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

[Toothfairy78]

OK I caved. Here's thread 13!

I'm due 6th jan with a girl (dd2)

humpty I know where you are coming from too!

35+4 and spent yesterday preparing for dd1s 11th birthday party! Literally didn't sit down for 14 hours except to drive.

DP was supposed to be helping me clear a room in our crazy upside down house on Tuesday, for the party, as well as catch up on his chores. But he did neither and I'm so freakin peeved off that I've barely spoken to him since Tuesday ( he's huffing with me cause I was cross that he still can't get it through his skull to use bathroom cleaner, not mould and mildew remover, to clean the shower) Anyway, once again I will end up doing everything and I must admit I also had the thought that he's so blinking useless why the heck am I having him as a birthing partner. He'll only piss me off. But I can't exactly tell him I don't want him at the birth if his own daughter!

Really strong BH today so slipped bed mat under the sheet tonight, just in case! Been so flat out today I'd not be surprised if I start ( but I dont want to yet!)

And yes, is 4am and I'm wide awake. Gah!

Hi all!

mythree that's such great news! I'm so glad you will be able to enjoy the rest of you pregnancy without worrying about any other crap (except the usual crap of course!)

I have a checkup Sunday morning, but so far DD2 is still due Jan 20th. Although tomorrow would be fine too - I'm done now!

After just about getting over the virus, DD was screaming in the bath and up most of the early evening with growing pains. Bless her tiny little face, she was distraught, and cried herself to sleep. It's awful when they're suffering and you cant really do anything. Worst part of motherhood. She's off to nursery full of the joys this morning though, thank goodness. I've just ordered her ones those microwaveable oaty-lavender teddy things online, as apparently that can help.

Working from home today but I don't have much on, so I'm Planning on taking a long lunch and having a wander in the mall in peace to get the last few Xmas/baby/DD's birthday bits. I still need sheets for the Moses basket, as god knows what happened to the old ones.

Happy Thursday everyone!

purple, I can't tell you where your sheets are, I can only guarantee that they'll appear the instant you buy the new ones!

blue, you really think it'll happen soon? However fed up I'm getting, I really want it to be after Christmas - I'm such a big child myself where that's concerned.

Morning,

EDD is 9th Jan, 35 weeks today. Have scans & consultants apts booked for 36 and 38 weeks to check on placenta and decisions will be made then. Still under midwife care at the moment.

mythree fab news

Only 7 days left a work, inc today... Am announcing all BH that I'm aware of and discussing early births as they come along... Just to ensure they know that I'm a brave little soldier

Grrr to all naughty OHs - it's like they have to get all the teenage shit out of their systems every now and then... Rubbish!!

Have good days all.

What is it with our OH's being total arseholes? We had a blazing row last because once again he came home from work and sat on his backside on the laptop whilst I struggled to pack up more of the house ready for moving. Obviously in pain and mega stressed out and he just did a couple of feeble attempts at saying 'sit down, you need to take it easy' without even taking his eyes off the screen. He keeps telling me he will pack everything but it's getting extremely close to the weekend and he's literally packed one thing (games consoles - priorities) and that's it. I've done almost the whole house whilst suffering from bad SPD and the worry of this stupid liver problem. Arghhhhh! He even had the cheek to say 'well I cleaned out the kitchen cupboards in the new house' - well whoop de fucking do!!!! He thinks I'm getting stressed over nothing. If his mother knew I'd done all the work, she would rip him a new one, and I'm half tempted to let her know!

Anyway it was good to rant! I've been awake for ages because the wind is howling and it sounds like our apartment block is going to blow over or something

Morning ladies.

Wow i think there must be something in the air with all these idiot OHs at the moment.
Think some of them need a kick up the backside! Feel free to rant away to get it out and feel better.

Had a nice sleep last night and wasnt awake with BH or anything so that makes me feel better.
Thinking maybe I have just been overdoing it. Will try and keep as relaxed as possible and if they keep going mention them to midwife again, otherwise i'll wait until 36 week app next week.

V windy up here and cant be bothered with work today. Just want a duvet day!

EDD 22 jan team blue

This makes me feel a lot better as some of you are due 3 weeks before me so my lack of birth plan, no bag packed because I can't find the bag I pictured , still living in s building site and general unplannednness makes me feel better :)

mac that made me chuckle

Dh is finally excited to feel kicks. After weeks of him 'getting bored' he now asks if the baby's awake alot so he can feel him. Also had a few 'wows' as baby tries to come out alien styley

humpty men just don't understand what we go through, some dramatic maybe labour winces and noises will make him feel suitably guilty

zulily has some great (and cheap) wall stickers for sale today including height charts and chalkboard ones

stickers

How weird MrsV I was literally just looking at them! And the old style pedal cars

Ooh forgot to say if anyone is going to buy anything but hasn't signed up yet I can refer you as I get £10 for each person but only if you don't mind pm your email address :)

Ok last shopping message but casabu also has some lovely realistic animal wall stickers :)

Felix i think if the house was burning down DH would grab the xBox, and come back for me and the girls

Gummi of course you're right. the second i hand over the credit card there will be moses basket sheets falling from every cupboard and drawer in the house. I do keep stumbling across feeding tops and other things from the first time around that i forgot i had. Apparently me 'putting things away' from last time involved just ramming stuff randomly in any available drawer or shelf. And i wonder why i have no storage space…

MrsVDB im a late Jan one too, and i don't even know where my bag is, if that helps!

Probably squashed in a drawer somewhere...

Sorry about the arsehole 'D'Ps.
It's time to nut up or shut up, men of the thread!

EDD 6th Jan Team Yellow

book I wish I was that domesticated, think it will be box sets and shopping that fill my time. Although think I'm going to try and make macaroni cheese for DH i can't eat diary so not sure how I will see if its any good.

mythree that's great news, just what u needed to hear!

I don't think I have had any BH, unless I just don't know what they feel like.

Morning all. I managed a dew hours sleep so am happy with that. My friend also turned up at front door to take girls to school for me which was lovely. So have taken some painkillers. Got my wheat pack on and then want to help OH put the xmas decs up. Will we do this without arguing? Doubtful. He is being good last couple of days now he realises how much pain I'm in. 2 nights off work in a row for him and usually he would just lay about but is up and doing stuff so thats a bonus x

Last night we put up the Christmas tree. I wasn't going to bother yet, but DS was interested in the one across the road and kept trying to get over there. Which wasn't a good idea. I say "we" put up the tree, I meant DH and DS as I was stuck tying bloody string to all of the decorations. It got to the point I forgot how to tie a knot! Still, they both loved it which was nice.

DS's spots are starting to scab over, but there's loads which haven't done anything. So still stuck in. The wind is howling here and it feels like the house is going to fly away! It also looks like snow. If it does snow, we'll be stuck as we live near a steep hill which is murder in the snow, I remember from last year.

I talked to my mom today and my dad is going to be in the country this Christmas with them, but he doesn't want me to know because it's a surprise. I fucking hate surprises. I really do. It's just more pressure to act happy about something. Mom told him I hate them, but he said I'd love it because it was him. Silly man. I adore my dad, he's just amazing, but I hate surprises. So mom told me so that I can practise my surprised face (the one which isn't me looking horrified because I feel pressured).I just can't work out why he thinks it would be a good idea, especially as i'll be 37 weeks pregnant, hormonal, and Christmas stressed.

I'm aware this makes me sound really spoilt, I'm not, well, not really, I'm just anxious enough about Christmas and having family over, and the baby, and not being ready.

I've also not really noticed any BH. Weird sensation last night though,I think may have been baby starting to engage? I'm almost 35 weeks,first baby,so would that be about right? Just felt like a heavy pressure low down and on my bladder.last night had to be a record number of wee breaks - over 10 I reckon!
Right, physio this morning. Hopefully we can get the assessment shite sorted and they can start massaging my bum!
Can't remember who asked but bf meet yesterday was fab, lovely ladies from la leche league and busted lots of myths for me. Glad I went.
On the dh front,mine is the same,goes out pretty much as before.however I think my lowered expectations (!) Has got him starting to realise there is a real baby in there! And I'm pissed off about his lack of support - but think he'll be a great dad

Not sure if I have had any BH yet (am 32 + 2 so a bit behind most of you). Did wake up last night with some really mild periody type pains in the small of my back, but they'd gone by the time I woke up again so maybe I was just lying weirdly in bed. Feeling pretty ready for baby to arrive now... apart from the fact I haven't packed my hospital bag or built the crib or had the flat deep cleaned and am quite scared

hi all! I can't read page three, so sorry if I've missed anything important (too much swearing - the web filter at work won't open it! Tut tut).

First off, yay for toby and Mythree on the good news!

I'm still in complete denial that I'm pregnant - we still haven't exchanged on the house, so have no idea where we'll be living when baby is born. Packing a bag seems a bit redundant really. It's been a really shitty six months, with family news, disasterous house moves and work pressure being through the roof, so I don't feel like I've been able to acknowledge being pregnant, let along enjoy it. Sorry for the moan, but I'm really struggling at the moment with it all. Hopefully once mat leave starts I can get my head together a bit.

Right. I'll be more cheerful next time, promise!

Hospital bag bought! It comes in 2 colours so if its nice ill get the other one for baby hospital bag. Don't know why I'm so bothered as when I'm in pain I'm sure I'd be happy with a tesco bag! I think it's smaller than I would of liked (W 46cm H 32cm D 16cm) but ill see

enjoying that sounds really tough :( ( though I think its the chaos around me that had me packing my hospital bags early- it was something I could control!)

DP asked if anything needed done this am and I just said " all the stuff you are supposed to go but haven't yet" and left him to it.

Trying to fit in getting ready for DDs birthday ( cake cutting /friends over tomorrow, but wanted as much as I could ready today as its her actual birthday.) I now know more about minecraft than I ever expected to. Plus I need to clear a room, wrap the gifts her grandparents sent without gift wrapping (direct from online retailer though), and get the house ready to do our birthday tradition of decking the halls. Oh, and fit in 1.5hrs for physio...and get a nap.

But it's ok, because DP did 5 mins of vacuuming and cleaned the shower.

Right. Nap time before I wind myself up more!

Hope everyone else getting rest where neededx

Checking in, missed last thread trying to get a grip of the gestational diabetes :(

EDD 15th jan team blue

However currently staying in a noisy hospital bed with high blood pressure and blood results pointing towards pre eclampsia.
Glad i sorted out my toiletries bag last week- DP failed packing me nightwear and clothes last night lol
Im Now on meds to try lower BP and hope to get home asap, hardly slept with everyones lovely newborn baby cries and the horrendus weather and drip drip drip of the ward windows leaking
Hope to catch up with all your news when im less stressed

Oh dear curly hope your ok. Do they know why your blood pressure is high? Is it just one of those things?

Oh dear curly what will happen next?

Oh no curly I hope everything is ok. Have you been in long?