December 2010, where we waft about in mat gear eating icecream

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Yo December 2010 ladies, here we go - the mid-point of our pregnancies...and beyond!

Grin QoD I also have chav roots according to DH, was brought up in Hull, and my claim to fame once was to be the first in High School to wear a Kappa tracksuit

Dueling glad you had a good scan. You have my sympathies, also feeling at my DH, he seems to think now I'm not working he can officially be excused from moving when he gets home from work.

Chooster I have never been able to see any bits on a scan, I think maybe they are like those magic eye picture and only some people can see them

Cheryl Toy Story didn't need to be in 3D really, some bits were good, but it was all about the story which was excellent IMO but I am a massive fan!
We saw Scrooge in 2d at Christmas but could tell some scenes were made for 3d, I don't think TS3 was like that. If you do go take your tissues, I am a crier at the best of times but pregnancy has turned me to mush!

japh I feel ungainly also, can still get up and stuff but struggled to bend over to fasten DS's laces yesterday.

Has anyone got the DreamGenii pillow? If so is it worth the money? Was going to look for a 2nd hand one but DH thinks thats icky and put me off.

18 weeks now yay!

Japh, I am knackered too. I work from home two days a week and I'm in the office two days. On those days when I have to drive in (2 hour round trip) I am pretty much asleep on my feet by the time I get home. And I honestly thought I was going to fall asleep in a meeting the other day.

DF, when we were in our scan my DH said that he could tell it was a boy - until the sonographer set him straight - it was the umbilical cord he could see.

WWSB, on the NCT thing, I think it largely depends on your teacher. Ours was great and didn't push us either way. Her hubby works in the special care baby unit at the local hospital so I imagine that she has a fairly realistic idea of why hospitals can be a Very Good Idea. I would definitely recommend the course. I met some great people and learnt a huge amount - and importantly, it was great for DH as he just didn't seem to want to read any of the books I left lying around for him. I think it's important that partners have at least some idea of what is about to happen!

For myself, I am on number two and while I won't do an antenatal class per se, I may do an active birth class or something - really as a way to get to know some other people giving birth around the same time.

Morning everyone

Japh, yeah struggling to get up too. If I'm on the floor DP has to pull me up, I've had to move onto the leather sofas as the one we usually sit on is too soft and goes too far back. So yeah, out of bed etc its rolling over and flinging my legs out and pushing myself up. I don't think DP realised just how undignified pregnancy is!

WLL too at those who think you should find out. Why can't people just accept we can make our own choices without being judged? No-one's been surprised or critical of us having a surprise baby, they've all been glad we haven't found out.

notso - thanks, think maybe we will save the money and go 2d then. The boys have actually already seen it as I downloaded it when it was released in the rest of the world, I've seen bits but not enough to spoil it when I see it at the cinema.

Last day at school for the boys today, last day at nursery for ds2, then 6weeks of fighting begin!

Japh im akey and crap in general too, 21 weeks now, and feeling very achey and bloody exhausted. Ive been making myself go to bed by 10pm otherwise simple cannot function the next day.

Going to see Razorlight tonight

Is anyone here geting overly-emotional? Even after the emotional high of the scan yesterday I am feeling really really down and am not sure if it's just hormones. Other real life stuff is getting to me but I feel overly upset I think. I don't want to be one of those 'oh it's just my hormones' type people, particularly not if there are other issues which need to be addresses - i.e I don't want anyone including myself to use hormones and pregnancy as an excuse to dismiss real feelings I have about other things. Or perhaps I should just abandon myself to the idea that I'm not thinking rationally about anything and so possibly I am just being silly?

DF the rational part of my brain has begun to identify that my reaction to certain things, is not how I would "normally" react and deal with things.

For instance, bursting into tears becayse I couldn't find the celotape...

last night I spilt a glass of milk over my scan photos. My DH was delighted that he was able to use the phrase 'no use crying over....'

hrrmph!

DF, there's no rolling eyes emoticon or else I'd be using that! I am finding myself the last wek or so to be more emotional over things. I get choked up quite easily over nothing at all. I also find myself biting my tongue when I usually wouldn't so that I don't get the patronising, "Ooh, it's just hormones dear". Grrrrrr!

I have to tell you about my dream last night. Strangely DP has been gettig the vivid dreams and not me, but last night I had such a weird dream. I was on a boat (HMS Warrior, but it wasn't) with my mum, dad & ds2. We were on a tour of it and there was a tiny spitfire attached to it. That started flying then crashed into the sea (The Solent, but not quite!). Then the Red Arrows came & 4 of them were flying backwards in a tight diamond shape, spinning as they flew when one of them literally fell from the sky into the sea. The others flew off, and everyone was OMG etc. then the other 8 came back, everyone was cheering loads, they carried on the display but one by one each crashed into the water until there was only 1 left, but nothing was happening about the ones thar were crashed. Then everyone was going home and the one that was left came back and started chasing a Ferrari down the side streets! WTF?!? Now I'm scared to watch the news or go to any air displays and am very glad that the Black Cats are performing at Navy Days next week and the Red Arrows won't be there.

DF I am definitely emotional, I cried yesterday when my best friend told me she has a boyfriend and is really happy! she is 30 and has been an eternal singleton.

Cheryl I dreamt last night that my twins had been born in a tent and I was very upset that I had a boy and a girl as the doctor had told me it would be either 2 boys or 2 girls, very weird.

Notso I had a look at the dreamgenii yesterday they are expensive but look very comfortable. I'd be interested to hear any feedback.

Woohoo! Fab scan - thought they were going to cancel us as DH got stuck on M25 for an hour so we were 10 mins late but not a problem in the end. Had a trainee with a supervisor and they were both great. DD came in with us and it wasn't an issue for them. Scan normal took a while to see all of spine and had to go and empty bladder to get LO to turn over so they could see it! Got DH long legs! And we got the sex it's a .................................................................................................... ..............................................boy

Really happy and got first proper glimpse of the hospital - WOW it's changed since I did some of my training there! Nice and clean and new looking, first impressions positive!!

Congrats MrsSnaplegs fabulous news! I can't wait until Tuesday to find out

Hope you don't mind me butting in, I have been dipping in & out of various threads on here....
Re: Irrational hormones:
If you had your 'real life' niggles prior to the pregnancy then they may well be magnified by fluctuating pregnancy hormones. You will have to weigh up exactly how 'urgent' these real life issues are. If they can wait I'd put them on the back burner until you are feeling mentally confident to face them. If you feel they really can't wait then I would suggest you talk to DH who can hopefully think rationally & probably help solve or just take the weight off some of your worries. Talking always helps me.

Japh another one who can't get up easily - I'm so pleased I'm not the only one. Kind of shocked me a little to feel like this already as there is months to go. Best start training DS to pull me off the sofa .

DF groan at DH. Altho I can also understand not wanting to miss that opportunity.

MrsS great news! Hospital sounds good too.

June very wise words!

I had to laugh tonight - it has started already. I was talking to DH and stopped halfway thro a sentence ...what was I saying? Happens every time.

P.S. DF yes, over emotional here as well.

Yes, v emotional here too, was with dd aswell.
I had to spend alot of labour on my back last time, was induced due to leaking waters, long latent phase not doing much and they then made me lie on my back, really want to avoid that this time, ended up with epidural and episiotomy etc.
I'm also useing washable nappies, had motyherease last time, but they were huge on dd when she was born, so didn't use them until about 3 mths, so have invested in some lieelt lambs this time. Also tots bots stretchy and minki huggles for night time. I'm after some second hand wee notions as I had 1 for dd and it was brilliant, but haven't found any yet, still a while to keep looking though!
I have a scan on tuesday to look at my cervix, hoping it looks a good length and all is well, hoping I get to see the baby too, but not sure if i will, apparently the scan might need to be internal.
Can feel little baby wiggling away now though which is lovely. And theres lots of mothering going on in our household as one of our chickens has just hatched out 3 chicks and they are the sweetest little things! dd has named them chocolate, brownie and crumble - their mum is pumpkin so we have a food theme going on here (our dog is Rhubarb, other chickens are truffle, guiness, copper, lavender and daisy!)
Does anyone else have baby brain yet - I keep forgetting things and muddling things up!

Unfortunately I always seem to have 'baby brain', even when not pregnant. I wonder if it will have the reverse affect on me. That would make a refreshing change.

Morning all - hope everyone is looking forward to a nice weekend! Home with family with friends coming over this afternoon for playdate and street BBQ this evening. Good chance to catch up with everyone hopefully.

Definately having problems getting off sofa etc but then wasn't easy before I was pg

Baby brain seems to have taken my ability to speed type - have had to spell check this 3 times now

Glad we found out sex - can now start planning clothes etc, does mean we have a lot of little girls clothes to rehome - does anyone know if Aimee knows the sex yet?!

In fact aimee cooee [wave] - any idea what you are having yet? Are you going to find out? If it is a little girl would you like some girls clothes - have baby stuff and things right up to age 3 if it is any help to you? As the youngest of all of us I know having some extra help might be useful DD godmother coming over this afternoon so she may have some of the older stuff but if you want it just ask - I will find a way to get it to you.

Anyway off out into garden to try and do some, more tidying up before we move ( yes I am stil dreaming it will be before I pop)

Awww MrsSnaplegs that's really nice but we decided to not find out the sex (now regretting that decision lol), everyone has said they think it will be a boy and I always wanted a boy for my first, but I have baby dreams almost every night and have been having them since before I found out I was pregnant and I have never ever had a boy baby dream - always girls - wonder if I am more psychic than I thought

As for pregnancy brain I can't remember if I was this docile before hand, my parents seem to think so, but I like using the pregnancy excuse when I say/do something stupid

On a ranty note the twatty ExBF has posted my scan pictures (one with my name on the top) on his facebook...I am furious to say the least and have sent him a message to ask him to take them down, but if he doesn't I have no control over it and that's what bothers me.......The fact that him and his mother can basically do what they want with regards to the baby and I have no say when baby is in their care...grrr...I'm sure their will alot more of similar rants from me where the Ex and his mother are concerned haha

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend

littleB is it the Motherease onesize you have? If so that will be why they looked huge. I find all birth to potty nappies look massive on newborns. I had DS in disposables till the meconium passed, then he went into bambinex teddies (which are a sized nappy and very cute)
He also has some Motherease Sandies (which are soooo fab, and so good for containment) but he has sadly grown out of them, and he has a couple of weenotions AI2s as well (so lush but so expensive)
I really wish I had money to buy some new nappies for new baby, but I need to accept it's not going to happen!

hi all, not been on for a while but have been keeping up.

nice to hear about the scans etc. can't wait for mine, only 10 days to wait.

not much else to say, hope the rest of you are keeping well and enjoying your weekend.

Morning all, DP in bed with hang over, DD and I are watching Peppa Pig...

Only a week till we move - went to see the new house yesterday as its empty now, and WOW i love it

Good luck with the move owo

I have already got enough nappies to see me through but have had a look at the wee notions ones littleb and I am sorely tempted - mine are not nearly so cute!

aimee sorry to hear that about exbf. It's always the same with inlaws though, even though they have baby's best interests at heart it can be hard to believe at times especially if they have different ideas on childcare etc. I found letting my mil be anywhere near dd really tough at first and we have a good relationship! I guess that for their part they are probably terrified that you'll move away or not let them see the baby.

I'm feeling very sorry for myself today.

It was my best friends hen do last night, and I couldn't go (5 hour drive) as it was very short notice (wedding was arranged with 3 weeks notice) am going to the wedding next week but so sad I missed the hen night

I'm pregnant so probably wouldn't have been the life and soul of the party but boo hoo me!

Just venting, sorry for the complaining, hope you ladies are all ok and looking forward to an exciting week.

OOH feel much better for the vent

pattern and instructions for making your own nappy wraps.

wow ladies. I go on hols for a week and it takes me an hour and a half of reading to catch up with you all! We had a fab holiday, hired a gorgeous cottage in normandy, fab weather, lovely beach. DD was a little angel all week. Feeling wonderfully rested. And the added bonus of 'working from home' tomorrow as I was supposed to have my 16 week mw appt last week but as we we're on holiday they booked one for the middle of the day tomorrow.

chloe I had a patch of itchy skin on one of my boobs, tunred out to be excema (?sp) GP prescribed some cream but it went of it's own accord. Have never had any excema before so I put it down to being pg.

someone asked about antenatal classes 2nd time round. This is my 2nd baby and the mw at my booking appt was talking like I's be getting to go on them this time too.

keep having real problems with low blood sugar so I'm really hoping it doesn't mean GD.

QoD I'm in north kent so if there's a couple of us who want to meet up and we can pick somewhere central, I can probably make it.

my 'bump' is still virtually non-existent grr. Although by bedtime it's filled out a bit.

Have a good week everyone.

Definitely emotional here.

Is anyone else not coping well with stress? I think it's because I'm so soooooooo tired because of the insomnia, my Fibro and the wedding last weekend, plus now lots of work (for which I'm not even getting paid, hmph). I'm getting really ratty with everyone and seem to have zero tolerance for anyone changing my "comfort zone". I'm working 10 days in a row from Thursday, including having to pack up our stuff & the dog and get to the Isle of Wight. I'm unbelievably tired all the time and have no idea how I'm going to cope next week...but everyone is getting cross with me for being stressed!