Hey Mum-2-Be, congratulations and welcome!! Hope you're getting plenty of nanna-naps and can't wait to hear how your scan goes. It's so nice hearing about a BFP and just reliving that excitement. So excited for you!!

Wow, Chrissy, you doctor really needs a course in social skills eh? Jesus. Strep B with a smile.

Actually, my Active Birth class was more of an "anti-intervention"/pro home-birth class. The doula who ran it was constantly talking about the "cascade of intervention" which inevitably occurs the second you cross the hospital threshold. It gave me about 3 or 4 weeks of anxiety & tearfulness. I told my OB and he was mad, saying he wished "these people" would "jump in the lake". Still, I'd like a low drugs (I won't say No drugs) birth, but who knows ... I have long-term back/pelvis issues and a biggish baby, apparently, so probably dreaming.

Renee, still plenty of time for baby to turn. Hope it's all going well and back ache reduces. Not long now!

AFM, we saw our OB and went through the birth dot-points (I am nervous about the word "plan"). Anyway, he was fine with it. We've asked for a few minutes delay before clamping the cord. Otherwise, just asked for privacy, minimal exams and monitoring and minimal attention really. But who knows how it will go. Baby is still with his/her head down low on the right, and back curving up on my left, but I have a wonky pelvis ... so I'm assuming things may not be straightforward.

Otherwise, we;'re having a bit of an issue with a neighbour's child (who is aspergers) who has to have her light on all night, but it shines into our bedroom (we have a blind, but on these hot nights, need it raise so we can get some air in). I just braved it and went over to ask if she could actually just move bedrooms, but that was a No (she's too anxious for the other rooms, because they're too distant or they have street noise). I manage to extract the very vague promise of a better blind on their side and whilst I was pretty clear that we can't sleep with the light, I still feel like I kind of lost that conversation, and that nothing will be done. This is starting to eat me up a little. I'm having so much trouble sleeping anyway with hip/buttock pain, and each time it's such a struggle to get back to sleep because of this damn light. I tried a mask (like on the plane!) but sweat started pouring down my face!! Any ideas?