April 2011 - we'll shop til we pop!

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Continuation from our old thread here

So maybe this thread we'll see some babies?! And definitely lots more shopping

So the docs have a prescription for a syrup for me.

Where did everyone go?

I'm trying to catch up - work is effing frantic, my replacement started last week and has been sat on my knee ever since. I'm knackered and have no time for nice little lazy quiet MN browsing. Also, he's REALLY keen and will probably be brilliant and they won't want me back. Grump.

I too am hairy, and teary, and grouchy. And have an aching lady.....what is that?

Anyway.

Sarah - i have this image of a grown man sat on your knee now :)

Cycle - that other woman sounds v sensible.

Also re bf; if you know other mums who are ff, be prepared for their FB-type comments about going out/getting haircuts/going away for nights/handing baby over to Grandma, not saying yey or nay either way, just helps to be prepared for that feeling as you manage maybe a shower between feeds, lol.

Managed a trip to the playground after school with the boys today, yey! was cold but sunny and lovely to have first trip of the year out after school instead of just coming straight home & tv on.

Oh Sarah, enjoy being able to hand to just one person. I've got about six doing different bits when I'm off, it's a nightmare getting everyone on board!

Camping lady is indeed super. I'm so pleased I have her as a friend. She's been invaluable when it comes to asking questions and being prevented from freaking out!

Ha Cycle, six would be horrendous, one super keen grown man sat on my effing knee wanting to know everytime I fart how I came to that conclusion, and why is bloody difficult enough, am now far too busy for a woman in my condition! Jeez louise. Actually, was enjoying my nice wind down and now not liking the foot up my ass.

Whinge whinge.

On the plus side though, how super gorgeous is it to have a little tiny bean wriggling and stamping around all day in there, all secretive! Mine is a v busy little bean and seems to hardly let up, I'm in for it, right?

Hey all!

I keep finding I've got a lot to catch up on when I get home, at the moment! You're a busy lot!

Re: camping - we're dedicated campers, but even we've decided to wait and see when we feel like trying it! Pretty much ruling it out for this summer!

I've been invited on a hen weekend when LO will be 7 weeks. I've turned them down as I'm not sure I'll be able to, or want to leave him for a whole weekend at that point. Not to mention the insane cost. (I put all this in an email to the girl organising it, after she emailed the details, I copied in a couple of the other Hens I'm closest to. Not one person has responded. Except one (male honorary hen) who sent an email gushing on about how it was the least we could do for the bride and how it was such good value for money - yes, well he's gay, lives with his partner, therefore having 2 man-size incomes and and of course NONE of them have children, and I'm the only one who lives on the opposite side of the country from the venue! AIBU to have expected a little understanding?!)

Anyhoo, I'm really lucky to be avoiding the back/hip stuff at the mo, make sure you all take it easy!

I'm still an emotional wreck though! After yesterdays breakdown, I was ok last night, but burst into tears as soon as I got into work again this morning. They almost made me go home, but all I needed was to get back into my classroom and teach children! It's all the other cr*p that gets me down!

And regarding replacements - I'm pretty sure they haven't sorted mine out fully yet! Not to worry, they've got 4 school weeks left! (they've known since september!).

Must bust out the hypno birthing cd and let it all wash over me! x

We were playing outside in the garden today JKS, it makes such a difference when the sun it out doesn't it? As soon as I saw it come out, we were up and out!

I have been very hormonal here too, the most I have ever been in a pregnancy I think, and poor dh is bearing the brunt. Poor bloke, he's got far too much on his plate as well, so my grumpiness and tears aren't really helping much. I just need to get over it and get on really!

sarah hello, I am a newbie on this thread but wanted to reply to the secretive feeling of the baby. I have moments thoughout the day when I simply stop and stare at my tummy as it wriggles and flips around. Have to stop myself telling everyone every little move, but makes me smile every time. I particularly like the nudge I get if I am leaning in to my desk too much :).

re:work despite me writing numerous proposals and trying to help out, my work seems to think that everyone in the team can pick up my role. Or we can hire a grad to do it . Not the best feeling in the world, but they're obsessed with getting in fresh talent and training them up where possible. Sure it'll all be fine, but the thought of trinaing up a 22 year old to do my role is a little galling. Hoping that I don't have to go back, so trying also not to get hett up about it and smile breezily. Roll on the next 8 weeks!!

Outside in the sunshine?? I feels like we are getting the tail end of the Australian cyclone here! I hasn't stopped raining all day and the wind is crazy. Kept waking me up! Does mother nature not realise I need my afternoon nap! :o

DH has just been to Asda for a "big shop". Bless him he is really a star just now.

Hello everyone,

Well after my painful and grumpy start to the day I ended up giving up trying to work and came home by 2pm to sleep work from home.

I've had crazy hormones all day, everyone has managed to wind me up just by walking into the same room as me. And to they were shortlisting for my maternity cover today which just made me feel crap, I suddenly don't want to hand over all my projects (even the ones I don't enjoy!) and keep thinking that someone else will do my job better than me and the rest of the team just like more. I will admit to tears this morning. Stupid hormones making me irrational!

On the plus side I have now got DH completely converted to the idea of 'proper' nappies after he saw that they come in colours he approves of!

Lis I thought about doing a playlist for the birth but I'm a bit worried then if I'm in serious agony I'll forever more associate my favourite songs with that feeling and relive the experience whenever I listen to them again in the future. Might be nice to have for the early stages of labour though.

Think I'm emerging from the grump I've been in...the sunshine has lifted my spirits enormously. Oh what a bit of sun can do!

I can sympathise LittleMilla, the reason my handover so hard is because the people I'm handing over to aren't in my department or aren't at all qualified/experienced in my job. It's sooooo irritating.

Thankfully I'm less than enamoured of my job so I'm just focussed on getting the transition over so I can be off in peace.

I sympathise with all the work stress, I remember getting seriously uptight in the final weeks before I left. Thank God I didn't have to go back, I think I pissed everyone off with my grumpiness!

Took DS to see my parents today which was lovely, and my Mum had a feel of my bump to see where baby is (she is a GP and has done tons of antenatal). We are head up, arms forward, bum firmly lodged very low in my pelvis. Looks like it may well be a section for me then.
It was very funny actually, because as she was prodding a little arm kept coming up to fend her off!

cyclebump - I think you are in Oxford? Would music camp be Up The Hill, by any chance? (If not, ignore this cryptic message!!)

I don't have an Ipod so won't be bothering with a playlist, but as LisMca asked for suitable songs I thought the following might fit the bill.
www.weddingvendors.com/music/lyrics/s/salt-n-pepa/push-it/

pmsl at that one Liv :o

Up early for me! Hips aching and I bloody well now have man flu (this is not a medical diagnosis, but it must be man flu)! It probably just a cold, but man flu describes how I feel much better!!

Decided to take myself off downstairs as DH still needs to get up for work in the morning. me tossing a turning all night wont help!

I am sitting in a sea of tissues, bowl of boiling water with Olbas oil in it, pot of tea and MN to keep me company! Do you think this is my body preparing me for sleepless nights with the baby?

Not expecting many replies at this time so I'm off to lurk on AIBU! My guilty pleasure!

petal hugs, people can be so bloody insensitive. grrr.

littemilla that is exactly how i feel about kitten. I was saying just that to my mates last night, I was in a meeting which i take the minutes for and i just kept staring at my bump. hehe. And i love the desk nudges too.

oh LisMcA just look after yourself today! hide away, lots of hot drinks & fruit and wrap up in front of a good chick flick. Hope you feel better soon.

I've got to clean the house in prep for PIL invasion tomorrow... joy. They're coming early to 'see the house' & DH won't be here so I've got to deal with them all alone.... they're generally fine but when all I want to do is collapse & read, this is the last thing I would like!!!! grumble grumble.

Morning

I had another horrible night of tossing and turning, pillows then no pillows, aching all the damn time too, how mean of my body to not let me at least get some good sleeps before the storm arrives!

Poor old you lis with the man flu, as if you need that too!

Ali I want to go and see your mum! I'm obsessed with knowing exactly where the little bean is laying.

Happy Friday all, I'm counting down the minutes till the weekend already!

Aw, Liv77 that's just had me chuckling at my desk - at least I'm alone in the office today. Cheers for making me smile first thing in the morning. "Push it real good". Ha ha.

It's Friday! Yay. And it was my birthday this week (37!!!! Oh dear god, how did that happen?) so I have a nice day of lunch with a group of friends to look forward to tomorrow. And DH gave me a stack of SpaceNK vouchers - clever H - which I am going to spend as soon as I can get my water-logged cankles to the nearest shop.

Hope you feel better soon LisMcA, colds are rubbish when you're pregnant.

Petal, I think when people don't have children they just sort of write you off as off the scene for a while. I know I was probably guilty of that when my friends first started having babies, so I wouldn't take it personally. They probably just aren't giving it nearly as much thought as you are. It's so easy to over-think these things when you're all hormonal, as we are.

Have great weekends April ladies.

Cycle glad you talked it out and he sorted his ideas out.

1stTime I had great fun painting skirting boards a couple of weeks ago, ached for a couple of days afterwards.

JoEW I am up to about 24 lbs so far and this is much better than my last pregnancy.

I had a much better driving lesson yesterday, will not let myself worry about it again, only 2 weeks then I will either have passed or not, what does it matter anyway? I can't afford a car so it makes no real difference

Look at this

Ha ha ha ha! has just made my day :o

Bit pointless on this thread, but not long to go ladies!!

Oh love it LisMcA cheers

Happy Friday all! Special hugs to lis and petal

liv

I still have no idea about my maternity cover but am prewarning all my students that we need to get through the assessed work and if necessary they can join other groups taught by my colleague for the last sessions. I almost wish I did have someone to hand over to because this limbo doesn't help.

Grrrr of the day (there are several but this is biggest) but DH thinks it's fine to go off for a week to a non-essential conference when I'll be 36weeks knowing he won't be able to get back for at least 24 hours if anything happens. I understand he's partly going because it's an all expenses paid chance for him to see his grandmother who's just been diagnosed with cancer and go to our friend who was pur chief usher's engagement thing but I'm still grrr about it.

Good luck with the PILs 1st

My goodness the weather is fierce! I've just practicaly crawled back into the house with my toddler and a load of shopping bags whilst being blown off my feet by horizontal rain.....to return to the bathroom window letting in all the weather resulting in a soaked loo and floor (must be a broken seal..hope it's not the wall) and a message on the answer phone saying that a foster child will be arriving for the weekend straight after school at 4pm-ish wanting hot welcoming dinner. After months of being told that being pregnant and fostering don't mix (therefore being out of work unexpectedly on no pay for months) right at the time I'm starting to get really big and tired wham...here you go an 8 year old child who has been in trouble at school with enuresis and epilepsy. I know I don't want to let them down, but it's rather odd they've changed their tune at two hours notice.
We had planned on painting the kitchen and going to a birth support group this weekend but I suppose they'll have to wait.
If I dont get a chance to speak later on then have a lovely weekend ladies :o