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Hope you are ok Sparky. Take care and let us know how you get on.

Raining here too - just in time for me going out for coffee with the NCT girls!!! But it feels cooler which is nice.

Tor - welcome to matenity leave! Hope you can relax now.

Hann - fingers crossed for accupuncture!

Managed a 20 minute swim reluctantly but feel better for it. Tried some squats whilst in the pool - much easier under water! But nothing moving!!!! Tempted to try that aubergine recipe tonight but will wait until it's a bit cooler - takes too long in a hot kitchen for my liking!
 
I just got a text from BV saying her contractions started at 11:30 last night and she went into the hospital at 6 am this morning. They are putting her on a pitocin drip because they are worried about the risk of infection due to her water being broken.

She hopes baby cooperates soon too!

Sounds like BV's going to have her little girl soon!!
 
Good luck Sparky, not long now!

Wez, thanks for the update on BV, hopfully her little girl will be here very soon!
 
Good Luck Sparky and BV! Sounds like those 2 little girls will be next.....

Tor - Enjoy Mat.Leave! :)
 
Just lost another chunk of my mucus plug. Is it normal for it to be yellow?
 
oh my goodness its all go here today. Sounds like a bumper crop coming up. wonder if any of the babies will actually wait til July lol.

Caz - glad you had a nice swim and hope the bikini wax was okay. Yeh for period pains as from what the others have said its the start of something.

fifi - sorry you felt so down yesterday. Hope you are feeling a bit better today. Hope your MW appt went okay today.

doodles - sounds like your little girl has been taking lessons from sophie in giving you the run around. Hope things pick up for you soon.

BB - hope the bouncing ball gets things started again for you.

Hann - I was feeling sick earlier and nearly threw up but didn't. I was retching but nothing came up, really strange as I haven't suffered MS hardly at all? hope the acupuncture goes okay.

samzi - sorry the pains have stopped. Fingers crossed you will be in pain again soon - in the nicest possible way!! Think we are all feeling like beached whales lol

Mummyss - looking forward to seeing your nursery pictures.

mel - well done you for DTD at this stage. DH and I did it a couple of weeks ago and although we enjoyed it we decided it was too much effort to do again before the baby is born lol:blush:

wez -good luck with operation eviction today.

Tor - hope you are enjoying your baby retirement (love that). Shame that you knocked the flowers over but think our spacial awareness is a bit to pot at the moment.

sparky - sorry re the keytones - keep us posted on how you are doing.

BV - good luck sounds like you will have your wee one soon.

AFM - got my tyres checked this morning had two punctures which they have sorted. Did an hours ironing plus one load of washing is out on the line as we have finally got the sunshine here today.

Played schools with ds, funny how he doesn't want to do homework when the schools are in , as soon as its the holidays he wants to do work:dohh:

Started making chilli but got as far as peeling one pack of mushrooms and my hands have given up on me so will get dh to brown the mince and cut the other mushrooms up when he comes home then it will be ready to go on in the slow cooker overnight.

Chilling now as my hands are numb so can't do much else!!
 
Sparky, hope everything is ok & not too scary. At least you know you’re in the right place & they’ll be able to get baby early if they need to.

Caz, hope you have a nice time with your NCT girls. Our NCT teacher forgot the list of everyone’s numbers & email addresses yesterday so is going to post them, hope she does it soon as it would be nice to fit in a coffee morning before baby arrives because mine is the first due.

Wez, thanks for updating us on BV, won’t be long for her now! And I hope yours picks up soon.

Curlew, so funny that your DS wants to play schools, are you using the opportunity to give him extra homework?!

I feel quite lost today, have done my tax return, a couple of loads of washing, slowly packing my hospital bag. Lucky Wimbledon is on this week, apart from that I’m going to try to limit the television. I’ve got a few other little jobs that need doing but trying to spread them out a bit. What else do people get up to on Mat leave?! Want to relax really, especially nothing too strenuous that might stimulate labour because that’s not allowed until after Friday!!

xx
 
Hi everyone!

Sparky - hope you are okay and that they look after you and your girl. Looking forward to hearing your exciting news!

BV - yippee for labour!! Can't wait to hear more :)
Wez - thanks for posting BV's update. I think you will be very soon too!

Caz - it rained when I met my NCT girls too! Well done for the swimming though, More than I did anyway!

Tor - thats rubbish that your NCT teacher didn't give you the contact details, ours did it first day! Hopefully you'll get them soon and arrange some gatherings. I love the girls that I met, meeting them at least 2 times a week, this week 3/4 times!!

Curlew - you have done loads again, no wonder your hands won't cook! Take a rest and hopefully your hands will feel a bit better :hugs:

Mel - major storm here too - my whole flat shock with the thunder!

So acupuncture session 2:
I got there and she felt for the baby and said it was quite a lot lower than last week (yippee), she said that she wouldn't try any induction methods until the baby is fully engaged - even if I'm over 40 weeks as she said that the baby won't be ready to come out but she said that its definitely moving in the right direction now so fingers crossed!
She put needles in my hair, behind my ears, on my forehead, arms and legs. She said that they are all positioned to stimulate and relax the uterine muscles and encourage the baby to engage fully. It was very relaxing and afterwards I could feel the baby was lower - just more pressure and I got some strong cramps. So I think it is working, just need the baby to co-operate now and sink lower!
 
Good luck BV!

My contractions seemed to have stopped, though my cervix hurts a lot still and I'm still cramping. Wondering if it's possible that my cervix is trying to still dilate even without contractions? Really wish things would hurry up! DH and I made plans to go to the last dog class before baby - maybe she'll want to make her appearance before then? If she wants to go along with the saying that things happen when you make plans...

I got a great night's sleep last night though - for once instead of only 2-3 hours I got about 6-8 so I'm feeling pretty good!
 
Thanks Hannah and good luck with the acupuncture.

Found a pic of me and DH on our wedding day and fell in love again.

https://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x3/wezgray430/Wezgray092907030-1.jpg
 
Aww gorgeous pic Wez... just beautiful. It's so cute that it made you fall in love again :)

Sb - how frustrating... Sending lots of labour dust your way... :dust:

Hann, acupuncture sounds like it's doing the trick! Will be interested to see if it works! I will be the 'control' test case of someone who does bugger all to induce labour, i am just too lazy :haha:

Tor - welcome to mat leave! Do you feel relieved? my advice is to arrange to meet up with people, or make appointments for hair, nails, massage, etc. I find if i haven't made any plans then i get bored really easily. Although some people find that doing nothing is exactly what they want to do! And you don't have much time to relax before your due date so maybe try to take it easy! Read a good book maybe? Get some DVD box sets?


Whoops i have just completely gorged myself on a box of Lindt chocolates. I couldn't stop, they are so good! :munch:
 
BV – good luck, hope they are wonderful to you in hospital and can’t wait to hear your news.

Wez – good progress losing another part of your plug. It’s all going in the right direction! And ahhh what a lovely photo of your wedding!

Curlew -another busy day for you and I hope your hubbie makes an awesome chilli tonight for you!

Tor – Coffee was lovely thanks – I’m so lucky with my NCT group, they are so nice. Enjoy maternity leave! I have found that I have to space out my jobs so that they last longer. I am nearing the end though of the jobs now so spend my days swimming, coffee with the girls and also doing my natal hypnotherapy CD’s. But I’m not busy like I usually would be so am enjoying the time to relax!

Hann – wow your acupuncture works so well! It’s making you progress so much! I don’t think I could have needles in me, sounds scary, but I know lots of people that swear by it!

Beth – boo to your contractions stopping. But yeah to getting a better nights sleep!

Simmy – you make me laugh! You’re not doing anything but I bet you go first!

NCT coffee was lovely – only two of us left to pop now, 3 have already gone so we just chilled out and chatted. Having more period cramps today which I’m happy with – drinking another cup of RLT!
 
Simmy, Lint chocolate is my absolute FAVE!!! :happydance: I have to have a Lint easter egg every year!

Hann glad the acupunture seems to be doing the trick, ive only had it once, by my chiropractor for my back and didnt like it very much, maybe thats just me or the way he was doing it:wacko::wacko:

Wez, beautiful wedding pic, you look so happy!

Tor, my maternity leave has consisted of me mainly sitting on my arse, but thats mainly because ive felt pretty crap, would love to be making more of "me" time but never mind. I do like a good book though and am enjoying being just a little bit lazy!

SB, Another baby being a tease! At least you got a decent night sleep though!

Curlew, you really are the queen of ironing! Glad you are chilling out finally though!

BV, thinking of you, hoping all is going well.

Well ive had another day of not doing a lot suprise suprise! Had a bath about 330pm as had a bit of lower back ache and period type pain, was still in there when OH returned from work, think he though i was a bit strange!
Just managed to cook a dinner of pork chop, new potatos and salad and now waiting for a cherry pie to cook in the oven!
My mum is phoning me about 3 times a day now to see how i am bless her, shes got her own bag packed ready for a mad dash when i get into hospital, think shes getting really excited now and its so sweet to see. They live about an hour away so not too bad.

The air is so much better now the storm has hit, can actually breath again! Hope there are no more heatwaves before my ickle baby arrives!!
 
Aah sounds nice and relaxing Mel! :)

Ok, i thought we weren't supposed to have mosquitos in this country?? Why then do i have no less than FIFTEEN mozzie bites on my arms!!! The itching is driving me insane... :hissy: As if i'm not having trouble sleeping already... Talking of which, DH has decided from tonight he's sleeping in the spare room... Apparently my snoring is simply "too loud"... waaahhhhh :( To be honest I dont mind too much, it will be nice to have a big bed to spread out in, surrounded by pillows! mmmmmm....
 
Simmy - boo on your hubbie sleeping in the spare room - I'm sure you're snoring is not that bad!!!! But at least like you say you have the whole bed to yourselves! Sometimes my hubbie is in my way in bed as I'm at least spread over half the bed now with pilows behind me and preferably one in front as well!
 
yes exactly, the pillows help with the sleeping position, and there's kinda not enough space for all 5 of us! (me, bump, DH, assortment of pillows, and cuddly dog! ...and i wonder why i'm having trouble sleeping :dohh:)
 
I've just seen how swollen my ankles are and my fingers so just tried to take my rings off and it hurt sooo much trying to get them off. I think I can still wear my wedding ring and engagement ring but they could be tricky to get off if I was in hospital and needed a c section. Do you think I'd need to remove them in that situation?
Do you think they are swollen because of the heat or late stage pregnancy?
 
Hann12 said:
I've just seen how swollen my ankles are and my fingers so just tried to take my rings off and it hurt sooo much trying to get them off. I think I can still wear my wedding ring and engagement ring but they could be tricky to get off if I was in hospital and needed a c section. Do you think I'd need to remove them in that situation?
Do you think they are swollen because of the heat or late stage pregnancy?
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Hann, probably a combination of both.. if i were you i would take them off.. if you can. I had to take my engagement ring off about 8 weeks ago! x
 
Going to try the old dtd trick later, see if it kick starts anything. after my pains last night, ive had nothing today
 
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