May 2012 babies - so far 8 yellow, 22 blue, 21 pink!

[wavescrash]

waves - sorry about the aches n pains you're dealing with too, my money's on your babba being one of the first

Thanks!! I sure hope you're right. Not sure how much more I can handle haha.

 

[luci and bump]

Am sorry to hear people are starting to struggle I thought I was doing fine, and that 6 more weeks of work would fly by, but I'm starting to feel so worn out and tired all the time now! And, I don't have a day off at all next week!!
To make matters worse, the family I talked about on here recently, who came into work with a pram and made me cry, they all came in to work yesterday. When I was working on the door. So I had to be polite to them. Turns out my ******* manager sent them £50 worth of vouchers to "apologise for my behaviour!!!!

Got sent home two hours early from work, because I was feeling so sick, got home, and two of my housemates announced they were having a houseparty. My OH had gone back to his parents in Yeovil for two nights, so I was stuck in the house. They kept me awake until 3:30am, and then woke me up again at 7!! In the end, I called the noise pollution department and pretended to be from next door!
Have been making my disgust known today, slamming doors and generally being a moody cow. I wouldn't have minded if they'd warned me, then my OH would have left the keys to his flat and I could have stayed at his!
Then I got to hear from my OH what an awesome time he was having at home, and how many of his friends he'd bumped into in the club (there is only one club in yeovil lol) turns out he didn't mention one of his "friends" he'd bumped into, so now I'm stressing about it. When we first got together, he left his facebook signed in on my laptop, and I saw some messages between him and this "friend" turns out they used to text each other dirty messages and pictures before we got together. I know he wouldn't ever cheat on me, but I find it very strange that they're still friends now, knowing what went on between them. But obviously I can't tell him I know what went on, without letting on that I read his messages, even if it was over 2 years ago!
All in all, am feeling really pissed off and irritable today!! And I have another 8 hour shift tomoro!!

 

[zephyr]

Luci - sorry to hear about all that stuff, it must be really stressful. I know I would be feeling quite stressed in that sort of situation. Could you not just stay for a few weeks at your OH's place? I don't know what to say about the girl, I would be annoyed too but I would know that would be mostly due to my hormones and as you said, its not like he knows you read that stuff so he probably doesn't realise how it makes you feel.
Hope you feel a bit better soon!

I woke up today with period cramps and lower backache which was odd cos usually the pains are not there first thing in the morning. But here I am still here no babies!! hehe I did lay on the couch all day though to make sure I didn't set anything off.
OMG I am so over my little man digging his ass into my left ribs!! they are so bruised and he just sticks it out there I feel like hes trying to break me. Every day its getting worse. I want it to be 37 weeks now so I wont feel guilty about saying I want them out, because on days like today I really do. Hell even 36 weeks! I hate to think how I will be feeling in a weeks time and its not even that long.

Heres my 35 week photo, I feel like they have dropped some more but it doesn't really look like it in the photo, prolly cos of what I'm wearing I aint even dressed yet.

I just had a very sudden urge to go eat some steak so thats what I'm gunna go do now. strange.

 

[rjsmam]

luci - your housemates are exceptional in their selfishness, poor you! am sure the oh situation seems so much worse cause of your lack of sleep too - it's rubbish feeling so tired, hope your shift went ok - hang on to the thought of your lovely new house!

zephyr - yes your gorgeous bump does look a bit lower! arg if iwas you i wouldn't feel guilty at all about wanting the babies to be here - it must be so hard carrying x2... hope the steak was good

hi to everyone else - happy easter!

we were at the 80s party on sat night & I managed to stay til 1am and I was even dancing haha. was exhausted yesterday though! and today i woke with a reallllly sore chest - can't work out if it's from my relentless cough or just from sleeping on my side. gawd i've always got something to moan about huh.... am so grateful i have the rest of this week off work, but after that i then have 3wks left until mat leave - am starting to dread those 3wks already..


x

 

[anti]

Hope you all having a great Easter!! It's raining here! Finally got the rest of the nursery furniture delivered on Saturday so we been finishing off the nursery. The sleepless nights are starting for me. I had to get up 5 times last night to wee!!!

Sorry to hear about all the aches and pains everyone is having... We're nearly there do just hang in there!

 

[yazzy]

Anti that's funny because our nursery furniture (well cot and mattress) turned up on Saturday so my OH is upstairs now putting it together. Just need to order a moses basket mattress which I will do today and buy a few more sleepsuits then we're done....I think!

Zephyr I can only imagine how much harder it is with 2 babies. I'm suffering with my pelvis with just 1 lol...although talking to my mum she never had any aches and pains so maybe its just me!

Baby definitely feels bigger moving around and pushing bits out everywhere, yesterday bubs was doing something really low down and it really hurt and made me jump hee hee.

Scan tomorrow to see where the placenta is and hopefully get an idea of how big baby is so will update you all when i'm back

 

[RBurnett]

Anyone suffering with stiff, painful and swollen knuckles? I cant get my rings of and worried they will end up needing to be cut of!

I hope everyone is having a good easter. Its my nephew 2nd Birthday 2mo so we having a lil party today for him.

My sister has just found out that she is pregnant She only about 4 weeks so waiting for her 8 week midwife appointment but she is also being refereed to a specialist becuase her younger son (bday boy) was born with a club foot, spinal bifida and amniotic banding on his leg. He spent his first few months is king hospital and had mad major surgery. They first thought he would need his leg amputated but this yr we found out he is keeping his leg. He walks, runs and climbs like every other lil boy but the leg is shorter and not as strong. The BBC filmed his ops and appointments for a documentary later this year. We just pray that the baby wont have any of this. They only picked up the club foot in her scan but this time around they will be more vigilant.

Noone knows atm so its nice to tell you lot. I'm so happy for her and we are close sisters. She says her main concern atm is me and my baby and once he is here she can concentrate on herself. Baby will be due in December so a nice close age group for our babies .

I can not wait till Wednesday so I know what's going to happen with me and baby, i think we will be there most of the day as they want to monitor my BP and re-do my bloods because of the last results.

Hope everyone is ok and their aches and pains get better, im still suffering with bad stomach pains and cant walk far anymore, even a trip to asdas is too much!

Remember SHHHHH about my sister ;-)

 

[loveacupcake]

RBurnett - Get them off ASAP! My brother in law's sister in law (lol) didn't take hers off and then couldn't so they had to cut it off when she had to have her csection. This stupid rash has made it impossible for me to wear mine anymore since my finger is so itchy and bumpy.

so a friend of the family who is due with twins a week before me has gone into labor today at 35w 2d! makes me so nervous as i haven't even packed my bag yet... really should get on that. i know i'm finishing the crib sheets i have been sewing today and will hang up the art and put away the last of the clothes I washed for them. This stupid rash is just making everything so much harder to accomplish. Have to get things done inbetween my cold showers!

 

[anti]

I took my rings off a while ago when they started getting tight! I don't like it, but had to do it. I really need to start packing my hospital bag as well this week... Could happen any time now! Eek!!!

 

[yazzy]

I took my rings off a few days ago...was really struggling to get them off but waited til we had a cold day then got the moisturiser on my hands and they came off with a bit of pulling! Luckily my wedding ring was made a little bit too big as I need that to fit on my wedding day!

Rburnett great news about your sister, especially that you will have children close in age

 

[wavescrash]

Rburnett - Good luck with the rings :/ Congrats to your sister though!


We finally have all LOs clothing & bedding washed and put away. Her hospital bag is mostly packed, I still need to work on mine. I also need to clean/sterilize some of her bottles and pacifiers. Otherwise we're all set!

Had Easter dinner with my family yesterday and toward the end I started having irregular cramping (didn't feel like contractions but not BH and not gas.) It was happening every 1-2 minutes, lasting 30 seconds or so but not terribly painful and just around the front of my bump. When we got home, I laid on my side on the couch and it went away. Had it continued for an hour after that I was going to call L&D but like I said, it went away so no worries there. I have a doctor appointment tomorrow morning so I'll mention it then and see what they say. I'm REALLY hoping my cervix has changed from last week's appointment. I caved and started taking my EPO capsules (1 a day, orally) at 35 weeks instead of waiting until this week since my cervix was closed up tight anyway. I'm anxious to see if it's done anything though.

I can handle waiting another week and a half but once 37 weeks hits (just 10 days away!) I want to get the eviction process started big time. I mean, they say nothing you try will work unless LO is ready anyway so what harm is there? I can't believe we're all at this point though! It's been quite a journey with all of you

 

[rjsmam]

rburnett - i agree - take them off as soon as you can! great news about your sis, lovely for her to have you to confide in & the kiddies will be so close

i've decided to think about packing my hosp bag too - i've been having bh's almost every 3mins today & last night - no pain just extremely uncomfy, but lots of gross discharge so am wondering if it's bits of plug (sorry i know it's yuck!)....... wait & see - bet i go to 42wks now lol.....



x

 

[rjsmam]

waves - think we cross posted! looks like we been experiencing similar, although am fairly sure mine just bhs!


x

 

[wavescrash]

waves - think we cross posted! looks like we been experiencing similar, although am fairly sure mine just bhs!


x

Oh, how about that!

For me, my BH feel like an all-over tightening and it's hard to breathe, as if my lungs were constricted. Sometimes I can feel the outline of her body because my belly is so hard. But what I felt yesterday felt more like period cramps or gas pains but I didn't have any gas so who knows what it was. It went away so I guess it was probably nothing haha.

 

[rjsmam]

waves - think we cross posted! looks like we been experiencing similar, although am fairly sure mine just bhs!


x

Oh, how about that!

For me, my BH feel like an all-over tightening and it's hard to breathe, as if my lungs were constricted. Sometimes I can feel the outline of her body because my belly is so hard. But what I felt yesterday felt more like period cramps or gas pains but I didn't have any gas so who knows what it was. It went away so I guess it was probably nothing haha.

yep mine have been the all over tightness & pretty sure can feel a transverse baby again right up under my lungs... if i sit down i struggle to breath so have to be on my feet or lie down! maybe the start of something for you though! not long til 37wks for you at all!


x

 

[wavescrash]

Yeah fingers crossed it isn't too much longer! I just don't want to go overdue. I suppose I can handle going to my due date but overdue? I may go crazy haha.

 

[zephyr]

Last night one of the babies move right up under my ribs and I woke up choking cos I could not breathe!! and then my sleep was pretty awful from there on in.
I have two midwife appointments today one with my regular midwife and one up at the hospital which I have a sneaky feeling may be the internal and bloodwork etc.

Yazzy - good luck with your scan tomorrow

rjsmam - aww thanks I certainly feel lower today too and I can feel it pulling on my lower back and sides worse than before so I am sure it has.
Don't worry bout the moaning haha I am pretty sure thats what the last month or two of pregnancy is filled with anyways Some people have it real easy and enjoy it! Lucky for them!!

RBurnett - Good luck for Wednesday! Great news about your sister too I would try get those rings off as soon as you can use lots of soap or oil or something greasy if they wont budge. I had to take my engagement ring off back at about 14 weeks cos Istarted swelling a bit and it sucked I hated it and I miss it. I'm looking forward to being able to put it back on again after the birth

loveacupcake - 35 weeks?! I hope everything goes smooth for her, I have not packed my labour bag or my bag yet either only the babies. I said I would last week but never did.

waves - a week and a half seems so far away Every day is getting sorer for me! I have not eaten anything spicy for a couple of months now (I think) and am going to order a very spicy curry and go for a long walk beforehand and jump OH the day I am 37 weeks and then relax in a nice hot bath afterwards and fingers crossed thats all I need, but as you say they dont come unless they are ready to.

 

[wavescrash]

waves - a week and a half seems so far away Every day is getting sorer for me! I have not eaten anything spicy for a couple of months now (I think) and am going to order a very spicy curry and go for a long walk beforehand and jump OH the day I am 37 weeks and then relax in a nice hot bath afterwards and fingers crossed thats all I need, but as you say they dont come unless they are ready to.

Yes it does I'm grateful I don't have to experience a twin pregnancy and I give you serious credit for suffering through it! However, I'm a bit jealous that you likely won't need much to get things going haha! I started my EPO a week early so I'm hoping that will be a bit helpful but the day we hit 37 weeks, I'm going for a super long walk, squats all day long, bouncing on my ball, nipple stimulation, sex. And then I will repeat every day until this child decides to make her appearance haha. If I get to 38.5 weeks with nothing going on, I may resort to more desperate measures (labor cake) but we'll see how it goes.

 

[bumpin2012]

Hey all. Glad everyone seems to be doing well!

Rachel: Congrats to your sister! Hopefully she will have a healthy pregnancy and healthy LO! Have you gotten your rings off? There is a string trick which involves tightly wrapping a piece of thread around your finger to work the rings over it. I have done it, and it hurts like a bugger, but you may be able to save cutting your rings...

I cant believe how close we are getting!!! I've been feeling like crap these past few days, super nauseated, and having really bad period pains. Took a long walk at the gym and then bounced on the exercise ball for an hour. I get a lot of BH when i walk, but they never last when I stop... I hope this means things are moving along! I am SOOOO ready for this baby to be evicted!

 

[zephyr]

Bumpin you are 37 weeks almost?! where on earth has time gone?

Waves, what is labour cake? never heard of it! Ya know I was convinced I wouldn't need much but my midwife said today that she would not be surprised if I went to 38 weeks and I said well I hope they induce me at 38 weeks and she said "Usually yeah but if babies are doing fine in there sometimes they let you go to 39 40 weeks" I felt so disheartened I almost started crying felt my eyes welling up. If the last two nights are anything to go by there is no way! I can't even imagine 3 more weeks of this let alone anything over that!
I am determined to get these babies out at 37 weeks too!

My midwifes notes I cant read in my book cos its scribbles but nothing has been written in the descent column at all up until today, it has a 1 written there with some other scribbles I cant make out. Does this mean he has engaged himself slightly? Does anyone know? It definitely coincides with my backache and lower feeling tummy. Oh god I hope so, i hope this is him getting himself ready to burst out in 2 weeks time.

Also the hospital mucked my appointment up and its not today it is tomorrow! They told me tuesday but my appointment card says wednesday. I know they said tuesday cos I had to check in my diary and make sure I didn't double book which I nearly did so I think the lady put me down for the wrong day.