October 2013 - only 3 months to go!

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Baby due dates/sexes/name choices here

sorry about our dog falcon, I did read though that noises babies hear in utero won't disturb them when they are born. I don't know how true it is though. Our dog isn't too noisy but he does bark loudly when DH comes home, drives me insane but it never wakes ds, you might be ok?
I find having a dog hard work but DH took him to work with him today and I missed him

Our dog?! Your dog obvs!

Thanks everyone going to discuss it with DH tonight. I have 2 dogs an older jrt that barks at postman etc and daisy who i got as a rescue but at 12 weeks who is a smooth collie the jrt will stop barking but she does not she cant help herself i know its just because she wants to protect us she is very loving :(

Looking at stupidly expensive baby items in harrods to cheer me up lol not that i could afford it but I might buy one expensive keepsake hand me down item!

Falcon my youngest dog is a terrible barker, I mean really really bad. He's a collie too. It's part an attention seeking thing, part being scared (of DS, noises and life in general). DS heard him barking in the womb and has heard him constantly for the 2 and a half years since! It has never ever phased him, he has been startled awake about 5 times over his whole life and 2 of those have been firework related.
He pisses me off no end but I couldn't rehome him as I love him and he loves us so much. This isn't meant to make you feel bad, i'm just trying to reassure you that your baby is unlikely to be worried by the noise. Feel free to pm me if you want to chat x

Sorry to hear about your dog falcon hopefully u can work something out or find her a perfect new home xx

Sorry you are struggling too falcon do u think being over weight contributes to it? Like the lethargy and over heating-ness as being 'obese' myself I often wonder if it contributes too how much we struggle in pregnancy but I've never done pregnancy in a skinny body so I can't compare lol

sorry about your dog falcon - this must be so upsetting...

jelly agree with tarlia - definitely DH on the sofa tonight! I kick and poke but it rarely helps. As mentioned before, I survive with ear plugs which is OK now that DS is almost 5. If anything, he comes to our bed in the night or DP is usually first to wake up if DS (very very rarely) calls in the night. hehe. Really worried about the next year though when I can't wear them... I see I'm not the only one with this problem. I'm definitely going to ban red wine (the main culprit). And he needs to lose weight. Sigh

tucking you really made me laugh with your post! I had a similar argument with DP about a week ago and also wanted to chop off his head (or something else...) I think most of us feel moody or lethargic with this heat. Heat has definitely killed this thread a bit.

Can't remember who suggested the pain threshold test. Is this the position you meant? <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=img2.timeinc.net/health/images/gallery/living/yoga-chair-pose-400.jpg&imgrefurl=www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20359611_12,00.html&h=400&w=400&sz=18&tbnid=XSWLKZoFJGxpZM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=97&zoom=1&usg=__ynvSj2OfOsP-T07mlr1mqWqkilY=&docid=Rt9yn7akw0NApM&sa=X&ei=AlbkUZOhGMHbOYXxgcgL&ved=0CEEQ9QEwAw&dur=208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ChairPose My least favourite (read: dreaded) yoga position...

bridget don't think I would have a test so close to due date... I was really swollen the last month of my pregnancy. Water retention etc...

Glad legally is OK. I've also been thinking about her a lot, wandering how she is getting. I think twins will be first! And her due date is end Sept so she was going to be one of the first ones anyway

Thanks psuedo The insight does help, She does have attention issues she will poo even though she has just been out and things if she is not getting as much attention as she needs/wants she also eats the wallpaper I may just not have the time to give her the life she deserves but I adore her as does DS and DH, complicated one.

natalie I was overweight last time too but i can't think it helps with this heat at all I am going to make a real effort to try and not get pregnant whilst in the middle of losing weight next time!!

Really thank you for all your support everyone I would be lost without this thread xxxx

falcon with dd we were ttc for a year but dh has sperm issues so I thought I would try slim fast diet too give us a head start on ttc and fell preggo straight away and this time we had been ttc and so I thought ill try slim fast again see if that helps like last time and fell pregnant within the first 2 weeks of being on it, must be something in the milkshakes lol

I've got a 10 month old Bichon/Shih Tzu cross and she has done all of the above. She's dug holes in the kitchen wall, pulled the paper off, she runs upstairs and poos in DH's office whenever she gets a chance and she barks manically whenever anyone walks past the house. We're waiting for her to grow out of the wall scratching and we'll patch it up when she stops. It's not a big deal.

I'm confident she will grow out of this though, she's only a baby still. She is a pain in the arse sometimes but she is also very loving and I put her barking down to her trying to protect us and her house from strangers. I could never part with her and I'm confident the baby will be used to hearing her bark by the time he is here. I could never get rid of her, she's my first baby, it would break my heart.

I think that the baby will love her as much as we do and look forward to them being best buddies when he's older.

Are you sure it's not something that your puppy will grow out of? They tend to get less enthusiastic as they grow out of the young dog stage and stop with the chewing and yapping. Of course if you really can't cope then finding a new home might be more suitable, but I'd wait and see if it stops as they get a bit older.

We had been trying since I had Ds so 4 years with a few losses it never occurred to me i would fall pregnant before i got to a sensible weight and fixed my thyroid iron issue but i did so I have to live with my body as it is for now.

smitten by no means am I heartless just to see it as "getting rid" I have worked in rescue for a few years now this is why I have her and my older dog for that matter. Dogs do grow out of there issues as time goes on if the get the right training and attention they require to do so, this is where i feel i might not be the right person to give her those things I struggle as it is without the mix of a new baby. See above falling pregnant was certainly not something i could have expected so i thought i would have the time needed unfortunately I find myself falling short.

Dogs are tricky. falcon you have my sympathy. We have a young Springer who we got as a pup last April,I was able to spend time every day training him while William napped. Fast forward to this summer & we have my parents' paranoid android dog staying with us while they bugger off sailing for weeks at a time. He is having some behavioural issues around barking incessantly when left without a human in sight. He has also peed randomly in my house a few times in the last month. I'm not impressed.

Anyway,my point is that if this were last summer I would have the time & energy to devote to trying to sort him out. As it is,I am struggling with him. I have a toddler,a young dog,a part time job,a small business I am trying to expand a bit,a house in a permanent state of disrepair/building project etc & I don't know how the heck to fit in trying to sort Rufus out as well!

I'm sorry you fond yourself with a difficult decision to make. I will agree with others who have said that babies become used to/immune to noises they hear regularly whilst in the womb. I am sure i have read this. It doesn't help you with your worries about training it out of her,but perhaps it might help put your mind at rest that her barking might not disturb your little baby & that once you get into a new routine after your baby arrives,you might be able to find the time to help her with whatever the issue is that causes her to bark.

Very very long & rambling & probably pointless but i hope something in here makes you feel better! My excuse is that i have just finished a sack of ironing for a customer. God knows what time it is...

Whilst I'm at it,banging on randomly that is,I just wanted to say that I have bought a new cot bed mattress for the second hand cot bed. It was originally £119,I found it reduced to £45 on a website called www.4babyonline.com or co.uk can't remember sorry! It is a better "model" than the original one I was looking at,but at that huge a saving I thought it was a great idea! DS's mattress was as high a standard as we could afford at the time too,but this bargain has eclipsed it! I'm really pleased with how much I have managed to save on things we have had to buy this time.

Got an isofix base for our existing group 0+ car seat,from eBay for £82 instead of £125 new. Have bought a whole bedroom furniture suite for as much as I had expected to have to pay for a second hand cot bed & chest of drawers if we were lucky. I haven't bought our baby girl any new clothes yet. I have plenty of neutral stuff from William for the first few months & have been promised lots of loans of baby girl clothes. I want to buy something pretty & girly for bringing her home - like a keepsake for her. I'm actually itching to go baby clothes shopping,now I've mentioned it.

I still don't feel her regularly. Sometimes she's quite active,most of the time she's not. I am trying to think that this means she will be a more chilled out baby than DS was (non sleeper pretty much from birth to about 16/17 months). He was constantly on the move inside me,booting me frequently & with such force that it often room my breath away. I'm sure i could feel which bit was his bum/head at this stage. No idea at all this time. Don't know if this is because i just have less time to concentrate on being pregnant this time or just that she is less active than my son was.

Have midwife appt on Thursday - 28 week one. I will see what she says. I think i am over cautious at the moment because a woman i have known since we were little girls,gave birth to a stillborn daughter two weeks ago. It has shaken me quite a lot & i can barely begin to imagine how horrendously devastating it is for her. I know her terrible time doesn't have any bearing on my pregnancy,but it's put the shits up me a bit. Roll on Thursday...

Morning everyone! Well to try to beat the heat today I walked the dogs at 4.45 and got on the tube at 6.30..... I wonder when I'll fall asleep at my desk? :o

Talking of troublesome pets, dh was up at 6am with the carpet cleaner as the cat had lovingly covered our carpet in diorhea, dd was the one who informed us that 'there was something downstairs' (she means downstairs hall way) lol one of the perks of being pregnant means I had nothing to do with the cleaning up process

Looks as though it may be cooler today as its rather cloudy down here in the south but who knows as its not even 8am yet

Have a lovely day all xx

Hi All

Haven't had a chance to post for a few days as I was visiting my sister...don't how all you London ladies are sticking the heat...it is seriously hot and ds just couldn't sleep so for once I was glad for it to be a bit cooler at home.

Bridget sorry to hear about your driving test. I would say go for it and you can always cancel if you don't feel up to it or if baby comes early. I did find however that I couldn't really turn very well or be comfortable behind the wheel at that stage. Also I think you'd need to do a good bit of driving before baby comes, otherwise you may not feel confident enough to drive with baby anyway. It def would be easier to get it out of the way though...it there no way you could try another test centre or get a cancellation? There are bound to be loads of cancellations within the next 10 weeks.

Falcon sorry about the dog situation. Must be stressful if he/she is a barker. Do your neighbours complain? What breed have you got? It would be wortk advertising at local vets and asking them for help, rather than just dropping at a rehoming centre as that is stressful for the dog. At 10 months though, he/she should be able to find a new home ok. Alternatively, there are some great dog trainers that come to the house and advise how to cure these things..you can also get those scented collars that release a smell that dogs hate whenever they bark which is supposed to prevent them barking as much.

Is anyone else getting really strong kicks now? Either I've got a footballer to be in there or he is just getting really big and strong! Either way it's a bit disconcerting at times.

I'm also really anxious to hear what the Royal baby will be called. If she has a boy and calls him Edward I think I will cry :( It's the only name we agree on, yet I wouldn't use it if they do. I do think it will be a girl though.

Re washing baby clothes, I might do a few but not going to really stress. I washed everything last time but stopped very quickly and all the presents that were bought went straight on. I never had a problem but guess it's different if they have sensitive skin.

Congrats on the house Umlauf will be nice to get settled before baby arrives.

I want a Boori cotbed as we have one for ds and I love it. They aren't cheap though so I had a bit an ex display on ebay but lost out :(

Hi to everyone I've missed

Feeling anxious about growth scan today. I'm sure it will be fine. and I've avoided thinking about it all week. But now it's so close getting knots in my tummy.

Bit distracted to comment on everyone's posts. Sry! Will try later.

Good luck gt
Just had breakfast outside in the garden, boiling already! Going to be another unproductive day with me and ds in the park I think!
Re movements could you just be too busy to notice them? I definitely think this baby moves less than ds did but that's probably because I'm so much busier than I was last year so less time to notice him/her.

Good luck gt. Will be thinking of you & hoping for a good news,phew,all clear type of update.xx

Oh,we have one of those spray collars for problem dog. It's ok but not as effective as I had hoped. However,this dog is older & more set in his ways than your's plus he is a setter so a lot dimmer generally. Certainly worth looking at the collar to see if you think it is worth a go. I'll have a look at ours later to let you know the name.

Good luck GT xx

tucking - I'm certain I feel less this time as I just don't have the luxury of time to indulge myself in looking for them. Also I have an anterior placenta this time (like so many do on here!)

Hi shooting I am considering that I am just busier than last time. But I honestly feel as though she just doesn't move as much as DS did. This could be a blessing as he did prevent much sleep or comfort happening in last weeks of pregnancy & was a very difficult baby. I am sure there'll be nothing "wrong",it's just playing on my mind as unusual after having such a strong & active baby inside last time. Perhaps this one will not climb & launch herself off furniture/windowsills etc. One can only hope!!

Men are so stupid. Im at hospital. Waiting room full of pregnant ladies. No seats. You would expect one of the 3 men to offer their seat!
NO. a pregnant women gets up shocking.
I have my crutches. You'd think these men have enough sense to think of others. But NO. Poor ladies whose partners they are.

Yes low anterior placenta here too. Am sure you're all right & she is moving about fine,it's just that the combo of being busier/different placental position is disguising it.

I have appt for another scan at 32 weeks to see if placenta has moved away from my c section scar. Then I will have to start seriously thinking about how to deliver as long as I still have options that is. If it hasn't moved up,I will be stuck with another section. Last one was a crash emergency though so I would hope recovery might be less difficult. I had a pretty horrible time with ds & as such have been booked onto the hospital's hypnobirthing course,which I can't wait for. It is four evenings for three hours each in august & I am really looking forward to it. I want to stay in control this time which didn't happen last time. I hadn't slept on days,the midwife was awful,gas & air sent me doolally - please be aware it's not for everyone,I wasn't & just expected to feel pleasantly pissed! Anyway,the relaxation techniques taught should hopefully help me lots. I don't want to bang on too much as I know these things are different for everyone,just want to try & help at least person to be prepared for things not to go according to their birth plan. I had covered many eventualities in mine,but never really thought that c section would happen to me. Try not to rely too much on your birth plan,I think the more ready you are to roll with the punches,the better.

Growth scan all ok. Baby must have been in a bad position.
But is feet down ATM. Should I be worried about this? At what point should they be roughly in correct position?

Tucking, do AMU run hypnobirthing classes? How do I find out about this and how much are they?

GT glad scan went well. Not sure about breech monitoring where you are but here they don't concern themselves till after 34 weeks. DS was transverse till 33 weeks and nobody was concerned at all, this baby lying weird too with nothing to feel above belly button and all kick low down in my lady bits. Still plenty of time for them to turn x

A planned c-section is a much easier recovery tucking so relaxed and you know what to expect.

I think 34 weeks is around the time they think about moving I to final position GT. My baby is still turning somersaults in there. Quite uncomfortable now that she's getting bigger.

I'm finding it really hard to sit comfortably and feel dizzy and breathless unless I'm lying on my side. It puts me off getting out of bed in the morning as when I get up I end up having to lie down on the sofa anyway.