MSE Pregnancy Club 24

happydays77_2

ginvzt wrote: »

Good luck, Happy!

Just had my mum got me on Skype as I was talking with a friend. She oes my head in! Every time we speak I end up getting upset and annoyed with her! You sill have the twins be Easter, they will be here at 7 months, stop doing anything, don't lift your arms up, etc, etc, etc... Every time I tell her to stop, and she just starts again next time! It is talking to her that does more harm than anything else!

Mothers can be stressful creatures can't they. Why shouldn't you be lifting your arms up?
I remember you saying months ago about her being sure they would come at 7 months so i can understand why it's stressing you out if she's just repeating herself. Try and stay calm and mumble profanities under your breathe. That's what I have to do with my darling mother.
Xx

emsbet

happydays77 wrote: »

Emsbet - when my little man arrives I will come and visit you and while away your time. I like to come in handy. We could go for coffee. I think you need to take the path of least stress cos I'm not kidding, the time will start to fly by and when you start buying things and getting everything ready you will wonder how you could have fit work in. You and baby are the most important. Even this Robin will take a back seat xx

Sounds like a good plan. You are a very wise robin

xx

happydays77_2

emsbet wrote: »

Sounds like a good plan. You are a very wise robin

xx

It's because I've been tweeted well all my life that I am so wise!!!

emsbet

My mum said something to me last time about not stretching my arms above my head!! It's an old wives tale. The myth is that the chord could get wrapped round the baby's head but as I said its an old wives tale

xx

ginvzt

happydays77 wrote: »

Mothers can be stressful creatures can't they. Why shouldn't you be lifting your arms up?
I remember you saying months ago about her being sure they would come at 7 months so i can understand why it's stressing you out if she's just repeating herself. Try and stay calm and mumble profanities under your breathe. That's what I have to do with my darling mother.
Xx

Because according to my aunt (her twin sister) she gave birth to er first one at 7 months after lifting her arms up. Don't worry, as time goes by I will not be allowed to get out of bed if it was her way. I just don't want to call her anymore, but if I don't, then I have a guilt trip why haven't I called last week. She never calls herself, unless she manages to catch me Skype. That is one reason I am on 'Invisible' most of the time.

Sorry, I will calm down now. Stop thinking about her.

sexymouse

Bean decided I had to have carrot cake at m&s this avo but now I feel a bit sick. Oops.

safesound

jovichick123 wrote: »

To those mummies to be who have claimed Maternity Allowance.... how long did it take from sending off forms to them awarding payment? I sent off the forms a few weeks ago but have not heard anything yet - might just be me being impatient

Mine came back in about 10 days if I remember correctly but I applied for mine about two months ago when they weren't so busy with the new financial year. How long have you been waiting? I can find you the number if you want to chase it up via phone.

mishkanorman

sexymouse wrote: »

Bean decided I had to have carrot cake at m&s this avo but now I feel a bit sick. Oops.

my squishet decided I needed a homemade milkshake with chocolate nesquick and vanilla ice cream - was so bloody lovely but milkshake burps are NOT cool :cool:

ginvzt

I need help! I just realised that the wedding of my friend is just over 2 weeks away and I don't have a dress!! I am looking for something to look good at the wedding, big enough to accommodate my bump, long enough to reach my knees (don't have the legs to show), covered shoulders (no chance of a strappless bra for me), possibly even sleeves, as it is going to be still April! I saw this, but no size for me. I am 'top heavy', so would probably need size 16 at least! Most on this website look very shrt, r way too long! I am not that tall and definitely won't be wearing heels, so long dress to the floor would look silly with the bump in my opinion.

http://www.asos.com/ASOS-Maternity/ASOS-Maternity-Midi-Tea-Dress/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=1760231&cid=8343&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=-1&sort=-1&clr=Dragon+red

glimmerofhope

flutterby_lil wrote: »

Oh what a shame emsbet - but at least you can stay at home

Well I have been fumbled with and had my sweep. The results......cervix long and soft (soft bit is good, but needs to be short i guess) and is posterior (another bad thing I believe as needs to be at the front) - she said (TMI) she managed to get 1 finger in and give it a good prod lol. I don't understand how the cervix can be at the back behind babys head as I though the cervix opened for baby to come out of so would it's head not be in it?!?!? Can anybody give me some advice??? How thick do i sound....at least I have asked a baby related question this time though!!

Another sweep booked for Saturday if nothing happens from this, then induction booked for next Tuesday if nothing still happens!!

Hi Flutterby,
by posterior they mean that LO is sitting back to back (your spine to Babies),as opposed to him being slighlty sideways facing.

This page has some images, our LO is LOP so left posterior.
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://pregnancy.familyeducation.com/images/pdbd/228/ddpb38839wee_005-capt.jpg&imgrefurl=http://pregnancy.familyeducation.com/third-trimester/39-weeks-4-days.html&usg=__moOVAl4Fy5r9J_KHWw1uTACtY_M=&h=489&w=228&sz=37&hl=en&start=8&zoom=1&tbnid=HkJD5jz2IilCeM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=61&ei=nzF7T5vYDcGg0QWZtcyhCQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dleft%2Boccipito%2Bposterior%2Bposition%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADFA_enGB449GB450%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1

Apparently it is quite common 1 in 10 babies are posterior. I have been told to squat/bounce on ball/sit forward on the couch and scrub the floor to see if he will change positions (but I still have 3 weeks to go so probably not the same for you)

With regards to the cervix question; I cannot help there sorry.