March 2016 babies! The (hopefully) graduation thread!

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Park your bums and continue the newborn chitter, and due date whinges

Oh no, Mondino. Mines been a bit detached from this pregnancy, but has recently stepped up in terms of practicalities. Sorry yours is being a bugger. Can you just stop doing some things (housework, etc) and leave it. If he dares mention it he'll be welcome to sort it out himself!

TriJo, you're an athlete, if anyone's going to have energy at this stage it's got to be you!

Q, glad he's seen sense!

You're right in a way, Trin. It just occurred to me that a newborn and cold sores are probably not an ideal combo. But it would get me out of work! If I get to the end of this week I might call it a day.

DH has enthusiastically stepped up to 'help' again.

Good luck trinpy hope things kick off. Sounds like a few babies on here are ready to go! wish mine was

Wow Q your mil sounds like a bloody nightmare! Some people feel so entitled I'm quite pissed on your behalf! Do I remember rightly that she wanted to be at the birth and you had an argument with your DP about it a while back? Ugh. And as for being arsey about breastfeeding as she wants to feed the baby... Omg. I'd struggle to be polite if someone said that to me. Just remember this is your baby and nobody else's, some people can get well grabby and it can be hard when you're tired and struggling with a newborn to fend them off! I'm lucky in that my mil is quite hands off and I think worries about being overbearing so will check lots before holding baby . (Or did with DD at least). My mum is the opposite, completely OTT and just wants to hold baby and monopolise all the time, it did my nut in with DD but at least as it's my own mum I had no qualms in saying anything. And she's going on holiday on Thursday for three weeks so won't be rocking up when baby marmite is just born! I feel bad saying it but I am slightly relieved love her dearly but could do without the stress in the early days of dealing with a hyper fussing 60 year old!

mond sorry to hear your DP is being an arse

indom sounds promising, are you going to be another queue jumper?!

I genuinely think I am going to be the last one on this thread with all you ladies going early! Had some fanny daggers today so think baby has dropped (mw only had her at 2/5 engaged on Monday) but not expecting anything to happen. She's still super super active, its getting very uncomfortable now as I don't think I have much space left so her moving feels really awkward. She's having a right party in there at the moment and its making me feel nauseous where she's kicking my stomach

FX we have some babies on this thread soon!

Baby Ffaux was born at 5.30 this evening, 7lb10. Will update with pics and name tomorrow, utterly shattered!!! Thanks everyone for support, hope maybe has good news too!!!

Congratulations ffaux, looking forward to photos and name.

Q , wow, hope your DP steps up and gets you the space you will need. A visit 5 mins after arrival home would be off the cards for me, even my mum is restraining herself and not planning visit til I can let her know what I want.

40+10 with failed sweep yesterday (cervix too high, firm and closed) so failing major changes over next few days / at thursday sweep it looks as though I may well be heading to induction fri/sat.

Congrats ffaux!

Awake at stupid o'clock here again. Desperate for a wee but can't face the hassle of getting out of bed! Everything aches.

French sorry to hear about your failed sweep and hope your next sweep is more successful. I wish I'd been offered another one so I had something to focus on other than dreading the consultant appointment on Friday. Starting to lose hope baby Marmite is ever going to arrive spontaneously.

Congratulations ffaux! Can't wait to see pics and name. Now get yourself some well deserved rest!

Yay, congratulations ffaux!

Nothing happening here.

Congratulations ffaux!

Nothing happening here either, disappointingly. Midwife tomorrow and I assume she'll do a sweep, last time I was examined she said everything was nice and low so hopefully it hasn't gone backwards in the last couple of weeks!

ffaux congratulations hope you're feeling ok, not jealous at all of your queue jumping skills.
trinpy hope you're also well on your way to having a baby soon

Yup marmite she wanted to be my birth partner, and told me so - I said no and since then she's been so full on. I get that she's excited and that its dp's 1st baby too don't get me wrong- dp is the closest to her of her 4 sons, But the fact she's not willing to listen to my reason just means that I'm going to end up resenting her I know it. She slates SIL now and then saying how selfish she was with her kids when they were tiny and how she alays wanted to do everything herself and wouldn't accept any help - I now see this as not 'refusing help' but actually refusing mil! She constantly goes on about wishing she had a daughter as she had 4 boys and because of this just forces herself on us dil's. Dp and I discussed last night and he's going to let her know when the baby has arrived, and then next thing will be when we have been home a few hours - not immediately. I've also said if baby comes say tomorrow (being induced then) I want Monday to be our day of NO visitors at all. He agreed with me -this way I can get everyone out of the way over the weekend and then have a day of nothing. I'm not afraid to tell his mum no - ive had 5 years of her - and am fully aware of how I will handle things when dp goes back to work after paternity leave. I just know he doesn't like to say no to her so am pretty certain she's going to want to be here every single day while he's off - and she doesn't leave early either she will soon learn or feel my wrath. I struggled to stay quiet last night - hence when she said immediately coming over I said no, when she laughed and said tough I was instantly on edge and said NO believe me you're not coming over. She muttered something about doing the food shopping for us and holding baby while I sleep then went off to find dp.

Oh no french good luck for the next sweep, hope this one at least got things moving up there for you!

ffaux congratulations! And great news on the good drugs maybe
Nothing happening here. Have a sweep this afternoon but not holding out much hope.... Somehow after a few days of twinges and stuff I now feel very little (baby still moving though!)

Congratulations ffaux hope you've managed to get some rest, looking forward to some pics!

Good luck today for all getting the joys of sweeps and the likes!

Q you have my MIL sympathies! Glad your DP agreed with you about it, I do think that those that have good relationships with their mum seem to struggle to say no... I have passive agressive in operation with her keep saying 'I'll only come visit when your ready" to us and 'we'll see you at the hospital no doubt" to my mum... Err no you won't, there's not room for a baby and a DP around our maternity ward beds, certainly not room for the horrors of my mum and MIL visiting at the same time!!

Still no action here, no sign of movement in the right direction at all! Suggested to DH he shone a torch up last night for a bit of guidance in case she's got confused about which direction she needs to be heading in?

Q what a bloody nightmare. Your DP should know that after pushing a human being out of your vagina you definitely call the shots! I don't talk to my mum either but jeez. Unfortunately my MIL was here when we got back from the hospital, but she had been looking after the other kids and she left pretty sharpish! after telling DH her chest freezer had more capacity than our American style fridge freezer

maybe aahhh you sound much happier! Glad the NHS has finally pulled its finger out.

me I don't blame you for feeling anxious. There's so much to think about. Is your DH back tomorrow? We both had our babies on the 3rd didn't we?

I've finally cried this morning. I don't know if it's because she's got a cold but Nancy hasn't been as settled the past two nights/mornings. I haven't felt particularly tired until now. But DH is back tomorrow and I'll have to start getting up at 6:50am again and sorting everything out then doing the school run. I just want to hide away and stay in bed.

Sorry for those of you struggling with DHs going back to work. I'm dreading it this time as last time DP took a weeks holiday so it wasn't until three weeks and then my sister came for four days so it was quite late before I had to do anything alone! This time DP is going back after the two weeks (plus bonus days for Easter) but I'm still stressing about it!

Went to the loo half an hour ago and had a (small) bloody show!!! I was supposed to be going to yoga this morning but going to cancel as the thought of leaving the house is too scary now, even though it might be another couple of days before anything kicks off! I didn't get a shown until late in labour with DD so hoping this is a good sign

Great news marmite, fingers crossed this is it!!!

Oohh I really hope this is something for you marmite! You bloody deserve it being this overdue!

Sorry I missed you out, ffaux! Congratulations!!! Hope all is well :)

Congratulations ffaux!! Bet you're over the moon!
Hope it's good news for you marmite! I had a bloody show after both my sweeps and nothing happened! Hope this is a good sign for you!!
Joining in on the pita mils. Mine was round every day with ds1 even though neither of us asked and was so interfering and blatantly ignored both of our wishes and tried to tell me how to feed even though she never breastfed any of her 4 children. She made the first 2 weeks so much worse than they should have been! There was a battle of the mum's in the end and my mum told her to back off! After that she came less and less and when she did come she only stayed until my mum turned up and made a prompt exit
Luckily we are 100 miles away from in laws this time so they will have to schedule coming over and not just turn up unannounced everyday. My mum is still right round the corner though so will have to firm from the start and make it clear about needing our own space. She is generally quite good but ended up being a second birthing partner for me last time because dh struggled to cope after such a long labour and no sleep. She loved it and kept asking if she was going to be there for it this time. I've tole her several times it will just be me and dh this time, and dh is much more confident. She still keeps asking though!

Hope we have some progression. From our overduers today! I'm 6 days over now and starting to feel it!

Thanks guys, really hope it means things are moving in the right direction! My sweep was nearly two days ago so hoping its a proper show and not post sweep stuff. I'm 40+8 so still a few days before pressure on induction and two days till consultant appointment. Going to chill out today. Go for a walk, do some yoga, sit in a darkened room etc.

Fx we have some more babies on this thread!

Yay ffaux congratulations! I'm so happy for you. Can't wait to see a picture.

marmite I knew something would happen for you soon! Hope you go into labour today (and that its nice and speedy!).

My contractions got really painful last night and I thought this was it, but then they reached a peak and started to tail off. Gave up and went to bed at midnight only for ds to wake up in hysterics. So had a crap nights sleep, still getting occasional painful contractions and have an overtired 2 year old screaming at me. Think I preferred my first labour .

Congratulations ffaux, glad you've finally got to meet your little one after all your hard work!

I went to speak to the consultant yesterday,
He tried to do a sweep but said my cervix is STILL closed I'm 13 days overdue ffs! Booked in for an induction tomorrow as have finally admitted defeat, looks like I'm not going to get the water hypnobirth I'd hoped for. Feel like a bit of a failure, but just want my baby now so will get over it! Plus I've already wasted 2 weeks of maternity leave

Keeping my fingers crossed for everyone else - hope these twinges/shows result in some babies soon

ffaux congratulations to you! Well done, look forward to hearing more details. Hope you are getting some rest now.

Q your MIL sounds unbeleiveable! Glad it sounds like your DH is stepping up a bit, but I wouled keep on the pressure for him to be even more assertive if I were you.

doc please don't feel you are a failure, these things rare out of our hands (despite whoevers MIL it was who suggested we could 'think'ourselves into labour! . Hopefully you will have a straight forward induction, or better still go into labour today. Closed cervix yesterday does not mean nothing can happen today. Hang in there.

indom I dreamt I read on the thread your waters broke last night, so just check wont you?! . Think it was wishful thinking on your behalf. Good luck at work.

Beaut I'm not surprised you feel daunted by the school run, it's bad enough pregnant never mind with a baby to feed and sort and on no sleep. Do you have any other school mums can help out the odd time? Or can DH adjust his hours some days? Remind me how old your other 3 are? Hopefully it's a case of getting through the morning, then when you arrive back, even if the house is in chaos, it's just you and Nancy and you can snuggle and feed and relax for a few hours before going back to collect the others.

Hope things get moving for at least some of you today.

Thanks magpie. There's a mum who probably would help but once I've got up, got ready and the kids are ready I may as well take them myself, if that makes sense? I just felt so tired this morning that I burst into tears at the thought of feeling the same tomorrow, and having to get up at 6:50!

The others are 7, 4 and 3. They do most things themselves. Lucky really as DH won't/can't change his work hours. I think you're right though, and I will feel better once they're all dropped off and I can just sink into the sofa with Nancy!

But oh my god, I've booked an appointment tomorrow to have my gel nails removed and replaced. It'll take about an hour, with Nancy probably in her car seat. What will I do if she cries?! Shit...

Hello can I join? I have to confess to being a very long time lurker. I have a ds who is 7, then had unexplained infertility for years but got pregnant last year when I had given up hope only to miscarry and then get pregnant straight after. I felt so anxious throughout and couldn't believe that I would actually have this baby so didn't post on threads or do anymore than the minimum to prepare. Anyway happily my daughter Evie was born last Thursday and she is really here and in my arms Amazingly she was born in an hour and a half and was nearly a car park birth. My labour with ds was over 24hrs so this was a total shock for us!

We are getting into some sort of routine (I use that word very loosely) and finding our feet. My ds has been off sick since she was born with a heavy cold but is back to school today and E refused to breastfeed when I really wanted to so is now on bottles which has made life a lot calmer. So we have had a bit of a frantic start to her life with the quick delivery, ill boy, refusing to feed but it feels like we are getting more settled now.

Congrats to all who have already given birth to their lovely babies and for those who are waiting I hope they come soon. I was four days over but each day felt like a week so I sympathise.

I'm feeling stupidly unbirthy today, does anyone think a pedicure might help? I was half considering wandering into town and seeing if anyone can fit me in.

Hi purple and congratulations on the speedy arrival of E!!

BP fine again this morning and that's it the next time I'm back at hospital it will be to give birth! Be that induced or her shifting her butt out before then.. yikes!

Suz definitely think a pedicure will help and at least you can admire your toes if you end up with them contorted somewhere!

Hello purple congratulations!!

suz reflexology got ds2 moving so a pedicure might help! Atleast it will be relaxing.