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[BattyNora]

Thank you! Make me feel better it doesn't come across as aggressive.

My midwife hasn't mentioned a birth plan yet, but I don't see her next until I'm 35+5, so thought I would. Plus I'm not particularly smitten with her level of care. She's super dismissive and the appointments are literally like a conveyor belt, doesn't even ask you how you are feeling etc. I've actually seen four different midwives, and one student, in my six appointments so far, she gave me the wrong hospital numbers and sent me to the wrong antenatal classes in the wrong county...so I've kind of decided to do things off my own back now.

Natalie - not had any shooting pains, no. How does it feel different to the sciatica?

 

[DaretoDream]

@ SamiraNChris - I'm so sorry about your hubby being like that. And even if it IS a 2 minute drive, that's where most accidents occur, right around the corner of our homes. I would be very upset. I'm glad you guys are going to go out this weekend and be together i think thats very important!

My Dh has been so busy lately- that i hate it. He comes home from work late after doing all this stuff he's trying to get done and then, goes on the computer for the few hours he's home. last night i got pretty upset because i asked him around 8 ish to turn it off and come and sit and be with me. And he said 'just a second' and then, 945 he finally turns it off. Then he got food and ate that- again leaving me sitting my myself because he was stuffing his face. We've decided to make sure to have NO plans tomorrow when he gets home from work, i'm waiting to see how long he'll be on the computer and how depressed he's going to make me about it. I just hope he realizes when she gets here, there is going to be no sitting on the computer for hours on end.

Ahh ! Hospital bags, birth plans, I'm starting to panic! I feel very behind! I'm still trying to finish his room up! :-/ I don't even know where to start with all the other stuff! It makes me nervous so I just put it off! Knowing me I'll be packing my bag on the way out the door bc I've been to busy to do it! ... Eek!

I'm with you! I did do my birth plan, but i don't have bag done, still working on her room- feeling like not much time is left and starting to be slightly overwhelmed about it all.

Do you think the birthplan is too much? I'm worried I'm not conveying the right 'tone'. We want it to be just as normal as possible, as least medicalised as possible really. I don't want the midwife to feel we're these people that will not listen to them or ignore medical advice/thinks they know exactly that they will be like...it's just to me having a natural as possible birth is really important and I don't want them to underestimate the research we've done into it all.....

Hun i thought your birthplan was fantastic! great to read! Will help me with mine i think.

 

[DaretoDream]

As for myself, nothing huge to report- going to my sil's tonight to visit - she has a daughter who is about 19 months so she is getting rid of a bunch of toys and clothes, and wants to give them to us, if we like any of them. So that'll be good- going and looking through things like that.

My next mw appt is tomorrow- eeeek! I have a small list of questions/concerns i have for them, just things i've been experiencing and so forth.


other than that, i'm SUPER tired again- absolutely exhausted. Slept til 10, and now want to go back to bed. Considering it actually...

 

[natalie85]

Batty with the sciatica it's like a constant pain that takes a while to wear off like after u had bad cramp at night u feel it next day if that makes sense? And takes a while for u to feel like u can walk properly but with these shooting pains u literally have the shooting pain for 5 secs then it goes again and can walk fine and forget about it till it happens again does that make sense?
Edit:
Also with the sciatica it goes from hip to calf muscle with the pain I had it was just in thigh! And then the pain in my lady bits was like someone had a stiletto up there and was hitting me with it!! That's best way I can describe that hahaha!!!Oh and that was at a diff time to the shooting pains in leg!!

 

[natalie85]

While I am having a moan about pains...
Here's a list
Lower back and hip ache
Bump ache
Feel sick
My foot hurts from where I was walking and it was rubbing against trainers so think my feet area
Starting to swell
Neck sore from where I slept funny
Heartburn has been horrid last 2 days
My thrush is back and horrid too
And I still have this stupid cold :0(
Hmmm I think that's it.... Anyone else feeling poo??

 

[CharlieKeys]

Batty yours is so detailed!! Im just filling the one out in my maternity notes

Here's mine:

Name of birth partner: Steve

Pain relief in labour - g&a and pethidine (if I think I need something stronger)

Positions for delivery - will decide at the time

A.R.M (dont know what this is so left blank)

Fetal scalp electrode - if advised too

Episiotomy - no (unless 100% necessary)

Delivery of placenta - would like the injection to speed up placenta delivery

Cutting of cord - Steve would like to cut the cord

Vitamin K - injection

Breast feed baby - yes

Other wishes -

Baby placed on me as soon as he's delivered
Steve to be with me at all times (apart from if I need stitches in which he'll stay with the baby)
Vaginal birth unless my life or baby's life is in danger


And then when I'm actually in labour if I think of anything I'll tell them then lol


Batty - I don't do the birth plan until my 36 week check either

Samira - he's probably just a bit scared on how close it all is and the fact he is going to be a dad - no denying that now!! Though that doesn't give him an excuse to drink drive - it's so silly risking his life like that! Steve's last drinking day is Monday and then he can have a beer but not allowed to get drunk!

Natalie - I feel sh*t too!! Had such N easy 30 weeks but now it's hit me! I can't walk around town without feeling like im about to pass out! I've suddenly got the worst lower back pain, my hips feel sore, pelvis feels bruised, tired - it's like my body has decided to just give up!!

Dare - hope your midwife appt goes well tomorrow

 

[natalie85]

Glad not just me!! What a list tho eh!! I didn't mean to go on again :hehe:
I do feel like a right moaner these days!!

 

[CharlieKeys]

we're all allowed to moan.... we're pregnant and these last few weeks are hardest! You've got the massive bump, baby is pretty much putting on half a lb a week, s/he is getting ready in the pelvis etc etc!

This is why I don't get how some women go on working etc right up until the end! I wanna be a superwoman!

 

[CharlieKeys]

Oooh 2000 posts!!

 

[BattyNora]

I know I'm working from home most of the time, and my external meetings have been cut down officially - so it doesn't really count - but it's horrible to think I've still got four weeks of official work left, and even then I've got freelance work right up until my due date. Especially how crappy I've been feeling this past week.

In the next few weeks I have 9 full magazines to finish and sign off, one supplement and two football programme to completely re-design and relay for four actual print runs up to my due date....

Ha...what did you day about moaning!!!!!

Natalie - sounds like it could be a nerve - if you're pelvic region is begining to relax a bit more you may have just pinch one. Or, you mentioned you were sleeping funny - it I sleep on my hips funny I'll get shooting pains like you're describing.

Dare - good thing you and your OH are having a night in together! Make sure you make the most of it - try and get him to wait on you hand a foot as well! x

 

[natalie85]

ahhh i see maybe thats it then ive had a few more shooty pains this eve only when standing up i think maybe over did it as well with the walking!!! that probs didnt help!!!
i wish i was superwoman too charlie!!! but you do a lot better than me cos u are looking after a little one as well!!! i couldnt do that this late on!!! so u are a superwoman!! i am glad a stopped work when i did!!! it was doing me in standing on my feet 8 hours a day!!! wow batty u still working!!!how do u do it? im finding it a struggle to get out of bed :hehe: hoping now we finally have put some curtains up in our bedroom now we might actually get a good nights sleep rather than keep waking up cos its light outside!!!

 

[CharlieKeys]

aww thanks Steve's finally bucked his ideas up so he's helping me out a lot more.... but that was after a huge amount of tears saying I couldn't cope picking him up and doing everything all the time! So when he's actually off or has hte day off before hte evening etc he really helps me out The compromise is he can still go play golf on Tuesdays

ooh I'm watching One Born Every Minute USA.... it's making me want him here now! Can't belive in a month some of us might be mummys!!!!

 

[natalie85]

aww charlie thats fab that he has bucked his ideas!!!
i was gonna watch that then forgot what channel is it normally on?
i know its soooooo very mad!!! where has the time gone???

 

[Mum2miller]

Just recieved my proofs in an email from my mat shoot and wanted to share a couple. i Feel a little big in them but then again i am heavily pregnant so its expected . i am really happy with them though, the lady really spent a lot of time making sure i was happy and incorporating the dogs which i really wanted.

 

[sequeena]

I caught some of OBEM too, still not sure I like it lol!

 

[natalie85]

mumtomiller they are gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love them!!! u look soooo beautiful in them!!!

 

[Mum2miller]

just a few more...

 

[sequeena]

Beautiful!!!!

 

[CharlieKeys]

Natalie - it's on More 4... so you'll probs be able to catch it on 4OD!

Mum - I love the one of you with the blue wrap... in the first lot you posted! All of them are lovely but that one just stands out for some reason!

 

[CharlieKeys]

I caught some of OBEM too, still not sure I like it lol!

This weeks one was a lot better than last weeks!!

By the way - how's the low fluid thing going? Did you see the consultant??