Thought I would start the thread.
HC Sorry that our MIL is like that. I guess theres not much you can do apart from telling DH to stick up fo you. My Mil is ok but has her odd ways. She was against me bfing and was determined with DD that she would be dressed in pink frilly dresses. Soon put a stop to all that and I just used to ignore her comments.
The kicks argetting a lot stronger now. They are still fairly low down and sometimes in my bladder.
Im glad im not the only one breaking wind like a trooper. Im almost afraid to bend over in work 
Im hoping to go back to work 3 1/2 possibly 4 days a week. Im going to put DD in nursery 2/3 mornings but mil will have both the rest of the time. Id love to do less but when I work out how much id lose its shocking and weve just extended our morgage for the extension. The other option ive got is to work in the call centre and do shifts but I dont fancy the weekend shifts. Im too frightened to tell my mnagaer yet.
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kbaby · 21/03/2006 20:35
Morning oh preggers chums.
Pink I really like Hope, I think it's unusual and strong sounding.
What is it with living in building sites at the moment? DH has commenced Operation Living Room, as he has two weeks between contracts, and while I am very excited about having the house finally complete, it is chaos downstairs. Lucky I'm NOT working hard and taking lots of important phone calls as they'd all be able to hear him singing at the TOP of his voice to the radio and swearing when he bangs his thumb!
GORGEOUS day today again, I too am feeling GRRRRREAT! Dropped DS at nursery and did a Tescos run this morning, it's amazing how much you can get done when your days start at 6.30am! had a good swim and a lovely pedicure yesterday, ladies, go and get a pedicure, it is such a lovely thing to have done when you are pregnant, and so relaxing and not expensive - once a month treat yourself, that's a Blossom order. Bought my mum a voucher for one for Mother's Day while I was there.
Is anyone else going to ante-natal classes that already has children? I said no to midwife at booking in, but am now changing my mind, I was with a fired yesterday afternoon who had her second 6 months ago, and she was talking about weaning and all the stuff you are supposed to start with them at certain times and I realised I really have forgotten everything even though DS is only 18 months! I would never get DH there in a gazzilion years but might go to a couple myself....maybe the birth one and the breastfeedng one. can't hurt, what do you think?
KBaby your list is the exact duplicate of mine, except I already have the cradle for side of bed, and I need to buy a moses basket. Borrowed one last time but want my own for this one. I am going for a Mothercare double buggy circa £120, that has been road tested by a friend. need to get in the loft too, looking forward to that bit and going through all the dear little baby clothes.
Can I have an opinion on either Toby or Samuel please?
have a great day everybody, sorry for the TOTAL ramble 
Blossom
xx
Ooooh - it's nice to have everyone feeling lovely! I felt lovely this morning (had my Chinese Dr appt and it always makes me feel wonderful and floaty), but am a bit zonked now and have parked DD in front of a vid even though it's lovely and sunny out
Names - can't decide between Toby and Samuel, both are great. Girls' names - really like Hope.
Nicoloola - my boobs are unbearably itchy too (well, they're unbearable in many ways, but we've already had a very embarrassing discussion about how that's made up for - see last thread!!)
Not living in a building site, but DH keeps turning house upside down anyway to decorate or rearrange different rooms. I get really funny about this (Chinese Dr thinks it's because pregnancy can make you very sensitive to the Feng Shui stuff of clutter taking up energy etc) and have to vacate the house or find a clear corner somewhere, so God knows what I'd be like if it were on a bigger scale like yours sounds.
Well girls, your MIL stories sound pretty horrendous. DH is adopted, his 'mum' died before I met him and his birth mum, with whom he has scant contact, lives in Spain, so I'm MIL-free, really. I do have a truly insane stepmother though, who can and does make life somewhat difficult from time to time! Thinking of you all going through it though.
Sure I was going to write other stuff, but preghead has taken over and I have the memory of a sieve!
Hi everyone
THe scan was fine! feel really silly now for getting so worked up.... Thanks to everyone for your messages of support, it really helped. They couldn't tell about the eye problems but realisticly I knew that. they showed DH the lenses of the eyes but thay would be OK whatever... the sonographer says we are having a girl! she checked 3 times for me as I was so convinced it was a boy in there (have been calling him Gordon for the last 5 months! - although that wasn't going to be the actualt name, just like saying "Gordon's alive" whenever i feel a kick )
Pinkdolly - I can't believe you have Jasmine on your shortlist! that was my choice for a girl (I thought it was really unusual!) but DH dosn't like it, but he doesn't like anything I suggest and can't suggest anything himself so I might go with it anyway :) other names on the list are Caitlin, olivia and sophia...
Glad there are lots of people saying that they feel great! am a bit jealous as I still feel (and look) rubbish, maybe if I curb my craving for jam donuts I will bloom soon...
Entropy
Evening girlies...
Ooh soo much to catch up on! Welcome Catherineskelly and nicoloola 
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Blossom you lady of leisure!!! I am soo jealous that you have had a nice day of pampering... I WANT ONE! Had my hair cut today and it made me feel like booking in somewhere for a facial and scalp massage!
Entropy - laughed at you calling your bump Gordon! Glad the scan went well. I havent really been calling my bump anything other than 'bump'.. I have been singing to it though and talking it through my car journeys!
Re the ante natal... I've simply GOT to find a class to go to. I've never changed a nappy in my life, have not got a clue what labour is going to be like and dont know what you feed babies.. apart from milk! ... And how do you hold them, and make them sleep? And know what the crying means?!!! This is going to be an enormous learning curve! My midwife has told me to ask at my 28 week visit and that she'll give me the details then! Dont know if i can wait that long!
Glad you girls are all feeling so cheerful... I reckon its got something to do with spring! I'm feeling quite glowing, but also quite stiff and fat! The cramp advice was also fab thankyou... have resorted to glugging a pint of water before bed and chomping a banana. Have had cramp a couple of times since, but not on the same agonising level! HC how is your cramp doing?
Spub... hope your pelvis is settling down ok. That sounds painful.
Right.. off to down my water!
Love to all xxx
Hiya everyone
Spub weather was fab in Scotland for a change,back to normal today tho!!
Pinkdolly i'm not sure whether gestational diabeties would preclude me from a homebirth but hopefully not,this is deffo my last baby so keeping my fingers crossed.Have you spoken to your mw about it and what did they say?
Re the breast feeding,i bottle fed my 1st and i would never ever og back to the steralising and making up formula.it was so much harder than whipping the boob out and i have to say that it takes very little time for a feed.Much less than the mindees i have to feed lol.I fed my 2nd ds till he was 2.5 and i'm still feeding dd aged 20 months which is not easy but hey ho.
Bumpybel i am not doing the loo roll thing again.I was 9 rolls the last time and some of you on here were due before me and measuring smaller than me.
Hope you all have a good day.I am off today as my mindees mum starts a new job and is wanting to spend the day with her lo before leaving her for full days come Monday,so off to meet friends for coffee and shop for mothers day.
Morning!
Glad your scan went well entropy :)
Just did the loo roll thing and I'm a teeny bit over 8 squares!! Missed the results last time so dunno if thats big or not - my neighbour asked me when I was due the other day and when I said July she said Omg but you're huuuge! Stop eating! 
Re B/F definitely found it easy with DD - and much easier once I was settled into it - like you say, whipping out a boob at 2 am is much easier than getting out of bed to do bottles. DD was in a bedside cot (3sides) so sometimes I would just grab her, stick her on and fall back to sleep - I could even do it lying down.
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