November 2012 - counting down the weeks

[StuntNun]

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Tists I get what I would describe as kicks behind my left hip, but they are punches from the hands!!

Ahh that might make sense... Maybe he's a boxer rather than a footballer

It was one of the reasons I thought baby could still be breech, but turns out - no! I get the punches behind left hip, and kicks on left side, around the height of my tummy button. I'd not describe any of them as wiggles, they are all pretty solid movements! And bits sticking out from my side

I get something (the bum it turns out!) pushing right up at the top of abdomen, but can be on either left or right, dependent on where it has moved to!

I still get movements on the right, but they are bulges and jabs! I also get grabbing in my cervix... ow.

I love the universe!
My sister has been called a lesbian, not once but twice! by my nan (think dowger duchess from downtown Abby)

Thank you the universe!!

I'm going to read the thread where I left off.
Evil

I feel little punches low down too, I get her bum pushing out just to the right of my belly button and her feet over to the left, last scan confirmed she was head down (so low in fact the sonographers couldn't even get a profile shot of her face)

Next scan in 2 weeks so will check she's still the same.

Do you get tickles from the fingers? I find that the best way of knowing where he is. I tell the midwife the position each time, and where the heartbeat will be, and it is right all the time since the fingers started. Plus he has such a big fat arse...

Mine is head down, bum up. Mostly lies with its back on my left but sometimes wiggles over to the right. The top of my bump is really tender from being stretched.

All the wedding chat made me look over our wedding photos. Strange really - it seems so long ago despite only being in February. I remember looking at the pics immediately after and wishing is was thinner. Now I am looking thinking "will I ever be that thin again?" Mind you, I actually think I look healthier now - my hair and nails are thicker, my skin looks clearer and my face is thinner strangely. It did remind me though that I was asked to model my wedding outfit by the lady who made it at the edinburgh wedding fayre. I think it was this weekend. That would have been fun but I wouldn't swap bump for another shot in my frock.

Interesting thread on tips on childbirth. I like the one about sleeping with the baby blanket in the last few weeks of pregnancy.

Ahh sounds like my young one is doing ok then.
I only ever get big whopping punches in the hip and the rest is stretchy type movements down the right. I also get the rhythmic bumps from hiccups at least once a day.

DH made a yummy yummy curry for dinner tonight. Debating whether to chance my luck with heartburn and scoff another portion now? Going by the last 2 weeks' I don't think it'll make any difference!

I'm a firm believer that you get out of life what you put in. I pay at times probably too much taxes and ni because I value our NHS, police services and (in Scotland) free higher education. I want my child to grow up in a world where they will have the same public services I have had, and they're not missing out because of a select few tax dodging bastards.

I know it's on the change (hopefully) but it really pisses me off at times that the dregs of society - the Jeremy Kyle-ettes - are perfectly capable of working but who are far too happy being propped up with a cushty carefree lifestyle paid for by our taxes. Past Governments have made it far too easy for people not to work and it's one of my biggest bug bares knowing they have their rent/council tax/drug money slight generalisation paid for by us.

We don't have a huge amount. Some months we find ourselves literally living hand to mouth. I drive a 10 year old car and buy most of my clothes from eBay. BUT everything we have is ours. We both work hard and we aren't waiting for someone to come and take it all away from us. If we dodged taxes we would be able to buy a bigger tv and flashy new cars, but hey, at least we can hold our heads high and we'll be the ones having the final laugh when the mouth breathers are forced back into work like the rest of us!

Sorry for the ranty post. My intention is never to offend, it's just something I feel really strongly about. Benefits are there for people who need them. I was brought up by my single mother who survived solely on disability allowance and life insurance after knackering her back in a nursing accident. If she could work, she would. Instead she brought me and my sisters up to have the strong work ethic she had before her accident.

Also the clothes that my sister wore, were new ones too. I'm so glad my nan can wind up my sis ter so much. Serves her right.

As for the benefits system, you have to put in to get out. The thing is life isn't simple, and I know of people that truly need it that can't get what they need.
Those bankers getting away with blue murder, it makes me sick. Yes I know all bankers arnt bad.

Evil.

I really hate when people say they shouldn't pay tax because they use private education or healthcare. (step forward Adele)

Surely they can see the bigger picture? That lots of those healthcare workers, teachers and all the people they encounter in their lives will have been born, educated, cared for through public services paid for through taxation?

I was delighted to read JK Rowling's recent statement on how she is proud to pay tax: timidheathen.tumblr.com/post/7043004518/jk-rowling-on-paying-taxes

If those bankers suffer the same as the people I know, they would be hopping mad too. The thing is they think it will never happen to them.

Evil

Congrats apple.

DH was my first proper boyfriend (I.e. first one I slept with) when I was 15/16 and he was 17/18. We broke up for some trivial reason as you do when you are teenagers. Stayed in touch in that we'd bump into each other in our home town from time to time and have a chat.

One random bumping into each other turned into catching up for a drink, which started as old mates having a chinwag and ended as feeling like a date. Wasnt without complications as we lived 25 miles away and he was in the process of splitting from his ex with whom he had a DD.

I had no intention of having more than a fling with him which I felt would be guilt free as it didn't add to my numbers but 6 months later he moved in, 5 months later he proposed and 9 months after that we got married. Have been married for 3 years now, DD is 20 months old.

If someone had told me I would marry my first boyfriend I would have roared with laughter. Plus probably not wasted so much angst on other losers!

A friend of mine put it brilliantly regarding tax and benefits, that we should celebrate being the people that pay in rather than take out. Paying tax means you're fortunate.

(This was before I was self-employed in a business just breaking even and DH being made redundant).

Has anyone bought witch hazel yet. I went holland n barrets n lady looked at me blankly when i asked for it. Where do I get it?

Anyone else awake?
I've been woken with period type pain. Just one nights sleep would be nice.
Evil

One of those mornings where I have woken up not only head over heels in love with DP but also tearfully desperate to hold my baby! I'm feeling quite content and fluffy, we'll see if it lasts when I get out of bed!

Oh and GT you can buy witch hazel online (amazon type places) for cheap or try looking in Boots/Lloyds Pharmacy type places.

I've been awake more or less all night Evil, dozing in between some quite intense Braxton Hicks that seemed to be coming every 5 mins or so. I got up at 4 to have a wee and they've died off now. Have to say I'm a little disappointed- a full night's sleep seems like a bit of distant memory now. It'd be nice if the broken night's sleep was for any other reason than it just being impossible to be comfortable, especially since I'm 34 weeks today.

Going back to uni today. It's 45 miles from home, so a good hour's drive each way. DH doesn't start back until tomorrow, but is accompanying me just to make sure that I don't start leaking babies everywhere.

GT I am sure you went to the right shop, but got a muppet of an assistant. They are usually really good in there.

catbag like the idea of leaking babies. Sounds so pain free.

Oh noes. Another night of 2 hours sleep. Last Monday morning though!

It's October. I am having a baby next month.

Yikes

at leaking babies but sorry to all those not sleeping - I can't stand sleep deprivation.

As we are sharing stories about Dh's I met mine at uni - he came back with some of my house mates after a night out when I was on teaching practice and had to be up at 6 and didn't get to bed till 1. They made huge amounts of noise - I got up at 6, found him in my kitchen with another friend and laid into both of them about keeping us awake!
I next met him 6 months later, didn't recognse him and he took me home after a night out and never left He proposed after 5 years and we were married 2 years later.

I have a gel type witch hazel - is this what I need? What do I do with it?

Witch Hazel fir healing? I agree shop lady should know!!

Two more Monday's for me!!!! Baby due a month today so could have him this month or next?!!!!? So scary!!!

Today's task is to finish my final uni assignment which is half written but just needs more adding! I wrote it, got it to an acceptable level in case the baby arrived then did no more. It now needs submitting so need to pad it out!!

Wow October already I can't believe how long we have all been on this thread together

Me and DP have been together 5 years and have lived together for almost 2 years, we new each other about a year before that, just met through friends

I brought the last bits for my hospital bag yesturday and will pack it today after washing. I brought my changing bag aswell yesturday so think we are completely done

Oh I still need stuff for my labour bag i think.

I met DH at a meeting in Belfast, we had only spoken on the phone before then, in the corridor of the La Mon Hotel! We fell in love at that moment, 41/2years ago. We didn't get together straight away as at that time my mum had just died and my marrriage was falling apart along with the rest of my life. It when we did it was like it was meant to be.

I proposed to him on 29th Feb this years, two days before we found out we were pregnant with this one and a week before we got the planning permission for our NI house. We got married 3 weeks later on the banks of Carlingford Loch with only immediate family, it was perfect and felt that finally my life was coming together. In fact I may just post a Facebook picture....