September mums-to-be - the bumps get bigger and we all get more excited!

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Here we are ladies. A shiny new thread for us all. Let the chatting continue!

fl0b0t, you look stunning. :)

God I can't wait to shift this extra bulk, and we've still got 3-4 months to go! Having a fat day today, probably not helped by being the only pregnant woman at the swimming pool.

fl0b0t you look amazing. I didn't look that good in a bikini before I got pregnant far less now!

I was doing fine for ages but since the bad SPD has left me almost completely immobile I've just got fatter and fatter. My mother keeps telling me that "it's all to come off at the other end" which, strangely, doesn't make me feel better about being in constant pain and gaining weight at a rate of knots.

Mind you, it wouldn't take Sherlock to realise that there are chocolate stains on my pyjamas and this might have something to do with it.

Flo you look amazing! my bump is so similar to yours in shape and size!

Today I booked a private scan for next Monday to see if my placenta has moved. I really want to do hypno birthing but it's not worth paying to do it if I know I am going to have a c section. Although I am having a NHS scan at 32 weeks so I know things could change between week 28 and 32 if it hasn't moved!

Its my first NCT class tomorrow night - will report back to say how it goes.

I think I'm on the other side of the spectrum with my over prepared nursery... DH had finally finished installing the shelves in the baby wardrobe so I was able to put everything away today to where it belongs, which was a nice feeling.
Ordered a nursing chair today too, really hoping its nice when it comes! Didn't really get it for its gliding abilities but rather it was the cheapest option out of getting a nice arm chair/ rocking chair etc. it's a Sereno chair, so if anyone has any previous experience with one I'd love to hear it!

Bump seems to be growing in the sun! I am positively massive now! Was at an event on Saturday night and had several people inappropriately massaging patting it. On the upside I had a lovely glass of prosecco and got to wear a nice dress!

Ps According to my app I go into my third trimester tomorrow!!! Ahhhhh!

Phew, I'm not alone in not having anything!

Oh no, third trimester, scary. Someone recently told me they are called "Dreary", "Cheery" and then "weary" so tiredness here we come! But on the bright side, we're all moving onto the home straight now :)

What week is officially the third trimester?

I had a couple of wobbles today... Felt really wrong in the lift going up to my office this morning - it's a fairly fast one but six floors shouldn't give you a head rush!! I have lower than average blood pressure and its consistent with that, so I made myself drink lots and had a packet of crisps with my lunch, which did seem to make me feel more grounded. My eyesight was a bit funny too - really short focal length, so if I was reading at the edge of the page and could see the desk surface a couple of inches behind it, the desk would be sort of swimming in an optical illusion sort of way.

Just looked up when to have the whooping cough jab, and my NHS trust says 28-38 weeks and preferably 28-32. I have my 28 week appointment at the end of next week when I think I will be 29+3, so I am wondering if I should call to make sure the MW can do it at that one, or if I should make a separate appointment with my GP. I think I'll see what the stereotypically grumpy GP receptionist says on the phone some time tomorrow.

Fl0b0t, you are just too bloody gorgeous. And that pout!

I remembered something funny from swimming on Sunday. My comedy boobs were floating like sailing boat fenders. I was a bit concerned they would float out of the cups of my swimsuit... They didn't though.

Sitting in bed with a cuppa just now... I have the most insanely itchy nipples!!!!!!!

hello all! Found you! 3rd trimester officially 26+6 I think.

If anyone is interested in a nursing chair, check out eBay. Loads of people sell them as a local collection only, and they tend to not have too many bids. I bought a Dutalier chair for £30! Pretty good going, in my eyes.

My nursery is non-existent. I'm in the early stages of buying a house, so it's all very stressful. I swear my brain is seeping out of my ears.

I'm having a 24 hour ECG device fitted tomorrow, so the visit to the mortgage advisor should send it packing! Joy.

Rake, that's hilarious, buoyant boobs!!!!

Slightly petrified we have 3 months to go but can't wait to meet this baby and hear about all your new arrivals. Scary thinking how big bumps have become in 3 months and the still have another 3 months growth - eeeek!

I made the mistake of looking at name boards. Our chosen boys name has been classed as "chavy" Baby will be half Scottish, we are a very normal couple, live in a nice, pretty, English countryside town, honest opinions please, is Archie really that bad??
Can a name really be chavy?

I love Archie, but it has become very 'common' in the last few years which made me discount it tbh. Have u checked the Bounty hitlist for your region? It may just be in certain parts of the country...

Hello, hello...waves like a lunatic I'm back, bet you've all forgotten me. Sorry been gone for few weeks, have been very poorly with proper full on flu, never had it before and will now correct people when they have a cold and think they have flu! On road to being ok now, but so I'll, coughed so much I broke some ribs...yak, yak, yak.
Lovely to read everyone's news. We are club blue and our new blue number 2 is to be Joseph Peter (joe or joey). Quite traditional compared to DS1 and DD1, Max and Lois, but love it. I love my little girls name Lois Elizabeth, but beware people of names you think are straightforward to spell, people rarely get poor Lois right!

Flipflump I really like Archie, my friend's son is called Alfie and I really like both, I dont thinlk they're chavy!

I think those name boards are just an excude for people to be nasty!! Scared to look at them!

Flip - as a Scot, I think Archie is a lovely name and can't think of a less chavvy one. We're thinking of Murdo or Innes if it's a boy but haven't braved the names board just yet!

Flip I think Archie is lovely. And no, I don't think names can be 'chavy'. I think classing names as chavy is pretty chavy though, IYSWIM, so wouldn't pay too much attention to the name boards personally.

I nearly killed myself reassembling the buggy last night, having taken it all apart to wash (second hand). I'm pretty sure I've got some of the key bits wrong as well... am clearly not qualified for this parenting lark.

Thank you ladies, would far rather your opinions than those of the name boards.

It's a family name, we know no others and it doesn't seem popular in our area. My DH isn't a fan of more unusual names - I however love them. This is the only one we both agree on. I don't want to lumber the poor child with an awful name but I'm not too concerned about popularity. I think names become popular with good reason, because they are lovely. My nephew was given a lovely name 7 years ago, it's now one of the most popular names in their region, it was almost unheard of 7 years ago. You can never be too sure what the next trend will be.

I really like archie and live in southern scotland were it's not 'chavvy' at all.... It was popular for a while maybe 5 years ago..

In scotland it was the 37th most popular boys name in 2012..

I am aiming for one that is not in the top 20 but is in the top 100 so that it's not 'unusual' but also not 'common'...

Popularity only bothers me because at primary school I was often "the other xxxxxxxxx" which I bloody hated

But that was a quirk of location/time and in the wider world my name is not that common, though it is well known.

Alfie & Archie are both in the top 20 where I am (Alfie is top 10). Maybe a southern thing??

Joksar you've just reminded me of the chocolate in the fridge (I had a lunchtime picnic and left it in the sun- whoops!)

jammy- prosecco and a nice dress feels great right? :) I was only touched by people who know me who have all asked first so far! :)

rake bless you, I am a photographer and very good at photoshop and incapable of anything but looking slightly mardy in a picture!

flipflump Archie is pretty middle class around here- I also love it!

eeek- welcome back! Sorry to hear you've been poorly, can't be much fun with a bump! hope baby's not kicking you in the ribs til they heal!

My fave names (boy and girl) don't seem to be very common at all. Boys name is a bit oldschool but lovelylovely and girls name is a bit more modern but still not in any top 100s that I can see! (hopefully means no friends will nic it before I get to have my baby!!)

I am sure my belly is going to pop. That's what happens, right?

Also- as I now have to wait to next week to see the midwife....

Anyone else really uncomfy? I feel like I should expect this now, but I'm scared that I have 15 weeks to go and if I breathe deeply I feel like my insides will literally wrip through the tight skin of my belly and explode out into the open. My skin is SO tight across my belly (which is nice in as much as I've not really put on much fat around my tummy, but disturbing as it feels like I really will pop). That sounds silly but it's very unnerving!

Also, who is experiencing BH? What does it feel like? I wondered if the tightness I'm feeling almost constantly is linked to BH?

Had the tiniest bit of boob leakage the other day and I rushed to show my husband. Luckily we both laughed, but after our last experience of trying to dtd (rubbing bellies) I bet he'll stay away for a while yet!!

Am off out for a meal with a friend who hasn't seen me since 10 weeks.... She's in for a shock! So there will be food and drinkies aplenty!
Am also feeling sooo uncomfortable, I can't bend, get up without help, walk at any decent speed, and have a full on waddle. I'm only bloody 24+5. Oh my.
Am also wondering what BH are meantto feel like? An when to expect them?

flip I know a little boy who was born today who got named Archie, I think it's a lovely name! Would he be Archie or Archiebald? Oh, and his brother is called Alfie!

Went to JL today with MIL and got our iCandy ordered today! So exciting! They're cheeky though, you pay extra for your cup holder, and another tenner on top of that for the cup holder holder!!!

I'm off to my first pregnancy yoga class in a mo. is anyone else doing them? I will report back