Early Oct Babies Part 8

[Treaclepie19]

Will this be the thread where the babies start to arrive?? 😮❤

Oh bless @booroo, I hope your little one gets on well! I've cried everyday after dropping mine off 😂
However he seems to be settling 🤞🥳🥳
The local schools have started having cases and having to close bubbles though so I'm stressing that he's going to just get used to it and have to be out for 2 weeks.

I'm having a relax this morning. Yesterday seeing the consultant was draining. She said she would advise monitoring in labour so I can't be on MLU which I'm gutted about.
I'm going to phone just to get some more clarity but probably tomorrow to get my head straight first.

SPD is bloody awful. I even ordered some pineapple juice that I'd been avoiding after reading it might bring on labour 😂 Struggling so much physically now, but also mindful that I want to focus on settling ds in school. Tricky!

@BntTowers lazy morning sounds great, nice and organised with batch cooking too!

@StrawberrySprinkles glad she’s a bit better. They’re such fluffy little souls, lots of cuddles and dreamies needed ❤️

My maternity plans are just to take it easy before baby, there’s only a few things left on out to do list so going to focus on crafting and binge watching rubbish like Top Chef. Although I think it’s making me hungry 😅

@justanothermamma hope your consultant appointment goes well

@booroo oooh exciting that it might be getting close to eviction time!

@Treaclepie19 rubbish on the mlu :( hopefully you’ll still get to move around etc

I'm glad I'm not alone in finding the perineum massage very awkward and hard to do. I will try again tonight.

@Spark27 sorry your DH wasn't more helpful this morning. I feel for you!

I erm have just had my first go at colostrum harvesting, I managed like 0.25 of a ml. I think I might have bruised my boobs from all the squeezing LOL! I do feel a bit chuffed I even managed that much though. I was surprised how sticky it is... it really is like condensed milk.

I'm on day 4 of my maternity and today is the first day I've sat around doing nothing. I suspect I will get bored and want to go to the gym soon.
I have taken it upon myself to read all the big heavy books I don't have time for normally so have started a Little Life by Hannah Yanagihara. It's 720 pages long.

I don't think I'll bother with the perineal massage. My husband has happily volunteered to do it for me 🙄 think I'll pass!!

@justanothermamma hope you get the answers you want x

@Treaclepie19 think I'm going to be the same, but I won't find out until my 38 week scan. I can see my lovely water birth slipping through my fingers 😭

@StrawberrySprinkles already finished my batch cooking, nursery and hospital bag are sorted...so far I've been spending a lot of time working in the garden (relaxing and good for getting baby even more engaged!), baking and general nesting nonsense like organising cupboards! Just try to find things that you enjoy 😊

I've just ordered a little Lush prezzie from me to me. I bought a few of the clary sage bath bombs and some nice soaps. Re: the clary sage oil, I also heard that you can put a few drops in the bottom of your shower and it creates more of an aromatherapy steam-room experience (just make sure it's not slippery!).

We've booked a newborn photoshoot. Has anyone else booked one? It's going to be outside in this lovely woodland area, so it's going to be really autumnal. For Covid reasons we'll be holding baby the entire time rather than posing her, but I would rather that. My husband's rule for the shoot was that he refuses to put her in a wheelbarrow or a tin bucket or whatever else they use for newborn shoots 😂 I've bought some cute little shoes for her to wear for it, I know they'll never get worn again because babies aren't meant to wear shoes but they're just so cute, I couldn't resist!

@booroo that sounds really promising! You might be the first to deliver on here!

@HerondaleDucks that's pretty good! I've read that as you keep going, you can get more out so that's probably decent for a first go?

Hope you're doing okay @Quiffy ❤
Thank you, I'll try and find out as much as I can in advance.

@otterbaby I hope they let you have what you want. I'm going to phone and ask because it makes no sense to me that they've checked baby on a scan and I'm not seeing anyone now until labour apart from my normal midwife yet suddenlty because of reduced movements I have to be monitored through labour. I do wonder if its because of our history and TFMR. Perhaps they need to be extra careful in case.
I'll try and find out tomorrow. She did say i could still possibly be in the water but I cant deal with ifs and maybes. I'd like to know if it's properly ruled out so I can prepare.

My sister is actually a newborn photographer but I'm not letting anyone near baby for a while so I doubt we will be having a shoot.

Thanks all, I'm just glad all is well with baby.
@HerondaleDucks I'm lying on sofa and binge watching Married at First Sight Australia 🙈
My nursery armchair just arrived and I've assembled it, very happy with it :)
The rest of my plans before baby comes are to do some yoga exercises to try to turn baby back to bump, continuing to wash baby clothes, finish packing, do a bit of cleaning, carry on my crochet project and try to move house renovations forwards. Then when DH returns, have him finish bathroom diy so we can get the loo installed upstairs to go with the now decorated bedroom so I can move back upstairs out of my dining room 😂. I think I've completed my shopping now and have all the essentials. I feel pretty relaxed but reading that back it seems like a bit of a list!

Jealous of all those already on maternity, I have a day off today then I'm only in Friday and Monday then it will be my turn.
I've been doing some batch cooking today, got a beef stew in the slow cooker and I've made some leek and broccoli soup.
I want to make some snacks for hospital bag, but that won't be today now. The rest of the afternoon is going to be spent watching guardians of the galaxy 2.

Just spoke to midwife on the phone regarding induction.
So partner can't come in until I'm atleast 4cm and has to leave before I get transferred to ward.
She said the cases have gone up otherwise they were going to relax the rules a bit.
She also said hope I go into labour before the induction date which is a 1st 😬 ok I'm very nervous now.
I've already given birth on my own once before and I really don't want to do it again 😔

Argh I'm so angry I feel like I need to vent. With my clients I've been in control telling them I'm going on maternity leave and that handovers are in place and introducing who's covering me etc. They're generally really lovely conversations.

I was planning to do this with my last client I needed to notify who I'm speaking to tomorrow (only left so late because we struggled to find appropriate cover). But I got overruled by someone more senior who told me that he'd send them an email (the email was super bland and seemed almost pointless...). Feel totally side lined and annoyed I wasn't allowed to tell them about my pregnancy myself.

I'll get over it, not worth starting anything just as I'm about to go on leave. I'm just angry. I get that senior people like to communicate team changes but not letting me communicate my own pregnancy news feels like a dick move.

Hi all,

So I have tried the p massage, I think I naively thought it would feel like it stretches a bit and it doesnt really haha. I just hope the oil will soften it anyway but I'm not taking it too seriously! My husband is like no thank you to helping with that. 😂

@Treaclepie19 glad your son is settling in at school and I hope he can continue to go safely. Even if you need to be in a hospital setting, you can definitely do things to still have a more relaxed birth environment so dont give up totally. I dont have a MLU near me and the hospital is next door so it makes sense to go there than travel a distance. I still fully intend to do some of the positive birthing techniques and keep it as least like a hospital as possible. I can imagine due to the element of risk with previous history and lack of movements with this one they are always adverse to recommending the MLU, although you could still speak to them again if you feel strongly about it.

@SkyBlue20 thanks for thinking of me. Dad is still with us and about the same, he seems to be strong for someone who's body is giving up. He still talks to us but I do feel sad he is still aware he is stuck in a bed all day and there isn't much he can do. Cancer is just so cruel. I really did think he wouldnt still be here but there is a chance he could meet our baby which amazes me and we take each day as it comes.

@Spark27 definitely go on strike with your husband and leave stuff for him to do! I dont think men really do understand how draining these last few weeks are and I can imagine harder with a daughter to already look after.

@otterbaby I agree with you re. newborn photoshoots thst you holding baby sound nicer. Whilst I think the ones of baby in things/dressed up are kinda cute at the time, I think I would rather have family photo style to put up around the house/share with close family. I doubt we will have a shoot due to money and the effort!

@BettyBotter1 Married at first sight Aus is my thing right now too. I feel like its such trashy tv but also addictive to watch. Some of them are so awful!

@MrsD1990 I agree that handover sounds frustrating plus as a client I would prefer to hear from the person I usually deal with. It's all about that personal touch, which some seem to lack!!

@MrsK89 sorry your rules are still quite strict, it's so hard because things change all the time. Fingers crossed you go into labour beforehand.

Everyone seems so organised all this cooking and preparing everything. I definitely go through phases of doing stuff then nothing for days. I've got my positioning and growth scan tomorrow at 8.45am, at least I dont have to wait for it. Should also help me decide whether I need to get ultra organised sooner or if not I will go back to thinking baby is gonna be late!

@LexiM our MLU is inside the hospital, the same floor as labour ward so its perfect really. I'll get over it, if its safest for baby then that's that. Like you say I can still make it a similar environment :)

It must be so hard watching your Dad be so unwell, I'm so sorry 😔

@MrsD1990 that's pants. I hate it when they do things like that and then do a botched up job of it.
Hope it doesn't ruin your last few days.

@LexiM must be so tough with your Dad. He seems to be hanging in there for you and baby though. Cancer really is a cruel disease. Thinking of you.

I have had a day in bed. I resisted all temptation to get up and do stuff. So I'm proud of that lol

Gonna have a bath in a bit and have another go at this massage malarkey

I feel like all I've done today is cook, but a little bit of batch cooking is ticked off.

Cats can be such little buggers at times, one has just made a load of holes in my favourite pair of maternity leggings! Might have to order some more...

I'm dreading working tomorrow if got so many little things to finish off before finishing on Monday and I just don't want to do any of it anymore.

@lexim cancer is so cruel, you all are being so strong.

@otterbaby I hadn't thought about a newborn photo shoot, but may have a look and see if our wedding photographer is still doing family shoots. I think she was doing a "doorstep" portrait recently.

@MrsK89 You've done it alone before?! Oh my goodness that must have been scary, so brave! When is your induction again?

@MrsD1990 Could you not do one yourself as well anyway? It might make you feel better and the client is only going to appreciate it.

@LexiM You're so brave at what must be a really stressful time. Thinking of you and your family.

Got my induction date today - 30th September, so so so scared but at least I know now. I'll be 39 weeks so not too early but at least it wipes of the fear of going overdue.

@justanothermamma it wasnt planned that way. DH was following the ambulance and I ended up giving birth on the trolley on the way to the room 🙈 no idea why the paramedics suggested DH follow instead of just jumping in the ambulance. They wouldn't give me any gas and air either I was gutted 😔
26th September and I'll be 38 weeks then.

Ahh exciting news, fingers crossed all goes well for you. Will this be your first induction? X

I have not tried this massage before, I'm sure DH will be up for that if I mentioned it 😂

@MrsK89 What a mad suggestion that he follow! That must have been horrendous. God I loved gas and air last time, I'll be straight on it this time!! Anyone that tries to say no will regret it 😂.

Oooh 4 days before me! Know what you're having?

It will be my first induction yeah, I gave birth naturally last time at 40+3 with a four hour labour - other than a nasty tear it was spot on, so I'm nervous this time!

I'm not even going to mention the massage to DH 😂😂😂

@LexiM I'm glad your dad seems strong. Good idea to take everything as they come, you're being amazingly strong too ♥️♥️

@herondaleducks thank you, it has put a bit of a dampener on my last couple days! It's like @Spark27 said the other day, it just feels so anticlimactic! Usually there'd be a bit more of a send off for people going on maternity leave but oh well, difficult circumstance I guess.

@justanothermamma I'm still going to speak to my client tomorrow as planned - just got super annoyed that they side lined and overruled me like that! Congrats on getting a date btw, do exciting you know when your baby is arriving!!

@otterbaby those shoes are gorgeous and that sounds perfect for your photo shoot

@BettyBotter1 I tried with Married at First Sight Oz as I love the UK version. But I can't stand most of them and all the dinners so struggling to finish it 🙈

@MrsK89 that's crazy on the ambulance and I hate this 4cm rule, it's so pish when all labours can take such different times

@MrsD1990 that is a definite dick move, esp when client relations are so important. At least you're nearly finished and can get out of there for a good while

@LexiM cancer is beyond cruel, he's being so brave as are you ❤️❤️ taking every day as it comes is a great idea

@herondaleducks day in bed sounds fab! Hope you enjoyed

@BntTowers it's when you get out and you see those claw holes but you're out and can't get changed now 😅 two days left now! It's so close to finish time and telling them to get stuffed

@justanothermamma nice to have a date in mind!

Was in so much pain last night in groin, bump and back, something keeps clicking at top of my right side. Think he's just big and I'm at full capacity, but feeling useless as pretty much stuck on the sofa. All I did was the ironing yesterday and it floored me 😅

Having a boy x
Feeling like crap, crampy, sharp pains. I really don't think baby will stay put till induction date. I'm just praying kids are not in school when I'm in labour 😬

Oh my days. That school run gets harder and harder 😂
I left the house and baby felt like she was about to fall out 🙈

@Quiffy I'm the same. Tiny jobs are just so draining. I'm sort of leaving it to DH now and hoping I'll feel more like myself once she's here (😂😂😂)

@MrsK89 My DH is 100% set on the idea that baby will come before I'm induced too! Just hope it's not too chaotic 😂

Same here @justanothermamma DH is guessing next week! Haha. I'm sure the family are taking bets 🙄 x

Eugh, how is it only 10.40?! These last few days of work are dragging. Can't wait for Tuesday morning and to be able to drop my pc off at the office then not have any of it here anymore. I really enjoyed my day off yesterday which just makes today and Monday even more frustrating. During a call this week it was mentioned about me maybe staying another week or two as there's so much work to do. I said there's no way I can do another week, I can bearly concentrate enough to do another day!

@Quiffy I've ended up ordering a pair to see me through the next few weeks and I'm guessing I'll wear them soon after birth as well. Leggings seem to be the only thing I'm comfortable in at the moment as I'm not wearing my maxi dresses anymore.

I'm getting a lot of back and bump pain too at the moment, I know after my 36 week scan next week and I know the induction date I'll be doing everything I can to try and get birth to come on naturally in the run up to that date.

We are back to the drawing board with names again, going to have to think seriously about them over the weekend...

Fed up today. We were supposed to have a house viewing, that was cancelled 30mins before they were due round. Annoying due to the time I'd spent tidying and getting DD to not make a mess. And I'd told DD we'd go to the park and for a walk during it so I still had to do that. Embarrassed to admit I had a little cry about it. Frustrations, hormones, and knowing that we'll lose the lovely house that we want. Sorry for the non baby related rant, but I'm just feeling done x