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.

[hgrin] Happy Halloween!! [hgrin]

Congrats on the baby boy cakes. Also dd is the same when it comes to coldsores. We missed the whole swineflu fiasco when it was happening due to dd's face being covered in coldsores. Touch wood thats the worse she has every been but she seems to only be prone now when she's run down. I on the other hand only get a few a year but have noticed less of them since i stopped working in air conditioned builidings.

fish I hear you with unwanted people suddenly think they have the right to acknowledge you just because your pregnant. Iv found that its got worse since the can catch me now - bloody crutches! Glad dd went back to school ok for you.
I like both of those thread name suggestions

giraffe iv got a Gro Egg, love it!

Baby has kicked the tv remote and the phone off the bump before, dd loves it!

2nd last week of work!!!

Morning all!

cakes - wow, shame there wasn't a film crew at the christening - it would have made a great reality show. And congrats on team blue!

ghost - yay! Glad DH is back and your presents from family are top notch. You can never be too sure!

giraffe - aww, that's lovely. Can't wait for this one to start really shoving (remind me I said that when I'm whingeing about the foot in the ribs).

shonno - so jealous you're finishing so soon! I'd say enjoy the last couple of weeks at work, but you don't really need to.

I sympathise with everyone harbouring a cold - I still haven't shaken this one off 2 weeks down the line (lovely cough to add to it, and apparently DH thought I was having bad dreams I was making such odd noises last night - I actually couldn't breathe!)

I'm fretting a bit about dressing this one too - DD was a roasting hot May baby, so she was just in a nappy for most of her first few weeks. I guess the thing to remember is it's better to have them a bit cold than too hot (ie they won't die from being cold, but could potentially have convulsions if too hot). Definitely check the back of the neck for temp, and remember to take them out of snow suits/coats when going into a shop or getting on a bus etc.

So, DD's obviously been playing with my handbag as I just found a toilet roll tube and a Peppa Pig telescope in there. Not sure my boss is convinced it's not me putting them in there...

Have a good day y'all!

Morning!
cakes Don't want to err, overly conern you or anyone else but your coldsore's just reminded me...
Just fyi to all. If you have an outbreak of coldsores, or genital herpes near birth/just after birth it's sensible to inform your MW. Especially with genital herpes (some countries insist on a c-section if so). Most of the time it's fine, but just be aware to look for it and report it, especially if baby goes off feeding, has inflamed gums, or develops any spots round their mouth etc.
Also, if you see anyone that looks like they have a coldsore trying to kiss your baby, don't let them. It's not worth the risk, especially if you haven't ever been symptomatic. Have a look at this link.

Back to more cheery stuff.

Unsurprisingly slept very well lastnight.

Abi seems also to like sticking things out. It's like she's doing the cat stretch. Her head bumps out my right hand side and a little bottom sticks out left...super-cute!

Anyone else had a horrid outbreak of spots recently??

computer just ate my post :(

Basically it said congrats on baby boy cakes and also on surviving time with relatives.

I am having the opposite problem to the bump 'gropers' in that I feel like no-one really wants to engage with it at all. I realised this when I saw my sister and she touched the bump, this was lovely by the way, because it was her, that none of my friends do it, partner doesn't do it very often. No one I know is pregnant, my best friend is unable to concieve and although she has been brilliant it has not been easy for us and I don't feel I can keep saying feel my bump etc, we have our first antenatal class tonight and really looking forward to meeting some RL people who are pregnant too.

Want to say thanks to you all, being part of this thread and reading all your posts even when I don't respond is really helping me feel less isolated and alone. My dp is really into having a baby and is being helpful and kind and doing all the right things, (mostly, he is not a saint obviously!) but is hard to not be able to share the experience of being pregnant, I know it is not as real to him yet.

Am starting Maternity leave a week on Thursday and I can't wait, I have had enough and just want to spend some time sorting out the bombsite that is my house and getting ready for the baby.

Hope you all have a good day

Oeisha - I didn't realise you had to inform them when you had an outbreak of oral herpes, obviously I can see the logic if you suffer from genital ones (which I don't, thank god). Jeez, I was so ill - my tongue and gums were all swollen and blistered, running a temp, lethargy, aching - my mum thought I had shingles. This is only my second ever 'normal' cold sore and I don't know why I have it as I'm not that run down (except for being tired from being polite to chavs this weekend) or coming down with anything AFAIK. I feel like such a leper.

I caught the bloody things off DH who has always had them, but I lent him my lip balm last winter cos it was so cold and neither of us realised he was in the infectious stage. Bleurgh. I'm still cross at him.

I like -

January 2012 - hands off the bump, unless you want to lose them!

And brown - know exactly what you mean about meeting RL people. Am looking forward to seeing ghost again this week :)

I think you don't HAVE to inform them, but if LO becomes ill, then it's useful information for them to know.
If it's not you're first occurance of a cold sore, then if you're BF you're helping fight the virus with baby, so mostly with herpes it's not that bad. Baby may just get what you had...what seems like a nasty cold/shingles. BUT if you've never had the virus break through/you're new to the virus, your immune system will obv. not have dealt with it and thus LOs not benifiting from your ability to fight it.
Either way...if baby's exposed and appears off/poorly, it's worth mentioning it!
I've never had an outbreak, but most people are carriers. I don't think they know why outbreaks happen, though stress is a trigger as is being immuneo-compramised.

brown ditto on the seeing RL people. What with not really having many friends as it is (I met DH through some mutual friends, but I feel they're more his friends than mine), and being the only one pg in this area that I know of, it's isolating.
I'm also looking forward to my antenatal classes. I think mine start next week (seriously, how is it Nov already?!)

I thought having 2pg SILs might help, but is hasn't. Still feel very much like I'm an outsider in my own family (they get together fairly regularly etc. I'm lucky to see them 2-3 times a year). Luckily DHs family are brilliant and aren't making me feel wholey inadequate.

Abi's really enjoying my 3 days off. Hoofing about a lot, bless her.

Oeisha - so if I have a cold sore outbreak when breastfeeding it might affect my baby? I didn't realise :(

Oh no, something else for me to worry about...

cakes only if you get a sore on your nipple from what I can tell. If you do, the advice is to express from the one with the sore (and i'd be tempted to chuck the milk) and feed exclusively from the other for a bit. Otherwise cover it up (so baby can't get to it) and carry on. Basically, you're trying not to expose baby whilst the sore is open/active. Or during a 1st attack for if it's your first.

gotcha. That makes sense. Would have to avoid kissing him, too :(

I know.
Never had a coldsore miself but it doesn't mean I'm not a carrier! At least, if you've had an outbreak beyond the initial sore throat/swollen gums/feeling shite bit you're body knows how to deal and thus baby will be getting some protection through your milk!

Strabgely enough Breast milk can be dabbed onto coldsore to help them heal.

How's this for an easy week at work. My boss is sick and has been ordered to stay house bound so I'm not needed all week. Not bad for my second last week at work eh [hgrin]

Haven't had bump grabbing but have done in the past by complete strangers. I am having severe bump envy as I saw loads of big bumps at the baby show. I know I have a bump especially noticeable when standing but not so noticeable as I am not skinny. Have lost weight over this pregnancy too and not carrying lots of water like my second either. I guess the big bump look will arrive in a few weeks and then I will be moaning.

Oeisha - I have never had a call or comment from any of my extended family even though I do have a cousin and his 2 dd's in my town. I will expect nothing not even a card even though we send out birth announcements. I am just taking the time to enjoy this pregnancy as I have a feeling this might be our last (well I said that comment last time, DH and I are really broody at the mo). Dh has promised a much over due holiday next xmas so I probably won't do it again so soon.

Cakes I was just wondering what material you are using to make breastpads? Sounds like a good idea to make some.

Hope your coldsore gets better soon.

I bought some bamboo fleece (going to use it for maternity pads too) - I got it cheap off t'interwebz cos it was offcuts. I also have some cotton and linen fabrics (I do patchwork, so hoard all old linen trousers, DH's shirts, bedsheets etc) and I may even make a few with waterproof backing as I bought some PUL on ebay for the maternity pads and got waaaayyyy more than I expected!

I was just thinking of layering up a few bits with the softest next to the skin and seeing how it went!

cakes ooh i love bamboo fleece. I have some bamboo flannels and towels that were bought for me as a housewarming gift. so soft. I got a massive box of breast pads off ebay when i bought my lansinoh ointment-the lady was selling an unopened tube-when I got it she had bunged in a box of breastpads free gratis bless her. I also have some lilypadz, i got on rather well with them last time, i liked being able to go braless at night but still have the protection They are quite good unless you get serious let down then they just pop off cos they get too wet. They were great once it got established and calmed down a bit.

I'm having a glass of WINE! omg hold the papers. I do feel a bit guilty, but i just really fancied it. Will be about my 10-12th units of alcohol all pregnancy.

ooh maybe the new thread should be jan 2012 swapping glad rags for breast pads :)

I had a glass of wine last week fish I felt very decadent as there was no reason other than OH had one and I just fancied it. [hsmile]

oh i feel terribly guilty now I've probably had one glass of wine every other week or maybe even every week for a couple of months... eeeeeeeek

and i feel guilty that i haven't been able to stop drinking caffiene either! BAD MUMMY ALERT. God if the guilt has started already what the hell am i going to be like when it's actually born!!!

i too like January 2012 - hands off the bump, unless you want to lose them! - WAY fed up with people grabbing at my belly without asking. i had a dream last night that 3 men grabbed it on a tube escalator and were chatting about it as though I wasn't there. glad that was a dream!

I also keep having dreams about toes and fingers sticking out of the bump as well! All I've felt is little hard things every so often, can't tell what they are. The baby was actually really quiet for the 4 days I was painting the walls and I was worried it was the fumes but now it's bumbling along like before, so I hope it's alright. I kind of wish it was coming out soon, I find it much more worrying being inside than outside of me!

I doubt one glass of wine a week is going to hurt red. I had about 3 or 4 glasses on holiday. The only thing about last week's glass was that it was the first I'd had in ages and there was no occasion I could use as an excuse!

Also am still drinking caffeine. I'm just being careful how much.

I'm very impressed with homemade breast pads cakes. I hate those things, not sure whether to do disposables or lilypadz this time.

I was the only bump at bumps and babies, but it was free and they had tea, biscuits and cakes.

I could murder a glass of white, my last drop of alcohol was a glass of port on Easter Sunday

I shall add the suggestions:

January 2010 - Do not handle the bump as a punch in the face often offends
January 2012 - counting kicks and nesting chicks
January 2010 - closer to popping but the chat isn't stopping

But obviously with the correct year inserted

oooh i like do not handle the bump as a punch in the face often offends!! that's great!

I like them all! (The next thread titles that is!) Is it me or is this one going faster than the others? I think the word MOTOR MOUTHS spring to mind. It was a nickname my dad gave me aged 9.

Back to work this morning after half term. 5 weeks to go (or 4 weeks and 4 days OR 3 weeks and 1 1/2 days after taking off mornings out due to MW appointments and the 9 hours owed back to me for supervising excitable children during our 'controversial' Opera North performance in the summer during Friday evenings and weekends). I was reminded several times that I look ready to drop. I hope not at 31 weeks!!!

I must admit, I keep getting a bum in the air too.

I love all the thread titles, but did giggle out loud at 'swapping glad rags for breast pads'

I'm only planning the breast pads because a) I'm thrush prone and could do w/o nipple thrush and b) I hate sanitary towels and suspect breast pads would be similarly crunchy and gross.

I don't drink anyway, so am w/o that temptation, but love the smell and keep sniffing DH's drinks. Am drinking way more caffeine than I did before I was pg, but still less than the NHS guidelines so am refusing to stress. I'm far more worried about all the days I haven't had enough fruit and veg for my poor little man.