October 2013 - only 3 months to go!

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Baby due dates/sexes/name choices here

Morning all

Busy weekend so only gettting caught up now. GT I have flat nipples too and with ds1 it took me a good 10 mins of massage to get them ready for bf and then ds (who was born at 37 weeks) refused to latch, they would go in again and the cycle continued. Then the hospital woulnd't let me leave until he was feeding so alas the bottle came out and he gobbled it. I did express for a bit afterwards but found the whole thing stressful and pretty draining.

GT why is it custom for you to stay indoors for 5 weeks? Can you not go anywhere? At least you will get some rest. I can't stay in the house though so that would crack me up. Our first outing was to starbucks when ds was 3 days.

flyer I am wrecked too and pretty uncomfortable. This stage is hard as you get totally fed up yet there is still some way to go. I just have no interest in work at all.

pseudo I had zero movement on Friday which scared me a bit after having so much previously. It has come back though so he must have been asleep :) I too have a growth scan this coming Sunday so am a bit apprehensive...just hope everything is ok.

I am pissed off with people insenstively saying "oh Im sure you want a girl this time..." I have had this twice this morning already from people I hardly know and it makes me so cross. It's as if my little boy will be a let down because everyone wants one of each. Do people not reaslise that having a healthy baby is the goal, not an either or gender...grrrrrrrr

Pseudo yay to your friend! That's fab news.

How exciting re Kate Middleton...can't wait to hear what she has. Is anyone else a little jealous that she will soon be snuggling her newborn? If she has a boy named Edward I will be so cross!!!

Pseudo I hope all goes well, when I went to the midwife over lack of movements I was a complete wreck. Thinking of you.

I hope for all our sakes she refrains from George, Edward or if a girl Alexandra (our name for the time being anyway until DP changes his mind again)

All my asos dresses were horrid, all going back I'm just awaiting my next batch to be delivered this morning!

Oh Pseudo sorry you having concerns over movements - fingers crossed for you and try not to worry too much (much easier said than done though!).

Lovely news about your friend's baby girl. She must feel like their little miracle after so much heartache.

Flyer - your DP sounds lovely - I'm rather jealous of his attitude given how Mr Hairy's being at the moment. All he seems focused on right now is the lack of sleep and extra expense a newborn brings. Tbh he's starting to make me feel guilty for even being pregnant, when we had enough blinking discussions about ttc and I waited years for him to be sure.

Natalie good luck with the GTT. I hope your flea-eradication programme has done the job. if not (and you didn't see an in-house pets at home vet) it might be worth getting a prescription strength flea spot-on treatment from the Vet. Something like Advocate for cats.

Warlin - I was feeling a bit jealous of Kate's soon-to-be newborn snuggles but, on a rather gross note, I don't think I'd want to be dealing with all that post-birth bleeding in this heat.

I'm already horribly sticky and sweaty down below and don't think I'd want thick maternity pads to deal with too..

Naaah, Autumn is going to be the perfect time for our wonderful babies

Poor Kate... The thought of my parents and in laws waiting to swoop in on my newborn baby like vultures (loving, caring vultures!) is bad enough. Going into labour with live feeds and blogs all around the world must require significant tough-headedness!

just testing the waters with you lot.......

what do you all think of Alyssia as a name?

Could also be spelled Alicia, but wonder if that would make people pronounce it differently?

I think if i were Kate I would have had the baby at home - they have the ability to still provide her with the very best care wherever she is - and then they could just have announced it. I couldn't have borne all this speculation! Poor woman.

Though I guess if she needs/is opting for a c section she would still have to be in hospital.

oh and Nat thread here that might interest you.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1808549-Help-me-get-rid-of-the-bastard-fucking-fleas

Especially the bit about having pest control come and spray for you.
Might be worth a thought if you are still having problems x

Yes poor Kate, imagine having the whole world camped outside waiting for news about your vagina. Not fun.

DP (brown eyes) and I (blue) have been debating what colour eyes baby is likely to have. I found this test online which is quite fun:

genetics.thetech.org/online-exhibits/what-color-eyes-will-your-children-have

pseudo hope it goes well at hospital and its not too busy!!

Natalie hope the fleas go, doesn't make you sound skanky these things happen especially with pets. dp found an ants nest in a hole in our back wall at the weekend and was trying to fish it out and ended up pushing it into the house!! got them all in the end though with the ant powder, not nice though!!

flyer my dp is the same, him and his mate came back from the pub steaming on Friday and his mate was telling me how much dp always goes on about how great I am and how much he loves me, Haha!!

not much to report here, got anti d and bloods on Friday. otherwise lots of very strong kicks and wriggles!!

caz I love both, but would pronounce them differently if saw them written down. id say Alicia = al-ee-sha and Alyssia = al-i-s-ia ....if that makes sense?!!!

yeah perfect sense roofio thats what i thought.

i prefer the spelling of Alicia, but the pronunciation of Alyssia.......

names are so hard!

I've taught a couple of girls called Alicia, and everyone pronounced their names the way you like without ever being told to. Alesha is the spelling I'd expect for the other name, if that makes sense?

caz I think I would pronounce Alicia 'Ah-lish-ah' (lish rather than leesh) ... Alyssia I would pronounce 'Ah-liss-ee-ah'

I have never been good with names. I still struggle over Siobhan even though I had a friend with that name. Whenever I read her name it would take me a good few seconds pause before I said it aloud.

we have a lol

Stuffed up today, I like Alicia caz

My movements have changed a lot since 29 weeks much smaller but i was told this is normal when i was in hospital. She is loving punching my pubic bone atm she is that low down!! I am starting to get nervous about her arrival though. I still have a fair bit to buy

I wasn't told that my movements would slow down, but today is a slower day for them. I am not too worried though. I can still feel the occasional punch! I did read before hand that movements are meant to slow down about now, so I amjust assuming that's what it is (29+5). Hope all goes well pseudo.

Falcon I have loads to buy too. Even though I have shown DH the list of stuff to buy he still seems quite convinced that all we have left to buy is nappies

hope it goes well pseudo and they will reassure you that everything is OK. And hope you feel better pink.

warlin I get the same comments and get equally annoyed. And then I find myself in this stupid situation when I start explaining to people that little boys are adorable and I'm actually delighted to have another one. And then I get annoyed at myself for even feeling the need to explain it!

bridget was your DH the same with number one and then recovered when the baby is born? Men can be so strange sometimes. I get annoyed with DP as I often feels that he is not as excited and involved as I would want him to be. Every time I want to go shopping or get stuff ready for the baby, I feel like I'm being a nuisance, plan too early etc... And in shops he just stands there as I choose stuff and tell him what we need. Plus I feel that his desire is definitely dwindling but, every time I get upset about it, he tells me I'm being unreasonable as I look beautiful and it's either due to the hot weather, or his new bigger and stressful job, or the fact that he is self-conscious because he's put on some weight. All valid reasons and I no longer know where the truth ends and my insecurities start... so I get paranoid anyway! (I know there was a day last week when everyone talked about it but I was really busy at work so couldn't respond then)

And hope Kate doesn't steal anyone's chosen name! And I'm sorry to be politically incorrect... but I don't feel particularly sorry for her... not more than I feel for other pregnant women right now. Yes, it's not nice to have the whole world talking and waiting for your birth but it sort of comes with the 'job' and the stress of this moment is compensated by lack of other stresses - having the best care possible, of not having to commute on hot crowded tube and having to work late into pregnancy, of having help around the 'house' before and after birth and having a partner and in-laws who are definitely 'interested'. She will be able to afford the schools she wants and holidays for her family (which some of my friends can't this year so their poor kids are stuck in hot dirty London the whole summer). Plus, she doesn't have any wardrobe issues no matter how pregnant! :-) So it's all a trade off!

tarlia do you really think the British tabloids would allow her to keep the name secret for long?! This would be a national disaster :-)

Thanks everyone. On the tube back now. All is fine and it was empty when I got there. They did a scan and I got a pic, and then put me on the trace for an hour. They kept me on so long as she went very quiet in the middle, but they were happy in the end. So now I'll try not to worry any more!

caz I have a friend called Alisa and I quite like the spelling as people tend to get it right!

Pleased to hear it Pseudo! Nice that you managed to get a pic too

clapham your DH sounds just like mine. I always feel like I am being a nuisance by talking about anything baby related (especially when cost is involved). He seems to think that we have loads of time and doesn't understand that I want to get stuff sorted now! When I shop with him I tend to come away with nothing, but when I go on my own I come home with much more (although am still reserved when shopping so as to not make DH worry about how much I am spending )

caz - warlin just reminded me, my Sister's friend is called Elissa. I quite like that too, and people always pronounce/spell it correctly apparently.

I've got my test results from my 28 weeks check and am anaemic again. They are lower than they were at the beginning of the pregnancy when I had to take 3 tablets a day to bring it backup. I have to go and get another course of ferrous sulphate. Hopefully the iron will give me a bit more energy as I am so tired all of the time.

With expressing, I found the best time was when I was feeding the baby. I would have baby on one side and express from the other. That way the let down reflex really helped me to express a reasonable amount. Also milk from the morning feeds has more fat in than feeds in the evening due to be well rested, so a bottle expressed in the morning will settle a baby better than one expressed in the evening

I just read on Sky News "Numerous theories are emerging as to what caused the Duchess of Cambridge to go into labour" ... Now, I am going to take a wild stab in the dark here and say 'Because the baby was ready to be born' ... They are clearly trying to fill air time whilst they wait!

Sorry to hear you're anaemic wicked, although nice to think that you might get a bit more energy once they've sorted you out.

Sky news are also saying that they don't think that the name will be announced yet

My mum said to me that men don't get that excited about buying baby stuff, talking about it etc, but when they arrive and a real life version of them is there they totally change. Funnily enough my best friend also said the same about her DH..

Caz I have a friend Alicia pronounced they way you like. I always presumed that was the way it should be pronounced. I really like the name too.

Yay pseudo, and naughty little rascal worrying mummy like this.

My asos dresses arrived all 3 look vile, like a sack of taters as my nan would say....so that's 6 dresses in total I've bought not one I like! Offended, how hard can it be!

Bit stressed here - twins all fine at 30 week scan (both 3lbs), but my blood pressure was high... 120/85 instead of my usual 105/60ish. No protein in my urine... But terrified of pre eclampsia... Don't want the babies to be whipped out any time soon...