Feb babies 2011 - We may not be glowing but we're definitely growing!

[Wanderingsheep]

The old thread was getting quite full so I took the liberty of starting a new one, I hope nobody minds! I thought I'd keep in with our glowing and growing theme (I'm not very creative, sorry).

thank you everyone for making me feel more normal (and laughing at the chocolate bar suggestion 40 weeks, now that would be sinful to waste perfectly good chocolate ). I guess I need to chill out somehow, it's strange the things you think about that would never cross your mind normally. Will try my relaxation cd more often I think.

zero I ordered the pillow from mumstuff a few days ago and waiting for it to come, glad to hear it's been a success for you, really looking forward to comfort, mmmm!

Hornedtoad sending lots of best wishes and positive thoughts. When I had dd2 I was induced but only monitored for 20 mins, however during that 20 mins dd2 grabbed the cord, swung it!! and sent the monitor into complete panic mode, cue much rushing midwives, only for them to realise what had happened. Not much has changed still the devil child in disguise [hwink], although she scrapped her knee earlier and came running in shouting "daddy my skin is falling off" [hgrin]

Must be hormones but I am struggling with rage type feelings today, was in work almost looking for a fight ,and then got a tad stroppy with midwife on phone [hblush] Feels sort of like PMT but I don't really get that usually.

Oooh wish I was going on hols - DH has a 4 day golf trip to Portugal in November. Me, [henvy] never! I went to Madrid last year though and its lovely - we went in Nov too. Great shopping!

Just been to body pump - dont have to do abs anymore so got to duck out early!

Have a great weekend everyone. I shall be dressing my kids up as pirates for a bday party and praying that they sleep well tonight [shattered beyond emoticon]

Byee x

Speaking of chilling out, I feel like I really need to chill! Went to the doctors this morning as I had been experiencing some pain yesterday and I thought it best to get checked out in case was UTI or something. Turns out it's nothing but I said that I was worried that the baby hadn't been as active as usual. The doctor couldn't find a dopler so she listened for the heartbeat with a stethoscope and couldn't find it, which made me worry even more! I know that it's impossible to find a fetal HB with a stethoscope at this stage and I don't know why I'm still worrying as the baby has moved since so I know it's ok - I just can't shake this worried feeling! Grr!

Sorry for the really self absorbed post [hblush]. Feel free to ignore me, I'm being ridiculous!

I'm jealous of people's holidays! [henvy] We haven't had a holiday in 5 years - all together now - AAAAH [hgrin] except for our weekend in Gretna Green, in August when we got married.

slaughtered I've felt strange/worried today too, mybe it's what's causing the rage [hgrin], I've felt baby move today but have got into my head that it's moving less than usual!! I feel very tense and head is starting to hurt again!! I think its tiredness, I was at work today and am back in this evening and although the thought of work is more miserable than actually being there I really couldn't be arsed!!!

PS No such thing as being self absorbed when you're pregnant it's one of the perks [hgrin]

40weeks I don't know how you can still manage body pump, utmost respect [with slight [henvy] emoticon]

wiggles I'm totally with you on the PMT thing - I actually tried to make DH a nice pudding last night (still not back to cooking because of all the smells etc) of lemon meringue pie. I had a lovely cheaty easy recipe (and even got the pre-rolled pastry I usually moan about being a waste of money) but my brain just wouldn't work and I got extreme PMT frustration - like my brain was just incapable of doing it. I dropped everything everywhere and poor DH came out of the shower for his tea to find me sitting on the floor of the kitchen in floods of tears and the kitchen a complete mess [hblush] . The pie worked OK in the end though [hgrin] . Today I had the stupid genius idea of making the christmas cakes and had a similar incident of incompetant cooking and kitchen mess disaster, only this time DH not around to clean it up for me. I'm now suffering with the nasty strong smells of the cakes baking which usually I'd love but is just too overpowering for me now with my pg nose. Thank goodness I have been signed off really - my brain (and nose) just can't handle cooking.

slaughtered understand the worry when baby not so active - I have days where I literally jump from the movement from baby as it's so strong, and the past few days I've not felt as much. I've felt some movement, but no massive bounces. I panic when I've felt nothing for a few hours but then usually feel some kind of movemenr soon after. I've read an ice cold drink and then sitting down to concentrate on feeling movement is one way people check. I don't think they really get in a regular pattern yet - maybe someone else knows more about this?

needtosleep I hadn't even considered how stresful birth is for baby, but, thinking about it, it must be really traumatic for them... [hhmm] . Guess we can only do our best and give them a big cuddle when they come out. It must be so odd for these little babies though - having grown and developed in a little warm cocoon to suddenly be faced with all the smells/strains etc of RL. Love the idea of feeding baby chocolate, although think I'll do that via my mouth [hwink] .

I too have pillow envy. I've got a friend who says she will lend me her pg pillow (think it's a dream genii) but I'm not seeing her for at least a couple of weeks so will have to wait [impatient emoticon]

Off to look at the second hand rocking/feeding chair tomorrow [hgrin]

I'm sorry that you lot get these worries too but it makes me feel less loopy to think that I'm not alone! [hsmile]

I get The Rage too and then will cry when DH talks some sense into me. For eg, the other day my friend suggested getting our nails done together over Xmas as a treat. I whinged about it to DH, "FGS, she lives on another planet if she thinks I've got £30 going spare over Xmas! Does she think we live in an episode of The Hills!" (I know ) DH looked at me open mouthed and said, "what IS wrong with you? She's just being nice! Don't you think it would be a nice thing to do?" Then I started blubbing as I realised how unreasonable and nasty and silly I was being! [hblush]

Hi all, just been catching up on the posts. There are some beautiful names being mentioned, love lots of them. Our names are Theo for a boy, and its between Cassia, Anya or Delphine for a girl (DP thinks Delphine is pretentious but I love it!)
Ledkr, please keep posting tales of your eejit pg colleague, I know she's a pain but it always amuses me hearing the shite she does/says!
Jenny - Fingers crossed re your baby, my sister was born v early weighing only 2 pounds - she is now 27, gorgeous and 5' 8 tall so you would never have known! She did have to wear lurid dolly clothes however as in those days was v little you could buy for teeny babies! But I'm sure your baby will hang in there, docs usually try to prepare us for worst case scenarios just in case, I think?
I wonder if any of you are receiving charming remarks on your size yet? I have piled on 18 pounds so far, and my boss actually said to me today - Its a good job you have a pretty face or David (my DP) would go right off you, youre massive!! I think she thought she was being a bit cheeky and funny - however my delicate ego was completely flattened!!!

MizK, it's strange how people think it's ok to comment on your shape and size when you're pregnant! It's like it gives them a license to be rude. Luckily no one has said anything to me yet but when I was pg with DD and was understandibly huge at 30 weeks, DH and I were out with some of his work colleagues, at the time. DH had put a little bit of weight on (he's lost it since) and one of his colleagues turned to me and said something along the lines of "wow, you're getting big but how come he is too?" I could have punched him!

I love Anya! My friends little girl is called Anya and she's the sweetest little thing you could ever meet!

Slaughtered, I feel for your DH there, how rude was that man! Sometimes I do wonder what it would be like to be as blunt/rude as some people can be!
BTW your pg Rage does not sound that bad, I'm sure lots of people are worse!! Its just that pg can bring out really extreme feelings - good and bad!!! I seriously welled up at parents evening last night when my son's teacher said that she loves to see me pick him up as he is the only boy in her class who covers his mum in kisses when he sees her! Think she thought I was going to start weeping (restrained myself, just). Pg makes nutters of us all I think.

Slaughtered, I feel for your DH there, how rude was that man! Sometimes I do wonder what it would be like to be as blunt/rude as some people can be!
BTW your pg Rage does not sound that bad, I'm sure lots of people are worse!! Its just that pg can bring out really extreme feelings - good and bad!!! I seriously welled up at parents evening last night when my son's teacher said that she loves to see me pick him up as he is the only boy in her class who covers his mum in kisses when he sees her! Think she thought I was going to start weeping (restrained myself, just). Pg makes nutters of us all I think.

NeedToSleep I actually had a few days of worrying about poor baby having to go through being born after I read about it a few weeks ago. Seriously, it must be really stressful, but I suppose we all got over it didn't we!? So you're not a loon for worrying about that, or if you are then you're not the only one.

SlaughteredSheep I don't think your post is very self-absorbed at all, but I always think mine are, as I'm not always very good at replying to and commenting on other people, usually posting to say 'oooh this weird thing happened today' or something!

Like all the names so far on this thread, lots of lovely ones, and no horrid ones!

D

thanks for all the lovely welcomes am with all of you feeling hormonal finding myself getting very irritated with ds much quicker than normal, feels like a real PMT kind of irritation. Am trying to breathe through it so far but not nice.

do like all the names being suggested esp. noah as that is ds´ name we are still chucking suggestions around but current fave is Milo. We are ex-UK so need a name that works in other languages. And I really like it. Apparently it is a tweenie (?) and also a hot choc drink in oz but as we live in neither uk or oz I don´t think anyone here would make those connections. But nothing decided yet.

Very VERY impressed with people still exercising. Really impressed.. am starting to think I should start going swimming or something just to move my arse a little bit at least. We´ll see...

Hi all havent been on in forever due to being very unwell this pregnancy hasnt been fun at all, better now though hopefully it stays this way.

Hope everyone is well and bumps are as active as mine only hopefully you are all getting more sleep than me!!

x

Arrrrgghhh ladies aibu to get a bit mad that dh is suggesting his best mates stag do 4 days before due date!!!!!???????

Another friend of theirs baby is due about 4 weeks before us so I know timing will be tricky but they want to go to Malaga ffs so not like he can nip home if things kick off!!!

Aaaaarrrrggghhhhh am so mad. This mug push me over the edge after weeks of little or no sleep!!!!!

Screw body pump I need kick boxing!

Sorry SMB, x posted. Glad you are feeling better and sympathy on the no sleep. I am feeling your pain. I wish I could crack open a bottle of vino

Sorry for typos, on iPhone

Im just dreaming of the day where i have a baby to actually grumble to about lack of sleep, rather than being so sleep deprived the bump is getting shouted at (feel like im slowly losing my marbles)

Awww wine would make us sleep :D

Seen your post no wonder your angry!! Would be the same think its a bit close to the big day for that!! Also what if you go early would he go and leave you with a newborn?

A newborn, a 2.5 yr old and a just turned 4 yr old!!! Calming down now, apparently it's just a suggested date but either way will be just before or just after. If he isn't here to register the birth with me though at least I can choose the name!!!

Ouch i'd be awarding him the sofa to sleep on if he goes just before your due date! you'll be shattered and majorly fed up never mind being on your own with 2 other kiddies!

I would most certainly choose a name and make sure its one he wasnt keen on but you love and then say ahhh well you weren't here lol.

Men just dont get it at all do they....

I reckon a glass of wine would do you a lot more good than harm 40weeks and ScMacBt. I had a glass last night and slept like a log.

Oh debka maybe i'll have a wee glass of rose then. Just missing sleep so much.

There's nothing wrong with a glass of wine. Just pretend you're French! I had a small whisky and lemonade one night when I really needed the sleep!

I was seriously eyeing up a wee bottle of nytol today but then the baba kicked and made me feel guitly lol.

My gran told me to have a wee hot whiskey to make me sleep. So could maybe try that in my tea lol.