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Due June 2013
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Glad you got home Subshiner! You must be missing the dogs so much. I'd be like that with the cat
Lynda - mad if it was your plug! Although you can lose it a good bit before giving birth but you never know!
I'm just home from town. Place was jammers due to the rugby game. It Was weird standing in a packed bar 8 months pregnant. Bump is so sore now but it was worth it to get out of the house. I got a lot of funny looks and people (especially men) were annoyed at me trying to squish past them to leave until they realised I was pregnant and they looked all guilty and couldn't do enough for me! Funny I guess people don't expect to see heavily pregnant women out in a bar! 0 -
It's been nearly a whole week but I'm back now! Exams went ok(ish, the first one, programming, was a bit scary) and I got my last assignment in last Friday, now I just have to get my thesis proposal in by Wednesday but I've a good bit of it written already.
Glad babs started moving again for you, BB- that sounds scary! I also can't believe Lynda is getting her plug out already. My mother's labours always began that way. I don't think I'll be that way though- I've been totally different from her in every way so far! She was always regular but took a year to conceive, I was super irregular but got preggo right away, she had loads of ms, I had barely any...so at this stage I'm just assuming my birth will be completely different to hers! Her labour with my oldest brother took 2 days...
My sister had sections with all 3 kids, the first because of preeclampsia, the next 2 because of lack of integrity of the scarred tissue.
Does anyone have similarities to sisters/mothers in their pregnancies?
One last question- has anyone bought nursing bras? I guess I should get some...just they seem so frumpy.
Murdy--I know what you mean about going out while preggers! It's kind of strange going out in the evening with a bump, people keep asking me out but I don't stay out much later than about 10, just makes me feel like people are judging me or something!! Even though they're probably not...0 -
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Thanks Proulx, I might look in Dunnes for some! I've outgrown yet another set of them I got mine in m and s. they're not super frumpy but I'd hardly call them glam either. I've been wearing nursing bras since early on, they're maternity/nursing ones.
Paperclipgrad - so far my pregnancy is very similar (almost identical) to my mothers, in lots of ways. I'll be interested to see if the birth is. She went two weeks early on both me and my bro and had 8 lb babies despite being so "neat". She also wasn't in labour too long. If one more person tells me how small/tiny/neat I am they're getting a smack in the chops. I'm going to ask my midwife at my next appointment if she can tell if he's the size he's supposed to be. I don't think people realise it worries me sometimes when they say it
Yay, for finishing exams. Soon, your thesis will be done and you'll be FREE!!! Mr Murdy is still home recovering. He's on the mend but it's awkward having two people who can't move very well around the place 0 -
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Mine seems to be similar to my mothers in terms of feeling v sick at the start and then the compact bump thing also. Murdy, the sonographer even commented that my bump was small the day that she was measuring a 6.1lb baby inside so I think it really doesn't match up to what's inside - which is really weird when you think of it. Where's everything gone :P It does feel a lot bigger now at the end though, but still can fit (just about!) into my normal jackets and stuff.
People are a bit head wrecking with the comments about big/small at times though. Sometimes they just can't decide what they think. The day some people at work found out I was pregnant (at 26 weeks) one woman said in the morning "oh I never would have known you were pregnant" but then proceeded to tell me I was huge that afternoon
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paperclipgrad wrote: »That's good anyway-hopefully he'll be back to his usual self within the 3 weeks that it seems you'll be having your baby in!
Mom had half of her babies 2 weeks late, the other half ON THE DUE DATE.
If I went 2 weeks early I'd be so thrilled but I'm preparing myself for a long wait. God, crazy that I could have a baby in 3 weeks - I'm not ready!
Having your baby on the due date would be cool - maybe you'll take after your mom? (We'll just ignore the 2 weeks overdue part ) 0 -
MurdyWurdy wrote: »(We'll just ignore the 2 weeks overdue part )
Yes, let's.
From what I hear/read, we should all have some sort of level of preparedness. I got all the baby stuff from my sister in law so now I just need to wash the babygros and blankets. It'll be so cute. We got 100 size 1 diapers. It was so cute, I was telling husband that 'it's just for the first short while, we can get the cheaper ones' and he was all like 'Nooooo, for our tiny baby for the first two weeks we're getting PAMPERS!!'
So now we have 100 pampers waiting for a little bottom.
I also need to get a nightgown that opens down the front for the baby. It's hard finding nice ones that open far down enough, I want the baby to be delivered on my stomach and feeding almost straight away, so it needs to be accessible enough. But...not frumpy!! The only button ones I can find seem to be ones that my mother would wear.
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Hey, I have a very different pregnancy from my mother - she had a weak cervix and had to have it stitched closed so when it was removed a week before her due date her labour took 2 hours, start to finish! My sister was in labour 16 hours and she slowed and ramped up a few times before he decided to pop out.
But there was a big difference between my 1st and 2nd labours. 1st woke me up and it was text book, contractions getting slowly more powerful, they broke my waters and it seemed to me to be controlled and orderly. My 2nd I was having irregular pains all day, was very restless and eventually they settled into 6 mins apart. At 8pm I decided I was annoyed enough to go to the hospital (in Limerick and I was living in Ennis). They did a trace etc and at 11 I was admitted - 2cms dialated I was so annoyed! I walked the halls for awhile but was getting tired so I sat for a bit around 11.30 and when I got up to use the loo at 11.50, my waters went (I was initally mortified as I thought I was after wetting myself) and the contractions came so fast after that, to me it was coming hard and fast. 1 hour 40 mins later I had him in my arms, wondering what was after happening. Not sure which was better...
Paperclip - those nighties are awful but will be covered in gunk after the birth, maybe a good idea to get one that you can then dump afterwards. I have an old tshirt for the labour ward and I got some pjs in pennys with buttons, again not expensive so they can be dumped if ruined. I don't wear nighties so its not an issue for me. At home I have a stack of tank tops and some shirts so I'll be able to feed discretley. I have everything packed and ready to go. Just waiting on the baby! 0 -
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That bath sounds so relaxing.
Another question for those wearing support tank tops- where do you buy them? I'm pretty big up top (heiferish) and can never find supportive tank tops that are supportive enough...
So far it looks like Dunnes for nursing bras, penneys for button down nighties. Thanks guys, you're being really helpful. 0 -
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Murdy this may interest you. Phoned my local ford garage. Got straight thru to 'parts' and asked how much it would cost for isofix points. He said 20 euro and that they take 2 minutes to fit so he wud either show hubby how or do it for us while we wait. Might interest ur Dad. Next purchase shall be isofix base!!!!!
Ooh, will pass that on to daddy MurdyWurdy. He might be interested so he ferry his grandchild around! Thanks 0 -
paperclip, mine are penneys - I can't wait until I can walk around town - usually I make a plan and stick to it, so I'm limited where I can go shopping! Anyway, I couldn't find a dressing gown so I went to ebay, might be worth a look.
http://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_nkw=nursing+tank+top&_sacat=15724&_odkw=nursing+night+gown&_osacat=15724&_from=R40
Also I think H&M have some nice tanks, mothercare is also worth a look, but their bras are awful! The most comfortable nursing bras are the ones with a cup within a cup, so when the outer one is down to feed, your boob is still supported properly. The mothercare ones I got had one cup and the thinest shoulder strap ever, the marks on my shoulder were so sore and I was a double d cup0 -
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A boutique in Ennis, it could be a triumph, not sure - will check later, its packed away and the bag is in the room the 2 year old is napping in!
Let us know anyway! Once my milk had come in and I've established feeding I'll be looking for some good ones
So tired all the time still. Just slept from 4- 6, couldn't keep my eyes open. I was groggy all day before that too. Going to aqua fit now so the water should perk me up, feel like a beached whale in my togs though!0 -
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