Due In May :)

[Sass827]

Congrats cgav! How wonderful!
14 more days wouldn't be too bad as I feel I'll be last too, but this weekend would be so nice. A little cinco de mayo baby.
So I've got a little dilemma I'd like opinions on. I spoke to my elderly grandparents yesterday who informed me for the first time that they plan on coming with my parents to visit at the hospital. I'm feeling really slighted as they've never been here to visit in the three years I've been living here as its a 7 hour drive each way. So to visit, they will do 14 hours in one day, and ill ever even get to show them my house or nursery or anything as well be in he hospital the whole time. I want to ask them to Come after we're home so everyone can stay for a few days but DH says people just want to see LO in the hospital and I shouldn't try to change it. I just feel like I'm never going to get them here again and I'm missing my big shot. What do you all think? Should I say something?

 

[Jary]

Could they not arrange to stay in a hotel or something? My mum and gran are doing that...to drive it takes roughly the same time although they are getting the bus so could take more like 8-9 hours. I suppose as you're in such a big country 7 hours is nothing where as to us Brits in our tiny island it does seem a long time!

Surely they would be too exhausted to travel there and back in one day. I would suggest to them to stay for a few days or wait until you are home with bubs and have a few days to settle in

Afm I sat on the floor cross legged to do my nails and when I stood up my right foot looked like a pudding again!

 

[Sass827]

Nope, 7 hours here is an eternity for them as nanny is 88 with dementia and pop pop is 90 and blind. But I lived with them half my childhood and they've often been better to me than my parents. It's not such a bad drive for mom and dad, but our relationship has been very strained so they simply choose not to visit often.
I guess they plan on sleeping in the back while my parents do all the driving, but I'm with you- I want them to be able to spread the drive out and stay. I'm going to call today and just ask to see what they say.

 

[Hann12]

It's worth an ask sass - are your parents coming again in the next couple of weeks after? I guess they want to come with them then so they get the ride. Otherwise can you commit yo seeing them after say 5-6 weeks? I know that's more tricky.

 

[Sass827]

Thanks Hann. I've been putting my parents off on making plans just because they've been so rough on me during pregnancy that I'm really concerned how they will be with Dylan. They've been so aggressive and over bearing I feel like they will criticize and boss me at every turn, so I'm just afraid of committing.
And my mil and FIL can't be in the same place at the same time without really bad results, so I'm trying to factor in time for them as well. We did have my mil (her highness) booked for the last weekend of may, but she has now backed out, so it's all up in the air again,
much to my dismay.
Everyone just keeps saying, we will see what day of the week she comes and base our plans from there because of work, etc. just another reason I really wish I knew when she was coming! Corralling all of these personalities is like a three ring circus!

 

[Hann12]

Wow your family sounds hard work! I thought I had it bad with my irratating MIL! I hope you get it sorted - not a stress that you need to be thinking about at the moment!

I'm sat in the garden watching DD run around and water the plants with my mum! Such beautiful weather! Will be lovely to have babies not around now for the summer. When I had Annabelle it was July and hot but we lived in a flat (top floor and hot) and no outside space. It's such a difference to now have a house and a big garden. Feeling very fortunate!

 

[Powell130]

Hi ladies! Just a quick update!!! Annabel Claudine arrived today, May 1, at 3:51 pm. They started the Pitocin at 12:15 pm when I was 2 1/2 cm dilated and she came rushing into the world at 3:51 pm. She's an itty bitty thing at 5 lbs 12 oz and 18 inches long. We are so in love already. Will update properly as soon as I can. Thank you to all of you... I would have never made it through the last 38 weeks without my BnB girls. xxx

Congrats!! That's a really quick delivery - I hope I'm as lucky as you!!! Can't wait to see pics of your princess

 

[mathgenius33]

It's really exciting that our babies are starting to be born. Congratulations cgav, I'm glad everything went well. I can't wait to hear who's next.

 

[Powell130]

Got an induction date

Wednesday night I go in and start cervadil.

They were considering inducing me today because I was failing my NST - but then baby woke up thank goodness lol I want one more weekend! So I go back Tuesday for my last NST and if he doesn't cooperate again, they'll just send me across the street to the hospital and induce then rather than leaving me on the monitor for an additional 30 minutes. I'll be 39w1d Wednesday! Ahh I can't believe that this time next week, we'll have a baby!

 

[Sass827]

Oh congrats Powell! How nice to have a date! And so happy your little guy woke up. Have a good cinco de mayo!

 

[Powell130]

I had to shake my belly and keep changing positions to wake him up lol I was like "please wake up, gimme one more weekend!" lol

you too! last Cinco without baby

 

[pinktiara]

Yay that's the day I have my c section ill have my babes around 8am!!! Maybe they will have the same birthday. I was induced with my first it didn't work for me no matter what they did lazy booger didn't wanna come out haha.

 

[Powell130]

I have to go in around 6PM so I'm thinking I wont have him til Thursday but I'm hoping it'll be quick and I'll get lucky and have him Wednesday night ... wishful thinking, huh? lol That would be really cool if we have our babies on the same day tho!!

 

[pinktiara]

still pretty neat!!!

 

[Powell130]

I think so too

 

[Jary]

That's so exciting powell! Lol at your little guy having a snooze during your NST. It sounded like he was far from stressed and decided to kick back and relax!

So wish I knew when mine would show up! Last night I think he or she turned more towards being back to back so I got lots of foot shaped bumps...actually I think baby still is back to back. *sigh* cheeky. On top of everything my hayfever has started and obvs can't take anything for it. At least nothing that works. Felt so fed up of that and being so uncomfortable last night, so anytime now would be a joy if baby showed up!

Another girl I know has just had a gorgeous baby boy, he looks so sweet!

I don't know if any of the UK girls heard of an accident last week in Hampshire involving an ambulance in which the female driver and patient was killed. The relative of the patient and the other paramedic survived. Well the other paramedic was OHs cousins husband. Luckily his injuries weren't life threatening and he's on the men's but can't remember that day at all and doesn't want to be a paramedic anymore. I was a bit worried at first as he had fractured a vertebra in his neck and broken one in his back but luckily they were stable and they've fixed them and he has been walking about. It's just so scary tho when something like that happens! I'm just pleased he's doing really well

Changing the subject again, OH slept on the sofa with me last night because he didn't want to sleep away from me again lol

 

[Sass827]

That's a sad story Jary. I'm happy it seems he's doing better now. I think being a paramedic would be a crazy stressful job. I know I couldn't do it.
So I've been up since 4 am. Weird dreams that ended with a scary mans voice that growled, "ok get out now". Scared me like crazy. So now I'm just up, eating of course. Having some cramps and bh. Lost more plug this morning. I wonder how much is up there?

 

[Jary]

That's good you're losing your plug sass! No sign of mine whatsoever. I reckon baby has decided it's for too comfy in my belly so wants to stay there!

Yeah I'm gonna be the last one in this group to pop I reckon lmao.

 

[Hann12]

I had a tiny bit of loss weeks ago and the odd bit here and there but nothing to make me think that I've actually lost significant amounts. I looked back at my notes on my last pregnancy and I lost my plug nearly 2 weeks before I went into labour! Hopefully its not going to be more than another 2 weeks.
I'm getting so much pressure in my pelvis and just feel really lethargic and sick. I could be coming down with something though so I'm not holding my breath that it actually means anything. My physio said she can physically see that the bump has dropped a bit though.
I am still thinking it will be another 1.5 weeks isn though.

Sass - I hope your signs mean something soon!

 

[Jary]

Hann I've had a lot of pressure in my pelvis too. We popped into town and the little bit of walking I did felt very uncomfortable...like I really had been kicked hard in the groin, so I do hope its baby moving down more.

Now we are back home and as much as I'd rather be out I feel utterly exhausted! The hayfever isn't helping with how I feel either. Generally just feeling a bit miserable today!