October 2013 - Who is the least prepared?

[GTbaby]

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

tucking, my aqua natal is nothing like that! Definitely the sedate and gentle swish around with lots of large bumps. When I first went, I felt like an imposter at 14 weeks and no bump.

Sorry you felt overlooked , I think the thread is just so busy and there are so many of us on it it's hard to keep up.

Happy Birthday textbook!

Tuckingfits - how did you size your nursing bras? I love the look of the hot milk ones but I was worried my boobs will just keep growing and then they won't fit once I actually need them for nursing!

I can sympathise with the hormones, I thought I was doing so well and being calm, but today the universe decided to let it all catch up on me...

First I realised in the work toilets that my nipples have darkened so much you can see them though the cream bra and top I wore today.. Then I had my 25wk appt and spilt water onto my skirt on the way in so it looked like I'd wet myself, my glucose levels were up then I come home to the people who've just moved in up the street playing dance music and swearing loudly... I went a bit psychotic for a while and snapped at DH who'd done nothing wrong... Feeling guilty now as he went out and bought me a lovely new pen.. I love pens..

Tucking, where is your aqua natal class?

Has anyone planned their childcare yet? We had a friend over tonight who said at the nursery in her neighbourhood you have to put your name down when you first get pregnant. I'm not panicking per se but I have now started to feel worried about it. We're not sure where we'll be living, so how can we commit to a nursery? I don't even know how many days I'll be working when I go back after maternity leave, and budgeting is hard when we don't know what our bills will be because we haven't moved yet. Potentially we could be renting or paying a mortgage. Poor little Joshua will be stuck in whatever nursery will take him, all because his parents are so disorganised now.

Ana.......maybe you could have a look around a few nurseries and childminders just to get a feel for them

I think it might depend on demand for your particular area. We're in a similar position re not knowing where we'll be living or how many days I'll be working. I'm sure we'll find something!

You don't want to look too early as places might want you to pay retainers. I went back to work in the January and began looking in October (for a childminder).

I'm going to treat myself to some nice hot milk nursing bras too tucking

I've had a look at the Hot Milk bras too tucking, they do look lovely, but I struggle to believe the bra measurement that I gave myself using that online tool (32GG-HH whereas M&S previously measured me as a 36E) so am worried about spending out so much money on something I can't try on first!

I've found myself to be very emotional again this evening. Suddenly have the feel that nothing is in my control and the one thing that is (the nursery) I am unable to touch for another 2 weeks, and today that got pushed out even further (to at least 3 weeks time due to IL's staying). Then DH said that someone in his work recommended not doing a nursery and instead keeping it as a spare double room, but just put a crib in it so I can sleep in there with baby and then decorate it as a nursery after the first 6 months. He seems pretty set on this idea now and I've got all emotional about it (although am desperately trying to hide my emotions from DH as he's been away for a few tough days with work and I don't want him to come home to deal with a teary wife!) I think this is the most I have cried in a while, yet I know it's not really crying-worthy (which actually just makes it worse).

Hi everyone!

Just got electricity back after 48hrs without due to bad thunderstorms (we re in Canada ) trust me having a huge bump, being hot and humid, potty training ds and not hot water, fridge, freezer or cooker do NOT go well together! Due another severe storm this pm so fingers crossed we still have electricity after that.

Same here re problems weeing and occasional nausea :(

Also can't stand bra hassle so go without whenever I can. A bit diff though as have v dark flat nipples even though boobs aren't v big. Measuring 34c now.

Wouldn't worry too much about bump measurements as more just a guide unless they are more than 2/3 cm out. If not happy with mw Jelly maybe speak to GP tomorrow?

Hope all ok pink lady

Happy birthday textbook.

Hope PGP sufferers are doing ok

Sorry have forgotten everything else..........

Sorry you're feeling emotional roxvox totally understandable xx

Sorry yourself left out tucking, it is hard to keep up sometimes!
DH just made me yummy ciabatta pizza for dinner. Yum yum.

Clapham and fem. I really wanted to buy matching knickers for all my bras as well. But spending £100 just on knickers was a bit much. So had to make do with M&S lol. I bought knickers in matalan the other day. From one extreme to the other lol

Roxvox M&S are famous for fitting bras wrongly. The problem is that they along with many others stores add 4 or 5 inches to the back measurement. They measured me as a 38 B when in fact I'm a 32 E.

I'm feeling tired and emotional myself tonight due to Desperate Dan being an arsehole. He came in from work and immediately started shouting about how the house was a tip (it wasn't) that I hadn't even bothered to mop the floors (I had). He doesn't seem to understand that when you have 4 kids the house you cleaned that morning isn't going to still be spotless at 8.30pm.

I'm getting so sick of it now. He is obsessed and is always shouting at the kids about so called mess that isn't even there.

That sounds awful mon I know it may not be helpful to say but i could never imagine Dh being like that with me and some days i'm to tired to do more than shove a wash on
and for you xxx

Oh gosh MoN :(
I think I'd be tempted to smear Nutella all over the floor and let him find out if it's chocolate spread or.... something else.

He's going to be completely insufferable when the baby arrives. I babysit my friend 1yr old a couple of times a week and the ensuing mess drives him crazy.
I gave my friend a biscuit with her coffee last week and she actually pushed the sofa back from the rug incase she dropped crumbs on it.
He's been known to get the vaccum cleaner out during parties too.
Me and another friend in a moment of childish rebellion actually jumped up and down on some biscuits on the rug a few weeks ago.

Let him get on with it then. You've got more important things to get on with.

welcome back tucking!

MoN perhaps he's had a really bad day? Sounds like a massive overreaction... and I understand how you feel. I have only one 5 year old and the house is never spotless... really don't know how it could ever be possible with 4... plus you are very pregnant now and can't be expected to run around like crazy in this heat! Hope he sees the light and apologises soon X

sorry you feel hormonal today roxvox. hope the fact we all get like this is a consolation!

sparkeleigh hope you don't mind but I laughed out loud when I read your post. It was a bit like extract from my own diary . I think you will look back and laugh in the future. Tomorrow will be a better day

gtbaby - Matalan and R&P! Extremes indeed!!

re: childcare, I put DS on the waiting list two weeks before he was born and he started going when he was 7 months. You have to do it in some London areas as they get so full... but don't know how it is in the rest of the UK. This time I'm planning to be a childcare - yay!!! (will I ever regret this "yay"? :-)

I'm also pleased to report that, following half an hour of stress and a mini breakdown, I've managed to crack the secrets of the German engineering and reassemble the car seat with new clean covers. These bloody things are so complicated and have so many unexpected pieces!! Buggy is still drying so another challenging assembly planned for tomorrow night...

Sorry MoN perhaps I'm just a bit down on DPs tonight as I told mine I'd had stomach pain today and was a bit worried, and he said 'yeah me too." Bastard.

This is not just today but every day Clapham. Today the only thing I hadn't done was put the clean dishes away and dd had turned the washing machine off mid-cycle so that wasn't out to dry as it had to be done again.
He does seem worse since he started his new job as a support worker for people with mental health problems.

Can I join the emotional meltdown crowd?
Was reduced to the point of tears in the Trafford Centre (how I hate that place) by virtue of being unable to find shoes that were either in the right colour or style for next weekend's wedding, all bra changing rooms having queues heading out the door, crowds of people barging into me mindlessly and my feet really hurting.
It was all very pathetic - back to online shopping for me

I wish he would just get on with it Pseudo but he doesn't he's huffing and puffing or shouting and swearing the whole time.

That's the thing Falcon I'm bloody exhausted. He had me in tears a few weeks ago as he started shouting at me because I didn't start the housework until 3pm as I'd fallen asleep on the sofa after collecting dd from nursery.
He never apologises. Poor Linah asked why I was crying and I didn't know what to say to her.