Babies Born August 16th ~ 31st 2008 #3

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Heyyy, I'm first!! Come on in ladeess! Not that I have alot to say other than I buggered....3 loads of washing, 3 loads of folding and packing away, sweeping our huge under cover area,doing a general clean up, cooking a bake for dinner and going on a quick shop...me thinks it might have been a bit much! Specially the sweeping. Oh well, kids go to childcare tomorrow, so I can have a restful day! Yay!!

a lazy tart day!

Its only take two years but we are on our 3rd thread hehe. My bellybuddies are on to our 12th! and we arent that far!

Kel: I cooked a roast to tonight, yumyum!

If only i had some chocolate.......

LOL, yep, can't wait for my lazy tart day....ahhh, just the thought of it makes me smile :D

Mmmm, chocolate. I just saw the choc ripple cake thread, did you see it? I can't stop thinking about it!! I want the 'cowboy' choc ripple cake, lol!

oh no i hadnt seen it!

But ive brushed my teeth now and am lying in bed. Cant be bothered getting up for ANYTHING!

Just found this.

Has anyone else had issues with the LO's sleep?? Jorja has been waking so many times a night it crazy. Is it just a phase? Anyone else having these issues? Where do the 2 yr old molars appear? Is it right at the back of the mouth? Sorry about all the questions, just going through a crazy time.

Hi Jen, yep, we're having sleep issues here too. Though for us it's not teething cause Liam has all of his teeth now, it's just my dumb luck! Miss J might be teething, and yep the teeth are the ones right at the back, next to where the wisdom teeth will come through. The can be very painful for them. Does she get any other symptoms, like dribbling, rosy cheeks, maybe a runny nose for no reason (like a cold), yucky poos, off ehr food.... She has had alot of change too with Miss S being born recently, and if I remember correctly you've moved house too haven't you? Or am I thinking of the worng person?! Good luck anyway hun. I know the feeling of having a toddler and a baby. It ain't easy!

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Hi Jen, yep, we're having sleep issues here too. Though for us it's not teething cause Liam has all of his teeth now, it's just my dumb luck! Miss J might be teething, and yep the teeth are the ones right at the back, next to where the wisdom teeth will come through. The can be very painful for them. Does she get any other symptoms, like dribbling, rosy cheeks, maybe a runny nose for no reason (like a cold), yucky poos, off ehr food.... She has had alot of change too with Miss S being born recently, and if I remember correctly you've moved house too haven't you? Or am I thinking of the worng person?! Good luck anyway hun. I know the feeling of having a toddler and a baby. It ain't easy!

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She usually gets rosy cheeks and a runny nose. The food thing is just an on going battle here. One day I can't give her enough, the next shes on a hunger strike. DH is always getting angry with her for not eating but I really don't think thats going to help. It frustrates the c**p out of me, but getting angry with her is just going to make her not eat more. Thats a WHOLE other thread though....

Yeah moved house about 8/9 wks ago and Miss S coming along. I'll keep an eye out for the teeth, don't think I have seen them yet....

Hope everyone is well and the pg's are all going well too. xx

I find that all kids have periods where they are hungry and then not! best to ignore it i say. And just dont offer then an unhealthy choice just to get them to eat. Dinner is dinner and if they are hungry then they'll eat!

Jen, how's things with the kids going? Ihope they're doing a bit better. I know how frustrating it can be. And how it can get to you and make you feel down.
I agree with Milly about the eating thing though. I don't make a different meal for my kids. I make sure there is something on the plate they will both eat, but if they don't eat it, too bad, they do not get another meal. I give them the choice of eating their meal until DH and I finish at the table, usually about 30-45 min, and then clear the table. They then get the choice of fruit or a carrot if they want it. Maybe once or twice a week we have a dessert, like yogurt, icecream, fruit and jelly....and they get that if they TRY dinner. They don't have to eat it all, just taste what's on their plate. I don't stress. DS is pretty fussy. He won't eat much meat or veggies, he's also difficult to get to try things. He will only do it on his terms. DD is a better eater and will try most things, and eats a pretty good variety of everything. I serve everyone up the same meal every day, whether they like it or not. If it's something I know someone won't eat I just put a tiny bit on the plate, so they can't say I'm not eating (whatever) if (whoever) doesn't have to. They have what everyone else has. Somedays one of them will surprise me and try and then eat something they've never eaten before. I agree that your DH won't help anything by getting angry about it if J doesn't eat. I read/heard somewhere that you should take kids food intake over a week, not a day. So one day they will eat non stop and the next day they will eat like sparrows, but over the week it evens out. Try not to worry. If she's healthy, energetic and happy, she's fine!


AFM, I am feeling much better. The kids are on the road to recovery and are sleeping better, which really helps me feel better. Looking forwards to this Wednesday when DH and I have soem time alone together for the first time in ages! The kids are going to day care and DH has the day off. I will be going to the GP to see what they will suggest for me, see if I do in fact have depression. LOL, DH and my first day together and I'm dragging him out on a date to the GP!! But after that the day is ours! Other than that no news...very slow out here in the sticks!!
Hope everyone is well and had a great weekend!

AFM, well we have had an horrific few days, or weeks even!! The kids have been sick with colds and then Lily got slapped cheek and Liam got croup. Lily vommited a few times so I guess she had a tummy bug too, tho nothing too terrible. Now Liam has just vommited at the dinner table mid way though eating....I was fighting the urge to join him. I left DH to deal with cleaning it- he has a stomach of steel, I used to working in childcare but when I'm pg, particularly this pg, I just can't stand the smell or anything about it! Plus my gag reflex is so sensitive, I gag even when I brush my teeth... So I'm hoping it was just a one off thing and he's eaten too much or something and he's not going to be up all night puking every time he coughs I'm waiting for him to vomit again....He isn't sleeping well as it is. Since he's been sick he's been waking in the night absolutely screaming the house down and othing but going to watch tv in the lounge room will settle him....so not what I want to be doing adn a terrible habbit for him to form, but I can't deal with the screaming and I don't want him waking Lily. He wakes for a hour or more at a time I so don't know what to do...and having him sick again well, it's just the icing on the cake!! Can't wait til they're better! They're jumping off the walls at the mo, so it seems the vomit was just a once off!
I went to the doc and he agrees I probably have depression. He's given me a referral for a psychologist. I ahve to make an appointment. I'm hoping she will have something to help me (though preferably not medication...)
Ok, off to put the monkeys to bed...hope all is well and weveryone is enjoying hteir long weekends!

Oh Kellie: sounds so tough at you house at the moment.

I am a huge believer and fark the habbit im starting - but do what ever i have to to get through this stage.

As it is all stages, some just feel longer than others. But draw strength from the thought Kellie that we all get to that point where we dont cope that well. And thats the time to remind yourself that you are doing an amazing job and the hardest job in the world 24/7! and you have two other little kids too take care of while pregnant! In a country town with NO support!

pat yourself on the back and take a does of confidence! Be up yourself because NO ONE could do as well as you are with your kids at the moment. We all give 100% for what when can when we can so yes that varies but again, im doing the best i farking can here people!!

Be proud, know that kids really really dont remember this times, good or bad.

so if some days you it to bed and think 'thank god thats over' then remember it IS OVER. Dont start tomorrow worrying about all that you didnt do yesterday!!!!


Love you huni and know that i know what a hard job it is and i think you are doing a great job!!!


And that is Millys rant for the day :)

Thanks Amelia, you're gorgeous! How are you going, how is bubba? Are you still working? Gosh if you are you must be buggered!

Well, we've had a few good days, though today is heading into bad day territory, lol! I'm not feeling great, plus we had a horrible night with both of the kids tag teaming each other all night. I was awake every hour. I have no idea why becaus they have both been sleeping through for four or so days....I just wish they would sort their s hit out! And I wish they had have slept this badly night before last because thye went to childcare yesterday and I could have had a sleep! But nooooo, they have to torture me with sleep deprivation! Ah well...the joys hey??

Not much else happening here, we lead a rather quiet life!

How is everyone else? Danielle, Jen?? How are you and your monkeys?

I've kinda been here but lurking a bit....

DS has been a little nightmare lately getting into soooo much mischief, usually before I wake in the morning!! he called to let me know he'd covered the tv in sudocreme... this morning he climbed onto the kitchen bench & got into some chocolate powder & bubble mix, ate some & again did some painting :( I have quite a bad headache atm, on the verge of a migraine so I'll log off & come back another time.

Hope everyone is well xxx

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Sorry i didnt relpy, backs been killing me so to sit at the computer is just too much...lucky for me i can still clean :lol:

Danielle: Saw the latest FB photos and Kellie with the fire place and i could name 100 things that Toms done! ahhh the joys of boys :lol:

How are you feeling Kellie?? What was the Drs plan??

Bump is getting there. Its so hard this time. Normally i have been fat when i have fallen pregnant and its been a nice change to feel ok about my body BUt not i started it at such a low weight and have put SO much on i hate the way my body looks. I think a lot of it is in my head cause i dont hate the belly shots ive taken... weird pregnancy hormones. So looking forward to getting fit again!!!

Raining here again today! Yucko but DH is home so he is taking them up to play in the shed!!

Oh and Tom went into his big bed two nights ago!! where is my little boy!

Hi girls!!

Danielle, sorry to hear T has been a bit of a monster! Liam is too. Must be their star signs or something...Can you put a gate on his room or something? Just to keep him in so he's safe until he wakes you?
Hope your headache went away quickly. I had a migrane for a few days too, I haven't had one for aaages, then bam! Out of nowhere I got the biggest headache I've had for so long!

Tegam, lol, @ still cleaning! How is your back now?...My back has been bad too. If I do too much I can't get off the lounge, literally. Walking is so painful. It hurts to some extent every day, but if I do alot it kills me!!! I tried to do a bit fo gardening the other day because the realestate (or the owners) are complaining about the state of the yard. It's not that bad now, we have mown the lawn, lol! But we didn't have a mower or any garden tools at all before since we lived in a unit. So we had to buy stuff, and it was a slow process....But we have a few essentials now and have been going at it slowly. I told the RE girl that since I am 6 1/2 months pg and DH has stuffed his shoulder that we just can't do much right now. She was good about it but I guess the owners didn't get the memo. So I was trying to weed and turn the gardens over a bit. But the yards are just so BIG and I did one small garden and could barely move for the arvo...:rolleyes: it's frustrating for me because I do want to do things out there, but just can't. It's all I can do to keep this house clean every day! Annnyway!
The gp gave me a referral to the psych here, but I called last week to make an appt and she has retired apparently! They said they have anew lady there who I don't mind seeing, except she's only ther Tue/Thu 9am-2pm. And I have the kids, and DH works then. I asked if it would be possible to see someone on Wed since they go to care then. They took my number and were supposed to get back to me yesterday, but didn't. You have actually just reminded me that I need to ring them again, or go back to the gp to get another referral. I have beenf eeling ok though. Not as bad as it had been a few weeks ago, but this week is pretty deflating again, but not to the point of tears or the I can't be effed attitude I had then. This week it's the monotony of everything. Even the weekends when DH is home are just sooooo groundhog day. We can't go anywhere because the car is dead, we don't have alot of money spare so can't even really do the bus trip to DUbbo because we'd have to stay overnight. It would end up being a few hundred $$ just for a trip to a small town....we are coming to Sydney in a few weeks for doc's apptments and DH has to see the specialist, so we're saving for that too. I'm trying to look forwards to that, but it's hard.

OK, enough whining! I'm going to do ANOTHER load of washing...ho hum

Hello girlies!
Well, not much to report here... DH is away til Tue night in Sydney for work. So I am a single mummy for a few days. Not really looking forward to that! But one good thing is that DH has been given a few extra days off, so on Wed, we will have a day together kid free since the kids go to day care. Then next week we are going back to Sydney again, and DH has gotten an extra day off, so we will have some spare time there instead of the whirlwind visit it was going to be! My mum and dad have given us a bit of money for bub so we might be able to go on a bit of a shopping spree for him, so exciting!! I barely have anything for him, just a cot and about 5 singlets, 3 little outfits, 2 long sleeve onsies, 4 short onsies, some socks and bibs, oh and a few packets of nappies. I want to paint the room for him before he's born too, lol! It's sunshine yellow at the mo, so ugly!! We need a pram, a rocker, some sheets and blankets, more clothes....plus I will need some summer clothes for me, I have no shorts, skirts or anything! Just long winterish clothes besides a few t-shirts. I also need mat bras desperately! My boobies are growing even bigger! I dread to know what size they are now from the 16 E they were....eek! I had my glucose test the other day, so I will get the results next week. It wouldn't surprise me if I had GD this pg...

Ok I'm going, have washing to hang out after our torrential downfalls and cyclonic winds we have just endured for the last few days!! I hope everyone is well!

Wow three posts in a row.....that says something for my social life hey??

Well, just a very quick one from me, we are well. We go to Sydney today, well start the trip, we will most likely stop because Damien is working today too and I don't wnat him to drive the whole way in one night. Plus I don't know if I can sit in the same position for so long! Lily and Liam are being very well behaved lately (though I am sure that won't last long!) Lil is growing wayyy too fast and this morning she came to me for the first ime ever and told me 'Look mummy, I didn't wee in my nappy last night!!!" It was something I was totally not worried about, but now she's done it, maybe I should try to get her out of nappies full time...?? Though, I don't want to be getting up heaps to change wet sheets while she's learning....lazy mummy I know! Liam is just a treasure and so funny! He is talking non stop and coming out with some corkers, lol! Hes so snuggly and has to have cuddles every few hours, lol!
Baby is getting very strong and tres wiggly and sometimes scares me whne he kicks, lol! They are also getting uncomfortable! His movements are very obvious now and you can see them on the outside, lots of people have said "OMG, I saw that!!" when he kicks! My back/pelvis is not going so great some days I can barely move. I had a migrane yesterday too, and was in bed all arvo. I had my GD test a few weeks ago, though I'm not sure how the results went yet, I haven't been able to get back to the doctors because he had a car accident and has been in hospital with a brain injury! He's back to work this week though, so I will just have to get the midwives to call him when I have my appt this week in Sydney.
Ok gotta go and pack and get things done before we leave for Sydney this arvo. I am excited about being back in civilisation again though!! Even just for a few days... I hope everyone is well.

:hello: Kel, starting to feel kind of lonely in here for you? Sorry about that. I always read but sometimes done get time to post!

Am having a few hassles with my amniotic fluid levels so extra stress and ultra sounds, not in the best of moods lately! hehe!

So nice to hear that you are getting good strong kicks! Not so comfy but lovely to watch! Mine is very active too!

How was your trip to sydney??

Hi girls,

Milly, I was feeling a bit abandoned and lonely here, I think it's just the three of us posting in here now, you and Danielle and me...or is there someone else out there to make a liar of me...?? Go on! Please?? lol!
Sorry to hear about your amniotic levels. How stressful for you. But I am assuming baby is ok? But kinda nice you will get to see smidge some more? I had too much fluid last time with Liam. I feel like I did with him this time too, I am just huge. My belly feels alot bigger this time. I should pull out Liam's yellow card and have a look at it. I'm a bit worried I might have GD, I find out on Wednesday. Or I'm just really fat. I had a midwives appt last week and all was well- BP, babys heart beat. Thanksfully she didn't measure my fundus because that is always a rather large measurement! If I do have GD, or evern the polyhydramniosis again, I will be a high risk patient and that will really stuff us up being rural, because the hospital will want to monitor me, which will mean I have to drag the kids to stay in Sydney for 6ish extra weeks. I so don't want to and would go bananas if I had to live at my mothers for that long, and be pretty much a single parent for that long, and that far pg too....trying not to worry about it though since it's not happened yet!


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We are back from Sydney. It was a LOOONNGG drive! Very uncomfy for me and it has totally stuffed my pelvis and back. I acn barely walk without hobbling adn holding onto furniture. I am feeling rather sorry for myself! I don't look forward to the drive to Sydney when I'm 36/7 weeks pg to give birth. It will be terribly uncomfortable! We even stopped half way, so it was only 4hrs in the car either way, but it didn't help much. I am totally tired and exhausted and I couldn't sleep well at mums place either, and Liam got a huge fever on the way home, not sure what it was but I had to give him nurofen and panadol an hour later to get rid of it. He been captain sooky pants since then and I can't lift him at the mo and he really doesn't appreciate that!! We snuggle on the lounge but he wants me to carry him around while I do stuff, and I can barely walk let alone carry a 13kg toddler around!
I still haven't gotten my GCT results, though I have a sneaking suspicion I may have GD. Only because I am sooo big (my belly is) and I have been CRAVING sweet stuff like it's going out of fashion. I have been drinking alot and weeing alot, but I do that when I'm pg, it's not anything that's really different. Plus my pelvic floor muscles are shot so I pee alot anyway, lol...sorry tmi!! But we will find out on Wednesday for sure.
Ok gotta go I can't sit here for too long, or my back screams at me to move!
Sorry no personals, will try to catch up in the next few days. I hope everyone is well.

Hi girls. Not alot happening here which is why I dont post often LOL But I do read all your posts!

Tobias is finally starting to talk a bit but he is still getting constant ear infections, it sucks big time. He has pretty much been constantly on AB's for the past 5+ months!

Starting to pack up here, my lease ends on 12th Dec & I'll be moving back to the Gold Coast. Going to Forster first to stay with my sister while she waits to find out if her DH's life insurance will be paid, then she can afford to move.... fingers crossed it all goes through. She cant bear to stay in Forster any longer than she has to, they had only moved there 3 weeks before her DH died & it is full of those terrible memories for her (getting the phone call, driving to the soccer fields, being told the devestating news, going to the morgue etc) She wants to go back to the Gold Coast which is where she has alot of very happy memories with him & alot of good friends too.

XH had his court hearing last Thurs, he pleaded guilty so has to go back to court on Dec 16th to be sentenced etc. I hope justice is served.

Thats about it from me. Hoping all the pregnancies are going well xoxo

So do you think that one can eat too many Darrell Lea Choc orange balls? The packet was 130gms and says serving size 25gms... :redface: i ate the lot!!!

Now having the most amazing BHs ouchy :rofl: Maybe baby doesnt like this much chocolate!

How is everyone?

Hey girls,
I do check in... i haven been pretty quiet though, a few issues with both girls.
Not long now tegam!

Arrgggghhhh f***ity f*** f***!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just wrote a HUGE post and I deleted it all. God I'm an idiot. Not writing it all again. Will come back another day. :( POO!!!

hehe tom has a way of doing that to me! Poor Kel!

:hello: Hello anyway!

Ahhhh have you read Roryrorys birth story?? you have to, its beautiful!

Hey babe, nope not yet, is it a new one? I'll have to go lookign. I meant to go have a look at some birth stories today. I was watching foxtel with the birth stories on it. While they were all gorgeous and had me in tears, (lol!) They are American and were all just not what I want! All with epidurals and laying in bed monitored, induced.....annnyway....! Will hunt down some on here :)

Oh i love reading them, i find i cant watch them at the moment as i get HEAPS of braxton hicks, i think im pushing without knowing hehe.

Rory is a homebirth but you get the drift, its nice and calm and normal. There are a few i have read today that are nice, normal and quick....Ill have one of those please!

How are you? How did your kid free day go this week? I am having one tomorrow. Mum and Dad are coming over at 9am and i dont have to be back til after dinner. Im planning and eating, sleeping and sewing!

They felt sorry for me, i was meant to go away with DH this trip. 26hrs in Melbourne and then 24hrs in perth, well the fluid thing put a stop to that and the wedding i wanted to go to last week! POOH so last night thomas vomits all over his sheets (Just when the laundry was cleared of washing) and then tonight i discover the DD1s GF that is sleeping over last night and tonight has nits! So i have to treat all their hair and wash all the linen, are you kidding me! hehe All with 4 kids and pregnant on my own!

So what a lovely mum and dad i have. Will be nice to start the week with a rest seeing DH is away for 8 days!

Its a busy week too seeing we have house guests, evies dance concert, school carols, tuckshop and hospital appointments!

Anyway id better hit the sack, all of mine are sleeping well at the moment, only evie waking once to go to the toilet and thats better than a wet bed so im a happy mummy! Time to have a newborn to start the crapo sleep again! :rofl:

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Hi girls!!

Amelia, I am ok. Totally over being pg. I hate the restrictions I have on me and I hate feeling like I do. The only good thing is the bubby in my belly. Everything else for me totally sucks! (Sorry if that offends anyone, but thats how it is for me). My kid free days are lovely and very much looked forwards to! I have been busy for that last few though, with D's and my wedding anniversary on one, his birthday on another and helping out a friend on another! Plus I make my doc's appointments on those days, so blood tests and checkups are those days too. But I usually get in a nanna nap and have made a point of going to one of the (two!) local cafes for breaky or morning tea. On my own or I invite one or two of the other mummies to come and keep me company. I had the most devine honey and macadamia nut cheese cake last week, OMG *drooool!!* I will have to go back this week and see if they still have some, it's the cake of my dreams! And I'm usually a chocolate chicky! Hehehe!
Sorry you're being shafted with your time out! It sucks when you think you're going to get a break and it all goes to ****. I usually end up in tears at times like that, lol! I so love my time on my own. Pre kids I would happily go about my business for hours on my own. I think that's part of why I get so stressed out sometimes now, because I just don't get that time alone anymore. Though the one day a week is absolutely lovely and I haven't had a breakdown (except over legitimate stuff like not being able to get a car!) for months now. Is your DH home yet? I know he's been away alot. Will he give you some time out? Maybe go and get a massage or pedicure or something just for you. Find some honey and macadamia cheese cake!! You will be in heaven trust me :D
I saw Evie had her concert the other day, I bet she looked like a little angel! I can't wait til Lily is big enough to do stuff like that. She will love it, she loves to dance for us now and she's just so cute! I love to see your girls int heir tutu's and dace stuff they look gorgeous!

Hi to everyone else, I hope you're all well :)


Cut and pasted from belly buds...
Well, we are almost there!! I *think* I'm 32ish weeks today....wow! Alot of people are telling me I have dropped, which I think I have too, unless baby's bum just isn't up in my ribs anymore, lol! But I think he's still head down. The pain in my back has changed too, which makes me think he's moved. It's now more in my hips and pelvis rather than back, though that stillhurts too! My heartburn/reflux isn't so bad either so I think that's a result of baby now squishing my stomach anymore! Still lots of movements and squirming in there. I think he likes to roll around alot cuase there's not so much kicks as that rolly polly feeling, just big slow movements that make me feel sick sometimes! I have been getting BH like they're going out of fashion. I can't hardly move without getting one. When I do alot or get really upset, I think I've been having a few real contractions too. Nothing regular and nothing I'm really worried about, but I am trying not to do alot of physical stuff, which is making me crazy (I'd be terrible if put on bed rest!), or get too upset or worked up.
My belly seems to have slowed with it's growth! It's not as huge as it seemed a few weeks ago, lol! Sleeping is just a fruitless effort for me. My hips hurt and I just can't get comfy. Like at the end of my other two pg's the best place for me to sleep at themo is on the lounge! But DS still needs DH or I to sleep with him, so we alternate who sleeps in there, and when I do I just have to resign my self to the fact that I won't be sleeping that night! Between DS literally sleeping on top of me, him waking at least 2 times, DD occaisionally waking and me waking to pee, or just being uncomfy, I think I might get about 4hours sleep!
I am still feeling terribly disorganised for bub. I had wanted to paint the room and decorate it al little but funds are really tight at the moment so I don't know if we will manage that right now. Plus we still don't have all the furniture we need, like a change table or a chest of drawers! And I still need to buy DD a booster seat so baby can have her baby car seat (a convertable SnS). Arrrgh!! I guess it's lucky we don't have a car anyway, lol...the car seat doesn't matter so much right now! But we do need to get one and God know's how that will happen since the stupid banks won't let us consolidate our debts and give a measely $12000, which we have proven we can pay back....grr, anyway, enough of that!

Ok, there's a fight in the loungeroom, gotta sort it out! Hope all is well with everyone, sorry for no personals!

:rofl: Kel, so much of what you wrote sounds like me! I can believe how much we sound like pregnant chicks hehe! Oh the sleep, the hips, the other kids waking, not getting anything done for this bubba HEHE at least we arent alone!

I am a bit of BB at the moment and will enjoy having a vent to you but think ill make it a FB inbox!! I have to get more done around the hous enow so later babe!

No worries hun, always here! I've got things to do too, but SO don't want to!

Well after another crap appointment on friday, and scan and then another appointment today...... My inducement date has been set for Monday 13th December!! They expect within an hour of waters broken ill have baby in my arms. Another scan i two weeks, if thats not ok ill be induced earlier... You all know me, im totally out of my mind with the pros and cons of it all and there is NOTHING certain about me going ahead with the AROM on the 13th! eeck i dont even like the sound of the date!

Feeling rather sick, stressed and emotional about it all! Wishing i had a cristal ball to know if baby is better off on the inside or not! Poor little skinny runt that it is at the moment!

Wouldnt it be just perfect if baby happened to come at home before all this but at 36+2 i think even with my history its wishful thinking!

Thinking i may just go hide under a rock for a few days now and lick my wounds! So sorry for the me post but i just dont have anything else in me at the moment

Awww, hun. :hug: I'm sorry things aren't going how you planned. I don't have time now, but I will come back later. Just wanted to give you some of these :hug::hug::hug::hug:

have copies to below from my bellybuddies group to keep you up to date!

AFM:

Well can you be bothered hearing about my day yesterday??

Had a major run of BH on wednesday night that were very ouchy, then on thursday morning i was very dry reachy and threw up a few times (Now nothing special i know) BUT for me these are the ONLY warnings i get that baby is coming soonish. And seeing i was only 34+6 DH and i didnt want to just wait it out and see like we would do at 37weeks....SO off to the hospital i go! Monitored for an age. Showing lovely nice contractions, they OB and MW couldnt believe i wasnt in pain...I knew i was having them but nope not sore. So they do and internal YAY looovvveee getting my vjj out for everyone! SO it shows my cervix in very thin BUT closed (suffer for all those people that have told me this whole pregnancy that id be 2-3cm already and loss as a goose!) I refer back to our car converstation and confirm that i have the SUPER SPORTS MODEL of cervix!!!! So then they were all freaking out saying baby is coming....hmmm i didnt agree as i didnt have any of that "leave me the hell alone' feeling i get. SO they ordered steriods for baby - im glad im a nurse and could say no - as steriods dont work after 30-32weeks! and they ordered for me to stay in on bed rest! far out i have three kids at home! SO i agreed to an moving my US from next monday to yesterday. The scan showed baby fulling engaged (well hello i could have told you that from the pain) and that the cervix is vvvveeeerrrryyyyy short! Well didnt we know that from the internal - but gee thanks for one last date with the dildo cam to confirm NOTHING!

Anyway scan also showed baby back up to the 41% in growth, fluid down to 9... So nothing great but nothing to freak out about, well in my humble opinion!

So back to them wanting me to stay. My thinking was this is pre labour, this is why i labour so fast at the end is cause i have a nice week or so of pre labour. Not nice and yes i know baby could come but no i am not able to stay in hospital for the next week waiting to see when it happens.

So i came home (naughty naughty) came home, had panadol and a nice quiet 1.5hr conversation/relaxation message to my body that this is infact to early to welcome bubs and time to freaking slow up on the whole pre labour ideas. And guess what it worked! The OB said it couldnt be done but ha, i know my body and i believe in my own mental strength! I am not having a 35weeker! The chances of me going another two weeks are not great but not at 35weeks thank you!

But there are some good points. I know know that my cervix is closed so if they do an internal in a week and it shows im 4cm ill know that things are starting to happen and ill be happier with an induction! Their big concern is that i might never dilate slowly, with my history i might go from nothing to 10cm in minute, but thats a risk i am willing to take. Having the short cervix is not comfy and i was wondering if crumpet would lend me her stitch after thursday???

Also another good point is that DH is away now til monday 35+3 and then on leave for......wait for it......7weeks! Amazing, he went and talked to them this morning before he flew off to perth and they just said, dont worry here take more AL! Woohoo so the stress is off us now. DH will be home for the birth (well provided i rest as much as possible until monday night!) Hence i have time to write this essay cause im making the inlaws be grandparents for once in almost 7years, Its hard to rest but ill try to be good!

WOW did you get thru all that??

Big huggles hun. It must be pretty stressful for you, its great you've got your inlaws there to help out. I hope you really are resting thoguh. I know the old say I'm resting totally but I just......It's not worth bubs coming early for you to cook dinner or fill the dishwasher! And I'm glad you didn't wait too long to go to hospy with your contrax. By the sounds of it, it's likely baby will come quickly!! At least your cervix is still closed. And baby has grown! I will keep everything crossed that bubs stays put for at least another 2 weeks!!
Yay @ more leave for your hubby, lucky he had it there and his work gave it to him so easily! That's great, then you can sit back and not worry until Smidge makes his/her arrival! BTW, I have a feeling 'it' is a 'she'. Whenever I write about it, I keep wanting to write she, totally automatically, I just want to say she! But then, I am still saying she about my baby sometimes too, and he's a boy, lol! Maybe I'm just a weirdo! Hehe.

AFM, well, I'm plodding along. Or waddling....It's not pretty! My back still sucks and I am struggling with things emotionally. Back to being pretty down about stuff. DH has taken the kids out to the shops for a while to give me a break. I'm totally over everything. I just feel like hibernating til bubs comes. I don't even feel like doing stuff with the kids. It's taking me alot of energy to focus on them and do simple things like drawing and being sincere when they show me something they're so proud of like a building or drawing. Not just say 'oh wow. Yeah, cool!'. I hate feeling like this because they deserve so much more than I have for them right now. I'm worried I will be like this when bubs comes too...ugh it's so sucky!!
Liam is gorgeous, though he's being a bit of a cling on sooky lalaa lately! He's been wanting me to pick him up alot and then whinging becuase I can't. And he's also hurting and pushing Lily around somedays, which he hasn't really done much of at all. Still not eating well at dinner time, but I am so over it, I just don't care anymore. He eats and wats allll day, so he's not starving, but he just flatly refuses to eat dinner unless there is a fresh cob of corn there or sausages, and even then it's hit and miss with sausages these days, or he will eat pizza, but only store brought! He had been eating fish fingers and chicken nuggets (both homemade) and spaghetti with mince, but now he just won't. I have no idea why. But feed him something like yoghurt and he will devour it and ask for more. Or fruit, he would eat a whole punnet of strawberries, a banana, watermelon and an apple if that was what was on offer. Maybe I should just give him that....but then I want him to eat his veggies and meat too. And I don't want to be making two different things every night. If he doesn't eat now, he just goes to bed hungry. Like last night. He hadn't eaten anything 'propper' since about 2pm yesterday, and went to bed without eating at all. He took over an hour to get to sleep and through the night I heard his little tummy rumbling. God I felt like one shi tty mother then! But I'm just not going to give in! He will either get used to not eating, or he will eat what I give him!! Aaarrrgh!! I so don't know what to do! Lily has always been a pretty good eater and now she will eat almost anything, she will at least try anything.
Anyway, I think I hear the monkeys and DH home.

Hi girls,

Just thought I'd drop by and say MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I hope the day is wonderful for you and your families, how ever you're all celebrating! Remember it's about being together and being healthy and safe. Be careful on the roads if you're travelling! Stay safe. Luv n hugs, Kellie xxoo