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

[ZingWatermelon]

hope you like the title!

Yikes coco that sounds scary - lucky escape! I hope some passers by came to your rescue?

he he sorry I meant 38 weeks zing
plate the chap who stopped and came out of the car was my accountant...how embarrassing !!!

If I'd known the thread would be so chatty at 330am I'd have stayed on the sofa :) instead crawled back up to bed and did finally fall asleep for a few hours!

Coco glad you're ok though that does sound scary!

I will take a pic of the crib and post later for whoever was interested-shame the rest of the spare room (soon to be DS's room so baby can have his room) is still a total state!

Right-think I've waited long enough after my iron supplement to eat my lunch now!

Wow it looks like there was a lot of sleep trouble last night! My new tactic for sleeping is listing in my head as many things that start with a certain letter as possible. last night I was trying tube stations beginning with B. Was just drifting off when remembered a certain one that started with B but couldn't for the life of me remember the name. Was still trying to remember when I woke up this morning. So...something that should have sent me off to sleep actually made it worse!
On the plus side I had a lovely swim this morning before church, so feeling really refreshed. I love how fast I can move when in the water compared to on land, can't wait to walk fast again.
zing I checked out that thread and can really only draw one conclusion as to why someone would call you a troll...things seem worse in the middle of the night and people take things the wrong way. I really don't think you were harsh at all. I for one wish there were some male GPs at my health centre, its just full of grumpy female doctors who in my opinion seem to think that because they've been through it they can be very dismissive of pregnancy questions etc. although MW is lovely.
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend despite sleep deprivation. At least when babies arrive we can all sleep in the position we choose

Not having a good day... been arguing with dp all morning and can't stop crying. He can't understand why I'm upset that because we left sorting the house out til after his cycling training that I can't help so just end up sat around on my own in another part of the house and thinks I'm just having a dig at him :(

Maggie

oh sweetie, don't cry! I know what it's like to want to get everything perfect but if it isn't and you don't get to finish everything you wanted before baby arrives that is not the end of the world!

can you make a list and prioritise all the "to do" I to 3 categories
1, absolutely must be done
2, should be done, but can wait
3, doesn't really need doing but it would be nice to get done

focus on the first bunch and maybe get a few bits in between that is a nicer chore, relaxing.

hth, big hugs and

oh dear maggie try to get some alone time and cool off. Hope you feel better soon
zing i just saw the thread...i'm totally with you. Sometimes you just need perspective and tough love and if you can't take it on an anonymous website, you could never take it in real life!

Patchwork

about that thread (and then I'll leave it) - I do feel sorry for OP, of course I wish she could put her anxieties to rest or ease them.
but it angers me that a lot of amazing male HCPs are being dismissed due to what is to me an irrational fear or a self-created problem.
They train and study hard to help and do a good job, but get judged and are viewed as some sort of menace just because they are men.
It just seems unfair and discriminatory.
(And to say she'd rather give birth alone than be helped by a male is just ridiculous. and irresponsible and spoilt little princessy that's why I told her to grow up.
maybe I was nasty and rude, but I think perhaps nobody ever was bold enough to tell her that things don't always go our way and yes, we just need to deal with it, get tough and bear it)

end of rant

& anyone?
and sorry for monopolising thread.

Well I did drift off about 5 until 7...hoping for better night tonight otherwise work could be interesting. Sat slumpt on the sofa whilst dh watches football.

coco hope things get better and that your ok, I would be very shaky

Maggie I get into moods like that at times, just let it all out with a good cry then make a cup of tea and talk it out. I find im worse when pregnant!

patch I need to find a suitable time to go swimming, have my costume now so no excuse. Everyone who is pregnant whose been is full of praise so really must!

ickle I was similar...had costume for a while but needed a push to go. Thankfully a friend mentioned swimming the other day so I jumped on it and went with her which made it so much easier and I felt like I couldn't back out!! I definitely recommend finding someone to go with you, doesnt even need to be someone who's preggers!

My insomnia thing was to count back from 1000 or similar in 13. So 1000 - 987 - 974 etc. All that happened was that I got really good at the 13x table..

Had a proper hormonal meltdown today - first one! My plan for our room doesn't really work and when we started moving the furniture around we discovered mouldy bits on an external wall. It's probably not ingrained as we do occasionally clean but bits of the room need scrubbing and redecorating, which I hadn't planned on. Nothing major, when I'm not preggo, but now just really threw me.

DH clearly very frustrated with me and me with him so I have temporarily vacated his presence and am now cuddling the dog on the sofa. Still loads left to do though

ismarah

it's best if you keep away from cleaning off mould anyway. but it will get done, please don't cry.

I see I have to make more cake to cheer you all up.

I survived dd's party. I am utterly shattered but she and all her friends had a great time. Going to a soft play centre instead of having people round was definitely the best thing to do. I just mingled with mums/dads but didn't need to do anything.
I was awake ridiculously early this morning so have made my lists of things to pack in a hospital bag. I will have to find/sort out the baby gear.
But a list is a start!

Thank you ladies

ismarah seems its a day for us getting upset over household stuff :( sending you hugs

Yes zing we need lots of cake ;)

Well patch be impressed I've just got back from a swim! Was looking at what eve this week after work I could go then thought why not today! Sadly felt quite sick whilst there so only short but will go again after I start to feel better!

drama I did exactly the same and made hospital bag list for me and baby. Told dh and he said- whats on it for me? I told him food and he was happy! Men!!!

I have included a bag of clothes, to be left in the car, for dh. Last time I haemorrhaged all over him and we all looked like we had been in a massacre!
He may be allowed a jelly baby if he behaves!

drama jelly babies are my dh favourite and seem appropriate for the occasion!

Here's a photo of our shiny new crib...with a large hare keeping an eye on it :) DS keeps asking to give the hare a cuddle but does put it back as I've explained that it's looking after baby's bed!

maggie that was me yesterday.... I spent most of yesterday in tears over all sorts of things... Good old pregnanc hormones!

I have just made some flapjack with lots of dried fruit and seeds in it to help me consume more iron filled items...not tried it yet but hoping it's nice! DH on a mission to get me back on track with my iron levels so that I have some energy again and can kick this cold/cough which is just hanging around at the moment making me feel grim!l alas he came back from the supermarket with lots of good stuff but also with broccoli (I had asked for spinach) but I haven't been able to face broccoli since the first trimester but haven't the heart to tell him right now!

ismarah I still have the last sheet of wallpaper to put in our bedroom after I discovered a damp patch in the corner of the room when I was papering in the autumn... Think the roof has a leak but we still haven't got anyone round to look at it really need to do that though!!

Wahooo well done icklekid did icklekid's icklekid enjoy the water? I tried to work out if baby was kicking when I swam but couldn't tell really.
Be strong now (unlike me) because after my exertions this morning I've now polished off the last easter egg whilst revising
Sounds like evervyone is busy putting stuf in place now. Hubby is putting finishing touches to his art work in the nursery, what a star, but I definitely wish I could be doing fun baby stuff rather than working every day of the week! Roll on mat leave!

Arhh blue it looks lovely!

Yep patch should have read this before making a batch of gingerbread and consuming plenty- despite not being able to eat in eves due to sickness and sugary food giving me heartburn. All in all sat here waiting to feel horrific! Ooh looking forward to seeing the art work!

I really can't wait to be on maternity leave, no motivation for work at all at the moment...oh well hopefully this week will go quicker than last...

That is a very cute crib!

DH is not the diyer in our house - I am. But he has the budget so all the things I want to do don't happen because I don't ask to spend the money - or because at the moment my energy is all busy growing a bean. Somehow it feels like asking to spend money for / on bean is money spent for me..

We have two beds in the house, neither of which is in a useable state after today's (lack of) progress. Wah!

Our local council offers 10 free swimming sessions if you're pregnant..although I also saw a thing that suggested swimming was not awesome if you have SPD. Not sure if that depended on your stroke though..

Thats a great idea for pregnant ladies to keep active by swimming. I avoided breaststroke as meant to be bad for spd however I was trying to take it slow and steady anyway as wasn't feeling great!

Yes my physio said swimming is ok but not breaststroke legs... it came under the list of spreading your legs activities not to do

ismarah I feel like all I can do is pay for stuff at the moment... I can't even go to the supermarket on my own now as all the bending/twisting/etc hurts so I just go with DP to pay... I can't even do some light cleaning because there is stuff everywhere that I can't move/manoeuvre around and DP has banned me from anything involving chemicals! I can't even do the laundry because I can't get in the kitchen to do it and we have nowhere to dry it!

For those who've had iron level/anaemia issues how long did it take for the iron supplements/tablets to kick in? I know I'm only on day 2 of taking them but this dragging exhaustion is v wearing (plus I still have a stinking cold which I think I can't kick as iron levels affecting effectiveness of my immune system!) Trying to balance when to take the iron with actually eating is also proving tricky as I have a milk/cereal based breakfast and the calcium stops your body absorbing the iron yet morning would otherwise be best/easiest time to take it! Grrr too much for my tired baby brain!