July 2014 - Here comes the 3rd trimester, hold on to your knickers! Thread 6

[ZingWatermelon]

hope you like the title!

Oh ladies a flying visit just to say Tesco have 'baby' sunblock on offer at £2.50 a tube great buy for our summer babies :) www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=271912290

Love the list! I would add Muslins.
They can be very useful.

Maggie

I have a mid size sportsbag for my stuff, a wheelie cabin bag for baby's stuff, my breastfeeding pillow, my own pillow, my dressing gown and typically a plastic bag full of snacks for DH.

I had an overnight bag for me and then used the changing bag for the baby. I meant to take my own pillow but forgot but will try to remember this time around as hospital ones don't seem to have any filling. If you need more stuff your DP can bring more. Little things which were life savers included a straw - didn't want to waste any energy doing anything bar getting the baby out, even just lifting a bottle/glass! - and loved my first shower. Found it very surreal that I could easily touch my toes and made me feel human again.

MUST PACK AIR FRESHENER spray!

I had a prune related incident while in labour with DS5.
I had never seen midwives gagging, with eyes watering and begging wretching DH to open some windows!

DH and I sorted airing cupboard and under stairs cupboard today. We are very pleased with ourselves even if we have yet to do the entirety of the rest of the house. Little victories..

Congrats on move MrsA - very exciting!

ismarah
yay!

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medal for you!

I sorted medicine cupboard - insane amount of it was expired!

we have so much to do before moving. I look around and I think probably I want too much done that doesn't actually need doing, just packing up.

pfft, dinner time

I made a brilliant cake for tomorrow, just needs to get there safely then I can relax.

zing or mummies already do your fingers AND toes need to be free of polish/gel for labour? These are really the only half decent looking parts at the min due to acne etc

when I had ELSC I think they said to not have nail polish on toes or fingers.
not sure.

but I know I had red toenails while in labour with both DS5 & DD.
they never mentioned anything at all about it, despite the fact that risk of potential scar rupture would've meant and EMSC or even a crash section under GA.

so unless specifically told not to have nail varnish don't worry about it, glam up!

which reminds me that I need to start looking for a nice tiara!

Thanks ladies :) I have a seperate list for hospital essentials which I think again I picked up from a thread on here... Yes to pillows! MW said at antenatal class that people steal pillows and blankets from the hospital so would be lucky if I got more than one!

Thanks zing. hoping the parentcraft class this wk & nx might be a bit more informative (which i sort of had to fight with mw to be allowed to attend) have been told bugger all under my MLC rushed half arsed appointments & I am to expect a new mw on mon as one up til now is changing towns. good job mumsnet & google exist - I like to research stuff that will affect/be related to me. also hoping new mw will be nicer & not make me feel like im a huge inconvenience for actually turning up ontime/early for my appointments complete with sample & notes everytime (not my fault she makes my appointments during her "lunch" everytime)

mummy personally for any hospital related stay (including labour) I would say polish is ok cos they can remove it but not gel/acrylic/false nails... hate to think how they might remove them if they need to get them off!

Maybe I'm a bit dense but what's the deal with nail polish or falsies?

colour of unpolished nails can indicate certain problems.

when my sister broke her leg and had plaster cast she was told not to get her nails polished - blue or purple discolouration could mean there's problem with circulation, I think, due to cast being too tight or more serious reasons.

Tsk zing - you can't just tell us you've made cake, what type of cake?

Think I might be getting a bit 'nesty' already - had a bit of a strop today as DH decided to re-open the idea of building a kitchen extension rather than us doing a cheap-n-cheerful job with the current space. I just really want whatever it is done before the baby arrives, the idea of possibly having builders around whist I'm on mat leave fills me with horror (dust, mess, builders + baby = NO). Only calmed down after thorough house cleaning and tidying session, which is exceptional uncharacteristic behaviour from me (tidiness is not my thing).

Extension-building thing also a sore point as I always feel I have a weak hand on any major financial decisions as all our savings are from DH's income. We've always split day-to-day finances 50-50 despite DH earning far more than me, but DH pours a lot into savings which have paid for big things like house deposit etc. His money = he has final say. Which has been fair for so long as my lower earnings have been my choice (I do my job for love not money, DH the reverse). But not sure where that leaves us when I'm earning less to look after DC (initially on mat leave, then I doubt I will return to work at 100% of my current hours).

ok, it's a sponge cake.
in fact two of them (6 eggs mix each) sandwiched together with seedles raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream.
then covered with marzipan and red icing (coz of choristers' cassocks are the same colour) and topped with an edible icing sheet with music notes printed on.

it looks good.
Will try to upload photo.

better?

Wow, impressive Zing!

Well done with the cake zing :) I would happily 'test' a slice for you now if needed

Good (?) to see some fellow thread-friends up at this silly time too...once again I can't sleep! Bizarrely DS is also wide awake and busy chatting to his teddies v loudly in his bed!! He missed his afternoon nap so would've thought he'd be shattered!

So my new crib arrived today (Saplings Katie) and I couldn't resist building it and am v pleased with it too. That's been the positive part of the day as most of the day spent in tears about one thing or another-just a bit of an emotional/hormonal wreck today

11 weeks to go til EDD (and counting!!)

Hi Blue! You aren't alone at this ridiculous hour. Woke 30 mins ago and pathetically relieved I had been asleep for more than an hour. Thanks to zing I now have a desire for cake...! DH off to first tri of the year tomorrow (well today). Feel like it's going to be a very long week on very little sleep...!

On a brighter note I dropped my iPhone in the bath last night. And some how it is still working. Phew!

I can't sleep.
coincidentally DD is sleeping between us, her head on my leg.
I can't move!

I'm pissed off about architect giving us incomplete floorplan thus delaying me getting organised by a whole week.

for all of us

Mmm virtual cake! Awake here too (obviously: not learnt to MN in sleep yet). DH is at a cycling event tomorrow - I had planned various useful chores (homebase, taking rubbish to tip etc) but now realised DH will have car. Gah!

Right - I should listen to hypnotherapy CD, that will have me asleep in minutes...

Wide awake here too!

zing I wanted to make a cake yesterday - had friends over for lunch, had lovely time, went for walk, watched rugby then suddenly it was 7pm!!! No time for cake baking as by that time I have 0 energy!

plate I'm bit worried about financial decisions post maternity too...so savings wise I had more when we met- we both owned houses mine was worth more so sold dh. Most of deposit for our new house was my money. However dh earns slightly more than me, I've started saving less and putting money into baby fund- dh puts into joint isa. However I always feel we make all big decisions jointly. I hate the fact when on maternity leave and when I go back part time I won't be able to save for the first time in my working life. Yes dh will continue to but much less. I know it isn't forever and don't think dh would ever use it against me but the thought of him finding all holidays etc makes me a bit

I would love a extension onto the back but have had to accept now is not the time! Instead will put up with very tatty, slightly leaky conservatory for next year

zing house moving is horrible, so feel your pain and frustration! I'm sure it was daily phone calls to both estate agents and my solicitor by this stage to put pressure on them to move-i was that annoying customer...but it worked!

Oh and blue pic of crib pleaseeee!!!!