Due in October 2012 Part 6 - Third Trimester Trials and Tribulations

[YompingJo]

Shiny new thread!

Ready?
Steady?
Go!

Love the idea of a Facebook group as well, let me know when its up and running!

I'm not usually a slave to my hormones, I've been so lucky up til now in my pregnancy & I'm so sorry to be so self-involved BUT...just had huge crying fit because I feel utterly miserable, constantly sweating & uncomfortable & feel like I just want to hide out for the next 10 weeks

Supposed to be having my legs waxed tomorrow & pedicure in prep for a wedding on Saturday & really don't want to be pampered or go to the wedding. I feel ridiculous & not myself at all...

Pass the tissues someone...sniff :*(

On the cats debate, I absolutely love cats although I have none of my own & do hate it when I get cat crap in my garden which I'm very proud of. However, I do have bark everywhere where plants don't grow & this seems to put off the neighbourhood cats using my little garden as a litter tray...just a thought?

squidkid i thought i had a great Primark bargain but my button up nighties were £4.50! Anyway I still bought three for variety must try them and make sure they are OK.
So many posts to comment on im struggling, loved the nappy bin info hadnt considered it, dont think we will be bothering. Panickining that havent started any classes yet, midwife didnt cheer me up when she said, ooh s
Thats going to be cutting it fine! Great.
Sorry cant see who postec the manbag but think will treat DF to one. Did a lot of research on monitors and just had the BT 150 delivered via ebay which has good reviews sadly no longer available BT appear to have 'upgraded' to a 250 which seems to be far inferior to the 150. Day off today to try and survive the working week, three to go.

43 dC 1 33 weeks

Hugs loopy - can sympathise with the fed up/sweaty/wanting to hide away feelings.

It'll all be worth it in the end...

Loopy I can so relate to the blue mood and tearfulness
Less of my days are like that now though - it was really related to tiredness for me. I hope you find time to lie down.

Angelico and all other hip/pelvic pain sufferers - I almost don't want to comment. It is 1 symptom I do not have and I feel if I even think about it I will develop it
My particular brand of hypochondria is odd - I could never read the info leaflet on medicines because before you know it I would have all the symptoms, so I have to ignore the bad stuff - does that make any sense??. Anyway it sounds rotten and if I did not get my sleep at the moment I would probably go insane... My sympathies

I saw my ObGyn this morning. It was the quickest visit ever - the first time my parking was free as the first 20mins are free. I actually have NEVER had my bump measured, and this is #2 (Squid) - probably as well as I can have no poo one day and a massive one the next and I assume that would affect things. He did urine sample, BP, scanned baby (who was kicking away happily) and renewed my sick cert for next 3 weeks when he will see me again. I actually thought we would be seen every 2 weeks in the third trimester, so I take this as a positive. I must be low risk!! He told me everything was perfect.

In my bluest moments I had hoped they would find something wrong where they would have to induce/take out the baby. I bumped into an ex-colleague this week whose sister delivered at 23 weeks due to a failing placenta and baby has spent weeks in the SBU and I feel so ashamed - I am off on certs, how hard is it to lie down?? Today I am fine and I am at my barmy thinking.

I need one of you as a friend already in able to be able to add someone to the FB group i'm creating.

Can someone send a friendship request to me: www.facebook.com/kyyria

Thanks

Help - what is a good price for a 2nd hand moby wrap??

Kyrria - have done the friend request thingy. hope that helps. I have no idea how these things work!

Kyyria think I hav managed to send u one....... Hopefully correct person!! Only on phone so hope done right thing, technophobe that I am.....!

I've sent you a friend request too!

Thanks for the friends invites on Facebook.

The group can be found here Bean Bakers October 2012

lisbeth- not sure, but I got mine off Amazon for about £35 (not second hand). Obv haven't tried it yet, but it works really well with a teddy!

Those who have sent a friend invite I have added you to the group already

Couldn't get the link to work so have sent you a friend request Kyyria, hope that's OK.

Can't get link to work either but have sent friend request.

Bah, hating today. Sitting at computer while it pours with rain outside, ordering all the things on our massive "baby stuff to get" list, don't really like spending money and feel like I'm doing far too much of it. Nothing exciting either. So far today I have ordered:

• Reusable nappies
• Reusable nappy accessories (eg nappy bin, mesh bags, wet bag, washing powder etc)
• New mattress for second hand cot (big up to Baby Mattresses Online who will make a mattress to your specifications and it's not too expensive
• Hippy Chick Mattress protectors for pram/moses basket, for cot and for our bed (I imagine there will be leaks and not just from the baby
• Disposable nappy bin (couldn't help myself, got Angelcare one which was v. cheap)

See? Boring stuff. Boo. Might have to go and put the bouncer together that was delivered yesterday to cheer myself up. Baby has not moved for hours in protest!

Nice to meet you on Facebook! Reckon we should still do most of our posting on here as it's easier to moan and have tantrums when there isn't a photo of me next to it...

londonmrs I agree - I like being incognito

Cant get link to work either

Also cant find you on facebook :-(

Right all - think the reason you can't find me is 'cos it's set as secret (high security).

Will set it to closed (still confidential but you should be able to "see" the group). Try again Facebook Group) or search and add me (Kyyria) and I'll add you to the group

I have now typed up my birth plan and typed up lists of things to put in labour bag, hospital bag, baby's bag and DH's hospital bag (in case homebirth does not go to plan).

That's the end of my super organisation today, I am now bored beyond belief!

Yomping Can you come and organise me too please? I am in awe of your skills!

Yomping you are on fire. Very impressed. We've not done anything that organised, but in all fairness, our energies have been focused on trying to buy a house for our new family. Once we get that, we can get get together all the various lovely freebees my sister and friends have offered us (cot, buggy etc) and work out what we absolutely need. Then I shall be allowed out shopping. Then I think I'll get to birth plans. The plan could be summarised as follows, however: "get her out safely without messing me up too much. please".

oh cripes. the more I think about this the more I want to panic.

...Goes off to do deep yoga breathing...

kyria I have sent a request to join the group but my name is Rachael, not Bella!

I wrote a long post yesterday and it disappeared which made me so cross! So going to have to try it again later.

Meanwhile-I just wanted to say that although I know I must seem like I am going against the trend on here as lover of 'stuff' as I really needed and used my cot/buggy/nappy bag etc, I am in agreement that a lot of the toys and frilly bits are unnecessary. However, I really do think a monitor is necessary, even in a small house. The bt ones are great so that you can play the same wee tune on them and settle the baby or be re-assured that you are hearing them when you are downstairs. Just my view though obvs.

yomping Can you come and organise me too please? I discovered my case for the next two weeks contains more than 20 pairs of pants but not a single pair of socks. Had massive panic when I discovered this today and thought: how am I meant to be responsible for a baby in 9 weeks when I can't even pack a suitcase for myself properly?!

Have dodgy wifi connection on mobile but love reading your updated and will join facebook group when I get a better connection...