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[ConfessionsOfAnAchingFanjo]

Ha! I made it to the next thread.

I was just a bit surprised!

All baby washing dome here. Think it's because I wanted to feel a little more settled her. Just want to be in my own house! Spare room looks like mothercare has vomited forth into it. Have nowhere to put anything as waiting to move in to by chest of drawers etc for bub. Moan over We do have a crib to build but I am loathed to do that just yet for space reasons. Was thinking maybe DH could do it when labour starts, you know, something to occupy him

Have 6 hours worth of NCT tomorrow

to fountain of milk. Kind of thought it just came out of the centre

Esk, this is the time where you go to the movies, have nice meals with dh, sleep lots, get a pedicure. Anything that might seem more difficult when you have a little one. Im not freezing meals though as i don't like food from the freezer.

I just did my baby clothes washing yesterday. It all looked super cute on the airer.

Thanks for the Emma-Jane nursing bras recommendation Vallinna. I ordered 3 which came this morning (with a code for 10% off from figleaves so even cheaper!) and they're fab. I've possibly bought them too big as I think baby is still pushing my ribs out, but I don't care. It's the first really comfortable bra I've had on for weeks!

morning all!

had the crappest evening at the charity event - hardly anyone there, but my biggest bugbear was that there were no refreshments at all!
the people who bought tickets were given a drink and a cake, but whilst we were allowed drinks,there was no food to buy, or anything!
assistant hadn't eaten all day (apart from a doughnut, because she's going through trauma), and I hadn't because of my poorlyness yesterday.
So we sat there for the whole evening with nothing but jaffa cakes and tiny savoury crisps to eat. from 6 till 10, hardly anyone bought anything, so after expenses, I didn't take enough money to cover the books I sold. :(

I know that most people who came, came in, ate their cake and had their drink, looked at the stalls and then left. If there had been refreshements for sale, people would have stayed, because it would have been a social evening.
and I was fuming by the end, just because Iwas soooooooooooooooo hungry.
Then, at half 9, I texted DH to fetch me, expecting him to come from the pub,. collect me, take the books back to the shop and then take me back to the pub (we would have been back before 10), but the people he was giving lifts to decided that they would also leave with him, which meant he had to wait for them to finish their drinks, then take them all home (opposite side of town from where I was), then come and fetch me.
I rang him at 10 to find out where he was - he hadn't even left the bloody pub (cos of the others)!
which meant I was sitting around on my own while the organisers were trying to tidy up, I couldn't even carry my stuff out to the corridor so they could put my table away.

and I was still starving

Soo after a day of feeling sick .. symptoms tailed off .. I'm sooo bored waiting!!

Val the other thing I did notice on Thursday night was funnily enough leaking right boob - was quite too!! Hopefully mean breast feeding will go OK

Sorry you had such a crappy night Nickel - hope DH got you a nice takeaway or something.

no, he didn't get me a takeaway. by that time it was so late, i didn't really fancy food at all.
he made me a butter sandwich when we got back home.

sprry your symptoms have tailed off. :(
I really am not looking forward to the waiting around part.

Dh whinge alert. He was working super late last night so I arranged to see friends. He was working 6-6pm today, so had a day in the house thinking I would do a nice dinner etc. He is still at work . It's not his fault, but telling me at 5.30pm isn't acceptable

Just needed to offload that!

Baby I sympathise with you on DH's working hours. My DH does this occasionally and I often don't know about it until too late. We now have an agreement that he must tell me by 6pm so that I don't start cooking for him if he's going to end up eating in the office in order to work until v late. That time will probably change now I'm at home all day.

Nickel sorry for your evening yesterday. I hope your DH is making it up to you today.

I had my baby shower today. It was great fun! We played "guess what's in the nappy" (chocolate of various types), decorate a babygrow and a couple of other games. Also have some really thoughtful presents, especially from people who have had babies already. I would never have thought of getting baby emery boards, but had no idea how to cut a baby's nails!

DH got carried away today and assembled the pushchair. It's sweet that he's so excited, but his logic totally failed. He claimed that we'd assemble the pushchair so there was more space in baby's room (where the boxes were) for us to build furniture. In fact we now have pushchair taking up space in the living room and the empty boxes in baby's room. Ah well.

Hope everyone else is having a good weekend.

Oh Nickel, sorry your evening was so crap and dyna that your symptoms have dried up - maybe they are trying to lull you into a false sense of security?!

Oh B2B that is my standard gripe with DH. The whole "I'll be home at x" and then wondering why I am pissed off when it is an hour later! Just don't tell me a time would be better

Esk glad the bras are good as I just recommended them to my entire NCT class too!! Glad the shower was fun too!

Sounds like a fab baby shower . Love the game ideas. I was given a surprise one by my work colleagues, a cream tea in central London. Was fab! Also very exciting about the pram being assembled. The baby gear def does take over doesn't it?!

Dh still isn't home. Logically I know it is just the nature of the job. My hormonal self feels like I have wasted a whole day and could have arranged to do something nice tonight. He is going to be shattered, so I thought I would try and vent on here and be reasonable when I see him (that's the plan anyway!).

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I
am meeting the girls for cake tomorrow, so will be happy then

We have progress on the Nursery!! (I know, I know, 36+5 isn't the ideal time to be just getting into it!)
Baby now has (most of) a chest of drawers/cupboard combination, a curtain rail and curtains. Only most of a chest of drawers etc because we bought green doors for it in IKEA last weekend as the plain wooden ones were out of stock but now we've decided to return them as the green is really very GREEN and a bit overpowering.

Hope everyone has had a good weekend. I'm looking forward to not going to work tomorrow

Morning ladies, hope everyone has had a good weekend. I had a fab day yesterday which more than made up for a rubbish Saturday. Do have slightly burnt shoulders though, doh!

Good progress on the nursery esk .

what was my weekend was only yesterday - and not even that because I spent most of it at church.
:(

am so tired and miserable at the moment. I really need a proper break- a proper weekend or something, but i don't have any chance of that.
My normal routine is just getting too much for me - there's no end to this in sight, and for some reason, I seem to find more stuff to do!
when I'm at home resting, I feel like i'm supposed to be doing something, so I get bored, then I can't sleep!

at your green doors esk - hope your first day of freedom is fabby :)
Bab shower sounds great fun too - nice to be pampered, isn't it!

Awh Nickel hope you have a lovely Monday to make up for the w/e!

Esk at least you have a nursery although we have decided on the M&P Gingerbread theme for when we eventually move! Although DH today asked if everybody would have somthing like that. I didn't know the answer but thought it really didn't matter!!

Had our 34 week MW appointment today. We have a very cooperative baby (at the moment....!) who is head down and 2/5 engaged! Tres exciting - although we were told he could pop out again! First NCT on Saturday too which was really good. Everyone (including the teacher) all very normal

Sorry to hear you are feeling down nickel. Is there no way you and dh can even do a midweek day away somewhere? I found getting away really helped as I couldn't end up tidying etc.

I have the midwife this week and a scan. Really pleased I have the appointments as I have been feeling period type pains and had a really funny stomach. Think it is to early at 36 weeks for labour symptoms. I sometimes get ibs when I'm nervous, so more likely that. Oh the joys!

Yay to good appointment Val. Glad you enjoyed nct class too. The first person in my group has had her baby, super cute . It is nice to have people in the same boat as you and future cake buddies!

Any news from Dyna?!

Don't go for the gingerbread changing mat though Vallinna... just read the reviews on the M&P website if you don't believe me that's the one I've got, and am waiting to return and get a refund on, bloody useless thing.

Hope you're feeling a bit better today Nickel, I think everyone gets a bit down in the dumps about your stage... you're just over the halfway point now though, so it will all start to speed up a bit soon, promise! Try and remember to sleep as much as you can and to eat properly.

Hey - still no real progress here, have had some cramps and shooting pains in Fanjo over weekend but nothing indicating labour 'proper' ... 40 & 5 now.... sooo over being pregnant and just want baby to come!! Come on baby!!! DH disapointed to be going to work today after promising signs on Friday he was convinced it was time and being called / texted by mum, brother, friends and DH family constantly asking for updates and nothing to report.. hmmmpphh. I can't even walk very much to try and get things going cos of my SPD.. I can do about a mile max before being in agony.

Sorry for the selfish post

Val enjoy your first monday off! Esk good progress on nursery!

Sorry your feeling down Nickel definately time to plan a lovely day out if full weekend away off the cards. B2B you've got more symtoms that me now!

Thanks Katee I remember your review so will steer well clear!

Dyna still one week to go at my desk as I type thinking "Wwwwhhhheeeeeee" and "ssshhhhiiiitttteeee" in equal measures at not being here next week Sending you labouring thoughts :)

B2B I have been quite period painy too this morning. The MW said it's about now that the BH take on a bit more force!

Just remember Dyna in less than 2 weeks now you WILL have a baby in your arms and all the pain of waiting will be a distant memory.

Hugs for you Nickel. You sound like you need it (I'd give you chocolate too, but I've eaten it all).

Period type pains/feelings are good things. Mean you cervix is ripening (though don't mean baby will be on time, yes DD I'm looking at you).

Haha COAAF (still aching?!) - for some reason when anyone says ripe or ripening it makes me think of really smelly (delicious!) oozing brie!

Not sure if I have had any BH. Could that just be them?

I have been trying to get the house tidied and catch up on my washing today (fab weather for drying clothes). Only problem is I cant keep my eyes open. Think I am turning nocturnal

Been a while since we had the labour pom poms out!

That's reassuring COAAF, I've been getting intermittent period-y cramps for a few days now. Some quite strong ones at the park earlier. Hopefully this means the mw will be able to sweep me when I see her at hospital tomorrow. I may have to nick your crown, cos my fanjo is aching for real. I feel like someone trying to carry a bowling ball in an inadequate string bag between my legs.

Poor Star!

I had a bit of a . My leaky right boob just leaked something the colour that tomato sauce goes when it stains a white top...does that make sense? That sort of electric orange colour...can't make it do it again but it was a bit

Leaky boobs are another sign of baby being about done Val abit [shick] at the colour though, but then colostrum is quite yellow in colour.

You can have my crown now aStar. I was thinking of changing my name to ConfessionsOfAWareFanjo after I caught sight of how badly maintained it actually was! , though the way I've been eating recently and the apparent weight gain I've had I may need to go back to the old NoMoreChocBiscuits. We'll shall see what some more sleep deprevation can help me come up with.