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[Squeeker]

Good luck, Wez... I really hope things have picked up for you by now!!

DM, Sophie is GORGEOUS! Congrats, you must be thrilled!

SB, I hope things get going for you very soon!! So exciting!!

AFM, I had a very busy day! DH and I had maternity photos done by a friend of ours who is an amateur photographer, and then we finished up the baby's room! I'm thrilled to bits!

Here are some photos!

The room:

https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f213/squeeker_7/P1100078.jpg

https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f213/squeeker_7/P1100080.jpg

https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f213/squeeker_7/P1100081.jpg

https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f213/squeeker_7/P1100082.jpg

This is the cradle that my Dad and Brother made for us:

https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f213/squeeker_7/9.jpg

And a couple of my maternity photos. I don't have them all back yet, these were just a few teasers my friend sent tonight:

https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f213/squeeker_7/1.jpg

https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f213/squeeker_7/3-1.jpg

 

[curlew]

Hi all

mel - sorry you had such a bad night last night. Fingers crossed its better tonight.

hann - my sympathy with the heat in the hairdressers. I was there on thursday for an hour and a half and drank gallons of water it was so hot.

caz - glad you enjoyed our bbq. Ive spent most of the afternoon sorting and scanning photos too.

bb - hope you managed to cool down. Its not to bad here but I am still roasting lol.

SB - wow sounds like you are getting close. good luck

BV - sounds like you had a lovely morning, hope you managed to chill in the afternoon with you book.

Linds - sophie is just adorable. Poor harry being ill when his lil sister is born. Its hard to know how much to discipline but probably best to do what you'd normally do. That's what we are intending if we run into any problems. Off to read your birth story in a sec.

britt - hugs honey. It will happen soon.

Tor - congratulations on being the last day at work. I marvel at how you have managed to stay at work so long.

wez - hope your contractions get stronger for you soon. Hopefully your dr will be able to do a sweep.

squeeker - your nursery is beautiful, lucky baby and the photos of you and dh are lovely.

afm - went to bed at 730pm as shattered. Fell asleep about 830 and now awake having only got up twice so that's good. Will head back up in a moment and see if I can get some more sleep.

 

[SugarBeth]

Just a quick update on me: been timing my contractions for the last hour since I was advised to start doing so. They seem short but to be coming steady at about 14-15 minutes apart. I've also had a slight second bloody show around 7 PM and am having some kind of cervical fluid (maybe lots of cm?) leaking out once in a while though it doesnt seem like my water yet. Hoping things get moving more through the night! Looks like my husband will be staying home from work tomorrow on stand by, since he works an hour away.

 

[samzi]

ooh goodluck hun!

 

[mummymarsh]

DM - Sophie is completely gorgeous.....

wez - good luck, sorry its being a slow labour for you you must be shattered...

SB - good luck hopefully it will happen for you very soon

anyone else in labour i missed??? lol..... cant belive youve all been early so far lol.....

 

[Tor81]

SB, that's a good theory that its actually the cakes Katie is after, maybe if you leave just one she'll make an appearance even sooner!

Linds, such a shame H is still poorly, sounds like a good idea to keep him home. I think us first time Mums think we've got it hard not knowing what to expect but it must be so hard to juggle more than one child, splitting your time & managing jealousy etc.

Wez, you sound like you're really suffering hun, i would have thought they would use induction methods by now to help you dilate, starting with a sweep perhaps? Hope you & J don't get too worn out by it all.

Squeeker, love the photos, you look fabulous, and the nursery is gorgeous, especially the cot.

Curlew, glad you managed to get some more sleep last night.

Who do we think will be next then, looks like Wez & SB, then who?!

Today is going to be a long & weird day. Got to find my way to NCT class, DH usually drives & I've paid no attention. It's the women's only session so guessing they're going to talk about unpleasant things! That finishes at 12 but because the other girls have all finished work they might go out for lunch & I don't want to miss out... so might not get into the office until quite late & I've still got to have a few last meetings, clear my desk & say bye to everyone. Then it's NCT again tonight which doesn't finish until 10pm, I'm going to be shattered. Sorry, you probably weren't interested in my daily agenda, it's just easier to write about it than get out of bed and get on with it!!!

xx

 

[curlew]

SB - hope you manage to get soem rest overnight in between contractiions.

Tor - have a good day, sounds like yoiu will need your first day off tomorrow.

 

[caz_hills]

Tor – enjoy your last day or afternoon at work today – hope they treat you wonderfully and give you a great send off! Hope the NCT classes are good as well – long day but should be fun.

Beth – I hope things pick up soon, it sounds like everything is moving in the right direction! Good luck hun. Xx

Linds – sorry that Harry is unwell, poor little man and also hope you are coping ok with Sophie and an unwell Harry. Hopefully a lovely day at home in the sun with Mum, Dad and new sister will help him recover too.

Wez – thinking of you and hoping that things progress really soon. How frustrating that they sent you home. I hope that it’s not too painful. Keep smiling, you are so close!

Squeeker – love the photos of your nursery and you and your OH. They are wonderful and such a great memory!

Curlew – hope you manage to get some more sleep, being up at half 4!

AFM – planning to go shopping with my MIL for a few final bits (some to return, some to collect) today. It’s lovely outside, so hot, so glad I’m not at work really – this is what I imagined maternity leave to be like!!!! Also, it’s our 2 year wedding anniversary today so will cook a lovely meal for my gorgeous hubbie tonight – can’t wait!

 

[sparky32]

SB, hope your contractions get closer soon, how exciting!!

Squeeker, love your nursery

DM, sophie is totally gorgeous love her hair how's harry doing? Hope he feel better soon and settles into his new life with his little sister.

I'm off to the hospital this morning for the first of my steriod shots to mature little lady's lungs. Yesterday i was violently ill with diahorrea, i have never experienced anything like it. Still not feeling 100%, hoping it passes soon as i have so much to do this week!! Only 4 sleeps to go xxxx

 

[fifi-folle]

4th episode of contractions 5 mins apart last night. Woke me up from sleep. They then stopped after 1.5hrs, getting so fed up of this. Had my bloody show days ago, have had 2 days of lots of BMs which I figured was my body clearing out then nothing. I'm so tired.

 

[sparky32]

Oh fifi, you must be getting very frustrated, big hugs xx there seems to be quite a few of us that have had contractions only for them to stop & start all the time. Hopefully they will pick up soon and you will be holding your baby in your arms xx

 

[caz_hills]

So sorry to hear you're having a hard time Fifi - hope things improve. xx

 

[samzi]

Well theres deff some change going on with me. Not been able to go to the loo properly for days and ive been twice in the past 3 hours or so. Hmm i wonder. Never had a clear out with issy infact i was the opposite and i want to avoid that this time round. got dodgy stomach type pains too which i had with Issy. we shall see i guess!

 

[Doodlepants]

Congratulations Linds and Claire on the births of your beautiful daughters!

How is Saraya today Eve? Is she still on the antibiotics?

Fifi and Wez, the start seems to go on forever- hopefully things'll speed up for you both soon xx

Good Luck SB! It sounds as though you're next! I really may have to try this eggplant thing!

Hope you have a good day today Tor and Caz! Sounds like you've both got a nice day planned

Was your weekend nice Han? It must have been tiring entertaining, it's nice to see as many people as poss now though I think

Hope everyone's had a good weekend- I've been following- sorry to everyone I've missed- really hot and uncomfortable here (as I'm sure we all are!).
Had a good day Saturday, Sunday was quite stressful but nothing to moan about really

I'm off to see my MW at 11.00, she said she would try a sweep so FX'd everyone!

 

[Hann12]

Caz - I didn't realise we had exactly the same wedding anniversary! Mind is today too! What a day for it - soooo hot! I'm off to get my hair done, then meet the nct girls, then have the chiropractor, then dinner in gaucho. What a busy one! I'll be exhausted by the end of the day but its probably my last really active day before the birth (or so I hope!).

SB - looking forward to a positive update!!

Wez - I'd have thought they would have put you on an induction drip by now. I was told by my consultant that when you get very regular and strong contractions but the dilation isn't really being affected that a lot of the time its the baby moving into the corect position for birth, and that if this happens to me this can take 24-48 hours and they would likely put me on an induction drip with epidural to speed things up. I hope you get some help soon

Linds - how is Harry today?

Tor - hope you have a good last day at work and enjoy the nct class. I never pay attention to where my husband is driving so I sympathise!!

Curlew - hope you feel okay, I think the heat last night didn't help. I was up in the night too, threw the duvet off the bed, turned up the fan and finally fell back to sleep. Think it will be just as bad tonight!

Squeeker - what lovely photos! You look great and the nursery is so nice!

Fi - sorry that the contractions are messing you around. Hopefully it will all kick off properly soon, though I can imagine when it does you won't believe it!

Caz - enjoy the shopping! Drink loads in this heat!

Hope everyone has a nice day, I'll check in before I go to the hairdressers and while i'm there seeing as I'll be there for such a long time!!

 

[Hann12]

I need to get a 40 week appointment but my 40 week is on a sat. Do you think they'll sweep me at 39+6 like you are Doods or will I need to wait for the Monday when I'm 40+2?

 

[Doodlepants]

Hmm I'm not sure-everywhere seems different. Where I live they aren't supposed to do sweeps until 41 weeks but my MW said "I won't tell if you don't!" which I'm sooo thankful for! Given your back problems I think they'd be more likely to do it before 40 weeks- it certainly can't hurt to ask x

 

[caz_hills]

Hann - enjoy your day, sounds lovely! I love Gaucho in Richmond - so nice, yummy food and a lovely setting, esepcially on such a goregous day as today!

Doodle - seconds on the uncomfortable heat, it's boiling but the rest of the week is looking cooler so it's only today now I think. Hope the MW appointment goes well - let us know how you get on!

 

[Blue_bear]

Hann, mine wouldnt do it until i was technically over due, and my 40w will be sunday so she is coming round monday at 40+1. Still praying i wont get to that point mind....

 

[Hann12]

Thanks - I'll go for the 40+2 then as I'll be so annoyed if I turn up at 39+6 and they won't do one and then I can't get an appointment until I'm 41 weeks. They are being really difficult about giving appointments, just keep saying how busy they are and saying people have to go to their GP's, which is not even worth it as my GP won't even take the heart beat!!
Just tried calling them and as usual no one has answered!! Its so annoying! I don't know how I can go for the whole pregnancy as one of their 'high risk' people and then not be able to get the appropriate appointments at the end when I actually need them the most!
Sorry for the rant!