March 2013 Mk III - Hopefully the nausea will wear off soon...

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New thread!

Stats thread here

Old thread here

Enjoy

Whey, that was quick!!

I'm a fast mover...

Marking place

Can you only have a certain number of messages then?

Aye, 1000 I think. Or 999? Something like that anyway.

Afternoon or are we in evening yet?

I can't even begin to put in words how I'm feeling at the moment. The boys are being absolute bastards. Being naughty, disobeying me, laughing at punishments and making a mess after I've spent the whole day cleaning. It's obvious I'm a bad mother and can't control my own children. Really I should call the in-laws, they'd love this.

To add DH is stressing BIG TIME over money. He's acting like we're going to go bankrupt any second, when the reality is he earns 80K a year plus bonuses and collectively we have more money than most people and they seem to survive okay. He's taken to getting up in the early hours of the morning 2am because he can't sleep. However, my problem with this is in doing so he wakes me up and then I can't sleep because I'm stressed over his behaviour. In addition to this, he txts me through the day wanting to know the hours I work and when he's home stares at a spreadsheet of figures and goes on every 5 minutes about how we have no money.

To add to the stress of the boys and DH I'm also learning to drive.

So basically, I'm just waiting to miscarry, I don't have a chance, I 'm under far too much stress for a healthy pregnancy.

Still having cramping and sharp pulling pains and my tummy is practically flat (I never had a flat tummy to begin with).

I feel like crying.

Really looking forward to putting these two little bastards to bed and then I can clean the rooms again.

We've got a fucking playroom full of toys so can someone please explain to me why they will only sit watching TV or if they do play with toys, why do they bring them into the sitting room and mess that up?

sundaesundae that's horrible. I'm so sorry. I have a PHD in being insensitive. And with that in mind...

zoeymlucas I have to ask, how? What did he do and how was he able to? From what I'm aware, there are proceedures in place to stop this. I've never known there to be just one person in an operating theatre. Plus, if he's done this before, how was he able to get work in your hospital?

Oh I am so slow on phone while I typed my post you all managed anothe 5/6 posts and a whole new thread

Well done possom

Ooh how exciting! New thread! Lots to say so just marking my place for a bit later!

Just checking in to the new thread - also hoping Harpie is OK

Am here

Posting posting 123......just marking

I'm flicking through a village newsletter I collected from my future home this afternoon and am kind of wondering what kind of area I've signed myself into: there is a mobile hairdresser who offers 'a Brazilian blow dry service' in the comfort of your own home??!!- tell me it's not just my mind that deems that as a bit dirty??
The annual chicken chase is returning soon.
School of hip hop and I think my favourite is 'the bus debate'?!?!

Aaaah, me and my bump will have a lovely time hip hopping :)

Just marking my place!

Good title Possom! I think most of us are in agreement with that! :) :) :)

marking place

Hi all, just continuing post from earlier!....

Sundae really sorry to hear about your cat, hope that it was a mistake and they're actually ok.

KK I had a milk craving with DD. mainly milkshakes etc and ocassionally the odd glass of milk, not something I would normally be remotely interested in!

Still no scan date here, waiting for letter.

On pram discussion, we bought second hand mamas and papas travel system for first 3 months and then got a new mclaren triumph which I started using when DD was 3 months old. Last year, bought Phil and teds which is great for rougher surfaces, and has doubles kit, so if we do need both to go in a pram, that will do us.

Bought floradix today! Fingers crossed.

mrs rigby you have my sympathies, sounds very similar to our house!

Phew, a whole hour catching up on a couple of days! My problem is always that by the time I've read through everything, I've forgotton everything that I've read! Finally had a less sicky day and feel so much chirpier for it. Hope it's not jsut a one off!

Mrs R, sorry you're feeling so stressed. Don't imagein I can say anythng to help but at least hope the boys are in bed now! I recomend putting your feet up and ignoring the mess if you can bare too!

Yay for the scanned peeps, happy happy news.

Sundae, so sorry to hear about your cat. I felt so sad when our cat died and it was worse knowing that he'd not been at home with us. Hugs adn sympathy.

Zoey,so horrified by what happened to you. Think you're doing incredibly well to set foot in a hospital.

Whoever was looking for a good pram for rough terrain, for DS1 we have an 'Urban Detour' which was a hand me down and has been fabulous. Apparently they are an australian make only stocked in the UK by Mothercare (so usually assumed to be made by Mother care, but aren't, and are apparently much better quality than ones actually made by mothercare, or so I'm told). It wasn't what I would have chosen but there was so much choice I couldn't cope and was glad to just take a hand me down to avoid having to make my own choice mainly due to look but I've been really pleased. Big chunky wheels, has been ace in heavy snow and over plenty of fields, and 3 wheeler. Manouvers fantastically. Is a travel system so comes with car seat which can clip in. That does make it a bit heavy as the car seat clips ontop of the pram bit rather than instead of like others with a frame and different bits to go on top. Although I like the look of the ones which have a carry-cot type bit for new born and then seat bit for when they're bigger, I've found it so usefull to not have one like that as DS will only sleep in pram during the day even now and can still do so since the seat bit lies back totally flat for new born (or sleeping toddler!) and sits up for when they're well, sitting up. Is pretty big though, we do call ours the tank pram... For those on a budget, we have above loved hand me down, plus a £20 second hand maclarren push chiar now DS is bigger for going to the childminders in and taking in the car. Actually, only use the tank pram for naps now, and they are becoming few adn far between!

Sleepily marking place and tittering at mrsrigby's venting, not unpleasantly but wryly and with much sympathy

Um, can't recall what I wanted to say...

Ta for new thread possom, swiftly executed :)

Bugger, DS awake - teeth suspected as was up last night too. Oh please let them not be as bad as top two...

Sweet dreams

Phew, have just caught up with everything. So much news that I'm not going to be able to name check all but...

Whoop whoop to scan buddies pips and hermoine ... 3 sept can't come soon enough.

Hello and welcome to all newcomers. Congrats on the bfps and looking forward to getting to know you over the next few months.

Good chat re non alcoholic alcohol. Duly noted.

Fab news for all positive scans. I too am with the ranks of slightly relieved at only having one potential wee one. Super psyched for manda though and keeping my fingers crossed for anyone else keen for it ...

Jesus wept zoey, so sorry to hear what you went through. Well done for ensuring he can't do this to anyone else (even if, unbelievably, he is no longer in prison) and for coping so well. I hope the hospital staff are sensitive with you.

sundae I have two cats (total idiots) and would be devastated if anything happened. You are of course grieving. I hope your dh finds the body and you look after yourself.

jojo no fair how far ahead you are. That's all.

All ok with me. Got some travel sickness wristbands and they do seem to be helping (I took them off to test it wasn't coincidence since was pretty sceptical that they would assist and I started retching within 10 mins). The downside is I have to wear a cardigan all day to hide them and avoid looking like a sweat band wearing freak. Totally worth it though.

Ordered some floradix (sp?) today post the catch up [willing to try 'out emoticon].

Ttfn (can't recall whose sign off I'm shamelessly copying but I love it - my grandad always use to say it when heading off anywhere so a lovely blast from the past)

Ah tinker t'was me! I love it. I'm normally a shameless kisser but from reading other threads i've realised that's a big no-no on mn so needed another sign off!

zoey that's bloody awful! You poor thing. I'm so angry that you were violated like that and that he was able to attack another woman whilst he was on bail.

sundae big hugs. Losing a treasured pet is horrible. They are members of the family/ I hope you're able to find the body at least to have a proper burial and some closure (or that it was the wrong cat and yours comes marching through the door)

kirsty my symptoms have also faded dramatically in the last couple of days and I have been freaking out (was crying on the way to pick up ds from nursery because I was convinced I was having a mc) BUT I actually have a fuzzy memory of the same thing happening with ds. Symptoms do come and go and worrying is actually a symptom of pregnancy!!

MrsR your husband sounds so very similar to mine. He is very (unneccesarily) stressy about money and I quite enjoy spending it. So we aren't a good match! I long for the day when I have a career and can earn a decent salary and don't have to justify my every expense.

tiddly sorry to hear about your ds. Hope you're able to get a nap during the day a bit. Think ds is teething here too. He woke up crying at some godforesaken hour last night. DH has selective hearing and snored on I was left to deal with it (we were both working today )

tinker pips and hermione please can I join the 3rd september scan club too?!

manda my friends who have twins have outnabout double jogger things. (sorry I can't remember the exact name ) They had cocoons for when they were little and the babes looked very cosy.

I have an Icandy cherry as my everyday stroller/travel system. It is so light and compact but for more rugged things I bought a cheap second hand mamas and papas sport 03 which has all wheel suspension so excellent over all terrain and ds loves being in it. Not so good for a newborn though and it is a bit of a beast (in terms of size and weight!) I'm eyeing up a (second hand) Phil and Teds Vibe to add to my collection for when dc2 arrives. DS will be 2.5 but he has the enthusiasm and controllability of a springer spaniel and I live in the terror of him running off and me not being able to go after him unless I leave the little one in the pram.....

Ok long post so I will sign off. Hello to all, sorry if i've missed anyone. Hope symptoms are treating everyone kindly (but just enough so that we don't worry!!)

ttfn !

Cool, thats 4 of us for scans on 3 Sep!

Bloody hell, any one with school aged kiddies care to explain how you work out what school, you're in the catchment area for? We;re looking to buy a house, intending to buy in the area we currently rent since it seems nice and DS well settled with lovely childminers, but DH worrying if the house we've seen and really like is close enough to the school. However, he seems t want DS to go to this particular school as it's the one the childminer does drop of and pick up for rather than anything else (and he won't start school for another 2 years). I have been trying to work out what the likely hood of DS getting into said school, can't find anything useful on that point but did read the school prospectus and now REALLY don't like the idea of this school and need to work out what the alternatives might be! The school in question is CofE which I was already reluctant about adn thought DH would be too, and now reading the prospectus ust don't think it's the education I want for DS. It's all personal preference of course, but I feel like it would be very christian biased and we're not christian so I'd prefer DS to have a well rounded religious education but not such a focus on Christian worship (it's daily apparently). Also I really can't stand the idea of full on porpoer shirt and tie uniform at that age, which it has! Arghh.

Hello. Yay to shiny new thread.

sundae my cat is my baby too. Always worry when he outside. I think he knows Im pregnant coz he comes for a cuddle and snuggles against my tummy and puts his paw on me.

zoey that's terrible! I don't understand this good behaviour. Surely someone should loose that right when they do such horrible things. Hugs.

My sickness is getting worse and the worst time is when Im on my morning commuter train. Hoping sickness will pass asap, don't like feeling or being sick.

My friend is pregnant and keeps asking when am i going to start trying. I really want to tell people, so difficult not saying anything. 3 weeks to go, i can't wait to see my bean, think i will cry. Am debating weather to take the day off for the scan or not. DH work really arsey, he is only allowed an hour, hope it's not delayed and it's a traffic free day!

yay possom - thanks for brand new thread and good title!

sundae sorry rereading that it sounds very insensitive for which i apologise. Keep positive your cat may return still. Remember all the lovely memories you have too. Hugs x

flowery schools are such a bugger! It was the same when we moved recently. Seems so far off but so important too. I think a lot of it depends on whereabouts in the country you are. Round here (north Yorkshire) you pretty much just pick a school you like and rock up (not so easy at secondary). Where my parents live (home counties), you can be next door to the school and still have to fight. Perhaps others with school age children can advise, but I would have thought the best thing you can do is give the school a call. I found looking at the ofsted reports for each school quite useful too to give a good idea of ambience/ethos etc

Sunny, no worries, not insensitive, Bobby slept with his head on my boob last week, it was very cute.

Someone witnessed him being hit, apparently he had spent the day hanging around the pub (we think he got lost over there 1/2 a mile + from our house and was trying to make it home again) and the lad recognised him. He was crossing the road when he got hid by two young lads in an alfa romeo, they stopped rowed about it, drove off, came back took a pic (WTF???) picked him up from the middle of the road and took him away. The lad who witnessed was pretty sure Bob was dead because he wasn't moving, but didn't check and the lads were back pretty quickly. We assume they didn't know what to do so took him home and somehow disposed of him.

Not felt very preggers today, my hips hurt, little tired, my boobs stil hurt, but only had ten minutes here and there of nausea.