*** March Mummies *** 29 Boys, 34 Girls, 8 Team Yellow! 46 babies born!!

[Nixilix]

Oh dear. I hope she's ok xx

 

[Shell'sAngels]

hi girls

thought may as well come update you myself seeing as ive been sent home, i cant stop crying im so angry!! my consultant is on holiday - great so didnt even have him there to back me up! Anyway went in yesterday morning, i packed kids off to my sisters and got there told that im barely dilated! - great! so pessery went in and was told that i have to keep it in 24 hours, walked lots bounced on balls tried to at least get me dilated for them to break my waters this morning... well this morning i was all set to go to labour ward try and break them when another consultant came in and said sorry the lady next to you (who may i add wasnt even there for induction) is going down and as its the weekend its not safe to have 2 of you down there with limited staff!... i cried and asked them please i have 2 kids at home we struggle with childcare and my OH work were also getting funny about this time off! its just been so emotional i swear im having the babyblues b4 ive even had the baby! ive just come home now with tightenings that are not progressing, had a examination this morning and not dilated and told to go back up 2moro, ONLY if they have a bed again! so im stuck on a limb really just dunno what to do with my kids!?!.... my oh is gonna go back to work 2moro to save his job! and im up there on my own, ive found someone to have them 2moro but if im not dilated enough 2moro to have my waters broken then i am gonna be having another 24 hour pessery! its just driving me insane! last time was so easy i was in and out the same day... OH has now stormed out the house cuse i keep crying and shouting at him i know its not his fault but im so upset and i had no sleep and now ive had to pick my kids up and wont get any sleep either! im just exhausted fed up and aching and want this baby out now!!
Sorry for the rant. X

 

[blessedmomma]

oh my shells!!! i just wanted to cry reading your post. i would be extremely frustrated too. the whole experience sounds so stressful. my heart just goes out to you. it makes me wish i was there to watch your kids so you could actually get some sleep at least. hopefully tomorrow they will have a bed for you and be able to get things going.

 

[readynwilling]

Shell's. I really hope they have a bed for you tomorrow

Holy wind storm here. I was up from 4 - 5:30 listening to it... finally stuck in my ear plugs and fell back asleep till 7. But i couldn't sleep anymore. I tossed and turned till 8 - but it gets to the point where it hurts to lay in bed any longer. So i got up and im sitting on the couch - but im still half asleep. Im pretty sure i have developed carpal tunnel in my right hand. I have read its not uncommon in pregnancy - my whole arm aches and my hand is numb, tingely and sore.

Working on a cake and maybe doing a bit of cleaning today - unless this wind dies down i doubt i will be going out much.

 

[blessedmomma]

sara- sorry you had to get up. im the same way. if i lay there long enough my back and hips will hurt. of course any extra sleep would be good for me right now. my 14 month old got up at 4am this morning again, so here i am on day 4 with very little sleep. it wouldnt be so bad, but not being able to fall asleep at night doesnt help. DH just promised a nap later though so i guess i cant complain too much.

i am having cramps again already today which is real nice. im just gonna take some tylenol and suck it up. getting out of this house today to do some shopping either way...

hope you lovely ladies have a great day and weekend!!!

 

[rottpaw]

I have one pair of Mat work pants. I have been wearing them 5 days a week for 4 months or so now LOL. When i get home i put on flannel PJ bottoms and a tank top. I have a couple pair of mat jeans for weekends - but only wear them when i actually leave the house and change back into my PJ's when i get home

Oh, this makes me feel SO much better. I, too have only the one pair of work pants - basic black for all occasions LOL! - and that is what I've worn 5 days a week since like October! Actually I will take that back; we get jeans day on Fridays so some Fridays I wear my one pair of jeans, but then those are getting tight, so now I often wear the black pants 5x a week. I'm glad I'm not the only one!

At home it's flannel PJ pants. I hate the days where I have to wear something else while they wash!

 

[Nixilix]

So sorry shells. What a shit few days. If only things were easy xx

Going for an all you can eat tonight. Think it's Indian. I'm gonna get the spicy stuff! Shoul be fun, going with the girls, might make it belated birthday for me! Starting to get hungry now so might have to have a nibble to tie me over. (and I wonder why I have two chins now)

Just napped since 1. How Bad that, I only got up at 12!

 

[rottpaw]

Blessed, I hope you enjoy your outing at least! Is it nice there? It's like 70 here today and gorgeous. I am going to try to get out for a little sunshine today.

Melissa S - I am SO with you on the swollen feet and ankles and calves! It HURTS for crying out loud! I find that keeping socks and shoes on keeps *some* of the fluid down, but not completely. Better than when I'm barefoot though. I'm like you. I'm just READY to get my body back.

Shells, I am SO sorry honey. How aggravating and frustrating a process! After Natty's experience and now yours I am just shocked that NHS never seems to have a bed (or enough staff) for everyone. I am so sorry!! Can a neighbor or anyone help with the kids?

Sara, I'm that way about getting up, getting dressed, etc. As much as I love rolling out of bed and sitting around in my PJ's, I need the mental "attitude adjustment" of getting a shower, dressing, makeup or hair or whatever. It's like then, I'm ready for whatever the day brings.

That said, I think I'll get my shower now. then tackle this disastrous house!

:Hugs: all!

 

[Nixilix]

Here here to getting my body back. Before pregnancy I'd never had swollen feet. Oh my, I don't even have an ankle now! I don't care bout stretch marks o flabby belly just give me movement back! And I bored of morning sickness!

 

[msarkozi]

oh Shell I'm so sorry for you...that sounds very frustrating for sure. I hope things start moving quickly for you, and that you are able to find some time to get some rest.

I was lucky that we don't have a dress code at work. I had 5 pairs of jeans, and 2 pairs of cargo pants, as well as 1 pair of black pants that I bought for our christmas party. Unfortunately, a few months later, I was down to only 2 pairs of jeans that I could comfortably wear as well as my cargo pants. Then I ripped a whole in one of the pair of cargo pants, so then I was down to 3 pairs. It will be nice once I can have my old wardrobe back!!

Angela - it totally hurts. I get some sharp pains in my ankle, and it's like seriously?! I end up in my slippers most of the time and only put on socks when I have to, as I notice it indents into me. I told OH that I don't want to do this anymore! He has to keep reminding me that it's not much longer now!

 

[codegirl]

Shell - I hate it when they have "no room at the inn" I got sent home once with my induction with E and it was so hard and I didn't have kids at home that I had made arrangements for. for you!

For everyone with painful cramping (me included) - try to remember that even if it doesn't turn into labour it's helping your body get ready. it helps with dialation and ripening. So things are actually "happening" even if it's not fast enough for all of us and it's a pain (literally)

AFM - I cramped really bad after the sweep, thought that I might even go into labour. Bath didn't help but they didn't get so painful that I couldn't talk. Finally quit after around 2am. Then the charley horse cramping started

Oh well, today we go shopping for E's "big boy bed"

 

[Nixilix]

im not even getting pretend ones!

Everyone keeps saying "youre not overdue yet" They will get a thump soon.

 

[msarkozi]

lol Rach! My mom keeps telling me I need to learn to have patience and baby will come when he is ready. grrrrrrrrr! It's like, I am due in 9 friggin days, and there is no sign that he wants to come out, so if I wasn't being induced (which will probably be a long event as well), then I would probably end up being overdue

 

[natty1985]

Hi girls thanks for all the lovely messages x shells I'm so so sorry to hear of your bad experience nhs has really dissapointed me this time I had 13 midwives from start to finish and I was fed up of hearing we don't have the staff to look after you etc etc x

 

[readynwilling]

Sorry to hear about the crap mw's Natty

I managed to sleep for another hour on the couch. But now i have to get some work done. Once i have a cup of tea of course LOL. We are going for all you can eat chinese tonight. My IL's wanted us to go out as a family one last time before baby comes.

 

[blessedmomma]

yay for the all you can eat dinners tonight!!!! im craving bbq in a bad way so hubby is going to get it for dinner, yum! has been a great day so far. we got some baby clothes since i realized we didnt have enough, they are really cute. we have some more places to go today, so im ecstatic about getting out

angela- its in the 60s here and smells like rain, yum. i love that smell. its really nice here too. sorry about your feet, and you too melissa. i had that with my first and really hurt

code- thank you hun! i know the cramps are doing some good, i think i would appreciate it more if i wasnt being induced on monday already. and if i wasnt already dilated and effaced as much as i am. they actually stopped while i was walking around shopping, i thought it would make them worse. i did start having some BH while out though.

natty- im sorry you had a hard time with the mw's. how is little ethan doing??? and is momma feeling ok???

my LO got up very early, he is teething, so he needed a nap. as soon as he wakes up though, its shopping time again, lol! im taking full advantage of this weekend.

 

[Nixilix]

Have a fab evening girls I'm off to eat a ton of spicy food!

 

[rottpaw]

oh Shell I'm so sorry for you...that sounds very frustrating for sure. I hope things start moving quickly for you, and that you are able to find some time to get some rest.

I was lucky that we don't have a dress code at work. I had 5 pairs of jeans, and 2 pairs of cargo pants, as well as 1 pair of black pants that I bought for our christmas party. Unfortunately, a few months later, I was down to only 2 pairs of jeans that I could comfortably wear as well as my cargo pants. Then I ripped a whole in one of the pair of cargo pants, so then I was down to 3 pairs. It will be nice once I can have my old wardrobe back!!

Angela - it totally hurts. I get some sharp pains in my ankle, and it's like seriously?! I end up in my slippers most of the time and only put on socks when I have to, as I notice it indents into me. I told OH that I don't want to do this anymore! He has to keep reminding me that it's not much longer now!

Definitey - the socks do dig in and leave imprints, but my feet actually feel better once I've had shoes on for a while, as I think it forces some of the fluid out of them. I can actually feel my toes as opposed to when I just wear socks. Hang in there, we're almost done!

 

[Shell'sAngels]

hi girls

Just about stopped crying and accepted things... still so angry and i hear you with people that say 'ure not overdue yet' i will seriously punch the next midwife/doc/nurse who says that to me after the last few days ive had i really have no patience left.
Just had a chinese and im gonna go bed in a mo - its only 19.25 here but i had very little sleep last night and hope there is a bed again 2moro, if there is hope to god that they can break my waters this time. Its ruined the whole experience for me now i dont even wanna go back on that ward cuse i didnt half cry and let rip at the poor midwife there!! whoops! ive had period type aches again but nothing regulating! and lost more plug but again that dont mean nothing!

 

[Shell'sAngels]

oh and p/s thanks catherine for updating people for me xx