Nov 2011 - Feathering our nests and buying baby vests

[PamSco]

Taking liberties again as there are only 5 posts to go on old thread. Hope everyone is well this morning!

OOh salt & vinegar crisps moosey thats a good idea.

Oh pam I think they might be trialling that in our local hospital at the moment.

Has anyone heard of or used The Pink Kit? My MW has just text asking if I have heard of it as she has some info on it she can bring tonight. I have searched MN to see if comes up but for such a huge site I can only find one, suspiciously glowing reference to it.

my dh has a gig on the 29th oct, it's not too far but there is no signal in that area, so do not think i'll be able to get hold of him, and he moaned when i told him that if i went into labour before he left he wouldn't be going, or if i did after he'd gone and managed to get hold of him he may actually have to leave and come home.

voodoo my dss had problems when he started his new class last year (or year before can't remember now) and that was cause things kept changing during the day he was supposed to have 1 teacher but she had other jobs to do as well so kept going off to do her other duties. We found what worked was for him to be sat down everyday and told what was going to be happening, what lessons he'd have and what teachers and if anything was going to be different. We haven't had that problem since and the last two years he's had different teacher for most lessons.

I hope I can use the telemetry machine Pam...it will transport us home quickly like it did for Spock and Captain Kirk yeah? If it doesn't it sounds like it should

At the risk of sounding a bit wooooo here, I don't think you will go into labour when OH is away kelly. I think you won't want to as he's away therefore your body won't feel relaxed enough to go into labour. Now loads of you will tell me about pals who have gone into labour when partners have been away...! whadiknow anyways...

Voodoo sorry to hear about your son. How was he today going to school?

Voodooo and Snoozle the bairn I'm coming down to NE for few days to visit auntie next month, are you guys having a meet up pre babies? OOOh I'm whoring myself around the meet ups aren't I?Edinburgh...Singapore...Northumberland

I'm doing well considering I'm back to sleeping 3-4 hours a night. I seem to have got used to it. I've also started drinking fat coke in the afternoon which helps.

Random question
Can you tell if you're baby's engaged?

Morning of BAD dizziness here. Thankfully not on my own with DS today, else there would have been trouble, but tomorrow is another story. And so breathless, even when sat still. And SO tired - also sleeping not much and not well. And I still have a whisper over 2 months to go! Eugh. Was hoping to get out to town and buy some more bits for hospital bag etc this afternoon but a bit nervous to be out after being so dizzy thismorning.
All be worth it in the end, all be worth it in the end, all be worth it in the end.
This child BETTER look after me in my dotage...

ziggi they bring their girlfriend home and she has a huge rock on her 3rd finger left hand?

Update from Caz she will be going home on Saturday! On 11th of October she will be induced to give birth to their screaming little boy! If all goes to plan!

Pam - you need your own drummer... Badum-ching.

I'm so exhausted today - and our lodger for the next two weeks is arriving today :(

Folic I am a master of disguise, because I think I misled you as to my whereabouts! I am indeed linguistically and culturally close to Scotland, but its Co Antrim, rather than the NE. We even have our own language you know www.ulsterscotsagency.com/ and its not in any way made up in order to try to give us a sense of belonging because we have no discernable culture of our own

V quick post, sainsburys has money off baby stuff, mat pads 10 for 75p..... Pampers change mts £2.75, breast pads reduced and so on. Will be back later for actual chat/proper post! Off for a bath and then a nice hot curry :)

Am on for a tiny little moan, had written a big long self indulgent post but thought better of it, lets just say, 24 year blokes can be total nobs and they shouldn't make pregnant women cry at work, it's very very unprofessional, so close to begging my gp for a line so I dont have to go back to work before my maternity leave starts, but that would mean that they win....

Still having lovely junk food for dinner tonight and it's Friday tomorrow, hope everyone had a better day than me and glad to hear that there are some birth dates in the offing, this bub can come anytime it wants now, I went to Mothercare and bought an adorable musical mobile for the cot to cheer myself up this evening, worked out rather well too :)

Not had a great day here either. DS is finding the social side of settling into school v tough and the anxiety is coming out as aggression which is just not like him at all. So 9 days in and we are all pretty tired and I am emotionally exhausted as he is just not a happy little boy. Also DD unsettled by all the changes.

So today = almost fainting twice, DS having massive temper tantrum involving 2 kicks to my tummy (not intentional just flailing), me ringing DH in tears for him to come home from work and help, reduced foetal mvts, 4 hour trip to day assessment unit. All fine in the end, junior did start moving and heart rate did what it should and I am booked in for another scan. But I feel like it's been a very long and emotional day.

Sorry to hear bout all the trauma over starting school and wee knobs who make pregnant women cry and dizzy spells. I hope everyone is having a relaxing evening. I'm not long homd and frozen pizza for tea, anyone else not be arsed cooking?

Folic I suggest you put your pizza in the oven first, I've been told it's not very yummie frozen Enjoy! x

Har blue! Everyone's a comedian tonight!

twojacks no they definately shouldn't make pregnant women cry, but having said that being pregnant gives said women the hormonal right to smack said 24 yr old nob straight on the noserepeatedly until he crys right back. i hope tomorrow is better.

ali that's one of the things that worres me about ds starting next year. Did he know anyone there to begin with? is he normally social? i really hope things start getting better soon. Glad baby is ok.

blue thanks for updating us, hope you're getting on ok.

folic i'm so tired and now getting to the point where i can never be arsed to cook. can't wait for mat leave to start.

zig sometimes if you've been having pressure or spd pains it eases when the head engages but to be honest i can't remember otherwise, the mw will tell you at one of your appts when it does.

pam that took me a sec, i read zigs question earlier today and only just read your response i had to go back to reread what she'd asked. but did make me laugh

bump i will look into the two-shirt method.

I feel like I will be staying at home a lot as leaving the house with a baby seems like a daunting task - any other 1st timers feel like this? I assume I'll toughen up because I can't never leave the house again...

kelly lol at your Imagined car ride home! My DH is leaving on Oct 28-29 for a conference 3 hours away. I secrectly hoping this will trigger labour as I'll be at 38+ weeks

caz glad to hear you get to go home on Saturday - I hope you wanted to go home!! And not too long before Oct 11th!! (19... I counted)

ali sorry to hear about your stressful day! Get some rest/relax tonight and tomorrow will be better!

Can't believe I forgot to mention yesterday that Sylvie-Rose is out of the incubator and in a cot! When I went in to SCBU yesterday, I couldn't see where she'd gone and almost panicked until a nurse pointed her out to me! They think she may be home in 10 days or so.

goldmaple when I had ds1, I barely left the house for weeks. At the time, dh had been sent to Germany to work and I ended up making sure to leave the house daily with the buggy ( and the baby, of course!) just to go to the pharmacy to buy soothers he didn't need {blush] to chat to the staff as it was the only adult company I had at the time. All my friends lived far away and most of my neighbours worked.
The trick is to go out for short walks and also to always have the changing bag packed and ready to go. If it's not ready to go, you can spend ages looking for nappies/spare clothes etc and it takes ages to get ready.

Thanks for the support :-) Cep it's fair to say it isn't his strongest suit - he was a bit behind his peers in moving from playing alone to together but was doing fine at nursery - not any particular friends but playing happily with a variety of children. Prob at school is that he is dead set on playing with those from his nursery but they don't want to play with him which he is taking very hard - hasn't quite got the new friends option. So he has been very anxious and insecure affecting his eating, sleeping and behaviour. It is settling and school are v helpful.

Ziggi I think your bump can drop a bit when baby is engaged giving you back a bit of stomach and lung capacity but is very hard to tell.

I am so off cooking I am considering buying a 2nd freezer to stock up on 'Cook' meals tO improve the quality of what we're eating!

2Jacks sorry to hear about rough time at work - keep focussing on that ML countdown

goldmaple - once you find your feet, its good to go out a bit. I was very social but it was summer and Copenhagen is a walking city, so I went for walks and fell in with some new mums who really were up for going to cafes for lunch. I also went to Babybio a lot - its morning cinema for mums and babies. Basically normal films but you can bring your baby in and breastfeed, or (this will be weird for some), leave your baby in the pram line up outside, put a number on it and they have people who walk up and down and check on your baby. If your baby wakes up, they come into the cinema and hold up the number or call it out. Its so Scandinavian!

Anyway, point is that at first I needed to feel connected to others in the same position and it was good to get out and about. Some groups are better than others and the mums group I was "assigned" to locally was awful - really insecure and uptight vibe and a lot of comparison of baby skills. So I ditched that one quick.
This time, being a dark winter period, I imagine I won't get out as much, but I have already scoped the expat parents meet-up group and I will give it a try a few times. Otherwise I can really see myself getting too isolated.

But who knows really? I also imagine myself dropping Elodie to kindergarten then jogging around the park with my mountain buggy but is it really likely? Hell no.

twojacks - trust me, I know that this age group of guys are total jack-asses. They don't know anything about women really and they seem to forget they have mothers and sisters. Some of the guys I work with have said some really foul things and upset me but something switched this week and I got my claws out a bit. I offered to punch one guys lights out. In a "jokey" way of course. Seriously, I don't know what they said, but soon you will have a gorgeous baby and be yourself again but going through this amazing experience of being a mum too. And they will still be stupid and lame.

folic - I can't be arsed to cook at all really. Yesterday my friend came over and we have delivery pizza. This morning I just managed to throw some chicken and rendang mix into the (amazing!) slow cooker before I took off for work. But I have to admit, I didn't even eat it tonight. I had cereal instead. And I am totally into the fat coke at the moment. Naughty but I never drink normally and love the caramelly flavour and sugar kick.

Well, I am looking forward to the end of a rollercoaster week. Trying to decouple myself from work but I am still so into my project and the stress and anxiety that go with it. And stupidly said yes to a dinner with another pregnant couple tomorrow evening when I know I will be totally battered. So it will be baby talk all night (nothing wrong with it, though!!)

Aw, Tjuice Have a Jolly Cola for me ...

Caz glad that you are feeling more settled and calm. I hope it stays that way and you can go home.

Sorry there are so many here having had a rubbish day. Hope today is better. It?s Friday!

Chip I am so so pleased for you. I actually jumped up and did a quick dance for little Sylvie-Rose!

Spent yesterday evening at the Autograph session for the Singapore GP and the long standing around really knackered my feet for today. Fortunately it will be sitting at the races this weekend and evening. Just the rest of today to get through...

Work have really lessened my workload and I am very grateful. Though unfortunately it is the most boring task of writing documentation. Ho hum...5.5 workdays left and really can?t wait to be able to take things easy.

Have a good Friday everyone!

Thanks guys for your support, DH has threatened to come to work and beat him up, but I pointed out that might not be so goodfor my career... I have my own office so planning to spend most of the next two weeks in there keeping out of the way, only nine and a half working days to go and I'm off to see my folks this weekend :)

Folic, the whole cooking thing is over rated I reckon, been living on stuff from the freezer and take away for the last couple of weeks, promising that when I finish off on mat leave I'll be cooking again (if it's up to DH it would be pasta and sauce or faithatas every night), but I think I'll just sling stuff in the slow cooker and go back to bed when the time comes:)

gold, am sure that after a wee while getting used to bub's you'll be out and about, am personally looking forward to baby cinema screening, I love love love the cinema, so going to try to get to as many as I can, might help prevent cabin fever too.

Right, another day, another dollar....

Happy Friday everyone!

Twojacks get that "I'm about to throw up" look perfected while standing facing said annoyance. It scares the bejeez out of them.

Merl nice countdown. Good and close to the rest you are due. Still 4 weeks to go here. Bluuuuurrrgghhhh

Had another vomiting attack yesterday about 4pm. Just rubbish. I think The Boy is squashing my stomach exit so food is staying in my tummy backed up. I'm drinking litres of water so belly is blowing up like a balloon.

I'm really looking forward to baby cinema too - there are 2 showings in Edinburgh a week. Can't wait.