MSE Pregnancy Club 20

sharkeybabe

SJP - I am feeling a lot better today, really want a pj day, but heading down to MIL's to make tea.

I havent got any resolutions as of yet, but I am sure that I will think of some along the way.lol.

wendz86

Morning everyone. I was in on my own as OH was working but I managed to stay up till 12 yay go me.

Woke up again with a sharp pain in side/back that I seem to get randomly so heated up my wheat bottle thing and that helped and was gone when I woke up again.

Nic - sorry to hear you are feeling lonely. We don't live near any family and i don't really know anyone round here so when i am off work my social life will go so will need to try and find some baby groups or something to go to.

Gizmodo - i would stick with the nesting while you are in the mood, and you never know baby could be early and you would be glad to be organised.

flower_72

Tigerlee wrote: »

Hiya all

Just a quick update to let you know those cramps were contractions! The pain of them obviously got worse! Got to the Hospital at 2am on thur morning and baby Emily was born at 5.40 am fairly quick! Will check back soon. Good luck everyone (haven't read thread yet to find out if anyone else has popped!)

oops! tigerlee, I'm sorry I spam reported by accident (fat fingers!) then I unspammed you. Hope I haven't messed anything up?!

Anyway.

Congratulations on your new arrival!! :T

lilian1977

gizmodo wrote: »

Congratulations Tigerlee :j

Sharkey I think I've been getting more painful braxtons too - proper painful that makes me worry about how I'll cope with the real thing. For me they were a bit like having cramps before a night of throwing up and sitting on the loo, but nothing came of it - so I assume they were BHs. I daren't say anything when they happen incase OH thinks I might be in labour

I think I might have beaten all of you so far on the rock and roll NYE. Was in bed by 10pm To me it's just another night and always an anticlimax. And OH had to be up early for work today...so at least he had an excuse.

I got loads done yesterday - washed all the baby clothes and bedding and today I'm going to iron (:eek: I never iron) the bedding and make up the moses basket and cotbed! It's not too early is it?

I also had dinner ready for OH when he came home I wonder how long I can keep this up for!

Today's goals are to take down the decorations and bag up the pushchair box to put in the attic.

Sounds like we're exactly on course with each other Giz! I had terrible cramps yesterday, all evening, couldn't really eat which was a shame as we have lots of party food left over from Christmas Eve in the freezer so I jut blitzed a load of old leftover veg and had a bowl of soup, didn't have my glass of wine I'd promised myself either. By 9pm was leant over my birth ball with OH rubbing my back! Nothing today though. Was in bed by 10pm, OH came to bed about half eleven after watching Mad Men with a whiskey and then the fireworks started so I've not had the best night's sleep. OH had a good night which I'm pleased about because he often wakes up early at weekends and his mind starts racing so he's up and about at 7am!

I also put together the moses basket this week, and have been cooking dinner daily for OH! Oh and the decorations are coming down tomorrow!

I want to go for a walk today but all cafes and supermarkets are closed in our town and I know I'll need a wee after 15 minutes

Evansangel

Anniebee, i've seen my mw the same times as i did with my first.
I did ask if they see 2nd time mums less but she said they cant incase something happened to the baby :S

Teenie_D

SJP wrote: »

Has anyone made any new year resolutions???? :A

I have...............to have no more babies

annibee

Evansangel wrote: »

Anniebee, i've seen my mw the same times as i did with my first.
I did ask if they see 2nd time mums less but she said they cant incase something happened to the baby :S

Maybe something to do with risk or something I dont know. I just know that if its your first baby you go at 26 weeks and if its subsequent babies you wait till 28 weeks - not a great difference I know :cool:. It may be different in different areas or if you private etc who knows.

First time round I was low risk - kind of left to my own devices by choice and had my baby at home in my water pool doing the same this time around and mw was like oh well you know what your doing then lol Im low risk again

I do know I wont have as many mw's for the birth as last time though - I had 3 last time one who was their for most of my pregnancy then she was due to clock off at 7pm so her handover came and she brought someone who had never seen a water birth so wanted to come look I felt like I was having a party lol. as ds1 was born at 7pm exactly all three were there which definatley helped keep me going....this time I think it will probably be just one and our mw is not as nice (or maybe its just coz I havent got to know her yet)

annibee

Teenie_D wrote: »

I have...............to have no more babies

I think you will struggle if you dont have that one I hear they can be quite a pain when they reach age 2 in the womb :D

Teenie_D

annibee wrote: »

I think you will struggle if you dont have that one I hear they can be quite a pain when they reach age 2 in the womb :D

:rotfl::rotfl:yeah yeah smarty pants :p:p I knew I should have said "after this one" there's always one!

Chakani

I've seen the MW a lot less second time round - I'm 36 weeks, and haven't seen a MW for 10 weeks - they were supposed to come for a home visit yesterday, but cancelled. They are apparently coming tomorrow morning, so they must really be desperate for staff.

But I am happy with the standard of care I've had, and I like all the MWs I've met here, so as long as they put me first when I really need them to, I'm ok

*Rant coming*
Our biggest problem is dealing with my parents. After the house fell through and we realised we were going to be in our little rented house for the birth, my dad suggested that Mum should come up and stay to help out. My biggest fear is that I'd be alone with our 2yo when it started, because my first labour was three hours, hence the home birth this time - and that OH wouldn't be able to get home quickly, or I couldn't get hold of him at work, so having my mum around seemed like an ideal solution.

However, over the last couple of months we noticed that "Mum" had turned into "us" coming to stay - and we just don't have room. Our house is a small 2 bed, and we had worked out a way to get a single bed and cot into DS's room so mum has somewhere to sleep that isn't a communal space. The living room is physically too small for anyone to lie down on the floor, and the dining room (where they would normally sleep on the floor, on the futon mattress), is going to be my birth room, as it's the only room that's self contained enough for people to come and go without going through the room, and with the pool in there, there is no space for anyone on the floor. Plus, we could be living like that for 3 weeks, if they come a week before the due date, and baby is late.

It is a tiny, tiny house for 4 adults and a toddler, OH has a very high pressure job, and will still be having to go to work as normal, and needs to come home to a house where he can relax for a bit in the evenings, and frankly, my father is an absolute pain. He is difficult and self-centred, and used to my mum indulging his every whim. He just isn't used to putting other people first, or thinking of other peoples' needs.

I sent them a gently worded email to say that they are both completely welcome after the baby arrives, and we would love for them both to be there then, but that there really wasn't room beforehand, and even though it was his idea for Mum to come up on her own, he is now in a tremendous sulk because he's feeling left out. I feel terrible, because I know he will be taking it out on Mum, but she won't let me, my brother or my OH tell him that he's behaving like a brat, because as she says, it's her that has to live with the fallout.