July 2009 buddies wanted!!

[wishingonastar]

hey girlies, shelley text me at 10:30pm last night and said she's having really strong pains and in agony. she's not sure if they'll come to anything as apparently she had them the night before but they stopped...i said i really hope they do come to something cos this false labour stuff sucks poor thing

wishing you lots of labour dust shelley

 

[Elliebank]

Ooh hope this is it for her!!!

 

[whitelilly]

Fingers crossed!!!

I came back last night from the lodge we were staying at as I couldn't sleep on the beds there! Ended up up til 1am this morning and got up at 7am so I am shattered and thinking of going back to my bed for an hour now.

That' my classmate had her baby now- 13 days overdue! That's like going til bloody 7th august! Noooooooooooooo! xxx

 

[wishingonastar]

oh whitelilly i hope we all stay july babies!! i can't believe mine has gone from early july to mid and almost end july!

sorry you had to cut your trip short hun x

 

[shelleylu]

Hi everyone.

Thanks for updating Wishing

Well guess what? The contractions (real ones y'know!) were coming thick an fast - very painful and getting closer together - lasting as long as 1 inute last night. And at 2am they stopped. I couldnt believe it. Exactly the same as thr night before! I managed to sleep till 8 this morning though, so had a good 5 hrs, which is more than ll week put together pretty much.

Im seriously cheesed off, and Im convinced everyone thinks Im making it up! People still texting every couple of hours about it - Im trying my hardest!

I got up this morning and gave OH his prizes and he's just gone to work. Pains have started again already - so you never know today could be it.

It just shows you. Some girls have thier LO's a few hrs after thier firct contraction. Mine is days long! After the William ordeal I'd have thought fate would have been a bit kinder?!

Oh well, enough moaning on. At least Ive got chance to do some washing etc..

WL - sorry you had t come home from your trip hun. Sleeping at home is a nightmare right now, let alone a new bed - poor thing!

Wishing - its only 2 days till you are induced OMG! Are you excited??

How is everyone else? Trying all the eviction tricks???

xxxx

 

[Elliebank]

OMG Shelley how annoying!!! Are you fully recovered from yr illness now?

re eviction tricks - at antenatal last night they mentioned fresh pineapple so as we were going to Asda after I said to OH I'll get some - this was met by a resounding NO! He is working on our neighbours garden at the mo (he's a builder) & has said he's got another week or 2 left on it so the baby is not allowed to come yet!!! Lets hope she doesn't listen to Daddy!!

 

[shelleylu]

Haha. Poor you - Does he know how crappy you must feel? My OH is usually very good, but he has no idea how I feel atm, then certainly no idea how painful the last couple of days have been!

Girls, when you have a contraction, you loose the ability to speak - for just a minute. Well OH has developed a habit of asking - while n the middle of one - if Im having one and how does it feel. Like Im able to turn around and ask tell him everything! Veeeeeeery annoying - I told him off last night for it!

My illness has gone yeah hun. OH has had a bad tummy bug for a couple of days and Ive had a touch of it too. Along side the 'clear out' that happens every few hours, Im wasting away! Seriously cheesed off though. Especially when the last 2 nights Ive told OH THIS IS IT only for it not to be

Oh yeah girls, I forgot. At hosp yesterday. Had scan etc and was about to go home, and MW found my blood results from previous nt. Turns out I have major low platelet levels? and very anaemic? She had to re-take blood etc and we ended up staying at hosp all day because of it. MW explained its dangerous to go that low -so stock up on your iron rich foods now! If you have iron tabs, take them...

I spoke to an advisor yestersday who told me I should make a complaint about the treatment over the last few days. I have that in my sights too when this whole thing is over.

 

[wishingonastar]

ha ha your OH sounds like mine elliebank...you wait til it gets to the due date...he'll be begging her to come out!!!

shelley - it must be your body getting some practice runs in...mine has decided to leave it all til the very last minute and hasn't even bothered getting the cervix ready it seems...whereas yours is determined to be prepared and having practice runs!!!

yeah i am excited about induction cos it finally means the end and i FINALLY get to cuddle, meet and name my baby! and know what gender it is!!!

 

[wishingonastar]

you're joking?? defo complain but wait til everythings over! you don't want them having the arse with you whilst you're in labour!!!

 

[Elliebank]

No I don't think he does!! Cos the job he's doing is quite a manual one he's constantly going on about how tired he is (& therefore plonks himself on the settee all night) & doesn't seem to realise that just being pregnant makes me tired!!

Glad yr illness has gone!

I had something similar with bloods this week - I had some done on 1st June & they only just bothered to check the results on Monday - I'm low on iron. I now have some tablets but was majorly p*ssed off that I've only just been told at 38wks that I need them - when I should have been told weeks ago!!! (and the bloods were taken 4wks late - they were only done as I happened to mention that no one had taken any at 28wks)

 

[shelleylu]

No way Ellie, thats exactly what happened with me. My 28 wk ones were done at 32 weeks, and I was only told result last week! IN the mean time Im not taking anything and now have these new blood results which show problems because of it. MW said they wont give you intra muscular injections and various other things. Something to do with the clotting of my blood. Not good anyway...

As for complaing, i know what you mean wushing - Im not gonna risk them having the hump! Seriously though, Ive heard about 10 different things from about 15 different folk in the last couple of days. And now, even after everything - all the worry and stress and tests they turned around and said see you in 2 weeks! Remeber last time there was panic and they sorted it and then said see you in 2.5 weeks - I thought it was too long to wait for an app. well I waited and look what happened Monday. Yet they're prepared to do it again. Dismiss things and make me wait. Hopefully she'll be here before then anyway. They make me furious they do!

Wishing - totally fogot you're on team yellow! One of the only ones left!! What do you think you're having?

 

[Twiglet]

Ow bless you Shelley, really hope it all picks up soon

WL sorry you had to cut your holiday short!

Well my next door neighbour (the nice ones) have just had their bubba and last night it was up every hour from 11pm onwards. Liam didn't believe me that I could hear it and that they had had it till we went to bed and then he asked if he could sleep downstairs as it was keeping him up It's doing the same today...bless its cotton socks!

Have just booked tickets to see Harry Potter tonight, am hoping Caitlyn doesn't think this is a sign for her to arrive.

 

[Elliebank]

No way Ellie, thats exactly what happened with me. My 28 wk ones were done at 32 weeks, and I was only told result last week! IN the mean time Im not taking anything and now have these new blood results which show problems because of it. MW said they wont give you intra muscular injections and various other things. Something to do with the clotting of my blood. Not good anyway...

Bloody ridiculous. I can't really see what good it is now doing something at this stage in our pregnancy. But I will take the tablets like a good little girl (it was hard work bloody getting them - my docs did me a prescription for folic acid!!! )

Apart from that I'm happy with my midwives but for them to mess up like that it doesn't give you much faith does it!! I still can't understand why my bloods weren't taken at my 28wk appointment - she gave me the 28wk pack so she knew what week I was on!!!

My friend was in hospital a few wks ago as she went into labour at 36wks - she said the midwives were really good at helping her thru the labour & afterwards when her baby was born, but they were also getting mixed messages for the days after her waters broke - some people were saying they were gonna induce her to start contractions & then they were told they wanted to keep the baby in there as long as poss. In the end I think her OH demanded to know what was going on.

 

[Elliebank]

Oh & Shelley have a look at this -

https://www.babycenter.com/404_what...for-non-food-items-during-pregnanc_1186643.bc

I've been craving ice which seems to be related to my iron deficiency. You have that pica don't you?

 

[Sarah+]

Just checking in to say Hi. Hope everyone's going okay.

Shelley. Nearly there. Just look ahead to baby hugs.

 

[Sarah+]

Anyone else pigging out a bit? I'm just eating whatever I feel like (e.g. 2 serves of home made butterscotch pudding for breakfast today....). Figure not long to go so it doesn't really matter


And on a completely unrelated note.... what do you 'wear' (or not wear?) when you have a massage? I had a voucher for a free preg message so I booked in this Friday. I've never had a prof massage before, so do you just keep your knickers on and they use towels etc? Appartently the tables have the 'bump' spaces, so should be good.

 

[Twiglet]

Yep am currently eating Lemon Crunch pudding

 

[whitelilly]

Anyone else pigging out a bit? I'm just eating whatever I feel like (e.g. 2 serves of home made butterscotch pudding for breakfast today....). Figure not long to go so it doesn't really matter

Me... I actually ate so much rubbish yesterday that I just had cereal for breakfast and then toast and banana, an apple and a yoghurt for lunch. But DH bought me a Mars bar and it is in the fridge shouting "eat me"!!! xx

 

[wishingonastar]

shelley - i honestly don't know...biggest part of me thinks boy but i really think thats cos most people tell me i'm having a boy so i've just been brainwashed!

well i've had sweep done and found out i officially have a naughty baby! it's managed to completely disengage its head and is once again floating freely...midwife was stumped and said shes never had that happen before! is even asking registrar at hospital for their thoughts!!

sarah - yeah think you just wear knickers and they put towels strategically over you...have a lovely massage

 

[wishingonastar]

and yes i too am eating crap whenever i want cos i figure i may as well make the most of it in these last few days...hmm what shall i have for my 'last supper' friday night is the question!!!