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July 2010 - a quieter thread for those who can't keep up!

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WestYorkshireGirl · 12/12/2009 09:24

Hi there

I have been on the July thread, but it moves so fast and as I don't have time (or energy being so sleepy), I can't keep up with everyone who is on several times a day! If anyone else wants to join me in a slower thread to share how your pregnancy is developing, feel free!

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ApuskiDusky · 10/07/2010 09:51

Congratulationsskihorse!

Hope everything went well yesterday Whatshesaid, looking forward to hearing about it!

I have realised this morning that despite being doped up on painkillers, struggling to walk beyond the bathroom and feeding ds2 every other hour, I am feeling so much better than I did when pregnant. It's like a cloud has lifted!

SkiHorseWonAWean · 10/07/2010 10:23

apuski I hear ya! Yesterday I noticed (?) a third drawer to the chest of drawers next to my bed. Wtf? I've been struggling for clothes storage space in the bedroom for months and yet this 3rd drawer seems to have totally bypassed my idiot brain. It was full of gym clothes - um, you'd have thought they could've been packed away for a few months right? Eejit. I've even cooked dinner a couple of nights and I can hold a convo with my boyfriend without feeling like a braindead muppet. And I want to get pregnant again... I've also not puked since being sewn up in the operating room - perhaps my ms is finally over?

mumwithbumandtum · 10/07/2010 19:18

Mrs Crocdoc this is too wierd for words. All of yesterday I thought I was going into early labour with serious stitch like pain bottom right of abdomen, back ache and then gentle contractions. Woke at 4am with contractions now fairly 'ooooh' rather than 'mmmm', and by 7am needed paracetamol and a hot water bottle against my back....and then? And then? It ALL STOPPED. Needless to say, today I have: done pregnancy yoga DVD, eaten pineapple, eaten madras curry, had sex, wiggled legs in air bum on pillow, walked around and still nothing. Am hoping this isn't going to be some sort of annoying pattern for the next 3 or 4 nights. I was so excited this morning, I nearly posted saying it had started for me...sigh.
Apuski - you also fill me with joy for saying having a baby is better than being late late pregnant. Am now 39+2 and have reflexology booked in for Monday (39+4).
Good luck ladies... :-)

MelissaM · 12/07/2010 23:08

mwb&t hope you enjoyed the reflexology today and it helped and things have started moving for you again. I walked as quickly as I could to a christening yesterday, and home again, then played on my hands and knees with DD and friends, but nothing other than a few strong BH's which I thought might be something starting.

I am getting very fed up with false starts (am 39+5) and with being pregnant. DH is being a pain in the bum and not doing the jobs I need him to. My mum is visiting and painted the walls in the bathroom for us, which have needed doing since our new bathroom was put in, in Jan/Feb. I took the disgusting and mouldy blind down, and bought a new one today, which I was trying to fit when he got home (much to my mums annoyance as apparently I shouldnt be climbing in my condition!). DH said I was doing something wrong, and that he would help later on. He had picked DD up from nursery, and when I gave her a hug I noticed that she had had an accident (which was apparently while playing with Daddy at nursery - a 45 min drive from home). So I had to shower her and get her ready for bed, read stories etc, before embarking on cooking his dinner, and making a sarnie for my mum and me. Then as we're going to bed, having failed to do the two things I had asked him to do, he had a go at me for bringing more unfinished jobs into the house!! I am sooo mad with him I have just tried to finish putting the blind up but the holes from the old one are too close together, and I dropped the blind on my foot. So now I have a sore toe, a broken cup (which my mum had left on the side of the sink) and no blind up, and probably need to fill a load of holes round the window tomorrow before I start again.

Sorry for the long whinge, just too angry with DH to sleep as didn't even come to see if ok when everything crashed to the floor.

Hope everyone else had a better day.

Going for a manicure and pedicure tomorrow, so hopefully that will make me feel more relaxed.

WhatSheSaid · 12/07/2010 23:39

Hello all

Dd2 born by elective c/s last Friday 9th July. Still no name, we're working on it. All well, she has lots of very dark hair and is absolutely gorgeous. Dd1 (so far) loving havi9ng a baby in the house. Came out of hosp

MelissaM · 12/07/2010 23:46

Congratulations WhatSheSaid. Hope you are recovering well and enjoying time with your family at home (sounds like you are).

tobago04 · 13/07/2010 09:24

Congratulations whatshesaid ,glad your recovering well and enjoying having two dd's,
Hope you have a better day MelissaM and enjoy being pampered,hope something happens for you soon and your dh pulls his finger out
Had busy weekend,we went to Skegness friday to monday with our friends,kids enjoyed it but i got quite stroppy as it was just too hot and then on Sunday I said DH could go and watch the match with his mate and i'd take the kids to the kids club with his misses but her's were asleep so ended up going by myself,all was fine until dd1 said she wanted to go back to the caravan and her tummy hurt,she then threw up all over the floor and me!! So i had to waddle back to the caravan with me and dd covered in sick
Anyway hope everyone else is doing ok,i've had enough now,getting quite scared at how big my bump is getting,especially as I've still got over two weeks left

mrscrocoduck · 13/07/2010 11:38

congratulations whatshesaid! It's great to hear about your lovely daughter. Do you have a names short list or are you both at loggerheads about the one to choose? We're a bit unsure too at the moment...! Long may the happy hormones reign in your home!

melissaM no wonder you were fuming. My GOD! I'd've gone crazy. C.R.A.Z.Y.! Having a manicure and pedicure sounds like a vast improvement. Enjoy the pampering.

I spent Sunday night and most of Monday in hospital with my cramping and tender abdominals. Was devastated to hear that it wasn't labour. Even more stressed to be sitting in delivery room listening to a very vocal SCREAMING woman next door. Then she eventually stopped and out of the silence came a screaming newborn. A much nicer sound! Made me cry!! Anyway, turns out my internal scar tissue is being stretched painfully by this pregnancy and along with that my abs have separated again so i'm in a bit of pain all over bump. Makes turning over in bed nigh on impossible. SO ready to give birth now.... I've been given a pelvic corset thing which is nice. Very sexy.

Now to struggle through the next 2 weeks.....

mumwithbumandtum · 13/07/2010 18:17

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

I've had my baby boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went into labour properly on Sunday night after two nights of 'false labour' contractions (e.g. petering out in the day). Had a terrific experience with getting to hospital, told only 2cm, but then in 2 hours getting to 4cm, and in the final hour, getting into the pool and giving birth, on gas and air only! It was the most empowering experience of my life and totally lays to rest the horror I had with DS1 (syntocin, ARMs, epidural, episiostomy etc etc). Patrick is gorgeous and seems pretty relaxed, I'm hoping his positive birthing experience will lead to a relaxed baby boy. So, needless to say I didn't get my reflexology, and sleeping on my tummy ('sleeping') last night was AMAZING. I am very very happy. Good luck to all of you waiting the arrival of your little ones and I am thinking of you, knowing exactly how dreadful these last few weeks are.

MWB&Txxxx

MelissaM · 14/07/2010 17:41

Wow congratulations mwb&t and well done. Really glad you had a much better experience this time round.

Had a much better day yesterday - sorry for the rant! Enjoyed the mani & pedi, and gave up on the blind after frightening myself stupid with the drill . Just need DH to drill me 4 little holes then I can do the rest. Unfortunately he didn't get chance last night as we thought things were kicking off as I had lots of regular twinges in the afternoon and evening, but disappeared when I went to bed. Just the odd one today. DH spent the evening setting up the birth pool.

Hope everyone and their bumps/babies are ok.

mrscrocoduck · 14/07/2010 19:10

Congratulations mumwithbumandtum! Great news and I love his name! Can't believe how quick it was for you! Impressive stuff

Glad to hear your day was better melissaM! Sounds like you needed it.

My husband's off to the pub for a final session tonight. What are the odds I'll be in labour and he'll be in a coma snoring his head off?!

tobago04 · 19/07/2010 13:33

Congratulations mumwithbumandtum,glad you had a much better experience this time,i'm planning on a water birth so nice to hear you had a good birth,
Any news any one else? I've got two weeks today to go and not feeling too bad,just trying to keep on top of everything so i wont have too much to do after the birth

mrscrocoduck · 20/07/2010 14:20

8 days and counting and for some terribly unplanned bad timing we've seen a house we want to buy and are putting in offers. Talk about a stressful week!

Twittle · 22/07/2010 16:19

5 days and counting and hoping that this baby doesn't want to come early as we still have the builders in the house and it looks like a bomb has gone off.... whatever possessed us to start redoing a shower and painting other things this close to D-day?!?! Hope everyone else is doing well, can't believe this is the home run and soon we'll all be posting news of our new arrivals!

I am starting to get really really nervous now, I think it's the unknown..... anyone else feel like this?? I keep saying to myself that people are having babies all of the time and if they can do it so can I.... trouble is I'm not quite believing it at the moment!!! Oh well it doesn't really matter as this baby will definitely be coming sooner than later now!!!

Jenny95 · 22/07/2010 17:31

6 days to go, feels like ive been pregnant forever! i can't wait to meet my baby girl and hold her in my arms
really hope i don't end up going overdue
they let you go over by two weeks don't they before letting you get induced?

mrscrocoduck · 23/07/2010 11:38

5 days for me too and I am DESPERATE to not be pregnant anymore! I can't sleep at night, my pelvis pain is at its worse when I try to move from side to side. I can hardly walk and I'm looking after a lively toddler all day long. groan

Twittle if it makes you feel better, it will pass in a blur most of it. You'll be tired and feel like it's hard work but you won't always be in pain :-) try not to worry too much and relax knowing there are some wonderful people around you who's job it'll be to see you through as quickly and efficiently as possible (assuming you're in hospital). It's our ancestors I feel sorry for! x

(having said that I've done it once and had a major wobble about having to do it again last saturday. But I feel quite eager now so it's probably just a standard hormonal sense of self-preservation kicking in!)

tobago04 · 23/07/2010 14:14

10 days for me,I've done it twice before twittle and still don't quite believe a baby actually comes out of there!
Kid's have broken up from school and nursery now and they are already driving me mad,whats it going to be like after 6 weeks and with a new born!
Good luck everyone,looking forward to hearing everyone's news soon

mrscrocoduck · 23/07/2010 20:03

tobago you've summed it up perfectly - what bad timing to have a newborn, eh?!

WestYorkshireGirl · 26/07/2010 10:58

Hi Mrscrocoduck, Gibbon and Tobago
Just dropping by to see if there had been any action, but can't see any from scrolling back. Didn't really feel too sad when 26th passed, but I think that's because I am pg again and had one of those crap feeling weekends of no sleep and tiredness so was bit preoccupied (nearly 15 weeks now)! Good luck and I'll keep dropping by!

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tobago04 · 27/07/2010 08:37

Hi wyg,glad your doing well,good luck with the rest of your pregnancy,it's nice to hear from you
6 days left for me,hope it hurries up getting bored now,[i know I'll regret saying that] but can't really do much with the kids as i can't walk far otherwise it feels like it's going to drop out!
Also finding it difficult to sleep at night,have to get up for a wee every 5 minutes,keep getting prodded by DH for snoring and keep dribbling,nice!
Thougt something was happening the other night as i had really strong uncomfortable braxton hicks,been taking raspberry leaf tablets this time do you think i could be that?
Hope everyone else is doing good x

Twittle · 28/07/2010 19:16

Hope everyone's well? After my post last Thursday I was admitted to hospital on Friday with really high BP and itching and bloods that were up the creek... (think they are thinking it was obstetric choleostasis or however you spell it but no-ones cofirmed this).... anyway was induced Friday - had every induction method possible and had my little boy "Noah" on Sunday morning at 4.30am weighing in at 8.5 Llbs! Must say I am not well suited to labour but he is just the most gorgeus thing on earth and i'm in love with him, although I have to say that I have never heard a pair of lungs like it before! Have had a rough time since but that's a different story! Good luck to everyone waiting for their babies to arrive -it's so exciting and I must say I still can't believe that we make these little people - it really does blow my mind!!

tobago04 · 28/07/2010 21:24

Congratulations twittle,love that name,labours not the best is it? Sorry to hear that you've had a rough time,they are worth it though aren't they,
hope my little one arrives soon,just keep thinking every day it's getting bigger

mrscrocoduck · 29/07/2010 17:30

wow twittle! Wonderful news CONGRATS! Didn't we both have the same due date?

I'm one day over and going slowly mad. I'm pretty sure I'll be pregnant for the rest of my life......

Gibbon · 30/07/2010 11:35

Hi WYG and everyone else!

WYG - thrilled to hear you are PG again congrats!

I forgot to update DD2 was born 9 days early on June 26th she is adorable and so chilled. DD1 adores her.

Congrats to all who have given birth and I will keep an eye on this thread to see how tobago and MrsC are doing

mrscrocoduck · 30/07/2010 13:37

wow! Congratulations to you too gibbon! What name did you go for?

Am in so much pain with my pelvis, it's getting me down. Can hardly walk and am trying so hard to keep DD1 busy.

groan