Due in June 2006 - Part Two!

[Laura032004]

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i must be the only one on here who feels like i want to hold onto this pg for longer than it is going to be!...dont get me wrong, i cant wait to see little one, but im just not ready to share him/her with anyone else yet, i love feeling the bond between us and the kicks and movement i feel is so nice...perhaps because its my last pregnancy i feel sad that time is going so fast not sure ....maybe its because i know that soon as i have this baby i will never feel those movements again!!

Hi everyone
Have had loads of reading to do to catch up- have put house on market this week, and been cleaning till midnight everyday.
I bought my nursery furniture so that I could put it in one of the spare rooms which was empty- Have got the Arabella furniture from John Lewis (wardrobe and drawers) and crib and changer from Blooming Marvellous- bought Bebe Rose bedding from Mamas and Papas, but realised when I got back it was far too big for crib, and cute pillow I bought was from 12 months and up...how could I know babies don't have pillows? Am complete der brain at minute! Oh well, it looks nice, if completely unsuitable....

hi i'm back from our holiday in belgium! we had a wonderful time. it was so nice to spend nearly a week being pampered by my parents and not do ANY housework! all is well with bump, just getting a lot bigger. i have gained quite a bit of weight this week, mostly eating lots of belgian chocolate, i think.

i have only scanned the posts i've missed briefly. laura, i was sad to read of your baby's kidney news.
bumpinsheffield, welcome and congrats! my DS is also due on 06/06/06. i think it's very likely one of us all is going to definitely be having our baby that day.
and lastly, i have mentioned before that i seriously doubt i will be breastfeeding. i hated every minute of it with DD. combination of a horrible nurse at the hospital who made it a very traumatic experience and being very aneamic and exhausted from the birth made me switch after a week. i never regretted the decision as she fed like a dream on formula. sorry to be so negative about it, but that was my experience with it and i cannot see me enjoying it this time either.

Welcome back Lilac. Glad to see you had a good time. I would love a week of being pampered and no house work!
Please don't feel as if you are being negative with regards to b/f. We all have to make the choices that are best for us. If you feel better not breast feeding, then that is what you should (eh or shouldn't) do. Remember, happy mum makes happy baby!! :)

Bubbly, I too love to have my baby all to myself and feeling the kicks. It really is a special time and I know it will also be my last pregnancy. Tbh I think in my case longing for the pregnancy to end is just as much a longing to finish up work which I am finding quite stressful at the moment, and having time to see my mom when ever I want to and also having more time with DS.

Have a check up with my GP today. Look forward to hearing the heartbeat again :).

hello everyone,

sounds like you're all doing ok at the moment. feeling rather large at the moment, so weird to think that in a week i'm gonna be 6months. Baby is kicking a lot, and for the first time on saturday it kicked above my belly button, hard enough for us to watch my belly going up and down and rippling. was so weird, and exciting. i keep checking it now to see if it will do it again, baby must be getting much stronger.

Dana - enjoy your check up, i have one on thursday, hopefully my midwife won't rush through like last time.

Abbey - we ordered our furniture last week too, was very exciting, its not gonna come for another 4 wks at least so we have plenty of time yet. DH is off work this week and is working really hard decorating the nursery, its looking gorgeous.

Lilac - don't worry about not BF, so many people choose not to, its not something you need to apologise for, you need to do whats best for you and baby.

diddle and dana, thanks for the support on BF.

i'm 26 weeks today. baby keeps kicking on my bladder and bottom, which is not very nice. i read that this week he is supposedly going to open his eyes! also, DD has a doll that is about 23 cm from head to bottom, so that is what he's supposed to measure now. very scary stuff!

i keep feeling quite faint and i get this tick on my eye and see weird wavy patterns in my vision. am i supposed to worry about that?

lilacbump your blood pressure may be a little bit lower if you feel faint, not sure about the tick in eye, dh had that on weekend and hes not pregnant

i do remember my eye sight deteorating (sp?) last time i was pg but that got better soon after birth.

dana, dont mean for this to sound horrible but im glad im not the only one on this thread who is having there last pregnancy i feel like im not on my own now
maybe i should just give my ass a good kicking and tell myself to buck up my ideas!

i have been having a lot of trouble in between my legs lately, as if i have damaged ligaments, its quite painful at time, this morning i could hardly flip my leg to turn over it hurt sooo much!
anyone else getting this?

im 26weeks on thursday, its lovely seeing my bump move too, amazing, like something out of alien!

Hi everyone.

Talking about bumps moving ... I've seen mine move when kicked for a while now. But in the bath the other day I saw my whole bump move sideways and back. Just like a plate of Jelly! It shocked the hell out of me . Find it quite cool now.

Baby has definitely graduated from kicking to somersaults. Makes for gasping noises every now and again at my desk at work, scaring the guys I work with and interesting night's sleep.

Forgot to say ... got first parent craft class on Thursday. Really looking forward to it.

My DH doesn't help my excitement levels though when he says "if it's any of that breathing stuff or playing with a plastic doll I'm out of there". Then in the next breath he says "he wants to be involved in everything and support me". MEN!

I need to try to start being in a mummy frame of mind. I will be able to find out how much I don't know!

Hello all,

Well, am 24 weeks now and have finally passed the 'viability' hurdle. Whilst hoping that baby decides to stay put for a good while yet, at least now I know if the worst happens, he has a chance at being ok... Will now focus on week 28 goal instead (as having at least one permanent worry in pregnancy seems to be compulsory for me)
Amazing how one little bundle can take over your world....

Glad someone else is having bladder and bottom kicks... am now at the stage where I am wincing every two seconds and look like I have a bad tic. Teenage daughter has also informed me that I am still at the 'She could just be fat, not pregnant' stage...Gosh, pregnancy does wonders for one's attractiveness...

By the way, while on my weekly rant, have anyone's pets been behaving funny around them? My cat, Mr Samuels -normally a very discerning gentleman- has taken to pooing in the bath. It is usually by the plug hole as if he is trying to be helpful by aiming for the sewer...
The worst thing is when you have not noticed, then a friend pops round for coffee, uses your loo, and then after she leaves (without saying anything) you find it. Did my friend not mention it because she thinks a) I did it? b) I am a dirty scrubber who encourages my pets to use bath as bidet c) She didn't see it, and therefore assumed noxious smell was remnant of human activity????

Have tried telling him off but he just goes off into a corner and preens his man bits. (typical bloke)

Well, have midwife appointment this pm and at the moment am still in baggy pink velour jogging suit type combo...accompanied by best bed socks and remnants of last week's fake tan, so do have quite a lot of prep to get through before I can safely leave the house. The main chore is to do my legs just incase midwife wants to check for swelling . Have done this before every appointment so far and she has never asked to see my ankles, but you can guarantee the day I don't bother, she will pounce....Can imagine her writing on my notes now..."Appears to have let herself go.Has Sherwood forest type growth on legs. Will prescribe Immac."

Will therefore go now and perform topiary, find maternity jeans that make me look least like an egg cup, and check bath for presents before heading off to doctors and interacting with scary outside world. A woman's work is never done.

Hope everyone is well xx

Hia everyone - just a quick post, as I'm supposed to be packing! I'm going on holiday tomorrow :) I'm only going to stay with my mum and dad, but they live in Cyprus, so it's still quite a journey! Luckily they've got broadband, so I'll still be able to look in on this thread.

Kathryninwales, you always make me laugh :o. Hope your appointment with the midwife goes well today.

Diddle, my check-up yesterday took about 4 min: check blood pressure, listen to heart beat, "please do a urine sample on your way out, have a nice day, bye bye".

vbab, are the parent craft classes just another word for antenatal classes?
I am starting antenatal classes on 4th April. They run for 7 or 8 weeks and include 1 hour per week of antenatal exercises, which is cool as I don't get much exercise these days.

Laura, have a great holiday!! Wish it was me

Dana - They may be antenatal classes, I don't know, never been to one. I've got 4, 2 hour classes to go to.

laura have a wonderful holiday!!

laura, have a great holiday!!!

on holiday i had an african man walk up to me in antwerp. he told me i looked like an african lady and was as strong as one. he said i was having a boy (ok, 50% chance of getting that right) and wouldn't need an epidural this time as i'd have the baby all naturally. a bit baffled DP and i walked away laughing and i was also a bit shocked that this bump is now so obvious to strangers.

If one more person asks me when i'm due i'm gonna shoot them! i must look enormous, because they seem shocked its so far away. Plus the random people rubbing my belly that i hardly know is becoming a pain. I am very very proud of my bump, but its MINE!!!

oooooooooooooooh! SNOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woke up to winter wonderland here ! (Bangor,N Wales - by Anglesey)

Must get out maternity-strength thermal knickers and frolic at once....!

Boo, no snow! Was hoping for school closure, but sky is bright, blue and cloudless...
Am also getting the bladder/ bottom kicking thing- showed myself up completely in restaurant with involuntary yelp on Saturday.
A supply teacher asked me today when I was due and was quite amazed that I still have 3 months, to the extent that she asked me if I was sure about my dates. Grrr!

oh i'm glad i'm not the only one being kicked in the bottom. DP was feeling my bump this morning and he was shocked how strong the kicks were now. being asked the due date is another chance for someone else to continue with the 666 running gag. i've had so many comments and jokes about it already.

i feel a lot less faint now. midwife thinks it's a blood sugar thing as it helps when i eat or drink something sweet.

how long have you working ladies still got to go before your maternity leave? are the dads going to take their paternity leave?
DP was told you have to tell your employer you want to take it quite a while beforehand and it's (at his company) a week full pay and then a week with pay of £100. i'm a sahm and DD is moving from nursery to infant school at the end of april, so i will get about a month to rest while she's at school all day and then the baby will be due.

No snow here either :( and not much chance of seeing any, blue skies and sunshine, freezing though.
I tried on an old pair of maternity trousers that I wore when I was full term with dd only to find they're too small!!! And to top it off, yesterday the carpet fitter said "About ready to drop one are ya love?"

lilacbump - I'm starting leave at end of may, two weeks before. My DH is not entitled to paternity leave as he has not worked at his employers long enough. He is going to take 2 weeks off using holidays, at least he will have full pay rather than paternity pay which I believe is the same rate as maternity (£108.85 week from April).

I think you dp does need to give his employer notice (28 days?). Also he may have to give them a copy of the MAT B1 form you get from your midwife and fill in a self-certificate form SC3 becoming a parent.

Very useful, but long link: www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.l3=1074045869&r.l2=1073858926&r.t=RESOURCES&r.i=1073792760&r.l1=1073858787&r.s=sc&topicId=1074045869
Also, when it is back up and running:
www.tiger.gov.uk

My DP is a civil servant and he needs to give his employer 15 weeks notice! Would suggest you look into this quickly.

hello hope everyone is ok. I havent been on here for over a week just took me 25 mins to read all the posts.I dont think I am even going to try to breast feed this time after my bad experence after DS, I told the midwife today and expected the third degree, but she just said ok thats up to you, which i was glad about. DH will be taking his leave, his employer was good last pg and he didnt need to give notice, he told them when i was due and then when i went into labour he just called them and he leave started the next working day.

I saw the midwife today (25+1) i have to go for anti-d jab at 28 weeks and i dont see the midwife again now till 34 weeks. I'm sure i went more than this last pg. Is everyone else having less appointments than they did with 1st pg?

lilac - I've got 12 weeks left until I start maternity leave, and only 14 weeks until baby is due. Yes DH is taking his 2 weeks off once baby is here, which he is very pleased about as if baby comes on time he will be off work for 2 weeks of the world cup!!!

bumpinsheffield cheeky carpet fitter.

26 weeks today!!!

We've got snow here this morning, everything is white, but the suns coming out now so it might be gone by 9 o'clock.