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October 2014 - thread 5. Bigger bumps!

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Kirstipops · 13/04/2014 17:56

Kirstipops dc1 Edd 27th Sept
sazzlehopes dc2 27th sept
MundayCakes85 EDD 28th Sept
MrsBadCrumble74 DC2 EDD 28th September
Mrsb87 Dc1 Edd 29th Sept
hefner DC2 EDD 29th Sept
Gunwalloe DC5 Edd 30th Sept
CaptainMcgraw DC2 EDD 30th September
Bumpbangbump DC2 EDD 2nd Oct
Porcito DC1 EDD 3rd October
TroubleAndFyfe DC2 EDD 4th Oct
Georgebythesea DC1 EDD 4th Oct
CellyD DC2 EDD 6 Oct
FlipFantasia DC3 Edd 7 Oct
Cabster DC2 EDD 8 Oct
Binkybunny Dc1 Edd 10th Oct
Claptomania DC1 EDD 10th Oct
Fedupofrainydays, DC2, EDD 10th Oct
Me23 Dc3 Edd 11th Oct
MrsDinoRawr DC1 Edd 11th October
Bumpforme2014 DC1 EDD 11th Oct
PunkyBubba DC2 EDD 12th Oct
Kittylou1 Dc1 Edd 12th Oct
Binglesplodge DC1 EDD 14th Oct
Happytimes31 Dc1 Edd 15th Oct
Pebble82 DC1 EDD 14th Oct
Mrsthedog DC1 EDD 16th Oct (puppythedog also lurking about the thread)
Grannyapple DC3 EDD 16th Oct
ExcitedCJ DC2 EDD 18th Oct
Loulou888 DC3 Edd 20th Oct
FrauEnglischLehrerin DC2 edd 22nd Oct
Stigz DC2 EDD 23rd Oct
NotInyourNature DC2 EDD 24th Oct
Robindeer, DC1 EDD 26th Oct
Matildasmam22 DC3 EDD 27th Oct

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tak1ngchances · 27/04/2014 17:25

Kirstipops dc1 Edd 27th Sept
sazzlehopes dc2 27th sept
MundayCakes85 EDD 28th Sept
MrsBadCrumble74 DC2 EDD 28th September
Mrsb87 Dc1 Edd 29th Sept
hefner DC2 EDD 29th Sept
Gunwalloe DC5 Edd 30th Sept
CaptainMcgraw DC2 EDD 30th September
Bumpbangbump DC2 EDD 2nd Oct
Porcito DC1 EDD 3rd October
TroubleAndFyfe DC2 EDD 4th Oct
Georgebythesea DC1 EDD 4th Oct
CellyD DC2 EDD 6 Oct
FlipFantasia DC3 Edd 7 Oct
Cabster DC2 EDD 8 Oct
Tak1ngchances DD1 EDD 9th Oct
Binkybunny Dc1 Edd 10th Oct
Claptomania DC1 EDD 10th Oct
Fedupofrainydays, DC2, EDD 10th Oct
Me23 Dc3 Edd 11th Oct
MrsDinoRawr DC1 Edd 11th October
Bumpforme2014 DC1 EDD 11th Oct
PunkyBubba DC2 EDD 12th Oct
Kittylou1 Dc1 Edd 12th Oct
Binglesplodge DC1 EDD 14th Oct
Happytimes31 Dc1 Edd 15th Oct
Pebble82 DC1 EDD 14th Oct
Mrsthedog DC1 EDD 16th Oct (puppythedog also lurking about the thread)
Grannyapple DC3 EDD 16th Oct
ExcitedCJ DC2 EDD 18th Oct
Loulou888 DC3 Edd 20th Oct
FrauEnglischLehrerin DC2 edd 22nd Oct
Stigz DC2 EDD 23rd Oct
NotInyourNature DC2 EDD 24th Oct
Robindeer, DC1 EDD 26th Oct
Matildasmam22 DC3 EDD 27th Oct
MrsMonkeyBear DC1 EDD 24th Oct

MrsMonkeyBear · 27/04/2014 17:28

Hi everyone,

Bit late in joining the thread, took me a while to find it. Added myself to the list. DC1 EDD 24th Oct. it's been a tough 14 weeks, well 9, as I didn't find out until I was 5 weeks ish. Mini Mallow is right on target tho, busy knitting for his or her arrival. I'm expecting to be late by at least a week, so possibly a Halloween baby on my hands. (Would it be wrong to dress them as a pumpkin to leave the hospital?)

My bump seems massive against my teeny frame, but from what I saw of OPs pics, I'm about the same as everyone else.

Kirstipops · 27/04/2014 17:31

Yes the wording of the letters is crap! They will prob just be template letters that are auto completed with your details too, when I was making my appointment last time the receptionist offered to give me an appointment confirmation letter to give to my work (rather than me having to show my appointments page in my case notes to my boss as I had before) and she had it printed it out in 2 seconds.

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ohthegoats · 27/04/2014 18:00

That's annoying CJ, I'm sure it's really just a routine thing. If they wrote a letter saying 'please contact us at some point' they have no idea how you'll respond. 'Urgent' gets you where they want you.

I'm feeling really 'meh' today. My brother has been over for lunch. I come from a little village and a big family. He tells me that there are apparently LOADS of people I simply 'must' phone and tell in person, because they'll be upset if they hear on the grapevine. He still lives in the village, I don't and haven't for 15 years. I really, really don't get why this is any of these people's business. I haven't seen lots of these 'simply must' people in over 2 years, they are not my friends, they are just 'people' from the village, or older people in my extended family. I've told three friends, my parents and my brother/his family, and my work colleagues. In my opinion, they are the only people who need to know. Thing is, I know that this will all link back too, to when the baby arrives - everyone and his dog will know the full details of the birth, I even know how many stitches certain people's daughter in law's had, when I've never met them. The gossip train runs hard in that village. It's as if my choices about my uterus, and the state of my vagina are the world's business.

Rant over.

We've got SO MUCH to do before this baby arrives, including building an extension and decorating an entire house, putting in a new kitchen, a new bathroom etc, the 'baby' is if I'm honest, the least worrying thing about the next 6 months. No one is getting excited about how I should tell everyone the extension update news are they? Just grrrr...

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ohthegoats · 27/04/2014 18:05

Yes, I get that this is irrational. I also ate too much at lunch and feel like a massive pudding so am grumpy with myself.

ohthegoats · 27/04/2014 18:11

And while I'm going for it, my boyfriend keeps buying stupid shit on ebay. Apparently he needed to spend £70 on a fricking icecream maker, and now 'needs' a HUGE pestle and mortar to make Thai papaya salad. Then he talks about spending some of the money we've set aside for the house (probably only just enough considering I won't be earning much for the next 2 years), on a new car because my 2 year old Peugeot 107 isn't big enough - in his opinion - it's totally fine.

My boss wants to observe my teaching tomorrow even though it's 2 weeks til SATs, so we're just doing revisions - NOT exciting to observe. Also, I've had my allocated number of observations this year, including two for Ofsted, and I got outstanding every time, does he REALLY need to check up on me again? I'd like to see HIM teach an outstanding lesson, because every time he has to cover a class he just wanders in with his guitar and they sing for the day.

I think I'm going to have to take myself out for a walk or something before my head blows off.

ldt87 · 27/04/2014 18:23

I'm off the list too, could I be re added please

Dc3 due 9th October xx

ExcitedCJ · 27/04/2014 18:23

Goats your rants are calming me down, well that & scoffing huge quantities of chocolate! :)
I should give them feedback on their letter writing when I call tomorrow.
My DH just said something rather poignant & zen (highly unlike him) on the phone that chilled me out too.
Can't do too much about it until the morning anyway.

Me23 · 27/04/2014 19:13

Just adding sparkle and idt87.

Kirstipops dc1 Edd 27th Sept
sazzlehopes dc2 27th sept
MundayCakes85 EDD 28th Sept
MrsBadCrumble74 DC2 EDD 28th September
Mrsb87 Dc1 Edd 29th Sept
hefner DC2 EDD 29th Sept
Gunwalloe DC5 Edd 30th Sept
CaptainMcgraw DC2 EDD 30th September
Bumpbangbump DC2 EDD 2nd Oct
Porcito DC1 EDD 3rd October
TroubleAndFyfe DC2 EDD 4th Oct
Georgebythesea DC1 EDD 4th Oct
CellyD DC2 EDD 6 Oct
FlipFantasia DC3 Edd 7 Oct
Cabster DC2 EDD 8 Oct
Tak1ngchances DD1 EDD 9th Oct
Idt87 DC3 EDD 9th Oct
Binkybunny Dc1 Edd 10th Oct
Claptomania DC1 EDD 10th Oct
Fedupofrainydays, DC2, EDD 10th Oct
Me23 Dc3 Edd 11th Oct
MrsDinoRawr DC1 Edd 11th October
Bumpforme2014 DC1 EDD 11th Oct
PunkyBubba DC2 EDD 12th Oct
Kittylou1 Dc1 Edd 12th Oct
Binglesplodge DC1 EDD 14th Oct
Happytimes31 Dc1 Edd 15th Oct
Pebble82 DC1 EDD 14th Oct
Mrsthedog DC1 EDD 16th Oct (puppythedog also lurking about the thread)
Grannyapple DC3 EDD 16th Oct
ExcitedCJ DC2 EDD 18th Oct
Loulou888 DC3 Edd 20th Oct
FrauEnglischLehrerin DC2 edd 22nd Oct
Stigz DC2 EDD 23rd Oct
NotInyourNature DC2 EDD 24th Oct
Robindeer, DC1 EDD 26th Oct
Matildasmam22 DC3 EDD 27th Oct
MrsMonkeyBear DC1 EDD 24th Oct
Sparkle9 DC1 EDD 29th Oct

pookey360 · 27/04/2014 19:19

Hi could I be added onto the list and the Facebook group if it exists?
Pookey360 DC1 EDD 5 Oct

Has anyone else been told they are rhesus negative? I decided to just stop lurking around and join in!

fedupofrainydays · 27/04/2014 19:36

excited what a horrible letter to recieve. But agree, they have probably put urgent to get your attention and when you ring it will be nothing serious. And they would ring you if it was something of concern. Or will be that diff parts of the NHS aren't communicating, so where they have been monitoring for pre eclampsia stuff somewhere, another part had picked it up and wants to do the same - something like that. My doctor and hospital don't talk - I know from poor experience!

mrsb87 · 27/04/2014 19:42

Hi pookey,I'm rhesus negative too!

puppythedog · 27/04/2014 19:59

CJ, I would have thought that the urgent was simply what you should ask to make. I know a lot of GPs won't make appointments within a couple of days nowadays.
If it was something urgent (in the how we think of urgent) kind of thing they would not have written to you.
I'm not involved in general medicine type health environments these days but i have advised many people to make urgent appointments with their GPs knowing that's the only way they'd get seen soon. Those I've needed to be seen real world urgently I have rung and asked to go to hospital or I have rung the GPs and then rung the person.
I'm happy to bet it's not end of the world urgent stuff.

Loulou888 · 27/04/2014 20:27

My hormones are on overload. Dh is away tonight and I haven't stopped feeling upset and sorry for myself. Already feeling bloated. Think I'm going to be really big and already holding water

rubyinthedust · 27/04/2014 20:42

I'd added myself to the list by copying it into my post but I think others are copying the OP one and adding themselves to it (which is what I did..!)

Anyway, DC1, EDD 22nd October. Would like an invite to the Facebook group if possible!

FrauEnglischLehrerin, nice to have a buddy indeed! Are you actually a teacher? I teach French and German :)

ExcitedCJ · 27/04/2014 20:52

Thanks Fedup & Puppy just what I needed to hear. Didn't really need that sort of letter before a long day travelling by myself. Just landed & I've another 40 mins or so to hotel. Away all week for work & I could really do with being at home to cuddle DD & DH! Thanks for support you guys. :) x

mum2kiss · 27/04/2014 21:03

Emotional much?!!! I feel ridiculous! I made a white chocolate brownie this evening and it hasn't turned out quite how I'd expected...dp said he thought it was awful and im sat here fighting back tears!! Usually id just say something equally rude in response!

queenasanti3 · 27/04/2014 21:17

Iam off the list again, can someone add me please,

Queenasanti3 DC2 EDD 6 Oct

Thanks x

ohthegoats · 27/04/2014 21:27

I really want a white chocolate brownie RIGHT NOW.

ohthegoats · 27/04/2014 21:28

I'd be able to slice the tray up with my left nipple.

mum2kiss · 27/04/2014 21:31

Lol! I thought it tasted fine just a hit too soft in the middle although I may just need to be cooled fully. Dp said it ruined his ice cream...I may smother him with a cushion whilst he's watching fargo!

Me23 · 27/04/2014 21:45

Sorry guys, I always copy and the newest list. Please use the newest list when adding yourselfs have just had to go back to one of my old posts to fid a list as loads of people hae been cut off.

Welcome missfruits

Feelin so tired again, I'm not sleeping well at all keep waking around 4:30 and can't back back to sleep properly.

Kirstipops dc1 Edd 27th Sept
sazzlehopes dc2 27th sept
MundayCakes85 EDD 28th Sept
MrsBadCrumble74 DC2 EDD 28th September
Mrsb87 Dc1 Edd 29th Sept
hefner DC2 EDD 29th Sept
Gunwalloe DC5 Edd 30th Sept
CaptainMcgraw DC2 EDD 30th September
Weebairn Dc2 Edd 30th sept
Funtimesahead Dc1 Edd 1st Oct
Bumpbangbump DC2 EDD 2nd Oct
Porcito DC1 EDD 3rd October
TroubleAndFyfe DC2 EDD 4th Oct
Georgebythesea DC1 EDD 4th Oct
Pinds Dc1 Edd 5th Oct
Pookey360 DC1 EDD 5th Oct
CellyD DC2 EDD 6 Oct
Queenasanti3 DC2 EDD 6th Oct
FlipFantasia DC3 Edd 7 Oct
Cabster DC2 EDD 8 Oct
Londonjen DC1 EDD 8 Oct
Tak1ngchances Dc1 EDD 9th Oct
Idt87 Dc3 Edd 9th Oct
Binkybunny Dc1 Edd 10th Oct
Claptomania DC1 EDD 10th Oct
Fedupofrainydays, DC2, EDD 10th Oct
noimagination80 DC1 EDD 10th Oct
Me23 Dc3 Edd 11th Oct
MrsDinoRawr DC1 Edd 11th October
Bumpforme2014 DC1 EDD 11th Oct
PunkyBubba DC2 EDD 12th Oct
Kittylou1 Dc1 Edd 12th Oct
Missfruits Dc2 Edd 14th Oct
Binglesplodge DC1 EDD 14th Oct
Happytimes31 Dc1 Edd 15th Oct
Pebble82 DC1 EDD 14th Oct
Mrsthedog DC1 EDD 16th Oct (puppythedog also lurking about the thread)
Grannyapple DC3 EDD 16th Oct
ExcitedCJ DC2 EDD 18th Oct
daphnehoneybutt DC1 EDD 19th Oct
Loulou888 DC3 Edd 20th Oct
FrauEnglischLehrerin DC2 edd 22nd Oct
Cherie037 DC3 EDD 22Oct
Rubyinthedust DC1 EDD 22nd Oct
Stigz DC2 EDD 23rd Oct
NotInyourNature DC2 EDD 24th Oct
magichandles DC3 EDD 24th Oct
Mrsmonkeybear DC1 EDD 24th Oct
Robindeer, DC1 EDD 26th Oct
Matildasmam22 DC3 EDD 27th Oct
anotherRoo DC1, EDD 27th Oct
Sparkle9 DC1 EDD 29th Oct

ohthegoats · 27/04/2014 21:52

Feelin so tired again, I'm not sleeping well at all keep waking around 4:30 and can't back back to sleep properly.

Me too. It's not 4.30 though, it's 5.30. I've been going to bed at 9 to compensate. Tonight however I have to work... boooo.. means tomorrow i'll be knackered and the rest of the week will be about trying to catch up. Nice.

Kirstipops · 27/04/2014 21:57

Pookey and Ruby (and any newbies), if you both want to drop me a private message on here I'll give you details to get onto the FB group :) (I'd message you directly myself but I'm on my mobile at the moment and it's not very PM friendly!

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