UK SMOG Wannabes May

[HopeandDreamG]

Maybe- you sound sooo great. It's wonderful to hear what a great place you are in.

Auoara & deaks- I do want 4, dh is like no way. That's why I'm hoping for twins hahah. Then I would be done regardless of gender. I like the even #
Deaks attempts did start last night, then this am and tonight etc etc! Did trigger today yay! Will take an opk and see if it took and an hpt. On friday I go for bloods to check progesterone and LH levels.

Sunset- hi! How's that beautiful baby girl?

Wishing4pink- I'm down 27 pounds from LE way more from before but there where weeks scale didn't move then it did again, hang in there it will go

[Sunset]

Maybebaby ~ I love reading your posts! you really do seem to be in a great place! i am so happy for you!

Deaks ~ you make it sound like my dd is a good sleeper she was for a while when she was first born but since then she has turned into the worst sleeper possible lol she's been better these last 2 nights and has only woke up once for a feed and slept the full night in her cot but usually she point blank refuses to sleep on her own :S i hope these last 2 nights have been a sign of better times ahead in the sleep department but i dont dare to hope just yet

HopeandDream ~ how exciting, fx for a +opk soon!

wishing4pink ~ glad to hear the diet is going ok! are you doing the le diet or ig? sorry, my memory isn't the best.

babymad ~ you definitely dont look fat and old! your bump is gorgeous!

charlieispy ~ i love the pics on fb of your ds3, he's always in to some cute mischief :P

zanacal ~ thinking of you!

inglewood ~ thinking of you too! hope the colic is getting better

[Kell]

Hi girls sorry I've been missing again all is fine I'm just swamped with college work, I finish in 3weeks

I was wondering if u guys would help me out with my research by filling in the questionnaire I've made
Attitudes towards male midwives Survey

It's totally confidential, obviously there's no pressure at all

Hope babies bumps and mummy's are all doing well, I will be back very soon

[zanacal]

Thanks Sunset - still here, still pregnant I'm happy with this week (in fact the weekend would be better than today or tomorrow!) but may start getting fed up if baby hasn't arrived by next week!!

[maybepink3]

Hi all,
Sorry I haven't been on for ages, I do pop on occasionally to look at posts but wanted to give myself as much time as possible to come to terms with Baby Cuddle (as my eldest calls him) being a boy and I found it difficult with many of you still following your dream of a dd.
I'm now 36 weeks and just been given some horrendous news. I have cord presentation which basically means that there is cord below the head and next to the cervix. I only found this out on Wed at 36 week scan which was monitoring my low lying placenta. I had every hope that that had moved and I could have a natural birth. Instead they wanted to keep me in straight away and I just feel to pieces. I'm a full-time mum to the boys, dh works all hours and parents are 2 hours away. After much persuasion, crying and a chat with another more senior consultant (the 1st was a bloke I didn't understand and had absolutely NO bedside manner whatsoever), she agreed to let me go home and come back for another scan at 37 weeks. The risk however is that if I go in to labour and if my waters break, I need to raise my bum in the air immediately and not move from that position whilst an ambulance rushes me in for an emergency c-section.
Everything I'm most frightened of, being in hospital (for up to 2 weeks before section), the heat in there is awful and I just felt sick and dizzy the 24 hours I was in there with DS1. How is my dh going to cope with work and children? How are they going to be without me (who's around them 24-7). I'm just going to be getting so anxious in there leading up to the section. V frightened of being cut open. And if my waters do break whilst I'm in there there's no way dh will make it there in time for the section so I'll be on my own.
How on earth do I try and pursuade them for an elective earlier than 39 weeks which is hospital policy?
So mixed and messed up. Obviously fearful of anything happening to Cuddle but v frightened myself, couldn't sleep last night, hardly eaten today.
So much for a nice relaxed home birth. Just feel like everything has gone wrong with this pregnancy and questioning whether any of it was down to the methods we've all been using to get pg in the first place.
Sorry for my rant, just knew you'd all understand
xxx

[maybepink3]

Sorry should have said the risk of waters breaking is that the cord will come down, baby won't get enough air and result could be still born. Raising bum in the air tries to push cord back down and reverse gravity giving baby ability to breathe

[pinga]

Oh maybepink! You poor thing.... sounds like you're not having the best time of it. Can anyone come and stay with you (eg parent)? Might make you feel more confident. Hope the cord moves away from where it is....
Try not to stress too much... its nothing you did - its just one of those things.... sometimes it must feel like everything is against you though. <hugs>

Wow Zanacal - baby is still snug in there then!!! Ooooh it really should be soon!

Well - I'm on my weekly hospital appointments. Had to do my GBS test today! To me thats the sign that I'm at the end of the pregnancy. Feeling huge and tired though...

Sunset - awww don't talk about bad sleeping - I'm in denial about the part where newborns don't let you sleep through the night

Hope everyone else is going well...

[maybebabythree]

Oh maybe you poor thing! I can understand partly as I was in and out of hospital. I don't know if the cord can move but thank god they detected that. Some times these babies just can not behave and your plans go out the window. If the cord is there and stays there then don't feel bad - it's out of your hands. I am sure dh would rather miss work than risk you and cuddle getting I'll. Can't help with the c section side but birth hurts however they come. I think you would be and about within 24 hours. Try to get your mum to stay for a bit. Massive hugs xxx

[zanacal]

{hugs} maybepink3. I know I'd be worried too but at least you know about the issue and know what to do if you should go in to labour early. Have you ever been early before? You must feel so torn between being at home for DH and the boys and going to hospital. I'm sure if you don't have family who can come to stay then DH will just do whatever he needs to do if you do have to go in. I'll be thinking of you x

[Sunset]

Kell ~ Done! I feel like the most judgemental person in the world after having done your survery lol I am one of those women who would not be comfortable with a male midwife.

pinga ~ haha, we always seem to forget the sleepless nights don't we

maybepink ~ how scary! good thing it was discovered though! i know the pain of staying in hospital so i can completely sympathise with you there. I too am a stay at home mum, my family lives in sweden and dh's family though 5 minutes away would not think to offer to take the kids or help out in any other way so my partner had no other choice than to take 2 weeks off work before dd was born to look after the boys while I was in hospital. It was torture.... the time d r a g s when you're in hospital so i'll keep my fx you can stay at home for as long as possible! I'm sure it didnt have anything to do with swaying, it's just one of them misfortunate things that happens but thank heavens it has been discovered so that they can do everything in their power to deliver your little one safetly into the world

zanacal ~ i really cant wait to hear the baby news and see pics of your baby girl you must be so excited now that the wait is nearly over besides, it's the perfect time of the year to have a baby