Martians 2014, thread 11. KEGELS!

[LyraSilvertongue]

Shiny new thread, ladies :)

Thanks for the welcomes. Coolhand this is my third.

Sorry to hear about boy troubles real and paranoia induced. Id be soo pussed off if I didn't at least get courtesy text. They should know better

I hope today goes better

Loving the Q&A session on feeding and sleeping.

Dreamt i could feel baby moving and this morning my abdomen is really tight like I'd done 100 sig ups

Spent today emptying the storage room to prep it as baby room. Which apparently my Martian isn't going to move in for a year

Hee hee joll this made me chuckle shouting at the tv, ad just as I was reading it my ds was being noisy and dp was being slow on the uptake and I felt lije shouting at them both!! Its my 32 birthday and im feeling rather tired emotional and vague! I hate vague sundays they are so frustrating! !!!!!!

muddle made me giggle lol! Thats why I dont go on the AIBU boards I would probably be hunted down and slapped round the face with a wet fish or burned at the steak ( mmmmmm now thinking of steak!) .

Lyra I agree with what prambo2 said. Kids do learn a lot from watching what their parents do for sure. I stopped making excuses for my sad excuse of a father a few years back and I tell ya it was the best decision I made because it helped me then understand fully how I react to certain things in certain ways, it was stuff I had picked up from him when growing up, and I tell ya I starting to correct a lot of it now, but it hurts that I have even had to do this at this stage in my life as I didn't realise how many bad habits I had picked up from him!

prambo2 sorry, it was quite late when I was writing it! I meant ds didnt sleep for long periods of time in the beginning, but evetually by 8 weeks he slept through the night. I guess what I was trying to say was anything can happen, and what might not be able to work at the start may work a bit later on. Going with your instinct is my best advice for sure. I am sure however you decide to do it you will do great, I think you will be a wonderful mum because you are actually looking into and caring about it now and you haven't even had your LO yet

Feeling tired and still gave so much to get on with!! :0/

Welcome Findus

Hope all ok kara

Welcome Findus!!

Hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday afternoon. My Nan has just told me she wants to buy the Moses basket, bless her, she's 87 this week!! It's her first great grandchild and she's already started knitting. I've also been told to look for a pattern for a blanket that she can knit, think she'll be knitting all winter!!

Finally we are having cottage pie for tea!!

ice we had cottage pie last night. Dh made it for the first time ever. It was lovely, he did well.

I'm finally feeling a bit better. My pulled muscle is way better, still a tiny bit sore. And I've managed to (sorry tmi) fart and poo! Yay!

Baby was moving around loads this morning when I was lying in bed and my stomach kept going hard. It was so weird!

Welcome findus I'm on number 3 too. Due on the 6th. What have c you already got??

I was having a good old listen either Doppler tonight and baby was doing some disco dancing. You could hear it all. Ds2 (3yrs) came in and started asking if it was Rosie!!! I tried again to tell him it might be a boy and he was having none of it!!! 2 weeks tomorrow till we find out!!!

Hope you're ok Kara

Well today I baked my Christmas cake and Christmas puddings, then sprayed a bunch of pine cones I've collected gold. So that's my Christmas prep all done and packed away until December (apart from brandying the cake).

Tired now.

Sorry so many of you are having OH trouble. My dh took years of training to get him to a stage where he'd communicate via text/ call me if he was away. Also, he's never been one for talking when he's down and its taken me while to learn to leave him be and just offer some food when it gets to dinner time. For some reason, food always works

Hi lumpy. Am jealous - I don't have a machine at home and I really missed hearing the heart beat at my MW appointment. They don't do it anymore around here (or everywhere?) since apparently it gives you a false sense of security (or something) and prefer to just ask you if the baby's been moving. I loved hearing the heart beat for my other DCs (I have 2 boys), just because it was amazing and really made a connection with the baby, not because it put my mind at ease.

I've been feeling lots of movement today. And been feeling knackered/dizzy a lot. Am sure there's a link!

Welcome Findus!

I got my McDonalds. 2 Big Macs. 2! What a porker. But my god they tasted amazing. And I was v g at restraining myself from getting a 3rd.

All this talk of routines made me go and buy a couple of books. I got one with pictures (no idea what it's called but my DH is already per paving over the boob shots, deviant that he is) and one by Jo Frost (super nanny) which I am quite liking costs it's practical and realistic so far. Will see how it goes I guess. I think I am going to be a 'fly by the seat of my pants' kind of mum. It's what I do at work and seems to work ok there

Findus - welcome!

I am also due on 8th March with my 3rd dc! So we'll be due date buddies and crazy mothers of 3 children! Tee hee!

Just a quick pop in to see how folks are - look like men are being pesky as usual, but hope they are now all home safe and eating humble pie.

Got my new car on Tues and loving it as so nice to drive. Managed to test out all 7 seats on Saturday as drove my daughter and several others to a laser quest party. Later on went to another party and on way home my friend's LO christened the car by throwing up! Oh well such is life, was bound to happen at some point! Have been spraying stuff on the seat so it doesn't pong as much as it did.

Hope you all have a good week this week, with wriggly bumps, hormones not too loopy, partners behaving and not being prats etc etc!

Welcome new Martians! Haven't had a chance to catch up so hope everyone's ok and had a good weekend!

Busy day ahead and just want to sleep - went to sleep at about 12 woke up at 5 and my alarm was set for 5:45 so haven't been able to have a last snooze and am already paying the price!

Any more gender reveals this week?

grey sympathies re unwanted early starts. Although....last night slept thru since 11am first time in days!

cassie I didn't succumb cos I'm trying to limitmyself and already caved Friday lunchtime. Roast chicken instead

However you have now given me a license to get two (one never enough!). What is it with big macs? think the gherkin sauce cheese combo is just too nom and the fries..

Getting up for busy day ahead first day back since gp ordered me to rest. Feeling a bit stronger and more normal..

who's scanning this week?

since 11PM obv!

findus I have 2 boys too. They'll be 3.5yrs and 5.5yrs when this one comes. They're adamant it's a girl and have named her Rosie. I like the name but it's not my choice!!

It's been quite a nice weekend. My sil, bil and 2dns have been to stay. The youngest is 10.5yrs so the same age gap as I'll have between ds1and this one. It was nice to see how they played together and interacted. Although she's pretentious little madam who knows it all. She has to point out that she can do everything better than ds1. Well, yes, you're twice his age and size. Of course you can. She's very clever and knows it and can't ever possibly be wrong!!!

Anyway, bump has significantly changed this weekend. It's no longer a flabby wobbly belly but more round, hard and baby bump like. I'm going into town this morning to find some mat bottoms. I only have 2 pairs of jeans that I can wear now.

Hope everyone's ok.

I think 20 weeks are coming up now arn't they? Hope to hear lots of gender reveals and good news all round :) xx

How was everybody's weekend?

Looking forward to hearing about this weeks scan results. I can't believe we are nearly half way through!

findus I am also having number 3. Ds turns 6 this month and dd turns 4 on my due date!

I'm super tired today. Have dropped the sprogs at school and have flopped on the sofa with a cuppa to write my shopping list. I need to buy ds birthday presents this week, plus food and get his invitations out. He's taking 2 friends to the cinema on his birthday which is conveniently a Saturday. And I need to sew the elastics onto dds ballet slippers before her class tomorrow.

I am beginning to worry about how we will afford Christmas. My dad said he would give my brother and I a small amount of money when his flat sells (should be within a few weeks) but I'm not holding my breath! He likes to talk and never follows through. It would help me out massively though so I may have to beg.

Hi Findus!

I ~think~ I felt something this morning, but I'm not sure. I expect I was kidding myself as I'm so desperate to feel something!

Feeling quite good this morning, wonder how long it will last.

I hope everyone's DP's who were being pratts have had a apologies and the DP's have sorted themselves out!

Every time I come on this thread I leave feeling hungry! First Greg's, then cottage pie and now Big macs! Although I did "help" my dad make a whole round of pasties yesterday, so that I have food ready just to grab for lunch as I keep forgetting to take any to work. - not sure if It will last till lunch though as It keeps staring at me ... maybe I should have brought two ....

Wowza - I go away for a week and we're on a completely new thread!! Will have to spend the day catching up me thinks! Money is something which is concerning me too at the moment. I was due a promotion and pay rise at work and last week my boss told me i'd no longer get either (not pregnancy related, just finance fudging) yet they still expect me to do the job and take the stress without the reward :( so as it stands I'll only be able to take my corporate 6weeks maternity, as I can't pay my bills on statutory mat pay. GUTTED is the word!!!

oh and has anyone else gone off tea?

I'm desperate for a cup of tea but every time I taste it (tried different brands) It tastes horrible! Like leaves and cardboard. And coffee tastes burnt, so all I'm left with is hot chocolate, which I'm not a big fan of really.
I've tried horlix, fruit tea's - and they are all just gross :(

I just want a cup of tea!!!!!!

Blockette - be thankful you weren't here during the pie butty fiasco!

Happy Monday all. Had a very quiet weekend resting lots after a manic 2 weeks at work. Welcome Findus - good to see another one going for no 3, mine will be 6 and almost 4 by March - what about yours? I have my 16wk appt with Dr this afternoon (don't think I'm especially high risk but had a 10lb-er last time so they're a bit worried this one will be even bigger). I want to quiz the doc about why I'm still feeling dizzy every morning (low blood pressure?) and getting funny heartbeat. Do any of you have this?? It's probably due to the increase in blood volume but would be reassured to hear of any of you have this too. I suspect I've been overdoing it work-wise so going to take it easy from now on and see if it makes a difference. I hope all the troublesome DPs (and XPs!) are behaving themselves today.

ice I'm glad the consultant you saw was good and listened properly to your concerns.

Abi I think it's totally right that your MW supported you in your choice of formula feeding - IMO their job is to make sure you have the information you need and then support you to do whichever you have chosen rather than ram BF propaganda down everyone's throats and not giving proper support to people in the choice they've made. My NHS trust really goes for propaganda rather than giving information and support which I find very annoying.

Blockette, tea tasting horrible is usually one of my early signs of pregnancy - the first time I was telling DH off for making terrible tea for two weeks before we found out I was pregnant. (Though this time the medication I'm on has meant I've actually been okay with tea.)