July 2010: The end is nigh... To antenatal we say goodbye!

[stac14]

We're all nearly at the end so here is our last antenatal thread

Lol. I have a similar relationship with my mother. If I hear once more "She doesn't need all that milk, you should be giving her water" I'm going to scream. I think it's sabotage because she only stuck it out breastfeeding me for 6 weeks

Hi everyone,
Just back from baby group. We are doing massage at the moment and its very good, he stayed with it almost to the end without having a paddy so i was quite pleased. I think im over thinking the feeding thing, i think im going to change my mindset and be a bit more relaxed about it all. He is in a rough routine and he will drop that 4am feed when he is ready but if im only getting up once in the night it cant be bad so I'll just go with it untill he is ready. He only had 3oz last night so maybe he will just drop it naturally and I'll just be giving him 5 bottles of 6oz during the day.
needles sounds really interesting what ur doing, u say DP is turning it into a theatre, wow, thats really cool.
mylife it does sound like hard work, its hard enough with a dog and a baby(the dog is quite demanding and active!)
memphis I thought icandy were quite good for customer service, doesnt sound like it though. Mine is ok so far but my friends seems to have some little niggles. I really like mine but they are expensive, not sure they are worth all that money, especially if u have to pay to have it fixed after 9 weeks!
tsc im with u on the not sleeping, after i have fed him at 4am i just dont seem to be able to sleep, it drives me mad as theres no reason for it now he is in his own room.
DH a kip in the day makes such a lot of differance doesnt it, they say a sleep in the day is worth double the amount of night sleep, so if u sleep for an hour its like having two hours in the night. They also say not to sleep longet than 15 mins!!!!!bugger that, i want as much as i can get!!
Had my '6' week check this morning and forgot to mention baby looking one way all the time when he is lying down, bum! I did mention my stiches and she said scar tissue doesnt streach as readily as normal scin so it is normal for it to feel pully and tight, so thats good. I am also having my first period for almost a year, very weird. Due to not falling pregnant naturally we havent used contraception for 6 years and i can't decide wether we should use it now or not bother........Hmmmm.

OMG........u see thats what im afraid of......or would it be good, i really cant decide if i would like another, im 36 so defo would be in the older mom catagory if i did, and it sounds like a bit of a mare listening to u guys. On the other hand i dont want to look out of the kitchen window and watch Devon playing on his own for years, i would feel so bad for him?????????/

I'm one of three and i've always wanted 4. I think we'll try for the next one in March. I can't really imagine what it's like having another though. It must be so hard when you're on the second or third and juggling the first one.

im one of 5!!! (product of dad running off with a 21 yo and re marrying) so im the middle one ages going from 37,34,27,10 and 3! i was sort of an only child as the others were born when i was older and my older ones were out doing there own thing, ive always wanted just one, a boy i used to tell my mum, now ive got my boy mark always wanted 2 after my horrific pg and delivery hes not wanting more and im softening to the idea!!!
vik my friend has twins and i candy were vile to her she ended up selling hers on e bay after 12 weeks as they were no help what so ever she told me this after i bought mine, i love mine and walk miles i get out everyday so tomorrow im buying a stroller suitable for new borns from kiddicare so i can still get out and about! was also a bit miffed that i bought all the accessories for it and today she said i should have got discounted accessories as i bought everything going for it and i got nothing!
needle your house sounds amazing, will you live there once it is changed to a theatre? i would have loved a silvercross but not practical for walking through muddy woodland! plus when i looked at them my mum said aw you had one of those and it cost £100 it was a whole weeks wages back then, she would probably walk around telling everyone that story when she got stopped pushing it

needles its held at my local surestart centre, there must be one near you Im pretty sure they run them all over the country. Type it into google to find your nearest one.
They do all sorts of groups, I also go to a breastfeeding one on Fridays, and the best bit- they're all free!

viks Yes I LOVE sleeping in the day, I have to have Dylan laying on me though otherwise he wont sleep but its better than neither of us getting no sleep lol.

Lol, it's funny, it's almost like with the coolness of having such a great pram comes the responsibility of being nice to little old ladies!
The house is pretty cool- you can have a look if you like. if you look for "Queen Anne Strip Pub" in google you should find it on street view- it's lurid orange at the moment, but we're going to paint it navy gloss toutdesuit. It's a project for the next 10 years- the two floors which we inhabit were probably deemed classy by stringfellow's srandards in the 80, but now everything needs to be ripped out, apart from the fireplaces which are the original C19th ones. Unfortunately my first job is to get rid of the suspicious shoulder high handprints from round the walls. Then get rid of the nasty old furniture which was left here 9the old manager was murdered, in the Dominican Republic a few months ago so didn't really have time to pack)
Justt another day at the office really.

Well me and DH have just had a chat about what to do. Considering my age and the fact that it didnt happen before he suggested not using any protection and leave things up to nature. I actually kind of agree, i dont think i would purposly pursue having another child via IUI or IVF and if it did happen naturally i would be happy and if it didnt happen then that would be fine too........i think. Im one of three and so is my DH, mylife do u think things were different for u being the only one?

ooooh, cool. Feel like I've just been invited to sit with the cool girls. lol.

MLIC just sent an invite to join- Grace is my christian name, so you know who i am!

Ooooooohh im in the cool gang!! thats a first for me!
Mylife thanks for ur thoughts on it, some people might think its irresponsible to let nature decide but i have been through the hospitals tests and self injections and endless scans and the like and i really really dont want to do that again.
I have an older brother and sister. I remember playing out with my bro, he used to beg me to stay out with him and i used to leave him to go in and watch tv and i remember feeling so guilty leaving him to play on his own, i would be heart broken if i felt like that for Devon. I also believe everything happens for a reason so i guess we will see.

OK am i being really really thick.........how do u easily find the group we are in on face book. I seem to have to search for it every time, also how do u upload photos onto that page........i am a FB spaz i must admit!!

Morning all, regarding trying again etc. There was 10 years between me and my sis so I was like an only child, luckily i had cousins close in age. With ds I split from his dad then was pretty much single for 4 years when i met dp who has a son a year older than ds. It was hard bringing them together at first as they fought, they are now really close. Like you viks we had to go down the fertility route for Rileigh, we dont want anymore. Like me she has cousins of similar ages in both families. Dont get me wrong I may change my mind in a couple of years. Oh and the mw told me that at the mo we are very fertile even if you have had trouble in the past.

needles welcome back. I checked for mother and baby groups in my local area online and it gave me loads, some you pay for others are free. The nct run courses and as dh says try your local surestart. Your new house sounds fab, i'd love to do that sort of renovation but at the moment i'd settle for another bedroom

mlic i'd hate to be that gp if he tells you to wait another 3 wks, i think you have been patient enough. Let us know how you get on

dh did you enjoy your group? Its a great way to meet new mums isnt it. I also like the fact that we're all moaning about the same things lol

tsc did frankie have a good night again last night?

Rileigh was weighed yesterday and is now 13lb 9oz, if your on my facebook you'll have seen i fecked that info up twice, total nappy brain. I feel rotten for her because she is bigger people expect more from her, it was the same with ds. Anyone else who has had a bigger baby found this?

Off to post natal exercise today with becky should be good. Zumba is fab, i recommend trying it. Dp buying me the dvd so me and rileigh can do it , he means well lol x

oh and viks go to your groups on facebook, at the side of your homepage x

Morning all!

Dylan slept from 12:30-5:30 last night which is the best hes been for a while. He woke up crying in pain at 6:45 from trapped wind tho.

stac the group is today! Im really looking forward to it Ill let you know how I get on.

viks I only have to type the letter 'J' in the search and its the first suggestion. Also if you go on the group profile then go on the photo tab, then click on 'Add group photos'
HTH

stac I've got a friend with a 9 month old who's huge - he got mistaken for an 18 month old and she was asked why he wasn't walking. Another friend's 2 year old is as tall as most 3 year olds and people think he's special needs...it's totally crap for both of them :(

tsc I was contemplating the heating today too, it's sunny now though so I might just get the nappies on the line if I'm quick.

I'm getting Sam weighed at last tomoz at his 8 week check, haven't had him weighed for ages. He looks huge to me, hopefully he's put on some poundage (not that he's getting any off me, I've got loads to lose :( )