Any Scottish April 2013 babies out there??

[Kaybee]

yeah I remember thinking it would really drag.

 

[arlene]

It's nuts to think he's almost a week old already Karen!

John's on call this week and cos his work laptop is rubbish he's having to go into the office at half nine on a friday night! How rubbish! Xx

 

[lj2245]

That's rubbish

Stephen has a week off then he's starting a 6 week stint of nightshift next Sat. I'm hoping baby comes before then so he can just go straight into his paternity leave.

 

[arlene]

Yeah it's pretty crap. He gets paid double time from today til monday cos it's bank hols and the weekend so I always think of the pennies. Still sucks though. Stupid criminals! Xx

 

[lj2245]

What does he do?

I guess it's stupid criminals with Stephen too considering he's a mental health nurse working in the State Hospital Carstairs with convicted nutjobs lol.

 

[arlene]

Something similar Laura, he's a police officer! Lol. xx

 

[lj2245]

Lol Stephen wanted to do that but was put off by the hours. Doh! Wonder why he thought becoming a MH Nurse would be better haha !

 

[arlene]

Ha ha! Yeah, public sector isn't great for hours! His overtime pay is pretty good though xx

 

[lj2245]

Stephen's is the same He worked Xmas Eve, Xmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day and the 2nd Jan and his wages for those were amazing. He got taxed something like 1200 in December's wage though which was a total kick in the teeth!

Just realised all these April babies will be March babies!

 

[arlene]

Yeah J is the same. He pays about 13% to his pension as well, it's sickening sometimes! Lol xx

 

[bbymc]

Been here 7 hours and still waiting on a bed! !

 

[lj2245]

Christ sakes. I just woke to turn and found stuff all over the bed and shit myself but turns out it was a chocolate egg Stephen left in the bed!!! Men!!! Thought I'd check for progress.

Hope you're doing ok!

 

[CherylC3]

Hi ladies hope ur all well, congrats Karen on ur baby boy Dylan. Xxx

 

[bbymc]

Well it's 4am and I need to stay awake so thought I'd update.

We didnt get a bed until 2am and its taken til now for the doc to come and put the pessary in. Gotta stay awake now and on a trace until about 5am before im allowed sleep.

The pessary looked so inoffensive but wow it was scratchy going in! She could get a fingertip in my cervix so I was heading in the right direction anyway

Bad news now is that the pessary has to come out in 24 hours which means they will wake me at 4am!

 

[lj2245]

Will you not be in labour/ have had the baby in 24 hours??

 

[bbymc]

Maybe not. I've had the pessary which they leave in for 24 hours. Then once its out they just monitor me for 24 hours. Then I'll get a hormone gel put in every 6 hours. At some point if possible they will break my waters but if none of it works and my waters cant be broken then they start the whole process again. Ive been told to expect it to take at least 3 days!

 

[lj2245]

Flipping heck. Can u have visitors? Be shit if you're on your own all that time

 

[arlene]

Aww hope things move quickly for you Emma! Wonder how Christine is getting on as well!! xx

 

[CherylC3]

Aw Emma hope its not too long Hun..x

Oh and I read on Another thread cherrybump was going for an emergency section as Paige was breech. X

 

[Kaybee]

Oh Emma I feel your pain. I had to go through all that with Kaiden. Started with the pessary on the Mon lunch time and my waters finally went around 3AM on the Thurs morning. Then went down to labour & delivery that morning after breakfast and put on the drip. Its a long process but in the first few days I seen a lot of ladies progress quicker than me. Kaiden just didn't want to come out. You were allowed up and about and visitors until you go to L&D. Well in ninewells that was the case.

Wonder how Christine is getting on?

Thanks Cheryl. Hope you are well.

Anyone else planning on having a baby today?