MSE Pregnancy Club 28

Wow, so much is going on. Looks like a few early babies coming our way. That will bump me to the top which I can't quote cope with yet!

Tho, I have a scan on Monday as baby weight and fluid measuring very high. If still looking very big, I'll porbably also be induced early, maybe even next week as well.

Lots going one!

missymoo wow! That's quite the eventful few days! Have you seen your labour ward? On our stork walk, the MIdwife led centre and the labour ward hardly looked any different (other than the equipment wheeled in if needed). I was pleasantly surprised, hopefully yours is something similar. And like you say, cuddles are nearer than expected!

Hope you're a bit less achy, jedi, and that your day at work wasn't too bad?

Hooray for the nursery news auntie pickle!! the get together sounds nice too. Sorry about your iron levels and the sickness, hopefully they settle down a bit.

princess Kate wow to you too!!! Hope you're getting plenty of rest at home now, and that your cold is easing a bit? I don't appreciate being lapped by you and missy, haha!!!

janed great news about your appointment! Let's hope baby settled down for a quiet few weeks, hey? And yes-total slob here. I actually got dressed from pj's to jogging bottoms today so I could hang the washing out! :rotfl: my maternity jeans rubbed the skin off my legs, so all I have that fits is leggings (don't fit well), and a pair of skinny jeans that I have chopped the waistband in half on...

Aww to your OH, hippi, and hope you get somewhere to live sorted soon.

Don't you dare, milly! I won't be overtaken again!!! :rotfl: seriously though, hopefully all goes well for you.

AFM-STILL PREGNANT!!! lol, I know my due date isn't til Saturday, but quite a few friends IRL that were due after me have already had theirs, so I'm feeling rather like it will never happen. Nothing doing at all. I'm achy, tired and other than a few twinges and the occasional hardening of the bump, there's nothing concrete happening at all.

Gah-sorry. Will try to be less moany tomorrow. Hope everyone is ok. X

Thanks for all the well wishes ladies I went into work yesterday for a couple of hours and made sure that all my resources were up to date and also tidied my desk - can't believe how much paperwork I was holding on to It felt really strange to walk out knowing that someone else will be taking my desk and my classes! I also saw many of the girls and my form class and I came out with some lovely gifts. I'm going to need to rearrange my drawers again to fit everything in!

jedi - I'm feeling a lot more calm about it all now than I did at the start of the week! The only thing that bothers me is the potential length of waiting around, and how many attempts will they have at an induction before opting for a C-section. I've got a bp check today so will hopefully get the chance to ask that this afternoon. Sorry to hear you're really achey, make sure you get some rest amongst all your preparations!

Pleased that the nursery is now painted, Aunty! Hugs that you've had your meds upped, but its good that you've got a nice lunch to look forward to and to perk you up

Keep those feet up Princess! Hope all goes well at your checks. I don't know about you but my calendar suddenly seems very full with all these extra appointments I've got to go to!

I'm pleased everything is ok with you and baby, jane. As for feeling like a slob, I totally agree!! I remember laughing at a pic of someone I know on Facebook who was sat on the sofa with a huge portion of pregnant belly poking out the bottom, and I showed it to DH saying don't ever let me get like that, and definitely not in public... well here I am! :rotfl:I'm wearing bump bands to cover the underneath of my belly as I'm so conscious that it will stick out at the bottom. DH and I also laugh as no matter what I wear to bed, whenever I wake up my belly seems to have escaped

hippihaz - I found that New Look have a great range of stretchy fitted maternity tops and T-shirts that are much more flattering than baggy ones. I'm making the most of wearing figure-hugging tops while I can to show off my bump as I've never been able to get away with them before! Anything baggy just hangs at the bottom of bump and makes me look huge, so figure-hugging is the way to go! Fingers crossed with a house sale.

Bubblepops - stork walk, that sounds so cute!! We didn't get a tour as our hospital doesn't allow it due to infection control. We got a virtual tour on DVD though and I have to say I didn't really focus any attention on the normal suite as I always assumed I'd be in MLBU. I'll have another watch later today, but I'm not as fussed about as I was before. Hopefully baby doesn't keep you waiting too long - have you got any appointments scheduled in case you over?


krusty - don't worry that baby is in the wrong position, there's still plenty of time to shift and get ready. My mum said my brother was breech the whole time. She had to go in for him to be turned and as soon as she walked out the door, he turned himself back! When it came to his delivery though he had turned himself to the right position and had a normal birth, so try not to worry about it

Wow best of luck for Monday MissyMoo! Also to Princess. It's all go on here this week lol.

I'd hoped for a home water birth this time around. I even have the pool here. Spoke to midwife about it on Wednesday and apparently I can't have pethidine at home - I'd have to go into hospital for that. I'm now a bit worried. Last time I was on the MLU in the pool and tried entonox but it was aggravating my blackouts/seizures so wasn't any good and I had to get out of the pool and have pethidine. I had assumed I could get out of my pool at home and give birth on my bed with pethidine, if I needed to. Quite honestly I'm a bit scared now and gutted that I may not get the home birth I wanted. This time around though baby is unlikely to be back to back as I'll be checked more thoroughly! X

Oh I know the little monkey will turn at some point it's just unnerving that its a possibility that she might not. Has anyone else noticed how blimming dreadful their memory is at the moment? I feel I'd forget my own head at times!