Mother of all conception months Graduates

[madcatwoman]

Question

MW was saying today to stay at home as long as possible, it also means less intervervention. But what would be the deciding factor as to when to go in to the hospital?. Pain/ contrations(&how far apart???)

i wouldnt want to go so early and be told im only 1cm, but wouldnt want it to be left so late im almost giving birth in the car!

 

[PeanutBean]

Ozzie I think I had a spell, I forget. I seem to be in a charming mucous zone at the moment.

Madly mine are usually the lower half of my uterus under my flab so I don't see anything different but I really feel it. It can be uncomfortable but not painful. It's a firm tightening. Past week or two I've apparently been getting them up the back and towards the top which is weird and sort of winds me as it pushes on my diaphragm. This a new one for me but pretty sure it's still BH. Either I'm more sensitive this pregnancy (I have been having them forever) or they are stronger this time. Like madcat I get them mostly in the evening. I also get them when I am busy walking the dog or rushing for a train. I think they could definitely be increased because of stress but I don't think that makes them anything to worry about.

Byron has come up in a rash. Sigh. It was clar he's been crotchety and I assume he has my virus. But he's got rash on his ankles, wrists, inside his elbows, outside his knees, his trunk and back of his neck and a very little on one cheek. I've googled all the childhood diseases rashes and am confident it's not one of those so I guess it's just viral. Explains why he's been a pain all day! He always comes down with something when he is teething. It's always everything at once. Hoping he remains well in himself and it doesn't get worse overnight as I don't think I've the energy to try and work tomorrow and get him to the doctors and possibly have to have him at home etc.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

I hate constipation! It was SO SO bad for me at first.

 

[PeanutBean]

Madcat usually if the contractions are coming regularly approx 3 mins apart and you can't talk through them it's a good sign. I'm glad your MW said that to you as it's totally true and is always much better to go in as late as possible!

 

[Ozzieshunni]

God, I want a half battered pizza......

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Thanks Ladies I reckon your probably right Molly ..... us cuddly girls are bound to experience it a little different I got a little freaked yesterday with the work issue and stuff but it wore off however has come back again I would say around the same time as yesterday eve I am seeing MW on Thursday so I will mention but am sure they are BH

Ozzie CM over here too pretty much along with matcat....I have taken to carrying a spare pair of pants in my bag so I can change and freshen up....am such a clean freak I hate to be smelly and I agree madcat this has to be THE worst pregnancy sympton

as for going down to the hospital I would say firstly depends how far away you live from it (mines 5 mins down the road!) and I would recommend you go on how you feel yourself on D-Day tbh when my contractions started with Oliver I also worried how I would know if they were contractions or not.....funny instinct kicks in and you just do so I would say go down/in when you feel the pain too much/are uncomfy or get worried. Its an hard one and def one you can only decide on the day its what I intend to work on as you know I intend to go down with Charlies head right between my legs....no poking, prodding for me

 

[gilz82]

Oh the cm in pregnancy is so icky. I have never in my life before used panty liners and now I wouldn't consider leaving home without one on and a couple in my bag for changing. It's gross. Having said that I don't imagine it'll be half as gross as the post baby period which I'm seriously not looking forward to. I only ever used towels for my first 2 periods and I hated the fact you could feel it coming out of you. Ick ick ick!! Thank goodness I'll have a baby to distract me from it

 

[molly85]

Wall papper paste taht is what I produce. I found some on my towel the other day it had crusted over groooooosssssssssssssss.

Madly I found my ball even in its smaller size helped tosort out the uncomfyness.

 

[pinkclaire]

Hi ladies!

I've been trying to catch up all day but I seem to read slower than you post

gilz I'm sure everything is fine, I hope you feel something soon to reassure you, if not pop down to your local unit and they'll check heartbeat etc for you xx

I've forgotten everything else I've read! I know there was a lot about ice-cream I'm not a ice-cream fan really!

Um oh yeah mattresses, um I thought it was mire of an issue if it was sagging in anyway or you don't know the history of it? James' mattress is second hand, his Moses basket we bought new but he Hated sleeping in it so was barely in it! The new baby will use that one!

We had such a fab day yesterday at his party, he was such a star kept going all day! I can't believe I'm mum to a 1 year old it's gone soo fast!

They are def more worrying when they are born, there's also a lot more decisions that seem to be made that you can beat yourself up on!

Some people have to much time on here the way they put other people down.

Um I'm sure there's more I want to say but I can't remember what I've read now

Oh it's 24 weeks milestone for me tomorrow

 

[molly85]

Yay claire nearly V day

 

[PeanutBean]

Oo happy forthcoming V-day pink! Glad you enjoyed James' first birthday party, the 2nd will be even better! Byron LOVED his!

I've just ordered three birthing books, two for me and one for DH (and maybe my mum to borrow). As soon as I finish work I'm going to do hypno and read all these books and watch stuff online and get totally immersed in the positive in preparation for the birth.

Ugh still so snotty and swollen glands. Going to have a hot lemon and go to bed shortly. Got that awful painful ear squeak when I blow my nose. Stupid infectious course mates.

 

[pinkclaire]

As soon as I get Internet bk (internets on, computer has now decided not to work!!!) I'm going to look at the hypno stuff peanut, you'll have to show me the way!

What date are you finishing? Xx

 

[PeanutBean]

I finish on the 11th March. And counting!

 

[pinkclaire]

Not long at all then!

Isn't it flying by?! Well I think it is!

 

[molly85]

Peanut you are so organised on that stuff my matt plans are to weed garden and paint some skirting

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

aw so jealous of you ladies the start of maternity leave count down! i think at this rate i will be following in madlys footsteps and taking the full 11 weeks before birth off - which you know what will give me some really precious couple of months with just ds so hopefully can spend that time doing some special things, maybe make him a scrap book of preparing for baby and things. i am planning on not taking any holiday either which with 28 days holiday which would prob equate to 16ish days for part time me would be another 4 weeks i could take prior to that so i could potentially leave end of april beginningof may! not long to go if i have worked that all out right!

have my dad coming round tomorrow, he is well off and an ever concerned parent and what with him knowing me and dh have debts and now dh has quit is job i just have an uncomfortable feeling about what we will be talking about, thing is i cant pretend that i think we will be fine next month because i honestly do not think we will be! argh! hate this! lottery win please! i dont like him offering me money at all it doesnt sit well with me but i am so hormonal at the mo am a bit worried he is going to go soooooo how you going to pay the bills next month well our plan is to. . .erm . . is to . . . waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa lol

 

[Ozzieshunni]

*sigh* Here I go again First trimester some girl asked what do women think caused their miscarriages if they had one? Never had one, but I can see how that's a very frightening and insensitive thing to post in first tri.

 

[molly85]

Nomore its a tough one maybe arrange it on a intrtest free loan basis. ie you will pay him back when you guys are back onyour feet and settled with bubs.

 

[molly85]

Ozzzie give them the answer people asking insensitive questions. If they want to know MC causes they can google it or just look in the losses section but to not open their gobs

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

he wouldnt let me pay him back, he just got made redundant from a very high paid job and in his words can have the lifestyle he is accustomed to for 3 or 4 years without working! damn i wish i was like my sister, she would actually run up and ask for it outright! and not feel bad! me i felt bad asking him for the money he had specifically put aside for my wedding! he bought me a car and because i had paid the tax and the insurance and all my driving lessons he refused to let me give him money for it, everytime i gave him money he just wired it straight back to my account!