PAL March 2012- 5 Beautiful Girls and 5 Adorable Boys!!

[Cornish]

Over rated but good when you get it, I managed 12 hrs in bed after ds bout of s+d finally cleared up. Now he just wants food and to play!

Ooo I wonder who will be first?! How exciting!!xx

 

[addy1]

Sorry for all of you that are not sleeping well.....I am getting up 3-4 times a night. Sometimes it is so hard to fall back asleep and I am up for an hour or two at a time. Not fun, but I clearly remember this when I had my dd. It really sucks because you start off with a newborn already so tired. It takes months to recover!! (Unless you are lucky enough to have a good little sleeper!! )

Congrats on the great scan Lou!! Glad all is well!!
My dd was breech from 31 weeks on and never did turn. This little one must flip flop a few times a day!! My niece turned at 39 weeks to be head down. These babies like to keep us guessing!!

Happy 34 weeks Cornish!! How exciting!

I too am having leg cramps at night. They hurt so bad, and I never had them with my daughter! They do not last very long, but long enough to wake me up!!

It is so cold here this morning!! It is close to -50ºC! Hoping this deepfreeze we are having does not last too long!!

 

[firsttimer1]

just had my blood results back after suspected OC - and im all clear YAY!

Had my first cup of RLT too today.... so exciting

 

[timsogirl]

hi to everyone... all I can really say is YAWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

I am so tired.. happy & excited but VERY tired

 

[Cornish]

Great news FT. I must buy RLT, all I do is talk about how I need to buy it.!

Tims, good to hear from you, sorry you are also tired, we all seem to be suffering here!

Anyone got any tips on getting to sleep, or staying asleep?
I have a cup of warm sweetened milk and a spray of night time rescue remedy (it stops you from having repetitive thoughts that wake you).

Oh my homeopathic kit arrived for labour!

 

[firsttimer1]

what does the kit contain cornish? xx

im afraid i cant offer sleeping tips as (dont hate me) i sleep through the night no probs sorry

I put my preg pillow one side slightly under my hip, and a normal pillow the other side supporting tummy (and now Boobs too lol) x then i sleep through.....?

any idea why you keep waking? e.g. too hot, to pee, in pain...? x

 

[Cornish]

The kit has - aconite, arnica, bellis per, calendula, carbo veg, cauloph, chamomilla, cimicifuga, gelsemium, hypericum, ipecacuanha, Kali carb, Kali phos, phytolacca, pulsatilla, secale, sepia and staphisgria!
All are at 200cc dosage which is perfect for labour.

Re sleep, no idea, mixture of ds getting up, needing to pee, being uncomfy, oh wiggling, cold, hot, bump wiggling! I just hope I sleep when baby comes!

 

[Cornish]

By the way I'm glad you sleep so well, jealous but glad someone is!

 

[firsttimer1]

wow i have no idea what any of that stuff is! all im doing is RLT to help muscles

sorry i cant help with the issues hun..... hope you get some sleep tonight x

 

[Cornish]

I don't know a lot of them unless I read the book but use arnica for bruising. They help a range of things from anxiety and fear to dilating cervix, shivery, exhaustion etc. you need someone to take care of them and watch your symptoms then give you the right stuff.

 

[Glowstar]

I'm just going with RLT and then Arnica for afterwards as I've heard great things about it

 

[Cornish]

How much RLT are people drinking?x

 

[Glowstar]

I'm sure I started at 36 weeks last time and went straight to 3 cups a day. I didn't mind drinking it so will prob do the same again rather than the capsules

 

[Cornish]

I had one cup today and was going to up it at 36, is that ok?

 

[Glowstar]

Yep sounds perfect to me Cornish

 

[addy1]

I am so out of the loop here....what is RLT?? And what is it for??

 

[firsttimer1]

im doing one cup of RLT a day - started today

addy1 - RLT is raspberry leaf tea and is said to help strengthen muscles for labour and perhaps makde the active phase of labour that little bit more manageable

 

[ttclou25]

lol addy - i wasnt with it eithe4r

Good to know though - thats going straight on the shopping list - i also read in a pregnancy magazine that dried dates do simular too.

 

[Cornish]

Dates-awesome! Adding those to my list-thanks.x

 

[addy1]

Just had my 31 week check! BP is still low, but I guess that is normal for me. I've gained 16 lbs, which I think is good. I gained 24 lbs with my daughter, so want to try and stay around that.

Doctor thinks baby is breech....I can only laugh. My dd was breech from 31 weeks on.....hoping this little turkey decides to turn!! I get a late u/s though to check on the position in 5 weeks. Looking forward to that! I guess my decision to have a v-bac or repeat c-section may be made for me if baby does not turn!

I also move down from seeing the doctor every 4 weeks, to 3! Can't believe I'll be 34 weeks when I go back!

Hope you are all having a great day, and are feeling well!