November 2012 - reaching the six-month mark

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No more pains/cramps/aches or anything untoward happening here, just some fidgetting from baby so clearly it was just doing too much, needing a wee, sitting badly etc. Last lot of tickets for the Olympics, so won't be doing that again!!

My MW is nice enough, although not overly so iyswim, yet seems organised & knowledgeable. Just quite professional really. Thank goodness. Also glad to have seen the same one each time. It's so annoying when you don't know who you're going to get or how good they'll be.

Thanks Valium that's my thinking. My car's coming up for 10 years now but fundamentally there's nothing wrong with it so we wouldn't need to buy a new one this year anyway. I just want him to see sense and get rid of his heap of junk beloved landrover as it's a totally unnecessary expense.

Speak to hr. The lady I spoke to was fab in my trust!!

My manager has also been great though lol so.....

It costs a lot of money to run a car! You are not being unreasonable at all. How about looking at bills incurred for the heap over the last 12 months, insurance, tax, MOT, recovery, maintenance etc and show him a clear figure written down. Sorry if my previous post was a bit sharp. I am so upset about my Manager, and only got 3 hours sleep last night as DD2 decided she was gonna wail (no idea why) so DH brought her into bed, which never works.

Going to get my leg looked at tomorrow. Bit nervous about that. Also have not seen MW since 21 weeks, as I missed 26 wk appt due to leg. I will see them next week regardless. I feel ok, plenty of movements, but it is good to get a BP and pee check. They will no doubt send me for another GTT as they sent me in error it seems at 14 weeks. That was fine, and in previous two pregnancies they have been fine, so I will only agree to go again if there is sugar detected in my sample.

I have no faith in midwives (no offence detective) and I have yet to see the same one twice. This stems from my first pregnancy and delivery, and I have moved countries since, but still have yet to find someone I can trust. It almost makes me want to retrain to be a MW, but then I would be stuck working with the buggers

I am not in a good mood today clearly!

I will do horsey although she is a t**t too!

looks like DS2 has slapped cheek. oh joy

I'm yet to see the same mw. 2/3 have been ok. I didn't like the last one!!

Hope you get it sorted vq. Sure it'll be ok.

MissMummy I think as you'll have access to the car at least every third week you'll be able to manage fine. When I had DS1 my DH used to take the bus to work once a week so I could get all my car-related errands or a big dog walk done on that day then the rest of the time I just walked or bussed places.

The boys are watching the Naked Gun. I forgot it had OJ Simpson in but I guess it's okay for them to watch it.

What is it with boys and landrovers - DH was mooning over a defender for sale on the island (and you never buy an island car as they are salty rustbuckets!) when I pointed out it had only two seats, no heating and would cost a ton to run - he only slightly went off it..... Thankfully we got a more suitable car when south and traded in our old banger (Reg!).

I'd just like to point out to all first time Mums not yet leaking milk - if you're lucky you won't leak at all and your milk will only come in when the wee one arrives - so don't worry if you aren't getting any milk out of yer yabs yet. My sis extended breast fed both of hers (even manually expressing for 3 months for a prem so it could go into her feeding pipe in the NICU!) and didn't leak a dribble during pregnancy, so not being able to get milk out now is no indication of ability to BF later. Just be thankful not to have to spend money on breast pads.

MissMummy you'll cope without a car, I have for 33 years - so the odd week will be fine. You'll just have to tackle that hill up to the station! I'm thinking realistically I'm just not going to have the time to fit in the intensive driving course (as I'd like to maximise my freelancing time and the week away would lose me £800), so am I nuts to think I could learn to drive with a wee one?

Hello all. Am not leaking anything but didnt with DD so think will probably be the same. We're all full of cold in our house, but everytime DH does his pathetic-man-with-a-cold routine, I remind him that he at least can take drugs!

Have started to go through DD's baby clothes and have separated out what we can use for this one (boy) and what are now surplus to requirements. DH thinks I should ebay them, and I am going to, but the little pile of things I have to keep is increasing with each box I am going through...

That doesn't sound good brockle. What is slapped cheek actually? I had never heard of it until I got pregnant.

Good luck with HR valium. It sounds like you have been led a bit of a dance.

izzy I hope you get some relief from your pain. I am ever thankful that I seem to have escaped from any serious issues.

If you can live without two cars missmummy then that's a great idea. We have two cars and it is such a massive expense. I feel we could live with one but DH doesn't think so. Also, when I go back to work we will need to cars then. Well, I say need. It's all relative.

Re appointments I had a 10 week, 12 week, 16 week, 20 week scan (no midwife) 21 week, 28 week is booked. In my notes the midwife I saw for 12 week crossed off the appointments which were relevant to me and where they would be. I can't remember what happens after 28 weeks. I have a team as well so at the moment I have seen 4 different ones. All nice and professional. They seem beyond delighted at every measurement they do of me - weight, fundus and so on. It makes me a bit as I wonder what they see regularly when my normality is so fab.

I found out this morning that my pregnancy yoga days are changing. The moves means that the only way I could go is to leave a weekly meeting at work at least 15 minutes early. What do people think? I am a wee bit reluctant to ask - I have always been all about work and it is not 'normal' for me. I also really don't want people to think I am expecting special treatment. On the other hand, I love the yoga as it's not just yoga there is a lot of talk about pain management and just general support.

Also, when should I be booking in for ante-natal appointment. There is a sheet at the back of my pack which is for booking physiotherapy ante-natal appointments. I don't know if I need this. I don't know what it actually is. What are others doing?

On a completely not pregnancy related issue, does anyone else mysteriously lose things in their kitchen? We used to have 2 sets of measuring spoons which were attached by a large key fob type thing. When making cookies a fortnight ago I noticed that there was only one set. I presumed DH had separated them. Now both sets have completely gone and DH says he has no idea where they have gone and didn't split them in the first place. How can this happen??

Bluergh just been scrubbing the bathroom. Sitting on my arse now.

pass I would tell your colleagues your need to leave the meeting 15mins early. That should be fine. You are entitled to attend such things, it is not special treatment. If they need you specifically for discussions, then they can do the agenda accordingly. They may even decide to change the timing. It is good for you to do this, and could mean you avoid sick leave/ finishing earlier etc.

Food keeps missing from my kitchen. Especially sweet stuff and cheese. No idea how

And you only see Physio if you need to, and MW would tell you this.

I am leaking a little milk, but no suprise as this is my third and I bf the other too. To ladies who are planning on feeding, try to get a pretty bra to wear during intimate moments as when you are feeding, your partner is likely to get sprayed with milk under certain circumstances.

You are right valium. I ask for very little normally so it just goes against my habits to ask even if I am entitled. The other thing is I have been on hols For 6 weeks so I have no idea how my hips and back will respond to stomping the corridors again. Anything which staves off the pain others are in is a good thing.

Ok, I have a boob question .
From about 18 weeks I had a small amount of nipple discharge when squeezed. Mostly clear but a wee swirl f white. No problems. However, I has no become yellow/orange. Both nipples. Is this weird? Am
I broken?

pass sounds perfectly normal to me, but if it turns green or is blood stained get it checked out! I would say it is just your body getting prepared. No pain I guess?

I'm on the phoneline to hell... or rather the taxman. Trying to pay my Class 2 NI to make sure I qualify for maternity allowance. Jeez you think they'd make it easier to pay them given how skint this country is! Ahh the joys of self employment..... wish me luck. Someone come on and say something exciting to save me from the muzak

Your call is important to us. Thank you for your patience. Have you visited out website? You are 15836389 in the queue. Your call is important to us repeat ad infinitum

No boob pain - just mustard yellow stuff. And only when squeezed.

27 weeks today! Crikey blimey o'reilly! I cannot imagine how fast it will all go when I get back to work. It will either be the fastest term in the history of terms or time will become treacle. One or the other.

Have a read of the ghost thread that's active at the mo if you are bored yellow spooky! Maybe that's the explanation for your missing measuring spoons passme just kidding obviously, things disappear from my house like that every so often and it does puzzle me!

Haha kissy that's exactly what DH said. I read the last paranormal thread. I started off properly laughing "haha! Listen to this - it was a ghost that ate all the cheese! Hahahaha. Loonies" and so on. By the end I was so spooked I was scared to go to bed

I love scaring myself with the spooky threads I can't stay away from them!

Pass that will be colostrum so perfectly normal.

I categorically don't believe in ghosts but I love a spooky story. I end up freaking myself out about mirrors and all sorts.

Thanks valium I shall leave my boobs alone.