Going BESERK waiting for Delivery Suite to let me come to hosp. and get induced today

[mrsgboring]

Was told by the Consultant to go in at 8am. But my heart sank at the last appt. when the Registrar said to phone them before setting out, just to check. I knew I'd get put off and I have been. First it was "Ring again at 8" then it was "Oh I don't know why they told you that, we don't know any more now. Consultants won't even start Rounds in Special Care till 9. We'll ring you when there's news, just relax and have breakfast (!!!)" I have Gestational Diabetes - I'd had my bowl of glue porridge in preparation, and can't just pass the time eating cake.

Am insane with worry and desperate to just escape the house, as ILs are now here looking after DS and I just want to hide and be private.

Our first baby died as I was starting to go into labour. This is an excruciatingly nervous time. This baby has an issue (hence why we have to get Special Care's clearance to come in). They do know this, I just have to wait: it's the way it is and it's killing me.

Anyone bored enough to click on my thread and wait with me?

Oh sweetheart.
OK, what would distract you?
Have you read any trashy mags online?

hi, i'm sorry you are having to wait. It would be awful at the best of times, but considering what happened to your first baby you'd think they would be more sensitive with you.

Aw mrsboring you must be going out of your head!

So sorry to hear about your first baby

I can appreciate why you're so keen to get on with things and meet your wee one!

Do you know if you're having a boy or a girl?

can you watch something poitnless like jeremy kyle.

Oh this isterribly cruel to you, I hope they have you down as a priority case? can you ring and double check MW knows all the details of your history, so theya re aware that really,they have to shift their feckinga rses?

I get that SCBU beds are hard to come by but fobbing youn off isn't key, keeping you calm and in the loop is

What a nightmare! It's my due day today so I'm impatient too but I don't have any of the extra worries that you do.

Recommend reading Popbitch, the Sun, anything rubbishy online to kill the time. And hope you get that phone call soon...

Thanks you two. I am MNing in a desultory sort of way. Didn't know you could read trashy mags online.

I know they are doing their best and they probably think it is far more comfortable for me to be at home (sort of true) but I am just desperate to get out of my house now.

I hope you can get in soon.:hug: Could you watch an episode of a favourite programme - you won't actually watch it, of course, but it would tick off 45 minutes or so of the wait.

Popbitch

Ooo X posted with more messages. You are lovely you lot.

Yes, I mentioned to the MW on the phone that no, I didn't have two children, I had one and one was stillborn.

Trouble is, it's a big teaching hospital. There are plenty of people in worrying circs and with previous losses. I'm probably nothing special, though they were fantastic last time once we actually got on to DS.

Mrsg - that really isn't right, it makes mad and you should be a priority case. I'd be tempted to keep ringing or if not just turn up there. I know where you're coming from as I had a very traumatic birth last time and we came very close to losing dd. I know how nervous I will be as we get nearer the time. I do hope you get in soon and get the very best care for you and bubba. Thinking of you.

DS is being babysat in the telly room unfortunately.

Hangingbelly - I am a priority case. God knows what it's like for the women who aren't

is there anyone who can act as advocate for you?If you ring they may well think emotional Mum (I had that when tryng to book bireth with ds4, nobody could see past hormones to very real conundrums we faced). Community MW? Usefully hardheaded friend?

I have trashy...
Here

And here

Heat

Hahahahahh Community Midwife, Peachy, that's a good one. She went off sick when I was 12 weeks and hasn't been seen since.

Thanks for the links, Lizzylou. I don't know who half the people are, but they all seem very interesting

I find I can while away a lot of time reading such trash.....

Will hunt down some more links for you

OK, a bit less trashy...

Marie Claire

Cosmo

Gah, I am never going to get any work done now

Oh MrsG- what a lot of crap you have been dealt! I guess I was lucky as my C MW and Dopula sorted out our issues with a birthplace

Ah MrsB I am HOPELESS at waiting. Did you see BritainsGotTalent last week? I don't watch it but was at a friend's who had it on and saw this dance act flawless and although generally find this stuff sooooo dull and/or excrutiating but these guys were amazing. Should waste another 2 mins for you!!

Oh and I had exactly the same thing with the community midwife, she went off sick after my first visit and after that I saw a different midwife every time.

Thanks again Lizzy, those are great.

Oh, mrsboring you have all my sympathy - I had to be induced for DD3 and had to start ringing at 6am, with similar results to you (and I didn't have the extra worry that you do, though DD3 was a SCBU baby too). DO you do computer games like the ones here or here (wasted ages on this one t'other night).

Hope all goes well.

I found that every time I reminded midwaives of my past history, and why I was worried, made them completely unconcerned.

I would keep ringing or just turn up tbh.

Peachy, yeah, 'tis crap today, but the outlook for our baby is excellent (SCBU is a precaution now as opposed to the certainty they thought it would be). In all likelihood, this will all be totally behind us by Christmas.

Have just seen your other thread about your school dropoff/pickup Catch 22s and household work worries. Now that is a load of crap to have been dealt. I really hope you can all find a solution.