Ermintrude ? LOL at the Supermarket Sweep connotation! I think it might have been walnut oil in the bread, not something I have ever been allergic to before but clearly something to steer clear from now! I will find out though what it was. So glad I didn?t give DS any just in case! When I was in the final stages of labour with DS DH said I was like a drunken old man at a party, just doing my own thing but chipping in if I didn?t like something I heard! hope your DS has a lovely birthday tomorrow! do you think he?d want to share it with a sibling or not?? How much would I love one of your brownies right now?
Naat ? DH is fully recovered now thanks and seems to be on better form we have booked a table at a lovely restaurant for our anniversary next Tuesday. Hope the move goes well, try not to do anything, it will be hard not to though! I think you are right about sweeps, apart from technique I think it has a lot to do with how soft and compliant your cervix already is. When I had mine with DS I knew that the conditions were already good and that I was 1cm dilated. Thought the last episode of ER was a bit of an anti-climax didn?t you? You?ll have to go to an internet café hon, we can?t survive that long without you! Poor you sorry to hear you so low over your SIL?s email, why do people have to spoil special moments?
Ineedmore ? how are things with you now? I remember almost weeping with joy when I had a show with DS, can?t help eagerly awaiting the same this time although I know it could be very different! I was more freaking out at what might happen if I went to hospital last night than how I was feeling to be honest
Silkcushion ? thanks I?m a lot calmer now I have to say! How exciting about the home birth kit arriving! that said there are some things in it that I would lose if I were you, like the enema ? hell no! I so hope it goes the way you want ? what is the first thing you are going to drink/eat once you get into your own bed with your new baby to relax?? I am so I wish I could have my baby at home sorry to hear DH has to work this weekend Mine has agreed to a long walk along the Marbella seafront followed by some yummy pasta my Mum and Dad are having a BBQ party on Sunday, when I asked what I should wear (you need to know that about my parents? parties) she said ?whatever still fits?
Laura ? sorry to hear about feeling sick and the runs they could be pre-labour signs though and therefore a positive thing hope the GTT comes back ok. Strange attitude though, why would it matter if the baby arrived before the results?
Hey Doris
Daisy ? totally agree, your MW?s attitude was very odd. My Mum can?t believe how few internals we have, it was apparently very different in her ?day? thank god we have fewer but when you request one for a specific reason like you have it seems negligent to refuse you. That?s like a dentist saying it wouldn?t be right to look at a tooth until it goes black! Idiot! I have to say, I?d be quite interested to know what state my cervix is in too. Lots of those interesting stabbing pains going on. Sorry that the contractions are taking their time to get the job done for you Another thing, if that MW turns up at your door after you have had the baby please promise me you will send her packing and not let her in? her attitude is the last thing you need just after you have given birth. You can buy a Will pack from Tesco which sets out all you need to do. Really though any document signed by you (on all pages) which says that it is your last will and testament is good enough as long as people know that it exists and where the original is. Better to have it witnessed but not essential (you could have it ?set up? if need be). (Naat don?t read if you haven?t watched ER yet) LOL I couldn?t believe the childbirth scene in ER, not really what we wanted to see and why after 3 previous births was she shouting ?No, No? as she pushed?! Thanks for sharing all of that info I learnt in AN classes that contractions will change the shape of the bump to a shoe box shape and BH won?t. Also, just from experience, I never had a contraction I couldn?t talk through which made it a pleasant surprise that I was as far on as I was with DS! I remember I had a list of things to do in early labour last time so I wouldn?t get bored, one of them was to make brownies but I didn?t have time!
Bunnymother - nice of your Mum to share that I never cursed men when I was in labour, DH and I were both very excited, he said it was like waiting for Santa as a kid because finally we knew the day had come when we?d meet our child and I second what Ermintrude said, it is amazing how your body knows exactly what it is doing and takes over I never thought I?d feel so calm and in control. We actually met a now friend in the carpark when I was in labour and we were congratulating him on the arrival of their baby the day before and I don?t think he believed me when he said ?any sign of yours?? and I replied ?well actually we are well on our way..?
Tee ? did you get those bags packed and the sheets out etc? I must move the Amby to my room so it?s ready to be unpacked; I wonder if DH can remember how to set it up!
Littlesarah ? hope you are having a fabulous time at the ball where is it being held??
June ? I was a milk leaker all through BFing with DS but it didn?t start until day 3 so I have 6 breast pads in my bag and that?s it. I?d take 3 nighties if I were you, you do sweat after the birth, might be due to the heat in the hospital, the plastic sheet under the cotton one and the fact that your body is getting rid of excess liquids through sweating. No running water in my nursery but you just fill the top and tail bowl on your way to change the nappy and then wash your hands after. I have a blow up change mat and an overnight kit of nappies and change of clothes etc for the baby in my room so that I won?t have to go through to her room and risk waking DS in the night. Moses basket looks utterly fine to me. Have fun sorting the nursery
Choccie ? thanks for your concern glad the OB appointment went well
Dreamy ? hope your baby holds off until after the party and gives you a few days after that to recover my Mum has a sis 18 years younger than her she?s only 8 years older than me!
MIL has booked her flight back home for next Thursday, being my due date