It's been a while again ladies - I try and keep up by reading the thread as much as I can on my phone, but I don't often reply as the internet on there is sooo slow and I hate using my phone for replies
Nilla - Congratulations on the birth of your LO. Sorry to hear that you had so many complications and a tough time with the birth. It must have been so hard on you that you couldn't see Abel straight away
Glad that you're doing well now though and I hope Abel is able to come home with you soon - great that you were able to give him colostrum yesterday xx
Sarah - Not sure if it's the same thing but I started out feeling pressure really low down and in my hips from about 28 weeks onwards. It got pretty painful especially movements like going from sitting to standing and vice versa, getting in and out of car, getting in/out of bed etc. Midwife was all ready to refer me to physiotherapy, but baby shifted slightly and it got less painful straight away - still had pressure but no pain with it. Baby has started engaging now and i'm getting pain in my hips, lower tummy and lady bits again but I still don't think it's as bad as it was. Gentle bouncing on a birthing ball and circle motions really helped me with the pain/pressure these last few weeks though, may be worth a try? xx
Eppgirl - Hope everything goes well at your appointment and that your babies stay in there a while longer yet
WunnaBubba - I'm exactly the same, finding it hard just to bend and put shoes on at the minute and i'm starting to find shaving my legs etc uncomfy too so doubt i'm flexible enough to check for line
Smartie - Glad that you had a better day with your OH yesterday, sounds like you've really been having a hard time lately
My DH has become a lot more sensible about money over the last few years but I can sympthasise somewhat as when we first moved in together he used to overspend on crap and subscriptions to stuff and then end up with bank charges all the time. We didn't have kids at the time though
Pink - I hope things get better with your OH, it has to be hard dealing with everything on top of pregnancy hormones etc, but you shouldn't be the only one making the effort and arrangements with the step-children - they need to realise that you're going to have a newborn to prioritise really soon
It's been a little while since I updated but everything seems to be going well at the moment. My consultant worrried me a bit at the last appointment (28 weeks) because based on both growth scan and fundal height baby was measuring several weeks ahead and was nearly 4lb already. He started talking about complications associated with larger babies and saying I may need to be induced early or have a c-section etc. I've carried on seeing midwife and baby was growing at about 1lb every couple of weeks based on fundal height, but then at my 35 week appointment the midwife plotted the new measurements on the graph and the curve was getting a bit smaller so i'm hoping the consultant will be happier at my next appointment (14 May). I would prefer a vaginal birth to a c-section.
At my last appointment, the midwife also said baby is now 3/5 engaged and we did my birth plan and talked about hospital arrangements and things.
We've pretty much finished the nursery now... it's decorated and the furniture is up, we just need to do a couple of finishing touches i.e. putting canvas' and a clock up on the walls. I've packed most of my hospital bag (with the exception of toiletries and electronics/chargers that i'm still using) and left a list on top so I don't forget anything. I've not packed baby's stuff yet because it wouldn't fit in my hospital bag and I needed to get a small overnight bag as the bags we already had were just too big - I got that yesterday so i'm planning to start packing some of baby's stuff this afternoon but I still need to wash the clothing before that can go in so i'll do that at some point this week.
Does anyone know if Shilo still updates? Requested to join the FB group a few weeks ago and still haven't been accepted
I see the same midwife for all my appointments so fundal height has always been measured by the same person, which helps keep it consistent, but I know it's more of a guideline really. I was measuring exactly at LMP for my 12 week scan but I wasn't expecting to because I ovulated late (based on ovulation my due date would have been a week behind) and I'd already had an early scan at 6-7 weeks that matched up almost exactly with ovulation.
I know, I can't wait to just not be pregnant any more haha! 
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Ruby's pics too adorable.... She's very lucky to have you....
