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nickelbabe is resigned to never giving birth

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nickelbabe · 06/12/2011 16:02

there.
part 2 of the "not-live-birth-thread"

How come I can conceive and carry through a pregnancy but I can't finish one?
Confused

No posting until the original thread has ended.
first thread

I am now officially 40+10.

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usingapseudonym · 08/12/2011 22:59

My labour isn't real grrrr. It feels like something is happening (and its painful) but its irregular so I'm off to bed after I've watched "Rev" on iplayer!

I think we should both go into natural labour just before the induction they want to do...

nickelbabe · 08/12/2011 22:59

there are ways of reassuring, though, figgy

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OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 08/12/2011 23:00

She was lovely in lots of ways but went a bit mad at the end and got a right bee in her bonnet!

But her panic really upset me. She kept calling me anemic too. I wasnt, I was just a bit low and I soon got it sorted.

She told me 'I dont have anything against HBs, I went to 4 when i was a student' She was about 50 so that didnt really convince me she was a fan tbh!

ShirleyKnot · 08/12/2011 23:01

Nickel - forget it. Seriously.

Figgyrollsintoapudding · 08/12/2011 23:02

I am on your side, had scaremongerers - they just want to make sure they are covering their arses (was it an ample oneWink?) but really telling you so they scare the living shit out of you is not the best way of going about it and if you are going to do that you need to know your audience as I can see that making you a tad more determined to do it your way rather than ranty shouty doctors way Wink you aren't going to go to work tomorrow though are you

usingapseudonym · 08/12/2011 23:02

or even better... tonight!

Pantofino · 08/12/2011 23:02

Um yes - but they said that to me as well.

usingapseudonym · 08/12/2011 23:03

No she wont go to work tomorrow as she will be in labour... Grin.

hester · 08/12/2011 23:04

Jeez, Nickel, you still here? Grin

Figgyrollsintoapudding · 08/12/2011 23:05

I do think Isbn will make an arrival sometime Saturday though just for the record - reckon it thinks your sis is going to London this saturday not next to get the named jigsaw Grin, I reckon you will have a rather chilled squidgy Isbn come Saturday night. Mark my words.

Figgyrollsintoapudding · 08/12/2011 23:05

(Obviously meant last saturday, duh)

nickelbabe · 08/12/2011 23:06

I'll try to be in labour tomorrow (got to beat the induction! Grin )
Friend shoud be here after 4, and dH is going to cover the shop while I go back to Medway for more monitoring.
I hope to have a scan tomorrow too, but must remember not to let them show me the underbeneathsies of the baby!!

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nickelbabe · 08/12/2011 23:07
Grin

anyway, I'm going to bed now.
thanks for your continuing support :)
Thanks

They also told us we had to have sex (but obviously that was off the record! Grin )

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Sparklingbaubles · 08/12/2011 23:09

we found out DS2 was a boy at the 20 week scan. Had to have a scan at about 38 weeks because he was thought to be breech. I asked the midwife to double check and she printed me 2 scan pics of just his willy. Grin. Sorry penis.

Tattymum · 08/12/2011 23:10

Still lurking - hope you sleep well nickelbabe and that ISBN wakes you on his/her way out!

Figgyrollsintoapudding · 08/12/2011 23:10

You've got this far without knowing it would be sods law to find out accidentally tomorrow Grin, although I had many a scan and was told that it was more difficult to see the underbeneathsies!

Sparklingbaubles · 08/12/2011 23:11

Night night. Nickel.

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Thumbinnapuddingwitch · 08/12/2011 23:19

Nickel - you could always try and get a last minute appointment with a reflexologist - can't do any harm, might shift ISBN up a gear and your feet will feel lovely afterwards!

ChippingInNeedsSleep · 08/12/2011 23:29

There isn't much that's more off putting than being told you have to have sex! Especially when it's to bring the baby on, it feels so wrong! Anyway... needs must Grin Tell DH it might well be his last opportunity for a very long time & you can lie back and think of England - it has to be better than being induced surely?? Grin

MollyintheMoon · 08/12/2011 23:38

Has nobody mentioned castor oil yet? Grin
My cousin who is a midwife used it with 2 of her pregnancies and suggested I use it when I was nearly at induction territory. I googled it and decided to wait. Grin

underbeneathsies · 09/12/2011 00:28

Night night all! It's a full moon tomorrow, I think, so here's hoping Grin

Nickle, as an old wifey, I'm going to say save your energy for the first six weeks of your baby's life - the birth is really such a short time in relation to how hard the first few weeks are, so no point getting all worked up and feisty - for sure you have 'rights' by the book, so to speak, but remember your baby's birth is a dance between his head and your womb and cervix. Very little to do with you actually IYSWIM, and it's all down to luck in the end - so Good Luck! Get some rest, because even if ISBN arrives tonight you'll need to be in tip top form for the next few weeks when you are getting breastfeeding sorted while recovering. That is hard work.

I had hb plans too, and at 35yo for a first timer I was deemed to be a suitable candidate - even I wrote a birth plan, but my baby hadn't read my plan - oh the hubris of me! FWIW I ended up with a very distressed babe, with a placenta which had stopped working properly (no indications of this until after the birth - all monitoring went well) and a crash section after three days of well monitored labour (in the hospital). When i think about how self centred I was I am so ashamed of myself . Hugs Portofino - I was awake for my crash ECS but still didn't get to see DD until later as she was whisked off.

Thinking back I am so shocked and horrified about how rigid I was about no interventions, and after ttcing for three years, how overly focussed on the conception, pregnancy and birth I was. Totally missed the point of it all. Now I have DD to remind me that the point is that I am her mother, with all the messy noise that goes with that, and my trials over her conception, gestation + birth are just that my trials! Nothing to do with her. If I had it back again, I'd have an elective caesarean at 40 weeks - get it all out of the way and concentrate on the important stuff - meeting my babe - it's when the fun begins.

Here's hoping it goes well for your babe and your cervix and womb Nickle. I hope you enjoy the experience too Nickle Smile, but that's kindof the Disney Version and chasing that perfect dream can be like following a will-o-the-wisp.

Don't be afraid to meet your babe - I have a feeling that you might be reluctant to actually become a mother? It's just a feeling I have in my big toe, so please ignore if you want. Don't answer my post, I don't want to put you on the spot - this is a big event psychologically, and psycho-sexually too, and fear about loss of control plays a big part in how your body behaves, and how stressed / relaxed it is. From my own journey of ttcing and obsessing about it all, I see myself in you, so apologies if I'm projecting all over the place Smile

Anyway, good luck with the birth and with becoming a mother, and most importantly good luck and blessings to you and your babe for the first few weeks when you get everything sorted, and beyond of course.

Didn't mean to write an essay - sorry Blush I'll check in on you in the morning -stalker- well meaning emoticon, and hope you sleep well tonight.

NorksAreMessy · 09/12/2011 06:44

Good morning fellow nickel watchers. Let's hope TODAY'S the day :)

Good morning nickel I hope you got some rest. ISBN has caused many many people to write many many words (we have nearly finished the SECOND thread. Perhaps ISBN is an editor or publisher or ghostwriter and is causing MN to write a book on her/his behalf to stock in the shop?

good Morning ISBN. You can come out now. Everything is ready for you, and a large crowd has gathered :o