THREAD 13 Jan 2014 - Grab those bags, we're nearing the top of that rollercoaster!

[Toothfairy78]

OK I caved. Here's thread 13!

altered I think going to Disney tomorrow should be guilt free! At 3 yrs old 1 day out isn't going to make any difference, so go and enjoy! Yay!

tooth did you want to take slippers/flipflops?

nature lol! That sounds about right! Back to the scene of the crime!

Good luck for your scan tonight - fingers firmly crossed for more good news!

tooth I definitely think an elephant rifle is top of the list of things to go in a labour bag. Good on you for thinking of it

Anyone else investing in a TENS machine? Or just me? I did most of DS2 labour unassisted, just with TENS so not going to forego it this time.

My tooth is miles better now - just a bit achey but god it was SORE!

Had some shit news today - one of my clients (I freelance) is restructuring and they need to recruit a full time person into my position. I can't do it as it's 1) too far away (I work from home and go into the office once a month or so) and 2) they need someone in the New Year - I'm not planning on working until April. So, feeling a little financially vulnerable but I've been in this position before and know we'll be fine. Sometimes it takes a house to burn down before we realise the strength we have inside ourselves.

A plea please - can people remind in their posts when they are due / or how many weeks you are? I thought everyone was due in Jan but seems like lots of people are preparing for a December birth. I'm only 34 weeks still...feels like AGES to go

tooth you forgot parachute!

Well I seem to need to pee 2-3 times an hour now so am hoping that this means baby might be engaged. I don't feel or look different though. Have my 36 week app on wed so am sure she will tell me.
Really struggling with pelvic floors now as I just seem to do 2 or 3 and then I stop doing them properly. I'll have to make sure I do them after baby is born instead.

altered yes and yes to Disney. It's only a day, I don't think it really matters. You'll have a fab time.

nature Oops. Our pooch is always trying to go for bones. Thankfully she is way too tiny to reach the bin. She did however bark continuously at 3am today to tell us she had pooped and weed. It's only been the past few months but something is weird as she never normally goes to the toilet inside and she never used to bark at night to tell us if she did have an accident. Maybe she has finally noticed this baby lump in my belly and is wondering what is going on.

Grr why are things never simple. So the pooch was booked in to be spayed tomorrow bit they left a message with dh to say it has been rescheduled for Monday which means there isn't enough time before we go away for Christmas for post op checks. So I've rung to rearrange and mentioned the chicken bones as well and she couldn't tell me whether it was still ok to go ahead with it or not tomorrow. If she had advised waiting I would do. Either way I'll mention it when I take her in to the other branch tomorrow and see if they'll x-ray her to see if it's causing any problems. So annoyed with myself that she managed to get them in the first place.

well, thanks to your organised-ness I finally packed a bag. It's not a great bag, but it has enough stuff for the baby (clothes, blanket, cotton wool, nappies) and emergency rations for me (pants, PJs, lucozade, bare essentials toiletries). It'll go up north at xmas and then I'll repack into two when we get back. I'll chuck in a waterproof firelighting kit and a couple of flares then too.

I got into work, stayed 20 minutes and turned around again this morning. DS has given me his cold, and I was honestly just too disgusting to sit at my desk all day. Am now working from home, which means I am mumsnetting and drinking herbal teas which do fuck all.

I've booked a TENS for 7 weeks, which should arrive next week. I can't wait to practice electrocute DP and check it's all working.

altered Disney! have a fab day with DD :)

nature sorry about vet complications :(

well done to those with packed bags... oh, and me too! i have a couple of minor and probably unecessary things to add but pretty much done. And went through it last night with DH so he knows what and where everything is. Result!

Also written out my birth plan and going to print that out and add to notes today.

Feeling really knackered so going to take it easy today, woke late and still sleepy so going to try and sort things from bed. (watch tv)

Chucking some beef in the slow cooker to make a bourguinon/stew and will freeze that up, so hopefully feel like I've accomplished something today.

I've bought a 'mamaTENS' from ebay which looks decent. Think I'll save playing with it until early labour to give me or DH a distraction.

As requested, I'm still EDD 10/1/14 so 35-36 weeks preg now with my first, a girl starting to feel very real now

Afternoon everyone :)

I'm still in bed! Though I was up early leaving dd off to school - she's now away til Thursday on an outdoor adventure residential!

Came back to bed and slept 9.30-12.30 then listened to my hypnotherapy, then sorted a few playlists ( YouMusic app on iPhone - love it!) for labour. Really should get up now!

Numbness in hands and shooting pains down arms are slowing me down a bit but will be getting stuck into housework today (again!) bleugh!

mythree that sucks! Am loving your positive outlook though! I take my hat off to you...

nature these things happen to the best of us...... Really don't beat yourself up! I once put a whole roast chicken in the microwave to cool it down so the cats couldn't get at it. I totally forgot about it until I came down in the morning to find they had broken into the microwave and the remains of the chicken and bones were all over the kitchen floor. No way of knowing how many of the four had munched on it or if any of them had ingested bones! I was on tenderhooks for 48 hours....!

As requested, my due date has been brought forward to 27th Dec! Ekkkk!

enjoying so sorry you are full of cold! Sooo much of it around. Really desperate for DH and I to not get it with bubs due any time.... Would suck for me but also I know DH would want to stay away from bubs if he caught it which would be awful....That would break my heart if DH didn't want to hold bubs for fear of making him ill.

blue poor you with shooting pains.. That doesn't sound like fun.

quack chilling in bed sounds awesome. I have been shopping and am now rewarding myself by chilling on the sofa watching Jack Dee on loose women! Xmas present wrapping can wait til tomorrow....

Just checking in - I've been so busy over the weekend i feel like I've barely sat down! Will catch up properly with everyones news, but I'm assuming were all still here?!

DD's birthday on Thursday, so we're having a little party in the garden with a couple of her mates from nursery and a few of our friends. She decided she wanted an owl theme, so i found an amazing cake on Pinterest and bought all the bits to do it. Had some free time today so sat in front of the TV and coloured all the icing and cut out what felt like hundreds of little flowers and petals and leaves for the decorations, glued them all together and left them out to dry off. Then Miss bloody Wreck-it Ralph came home from nursery, and swiped the whole lot onto the floor!! Honest to go, i could have killed her, i know its just icing but, seriously.

Hope people don't mind dust and yesterdays sweetcorn attached to their cupcakes. At least we don't have pets, i suppose - it's just kid-scum.

Sorry for all those who are unwell. Hot toddys all round i think. Somebody posted an awesome recipe a few threads back involving honey, root ginger, cloves and some other magic things. I make it all the time now if one of us is on the downward turn. With whisky for DH.

Oh, and if anyone wants to come round and make my lasagne, that would be nice.

No sign of any pooch related problems yet so fingers crossed.

I'm off up the hospital for what will be my 7th scan so far. Fx for good news, I've convinced myself it will be good so going to get a nasty shock if not.

Oh and forgot to add edd 15th Jan but I've sort of convinced myself she will be early wishful thinking??

7th? blimey. Fx here - hope everythings ok for you :)

if we're giving EDDs, mine's the 15th Jan (so 34 1/2 weeks now), and we're team yellow. Also #teamnigella, but that's a separate conversation.

Good luck, nature!

:o #teamnigella
Me too!

edd 5/1/14 #teamyellow 36+1

Tickers, anyone?

sultana how exciting. You might have bubs with you as a Christmas present. I am (nauseatingly) excited about Christmas this year for some reason. And my tree should be here tonight courtesy of DPs dad.

purple owl theme sounds great.

nature glad pooch is ok.

Thanks to you ladies I've made a start of sorts on my hospital bag. Put in some breast pads left over from Ds. Have some more little angels breast pads and maternity sanpro added to my online asda shop. Also have all DSs clothes sorted (not washed yet) and a few packs of nappies bought. I think I might order a graze box for mine, have a free code somewhere. I'll pm it if anyone wants it.

and for those feeling rough/knackered/ill.

Wrt to clothes sizing, I had a few newborn outfits and the rest 0-3 babygros. The best tip I had was from DPs mum and it was to buy vests in newborn or small baby (snuggest fit possible really) to hold the nappy on.

Having an awful day so far. Was awake almost all night and DS decided to into devil toddler today. All whinge and mum-mum-mumming. Massive meltdown over emptying my kitchen cupboards and over what he wanted for lunch (my soup and toast, identical to his soup and toast). Luckily DP came home early to take over and has taken him out to give me some peace. Feet up now, watching how I met your mother with a coffee and some chocs.

Oh and before I forget - team blue, edd 24th January.

Oh and #teamnigella too.

Is anyone else due as late as me? I feel like a straggler.

Good luck nature!

I'm 35 weeks today but being induced by 38 so THREE WEEKS TO GO!!! Should get told the exact date next week.

Still recovering from lunch with my arsehole FIL yesterday. Managed to call him a "goady troll" - he was gleefully telling me about how he likes to wind up "the lefties" and "the gays" on huffington post. Sadly he took it as a joke. Wish he'd stop trolling the conversation during lunch though. Only so much bullshit about "fat, pregnant, teenage mothers having children for benefits" that I can listen to. CUNTBADGER

I have the mamaTENS and checked it worked still last night. Couldn't use DH for my experiment as he has a dodgy heart but apparently you can use it on yourself from 26 weeks. Felt really nice on my tired back.

enormouse bless your DP coming home early and giving you some peace! I would love bubs to arrive before Xmas as DH has two weeks off and for some reason think I have convinced myself he will....Will be mega disappointed if he doesn't. If he hasn't arrived by the time DH goes back in the New Year I think I will start to stress, as he is a college lecturer, so I cant just call him to come home if I need him to.... Still, am thinking positively for now! He is getting really excited I think - got lots of texts from him today saying things like " less than 3 weeks until due date and he could arrive at any time" which is very sweet, but doing nothing for my nerves! Lol!

Arghh the "mum-mum-mumming" is driving me crazy too enormouse. I can't understand if dd is being particularly difficult at the moment or I'm just being super intolerant. Either way she's driving me crazy.

I tried to parent without the tv this morning but have now given in to its powers of distraction for a sit down.

i'm due on 16/17th Jan. Unsure of exact date as midwife keeps saying one or the other.

Gosh babies are on the way!! I'm shattered and whiny and unhappy and I want to be unpregnant now. I convinced DS (finally) to have a nap, it's been about 90 mins and I need to go wake him up soon. I'm dreading it.

Oh btw- there's a 50% off sale on bodyshop online, should anyone wish to pick up toiletries or massage oils for the hospital mini break. Or just nice thingies for the bath.

God, DP is being shockingly lovely today - I suggested we get his sister something from there and he's texted me saying 'nah- spend it on yourself'

This thread is moving so fast I can't keep up on the app!

My EDD is 8th January but being induced either next week (37 weeks) or week after (38 weeks). I am 36 weeks on Wednesday

tarka you were very restrained just calling him a goady troll.
What does the tens machine actually feel like? I'd like to give it a try but worried it'll be a waste of money.
Re the mum mum mumming I'm worried it's me because the toddler is fine with practically everyone else! He was an angel at his grandparents Sunday lunch yesterday.

sultana that's really sweet. This might be a sign that all the DPs/DHs are getting the juvenile crap out the way and rising to their responsibilities (we can at least hope!)

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