November 2012 - counting down the weeks

[StuntNun]

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Just got up again after going to bed at 11:30. Slept for all of 20 minutes, just after one, during which time I dreamed that I gave birth to one of the twins at DDs' school but the other one wouldn't come out, so I was just wandering around with the boy hours later, fielding questions about why the girl wasn't interested in taking the exit. Weird. I then randomly had some sick swiftly move up my throat which led to an epic coughing fit. DH came to bed at 2, but was still awake at 3:30am because he was really excited about some new computer peripherals that he just bought this evening (he is a programmer). I turned over to tell him that I was going to get up and got treated to a ten minute explanation in the dark of the joys of mechanical keyboards, which is obviously what he'd been laying there thinking about. I'm not sure that I am any more enlightened now than I was before he started speaking, tbh.

Sorry to hear about all the stuff that is going on with you all, both internal and external factors. This is a pretty difficult time for all of us, without all of the extra stuff going on. God knows I am sick to death of a) making involuntary exertion noises when just doing something like sitting down, b) the sound of my own voice complaining about stuff (I must sound like a right bloody whinger) and c) trying to deal with and remember about stuff that is going on, requiring attention and brain power that I do not feel that I have available. I expect that I am not alone with that list. Still, there's some sagacious advice being bandied around this thread- we obviously have power in numbers, lol.

I do like a mechanical keyboard though Catbag

I'm up early worried about the million things I have to do. Being a SAHM is hard work! It must be the nesting, it took me three days to clear up the boys' room. It's not quite there yet but nearly all reorganised with new storage boxes and some toys moved to the loft/charity shop but don't tell them - I mean who needs three marble runs? I have received financial authorisation from the DH to get them new bedroom furniture and have the tax rebate to pay for it What do people think about ikea furniture. I priced up a complete set for them (two ceiling height Billy bookcases, one half-height bookcase, two Malm six-drawer chests, a Malm bedside table and a shelf unit for their launch pads (where their clothes are laid out for the next day) at £297 all in white. That seems like a brilliant price but I'm worried it will all fall apart. I mentioned painting their bunk bed white too to match but neither of them liked that idea. My brother and almost-SIL bought ikea stuff for their new house but I don't have any experience of it, although I do know how much damage kids can do so I don't want to get really expensive stuff at this point. The furniture they have atm was bought six years ago from a charity shop as a temporary measure and it is falling apart so something needs to be done longs to be loaded.

So my house is nearly in order so DH will be able to start searching the loft for baby stuff once my exam is over. I have a consultant appointment today so will hopefully get a scan and find out whether I have been poking baby in the head or the bum. My mum is coming for the weekend tomorrow with her suitcase packed with teeny baby clothes apparently. DH is back from Japan on Sunday. And the kids are off school on Monday. So it's exciting times in the Nun household.

stunt you have chosen well with Malm and Billie. We have five malm and eight billies in our house, in our bedrooms and study and all look as good as new. If your kids are allowed drinks and snacks in bedroom, it is worth thinking about the glass tops for the drawers. White is so much cheaper too. We dot white for DD1. I can also recommend the Expedia square shelves with the various inserts. We have had some of the stuff for 8 years, and it has coped with moving house and being in storage.

stunt, I think ikea stuff is fine. We have the Malm chest of drawers in our bedroom and they're pretty sturdy. I've just bought these cupboards and drawers in green and blue for DS's new big boy bedroom. Currently have about 30 flat pack boxes waiting to be assembled! DS is using them as a road for his cars at the mo so he's happy!

I have a Billy bookcase I bought in 1998, still going strong. Mind you this is my first DC so I haven't had that factor. But it seems fairly solid. I guess it would be a good idea to make sure they're fixed to the wall or in some way unpulldownable.

The six drawer malm can fit so much stuff in it. Like a tardis. I have yet to find anything from idea that does not last long (except the biscuits)

horsey I am amazed you did not know the difference between sheets and blankets, but I guess that is an age thing. I got a duvet for my 10 th birthday and felt like royalty as nobody had them. When I was small, we had an outside loo, and no TV, and bathed in a tub in front of the fire too..I feel old!

Deffo fix book cases, indeed everything to the wall. They make great climbing frames for toddlers we have found. The malm cope well with stickers being put on and removed, and the odd crayon incident.

I finish work two weeks today!!!!

I've just read in the paper that whopping cough is making a comeback and from Monday are giving preg women between 28 and 38 weeks a jab. I'm seeing the mw on mon so will ask her about it.
Apparently 9 babies below 8 weeks this year have died from contracting it :(

So I've got to have a flu jab and a whooping cough jab??

We have the billy Stuntnun and has lasted many many books and a house move but not got any DC so second the suggestion to attach it to the wall.

Had a terrible nights sleep and feeling rubbish this morning. Poor Dh didn't get much sleep either so not expecting a happy house by the time we both get back from work tonight!

Sorry to hear about different peoples problems, both pg related, Dh related and everything else. Hope it gets sorted. (Sorry was going to reply individually but tired brain is not working) Hope everyone has a good day

Ikea stuff is fab if you put it together well and tight. If you don't it will fall to bits as shown in my recent house move! I was gutted, I had a lovely massive chest of drawers that I was to proud to ask DH to put together so did myself, and it collapsed enroute to the new house and belittled!!

On a good note I feel all systems go after yesterday's scan and baby being an ok size assuming it's arrival in timely, also it's left occupant anterior which ip am reading is just right.

The consultant wantsto see me at 40. Weeks and my plan is to go in with all my bags and demand to be induced if it hasn't arrived lest it have time to get bigger and have to be brutally ripped from my body in the same way as DS.

DH21, I've just posted about this in Pregnancy, slightly concerned too.

I'm still in bed and the kids have to be at school in half an hour, and I still need to do lunch boxes! I've woken up with a monster headache although luckily no vision problems this time.
I'm going to stick some joggers on and a hoodie and run them down there then come home and sleep I think.

I had a momentary OMG IM GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE BIRTH TO THIS BABY SOON moment last night. I knew it would some at some point and I think I'm pretty much over it now.

12th Oct is my next scan/consultant apt which is good because apparently both local midwife clinics are fully booked until then

I've been buying Xmas stuff online for the past couple of days, and I got the car fully road leak for another year which is good because I can't see another car happening before baby comes along another DP thing he'll get round too no doubt so I'm going to have to transport 3 children and myself in a 3 door Nissan bloody Micra! We'll look like a clown party turning up everywhere we go!

I just read an article on bbc website about whooping cough vaccination to be offered to all pregnant women between 28 to 38 weeks. This is in order to protect the baby from the increasing outbreak of the disease.

Any thoughts ?

Lol candy that's what I just wrote! I'm going to talk to mw about it on mon. I don't want to have injections if I can help it.
Also I've had the jab when I was a baby so why am I not still immune from that??

Yeah I'm nervous about taking any kind of injections so want to find out more about it. I'm guessing (only guessing) that like the flu jab, the vaccinations changes from year to year due to to mutation of the strand and so previous vaccinations may not be as affective?!

I'm not seeing my midwife for another two weeks so will be interested in why your midwife says next week

I started a thread on the wh cough jab in Pregnancy. It seems even if we are immune, we won't pass that on to the baby so the jab is to boost them until they start to be covered by their own jabs later on. There is quite a good link to the Dept of Health website that someone has posted there.

What rather than why :)

Thanks for the sheepskin liner link detective think I will get one of those too, it looks lovely and cosy, shame they don't do adult size ones

We've just got Ikea Malm chests of drawers in white for our room stunt and they seem very sturdy. Although you do have to be careful not to knock them as they mark quite easily, we've got a little dent in one of ours already unfortunately. Would definitely recommend tho!

Oh no not another jab they want us to have!? I had whooping cough as a child, one of my earliest memories is being visited by the doctor at home as I was so poorly does that mean I have immunity and won't need the jab do you think? Would happily have the jab if it meant the baby got immunity too. I wonder why it's coming back? They vaccinate kids against it now anyway don't they?

Hope everyone has good days today and those who are feeling worn out get plenty of rest. I've got gymnastics with DD this morning! Should be interesting

Crossed posts blonder you answered my question there, thank you, will ask about getting the jab. Anyone had the flu one yet?

DH phoned me at half past bloody 6 to tell me about the whooping cough scare because "I thought you'd be awake - you never sleep these days". I'm going to ask mw on tuesday when I ask about flu jab (not got a reminder yet and I get one every year anyway). It sounds horrific the amount of deaths/cases if his waffle was anything to go by. Equally bad is the superbug outbreak on the nicu unit down south, don't know if anyone saw that on the news last night? It's a constant worry isn't it.

My first flat was completely furnished with ikea furniture and bar the sofa (through no fault of its own) it all held up very well. My kitchen's actually from ikea and i'm really pleased with it and I know my dad now swears by ikea stuff as well!

Hi girls,
I posted in this group earlier in the pregnancy but been a bit slack at keeping up since.
I am in desperate need of some help with names. I am due in November but have been booked in for a c section next week.

The shortlist is: Maria, Isla, Abigail (mostly called Abbi), Elin, Niamh.
I also like: Cleo and Eloise but hubby doesn't.

Opinions greatly appreciated

Yes they vaccinate babies against it but only from eight weeks. All the babies that have died from it this year have been under eight weeks. I'm seeing the mw next friday so will ask her then.

the department of health say even if you haven been vaccinated against it before they recommend to have another to boast immunity. The risk is high for newborns as they won't get there first jabs until 8 weeks. By us having it, it says that this will be passed on through the placenta

Kissy I had actual wh cough too, there was a scare with the jab the year I was born (later turned out to be a faulty batch). I would like to know if we are meant to leave a gap between the flu & wh cough jabs or if it doesn't matter if we have them in the same week.

The wh cough one is actually also a combination dip pol tet vaccination as well.