~ * ~ July Beach Bumps ~ * ~

Oh God Hann that sounds awful, considering what we know about your MIL!! LOL

Caz that sounds so interesting!

The only reason I know my MW is because it's the mental health MW I *had* to be referred to her first time because of my history of self-harm and that and then they asked me this time if I wanted that "back-up" of seeing her again and I got on so well with her that I did. It's good though because she knows my history so if I needed medication, like with the PND she's able to write it up on my notes and I'll get it after delivery which is so nice to have that. It's funny though because I was still very early in recovery when I was pregnant with Saraya and used to take panic attacks [I was agoraphobic and didn't like leaving the house ever] all the time when I was out so she still comments about having to pick me up on the floor shaking and hyperventilating because of taking a panic attack and collapsing behind the door [facepalm]!!!

I just watched Harry Met Sally for the first time!
 
Wow Eve that sounds awful! I'm glad you get the same mw, it must be nice rather than having to explain to someone else everything someone already knows.

Yes you can imagine the horror on my face when the words mucus plug were spoken, it's the fact that she dropped it into the conversation first casually saying something like 'any news since u lost your mucus plug'. And you can imagine my mind was racing then thinking 'heck did I just tell her I lost it?!' then when she asked how I knew I realised Greg must have said something, she must not have a clue what he meant (not sure how) so instead of looking it up and keeping quiet she decided to ask! She never thinks before she speaks though about the appropriateness of what she is saying and quite often she comes across as ignorant. Bearing in mind the name you would google it rather than ask if you didn't know wouldn't you?! She also told me she knows I will lose all my pregnancy weight in the first 2-3 weeks and look like I never had a baby. Even that is just stupid and quite a thoughtless thing to say. I know she meant well but she doesn't get that weight is personal, I don't want to set myself any unachievable goals, it's none of her business and that I will have a baby to look after which is what I will be concentrating on rather than weight loss!! Arrgghh!!
Sorry for the rant! She just drives me mad!!

On another slightly less stressful note, it's now past midnight so happy 39 weeks to me!! Yippee!! :)
 
Woo, congrats to BB and Amanda!! 2 more little ones, can't wait to see photos of the newbies!

BV, the photos of Jillian are adorable!!

SB, you and Katie really do have identical noses!! So cute!

Hann, that conversation with your MIL sounds mortifying. I can't imagine!

As for CM - the thing I think was my plug was a very thick yellowy thing, kind of gloopy. However I have also had a lot of other thinner stuff over the past few days. Not sure if any of it means anything though! One of my NCT girls was told today by the mw that when her boobs start to hurt then she is likely to go into labour. Not sure the truth on that one either really as mine have been sore for a while.

My CM really increased today... to the point that when I wiped (TMI) it was almost like EWCM. My nipples have also been really sore for the past week-ish.

AFM, I am officially done work for the next year!! Woo!! It's such an unreal feeling, I'm so relaxed! And happy 38 weeks to me!
 
Hann I'm a lot better now! Although there's a new junior MW helping with the clinic and I refused to see her after her condescending remark to me that the horrendous rectal spasms I had were just pile pain - WTF LOL! Fortunately my MW knows me so well I'm able to say that to her and she makes sure I never end up seeing that one!
LOL @MIL Did Greg know/not tell her what it was??? And the weight thing is very unrealistic, sure even the celebs with all their trainers and diets take 6-12w to lose theirs! I would say it took me over a yr with Saraya but then I wasn't TRYING to lose it because I have to be careful dieting or I could knock myself out of recovery for my anorexia.
HAPPY 39W TO YOU!!!

Squeeker - HAPPY 38W!! I've been having CM like that for the last few weeks!
 
Samzi - good news on having your sweep booked in. I hope that moves things along for you!

Hann - I bet Greg was just pleased that things were progressing and didn't realise what he should and shouldn't say to other people. With some people it's fine to talk about but I totally understand it's awkward with your MIL - I would feel a bit weird talking about that to mine as well, it's a bit tooooo personal!!!

And don't worry about moaning - I don't think you are! We are all so big now and uncomfy, it's not great I admit! Plus our hormones are probably gearing up for the labour too which makes me up and down like a yo-yo I know!

Eve - I'm so glad that you are getting brilliant MW support especially after having what sounds like a really tough time with your last pregnancy.

And I agree about weight loss - my cousin said to me "how fat are you going to get" (ok, he is a 21 year old boy!) but still, I was insulted and Neel told me to take it with a pinch of salt. But there is always tonnes of pressure to get back into your old clothes and lose the weight. I am with you guys, there is no hurry - I keep thinking 9 months on, 9 months off (and the rest!). My sister only just got below her pre-pregnancy weight after 19 months - she looks fabulous and has done it all sensibly and naturally and I'm so proud of her.

Squeeker - happy 38 weeks and yay for finishing work! Hope you rest up, put your feet up and have some chill out time!!

Hann - happy 39 weeks!!!

Right, today I'm chilling out as the final part of the wedding is tonight! Been having some immense BH's last night and this morning - not painful but just really tight and my stomach goes like a rock! Plus some period cramps but nothing to write home about. Hoping to have a better day today with less tiredness and more productive!

ps: any news from Mel??????
 
Happy 39 weeks hann! well woke up today with no contractions but have slightly picked up again. So annoying!t
 
Oh bless you Mel - how annoying! Hope the pains are ok - how are you feeling?
 
Im ok just frustrated! Lol oh well nothing i can do! Hey caz just realised u dont have a text buddy seeing as we are due the same day if u like il pm you my mobile no xx
 
Hi Mel, sounds great - I'll pm you my number as well - thanks so much! Great idea! x
 
i dont have a text buddy either so il have to update myself once i can
 
Caz I don't mind being text buddies too - Mel and I are and we have this funny thought that we couldboth be in labour texting each other at the sane time. Having said that Mel is likely to pop before me I think!! Hope the wedding tonight is nice :)

Mel - great news that the contractions are back, could be early/slow labour?
I've had loads of BH too last night and this morning and some cramping - sounds similar to you Caz but reckon mine is still a while away.

Eve - totally agree about the weight loss - I was quite shirt with her at that point and just told her that I didn't care about my weight, my focus was my baby! Shut her up!

AFM - done 2 hypno's this morning and getting up now. Going for a walk round kew gardens today and just taking it easy and spending time with Greg. It could be our last weekend just the two of us, though likely we'll have next weekend too

Squeeker happy 38 weeks!

So happy to be at 39 weeks!
 
Samzi il pm u my number too if you like? Sorry for the short messages am on my phone at the mo!
 
Caz I hope you enjoy the last bit of the wedding!! My pregnancy with Saraya was hard but in terms of mental health I'd been in recovery for about 6mo when I got pregnant. Before that I was housebound for about 4/5 years so I appreciate how well I am now and what I've achieved and am able to achieve!

Mel I've been having the same!! I had some really fierce ones on Thursday and then a few minor ones yesterday and when they start it's like "Is this it?" and then it tails off again.... I'm one of these, even though I'm really in tune with my body, I don't know what's "real" labour. I know loads of people say "you know" but I have to disagree!! Even when I was in pre-term labour I kept saying "They'll go away on their own" lol

Hann good on you for being short with her!! Silly witch :] I just kinda went "Well there's no point trying to squish myself into tiny clothes" so I wore my maternity stuff and went an bought a bunch of size 12/14 jeans in Primark that had a higher waist - I hated the sensation of my jelly belly moving more than I hated the look so the jeans with a higher waist kept it still!! Normally I'm a size 8 - 10 depending on brand and with my history of anorexia it was a really big deal for me being that much bigger than what I was used to mentally. There are still some post-partum pics I look at from when I had Saraya that I think I look horrendous and flabby in BUT the interesting thing was I didn't FEEL like that at the time! I actually FELT really good!!
 
Eve, thanks for that, most people who have been in labor before just say " you'l know" but HOW! I can understand if your waters go, or you are induced etc but some people can be in slow labour for days and having googled the subject extensivly over last 24 hours it seems everone experiances different things. All i know is that it was different to anything i felt previously. And i can just "feel" that things are different, even if im still day or even a couple of weeks ago i still think this is the beginning of it...
 
Mel even with Saraya I had really bad contractions on the Friday because I had a sweep and a few hrs later these REALLY severe contractions started and I thought "Oh I'm in labour" they lasted, regularly, for like 3 hrs and then all of a sudden STOPPED... like they didn't even tail off they just stopped sharp! I started marching up and down the lane trying to start them again and nothing, not a pain nothing... Then the next day, Saturday, I started getting them [exactly the same] again. I had them for about 3 hrs and Patricia said to me "Oh shouldn't you time them I think this is it" and I said no because they were the same as the day before! Well after having them for like 5hrs and they hadn't gotten easier or stopped I finally conceded that I was in labour! Even this time like I said when I was in pre-term you could see the contractions were the real thing on the monitor but if I hadn't been hooked up to it, I wasn't gonna go in it was Chris made me, then I wouldn't have known!!

I have no txt buddy either!
 
Mel I hope it is the start of the real thing for you! I wouldn't have a clue what the real thing feels like so I'm no help!!
 
Happy Due Date to Tor81 and me!

Sorry being useless re ind messages.
 
Happy due date Tor and FiFi!

Im so restless today, just wandernig about not really doing anything, havent even got dressed!:wacko:
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Members online

No members online now.

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
1,650,308
Messages
27,145,005
Members
255,759
Latest member
boom2211
Back
Top
monitoring_string = "c48fb0faa520c8dfff8c4deab485d3d2"
<-- Admiral -->