Hello again. Well button your experience with the cashier sounds bloody annoying. I hate it that everyone feels it's okay to comment on your size (and everything else to do with your pregnancy). I went through a patch of feeling huge a few weeks ago and feeling sensitive whenever anyone asked when the baby was due, but now I just feel I'm actually a reasonable size. The thing that annoys me though is that everyone wants to comment on the fact that I have three boys already and must really want a girl. This one is a girl, but I really wasn't fussed one way or the other. Doesn't stop all the comments though. Sorry to hear about your pelvis getting worse too. 
At least it's not too long to wait until it's all over...
Re the homebirths, despite the hospital assuming I had transferred all care over to them following the GD diagnosis, my midwife has finally said that she will support me in my decision. So we are having a home birth after all, hooray!!! I have my list of stuff to get but have most of it, just have to get hold of a few dustsheets and stock up on food for dp and the midwives. I haven't yet bought any presents for the boys 'from the baby' and better get a move on if I'm going to order DVDs from Amazon otherwise they might not arrive before the baby does.
MissLolita it's never too late to book a homebirth (at least in the UK that is) but realise that some hospital staff think it's never too late to persuade you to go to hospital either - my sister was taken in on the day she went into labour based on a rather spurious blood pressure reading. The reading was fine once she arrived in hospital and she feels the midwife attending her just didn't want to hang around at home.
sues I am also sleeping much better than in previous pregnancies, no piles of pillows around me this time round and I don't even have a special bolster or pregnancy pillow. I think I'm probably just knackered enough to sleep whatever my position 
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crazyafterthought that's so wonderful, best of luck for your Dec babe.
twit all your pains do sound exciting although I can appreciate you don't feel that way. But it's good to have had your hair done. I'm hoping to get my legs waxed this week, although it is going to be a very busy week, and haircut next week.
cara even though everyone says each labour is different, it's hard not to base your feelings and expectations on what you've been through before. Anyway I bet you will deal with labour far better this time. But have you thought of trying hypnotherapy? I borrowed a hypnobirthing book from the library and it's very interesting. Of course lots of it is supposed to be done with a properly trained person but there's a CD with the book so you can do some of the relaxation and visualisations on your own.
LadygoneGaga check out our thread about Gestational Diabetes if you want to. I really hope for your sake that the GTT comes up clear, but if it doesn't, there's loads you can do to minimise risks to the baby and to you, and stop the baby from putting on loads more weight. A really low GI diet and exercise at night makes a huge difference to lots of women, although some still need to go on insulin.
Finally stangirl it is lovely to go out once in a while, isn't it? I still remember with pleasure going to a 'black tie' wedding reception when pregnant with ds2. In fact I still have the dress, must get round to putting it on eBay sometime as I doubt I will want it again.
Time to check other threads and then go on the exercise bike. :)