October 2013 - Who is the least prepared?

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just made it in time for last post on old thread... i hope

Natalie I love Dexter, DH hates it though, so that one never made it on to the list - sigh!

Natalie - you're right about the different approaches to the GTT in different areas.

I had to fast from midnight, then have 410ml of Lucozade at home in the morning, and then go into hospital for blood test 2 hours later. I didn't have to have a first blood test like I think some areas insist on.

Wish I'd had a midwife visit at home instead - bit tricky logistically here as you have to give yourself plenty of time to queue in the blood test department and/or start knocking on the door in front of other people if your 2 hours is close to up.

As you can imagine, there's the potential to get lots of dirty looks from other people who think you are pushing in.

I am working from home today and am slightly concerned that any food that comes into my line of sight seems to end up in my mouth.

Goodness knows theCat. Maybe it's because I said a while ago that I was looking for a Scottish name. We couldn't find any that we both liked that would fit in with the other girls' names so we gave up on that idea.

Has anybody had the Whooping Cough vaccination yet? Recommended between weeks 28-38.

I'm having it this week untitled along with my Anti-D.

We haven't really discussed possible names yet - is that odd? We've had passing conversations but nothing decisive.

jethro its a bit like dh and I we haven't had an indepth convo I usually bombard him with texts of names when he's at work and he just replies yes or no lol

I'm sure I must have sweated out the 9lbs I've gained in the last few days jeeeese its hot

Ha! Maybe I'll start using your method Nat.

It's boiling here too. I'm sat inside as my hay fever is so bad. I took a piriton yesterday but then got myself in a state worrying about how it could affect the baby. I was convinced baby wasn't moving as much. But that might have been the long walk we went on. There's been loads of moving today which was a huge relief.

I've not weighed myself since I was 12 weeks. Best not to know I seem to have a popcorn obsession at the minute so that won't be helping.

Just back from my midwife appointment - saw a much nicer one than last time.
All is good - still measuring big (1-2wks ahead) but heard their heartbeat, which really made me

They dont do the WC vaccination here how worried should I be? do u think a doctor would do it in england if i was a visiting patient? I doubt it somehow..

Im currently sitting ay thr hairdressers (toni&guy) trying to have my dark roots and light hair matched up to the same colour. We chose my natural colour and she has put t on my roots (that were alteady that colour) and walked off. I said "what about the rest of my hair?" &she said "do you want that done too?" i said i did so she said.(I think) that shed do it aftet. So now om massively panicking about my hair and what i must have asked for in Spanish that was clearly wrong, and how much ill be charged for something i didnt want!!!!

MY BOOBS ARE LEAKING!!

Seriously what do I do no milk came in at all last time so i was convinced it would not this time and i was one of the 5% Is this normal for 28 weeks?

Uh oh Falcon I'm dreading that day, go and grab some pads quick!

For any of you that are thinking of reusable nappies I just ordered some Charlie Banana one size nappies from Costco. They add a 5% surcharge if you're not a member, but they were still at least £20 cheaper than anywhere else I looked.

Link here www.costco.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/cos_7,cos_7.3,cos_7.3.4/148160

I had my whooping cough jab on Wednesday. Made my arm ache a bit, like it was bruised but ok after a cpuple of days. Its for Diptheria and tetanis too. I did wonder if it was that that caused my blood pressure to spike that day but doctors said no. What GTT? I don;t think thats been mentioned to me?

Currently sat at work with my feet up under desk eating lunch and boss has interupted twice (fork in mouth!) so I've got my iphone headphones out and am going to plug myself in and ignore him if he tries it again. humph.

Whats everyone eating for dinner tonight? I'm having serious trouble thinking of new things to cook and I'm gettnig bored of what we have regularly... looking for inspiration...

Falcon no helpful advice I'm afraid but you've got my sympathies!

Umlauf I think the WC vaccination is fairly new for pg women so maybe it's not 'vital' iykwim?

ooh falcon! No advice here except stuff some tissue in your bra!? What set them off? What does it look like? Curious!

Aparently there was a an outbreak of babies getting whooping cough back in 2010 in England before they were 8 weeks old (when they have ther own injections) so they've started injecting the mum. The Dr said it's experimental that we pass on enough immuninty but worth having in case.

Hi Jethro - my sympathies, my hayfever is terrible too - I keep toying with the idea of taking something and then wimping out.

Pink - GTT is the glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes. Round my neck of the woods they test anyone that has any of the risk factors (high BMI, PCOS, previous baby over 10lbs etc) and they also test anyone over 35 here too.

Think different areas differ in who they test, so I wouldn't worry if no one has mentioned it to you.

All normal Falcon I always start producing colostrum from 17 wks.

Good luck with the hair-do umlauf

34 ...so far I know I will have fried polenta.I don't know about other things. DH and DS will have fishcakes and rice salad.

Regarding potty training we had to wait until ds was 2 10 months as he was not ready before. It was a very very long 2 weeks....

Umlauf....how is your hair looking??? Xxxx

I only got offered a GTT test coz I'm measuring a few weeks ahead. It was a nightmare. Had to fast from 10pm last night, then go to antenatal clinic at 8am for a blood test. They then gave me a cup of what I can only describe as syrupy room-temperature water (definitely not lucozade ) I then had to sit in the waiting room for 2 hours (they wouldn't even let me go for a walk in the grounds!!) then have another blood test when the 2 hours was up.
On the plus side, my (2nd hand) Stokke Sleepi cot package has just been delivered

Hi All

Wow almost 3/4 through this thread already...you ladies can talk!!! Have some catching up to do!

Another one working from home today (well the garden to be precise!). Our office building is getting painted so I thought it was best to avoid all the fumes. Great excuse IMO :)

I have my 28 midwife appointment tomorrow. Does anyone else feel like the time is dragging in now? I feel uncomfortable, stretched to the limit and fed up and there is still 12 weeks to go. A friend of mine has just had her baby at 35 weeks and she's the third to go early so I'm hoping to be a little bit early (though not too early). Just still seems so long to go.

I'm not a fan of vaccines during pregnancy and never get the flu jab but I think I will get the WC one. There was an outbreak right after ds was born and I was so anxious that he would pick it up.

falcon I'm the same! Not as much as you by the sounds of things but def some leaking and then it dries up (yuk). DS has also become very interested in trying to poke my nipples...I think he thinks they might play a tune! But I'm wondering if that is making them worse or can he detect some milk there??? All quite bizarre!

umlauf they only started offering it in the UK very recently because of an increase in WC cases. They didn't offer it in the past and this is probably why they don't offer it in Spain - no WC outbreak! (hope your hair ends up how you want it to be :-)

favellio hope your GTT test goes well

bridget I have the same learning from motherhood... not to judge anymore. It was so easy to judge before and everything looked so simple and obvious... and some things turned out not to be at all. And I remember seeing people shouting at their kids in the street in the past, thinking I would never ever lose my temper like this. But guess what...! Motherhood makes you humble in so many ways.

And I'm with you on the bump size comments. I went to a parents evening last week and words such as "massive" and "can't believe you still have so long to go" came up... one woman just kept going and going, marveling at my size. So tactful!

Plus, I'm also super behind on names. I was obsessed with names at the beginning, not even knowing what I had, but sort of lost interest now. Probably because we can't seem to agree on anything with DP.

And to all of you with lovely mums and supportive families... I'm so jealous of you today... called my mum earlier today and it just reminded me how toxic my family is... unfortunately... eternally jealous of my "luck" in life, of how "easy" my life seems to be, and eternally trying to drag me into their negativity and hatred for everything and everyone... I've tried to break from it for years and I've managed to but being pregnant and not having a mum or sister I can really talk to heart to heart or who are at least interested in my life and my pregnancy is painful... Sorry for this rant but feel really upset today and it's the most painful thing in my life, one I don't really discuss with anyone in RL, apart from my partner and his mum (who is so lovely and like a mum to me). The worst questions I keep getting are "so is your mum coming over once the baby is born", "is your mum excited" or "how often do you go home" etc... Dreading these questions become more and more frequent as my due date approaches...

Bridget it was good yesterday not sneezing or itching all day. But the panic I felt when I thought baby wasn't moving as much was horrid so I don't think I'll take them again. I'm going to ask the midwife when I see her to see what she thinks.

X posts Clapham. Sorry you're feeling shitty. My husband has a similar relationship with his stepmum (his birth mum died when he was 18 months) so I can imagine how low it makes you feel. Good that your MiL is lovely. Rant away on here...