july mummies

i have noticed so many of us on here atm, as we only have a month or so left i wondered how people are getting on and how they are feeling about the birth etc??
i feel better than i thought i would except my god my left hip hurts!!! on the plus side im not scared of labour this time round because i know what to expect and im actually quite excited about the birth!!!

Quoting charleigh:“ i have noticed so many of us on here atm, as we only have a month or so left i wondered how people are ... [snip!] ... side im not scared of labour this time round because i know what to expect and im actually quite excited about the birth!!!”

I had a low-lying placenta and for a few months there I had learnt to accept that I will have a c-section but my last ultrasound on friday last week showed I do not have a low-lying placenta anymore. The first thing that came to mind was PAIN. Labour pains. That means I will go through it...and that scares the hell out of me...but I am getting used to the idea and I know its also better for the baby respiratory-wise and all those things.

I am coping well I think..I still do laundry regularly including handwashing baby clothes. I still do all the normal stuff but at the end of the day, my feet are killing me. I suffer from swollen feet (minor) and hands. My acne problem which stayed for a few weeks have gone better as well. I keep looking at the calendar.

Very excited to see my little girl and wondering all the time how she is going to be like and all that stuff..

Good topic by the way. I was getting too bored lol

Quoting Mummy Olivia:“ I had a low-lying placenta and for a few months there I had learnt to accept that I will have a c-section ... [snip!] ... and wondering all the time how she is going to be like and all that stuff.. Good topic by the way. I was getting too bored lol”

its getting harder and harder to wait now isnt it?
i wanna see my lil girl too!
her brothers are so excited to meet her!!
glad u can do it naturally now, it is painful but in the long run probably less painful than being cut open!!

I'm just excited as hell. The anticipation is killing me.

I'm still working (I work at The Children's Place) and I'll be working for another 2 and a half weeks so once that's over with I'll be very relieved and much more relaxed. I can't wait to just relax and focus completely on preparing for my baby.

My baby shower is on Saturday! And apparently my sister (she's planning it) is going all out crazy. My family won't tell me anything about it. Just that I am spoiled as hell. Haham I can not wait.

Hmm.. my nursery is getting close to being done. I set the crib up and put all the bedding in it and am sooo in love with it   I can't wait for it to be done.

My body is sore but not too sore. When i work, my feet and back get super sore. I have had no signs of labour at all yet. I don't even believe i've had any BH contractions. I'm getting checked for dialation and effacement on friday so we'll see if I'm progressing at all. I doubt I'll be early though, I'm guessing (and kind of hoping) I'll be a few days late at least.

I'm not too nervous abou the labor yet. I'm sure as my due date nears, I'll get panicky but right now I'm not really at all. I haven't been through it so I don't know what to expect but I've educated myself enough on the subject to feel somewhat comfortable with it.. Who knows what can happen though. I just can't wait to hold my baby in my arms and finally be able to take him/her home with me and start the life I've been preparing for for almost 8 months. And of course i CAN NOT wait to finally know the gender  

I am soooooo nervious. I feel totally unprepaired. I am not scared of the birth or the pain. I am scared of what happens after that when i have another whole life to be 100% responsible for. I feel like i don't have all the right things and there are so many baby products i don't even have any idea what they are for. my head is spinning. My husband and i went yesterday to get all the first toiletries for the baby. Oil , Cream, Wipes, and Bath gel, that sort of thing... We didn't get anything because there are 15 diffrent brands and every brand has 6 diffrent creams and powders and there are about 45 diffrent types of whipes. I have NO IDEA what the hell to get. we are going today with my MIL and she is going to help us. Thank god for Grandmas !

Quoting sick_girl:“ I am soooooo nervious. I feel totally unprepaired. I am not scared of the birth or the pain. I am scared ... [snip!] ... I have NO IDEA what the hell to get. we are going today with my MIL and she is going to help us. Thank god for Grandmas !”

oh i totally understand that! jesus with my first child we had that problem, i just tried different things till i found the brands i liked!

I'm a little scared about the birth, but also really excited. I'm almost positive I'll be pretty overdue, and my midwife won't induce me until I'm two weeks late, which is fine with me. I'm just in so much pain! My legs and feet are SO swollen, I can't really do much walking. But I just had my baby shower on Saturday, and we got everything we needed.. now we're just missing our little boy!

Quoting charleigh:“ oh i totally understand that! jesus with my first child we had that problem, i just tried different things till i found the brands i liked!”

It is also really hard for me because i am an American living in Germany. My German is decent but still trying to read labels and stuff is really hard.

Also they do things so much differently here then in the US. I have been watching my sisters and cousins have kids and so i thought i was going to be OK since i have been around a lot of babies. Well everything is different here. So that isn't helping anything.

Quoting sick_girl:“ It is also really hard for me because i am an American living in Germany. My German is decent but still ... [snip!] ... was going to be OK since i have been around a lot of babies. Well everything is different here. So that isn't helping anything.”

i personally dont know about germany but hun in france and here in england the birthing process is made so easy! maybe you are just finding it harder coz its different to what you expected but if germany is anything like britain its a great place to have a child! plus your baby will be bi-lingual! thats cool right??

it must be hard for you considering that you are not german BUT if you can speak it then you are well on your way! well done for that coz i know i bloody cant, its a tricky language! we learn it at school but i got no where with it lol!

good luck with the baby!!!

I only have a week left! Since i'm delivering her via c-section at 39 weeks.

I have different mixed feelings right now. I am happy, excited, scared, worried, everything you can think of im feeling it. I also feel unprepared...the crib is up but I still need to wash the bedding and the clothes. Im scared of labor...this is going to be the third time around for me but im scared of a long labor or having to induce me. with my first son labor was maybe 7 hrs, not too bad for a first timer....my second one was induced since i had to deliver my nonliving baby and it was like 3 hrs...but this one oh lord i have a feeling its gonna be a rough one!

Im a little nervous but excited at the same time ...But im having a planned c-section july 16th, im really hoping it goes well like my 1st one that i had with my son..Im going to miss being pregnant but at the same time i just want to have her ive been so sore for past month that i can barley sleep....

Quoting charleigh:“ i personally dont know about germany but hun in france and here in england the birthing process is ... [snip!] ... know i bloody cant, its a tricky language! we learn it at school but i got no where with it lol! good luck with the baby!!!”

Thank you ! I know that things here in germany are SOO much better then in the USA as far as health care and everything. It will be much better for my baby. It is just hard for me to ajust. We did go today and get all the stuff we need for the first few weeks after she comes home. My MIL went with me and helped me pick out the right creams and lotions and stuff. I feel a lot better because today we also got all the bed clothes and everything. That helps me to relax so much.

so now i am relaxed... bring on the pain !!!  

I go tomorrow for my strep test and can't believe I'm due in 31 days! I am feeling a bit overwhelmed; I had so much energy last week and now this week I am totally drained. Insomnia has kicked in and I can not sleep at all at night. It's not even that I can't gt comfortable, it's just that I wake up so easily and can't get back to sleep.
I haven't even set up the baby's room!!!! It's painted, but still debating if I want to repaint the floor or just leave it. I still need to get some things too: changing table, glider, rug...
Other than that, I am super excited, but very nervous about labor. I hope it goes smoothly, but I have a bad feeling I will go late and have a long labor. I don't know why, I just do. Really hope I go on time so I can go back to teaching at the beginnng of the school year.

excited!! and im getting emotional i dont wanna work anymore and im stressing over it! i think this is going to be my last week of it. next week im 38 weeks i think i deserve 2 weeks b4 my due date and i HOPE I GO EARLY!!!