due in dec 05- one down....were off!!

[ei23mummy]

almost time for us to be startin our postnatal thread ladies...
one of our number has popped who'll be next to go?? dya think we should take bets?? now were all at at least 34 weeks it could be any one of us...take a wild guess!!

aw! time out for P? sounds just what he needs ninah1 how very sweet of you ds.
miserable DQ today our heating cant be fixed and now ahve new boiler on order....mmmm, the coldest week for a decade and I HAVE NO HEATING!!! god that made me pissed off last night. then worlds worst pains in lower back that reduced me to tears and no getting comfy anywhere. so i am a sorry for me gal today. i wouldnt mind if it was hurting this much in labour, but seems a triffle unfair to be this bad and NOT be productive iykwim!!
now have to go one end of town to pick up extra heater, another end of town to pick up one of dhs christmas gifts, and then the supermarket for weeks groceries... and it hurts to just walk!!! ah well, guess this is the next few weeks for me, hurting and falling apart generally, as I tend to do towards the end.
tomorrow we have dhs uncles funeral to go to. wil be desperately trying to hide in quiet corner and sit down alot.....

is it just me, or do you other ladies near the end feel all kinda crampy and tearful??? I dont like this...........

dq I would certainly be tearful and fed up if our heating wasn't working! God it's FREEZING! can you go out and buy a convector heater or something to get you over the weekend? this happened to a friend last year, she was desperately mis and not pregnant! she spent a lot of time at ours to warm up ... you can't be feeling good like this.
Sorry I just re-read, you are getting heater, good. Take a cab! please! door to door!
Do you have a friend nearby you can pop round to this pm and stay cosy a bit while yours is getting warmed up with the new heater?

Hi all,
DQ, no heating!! Poor you. I hope they can put you a new one in pretty quickly. Why does it all blow up when you are expecting? Had a new toilet fitted today so only the freezer to mend now & we are pretty much there.

Oh Ninah, your DS is lovely. What a sweetie. Glad the chat went OK. Must be weird when he is so good with you and then you get told he is acting up a bit. At least he has some spirit!!

Jay, sorry you are still having shocking nights. I know I was nearly in tears a few days ago as I was so fed up with the pain when trying to turn over & being awake so you must be terribly frustrated and in agony.

I think my blooming phase is well & truly over. No-one told me that you only recognise that phase once it's gone, wishing I'd made a bit more of it now. Spending most days at home feeling very sorry for myself this week.

I'm looking forward to everyone starting to have their little ones as I think it will brighten us all up.

I don't think I 'bloomed'! all in all though I have to say it has been a healthy uneventful pregnancy and I'm really grateful for that. I don't want the next bit to go TOO quickly as I want some days off before baby! I DID pack my hosp bag yesterday but could only think of -clothes for baby, nappies and nightdress there must be other stuff I'm sure (NO ONE SAY PAPER KNICKS PLEASE!!) I need to dig out one of those interminable lists from my old preg mags ...
I mean, last time I was 'busy' making tapes to listen to with music of particular significance what a load of crp ended up watchign Nigella and car chases sky high on pethidine

I've filled my hospital bag already but haven't got anything in for the baby yet!! It seems to be mainly filled with maternity towels - I have been warned
Also bought a BIG box of Thorntons choccies for the start of labour - well they do say you need to eat!

Must order my tens machine today. Probably won't work but anything is worth a try I guess!

oh, yes of course, chocs, how could I forget those George! I found tens didn't help a lot with pain relief tbh but was a great distraction having something to fiddle with ...

another tearful lady here!!
Dh and i argued AGAIN last night about routine this time!! Wont go into details cos its rubbish. Dh being selfish again and the minute he started mentioning what his ex did when DSD was a baby i flipped! Maybe there really is no hope for Dh and I and im better off leaving before Alex is born! Just ignore me, i slept in the spare room on the floor so am tired and in pain! To make matters worse when Dh and i had turned our back on each other last night i closed my eyes and my mum was right there telling me to stick to my guns, Think maybe my mums death is finally hitting home and my heart is finally breaking, ok im going cos im crying again, gonna try get some sleep. Just ignore me im just venting.

bonkerz of course you are still grieving for your mum! you were so terrifically brave holding everything together. Of course you will think about her, especially when Alex comes along.
Sorry you had a row and really hope you can be on better terms tonight. If not, HE can sleep on the floor, you need a decent rest at night young lady
don't waste time comparing on what ex did etc, this is you! I bet he's sorry he upset you, it's a tricky time, we want everything to be perfect but are tired, cold, anxious
Do take care of yourself! x

bonkerz
Sending you a huge hug [[[hug]]] Rest up for the evening have a good cry it always helps. And no sleeping on the floor tonight you need your rest. Can you try and talk to your DH and explain how your feeling right now..

DQ,
Know what you mean about pain walking around the supermarket! I was like John Wayne in tesco this week!! O the pressure!

Went home yesterday early and slept all day!! and again last night. The lack of sleep for the last 5 night really got to me.. When i woke DP had a fire lit and dinner cooked i cried like a baby cause i had no energy to do it myself and he had it all done!! He cheered me up so much i kept tellin him how much i loved him !!

s/h when you dont post for abit I start to wonder about you having gone into labour or something!
we have LOTS of heaters dotted about the house guys, but its not the same as heating in every room................
dh is driving me MAD today. the funeral tomorrow is hours and hours long. i am making a huge effort to go as it is -sorry that must sound awful, but its not a close relative and i feel so crap, dd2 is poorly and I just wanted to go to the part we have to and go. now hes on about we 'must' go to the wake after (which being half irish family is one hell of a party actually) hes going on about how long we should stay -hours and hours, and I'm so tired now, I could cry
sorry,no reason to dump all that on you guys
youre right george, the blooming part os long over, its a struggle to get thro the day and night without hurting or feeling crap. hurry up babies we need our spirits lifting!

Oh Bonkerz, I'm so sorry. I think everyone is teary at the moment & you have it worse with losing your mum so recently. You and your DH will sort it out. Try not to worry about how you are going to do things now.

Glad you went home yesterday Minnie. They won't be expecting you in full time now I bet so make sure you rest up when you need to.

When is your new boiler coming DQ? I don't want to be the bearer of bad news but isn't it supposed to be pretty arctic this weekend? How far away is the funeral? Can you and DD escape early at all?
I'm with you on the tiredness, I've had another 2 hour massive nap this afternoon. Is it just me doing this? I feel rubbish & have no energy, I just want to sleep (or eat) all the time. I feel so lazy.

(Grump, grump, grump )

gd evening everyone,oh bonqers,hugs for you hun,and anyone else in need of one.....Think the nesting has finally hit home for me...yeah.....
Where is the funera;l tomorrow??
Lucky you minnie,i wish my dh got home at a reasonable hour to see dd,let alone cook dinner etc...give him an extra kiss tonight,sounds like he deserves it xxx

GOOD news (and today I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeed some!!) my boiler is being rushed thro..and will be fitted sunday. apparently its an all day nightmare job and I should ( I quote our gas engineer)'go out' -okay fine, just make my house warm!!!!! fingers crossed please that sunday happens!!! and george, its pretty bl*dy artic now let me tell you. the big children are excited by the (slim) prospect of snow tomorrow. I'm absolutely f*king delirious at the idea.....
ebbie, nice to hear from you its my dh's uncles funeral tomorrrow BTW In Bournemouth.
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetheart, can you please check in.........grey hairs are NOT my best look!!!!
hope everyones having a nice (warm) evening.

DQ great news about heater! What more of an excuse do you need to snuggle up to DH tonight???

SH: hope you ok?

Have had a horrid day. Did get 2 hours sleep earlier but feel so low. Ive just had enough of everything and everyone and think im close to completely losing it. Dh rang from work at 4pm which he never does but it ended up in a row cos he wanted take away and im severly overdrawn!! He came home to find me in bed and hasnt said a word to me. Just gone down to him and asked if he wanted a drink and he ignored me. If i had somewhere to go id leave right now but i really think my friends are getting fed up of me and im sure you girls are too!

HELLO!!!! I'm here Sorry to be getting everyones hopes up - I'm not in labour just had a busy day and dh has been hogging the computer tonight so I haven't been able to get on!

Been to college today - really starting to s**t myself about this exam - just wish I didn't have it hanging over me.

DQ - I think your right about this last bit of preg being horrible - I for one have been feeling very very over emotional/teary/knackered etc etc etc I think dh is worrying as I've spent most of the last week in tears over such stupid things.

Anyway, if there is anything I can do to cheer anyone up just let me know - I've given myself a good hard slap and decided to try and snap out of it, after all with only 9 days left I need to get into happy mode and spread good vibes to the baby!

Bonkerz - poor you re DP, I do hope things go better tonight.

DQ - sympathy re heating, and glad you've got good news.

My DH's Christmas do is on 16th, but he's agreed not to drink too much (yeah right, we'll see), but at least it's nearby. Might just ring him and give him a bit of an 'its on its way' fright beforehand just to remind him (is it just mine or do your partners "forget" that you are 8 plus months pregnant and not only likely to drop at every time, but everything takes a huge effort?)

Anyway MIL lives in Italy and is coming to stay on Monday for 10 days - which IMO is a bit too long. She can help out with DD, but she'll be sleeping in the nursery which means I won't be able to get much done there, the place is a mess so I need to spend the whole weekend cleaning, and I can't help but feel this is the last few weeks that it'll be just DH, DD and me. I know I'm being really selfish, but 10 days seems like an awfully long time...

Ah well, at least I'll be able to nap more during the day (which I need as I'm not sleeping well at night now). I really should stop whinging about little things that don't really matter

Nine days! NINE DAYS! Oh my god, SH, it's soooo close! Fingers crossed and good luck for your exam.

It's funny to hear you all talking about your dh's xmas work do's. Mine is on the 16th and I plan on making it my first adult event after the birth of the baby. We are going horse racing for the day with free champagne all day

Ninah - meant to say in my last post, your ds is such a credit to you and he really is a sweet little boy. The fact that he is so in tune with how you are feeling about the whole situation with p means he is NOTHING like his dad and will turn out to be a far better bloke! Thats all down to you lady

just read all the posts and can't remember much about them now not teary today but grumpy tonight, just no patience really. need to probably slow down a bit, 2 days off work and wasn't really home that much
but got a lot of things done that usually have to wait until the weekend so that's nice in a way.
ordered the wrong size mattress for the moses basket - grrr, so had to return that today, but at least got the cot one right.
dh had a few beers with a friend at their place this evening, so once he was all mellow, and he realised I wasn't , he agreed to my timetable of what needs finishing in which room, next week - with any luck he'll remember the conversation & he's started his next lot of study & he's been put forward for another 2 jobs, so something has to come his way soon hopefully.
last day of work tomorrow just better not have to do too much or I won't be impressed!

evening laies
good s/h youve not gone yet!! I think youve abouta week you know and thats your lot! oh no dont leave us.............. and yes, reading everyones posts makes me chuckle, we are all FED UP, tearful, grumpy and right at the end of our pregnancies. s/h the dead giveaway is that last sudden burst of energy.........so watch out for it! I could do with mine, everything is SUCH an effort.
babygibbon, hmmm, yep our dhs sound the same. mine assures me he wont be drinking alot.....oh right! i sooooooooooooooooo dont believe him. think may also 'twinge' alot before he leaves, and when he rings to check on me arent i evil?????
bonkerz. take a deep breath and try not to react. its the same as the rest of us, its the last pg hormone thing and we are a nightmare to live with right now,...dont think about leaving dh now, as youre not thinking quite straight -iyswim- no is not a good time to make a serious decision about anything. hang in there.

oh did I tell you ladies that when i bought the new heater -its an oil filled radiator btw- at homebase they said 'sorry we dont ahve enough staff to help you to the car with it' and let an eight months pg lady struggle out the door??? (dh was cross about that. later on, when it was no use whatso ever it occurred to me several times he actually WORKS in a row of shops and could of picked one up!!!) and then I finally got it home and in the door.......took it out the box to plug in......only to find it needed assembling!!!!(last thing you really want to do in a freezing hallway, shaped like this and sat on the floor killing your hips...) burst into tears at that point.
its no good, either I'm right at the end of my pg or I've really lost my mind recently.

Gd morning all,Sorry to hear that everyone is feeling over emotional and down...On the whole i dont feel too bad,of course i have had my moments,but am doing ok..havent got to the fed up point just yet......
I think thats because i am focusing on dds birthday and her party,only was kinda hoping l.o would of been born by then...Would of made it that little extra specail for her,she even read it a bk last night....bless her..
Gd luck on your last day at work......Am still delievering avon,i wish people would pick up there orders on time[not talking bout friends or familly],i want it out of my house.....

Did loads yesterday,and dad came round to clean all my carpets,so although they may not look all that good they are clean and thats fine by me....

How is everyone?Flutter give george a big kiss from me,cant wait for that soft skin and cute baby smell

morning all, goodness knows what i will be like if i am all emotional now...i still have ages to go !

Had a bit of a morning already. DH booked the car in for a service, which was a poo in itself as i have MF at 11, but he assured me that i would be ok for a lift from his work collegue ( as they were working from home today) well it never transpired and they had to go into work.. so i had to take the car in for 8 30 this morning and hang around for a courtesty lift back....i just got in now!!! grrrrr

So now i have to book a cab to take me to the MF for 11 then one back again after i have finished.. what a palarva i tell you, if it had happened two days ago id have thought it was the end of the world, what with my emotions but thankfully today i am in a more rational mood ( lucky for DH!!)

Ebbie whens the party for yr dd, its good to have a focus on something else, seems all i can focus on is how huge i feel now, seem to have had a growth spurt the past week and half!

Nightmare about your heating DQ but at least the end is in sight now! you can look forward to a warm week next week! At least we havent had snow here, anyone else had any??

Aww Bonkerz, sounds like you are having a rough time, hang in there babe, things never stay the same for very long and as DQ said we can all be a bit irrational at the moment, best wait and hold out till bubs comes then see how your feeling, hugs to you, can always text me if you want

I have resigned myself to the fact that i will have sleepless nights now for the rest of my natural life...lol well for the next 6 months at least.. at napping in the day is a total must at the moment, i used to feel guilty about it but now i dont even know when i doze off!! George youre right when you say we will all be feeling better when our bubs come, i cant wait, its like i have been waiting all my life and now finally i am going to be a mum!!! wow weeeeee

Right off to iron some cot bed sheets b4 MW, will check in later, hugs to one and all x

Ironing sheets jay, you are good, I'm flat out ironing clothes most of the time
I would have told that store where to put their heater and their cusotmer service if someone had said that to me dq, that's appalling. love asking for the manager in those situations and asking about the customer care courses they've done, but then service in shops is one of my biggest moans about the UK.......
sh, only a week to go, wow, that is close. I'm due 3wks tomorrow, look like I've dropped a bit more too, even dd knows where the bump is hard and soft now, and loves telling everyone that it is head down, have my own little nurse at home
Have managed to avoid doing much work related stuff this morning, so hoping this continues as the day goes on

Morning all,

OK i have just fallin asleep at my desk!!

DQ,
Shame on homebase, Someone should have helped you.

Were nearly there girls hang on in there.. ok easy to say. 2 wks to go and i start maternity.. Bring it on!

We have snow here too, isnt it lovely!