October 2004 - Moose massive, part 3

[beansprout]

Does anyone want to come and play here? There's loads of space!

Morning all, hope you´ve had relaxing weekends. DD has had a virus for the last 2 days, but it´s actually been great for me, because all she has done is either sleep or lay on the sofa watching t.v. so I´m feeling a bit more full of energy than normal. Who knows I might even get round to packing my bag later.
Turtle - I´d just take an old baggy T-shirt to wear for the labour. Last time I took a nightshirt, but the hospital gave me this papery gown to wear. Mind you this was Germany, so don´t know if you get offered them over there.
Beansprout - I think it´s only normal to have panic attacks at this stage. I´m sure you´ll be fine. I´ve read your other thread and it seems likes lots of people have got through fine without an epidural. I had one last time, but that was partly because gas and air isn´t an option here in Germany and I didn´t want pethedine. I´m going to see how I get on this time and maybe even try a water birth if the pool is free when I get there and pay much more attention to my breathing this time.
Piglit - agree that the uncertainty is unsettling. DD was 8 days early so am kind of expecting this one to put in an early appearance, but will probably end up going 2 weeks over.
Hope those of you trying to turn your babies are having some success.

{{{hugs}}} Bean, take some of my apathy please! You're welcome to it. I was quite comfortable living with the terror of birth, but lately I've been sporting more of a "bring it on!" attitude which really isn't like me at all! The current attitude is that I just want it over, regardless of the pain. I'm sure I won't be thinking that 12 hours into the pain, but for now I'm rather jolly-hockey-sticks about it all.

Also, sympathise with huppa having an ill dd - I've got an ill dh at home - only a cold but I daren't say that, it's the flu obviously, and he's dying!

Bibiboo-

Bean I go through many moods each and every day about labour and delivery. Probaby swaying more with Bibiboo at the moment though in terms of wanting it over with. I know it's gonna hurt and it's gonna end, all the stuff in between will be dealt with as it comes. I have very little pain threshold and have decided I want an epidural.

Florence I can relate to your feeling about your parents being away. All of my family are in Canada and I thought that I would be getting weekly phone calls asking about me/baby but a month or two can go by before I hear anything!! I know they care but it does feel like I am a little neglected at times. When it was my sister who was pregnant my family acted as thought she was the only woman in the world to be pg!!

Met up with friends who have colicky newborn baby and they tried the slumber bear to help him sleep in the evening and it worked like a charm it was amazing to see him go into a trance like state when they turned it on. These are the little bears that make sounds like inside your womb. I am off to buy one now......

Thanks everyone. Am feeiing better today. I posted a strand on the childbirth thread too and as always, the lovely meece have provided. I'm feeling so much better, I might actually finishing packing my bag!!

Piglit - the uncertainty is weird but I also know deep down that there is a lot from now on in, that is simply not up to me. Sooner rather than later would be good though - don't think I could do another month of this, not at the rate that Bean is growing!

Turtle - I think you may trigger a run on slumber bears (a la v-cushions a few weeks ago!!)

Well, consultant says baby is fine, with head down and back to the left. He says highly unlikely for baby to turn at this stage now it has moved into position - so cross fingers it's all right. Have to admit doesn't feel any different to me, but guess i should trust the experts???

Got to go to put DS to bed...

Great news Florence. That calls for a celebratory chocolate...

That is great news Florence! You must be relieved, how many weeks have you got left?

Can anyone else sleep these days? I was awake for hours at 4.00 am and starving!! Oh very weird dreams also when I am a sleep. God I want this over.

That's great Florence, am really pleased for you. You must be very relieved.

How is everyone else?

Hello all

Great news florence re the position - you must be so relieved.

Beansprout and everybody else - so reassuring that everybody is having concerns re labour. I have had 2 straight forward labours (including ds2 who was born at home) but last night had an absolute wobbly about the crowning and second stage. DH couldn't understand it at all but it must be our brains getting us ready for the big day.

I am still nesting like crazy - taking car to be valeted this morning due to fact it is manky and washing boys carseats - cannot believe I am not just putting my feet up especially as I am child free all day - but just feel possessed by cleaning monster!

Turtle, I am not sleeping well lately either after many months of being able to have a wonderful 12 hours a night...
First, I seem incapable of emptying my bladder in one, two or even three sittings; it takes at least 4 and about 15 between each one to get it empty enough so I can go to sleep. Bean, I tried your rocking suggesting, it doesn't help, I just feel mad
Secondly, I am having such vivid and crazy dreams - last night dh slept in spare room (he's got a monster cold) and I dreamt I found evidence of him having an affair with another pg woman. I woke up in such a rage I was ready to pound his sorry ass - until I lurched out of bed and got as far as bedroom door and realised it was just a dream . Lucky him.
Thirdly, our washing line whistles when it's windy (and it's very windly round our way this week) so I get woken up by the strange high pitched whine a few times a night - am thinking of blocking up hopes with blu-tac tonight.

On a happier note- congrats Florence, am finding out my baby's position this p.m. - hope it's still puside down. Pain in pelvis suggests it is.

Big hugs Bibi, I know the bladder thing does get bit much, it seems I roll over (very painfully and slowly) and think I am going to wet myself and get to the loo to have little trickle! I do this at least FOUR times a night. I have had insecure dreams about DH too and think it's the idea of becoming a Mum and realising this little baby will be totally reliable on us that scares the living sh.t out of you sometimes. Couldn't possibly do this on my own, I know I could but it's the thought of it that is so damn scary. Boy do I have admiration for woman who choose to be single Mums and do this on their own.

I couldn't agree more Turtle - how do single mums do this on their own?? And db hasn't even arrived yet!

I went through a phase of not sleeping much at all but this week I have been much better (since my cold cleared up). I also find turning over really really painful and tend to sleep in one position as long as possible.

I seem to have an upset stomach this week. Good grief - it's never ending....

Well done florence on turned baby. Have found new born sized nappies this morning, now I suppose I need to wash them, anyone else do real nappies. Dead jealous of all those of you nesting, I have all the ideas in my head but can't quite get the energy to put any of it into action.
Yestaday did my last supermarket shop before baby, i'm now officially on strike either DH does it or i'll be internet shopping, didn't help that I treated myself to a big bar of Green and Blacks only to get it home and discover i'd bought cooking chocolate!

Ladies, I come to you from all fours (not joking) as GP has just told me she "thinks" Bean has moved round to posterior position dammit. Am not a happy sprouter

I too am seemingly incapable of pulling off something as previously simple as emptying my bladder. Up a min of 3 times a night but can usually manage to fall back to sleep.
Doc just asked me if I was worried about anything... humph!! How long have you got love?!

Damn Bean - sending positive turning thoughts to little bean, turn baby turn!! there is still time to roll about though so don't worry to much but good idea to keep on all fours if you can.

Beansprout, . Going to e-mail you later with all the web stuff I've found on what can be done for op turning. Let's support each other on this, I sure we can turn these babies and keep them there. But first I really, really do need another biscuit.

Bean - is there anyway you can find out if it´s definitely turned - "thinks" is a bit vague at this stage of things don´t you think.
geogtech - I can fully relate to having the ideas, but not the energy to put them into action. I did get round to buying snacks for my hospital bag, but unfortunately ate most of them before they even made it into the bag .
Well done Florence.
Off now to eat more chocolate.

Mmm, somewhere on the Internet I read that posterior positions were 5% of pregnancies??? Surely we're overachieving here? Turn babies turn! Apparently floating on your tummy for 20min is good - so find your way to the nearest pool?

Whoops someone at the door...

I've read it's 15-30% which makes us a bit less special

Bean I hope baby turns for you soon - life on all fours can't be fun

Can I take back what I said the other day about wanting labour over with? I am so NOT ready for it. I went from lying on my back to sitting upright last night without help and in one swift movement - not a good idea - I either hurt a muscle (unlikely as I have no muscle) or trapped some wind under my ribs because I was then in agony for about 15 mins. Called dh from bathroom in a total panic, whimpering that if labour was anything like this I could never do it. Feel a bit silly this morning, but the pain was really bad - and if it wasn't then I'm in serious trouble for labour.

Bibiboo, you must try to turn over onto your front and then lever yourself up - remember those tummy muscles are really under stress at the moment.

Saw midwife yesterday who took blood sample - I forgot I was meant to be taking an iron supplement and never got round to buying Floradix, so a bit worried that it will come back low again. For those o fyou taking it, do you think it has made a difference?

BTW Bean, I would ask your midwife about baby position (are you seeing them weekly now?) IME GPs are not very good at guessing where baby is as they don't do enough of it. Your midwife will have a much better idea.

Next week I am a lady of leisure! Anybody want to have a latte and Danish next week?

florenceuk - floradix definitely makes a difference. I went from having a reading of 9.8 to 9.2 on spatone. Then introduced floradix and had a whole bottle in 6 days and count went up to 10.2. Also drank loads of orange juice and laid off tea and coffee. But your bloods will hopefully be ok.

DON'T GO HOME FOR LUNCH:

Just don't do it. You end up being mysteriously drawn to the sofa, lying down and magically falling asleep, making you take a much longer lunch break than you'd intended and have to work late.