Fantastic, fabulous 40+ Mums-to-be! Part 3

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We've run out of space so here's a new thread so we can support each other and talk about the trials, tribulations and utter joy at being pregnant at 40+

All new members welcome

Mrsw wonderful news . Looking forward to hearing the TMI birth story!

chairman may that sweep today be as thorough and vigorous as you can stand. I reckon baby chairman will be arriving very very shortly. Come on baby chairman!!!

somewhere your MIL sounds wonderful. So sorry to hear those upper bump pains are still there. Mine were fairly unbearable too. You're nearly there, and already for me the last couple of weeks of pregnancy are becoming just a distant memory.

badmissm that sounds a horrific experience. You poor thing. So sorry the police were idiots about it too. As you were injured (whiplash?) the bloke has by law give you all his details. If he hasn't the police absolutely need to be told and made to do something.

scarecrow yuck the sickness back?! Thank goodness you've stopped work - you don't need the commute or work when feeling awful. Brilliant about your retaliation re DH!! Made me giggle!

Baby KK is still very chilled. He's still a bit jaundiced and my nether regions are still very sore. It's my birthday today and I've got the midwife coming round later. How else would I want to spend my birthday than have an old woman poking her nose round my piles and stitches?!

Much love all. I'll continue to lurk over here and see how everyone is doing.

MrsWooster CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wooooooooo! A million congratulations to you and Baby Wooster!

BBD Feels like I do live in the 4th Dimension....it was on our OWN STREET the stupid man hit us!

Somewhere Thanks!!! I'm just relieved!

At least MIL and her things seem to work, on the aesthetic and practical levels!

Have felt my interest in everything else slowly diminishing too....

ChairmanWow I'd definitely be throwing things now as well!

Off to face the hell that is the spare room, because if I don't do it, no-one will!

MrsW & BabyW - wonderful news you are both safe and home. Hope you are enjoying lots of milk and cuddles, and mummy & daddy have remembered what to do! Please lurk away...at least for three weeks. Wow given Somewhere and I are booked in for CSs that will be five baby graduates in a month! Take good Care, and we are all now rooting for BabyWow to get his lazy little bottom out of mummy's super-comfy tummy

Happy birthday knicky. What a delightful way to celebrate it! I hope she's been gentle with you. So good that baby KK is still chilled, bodes well. My DS had a touch of jaundice too. We sat in the conservatory a lot to get some natural light on his skin and he was right as rain. Mind you it wasn't like living in Siberia at the time. Hope you get lots of birthday treats.

Well, I told the MW to be as brutal as possible and she didn't let me down. I am very, very sore. All good stuff. The induction is booked for Weds at 5pm. She said my cervix is very soft, still a little thick but 2cm dilated. Baby still very well engaged. Hopefully if she's still not out by then it'll be a straightforward and quick induction. So happy the end is in sight.

Have left my crazy house still full of workmen and am enjoying a pot of tea and slice of amazingly decadent chocolate cake in a local cafe. Feel like this will be my last bit of 'me' time for a while so I'm going to savour it.

Hope you're all having a good day.

Congratulations Mrs Wooster!! come and chat with us on the mums thread when you have the energy. Actually none of us over there have any energy :) and there's not as much chatting as on this thread - so enjoy the chat time whilst it lasts ...

Best of luck to all wonderful 40s mums-to-be

Congrats Mrs Wooster! Wow and amazing that you are both home xxx

ChairmanWow Enjoy the tea, cake, luxury, and me-time!

There will be hardly any of us left over here in the waiting room soon!
I've almost found the floor of the spare room, after press-ganging DD and DH into helping and putting shelves up!

Chairman, you deserve the best ever (?!) labour rafter your long and -to us - incredibly positive and cheerful wait. Can't wait to hear your good news too x

Somewhere - let's be clear, current plan is the odd lazy crawl up the pool, plenty of sofa surfing and half watching DD run off her energy in soft play - all while I imagine that in a few years time I too will morph into a skinny jeans besuited, Mulberry-toting yummy mummy doing weekly yoga and tennis coaching with active sporty kids. Almost all of which is likely to remain in my imagination Okay I did sell my wedding dress and buy a Mulberry handbag on eBay, but I can hardly use it as too heavy and get back ache. That's how uncool I am

By golly I love this bonus time with DD. I could eat her she is so cute.

chair good luck... I wish you a labour like mine, after all the waiting. Still good here- feeding's coming on and BWs first 48hours seem to have been for ever. Feeding time, so hi to all and thanks for the flowers and good wishes x

It took 2 yrs, 3 months and 4 days, but my DD finally slept 7 to 7 last night!

That's it. In the nick of time ;)

Long may it last scarecrow! . Must feel amazing. Hope you're getting lots of sleep too, or if not sleep then rest. Thanks for your lovely comments too. You've been so great to hang out with. This thread has paid no small part in maintaining my fragile grip on sanity.

mrsw so glad that feeding is coming along well. Perhaps all that expressing you did has paid off. Hope it continues to get easier. Enjoy that gorgeous baby.

I'm still in post-sweep pain and getting lots of blood-streaked nastiness from my haunted fanjo. I'm off out for a walk in a bit. Let's get this party started! I must confess to being a bit nervous this time because she's supposedly a whopper. Am pretending not to be bothered but...eek! My fanjo won't just be haunted by the end of this, it'll be a car crash. Yikes

Chairman, keep moving, you are right ! Baby Wow, it is about time you meet your Mum, come on !
Scarecrow, wonderful news ! Bravo to DD. It took 4 years for DS to do so.... Well done you.

ChairmanWow You must be incredibly patient. I would have a midwife up against the wall by now!!! I hope that they are beginning to do something!!!

BabyWow I know it's nice in there, but this is getting a bit silly. About time you gave your Mum a break and starting making your way to the exit....

Rather knackered. Had to improvise dinner for 8 by accident... (DH invited Aunt, who brought sister, etc...etc...). He can do the washing up though!

Chairman - thinking of you heaps for the induction today. If there is no babyWow by bedtime I'll eat a nipple pad...

AFM - first signs of nesting - a single packet of size 1 nappies (and a week's wages worth of tat and food from Sainsbury's). Oooh I love it there. Have to drive so only go once a year but wows it is good. Even sells my favourite grapefruit SanPellegrino fizzy fruit drink (posh? Me? ) - in my defence a wierdish craving to do with bloody nausea. Now lying looking at piles of junk that need tidying and thinking I need to rest....

Just popping in to say thinking of chairman today. Hope that it all goes smoothly, quickly and that you have baby in your arms by the morning (though loved the idea that scarecrow has said she'll eat a nipple pad if not here by bedtime......scarecrow means business baby wow so you'd better come out......)
scarecrow ooh I love sanpellegrino - especially the lemon one - no need to defend that one in my eyes . Please try and have a rest up if you can too. Piles of junk can wait for another day.....
somewhere how you doing honey?
badmissm did you get to grips with the spare room?? It sounds a bit like under the bed in the spare bedroom. I dread to think what's under there.....

Baby KK is settling in well, and so far is allowing me to put him in the moses basket which means he isn't attached to me all day long. TOTALLY different to DD who insisted that she clung to me 24, 7 for the first few months of her life. Realise it's early days though, and chilled out babies do and can change! But, got to say it's far better being on this side than on the pregnancy side - yes there's the tiredness and piles (or maybe that's just me.....!!) but you don't have the nausea and heavy feeling of carrying a whole person around with you every day. So keep going lovely ladies, the outcome (IMO) is far better than the road on the way...xx

Knicky exactly what I needed to hear! Xxx

Sorry being a bit of a lurker. Going into a bit of a bubble I think - the 'going into own world' pg thing. Doin fine tho.

chairman thinking of you good luck.

Hugs to all xxx

Thanks for your lovely messages. scarecrow is making me weepy. That's so nice. Have just popped out of the signal-free ward to give an update and stop myself gouging my eyes out with boredom

Still only 2-3cm. MW reckons they'll be able to carry out ARM though, but there are no beds on delivery so they won't be doing anything til morning. Feeling a little fed up and missing my DS like crazy. It's only the second night I've been without him

Hoping for an action-filled day tomorrow. Will try and update.

Oh, and scarecrow, I hope that nipple pad is tasty .

Go chair! That's where I was and they did ARM and then there were a few hours of frankly non painful contractions, followed by an hour of painful ones then an exam saying still only 4cm and, just as I was asking after an epidural, a need to poo followed by an unseemly scramble onto the bed and a baby fell out! Yay for shot pelvic floors. I wish yoou luck and joy.

goosh morshning, sh nipplesh padjs ahh a bish chewey

Good luck Chair!

Sitting in hosp having prep appointment for next week's c-section. I have polyhydramnios - excess amniotic fluid - they have just told me. Explains a lot re tight/splitting tummy pain. Usually have an explanation or consequences but most usual explanation is diabetes. Smalk chance of problems like eg the baby can't swallow. I'll need to do the Gtt test in the next week. waiting for consultant. Midwife wouldn't tell me if it was mild moderate or severe but having googled it I think it's mild-ish which is good.

Not sure how worried to be - small chance of bad things but small.

X

Usually DOESN'T have any explanation or consequences I mean

gosh somewhere, really hope they give you as much reassurance and info as you need - if not keep asking. V much hope it's just a random thing. my bump last time shrunk a bit but did scan c 38/39 weeks and turned out fine.
take care and will check in later for news x

Thanks scarecrow. The doctor said its upper end of normal which is good - I think she's slightly exaggerating but I think I am only just over the line.. Measuring 41 weeks apparently. I'm gonna worry - not much to be done about that - but my rational brain does realise its probably all fine.

Xxx

have you been ahead of dates before. I was c 1/2 week ahead last time after being spit on all through but can't believe the old tape measure method is that accurate?! especially when every visit to a different MW or consultant...
keep asking questions and keep asking for reassurance if you need. and can hardly believe you so close...am going to feel strange in thread without you, though an in excellent company