Evening all!
Citizen I haven't seen Oranges and Sunshine, but I heard the woman (Margaret someone?) talking about it on the radio. Too sad. It's being a mummy that makes you sad at things like that. I look at my beautiful bright 3yo and cannot imagine sending her away and then finding out she didn't go where I thought she was going and finding her 40 years later.
joannezipan here is the pelvic floor mantra 'stop a wee, hold a fart, squeeze a man'. You can practise really stopping a wee to check you are doing it right, but don't do lots and lots while peeing as there is a risk you can give yourself a UTI.
ttl yup, we do the washable nappy thing to save money. I am sure your DH will get into the swing of rinsing poo down the loo :) Somewhat revoltingly, our poo nappies sometimes end up on top of the nappy bucket for a whole day and then I do them all at once during bathtime (my lucky children). tbh newborn baby poo is not that yuk and by the time you've got used to that you're hardened to dealing with nappies. (O someone shoot me now, I'm talking about poo...)
jasmine after showing you the nappies, I had to put a basket of little nappies together for baby rabbit. I suppose I'd better find the poor little thing some clothes to wear as well. We don't know if it's a boy or a girl so I need to make sure the all-important first outfit is sorted. I failed in this last time and DD1 was sent to the nursery to find something and she came back with a slightly too pink babygrow - the 'I am the little brother' romper was behind the door...
thorny O I am so grumpy. I am a bit disappointed because I have previously loved being pregnant and I do think this will be our last and I really would rather enjoy it.
sasa I'm sure a little getaway will be perfect. I have camped at about 20 weeks pregnant and the most annoying thing is needing a wee in the night - I have a good technique at squatting on the potty or over the washing up bowl 
Enjoy the luxury of the caravan.
OK, I know there is far too much about bodily functions in this post now.
confessions I am a bit 
of people getting presents and maternity leave too. But hey, the commute for the SAHM is short. I have been invited to a baby shower for a friend who is having her first in July. It's on 16th May and I am not sure whether I really want to go, although it's at her PILs and they have a nice clean hot tub in their back garden, so I'll probably make the effort :) I've never had a baby shower and no one makes much of a fuss when it's your 4th O and while I'm whinging at people finding beer gardens and being whisked out for dinner on Friday nights - make the most of it ladies! Needing a babysitter does no favours to the spontaneous romantic gesture.
BP I am so stupidly clumsy. I put on an old maternity t-shirt the other day and it already has a huge tea stain down the front of it. I also drop stuff on the floor and just have to leave it. DH has stopped asking why the catfood fork/half a jar of sultanas/stray bits of laundry are on the floor and just picks them up and carries on - love 'im.
I want to be in the 'lack of iron' camp. I phoned my mw on Tuesday in tears because I was so tired and I'd only been up 2 hours (and had 10 hours of fairly good sleep). She did bloods but they came back normal. I think I just need to eat more and dash about less - both of which I find hard. DH has bought me 5kg of body builders' protein and carb shake to quaff and I am taking Spatone because it might do something. I've tried very hard to do nothing this weekend and I don't feel too bad now. The real test will be next week, I've got loads of cool stuff planned. I'll let you know :)