January 2014 (thread 8) Half way there just about! Finding out pink or blue

[BuntCadger]

New thread for us, can't believe another one filled! Half way there girls :) on the homeward stretch :) xx

to Frizz and sultana, fx things get better quickly!

DH has just left for 2 weeks away :( he goes away quite a bit and I'm normally fine, stupid hormones. I will enjoy having some time to knit in peace though :) unfortunately I'm not allowed to buy any more wool until I use up at least half of what I've already got!

Blue you are SPEEDY!! Impressive a whole set in one day! I might make some booties but it'll take me weeks!

Sultana that sounds like a thoroughly crap day. Hope your DH has chilled out now he's had his football fix!

blue thats great your DD is adapting! Bless her!

mrsg poor u and your hormones! They have a lot to answer for!, Knitting in peace is a definite bonus - a couple of days of doing what you want and u will be well away!

All you knitters are putting me to shame....

Thanks ladies - he is finally talking to me again after I cooked a yummy roast, but am still baffled.com as to what got under his skin in the first place. Thank frick Liverpool won!!!

blue your poor little DD , shame , I hope she's ok. kids are so clumsy

mrsgsr ahh bloody hormones. My DH is going away really soon for a few weeks and i'll probably be exactly the same and have a wobble at the last minute!!

Well havn't felt baby move today atall, must be having a lazy sleepy day.Hope bunt is ok talking of no movements.

My DS has to go to hospital for an operation on Tuesday, he's being put to sleep for it and I know I will be an absolute mess and probably make things worse so my DH is going down to theatre with him instead of me while they put him under. It's going to be a long day, then he's off school for a week and has to join his new class late.
see ladies, pregnancy is just the start of the worrying

I've cooked about 30 buns this evening , they will probably be gone by tomorrow

sultanajo sorry your dh is being a dick, glad he is talking to you again now though!! men are a mystery to me sometimes!!

My lovely DH just cooked an epic roast AND we had syrup sponge and custard for pudding and all had it together (me, DH and DS - hence early!) and I am so so soooo full..... Yum.

extra I too am soooo full up! Ate too much!,

sarah aw your DS. I am not surprised your DH is going down with him instead of u. I can only imagine how nerve wracking that will be for you! Will keep everything crossed for u!

Men are indeed a mystery sometimes!

Hi all,

It's all about prams round our end too today.

Went to see workmate of DH to see bunch of baby stuff they can sell us including some kind of 3 wheel all terrain travel system from mamas & papas. It fills up the entire boot of a ford focus so a bit big and comes with it's own tyre pump! It can however turn pretty much on the spot. Food for thought.

I took the plunge and bought some terry squares from Mothercare today and from amazon ordered some nappy nippas and some nappy wraps. Plan is terry nappies during the day and Eco disposables at night. Wish me luck!

And we fell in love with some funky fabric at John Lewis. It' got little grey elephants all rows trunk to tail! Got a small piece to pimp up the plain cream blind we got yesterday.

There is much to do!

Aw Sarah just saw your post re DS - so scary for you. How old is DS? Hope it all goes well. Think I'd send DH along too!

thanks sultanajo and extra he is 5 yrs old, bless him

Oh Sarah I'd be in bits it'll all be fine though - he's in good hands!

Been a little awol lately. Managed to catch up a little

Sarah hope your ds is ok tomorrow
Frizz hope your dog is ok as well
sultanajo hope your dh is being nice to you now

Sorry to hear people are getting cramps, although it does make me feel a little better I'm not the only one now! The pain in my calf lasted a week last time!

I've finally started some baby prep. Washed half the baby clothes we have so at least I can sort them out once they are dry. Still a few weeks till we have time to look at prams though. Scan in Tuesday so keeping fingers crossed everything is ok

My car finally died last week. It's been on it's last legs for a while and it finally gave up. So very exciting and unexpected, we ordered a new car today. Eek! Pick it up on Thursday. Can't wait.

Cramp in calf here too! Banana meant to help.

Exciting on car news etc.

We have movement felt it externally before internally oddly. Scan and wedding anniversary tomoz

Hello, cramps in legs on and off in the night here too. The other night it cramped 4 times in one night, seriously peed me off! And yes, calf muscle hurts all day next day. Bananas do work, I used to get this sometimes before i was pregnant.

I started feeling movement last weekend but wasn't sure what it was... ("is it the baby, is it"?) but lots since, most days and my DH can feel it too, it's so exciting. Got our scan on Wednesday so looking fwd to seeing the kicking little one again. And then going on holiday for a couple of weeks for a rest.

Bunt - glad you have movement again!

Hope any scans this week go well for everyone.

is anyone else experiencing Braxton hicks already? my stomach keeps tightening and then cramping for a minute and then relaxing . I don't remember getting them this early with the other 2 but I guess its normal.

Will be thinking of you Tuesday Sarah,

I had cramp in my thigh last night, me and DH were 'fooling around' and he was quite supprised when I suddenly jumped out of bed!

DH drove 4 hours today, only to be told he isn't needed until next week now, so has driven back! Luckily he took a works vehicle so he only wasted his time not his own money! fx he'll now be able to come to the nhs scan on Tuesday :)

Yes Sara, feels a bit like period ache too. I'm going to ask at hospital tomoz but I think the more children you have the more you feel them and sooner. Or I'm grasping at straws here. This is number 4 and I am hoping that this is normal

I managed to miss your post Bunt! Glad your feeling movement again :) Good luck for the hospital tomorrow!

bunt glad you are ok!

extra im really still a beginner for crochet- this was my first non-dishcloth project! I actually adapted another pattern to make the booties etc match the cardigan and they still look good ;). Booties took anybe an hour each at most ( inc stopping to help dd) as about 8 rows are just the same thing. Cardi was super easy. Ill link it too. It's a bit girls though.

Ill post to everyone else later. Gotta drag myself up and get ready to meet DDs teacher and see if they can accommodate her. And DP has 2 job interviews today! But then goes away a few days. :(

I'm suddenly SO tired over the last few dayzzzzzz... I mean was tired before but feels almost unmanageable now! Anyone else around 23 weeks and suddenly knackered??

Also does everyone else do the thing where you're 23 weeks (or whatever) but when people ask you say "nearly 24 weeks" or "nearly 6 months"?! Haha somehow it makes me feel better!

hello! Hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

Scan today, very exciting. Are there quite a few of us being scanned today?

sarah sorry about your DS :( poor little mite. I hope he recovers quickly!

Sultana hope your DH stops being stroppy

toby "Stick-on eyelashes might actually be the thing that makes me hate it more!" Also, it was my DH who could smell my boobs. I also had newborn cuddles this weekend, with a three week old, and she could def smell something going on, there was furtling and rooting a-plenty!

yorkie congrats! A wee baby girl, awww.

blue ouch, your poor DD.

bunt and book I think you count kicks from 26 weeks onwards? Mine is intermittent still, some 'proper' kicks, some flutters that could be wind sorry baby, but I think I may have confused you with a fart more than once

extra oooh, that's an absolute must buy. I think I saw some in Mamas and Papas... I bloody love baby booties!

tooth do you want to come and do my nursery next? Blimey, I'm impressed!

sultana I veer between white/cream/brown and soothing and wanting all circus animals and bright colours... Also, we didn't go for the Uppababy Vista on the basis of size, but then we're negotiating tubes/London trains with it. I saw a woman with a Stokke the other day who couldn't get it through the narrow bit where the handrails are to where she was meant to park it so she had to get back off the train. Poor love.
Your DH was being a bit oversensitive, but mine does the same, hates not being seated next to me at events with 'my' friends, and gets v stroppy. I have to remind him that a) he could ask to move and b) I've sat through many interminable City drinking sessions desperate to tell them all to grow up, and instead done polite nodding and smiling.

frizz fx for poor pooch.

sarah hope your DS recovers as quickly as possible.

Right, I think that's all I can remember! Had a lovely weekend away, seeing a friend who's about 6 weeks behind me (due Feb) and another friend with a 2.5 yo and a 3wk old, so there was loads of pg chat!

Although, come to think of it, I could use some advice:
The pg friend, who is my age (32), got upduffed sooner than expected (first go). She's a teacher, so reasonably confident with kids, and they were actively trying, but she seems very subdued about her pregnancy. DH and I can't tell if it's just that we are so excited, and she seems quieter in comparison, but we're worried. She was quite hard on herself for not knowing lots of things (you can eat blue cheese if heated to piping hot first, etc), and seemed not to really care. I can't tell if it was a hangover from expecting to have bad news at 12wk scan (she was convinced she wouldn't make it), or if she's properly not happy.
I wondered whether to send her a little parcel of good advice for pregnant women books, or whether that would overwhelm her more - what do you think? I kept trying to say that I know lots because I'm overexcited, spend all day on MN and have read all the books because that way I feel more prepared, but that she doesn't have to know anything, but she wouldn't have it. Any advice?

Blue good luck to your DP!

enjoying good luck for your scan!

Humpty I'm very jealous of newborn cuddles! I've found some pastel coloured jungle animal wall stickers which I think is a good compromise between soothing and bright :)
I don't have any advice about your friend, but I hope she starts to feel more positive soon. It didn't really become real for me until I found out that baby is a girl, maybe she's still a bit surprised and overwhelmed at how fast it happened?

humpty I agree with MrsGSR, it can be really overwhelming. I probably wouldn't do anything at all, but keep an eye out incase there's things going on that aren't obvious (relationship/family/health stuff).

I think my colleagues/friends probably think I'm a bit underwhelmed or not excited enough, but downplaying it is my best coping mechanism for all the madness that's coming my way! There might be an element of not wanting to jinx it, even after the 12 week scan?

humpty agree with mrsGRS maybe your friend is just a bit overwhelmed with it all. I saw a load a friends a couple of weeks back most of whom were really really excited for me, which is really sweet but it all got a bit in my face. One girl, bless her, must have seen/sensed something as she caught me in private, gave me a massive hug and told me I didn't have to love it and to take it all at my own pace. I burst into tears and felt so much better! I do love it, I'm just not ready to buy a pram and booties yet

Maybe your friend just needs to know she's ok and support is there if she wants it?

On another note someone has learnt how to kick! Kicked me so hard last night that my hand bounced off my stomach, weirdest and most awesome feeling. I keep wanting to prod back though!

Wow! Lots going on today!

Ummmm, OK, firstly humpty I would agree and say perhaps she is just taking it all in still. I'm like the others and despite being mega excited, also I am quite reserved when I chat about it, mainly because I don't think I will believe all will be OK until he is in my arms....don't want to jinx anything. However, the people I do want to be excited about it with are my DH and my Mum. My DH is underwhelmed at the things I am excited about, as is my Mum, so it's a bit disappointing all round really. It's nice chatting to my two friends in RL who are preggers, but everyone else I only talk to them about it if they ask and even then I have to almost force myself to be upbeat and jolly about it all!

Extra I am finding that doing a lot wears me out. If I take it relatively easy and don't race around the place as I normally would then I am reasonably OK, although am generally in bed by 10pm. However, I drove to town shopping the other day - it's an hour's drive - and that knackered me out and then wandering around town I felt absolutely exhausted and then fell asleep on the sofa when I got home. Because I generally feel so much better, I think I still try and do all the things I did before being preggers and don't realise actually how knackering things can be!

Nature a new car! How exciting!!! Woop woop! Get you doing some baby prep.

Anyone else feeling like time is suddenly going quite quickly? NCT classes start in 6 weeks and at the end of those I finish work and then it will be only 6 weeks (in theory) until my little man makes an appearance. At the moment I feel a bit like I know the things I need to get but can't find the exact ones, apart from the car seat. Cot, crib, blankets, clothes, sling, bottles (in case breast feeding goes tits up literally and/or for expressing) and baby monitor are the things I need to get and am stressing about now! I keep wandering round shops getting more and more confused! There is just too much choice!!!

Bunt great to hear you are having movements again! Phew!

Extra yes I definitely round up to "I will be XX on Friday", even if the previous Friday has only just gone. So I am 23 + 3 today, but in my head I am nearly 24 weeks! OMG 24 weeks!!! OMG! OMG!! OMFG!!!!!

Good luck today enjoying and anyone else with scans today!

MrsG that's great hopefully your DH will be able to go to the scan with you! What a pain in the ass driving all that way for nothing though!

Well, got a text from DH late last night which I picked up this morning apologising for being a dumbass and saying that despite how he felt he should have just sucked it up and not ruined the day! Too bloody right and too bloody late now! The number of events I have had to go to with him and his mates and have just had to suck it up and act like I am having a good time, despite wanting to stick pins in my eyes! That's what pissed me off the most! However, I am still in the dark as to where it came from so I have texted him back to say that it came out of the blue and I felt really isolated and upset all weekend because he was in a mood and wouldn't admit that he was or tell me why. I have asked him to chat to me tonight about it when he gets home from work - not to drag everything up (I just wanna forget the whole shitty weekend), but just so I understand, because I need to be able to move on without feeling pissed off!

It really was so out of character for him - I started to think all sorts of rational things like "is he having second thoughts about the baby?", or "is he going to leave me?". We are normally a really good team and I kept panicking thinking "OMG the baby is gonna be here before we know it - is he gonna just leave me to it? He needs to snap out of it so we can carry on getting the bits for the baby - what if he doesn't?" Frickin hormones did not help this weekend at all!

Anyway, at least we seem to be hopefully back on track! I still can't imagine what the hell his reasoning was for being in a shitty mood all frickin weekend, but hey ho. Part of me isn't sure I want to know in case it's something I have done, but the other part of me HAS to know!