March 2013 VII: Our little pumpkins are getting fatter

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lanny i have a picture of a similar one she's made. I can post that on the FB wall... mine will be slightly different though. Are you on FB? I've not managed to link fbook names to MN yet... unless they're bloody obvious!!!

Hi all x crazy busy day, sorry for all those poorly, well done on presentations and lectures/meetings, loving the owl theme welcome grotty I too am a Feb-er, it's ok they still let you hang out here, they're nice like that

Hilarity at milkshake episode (sorry) no after effects at all post my flu jab the other night. Am properly in to some mat clothes now, but it's still a toss up between looking preggers or just a haggis supper smuggler............!

Erm cripes forgotten the rest of what I've just read.............will repost again am sure!! x

Hi all - I have been following but not posting (sorry). It's great to hear about all of the growing bumps and wiggling babies. We had our 20 scan this week and found out we are on the blue team. Very excited and has made it feel all the more real.

I promised I would do some research on hypno-birthing and post on here to let you know what I found out. I'm no expert but this is what I have discovered...

There appears to be 2 main methods 1. The Mongan Method www.hypnobirthing.co.uk/ and 2. Natal Hypnotherapy www.natalhypnotherapy.co.uk/

From what I can see they use fairly similar approaches i.e. teaching you how to self hypnotise yourself so you can remain relaxed during labour and birth. Both of them focus quite a bit on the role of the father/ birth partner and how they can help in the process too.

I've actually booked with someone who uses the Mongan Method. I chose this one because this approach is taught via 5 x 2.5 hour sessions. You also get a CD to take home and practice with. The other method is just 2 x 1/2 day sessions. I liked the idea of doing it over several weeks as it would give more time to practice and ask questions if needed.

Our first session is next Saturday so I'll report back if anyone is interested. I think we're probably starting a bit soon (I'm 21 weeks and usually you start at 25 weeks) but I'm allowing for the Christmas holidays which are usually quite chaotic!

Anyway hang in there all of you that are still suffering. Once you get to 20 weeks you are basically on a countdown to meeting your LO.

hx

Manda - get a good nights sleep.

MyJob - have you tried talking to mortgage adviser? they can quite often find ways to get you a slightly higher loan. It is a swine when they won't budge and you are so close. always worth trying every avenue going. I really do feel for you. It took us two years to get our house. Worth it in the end, but if you had told me that at the time I quite possibly would have removed your head with a blunt spoon.

Lanny - sorry to hear you have been poorly, but pleased you are on the mend

Lanny sorry to hear you have been so poorly and really glad you are starting to feel better now

Blimey Manda I don't even know how you manged to get out of bed at that time let alone keep going until this time of day!

Got my flu jab tomorrow and so has DS1 I just haven't told him yet as he will just moan!

Got home from work and builders have dug up part of my front garden and DH didn't say anything, wait till they arrive in morning I am going to kick there butts!!!! It's only a strip of grass and a flower bed with wood chip and some plant things but I spent a lot of money on it getting nice plants and I wouldn't mind but a) they didn't ask or even tell us b) they are not fixing my house it's for the new houses oppersite as our was finished in July in first stage so I think that's just rude and not allowed. DH might be a soft touch but I am not- so god help them with a hormonal pregnant lady in he morning- also the have put huge red plastic barriers around it basically my whole garden outside my kitchen window and it looks awful.

ttramp when I bought my first house I was £12k short with what they offered re mortgage and my advisor did it so I got the mortgage and the rest in a loan secured on properly as improvement loan, however this was about 5 years ago when they were giving everyone money for nothing

I meant myjob

sat on sofa now in PJs waiting for DH to bring me ready meal like a right old princess

myjob, I know, I'm really feeling low energy at the moment. Which is why I need to pull out of next conference - I just can't do it justice. The guy running that event was there today and I was too chicken to tell him in person so I'll do it over email on Monday.

Good night's sleep is definitely on the cards! Slept badly last night worried about not getting up and DH fidgeting but tonight, oh my, I am going to enjoy my zzzzs!

myjob that is beyond annoying. Have you tried absolutely everywhere? hope there's a solution.

Tramp I salute you getting through your three-hour presentation today - well done!

zoey I did feel for you with the milkshake incident! Garden thing is hugely annoying!!!

DJH welcome back and that sounds interesting - let us know how it goes!

welcome grotty

MyJob - in all seriousness have you spoken to an IFA? They really can work wonders when you are so close and yet so far.

I work in financial sector and I find the thinking behind mortgages beyond crazy & counter intuitive. Effectively - they'll loan like mad when you don't need it and won't when you do. We had a 45% deposit for ours, and still had problems getting the right rate. In the end it was a case of approaching using a combination of experts - accountant and IFA - to get us what we needed. We did do it, bloody hard work but we did it. I really hope you find a way.

Manda - my 3 hour presentation is nothing like your mamoth day. I don't know about you but I'm rubbish in the morning at the best of times, but since getting pregnant that has been emphasised times 100. The fwe there and back conference days, where I've had to be in Manchester or Brum for 9am nigh on left me asleep standing up and at least a day following to recover. And as you say, always tough to sleep the night before.

Zoey - grrr for builders. But flu jab wasn't too bad for me, so hopefully won't be for you either.

tramp I'm also rubbish in the mornings but since falling pregnant have found out I can't study into the evenings any more so really have to focus myself in the mornings... Booooo :(
myjob I'm also getting some decent boots in the abs now that can be felt from outside. Though I also have an anterior placenta do the majority are right sided... Not quite so fun when recovering from surgery!! OH will be happily playing with my bump when I see him again in a few weeks :)

Hi Everyone! Been so busy that checking MN became impossible, heaven knows what I'll be like with a LO to look after!

Welcome grotty hope you find a good chiro

JoJo I did an NHS funded course and hear you on the full time nature of it all, at the time I was so jealous of my friends doing Psychology just going to two hours of lectures a week whereas my Speech Therapy degree was four years of hard graft! I came out with a high 2:2 and although I wasn't pleased at the time I think that it was more than fair given that I loved the student life a little too much in my first year, not realising that it all counted towards my final grade Looking back I'm so glad it was full on, we were in clinic basically the entire time and it boosted my confidence and social skills loads, saying I was a wallflower before would have been a major understatement!
Oh and I wondered how you were getting on with the DreamGenii, I've been thinking about getting one for ages but part of me is thinking £40 for a pillow is a bit crazy - it has so many good reviews though and with your review I think £40 is well worth it. I can't face many mornings waking at 5am because my back and neck are aching.

I've had an interesting week, I found out from my boss that my team leader has told him that I'm not capable of doing a major part of my job and its not worth training me because my head is so full of IT knowledge that I couldn't possibly pick up any more knowledge. This is bad enough, but my boss said that he thought it was a sexist remark, and that he'd taken it as my team leader was trying to say that a lady's brain can only be filled with so much information! I know my team leader hasn't the faintest idea what to do with me, he's very old school, used to managing male teams and having a female PA look after him, he's taken a step down to be team leader so when he came to my team he assumed that I'd be making the tea and wouldn't be technically as good as I am. Luckily my boss is completely on my side, he's always pushing me to do big things and take every advantage that the uni offers me and the rest of my team are on my side too. I refuse to make the tea and I'm the only one in our team that completes the training and passes the exams in the area that my team leader thinks I'm not capable of doing, I'm just really annoyed with him!

Anyway, had an ace day at work yesterday, all week they've had different groups of the IT dept out on away days in the Peak District, my day was yesterday and it was so cool! Despite me having the bump in maternity clothes and me thinking it looked pretty obvious, I had to make clear that I was pregnant and couldn't do the high rope activities. I now understand why my friend went round seemingly telling everyone we met that she was pregnant, otherwise I think people just assume you've got a fat belly! So funny yesterday when my team were doing Leap of Faith and the instructor was shouting at me to do it, all I could do was shout back 'Im pregnant!' And watch him blush and back off!

I am still really hormonal, I've been organising my 30th birthday next month and DH has been telling me for ages that we have no money so not to expect anything, that we'll do the big celebration for my birthday next year when things might have improved a bit financially. However, I didn't really believe him and thought he might have a surprise for me. Anyway, my bf text me asking why I hadn't planned anything for my birthday and did I want to do something with her the day before, I rang DH asking whether I was free that day and he just said yes, you haven't made any plans, of course you're free, he said he felt really bad because he hadn't planned anything and didn't know what to get me. I burst in to tears (I was at work to make things worse) and then thought about it rationally, poor DH has told me from the start that it'll be a smaller celebration this year, and I totally agreed it because I don't want any money spent on me that could be better spent on preparations for BabyBoo. Hormones make me in to a right silly mare!

Am off to my first NCT nearly new sale today, don't know what to expect but hope I find something on my list! Sorry for the mememe post, it just feels so good to vent all of that!

Well that's the builders firmly told how rude they are and they can't just dig up private property with out the permission of the owner!! One very sheepish builder admitted to foreman that they didnt knock our door or ask us, the foreman went mental at them which stole my thunder as I couldn't then!!!

Laid in bed for ages this morning enjoying baby boy kicks was so nice only problem being they are all very low so I get them in bladder and lady bits, but placenta is front and high so that explains why!! DH has o,ove on to th name Harvey now which is better than the Last ones!!

DS2 is still snoozing so feeling a bit lost!!!!

Harvey - great film with Jimmy Stewart and his invisible giant rabbit friend. Seriously worth buying Zoey it is absolutely gorgeous, oneof my favourites.

Hermione - your team leader sounds like a prat, thank goodness for your nice boss. And let you bf treat you on your bday.

I don't think I'm particularly hormonal but I am more likely to cry at films and tv shows - which is pretty hormonal for me.

MrM is making pancakes for breakfast with fruit & maple syrup so I'd better get up (yum!) as I promised I'd make the coffee.

Have lovely Saturday's ladies.

Well done Zoey, they sound awful! How long are they likely to be there building?

Have just caught up properly from yesterday. Seems to have been a busy day for many, well done for getting through!

Hermione team leader sounds like one of those weaseling types who just deflects his own insecurities onto other people. Can't stand people like that. Glad your boss sounds ok.

manda be a princess more often, totally acceptable while carrying the future heirs!

Congratulations for team blue DJH80!

I'm in the odd situation of feeling quite restless right now, was expecting to be tiredtoday so haven't made plans until this evening. Im not even at home and dd has gone swimming with nanny and gramps and won't be back until nap time. Really strange as I can't remember the last time I had a surplus of energy with nothing I need to do - need to work out how to bottle it!!

Wow, quiet thread today :)

Right I now have plans so can enjoy being my 'old self' for a day, long may it last!

hermione I really don't think it matters that grade you come out with as long as you pass!! None of my placements are graded they're pass/fail but I excel in them. All of the stuff that determines my grade is the academic work which I can struggle with!! Ultimately though I'm not going into this profession to do lots of research I'm doing it for the practical aspect!! Hence I'd be over the moon with a 2:2!!!
The pillow is fab by the way well worth the investment and can be used as a breast feeding support pillow if that's the plan!!

I've just bought some more mat clothes today!!! Skinny jeans a cute tshirt and a lovely knitted long cardi! Oops to not spending more money ;)

Hello all - didn't realise it was half 12 already! I'm still sat in my PJs! Oops... I'm just casting on for my matching bootie. I need a new yarn needle as I couldn't find my one to finish off the first bootie I've knitted, but at least I can get on with knitting the second one in the meantime. I'm just hoping I don't run out of wool as this is the only ball I have in this colour...!

Have a bit of a sore arm from my flu jab yesterday but feeling fine apart from that. Nurse did mention that I'd get a letter in a couple of months about the whooping cough one.

The boys are off out swimming (father/son bonding at the weekend, ace!) so I'm going to cook a roast dinner for later while they're out as we're going to mum's for dinner tomorrow and I forgot we were going when I bought the chicken for roasting... doh!

Have a nice Saturday everyone :)

Haha possum I woke at 10.40 and had to be at the docs for my flu jan at 11.09... Whoops. Made it in time though :)

Hey all

Just in hairdressers having all my hair chopped off! Eeek!

Been for flu jab this morning, so that's another thing ticked off my list.

Sorry, not fully caught up, will try to catch up later on. Hope you are all ok ladies.

Thanks for sharing JoJo. You must, and certainly should, be proud of going for it! I was identified as being dyslexic in 2nd year of unviersity and it certainly explained a lot! My course tutor called me at start of second year to ask me 'what on earth happened' in my end of 1st year written exams becasue marks had been so poor, only just scraped through because of performance, analyasis and coursework marks pulling me up, and yet I was 'clearly an intelligent and capable' student. We went from there and I was assessed later that year. I'd just always avoided any subjects requiring lots of writting till then, and still did as many coursework based and analytical and practical modules as I could to avoid exam essays. Did a Music Therapy module which required 7500 write up which was a killer and I didn't really do well despite the feed back from my placements being fab, but it was worth the experience it gave me to accept a lower mark than I might have got doing a differnt module.

Wonder if I'd need to re do some A levels to get into Physio though, which makes it an even longer processes (though I'd enjoy the learning).

Well, we've been into town on the train this morning to meet a friend who has come over to visit DH. Had lunch in pub, where DS managed to cut his lip adn get blood everywhere, then DS and I came back on the trian leaving the boys to the pubs. DS has miraculously falled asleep on the walk back up from teh station despite not napping for the last few months so I think I might join him. Clearly doing house work would be far too risky as might wake the poor little mite.

Welcome Grotty & Lorraine if you come over from stats thread

Myjobis that is crap about mortgage will perfect house people accept a lower offer?

DHJ80 My friend (the same one that has 2 VBACS) studied all about hypnobirthing and she thought the breathing techniques difinitely helped her, oh and Yay for team blue

Tramp I LOVE maple syrup and pancakes!

Possom, Jojo & Ethel all I can say is try not to sleep on the arm you got jab in, I woke up last week thought someone had battered my arm

dare I say feel quite fresh today and I am going to tackle the dcs bed new duvets all round for winter.
I am also uploading all photos on computer that haven't been printed, goes back to Sept last year

Waves to everyone else, have we a busy week next week with scans?

flowery rather than redo a levels (if its been too long) do an access diploma it's basically a one year course that covers a level equivalent subjects in order to prep you for Uni! I did mine in human and health sciences, so biology, psychology and sociology - in addition to the IT, study skills and numeracy. It's a tough year but saves so much time and most collages do them now!