February 2014 - We've got big bumps and we cannot lie...

[DawnOfTheDee]

You other mothers can't deny,
When a girl walks in with an ever expanding waist
And a round thing in your face
You....'d better give her some cake....

etc, etc,

New thread! Enjoy!

I've got horribly behind on the thread as had the in laws staying for the weekend - they're off home after lunch so planning a lazy afternoon which will involve much catching up on MN news!

I went to my first pregnancy yoga class yesterday morning and loved it, came away feeling very relaxed and a little lighter in some way. The baby is kicking/wriggling/squirming more than ever at the moment which is obviously reassuring but she is seriously strong and I'm often finding the movements at bedtime or first thing in the morning take my breath away - sort of looking forward to the point where she gets too squashed for big movements now, just hope when it gets to that point she's head down!

Hope everyone who is at NCT classes today has a good time and learns lots!

So annoyed at hubby! So yesterday was exhausted and slept a lot of the day and he called be snappy the crocodile and wouldn't do anything I asked him to do, then today he knew we had health visitor coming over (although I got the time wrong, thinking it was 3 and not 10), so had asked him to help tidy - in particular do the bins and the hoovering... Needless to say he didn't do it yesterday and wouldn't get up today. She then turned up at 10, so cat fur EVERYWHERE as it hadn't been hoovered, I just felt like a right slob! THEN I decided to puttdhe vinyl sticker up in the nursery, as we got 2 weeks ago and he has made no effort to do it. So got half way though and he decided to get up and then has a go at me for doing it! He said we should have done it together as it's for the baby... Grr! So I ask him to help me finish putting it up and he refuses! Double grr!

Anywho, I think it looks fab and will upload pic once I have the shelves up (although given that he is doing that, who knows when it will be ready!).

On top of that, the health visitor's visit was completely pointless , wanted to know if I had done any classes / had any questions and that was it... Just felt like it was to get another sneak peek at the house - and I failed because it was furry and the dishes were piled up waiting to go in the dishwasher :-(

Ah cubano sounds like you had a tough day yesterday. Im sure the health visitor will have seen past the dishes and cat hair, try not to worry, I think they're looking for other things like crumbing walls, feral children etc! I know how you feel though, I hate it if people come over and I'm not properly prepared.

I also put some stickers up in the nursery without dh! He hasn't seen it yet, hope he doesn't mind, but sometimes things just need to be done. I get sick of waiting for the weekends to get stuff done, and he was working all day yesterday until 6.30am so is still in bed. Obvs not much is going to be done today either.

I've had a couple of weird clicky noises which I'm sure are from my bump. Anyone else??

Cubano that sounds like a crappy day, hope your DH realises the errors of his ways soon. I've not heard of a health visitor coming round pre-baby, is that the norm in your area and do others have the same? I've only had a health visitor come to the house once and that was when DS was small to do the hearing check and make me fill in a questionnaire that I think was to ascertain whether I was emotionally stable post-birth.

Those of you who have done wall stickers for the nursery, tell me more. Where is a good place to get them? I'd like to investigate for the nursery (currently DS' room) and also for the spare room which is soon to become DS' room...

After a busy weekend with the ILs staying, they have just departed, DS is upstairs having a nap, DH is out on a bike ride and I'm on the sofa with MN and the papers. Bliss!

llovesto the stickers I got are from mamas and papas! currently reduced to £14 from £20. They on,y have a limited selection though. Really easy to put on and can be moved.

This is the second time hv has been out, first time to tell me about classes and introduce herself. Apparently it's the norm in Durham, but I had thought it was only after birth too.

Thanks for the wall stickers tip Cubano. Our spare room has lining paper on the walls (painted) so have you got any idea if they would work ok (and be ok to be moved if required) or are they supposed to just go onto straight plaster/paint covered walls?

Trying to catch up on the thread - seems like lots of house stuff, nesting, NCT classes etc. Exciting and hopefully not too stressful for those involved!

I had a meal out last night with my childminder and the other mums - I just felt rather boring and sober as everyone else got more merry, and when they went to another bar for dancing I just had to go home. I was home about midnight so surely that's late enough? I have a work do on Friday and I'm worried about how sober I will feel then too. I don't really mind not drinking in general, it's just Xmas parties that seems to require lots of alcohol!

I need to do some more nesting and sort out the babys room. Still not sure if we're going to paint it, get a decorator in, or just leave it. I'm trying to wait until the sales before I start buying things for him - I have the main big things from DD anyway but still want some boyish clothes, blankets etc and need bottles, boob pads, nappies etc!

Only 12 more days at work, which is 4 weeks as I'm 3 days a week. 2 before Xmas and 2 after. So excited to start maternity leave!

Also need to finish Xmas shopping. Why is there so much to do all the time?

Today's nct breastfeeding class was really good, there was lots to cover in 3 hours after all! I learnt so much.

It's been a bit of a packed day, we went onto the allotment and then I did some gardening, just put a soup on and finally sat down with a cuppa. I can't rest for long though as I have curtains to make... my work is never done I can hear DH banging and crashing upstairs, not sure what he's doing but I'm staying well out of the way! His swearing is quite inventive!

I really like wall stickers too. We found some at John Lewis we might get. I hope they peel off ok as we've just had the walls replastered.

NCT AND ILs this weekend! Busy one.

NCT was good. I didn't learn much - except some more about pain relief - but there were several lovely couples we could see ourselves being friends with. It didn't feel forced, mainly because this is such a small town that nearly everyone in the group was either a friend of someone else's friend or worked in the same/next door building to someone else...

I tried out the tens machine and hated the feeling, but good to know that it's not like that and helps when in pain!

Feeling more torn than ever between the hospital and the countryside midwife unit, have some serious thinking to do.

LittlePanda I think midnight is quite impressive, we had a big family dinner, so not even night out, on Saturday, and I was dead by 10pm.

Hope all those suffering from bugs, food poisoning, etc are feeling better. DH seems to be coming down with flu so I'm feeling mightily relieved I had the jab. It's quite nice looking after him rather than the other way round for a change!!

evening all, I hope everyone has had a nice weekend & those of you with NCT have enjoyed it?

not had chance to catch up on the weekend activities yet, going to sit down with a cup of tea and have a catch up

thank you for all your work advice last week- I've decided to grin and bare it to get the extra months wage & present my case to the MD.

on a competely unrelated note, have any of you noticed that you've been feeling anxious during your pregnancy? I'm never had anxiety before but I've found myself getting worked up over various different things whilst I've been pregnant.... normally revolving around something serious happening to someone close to me...particularly my husband or my parents

I'm trying to rationalise it to myself that it's my minds way of coping with the massive change thats coming into my life.....

who knows!!!!!

Ruey checking in at 31 weeks. Back from a family party, which normally involves at least half a bottle of wine being put away by me over the course of the afternoon. Whoever said that Xmas parties need booze was right. Not that we didn't have a lovely time but it was less.....jolly......without a snifter. I am pacing myself on the wine front, I've had a couple of small glasses a week in general throughout the pregnancy. But the food is a bit richer and boozier at this time of year so I don't want to overdo it.....having said that have promised myself a glass of fizz on Xmas day. And am hallucinating about it.

Sorry to hear of stresses and poorliness. Especially if you don't feel like you are getting the medical attention you need - that is really crap. I have no complaints (touch wood) other than a particularly wriggly DC in utero, and being so busy that I can barely keep up. But by 9pm most evenings I am unable to function, slightly dreading the parties that end late. If I haven't had dinner by then then I don't bother and take my vits before passing out. Having said that, iron supplements have really improved the fatigue. I definitely feel healthier this time than I did last. I get a scan on NYE to check placenta and size so am looking forward to that.

Take care all, hope you are cozied up in front of the telly with chocolate

feeling jealous of all the nct chat... half wish i had booked it now... twas a lot of pennies though.
i cant believe only 9 weeks to go...! still have my horrid cough and related wee problem but i used all my free samples if Tena. No way am i buying any in sains.
9 days of work tillchristmas then 10 days after means 19 more days at work till maternity leave!!! (still no cover...but trying to not think about that)

Cubano - I hope DH got out if his grump and didn't inspire any more Preggo annoyance! Bugsy - I haven't found myself too anxious in pregnancy but have definitely suffered in the past with what you've described. I had anxiety years ago which was caused by the pill and then a flare up when we had a stressful house move and I would irrationally worry loads about something happening to DH etc. Its a horrid feeling as you know it's irrational but knowing that doesn't stop it. I find rescue remedy is really really good for when I do feel anxious, and also found acupuncture really good for helping balance out hormones. Also taking a good b vitamin (or good Preggo multivitami)n will probably help if you're not taking one. I think it is totally natural to feel anxious etc as our hormones are all over the place and it's a massive life change!

Phew bloody knackered after second nct day today. It's been good tho and I feel like I've learnt a lot more about how to actually look after a baby! Breast feeding tomorrow night. I feel so sorry for DH - he's been working crazy hours recently so is knackered anyway and has had no rest this weekend, and is in work again tomorrow then straight out for a 2 1/2 hour class. I must try and be extra nice and not a moany old bag this week!

Oh my god I just had a quick look at the December thread and they're all having babies and contacting and dilating! That is gonna be us in 2 months!!!! Eeeeeeek!!!!

Hola! 32+1 today and starting to feel pregnant! Yay! Grunting at everything I do.

Another busy weekend here. DH's Christmas work party which was a real experience, like something off the telly. A room full of TOWIE wannabe's, tits and tattoos. He's new to the company and as he only really interacts with directors knows very few people. He tried to tell the wife of one of said directors I was pregnant by telling her I had 'tummy issues'! She looked at me sympathetically. It was too loud to inform her that I was pregnant so she now thinks I was driving because I needed a massive shit. Nice.

Started my morning by going to grandmas house to see if I wanted anything, I felt really bad that the only thing I wanted was her new washing machine...! I think I inherited my no junk policy from her as the majority of her cupboards were bare. I also took a pack of incontinance pads to use as maternity pads..... Thanks grandma!!

Then I went to the Trafford Centre which was heaving. Planned to do some Christmas shopping but came away with some cuuuuttte stuff from baby Gap as everything was half price and some grey and white bedding from John Lewis. Please do let me know if anyone sees any nice grey and white bits for my nursery, I'm struggling. Oh and got my christmas tree. Yay.

Does anyone have an opinion on this..... I'm tempted ...... m.johnlewis.com/mt/www.johnlewis.com/sleepyhead-deluxe-bed-guard-white/p231482924?un_jtt_v_pdp=yes&un_jtt_v_from_product=un_product_3

oh noshrops! What a misunderstanding.... I think half of those guests were taking the train from Peterborough to London this morning - a dozen or so insanely heavily made-up young ladies marching up and down the train "looking for seats"...

I saw the Sleepyhead, and really liked the look of it - I want one! - but not sure it's 100% ideal for little one's back. Or how you'd work it with bedding. But it looks so darm comfy!

Survived our last weekend away this season. Not travelling anywhere else till Bean gets here - 7 weeks and counting. Bloody hell.

I've just spent lots on mothercare online-they've got a 3 for 2 on bedding and bath stuff, which was great. Now I just need muslins and more clothes and I'm sorted. The poor baby has everything in white or cream so I can bleach it!

shrops, I saw these gorgeous muslins at John Lewis, to continue your grey theme...

missk, I'm shattered too after nct! so much to take in.

I've felt a bit 'off' all day. A headache, sore ribs and right side and generally weird. I'd love a day off work but I've got to do a 6 hour round trip to spend the day talking IT. Only 10 days of work left though....

bugsy I've felt a bit anxious this pregnancy a bit as well. I'm always a bit risk adverse, but I've been far more so. I was hoping to have acupuncture when I start maternity leave, if I can justify the cost. It helped me to get pregnant so I'm going it'll help me through the last month.

Quiet in here today! I'm at work (after puking this morning then sitting on the floor of the train for my 40 min journey into London as there were no seats and clearly nobody interested in offering me theirs...) and bored stiff! I finish next Thursday and I honestly may as well just walk out today and not come back because I have nothing to do, am being gradually kept out of meetings (not that I mind - it makes perfect sense as I won't be around to follow stuff through) and am just fannying around on Facebook, Mumsnet, doing my Ocado shop (which was all super easy seeing as I was the only one in the office from 8-10am!) but now just getting resentful and wishing I was chilling at home. Must stay patient!

Lovestobake - sounds like an awful start to the morning. I can't believe people let you sit on the floor and didn't offer you a seat - I think I'd lose it in that situation! X

Argh Loves that sounds hideous. Can you squeeze in a couple more WFH days between now and next Thurs? If not, I really hope you don't have another commute that hideous. I wonder if your boss would let you come in for 10am or something so the trains aren't so busy?

Sympathies to lovestobake for that horrid commute! Can't believe people don't give up their seats for you.

Found out today my boss has nominated me for a special recognition/leadership development programme at work - he said it didn't matter I will be on ML soon, I need to be recognised and developed and why shouldn't that be planned now for when I come back. Very pleased and touched he thought of me as would have been easy to be overlooked. Fingers crossed they remember who I am when I return in 2015!

NHS breast feeding class tomorrow morning for 2hrs, interested to see how it will compare with my nct one which is mid Jan.

Still here, just lurking and a bit down.

Sorry to hear you're down julietee :( hope everything is ok.

Awww jazz that's awesome! Congratulations

Sorry you're feeling down Julietee - I hope you're okay. Make sure to look after yourself and get lots of rest.

We've just had our nct breast feeding class. It was useful and I feel a bit more confident about knowing what to do now. Apparently cabbage leaves on the boobs helps mastitis too! You learn something new everyday! Hope you all sleep well and that there are some more pleasant commutes tomorrow!