January 2014 (thread 9) Pregnancy half time is over. Fast growing bumps, braxton hicks and we thought we would worry less!

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Hope its ok me setting up a new thread.
Couldnt see one, but if I am just being blind please tell me.....

humpty, that man sounds like a compete idiot!

toby sorry to hear your consultant was crap!

sultana I hope the heartburn doesn't last long.

I'm also really excited about dressing baby up, I'm not excited about next Christmas than this ad I can't wait to put her in a little elves costume!

DH has just text to say he's managed to lose his wedding ring. It wasn't too expensive and can be replaced easily enough but it's going to have to wait until after we buy the pram and baby monitor!

*More instead of not
*as instead of ad

mrsG aw, thanks - you honestly didn't have to read my rant, but very nice of you to do so!
My DH lost his wedding ring - IN A BAR - within weeks of us getting wed. He is still reminded of this occasionally .

Humpty, I HATE people. Actually loathe them with a passion. Until I gave up work, I worked with the public over the 'phone on a daily basis. They are utter fuckwits. ALL OF THEM.
I sympathise completely. He should boil his head.

humpty he obviously had nothing better to do! Complete fuckwit! Good luck with finding a job without them though - if they arent external then they are internal....I have found that there is no escape!

toby, sultana I love you two too! You lot are MY PEOPLE!

Now to take over the world and make fuckwittery illegal.

mrsg thats a pain in the ass! I am waiting for the day DH does the same. The number of bank cards he has cancelled because he couldnt find them! Its only a matter of time me thinks....

Its actually quite chilly in the house now I have stopped racing around. Am currently snuggled under a blanket waiting for DH to get in.

Cant believe I will be 26 weeks on Friday! I have been reading about when you should start taking note of kicks and from what I gather its from 28 weeks and you should count how long it takes to get ten movements from then on, daily, around the same time of day. You should apparently get them within two hours although often its in less time than this. You should choose a time you know they are normally active to do this. When I asked my midwife, all she said was you should start feeling movements daily from 28 weeks, but as usual was vague and gave no further guidance....

Has anyone else been advised about kick counting yet?

If only that were possible humpty. I find a lot of them in supermarkets too! Waitrose not so much, but the rest of them....there is usually an abundance!

Oh god, don't get me started on fuckwittery in public places. I went to the BM to meet a friend for lunch today and growled at FOUR separate groups, who seemed to think that the perfect place to pause and take in the view was RIGHT IN THE DOORWAY of a gallery/the museum.

This is why I do most of my shopping online. It's for the safety of humankind.

Lol humpty! It always happens! Lets all stop for a chat mid aisle leaving our trolleys blocking the way. Or lets leave our trolley blocking a shelf while we wander off to get something else. Or lets not tuck our trolley in when browsing the shelves....lets instead let them stick out in the middle of the aisle. Or lets stop in the doorway to put our wallet away rather than moving to the side! Grrr! Not sure if you can tell, but I get major trolley rage!

Dont get me started on the car parks....ok too late. Lets not find somewhere out of the way to drop someone off or pick someone up. Instead lets pull out of a space and sit in the gangway blocking the rest of the traffic while the person we are waiting for saunters leisurely to the car. Or lets not put our seatbelt on before we start the car and get out of our space. No, lets get out of the space first and then drive at two miles an hour holding everyone up while putting our seat belt on at the same time! Fecks sake!

humpty what have you started!!! That was cathartic!

humpty sultana toby mrsg sat on the train home surrounded by too many cuntpuffins indulging in fuckwittery to write about.

Many sympathies, Mac

You have my sympathies mac, pregnancy hormones + idiots in a confined space = not fun!

Its taken him over a year to lose it so I guess I should be impressed humpty!

sultana usually is me that loses things, I'm very careful with my rings though!

Had my fair share of cuntpufffins over the last couple of days! Had to go to London for work and encountered all sorts. Main issues were on the tube, people pushing past, stopping at the top of escalators (one of my biggest pet hates!), nobody ONCE offering to help with my case despite me making a huge deal of it at every opportunity and very obviously with bump, I stood for 20 mins next to the seats at kings cross while waiting for my train and not one person offered me a seat and when one came available a man actually raced me for it and won! Once on the train people were pushing and shoving and tutting while I tried to out my case somewhere without lifting it, again no offer of help. Grrrrr am I being a spoilt brat?

People are just annoying!

Oh dear, everyone sounds pissed off today! Offering round hugs and loan of pitchfork.

I had a chat with head of dept. today about mardy-pants-in-the-corner of my office. I am just fed up with him droning on at high volume all day on the phone with no concern for others in the area and me not being able to ask him to turn it down a little because he refuses to even look at me. Other office buddies are barely around so don't care too much. Well head of dept went and spoke with him while i went home. Will see what tomorrow brings...I'm rather hoping he'll have moved desk!

Am also tired due to GI probs which kept me awake and in the bathroom a lot last night and covering for boss whose MIL died this week. Don't really feel like going to work tomorrow!

I was a hater of fuckwittery prior to bump, it just seems to exacerbate the hatred and make me share my opinion with those in the vicinity. Spot the shouty sweary pregnant woman commuting home!!

Oh tooth I hope they move mardy pants and that you get better sleep tonight! Sleep seems to be a thing if the past these days :(

Has anyone had anything nice happen today?

Um.....DD came in from school and wasn't completely hateful like she was yesterday and the day before...

I'm counting that as something nice :o

tooth will keep everything firmly crossed! Well done for speaking up!

Ladies, what we need is a giant punchbag to take out our frustrations on! I completely agree with everything! Do you think the people who commit these crimes are also bothered by other people doing the same thing...? Surely not or they wouldnt do it themselves.....

toby

Nice things....well found out there have been two applicants for my maternity leave (hurray!) and had a great training session with a new member of staff who is lovely and on the ball, so that was really good.

Oh no, I've unleashed the RAGE!

Mac sorry to hear you're having a rubbish time on your way home. Fuckwittery is unacceptable, particularly when one is pregnant. I believe you are entitled to one small murder or unlimited spiteful glee as everyone else on the train trips over on their way to the doors, in the circumstances.

Penny of course you're not, that's awful. On behalf of London-folk, I'm sorry they were all cockwombles. Do you come to London much? If so, get a Baby on Board badge - free from TfL/most stations. It will make a difference (IME). You have earned your choice of the following: two of the non-standers to be put in the stocks and pelted with rotting meat OR all of the people who annoyed you to be struck with a mild case of the trots.

(I am enjoying pretending to mete out justice).

tooth hope they move the prat - if not, perhaps one of your pitchforks, strategically placed?

Yes, I had a lovely email from the lady who I book one of our lecture theatres from (never met her), congratulating me on impending motherhood and saying 'what lovely news'. Proper touched me - she's essentially a complete stranger.