***August Mummies Final Hurdle! ***

[Lulie]

Oh bless your grandparents Lexi, cancer is the worst.

What are we like!? Duck toilet cleaner also smells incredible! I sometimes open the bottles of stuff in the shop just for a quick sniff haha.

 

[fcroxy]

Sorry to hear about your grandparents lexi. Such a horrible illness is cancer. Fingers crossed your sweep works as you were already 2cm, very exciting. Have you had anymore signs yet? My sweep on Monday hasn't really mounted to anything, I had a lot of pain and discomfort yesterday but feeling normal again today, so frustrating.

I got a hamper for me and baby today from the mummies at play group, was lovely as didn't expect it. God it makes it feel so real now, especially as next time I go ill be taking 2 kids!! Xx

 

[flexilexi394]

Thanks guys, I hope Aes is okay too bless

My sweep just set off a load of braxton hicks and now they've stopped lol typical isn't it! It's even more annoying when you know you're already slightly dilated and then nothing is happening eh Roxy! I just want to be full blown hit with labour lol!

How lovely they got you a hamper as a gift, I love hampers they are always full of really good little handy bits aren't they, I have one hamper from one of my customers and I haven't opened it up yet to see what's in it, I was gonna wait til the baby is born! Hehehe.

So I guess back on the exercise ball for me it is tonight lol, I will be taking doggies for a walk after dinner too so you know, keeping active and busy lol! I have a weekend full of plans to to just distract me if I do go overdue, anyone else got any good rest of the week plans? xx

 

[KirstyLeigh88]

Lexi, my rest of the week plans are probably going to be cleaning the house every day... nesting has properly set in! Just been through cupboards and thrown away loads of crap, and cleaned them all. If my oh would let me I would bath the dogs too, but they are big dogs and the bath is low! Getting my new washing machine tomorrow, as mine typically packed up the day I went on maternity leave, got lots of bean's things to wash still!

 

[Aes1990]

Sorry to hear about your grandparents lexi. I'm okay thanks just tired and got a headache c

 

[Summergurl]

Aw cancer really is horrible isn't it. In fact any death is. My grandad was told the same Lexi then he passed away a few days later still in hospital. In a way it's sweet of your grandma though. Being away from somebody you've been with your entire life must be so so difficult.

What lovely people to give you a hamper roxy, very sweet of them.

Eeekk 2cm already Lexi that's exciting. Hopefully the sweep has done the job and the psychic woman you saw is right and tomorrow is the day!

I am back to mw tomorrow to see if she is able to sweep me. I'm praying my cervix is playing ball and she's able to!

Nesting here too today. Thought I had done it but got home from chub club and just HAD to bleach the entire kitchen, Hoover, scrub the skirting boards etc were off for a walk later too and then to the cinema.

 

[Mictho29]

What's everyone's thoughts of day trips? We are planning to take our daughters 5 and 8 to the zoo Sunday but my mother thinks we are mad as I'm already tired at home doing nothing and the likely Ness of anything starting this early isn't very high is it? Its Just my last labour was only 2-3 hrs long after waters went and zoo is 1hr 45 away? I don't want to let my girls down and stop them from enjoying their summer holidays because mummy is having a baby?

 

[Summergurl]

I would say see how you feel on yeh day, if you're tired stay home and rest. Thing is we will never gave an idea of when it's guna happen so enjoy the time when u can and if u go then take all your stuff with you like hosp bag etc

 

[flexilexi394]

Aww thank you guys, yeah I think my Grandma is just ready to not be here any more and in a way I think it is sweet too but of course heart breaking.

Mictho - I think I would just be careful, I avoided going 1 hr 45 mins away last week because of how close I am to due date but you might not be far off labour this is the thing, I have told Sofia as soon as I am able we are going to Colchester zoo with both kids as soon as I can walk around all day, but I understand you're 37 weeks with potentially at least 3 weeks left and you can't just sit at home I guess! Maybe just see how you feel on the day like summer said, and just make sure you have your hospital bag with you and notes etc.

I feel so so rough this evening, like upset tummy and sick and suuuuuper tired, I am definitely having an early night tonight... I think by the afternoon these days I am slowly losing the will to live lol! I feel sorry for Sofia tomorrow, we have a day off together, and we won't be doing anything too exciting because I am bloody exhausted, and even a trip to the park is difficult when I feel this heavy and fat lol!

I have just put a chicken casserole in the oven for a nice feed up this evening lol, I seriously cannot be bothered to move another muscle though! xx

 

[Summergurl]

Maybe the sweep has taken it out of you Lexi.
Hope for rain tomorrow then you won't feel so bad staying in with Sofia for the day!

I've just been for a walk, only 40mins but boy I'm knackered now and my back aches. As much as I love being pregnant I can't wait to be back to normal and back to being able to go for runs and being fit and active again!!

 

[Lulie]

totally agree with you Summer, cant wait to get back to normal and not have this lump to carry about all the time haha! I suddenly feel like he is enormous! That was what was odd about my hubbys cousin, she kept saying to me when I suggested getting a gym ball, that even now at 41 weeks she didnt want to "force him out" and wanted more time with her boyfriend! I think shes mad, I think thats the first time I have ever heard a overdue pregnant woman say that!

Im staying in tomorrow and going to try and get some cleaning done. No matter how much I do I never feel satisfied. must be the nesting setting in!

 

[Summergurl]

Lulie I have never heard an overdue pregnant woman say that either. In fact I've not heard a pregnant woman from about week 37 say it either!

 

[Kholl]

Lexi I am so sorry about your grandparents. I hope your grandmother finds some peace and is reunited with her love. I have to say I understand, I can't imagine life without my husband and would be utterly lost without him. Also, I had my second at 39+5 24 hrs after a sweep (and spicy food and sex- the magic trifecta!). Hope it's soon for you!

Lulie huh?!? What 41-weeks-pregnant woman says that??? You all know by now how hardcore I am about natural birth and letting baby come on his or her own time and even now at just 36+5 with baby 3 I am going insane with impatience. It's like this hormonal shift that happens in the last month and I've never known a woman to avoid it so she's the first!

Summer I can't wait to start running again. My back kills after long walks or even housework and I'm so over it!

 

[fcroxy]

Lexi that's how I felt after my sweep on Monday and all day yesterday but seemed to have woken up feeling normal again today. Hopefully its the start for you.

I'm staying in tomorrow too and giving the house a good last minute clean and make sure our hospital bags are complete etc as will be going in Friday to be induced! Exciting times xx

 

[Nickinakinoo]

Aes and Lexi sorry to hear your sad news, terrible disease!

I've done nothing all day, I don't feel right but I couldn't tell you what's wrong. About 20 mins ago I had a really bad episode of back pain but I hasn't moved into a new position or anything and it wasn't like back ache it was a pain. It didn't last very long but I think it might come back as I'm feeling achey again. Other than that nothing much to report, I've starting getting 'is the baby here yet?' Texts but it was from my best friend so I did say I would have told her if he was here!

 

[flexilexi394]

Nicki I have had two texts like that today hahaha I had like 4 yesterday so I guess I am getting through to people by being slightly blunt!

Kholl I hope this sweep works lol! To be honest I am not gonna go stressing if I go overdue, I am ready to go overdue if needs be and I am not going to moan about it because there's not a lot I can bloody do about it now haha, I don't want to be induced so I am just gonna carry on and fingers crossed I don't go to the point where I need to be induced!

I have faith in my body lol it managed it perfectly naturally with my last baby so I assume it will do it again

Think I am going to have a nice early night tonight and try relax and tomorrow just have a day inside with Sofia and then I can just spend the last bit of quality time with her, I have her again on Sunday but of course by then it might not be just her any more. That is the way I am going to look at it lol xxx

 

[Kholl]

Lexi you have the right attitude for sure. I remember on a different board when I was pregnant with my first, I was posting complaining about being 5 days overdue, and a woman responded who had had her daughter at 26 weeks and couldn't bring her home for months. She very kindly said "I know this is hard for you, but I would have given my left arm to go to 41 weeks." It changed everything for me. Obviously I still get impatient, as we all do at the end, but it shifted my perspective and I think of that often these days.

 

[Flo1]

Mictho: I would just go if you feel good enough on the day itself. Maybe don't promise them anything yet and if you feel OK Sunday morning make it a surprise trip? I think we have the same due date (25th?) and we're thinking about going to a little music festival on Saturday. It's an hour's drive from home, 1h20min from hospital. They do say your labour is most likely to start when you're relaxed, so I don think baby will come when we're there. And it could be the last chance to do something fun with our family as it is now. My biggest concern is there probably won't be much or any chairs to sit on and we would go for a children's musician in the afternoon and another band in the evening so it would be long to stand up... We'll see how my back is Saturday, maybe go to the first show and then to a restaurant for a bite (where I can sit down and relax) before the other band plays, take hospital bag with us in any case and just see how it goes. That is if hubby doesn't change his mind about going.

 

[flexilexi394]

Good plan Flo, I think playing these things by ear is a good start lol.

Kholl yeah I know what you mean, I know how easy it is to just voice how you feel but it surprisingly affects others sometimes. I remember when I first got pregnant and couldn't stop being sick I mentioned it to another mum on the playground and she got really angry with me and made it very known she was having secondary infertility problems and I shouldn't moan! I do get her angle but I also felt like I had a right to voice how I was feeling at the time lol.

My stupid dogs are driving me crazy, I am gonna have to take them for a nice long walk this morning...they are just being wild and I think they are bored, they used to come to work with me every day so being at home is driving them crazy I think. So I will take them to burn some energy and hope the walking helps things along, I feel completely normal this morning after my sweep yesterday, dam it! xx

 

[fcroxy]

That's annoying lexi your feeling normal this morning, do you have another sweep booked? Maybe a nice long walk with the dogs and bouncing on your ball may help.

I didn't sleep well at all last night, couldn't get comfy, back was aching loads, harper woke a bit too. Feeling knackered today but no time to rest as theres a list of stuff I need to do today.

What's everyone's plans for the day? Xx