January 2012-Close encounters of the third trimester kind.... Too much nesting not enough resting!

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Here we go ladies. A shiney new thread.

nanny01 what did you do with the kids last time? I suppose it also depends what time of day it all starts

Oh thanks oiesha. We don't have that here. Il have a nosey when everyone else is painting later on x

ParsleyLion1 - ds2 was born around 8am so we packed the kids off to school early with grandparents around 7pm as I was only in labour for 1 1/2 hrs. I am tempted to let them sleep if it is night or get my parents to collect them if it happens in the day time. Dh did make the point about what would happen if one of them woke up so I think we will have to have a think and make sure there is someone to come and fetch them.

I was wondering about what to do with current LOs to. Not for me, but my SIL has my parents primed (see how different a relatoinship can be! They'll lucky if they see me the same week!). BUT my parents live about 4h away form them...just seems a bit too far to me!

27 wks today! Not sure why I'm so pleased about it. Maybe I'm just jealous of all you guys finally in 3rd trimester.

Ah well, another day of work ahead. Though, apparently, according to yesterdays rota check, I'm not needed on another section tonight and I should get somet ime to do MY work! We shall see....

Hi all,

Thanks for making me feel so welcome! :)

So I wish I'd started monitoring movements before - on Monday evening the busdriver stepped on the break and I flew bump first into a metal bar and banged it quite hard. I didn't feel any movements at all for the rest of the evening but because I hadn't established a pattern yet I didn't know whether I should worry or not. After a night of no movements I called mw who said come in ASAP and that made me panic a bit. Luckily they found Duckie's heartbeat straight away and kept me on the machine for about 30mins to make sure it was ok so that was a huge relief. I am definitely starting to count kicks now - better safe than sorry!

Oeisha, I'm 27+2 so we're at about the same stage! :)

Re antenatal classes, are most of you doing quite a few of these? We've got one antenatal class (which DH can attend) in December, called parent craft, that goes on for a whole day but that is the only one. Anyone else having just one intensive class?

Hi Karmanna my area only does the one intensive class as well but I haven't had my date through yet.

Glad to hear that Duckie seems OK - that must have been a bit scary.

I need to look at the pack they gave me at the beginning - apparently that has the details of the NHS classes in.

I just keep forgetting when I get up and now I'm sitting I cba!

Random question: how much fish is everyone eating? DH is a fish-eating vegetarian (if that isn't a contradiction in terms) so I would normally eat a lot of it. I know one shouldn't eat deep-sea fish (shark (!), marlin, fresh tuna etc) and that one should be wary of toxins in fish caught in rivers and streams (!!), but there seems to be conflicting information out there about other wild fish, and about farmed fish (e.g. trout and salmon) V grateful for any light anyone can shed.

pescatarian!

I'm not eating much fish. A bit of tinned tuna, the odd bit of salmon.

I tried to eat fish pie last week but I nearly boaked. Sorry I can;t help on the health implications, but you're already avoiding all the dangers I'm aware of...

Thanks Cakes :)

My vague researches suggest that the biggest threat from mercury is during the third and fourth months, when (as far as I can remember?) I was also profoundly off fish. Conversely it seems as if the greatest benefit come from eating it during the third trimester when brain development is taking place. So perhaps now is the time...? No shark/tuna/marlin/swordfish though, and perhaps better to stick to about three portions (150g) a week, at least that's what the Australians say.

If anyone would know, the Aussies would.

Which ones are good for brains? Salmon, mackerel stuff like that?

I'm veggie so I can't help either I'm afraid. Fish are creepy. The NHS website is usually fairly good on things like this, but I have to admit that I'm so exasperated with the nanny-state-ism about pregnancy and food that I tend to just go with what I feel like (which in fairness is pretty easy as a veggie). For example, the whole runny/raw egg thing - all UK eggs are vaccinated if they're from manufacturers so there's almost no risk of a problem. [and do you know what? for the first time in 6 months I licked the damn spoon when making a cake the other day - and it was SO GOOD and THE BABY AND I ARE FINE]

On classes - um, I'm doing an NCT weekend, did one random (and very odd) NHS physio class, I'm missing my local MW class due to work which is a shame, and I'm doing ante-natal yoga which is fantastic. If just reading the information works for you then there's a fab selection of titles to go at here which was put together by my yoga instructor, who is also a doula, author of a birth book and mum of three.

Sorry to change the subject. But i seem to remember that some of you were looking at getting the iCandy peach, can I be nosey and ask which colour you're choosing?

I prefer the colour options of the strawberry/peach jogger but the dates keep getting put back and I can't wait forever.

Yah, prams! Anyone getting a Stok

Yah, prams! Anyone getting a Stokke Xplory -

www.stokke.com/en-za/stroller/stokke-xplory-concept.aspx?_s_icmp=UcjrJ1oR

• or are they madly expensive? (haven't priced yet, just test-drove one at a mad Baby Expo event over the weekend...)

I'm having a massive pram fail so this is a depressing subject for me! I want a bugaboo I think but of course they've just stopped selling due to a fault. DH likes the iCandy cherry which is nice too, but I like the idea of being able to fold the Bee without taking bits off. And we also want a rugged offroad pram for other stuff too - at this rate we'll own several! We've been offered a big old fashioned silver cross carrycot pram for a few months so may just start off with that.

The Stokkes are lovely but I'm under the impression that even the basic model is in the region of ~£1000 which is more than we are prepared to spend - can anyone provide accurate advice on this?

Am keen on the idea of slings etc but realistically will want a pushchair too.... sigh. All feels a bit overwhelming at the moment...

Sorry capy, I really don't like that! But everyone has their own taste. :)

ghost I gave up on the raw/runny eggs thing at about 3 months! Cake mix, soft boiled eggs - I just don;t care. It's me who'd get sick, not bubba, so bring it on. Cake mix is yummy!

Re fish. I think you can eat anything as long as it is cooked. There are recommended limits on the deep sea stuff due to the mercury content. For brain food you want oily fish; salmon, trout, mackerel, herring etc. farmed trout is I think a good call as it is fresh water.

ghost what has happened to the bugaboo? Is it just the Bee or is it the Chameleon (which I've pretty much set my mind on) as well?

Dh and I can't agree on pushchairs he wants a small light weight one with all features and suitable from birth. I can't find anything much that I like that will be parent facing and will flat from birth and light weight to. Hopefully going to have a look at the Micralite Toro as a thought with carry cot as it would be useful at home to have ds3 downstairs with me in the early weeks. I still think this won't fit behind the rear seats though.
ghosteditor -£600-£1000 for Stokke Explory for the whole kit. If you really want it you might get a good bargain on ebay as people oftern sell them on after a year
www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=stokke+Explory&_sacat=See-All-Categories.

I like the Emmaljungla prams and they are in a similar league so I am considering ebay. Really would like one for home and the park , especially as the weather in January is very cold. Hoping that if there is one at the right price dh will consider it. Really don't feel happy putting a newborn in a very open buggy in mid Jan.

I quite like that Stokke I like the idea of the height. My issue with the bugaboo bee is that it's really low down and I'm really tall. I might need to test drive one.

Parsley I can't find the link as I'm on my phone but it was posted on MN somewhere, and you could try google maybe. I think it's the Bee and it's a problem with shimmying/locking front wheels so I understand they've suspended sales for the time being. It only affects the prams manufactured in 2011.

Capybara - on the fish front, the only other fish you didn't list to avoid is Pike. It's basically the predator fishes that eat the little ones, they get a bigger buildup of mercury than the smaller fish.

I'm just having fish once or twice a week, usually salmon or some white fish.

Thanks nanny! I think we've decided to buy new as this is our first baby and we'll hope to keep the pram, but I seriously considered eBay for a while!