Sticking Together Crew

[QueenVic]

HAPPY 39 WEEKS ERICKA !!

HAPPY 5 WEEKS YSA !!

Phewwww I have got loads done around the house today.. tired now tho!

2 things left on my list for today - Just want to go through pickles bag one more time (lol) and change a couple of things on the birth plan, still not happy with it as god knows wat I'll want at the time or what will happen..

Antenatal tomorrow, swim and massage then catching up with a friend, so tomorrow should be more relaxed

 

[FloridaGirl21]

mmm, Ericka, I'll check.. hold on a sec

 

[FloridaGirl21]

I believe it's Lifetime.. Mine says 'LifeHD', but I have satellite.. I'm pretty sure that's just Lifetime in HD though..

Switched at Birth starts again tonight, so I'll be watching that and then OBEM at 10

What network plays The Biggest Loser?

 

[truthbtold]

Thanks Ysa I found it on lifetime it comes on late so I have to watch it on demand. Im watching an episode now

 

[FloridaGirl21]

yeah, I think that there are already like 3 or 4 episodes for the current season.. And it does come on kind of late. I always record them just in case I'm in bed before 10

 

[truthbtold]

This first episode is funny.

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Biggest Loser is on NBC.

You can watch OBEM online, too. We don't get lifetime, so I watched a few last year online. Do they always end happily or are there some where the baby or mom doesn't make it? I don't want to watch anything tragic...

Good luck Logan and Vicki tomorrow!

 

[sept10]

Viki - what sort of things do you have on your birth plan...so far mine is stay at home as long as possible - go to hospital and have baby! I have no idea what to put as don't wanna rule anything out...i'm kinda a bit skeptical about them - being a health professional myself probably makes me that way but i don't want to not write one and then miss out on something ya know!!!

37 weeks today - baby is fully cooked...just a waiting game now i suppose!

Can i ask you ladies what you did with your RLt - how many cups a day and when in the day you had it??? I have some EPO aswell but not convinced to take them.....and whats this sage bath business?????

 

[DrGomps]

Lol, Sarah, my birth plan went out the window. I think it's important though if you convey that you want DH to cut the cord, delay clamping, etc. Josie had meconium in the waters so I couldn't have my wishes. Happy full term! I recommend EPO vaginally and orally. The baths are with clary sage oil. It really never did much for me. I took RLT capsules, 3x a day.

I canNt believe how close it is for you ladies!

Erika, less then a week!!

I like OBEM, though I didn't watch when I was pregnant because I would get too jealous of the women meeting their baby. I haven't watched since I have given birth.

Happy 5 weeks Ysatis! I remember the first trimester being so long. After 12 weeks it does fly. Though I know this is your sticky baby(ies).

AFM, sorry I have been so absent. I am addicted to these books, the hunger games trilogy, and have had trouble prying myself off of them. On number three now so should be back to normal soon. Also, I got my maternity leave extended until May! So I am planning am epic trip to see family that includes Chicago, Los Angeles, San Framcisco, Monterey and Sacramento. So excited.
Also,excited to watch the new season of the biggest loser and the bachelor. Have to finish my books first.

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Happy 37 weeks, Sarah!!
Happy 32 weeks, Logan!!

Ugh. I am so hateful lately. Mostly toward strangers and DH... I feel bad for DH, 'cause I don't think he's really doing anything unusual... I think I'm just finding his usual stuff to be unbearably annoying.

 

[DrGomps]

Oh and Josephine's 2 month appt is today... Not looking forward to watching my baby get her jabs.

 

[DrGomps]

Awe, Jen, IKWYM, my poor DH gets the worst of my moods and I take alot of things out on him.

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Aww, happy 2 months Josie!! Don't worry too much about the shots... If you hold her while the dr gives them to her, she'll cry very little if at all. 'Cause if you think about it, most shots hurt very little. It's the anticipation that's the hard part. So it's actually easy when they're babies.
One thing I found, though, is that Thomas used to get grumpy the rest of the day. I think they upset his stomach a little. Hopefully Josie does just fine.

And now I feel bad for being mad at DH 'cause I think he's sick. I had a migraine yesterday and I'm wondering if he has one today. Weird, but we seem to get them at the same time.

Appointment in about an hour. Nervous but excited. Probably go out to lunch after so won't be on until later.

 

[QueenVic]

WELL dr doesn't think pickle will be early.. or even on time, blah..

Booked in again for next Fri to see her for the last time and then the next appointment is with midwife at hospital 41+1 for possible sweep..

Also had a preggo massage and she booked me in for some reflexology day after my due date as she also doesn't think pickle will be here on time! So going to try and help him along

Sarah I covered myself with pretty much everything in birthplan by saying things like 'we would prefer... but are open to change.. for health & safety of mum & baby..aware we may change our minds when the time comes..etc etc' Basically we did ours on the hypno course but havent made ours quite as strict, I have included avoiding induction if poss, gas & air is fine but would like to avoid other drugs, want to use birthing pool if possible, have injection before placenta delivered to minimise bleeding, leave cord for 2-3mins before cutting & give baby vit k injection.

But like Andrea said, it could all go out the window if there's complications (or I don't have a high pain threshold! hehe)

The Dr also said she doesnt recommend me taking the EPO as they are unsure if its safe and also that baby will come when ready blah, wish I hadnt mentioned it.. then again hypno midwife didn't include EPO in our natural induction list either.. I'm having a few cups of RLT a day at the mo, doing my perineal massage, exercising, yoga etc.. will be and Clary Sage baths near the time aswell and then trying the reflexology too..oh also pineapple but I think u need to eat LOADS for it to be effective ?

Hope Josies jabs aren't too bad, poor love

Jen good luck with appointment & does Logan have one ??

 

[lilrojo]

Yes Vicki I have one this afternoon at 145.. cant believe 32 weeks already time is going to fly now.. and sorry to hear pickle is making everyone feel he will be late.. hope he isnt and they can all eat their words..

Hope Josies jabs go okay andrea.. always hard to watch our little ones cry..

Sarah happy 37 weeks.. full term yay yay yay..

AFM 32 weeks and excited to get getting to the end.. cant wait to hold my peanut.. and find out pink or blue.. worked quite a bit on the nursery last night.. have the crib set up and other things ready like the carseat... etc.. feeling good and prepared.. well be back on after my appt..

 

[FloridaGirl21]

happy 32 weeks Logan & 37 weeks to Sarah!

 

[sept10]

Well me and DH and decided we are defo having a wriggly baby boy!! so we will see if we are right but to be honest will be a total shock if its a girl.....excited now!!

just sipping my first RLT ... maybe i might get some braxton hicks if nothing else as haven't had any yet.

plasterer coming round tonight to give us a quote on repairing and plastering our kitchen ceiling - its the last job i really want sorted before baby arrives....fx'd its straight forward enough and doesn't cost the earth. other then that spring clean starts tomorrow with putting away the xmas decorations and taking down curtains for the wash......

good luck with appt andrea!

vic - seriously how can the doctor even predict your not coming on time at this stage - i think baby will come when they come - Drs/midwives can only guess really!! ok educated guess but thats all it is.....i'm always giving parents ideas at work as to how long it will take for their kids to get to a certain stage in their rehab and i'm often often proved very wrong!!!!!!

 

[QueenVic]

Sorry girls

Happy 32 weeks Logan

Happy 37 weeks to Sarah

Good luck at appointment Logan

Oh Sarah god only knows.. the Dr made it sound like because I'm only 1/5 engaged and the therapist said I am still carrying very high.. Maybe he will prove them wrong but I know a lot of 1st babies are late so won't hold my breath

 

[lilrojo]

You never know vicki maybe baby will just boom and be ready to come.. I wouldnt believe anything.. babies come when they want.. no matter what.. I would say between 39-41 weeks for a first time mom.. but i can be wrong too.. hope its not too late.. but will be what it will be right..

 

[Sun_Flower]

Oooh it's all happening in here at the moment, with appointments and natural induction methods and due dates fast approaching! I'm visiting OH's family up north at the minute so I'm not going to be able to get online as much, but I'll definitely be back on properly next week. We had our first long distance drive with Eden to get here yesterday - took us nine hours but a lot of that was stops (to either feed Eden, or to give her a rest from her car seat as they suggest not leaving them in longer than 2 hours) and then we got stuck in traffic for 2 hours because of an accident. Was glad to get here in the end but she's being spoiled rotten by family and it's just generally been lovely to be back up North - took the baby in to see my work friends and they went mad over her, and I got lots of hugs and loved seeing them all again, I really miss them all. Going to meet up with some other friends in the next couple of days