February 2014. The cake mix is in the mug, the microwave is on, it's slowly rising and we'll be pinging in three more months!

[Shropshiremummy2B]

Sadly my cake mix is rising too much and resulting in a serious muffin top.

I I have no friends with babies and have never even held a vaguely newborn...baptism of fire jeading my way!

On another note the past two days I have been having really odd movement esque feeling v low down usually on the right, almost like a light spasm. Is this baby squirming? It's really strange anyway. I've been having some normal kicks as well but this is more common. Am part of the anterior placenta club but it's high so shouldn't be muffling stuff there... thanks!

Cheese, cheese and more cheese in my basket please, plus some port and a drop of whiskey and pate and....... I'm going to have to stop thinking about it or i'll be in a foul mood when I get home and remember I have a nutritionally balanced, baby friendly veg stir fry for dinner.

I tried the squeeze test earlier but it hurt so much I had to stop and dh asked what the noise was about. I'm hoping they calm down a bit before d-day or i'll be sending dh for an emergency formula supply on the way home from hospital he might need earplugs for the actual labour my pain threshold doesnt look promising

Somanychanges I have had tourettes and ocd since about 9, and I do tic every single day quite alot! It does get much worse if I am stressed or nervous however, and can be quite debilitating at times, but normally I work fine both at work, home and socially :) I think it's important to get him seen, as it can be managed so it does not take over his life :)

winterflowers - I have these weird spasm-like feelings too, but it feels like baby is just 'faffing' around to me, not kicking, but just moving. One time when I felt it, I could feel two hard bumps on the bottom of my stomach - head and bum or something I reckon! The only time I've felt it on the outside so far!

Ooh you all just inspired me to have a squeeze - and there is milk there! How exciting

Ok do technically speaking it's not milk, it's colostrum. But even so.

With DS it was bright orange, like pollen, and I couldn't wear white tops or dresses as it stained so badly. At least this time it seems to be white!!!

Thanks littleen so many new sensations to get used to!

My friend turned up with smelly cheese and champers after DD1. I luff her

Also mine and DH's first night out after DD was born was so much fun. Went for a meal and had muscles for starter then really rare steak in blue cheese sauce and a bottle (or two) of red. After that we went for whisky cocktails and may have shared a packet of fags It just felt so weird to be out I think we both went a bit mad....

Somany I have OCD too, and some tics that go along with that. As you probably know, OCD and TS are very much under the same umbrella so symptoms are commonly comorbid (overlap).
My tics aren't too severe but they are markedly worse with anxiety/ stress/ lack of sleep - and sometimes for no reason at all! There seem to be calm times and busy times.
Not my main area of experience so I can't give you much advice, but I know there are a few good and supportive charity forums out there. OCD UK is a great one for the OCD side of things, not sure about the TS. I hope you and your son find ways to cope with it. As Littleen said, the earlier they get diagnosed and sorted the better - that way you learn coping mechanisms as a second nature and there'll be someone looking out for development of, say, OCD stuff before it becomes too much of a burden (I only got diagnosed at 25 or so, by which time anxiety/ OCD was making my life really, really hard. Wish I had help as young as your son!).
x

ahhh random 5am nose bleed... pregnancy is so weird...

would be ok if i wasnt staying in a hotel with white sheets... scared of going back to bed!

After you all mentioned it I investigated the boobs and there is definitely something going on. I have some clear stuff I understand may be early colostrum.

I shrieked when I found this out then had a mildly weird but quite sweet conversation with DH to explain. I don't know why I am surprised that my body is working right but it is cool!

I don't think my colustrum ever fully went away after ds2 finished breastfeeding over 8 years ago.
There is definitely more appearing now though.

*colostrum

Holy shit! Some just came out of my boob too!!!! I've been reading about it all thinking "wow, that's not happening to mine" - wrong!!! That's mental! I never knew boobs started making stuff so early!

Eeyore I hope you're feeling a but better today. Definitely go to the docs if you're in pain in your ribs. Bare I hope your nosebleed subsided too - try not to worry I'm sure the hotel will have seen much worse!

Mmmmm I'm loving all the hamper ideas - I agree with sparkly wine, beer, pate and Brie!!!! Christmas is gonna be so weird this year now I can't drink pink fizz all day after my pate pate breakfast.

I need to have a looksie on the baby name website as we love our dirt name but have no idea for middle name.

Ooooh I have a facial and massage booked later this afternoon - can't wait! It's in Manchester so if I can be arsed leaving early I might try and look round the giant mothercare too

First name obvs. God I am crap at typing on my phone!

gah awful journey into work, so I'll be late for my mid year review. What a great start to the day!

hope everyone else is having a better start! Looking forward to seeing all the bumps, mine might be a day late as I'm out on the town (well, pizza express) tonight

I am a wimp. I refuse to squeeze anything.

Our shortlist of names at the moment: Stella, Claudia or Sadie. Still have no 'we have found THE name' type feeling yet.

misskat - have a fab time today....sounds like a bliss afternoon you've got planned

No milk here yet :-( As long as it arrives when baby does! Boobs haven't got much bigger either or been very sore but are exceedingly veiny.

I think we have our full name but I can't call the baby inside by her first name, does that make sense?! Only by various nicknames.

Littleen I get those spasms quite often along with normal movements. Not sure what they're all about!

I'm getting carried away with the food hamper idea in my head now too - actually want another friend to have a baby soon so I can indulge by buying things for them as a gift. Come on RL friends, get preggers! Mine would definitely include a good bottle of NZ Sauvignon Blanc, St Agur cheese and in a restaurant I'd want lots of sushi.

MissKat enjoy your pampering, sounds lovely.

I am officially enormous. My weight gain is definitely greater at this stage in the pregnancy than it was for DS. I feel so ungainly already and really struggling with things like putting tights/socks/shoes on and moving around. How can there still be over 3 months to go?!

Marzipanned We have our proper name but I still call him Clumpy :)

I love the food hamper idea too!
I'd want really ripe Camembert, goats cheese with the rind, chopped liver, a good red wine, beer - Badger's Poacher's Choice, and a good chocolate porter - and maybe a voucher for a sushi restaurant! I've made myself cry a little bit now!

It's so lovely out, I feel a bit more chipper than I did yesterday - was feeling a bit 'woe is me' and getting all negative.
Still, I'm proud of myself for a) making fajitas last night and b) washing up before leaving thismorning. Found a gross patch of black slime under the washing up rack that has stained the wood - eww.

Julietee I call her pumpkin mostly, thank goodness she's not the size of one!

It's really weird, Im not missing booze/any foodstuffs except sushi. And there's nowhere good near me to get sushi anyway! What I am missing is enjoying the taste of fruit and veg. I've completely gone off it, not like me at all. So my ideal hamper would include a salad the size of..well, my pre giving birth tummy andgrapes melon and mangos galore. Im a wild one alright :-)

I just want to eat a full-sized meal without getting crippling heartburn! Mini-portions are so not my style. Milky things seem to make it worse so my cold weather staples of porridge, rice pudding, cocoa etc are all out!

Glad you're feeling a bit better today Julietee - I hope you manage to get things sorted out with your friend too.

Have you tried ranatidine littlest? It's my saviour at the moment!

Awww i decided to walk up to our local library today and join up and have come home with some yummy looking cook books and some knitting books! One is full of cute knitted square patterns and the other is the "ultimate book of baby knits". We shall see how I get on as I still have to get my head round my knitting machine.

Mil posted me up a package of baby clothes pattern magazines yesterday and included loads of punchcard patterns for the machine too so I really must figure out how to use it!

Finally some blue sky today so I'm hopefully gonna drag myself into town soon to look round some shops before massage time I really should try and get some maternity bras!

HOLY F*^K! I just tried the boob thing and a tiny bit of clear fluid came out and it's REALLY freaked me out! I don't know why but I actually just burst into tears and can't stop hysterically laughing simultaneously. I think I might have cracked. I could so do with a bottle of wine right now. I don't know why I am so freaked out, it's illogical, I am bloody pregnant after all - this is all very confusing!

I also have bad rib pain...

I fractured it when I was about 17 as I used to figure skate competitively and had a fall and managed to break it, it has never healed properly (sore in the cold) and it's been really hurting recently, think with everything moving up it's putting pressure in it. Assuming they can't do anything but have mw on Friday so will ask then.

Yay for nursery stuff being delivered! Wardrobe and dresser / changer made, just need cotbed and chair. Having lunch now then back on it!

I am too scared to squeeze my boobs!

I booked my car in for a winter safety check today (I've gone safety mad) only to discover all four tyres need replacing. There goes £250 we could have spent on a travel system/nursery furniture. So depressing - but at least I'll have good tyres for the cold weather I suppose.

We're looking at cheaper alternatives to the Uppababy tonight. Anyone got any views on the Graco Evo or the Baby Jogger City Mini?