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That consultant was a bit of a smart arse! I hope it was said in a nice way. I'd say you'll go before your sweep!
Mink - he thought himself a comedian allright. When I asked how soon after the sweep I should expect things to start he said "hopefully this year". Hilarious:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Really hope I go before the sweep.
Re your sis in law, do what suits you and OH. Ye and baby come first and you won't get that time back again.My little girl seems really content since I'm not dehydrated any more :rolleyes: I was so sure she was on her way then! Trust me it will make my life the day she gets here
I am also dying not to worry about puking every day!! I'm not sure about the saint/medical miracle part though I'm not that bad am I??!!
WWC1 at 6lb 2 oz and another few weeks to go you could be very surprised yet!
I know, baby will be putting on weight till d-day My first baby was 6lb 9oz though so wouldn't expect a 10lb'r this time ...I hope!!!!
You're not bad at all, you've just had a rollercoaster pregnancy. It's a long 9 months but not much longer now till she's in your arms x0 -
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NyquistFreak - no bother she is a lovely doc/person! She did say, you suffer a little bit afterwards but what does that matter for the safety of your baby (when needed)...which is true.
Your guy is a big boy so he may not have room to turn easily at this stage but don't go reading Internet horror stories. I've known several section births (both emergency & planned) and none of them have been horror stories
How I look at it is that I want my baby here as safely as possible by any means She has given me a very easy journey so far so if she needs to arrive via the window so be it 0 -
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I think what helps me enjoy my pregnancy even more so is having friends who after 8 years & I'd terrify you with the bill still don't have the child they would give anything for...it really makes you truly see what a privilege it is to be able to have children 0
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Mink - he thought himself a comedian allright. When I asked how soon after the sweep I should expect things to start he said "hopefully this year". Hilarious:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Really hope I go before the sweep.
Geez, did he follow that with a "Thankyou, I'll be here all week" & drumroll.
I've no patience for that in a professional unless I'm really really friendly with them.TwoMums2Be wrote: »She has given me a very easy journey so far so if she needs to arrive via the window so be it
Haha, very good.
Yeah the vast majority of sections I've heard of went pretty much by the book & usual recovery so I wouldn't worry about it at all Nyquist.0 -
TwoMums2Be wrote: »I think what helps me enjoy my pregnancy even more so is having friends who after 8 years & I'd terrify you with the bill still don't have the child they would give anything for...it really makes you truly see what a privilege it is to be able to have children
Good point. I try to whinge about any discomforts in front of people I don't know really well as you never know who is having trouble getting pregnant & they are not going to appreciate you giving out when they'd give literally anything for a baby - and that could have easily been me, I was lucky!0 -
NyquistFreak wrote: »BreechFace
Haha brilliant
I don't think it'd go down so well if I started to call my baby Pukeface though :P
My cleaner has just got me to set up an email address for her, register her Supervalu Real Rewards card, set up said email address to her phone and print something out for her: I swear sometimes I wonder who's paying who!0 -
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had my mam up last night. it's really stressing me how overbearing she'll be come labor time.
she wants oh to ring her when im going in so she can be close to see the baby.
tried to explain to her that the hospital won't let her in other than visiting hours even if she is my mam. she reckons the hospital Will let her wait in the waiting room , i told her they won't,but there is no telling her anything.
i told her to ring and ask hospital because they'll tell her straight but i really feel she's gonna wreck my ohs head,ive told him he'll just have to tell her to back off but i dont wanna stress him out,its his time too.
Well if you've tried talking to her about it and she's still having none of it I'd say let your OH ring her as ye arrive at hospital and then turn off his (and your) phone as ye go in so as not to be disturbed. Dead right its his time too, and I'm sure it wouldn't be the first time hospital staff had to explain that situation to a protective granny to be! Lovely thing about hospitals too is all those signs telling you to turn off your phone near the equipment
Not that I'm condoning humouring people to save hassle while passing them off for other people to deal with...hehe. But seriously, the two of ye will be distracted enough when little Zoe does decide to show up ye won't have time to be worrying about it in fairness!0 -
NyquistFreak wrote: »had my mam up last night. it's really stressing me how overbearing she'll be come labor time.
she wants oh to ring her when im going in so she can be close to see the baby.
tried to explain to her that the hospital won't let her in other than visiting hours even if she is my mam. she reckons the hospital Will let her wait in the waiting room , i told her they won't,but there is no telling her anything.
i told her to ring and ask hospital because they'll tell her straight but i really feel she's gonna wreck my ohs head,ive told him he'll just have to tell her to back off but i dont wanna stress him out,its his time too.
Well if you've tried talking to her about it and she's still having none of it I'd say let your OH ring her as ye arrive at hospital and then turn off his (and your) phone as ye go in so as not to be disturbed. Dead right its his time too, and I'm sure it wouldn't be the first time hospital staff had to explain that situation to a protective granny to be! Lovely thing about hospitals too is all those signs telling you to turn off your phone near the equipment
Not that I'm condoning humouring people to save hassle while passing them off for other people to deal with...hehe. But seriously, the two of ye will be distracted enough when little Zoe does decide to show up ye won't have time to be worrying about it in fairness!
Think she just feels the need to look after me as she raised me by herself, but she seriously needs to let go.
I could not of gotten a more gentle and supportive oh,but she still thinks she should be included too.
I think I'll ring her before I leave for hospital and tell her theres no point in coming up till visiting hours as they won't let her in. if she insists on coming up,the hospital won't let her in in anyway so she'll waste a 40min drive and she'll get a picture message, just like my ohs mam!
dont want her there anyway. i know she's my mam but still, dont want that pressure and just want my time with my new family before everyone shows up.0 -
NyquistFreak wrote: »had my mam up last night. it's really stressing me how overbearing she'll be come labor time.
she wants oh to ring her when im going in so she can be close to see the baby.
tried to explain to her that the hospital won't let her in other than visiting hours even if she is my mam. she reckons the hospital Will let her wait in the waiting room , i told her they won't,but there is no telling her anything.
i told her to ring and ask hospital because they'll tell her straight but i really feel she's gonna wreck my ohs head,ive told him he'll just have to tell her to back off but i dont wanna stress him out,its his time too.
Well if you've tried talking to her about it and she's still having none of it I'd say let your OH ring her as ye arrive at hospital and then turn off his (and your) phone as ye go in so as not to be disturbed. Dead right its his time too, and I'm sure it wouldn't be the first time hospital staff had to explain that situation to a protective granny to be! Lovely thing about hospitals too is all those signs telling you to turn off your phone near the equipment
Not that I'm condoning humouring people to save hassle while passing them off for other people to deal with...hehe. But seriously, the two of ye will be distracted enough when little Zoe does decide to show up ye won't have time to be worrying about it in fairness!
Think she just feels the need to look after me as she raised me by herself, but she seriously needs to let go.
I could not of gotten a more gentle and supportive oh,but she still thinks she should be included too.
I think I'll ring her before I leave for hospital and tell her theres no point in coming up till visiting hours as they won't let her in. if she insists on coming up,the hospital won't let her in in anyway so she'll waste a 40min drive and she'll get a picture message, just like my ohs mam!
dont want her there anyway. i know she's my mam but still, dont want that pressure and just want my time with my new family before everyone shows up.
Totally understandable. I know my own mother might possibly be this way too, we're really trying to down play it though, to be honest, its once we get baby home I could see it being a problem for us! But it would be worse if they showed no interest at all I suppose, and we'll probably develop the same over protective thing for our own little ones when its their turn! No harm letting the hospital deal with her either if she does show up looking to get in, all you can do is warn her it might be a wasted trip, its up to her whether she wants to take that risk with her own time after that. Try not to let it stress you out anyway lady 0 -
Java, just don't tell her when you go into labour. Call her after baby born & an hour before visiting time starts. Also I know in the Rotunda they ask that visitors only stay 20 mins if on their own, 30 mins for a couple & that includes grandparents as far as I know.
Having been a birth partner, I have first hand experience of what a complete pain in the ass it is to be texting people & calling them etc. Even though we were in the hospital from about 3/4am until she had the baby that night at 9.30pm, I found it impossible to find the time to text other family members. All my attention was on her. I got out maybe twice to stuff my gob & certainly didn't want to be calling people.
When she was on the pre-natal ward (in the throes of labour, waiting for a delivery room) her dad (we have different dads) showed up. Somehow he had gotten past security and had planted himself in the corridor. I had to get him to understand (in a nice way) that she was not accepting visitors. I was really surprised that he thought he should just show up. His heart was in the right place though!!
My other sister who was in the UK was texting me throughout the labour giving me instructions about not letting them give her pethedine or too much gas or tell them this & that. I felt like killing her. Had to turn it off when got up to delivery suite anyway thank god.
Moral of the story, don't tell anyone you're in labour unless you want texts every hour. Your OH will not be in the slightest bit interested in answering them.
But of course tell us on Boards :pac: We don't have your number so we won't bother you!0 -
Java, just don't tell her when you go into labour. Call her after baby born & an hour before visiting time starts. Also I know in the Rotunda they ask that visitors only stay 20 mins if on their own, 30 mins for a couple & that includes grandparents as far as I know.
Having been a birth partner, I have first hand experience of what a complete pain in the ass it is to be texting people & calling them etc. Even though we were in the hospital from about 3/4am until she had the baby that night at 9.30pm, I found it impossible to find the time to text other family members. All my attention was on her. I got out maybe twice to stuff my gob & certainly didn't want to be calling people.
When she was on the pre-natal ward (in the throes of labour, waiting for a delivery room) her dad (we have different dads) showed up. Somehow he had gotten past security and had planted himself in the corridor. I had to get him to understand (in a nice way) that she was not accepting visitors. I was really surprised that he thought he should just show up. His heart was in the right place though!!
My other sister who was in the UK was texting me throughout the labour giving me instructions about not letting them give her pethedine or too much gas or tell them this & that. I felt like killing her. Had to turn it off when got up to delivery suite anyway thank god.
Moral of the story, don't tell anyone you're in labour unless you want texts every hour. Your OH will not be in the slightest bit interested in answering them.
But of course tell us on Boards :pac: We don't have your number so we won't bother you!
lol maybe ill text one of you and you can text my mam :-)
she just wants to be the first person other than himself to meet zoe,i can understand that but **** it, i need rest and im gonna enjoy my alone time as a Mammy before b zoo arrives!
i was putting off thinking this even tho i knew exactly how she is!0 -
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ya I got the cleared out attic of a friend of mine too, its nice people are generous and saving you the cost of new things, but some of it can be taking the piss a bit alright know what though? I've a friend due in December who reads this thread the whole time and she can probably guess what's going to happen come November to my super clogged up baby room! :P in fairness, as far as hand me downs go, tis the Irish way, haha! (big cyber wave and cheesey smile to rachineire, mwuahahaha!)
So seeing pictures of the state of Cork this morning (used to live there and all) it brings me to thinking about our baby names list. I don't mind telling ye lads we shared one name with family and friends and got that whole thing of people trying to put you off it by saying it in terrible accent and the likes...the name was Noah (hence the floods reminding me, haha!)...what's wrong with that you wonder? now imagine the rubberbandits refusing to do something. yes, contrary Limerick city children giving out in the local accent sounds remarkably similar to the name. So (after this being pointed out time and again by the by) I've pretty much gone right off the name now, OH still mad for it, but everyone (after trying to put me off it too mind you!) is now pretty much assuming that's what his name will DEFINITELY be, and its really annoying me now! It actually doesn't matter how many times I tell people no, the next time I see them they're all like, "so have ye definitely settled on Noah then?" eh, what's wrong with people at all?! So ya, my advice, if people ask have ye thought of any names, tell them ridiculous things (like Optimus, Methuselah, random names of the opposite gender or whatever) with a completely straight face, cos people all just seem to think their opinions actually matter in things like this, and you might as well get your giggles off them for it.
God I'll really miss my mid morning rant at you all come the end of July!0 -
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Back from my own hospital, Kinda upset.
First there was white cells in my urine but that could be just because I'm loosing my plug or I have a mild kidney infection.
Then seen doctor, he went fecking mad at the nurses that,even though I told them months ago that both my nanny and my mam had diabetes, that no one ordered the GTT. He said I could be diabetic and now it's too late to do anything and as a result the baby is huge
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