March 2013 VII: Our little pumpkins are getting fatter

[Sheldonella]

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I can bullshit with the best of them, unless it's about me. Probably linked to years of crappy self esteem. Even getting a CV together is a trial because one basically has to lie about how awesome and talented one is. I do wish they'd hurry up and invent some sort of instant confidence and self esteem boosting drugs. (Legal ones, I mean; developing a coke habit is probably not the way forward.)

Bugger London though, it's horrifically expensive and the underground turns my snot black. Plus I like Hull - it may be a shithole but it's my shithole, if you see what I mean. And at least here I know I can afford to live on benefits - how anyone manages that with London rents is beyond me.

Oh Zoey lucky dh was on hand to bring new clothes!

Flowery ouch for being sore (drink plenty of fluids incase it is a kidney infection)

Myjobis It truly is miserable, I really don't think we have had a wetter year!

Possom yuck for feeling sick, I'm still abit yuck in the mornings too, never quite sure if breakfast is going to stick and can no longer take my prgnancy vitamins as they are just making me gag

Three & Ted and anyone else my friend has had 2 successful VBACS after quite a stressful first EMCS

Stormy Whooping cough I think when the person cough it makes the sound whooping iykwim, I'm trusting that it would sound different I remember my friends dd having croup and it sounded exactly like a bark, it didn't sound like an ordinary cough iykwim

Tramp yey for stage 1 complete, how are you going to reward yourself next week?

talking about whooping cough when I made my next appointment at docs which falls at 28 wks, the receptionist said to me oh I'll put a note on that to remind them about whooping cough jab, so very on the ball there!

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend,
I did the very first of my Christmas shopping today, I think this is the earlist EVER, although no more will probably be done until December, bar maybe dd1 as she has spied a desk(yes a desk) in Tesco direct and I have a £10 off voucher to be used by the 28th

Stormy - trick is to work out what employer wants & write snappy opening statement illustrating how your skills/experience (even if a lack thereof) help them with that. So the smart application of argument to question.. :)
I'm gonna leave you to your Hull hole, and I'll stay in my London one.

Speaking of which small experiment. Me - bump out - underground. For once no asking if I can take a seat. Curious to see who offers. Not one. Male or female. Bloody appalling. Each & every one are due a bit of crappiness karma wise today.

So massage. My left side is so tense she couldn't even get my left elbow flat. So better but more needed. Also my right leg noticeably longer than left, so my hip has shifted out of synch again. So am away to see chiropractor if I can next week and also have booked in for another massage next week. Bitof maintenance now should mean no problems/back pain later. Which is what I want to avoid. So worth the expense. I can thoroughly recommend the bump table too and apparently they offer a hot stone pregnancy massage too. So London ladies, or those wot travel to London fairly regularly - Angel Therapy Rooms my top recommendation.

Zoey - boo to your all round bad day. Tomorrow will be better!

Hope everyone is ok. Any scans today? Have just tried to have a quick catch up but on phone so too tricky for personals!

Half term has started so I have two v excited big boys. Going to stay with my dad next week which they love. Have to come back on Thursday for my scan. Really looking forward and am v nervous to it so hope all is ok. Feeling more & more movement which is lovely. 21 weeks today

I have terrible heartburn. I need to stock up on gaviscon and put it all over the house in easy reach. I even woke up in the night last night in agony. Joys!!

Anyway sorry for a me post. Zoey I loved your milkshake story!!! Glad your DH came to the rescue

Have a lovely week all. I have had two nights out this week and another tomorrow. Considering I usually asleep by 9 this has been a killer!!!

Tramp when I was pregnant with ds1 & used to work at Oxford Circus I hardly ever got a tube seat. The joys of the Northern line, heavily pregnant in summer (he was born at start of sept) is something I will never miss! One time a lovely guy shouted out in a packed tube "who will give this pregnant lady a seat". Embarrassed but very grateful to not have to stand on the way home. Hardly ever take the tube now, it's not buggy friendly so use buses & overland.

Glad your massage was good. My Chiro has a massage table with bump hole & an amazing massage therapist who is training to be a Chiro so knows all the areas to de-knot. Blissful! Where are the Angel therapy rooms?

Pink - this far my approach has been "excuse me can o have seat please" at whoever is sat in priority seat. This morning this bloke looked at means refused to budge. So lady sat next to him - who had a bloody big cello - budged instead. If I been more awake I would have made a scene just to embarrass him. He was able bodied and knew I was pregnant. Just a wanker.

Angel Therapy rooms are in Angel Islington. Next right turn after White stuff or left turn before White stuff, tucked away in basement on right side of street just as you turn in. Not cheap but really really good.

Your Ox St place sounds good to.

The clue was in the name then! I haven't been to Islington for ages, used to go loads.

My place at at my Chiropractors near Clapham Junction so not too far for you? My Chiro is amazing at treating pregnant women if you need a recommendation.

Shaming is the only way on the tube, it's amazing how many people don't look up for their whole journey whilst pregnant or v elderly people stand.

Having a much better afternoon my office has turned into naughty 5 year olds some one ripped open tea bags and poured them on someone else and that girl has gone out and toilet rolled a mans car and covered the inside in glitter (company car) and he dont know yet!!

DH has texted to said he is ill and can I grab takeaway on way home for me and boys as he feels awful and isnt up to cooking and dont want anything to eat either- the one day I am allowed rubbish I can decide what to get!!!! Would of got subway but dont think DS2 would be overly impressed with that as he is not reallly a 'bread' boy.

Afternoon all! Felt much better after some lunch - have had flu jab this afternoon and have a wee bit of a sore arm. Glad I've had it done though, I usually end up with some kind if bug in the term between October and Christmas so at least it wont be flu this year! The joys of working with kids...

Tramp Glad your presentation went well :) Massage sounds wonderful!

pink I'm suffering with heartburn, too. It's rubbish isn't it? I've to phone my midwife to get my MatB1 form next week so I'll ask for some Gaviscon then too...

zoey glad your day has got better! Yum takeaway!

pink I would love a recommendation for a chiropractor in South London!

I have been lurking away on here since I got my blue line, but I've been too superstitious to post, and then too shy. I'm now due 26th Feb, but I first calculated it as 2nd March, so this has been my chosen lurking ground since the start. I feel very cheeky suddenly piping up for advice, especially when technically it is not even my thread!
Anyhow, I'm in the general East Dulwich area, and my back has just reduced me to a hobbling snail, so a fab pregnancy chiropractor in Clapham (where I am working at the moment) is exactly what I am looking for! Please pretty please?

Oh my word what a draining afternoon. Studying complex patient care and the lecture is all about Duchenne Muscular Dystraphy. Needless to say expecting a baby boy and being lectured about a life limiting condition which primarily affects boys is not a good mix! We were shown a YouTube clip at the end and I was do close to walking out!!!

dreamgenii maternity pillow oh my word, I would pay £40 every night in order to have the quality of sleep I experienced last night. I was a bit sceptical at first but honestly, £40 well spent in my eyes!!

nursery plans my treetop friends wall stickers arrived today - they're beautiful! May need to flatten them out under a heavy book for a week or two before applying them though, they clearly didn't think the packaging through!! I also have a friend in the USA making me an owl mobile with little autumn leaves falling :) I'm so exciting! May need to think about buying a cot soon ! I've even found a cross stitch design to match the woodland theme - thank you to those FB marchers who voted on the one to stitch, I'm terrible when it comes to decision making!!

birth plans I'm going to keep mind short and sweet. I think all midwives know our ultimate aim is a healthy baby so do we need to include that in the plan??!

returning to work I think whatever suits the parents is the best option! I'm going to be returning to Uni after 7 months, then when I complete will be looking for full time employment - if available! Needs to be local though. Mr JoJo's employers are fairly flexible in terms of roster patterns so I think we'll muddle through! I think the biggest problem for us will be when I return to Uni in York with a baby in tow and Mr JoJo has to remain in Aberdeen for work commitments. I'm sure my mum will be happy for me to live with her for a few months but its not going to be easy!

hormones mine seem to have settled right down, other than the once a fortnight vomiting. I'm not testy, I'm handling stressful situations well and haven't had any 'crazy pregnant lady' mood swings, I really have to question how much that cyst was affecting me!

public transport after the journey from hell from Aberdeen to York at 14 weeks pg I've not really been on any (one local bus into town- 5 mins) so can't comment re people giving up seats but now I'm 22 +6 and definitely bumping people are holding doors for me etc!

I have to catch up on some posts so will name check later if I get the opportunity!

Welcome grotty I'm due 17th Feb... I don't think anyone minds though!!!

Grottypotplant welcome!! Hope all is well. It's called Northcote Chiropractic & is on Webb's Rd which is close to northcote Rd. I have been going since my last pregnancy & they are amazing. There are two chiro's & both are fab. www.northcotechiropractic.co.uk/

Pinky - I too am going to look them up, thank you.

For first time ever I noticed that as well as antique stores Angel has lots of baby/kiddy stores too - all about perspective clearly!

Welcome grotty.

Afternoon all from very dreary south coast! Am afraid I'm on my phone so can't name check properly but- pink that chiro sounds amazing! Am semi tempted to come down to London just for an appointment!

flowery don't feel guilty! Enjoy your duvet day! Hope you feel better soon.

stormy I am also a (sort of) Hull girl and am very loyal to the city. I graduated from Hull uni with a humanities degree and managed to get a job working as a receptionist in an industrial recruitment firm. It was a massive eye opener (I have lived such a sheltered life!) from there though I managed to get a job working in professional recruitment in Leeds which was the break I needed although it has since gone to pot it's hard when you've worked so hard for a degree and then find it so difficult to get a job- I can sympathise!

jojo nursery plans sound gorgeous!

Right I'd better dash as ds is eyeing up MILs knick-knacks!

JoJo Do you mind me asking a bit about your studies? You're doing physio aren't you? I seriously considerd physio but ended up doing Music at uni, partly because I wanted to of course, but partly because my science and maths grades weren't going to be good enoug to get into physio, it's so competative. I've always thought about possibly re training adn trying to do physio, though DH thinks it's a rediculous idea.

So for the questions (and feel free to tell me to keep my nose out!);
Is this your first degree? Have you gone straight from A levels or been doing other stuff first, and if so what? (a loosely disguised how old are you in there!) I'm guessing you are a mature studen't so how did you decide to go for it?

Oh, and by they way, much respect for you for babying on top of degree. My sis had her first DS during her second year of podietry degree and still came out with a first! (she's a lot cleverer than me). She hopes to go back to uni and do a medicine degree when her two boys are older now.

flowery yes this is my first degree. I'm 28 and left school at 16 with half decent grades but determined that education is not for me as a struggled through and couldn't understand why (found out 2 years ago I'm Dyspraxic so that explains a lot)!
When I was 19 I studied child care and education in Hull and then went off to work in admin for 5 years before leaving to be a gym receptionist - after a year there I was offered the opportunity to become a fitness instructor through work based training which made me realise education wasn't so bad in little chunks!!
After I qualified in that (did basic L2 cert as well as NVQ) and at the same time doing another NVQ in activity leadership (for children's parties) I decided I'd caught the learning bug! The problem was I had no idea what I wanted to do so I booked an appointment with a local college and spoke to them - initially I was thinking sports rehab but then it was pointed out if I could get into Physio the NHS fund your learning so that kind of solidified my choice!! I had to go back to college at 25 to study for an access to higher education diploma and started Physio at 26!
Physio is massively competitive - York only accept around 35 students and with thousands applying you really have to go the extra mile like organising shadow days at your local trust and getting involved with relevant activities (I was very lucky that working in a gym I was able to do that).
The interview is tough too! It was a group interview with a case study as Physio is all about working as part of a multi disciplinary team they like to test you!!!
Obviously with all of my previous quals in child care, parties, etc i want to work in paediatrics!!
Oh and because its NHS funded it really is a full time course - none of this 16 hours of education is full time lark! Nope, they pay you and you are expected to work!! But it's soooooo rewarding and worth all of the stress!!

Oh and I definitely won't be leaving with a first !!! I may scrape a 2:1 otherwise will be a high 2:2 which I'll be very happy with!!

Just marking my place with a moan about trapped wind.

Myjob - have you spoken to a specialist mortgage adviser, not one from the banks? And how decent is decent? Ie. 10% or 20%?
Sorry none of my bis - but I recognise the frustration!

Hello! On phone on way back from London so will keep this short. Sorry for everyone feeling yukky today. At least its the weekend for those who aren't working.

Am dead on my feet. Got up at 0530 for 0655 train and have just finished. Full day conference run by my research project so a lot of meeting, greeting, trouble-shooting, chairing, giving a paper (fourth this month!) Boss did big twin announcement. Everyone v nicecabout it. Babies flicking me through talks v distracting! Up early tomorrow. Want to be up north mid-morning. My family tomorrow, out with mates in eve then spreading FiL ashes on Sun. Hope to come back with some 2nd hand baby gear - fingers crossed. Oh, and this morning I stuck my bump out on tube at two women got up! What is it with men?!

Hi all, not been posting much this week (actually not at all I think ) but I have been rather poorly, lovely temprature, feeling grim etc but beginning to recover now
Welcome grotty
jojo I am coveting your mobile, it sounds lovely, any pictures?
Hugs to all xxx