December 2012, 'Christmas rush' has a different meaning for us this year!

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Thought we should have a shiny new thread.

clarella hopefully you're on the mend make up for it with tomorrow!

Mmm now I fancy a curry...

spotty good luck for tomorrow stay strong, not long now

Wow we talk a lot, can tell maternity leave has kicked in for most of us, more time on our hands to chatter!

Glad to hear from you Cod, now we need a Dated update! Pidj he is gorgeous, I always go soppy when I see babies with their dads!

Had a productive afternoon with the sewing machine, made a new cover for the Moses basket, and if I hadn't run out of white cotton thread I would have done his curtains too. In the bath watching Mad Men now, very relaxed!

I sat on the floor in our hallway today, painting along the skirting boards and I just cried and cried. I am so tired at the moment and we have loads to do with the house. It feels a little overwhelming at the moment!

Spotty babies are a million squillion bazillion times better at getting colostrum and milk out, expressing is a frustrating and futile exercise so if you get 0.2 ml you're doing fantastically well. I managed 1.4ml in 24 hours, had to top up with formula, and he's now ebf. A baby with a full tummy us a success, the means of achieving that - bf or ff - is completely irrelevant.

6 hours of in laws. I love them but dniece has autism and i didn't proof the house for her so now I'm fraught from all the potential dangers, mainly her bouncing all over the lounge on my gym ball while i was feeding. Dp did spot how vulnerable i felt and held on to her but that and all the other stuff that could hurt her terrified the life out of me. I was glad when they left, which is unlike me

Thanks pidj ill have another go later I stupidly forgot to ask anyone to put what I did get out in the fridge so it'll have to go down as a practice run! I can understand how watching your DN would have stressed you out, that's a long time to have them all round too!

I love them dearly but was pinned to the chair. He's hard to latch because of the colic anyway so having an audience plus that scared me somewhat. Dp wouldn't have it that we should meet somewhere the kids could run around

Pidg dont feel bad, youre all about Rafe right now and as you say really in laws and dp should be on top of her and accomodating her needs. Well done mr pidg, n maybe look at how its all structured for next time when youre less tired. Praps meet out for coffee/ climbing frame scenario?

Oh friend - totally understand, huge hugs. Prioritise areas for you n baby and skirting boards can wait. Clear boxes from ikea etc are great for emergency baby nursery/ bag stuff storage. Have a rest tomorrow if you can?

Spoke too soon :( but definately keeping some ginger beer in and on a bit if a sugar high. Felt silly double checking but mw was very reassuring n maybe it is the winter vom bug.no pains now though :)

My poor dh knows the screwfix number by heart but i had to tell him to find notes and direct him to right bit - he was about to phone the health visitor :/

secondsop men do seem to step up to the mark when it matters! Im actually worried dh is overdoing it now. Hes lost a lot of weight. He recently told me one of his life's ambitions was to have a child (the others being a kick ass degree and his own practice) i get pretty emotional about that.

Oo x post pidg. I think you need to meet out till youre feeling more on top of everything with rafe etc. Or limit the time a bit more? Or a mix n match home visit then walk.

Clarella, normally we go to them every few weekends but i suggested to sil that we meet halfway more frequently at activity places now we've got PidjChick and she loves the idea - dp and she can take her pair swimming/ice skating and mil and i can drink coffee, there's a zoo and a science museum i know of... Much more suited to dniece's needs than my little flat in the pissing rain! Sil is a lone parent ex bil is a cunt so seems very relaxed compared to us workers but tbh it's a survival strategy!

Sorry off topic - dh has called me from down stairs to firstly check if ive been sick again and then inform me that heston b has said dunking a biscuit makes the flavour much stronger and more biscuitier!!!

How are you spotty?

Hot curry making me pink and giving me BH. Come on baby

That sounds perfect pidg and good for dn too. She could start getting cabin fever if its always the flat (sounds like she did n those balls are the best! ... in the right places had to wean my y5 class off them last year in prep for y6 and more inclusion with mainstream dont mind bouncing during numeracy but a new born babe is another thing. Maybe dh didnt want to tire you out too much?

Yeah I'm ok thanks sooo bored! Also can't be bothered with a slow induction I want a nice quick labour!

clarella my husband has also always wanted to have a family - when I was younger I didn't really know what I wanted and felt pretty ambivalent about it until pretty much my mid-30s but this is something he has always wanted. I'm quite sure he's going to cry like a loon at the birth.

I love her visiting normally, but then i can normally go over and get rid of the worst dangers (she chews) so sil can chill and not follow her so closely. Or, i can take a turn so there's 3 of us on it. Or like i say, we go to them and it's not an issue! But my sewing stuff's out, the cleaning chemicals are only shoved in the airing cupboard, there's nappies/cotton wool/electric cables/wool strands lying around... Not to mention precious mummy-made toys and clothes that are only important to me but are, nevertheless, important to me - but i don't want to be petty, make a fuss and make them feel unwelcome. Sil now thinks I'm over protective of dn because i put it that i was worried about her when actually at times inside i was screaming "Get my baby away from the whirling dervish"

Can I make you all jealous and tell you in sitting drinking a lovely glass of wine

clarella hope you feel better soon.

spotty Eeek, not long till you get your LO. Labour might be quicker than you think... Maybe...?

They're using the pessary that stays in for 24 hours

pidj it's just your maternal instincts it's a natural and good thing!

Hi - please can I rejoin his thread? Iwas on under old username, Olivetti, and had hectic few months, but I'm back!!

Good luck Spotty!! We spoke in DMs about late walking.

Apologies for tmi, but am 36+ 3, and have horrible bowel issues. Just have this horrible sense of urgency, woke me up last night - thought it might be a tummy ache but it's not really the same symptoms, it's more needing to pooh loads and constantly feeling like I want to open my bowels. Sob!! I don't remember this with DD1, is it normal??

A less important family issue here. Baby due next weekend so this could be our last 'family of 3' weekend.

DN has a birthday party tomorrow (about 15 adults and a couple kids). She tends to run around like a maniac with DS and encourages less than desirable behaviour from him. She'll be 8 and has already had a party with friends.

So I don't want us to go as

1. I'd rather have time the 3 of us
2. Can't face making sure DS isn't set up- eg to run around crashinginto things/people including her little brother as modelled by her
3. He has been beautifully behaved the last few weeks and I don't want him to be copying aggression when our own baby's arrival is

imminent. I don't feel up to policing this and think DH will get drawn into chatting.

1. It's not up to me anyway but I find the having every Aunt andUncle over a bit unnecessary after the 1st couple of birthdays but maybethis is just as my family have always been spread out. She was also 1st grandchild- now 5 of them.

DH is worried that she won't get her present and I've said he can take
DS 2 if he really wants but I'd rather we were together.

What do you think? It's kind of an AIBU!
I'd like to chill and take DS out to lunch/ to kids cinema.

leobear I've had that need a poo feeling several times a day so try and don't need to go- not constipated think must be baby's head.

Weejo I've also had some mild aching in my groin. I think it's my hips. Sleeping with a pillow between my legs helps. It is also worse if I've overdone it.
The other thing it might be is swollen veins.

God I'm bad at multiple posts!
Honey I have Becks Blue but shhh I had a red wine last night!

Welcome back leobear - are you actually opening your bowells lots or jus feeling that you need to? When I went into labour I went a bit it then just felt like I urgently needed to go but there was nothing left to come out!

I have Dash in the close caboo for the first time. Love it! So easy to put on and really comfy. Sorry, I'm just so impressed with it!

Ah, honey - congratulations, I followed your progress! Welcome to the world little Dash.

I woke up last night and ha dto go and poo 4 times, a real rush every time . Today I just feel like I want to push my bowels open, if you know what I mean, but there's nothing there. I feel sick and have no appetite, so wondering if a bug....but I'm also wondering if it's the start of things....got bad "period" pains but no contractions. A bit scared.