**~February Lovebugs -The Last Tri~** 37 Blue,41 Pink,26 Yellows

[Dream.A.Dream]

My changing bag is the freebie boots one...picked because...it was free so I don't really get it either.

2bananas that your midwife wasn't overly sympathetic. Could you possibly try a spoons position? Hope you don't mind me suggesting, just trying to think for you how you might possibly manage it. You wouldn't have to open your legs too wide if you were on your side with OH behind you. I don't have SPD though so I'm prob not much help xx

 

[Caz-x]

2bananas, how come they wont sweep you till 41 wks, especially with SPD, surely thats more of a reason to give you one at 40wks??? Am confused as I am already pencilled in for one at 40+2 with mine. Not that I'm planning on still being pregnant then tho

 

[gills8752]

Awww Lana! I feel for you. Seems so mean when my midwife was more than happy to do a sweep early but yours won't. You never know though, you might not be able to have a sweep anyway, I never got mine as my cervix is posterior.

Without sounding too tmi - you could always get hubby to please you and only delve in for the final event - at least that way you get the big "O" as required and the with the minimal pain of trying to attempt legs akimbo lol

I think about far too much!!

 

[2bananas]

2bananas, how come they wont sweep you till 41 wks, especially with SPD, surely thats more of a reason to give you one at 40wks??? Am confused as I am already pencilled in for one at 40+2 with mine. Not that I'm planning on still being pregnant then tho

Just our hospital policy for some reason - which is stupid. They are happier to induce early than offer a sweep.......... that just makes no sense at all to me

I asked if I could get one earlier and she just said no

Hopefully you wont make it to your sweep and will go into labour before then


I don't understand how one hospital can be so different from the next. The hospital my mum works in offers them from 38 weeks - Go figure! But no - before its suggested..... I cant ask my mum, its not right lol

 

[MandaAnda]

2bananas, seriously, if you're that miserable and your hospital is being uncooperative (and if your mum honestly doesn't mind), I'd ask her. My mother and four of my aunts are nurses, and if I lived around them and needed a favour that wasn't getting sorted that they could fix for me, I'd ask if they didn't mind.

 

[2bananas]

Katy - i've had the same thought. The only position I can even fathom having and sort of rumpy in is spoons - but even that doesn't appeal and I know as soon as I have sex im going to drive myself crazy waiting for something to happen! Oh god, what a hassle!

lol Gills - Also had that thought too - first bit of action for oh in 5 months and it'll be all about me - he'll love it. Did tell him it was sort of a job that needed doing rather than an enjoyable experience ha ha ha


Pain is so bad tonight though that tbh - im a bit frightened to do anything. I have to be up for the school run and if I made my pain worse by dtd I'd really be stuck as its such a struggle driving and then walking through the playground at 8.30 each morning - my body just doesn't loosen up until mid day

 

[2bananas]

2bananas, seriously, if you're that miserable and your hospital is being uncooperative (and if your mum honestly doesn't mind), I'd ask her. My mother and four of my aunts are nurses, and if I lived around them and needed a favour that wasn't getting sorted that they could fix for me, I'd ask if they didn't mind.

I just couldnt relax. It would just be too weird having my mum do a sweep on me......... I dont know why, but I just cant do it

 

[MandaAnda]

Fair enough. And, to be honest, the most my mum's ever done is give me an injection (and even though it was in the bum, it was hardly her delving up my hoo ha!).

As my SPD has gotten worse (used to be just my hips involved but is now mainly my pelvis), spoons is the only thing we can manage. And it did give me cramps yesterday, while I've had nothing today, so maybe round two tomorrow!

 

[MandaAnda]

Fair enough. And, to be honest, the most my mum's ever done is give me an injection (and even though it was in the bum, it was hardly her delving up my hoo ha!).

As my SPD has gotten worse (used to be just my hips involved but is now mainly my pelvis), spoons is the only thing we can manage. And it did give me cramps yesterday, while I've had nothing today, so maybe round two tomorrow!

 

[gills8752]

I put an effort in for you last night Lana - lol. Smothered myself in Clary sage and but nothing today. Had a really big cramp this morning when I woke up but after I pee'd it went away.

Keep on cooking then bubs!

 

[teal]

It's heartbreaking when the cramps just vanish!

 

[2bananas]

I put an effort in for you last night Lana - lol. Smothered myself in Clary sage and but nothing today. Had a really big cramp this morning when I woke up but after I pee'd it went away.

Keep on cooking then bubs!

lol

 

[2bananas]

Good morning everyone. Hope you are all ok!

I've decided im jinxed. This morning getting out of bed was a little easier, I tried lying a different way and arranged pillows on juts about every part of my body and when i woke up I didnt feel locked into position but could feel the pull in my pelvis. I had a little tear in my eye as it clicked back into place when i managed to sit up but not as bad as yesterday so I felt a bit happier and that I had started off my day a bit better.

However.... hobbled down the 2 flights of stairs to go and get Belle's brekkie for her and on my way to put the porridge in the microwave bang. I crash into the utility room door after slipping over - the cat had puked on the floor and I hadnt seen it and so I stepped in it and it sent me almost doing the spilts. I screamed and then the flood gates opened. Isabelle beside herself, Richard came running downstairs to see what the bloody hell was going on. Oh it was just like a nightmare.

Managed to calm down after 10 minutes or so but needless to say - its about the worst thing that could have happened to me at this moment in time.

I just felt so hard done by and so sorry for myself, the hormones are raging!!!!!

To make it all worse.... i've got chest pains, think i have stressed myself out.

SO there you go. If anyone has a gun.... feel free to shoot me

Hope you are all starting off on a good day!!

Have we heard anything about BW and her lo?

 

[Caz-x]

Gills - I used Clary Sage in the bath last night & everytime I woke up in the night I was like 'why have I woken?? Am I in labour? but no, it was usually just to pee lol. I did wake with some serious discomfort at one point but it was just flump getting into a really awkward position in my groin

2bananas, I'd be the same if my mum was qualified, I just couldnt let her go 'up there' even if I was desperate

So, tonight I am going to bath in clary sage, get DH to massage it into my lower back & belly & then DTD hehe. I know that I will go into labour when the baby is ready, but theres no harm in trying out all the old wives tales in the meantime is there.

Oh yes, and woop woop to me - Single figures!!!!! and labourto all

 

[MummyCarly]

7 days left! Feb lovebugs need to be renamed to Latebugs............

I dont even have the energy to rant about being uncomfy!!

xoxo

 

[Caz-x]

Good morning everyone. Hope you are all ok!

I've decided im jinxed. This morning getting out of bed was a little easier, I tried lying a different way and arranged pillows on juts about every part of my body and when i woke up I didnt feel locked into position but could feel the pull in my pelvis. I had a little tear in my eye as it clicked back into place when i managed to sit up but not as bad as yesterday so I felt a bit happier and that I had started off my day a bit better.

However.... hobbled down the 2 flights of stairs to go and get Belle's brekkie for her and on my way to put the porridge in the microwave bang. I crash into the utility room door after slipping over - the cat had puked on the floor and I hadnt seen it and so I stepped in it and it sent me almost doing the spilts. I screamed and then the flood gates opened. Isabelle beside herself, Richard came running downstairs to see what the bloody hell was going on. Oh it was just like a nightmare.

Managed to calm down after 10 minutes or so but needless to say - its about the worst thing that could have happened to me at this moment in time.

I just felt so hard done by and so sorry for myself, the hormones are raging!!!!!

To make it all worse.... i've got chest pains, think i have stressed myself out.

SO there you go. If anyone has a gun.... feel free to shoot me

Hope you are all starting off on a good day!!

Have we heard anything about BW and her lo?

Nightmare hun big to you.

Let us know if you now go into labour with the stress of it all though won't you. Seriously tho, I hope you're not in too much pain, you suffer enough as it is without that making it worse. x

 

[2bananas]

Nightmare hun big to you.

Let us know if you now go into labour with the stress of it all though won't you. Seriously tho, I hope you're not in too much pain, you suffer enough as it is without that making it worse. x[/QUOTE]


Thanks hunni!

Im ok - I've just got to that point where I feel a bit hopeless.

Im stressing aswell because I was really ill with PND for 2 years after Isabelle was born and wasnt completely better til she was about 3 and im so worried about it happening again, just feel like as its been such a bad pregnancy its going to get me started off all wrong when the baby comes. Trying to stay positive though!

Going to have a nice easy relaxing day today!!

 

[blackrose]

Morning all , awh all the frustration wish I could help . I'm almost recovered from my tummy bug . i slept it off I think but my god it was awful !

 

[gills8752]

Aww lana hun! You're not having a good time of it! I definitley think you need to have a hissy at the midwives and get a sweep asap or go to labour ward in immense pain and get them to do one for you, at least do an internal and see if you are anywhere close!

I've had a few more cramps this morning - fingers crossed it might be something and not just a rubbish side effect of the clary sage and
My mum's been feeling ill and has high bp again - so it could be the start of something (we get sympathy pains for each other loads and often ring up with a bad neck to find out the other one has had a car crash lol)

 

[samzi]

3 days to go!

feeling a bit rubbish today and bottom of bump hurts no matter wether i stand up/walk about or sit down

hope it means something otherwise i wont be amused!!