Christmas Puddings 2012 - one bun has left the oven, who's next?

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fod hot bath and early night might help...I'm noticing I'm getting more and more hormonal/emotional in these last few weeks.

Currently sitting in bed on MN while DP is downstairs...we're officially not talking! He keeps on at me about cutting down my hours at work, yesterday I decided to bring my ML forward a week but he's still going on at me to do half days etc. I don't feel like I want to, I really enjoy my job and have already made a conscious effort to cut back. I've worked really hard for 15 years to get when I am and if I'm honest it's going to be a huge void when I start ML. I'm feeling ok and the LO is ok so shouldn't he just let me decide as I know how I'm feeling? I know he's only caring but it's suffocating me...anyone else feel the same or am I crazy??? Rant over

Oh also am of everyone's leaking nipples...mine haven't started working yet.

Sorry for long post!!!

bella my dh is the same, and keeps nagging about when i was going to stop. i do a physical job but enjoy it as its the only time i get time away from looking after ds1 (much as i love him its nice to have non baby company). i will be leaving at 36 weeks and am beginning to feel that actually he was right - damn him. i was happy to work a little longer.

Sorry to whinge but I've had a bloody awful day. I went to see my mw who said that although I have perfect blood pressure I have too much protein in my urine so sent off some bloods for pre-eclampsia. It would explain my puffed up face and revolting feet.
When I got home I thought I'd start painting the nursery - just the edges to begin with. I managed to spill a whole huge pot of paint all over the nursery carpet, hall and bathroom. It was a disaster. So I then spent the next hour shampooing the carpet with my little carpet shampooer. Mum then went out and hired a bigger carpet cleaner but I've now shagged my back up again pushing that bloody heavy thing around the house. Unfortunately we can't claim on insurance as we aren't covered for contents cover. Grrrrr. Sorry to vent so much, I just wanted to share my despair.

I hope you are all ok xxx

Oh dear dating. Tomorrow will be a new day and let's hope its better

Oh no dating sounds a nightmare, early night and hope tomorrow is better for you!

Oh dating, how rubbish. I am with the overly emotional camp today - just lost it in the middle of cooking dinner (poor husband who'd done a 12 hour day came to the rescue) and feeling generally crap about myself. If I'd spilled paint I'd probably be sitting in the middle of it crying, let alone being proactive to clean it up.

I'd better feel better tomorrow - wedding anniversary so we're off for a fancy dinner.

I know it's all hormones but I keep sitting here trying to analyse why I feel so shit about things. My life is great! Bah. Stupid hormones.

Oh dating. I would have burst into tears at that, 100%. Hope you (or preferably someone else) manage to get it cleaned up ok.

We're taking the possibly mad decision to redo the bathroom in my first week of maternity leave. I wish it could be done next week while I'm still at work but the man isn't free till the week after. I know it'll be better to do it now than after the baby is here but the prospect is so unappealing. Plus I now have to make a load of decisions about what things to buy. We do sort of need to have it done because at present, the bath shape is such that it's almost impossible to stop water leaking down through the house when we shower, even with an arrangement of shower curtain and sponge, and we've been using it like that for a year and I'm worried that it's causing damage elsewhere.

Worst headache ever. No paracetamol as usual becatse dp has taken it all and not replaced it

Sorry to hear about your headache spotty
I'm heading back to bed after waking up at 12. Think my heating/hot water isnt working, for last 3 hours ive been trying to run a bath but water isnt getting hot enough. I want to cry

That's rubbish it's pretty cold tonight too. Do found some paracetamol it has yet to kick in though. I'm on mn trying to distract me from feeling sick. Dp now worried about PE as this was part of it last time I think it's the maltesers I ate before bed

Oh no spotty, I hope you are okay and it's just the maltesers!

Sorry to everyone who has had a crap day. Sounds like there are a lot of you datingthedevil poor you, I agree with whoever said they would still be sitting in it crying! I hope it gets cleaned up as painlessly as possible (and hopefully by someone else!)

Our place here is a pigsty after finally unpacking and putting together the last of the newborn equipment. I feel like I have no room to move anymore and it's getting on my nerves. There are packing boxes everywhere, which is fine as I know they will eventually go, but the rest of our furniture has also had to be squashed up to fit things in and I hate it. I keep tripping over everything! Have to wait until Sunday to try to reconfigure things too, as we have a wedding all day and night saturday (can't wait ... urgh).

BTW got my results back today (greenish discharge) and turns out to be thrush and also showed positive for group B strep, which I don't like the sound of but is apparently fairly common. I have to go into hospital for a swab though if I get another gush of fluid like the other night, just in case it is waters ...

Have just been reading up on group B strep etc. Does anyone have any experience of this? Just wondering what happens during labour, eg how long will I be on a drip for antiBs - will I be hooked up for the whole labour or just for a dose?

Headache went in the end phew! Sorry walnut I don't know anything about it

Also dating hope your results are clear for PE are you swollen everywhere even in the morning?

Oh it sounds like we are all having a shitty time. My sugar levels were up last night. The diabetic midwife said we want them under 6 before meals and under 8 an hour later. Mine were 6.7 before dinner (homemade carrot soup and bread) and 9.3 after. But she did tell me not to change my diet yet. On the plus side if I do have GD then she said I def won't go over 40 weeks. Every cloud and all that

I hope everyone's day gets better. I've got dentist today to try and sort out my tooth after the abscess, oh my life is full of joy! Lol

Oh Stacey that is high, when do you go back? Make sure you tell the dentist too as high sugar levels can effect healing time/infection rates etc. I would also avoid sugary foods until you have spoken to someone (I know she said not to change your diet but you don't want it to go really high)

Dating, hope you get that sorted.

Well another night another nightmare!!

My poor DS who is 5 has been waking the past week every night with bad dreams, he gets so upset and frustrated as he can't remember anything about them once he is awake, he seems happy enough through the day and is do excited at the thought of baby coming, so I'm not quite sure what is causing them?!

My DH has been banished to the spare room (on the 2nd floor) so he isn't hearing DS crying, I am,
Anyway last night DS was so upset and I was so tired that he ended up sleeping in with me, (which was lovely actually) he fell asleep with his hand on bump and if I heard him making noises I could (in my sleep) make sssshhing noises or stroke his hair etc... So we both slept well from around 1am.

Now DH is in a bit of a nark with me, (cos he hates the spare bed) and is like "well if he can sleep next to you why can't I?"

Grrrrrrrrr!!!
Just not to sure what to do now, (my DS is a typical give him an inch and he'll take a mile kind of boy)
I don't want to get him used to sharing mums bed, but the thought of me abandoning him to just get on with his bad dreams makes me feel horrid!

Oh the joys!
Hope everyone has a better day today
Xx

Alison I think it's more important you reassure your ds at the moment rather than your dp I'm sure he is really excited about the baby but he is still quite young and might subconsciously be having trouble processing things.

Morning all

Havent caught up properly so apologies if i miss anything.

walnut i tested positive for strep b with DD. i had iv antibiotics during labour which was a dose every 4 hours. I was free to move about between doses & it didnt affect me in anyway. I'm having a swab next tuesday to see if i'm positive this time around too.

I've had lower back ache & pressure pains low down at the front since yesterday. Was do uncomfortable last night i have midwife check this morning so will see what she says.

Oh spotty is it that bad?! Well I've got her mobile number and she's on duty today and tomo so I'll see how my levels are today and ring tomo if they stay high.

alison I think helping your ds through this is important tell your DH that youve sent him away so he's not disturbed by ds not because you don't want him next to you. I think your ds may be having problems with it. My dcs are so excited but because I'm so uncomfy and moody they're finding it hard to cope. Give him lots of reassurance and cuddles (i get the feeling I'm teaching you to suck eggs!) lol

Oh dear everyone seems to be having a yucky time :( hope you're ok spotty.

I do sympathise fod, it's really hard not having your own space in order to have all the control over making the space for your babe as you would like it as well as for you two. And dating what an awful paint situation, that would be horrid when not pregnant. Has it come out?

Don't know much about due strep b thing walnut - they should be able to help you at the hospital though? Do we need to request strep b test or is it offered? Hope you get sorted out soon. And totally sympathise on the falling over boxes/power tools/bags of plaster; this baby will be conditioned to be a free runner when it comes out.

After 2 full nights of sleep I was awake from 2 right through to 6 (mulling over consultant appt this avo n getting stressed - I think my thyroid levels are finally ok at tsh 0.2 from

JoJo maybe baby is engaging?!

Stacey my post meal readings have to be below 7.8. Anything above 8 I consider high and anything in double figures I consider unacceptable (doesn't mean I don't get them though!). Yes I would see what your pre and post lunch time ones are. Have you done a pre breakfast one? (I may have missed that)

Morning everyone! Sorry to hear of emotional-ness/painting disasters/sore backs/DCs with bad dreams :( Hope things improve today.

DH and I are both working from home today. We have arranged to do this each Wednesday until due date (so only twice for me as I finish for ML next Friday). Primarily it's because we have our antenatal classes from today. After all the hassle with MW availability it seems to be settled that they will squash everything into 2 sessions. Looking forward to it :)

Are Group B strep tests offered where you guys are? I thought they weren't standard?

spotty they only gave me 20 needles and 20 strips so she said to only test breakfast and dinner yest, then lunch and bedtime today and so on. I think it's because they're not sure if I have it or not. Right I'll see what happens at lunchtime and go from there. Thanks for the help I'm so lost with all this. Are you diet/tablets/insulin regulated? Have they told you you'll be induced? Sorry for asking I'm sure you've mentioned before but my brain is mush!

I'm insulin but I've been diabetic for thirteen years they won't 'let me' go over 38 weeks but I think with gestational diabetes it's different and dependent on whether you're on medication or not. Tbh I didn't think you would have it either with the only risk factor being your dad! They will probably give you a growth scan pretty soon now I would have thought.