the newborn can be significantly reduced. (Please step in and correct me if I'm wrong ladies). I realise that you had a bad experience before but I'm sure if you search for strep B threads loads of info will come up to allow you to make an informed decision!

ineed weel done to your dh, my dh is slightly downhearted as he was supposed to be running the local half marathon next week but because of my sickness he's had to stop training, (which he secretly enjoyed ) and is now . Next year I will make sure he can do it!

laura I also have baby washing drying on an airer with the gentle aroma of comfort (went to another car boot sale and got a bag full of newborn neutral stuff for £3 BARGAIN!!!!

Right off to soak my hands

night all

PS very all those with sun has p'd it down for most of the day her and the rest of the week looks much the same!

Morning all

mrsmcj hope things go better with the second scan.

I'm unwell myself at the moment. Started the day by throwing up and then bursting into tears when DH was nice to me. I'm taking the day off!!

Morning Juners!

Tee so sorry your morning began like this, great that you're taking the day off.

Doris Hope your DD is feeling better
Oh, and the soaking hands tip is great! My hands are not swollen but I love the relief it gives you anyway

MrsMc Oh honey, so to hear your private doctor was anything but helpful/supportive I guess your friends are right re. the 8000 euros. I hope this week when you get the SS scan you can get more answers. It does sound strange that suddenly everything has changed when 2 weeks ago everything was fine Oh, if you can't find the CD, let me know, I can send you both tracks by email if you want, I have them in my laptop (Bunny you too, I think you mentioned something about it).

LittleS I'm with you on the baby in uncomfortable places! Sometimes it's not good, it really hurts. HOpe Wed goes great and that your tutor doesn't come back with many changes

Blue Glad to hear the baby is not too much on the big front (as your DS) but so sorry to hear you're having some of the blissful pg aches and pains. We've been complaining all week so don't feel guilty, just vent away

Laura I'm on the washing train as well hahaha. It's so sweet to see such tiny things and to imagine that in a few weeks we'll be dressing the LOs with them

Choccie I'm so glad your pain is easing. Don't worry about housework too much, you and baby are more important right now (I understand, as I'd be thinking just like you, believe me, fretting about the mountains of things that have to be done). Just do a little bit each day so as not to upset the "nasty friends". Until when did the doc say you had to rest?

Ugly rainy day here, but well... it hadn't rained in a while so we shouldn't complain.
We had our last HB session yesterday. It all feels so close now, I can't believe it.
Right, long day of work here so I'd better start.
Have a lovely day, Juners. (((waves)))

Good Morning Juners.

I am feeling much better this morning. Just having to deal with upset tummy from taking laxatives....oh the joys.

Thank you Naat for your well wishes. I still have my "Friends" but they are not so painful so I can live with them for now. Dr told me to have full bed rest all weekend. It was the most boring, painful and horrible weekend I have ever had. Anyway, I managed to get the kids to school this morning and am going to take it easy (staying as horizontal as I can) all morning. I can't throw myself back into action yet or I could get worse again. I am finding this all very difficult as I am normally a very active person.

tee - sorry to hear you have been throwing up. Hope you are feeling a bit better now.

Mrsmc - Poor you getting your sickness back That must be horrible and draining. Strange that your scan showed differences with the fluids etc so soon as previous scan but let us know how you get on tomorrow. Try not to worry too much about the cord being around babies neck. I was born with it wrapped around mine twice!It's amazing how they can tell you these things before the birth. Will be thinking of you.

Strep B - I asked my OB for swabs to be done. He is going to do them at 36 weeks. Was just feeling a bit paranoid as DS had it and so do a few others that I know. I feel it is better to get it checked out and to know either way.

Bay here is getting into uncomfortable positions as well. It's feet stick out a lot and it kicks down on my bladder a good bit too. Must be seriously running out of room now.

morning all

At last I've given in on trying to mend the laptop keyboard and have bought one of those wireless keyboards, so hopefully that will do the trick!

Ineed, congrats to your dh! I hope the good news continues after your scan today, good luck

choccie, good to hear you're feeling a little better, don't go over doing now though or you'll undo all your good work!

laura, 10k is impressive, I don't think I could manage 1k at the best of times!

blueberry, feel free to moan away, we've all been doing it recently, these last few weeks are very uncomfortable..... and sleepless..... and hormonal

MrsMcJnr, sorry to hear the sickness has returned Sounds like your friends have a point about your private doctor, you've always sounded so positive about him before, hopefully your appointment this week will bring better news.

daisy, hope you're all feeling better!

doris, hope your dd is well on the mend now. Great bargain at the boot sale! Dh took the dcs to a boot sale yesterday while I got on with some ironing and managed to come back with a load of old tat, wonderful

tee, hope you get some rest today.

naat, after a beautiful day yesterday, it's chucking it down now and is likely to continue for the rest of the week. Guess we've just got to hope that wasn't the whole of our typically british summer

Ds had his St Georges day parade with the cubs/scouts yesterday so it's a good job the weather stayed nice. All of a sudden he looked really small against all the older scouts, I've been thinking recently how big the dcs will look against the new baby!

I'm back up the hospital tomorrow (no doubt at least another 1 1/12 hour wait!) but at least my blood glucose has been under control this week, no high readings at all! I'm just waiting to see what they say about the size of the baby. I'm seeing the physio again on wednesday, that one I am looking forward to

Hope everyone has a good day

Aaargh, lots of rewrites to do, waiting for MW visit, rainy and horrid outside, and no time to catch up, so just waving to you juners and saying hope you have good days

Just back from scan. All is good, the placenta has moved to over 7 cms away and baby's head is below that so I'm thrilled. She was a wicked sonographer (so much better than the crap-ola one we've had for the last two scans ). Baby's measurements are bang-on for my dates and he's head down. She even managed to get a clear picture which she was so thrilled with she got another sonographer to admire her handiwork! Apparently scans after 30 weeks are a bit hard to work out as the baby is so huge. I cried afterwards as I was so relieved. I didn't realise how worried I was until I was told the good news! I'm just thrilled I get the chance to have another natural delivery.

Thanks for all your kind words and good luck messages, and your messages for DH's marathon.

My SPD is raging today so a sofa and Cbeebies day with DS today. At least the weather is bad so I don't have to feel guilty about it .

I'll catch up with you all properly soon.

hello all juners
sorry havent been on in aaaaaages. havent been able to get online.
hope everyone ok and enjoying the home stretch
i cant wait....
dd keeps saying that my big round tummy is getting in the way (mostly of our cuddles when i'm reading her stories), but shes waiting for our baby to crack (she thinks i'm going to hatch like an egg!!)
will try to get on again soon to catch up with the news

Hiya!

Quick catch up for me too, I did take paracetamol when I was ill a few weeks ago, I was afraid of getting as sick as as I did in January when I had to take antibiotics after 4 weeks of natural remedies did not help. (I'd never been so sick). If the doctor tells you it's fine then you shouldn't give yourself a hard time or feel guilty about it.
It's better that you take them and get better than be sick for ages.

I didn't get checked for strep B, haven't read about it either, will mention it to mw next week.

I didn't get my grant money either, which is a shame as it would fit nicely in my overdraft bank account right now!

I've tried to keep my legs up as much as possible re: swelling but pretty much as soon as I get up they start getting big again.

I went to the beauty salon on Saturday which was lovely. 2 hours of manicure, pedicure, half leg and underarm wax (could not face having the bikini done) and I feel more feminine again!

34 weeks now :D
Everything is that little bit more difficult isn't it. Do the bumps get much bigger in the last 6 weeks??
I was lucky to still fit in that dress for the wedding (really nice day at the wedding btw).

Really not long to go now; and sooo many things to do workwise. Everybody keeps telling me I should stop working now and I really want to but work is just not finished yet, getting there slowly...

Baby class this afternoon, yay, another chance to focus on BABY.

Well done to the marathon runners, I remember when we lived in docklands we watched it on TV only to realise later on that day that the runners were actually going past the main street behind our flat!!

Take care everybody and I hope all the throwing up, piles, insomnia, SPD etc gets better this week!

Afternoon all.

Glad I took the day off. Slept an additional 2 hours this morning and 3 hours this afternoon. Think I needed a vegetate day!

I had a very bizarre dream where I was speaking to some old lady, the baby kicked and she went 'OMG is there something in there?!?!'

Hope everyone is having a lovely day!

Hello
fellow ~JUNERS~

Hi all!

Choccie Great! Yes, little bit by little bit is better than just throwing yourself in the deep of things again So glad the pain is much better!

Bigcar yay on the new keyboard! I remember you complaining about the old one Please please please tell me this was not the end of the summer

Ermin Hope your day got better, hon Don't worry about catching up, just post

Ineed YAY!!! Impossible to have got better news!!! Of course you had to shed some tears, you were very tense and worried because of this. Soooo happy for you!!! Hope your pelvis is better.

Tibsy So glad to read you again!! Do come back and post soon

June Bumps definitely get in the way at this stage At least mine is, I keep misjudging door frames and the space I have to go through Enjoy your class today!

Tee Great nap! I just woke up from one I cannot help it!!! Oh well, in a few weeks I won't be able to do it as much anymore

Hi *Moor"!! Welcome! Do come back and tell us more about you!

Right, the translation is revised now, one more look at it and tomorrow morning I'll deliver it.

LO is moving a lot!!! Last night I thought she wanted to come out, seriously

(((waves)))

Hello Juners!

Not great weather here in London I have to say. Went for my 34 week scan today and apparently LO has a good little heartbeat, but measuring slightly small, so going for a growth scan. Her dad isn't esp big, so maybe its hereditary. Anyway, apparently one of the reasons (in worst case scenario) is that the placenta gets a bit tired so doesn't pass the nutrients on. The placenta is tired? Well, so is the rest of me!!

June - I agree, this stage of pregnancy is hard work. Your trip to the beautician sounds wonderful! What a well-deserved treat! Am in for some waxing tomorrow to try and restore myself (in part). You really need a little pampering, don't you, when you are pregnant?

Naat - our lovely doula is sending me a copy of the hypno-birthing CD, but if she can't, then I will ask if I can take you up on your kind offer. Thank you!

MrsMcJnr - so sorry to hear that awful pregnancy sickness has struck again - really not fair.

Ineed - congrats to your DH!! Very impressive!

Doris - hello, and congrats on the car boot sale bargain!

choccie - good news that the Friends are looking to pack their bags and head off...

Hello to all you other lovely Juners!! Hope you are having a great day! ((waves))

Naat - Well done on your translation! (Also, if you are sending hypnobirthing stuff I'd love a copy. My email address is sarahhunterargyle at hotmail dot com).

Bunny - dd was small - I had two late growth scans last time and all was fine. This one is definitely bigger though, I'd love to know how big!

Ineed - Great news on the scan! No wonder you shed a few tears.

MrsMcJnr - Well done on all the shopping, I'm definitely more organised with it these days although having a break as got bills to pay instead! One thing I did think was I need more sleep suits, only bought a few as I know we'll be given loads but better get a few more in just for pre visitors and stuff! Cramps are such a nightmare, haven't had any for a week or two which has been bliss. Hope you feel better soon.

ermintrude - Hope the rewrites are going okay, I've been editing (and trying to cut) dissertation today, not as fun as one would think!

Good luck at the hospital bigcar! Choccie - Re the discomfort, I'm amazed I'm not peeing more in the night yet. I always remember having to go loads in the later stages last time but despite feeling like baby is quite tightly packed in I rarely have to get up. I'm sure that will change soon enough!

As mentioned another day spent on uni work today. I have actually found the dissertation quite a rewarding process generally but all this rewriting and editing and fiddling is beginning to get more than a little boring. Not to mention this blinking presentation I am doing - v little motivation for it at all!

Tomorrow have midwife check-up which I'm sadly looking forward to but really need it to be on time as have to take dd to my sister straight after and then run across town to a lecture... If appointment runs late so will my whole afternoon! I'm betting it will ...

Bigcar - good Luck at the hospital tomorrow. Thanks for your well wishes.

Bunnymother - crappy rain here too When will we get our summer back??!! lol at friends packing their bags....I really feel so much better this afternoon. It's incredible how quickly these things can arrive completely uninvited and then after days of suffering they are rushing away. Thank the lord for that

Good Luck tomorrow Littlesarah I am also not having to get up for a pee in the middle of the night as much as I did with DS's. I suppose it could have sokmething to do with the position of the baby?! You are so nearly there with the dissertation.Good for you.

naat - you girls are great cramming in all this work as well as dealing with your pregnancies. Very admirable.

Yes, hope hosp goes well tomorrow bigcar. I had MW visit today and was only measuring 29cm (at nearly 33 wks) but that's because the LO is transverse. I've got to lean forward and scrub floors to try to get it longitudinal and head down. It had better work! Littlesarah I hope your LO is behaving him/herself better than mine! ANnd Ineed, good news about the placenta moving.

June I'm v of your beauty treatments. Will have to epilate my own legs and enlist DH's help with ladygarden v soon.

choccie hope you've seen the last of your 'visitors'

Naat thanks for kind words; I'm very much not in the mood for that kind of work, having to try to block out all the billion practical things I need to to do (including DD's bd party for friends on Sat and family party Sun) but find it very hard to do that.

Must read DS a bedtime story now. He was funny this morning, talking about who we'd each be as character from Winnie the Pooh. At first he said I'm Kanga and the baby is Roo, but then he had second thoughts and said that he was definitely Roo and the baby would be 'that very small bird'. I think he's starting to feel a bit pushed out of the pouch - but he'll be 7 in Sept so should bget over it soon

evening all hope everyone had a lovely day

slept well last night, and slept until 11am which was wonderful, but as soon as i got up i felt (and heard) a big crack in my hips and now they have been painful all day maybe i slept too long
Had a very weird dream last night where my town was invaded by zombies and i had to try and get out of town to deliver my baby so she didn't turn into a zombie it was very weird indeed.

bunny been raining here all day too here's hoping that the good weather we had isn't the last relying on a nice summer to walk off the weight gain (although I have ony put on 16lbs )

tee glad you took the day off you must have needed it and glad you got yoursef an afternoon nap

naat & littlesarah can't believe you guys have been able to concentrate on projects during your pregnancy, i've not been able to concentrate on anything since i finished 2 weeks ago!

ineed glad your scan went well and placenta is in a better position!

erm awww at your ds and saying what character he and baby is out of Whinnie the Pooh very cute

hellos to all other juners i missed, i know there is a lot

I know it is a while away yet but before i forget here's my suggestion for new thread title: "Due June 09 - It's the Final Countdown"

Hello Juners,

had an a reasonable day today although sleep depravation is really beginning to take its toll now!

Managed to see the GP for my antenatal check this evening ( realised it's been 6 weeks (since my GTT) and I only have 5 left to go....how close does that seems now!!!) Everything appears to be ok measuring right for dates, heart beat good etc. Told him about my outstanding heartburn and he prescribed (cheap version) Gaviscon, but quite frankly atm if it does the job I'll take anything!

However got home this evening and had about and hour and a half of realy quite intense BH (whatever I had before they were obviously only pretending to be BH's ) On the positive side dh did all the bed routines for dd's whilst I lay on the sofa, but it has got him a little worried , so much symapthy.

Still got some dull lower back ache but I'm going to have another lie down again in a mo..

So sorry not to catch up properly but just wanted to "share".

Evening ladies how are we all?

Thanks Doris sorry I missed it but what?s wrong with your hands hon? Is that for swelling? How is DD glad all went well today at the GP, sounds like your baby might like to make an appearance soon! Hope you get to catch up on some sleep first!

Tee ? good for you taking the day off, nausea is horrible

Thanks for all your kind words Naat, am hoping too that tomorrow is a better appointment. I have found my hypnobirthing CDs finally thanks for the offer though. How are you getting on with it?

Choccie ? glad there is some improvement with you, take it easy now thanks for your kind words about my scan, let?s hope tomorrow puts my mind at rest. I was born with my cord round my neck too. I have my Strep B swabs this Thursday, hope they are not too uncomfortable or humiliating I know that I need the Abs due to Strep B being found in my urine a few weeks back so I guess I could just by pass the swabs but I sort of want to know anyway if that makes sense. Did your DS have to have Abs? I am worried about a newborn having to have IV Abs

Bigcar ? you are right, the private Dr always seemed so good before, and I guess that is why I felt so upset after the appointment. I suppose he could have been having an off day. He took my birth plan to look at but I haven?t heard back from him on it yet. All the best for your appointment tomorrow that?s great about your recent readings.

Ineedmore ? fabulous news! So pleased for you

Ah Tibsy DD sounds sweet, my DS (15 months) has started slapping the bump, just in a playful way but I think it is his way of telling me it?s in his way!

Hey June I think we still have some growing to do yet very of the pampering!

Hello Ermintrude, hello Moor

Bunnymother ? hope the growth scan goes well

Lauraloo ? sorry to hear its been a painful day

Littlesarah ? hope the MW appointment goes well tomorrow and is on time!

So, out of us regulars, who is due when? Shall we have a list? No doubt all the babies will come in a different order though. I?m due 4 June.

Morning Juners!!!

MrsMc Glad to hear you found your CD. I'm getting on quite well, I think As I haven't gone through this before it's hard to tell But I'm really calm and relaxed about the process itself, so it must be working. Fingers crossed for you for tomorrow

Doris So glad to hear everything is OK. Hope the heartburn eases...

Laura hope your hips aren't as painful now... I totally sympathise. Great rest, though Good for you!!

Ermin I can see you have your hands full this week preping everything for the wkend... Take it easy, though, as we don't want you to feel too tired Your DS is a sweetheart!!!

Choccie Hope you had an "eventless" evening and, as Bunny said, that the bags are packed and the friends are at the door already. I need to finish my dissertation, I don't know why but I feel that the arrival is too close now and I really want to have it done before then. I don't think I'll accept long translations after this one until I finish my commentary and everything...

LittleS I'll send you the tracks today, no problem at all Good luck at the MW's and fingers crossed for everyone to be on time I'm totally with you on the academic side, as you know Panicking!

On the flat front, yesterday we were told none of the potential tenants came through so, ladies, Sat 30th May it is... We'll have to move that morning and I'm praying fervently for LO to arrive AS OF 1st June, if she wants to come early, not before then. I'm not that worried about the move as it's just 30mt away and Tom and 2 more friends will do it all, I'll be on the receiving end giving instructions . It's not perfect, but at least it's all arranged now...Oh well...

I loved MrsMc's idea! I'm due 12th June.

Have a lovely day, Juners! Here it's all clouds at the moment, let's see if it improves later on.

(((waves)))

Thanks Naat. I'll keep my fingers crossed that your wee one is not early, I hope you have some strong friends who will help you with your move, ah, I see you do! Good!

Doris - Those BH sound intense, I have never had them before so I think it will come as quite a shock if I get any this time round.

Choccie - Of course had to get up and pee last night but still not too bad really.

Thanks for kind words about the dissertation. It's too long and went over whole thing last night trying to cut and improve it and I felt quite pleased with it on reading. Not sure how much I managed to cut yet as haven't changed it on the computer but it is a start!

Ladies, I seem to have put on 2Ibs in two days! Argh. Honestly after not putting on that much generally (just over a stone) these last couple of weeks I seem to have been really making up for it!

Have a good day all.