Waves is winning.....Here comes the Acrobat!

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Links to previous threads:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/a1670597-So-DH-said

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/1745551-DH-said-DH-left-waves-is-still-being-sick-but-into-the-third-timester

Will this become the live birth thread? Will Lodger 1 leave? Will waves be smiling throughout this thread?

Doula is on call, bags are packed, acrobat was a teeny 14 weeks foetus when I started posting - he is about to become DC3, I'll stop being sick and a whole new chapter will begin.

Come on acrobat!!!!!!

Loads of love luck and jealous no more sickness vibes coming your way.

And breathe.

Rosy xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

just checking in to see how you're doing waves
wishing you all the best

Loads of good wishes from MNers waves look at all this encouragement

Can I be the one who sneaks them alcopops at Xmas, says "Dont tell you mum!" and then blames Pointythings when they are throwing up blue sick? :o

Come on little acrobat. We are sending you a great big wave of love. Your daddy has let you down but your mummy has made sure you'll have everything you need.

Waves 'thus too shall pass'. He does not deserve any of you. Keep that in mind.

All this support is wonderful, and I am chuckling at the thought of blue sick

Acrobat is still staying put for now it seems, although my body is making a half hearted attempt to evict him. I think that maybe it is just too warm for any kind of serious exertion! It is now 9 years and almost 4 months since I was this pregnant, as DD was born at 38 weeks exactly (7 years and 10 months ago). In a week, if he is still in situ I will be (a) the "most" pregnant I have ever been and (b) seriously wondering whether I will be able to play the Corelli (and a beautiful Vaughan Williams arrangement) given that is due to happen a week Thursday. I don't think I could manage either in active labour. starrystarry I would rather be playing with a tiny baby I think than being this enormous and uncomfortable (Although yet again I had a "your so tiny" comment from a mum at school - I certainly don't feel it)

It was DS's school summer concert this evening, so DD and I took him along and sat through that. It was so hot! I had to step out for a break just to escape the heat and the sitting down. He was very pleased that I was there which of course makes it all worthwhile.

I already had a warm bath today, but may risk another. Or just collapse in bed and hope for sleep. Seriously running on empty and willing acrobat to appear. It is also lovely to see familiar faces popping up from other parts of MN - and honestly, for those of you who think I have had a bad time with the hyperemesis, there are ever such a lot of other people going through it. I am just relieved that the end of my journey through that particular hell is now in sight.

I can't wait to be cuddling my little acrobat.

I read an article on HG recently where several women had second trimester terminations purely due to that. They clearly felt awful at making that decision but just couldnt live with the HG anymore.

That brought home to me just how strong you have been Waves, what you have been through shows just how strong you are. Any one would expect to crumble under what twatface has done, or under the sheer horror of HG or from the stress of opening their homes to strangers. You have taken all that on, and won! You are amazing, and I truly admire you. You show what can be done with sheer determination and a good heart.

I feel privileged to "know" you :)

Soon I think though! We're all on tenterhooks here!

Sending you all the good positive vibes I can muster waves. I suffered from HG in my (only!) pregnancy and really do admire your strength. Not long now!

I also had HG with both my pregnancies, but not to the extent that you have had it. I'm sure that you realise that in other times, you would have been in serious trouble with your severe symptoms, yet you have taken that and all the shit he has thrown at you and coped. Hats off to you - you are a star.

Good luck waves. Hope you get some sleep tonight.

Acrobat, settle down now and let your mum sleep. You can come out in the morning.

Hope you slept well and are feeling good this morning Waves, just checking in to see how you're doing!

Thinking of you today Waves.

I will be taking the Strawberry kids swimming once I work out when the pool opens and will be thinking of you labouring in a lovely pool and Acrobat being born in a wave of love and support from hundreds of people he will probably never meet.

Thinking of you today as well waves. If people have things to send to Acrobat, do we send them to the knitting/crochet group? Can somebody PM me? I think midwife had info?

morning, I have walked the dog before it gets too hot again today for him me

Just going to have a another cool shower to get me started for the day.

Waves, hope you got some sleep and acrobat is comfortable and ready to come out soon.

I am so excited, its beyond help!

MN aunties refreshing this thread, all hoping waves is making good progress.

Another one delurking to wish you the very best of everything in the future.
You are one Fine Woman.

Thinking of you Waves

Hello I think I am actually melting. Very crampy today, and not sure whether that is because it is so hot, or because my body might be attempting to ramp things up a notch in terms of acrobat's eviction. I must admit that as soon as I had sent the DCs to school I went back to bed

I have now managed to do a little bit of clothes washing, and now am waiting for the paracetamol to kick in before I play some Vaughan Williams and Corelli. Oh, I fed and watered all the animals, and put a load of icecubes and orange squash lollies in the freezer so that the DCs and I don't melt so much this evening as we did last night.

I never thought we'd have an actual summer with heat and sunshine when we planned a July baby. didn't expect to deal with the entire pregnancy as a single mum to 2 lovely but, well, typical children and with HG but those feelings and thoughts are buried in one of my boxes now

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. (And this is only the warm up stage. Yikes)

Long warm-up stage may mean shorter active stage?
(Am I clutching at straws here? Hope not!)
Stop doing chores now, Waves, and plonk yourself in the DC's paddling pool to cool off! (Playing music in paddling pool is allowed though )

I've heard that too, about long warm up shorter active - and not just on MN!

Enjoy your Corelli and V-W. Wish I could listen in. Hope the contractions aren't too painful,anyway. You really are admirable, you know.

Ignore the 'Oh but you're so small!' comments. Kate is small and suffered HG!!!

You're the realistic version of a Disney princess!

loving the paddling pool idea....just get out in time if it looks like turning into a birthing pool