Anyone else due??

[Belle]

I wear the berlei maternity bras but I'm not sure if there in Australia only. I'm abit lazy and can't be bothered washing so I also use j&j disposable bra pads and I definitely shave down there using a small mirror to see. Dannikins you look fantastic and I was thinking the same with wanting to faint in the shower after giving birth. Applesoup very exciting news moving into ur new house, mine won't be ready in time so I'll be stuck in my motherinlaws house for a few months after birth. Is anyone else getting those Braxton hicks pains yet? I've been having them just about every night for the past two weeks and my belly button has popped out in the last month. Dannikins I also want to buy those pretty labour dresses in the navy and hot pink detail but is that for during labour or later? Can it be at a private or public hospital? Sorry I sound so stupid.

[Indira]

15 delivery rooms!! Yeah that´s a bit different! When I had DS2 we were still living in Italy, the hospital I went to had only one delivery room and one big room with two beds to observe how labour is progressing. When I arrived, there were already 4 girls in labour there so I was in a normal patient room with 3 other women. I walked around a lot and felt things progressing, when I wasn´t able to walk around anymore I sat on the bed and wasn´t able to move or speak from there. Fortunately the midwife came to ask how I was doing, she checked me, I was dilated 9 cm so then they sent the girl that was labouring in the delivery room in another room so I could give birth.

Belle I get BH pains every now and then when I´ve been walking around to much or carry around heavy things.
I´m so happy your belly button popped out! lol because this midwife tale stuck in my head that boy bellies have belly buttons sticking out and girl bellies haven´t. My upper halve is sticking out.
Do you have a good relationship with your MIL? Will you move to her house when the baby is born or before? I´m sure that she will really help you out with your sons, but I admire you. I´m already a nervous wreck when I think of my inlaws coming over for 2 weeks around birth to help us out, I took them an appartement because I don´t want them around me when labour begins or when I´m back from the hospital with stitches and leeking breasts and lack of sleep. I wish I could be a better DIL, this will probably all come back at me when my sons get married lol.

[dannikins]

they are for during labour, they have all the openings so that you can be monitored, and have epis etc , but still be discreet, i think they are great, especially if you are having more than just DH in the room with you.

my belly button has never popped out with any of mine, and i have 4 boys...
it just gets really flat.

im having BH all the time, the worst of it is DTD, dont even have to have an O , they just come during sex, kind of ruins the mood.....between BH and leg cramps.....

7 weeks to go.....

[dannikins]

i had my photo shoot done the other day.
i dont know if this will work, but there is a sneek peek on FB.....

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

the photographer is going to thailand for a couple weeks so i wont get to see the rest untill the 2nd of may.

[Indira]

dannikins you look gorgeous!

[dannikins]

i have officially dropped, here is a pic from thismorning 33 weeks.
even done it bare belly so you can see it properly.
back fat and stretchmarks included.....

[indigoviolet]

OMG Dannikins, I love the pic from the photoshoot, you look totally amazing!! So young, can't believe this isn't your first from looking at you!

I'll try to post a belly shot soon.

Just come back from hols, so not been checking the thread for a while, I hope you are all well & happy & growing beautifully!

[Belle]

Hi girls hope all is well. Dannikins not long now is everything ready? I've been busy looking for a bigger car because I can't fit a capsule, booster and child comfortably at the back. So another stress on top of my head along with my house. Indira I'm already at my mother in laws house now it's not too bad she works full time and spends time at her daughters alot and travels overseas yearly for 4-6 months(her other son lives there) our house is already demolished and building has started. She is booked to go overseas in June but now she is going to stay to see the baby and then go for four months this time. Yeh to be honest I still want her gone because no she doesn't help anyway apart from telling me what to do.

[Indira]

Belle that doesn´t sound too bad, except for her telling you what to do

I saw my dr. today and she told me she will see me every 2 weeks now
She had a quick look and told me baby is head down I was sure it was breech or transversal since I feel very low movements and no kicks up high.
On Monday I met my aftercare midwife, she was very nice and told me about the nearest hospital the small one,because she also works there, I like what she told me so I think I´ll go there. She has BBG herself, thought that was a good omen.

Indigo hope you had a nice holiday.
Dannikins were your boys born early? Sounds like you won´t get to 40 weeks.
How do you handle your 4 boys while 33 weeks pregnant?? By 2 o´clock I´m so exhausted, mainly because of DS2 that has been always a very sunny, sweet child and has decided to start the terrible 2´s at 3 years and a halve

[dannikins]

Belle, yep im all sorted now, got my bag packed and ready, only thing i have to do is wash the car seat cover.
i still have other stuff to do around the house, but the baby side of things is all organised.
we had a 6 person family and a 5 seater car when i my last was born, was a total pain in the tush, especially since DH had no license at the time and i had to be taxi.
couldnt leave the house for anything with out a baby sitter, tried to get everything i needed to do, done while the eldest was at school.
we juggled like that for 6 months, then i put the car through a fence one day in the rain, hit an oily patch and lost control, so it was a good excuse to pull my finger out and get a bigger car.

Indira, the first 3 were early.
38 weeks, 37 weeks, and 35 weeks, the youngest was a week over due.
so good chance i wont get to 40.
the boys arent too bad, easter holidays were tireing though, and i have just a few days ago realised that the end of term one is begining of june, so it will be school holidays with a new born, good in a way, because i wont have to be running to and from school, but not looking forward to all the noise, and arguing etc.

atm im ready to go back to bed at about 10am...lol..we are up about 6-630.
im so tired, but plod along, i usually go to bed of a night when the kids do.