Due in August - part 6

[sarahlou1uk]

thought I'd start one off girls (and Salamander!)

Thats made me lol!

In fact pmsl now

God must decide

lol

It would be good if he did otherwise I fear it will be jam sandwiches or something equally crap.

You should have just left it at
"Your dh is off his trolley"

LOL Yellow!!!

oh, and don't knock jam sarnies - Eeny eats bucket loads of PB&Js (Peanut Butter & Jellys)!

oooh pb , havent had that for 8mths now.

Bork at jam sandwiches. DD can have them. I have cold leftovers of chinese takeaway from last night.
Might start a thread to check its ok to eat

YellowFeathers - I think it's your fault! this thread has gone into warp speed today

Good to have you back.

Melsy - do you think your dh could do with some support himself? I am not defending his bad behaviour in any way, but I am thinking it must be quite hard for him at the moment too.

Just had a call from a friend to say she had a baby girl last night, just one day overdue. And everyone thought it would be a boy!

How lovely for your friend

Oh, and meant to say, I'd be up for a meet-up in Yorkshire .

aww purple , great news about your friend.

I think your right Purple, its just hard with him ,as he wont really talk about it all properly, he has said once hes worried about things after babes comes, like how I will be on a day to day basis. May be hes traumatised by it all too. A little niggle always tells me you get back what you put in, but its hard isnt it when in the thick of physical and emotional pain.

I have tried so many times today to catch up and post but there is so much on here and I keep getting interrupted!

RIGHT -

phew!

God we can talk a lot!

Yellow I second what Sal said - you are right to make your DH stay home at that time. Even if you didn't go into labour it just isnt worth the risk and you might need him for OTHER things! Also I would have to talk to Sal about the meet-up but I would LOVE to meet all of you!! We are in the southeast so Yorkshire would be a big trek for us but not necessarily impossible. Would depend on if we could afford it really! But you can count us interested!

Melsy I'm sorry your DH hasnt been as supportive as he could be. I agree with Purple that maybe he is struggling a lot as well but it is hard for you. I wish you the best of luck! Wish there was something I could do. Dont feel like you are betraying him though... I know what you mean, I would probably feel the same way, but overall it is better that you get it all out than keep it locked in and it cause the two of you problems.

Pink I dont want to be cheeky but also we have always wanted to go to Ireland!! We wouldnt invite ourselves as houseguests but if we ever make it over there it would lovely to meet you! That goes for you too Olivo!

Pucca glad you are feeling better!

I am still sleeping sitting up to avoid heartburn agony... fun! This weekend is our dedicated shopping weekend for everything we need for labor bag but dont have yet! YAY!!

We need to pick a day for baby shopping too.

I've found all dds old baby things and have managed to salvage some white baby grows but nothing that will last too long.
Having said that we don't need too much.

Forgot to mention earlier, dd has had her pre-school place confirmed and she starts on the 11th Sept for 2 mornings a week and then up to 4 We're going to go down for a session next week to see what its like.

Also poor you eeny with the heartburn.

Do you know whats causing it?
There was a point when brushing my teeth set it off so I had to stop brushing them when I went to bed. Mouthwash was another culprit.

eeny did you see my post about ranitadine ??????

Yellow that will be good for your DD to have something new & fun to do after the baby arrives.

Would you believe I am already booking a place for Alex in the nursery school I want?? They are already taking bookings for his age! Weird. It's right up the road from us and as we are in a small village the next closest ones are a drive away AND I know someone who used to work at the next closest one and she said the owner is really mean to the children - would you believe if they wet their pants she makes them sit in the middle of the room in soiled clothes as punishment!!! I would NEVER let Alex go there so i am securing his place in the good one now!

I dont know what is causing it - I only drink water so it isnt like a fruit juice thing - Melsy I DID see your post and I actually meant to ask you, is that a prescription thing? And is it liquid like gaviscon? And safe to take while pregnant? Sorry to bombard you with questions!

Sal is home from work now so I am going to go catch up with him but I will be on again later tonight! Everyone enjoy your Friday evening!

eeny I get 150mg on prescription as a pill, had it prescribed with dd too, its meant to be a very old fashoned remedy. This one is 24hr acting, you take one every night at bedtime. Its been the best thing , as cant do gaviscon liquid, makes me retch. The only thing is that its so bad now (the acid)that it doesnt seem to last for 24hrs , or its that Ive taken it for to long.

There is also an over counter version by makers of gaviscon. Thats only 75mg and that lasts 12hrs

There are some threads on it.

Melsy, I don't think you need to feel that you ought to be supporting your dh - you're really not in a place to do it. I was thinking more along the lines of professional help tbh - like your GP, or a counsellor. Somebody who will have seen what he's going through and might be able to help. I know a lot of blokes don't like to own up to a problem, but I'm sure there are plenty out there who are glad they did, or who wish they had. (IYSWIM)

god, turned off pc as dd was throwing a right fit and come back and theres about 50 posts! can't keep up with ye!

eeny, you and sal would be more than welcome to visit, be so cool for alex and my lo to meet!

feeling really crampy today, not sure if it's just stress and tiredness or should i be running out and buying the last things i need for the labour bag.

Feathers, what age is your dd? trying to decide what age we should think about sending dd to montessori but can't decide. that playschool you mentioned eeny does sound horrific! how could anyone send their lo's there?

melsy my dp is usually just like yours, completely non-understanding of how i'm feeling and why i'm so hormonal but for some reason he's been really sweet the last few days, giving me lie ins 'because you deserve one sweetie' and helping out, and am i grateful? no, i'm suspicious he's up to something/wants something!

No didn't see your thread. Tbh its very rare I get it now and if I do I can pin point it to something I've eaten or drunk.

Eeny, how annoying if your not having anything to cause it.

According to the last GP I saw back at the old house, she said she didn't see anything wrong with taking normal over the counter stuff when pg! I wanted something for my upset stomach for weeks and every MW and gp said not to take anything for it. This Gp told me to take Immodium and it wouldn't be a problem (note, at this point I was checking for some kind of NHS badge or ID to make sure she was a Dr!)

Pinky, she'll be 3 in October. She could start now but they said to go for Sept when all the newbies start.

So cute thinking about them making little friends
It doesn't suprise me Eeny about you having to get Alex's name down now, especially if your in a village.

eeny, keep forgetting about your heartburn question... do you drink tea? because i had very bad heartburn with dd but as soon as i started to get it this time i switched to drinking hot chocolate after about 5/6 in the evening and i haven't had any heartburn since.

Melsy I will ask my Dr about that heartburn medicine it sounds good! I hate going to the Dr's but I will have to if it stays like this a few more days.

Pink I do drink tea! And I never would have thought that could be the culprit! I have a cup in the morning and a cup at 6 (Sal and I have tea every day at 6, how stable is that?!? haha) I will see if cutting the evening cup out will help! And we'd love to visit!! How great is it that we all have babies the same age - ok I KNOW that is pointing out the obvious but who cares! And please, if anyone fancies a trip to our neck of the woods please speak up!

Thanks for not thinking I am mad for securing Alex's nursery place - I was worried if I told anybody they would think I was being a VERY neurotic Mummy but its either book the place or send him somewhere HORRIBLE which I wouldnt do anyway!

Eeny - I had to apply for a nursery place in february for this little one - a yuear and a few mon ths before i need it but its so popular that i was advised to do it. i'd just had my 12 week scan! About a month later we were offered a place and had to put down a £500 deposit! really happy to have it though.
had a lovely evening last night, went to the hotel where we had our wedding reception for dinner - they were quite entertained to see me sporting a large bump 2 years on!

one last thing, our pram arrived yesterday but dh has heard of some superstition about not keeping a pram in the house till the baby is born? has anyone elese? i'm so excited and want to set it up and have a play - i dont want it to sit in the PIL's garage. what do you wise women think?

Morning all.
Won't be on today but I just wanted to get a general opinion from you guys.

I passed out again this morning and once again I feel like crap. Every time I see the Dr and MW's they say I'm fine everything is fine but I know it isn't. Its like banging my head against a brick wall. Dh will get in to trouble at work if I keep calling him and I've no one else really to rely on to help me out when I need it.
I'm so fed up with it and the only light I can see at the end of the tunnel is when this baby arrives and my body starts to try and get back to normal.
So I'm thinking of asking about an induction at 37 weeks to end this hell. I have no idea if they will entertain this and if they can/will do it. I know C-Sections they will do but again not sure under these circumstances.

I've bawled my eyes out on the phone to dh this morning and told him and he thinks I'd be silly to do it but I really have had enough.

What do you all think? I would really appreciate some honest answers and I wanted to ask you guys rather than start a thread on it and leave it open for all to answer. At least here we kind of know each others circumstances and we're all in the same boat IYSWIM.

My auntie is making an hour journey to come and stay with me today so I won't be back on but will be back tomorrow.

Sorry for the rant and whining but tbh this is the only place I can do it where people will actually listen and not think I'm a raving looney.

Hope your all ok.
xx

YF - I'm no medical expert but I would say there is something definately going on here if you keep passing out! Have you had the blood tests to see if you are lacking iron or anemic (sp?)? I can understand you wanting an elective at 37 weeks if this keeps happening to you. Just keep in mind that soon you will have a lovely baby to hold in your arms and that all your pain and discomfort will have been worth it (not to mention the sleepless nights, etc! ). You know where we are if you need us. Hope other mns have got more useful info for you. All I can do is send lots of hugs and love your way.