We will have a calm and worry-free pregnancy with lots of jumping beans and bouncing babies and will BROOK NO ARGUMENT on that (Part 7)

[TooImmatureTurtleDoves]

Oooo I think it's nice that we're all similar ages. In my NCT class I think I'm the baby of the group, with most of the couples being in their mid to late 30's (all first babies). I'm 28 so I don't think of myself as being particularly young for motherhood, but it does mean that all the other women are further ahead in their careers than me and it makes me wonder if I should have waited another couple of years and one more promotion before starting my family I'm walking a fine line at the moment though. My Mum had me at 21, and DH's Mum had him in her mid 30's (both firstborn), so I think I'm slotting neatly into the middle Personally I like having youngish parents (just turned 50), whereas DH's aunts and uncles are in their 70's

Too pretty please give us an update, I do hope you're on your way home and absolutely fine. Every 3 minutes, plus being painful, sounds like a mw call to me...

Popcorn I'd say go for the scan! Your DH might well appreciate the scan more once you've actually had it. I don't think my DH really understood my need for one before we had our 8 week scan, but afterwards it made a huge impact on him and it was the start of him properly engaging with the pregnancy I think.

Off to Mama and Papas now to get a cot and talk DH into finally letting me buy some of the fun stuff like cute onesies and bedding!

Alright then, I'll concede that my age doesn't make me an old fogey, but my love of nights in has probably made me one for the last 10 years

If we're judging age on staying in and having "dinner parties" compared to going out and living it up, I've been an old fogey since I married DH at 26!

I wouldn't even go as far as to say we were sophisticated enough for dinner parties - I'm thinking more DH and me in watching tv!

But agreed - I'm not really a fan of going out where you can't 'sit down and have a nice chat' and have to stand in some trendy bar instead.

Ok I feel really old now! I think I win, I am 38!
Thanks for comments on name issue. I still love it and I want whole family to love it.( as in the 4 of us, not bothered what wider family or friends think!) I think DS worries about what his friends will think as they will all remember the cartoon of the same name! As you say it is our baby but I want his arrival to not cause issues with the older boys. :) I won't stop looking at names but I won't be particularly looking for a replacement!

I'm with you biscuits - our idea of a wild night is a bottle of plonk and a movie!!

That's really lovely scream I suppose we have all the symptoms and stuff to make it real for us, whereas men don't really get that reality hit til they see evidence iykwim? And DH is the eldest of 7 so he very much has an air of I've-seen-it-all-before, whereas for me (youngest of 5, never even changed a nappy) this is new and terrifying territory. I'm going to speak to him about it again over dinner, and I think he'll be ok with it :)

Well you lot have been making me feel old, I'm 30.

Too let us know what the mw says, it's not optional to ring her, we who must be obeyed say so

Pomme I think you are being very selfish not playing hide the sausage. It's not for your benefit, it's for us lot on here :o

jaggy how is your fanjo now you've been brave?

I am more than 30 but less than 35 DS born when I was 31.

Fanjo ok thanks, got prescription so will have to get my 'treatment' done at bedtime. yay.

I updated my silly thread from last night. it gave me a good laugh - especially you all finding me!
this one

Oh definitely not run flare then. It's annoying not make you cry painful. Glad I've avoided that one then sounds horrendous!

I love staying in too and only really go out for meals. Bars do nothing for me.

I can't face hide the sausage and I'm not sure dh would actually be able to umm fulfil his part of the mission either. Can't imagine how we could get comfy doing it now!

Ta Da

Don't forget the bra

:o

Hide the sausage has been off the menu for several weeks in our house, since I got to the point where most movements became uncomfortable (particularly separating knees!) DH hasn't quite accepted the new situation yet though, and remains convinced that if he could just get me "interested" enough normal activity would resume! He's so naively hopeful, I haven't got the heart to dash his misconceptions - plus it's fun when he's trying to be super nice in the run-up to another attempt!

Jaggy thanks for the link! Hee hee hee! Although the talk of critters is going to give me nightmares... Glad you got your prescription!

Where oh where is Too?! No Brooking...

p.s. "Old" is a state of mind, and absolutely none of the No Brookers are old!! Slightly barmy maybe... although that could just be me! but definitely not old!

Maybe Too has had a lovely No Brookers 'sneeze and it's out' labour and is currently snuggling up with her little girl having tea and toast.

must stop getting carried away

Love the rib flare pain description, totally got it!! Urgh.

pomme, come on now, its not for fun, its for a practical purpose. I'm sure it won't be very comfy but that's tough!! Suggestions I've seen for the practical side are doggy and lying on your side spooning... Don't you need to do it after the sweep though to ripen the cervix with the prostaglandins in sperm or should before work- that's my only query!!!??? And oh, how glad I am that I'm holding out for my CS not trying to induce labour this time!!! I did try it last time, with vigour like hawthers but no luck. No sweep to help though and apparently your body will know what to do more this time

Any update too? Proper contractions or confirmed bh?

Dh and I have not been out since dd born, bar twice for his work meals (for the free food part!) . Wild night in is the same as for you biscuits!

Y y wouldn't it be Lovely if too had sneezed and had her dd!! Hurry up back too!

After all this discussion of ages I really feel like the brooking baby (as it were!) - Dream is right, I'm 24. Various reasons for starting a family early - I was lucky to have found DH early (we've been together 8 years!) too.

The downside of being so young - and I look quite young too (sometimes - when I don't look shattered and awful!) - is that I'm getting a lot of odd looks on the train etc. They look at me, see someone young, and look at the badge and judge, I'm sure! I feel like telling them that yes I'm young, but I've been married for two and a half years, I have a (several!) good jobs, two degrees, and had to work incredibly hard for this LO!

Our idea of a wild night is to go bell ringing. I think that that makes me more than slightly old fogey ish ;) Or going out for meals, usually funded by Tesco Clubcard vouchers! I've never been one for clu

Popcorn, agree with the people who say write a list for DH. And also the fact that most DH's spend most of their wives pregnancies thinking they're going mad :P

In terms of hide the sausage... it's an occasional activity here, but very occasional . We're having our staycation this weekend (were going to go away, but what with impending house costs etc we've decided to stay home, have some meals out, have a day out in London etc instead), so maybe it'll have to be on the cards... . DH has been very good about it though!

Glad the fanjo's doing ok Jaggy! I missed your other thread - I don't tend to frequent Chat - maybe I should!

Haven't called the MW. Still slightly suspicious about Monday in terms of discharge (back to the TMI!), but I think Tuesday was me being paranoid. Nothing worrying today. Think I'm just a perpetual worrier..!

Hoping there's some good/exciting news coming from Too sometime soon! :)

Don't feel like the baby Music
You will probably find you blend in once your a Mummy and it won't be such an issue, especially if you BF and generally don't follow the stereotypes. I did have an old cow giving my belly evils recently so was pleased when my MRS.... came up when I was at the Drs. Although I have to stress my marriage isn't a status symbol and I am passionately in love with my husband and we have been together a while now. :)

Oh my MW friend has prescribed tonic water with quinine in for leg cramp and apparently there is a different discharge that is released towards the end of pg that is very watery and they get lots of women in with it and they do a speculum exam. I talked to her about it in general if your waters break conversation. This could be you though music? :)

Not quite the same Musical but I remember when my Mum had my little sis I was only 13 at the time, and whenever I took my sis out in the pushchair by myself (so when she was a little older and I was 15ish) I used to get some incredibly dirty looks! It's annoying when people make assumptions!

Enjoy looking young though, just think about how jealous all those judgy people would be if they actually knew how perfect your situation is AND you're still young! I used to get ID'd all the time (even at drinks with work colleagues - so embarassing!) right up until after I got married. Now, complete with bump, no one ID's me anymore, which of course I'm relieved about and not at all wistful about

Jen I'm also having ridiculously optimistic thoughts of Too having completed an easy-as-pie sneeze birth and currently relaxing with a gorgeous little baby! I can't wait for the next No Brooker Baby to make an appearance!

Can I have some labour vibes too please, 38 weeks on Fri, and Sunday evening would be great! lol

Ooooo it's just so exciting now!!! Once the next No Brooker pops we could easily have a new arrival every week for the next few weeks!!

I'm thinking we should get construction started on the room for the post- natal thread - we're going to need it soon!

Apologies for the back-to-back posts (I've just had a fizzy drink for the first time in ages and I think I'm on a sugar high! hee hee!) I just wanted to say, please can you help me to stay away from OBEM tonight?! Every week it makes me more stressed, it really doesn't do anything positive for me at all! I wish I had the willpower to just say no! I might be able to go back to it if I manage to get a cs booked in, but until then the sensible thing for me to do is to have a quiet night in (with Biscuits perhaps )

I am actually going out tonight . Obviously for a nice sit down chat in a quiet pub, but I am leaving the house nonetheless!

Otherwise I would love a night in with you Scream and I can assure you this house is a OBEM free zone

Sunday evening looks good to me Purple so I've booked you in for a sneeze birth then

Dream I'm sending my DH up to you. He has the amazing ability to be able to put Spud to sleep instantly. I can be getting kicks and put my hand on my stomach and feel them but the instant he puts his had on then all goes quiet and stays so for ages. I'm sure it's worth a try for DD?