April 2011 - nearly there, all set for dropping Mofo C bombs in the delivery room

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Executive decision that at 987 posts we're moving over!

New challenge - can we fill up 1000 posts before the first babies arrive, given that we managed to keep our legs crossed all through the last one?!

First babies are due, officially, next month but are there any in such a hurry to see the world that they can beat our chatting?

While I remember...Matalan do some great cheap pjs, and I found a pair with silky trousers (& a plain-ish top but i don't normally wear pjs to bed so didn't wear the top as i would be too hot) that i wore last night - great tip (who was it?), made turning over much easier.
Think the silky ones with £10, and i got a non-silky set for £7, i tried them on & bought a 16 (normally a 8/10), actually think i could've gone for 18 now around the bump!

Have PIL & a friend of theirs here for weekend, thinking i may need lots of 'naps' upstairs with my laptop - MIL is desperate to feel the baby moving and wants me tell her when it is so she can have a feel, i'm less than convinced by this.....

Thanks Cycle I'm sure you'll cope a lot better than you think, it's all about PMA the more relaxed you are the less it hurts although gas and air helps

Iliketomoveit I could kiss you, yes why am I backing down now, I really feel beaten with this pelvic thingy that I've lost my attitude. Right boss hat back on, I'm in charge of me again. Will write down a plan of action and take it to MW on Thursday. If the fluid is below raised or as they have written in my notes
Oedema ++ (whatever the ++ is for I don't know but Odema just means swelling)?!

Lis They can't tell in water if my waters break in a gush so if it's raised I can't even take a bath in labour as they will want constant monitoring. Thanks for the rally but I think there are enough people taking to the street across the world that one more protest wouldn't be noticed

Liv What's the point of a second swab test?! LOL at nightmares of the ceiling falling in, I've just taped around the loft hatch for fear of wasps, we had a nest up there last year so I'm now terrified of 'the hatch'!

Notanothe & Liv MIL and mothers, I have just had a shaock from 'mother' she's now decided now only to learn how to use the internet but has just sent me a profile of her to look at and make any changes to before wait for this......uploading it to a dating site aaaaarrrrrrgh! there are some things a daughter DOES NOT need to know. I need to bleach my eyes now!

Kitty Nursery sounds like it's an exciting family project x

Petal How was today, up and down and a few tears I guess, but you can put those feet up now and relax. xx

Frakk I'm going to try for another scan. Glad your leave is getting sorted or so you think. If it all kicks of whilst he's away and he can't get back that's a lot of if's and very bad luck but you should plan for this and hopefully you can triumphantly rip it up when you deliver at 40+3 with DH at your side.

Stuffed Too many wild children about, it's nice to see the parents being accountable and making their child responsible for his actions. Good for them, shame you and your DS has to be his lesson to learn. xx

Aussie I think it's really lovely MIL's getting excited about their DS babies, I don't know why, I'm just a bit weird like that but they seem more excited somehow I think maybe they don't know how involved to be with regards the pregnancy whereas your own mother is almost expected to be part of it. Odd thought I have of late!

Kits I think because it was the Cnsultant and not the MW my brain just accepted every word. He did say that if at 39 weeks I was still carrying too much fluid that he wanted me to see him and we could make a plan for the birth, but that is something I'm trying not to think of as I always end up in an operating threatre in my daydreams

I'm glad I asked the question: Will this have any affect on my planned waterbirth? If I hadn't I wouldn't know any of this, nor would I know if I could do anything about it until I was in full swing and being told what's what. The really P*ss me off which there lack of communication

OK I'm sorting this out next Thursday, I'm limited in my choice anyway I'll be giving them a piece of my mind before I let them give me a choice of none!
I know pregnancy is scrambling my brain but I still have one.

Whatever happens, I'm just really glad I don't live in Tokyo, poor people. What's happening with our earth? I was watching CNN when the thought of pregnant woman popped in my head and I had to walk away to stop crying If any of you are out in the danger zone or have friends and family our worried about, my thoughts are with you xx

I did yell at my laptop when one reporter asked someone in Tokyo when he thought they would be able to resume work, he's just had half his county shaken and washed away, hundreds will have died I really don't think he will give a (excuse me) SHIT about work resuming!!!! at stupid questions!

I agree SP the Japanese disaster is awful. I just can't imagine what it must be like.

Stuffed that boy sounds like he has issues. I hope your DS is ok. At least his parents have taken action. If my child EVER says anything like that I will be utterly mortified. I was bullied and really hope my child/ren never becomes the kind of person who picks on others.

I'm exhausted today, walked far too far and carried too much home. Am now lying around lazily while DP continues to slave away on the kitchen. I know it's naughty but I do like that I get to sleep with the hunky workman!

SP the ++ just means a reasonable amount. It's a medical abbreviaton of sorts. I use it frequently at work! + is a little amount and ++++ would be a lot!!

Hope that helps :) Lurking again as laptop playing up AGAIN!! :(

Hey folks,

It took me ages to catch up last night!

I've just walked into town to go to the library - finishing work has actually scared me a lot, I needed to get books to make sure I've got something to do (yep, I know I'm being naive here) - but the library was closed !

I popped into oxfam though, and they had almost all the books I wanted, and now I don't have to worry about dropping them in the bath!

Then I waddled walked back up the hill, and now I'm completely ruined! It's only about a mile.

So, despite reading all yesterday's posts, I now can't even remember my own name, so I'll be back later to converse properly!

Happy Saturdays all. x

LOL CYCLE Perks of the job, I'd say. I too over did it yesterday, stupid me headed to a friends without my crutches, then remembered to do the banking so feeling ok I walked further to the bank. There I met with a friend I haven't seen in 5 months and she wanted to tell me about her dilemma with DH (he can't have children and she wants them) which is a very awkward conversation to have with a bump kicking away and me trying not to talk to it or even cuddle it long and short I was out for 3 hours by the time I got home I was a little stiff, an hour later even bumps hiccups where tearing me in two, today I'm sat on an ice pack contemplating the word 'idiot'

MrsWajs Thanks for that.

I've studied my maternity notes and the scan notes and the scan says + but the Consultant has written ++ a week later? Can he tell just be probing or could I be + and nearer to an eleventh hour reprieve?! Anyone know if they can tell how excessive fluid is just by touch????

I'm sneaking off to make a oak smoked organic bacon sandwich on homemade wholemeal seeded bread with Lurpak light .
This may not sound so special but when you live with 3 vegetarians, this is an occasion to savor. That said I then have to remove all traces of evidence, clean everything that could possibly retain an odour and basically anti bac the whole house, but mmmmmmmmmmmm feet up

Hey Petal Charity shops are great for books I never remember to take the library books back and end up renewing them online for 6 months before I remember! The final weeks are really physically demanding, forget brain activity that's just water retention lol Have a good day, get your feet up a and let life slow down for a while xx

Was teaching at the music school this morning and am now knackered. Popped to get milk on the way home and had to stop for a latte and slice of cake before doing the final walk from the bus stop. Oh the hardship!

Bumped into one of DP's team mates on the bus. He's watching the game today after breaking his nose last week, he asked if I was on my way to watch and I said no as 'DP worries about me' so I was off home to rest. He replied that DP did indeed worry about me and occasionally mentioned said worries to the boys. Bless

Am now watching the Italy vs France game and planning to sit around for a bit. Lovely.

Hey All,

Obviously the sun lulled me into a false sense of feeling good this morning so I walked to the shops intending to get the bus back, missed the bus and ended up in tears! So embarrassing; me in floods of tears in the middle of the street, DH rather perplexed but also having difficulty stemming the laughter and me getting more and more frustrated with myself as small children stopped and stared!

I am now also in agony from over doing the walking, can barely move. Oh well guess I'll have to sit and watch the rugby all afternoon!

SP hope the bacon sarnie was worth the cleaning afterwards! Bacon is probably the only thing I miss as a vegetarian, it's been worse while pregnant as I can't face fried egg very often which is my usual substitute.

Petal I similarly swapped work for lots of reading. I put in an Amazon order that got delivered on my first Monday off, and compulsively check Oxfam for more to keep me going . Can't cope with not having a book (or three) on the go!

Cycle I second the 'bless' for your DP! Mine keeps swapping notes with a couple of people he works with who's partners are also expecting at the moment.

Beetle I don't want to grow old, lots of us on here are getting old age problems in the prime of our life lol

House sparkling and smelling of peonies, bacon sandwich was amazing however I now have killer heartburn even ranitidine can't handle my bacon sandwiches!

On a minus, after I finished the downstairs I decided to have another cull of the wardrobe which felt great as I have new clothes arriving any day. I also cleared out my beautiful Tibetan chests which I use for make up and the other for jewelery, as I did I noticed a funny smell

So now I'm googling woodworm treatments

Oh well, at least I feel better for having a clear out.

Salted Sounds a bit weird but are they small enough to fit in your freezer? I'm a trained in conservation, not loopy (. I know it sounds like a weird question. If they can fit then I'll talk you through it without using chemicals if you like.

Architien No they are about 2 foot high and a foot across. I took all the drawers out and there is stringy looking bits (like the shell of a coconut) all over the back and some of the drawers look a bit like marrowbone in places, is it woodworm?

Wow I bet this is the first none baby conversation lol

It was my last day at work today, so i'm now offically on maternity leave. All this talk of books - my one staff perk is that I don't have to pay any overdue fines and can take out as many books as I like. I bought a "Your new baby brother of sister" book home for DS today. I particularly like the page which explains how Mummy and Daddy will be very tired and the new baby will cry lots

Hope you're all having a good weekend. I'm now off to scour the internet for Mr Men party invites for DS.

Congrats on being on leave Liv!

Good luck with the invites. I love Mr Men. DP is not that into books but really wants a complete Mr Men set for the baby.

Hurrah for your last day at work liv

Ididn't realise there were so many avid readers on this thread. I LOVE reading, it is one of my biggest financial indulgences I think. Although it has beoome less so now I don't work as I now have the time to go to cheap/2nd hand book sales. Out village holds a good one as well.

I'm about to start Oranges are not the Only Fruit. Anyone read it? I saw the author on a tv programme the other week and was fascinated by her, so thought I would buy the book.

Another one her who overdone it yesterday. I took ds into town yesterday and took the lazy option (or so I thought!) of putting him in his buggy. Of course I'm packing a cuple of extra stone and then I'm pushing 2 stone of ds around. God I was knackered and my bump bloody hurt.

Then in the afternoon I helped out at the village nearly new sale and was on my feet doing refreshments for 3 hours. It was all worth it though as profits are going to the hospital where ds1 was treated.

Oh, and more me me me.

I was wracked with sobs at 1.00 this morning . My justification for the over the top display:

I bloody ached from over doing it, so everytime I turned over in bed it involved huffing and puffing and throwing myself around like a beached whale.

I had a really full bladder (you know when it almost feels painful)

DH hung a new door in our bedroom and had shut it when he came to bed after me. However there was no handle on it and I couldn't open the fucking thing (the wee situation was getting dire by now)

Hearing me getting annoyed at the door woke dh up so he grumpily said, 'pull the nail to open it'. I was thinking 'oh yes, of course there's a nail to open it, why have a handle when you can put a bloody nail in it? - which I can't actually see because it's dark.'

DH being grumpy was the straw that broke the camels back and I just burst into tears as I went to the loo (which is downstairs as we are converting our house and everything is arse about face).

I eventually huffed and puffed back up the stairs and got into bed and started crying, again. For once dh knew that I had just had enough of being pregnant, stiff and whale-like - which for him was very peceptive!! He is an absolute love, but he's really not very perceptive

I feel ok this morning, and just a little about how upset I got.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

ILTMIMI I can beat you on hysterics!

DP was out at rugby yesterday and I had warned him we were nearly out of cat biscuits and we needed to find the other bag (hidden after the cats tried to rip it open).

So 6.30 rolls around, Mr Handsome starts chirruping and maowing for dinner. And I can't find the biscuits. I text DP and he replies he has no idea where they are. I look everywhere, even hauling my enormous belly up the loft ladder. I actually cried when I couldn't find them. There was one one cupboard I couldn't open (too high up and no proper handle).

Texted DP saying I couldn't find biscuits but didn't say how distraught I was becoming.

He came home shortly afterwards, they were in that one cupboard I couldn't open. He'd blagged a lift from a mate explaining that he had to get home and rescue me from cat begging he'll.

Hi Salted it sounds like you might have a mild case of the same condition as I have ? has anybody mentioned the term Polyhydramnios? i.e. too much amniotic fluid. Apols if not, but you seem to be describing the same symptoms and worrying about the same things as I am (i.e. cord prolapse and baby not engaging).

Mine was picked up as I was measuring big for my dates. I am now 40cm at 36 weeks I had an appt with the obs on Friday and she specifically got the medical student to wobble my bump so that she?d be able to feel the difference. The polyhydramnios had already been confirmed on the scan.

The obs was quite positive about the birth I was worried she might talk about a ELCS or induction already, but instead she said a natural birth may well be possible and the situation could right itself when my waters break. However, I do have to go in at the first sign of labour. I mentioned waterbirth and she just said ?we?ll see? ? but I don?t think they?d really let me for the reasons you?ve already stated. She also thinks baby will arrive sooner rather than later.

Is your baby head down? Is this your first labour? Are you pigging uncomfortable lugging around an enormous sloshy bump? Because I know I am!

ILTMIMI ?Oranges are not the only fruit? is a fab book

Ooooh yay! Book lovers! Oxfam amd libraries are what I miss most. DH has bought me a kindle so I can access lots of lovely books which is going to be fab for horrifically extended maternity stay/BFing.

Another who's been overdoing it. I'm soooo knackered. Stupidly went out feeling not great last night at 6, stayed out til midnight, plan to spend the afternoon lounging on the bed and snoozing/marking. I still haven't caught up from Thursday/Friday.

Morning!

Glad I'm in good book-reading company! (I have a secret suspicion that the April Family are all a complete bunch of closet geeks, of all varieties!)

Yesterday I picked up The Handmaid's Tale (been wanting to read it for aaaages!), another Margaret Attwood one, and Atonement (seen the film, read another McEwan book, looking forward to reading this one!).

There were a couple of others in oxfam (little, moor-town branch, what a goldmine!) which I couldn't carry back up the hill - so I'll be back down there at some point!

I've already started to find I'm unravelling at the prospect of no work. With the lack of anything significant to worry about (baby notwithstanding) I almost convinced myself I had pre-eclampsia last night! I noticed about 9pm that my hands and forearms were a bit swollen. Still reasonably logical, I thought "well, it's barely noticable and I'm frankly amazed I've got this far without it!". But after going to bed (DH playing COD downstairs) I started to feel a bit of a lump in my throat. Oh no! My face is swelling and I'll end up suffocating in the night! No, I'm having an allergic reaction to... something! It's pre-eclampsia and we need to dash to the hospital RIGHT NOW!

Then I gave myself a stern talking to. It was just a lump in my throat and some swollen fingers. All resolved this morning! Glad I didn't make a fuss!

I am going to be a nightmare during mat leave!

Have to say I'm glad it's not just me going into blubbering hysterics! Though ILTMIMI I think the door thing is an entirely reasonable thing to cry about, especially when desperate for the loo! And Cycle cats are masters at nagging for food, so again I think you were justified

This is totally not baby related but Cycle is your cat really called Mr Handsome? If so that is an amazing cat name.

Snap do you like the Kindle? I keep thinking 'ooo that would be lovely, could read one handed while breastfeeding' but I love the feel and smell of a 'proper' book and feel strangely disloyal contemplating ebooks!

x-post with petal there.

Moi, a geek? Never!! >hurriedly hides CAMRA membership, Science Fiction books and Lego collection<

Ooh Petal I've read both of those and loved them.

Beetle, unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to officially call the cat Mr Handsome but that is what I call him most of the time the other one gets called The Fat One. She's the one who wees on things

Beetle - you've got lego?! I'm jealous! DH works next door to Toys R Us, we're always going in to list the various lego sets we want. Sometimes I think this baby is just an excuse for us to play with toys!

Snap I'm also interested in your thoughts on the Kindle. The only drawback I can think of is that it won't dry on a radiator when I drop it in the bath!

Cycle have you read the Women's Room, by Marilyn French, and Ian McEwan's Saturday? They're both excellent, and what put me on to the current ones.

We've got the one cat, officially called Millie, but who will respond to all manner of abuse (Chunky, Stinky, Scruffy, Fatty, Chubs, Whopper, Nutter, Mental, OI-GET-DOWN! etc.)