rounded tums and knackered mums - bouncing our way towards June 2012

[Kveta]

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Hi all. A sparkly new thread!!!!

Kveta sorry about your aunt & rotten day with DS. Hopefully he'll be a little gem today.

Kayzr - fab news on another wee on the potty. I'm told by friends Boys are harder / lazier when it comes to potty training. We did DD in May when she was 2.4, I think it very much is down to whether they are ready. She only ever had one accident so was clearly very ready, but we've had friends with DCs of both sexes who've had to put it off for a while as DC not ready.

Cheddar - I went through a phase of not sleeping well. These are my suggestions, warm bath before bed, camomile tea, and if you have a tv in your room, switching it off at least 30 mins before you plan to go to sleep to Allow your mind to slow down, chill out etc. use the time to read a book, listen to some classical music or apparently best of all If you can muster the energy is sex!!! wishing you a better nights sleep!

Anyone else suddenly been struck by confiscation? I had it with DD but so far have gotten away with it this time. Am
Regular as clockwork & not going yesterday left me in a foul mood! Ha! Bought some apple & prune juice and shall be glugging that down today before more serious measures!!!!!

Bloody I phone - constipation!!!

Kveta sorry for your loss!! I know those days with DS... the chronic tiredness doesn't help.

Kayzr very jealous of your potty success,so far we have a potty that DS is very enthusiastic about sitting on but has not yet actually done anything in. I'm hoping the weather will warm up early this year to facilitate easier potty training before the baby arrives but I'm probably being over eager as he will only be 2 1/2 when his sister appears.

SSC I sleep on both sides,most books and MW's say left is best but right is fine. I sometimes wake up on my back - what can you do. Do see if you can get that herbal sleep remedy.

Hello New comers.welcome

I don't think we'll give birth on this thread at the rate we chat...maybe thread 6 or 7

Went to have bloods taken for Pox immunity this morning,blood sampling opens at 7 and as I didn't want to take DS with had to go and be back before DH went to work,so was out the house at 0645. Now we wait...

rayray sorry to hear about your confiscation it has plagued me this pg far worse than last time. I used Lactulose for a while but didn't want to if I was leaving the house,so that worked on and off plus it gave me bad cramps (I used it post birth with DS and never got cramps) so now try eat properly and put up with it,mostly.

rrray I have suffered with constipation the worst this time. Am taking 10-15 ml of lactulose morning and night and trying to eat fruit when I remember plus making sure I drink enough fluid. Apparently high fibre diet is only good if you drink enough fluid to wash it through. Prune juice works really well too so sure that'll get you moving

I suddenly feel exhausted, think the weekend has caught up with me I just made chilli for later then the boys lunch and now I just need to sit down!

By the way, my niece was born sat night Went to visit her last night. Sooo cute! I love newborn cuddles

Hi all,
Ling time no visit! Have no idea what's been happening to you all but hope everyone is well and happy. I'm stuck at home with PGP and spent yesterday in hospital with suspected appendicitis so its been all go in a very stuck on the sofa type way. Enjoying planning the baby's room though, and she kicks constantly now which is lovely. At least I have someone around to natter away at who responds to me. Being stuck working from home is boring!

Kveta - sorry to hear about your aunt.

Kayzr - my DS won't be 3 until Oct so I don't think he is in any hurry to start training!

I struggled with sleeping on my left last pregnancy, for some reason its easier this time but I also wake up to turn over - very annoying!

Here goes...

1st timers in wonder
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15th June ceeej #1 Girl
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16th June crackersncheese #1 Boy
18th June Millyv #1 Girl!
19th June SeriouslyStrongCheddar #1 Boy
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21st June TeaandHobnobs #1 Boy
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23rd June SpecialJK #1
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28th June honeybee23 #1
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2nd timers Excited but scared because this time we KNOW!
5th June Kveta #2 Girl
6th June Novmama #2
6th June justwantscheese #2 Girl
6th June Fubble #2
13th June Rrrrayray #2 Boy
15th June Jubble #2
15th June ffnorm#2 girl
16th June Thedogwalker (TDW) #2 Boy
16th June Fluffymitchell #2 Girl
19th June violets #2
19th June TheLittleMe #2 Girl
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20th June rhibutterfly#2 Girl
22nd June bemybebe #2
23rd June Ellybett #2 Girl
24th June callmemamma #2 Boy
30th June Dontbugmemalone

3rd plus timers Excited but a bit Meh!
5th June Fanbelt #3 Girl
6th June mrsshears #3
6th June Dalrymps #3 Boy
9th June Starlight #3
10th June BlueAndRedMakePurple #4 Boy
12th June Greengoose #3
15 June Ecstatica # 4
20th June CathFin #3
21st June Kayzr #3 Girl
?? June Boysrstupid #3

kveta sorry to hear about your aunt, and hope DS starts behaving soon!

short one today, feeling grumpy. Am I the only one counting down the weeks till I start maternity? I seem to have even less patience than normal with people at work (or maybe I'm just even more grumpy than normal...)

probably lack of .............

kveta sorry to hear about your aunt still a shock even though expected i bet.
my poor grandfather had to bury my nan thurs and the dog yesterday, (massive heart attack) he was upset with himself because he cried more than when my nan passed, it understandable though as the dog has been a constant companion for 10 years and with my nan in hospital for last 2 years it just been granch and the dog what with him being bedbound after 3 strokes.
moan over
on a lighter note went for 2nd physio apt today for SPD and she gave me CRUTCHES!!! feel like such a idiot using them

Special - the countdown for me is until an
No longer pregnant!!!! Unfortunately I do not glow / enjoy it. To add to my constipation I have had 3 migraines in the past 7 days. I'd never had a migrane until about 7 weeks pregnant, assumed just a load of faff and a strong headache, quite wrong..... Hat off to anyone who suffers long term with migraines.

Same here rrray I can't wait to be able to get in and out of the bath easily, roll over in bed without feeling like I am causing an earthquake and have a drink without needing to wee 5 minutes later.

I'd also like to have a reason to be waking up almost every night. A cute baby is a much better reason than needing a wee.

I am also counting down to not being pregnant! The novelty has well and truly worn off the third time round..

Dalrymps - I also feel like I can't complain to anyone in 'real life' either as its not as if I didn't know what I was getting myself into with it being the third time!
Meh - just burping acid and realising that if I'm going to finish knitting a blanket for this baby I'd better start doing a bit more. Have done a third of it but started about the time I conceived. Oops. Must try harder. Finished square 9 of 24 tonight.

Pumped up my new natural birth fitness ball as well, they have helpfully made it a pearlescent (sp?) cream colour 'to fit into the colour scheme of your home' and they are right, it looks a lot better than the blue one I had before (which somehow got a puncture!)

rrray - not nice to be getting migraines either - hope you feel a bit better soon.

Am having a, no doubt, short break from the lactulose - seem to be a bit less constipated for the first time this pregnancy but I know it will come back - joy!

itchy - hope it isn't appendicitis - ow!

Hi, just found this thread! Am due 16th June with #1 Girl!!

Been suffering with SPD since about week 9, and have 17 days at work left before annual leave then mat leave, moving house on 16th March and can't wait to finally start buying things and decorating the nursery!

Sounds like a lot of you are as fed up of being pg as I am, just want the LO here and for my aches and pains to ease up!

Welcome and congrats blondie Sorry to hear you've been suffering. Join us for a good old moan

rhi your poor grandfather, how awful for him :( I can totally understand him crying more over losing his dog suddenly, although I imagine a lot of the tears would also have been for your nan. what a crappy few weeks for you all. I spent last night on the phone to my mum with both of us crying, which was strange - we don't really do emotions in our family. think the funeral is going to be really tough :(

anyway, on a brighter note, I realised I'm probably not cut out for self-hypnosis yesterday - finally found some time to try the pregnancy relaxation CD, and sat down to do it. Started well, the first bit was actually about focusing on breathing, and that was great, really effective.

But then she started on about imagining walking down a beautiful country lane, and my mind rebelled - I imagined myself stepping in a cow pat then scraping it off my shoe with a stick. then she said to imagine a beautiful flower, and I panicked, and couldn't think of any, so my mind was racing 'think of a flower, think of a flower, oh god, what flowers do I know!' and I missed a bit, then she said to imagine a beautiful grassy area with a huge oak tree in the middle. And walk over to it, sit with your back against it, and feel the sunlight on your face.

So I actually started arguing out loud with the CD 'won't there be leaf mould under the tree? what should I sit on? and how can I have sunlight on my face unless it's mid-winter and the tree has no leaves, or it's suffered a hideous accident which lost it a branch?!'. Then the neighbours started fighting and woke DS up, so that was the end of that.

Will try it again later though, as I actually slept for 4 hours last night!!!!!! :o :o :o best sleep in weeks!

12 weeks until mat leave, woohoo!

welcome blondie,it's great that we are still picking up newcomers at this stage!!

rayray sorry to hear about your migraines,I am lucky enough to have never suffered from them but my friends husband gets about 2-3/month and it really debilitates him for 2 days.
I never told you that I love your name as it makes me think of an amazingly strong woman I once worked with,Rayray was her surname

kveta your post has made me laugh - can just imagine you sitting arguing with a CD I am borrowing a similar CD from a friend.Not yet got it,hope that it will help me in some way,even if it is just for breathing...

itchy good to hear from you but sorry that things have been rough. How are you now??

cathfin what do you do with your ball pre labour,yoga type exercise?

My poxy DS actually ate half a weetabix for breakfast,which is the most he's eaten since the spots started,he's got so skinny and wasn't a big boy to start with.

Hello everyone, checking back in as I've been awol for a while.

I too have Spd and a referral for physio, constant acid indigestion, consternation , a cold, a 2 y/o who suddenly insists in pooing when in bed having just sat on the potty, broken nights, 5 colds since Christmas....phew!

On the plus side baby is happy kicking away. The midwife tried to show me how to work out where baby was lying yesterday 'put both hands here and squeeze, can you feel that wiggling, that's baby's head' would live to say I definitely felt it, but it was only a maybe

Just feel like flaking on the sofa, when I should be doing wonderous activities with dd1

take care all

Welcome Blondie

I had a dream about giving birth last night. I am hoping that it actually happens. My waters broke, I got into birth pool and 5 pushes later DD was born. That would be a nice birth!!

Hope you're all ok

TDW I hope you are having a lovely time with your DH.

Hi All

Gosh we cam chat! I miss one day and its takes me 20 mins to catch up!

We seem to be having a tough week this week. [thanks to everyone]

kveta sorry to hear about your aunt. At least she is at peace and drifting on in her sleep is the best way to go...I know it's not much comfort but at least it's something,

Milly hope you feel better soon...and to everyone else who is feeling rough (must be about 95% of us :) ) SSC hope you're ok....

I am totally counting down to mat leave and can fully join the weepy club. I seem to cry at anything these days. I'm so stressed about all I have to do to move house on top of being manic at work, looking after my hyper dog etc..things just get on top of us when we're tired.

On the sleep front, I would just lie whatever way is comfortable. As my mum keeps reminding me there was none of this advice in her day and plenty of babies were born ok! I think the priority is to get some sleep and SSC maybe if you relax and let yourself get comfortable anywhere you will sleep better. Baby won't be harmed...the chances are soo so slim.... that's my advice for what it's worth.

rhi your poor grandfather. It's natural though and to be grieving for both is hard. I cried more when my dog died than when my grandfather did. As you say, when a dog has been your constant companion and your nan has been in hospital the emptiness of the dog will prob hit him more.

Welcome Fan and blondie and congratulations.

Picking up our house keys today whoop whoop :) Getting painters in hopefully next week....I feel like I can't buy anything for my wee boy until we get moved so dying to just get the ball rolling!

Anyway, hopefully everyone has a better day today....we are approaching the last sprint to the finish line...hang in there :)

Kveta, so sorry to hear about your aunt.

Your account of the relaxation CD made me laugh - DH and I have been to one hypnobirthing class so far, and in addition to the CD there are relaxation readings that he's supposed to do for me (which involve positive association stuff, like holding my hand and touching the bump, etc.). We've been trying to practise most nights, and sometimes it's lovely... but often I have to try really, really hard not to laugh, because it's so weird listening to him reading hippy dippy stuff about different coloured fish and country gardens! Not exactly relaxing, doing my best to contain giggles...

Off to my 25-week appointment later today. Bit annoyed, as the hospital midwife last time told me that for this one I could just go to my GP. The surgery receptionist had origianlly told me that I couldn't see the GP, only a midwife, so I'd happily booked in with her. The midwife calls this morning to say she can't see me, as I'm registered with a hospital outside of my catchment area, so I have to rebook with the GP. Thankfully they've managed to squeeze me in with a doctor (not my usual - this is one I've never met before), so I'm hoping all the checks can be done as usual. What a system, though! I'll probably have seen about ten different people over the course of this pregnancy in the end, and not one of them is actually going to be there at the birth. Le sigh...

Chateau the hypnobirthing sounds hilarious :o I am such a sceptic, I was snorting at times at the hippy music tinkling away in the background of the CD. I just know that when DH hears it he will be rolling his eyes back into his head and/or guffawing heartily at me :o however, if it gets me sleeping, we'll be looking for hypnotherapy for toddlers to encourage sleep...

warlin yay for the house! and for getting it painted so quickly! it has taken us 9 months to get our place even partially decorated. Love it now though, our lounge is so much more soothing than it used to be. Just need curtains now, any ideas where to get decent ready made ones anyone?

I just yelped 'stop kicking!' at baby in the middle of the office my poor colleagues must think I'm mad. Calling them sausage and randomly yelling at invisible beings. I swear I used to be quite sane, before kids...

I love the hypno stories. Very very funny

I have a baby in my ribs. It's so uncomfortable and no matter how I sit or lie down I can't get comfy. Move missis!!!