August - hopefully the last

[josey]

seeing kates last post just thought i would start a new one.

hope all you labouring girlies are doing fine or already have your lovely babies thoughts are with you all

Sorry you are having such a bad day twiga.
Have spent so much time in bed that I now can't sleep!!
Boys and DH are sleeping in a tent in the garden tonight! The boys were so excited that they were still up at 10pm!! So Just DD and myself in the house. Hope she doesn't wake in the night as I will have to call DH in to sort her!
DH bought us a hot curry tonight in the hope that things will get started but I am full anticipating another week or so! Have had loads of BHs though recently and M/W said baby is very low so you never know. She also thinks this one is smaller than my last (8lb 14oz) so time will tell.

Twiga-hope you have a nice wedding aniversary.
Josey-hope you get venue for labour sorted. 3hrs is very quick for a first. My friend had her first in 3 hrs and then her 2nd was born in an hour but she did make it to the hospital. She is due any minute with her 3rd and is going for a home birth this time!!

Sending best wishes and good luck to all

big congratulations to Eulalia, Kate and Miaou - can't believe we've already got graduates (Now I'm feeling late at my EDD - is/was 31 July/4th august!)
Like some others feeling strong BH contractions at times - really thought it was early labour the other day but suddenly stopped and went back to being much weaker again, so God knows when it's going to happen! also spending alot of time in bed - but not able to sleep - figure need the rest though ...
Hope all are well!

Well I am a bit of a fraud really, lol as I was so determined I was going to have an August baby and of course my due date was 30th and the wee one came a day early. Still I'd not have met all you nice ladies here.

KMS - sorry to hear you are having a hard time of it these last few weeks. Hope the birth is easy to make up for it.

Twiga - sorry to hear you are down. I hope you have a lovely wedding anniversary.

Well must go as my eldest is upset and want to give baby Paul his first bath.

I have posted my birth announcment here -

birth announcement which gives all the details of the birth.

Good luck to those who are imminent

happy anniversary Twiga, mine is on Sunday we are close with anniversary and baby due date.

sorry you have been feeling down, i know how you feel though, it must be the stage that we are at i really dont think its possible to get any bigger withough bursting and i dont want to do anything apart from be friends with my sofa or my bed, i have a bit more bounce today though,it probably got more to do witht the fact that i have lots i NEED to do.

Argh KMS i dont know if i like the sound of an hour or not, pain wise i could handle an hour panic factor i dont think i could, i think it will be ambulance for sure, if i didnt have the 3rd degree tear the last time i think i might have gone for a home birth but dont want to do it all at home then get taken into hospital for 5days

Twiga
happy anniversary hope Friday nite is special for you and your DH.

Wishing you all the best for this month wont be long now till you meet your buba..

I am showing a bump now yipppeeee. All seem to be fine and i have 4 months till buba is here, (cant wait) feeling the kicks and all.

Take care and i will be popping in and out to see how you go.

Minnie1

Thanks for all your good wishes guys !

Feeling chirpier today, Josey I think you're right it's just "that stage". Had an ante-natal class today which was fun, I'm the first one due in the group - mainly coz of the delay in being told about classes, so they're all laying bets as to wether or not I'll make the final couple of classes! The HV finished the class with a ten minute relaxation exercise complete with Whale type music - good job we all had to close our eyes, I was struggling to keep a straight and blow away pretend contractions - if I'd mangaged to make eye contact with anyone I think I would have lost it !

One of my pals has been over most of the afternoon which has been great - she came armed with girlie flick, so we've had a suitably lazy afternoon on the sofa with lots of junk food - just what I needed!

Josey, hope you have a lovely day on Sunday! How long have you been married? This is our fourth, which sometimes feels like ages and sometimes like no time at all Strange to think that this time next year we'll be close to celebrating this baby's first birthday too!

Minnie1, great to see you! Wow, five months already it's great when you start feeling all those kicks and movements, and have a bump to show off - very reassuring too! Need to book somewhere for dinner tomorrow - dh working late today so it's fallen to me this year! Think part of the day at least will be spent getting started on the nursery decorating - well dh will paint and I'll make cups of tea and say encouraging things Have been keeping a track on your due in thread and am looking fwd to seeing your announcement in a few months !

Congratulations Miaou and well done on the waterbirth, so lovely.

Still waiting here and now hoping the baby doesn't come until the weekend as it's my birthday tomorrow and I'd quite like to keep it just me on that day! Selfish eh? Probably guaranteed that the baby will come tonight, now I've said that. In any case the hormones are def rising - I woke up with two huge zits this morning and have been feeling a bit weepy and hopeless all day. Must pull myself together....

Wilbur-I have come out in a zit today as well!! must be the hormones-a-rising

Have been out today as DH went and hired a wheelchair for me so we could get out in this lovely sun and enjoy feeding some rescue horses with the kids. What a difference being out of the house has made. He's hired it for a week and EDD is sunday so he hopes we don't get the full week!! (but I think we may need to extend it!!)
Had hot curry last night and he keeps making me rasberry leaf tea today. Had to tell him I can only have 3 cups a day!! Tastes foul!

KMS your dh sounds like an absolute star! What a thoughtful thing to do and great that you won't be so stuck in doors this week. Lets hope your wee one puts in an appearance soon!

Wilbur, Happy Birthday for tomorrow, have a great day!

Looks like the two of you could be the next to go.....

Please, please, please help me!!! I'm in a cleaning phase, and everything has to be so thorough, I'm only making it through a room a day. I'm driving myself crazy.

Sorry to KMS for having such a hard time with SPD.

Quick labors to all of you who appear to be close.

DS is going crazy because it is 104-107 this week, and I'm too hot to go outside. DH leaves on his work thing on Sunday, so not very happy at all.

Back to the kitchen, am rearranging and cleaning out every cabinet and drawer.

glad your feeling better today Twiga,and thank you,this will be our first anniversary we are going to the hotel where our wedding reception was for a meal and planning weather permitting at BBQ sat night.
KMS how nice of your DH big brownie points for him it will really lift your spirits being able to get out and about
Wilbur Happy Birthday for Tomorrow hope you have a lovely labour free day!! I had a huge break out at the weekend as well i was gutted.
I can really feel the babies head between my legs now if that makes sense when i sit and walk or lie certain ways in bed i can feel it at my bum against the bone sorry have stupid brain and dont knwo how to say what i mean

colinsmommy go and tie yourself to the sofa and have a rest do you think that you might be nesting???

Colinsmommy - STEP AWAY FROM THE DUSTERS!!! sound like the old nesting instinct kicking in...

Josey that's lovely, brings back memoraries of our first. We had a bbq at our house for our first wedding anniversary as a way of thanking a lot of folk for all their support during the planning, wedding and first year - I was in England on a gap year while we were making plans so dh did a lot of the planning up here in Aberdeen, with a bit of help from a lot of folk. We had around 40 people and it rained which meant trying to fit them all in the house - it was very snug but a lot of fun!

Happy anneversary to Twiga and Josey and your dh's!

Happy Birthday Wilbur!

Colinsmummy- I am nesting too DH is sick of me!!

Anyway baby STILL inside, despite dropping yet more and making it impossible for me to walk- I now officially waddle. SPD is so painful....and we are thinking that there might bea third pregnancy......grrr will have to do some research into how to get fit to limit damage next time! (if that's possible)

well only another 5 days till I will be 'overdue'!! hurry up baby, I want my homebirth!!

Twiga,

I know the bump is really showing now, will have a scan at the end of the month and general check up. But all going well so far. I am buying bigger sizes in cloths so far and getting away with it. there is a mat sale this wkend so will be popping in there.
When is your due date?

hmph - now officially overdue by BOTH my EDDs - phone keeps going - how are you/any news - ignoring it!!
getting addicted to raspberry leaf tea though but in fear of not being able to manage "real" contractions again as keep thinking BH ones the real thing too - don't seem to have learned much from last time!

Feeling quite accomplished today. Got 6 bags of stuff for charity and 8 for garbage. Now I just have to clean my bathroom, the refrigerator, and mop the kitchen floor, and I'll feel good. I'm having a really hard time standing up, though, might have to rest today. DH had to push me out of bed last night because it hurt so bad standing up. I'm feeling really sympathetic for those of you with SPD, because I think I feel to a very small extent what you guys are.

Happy Birthday Wilbur!!!

Minnie1, my due date is the 31st August, so another 3 and half weeks yet.

Went to see mw today and am 4/5 engaged ! I probably shouldn't get too excited but does this mean I could go early or is baby likely to move back up? Been getting wee twinges on and off over last couple of days - if wasn't pg would say feels a bit like the ache I get before AF arrives.

leahbump-sympathise with your SPD pain. Pain has been so much worse since baby dropped. I have 2 days til "overdue" but was expecting that. you can still have a homebirth if overdue though can't you? i suppose not if have to be induced. Fingers crossed for you.

Misschief- It does annoy me when people keep phoning when you are overdue! my mum was the worst. I even said, one day when she called to ask if I'd had DD "oh yes i had it yesterday but couldn't be bothered to tell you" (as if she wouldn't be one of the first to know!)
I Can only drink RLTea with large chunk of lemon in it to take the taste away!! How can you be addicted to it? it's foul!

Colinsmommy - I wish i could do some sorting out but can bearly get of the sofa/bed to go to the loo!! You are definatly nesting! hope you can start to save some energy up for the birth now.

Sorry for crashing...

Just wanted to say thank you to Twiga for the CAT. I have replied so I hope you get it.

Have a lovely evening with DH. Happy anniversary!

Hi all, thought I'd drop in and say hello. Ben is fitting into our family very nicely, he was a bit nocturnal for a while, but he seems to have have sorted himself out. I can't believe it's only a week saince he was born, it feels like he's been here forever, I have definitely fallen in love with my new boy.

Wilbur your post really made me laugh, that was exactly how I felt. I sympathise with those who keep getting asked if anything has happened, my mum was te worst too.

KMS, sympathies for the SPD, mine was worse towards the end as the baby pushed into my pelvis and then I had him and instant relief! I can't believe it, i've been out walking and everything, although it's hard as I've got so unfit. Picking up DS is still a challenge as I can't get used to his weight.

Hang in there ladies, 'not long to go', oops, couldn't resist the cliche!!

Checking back in again - it seems like an age since I've been on Mumsnet. Many congratulations to Miaou. Glad you and Ben are doing well Kate.

I had my hospital appointment on Tuesday and have a date for my c-section - the 18th (a week Thursday). It is so strange knowing what day the baby will be born. I have to phone before leaving home to make sure there is a bed available, so it could be a little later. When the doctor went to book in the c-section the clerk said at first there was a 7 week waiting list - erm, I think there is a limited timescale on this one. I also had the blood-pressure series in the day assessment unit and thankfully my blood-pressure is back down to normal. I don't know whether that is due to the tablets or to finally giving up work. Back again next week for blood-pressure, but I don't need to see anyone else until the birth.

We're having a really nice week staying with my parents and also in a hotel in Bournemouth for 2 nights (apart from having to go back to London for my check-up). Luckily the weather was good and DS had a couple of great days on the beach. I managed to go swimming in the pool - my first (and no-doubt last) time this pregnancy. I have had more swelling in my feet and hands, but it goes back down again. I'm finding it a real effort to do anything else at the moment, though - I'm impressed by your activities Colinsmommy.

Best of luck to anyone labouring!

Well, I went to the Dr. yesterday and she said I'm a whole 1 cm dilated, and the baby's head is very low but not engaged. I was kind of hoping to be further along than that. I see myself sitting here all alone after Azure's section on the 18th, cause all of you have had your babies. She doesn't think baby will come in the next week, so DH has to head off to Vegas tomorrow for his trip.

azure good news about your section, it must be weird that your know when everything is happening but at least your getting you section.
Kate glad everything is going well with you and Ben.
Dont worry colinsmommy I will still be with you I dont think i will be lucky and go one time this time,
I have been waking up the last couple of mornings or during the night with a pain in my lower stomach its a really weird feeling like a bad stitch or torn muscle,its so sore i can barely move to get out of bed its horrible when your bursting for the toilet and rolling about like a beached whale
I heard today a friend of mine had her baby on Thursday and met one of the girls from my parent craft today who also had her baby last week so im really starting to feel left behind and 3 weeks seems a life time to weight.
well not having our BBQ tonight after all going out for t and then to the pic's. so better get moving

Haven't been here for ages, but hanging in there. I have my cs booked for 16th (week on Tuesday - yikes) but I had to go in for two days last week as I seem to have a bit of high bp, bit of protein, not much amniotic fluid etc etc all of which seems to add up to a lot of appointments and not much delivery action ..... Still bag all packed and raring to go now. Feeling so knackered and very quasy - don't know why - and keep falling under spell of Doing Too Much and then paying for it the next day!!!!!!!
People carrier arrived yesterday - almost cried as I realise I will soon have TOO MANY CHILDREN!!!!

Good luck for all of you over the next couple of weeks and think of me on the 16th.....Keep taking the arnica tablets - helps enormously.......