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

[Toothfairy78]

OK I caved. Here's thread 13!

Hello little update from me. Things got worse overnight. I basically sat up on sofa all night taking a million trips to toilet. Somehow fell asleep about 4am but awake again at 7. OH took kids to school now hes getting an hours kip as I rang hospital and they want me to go in at 11.30 to be seen :( just want someone to take the pain away. Am stressing. OH works nights. Hes gotta take me to hospital on barely any sleep. Just worried what will happen if I'm admitted. Who Will be Able to have girls Overnight when hes working? We got great supportive parents but they all work early in morning. This is rubbish. Just hope they can do something. Will update you all later...

percy I sympathise, I was up early too - asda delivery. Overly cheerful man and DP both happily informing me I shouldn't have booked such an early slot. I wanted to thump them but he was such a nice, happy guy. But I've got a load of laundry on, the dishwasher to empty and groceries to put away, once I've finished my tea.

frying who over the age of about 11 makes a Christmas list? It is plain odd for grown adults to be sending lists of things they want.

extra glad to hear back from you. And tbh I'd love homemade biscuits as a present.

I'm not sure who mentioned it, but I got a load of pyjamas from primark. Just soft flannel cotton bottoms and long sleeved cotton tops. Ds is also up, seems in better spirits than yesterday. Though he's developed an obsession with a Christmas Yankee candle I bought. He carries it around and cuddles it and screams when it's taken away from him. A lesser candle will not do. I love toddler logic.

DP should be back from work early today, he's a classroom assistant in a primary school and he's only in to assist with the nativity productions. So in early and back early.

Just saw your post choco. Hope you can get something sorted out. Hugs x

Okay, cannot remember who is suffering what, but I know you are mostly all suffering.
To those in/nearly in hospital or in pain - here are some healing vibes, and more importantly (to keep your strength up).

To those with wanky PIL/no presents etc - here is my express permission to buy yourselves an utterly frivolous present to make up for it.

To those with no sleep, I don't have a magic cure, but I could probably rustle up some Valium if that would help.

DH is pissing me off today. We have to practice a truly shit arrangement of a carol to sing at a wedding this weekend. I asked him to stop practising so that I could go and shower, as he won't hear the door over the piano. He carried on practicising. I am now back downstairs, pointedly unwashed, waiting for him to STFU and let me go and have a shower. Also, he lapsed on the smoking front, and then carried on for a few days. Now he's back on patches and lozenges, and has just run up the stairs and back down, and when I said 'what are you doing', said 'I have the WORST CRAVINGS today' in accusatory tone.

Yeah, mate - you mean like when I had no choice but to give up because I was pregnant, and therefore had to go cold turkey. And didn't whinge once? Like that, you mean? Dick.

Fingers firmly crossed the house exchange goes smoothly! Could have done without that stress!

choco I really feel for you. Really hope they can give you something so you don't have to stay in.

humpty grrrr! How bloody annoying! Hope you finally get a shower before it gets dark....

extra bubs is properly teasing you now! Poor you! Perhaps will make up for it by just sliding out easily when the time finally comes!

nature hope poochlet is ok today.

My cats dominating the world....oh yes! They definitely use nights to do all of their plotting! Toby reason #354.... I think cats are amazing. Have taught one of mine to sit and give me a paw (just didn't manage to teach him to keep his claws retracted when he does it....doh!). However, it is a major pain in the ass not being able to leave things around. My mates cat wouldn't dream of grabbing left overs or even jumping on a table full of food. No hiding food in the microwave for her!!!

Cant remember anything else, but hugs and cake to all who need them right now!

humpty I saw that sling library on google yesterday. Think ill go when baby is here to try out options :)

Argh, just checked my substitutions and asda have given me 6 packets of pre cut up carrots instead of the single pack of whole carrots. Wtf am I supposed to do with that many sodding carrots?

sultana love cats, incidentally watching the episode of big bang theory where Sheldon buys about 12 of them. DPs parents have a lovely pair of they hand reared from kittens. The male Hector, is a big grey thing and he is lovely with DS - they have tea parties together and follow each other around. Seems to think he's a dog though (Hector not DS)

humpty does he have a shed or anything? Somewhere he can go and sing and smoke away from you?

enormouse that happens to me the whole time! I ended up with 4 packs of red chillies last time when all I wanted was 4 red chillies.

Carrot and corriander soup?

Chocco are you able to take paracetamol / any painkillers? I can't imagine how awful it must be having constant kidney stone pain. Childbirth will be a breeze for you after all this.

I've just had my whooping cough jab so am anticipating a bloody sore arm tonight. Did any of you have side effects? My tooth is also not great - pain revved up last night and I found myself at midnight syringing it with salt water and then mouth washing with TCP. I did give up and take paracetamol just to get some sleep and blessed DH then got the kids up and took them to nursery so I woke up at 9am!!

Bliss. 4.5 days left of work...really feel like I am farting about now.

Humpty good for you going cold turkey - that must have been tough but a huge pat on the back from me and . Men just don't 'get it'. I think this warrants a 'special treat to self' occasion.

speaking of cats, my mom found 3 abandoned kittens outside her back door today. Two were still attached to the placenta! She's taken them in and is hand rearing them while wondering what to do with them. She lives in the Middle East where people aren't as attatched to their pets so she can't just take them to pest control because they'll leave the kittens to die in the desert. So looks like she had three cats for a while!

I've cleaned the whole house! Well, aside from our room. The kitchen is so clean you could eat off the floor (even cleaned the oven glass - used dishwasher tablet) and sorted and hovered the living room. The bathrooms look amazing too.

Why is it always the parent's room which is the messiest? Still, will get on that at some point today. But I achieved what I wanted to do today. It's a lovely day, just a little cold, but I can't be bothered to go out. DS played in the garden for a while so I think i'm going to watch Christmas Movies all afternoon.

Mythree Just a sore arm for a couple of days here - hope yours recovers quickly.

Well done frying I'm impressed. I'm off work ill today. Got a cold and thought with a week left I'm not going to push myself so only just got out of bed. How do you use the dishwasher tablet?

you put it onto the glass (just as a whole tablet) add a really small amount of hot water (just to make it damp/easier to move) and then rub the glass all over with the tablet. I put a cloth on top of the tablet and smushed it around. Cleans it up really quickly and easily without needing any elbow grease

Choco so sorry you're in pain again. It must be awful and so stressful. Hopefully they can do something for you at the hospital.

Mythree I had whooping cough in one arm and flu jab in the other so not sure which one was which, but one of them made my arm super itchy! If it happens to you, I found running sudocream on it really helped.

To everyone else with lack of sleep/shower/general pregnancy shitness, hope the day gets better for you all!

I've slept until midday today!!!! I literally have no idea how I've managed it. Still laid in bed now and it just feels like too much effort to get up because I know I need to unpack more house stuff. Ooh my changing bag which was half price from mothercare arrived yesterday and it's lovely

enormouse how cute! Tea parties and following each other round!

frying blimey your mum is in for some sleepless nights then with such young kittens!!!

Frying there's a Christmas movie channel on Sky which has made for TV Christmas films on constantly and it is incredible!

frying with all that cleaning you are bound to be the first to go into labour - clearly things are happening there! Good dishwasher tablet tip.

mythree poor you. I had some dental surgery done a few years ago and I was told to salt water gargle after food too. I was also told that if it got painful I could crush up an aspirin or paracetamol in water and gargle that.

I found whooping cough more sore afterwards than the flu but had no side effects apart from a sore arm.

I'm going to try that dishwasher tab trick frying. I feel a bit lazy in comparison to you. I might google some carrot based recipes - that might make me feel a little more virtuous.

I fear you're all labouring under an illusion! I normally am not tidy at all. I'm not a slob, but not normally this active.

I just woke up today and thought "today's the day, i'm going to get the house clean" so I have :) I hope it's a sign the baby will be here soon. I know i'm still not too far along (34+5) but I know i'm measuring ahead and that the baby is fine.

I love the Christmas 24 channels!! I've now had dinner (poached eggs on muffins) and now i'm watching One Born Every Minute. There's no Christmas movie I fancy watching at the moment. Might stick The Holiday on soon.

The dishwasher tablet honestly, it's amazing! I have no idea where I picked it up from. I work for an online retailer of large kitchen appliance so i'm assuming it's from there

Sorry to all those who are in pain, going into hospital, have annoying DHs and greedy inlaws!

The whopping cough left my arm more sore than the flu jab too, but other than that no side effects.

I'm completely exhausted. My last bloods were ok so I think the iron tablets are working, but I'm still so tired!

Choco, you poor thing. I hope they can control it a little better for you.

humpty it's just as well your DP isn't the pregnant one, isn't it. You'd never hear the end of it!

Still haven't exchanged, and the solicitors have gone to their christmas party, which they amusingly called a 'training exercise' on their website. Transparently is just a piss up. I really don't want the woman to be able to sleep on it for another night, god knows what she'll do.

frying I hope those cats are ok. Poor wee things :(

I've got an astonishing amount of work to do, and really can't be arsed with it. Maybe I'll try and do one useful thing before the end of the day...

Argh enjoying that sounds so stressful... Will probably work in your favour on her though - she'll be thinking "shit what if I can't have it now?!????"

I NEED to get Sky. Back to back Christmas films and OBEM! Too good to miss.

If it does ever actually go through I'm taking every bloody lightbulb in the house with me, and won't be running the hoover round on my way out, nesting or not!

Hope everyone is ok. Sorry for those still feeling rubbish, hope things are sorted for you soon.

Oh my goodness I am tired. Took the pooch to the vets this morning for 8.15 like I was told only to find out this branch didn't open until 9! (although did then find out it costs £55 less at this branch!!) So took her for a walk round the park for 45mins. Then headed into town for xmas shopping. Absolutely knackered now. Picked up both changing bags - thought I waa going to get questioned with the second bag but all fine. Managed to find some vests with hidden support and two for £10 was really happy with that. Did all the bits of xmas shopping I can't order online. I also picked up some newborn vests and sleepsuits as realised we only have 0-3. So got a few bits to wash and then I should be able to pack my bags.

Had a nice little nap when I got home and now waiting for my beauty appointment. Have to pick pooch up at 5 then got hypnobirthing class tonight. No idea how I'll get through it! Can't wait to crawl into bed again!

Productive day though.

Keeping everything crossed for you enjoying. House selling really is stressful!