Due November 2009 - Remember, remember we're due in November, but not yet quite ready to pop!

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tigger32 Congrats on you DS's birthday. Hope you enjoy the day with him

hi girlies

im getting worried im 32weeks today and ive been getting water white discharge(sorry i know its mamybe something you dont wanna know lol). but u dont know what it is and getting worried im monitoring it just to be on the safe side. really dont want her coming this early anything over 35weeks will be fine.

any advice

xx

mummy2b that's perfectly normal at this stage, I've been using panty liners off and on now for a good month. The discharge increases in volume and wateryness as a mechanism to wash out any germs that might get 'up there' and so keep baby safe.
If it starts to smell funny then speak to your mw - 'normal' womanly smells is ok.
Amniotic fluid smells very sweet and has a slight yellowish tinge.

Sorry - maybe tmi but thought you'd rather have details!

tasja poor you with the mumps, hope you're not too rough.

Tamlin hope you got some sleep!

Ds is home today so we're off to a farm in about an hour. It's very grey here though so am hoping it brightens up.

Hope everyone else is doing ok

Tigger Happy birthday to your ds!

BBL Raggie Broodzilla do you happen to know if you are having a girl. I think Becky is a surprise though? I am supposedly having a girl this time and when pregnant with ds didn?t have sweet tooth at all. Just wondering if it?s any truth in it! Krispy Kreme will get you anything in Koumak?s land

Raggie not doing NCT classes just one full day at the hospital run by the midwifes. Don?t expect to make any friends to be honest as there will be people from all over the place as it?s rather a choice than local hospital if you know what I mean!

BBL what a lovely husband you have there! Mine is a fantastic too but doesn?t do presents if you know what I mean. So I just get what I ask for (usually also order and pay for and then act surprise?) which usually is something useful (I am quite practical to be honest though) so end up with things like very expensive leather laundry basket, top of the range steam generator iron, ghd hair straighteners etc. things I couldn?t usually otherwise justify! Well he did tell me to buy what I want didn?t he? If it?s useful he can?t really complain about the price can he?

mummy2be it doesn?t sound too bad. TMI I have been really wet down there for some time now. I think its just one of those 3rd trimester things.

tasjaSAmuminSA that sounds really nasty. Were you given antibiotics? How do they treat it these days? Hope it gets better soon.

Not much happening this end. Can you tell I am at work? Yey it?s Friday. Hope you have a fun day.

hi all. slept really badly again. doesnt help I went to bed in a complete mood last night. two days ago we got an invite to our friends birthday party for last night, asked dh if we could go, he said yes. so yesterday I organised for my sister to babysit and got all dressed up and even shaved my legs, whih is quite a feat at the moment. Dh gets home and I say "so what time shall i drop ds off?" he just grimaces, and says nothing, so I wait a couple of mins and try again. then he says "I dont really want to be around drunk ppl". so great, we havent seen our friends for months, not been out for ages and ive got everything organised and now we're not going. so i cancel the babysitting with my sis, making the excuse dh is too tired, then his annoying friend comes round, (demanding to use my wii fit) and doesnt leave for two and a half hours so eventually i tell him to go. saying i need to go to bed.

tho in dh's defence he did actually get up as well to see to ds in the night, probably only cos he felt guilty as he had been awake when ds was asking for a drink and he woke me up to ask where his sodding cup was, ffs.

sorry for the me post but i needed a rant and am probably being completely hormonal and unfair due to lack of sleep.

Just back from growth scan. My baby's got a giant tummy and is already at the 97th percentile for abdominal circumference! It weighs about 5.4lb already (33weeks)

I've got to go back for another scan in three weeks and hopefully keep my blood sugar down in that time. It's not going to be a small baby by any means. Will see what consultant says on Thurs.

trikken I know what you mean - dh's annoying friend. How awful for you. No wonder you were in a mood.

tasja I hope it clears up soon. How long does mumps last? I didn't go through any of those childhood illnesses, suppose I have it all to come once we're into school territory.

We're just doing the one day class at the maternity unit. First weekend in November when I'm due on the 29th... I'll be keeping my legs firmly crossed until then. I'm just hoping that, as it's a tiny unit, I'll have all the support I need there at hand when the time comes. My yoga instructor is going to do a little preparation for us as well, so hopefully it will be enough.

mummy2be I think discharge is just one of those things that come with pg. I've been using liners for at least a couple of months.

becky what a wonderful surprise! It's so nice to have those moments when you just know they do actually think of you and want to make you feel special. It's so easy to forget that you are special when you're bogged down with day to day mundanities (is that a word?), that things like this are like a ray of sunshine coming through rain clouds. Well done your dh!

thanks girls not had any contraction like pains so we are all good lol

xxx

Tamlin hope you got some sleep eventually. The carnival sounds like a good laugh, but not helpful when you?re already struggling to get rest!

Tasja poor you I hope you feel better soon.

Tigger happy birthday to your DS How far away are you? I?m so desperate I?d travel today Hope you have a fab ? but busy!! ? day.

Scarlotti hope you and DS enjoy your farm trip. Which one are you going to?

Trikken sneak hugs Shame you didn?t get to go to the party And how annoying about your DHs friend. DP has one a bit like that ? turns up every now and again and doesn?t take subtle hints about leaving. Hope you manage to get some rest today.

Lemontop goodness? That?s rather large? Hope it goes well with the consultant.

I know a lot of the tiredness and pain is pregnancy related, but I am so scared as it feels like my ME is getting worse again. When I was first ill I was stuck in bed for months, and every time I have to think about getting up before I do it, balance up how much energy it will take me to get a drink? It frightens me. I don?t want to go back there again. It was horrible, and the way I was treated by doctors has affected how much I trust them forever. Sorry. Just struggling with it today.

Decided not to go to ante natal class, think its all about healthy eating today, and I?m pretty clued up on that anyway. Plus if there?s only a few people there, am not in the mood to be sociable!!!

Hope you?re all well. x

Morning Ladies,

Is it just me or does it seem like the Fridays are coming thick and fast?
Scary! I'll be 34 weeks next week.
I've now made a rule whereby I'm only allowed to log on to MN after I've done one set of pelvic floor exercises.

Lemontop Wowee! Do babies have growth spurts do you think? Maybe they don't carry on growing at the same rate right up until the end? HTH...

Trikken Sorry to hear about your DH. I'd have been annoyed too. I was actually just saying to mine yesterday that we really should make a bit more of an effort to do nice things TOGETHER while we still can... he's been out every single night this week, is meeting up with some girl he went to school with tonight after work and will be out all weekend too. While I must say I certainly wouldn't be up for going to a party (don't feel very glamorous... perhaps something to do with my donut obsession?) you obviously wanted to go, and more importantly had all the arrangements in place, so really wouldn't have thought it was too much to ask of your DH to muster up a bit of a partyspirit? Then again... I guess just because we're pregnant we don't have a monopoly on feeling knackered and grumpy? ;)

Koumak Definitely a boy here. Really couldn't stand anything sweet earlier on, but now...

Tigger Happy Birthday to your DS! Hope you have a lovely day with him!

Tasja Gosh, mumps sounds like a nightmare! Hope it clears soon!

Tamlin How quaint it all sounds! I'm sure I'd be annoyed at having to listen to it all too... Hope you managed to get some sleep despite it all. This time next year you'll have a nearly one-year old to push around in a wheelbarrow!

Raggie I'm only doing the NHS classes and will be doing them between 36-39 weeks.

Erika How funny about the "change in status"! It'll probably feel like that for a while I guess... being someone's mother is such an alien thought even with a massive bump! Also, am completely with you about the fruit/cake thing. I'd already had an apple, a banana and a nectarine yesterday when I just had to have some donuts. Fruit is all well and good but doesn't quite scratch the itch, does it?

Oooh, look at the time - better go have some elevenses!

Broodzilla yep going to far too quickly here. DP laughed so much when I told him about the boxes issue Guess it will take a while to get used to!! And no... Fruit is lovely, but not quite the same as cake... Now you've made me hungry!!!!

Definitely more of a sweet tooth here. I heard somewhere that you crave sweets if you're carrying a girl. Seems to be the case for skorpion tummy.

Still no funny cravings though! What good is a sweet tooth if you don't want to dip your donuts in toothpaste I ask you???

Hey Ladies, not been on for a couple of days as thngs bveen v v bad here - sorry, self-indulgent post coming.

Police phoned me Wednesday night to tell me that my brother-in-law was found dead at his house. not too many details yet but definitely an overdose of his pain-medication ( he had v bad problems with his spine, as well as addicted to painkillers ) Looks like it wasn't suicide, which is something, but there has been some suggestion that the hospital have messed up his meds and given him too much, so there has to be an inquest and everything. Had to get hold of DH, then he had to tell his parents, who were abroad. Awful couple of days getting them back to the UK, cleaning up the house as they all lived together, and trying to keep everything together.

DD has gone to my parents for a few days but have no idea how to help DH through this - his mum is an absolute wreck at the best of times and it always falls to him to hold everything together. Feel so selfish as my main concerns are DH, DD and the baby - have been so stressed that can;t sleep, have had BH all night weds and half of yesterday - and worried that too much might set it all off....have no idea how to get through the next few weeks.

Erika thanks so much for the CDs - not had chance to listen yet but could certainly do with some relaxing so will try and find time tomorrow.

Also have v sore bits below so if anyone has any suggestions of where to get cheap cool packs, let me know - can't even bring myslef to look as feels like it's all hanging out!

Sorry for long moan but can't talk to DH as he's tied up with everything as have only just started doing the whole telling people in RL thing.Hope everyone having a better week, xx

Goodness, tabby, don't really know what to say. I am so, so sorry for all of your family. Keep it together and we're here. We won't be able to do much but the virtual shoulder to cry on is always here. I hope all of your family will look after one another and somehow it will make things better with time. Warmest wishes from me. xx

So sorry to hear about your loss, Tabby. I hope you are all as okay as you can possibly be soon. Big hugs. x

Tabby Sorry to hear your news. As Skorpion said, we're not much use for anything other than to lend a virtual ear, but we're here.

Hang on in there, and no matter how chaotic it gets, do try to set a little bit of time aside every day to just breathe quietly. You're not being selfish at all, it's a perfectly normal reaction!

Take care.

tabby that's such awful news. I hope you can be there for your DH but that you also take good care of yourself. x

tabby what a tragic news. I hope you can go through this as a family and please take it easy as you have dd and the bean to look after too!

tabbykat what awful news. I can't imagine what it must have been like for you to receive that phone call and have to pass the news on to DH.
Even if DH can't talk about things yet, I'm sure it's a great comfort to him that you are there to support him all you can. Remember it's not selfish to look after yourself too. x

Hi TabbyKat, so sorry to hear about the death of your BIL. My brother recently died in tragic circumstances so can sympathise.

As far as supporting DH you can't change what's happened. Your DH won't expect too much from you as you're carrying a child so a shoulder to cry on and soothing words are all you can offer - but they make a huge difference.

In terms of your health - unfortunately you have to be selfish as it's the health of your baby not just you that is an issue. Therefore no doubt there will be a lot to arrange but you really can't take on a lot of it - you need to explain to IL's and DH when you need to rest and make sure you do it.

It's not going to be easy and there's no magic pill to make it all okay - which would be a really wonderful thing.

Thinking of you.

All the very best.

MB

Tasja I had the mumps..its very very sore!!! I'm so sorry..wisdom teeth is nothing compared to mumps..and here I am moaning about a cold and headache.. I hope you feel better soon, I really do..take rest and it should go in a week..not good when pregnant..poor you. I found it more painful than childbirth I promise.

DH back today...and can't even get home early to see sick wife..work is such a nightmare. LAst night I had the sweats and couldn't feel baby for 2 hours..I was walking around the house at 2 am like a mad woman. she is busy today however..Bit paranoid at the mo.. I was sure something awful had happened..

BBL very romantic your DH...ahhh..

Tabby - what a nightmare for you. Look after yourself and just being there for your DH is all you can do. You could speak with your MW regarding concerns about the stress/BH & it affecting the baby if you're worried, make sure you're drinking plenty cause this can help ease them (and easy to forget when so much going on). Take care x

Tabby what an awful time you and your family are going through. I cant really think of anything helpful to say, just take care of yourself and take one day at a time. my thoughts are with your family. we are here whenever you need to talk. x

Tabby so, so sorry to hear your news. Can only echo what everyone else has said and hope that you all get through this.
I think the hypno CD's might be a godsend to you at the moment - try and set aside some time every day/other day to listen to them and it might help bring your stress levels down so at least you're starting from a relaxed state every day.

Erika hope you're feeling ok too. Yes, tiredness and aches are part of pg, but it wouldn't surprise me if you were a little more susceptible with your ME or if that just added to it all. I know it's tough, but do try and go to the ante-natal classes if you can as just forcing yourself up and out can bring about a brighter mood.
Let's meet up for coffee and cake sometime next week if you fancy?

Was at Washbrook Farm today with DS and some of my old NCT Mums. Had such a lovely day, all the kids were in good moods and played nicely together, so us mums got a good catch up. Weather picked up too so just one of those rare lovely days where all seems good with the world ... despite the sore pelvis and constant heartburn!!