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Due in August - part 5

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PinkTulips · 24/05/2006 19:20

think it's part 5 anyway!

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dressedupnowheretogo · 25/05/2006 13:34

acc to last months pg you get a free baby name book if you send off no actually freebie
eeny sorry to dissapoint you

eenywifemum · 25/05/2006 13:36

well I guess I'd rather there were no free gift than they had just forgot to send me mine! thanks for checking!

BigHotMama · 25/05/2006 13:52

Afternoon all, glad to hear everything is ok with baby Alex, Eeny & Sal, sorry you had to go through all the shite with it. Bet all the worrying has exhausted you both out x

Arabica, hope you get your results soon cant imagine what your going though hun x

Booby, try not to worry about seeing a diff doctor, probably be just as good or maybe better? Cant believe you got leaky boobs? Are you having to wear pads then? Must admit mine are so soft and moist, think its all the cream I've been putting on them. My boobs haven't grown at all, mind you they had already gone up 2 cup sizes from putting on weight before I got PG so had my fair share lol.

Luna, you talking about your little boy made me smile Smile. Keep thinking more its a boy than its a girl for some reason and am really loving the idea of having a little mommy's boy.

29+4 (nearly the big 30) Grin

Hope everyone else is feeling ok x

eenywifemum · 25/05/2006 13:58

hi BHM! I think things are calming down now for us. I am sitting here reading Pregnancy & birth, and drinking a smoothie so life isnt too bad. :)

I am so happy for you that you are almost 30 wks! I am 26 tomorrow, each Friday that comes by is so great! I really cant wait to be 30 weeks, I think I will finally feel like 'its all downhill from here'!

I really feel for arabica, having to wait so long for news. I just SO hope it is good news, imagine the relief!!

dressedupnowheretogo · 25/05/2006 14:19

i just checked her thread and apparently she is waiting to hear from the consultant tomoz and sounds really positive

bhm my 38l boobs are also nice and soft but beacuse they are constantly being moisturised by natures best thing is tho its freaks dh out completely and he now will not touch me there at all bless i think he misses them slighty til he wakes in a puddle Blush sorry if tmi

PinkTulips · 25/05/2006 17:13

lol booby, dp spent 2 months before and 2 months after dd's birth sleeping in puddles Blush

sal, health care over here is a bit all over... mostly they treat first and figure out how you'll pay after! if your on low income or unemployed you get a medical card and everything is free, otherwise your supposed to have insurance but they'll treat you and bill you later if you don't. all maternity care is free to all women although if your posh and want the above average care with the private room etc you can go private, but you'll see the same consultants etc!

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olivo · 25/05/2006 17:53

Hi everyone! this my 3rd attempt at posting today - keep starting then forgetting about it and leaving my computer! just can't seem to get my head together!
eeny/salamander, sorry you've had those hassles but glad everything is ok.
boobby - no leaky boobs here but they're starting to sag Blush
no funny cravings either, unless you count my kitkat habit - which just isnt getting better Grin!!

antenatal classes tonight - have given dh the night off - he's just not up for it and to be honest, i cant blame him!

olivo · 25/05/2006 18:20

and he's just come home with flowers so I definitely can't complain!!

AGJ · 25/05/2006 18:22

Hi all,

haven't been on for a couple of weeks.

Eeny sorry to hear about your scare it must have been horrible.

Booby - my boobs started leaking at about 17 weeks which was a bit of a shock! I am 29 weeks now so have kind of got used to it.

I've started going to antenatal yoga classes which are quite good for relaxation & learning good posture etc. I think the teacher expects you to do the yoga exercises every day but i haven't quite got round to doing that yet!

sarahlou1uk · 25/05/2006 18:24

Hi girls. I'd forgotten about the leaky boobs! Oh god, I suppose I'd better get some breast pads in as last time I only had to hear a baby crying and I would get a very wet feeling down my top! It's bearable in winter because you've usually got a few layers on but in summer we tend to wear thin tops and nothing else! I remember last time walking into Morrisons only to be asked by an elderly gentleman if it was raining outside! There went a very embarrassed me to the baby aisle and then to the toilets! Blush

melsy · 25/05/2006 18:31

aww Salamander and eeny , what a right faff of a time in hospital , must admist it was making me get all worked up reading about it, so you must have been vvvv wound up.

Arabica it is so typical of NHS to leave you waiting and waiting , so I really feel for you and your nerves.

Booby - Im wearing pads in my bra now due to leaky boobs !

I dont have any weird cravings , just the need for certain smells ; new cars, you know that leathery plastic smell, just cut wood ! or even burning wood, Petrol which I used to find noxious , now I just want to really deeply inhale.

Have had a bit of day , as had my mental health assesmant today , and although she was very pleasant I found it quite hard to go through my history all over again. Had to explain all of what went on during dd's labour and birth and I started getting into a right crying mess. Been feeling quite odd since , but kept my mind off it all by cooking all afternoon. I will now be getting weekly sessions of either a new therapy called EMDR , a bit like the mad tapping thing you see paul Mckenna doing and a CBT. It couldnt have come at a better time really and Im very lucky its all on the NHS. I feel like some gaurdian angel has sorted this for me ready to go back into hospital again. I may start a thread for it as dont wish to really upset anyone new to being mummy, but I need a place to talk about things.

Think I need to veg somehow tonight , as all that cooking and emotion has wacked me out , dh better like his dinner tonight!!!

Act · 25/05/2006 18:32

Hey all,
I've not posted in ages have I?
Hi to all the folks who've joined since I last posted...

Just thought I chime in to say me too with the leaky boobs...it really freaked me out the first time! Actually it still does a bit, how much worse is it gonna be after the milk comes in? Blee...

Act · 25/05/2006 18:37

Sorry Melsy crossed posts with you and it looks a bit insensitive!
Sorry you had such a hard time but it sounds really positive that they are doing something about it - that's the benefit of breaking down it does spur people into action even if it makes you feel really exposed & vulnerable at the time.
I hope the therapy sessions are useful and help you deal with everything

melsy · 25/05/2006 18:49

no worries Act hun.

Thank you for your supportive words. Ive waited over a year for this and Ive had to fight with gp's to even get it organised. Ive spent a fortune on private therapys, but only just started dealing with my ptsd at the end when we just couldnt spend the money anymore. So this is just a wonderful support and all the more poignant that I should be getting it on NHS , who I felt very failed by. I hope I go into this birth empowered and assertive , not frightened and weak.

eenywifemum · 25/05/2006 23:23

hi everyone! melsy I am so happy for you that you have had a positive breakthrough! You deserve it. Your wishes for how you will feel at the birth are shared by everyone and I hope we each get it.

I am in a terrible mood now. I really wanted a nice hot relaxing bath and I accidentally didnt put the plug in properly so all the hot water drained out and I ended up sitting in a very shallow, cold bath. Such a little thing but I guess with the stress from last night and everything I just feel like it tipped me over the cheerful edge. Sorry to moan!

And hi AGJ and ACT, nice to 'meet' you! I wish I had discovered this board earlier, I really would have loved it in early pregnancy!

Olivo, is this your first antenatal class? I am so excited about ours. We have the nhs classes but we signed up to do NCT ones as well - in July.

BigHotMama · 26/05/2006 10:21

Morning girls, hope your all well!

Glad to hear your feeling better about everything Melsy & I definately believe in guardian angels chick.

I am booked in for my antenatal classes a week Tuesday so am really looking forward to it. They are the NHS classes but would be interesting to go to the NCT class, how would I find out about booking extra classes? Are they better than the NHS classes? (silly question really!)Grin

My sense of smell has gone wild, cant stand the smells of air freshners, yesterday I had to unplug all my mom's in her house and even hid my sister's car freshners in her glove compartment while we were out in her car? As I was looking through my make up bag I started sniffing my liquid eye liner smells really strange like strong chemicals? My sister thinks I'm off my head? Its almost like the senses are getting sensitive again like in 1st Trimester?

What do you think of boys name Milo? I think its lovely but my DH said it was the name of the dog in film Mask? Shock

purpleturtle · 26/05/2006 10:33

Not to mention a Tweenie. Wink

I saw MW the other day, and she actually found a heartbeat with very little difficulty. That's a first. This baby normally hides from the doppler! Slightly concerned that baby is lying across me rather than vertically, IYSWIM. She started saying scary things about admitting me into hospital at 30something weeks if the baby doesn't turn in case I went into labour and the cord delivered Shock. I'm sure there's loads of time for baby to turn, and there's certainly room for it to at the moment. Here's hoping.

Act · 26/05/2006 10:43

I like the name Milo, it sounds a bit exotic slightly eastern eurpoean to my ear.
I think one of us has it as their top choice? Kitegirl IIRC??

DH & I have a shortlist of 3 names for if it's a boy - and Miles is one of them. DH likes it as he is a fan of Miles Davies...
I like it but am slightly worried about it as I had an ex boyfriend called Miles - I told DH this and he doesn't mind but what I didn't say is this was the guy I errr...lost it to Blush Blush.
What do you all think - would that stop you? It wasn't a very memorable experience and I don't live in the area where it 'happened'!!!!!

Feel free to laugh at me for worrying about such a thing!!!

SnowBoo · 26/05/2006 10:52

I love the name Miles but unfortunately with our surname he would be picked on for sure. OR have all the girls after him Wink.

Well Act, if it was a girl my dh wanted Patricia til i pointed out she was the scrubber he lost it to at 14! So we both decided due to it being associated with a dirty little tramp (and she still is 20 years on!) that we would go for something else. All i can say is thank god he's a boy!

BigHotMama · 26/05/2006 11:21

Well come on Snowboo, you gotta tell us your surname? I'm curious!
Lol Act at you not telling him he was the 1st. I dont think I'd have told him either! Isnt it horrible when you like a name but it reminds you of somebody or something that has happened in your life.
PT did you mean a Tweenie is called Milo? Ohmygod a dog and a tweeny I think not maybe! I know Liv Tyler's little boy is called this and thought it sounded cool and bit unusual. May stick to Dylan if its a boy as its the only one we really like, but then my aunty keeps saying it reminds her of a corner shop called Dillon's newsagent! Why oh Why do people put you of things! Maybe its best to keep names secret so they dont put you off! Wink
What does everyone think about Geri's Blubell Madonna? (ahem!) Shock

olivo · 26/05/2006 12:03

no eeny - it was the fourth, didnt get organised with the hosptial ones so its nct- I'm in with a lot of june/july mums at least 5 weeks ahead of me but in a way, would rather be a bit prepared earlier when i'm marginally more awake! i quite enjoy them though dh doesnt!Grin

lol snowboo

and lol BHM - milo is my favourite tweenie!!

off to the gp in a bit for my check up - quite pleased cos have felt virtually no movement so far today - hoping its just cos i've been really busy and not noticed - tried to wake it up by eventually taking the chunky kitkat from the staffroom fridge and devouring it but its not playing my game!!

olivo · 26/05/2006 12:04

we're keeping our names secret rom everyone and no one has come close yet! then again, i'm still holding out to be allowed noah if its a boy!Wink

Arabica · 26/05/2006 12:51

My baby is having a quiet day today too but I had routine antenatal appt yesterday and heard heartbeat, so am not too worried.
STILL not heard from sodding hospital, even though have phoned to chase them up. Have horrible feeling consultant has taken day off. Or lost my MRI scan.
Yesterday DH and I went to Ikea and came home with some lovely Swedish goodies which really cheered me up. Lots of pickled red cabbage, gravad lax, fish paste, chocolate and biscuits. Oh and some kitchen chairs.

BigHotMama · 26/05/2006 13:23

Arabica, it must driving you crazy not knowing. Stay positive and sometimes I think no news is good news, fingers crossed for you hun x x x

I'm finding the baby is getting into a right little routine with being active and sleeping, seems to sleep for longer during the evening and is quite active in the mornings. Also keep seeing waves of movement aswell as kicks, like something out of alien ha! Loving every minute though! Grin

Olivo, think thats the best thing to keep names secret as somebody will only try put you off. Good on yer girl!

Have just thought, this bank holiday is going to be the last one me & DH will spend as a couple as the next one at end of August we'll be a family....doing family type of thingy's. How mad and exciting! Bets make best of this weekend then! Wink

Arabica · 26/05/2006 13:26

I am keeping busy writing about...weight gain in pregnancy!