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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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Slightlytinsellyexpat · 10/12/2011 05:22

Another one here, wondering how Nickel is, and hoping she's OK. My hunch is that she'll come back when there's something concrete to say.

Alouisee · 10/12/2011 07:15

The first thought that popped into my head this morning was Nickelbabe and Isbn.

I'm guessing that no news is good news.

:o

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 10/12/2011 07:57

perhaps it means she is very busy? [hopeful]

TheOriginalFAB · 10/12/2011 08:01

I am 20 minutes away if any one seriously want a recce done Grin.

I am actually quite worried about her. I hope all is okay.

QueenEgglizabeth · 10/12/2011 08:10

I'm delurking to hope all is ok, am overseas and have been following since the first thread and first thing i did today was to check!

Could someone call the shop...or is that a bit stalkerish????

Soccermom2 · 10/12/2011 08:26

Im a lurker, creeping out from the woodworks, Where is she?! WHERE IS SHE??!

JobCarHouseNoBaby · 10/12/2011 08:44

I imagine/hope nickel and her DH are currently cuddling little ISBN without a care in the world, let alone even thinking about MN....

but bloody hell someone please put us out of our misery as my DP thinks I'm bonkers for following a birthing thread lasting almost a week for someone I don't even know

CupAndSorcery · 10/12/2011 08:58

Is there another thread somewhere? Or are we all still waiting here??...

KnottyLocks · 10/12/2011 09:00

I'm getting a bit twitchy now.

We need to know so we can stop worrying.

minceorotherwise · 10/12/2011 09:03

Oh lord, still no news from nickel? Sending good news vibes.....

MrsHoolie · 10/12/2011 09:11

She must be in labour or given birth surely???

Flisspaps · 10/12/2011 09:12

What will be will be.

I can't imagine having the pressure of 'performing' (in the nicest possible way) to a load of internet strangers will help things along - we all have it hammered home that birth and labour are private events that progress best without spectators, and here we all are (me included) virtually cheering, waving our flags and clamouring for news, all wishing the best in our own way. And she'll know we're all here, wondering, wherever she is and whatever is happening. That can't be easy - I found it hard enough knowing MIL and DM were waiting for updates on every possible twinge!

nickelbabe might be in hospital after getting the monitoring done again yesterday, she might be at home with a new baby (this is what I am hoping for!), she might be pregnant still and enjoying a nice time with her friend, doing her best to ignore the thread and the pregnancy in the hope that things will start if her mind is elsewhere or her internet connection could have gone kaboom. Or she might (as TheOriginalFAB feared) have just given up on the thread after some of the less positive posts yesterday.

HighHeidYin · 10/12/2011 09:24

Still no news?

Hoping all is well with you nickelbabe. Smile

MrsHoolie · 10/12/2011 09:32

Only 10 posts to go til the thread is full....

BIWIshYouAMerryChristmas · 10/12/2011 09:32

Update on Twitter:

"No baby. Will update as soon as it decides to arrive."

nickelbabe · 10/12/2011 10:05

Sorry I've been away so long!
I'll fill that one in in a minute, when I've looked through all the other posts!

JKSLtd
Will your baby have the vitamin K injection or not? yes

Will you find out the gender or will someone tell you? hopefully DH will tell me (he's going to cut the cord too, if all is well)

Will someone clean/dress/wrap the baby before you hold it or not? i want to hold the baby straight away without it being cleaned - even if I have to have a c-section - I'm aware with a section, thugh, that they'll want to do checks etc, so I don't mind how long I get to hold it, as long as I get to hold it before it's faffed around with. even before the cord is cut.

Do you want the injection to 'speed up' the placenta or not? (forgotten name & anyway it didn't work with DS1's which took 2 hours) This one , I will see what happens. All being well, I will do it without the injection, but if it takes too long, then I will have the injection (have already spoken to my MW about that and she said that it can be done after awhile, I don't have to have it straight away and obv can change my mind)

Fell and others re: snacks. I will be making sure that I have an entire picnic of various foods, regardless of whether they're eaten by me or DH, and drinks (prob just juice and water, because that's what I prefer anyway), and I will try to make sure that DH knows to offer me food rather than waiting for me to ask. They will be eaten at some point, even if not during labour Grin
and WTF is it with them always offering tea?? All the way through the PG, we're warned "don't drink too much tea, it'll stop you absorbing iron and you might die through blood loss" and then immediately you've given birth, when there's a chance of PPH (and even not, you're going to be bleeding for weeks anyway), they offer you tea? Confused

Pascha - the piano playing was for during those contractions (you know the ones where everyone keeps saying that they wanted to kill their DH and tell him to "fuck the fuck away from me!!!!") , not during the important pushing "don't you dare fucking leave me!" bits Grin

underbeneathsies - i actually think you're being far too harsh to me, and I don't like it.
"tinkling onthe ivories i hope you're joking Hmm" not a helpful comment, or actually very nice.
My DH is a church organist, and he's a fucking fantastic musician (also on the piano). His playing relaxes me, and makes me feel at ease. It also makes me burst with pride. It will also give him something to do, so that he doesn't feel like he's wandering around while I'm in pain, that part where the men feel useless because their DW is in pain and they can't help - so it's two-fold really. He also played my entrance at our wedding - i suppose you think that Hmm too, do you? Angry

"I do find the foolish virgins candle-lit, whale song birth plans sort of alarming now. I was all for it when I too was a foolish virgin, I shamefacedly say."
sorry, but i also think that's harsh. There is nothing wrong with having ideal situations. and at no time during this whole thread did I ever menion candles or whales. (I think that's too hippy for me) but a lot of women find it helps, so I'm not fucking judging them, and I don't think you should either (even if you think it got taken away from you during your own experience)

Which is ashame, because the rest of what you've said is reassuring and lovely. :(

I don't like Ragtime Shock I do like other styles of jazz, but not Ragtime. I don't know how much jazz DH knows, and I wouldn't want to risk him sight-reading something - can you imagine "that's the wrong fucking sequence of notes!! AAARRRGHH!" mid-contraction Grin

Shock Pseudonym Shock
Good luck, sweetie, see you on the other side! God, you could have had it before I've even finsihed readign posts!!!

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nickelbabe · 10/12/2011 10:07

why did all the Grin s and Wink s stop working? Confused

Noone post until I've finished the rest of the story from yesterday! or I won't have room to link to the new thread!!!!

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TheOriginalFAB · 10/12/2011 10:08

Thanks for that BIWI. I think we should leave this be now as she is obviously fed up and had enough. I know she chose to start the threads and share with us but a pregnant woman has any rights to do what she wants Grin and if she prefers to tweet rather than post on here then we will respect that.

Good luck nickel.

nickelbabe · 10/12/2011 10:09

okay, here's the new thread

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nickelbabe · 10/12/2011 10:09

This is Nickel's shop replacement. As of now there's no baby news...I'm sure when things heat up she'll be straight online to let you all know Xmas Wink

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RealiTreeCoveredInTinsel · 10/12/2011 10:13

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nickelbabe · 10/12/2011 10:15

BIWI - that was my friend updating the Twitter thread. Grin
(i was getting out of bed)

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whenPaschagotstuckupthechimney · 10/12/2011 10:16

So, as your friend is minding the shop, is this officially the first day of Maternity Leave?

nickelbabe · 10/12/2011 10:16

Freaky woman!
she's posting at the same time as me!!
[argh]
You can tell it's her, because she used the Christmas smileys! (and i am refusing to until Isbn is born - no Deity upsurps my baby's birth! Grin )

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