March 2013 Mk V: Lumpy bumpy witty knitters (patiently) await the bloom!

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New one marchers sorry on phone and can't link! Will post title in our old thread x

ted an old school friend has just retrained as a social worker. She loves her job but says the course was incredibly challenging! As it should be really, as it's a challenging career!

I'm up for fbook chatting too, I'm better on fbook than mn but I'll use both! I just like sharing photos etc and can't figure out how to do that on here!

Have any first time mums to be started feeling movements yet? I haven't yet and aren't too worried but I am spending a bit of time every day trying to concentrate on my growing bump. I can't help feeling I'm going to miss the first few flutters due to pain from surgery :(

I'm so tired this evening, another day mowing grass, raking, strimming, phew....

ted noooo don't be a SW! Not children's anyway. V stressful, no funding, cuts and emotionally draining. For £22k a year starting salary my area is a low paying one
Oh and it's your fault as much as its the teachers fault!

Evening All, I'm eagerly awaiting the results of the Facebook group test run- am very much up for joining in any fb chat! Would be lovely to put names to faces!

I'm another one who is planning to go back and study for a new career- probably not for a while as I need to work to pay for childcare but once my youngest starts school... jojo to be honest, I've really been inspired hearing about your course- id love to know more about it if you don't mind talking about it.

Right, I'd better go- we're currently trying to watch The social network but it's bring frequently interrupted by ds who doesn't want to go to sleep. He is homesick, such a typical cancerian!

Great to hear about everyone's weekends, nice friends, car boot bargains, catching up with family, yummy cooking! All sounds very good. Good luck to those of you with scans this week! (not that you'll need it)

Well I didn't make it to bread baking or cooking of any sort, too tired! Went for a walk in the sun and watched a load of films instead while DH cleaned and hoovered around me :)
As soon as I've worked out what I want to do then I'm hoping to get a masters, I get money off or can get a course for free if it's relevant to my job so I'd be silly to not take my work up on the offer! I was considering applying to start in January (thinking I'd have enough time during mat leave to study) but rethinking that now, I don't need another stress to hang over me. I have 'Hermione' tendencies, hence the MN name, and get very wound up if I don't do things just so.
JoJo I think I've felt something, it's def not anything I've felt before and it's in the same area as I had my scan every time so I'm sure it's not wind or anything stretching. It's like a firm butterfly feeling that lasts a few seconds and then disappears for another week or so. Had my first feeling at 10 weeks but a longer one a few hours after my scan.

Hey peeps!

For those FB-friendly types there's now a feast of baby scan pics in the Happy Marchers group! About 8-10 have got in touch to join. The 'secrecy' thing seems to work just fine. Got DH (who hates FB to the extent that he joined only so I could list him as my hubbie and he won't friend anyone else!) to check nothing was coming up in his newsfeed and it seems to be totally safe ? phew!

And no worries Ted and others about not FBing. Funny, virtual worlds, aren't they?

No movements yet, I think, JoJo. I thought I was feeling 'bubbly' type sensations, but when MW told me I had anterior placentas so wouldn't feel till later I've given up wondering. But I do try to have a few mins each day where I lie quietly and place my hand on my ridiculously sized belly. Sometimes I talk to them too!

Lexi, bet my bump is bigger than yours ;-)

Cor, tiddley, am mightily impressed with your DF :-) Cor, he should lead walks for people like me who wish they knew about geology!

em anything you need to know just ask. It's fascinating stuff but I guess like all things, hard work! You're expected to study full time as the course is funded by the NHS and if you're entitled can claim bursary so you get a monthly wage (not much though)!!

hermione v jealous of your butterfly feelings! I'm sure my time will come soon enough though :) it won't be long before I'm begging bubba to remove its foot from my ribs :)

manda I've started singing nursery rhymes to my Tum, normally when I'm in the nursery doing some painting, tidying etc!!

aw that's so cute, jojo! we think we may have to re-learn some as can't remember any :-)

manda if I'm out and about I just hum them as baby can pick up the vibrations now :)

If you need a selection of nursery rhymes let me know!! One of my assignments when training to work with young children was to make a book of nursery rhymes... It was very cute! Re discovering rhymes and songs I'd not heard in years! But also hearing new ones that are being taught in nurseries!

LOL manda I should hope so with two on board! :)

Hi everyone, can I join in?
I have cake

Im a bit late in finding these threads as have been dealing with eviction of twattish ex.

Dont know if I should post it here or not but incase you've all done it on a prev thread EDD is 18/03 and its DC2.

When my mum was pregnant with my twin sisters she was never any good at remembering rhymes so she got a nursery CD from pound sh

*shop and use her laptop and earphones whilst she done her knitting, then she starred singing along :)

My sisters are 6 more and totally obsessed with any kind of music and they try to out do each other with their amazing bizarre dance moves :o

6 now not more ??

Welcome twinkle.

Well the massage was a combo of fabulous & disappointing. Disappointing because they didn't have a bump bed so I had to sit for the back massage rather than lay on ny front & apparently I can't use the steam room, sauna or jacuzzi :( But fabulously relaxing, ny skin is soft & moisturiser, my hair is lush, my feet And head post attention practically melted. (sigh)

V sleepy now though.

Manda - your post made me laugh because I caught myself having an internal dialogue with Socs today. all massage related & polite requests to reduce the belching and wondering how comfortable socs is. I was chuckling at my self. So pleased to know I'm not alone ladies.

Hello everyone

Had a manic weekend with ds1's birthday & party so will try to catch up today. I would love to join a facebook group but don't know how to send a pm...! I am using my phone so maybe you can't from there?!

Will write more later. I wanted to mark my place before I get too lost

pink you can do it from phone - click on inbox at top of screen (envelope symbol).

Your DS and mine are almost the same age. It was pretty hot to be giving birth this time last year wasn't it?! What did you do for his birthday? I am at a loss. Got to make a cake though!

Have just PMed you, Pink! Hope you can get message on phone - have a look in Inbox (top of page?) Yippee for DS1's birthday party!

Aw perhaps not as relaxing as it could have been, Tramp, but it still sounds lush! I didn't even know bump-beds (had to stop myself writing bunk-beds!) existed! Must search one out?

Nursery CD is a great idea Peanut. So is JoJo's booklet - yay! I like the idea of being up with the latest nursery rhymes?hehe!

Glad am not alone in the bump-talking, JoJo and Tramp! DH is always telling them to 'pull their socks up!' and 'stand up straight!'

Welcome Twinkle and thanks for cake - perfect for breakfast! Sorry to hear about bad ex scenario. Hope you are in a better place now.

Ooh, how do I join the fb group?

Manda, did you get my pm?

Didn't sleep very well for worrying about scan. Oh well will be setting off to hosp in an hour. Fingers crossed for me ladies and for this week's other scanees!

Whoever was asking about first birthday cakes, I made DD a ladybird cake for her first b'day. It was about at the limit of my baking and decorating skills, but I was pleased with it!

Ethel YES! PMed you right back at 20:40: let me send it again. (Sometimes I find the envelope at the top of the page doesn't have the red icon on it even when I have mail, boo!) FX for you today and looking forward to heating your news!

Sheldon will message you details

God luck on your scan today Ethel cant wait for your update on dancing bean :)

Got my pre op appointment today and am hoping it dont take forever as last time was there about 6 hours as you see doctors inbetween appointments so it depends on other people and emergancies etc

I'm off to see the consultant this morning (well, whether I will see him you just don't know!) to discuss pre-eclampsia intervention and what they're going to do with me. Have NO idea what to expect or how long I'll be there but at least my mum has come over to look after DS...

Hope you're all doing ok - good luck for jumping beans in scans!