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

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

soapnuts no hospital bag or productivity here either. I only started washing baby clothes this week to spur me on to sort his drawers out, but its not worked! Apart from clothes and things other people have bought us we don't really have anything in, but that can be remedied with an hour on the Internet with my credit card! I gave myself the target of being ready by the time the pram comes but that's a week and a half away so think I've let myself down. I did do some batch cooking but we've used a lot of it over the last week or so
I had a huge sob last night because some chicken went off because I didn't use it quick enough. Everything hurts, it hurts more when I stand up and just being makes me breathless and exhausted but it makes me feel crap when DP comes home from work and I've done nothing. I'm so uncomfortable and there's 5 weeks left. I worry that not only am I not pulling my weight at home I'm also being shit company too since mostly I whinge about stuff.
Ill probably go buy some new leggings for the coming home from hospital outfit. I bought a little set with a bear face on for him to come home from hospital in with a big fluffy cardigan over the top. I'm very excited by the bear outfit.
If baby comes after first kick he'll come towards the end of next week! Doubt it since its so far from my due date. My mum has also made me swear to no babies before she's back from holiday which is the second week of December.

Sending you and soapnuts everything will be fine. Just take your time to do what needs to be done, you've got 5 weeks. Mopst important thing now is to not be stressed and get rest. I know I'm crap company at the moment but right now there's nothing I can do about it...

cashmere well that first link was a hoot! Apparently I'm having a 14 pound baby! Think both DP and I will be raising eyebrows if this baby has light amber eyes!

daydream i feel just like you im crap company and im definately not pulling my weight at home poor dh :( also feel like a rubbish mummy at the min as have a very short fuse and not much energy to actually get down and play with the dd's

On a brighter note dh has just got a rather substantial bonus from work so i have ordered new car seat i wanted and we are going to get some drawers tomorrow gor the baby so at the weekend i can drag all baby stuff out and wash what needs washing and put everything away :) also managed to win some bunks for the dd's on ebay this morning would have cost 680 new and got them for 370 so very pleased. Not desperate to get them up and want to decorate first but at least we now also have a cot for baby (dd2 is still in cot bed)

I think we've got everything, but lots of it is in the roof, and the pushchair is at the shop waiting to be collected.

My hospital bag will be packed after we come home from a night away this weekend, for our 10th wedding anniversary tomorrow.

However my Christmas shopping is completed. I think I concentrated more on that...

I'm getting major bh at the moment. I had it all day yesterday too. I don't remember having them at all last time, but I think my stomach muscles were much stronger then and probably stopped me feeling too much.

Welcome gin. I have a bottle of damson gin ready to go in my stocking. Can't wait!

Any idea how many maternity pads I will need given I may be in a couple of days? Ended up with boots even though someone said sainsburies were best. There's a pile at home for dp to bring but what about first night/ day? Nct girl who had hers 3 weeks ago said take more than you think.

I was going to amend my nappy count but know I'll cock so many up I'll stick to 22- there's room

Hugs daydream, ellie and anyone else feeling like shit, hoping the time begins to fly soon.

Re: mat pads - changed every hour to 2 hours the first day, after which I ditched maternity pads as they kept falling off... Went for night time sanitary towels with wings which stayed in big pants much more effectively!

honey I'm so glad you said that, I was thinking 10 would be plenty, I only bought 30 to last me through the first week!
I came into town to get a drink and some cake to cheer me up, now I'm boiling from my decaf latte. I'm really noticing how much like a furnace I'm becoming. I turned the thermostat down the other day and DP hasn't noticed so might turn all the radiators down and more on the thermostat too. Don't know why I was so worried about a winter coat!

Well hospital was a shower of shite. I didn't get my scan (despite spending 4 hrs waiting). They did a group dietician session, most of which was not relevant to me and I felt like I was being spoken to like a fucking idiot. I have to wait for a call tomo morning to see if they can fit me in for a scan. Gotta go back to see the mw on mon and the obstetrician on thurs. this is costing me a fortune in parking/petrol/time as we only have 1 car so have to drop DH to work if I need the car (hour round trip, before the school run and then in the evening).

On the plus the obstetrician was happy that baby feels normal size, I'm measuring normal and heartbeat was strong. Plan is as long as this isn't an enormo baby and my sugars remain stable that I will be induced between 39 and 40 weeks.

Tbh I am pissed off, I want baby out now, so I'm doing all I can to evict them. Today a nice brisk walk, now bouncing on birth ball, later curry and sex. Tomorrow I shall be cleaning all the floors on my hands and knees.

Sorry for the rant ladies. I hope others are having a better time.

Oh Stacey, that's rubbish. I hope you get more luck from people tomorrow.

ellie I could have written your first paragraph dd must really hate me ATM

MyDaydream hope you feel better soon I find I get really out of breath too and I just want to cry! Getting shoes on is impossible

Well successful day so far of my homemade Christmas presents I've done: chilli jam, spiced apple chutney, jumbleberry jam, chocolate fudge and chocolate brownie mix in a jar. Just got the body scrub left to do and maybe some honeycombe tomorrow I'm going to batch make leek and potato soup but will start going properly on that next week. AND I'm on top of the housework!

Whoops Stacey that's do crap I can't believe they were so rubbish. At least the OB sounds nice which is important and sure if you have any food related questions between us we can help. I really feel for you on the petrol/parking it's costing me lots too

Sorry to hear about your day stacey glad you have some positive info (this is all I have to offer)

that's all I have to say about today!

Poor alison that's equally as crap !

Sorry to hear lots of people having a tough time. I had a hectic day at work - cant possibly work out how I'm going to leave in 2 weeks! Tomorrow I'm giving a presentation to 170 people - eek. My brain doesn't have enough room in it for all this!

Off to the theatre tonight, although feeling a bit tired. Am sure to perk up though.

Wow. Someone on this tube has got dire taste in music and really loud rubbishy headphones. Delightful.

So, consensus from pretty much everyone is that I'm having a boy. Kind of want it to be a girl to prove em all wrong!

mama I'm told im having a boy all the time! It's quite annoying. Tolally agree with you re the shit music/headphones thing, it's sooo irritating, that, and peoples keypad tones (which I'm having to put up with as we speak). Loud conversation can also go in my room 101! (think I'm in a bit if a bad mood). Roll on two weeks then no more commute

spotty your Christmas present making sounds amazing, so jealous! I need to start mine but still finishing this *&/!% house.

Thinking of something stacey said, does spending lots of time on your hands and knees encourage eviction? Am 35 + 6 but have been spending all week on my knees doing skirting boards - could i expect a shock?

Sending improvement vibes to those who've had rubbish days..

Stacey that's awful, hope you have more luck getting a scan tomorrow.
emily hope you have a less Friday.

Bought a baby book today so starting to fill that in a little bit, and sent my letter to Santa (okay, I texted DP that I need these boots and that I've been very good this year!) and had a look at baby clothes in Next, and was very good and didn't buy anything but all the teeny tiny clothes made me smile!

utopian in the olden days they used to bring on labour by cleaning the floors/skirting, though not sure how true it is. But right now I'll do anything. Not to have to put up with the hospital for any longer! 35+4 today, ready for baby.

In my Gran's day it was castor oil

On all fours helps positioning afaik :)

What a pile of crap stacey - hope its better tomorrow. But good about size of baby.

Thanks for the tip honey hope Dash doing well?

emily, hope tomorrow is better. We need a fuming sofa next to the sobbing one.

Utopian from what i finally undersatnd about that spinning babies website doing that sort of thing is excellent to get them into a good position, as is swimming, bouncing on ball, marching, hands and knees stuff like cleaning floor, cat stretches and pelvic tilts and squatting. It wont evict them but helps with super good positioning ('LOA') for when they need coaxing out.

Found this interesting, and this

Pelvic tilts on all fours that is, not on back.

stacey do sorry to hear about your horrible day :( hope tomorrow is a better one. I totallybunderstand about tje petrol/parking so annoying also for me i jave to take time off work (self employed) so loose money and for scan appointments have to find childcare for dd2 :( very frustrating