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

[wavescrash]

Dammit, I wish people would listen! I swear sometimes those maternity docs and nurses think we preggos are stupid and nuts! Grrrrrr

Seriously. If I weren't only 36 weeks, I would LOVE to have gone into labor just to prove her wrong hahah. I hope she's not the nurse on duty when I am in labor. I may lose my mind.

Sorry to hear you are so uncomfortable! Sounds like what I'm going through dont worry it wont be too much longer. When you hurt do you sit down? I usually take any sign of pain as a cue for me to sit down and put my feet up Unless of course I cannot avoid it, like in the middle of the supermarket or something......

Thanks. Honestly, I'm sitting down almost all day hahah. OH is at work from 7:30-4:30 and it's just me and my cat at home. I've tried laying on my side, on the other side, sitting on my exercise ball... no such luck with relief. Oh well. They say it's normal so I'll just deal with it.

My biggest issue with it is I'm getting checked weekly now. Each internal exam is going to cause all this cramping/contracting so when the heck will I know it's "go time"?? I mean, I knew with my first so I'm sure I'll recognize it but if I'm just supposed to deal with all these cramps, how will I know when it's the real deal? Oh well. Full-term is only a week away so we'll see what happens!

 

[Ems77]

Seriously. If I weren't only 36 weeks, I would LOVE to have gone into labor just to prove her wrong hahah.

Yes! Imagine if you were full term and your water broke all over her!!
WOO! Just noticed we are the 'last babies' in our tickers!

 

[wavescrash]

Seriously. If I weren't only 36 weeks, I would LOVE to have gone into labor just to prove her wrong hahah.

Yes! Imagine if you were full term and your water broke all over her!!
WOO! Just noticed we are the 'last babies' in our tickers!

Hahah seriously. I wanted to throw things at her head, but I just smiled and nodded and said "thanks." Oh well.

Oh wow... I never would have noticed if you didn't point it out! How exciting

 

[rjsmam]

hey all....

waves - sounds like a frustrating trip to L&D - here's hoping that nurse aint around when you do go!

vaurissa - thanks for the sense check!! i want my baby now... but i want the next few wks to fast forward if you know what i mean, i'll readily wait & put up with 3rd tri aches n pains until he/she is ready! (ok i might change my tune if i go to 42wks haha)

rburnett - a v well written and thought about plan! sorry about your sister, I have my fingers crossed for her

kwood - that's so sweet of the guys at your work! sounds like they're gonna miss you

zephyr - forgot to say congrats on dh's new job! and quite bloody right re standing your ground in the line - some people amaze me with their thoughtlessness, especially other women!

hey to everyone else!!

so today's moans are return of the heartburn - gawd i've had every kind, the pain like a knife in the chest, the can't like down or i'm gonna vomit kind, the feels like a heart attack chest pains kind........ i've spent a small fortune on gaviscon etc

my other moans are constant uncomfy bh's, restless legs (can barely use the laptop) aaaaaand.... really ouchees stomach pains.... which i realise now are my bowels tis so glamourous huh. am really not looking forward to going back to work next wk!



x

 

[yazzy]

RBurnett I hope your sister is ok and all turns out well, let us know how she gets on.

Vaurissa yep agree I am not wishing my baby to arrive any earlier than he/she is ready to appear. I'm happy anytime after my wedding because I am over 38 weeks then and I will be taking RLT but this is purely because it helps to tone the uterus and contract it back after baby is born...we give it to our cats for when they have kittens

Today I picked up my bridesmaids shoes, they each have their own colour and have been dyed....they look amazing...so pleased with them!! Just over 2 weeks until I am married!!

 

[zephyr]

rjsmam - Thanks He starts on the 26th and handed in his notice yesterday quite nervous about the big changes tbh but will be good for our family in the long run! Ive spent a small fortune on Gaviscon too it really sucks aye! At least you know the heartburn will go when the LO is here

Well I had a strange morning, I had a dream that my boy flipped breech and I could see his face through my stomach cos he was pressing it hard up trying to get closer so he could give me a cuddle! Then I dreamt the babies were going to come on Friday the 13th cos they wanted to be freaky babies.
Then I got up cos I really need to poop (sorry TMI) and everything was eerily quiet! The street was quiet, my kids were quiet (usually they are running round at 6am, but it was 7:30 and they were still asleep) the dog didn't come running down to be let out, my babies had not moved at all when usually they would be nudging by then.
So I look outside and everywhere was covered with fog!! which btw never happens here so I'm like fully weirded out cos I already feel like I died in my sleep.
Then I got the urge to go number twos again! and thats when I noticed two small pieces of my plug. I'm not overly excited cos I had heaps of it about 6 weeks ago but have not had anymore since then until this morning.
So then I go down and check the date and its Friday the 13th haha and then I had really bad period pains and I still feel really weird, but the pains have gone now......so even though they probably wont be here today, I think they cant be too much longer. I certaintly dont think I will be making it for any induction thats for sure. But then I could be wrong. My babies do have a habit of doing the opposite of what I say.

My babies were quiet all night and have been all morning too but I am getting some good wriggles now from them

Now I need to double check my batteries charged last night, pack my bag (I swear I will eventually) and then clean my kitchen floor cos I saw that this morning and decided it looks gross. I also wanted to get some plants for my garden today but I think I am biting off more than I can chew but my heavily weed filled garden is not making me happy every time I leave my house.

 

[zephyr]

I had to go back to bed and sleep before OH went to work I'm so tired.
I took a pic of my bump too cos it feels like its hanging off me today!

 

[loveacupcake]

Woo-hoo! I packed my bag and the boys's bag. My hubby will probably throw his things in there last minute as he normally does when we go on trips.

Our friend's twins are doing great. Mom and the little girl are going home tomorrow and the little boy is off his ventilator and they are hoping he'll be able to go home soon.

I'm feeling surprisingly great still... and my PUPP rash seems to be getting much better. Taking a few alternative remedies and I think SOMETHING has got to be working because the doctor recommended stuff wasn't doing anything!

zephyr - you look great! looks like the bump dropped a bit more no?

 

[Ems77]

I will be taking RLT but this is purely because it helps to tone the uterus and contract it back after baby is born...we give it to our cats for when they have kittens

I didn't know you could give it to animals too, neat

vaurissa - thanks for the sense check!! i want my baby now... but i want the next few wks to fast forward if you know what i mean, i'll readily wait & put up with 3rd tri aches n pains until he/she is ready! (ok i might change my tune if i go to 42wks haha)

So glad to hear it all!! I became really freaked out after so many comments from different people including that lady and then she gives birth at 36+4 to a 5lb 6ozer. who stayed in the NICU for 24 hours and now has to be fed every 2.5 like clockwork and she is stressing... if she had listened to the doc... She was high risk to start with... paranoid....

 

[zephyr]

Loveacupcake - great to hear about your friends twins and how well they are doing! Also good to hear your PUPP rash is doing better and you are feeling well
Yeah I took that pic today cos I feel like it has dropped big time!

I got bruised feeling down below again and I have had bad diahorea all day! and I am so so tired I just hope I'm not sick. I don't feel sick though, its strange.
Gunna get my boy from daycare, cook tea and then go to sleep cos I can't stop yawning lol OH was so worried he was trying to say he was gunna come home from work. He rang before and said I dont sound very well. I like to think his boss was in the room and hes was actually just trying to use me as an excuse to finish at 5pm rather than 8pm

I had all these plans today like clean my kitchen, pack my bag, go buy some plants...I think it was all just wishful thinking. Make me feel like I *had* planned on doing something cos I only did the dishes hehe

 

[bumpin2012]

So I am SUPER EXCITED!!! Totally not pregnancy related, but I just had to share!

OH and I have been together for nearly 12 years. We have tried several times to plan a wedding but every time we did, it got so complicated that we just said "forget it" First time, I had to finish school, the second time SIL stole our wedding date, third time the location we chose was too inconvenient for some people and I got fed up with all the bitching (we had tried to plan a destination wedding). Fourth time we were just going to go to City Hall and have no one there, but our mothers cried "no fair"

So today we have FINALLY figured out a way to get married, on our terms, and be able to include the people we really want there, without having all the BS that popped up in the past!!!

And we picked out (and BOUGHT) our wedding bands today!

So Im getting married Aug 18!

 

[wavescrash]

So Im getting married Aug 18!

OHHHH YAY How exciting for you guys! Congrats dear!!

 

[kwood]

Congrats Bumpin, glad you have decided on something that you are now happy with and hope you have a great day.

 

[RBurnett]

bumpin - Congrats. Was the best day of our life's

 

[frangi33]

congrats bumpin x

 

[wavescrash]

I posted about this over in third tri but I figured I'd share my thoughts here as well...

I'm convinced that even though I’ve been through labor and delivery before, I’m not going to have any idea when labor hits this time around. I know it’s still pretty early and not likely to happen over the next few days but all the pains I’ve been having, the insane increase in BH, the contractions the nurse told me weren’t actual contractions… I’m probably just going to wind up sitting here in labor & oblivious - assuming it’s just “normal pregnancy pains.”

 

[zephyr]

Congrats Bumpin! Thats great news

Waves - you have a good point! From experience I almost had my second at home for that very reason! Had very irregular contractions for hours on end that did not get worse and they stopped and started changing positions etc but my waters broke and she was born about half an hour later after having about half an hour of no contractions, then about 5 very painful bearing down urge contractions and she was out just after walking in the door at the hospital! and I only went cos my waters broke. It was actually pretty traumatic cos I just felt like it was very early labour or really uncomfortable BH's it did not in any way feel like labour with my first that intensified like how its meant to.

Didn't wanna scare you but, if you find yourself questioning whether you are in labour or not, just get checked out dont worry about what that woman said. I would hate to have a baby at home, was bad enough they had no time to give me anything at all for the pain!
Here's hoping if you do go into labour your waters break or something first that way you will know for sure So much easier that way!!

I thought my babies would be coming last night but I am happy to say I am still here in one piece with babies still fighting me for my lung space I had the runs really bad yesterday all day then it stopped. I wasn't sick and didn't eat anything different to cause it so I thought maybe my body was doing the whole cleany out thing. Lost a few clumps of mucus plug and there was a couple of very light streaks of pink in it so I thought I would get my bloody show but nope......nothing.....Had two naps cos I was exhausted and still managed to sleep over night.
Can't even remember if I had a single BH yesterday! everything has been so quiet which has been strange for me cos usually I am plagued with contractions.

Packed my hospital bag just in case. I know it can be weeks before they come if you start losing plug but I guess better safe than sorry and also two babies, I don't know what to expect. So I guess now I just take one day at a time and wait for this show to get started. Scan on Tuesday wonder if I will make it??

 

[wavescrash]

zephyr - oh wow that sounds scary! the pains i was having died off, so i'm not too worried right now but they were downright painful and constant. i tried timing but there was no way. but like i said, they died off so i'm sure all is well.

 

[yazzy]

Congrats on picking your date Bumpin...excellent news!

Ok question for you all and to figure out if I am being unreasonable.....

When my OH goes out drinking it normally always ends up in a really late night and he gets ridiculously drunk...I have no worries when he's out or anything like that but obviously with the baby due in 4 weeks I said to him that the last 4 weeks before due date he needs to not have another night like that because if I were to go into labour he would not be allowed in the hospital and I wouldn't want him near me drunk etc so the other night was his so called last big night out....that is until tonight, grrr...

So has anyone else said to their OH's about curbing big nights out just incase labour happens???

The more I think about it the more mad I get and I am normally very chilled!

 

[wavescrash]

My OH doesn't go out and decided he's not drinking until I'm able to drink again so I really can't offer input. I know if he WERE going out, especially this close to my due date, I'd be furious and putting up a big fight.