MARTIANS 2014 - Thread 7: Are you due next March? Do you have wrecking balls for breasts? Getting moist over iCandys? Then come and talk shyte with us..

[PramQueen1971]

Thread 6

comms make the most of it!! I need a week off, just me, a duvet and the sofa. But it ain't gonna happen! Although come January I will hopefully have 2 mornings of peace and quiet a week when DD starts preschool. At 7 months pregnant that will be most welcome. Please remind me to just rest on those mornings rather than housework!

I've been feeling movement too, on an off for the last week. I love it, it's like my insides are vibrating!!

I'll be getting the flu jab!!

Swimming then jam making today!! I love my Mondays off, can't wait till I'm on mat leave. I am wondering if my boys will ever realise the 5.30am is not an acceptable time to get up tho!!!

I usually get Mondays off but have to go in today, booo!

I might not be around much now till Thursday, cos I've got an essay to write for my open uni course which I've been MASSIVELY procrastinating on.

If you see me on here before Thursday, tell me to GET SOME BLOODY WORK DONE.

Have a lovely week all, comms, hope you feel better soon.

Thanks for making me feel less lazy! My boss is generally understanding which helps but I still feel awful.

Pirates I haven't left the bedroom yet as I know I'll see the ironing pile and not be able to ignore it!

just Hope your essay goes well! I used to bribe myself with some form of chocolate every few hundred words :)

I booked my flu jab 28th September. pirates having swine flu must have been awful!

I would love a day or two off but at least dd starts fs1 on Thursday so I get every morning to myself

It's bloody freezing here. I want to hide under the duvet.

just if you're a cat person you could try this haha writtenkitten.net/

lumpy how old are your DC? Have you tried a gro-clock? Sometimes DD wakes pre-6am and I tuck her in and tell her it's not quite morning!!! They get up around 7ish usually; we are all still in our pjs and I'm wondering how the HELL I'm going to get us all ready for school next week. We are a lazy family.

I second the gro clock suggestion. It revolutionised our life! Ds was a 5am riser. We pushed the time back and back until we got to 7am. He almost always wakes up for a wee first but will then go back go his room and only come through to us when the clock "wakes up".

I've just stuck a lentil and veg soup in the slow cooker. We need some comfort food on a rainy day!

I don't get why kids think it's the morning when it's still dark. As a species, are we not born with any instincts?!

I certainly seem to have developed some anyway, getting up in the dark is SO hard. I've fallen asleep in the shower before.

I also went Maternity clothes shopping over the weekend. Disaster. In the future I am sticking to online shopping and trying clothes on in the comfort of my own home, starting with an ASOS shop tonight for some holiday clothes.

The sickness started again this morning! Who was it that promised us the 2nd trimester is the one where we have lots of energy and look amazing? I am still waiting!

Has anyone here booked onto any NCT classes? Or do you intend too?

Yeah, I tried maternity clothes shopping too but couldn't find anything anywhere. And the stuff I ordered online was all crap. It's a bit tricky. My normal trousers don't do up anymore, but I can't believe that anything new I buy will still fit in 6 months time when I'm the size of a house.

I was wondering about antenatal classes too. I assumed the midwife would tell me all about them, but I don't know if I should have already booked something by 16 weeks.

Just got a phone call - all beanie's chromosomes are normal
It's such a huge relief! I'm now looking forward to my me appt this afternoon, hoping to hear the heartbeat!

I'll try and catch up with the thread at some point - can't believe we're halfway through thread 7...January are only on 8!!

Mim I did NCT classes when I had DS and they were brilliant - 5 couples on them, and was a complete lifesaver having others who were at the same stage of pregnancy / newborn mayhem to put my mind at ease that what DS was doing was normal! Still in touch with 3 of them and DS is 2.5!

Re maternity clothes, if they still feel too big then buy some normal clothes in a size or 2 up. You will wear them once you have the baby and are shrinking back down to normal size - its sooooo depressing to still be wearing maternity clothes when your baby is 6 months weeks old :)

Baldrick that's fantastic news!!

It's my birthday tomorrow. DP (god love him) is an awful present buyer. He tries his best, but never quite gets it right

The other day we were in Tesco and there was a little girl whizzing about the aisles in a pair of heeleys. I said, aw I always wanted a pair of them.

Fast forward to last night when I was banished to the bedroom so he could wrap my gifts. He kept on shouting through, wait till you see what I've got you, you are going to love it!! I had a root around when he left for work this morning and there is a box that looks suspiciously like a shoe box

The wee lamb, I haven't got the heart to tell him that yes, I have always wanted shoes with wheels, but maybe now i'm pregnant it isn't the best time for me to whizz about on them

Great news Bald

Great news B

Re:maternity clothes ebay is fantastic. Already bought some nice elasticated trousers that should get me through very very cheap.

Somebody recommended NCT. What is this thing you speak of?

I'm tempted by e-bay, but wary because of my lack of experience with maternity clothes. I'll end up with a tonne of stuff that doesn't fit. And it's a pain to sell it back. Especially if it's not worth much in the first place.

NCT is the National Childbirth Trust & they run a lot of antenatal classes, amongst other things.

i was under the impression the NCT weren't very good?! I have no idea where I got that from though?!

grey I've heard mixed things, however the general consensus seems to be that regardless of the content of the course you have a decent support network with the other mums/parents.

I've got no family on my doorstep so I am thinking about it for that reason.

Some people hate NCT antenatal classes - apparently some teachers really push the "natural birth is best" theories but mine wasn't like that. We talked about pros and cons of each type of pain relief, she asked if there was anything in particular we wanted to cover - one woman was having an ELCS so we covered more info on c sections than they would have otherwise, learnt about basic babycare (changing nappies, bathing etc). The best thing about it was definitely the friends made, really helped DH too as he had some other new dads to talk to and escape to the pub with occasionally who didn't care that he was shattered and not really the best of company.

Mmm, this is what appeals to me. I don't really know anyone else in this area (despite having moved here 8 years ago). Unfortunately NCT don't do courses in town, so I would have to go to Lancaster and thus possibly missing the point of making local friends!