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! ;)

maketea thanks for your tips. So the idea of those knicks is just that they are big and disposable? I bought a pack of 5 cotton ones from m and s for 7 quid while those carriwell ones are more expensive. I won't bother then...

Will be working from home during the Olympics. Really can't face the extra crowds and the heat!

Missed your post smallgreen - that's a really difficult one - is the wedding 2 weeks after your due date? Cos DD was 2 weeks late so possibly your baby won't even have arrived yet? Or if you have a c-section, you may not be up and about. I suppose it depends of if the wedding is close to home so that you could pop in for a bit but I don't think I'd have been able for a full wedding - I was bleeding a lot so wouldn't have felt very "fresh", boobs were leaky and sore, exhausted, standing and sitting with difficulty and still big and pregnant looking. Sorry I know that sounds really gloomy and you might recover better than I did and relish the opp to show off your gorgeous baby but I don't think I could do it.

My sister-in-law is having a Naming Day for her twins in Sep when I'll be 38 weeks and I'm dreading it as it's a couple of hours away and I know I'll be huge and grumpy.Gosh I'm a barrel of laughs today!

Can't help with wedding situation as this is my first.

I just brought 8 pairs of huge black pants from the supermarket but I also got some from NCT shop that are sort of open weaved in case of EMCS but also thought they'd be good for 'air circulation' in case of stitches etc

I'm another here who just cannot sleep! Am waking up every hour and half to wee and find sleeping on my right much more comfortable! Figure that either side is better than on my back!

Anyone else ingested their body weight in ice lollies?

Hi all, keeping a foot in here - no real news though!

Sorry smallgreen, it's my first too, so I don't know whether you'd be ok -
could you leave it to the last minute to decide, or will your friend need to know sooner?

As per heat, yes to not sleeping. Just sweating all night - deeply unpleasant. And ice lollies are my new best friends. Got to pop into Aldi on the way home to stockpile some more.

Primani pants here! Black all the way, I'd rather not see any more stains than I have to (and I'm sure I'l see a LOT of stains!!).

twizzle i really hope that sleeping on your right is ok, because I can't sleep on my left when my DH is in the bed and breathing . I'm sure it's fine though, surely the left side recommendation is pretty new? I don't think my mum got told it?

Is anyone finding they are being treated with kid gloves at the moment?
I was in a DIY shop earlier picking up bits for DP - they looked so worried that I might go into labour, the assistant brought all the stuff out to my car for me - made me chuckle. (was nice though).

I get married in a week and a day's time - really hoping it won't be as hot as it is today - otherwise I will be the bride with the fattest feet everything has swollen up and like others am finding it really hard to sleep - I got up at 3 this morning to go downstairs to the sofa where it was a bit cooler, back upstairs at 6 when my hips were about to crumble. I think I am officially a bit over being pregnant -it does really suck.

My hospital bag is about 2/3s done. I have washed a load of baby clothes but can't put any of it away as the plasterer is only coming on Monday to start on the nursery so I am living in what can only be described as a building site for the next few days - thank god for ice pops and chocolate is all I can say. I feel so sorry for those who have to restrict sugar as I only want sweet stuff at the mo.

We have tickets to the Olympics on the 9th Aug - I'll be 35 weeks, secretly dreading it. We'll have my mum and DP's parents with us too and I know they will be a nightmare being shepherded on and off the tube and fussing about me. I sound stupidly ungrateful I know but can't help being so intolerant of pretty much anything at the moment - I am starting the grumpy club- free entry to all my fellow September bus passengers

Wedding is about 2hrs away so not that close. It's actually before my due date but they keep talking about inducing me early because of my waters leaking and the wedding is 2 weeks after the date they are most
likely to induce. Think it's probably a no unless I develop some superhuman powers! Might just be doable if i can avoid a section but even then I think exhaustion, pain, leaky boobs and small newborn might be too much! They're moving to new York as well the day after they get back from honeymoon so I won't see her then either although I suppose it's a good excuse to go to NY for a few days next year if we can. :-(

Golly, it's hot. I had DD in the winter and I can definately say that it is easier being pregnant in the winter! I think it is going to be cooler from tomorrow though, so that will be a relief. I started making meals for the freezer today - I'm aiming to make at least 20 meals - enough to see us through the first month or so. I'm not sleeping that well either - up for a wee every hour or so until the early hours.

Smallgreenone I know I couldn't have gone to a wedding 2 weeks after giving birth. I had a normal delivery, but I was still bleeding heavily and spraying milk everywhere by then and feeling generally like a zombie. But I do know someone who sailed through the whole thing and was shopiing in Tesco (with newborn in a sling!) the day after giving birth, so everyone's different.

ladygagoo I no exactly what you mean, everyone treats me like I'll fall apart if I do anything. If I left a bag of shopping my Ohs family shout at me. It's nuts, I keep telling my boyfriend I can lift a bag without the baby falling out of me. Though it is quite nice but kinda irritating

turquoise I asked my mw about the whole which way your supposed to lie and why on left. She told me to ignore that and to lie whatever way I'm comfortable and getting sleep. I usually lie on the left anyways, but I always wake up lying on my back. every time

ladygagoo are you excited about your wedding? Hopefully you have a lovely day with lovely weather.

I'm loving the heat (can be a bit too hot at times) but after the weekend was so bad and Monday rained so much I'm just glad to see some sun. Think it helps I don't work and in northern Ireland it's not as hot as say London.

Went and done some shopping today. Got new pair of slippers and flip flops. But think I was unrealistic with my underwear size so might do a Sainsbury's run to buy realistic sizes :( just buying cheap dark ones I can throw away if need be.. So think Ive got nearly everything for my hospital bag, gonna online shop the rest.
Xx

Not sure about a wedding smallgreenone as I had a section last time.

twizzle I sleep on my left or right but I definately favour my right and quite frequently wake up on my back. I don't worry about it.

I'm found the heat in Belfast a bit unbearable today to be honest and it's a good 10 degrees and more cooler than London. I don't know how some of yous are sticking it ladies. Was still nice to see a bit of sun rather than the usual grey, sticky, rainy weather.

Suffering big time from insomnia now. Had totally forgotten how bad I'd got it when pregnant with ds. Feel like crying at the thought of another potential 8 weeks and more of this. Not doing my mood any good either.

I'm trying really hard not to moan about the hot weather because I am really happy not to be cold anymore.
smallgreenone I'm not sure you can make any plans re wedding. You'll just have to see how you feel on the day. I had a cs last time so there would have been no way but also something kind of happens to time in the first month. It's hard to explain but you are so completely focused on the baby and feeding so days you don't move. I remember my husband coming home to find me still in pjs, not even having managed a shower. So getting all dressed up, getting baby all ready, going in car for 2 hours and then enjoying a wedding would have been an actual impossibility. But I had a section and real problems bf; you might sail through.
Hope you all have a cooler day.

I still feel very ill today; as before plus flu-like pains when I woke up I was hungry which I tht was a good sign but now iv had some cereal I just feel like death again.seeing consultant MW at hospital at 11 dh working from home to look after children but dunno how I'm gonna drag myself over there (5-10 min drive!) hope everyone else ok x

rachel re knickers, they definitely need to be big. Not only do you need them to be able to have space for a massive maternity pad, but you might find you swell up as a result of labour. I swelled up that much it felt like my skin would split, and i couldn't bend my legs at all. So i ended up with DP going to Tescos to buy massive granny knickers, as i was so big compared to usual. Also re quantity, i used quite a few pads during labour, as my waters broke and then contractions started about an hour after, and the waters continued to come out every time i moved, so plenty of pads were essential!

Re a wedding 2 weeks after birth, god no, i couldn't have done that. Admittedly i was in a bad way, taking anti biotics, iron tablets and 3 types of pain killer, i think was 28 tablets a day to start with. But even if i hadn't have felt so bad, i'm not convinced i'd have wanted to go to a wedding or anything else that soon. I don't think i left the house for a few weeks, and yes there were plenty of days where i couldn't even find time to have a shower, or if i had a shower by lunchtime i was viewing it as a major acheivement. Days were completely swallowed up by non stop feeding/changing/winding/puking, and as DS had reflux, there was lots of puking, which then meant feeding all over again...and never mind the mountains of washing he created by puking...i used to have lots of bottles of squash ready at the bedside, and snacks, and if i was lucky i'd manage to make myself a sandwich at lunch, and tea usually had to wait till DP got home, and i'd eat it with a spoon whilst feeding DS. But then i'm sure there must be some people out there who had a great birth, and had a baby who didn't have reflux, and who would willingly sleep flat in their moses basket etc.....my DS would only sleep if upright on me, or if in the car being driven around. Hence being so unable to get anything done as i was invariably stuck on the bed, feeding him, winding him, or with him sleeping on me, with the variety being getting off the bed to change him or to clear up puke. And there is no way i'd have wanted to be at a wedding like that! Its all well and good wearing 5+ t shirts in a day, but at 2 weeks post birth i'd have struggled to find an outfit that would fit, and allow access to boobs for breastfeeding, never mind several spare outfits to allow for puking baby! Plus i was very self conscious of breast feeding in public in the early days, its a learning curve and the last thing i wanted was people staring at me, and we didn't actually have any problems establishing breast feeding.

Re sleeping on left, it is important to sleep on that side as much as possible, as it can affect blood thus oxygen supply to the baby. Sleeping on the left also encourages the baby to be in the best position for birth, rather than being back to back, which is how DS was positioned. And i would personally recommend everyone does everything they can to avoid having a back to back baby. I wish my midwife had bothered to stress this more to me when i was pregnant with DS. May not have ended up with an EMCS and nearly lost him if he hadn't been back to back....

Okay I'm only 34+4 days and today I'm getting very frustrated.. It's not as warm today so no complaints there, but I'm just so so uncomfy, can't get comfortable on the chair or lying down. Don't no what I'm to do about it.

Dog wants to play and I can't even sit beside him to scratch his belly.. Aaaaarrrrggghhh I no I shouldn't complain as quite a few of you are prob going through way worse but it's getting me down..

Anyone any tips? X

have a bath rachel? sometimes water can be soothing? the only way i can get comfy ish is to lie down though, so many pelvic issues that it's the only way i am not in pain, which doesn't go hand in hand with looking after an almost 21 month old! I'm just counting down the weeks now, officially 6+4 left till due date, and if early like DS, then 8 less than that :) i'd be happy with anything from 1st Sept tbh, i'm great at getting and staying pregnant, just not great at being pregnant, body falls apart and i am yet to experience any blooming...

I don't do blooming either Loopy except for blooming massive and blooming tired! My DD is a bit older than your DS though (2.6) so she's a bit better at playing on her own for a little while so I can put my feet up every now and then. Glad it is cooler tonight

Hey girls. Mind if i join your thread? Im 32+1 and so fed up all ready not to mention the size of a house! I want my baby :( lol!! So excited though!!! Having a baby girl and have chosen to name her Amelia Grace. Any advice on how to pass the time on mat-leave? Bored is not the word!!!

Welcome firsttime the name you've chosen is beautiful. People have reccommended reading books and watching box sets to me. At the moment, I'm washing all baby bedding and clothes etc ready for her arrival. That's keeping me occupied for now.

Anyone else experiencing a numb bump? At the top just under my breasts my bump is completely numb. Feels very odd! Guess baba is pushing on a nerve or something!

Hi Twizzlestix , that sounds weird but I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. Far from being numb, the top of my bump is the favoured wriggle spot for my boy. He moves about so much up there that it feels like he's playing in my lungs: feels quite yucky.

hmmm, what to do on maternity leave....anything that you really enjoy doing as you probably won't get chance to do it for a while! make the most of having plenty of me time, be that having a long soak in the bath, going to the hairdressers, pampering, massages, having hot cups of tea etc with friends, going out for meals with your other halves and friends, cinema if you can bear to sit in one place for long enough for a film, going shopping just because you can, without needing to worry about packing everything for a baby, and dealing with constant feeding/changing needs, reading. However, dull as it sounds, the most useful thing you can do once your hospital bags are packed and everything baby related has been bought, is to fill your freezers with as many meals as possible, as you will be so grateful for quick meals when baby is here! And lots of quick things in your cupboards, to minimise surviving on a diet of cake, biscuits and crisps like many people i know! :) This time round, we are aiming to have all in one dish meals made in advance, ie lasagne, cottage pie, fish pie, corned beef hash, and considering plating up things like bangers and mash, pasta bolognase and anything else that i think will freeze ok!!

must add that having a baby is well worth it, but we have no family and few friends where we live, and DP is out of the house from 7.15am-8pm or later, so i had no one who could look after DS or offer any support in those all consuming early months, so even going to get my hair cut became daunting, and involved me having to feed him whilst there, and it's not easy to do that when wearing a gown and trying to not get hairs on a baby!

Hi everyone, been away with family for a bit and had friends and two toddlers here all weekend so just had to do a mega catch-up on the thread. I'm with all of you who are starting to feel a bit grumpy - most of the time I'm fine as not at work any more (one week left in Sept as a teacher so on school holidays) but have definitely reached critical mass in terms of being heavy and achy etc. It scares me a bit that I'm meant to get 1lb heavier every week for 8 more weeks!

MW tomorrow for 32 week check but nothing interesting to say or ask - just hoping all the routine checks are still OK (wee, blood pressure etc).

We had our NCT class about induction a couple of weeks ago - I really don't fancy being induced (though maybe I only remember what she said about worst case scenarios). I have my bag packed and we are picking up our new family size car on Tuesday ready for holiday to France so the bag will get to see some of Europe (though hopefully not the inside of a French hospital!)

Thanks twizzlestix. I have been experiencing pins and needles at the top of my bump, is yours anything like that? I wasn't sure if that's what braxton hicks are supposed to feel like or not?

Loopy thanks for the advice! Certainly makes a lot of sense, will be trying to keep myself occupied and hopefully that'll make the time go a little faster. Have everything organized now, right down to the hospital bag! Must be hard on your own all day!!

Hey everyone hope you all had a good weekend :)
And welcome firsttimemumma that's a lively name youve picked for your wee girl, it's beautiful.

funchum you've been very busy. Making most of your free time before baby here :) hope your time in France is good and that you enjoy yourself. How long are you away for?

I'm 35 weeks today :) and have a very busy week ahead of me, we got keys to your new place last night so we could start moving in very slowly, not officially moving until wednesday but an hardly move with amount of things lying about. So we asked for keys early, so having to sort kitchen today and buy quite a bit tomorrow that we need. Then have my Mw hospital appointment Friday. Gonna be a long week :(

loopy that's great advice, I've a load of books that I keeeaning to read but just never get a chance, hopefully I'll get through them in next few weeks.

Went an seen the new batman movie, was good but was 3 hours long and was very uncomfortable by the end, had to give a few looks to the wee guy who kept kicking my seat, was gonna hit him.

Xx

Rachel I saw Batman last night and didnt think i'd get out the chair by the end of it, i was so stiff! Plus kiddo was jumping all over the place with all the loudness, poor thing!

So i'm 33+3 today and really feeling it. So tired, so heavy and achey. I have sod all to do at work cos the woman covering me when i'm away is doing it all, so i'm bored too! Although i am wondering if i can blame something i forgot to do last month on baby brain.... i can, can't i?!
I have a physio appt on weds which im hoping will help my right hip, its been getting progressively worse over the last week to the point where im getting a couple of steps and having to stop....
Ah well, 3 more weeks at work and then 4 at home - cant wait!

Hi firsttimemum that is a wonderful name you have picked for your little girl.
DP and I are still struggling with names especially as we are keeping the sex secret until the day

I also went to see the new Batman film and was impressed that i managed the whole film without a wee break BUT could not get out of my seat at the end, my lower back and coccyx went numb

I have started mat leave on one of my jobs and am finding myself spending more and more time online just to fill my day I'm so bored!!

Still have not sorted my hospital bag or bought anything towards it or baby yet , finding it all a bit overwhelming atm tbh (not helped by the fact that DP asked me what a Muslin was yesterday!!) but with only 8 weeks to go I should really get a wiggle on!

I start mat leave today!!! Hooray! So glad the Olympics is on, I'm really getting into it, especially the cross country today and looking forward to when I'll be able to get back to the stables, I do miss riding. Wedding at the end of this week and then i'm going to pack
my overnight bag for the hospital- eeek! All getting a bit exciting!!! Nursery furniture arrives tomorrow too can't wait to see the room finished.