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Pregnancies April 2018 - #3 the babies are nearly here !
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DaisyLand · 05/03/2018 20:35
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Bez9087 ·
06/03/2018 06:53
@madrainbow not met ours yet. It is a new thing they introduced here when I was pregnant with ds she came out at about 36 weeks and introduced herself filled loads of forms out etc even though dd was still under her and same hv 
Apparently she left ds hv which is cutting as she was really nice and I’m yet to meet the new one. Ds is still under one although never see her but I haven’t had a letter yet to come out and introduce herself so who knows if she is or not. I hope not this week my house is a right tip haha! Woke up this morning with a bit of energy so think I am going to at least tidy the playroom and living room so i can have my space back and kids have theirs... they seem to have moved loads of toys into the front room so will be moving them back.
Thankyou for the new thread @daisy I’m rubbish with stuff like this can only find the board I need sometimes by clicking what ones I’m on haha!
Bez9087 ·
06/03/2018 09:35
@madrainbow I had one with dd and after me explaining how I worked in a nursery started to tell me what a cold compress was “that’s a cold wet flannel placed over the site to reduce swelling” I was like okay!! We then got the amazing one when dd was about 6month and had her for ds too but she left when he was 1 and half for early retirement so now I don’t know who she is.
I hope she isn’t a funny one as I’m quite dry sense of humour... like I said once to nursery he had a bruise on his leg had fallen playing with his bricks inside and banged it as he fell... she was like “a wooden brick?” I said no a house one 
she didn’t find it funny! I had to tell her I was joking. I haven’t heard off mine though yet so she’s either not planning on coming before they arrive or she’s just going to turn up. Either way I am sick of mess so sorting it today which I know later I’ll pay for but it’s dojng my head in and think nesting is kicking in well and truly.
Can’t believe how close Thursday is to this scan now I’m so nervous. I’m sure they will do what’s best for them both but it’s the wait.
Anyone up to anything exciting today?
dkb15164 ·
06/03/2018 15:36
Hola again
Managed to get appointment with midwife yesterday after not being seen for 6 weeks and got told off for not having registered with my local GP yet - only moved less than 4 weeks ago in the middle of full force uni fire (aka 8am till 7pm day of doing assignment after assignment). Blood pressure higher than they'd like considering my lifestyle is relatively healthy - they put it down to stress. She told me I should try find something to relax with; is it me or is there nothing more stressful than being told to stop stressing? My usual way of unwinding is with a glass of wine (or 4) and a soft cheese board in front of the TV on the sofa on a Saturday night. 
I can't drink or have soft cheeses obviously and I still don't have a sofa (hopefully arriving Friday) so that's kinda off the cards.
Partner's parents are in fuerteventura for the week and sending me photos of glorious seafood paellas - I want all of it so bad. Instead I've had microwave potatoes au gratin for 12 of my last 19 meals because that's what I'm craving.
Anybody else doing Mother's Day shopping? I've got a triple whammy this weekend with Mother's Day, my mothers birthday and my partner's mothers 60th birthday. We have the cards (2 each) and a bottle of gin for my mum but nothing else. 
I sent her a few photos of h and m dresses but got the thumbs down, she's so picky.
WonderfullySunny ·
06/03/2018 16:05
@DaisyLand thanks for the new thread!
@TobleroneBoo have they told you you're high risk before? They do normally give you a consultant if you're classed as higher risk so nothing to worry about, although I understand in some areas this may mean you can't give birth at a midwife unit.
@dkb15164 do you have a date when you'll finish up with uni work? Hehe yup nothing worse than someone saying don't stress, most helpful!! Good luck with the Mother's Day gift hunt!
@MadRainbow I'm not in the UK at the moment and they only do antenatal classes from 9-10am at the local hospital so really helpful for people at work!! If you do pick up any useful tidbits would be keen to hear them  they also don't have health visitors here and don't give out information so will be an interesting time afterwards!
@Bez9087 Only two days until your scan! Keeping everything crossed for you, must be exciting and scary all in one go 
Bez9087 ·
06/03/2018 17:14
Forgot it was mother’s day Sunday 
I only have to buy for my mum and step mum and hopefully dh buys for me off our dc whether he does or not lol!
Well overdone it today woke up with a burst of energy, did school run this morning, then tidied and sorted my dd bedroom which I didn’t realise had a floor until before the little madam it was a right state so she is getting told when she gets home from her activity. Then decided I may aswell do ds aswell he’s in a box room so wasn’t as bad and he tidied his toys for me as I sorted bits out. Then came and did playroom and picked my dd up from school and washing. Now really paying for it with strong Braxton Hicks and so many pains lower down. I’m sure my body hates me sometimes. Dh just phoned and could sense on phone i wasn’t right so just told me to sit down and he will be home very soon and will sort tea and pick dd up from her activity later.
Anyone else have older children and have like chore charts? Thinking of one for my dd she’s 8 so not exactly little. We said she has to keep her room clean and if every Saturday it’s tidy she can have a £1. Thinking of other little jobs she can do round the house to earn some money but don’t want to be forking out like a tenner a week on chores. So was thinking odd jobs like tidy playroom 50p or make breakfast for her and her brother 10p etc? She has some value of money but not a lot and don’t want her thinking she should be paid to do everything like she sets the table already for tea and takes drinks etc to places people are sitting and helps hand out the plates then we all sit down and she takes her own plate to kitchen and scrapes it etc so she does stuff like that already and doesn’t get paid for it as think she needs to learn a sense of responsibility as in we all muck in but then the same time tidying playroom etc or doing hers and her brothers breakfast in morn (only cereal) will help me out massively and she probably wouldn’t mind for like 10p here and 50p there. Or do I sound a cheap skate?! Lol! Tried looking online but loads of things say about loading and unloading dishwasher (feel uneasy about this and glasses in there and the cupboards are high up). Anyone else have an older one that could give me a small insight?
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