Due in June 2006 - Part Two!

[Laura032004]

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sickntired-- WELCOME and congratulations. I also get the "not due till june!!!" coment's I'm also sure that my bump was this big just b4 ds was born.

I am also getting the stitch pain just walking to the shop.

sickntired - welcome to our fab group, and congrats on your pregnancy.

Feeling full of energy here today, which means I am destined to work too hard and burn myself out before lunch
Gonna try and get the never ending hosuework doen before tomorrow so i have a nice relaxing weekend.

Hows everyone else doing?

welcome sickntired! hope you will enjoy those last three months! :)

i'm surprised to read so many of you have the stitchy pain too. i thought it was just my weak stomach muscles!

Sickntired, welcome, and don't worry, am also huge and constantly getting asked if I've got my dates wrong!

How is everybody? Diddle, I have much more energy today too, think it is because have succumb to wearing trainers for work and the sheer relief is bliss!

Welcome Sickntired, Hello all....

I am having the stitch thing too...can be really painful, esp after coughing or sneezing or stretching.... did have a bad combination the other week where I sneezed and caused one whilst on loo...Ouch!!!

Glad i am not the only one in 'sensible shoes' mode, Abbey... have morphed into dumpling who doesn't wear anything without first making sure it's 'comfy'. What happened to fashion? killer heels? wonderbras? It's all jogging pants, bras like my nan's, and trainers now. And all the magazines are full of their trendy new slimline spring collections.... Like I want to know! Yeah, whatever...take your mini skirts away from me, love....

Can't believe I still have 15 weeks to go til D-day. Seems like an age. Baby is already feeling the size of a three year old. Am convinced he will come out in school uniform..
Bump has got a wobbly bit at the bottom where belly has just kind of 'flopped'. This is currently disguised by the lump above, but once that's gone, am sure belly will droop down to knees and I'll need to secure it with bulldog clips when wearing shorts...

Have also experienced the 'everyone thinks you're about to give birth' scenario. The security guard on the door at tesco sees me most days, as my memory is so bad I am always forgetting shopping. Every time I go through the doors, he nods and looks at my bump with a knowing smile. He's been doing that since November. The man must be starting to wonder whether it's just a cushion up there..

Also, weird things are happening to my bladder. I am sat on my sofa, full of the joys of chocolate, when suddenly I am bursting to go. No warning. No subtle build up. Zero to breaking point in about 15 seconds. I then have to do a mad dash to loo and have (ahem) had occasion to not get there quite in time. My pelvic floor muscles seem to have gone the same way as my abs. None existent. Miriam Stoppard's book doesn't mention developing your own water feature...

But hey... am actually enjoying this pregnancy malarkey! Am not sure whether I am going to be able to stop rubbing my tummy once baby is born. I don't notice half the time I'm doing it. Can get away with it now, but when he's 15 and I'm at his parents evening, it may get embarassing...

On a bright note...Mr Samuels - the bottomly challenged cat- has managed not to poo in the bath this week. This is progress. I may soon be able to have friends round again.

Well....its 130pm, I'm still in my jim jams and need to go and turn myself into a chic 30 something mum2be who will dazzle on the school run.....this may take some time.

Hope you are all well and are eating plenty of chocolate and cake

Kathryn x

Hia everyone and welcome to sickntired :)

sickntired - I used to live in Plymouth - in Crownhill opposite the Pizza Hut / McDonalds area if you've found that yet.

All is well here at the moment. Pleased to have reached 24 weeks finally. Had a scary day on Wednesday - woke up with severe stomach ache and cramps which ended up being quite regular every 5 minutes - just like contractions . After about 5 hours I went to see a doctor (still on holiday in Cyprus!) as I was getting worried. They diagnosed a UTI, but later on that day I got a really bad upset tummy, so I think it was just the start of that and nothing more sinister thank goodness :)

Well, only another three days of our holiday left, so I'd better go and enjoy the sunshine :o

enjoy the rest of your holiday, laura!!

has anyone got trouble with their gums? mine bleed really easily when i brush my teeth. so much so that often the sink is full of blood when i spit toothpaste out (sorry if TMI). i've made an appointment with the dentist (took me 45 minutes to get through on the phone! grr!) but i was wondering if there was anything else i could do...

lilacbump, yes i've got the gum problem too. i don't think theres anything we can do really.

sorry that was a brief message wasn't it.

Laura, hope you're enjoying your hols, i am so totally jealous. Wish we had some spare cash lying around, really fancy some sun and hot weather. Could cope with a week in my sarong and tankini

only 87 days till baby is due, sound like ages, but when you realise that its only 12 1/2 weeks i get a bit panicky

I remember it beign 15 weeks away and saying, how mcuh closer it will feel once it gets to 12 weeks, and now look at me.

Kathyrn - Congrats to Mr Samuels he is being a very good boy

Took a little trip to mamas and papas yesterday and purchased out travel system, how exciting. Have taken it round my moms. don't want any bad luck, but does anyone know when we should bring it back to ours?? I was thinking maybe when i start maternity leave in 10 wks, then i can check it all out and make sure i know how to use it. what is everyone else doing?

Hi all. Baby is due in 12 weeks today; there's 9 weeks (and counting) til I finish work. Diddle - we've been buggy shopping too and will probably get a mamas and papas - I've been busy posting questions on this topic on other threads! We won't get ours until we move; there's no room for it at the moment. Know what you mean about the bad luck: I'm quite superstitious about shopping for anything until baby is actually here, although there's a lot of temptation now I have a mothercare catalogue!
I feel lucky that I'm pretty well at the moment; sleeping OK, no bleeding gums...I just get horrible leg cramps in the morning. In fact, I think I'm stronger the last few weeks than thru the whole thing: maybe this is my "blooming" time... I waited long enough! Sorry for those of you still suffering with various ailments: hope all is well soon.

Ooh, lets talk prams!
Diddle, what did you buy? Mrs Babookaloo, whathave you decided on? I love the Pliko Pramette but still not sure as want a separate carrycot...Am madly obsessing and spending every waking moment (when not teaching) looking at prams online...

I bought a mamas and papas stroller a while ago. Currently at my mum's because everyone started shouting it is back luck to take it home. Unsure as to when I can retrieve it to practice. Buying car seat separate.

We got a stroller for a number of reasons, a couple are: storage space in house, boot space (got fiesta) - plenty of space left for shopping, easy to carry and fold for getting on buses one handed.

Waiting to buy everything else needed for Baby once nursery is finished, probably about a month! Hope baby doesn't come early or I may need to fashion clothes from my bed linen.

abbey - we got the ultima 3 in 1, in Boston Check. I Have a ford Galaxy so don't need to worry about the lack of boot space.

Its all getting very exciting!!!

Do we have a list of all our due dates?? is that on the stats thread? do we have a stats threaD? anyone gonna stop me from waffling

oh diddle, i was doing a list of due dates, wasn't i?... well i must admit i haven't updated it since this thread started . maybe we should do a stats thread.

i heard today that DD's teacher at nursery knows a lady with a 06/06/06 due date who will be naming their little boy Damian. one of many born on that day, i suspect.

Abbey: we've pretty much decided on the pliko pramette. We haven't got room to store anything with lots of different parts, and it seems to do the job of pram and then pushchair very well. Not decided about car seat; we haven't got a car, but people say you need one anyway. Why do you want a separate carrycot...is there something I haven't thought of? The only thing we haven't figured out is what we will do when we go on a plane: dh is from US, so we'll be going before the baby is 6 months old.

Lilac; I can't believe anybody is calling their baby due on 6/6/06 Damien; that seems to be asking for trouble!!

mrsbabookaloo - i love the pramette too, and it was a tough choice between that and the ultima, but i really wanted a nice big pram, if i had a smaller car i'd go for the pliko. but as i don't need to worry about the space, and i'll be walking quite a bit too, i fancied a nice big pram. Don't worry you haven't missed anything, they do`the same thing.

we're doing a long haul flight when baby is 6 months old, and have or will be booking a sky cot, the other option is to buy a seat and use your car seat on it, strapped in.

All this talk of prams is making me very jealous . I am not buying another pram (repeat to self!!!), well not yet anyway. If I do it will have to be a double, so I want to see if we can manage without.

I've got a Pliko for ds. I love the fact he seems really comfy in it, but it's a pain to fold up compared to my other umbrella stroller (a cosatto one similar to the maclaren techno). However, mine is nearly three years old now, so they've probably improved the fold mechanism.

mrsbabookaloo - I wouldn't take a really nice pram on a plane - they always seem to get a bit trashed. You can get a buggy bag for an umbrella stroller like a maclaren techno (my Pliko won't fit in one), which will protect it a bit. Personally I'd pick up a second hand pram that you don't mind getting scratched or torn.

I think a stats thread is a good idea. Who wants to start one? :)

Has anyone been getting a rash on their inner thighs. Mine comes and goes, last night it was bright red, but this morning you could hardly see it, very odd, doesn't hurt or itch or anything.

Just got all disappointed ... tried to book a 4D scan but they have no appointments available at all during the time I can have one (22 to 31 weeks).

Sad thing is I hadn't even considered it because I didn't want to know the sex of my baby until my mum told me this morning how someone she knows went and she really sold it to me. Miss seeing baby, seems ages since last scan.

Saying that I bet in a few months I will be asking for "alone" time.

vbab - where in the country are you??
There must be somewhere that can see you. We didn't want to know the sex of the baby either, and specifically asked not to be told at the 4d scan and they were wonderful, they stayed well away from that area.

Theres a great clinic near Birmingham if you fancy travelling there.
called \link{www.mums.me.uk\mums}

getting far too excited here!!!!!! The furniture has come, the men have just built it all and gone. looks fab!!!!! I am thrilled and far too hyper now.

Diddle, I know, when the wardrobe and chest of drawers came I spent ages arranging the clothes in size order, and then panicking because couldn't tell sleepsuits from playsuits and wanted them in different places! Have been thinking about a 4d scan, there are a few clinics in Manchester. Where did you go- I can't open the link.
Mrs Babookaloo- no real reason for wanting separate carrycot- just love idea of visiting people and carring her in cot (head full of these idyllic images of motherhood)but pretty sure will end up with pramette as far more practical with size of car! Plus, I do love it as it's so easy to use.
Had 28 week appointment today- saw consultant and he had student with him who didn't seem to know what he was doing- was quite funny, but DH said it was an odd feeling seeing two men fighting over finding the baby's head! I did feel like I had been battered and bruised by the end of it!

diddle - UK. I live near Sheffield in South Yorkshire. Thanks for the link ... but I think it would be too far to travel.

The company that can't fit me in is BabyView at Barnsley. There are a couple of companies in Manchester but me and dh are not sure whether to just leave it as we will see baby soon enough.

Can't decide.

abbey - the company is www.mums.me.uk, they're very good. well worth a visit, in solihull, west midlands
sorry in a rush, off to soft play.

i had my 28 week appointment with the midwife yesterday. i was very brave and didn't faint as i got the anti-d and had bloods done. the injection was not as bad as i thought it was going to be. didn't hurt one bit. who was it that said it was a 4 inch needle? the midwife had a right giggle about that. i'd been scared all morning about the prospect of it and it turned out to be nothing. baby's fine. he's lying across rather than head or bottom down. i suppose he's making the most of the space left in there before he's all squashed in there. i see my consultant on friday and then the GP in two weeks. it's the start of me seeing the GP one week and midwife the other.

diddle, i have a rash on my tighs, both on front and back. it feels like a burn sometimes. really odd.

i tried to book a tour of the maternity unit at the hospital. it's a different hospital as where i had DD, so i was curious and wanted to have a look around. seems they don't do tours anymore, so i was given \link{http://www.ncht.org.uk/maternity-unit/tour/index.htm\a website address} instead where they have pictures. it looks good. i like the idea of the hotel they have for mums who've had a straightforward birth. they do double bedrooms, so partners can stay too for a small charge. plus your own en-suite. sounds very nice to me as i hated lying on the ward.