June 2013 - thread 6 - will this thread see any early arrivals?

[AlohaMama]

Welcome back all June-ers, just realised we were about to run out of space on the old thread.

Oh dear, think I have been to the bathroom about 6 times in the 2 hours that DP has been out for, LO isn't even laying back on my bladder, he's front to my right side, it isn't even a proper wee I'm needing to do its the tiniest bit, think I'm gonna just move into the bathroom!

Stef I'm exactly the same and its driving me mad!

Bravado were the ones I got too and have to say that their nursing vests are amazing too- possibly even more comfy than the bras. Got mine from nursing bra shop website or something along those lines as they were a little cheaper on there.

Am finally lying in bed about to sleep and little one is having a party in there!

Under normal (I.e. not pg) conditions I'd say that sounded like a possible UTI so keep an eye on how you're feeling, I find though TMI that I have to rock backwards to almost lift baby off my bladder in order to wee properly.

Am in bed allowing myself till half past to surf then sleep. So very tired!

Lying in bed with a bit of a tummy bug today and bubs has learned to do a mexican wave across me. Supplement that with a stupid cat who keeps walking over me and a dog that keeps depositing toys on me (currently have a giraffe, a meerkat, a red dumbell and a bone) and it really wasnt the most restful sick bed.

Still feeling a lot better now. Night all.

sarah I would be very surprised if a theatre didn't have something to play a cd on - I suppose it would then be up to the surgeon if they felt they could work with your choice - I suppose some might prefer to work without music or with something specific.

Sarah - I was moved into theatre to have DS (forceps, but if that hadn't worked they were going for csection, I wish I'd not listened to NCT who seemed to make me think that forceps were better than c section, realise the hard way I should have just asked for straight to c section). Anyway, I didn't have control of the music then as I was just wheeled in and they already had a radio play - therefore I gave birth to The Automatic's monster...

Sorry, hit post too soon! So can you ask your midwife? They should know!

Collector Massive congrats and big ribbon for first prize! Very exciting.

Also, ohmyshittinggod we are all really having babies.

Lord.

Had a follow up wellbeing scan at the Fetal Medical Centre yesterday, they really are very good there. All looking good, keeping on same trajectory with projected birth weight between 7.5-8lbs. Nice and average. I like normal and average when it comes to babies, I think.

Also she did the fancy 3D thingy of his face without telling us she was going to do it - was a bit of a shock! And weird. Mostly weird. We were both, 'oh god this is really real now'.

Less than 5 weeks to go, and to remind us the big John Lewis order with bottles and boob pumps and sterilisers and baby bath chairs and monitors and prams and everything had all arrived when I got home.

We've our last NCT class on Saturday and have invited everyone down to our local pub afterwards. Pleased with how many people want to come...

first load of baby clothes in the machine. Not sure where I'll put them once dry but baby will have clothes it can wear at least!

I said to dp the other day - it's got to the point where now I can't avoid that soon this baby has to come out! obviously I knew that was the end result but to start with I could happily avoid the focus being on that fact..... now not so much! yikes!!

John Lewis delivered to us last night as well. We now have a tumble dryer in the corner of the living room as apparently this is essential for when tiny babies come to stay with you. It looks so tacky sat there. I feel like we are proper white trash now. Can?t cover it with anything as then it just looks like a tumble dryer with something over it, which looks even worse. And it makes a racket. In between that, the Small Girl and the fact the washing machine will no doubt be on non stop the flat is going to be very noisy come June..

Sarah, will it fit into the bathroom somehow? Not an ideal location, is it?

And Oli, I feel like that about the fact we are actually having a baby! Oh. My. God.

Just had our custom made Moses basket mattress delivered, to my scale drawing, so I'm glad that was right. Hurrah for doing technical drawing at GCSE! Just need it lining now.

Baby B has seemingly been attempting to escape via my belly button for the last 24 hours. Ouchy!

Oli You have inspired me. We have NCT from 930-1230 tomorrow morning, so I?ve suggested lunch after. One couple have got back to me very enthusiastically, the rest I haven?t heard from as yet. Hopefully others will come ? want to lock down these new friendships before the classes end¬

Mrs Bri unfortunately not. Tiny kitchen, small bathrooms, all part of living in a 2bedroom flat! This was bought on the basis that we will move at some point, and then we will have proper room for it! DH has banned me from looking at rightmove at the moment as he thinks it would be too stressful to try and buy and sell anytime soon. He is of course right. And there is no mortgage on the flat so I can stay off work longer, but as soon as we move that ship sails. I swing between wanting to move NOW and thinking we can stay in the flat forever so I don?t have to go back to work!

Sarah I've a friend whose baby stopped crying when placed near the washing machine or tumble drier so you may find its useful in more than one way!

Ah, bugger. But kind of a win re no mortgage. Swings and roundabouts, eh?

We had to move from our flat per-Baby B as there simply was not room for us all in there. We fill our house pretty well too! But it is much roomier :-) Renting does make it easier to move, admittedly.

I'd really like a new fridge freezer before baby comes as ours is small. Should do something about it!

We have one of those mini fridge freezers which was absolutely ideal when it contained only diet coke, ready meals, leftover curries and cold pizza. The freezer section was used for our climbing equipment ? best to freeze things like that to prevent lurgy growing in it. The thought of ?batch cooking? and replacing the diet coke with breast milk fills me with dread...

Hmmm...batch cooking. I need more plastic boxes and a bigger freezer. This baby is proving to be bloody expensive!

Ours is a mini fridge freezer too. Two shelves / drawers in each. Not really good enough, sadly.

You don't need to batch cook. And you probably won't be storing that much breast milk at a time, so plenty of room for diet coke don't panic.

Strange how so many people do batch cook then!! And I'd like a few meals in the freezer, I think. Will save DH from starving if I end up in hospital for a prolonged period as his family don't really cook much. I won't go mad though :-)

Ah OK, if your OH doesn't cook then a few batch cooked meals in the freezer might not be a bad idea. I'm lucky that my DH is a dab hand in the kitchen.

The bottom floor of our block of flats is owned by a local church and rented out to lots of nice young wholesome good people. When my neighbour had a baby they all pitched up with chilis, lasagnes and casseroles. This is wonderful, but we are vegetarians! Would now be a good time to drop that into conversation, or maybe leave a sign of some description? I?d hate them to take time making a beef stew or something, and I?d also hate to miss out on a nutritious meal!

Was reading Gina Ford ? yes I know thats akin to throwing the Small Girl to wolves but I?m reading a lot of different stuff as well ? and she emphasises meal times for you as well as baby and suggests things like when DH makes his sandwiches for work him making one for you too for lunch the next day. Thought that was a good point ? left to my own devices I will survive on a steady flow of crème eggs and skips.

Drop it into conversation ASAP Sarah...need to make sure their generosity isn't wasted!

And I assume you mean Skips the crisps, not hunting in skips for food?!

There's stuff coming out of one of my boobs!!

DH just muttered 'ruddy baby - taking all my fun away. Now its taken over your boobs too!'.

Made me giggle but also go

Crikey, you are good to your partners! I've been expecting mine to do all the cooking for a good few weeks now and he certainly wouldn't be expecting me to prepare food in advance for him when I'm the one giving birth!

DH cooks for me, but I'm here to shout instructions to him, or go into the kitchen to offer a little assistance. He's being fantastic to me, so a few meals is the least I can do for him! :-)

I'm planning on making some meals just so there is one less thing for us to do when lo arrives. DH and I don't cope very well with lack of sleep so i'm hoping it will just makes life a little easier for the first couple of weeks especially when we will be busy with visitors etc.
nothing fancy just going to make some chilli, spag Bol etc that we can chuck in oven or microwave and eat one handed with a spoon!