December 2012 - Christmas is coming and we're all getting fat

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

New thread people, can't link as we ran out of room

Clarella, I'd just ask him which he thinks is more important - a couple of weeks of staying sober so he can protect his partner and unborn child or a few beers with his mates.

But then, I'm both spectacularly harsh and know exactly what dp's answer would be! it hasn't even occurred to him to get pissed at this late stage

{Whispers} I got a normal result on my GTT, sorry Stacey A friend took me for cake to celebrate I am very pleased though, it seems I just have a knack for growing big babies without the help of sugar

I can't remember who said bigger babies were easier to deliver, but a midwife once said to me that they were, as there was less chance of little hands falling down around their faces, ouch!!!

WeeJo 'Please call me Kate' was the first thing on my last 2 birth plans. If people call me by full name I start looking around for my grandad and he's been dead 20 years. That or my mum with a face like thunder 'cos I'm in trouble

DH has given up drinking from now, he went out with a real bang at the weekend It's a good idea for someone to be sober, a friend had to drive herself to the hospital on Boxing Day in labour as none of her family were capable

My pelvic joints are getting gradually worse, I'm having to use crutches more now and I'm using the full support belt more often than the tubigrip because it makes it all feel more secure. I walk at roughly the speed of a 90 year old

I can't believe some of you are getting dates for meeting your babies!! It's so exciting for you, I'm starting to think 'How long do you have left?' is the question I've been asked most often in my life. I wish I'd told people I was due in January

Marking place (or am I abit late for that?!) & having a quick moan about feeling the back & rib strain. I had loads of energy last month but 0 this month. Just want to lie on my side or float & swim.

Pre warning of a name change to come as we're moving house. Will try & keep it similar!

Oh and welcome Gin, you & Nutella are my cravings

I've caught up now I think. I don't care how "easy" they are to deliver, if this little monkey turns out to be a 12lber he can stay in there indefinitely! I am not pushing a watermelon through my fanjo!

Ooh that sounds painful Kate I've noticed I'm slow now too, do you have SPD or is it your pelvis moving ready for baby?

I've told DP he can drink as long as he wants, as long as he's mot so drunk he can't function. My mum and sister both live around the corner so not being able to drive is okay as we can get a lift. Think I'm going soft in my old age!

Diabetes nurse asked me if I had everything ready. Had to admit that we haven't done the baby's room, or sorted his wardrobe or packed my bag!

Welcome gin stares dreamily into the distance picturing a g&t in hand...

How crap about ur scan spotty!

Does anyone else's bump get tighter as the day goes on? My bump just turns solid in the afternoon and is really uncomfortable, it does come and go its just permanent...pretty shitty day at work could it be stress related? BH are meant to come and go in waves moving over the bump aren't they? This is all over but mainly at the top...

Nah my entire bump goes hard for ages on end sometimes. I get it from the moment I wake up. Now it's that time of day where I'm getting early labour pains..... Dp has gone to football training so just me and dd.

Kate that's good news about the GD sorry you're in so much pain

Marking place, although I feel very late seeing as you're already on page 4!

Saw midwife today and am measuring even smaller than last time 31cm at 34 week. I know everyone differs a bit, but I'm quite worried as the midwife asked if I'd been booked for a growth scan, and when I said I hadn't, she just sighed but didn't say anymore. That made me thing maybe there is something to be worried about. I mean, at 20 week scan baby was looking biggish but now they seem to be questioning whether it'll be small!

Sorry to hear so many of you in pain.

Welcome gin

I was told its safe to be 2w either way in measurements. If in doubt is call and ask the MW - that was a crap reaction from her!

Thanks spotty I haven't got a scobby doo...what do u mean early labour pains...you've still got a while to go haven't u?

Gee whiz what a flippin day,

DS only has school in the morning on a Wednesday,
and it's my day off so I usually have a big lie in while DH takes him to school,
Anyway, we had a new bed ordered for today and Sod's law usually we are last on the delivery list, today however I got a call at 7.30 to say we where 1st and they would deliver the bed before 8.30! Bang goes my lie in.....
Bed came, set up, soooooo comfy I can't wait for bed time....
Collected DS from school, he & DH then started to wind each other up, then to play fight which resulted in them having a full blown argument cos neither of them will back off....
So after trying to act as peacemaker (I hate that role, although I swear I'm now qualified enough for a job within the UN)
Decided to go shopping for last minute Xmas present for my Mum who is coming to stay with us tomorrow for 4 days!
Walked around for 3 hours finally found something she'd like,
Came home,
put Christmas lights up on the tree outside the front of our house, (we put lights up here on November 11th for Sint Maarten)
now i am sooooooo tired all I can be arsed eating for dinner is porridge!!!

Oh role on bed time......

Oh an to top it all of I feel like Mike Tyson has punched me in the fanjo area! Ouch!

Sorry didnt mean to rant!

kate good news on your GTT result. Your friend sounds like my mum, she used to buy me cake if I didn't need fillings after a dental check up!
DP has just come and told me he doesn't know what to do for my birthday because his original plan won't work now. The reason? "I didn't expect you to be so pregnant"

Alison a busy day for you!

Bella I got them this early with dd (34 weeks) and was already 1cn dilated at 36! Basically period pains on and off front, back and hips. A lot of my contractions to start with were in my hips which is something they don't tell you about!

Welcome gin.

MY BUMP HURTS. It's hard and sore just next to my belly button. Is that his bottom pushing against me?

Last day at work tomorrow. Last scan on Friday. Then diabetic clinic on Monday when I'll hopefully get my induction date. spotty tough luck with being kept waiting till the 13th. You never know, the time might fly? It does seem to be going quicker now that we're in the run up to Christmas.

Also on Monday, work on our bathroom starts. Eek.

Been on my feet for a solid 12 hours today, hoping DH will come and get me from the station as im really waddling! Midwife had a good feel around bump this morn and said mini eggs doesn't feel too big so that's reassured me some what.

Welcome gin . Sorry to hear about scans not going ahead spotty was it? We haven't used the sobbing sofa for a whine and lets hope it stays that way (someone was saying about it earlier)

10 hours not twelve! Oops

Emily I honestly do not know how you ladies with jobs that keep you on your feet manage it. I can barely cope with my desk job with occasional wanders out to the lift and to meeting rooms. And I have to get my husband to pick me up from the station because i feel so sore at the end of the day!

Just back from the breastfeeding antenatal class - DH came with me only to be told that it was women only and was turned away as were the other husbands/partners who came along! Found the class really useful & interesting and came away with loads of literature to read.

Kate Great news about the GTT!

And no lift as DH was out . In now and running a bath!

oh a bath lovely - with the crap on telly tonight im going to do that now.

kate I'm glad your GTT came back clear! Very at your cake though. And sorry to hear you are in so much pain. I can't imagine, normal pregnancy stuff is hard enough!

My levels have been stable since starting on the metformin do that's a good sign.

A bath sounds fabulous right now. DH has gone for a quick chocolate run to the shop, and I can't help sneekily hoping he buys me something, although I deliberately didn't ask him to as I feel like enough of a mountain as it is...

Quick question, I got raspberry leaf tea, how much should I drink (didn't get capsules as I know I'd end up feeding fanjo and end in disaster)

Weejo, I'm really surprised about that - at ours most of them came and one girl rang hers up to tell him to come, but the woman delivering it was very approving and encouraging to the blokes and emphasised how they can help facilitate bf - mind you the NE has the worst statistics in the country for bf so they're trying to promote it as much as possible, I was really shocked at how low the stats were. Was it a little graphic, ie did you get boobs out?!

Good news Kate but sorry you're on crutches, not easy. feet up Emily you poor thing.

Hi gin - yes I crave you too!

bella my bump does that, particularly if quite busy. I'm also noticing more frequent lower back hicks is all I can describe them as, mild cramps.

Bump MEGA painful today - I cannot stretch anymore! I feel like a block of concrete thats being inflated from within. A friend has mentioned ' the perineal ring of fire' ..... I'm off to bed with my evening primrose and massage diagrams ....

Clarella Your friend's description is spot on...

Willyou I have PGP, which is the same as SPD, but I have pain in the 2 back joints in my pelvis, not at the front.

Daydream at your dh. What was he expecting!?

Hoping for a good nights sleep tonight. At least the boys are off tomorrow as their school is a polling station, so we can have a snuggle in bed in the morning if I'm still tired

Yes Weejo, I'm surprised too. I would have been very skeptical and annoyed if my husband wasn't allowed to come and learn about breastfeeding. Parenting is a team effort!

Bean has been very active today. Yesterday it was quite quiet, so my husband spoke in his very low voice into the bump and got an immediate wriggle and squirm in response. He loves that he can affect the baby himself, without my input.

Made the decision today to keep working 4 days a week until I'm 38 weeks - a decision I may come to regret. But I have so much to do and so little time...

Realised today that I actually have no idea what to look out for in terms of the start of labour. Must get on top of that, really...