October 14, Fred 10. waddling our way through trimester 3!

[mrsb87]

New thread ladies x

LondonJen I must admit its getting harder and I think I am going to have to reign it in a bit now! I have such a big appetite that exercise has always kept me in check, guess I will have to ease up on the food instead!

Blimey we haven't got long now, this is my first and I am starting to freak about labour but equally cant wait to be at that stage!

littlewilliam same due date and very impressed! Tried to keep up fitness but back and hip pain stopped my hill walking and most of walking now so just managing aqua natal once a week and some gentle yoga at home when I can. Feeling very unfit but planning on getting out as soon as I feel up to it once the baby has been born and hopefully this backache has gone away.

Going to kill DH tonight, finally got out of bed, had a bath (which I kind of got stuck in ) and put on a DVD to find out he's not wired the Xbox properly and I have no idea how. Feel like a bit of a girl .

sparkle your list has frightened me some what! I'm 33wks today and I'm nowhere near as organised!

We had a look around the mlu and the water birth pool on Saturday and I really hope I can have the the birth I'm hoping for. It seemed so quiet and peaceful on the unit. It's only small which is nice. They're opening a consultant unit at the hospital on my due date with another birth pool too. london I have a bikini top and a vest top just to pop over the top incase I don't fancy having my belly out! Really don't fancy doing it completely in the buff but I guess you never know til you're there.

Haha, MrsB - my friend said that she just went for it in the naked department. Had no plan to be naked, just couldn't bear for her clothes to be on anymore. When her son was out, her boyfriend was trying to take photos of the both of them, and she was really cross with him that he kept trying to cover her up a bit. Apparently he was all 'Yeah babe, but my nan doesn't need to see your boobs'.

Just had whooping cough jab. Arm feels all warm. Waiting for the weird feelings / sore arm to kick in! Maybe if I'm expecting them they won't happen, right?

I was SUPER hot in labour - proper red and sweaty as labour wards are kept at something like 27c - hence ended up much more naked than planned but urgh any clothes just got hot and sweaty and bloody and minging and just stuck to me. Horrible! I've got a v light gown this time for if we have to move rooms (as its a busier hospital this time, not like the island where both us labouring Mums who were in were wandering up the corridor nakey!!!!) but I'm guessing I'll labour naked again.

I have a spaghetti strap nightie that comes down to mid thigh, and has seen better days - that's going to be my labour friend. Well, that's the plan... who knows, might be nudey all the way. If I get to use a pool, then I've got a couple of strappy vests that again have seen better days (I wear them canoeing on top of bikini tops, so not much coverage), which will be in my bag. Neither item needs to come home with me!

Oh good idea about strappy top in the pool goats I need to find some sort of nightie, annoying that primark don't do online!

Hi all! Sorry been on and off the thread. 31 weeks here, had my whooping cough too today fedup awaiting the sore arm.. the midwife said as I have had tetnus booster for honeymoon in the past 2 years that mine will be extra sore! (nice of her to let me know!) but that paracetemol and ice will do the trick.

Also bought some stuff for the baby today… some newborn and up to 1 month clothes (3x sleeveless vests in each size and 4x sleep suits in each size) I figure that when baby is here I can send hubby out for more in the "correct" size. I also bought a bouncer (in the sale in argos) and some nappies in the BOGOF tesco deal. So feeling much more prepared!

What has everyone gone for pram wise?

overthinker same here re tetanus booster - so am prepared for agony!! Need to stock up on paracetamol.

Just popped to our house - absolutely filthy and dusty shell! Grabbed some non alcoholic beers out the garage fridge and legged it - my nesting instinct cannot cope with that much mess!

Mrsb they sound like a good investment to me. We have a wool duvet for our ds and while it's thin, wool is a natural product so is warm when it's cold and cool when it's warm. Very clever! So he has the same duvet on all year round and has never complained or seemed overly cold/sweaty....

fedup because i'm in the same state as you with house mess i too have done nothing. Don't panic, sure you will have time, and actually even if you went into labour it'd be pretty unusual that the baby came that quickly - you'd have time to throw a few things into a bag, and probably go round the shops even! It would take your mind of the contractions! Unless your first dc was super speedy with his exit??!!

Thanks london I'm having mw check up tomorrow so will discuss things again re infusion.

binky sorry to hear you have been ill too.

goats primark full briefs are very good and cheap as maternity pants.

I'm planning to wear crop top or vest in pool but in my experience most women end up naked and don't care! I worry about people I work with professionally coming into the room and seeing me naked!

littlewilliam I can't get my head around all you are managing to do! I can breathe...Most of the time...but that's it lol!

I need to sort a hospital bag (amongst many other things! ) maybe that's a job for this weekend...

Yellow If you are not seeing the diabetes team for a couple of weeks, are you going to try and diet control yourself in the meantime? The dietician I saw for DC2 was the most helpful and told me I should be aiming for 3 meals of no more than 40g of carbs and 2/3 snacks of no more than 20g carbs. Slow release carbs (wholemeal bread etc) are better than refined carbs and sugar is basically out. I am allowed the occasional rich tea though

I swapped DC2s clothes over to the chest of drawers in his room today and put the 0-3 month stuff away - and worked out I don't really need to buy anything

*Gets

*Getsdowb

Fuuuck! Sausage fingers....
Gets down on knees and does "I'm not worthy" bow at littlewilliam
That's amazing what you're still doing, it's the 45 min walk that would finish me off, think my feet would implode!

Second the primark big black pants maybe occasionally still wear them
I also laboured naked with ds. Hadn't planned on but the room was like a sauna. I had a shower around 4/5cm and put a nightie on but it was off by 8cm. Everytime dr did rounds the mws we're trying to cover me up!hoping for water birth again but depends if my bp behaves this time.

Just checking in, been away for the weekend without wifi! Haven't RTFT so let me know if I've missed anything important

Sparkle I would put in a couple of muslins don't worry about bibs

Back at work tomorrow after 6 weeks off .., would actually be looking forward to it if it wasnt for SPD ? I know im not physically able to do my job anymore which makes me sad because i love it so much :( i know going back isnt going to be very good for my spd, but feel i should just try & push myself

Im so fed up of being sore & limited in what i can do., i need to start doing my shopping online as just pushing the trolley & loading shopping onto checkout is just too much now. I have so many finishing touches to do to my new house but just trying to get the housework done & looking after DD takes me over my pain thersehold so everything else is taking a backseat, then i get anxious about the list of things needed done... I just feel like crying all the time the now:(

I feel all i do is moan moan moan / if its not heartburn its spd if its not that its trapped wind ... Then i feel gulity as i know plenty of peope would kill to be in my position & i know i am so blessed ... But sometimes all of the above gets on top of me, but generally i feel like an ungrateful moaning bitch for feeling the way i do:(:(

Evening all, 8 weeks today until baby due date and four weeks tomorrow until I finish work :-)

Sparkle I am also stealing your hospital bag list, you are all scaring me with how organised you all are.

Any recommendations on where to get these nighties for labour? Also, all the pads etc is there anywhere cheap to get all of that stuff or is it just boots?

Cheap nighties- I got mine from primark. Bought next size up and it had buttons down half of front. Just a big baggy cotton night dress kind of tshirt material iykwim?
Only bought 2 and wish I had bought more so buying more this time!

Mat pads I just bought sainsburys and tescos own last time. Around 99p a pack. Think I actually might have stocked up when sainsburys had a baby event on? Tescos do some thin ones which are good when you don't need the really thick ones but still need something. I'm sure mothercare/boots etc are very similar.