PART 3!! Sept-2012 Baby Bus!! Christmas-and-New-Year-Shaggers-all-aboard!

[TinkerMaloo]

Cant see another one anywhere on the board and part 2 is full up (finally) so here is part 3! (unless I'm just being a moron and missed it?)

Chat more please ladies, we are too fat and useless to do anything else! ;)

ladygagoo i'm also experiencing extreme night-time bump wriggleage! it seems that whenever i lean too far over onto my side, she goes WILD until i move again!!

i am so looking forward to sleeping on my front again....

Just want to say...'Thank God it's Friday!!' that's all :)

Hey all, tiredness definitely getting to me too now. I don't even have to commute in anymore as working from home and im still exhausted so I have huge respect for you ladies travelling in to work everyday.
Had a midwife appt today and baby's head is fully engaged apparently! He/she is getting ready quite early to make his/her appearance!
Had a slight disaster this week with a tub of gloss paint and the nursery carpet..........getting a new carpet fitted next week now! For anyone that ever wondered gloss paint does NOT come out!
On a better note though MIL dropped round a bag full of gorgeous goodies including things she has knitted- a little cardi, blanket, hat and booties. They are just delightful.
Have a lovely weekend all xxx

Is anyone else suffering from restless legs (well limbs, really) before you sleep? I am exhausted but getting to sleep is so hard. My legs and arms tingle and jerk. Keeps me awake :( Any remedies?

the only thing iv found twizzle is making myself exercise every day and I'd that fails taking one co-codamol tablet (which was prescribed while pg for headaches) and reading in bed till I'm falling asleep.good luck x

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twizzle I had that a few nights too, but oddly not last night. I find sleeping with a pillow between my legs helps. Along with the pillow that props up my bump and the V shaped pillow that goes down my back. Not much room for DH anymore!

Just my legs twizzle and it is driving me mad. Some nights I'm fine and others my legs start and I'm awake until all hours. Doesn't matter if I exercise or not. Maybe try to get some extra potassium from a banana?? I'm sure I read that somewhere but allergic to bananas myself so don't know if it works.

Thanks guys. I ve got a dream genie pillow but it hasn't helped. Will try the banana thing. I'm on my feet all day at work, walking round (very short distances,mind you) and I walk to shops each day maybe need to do some stretches or something? Can't even lie still enough to read!

twizzle also suffering from that in the evening too , I heard about bananas and also tonic water..... Think the tonic might be to help cramps but going to try it this evening anyway

Tidied the spare room today and got all baby bits into chest of drawers and baskets etc, feel much more relaxed now slightly organised! 7 weeks to go x

Hi all!

Wow it is great hearing how everyone is progressing - things are really moving along! (though I still have no hospital bag :)

Has anyone else felt MASSES of movement really really lowdown at he very base of your pelvis? The absolute lowest down area. Wombat has been mysteriously grinding my lowest pelvic bones all evening. I would like to junk it was a sign of engaging the head in pelvis, but at 32+4 I think it is probably unlikely?

Loup me too, got all the baby stuff down from the loft and had a big sort out in the spare room. Tonnes of stuff to be binned or go to charity. Where does all the junk come from? DH put the crib up in our room again and now it really feels real. We had a tour of the delivery facilities at the hospital yesterday too, which all looks good. They said it is rare for someone to miss out on a water birth due to the pools being already in use, so that's great, but they also said 2nd timers struggle to get in the pool in time sometimes because the births are so much quicker. Hmmm, we'll see.

DD (2.6) seems to be taking the appearance of baby gear in her stride.

Getting a bit achy in the pelvis now. Mw said the baby was head down at my last appointment and I imagine the extra weight is starting to have its effect. I can't believe how far time is going by now. I'm 31 weeks and it really feels like last week I was telling someone I was 27 weeks. I think the last few weeks are going to fly by.

I know what you mean about time flying - I cannot believe I'm 30+3. Once school breaks up and I'm not counting down the days to that I'll be busy busy all the time visiting family and friends and going to the Olympics, and then on holiday, and then it will be time to go back to work (for all of a week) and then leave...then two weeks til the EDD (though suspect since it's my first and DH and I both very late, our baby will be late!)

I am also feeling very stiff and achy when I wake up but I think that's because the last two mornings I have slept quite late so have just been lying on the left hand side a bit longer. As soon as I haul myself up and get moving it wears off til early evening when the lower back starts to ache again.

I have bought most stuff for the hospital bag and am going to start packing it in a sec...wah! Still need to find some really big pants for post-birth. I bought three huge packs of maternity towels from Superdrug yesterday, plus some mini bottles of toiletries, and the young lad on the counter asked if I was "going anywhere nice", bless him. I pointed out the towels and my bump and said "depends if you count the local hospital as nice!" He was sooo sweet though, he said he hadn't noticed my bump etc, and was all keen to know if it was a boy or a girl!

I'm also faffing about re car seats - my car is a Fiat and has ISOFIX already in the seats - does anyone know if an iCandy Peach car seat will work with ISOFIX?? I gather from the website it has MaxiCosi adaptors and I heard MaxiCosi is compatible with ISOFIX but can't find confirmation of that on the iCandy site...very confused. If not I will have to just use the seatbelt to strap it in.

You have to use a maxi cosi car seat with iCandy frame, we've ordered the strawberry and bought the maxi cosi cabriofix seat (better reviews on which? website) last weekend. The bases for maxi cosi do come with and without isofix. You have to buy car seat separately to the pushchair, doesn't come as a package ifyswim.

Am 33+1 today and babystix seems to think wedging her bottom into my rib cage is comfortable. Not for me it's not! Have to keep leaning over birth ball to try to get comfortable!

I have partly packed labour bag. I ordered these:

www.nctshop.co.uk/Stretch-Briefs-3-Pack/productinfo/2015/

Just in case need EMCS or have stitches as air can circulate better.

Hi ladies- can't believe we are now on the home stretch. I'm actually getting a little excited, but anxious at the same time. Sleeping for long stretches is now something of the past- I'm either awake worrying about everything (we'll be moving house when I am 36 weeks and still some much today), mithering about the birth (I had a huge baby last time) or needing to go to the loo. Plus, baby has his own night time activities going on, so I'm forever being poked and prodded. Anyone else suffering from terrible mood swings and uncontrollable bouts of crying? I just hope i don't do it at work!!

On the plus side, my hospital nags are pretty much packed. Just in case...DS1 was 10 days overdue and induced, so not expecting an early arrival. Well, i finish work on 17 August, so hope to get at least a week or so to myself (due 12 September). Still feeling incredibly frumpy and dull. My skin is just so dull at the moment- i think I'll do a facial tonight.

Hope you are all keeping well and enjoying these weeks of preparation!

I know how you feel shoeprincess . We will be moving within the next month and I'm seriously stressing out about it, especially since I won't be much use during proceedings. I'm not used to taking a back seat.

I have now had to buy even more maternity trousers as my hips appear to have exploded out in two days and I could no longer get mine on. Means my bump has dropped really low even though baby's head is still free. Must have more room in my pelvis now. I'm an odd shape but on the plus side my lungs aren't getting squished. My mum keeps commenting on it and predicting I'm going to go early Thanks for that.

I've read that some of you are suffering from constipation. What I found really useful is having banana with the cereal in the morning. Banana has potassium too so apparently will help with leg cramps (but I still suffer from leg cramps every now and then...)

went shopping at the Ashford outlet today, bought a few items for the LO from petit bateau, they're like 50-60 or even 70% off retail price, and also bought myself a dress - nice soft jersey cotton dress for 18 quid (and an extra 10% off as well)! looking forward to wearing that!

Hope everyone is coping well in the third trimester. I find it harder to fall asleep at night because whichever way I sleep it's not so comfy. 32 weeks now, measured my bump the other day, it's 42"!!

Realised it's not that long to go, have not packed the hospital bag yet, have read that someone here (sorry not very good with names, baby brain!) got some ready-packed one from e-bay but they only seem to have stuff like travel size shower gel and toothpaste? we need more stuff like nappies, maternity pads and baby clothing right?

Still debating whether to have epidural or water birth.... have you thought about your birth plan yet?

Ah, shoeprincess, we're due the same day. But I finish on 2nd Aug, I walk to work (just over a mile) 3 days per week and don't want to do it throughout August really!
I'm also feeling really frumpy, my arms have got really fat, and as I'm roasting most of the time need to be in short sleeves.

I can imagine your imminent house moves are pretty stressful. I hate it at the best of times!

I have NO room by my lungs as her head is there atm. I think she's curled up facing my right and when she moves her head up and down I go a really funny shape.
And she seems to stamp her feet down onto my pelvic floor, which is not nice!
I'm spending plenty of time on the gym ball, sitting on it and leaning over it to try to get her to move but with no luck.
I've just got friendly with the idea of my second birth, and want to try to enjoy the experience as much as poss. Last time I was nervous and felt out of my depth. So I really don't want to be stressing about having a CS because she's breech.
Especially as I was hoping to have no birth partner this time.
DP is going to stay with DS and I've asked my mum to be with me, but actually now think I'd prefer to be alone. Last time the birth was great, but the PPH really traumatised DP and I don't think he's recovered mentally.
I'll worry about that later!

Macaroons, I won't take a birth plan with me as it'll probably go out the window anyway but I have had some thoughts about it.
Basically, I'm taking a tens machine and will use gas and air, lovely stuff!
I have to have an 'active third stage' which I think means a drip to get the placenta out safely as I have a history of heammorhage.
Other than that, I'll just go with what I feel at the time. (And do as I'm told!)
I just want to avoid CS as my toddler son will be needing extra cuddles and I imagine will feel very heavy after holding a newborn again.

I can't wait to hold her. She'll be all new and little! Her tiny vests are the sweetest!

Well I can certainly sympathise with those of you who are now feeling ultra tired!! I slept for 10 hours last night and could have easily slept for longer!
Saying that it has now become broken sleep as it is getting quite uncomfortable - I woke up at 3.30am and again at 6.30am, I think because of babys movements and just general aches & pains!

Generally feel very fat and heavy too! Have put on over 2 stones now and the 'waddling' has kicked in!!

Finish work in 2 weeks though so really looking forward to that!

Me and DH spent some of yesterday sorting through all the babys stuff and trying to find homes for everything! Was very exciting and made it all seem very real - cannot wait (though dont really want baby to come early so will actually wait, ha!!)

Hope all is well with everyone!

Yes tired here too. Spent the day cleaning, tidying and organising and now can't move. Trouble is the more I do, the more I find to do and I feel the need to clean and sort everything; damn nesting hormones. Poor dd doesn't get it at all and is wondering why I'm not playing with her.
Right, time to peel my self off sofa and cook tea. Yawn

Shoeprincess your not the only only, I'm due to move house in 2/3 weeks time and I'll be 36 weeks at the time, I am dreading it but at same time I cannot wait.. Have been living with dp's family for past few months and I'm starting to go mad.

Had a good few days away, tho worst nights sleep ever, heartburn was killer and had nothing to take or prop myself up with. Also 6 days with dp's family in a caravan was enough to want to be home.

So moving house can't come quick enough :)

Can't wait to start sorting through all baby stuff, tho I still have a lot to get.. But just trying to get as much as possible as presents :)

How was everyone's weekend? Xx

Moving house is tiring enough even when you are not pregnant, good luck to those who are gonna move in the next few weeks!

I've been so tired lately. Kept waking up in the middle of the night to go to the loo, very annoying!

Help Ladies! Is there anything I can take for hayfever? Anything at all? I'm suffering so bad I look like I have a cold! :(

Good luck to all the brave souls moving house. We were going to but we chickened out at the thought of moving whilst heavily pregnant/with a newborn.

Feeling very rough today, got a blooming cold which is causing sinus pain when I lie down as if sleeping isn't hard enough with reflux and restless legs! A cold in blinking July, just my luck. Honestly!

On plus side think we may have finally agreed a possible name but DH has a history of changing his mind on this issue but fingerscrossed. He seems a lot more positive this time!

Sorry not checked in for a while, Good luck to everyone moving house! I can't imagine what that must be like whilst pg. We have just had a MEGA clear up of our entire home these past few days and I'm shattered!!

Still not bought anything for Baby or me just yet other than the travel system. macaroons I live just down the road from Ashford so will be checking out the outlet centre! (it hadn't even crossed my mind before, thanks!)

I'm on my final week of work at the school YAY!! but my Nannying job continues again next week as the kids are back from holidays.

No adverse pregnancy related troubles other than slight twitchy legs before sleep and the 4am wee trip.

Had my Anti D injections and mw appt. in past couple of weeks and all is well (although bump is measuring at the lower end of the average scale) so need to watch that.

signing off now as my darling dog is pestering to go out