March Mama's! 2012 :) - 33 pink , 24 blue and 17 yellow bumps! 33 Babies!!

[loolindley]

Hi lads.

Mitch, your post made me feel really upset on your behalf. You are NOT a failure!!! You ate doing the most fantastic job of growing a baby and keeping it safe until its ready to come out, and don't you forget that! I hope you got your scratch and sniff today and bitch midwife was in a better mood. xxxxxx

Glow, I'm so sorry you are stressed about the cyst. I am so sure it will amount to nothing, but it's a horrible thing to have on your mind.

Joanna, I can't believe you are still working. What a hero!!!

Lozza, you made me want cupcakes. Again.

Shaking some labour dust over all you overdue lads. Come on babies! It's time!

AFM, monitoring was ok. Baby was very sleepy today. Midwife not concerned about bleeding as would have been from s&s (she asked me to describe it/amount etc). I was having very very mild (30%) 'contractions' every 5 or 6 minutes, but she described them as braxton hicks, so I'm not getting excited. I asked about anything I could do, and she just said be as active as poss, but take rests when you need them. Lots of fads with eating curries/pineapples etc, the theory being you are stimulating your uterus, but 90% of time they dont work.

So I walked the round trip to the hospital which took 90 mins. Am aching like hell now so treating myself to a nap.

I also died my hair using that box.........

IM NOW GINGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mitchnorm]

Thanks loo....sounds like a good appt. I walked a round trip of only 30 minutes and i am knackered. See my update above avoid masty mw but no.s&s for me

Ooh and oopsie on ginger hair ;-) ha ha

 

[firsttimer1]

mitch - well its a shame she wouldnt s+s BUT at least you have a date for induction.... IF you need it... u may not hunni How much is your LO engaged? at my last appt (not the one with doctor) at 36 weeks my LO was still free so im intrigued to see what they are tomo. i dont hold out much hope for a s+s then if you didnt get one

loo - so a good appt overall then? can you feel your contractions??

and can we have a photo of new hair.............. pllleeeeaasseeeee.......

 

[Skadi]

Mitch - try not to worry about induction if it does come to that. My mom was induced with all three of us (due to gestational diabetes) and it never came to her having a c-section.

 

[loolindley]

I'm in denial at the moment, so no!!

Yea, I think it was a good appointment. Will be able to tell more tomorrow at 3.45 when I'm back in to see if the bh have died down or not. Like I said, I'm not getting excited or anything.

Decided to drip a bit of clary sage and neroli on a tissue to sniff to see if I can encourage the bh into something else. Who knows!!!

 

[mitchnorm]

Ft....your Trust policy for s&s may be different. I think it says in your blue book/mat notes. I knew it was 41 weeks here unless.good reasons to.do.early. baby is still 1/5 engaged so hardly anything really...but head still down.....poised and waiting

Thaks skadi....thats good to hear. One of the antenatal ladies was induced early for.that reason too...ended up witb epidural, forceps and an episistomy but no c section. She was 2 weeks off due date and it took 4 days . Hopefully at full term plus 12 days my body with be more ready to comply

 

[firsttimer1]

worth a goo loo i put clary/almond oil on my bump about an hour ago. breathing it in makes me sleepy

ok ok but when ur used to the hair, we demand evidence!!!!

 

[firsttimer1]

mitch - i think our trust policy in oxfordshire is 41 weeks as well.... im only holding onto a TINY TEENY bit of hope for tomo because of my pelvis and i wont see MW again until 41+2

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Awww... my work just threw me a baby shower! So sweet... I had my suspicions this morning with everyone walking around whispering haha. They gave me some cute baby things (one lady knit me a baby blanket!)... and a gift card worth $200! - will come in handy for all those diapers. Feeling very happy and sad at the same time, going to miss this place... even though I am way more excited to start Mat leave!

 

[mitchnorm]

Oooh joanna thats lovely of them

Got nothing from my work ....though i am hoping after the actual birth they will do something (they usually do)

 

[firsttimer1]

Joanna thats sooo lovely, esp the knitted blanket

 

[Skadi]

Mitch - I think my mom gave birth to us within 12 hours of getting the induction... I know they had to use forceps on me as well as an epidural but with my brother and sister none of that. (I was her first) I was induced a week early too. Perhaps every woman reacts differently to it, but hopefully you won't even need to worry about it and your LO decides to come on time!

Joanna - That is so good of them! I've been advised that my workplace is planning a baby shower for Keira (they have been waiting for her to get home), I'm pretty excited to bring her for show & tell.

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I know! I feel so emotional! Haha, glad I didn't cry though. But I did go a bit red, I can't control going red at the best of times but it's so easy these days. Anyone else notice that they go red easily? Probably all those extra hormones.

 

[firsttimer1]

My rank outsider (20/1) just came very close 2nd..... i nearly went into labour

skadi - thats soooo nice that they are throwing u a shower.... u deserve one

Ps. a lady on the lickingsignpost thread just said Pomegranite has been linked to labour... https://www.medindia.net/news/Uteru...Stimulated-by-Pomegranate-Extract-64466-1.htm who will be first to try it????

 

[vitfawifetobe]

Mitch & Loo - Glad appointments went well
Glad you had a nice midwife today mitch

Im baking your cookies - just waiting on my silly oven to cook them - im no baker but they looked fairly easy to follow.


Im set for an april baby defo no signs here and next midwife appointment the 26th of march - boooo

L x

 

[mitchnorm]

Vitfa...its a pretty foolproof.recipe. Chuck it all in, mix up and in oven. Let me know what you think...they are lush

 

[mitchnorm]

I think it is nap time.....catch you ladies later

 

[crowned]

Loving the chatter this morning

Spent my morning cleaning refrigerator thoroughly and think I'll be making cinnamon buns this afternoon. Come on out baby, mama's ready for you!!!!!!! Perhaps DTD tonight will do the trick?

 

[firsttimer1]

crowned i hope DTD does something! we DTD last night and will today and tomo as well.... bulk DTD'ing

 

[Glowstar]

FT - couldn't see a bloody thing! just what looked like the shape of a head, ie the white circle like that girls on OBEM last night and just saw a beating heart....that was it was only 60 seconds and couldn't make anything else out!

Regarding S&S - MW told me to phone her tomorrow to book appointment with her close to due date because my next one is 5th April at the hospital when I'll be a week overdue

OH has been off today and he's whinging about having to clean the stair carpet wouldn't mind but he hasn't done a bloody thing all day except watch the racing

Mitch glad your appointment went well but BOO for not getting a S&S. I'm sure she'll be here before induction date

Loo - glad your appointment went well. Hope the BH turn into the real thing soon...you GINGGGGGER!

Joanna - yay for a lovely surprise Baby Shower