Due June 2004 - new thread 'cos we're rubbish

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June people! we are hopeless! Even the April lot manage to post now & again... (though they are probably on mat. leave by now) Do you realise no one has posted on the old thread for nearly a week?!

Me again -I could only go on MN briefly this morning and now I have packed dd off to nursery and am NOT feeling guilty about not doing things around the house. This last few sessions will probably be the last times I have all to myself.

Secur - I meant to ask how are you doing now after your little excitement - any more significant twinges? And how you found THAT dress??

DB is burrowing into or headbutting my minnie like there's no tomorrow at the moment. I can hardly walk it's so painful. And I was asked twice today if it was imminent so I guess the bump has grown to Mr Wobbly Man proportions. But I'm still not ready (baby clothes still not washed, cot not up, bag not packed, nursing bras not ordered) so I guess I'm not nesting properly yet - oh ok I'm a lazy cow as well

Take care all.

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Sorry, I'm thread-hogging today and boring on for England!! I may not be nesting but I am beginning to feel abit manic and panicky about the whole thing. I think I've seen too many medical programmes lately where newborns have not been well or have been involved in emergency deliveries. My MW also told me I shouldn't go to hospital until my contractions were 3 minutes apart. Isn't that leaving it a bit late?? Don't fancy giving birth in a taxi, strangely enough.

Secur - still think you're on schedule for the end of June? And maybe it's a sign that you should buy yourself a new 'labour' dress.

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Glad even you 'old-timers' still panic about it. I've been telling dh never again for the past few months now. But then again I wouldn't let him throw out all the baby girl clothes.

One of my labour fears is ending up completely butt naked! I wouldn't be responsible for my actions if they tried to take my 'labour' clothes off. Would save on your laundry bills though . But maybe finding the dress will send you into labour so it might be a good thing that you haven't found it quite yet!

sorry girls, have been hibernating due to advanced peed-offness Excuse me while I rant (ignore following if you wish!)

I hate the person who is buying our house, I hate being so foul to my poor dd (huge sympathies Karen, I was so vile to dd this morning - who was admittedly vile also) I hate being tired, I hate being the last person I know to give birth, I hate the fact that everyone seems to think that cos it's no3 I can just carry on as normal even when nearly 37wks pregnant and looking like Mr Greedy and I hate the woman who refused to give my my TENS machine in Boots today 'because we can't give you it until you're 37 weeks' (in 3 effing days, you officious cow).

Sorry, rant over...am feeling so hormonal that I can't help wondering if this one is going to be early - have taken 2 raspberry leaf tablets but don't think that's enough to make a difference yet. Didn't realise it made things happen sooner - interesting as no1 was born on time after copious raspberry leaf but no2 was late and I didn't bother taking it. Oops have just noticed time, have to get to school!

Since when did Boots have the power to predict when you'll give birth - maybe they'd prefer it if you went in whilst you're in labour!

Well maybe you are closer to the event than you think Skara?? Not that I want to see other people suffering but I sometimes read the later pregnancy threads and see how they are suffering at the beginning of it all, and still have months of it to go. At least we are nearly there, although I know that sometimes is not much consolation. Hang in there girl!

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Forgot to add Secur, no I didn't progress slowly first time round, I think my MW is being just a bit too casual with me. Although she obviously thinks I'm too fat to be giving birth, she did finally acknowledge that I have kept really well during this pregnancy (ie no change at all in bp and urine). Little does she know how I have been getting on mentally!

Was the last time for you a nightmare then? Ooh yes, would love to hear about it sometime as am a sucker for scary birth stories!

Karen - sorry not you but me. Mad Scottish word meaning, slim, slinky, svelete etc. And please don't beat yourself up about DD. Have a cuddle and a treat tonight...and then your DH will be home tomorrow!

Anyway hello all. Hospital appointment this morning - went better than expected top be fair. Discussed VBAC again with Consultant and agreed no need for constant monitoring if initial reading alright. However measuring a whopping 42 weeks but baby is at least pointing in right direction. Just not engaged. I now have this image of a huge baby with a hand either side of my cervix trying to headbut it's way in. But not making it because too big Anyway back in 3 weeks time at 40+2 and take it from there. Except quite badly swollen, BP risen by a fair bit since last week and protein in urine so MW appointment next week after urine comes back. I feel fine thou and sometimes think we should just stay clear of all healthcare professionals near the end as they start to find problems that don't exist.

DDs birthday tomorrow - and I am quite excited about her party. Just hope the weather holds. Also need to go and buy 'treasures' for the Treasure Hunt. Just don't know what to get.

Also still need get TENS machine and some RLT capsules. In fact I am off to do that right know.

Take care all and hello again Skara!!

Cheers

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When you go out, is anyone else looking enviously on at all the slinky young women in their sexy, pert breasty tiny waist outfits (since summer seems to have arrived, at last) and thinking... WHY do I have to look like such a FAT COW? I know I have an excuse, but I really don't enjoy the beached whale look.

I hate house-selling/buying, too, Skara. We are house-hunting at the mo & I just pray we find somewhere asap.

Hi all,

I am soooo excited i should really be tucked up fast asleep but i can't. only 7 hrs to go yeah

I am not sure on the rlt, what does it do? and why is it recommended towards the end of pregnancy?

Hope you all havea good weekend (just incase i don't log on!!) DH is going to Darlington on monday for the night to see his parents so I will be logging on then.

Take care all
xx

Cavy, hope your house move goes more straightforwardly than ours - we accepted an offer from what we were told was the dream buyer, but who is a total nightmare. And yes, I find myself fondling small tight impractical outfits in the shops and sniffling! I want my waist back...

Karen, your dh must be here by now hope you have a lovely weekend!

Gomez, glad the appointment went ok and I'm sure the head will engage - mine was, but now isn't and the mw says that second and subsequent ones don't tend to till labour.

Secur, I'm trying like mad to think of places your dress might be - have you tried the very back of the airing cupboard? Box of last-time-round baby stuff? Your dh's wardrobe?

Oh and Monkeygirl, I can't bring myself to throw out the girl stuff either, even though this is a boy by the scan.

And has everyone chosen names, or are we the only ones who can't think of ANYTHING (aaaaaaaargh)?

Skara - we are having a bit of a nightmare with names! I could come up with lots of girls names but boys names have me foxed. My dh wants to call db George because of a family tradition. No offence to other Georges out there, but it is a name I definitely do NOT want, mostly because of the Georges that I do know (it's sad isn't it how certain names will always be tainted because of people you've met in your life). And we can't agree on any other names. Aaaargh!

well, Gwyneth and Chris seem to have opened up a whole new world of names for us all What about Pear, or Mandarin, or Banana? We have exactly the same 'tainted by other people' name issue...no idea what we are going to call this one if it does turn out to be a boy. If it's a girl, there are so many names we like we'll just decide at the time (she said hopefully).

And why stick at fruit - carrot or celery go rather nicely with our surname .

I know it can be nice when it's warm and sunny but I am really suffering today. I'm extra hot and sweaty which has in turn made me more bad tempered and tired - could that explain why my dd has painted two completely black pictures?? Doing a big shop in Tescos with no help hasn't enhanced my mood but I keep trying to look on it as my last big shop I do alone before db arrives - I wish.

How is everyone then - are you all off having babies then?? I think I can guess what Karen is up to!

oh me too on the suffering front. And I can't get comfy in this chair, or any other chair for that matter and sleeping at night is a distant memory. I would like to point out to the people who keep telling me 'ooh, it's just a taste of what's to come...' that I've actually done this twice before and I REALLY don't need a reminder

And just when I thought I had enough to moan about with a sore coccyx which has bothered me all the way through this pregnancy, all the bleeding I had at the beginning, the knackered back...now I think my pelvis is on the way out - whenever I move get a weird shooting pain down the ligaments in my groin and moving my legs hurts...whine whine whine.

Hope everyone else is more cheerful than me - this pregnancy has whizzed past and the next 3 weeks seem like they're going to take forever!

Monkeygirl-dh left at 3am this morning to go and see his mother in Darlington, he will be back tommorrow though so will have to wait until then!!!! sat night was nice though he took me out for a meal, then we were home and in bed by 10pm he was that tired he feel straight to sleep!! then i started throwing up at about 3am. Felt better once I was sick so decided to wake DH up well i think you know the rest.

I have my 36week scan on thursday to find out when and how I will be delivering. ( obviously will only know when if I have to have another section).

Take care all and enjoy the hot weather!!! baaah I'm just glad we don't have to carry all the way through the summer.

Hi, No, not off having a baby (I wish) just being sore and feeling bad about the state of our bloody house. DDs 4th Birthday on Saturday past and whilst we had fun she got so many presents I have no idea where to put them all.

New baby's room is still in a state of DIY, sunroom is in middle of having a few bits & bobs done - i.e a midden too. Even if I wanted to nest I couldn't. So my response - hide in my bedroom and read.

Not a lot else happening to be honest, just waiting the same as everyone else. Except my grotesque swollen ankles/feet/legs thing is not improving any - look lovely Down to one pair of shoes that I can get on.

Karen hope you have had a blinding weekend!!

Cheers,

Hi, No, not off having a baby (I wish) just being sore and feeling bad about the state of our bloody house. DDs 4th Birthday on Saturday past and whilst we had fun she got so many presents I have no idea where to put them all.

New baby's room is still in a state of DIY, sunroom is in middle of having a few bits & bobs done - i.e a midden too. Even if I wanted to nest I couldn't. So my response - hide in my bedroom and read.

Not a lot else happening to be honest, just waiting the same as everyone else. Except my grotesque swollen ankles/feet/legs thing is not improving any - look lovely Down to one pair of shoes that I can get on.

Karen hope you have had a blinding weekend!!

Cheers,

Karen, think you deserve a medal - the thought of any form of nocturnal activity other than trying to sleep right now makes me feel even more tired

Fingers crossed for Thursday!

Oops and losing control of my hands as they are swollen too!

Karen keep up that behaviour with DH and you won't need to worry about the when - it will be soon! (But even that still couldn't tempt me or DH probably )