Just woken from a snooze and cant believe how much has been going on.
Thanks for all the congrats. It is such a huge weight of our minds as although he still needs something for jan at least we will have some more money coming in until xmas so we can bulk back up our savings.
enormouse glad that you have finally got those iron tablets and that you will be complaining. Hopefully you can get some energy back for this last bit of the pg.
nature and angel would love to hear how the hypnobirthing classes go. My midwife suggeted them at the last app but its just a luxury we cant afford at the mo so going to have to rely on positive thinking, breathing, and distraction techniques to get through the pain. I really want to be able to do it just with gas and air, but my pain threshold is pretty low. Am positive i can do it though.
mrsg i love the xmas markets. We are going to manchester ones (we do every year) on 15th dec. i know it's pretty late and will be exhausting but have imax hobbit tickets for that day so hoping to combine the 2. I love all the yummy food and end up wanting to eat one of everything. My grandad was swiss as well so there are lots of familiar foods that are more novelty for other people. Sometimes it makes me well up remembering him when we go round.
sarahl sorry about the back pain getting bad. It sucks that it has come so close to you going. How long has the doc signed you off for? I hope that you manage to figure everything out with regards to your pay. Its all rather confusing isnt it.
Hope kiddicare is fun sultana I have never been so would have no idea what its like.
toby i wish i was a rebel. I have literally avoided everything, cured meats (unless cooked) cheeses, shellfish...... Cant wait to eat pate again! Oh and be careful moving everything!
Glad the pills are helping quack its nice when you just know all the peeing is due to baby poking u in the bladder!
Oh no tooth you should def write a letter or something. People need to specify the exact place so people dont miss it. Do you know if others missed it too?
another glad dh is looking after you and forcing you to rest. We need to be looking after ourselves at this point especially you so enjoy all the pancakes 
I went to town today and got the final free argos goodie bag, used boots points (i had £12 on a card i havent used in years) to get my minis for the bag and we used the m&s voucher from last xmas to get lunch so only spent money in primark getting my slippers and nursing pjs ready for d-day.
My boss is off this week at work but thankfully the other girl isnt and she is being really lovely to try and stop me getting stressed. She has 3 kids so she understands the need to slow down. It means that I know i can go to her if it gets too much and she'll support me. She is the one doing some of my mat cover too and she is picking it up really well (maybe too well) but thats a good thing as i know i'll still have a job when i go back.
Have my mat meeting on my own with the wages bloke this week. Have written out my 2 scenarios ready. One when i only take time off for the 39 weeks we get paid and then i add my hols on at the end (saving some for xmas) and the other when i take the full 52 weeks and then add hols to the end which would mean going back in mid feb. I think i am right with it all as your hols are full paid arent they and they cant give them to you during mat leave, they have to be after mat leave. Am i right that if i decided not to go back i would still get a full year of hols fully paid? My work only has basic mat leave (no extras) so i wouldnt owe them anything if i didnt return would i?
God it will be nice to have everything sorted and in writing (i hope) as with only 23 days left at work it needs doing. Why its taken so long i dont know. Keep thinking of my sister who at my point in her pg only ended up with 2 and a half weeks until he suddenly arrived. This fact is starting to scare me! (Am 32+1)