Due May 09 - May Day! May Day!! Read All About It - Babies Dropping Everywhere!!!

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Here we go ladies... over to you all!

frazzled - your day sounds really hard. {shock] at Dh too, not what you needed at all. Maybe tomorrow will be better. And maybe all these mad hormones mean that labour is about to kick off...

frazzle I'm sure it is hormones as I've had days with major sobbing this week.. sorry you've had such a pants day and hope you get some sleep tonight. tomorrow is another day and I'm sure it will be much better

Thanks girls, you've made me cry by being so nice. Thanks for the hug too euro. I know I'm a hormonal crazy woman today but I do just want to say how grateful I am for all the support offered on here. It's lovely. Night. x

Ok girls I just requested a load of you on FB because I can't see some of your photos. I was friends with a few of you but not all. So if you get a request from a Fiona B thats me

Frazz I have been there with the car seat/seatbeat thing. Why are those things so bloody difficult??? I get really pissed off when DH uses the car for work and has a load of boys in the car and they take out the car seat, move the seats back and tilt them and leave their rubbish and crap in the car, makes me .

Frazz I would have burst out crying too with a stubborn car seat and a child telling me life was better without their brother/sister, especially while expecting another lo any minute. We're all having me me me moments at the moment. It must be the hormones and a little bit of stress, because we're all getting impatient for things to start kicking off!

Thanks for the messages regarding dd's friend. They're only 5, so I don't really know how much she understands. You know whether she understands how ill her little friend really is. She does wonder when she's coming back, because she's been gone for a long time now.

Personally I'm of all the births firstly because I want to SPD to be over and secondly because I'm starting to feel like I'm on a schedule to give birth before my mum goes back to Belgium on the 11th. My mum seems to feel that every day spent here without me having the baby is a day wasted. To me her help around the house before the birth is really really helpful and probably more so than afterwards when I'll hopefully be more mobile again. I've told her that, but her focus seems to be the baby. I feel like I'm dissapointing everyone by not going into labour, IYKWIM. I'm trying to not to think about it and stress, hoping that being more relaxed will make things happen, but I can't seem to stop stressing. Sigh,... I know no one is pregnant for ever, but it sure feels like for ever....

Oh and I think it's a great idea to have a f/b new baby album. I can't access all profiles either. I did get to see llare and tummum's gorgeous babies though.
It's so lovely that nearly all births so far have been good and quick too. Maybe it's all the support we've been giving eachother during the last few months. They do say that women with good social support have better birth outcomes. Maybe MN-ing can help too?

Oh well. Bedtime now I think, with an extra pillow tonight to try and stop myself from snoring too much Though dh deserves being kept awake by snoring for a change, it's normally the other way around!

Ta Febes - got you on FB! Is there an easy way of friend requesting everyone in the group, or do we have to do it one by one? Am so rubbish at it!

Frazz Jeezo, your DH needs a serious knock to the swingers doesn't he? Mister bloody sensitive! Sometimes, as wonderful as they may be the rest of the time, they just have no idea of the impact of their words. Have a hug and put him on the sofa for the night

As for DD, am I right in thinking she's only young? She's probably just feeling a bit, "Woah, my sister's doing my head in and now that bloody mother of mine is going to have another one and WHAT ABOUT ME ME ME ME?!" Of course, her method of construing that is less than delicate but could just be she's needing a big dose of reassuring hugs from her Mummy. Can you get some her-and-you time scheduled tomorrow maybe? My DS loves it if I get in bed with him and tell him stories about growing up with my horrible siblings and the things we used to do each other.

I'll catch up with the rest of the thread tomorrow, I've had such a long day with DDs birthday celebrations but I really wanted to respond to Frazz before I collapsed in a heap!

Fraz Oh my. Hope you feel better soon. And hey don't feel bad at unloading.

Evening all,

I was just wondering whether anyone else feels sick every time they have a BH? Mine make me feel queasy and also the need to release bottom wind . I'm getting a bit fed up of it all lol.

must go to bed and stop MNing as i've a feeling ds will be awake again tonight (hoping I'm wrong) but don't want to miss any new announcements! must be strong and hit the off button.. night night xoxox here's to a wonderful bank holiday for us all tomorrow

Night all. Got bad reflux so going to bottle neck the Gaviscon.

Happy labours everybody.

morning all. just going to catch up slowly as mind is still in shambles.

all, thank you so much for your feedback on Harper Grace as you've helped make my decision to go with the name .

frazz, i really hope you're better today. sounds like the whole family are on eggshells, poss nervous about the changes, challenges ahead ? i'm not surprised you feel hormonal, emotional and hoping your dh will support you. my dd's have/hadbeen grumpy and a bit rude, dd1 telling fil and sis (she normally loves) to go away, very tantrummy, expressin fears about dh and i leaving her, etc. maybe for you it's the fear coming out in your dd's comments. it's tough but try not to take too personally.

belgian, v, v sad about your dd's friend. i hope to god it is something cureable as that is utterly heartbreaking. otherwiese, ikwym abouy feeling resp for going into labour at right, most convenient time. i was really afraid baby would come after 8th when my sis left and in laws were away for a week. but then she came in the middle of the night on a day i had no real signs. the same will happen to you. you've been having signs, i think you're almost there . not sure what worked for me: sweep, curry, prunes, reflexology, all of the above? hope yours arrives soon. xx

pula, your last post sounds like how i felt right before I went into labour. you must be close too!

llare, congrats on the dress size . you must be so happy.

euromum, you're amazing living with your fil for so long. i think this is a test for you coping in labour - it will be a breeze for you !

ladyhelen,can't remember if i said this already (too lazy to go back a couple of pages right now , but many happy congrags on your new arrival.

congrats, that is.

Morning all,

Momino lol i hope you are wrong as I'm not ready to go into labour now, with my elcs all booked for the 12th. I keep feeling like things might be happening but feel normal again now.

I was awake in the night (DD keeps having bad dreams which she hasnt done for a long while) and then i started to think of all the things we need to find in the loft or elsewhere (baby bath, nappy box, top and tail bowl...) and was awake for about an hour and a half. Oh well good practice for when LO arrives.

Morning all!

It's my DD's second birthday today and I just can't believe it. I have roughly the same due date with this baby as I did with Erica and I just don't feel anywhere near ready to deliver this time.

How are we all feeling?

(Momino - I love Harper, it's such a pretty name and definitely goes with your other girls)

Blotted - happy birthday to your DD

Momino - really pleased Harper Grace is settling as a name. I'm another one that loves it and thinks it fits really well with your other DDs names.

Getting into bed last night seemed such a huge effort and then once I had laid down with all appropriate pillows I started to get really bad radiating back pain to the extent where I wondered if all was about to kick off. Was debating getting TENS machine and after about 15 mins, decided that was what I needed. As soon as I moved it all stopped though!!

blotted Happy birthday to your dd.

Just made american pancakes for breakfast. Yum yum. I feel thoroughly lardy now. Full of refined sugar and ready for the crash. Oh dear family, I hope you're ready for it. Dd didn't want any, and ds had had a massive bowl of porridge before so didn't eat much. Maybe I should go and have some muesli to counter it.

DD was up 5 times in the night with a temperature, then needing a poo and I think she is a little constipated. She was sick this morning, and now absolutely fine. We are now all watching Toy Story in our Pjs and I don't think we'll be getting dressed any time soon.

Morning!

momino, add me to list of people who love Harper Grace.

Warning, me post coming up...

I'm fed up today - not even sure why. Just feel emotional and weepy for no good reason. We finished the nursery yesterday, my kitchen cupboards are all organised and clean, the house is lovely - so why do I feel so miserable?

I think I might be fed up of being pregnant now as well and - as so many of you also do - just want to have the baby. Although I am a bit terrified nervous.

In addition, DH's mum came for dinner and to stay overnight. Although she is generally lovely she can have zero tact, and (after I'd made a proper meal for everyone incl a gluten-free pudding as she is a coeliac) told me that she knew I was having a boy and would have known even if we hadn't found out because of the way that I'd PUT WEIGHT ON EVERYWHERE and didn't just have a tidy bump!!!!! And then she repeated it in different words just to make sure I'd got the message. DH had his head in his hands.

I didn't say anything (didn't trust myself) but I'd been really proud of exactly not having put loads of weight on everywhere so I was gutted! MILs, eh - who needs them?!

Grrrr!

I meant to say - frazz, poor you - sounds like it was all the last straw and I'm not surprised you were so upset. Esp your DH's reaction on top of everything else.

reebee - aargh re MILS! My MIL to be phoned this morning at 8am. WTF? Its a bank holiday - prime lie in day, especially as I'd been up 3 times in the night for a wee. Which, at one point, terrified me - it was a really weird smell and I thought 'OMG whats happening' but then I remembered I had asparagus for lunch. Duh. Anyway, dp answered the phone and said we'd call back later... which he did, and apparently she said 'ooh I thought you were an early riser'... and he said 'I am, but saus isn't, and she's not sleeping well, so don't do it again!' Ha.

We were going to have a nice sunny day out today. Typically, its chilly and grey. Ah well. Spose the ironing really needs doing...

Off to Bluewater tomorrow with a girly friend to try on bras. Wooohoo.

OMG 8am, saus?!! They're all mental!

Enjoy the bra shopping, I'm off to sulk in front of the TV!

Oh ReeBee! Honestly, my MIL has the tact of a jobby in a swimming pool too so I feel your pain but honestly - did she think that was going to go down well?! hugs Sausage Haha I felt a bit guilty when I read that because I'm up around 6.30am with my brood and constantly forget the time when I phone my sister. Her daughter is still up during the night so she's rarely awake before 9am then I go and phone her at 7.30