December 2012 - Halfway to our Christmas elves and fairies!

[WeeJo08]

Hi everyone!

I think I did this correctly! Eeeek! Probably not I think we still have a few messages to go on the old one, so it's here for when we're ready :)

WeeJo

I cant rememver who said about waiting for breast pump if your bot sure about expressing but i would second that. With dd2 i managed to hire one from my local baby cafe for the wgole time i wanted to express.

spotty was it you that said baby is likely to be in scbu? On phone so sorry if i missed this but just wondered if you minded me asking how you know this? X

Oh just a quick 1 for those cheese obsessed did you know we can eat Stilton?! I found out yest on the NHS website! I haven't been eating it for breakfast honest

Bleurgh stilton? Thanks Stacey... good to know :o
Although perhaps if someone was to make me a steak wellington with some stilton in... but couldn't have a rare-medium steak still :(

Very interested in the breast pump discussion. But I'm going to see how breast feeding goes and then look into it I think... it would be nice for DP to take part in feeding but I remember my Mum saying that what she experienced (with boys) was that they were feeding for what seemed like hours and so the thought of then trying to pump between feeds was just too much hassle.

I've found my skin has become extra sensitive at the mo so waxing is currently out for me too... not that I have any really reason to worry about it really....

Oh WOW cod you must be stunned lol new colour schemes, new baby clothes....so much more to do now!! Congratulations!!! thank you mummycox for welcome x

whoops! I've been just trying to catch up and finally posted and of course I forgot congrats cod was it a total shock to the system?

And welcome 4Mrs

Now off to look into Bpump rentals here.... I know you can rent something from the pharmacy....

*cookies- i looked at stockists for the evos but the closest one to me is still like... 60 odd miles!! what didnt you like about the mamas and papas? :)

stacey there is nothing about my placenta on any of my papers! just re-ready my entire maternity file!

ellie well done on undating stats list! i keep looking at it going 'what a mess..' so glad someone had the inspiration!!

i did notice my first ever JET BLACK pubic hair the other day.. im normally florecent ginger.. very odd..

mydaydream i do the mirror stand after a bath as well, DP now is on high alert after he wasnt listening the other day and commented 'you are so lovley and fat now..'

honey for some reason everyone is allowed to feel up a pregnant women- im going to start getting very angry about it soon :(

breast bump people not claiming to be an expert at all! but im waiting to see how it goes before buying one.. it may be worst case senario you cant breast feed for some reason or your always with baby so no need to express, and youve got a brand new bit of kit that you cant use!! im going to wait until after bubbas born + remember christmas sales ;)

equimum ours is in TWO weeks, i feel the pain!! and im exactly the same with the growth thing- i was massive the other day, then went for a no2.. and then there was no bump.. my dp said maybe im having a 'poo baby'.. lovley

looking at prams + baby clothes bundles on ebay.. ive even managed to wrangle DP's ebay details.. muhahahah

Total shock to the system, I have no idea what to do with girls and pink! But did feel the need to go and buy a pink hat last night the boys were so pleased to have a sister

I also have a feeling I won't need to buy any clothes myself as everyone is going to go crazy on my behalf !

Although the breast pump is tempting so that dh can help, I've always found that my babies feed so often anyway I don't know where I'd fit in expressing and I always felt whilst I expressed that I may as well just feed.

My sonographer was so lovely yesterday she went through everything with us and gave us lots of time which was nice as ds3 came with us with my mum so he got to see baby.

ellie I'm diabetic so baby will most likely have trouble regulating sugar levels when born and also maybe other things depending on how early they are. Dd was in for nine days

I totally forgot to say congrats to COD, wonderful news! I can tell from your posts how excited you are!

Also, welcome to 4Mrs

Scan on Friday - wooooop!

naomiruth I'm in Cheshunt! Not that far...just near the Brookfield centre.

Breast pumps now I'm totally confused what's a closed thingy??? Omg you need a degree for all this stuff!

With ds1 I bf him, and that was fine, however when it came to expressing I could do it for half hour and not even get one ounce, however dh did want to get involved so we agreed that after about a month he would do the bedtime feed with formula. It did mean they had cuddle time, ds got used to a bottle and formula, and I had well stocked supply for the night feed. Everyone happy. As a side point my friend was a lone parent and bf, never had a need to bottlefeed until she had a wedding one weekend which there were ni kids invites so her mum had her baby. He wouldn't take a bottle and she ended up spoon feeding him constantly when awake to get him fed. Nightmare. Personally I think it is a great idea to give the odd bottle, and formula just in case, you never know what might happen and it was a huge stress for my friend. I know some people may shoot me down for saying it but I will be doing the same again this time.

My sister has just sent me a list of everything she has for me... I have to pay for a few things but it looks like we will get the lot for less than £200... including....

A Phil and Ted's buggy with all the accessories, a Baby Bjorn carrier, high chair, cot, mattress, Car seat, loads of toys, clothes, breast pump, steriliser etc.

It's brilliant for us as we are trying to buy an extortionately expensive house (welcome to Guernsey!) so to get all the stuff cheap is fabulous!

Congratulations COD another female in your household!
Think I'm also going to hold on buying a breast pump. Very interested in the comments about each one. Sooo much to think about. Think I really need to start thinking about which travel system. Really want to try them out in terms of folding/opening before I get too big to know what I'm confortable with.
Welcome 4Mrs
Hope everyone's having a good day

afternoon all hope you are all keeping well.

cod congratulations on your wee girl you sound over the moon!!

Well just back from physio and she has advised I have SPD she was going to give me a tubigrip for my tummy but i remember that being very uncomfortable and didnt seem to help the last time i was pg just felt as if baby was being squashed. She has given me some damage limitation exercises and instructions to follow and advised that I may require crutches seen as I am already using DD's buggy as a support when I am out. She did offer me crutches today but I said i would try the exercises first, not only that couldnt imagine what the next 19/18 weeks would have been like with crutches...should I have taken them now? I have to call her as soon as I feel the pain/discomfort getting worse

4Mrs Welcome and congratulations!

COD WOW!!! I can tell from your posts that you're still in shock. Your having perhaps the most overprotected little girl ever...4 big brothers

I noticed my first chin hair the other day, but that could be my age. The rest of me isn't as hairy as with the previous 2, with ds1 I was embarrassed about how hairy my tummy was

I had a breast pump before and will get one again, I never had any trouble expressing and always seemed to get a lot out. It's handy to have in emergencies, such as when your 2 year old is in hospital and you have to keep expressing for your baby, yes ds1, that was you

I'm feeling really fed up today, my mom is in hospital with pneumonia and I've been sick so I can't visit her. I'm covered in bites that I got at Conkers and I've got an allergic rash so I itch all over. So I can't sleep and I'm tired and grumpy. DS1 snapped the filling off his damaged tooth, so we had to go to the dentist to get it fixed, which he hates and DH is out at Explorers all night, so I'm on my own too. I've got to have another blood test this week too, to check for diabetes Moan over

Snuggle up on the sofa with some chocolate Kate sounds like you need it!

Laura only you can tell if you need the crutches or not, just make sure you do ring her if you get any worse!

Laura You could always see how you get on over the next few days then call to get them. Just because you have crutches in the house doesn't mean you have to use them if you don't feel you need them that day.
Kate hope your mum improves soon, and you get better so you can go see her. Sounds really difficult.
Went to aqua natal again today and found it really difficult my bump has felt really heavy and tight, I just felt like I was sinking. Then ended up getting the wrong bus home and had to walk 3 miles home, which really isn't that far but I'm still finding walking more than 10 minutes really painful in my legs and it took me over an hour. My feet were HUGE when I got home.

Eek little bit terrified, I have to tell work tomorrow! I have a huge bump but work at the end of a corridor on my own in a small company so rarely see anyone and have managed to hide my pregnancy so far.

Half of our staff were made redundant in may (including me then was given part time contract, back to full time from july) and another colleague quit last week so I'm really not sure how they'll react to the news

Wish me luck

I just feel a bit manky tonight. I feel massively bloated and just a bit crampy. I am sure it is normal but I am just feeling a bit sorry for myself. I have my 20 week scan tomorrow and I am really scared :(

friendof chin up I was a bit like that last week didn't quite know what was wrong but felt fed up. Nice bath and early night should help a bit and I'm sure all will be fine tomorrow at the scan!

Sod it... Just found the fresh tomatoes in the tins cupboard. What am I going to find next? Phone in the fridge?

i tried to put the kettle in the fridge...

Willy good luck with telling work, I was really worried about telling my work since I'd just started, but now it's all about me and baby, work just keep slipping further down the list.
Friend I'm in your club tonight, miserable, bloated and uncomfortable.

Evening everyone. Just catching up after a lovely day out with DS - went to Liverpool to the Walker Art Galley which was fab, but by far the highlight for DS was going on the train for the first time. He was absolutely zonked after - must have been all the excitement!

Sorry to hear some of you are having a bad time. Hope things start to get better soon.

Good luck for tomorrow Friendof and anyone else who's having a scan. Also hope it goes well with work Willyou.

I put a jug of milk in the crockery cupboard... And didn't realise what the weird smell was until DH removed it a week later

Willyou try not to worry about it, remember most employers are ultra cautious about doing anything that may look like discrimination. I was really worried about telling my employer too (redundancies a few weeks ago and I just started a new role) but they've actually been really good... Hoping that will continue when I return from leave!