Can someone cheer me up?

[prolificwillybreeder]

I am 36+3, I'm a week behind what they thought apparently.
Second child, I've in slow stop, start labour for 6 days today! I am exhausted! I can't really sleep through the contractions but they aren't hard or fast enough.
I know being early it's best for baby to stay put but I have no idea how much longer I can function like this :(

I really don't know what to do. Anyone got any ideas?

Arggh! I'm totally aware I'm becoming one of those annoying people who pesters pregnant women for news! Do tell me to shut up at any point

All is great here, had a lovely weekend. I went out for dinner with the choir before the concert and had a really great time. It's been ages since I've been out for an evening and I really enjoyed it. DS is finally over his cold and is in good form thankfully. I must try to get out of the house at some point today and enjoy the sun. How's your DS?

Oh no, not at all! I like the company :)
Glad you had a good weekend, sounds lovely.
Hurrah that your ds is feeling better and you can venture out! It was so hot here today but I hear it's rain for the rest of the week, when I actually have activities planned.
I'm trying to get an activity into everyday up until my due date which is now just under 2 weeks away. I'm beyond fed up hormonal. I also think he has gone back to back, my last labour was b2b and was quite frankly extremely painful! I was so hoping to avoid it.

No other news here still contracting on and off and have back ache though could be the SPD.
Seeing my mum tomorrow which will be nice but stressful.

Hope you had a good day

After a gorgeous morning it is raining here :( We went to a baby group this morning which was good fun and DS was asleep by the time we got home so I had a nice quiet lunch :) DH is away until late tonight with work so I have a long day ahead. A friend was supposed to come for dinner but she just bailed on me Oh well I think I'll look for some series or film to watch that DH would hate and download it ready for when DS is in bed. That'll make it all a bit more bearable!

Hope your day is going ok x

I know it tipped down here!
I've had a stressful day at my parents house, they are great but hard work, plus their house isn't too child proof.
That's rubbish about your friend :(
Hope you get to watch a good film or show instead.
I find days are so long when DP is out.
I miss DS napping so I get a break but tbh when he naps now we nap in bed together!
had few contractions this afternoon but nothing more. MW has declared the babe is happy where he is so will see me on due date and take it from there. As long as he is ok I can't complain but I expected answers today and she just couldn't give me any :(
I am utterly exhausted so it's early bed for me!

The day turned out alright in the end - DS was in pretty good form and I managed to get a good bit of housework done. Not exciting, but at least it's out of the way and off my mind!

Why is visiting your parents so stressful? I find my parents a bit hard going too, particularly my mum. We don't have a great relationship though she likes to believe everything's rosy.

Thankfully the sunshine is back and I'm meeting a friend later. My knee randomly started hurting last night and is still a bit sore today so I'm hoping I'll be ok to drive. It's very odd indeed!

I hope you managed to get some sleep last night. I found the last few weeks so hard in terms of sleep, I just could not get comfortable.

Ooh I hope your random knee pain improves.
Glad you had a good day, I always feel better knowing the chores are done. I have washing up to do :(

My parents, well my father is just no good at being a parent. I thought it would improve once I became an adult..a good 10 few years ago but if anything he has worsened. So today I'm recovering from them!

My friend and her daughter are coming over later, feeling very anti social and would prefer a break tbh. Hopefully a grandmother will want to have DS for a day next week to let me eat junk food in bed for a few hours!

Saw mw, she's happy that baby is happy so until my due date she is happy to leave me be.

Hope you have a lovely day seeing your friend.

Oh and the annoying phone calls have started! My barmy grandmother, aunt and uncle.
And DS was just caught playing with a pot of ear bud things!
My poor blood pressure!

Ah those bloody phone calls. I know people mean well but when you're tired hormonal and impatient they just get on your nerves don't they??

My knee is now randomly feeling a bit better, although still a bit achey. Very strange.

I know what you mean about not wanting to see anyone. My MIL wanted to visit when I was close to my due date and I bawled my eyes out and told DH that there was no way she could come. The thought of seeing her just seemed far too huge. Poor woman, she meant well.

Glad the baby is all happy and cosy! He's obviously not bothered about making a move :)

It's good of you to visit your parents even though you find it hard. My parents live in Ireland so I don't see them that often. I miss my dad but I'm glad to be away from my mum, a phone relationship is far easier.

Right I must get off my ass and take advantage of yet another miracle nap to get some washing done and then I'm heading out. Hope you have a nice day and seeing your friend isn't too tiring. You'll probably enjoy it once you see her.

Only one annoying phone call today!
How is your knee?
Nothing to report here I'm afraid. DS and I went to soft play which was great for him, I still can't get my head round it. I never liked them as a child for some reason!

Everyone mil dp is expecting this baby all of the time. I'm constantly being told, keep me updated, my phone is always on etc. Which is so lovely and caring and fantastic...except I don't ever feel this baby is going to come! Grr!
The longer he stays there the more paranoid I get about him and the birth. I suffer from anxiety/ post traumatic stress but most of the time it's well managed. I'm suffering a bit at the moment.
I am so hormonal it's awful :(
I am also worrying I don't have much planned next week and that I need to fill the days quick!
Have 2 lovely friends I'll invite over so that's 2 days done. 1 day is full up anyhow and I'll get my mum here 1 day so hopefully that's only 1 day I need to fill!

Sorry my ramble!
Hope you and yours are all ok. Thanks so much for sticking with me, I really appreciate it :)

I don't mind sticking with you at all, I'm totally invested now!!

Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time of it :(. When I was waiting for DS I felt like every time I said nothing was happening I was letting people down and pissing them off, which I know isn't rational but there you go - I don't think any heavily pregnant woman is very rational!! I think it's difficult for people to understand how on edge you get towards the end and if you have anxiety/pts on top of that then it must be very tough. Is the pts due to your DS's birth? I think it's a very good idea to try to fill up the days as much as you can. It's so easy to sit and brood and what for every sign - that way madness lies!!

My knee is still really really sore. Had to go to the doctor today and she reckons I've damaged a tendon. She's put me on anti-inflammatories which will hopefully help with the pain and all going well it should sort itself out over the next few weeks. It's hard bending down and going up and down the stairs with DS, very tiring. How's your SPD?

I need to do some shopping but I don't think I can face it. I can walk around ok but getting into and out of the car is very painful and I'm just not in the mood. That means hanging around the house for the rest of the day of course which doesn't seem much fun either. Oh well.

Hope you have a good day :)

How's it going today?

Hello! Sorry haven't replied sooner.
Sorry about your knee sounds very painful!
Hope you had a good wkend.
It was DS' bday so was a bit hectic.
Well I thought last night it was kicking off- bad backache, cramps, big long BH's. Felt sick and thought I was about to have an upset tummy.
This morning, nothing!
So disappointing. Tried clary sage again but it does nothing! Nothing at all!
Having a pj day today as DS' teething is keeping the whole house up

Hope you have a good day :)

PJ day sounds good :) Poor DS with his teeth, not fun at all.

My knee is heaps better today. I thought it'd take ages to sort itself out but fingers crossed it looks like the anti inflammatories have really helped.

I had exactly the same situation as you with DS - backache, huge BHs, diarrhoea, the whole shebang, for weeks. Every single day I thought it was going to kick off. Incidentally the night before I actually went into labour I threw up for the first time since the first trimester. Of course I ignored it at that stage as I thought it was just another red herring, but nope it all kicked off not too long after that.

I have nothing much planned for today. The weather is gorgeous so we'll hobble out for a walk at some stage, just a short one. I should go shopping but driving really isn't good for my knee, according to the doctor, so perhaps I should leave it for today.

Hope the party went well. Is DS excited about the baby coming?

Glad you are on the mend.
It is lovely out there today, I just have no energy to do much with DS today, he's been busy all wkend so a day in won't hurt.
He was 1 so I doubt he has much idea of what's going on tbh. We do talk a lot about the baby etc he pats my bump and says 'babs'!

Don't blame you not driving, ouch! Just had a big nap with DS I probably could of slept longer but he wanted to get up which is fair enough.
I'm sick of all these on and off "signs" so annoying! Really did think something was starting last night but feel fine today.

Right it's lunch time here. Hope you have a nice afternoon :)

We're off swimming today for the first time! Not sure if it's a good idea with my knee but I'm far too excited to cancel :) I'm hoping DS will go down for a good nap this morning so that he's in good form for it. Spent ages in the bath last night hacking off my ridiculously overgrown leg hair (eh possibly TMI, sorry!) Keep your fingers crossed that we have no unexpected poos in the pool!

That is so sweet about your DS saying "babs" :) It'll be lovely for them that they're so close in age, although if they're anything like me and my sister they'll knock seven shades of snot out of each other pretty regularly too! How are you feeling about having two to look after? I definitely want another but I have no idea when, I'm hoping it'll hit me some day. I wasn't a huge fan of pregnancy so I may have to convince myself to go through it all again!

Hope you have a good day today :)

Erm, hello! Can I butt in? I put this on the threads I'm watching thing when this thread had just starting, meaning to come back and post but internet stopped working. So now it's sorted I was hoping to come back on here to news of a new arrival! Sorry it hasn't got going for you yet pwb

Just wanted to say good luck (and what a lovely supportive WOD)

Hello WOD I'm so sorry I haven't replied sooner!
RL, lack of sleep and DP all driving me mad here!
How was swimming? You are braver than I :)

Nothing to report here other than a wriggly bump but no signs of baby. Have been cancelled on twice this week by friends-both had good reason but still :(
I don't have the confidence to leave the house by myself really anymore. The buggy weighs a tonne and DS with his teething meant our last outing ended with both of us in tears.
Seeing my mum tomorrow afternoon which will be nice.
DS is still awake currently, bump is sticking his bum out into my ribs and I want my bed!

How is everything with you WOD? Any nice weekend plans? Shame the weather looks naff.
Badger, thank you so much for your kind words :) WOD is a bit of a gem isn't she

Hi Badger, welcome to our little club of expectation. I'm thinking of phoning PWB's council to ask them to serve baby with an eviction notice, what do you think

What a pain that your friends cancelled, it's so disappointing, isn't it? You probably need all the distraction you can get at the moment, tiring though it is. I can totally understand you not wanting to go out on your own - I sometimes feel like that with DS and it's just the two of us!

Swimming was really great. Very hard work to get us both ready and dressed but we had a fab time in the pool he really enjoyed it. I'm going again next week :)

I'm off to a housewarming party tomorrow on my own - yipee!! DH is staying home with DS. It's a daytime party which is handy as it means I have an excuse to get away for the whole day :)

Sunday will be quiet I think. We're moving house soon so I really should start packing but I keep avoiding it. It's such a pain.

You really are on the home stretch now. I know it seems like it could be ages but soon you'll be cuddling a bundle and feeling like he was always there. What's DP up to that's pissing you off. Does he need a good arse-kicking? Badger, how are your arse kicking skills?

I think you definitely should make that call to the council!
Had such a bad night last night DS' teething was awful so we were up thus bump was up and sticking his bottom out-ow!
DP was trying to help but ended up not being too helpful tbh.
So DS, bump and I finally all were asleep by 1:30 only for DS to wake at 4:50! DP took over thankfully.

Glad swimming went well, it's the getting both of us ready and changed I find the biggest problem.
Ooh a party! That sounds lovely, I hope you have a great time.
We moved recently oh my word the packing and unpacking, it's never ending!
Hopefully DS will have a good sleepover with Nanna, she is fab with him so I'm not worried.
Tomorrow is a free day so I'm doing a fry up then reading a magazine and painting my nails, having a bath and relaxing before going out for dinner.
DP isn't doing anything in particular, I just think he forgets how hard going this is for me and how I probably should be resting more and he should be doing more to help. He's a sweetheart but like most men doesn't always engage brain!

Hope you have a lovely sunny day, glorious out there today I've even put a dress on
Hope you are well Badger

Arse-kicking? I wish I was better at it, could do with those skills right now. But, I am particularly good at being a grumpy old goat and annoying people into doing what I want!

It's a pain in the arse to get cancelled on pwb, especially when you could really do with the company. Enjoy your DS free time though. A full nights sleep, a lie in, fry up and lots of other non-child related activities! Well deserved!

We're going through teething problems too. Those big pointy ones. (eye teeth? canines? fangs?) Not looking forward to the next lot of molars though. DS woke every hour, every night for a week. It wasn't pretty.

Make the call WOD!! Glad you enjoyed the swimming. We take my two on a monday morning. DH works from home three days a week and can be a bit flexible with hours. DS (3.9) and DD(1.10) LOVE swimming.

We have a wedding tomorrow, without DC's. Not sure who to nominate as designated driver. I think I'll suggest DH!

How's it going PWB?

Well the reason I went quiet was because I gave birth on Saturday afternoon! Was in hospital for less than an hour before giving birth. Was very very quick and drug free. Didn't hurt half as much as I thought it would. Was lovely. The midwives fabulous, hospital stay fabulous. Ideal birth, beautiful baby boy weighing 7lbs :)
He is adorable.
DS1 is teething and poorly with it. This is very very bad. No idea what to do :( poor lamb. Feel very guilty I can't do much- tad sore now. It's awful!

Hooray! Congratulations pwb! I am so pleased for you. So glad it was such a lovely positive experience for you.
Hope ds1 is enjoying being a big brother. I'm sure you've tried plenty of things for teething but just in case, the only thing that worked for dd is Anbesol. It's a little tiny bottle of liquid and you put it on the gums with your finger. It really numbs the area(and your tongue if you lick your finger after! )

Enjoy your lovely new ds. And the original one too! It will be so nice to have them so close together.

Oh and well done!x

Yay!!!! That's fab news, I'm so delighted for you!! Congratulations to you all on your lovely new addition to the family. So pleased that the birth went well. How long was your labour overall? Must have been very short if you only got to hospital so shortly before the birth.

Your poor older DS :( Teething must be so horrible for them. Good suggestion from Badger to use Anbesol, I used to use that when I had braces and it really helped with the pain. Hope he feels better soon.

Good luck with all the exciting developments ahead :)

I would just like say thank you so so much for sticking with me over the past few weeks. For keeping going and sane. For all your support and your kind words. I am very grateful. This is why MN is great!
Thank you so much

*9pm, is my emotional wall currently. Blooming hormones eh?
I'm thinking of starting a MN blog to carry on my...um ramblings.