Due March 2010 - One Born Every Five Posts

[Arcadie]

Welcome to the thread, before the thread, before the final thread where I give birth.

And in case you're needing it here is the Post-natal thread

Go anna go anna

Conratulations to LaTristesse, hope you're enjoying your little bundle and that lovley newborn smell ahh

Congrats LaTristesse and Pixie aka Superwoman! Three babies already and looks like Anna will be next... GL and best wishes to all xx

Congratulations to LaTristesse and to Pixie.

Pixie, did you seriously have twins in the wee small hours and yet still make it home for lunch? I am in awe and if I ever have any more children I want to know your secret.

Looking forward to your next update, anna! Maybe nipple stimulation would move things along apace. Worked for me anyway (probably the first time I was glad of having a toddler who still likes a morning BF....).

Congatulations to La Tristesse and double congratulations to Pixie. What absolutely gorgeous names.

Still wishing mine would flaming well hurry up.

(wanders enviously back to RL tea)

Congrat Pixie and Latristesse - and thanks for posting your birth story so quickly Pixie!

Rindercella it sounds like you may be queue jumping too if your predictions are right - good luck!!

Annamamma hope things are going well. I think I may have to take up your idea to jog/waddle around the house, it clearly worked ... together with the sweep and the nookie

What about you mummyelk you're not deserting us too are you?!

If one more person tells me to try castor oil and to just enjoy this time while I can, I think I might scream

Am here...nothing doing. had a heckle (i think it was heckle?) moment earlier when i decided to gently remind mum perhaps NOT to have a drink tonight because i might need her (to look after DD), she then promptly moved heaven and earth to try and Leave That Minute. Which ISN'T what I was asking .
I'm in the latent bit i think. lots of gunk, lots of twinges, nothing AWFUL, it's just all a bit Niggly and Annoying. And it could go on for days couldn't it, oh wise MNers...? So what shall i dooooo? Bath? not bath? Quite fancy it, if only to ease the achey tummy, but worried it might slow things down.

How's everyone else? walnut have you tried castor oil, My great Aunty Fenella swore by it and she had twenty children... Really, just try and enjoy this time, whilst you can You'll Rue The Day You Ever Thought You Didn't Need A Nap Soon [duck]

arcadie how are we doing? Chin still up (albeit wobbling slightly?)??

My DH is out (i'm sticking to plan a at the mo, no point in him changing his plans just cos i'm feeling hormonal) so will be LURKING....
i might even tweak my s

Yipee pixie am so pleased for you. You definitely deserve the super woman medal. Fantastic size for twins.

Not much energy for posting tonight but will come on tomorrow to catch up properly.

MummyElk Did you include me in the sharing out of labour hormones? mmm? mmm?

Niggly and Annoying - describes my cramps which only seem to come on at night, for the past 3 nights. Bah.

OK, MummyElk, I shall join in your blood sport of pregnant lady baiting, and will say to anyone on this forum who is still in-waiting:

My advice is to go out for meals while you can/sleep while you can/go to the cinema.

Your bump isn't low enough yet, so I wouldn't say it's going to happen in the next few days.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?

Good luck to all you ladies in annoying latent phase !

Oh that's a good one Shroomer, the Going Out Whilst You Still Can!! (bastards) there was a bloke at work who did that. I grinned thru gritted teeth.
Bath was nice, even with clary sage wafting thru.
Where's arcadie? Has she really taken home her goalposts?!! Oh dear.
Time for an early night and yet another RL tea (yak).
Let's find something surreal and fun to do tomorrow. Like pushing over cows. Or counting apostrophes. Or, we could have a Bake Off!!!! manic
sleep well all. Pacific I do like you popping back, it's like Mary poppins is keeping am eye on us

Morning everyone! I wonder if any more popped out during the night.
As it's my birthday today, I really think that little scooterbaby should make an appearance, albeit three days late. Seems only fair...
So far have tried curry for tea last night (gave me dreadful indigestion), pineapple (gave me a sore mouth and dreadful indigestion) and DH doing his bit (gave me a dreadful mental picture of the poor baby tucked up inside going "what on earth's going on - don't do that to me again ".

Hope everyone's ok today.

Morning ladies,

Induction day for me today. Kinda glad there's an end in sight. Feeling a strange mixture of occasional panick and emotional overload that i'm about to finally meet this baby. I just had a little cry about leaving my pfb with granny tonight too

Got till 8pm tonight then I have to ring the hosp and check if they have room for me with a view to going in for 9pm. I hope they can fit me in cause I feel all mentally ready now.

That's a long wait Dalrymps. Do they always do inductions in the evenings? You'd think they'd try to start you off during the daytime. I hope it all goes well, and look forward to hearing the good news soon!

Morning. Very sorry for lack of posts. Had toddlers and then play date afternoon and then photo shoot ( FB friends watch this space... or FB space anyway) and then ALpha and then bed.

So...... PIXIE!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful names top work Can't believe you carried that much baby for so long. You rock.

LaTristesse shall now be known as La Maman de Joie! (Unless you were named after a Manic Street Preacher song not a French emotion)

Elk Did you get a MW appt for your poss pre-eclampsia? And are you having contractions?

Dalrymps Good luck - felt the same about leaving my DS but you get to bring him home a sibling. No better present!

Scooter I'm going to try curry on Monday. Still with the nipple twiddling and RL tea and capsules here.

Shroomer Loving your pregnant lady baiting. People yesterday at toddlers were being sweet and kind and loving and had prayed for me all Tuesday with the leg scare and gently suggested that perhaps I shouldn't be running the craft session at toddlers but should be home in bed. They received a less than fully Christ-like answer. .

Off to Castle Howard today for some long and improving walks. see you later

Shroomer - Yeah I know, it is a strange time of day. last time I went in at 6pm and waited around for ages then they inserted the first pessary before I went to sleep. Tehy then checked if that had worked in the morning (it hadn't much) and inserted another which got me going.

I presume it's just to give you the night to give the first pessary chance to work whilst you're lying down .

Arcadie - Yeah I'm sure he'll love his new brother, he's always shouting 'hiya guys' at other children and 'baby!' at little ones

Morning all
am doing an annamama and have had a most promising night of contractions sort of anything between 3 and 12 minutes apart, nice and regular, just getting interesting....phone my Mum who comes up from Devon at an unwholly hour......and then, as the sun comes up.....things start dying down again..... [harrumpf emoticon](whatever that would look like)
However am taking heart from the fact that annamama is most notable by her absence this morning and thinking well at least perhaps i can get this baby out at some point today?! (she MUST be by now, surely??) There's still lots of pinkish show, the contractions when they do happen (about every 9 mins at present) are strong, I just need them to be a bit more regular really.
Feeling your PFB pain dairy but taking heart from much seasoned and v practical arcadie. I think you might just need a little nudge on the induction front anyway dairy, and then things might just swing into place?

Any tips on How To Get Things Going Again most welcome. DH just gone back to bed for a bit. I'm going to down a cup of RL tea and walk up and down the stairs sniffing clary sage. pls note, the clary sage thing, so farrrrrrrrr, has worked to get them going each time....sort of interesting?

ME me me me me me post. sorry x

[In a sing song voice] I know something you don't, I know something you don't.

[Goes off before bursting with the news...]

Intrigued shroomer....

Shroomer, has anna had her baby????

Nipple tweaking, MummyElk, nipple tweaking!

Happy due date to me, happy due date to me... etc.

Mornin' all... The wanderer returns - sorry for being sporadic, but my Mum is here, helping with The Final Push - no, not labour, but readying the house for the arrival of a small sensitive one, so can;t really sit here MN-ing while she beavers away...

But, she's currently, and kindly walking DD to nursery this morning so I have a WHOLE HOUR to myself... And, much as I love my Mum, she can be quite hard work, emotionally (aren't they all?) and golly it's quite nice to have some time to myself.

It's going to take me ages to catch up on all that's been going on so that may have to wait until this afternoon's nursery run.

I'm not doing it as have been up half the night with crampy period pains, which would make it a bit hard to drive, and I don;t fancy an hour's walk today, really I don't.

But I'm resolutely NOT GETTING EXCITED. There's no chance I'm going into labour on my actual due date, is there (having never been on time for anything in my life) and it'll all tail off later and I'll be all disappointed... So I'm just going with it and cleaning stuff. Have also had a show, I should probably mention. And like, a bit OOOOWWWWWCCCHHH now. But no, not getting excited. Even if it's latent, it'll probably stop and start for DAYS/WEEKS yet.

Oh ARSE. I am a little bit excited. I never had anythign so much as a twinge last time, see...

Maybe my acupuncture on Wednesday might have done it. Or maybe allowing DH to do his bit last night (although he will be VERY annoying and take all the credit if I go into labour today ).

So anyway, now's the time for you all to keep my feet on he ground and remind me that you've all been having these kind of feelings for days and days and yet you're all still here...

Off you go then...

Thanks...
db
xx

p.s. I have a sweep booked for Monday... I'd REALLY love not to make that appointment...

What gorgeous names Pixie - good work!

And yes maybe I shall have a rummage around in the Manics' back catalogue for a cheerier user name (but don't hold your breath that there are any...!)

Hope there's news soon Mummyelk and others...

MummyElk - Ooh exciting, sounds like things are happening. I second nipple tweaking and make sure you're walking up and down stairs sideways, althouhgh, hold on tight cause we don't want you falling!

Shroomer - Tell us immediately!!!

Db - I'm going to say you should be a little excited quite a few signs there... I'm going to estimate at least another 24hrs for things to properly get going though, just to keep your feet on the ground

Hope you're enjoying your free hour, sounds like you've been super busy. How is the house now?

Well, DB, if you are resolutely NOT excited, I am for you ... And I so know what you mean about mothers being helpful but emotionally demanding - I've go another weeks grace before my parents turn up.

And MummyElk... and I bet anna has had her baby by now

Will be checking MN obsessively again today.

Good luck to everybody !!