March 06 - Into the 3rd Trimester

[RosiePosie]

Here we are girls. I think we are all a bit shell-shocked at the moment, aren't we?

Thinking of you DHW and wishing life wasn't so cruel sometimes.

ng - don't know what the fed up part was about for me - I jsut wanted to cry all the time, DH read my PG thread thou and we talked about it. going out last night/stopping work has def helped for now!

Just thought Id pop by and wish everyone a very happy christmas!!
Am feeling drained from cleaning the house, especially as Lola is busy messing it all up again!Cooking for 7 at xmas.Nevermind!!Just wish i could drink as this usually gets me through the cooking alot quicker!!
Looking forward to January sales now so I can start getting ready for babys birth.Not long now really.[icon for scared shitless!!!]
Have a good one all.
Take care,
poppy

just wanted to say a big HAPPY CHRISTMAS to all you girls its a bit premature i know, but i may not get on here after today as off travelling to in-laws.

hope you all get to relax and put your feet up.

take care all x

Oh Happy Xmas to all who may not make it back on here for the festivities!
Munz, I've said it before and will again, I highly recommend pethadine! (especially the after effects with the champers!) lol
Hi newgirl, nice to hear from you again!

Well I've just put dd for a nap, as she was getting very stroppy, and then decided to try and sort thru the baby clothes we have, argh! seem to have lots of 0-3, but nothing actually newborn, newborn! and from what I remember I should have, but then it was 2 years ago now! so girls, remind me, do they do basic newborn, then 0-3, I know they do premature, but that's not what I'm after, I just need to make sure cause I'm going loopey!!! I do recall having a nice really small coat for dd, when we came out of hosp, which I can't bloomin find, I have found a 0-3 snowsuit, which looks huge! lol eh looks like I may have to go shopping in the sales after all!

yes they do do NB clothes - I ahve a shed load of NB and 0-3 stuff, not much 3-6 thou.

Frizbe, its best to buy some tiny baby clothes (these go up to 7.5lb but i found fit dd up to 9lb) newborn always seems big for a newborn unless you have a 10lb baby. Ive bought i few tiny baby grows from tesco as they are cheep and they are only in them for a week or so.

Has anybody else been having braxton hicks? Ive been in agony this morning, thought i was going into labour, cant remember having them this bad with dd.

Happy Christmas everyone - although I'm around the whole time, so might pop in to see if anyone else is about. I feel totally and utterly shattered and there is still so much to do!

My plans for the birth are to do it exactly like I did last time - at home, with TENS which I loved, and G&A which I really really loved, kneeling on the floor either over the sofa or a bed ( depending on what time it is and where the children are ). If we had a spare room somewhere, I'd probably hire a hot tub type birthing pool, but I can't be doing with the hassle of temporary inflatable one, and the only place is our living room, so a bit crowded really.

I had a shot of pethidine during my first labour and HATED it, I kept falling asleep between contractions, only to be woken up with huge pains everytime a contraction came - it gave me no pain relief whatsoever. So, it's really hard to recommend stuff to other people because what works brilliantly for some, doesn't for others. Have to admit - I'm not looking forward to giving birth again, I need to start mentally preparing myself for it. . but I'll get Christmas and New Year out of the way first!

Aww RP sorry to hear you and pethadine didn't get on, it was a life saver for me, as the G&A made me barf!
Marne n Munz, thanks for that I thought they did, silly preggy brain eh! so where on earth have all my tiny baby things gone???? I'm sure I didn't give them away......argh! mind you breast pump also still MIA so its the loft again for dh soon!

What's your due date Friz? Is it the 28th Feb? Ah, just checked the stats - the 27th. Mine is the 28th based on last LMP or the 26th based on scan measurements, not that it makes much difference. It was the epidural I had first time around that made me barf continuously, I remember projectile vomiting in front of a group of Med students who had just walked in, ha ha ha!

lol RP did you get them
Only had two med students in with me, and one of those was my birthing partner! although both of them were at 1st births, as was I! didn't see either of them looking too horrified, so can't have been that bad.....
Yep edd is now 27th! argh! not long.....
Happy Xmas to all x

Happy Christmas to one and all and get yer feet up!!
Went out last night and had a Baileys - naughty but bloody good! Did me good to catch up with people I don't see so often and makes up for being stuck at home tonight although filling the stocking etc. will be fab. Doing the whole mince pie, carrot, glass of milk thingy too!
My friend in London had her second girl on Weds - still awaiting the full details but 5 hours all in sounds grand to me!
Catch up after the hols....

Oooh sounds lovely ll, Happy Christmas to all!!
Did the sainsburys last minute bits thing this am, surprisingly empty!! just keeping an eye on santa now with dd, who is very excited!!

happy xmas girls! just got my bro back for rining me at 7 am this monring, and rang him and woke him up! lol - it's 9am in oz where he is! lol - ooh i'm soo mean! lol.

have a good day tomorrow everyone.

Happy Chrismas from New York. Our mini-move went well and we are looking for a place to rent... Thinking that staying here and being with DH is better than being alone in Ottawa.

Hope you're all busy enjoying Christmas.

Don't scare me with talk of twins! I had my 26wk check-up last week. I'm now measuring at 30wks. The MW has said she may refer me for another growth scan next month just to make sure everything's okay. She said that she's fairly sure that there's only one baby though, just that it might be a bit of a whopper. Eeeek!

LOL at the Xmas jokes.

Merry Christmas everyone!

CT strangely enough I measured 30wks too at my 26wk check up last week. I pointed out that I have at least 4cms of flab.(Sorry!) Talk about pinch more than an inch

I've decided to go with an independent midwife so I could be looking at a home birth too. Scary!

Hi all, hope you had fabby Xmas's, we seem to be sinking under a mountain of toys, and even bump has a present too! and there's 9 weeks to go there!! Have rather un subtly requested practical presents like nappies and wipes from a room full of relatives today! to hopefully prevent a vat of unused newborn or 0-3 clothes this time!!

Hello! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas.
Friz: I know what you mean about practical gifts for the LO but since this will be our fourth I suppose that we will be lucky to receive anything at all!!

I feel rather like the Michelin Man today with swollen legs and hands. I am hoping beyond hope that this is not the beginning of PIH again (had it with DS1 9 years ago...).

New York is truly the city that never sleeps. Everthing was even open yesterday!

Cadmum

quick stop in girls to say hello, hope you're all OK, and not too tired, I've been knackered by 6pm and going to sleep! anyhow just a quicky, mum/dad are coming today so i'll only be looking in occasionally (will try every day thou) M/W apt on thurs.

cads glad u're OK having a nice time in NY.

Hi all, Caddy, hope your less swollen by now, hope its not the start of anything like you say, would be a bummer.....so jealous of you living in NYC! what a fab city! really hope your enjoying living with dh again, and you all had a lovely Xmas
Anyone else got snow? we have had it on and off all day, keeps melting between bouts at the moment, but am holding on for a good overnight batch sledges at the ready for the kids and dh!!
We've had to brave the shops today, as were supposed to be going to BIL's for a few days, but they're all ill!! so postphoned (SP) for now, so have been naughty and brought a few newborn sleepsuits, and two tops in 0-3, plus trousers to match really hope this is another girl now! or its a very pink boy

hello everyone

I had some mulled wine and some champagne and I feel soooo much better!! Got a lovely new top in the sales which is non-maternity but is wrap around so I am stretching it to the max today!

i haven't bought anything for baby yet - just for me me me! oh not quite true - I did buy a lovely pink photo album in paperchase!

not sure what the birth plan is - I will see what 36 week scan says about c-section. If I go for a natural delivery ohmygod I will have whatever is going!!!

munz - do you think the new doctor who is as good as the lovely christopher?

ng - do u really have to ask that? althou i've been big on Vin Diesel this past 2/3 weeks - hmmmmmm!

Sipping Lemsip and clutching soggy hanky whilst catching up with you all. We've had a fab Xmas and Tilly really got into it all - she was so impressed that the mince pie/carrot and milk had been eaten!!! House like a toy shop now!
Despite a stinking cold and Pete having a tummy bug on Boxing Day I haven't cried once so fingers crossed I'm out of the doldrums! ((((hugs for you Munz))))))
Went to see newish baby yesterday but couldn't cuddle him due to dripping nose, he was very cute though...
My friend in London has called her little girl Matilda same as mine which is fine by me. Will phone for birth details as soon as can hold a conversation without the nose blowing!