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Due March 2007 - No. 3

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LunarSea · 11/10/2006 08:06

New thread because the last one was giving me "Sorry, this thread is too big to accept new messages".
Onilly - sorry, yes I am sure it's due date - see here - "the Regulations apply to women expecting their babies on or after 1 April 2007.... If an employee's 'expected week of child-birth' falls before 1 April 2007 the old rules will apply."

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kittythescarygoblin · 30/10/2006 22:07

Welcome cath, sorry to hear that you are having a rough time at the moment. Your amoungst 'friends' here though and hopefully will feel supported
Don't worry about being misererable we all like having a good moan.

cath28 · 30/10/2006 22:08

KitsKat hi .. my dp who has left me lives quite near you .. but i think he's f'd off round the world actually .. does that help at all ?!

cath28 · 30/10/2006 22:10

thanx kitty it's good to know that moaning is permitted! i'm fed up of being miserable but at the same time can't really help it right now iyswim.. nice to meet you

LaidbackinaTransylvaniancoffin · 31/10/2006 09:40

Is there anybody out there ? Busy packing ( again) to fly to England (will have to plant alot of trees to offset my carbon emissions this year ) .

Have washed and ironed all the baby clothes to take back and leave in the UK for March. Some of them are so tiny ! I cant remember DS's ever being that small ! (well to be fair DS2 wasn't!)

Welcome Cath - sorry to hear you are having a difficult time; We will support you - moan away !

mummylin2495 · 31/10/2006 10:10

hello kitskat just to say that i live in bournemouth but definatley not pregnant,welcome to our town ,hope you enjoy living here

foxinbubblesletsmaketrouble · 31/10/2006 11:05

Eids - good luck with your scan today!

Welcome Cath - you have loads on your plate at the moment. I'm finding it hard to cope too - I work full time, have very lively DS 6 and DD 3 and am totally knackered. Have a DH but he's not Superman, which is what I need right now! Please feel free to moan, as it makes me feel better!

At the moment I hate rich people and people who sit on their bums all day - 'cos that's what I'd like to be doing but can't!

Rosyspookily · 31/10/2006 11:28

Happy Halloween everyone!

Kiwi got my iron yesterday which was about the only thing I accomplished!

I am craving grapefruit juice like mad at the moment, drinking gallons of it!

Welcome Cath, I was a single mum for a few years. Its not easy. Now I am on my own most of the time, dh works away and comes home 3 days every two weeks usually. Though its a whole different ball game to have a supportive partner even if at a distance. I hope you aren't alone for long.

My toddlers are like little gremlins at the moment. They are up to loads of mischief!
I'm ravenous, my tummy thinks its lunchtime...must go eat!

21wks 2

Anglaise1 · 31/10/2006 11:37

Hi Cath,
I'm not really a single mum, but my DP works and lives in England and I work and live in France, so we only see each other every other week-end and during holidays. It hopefully isn't permenent, and we've coped fine for the last 4 years, but having a new baby will make things a lot tougher I think, for him as much as me. Luckily I work mainly from home and DD is a wonderful girl who is very responsible grown up for her age (5) and I know will be a great help!
Hope you feel better soon my hormones are a bit all over the place at the moment.

cath28 · 31/10/2006 11:40

thanx laidback, fox and rosy .. hmmmm trying to think of a halloween name but failing, brain feels like cotton wool today !! maybe i'll have more luck at xmas

to be honest i'm feeling totally miserable and sorry for myself as it's my birthday tomorrow and all i want to do is hide under my duvet and not come out! taking dd to a halloween party later and we're going for a walk in this hills this afternoon together beforehand, it's a beautiful day, trying to put a brave face on.. i read this thing today saying halloween was the time to face what you are really afraid of, so maybe that's what i need to do, face my fear of my dp never coming back!!

muppetisacat · 31/10/2006 11:41

Good luck with scan Eidsvold - let us know how you get on today.

Welcome Cath - there's no place like mumsnet for a good old moan! My dh works away a lot and spends most of the time at home asleep so I can appreciate the lack of practical help you must be getting. However, I also appreciate it's still not the same as being single and I hope things pick up for you - do you have much family support around you?

Hope we have lots of happy news from people having the scans over the next few days...

22+3 (boy)

muppetisacat · 31/10/2006 11:42

Ooops - I mean 21+3 (wishful thinking)

cath28 · 31/10/2006 11:43

hiya anglaise nice to meet you that must be tough.. yes my dd is almost 4, i think it will be a good gap in age! is yours really excited? my dd is hugely excited but says she only wants a boy so she can boss him around.. i'm thinking hmmm.. lucky you to be in france, i love it there, whereabouts are you?

cath28 · 31/10/2006 11:46

hi muppetisacat and thank you! yes i'm not sure which i find harder, the emotional or the practical lack of support, both pretty hard! mum lives nearby but we don't get on too well, currently trying to work out terms and conditions for the next 6 months.. it's not quite that bad, but basically, she doesn't think i should have continued with this pregnancy, in fact i think she'd like my life to be completely different from how it is, so her support is always tempered with disapproval/pity which i find hard to swallow.. other than that i do have friends around but got so used to being part of a happy couple (as you do) that i suppose i'm quite isolated now but trying to remedy that

cathstirshercauldron · 31/10/2006 11:53

whaddaya think?

divastrop · 31/10/2006 12:14

hi,im going to post before ive read any of the new messages.just got back from my scan,and im glad to say everythings fine.

they searched for the willy i was sure would be there but alas they could not find one
so looks like im having another girl!the only other time my gut feeling was wrong was with ds2 whom i was convinced was a girl up till my 20 week scan.
dp is happy and keeps singing,i think its all more real to him now
better go and catch up....

divastrop · 31/10/2006 12:27

hi cath28!
i have been a single mum on and off in the past few years,although the men i had been with were so awful life was alot easier without!i have been through pregnancy alone and i know how hard it is-all the books etc seem to say things like'get your partner to give you a massage' and it used to make me feel like i was an outsider.

what you said about your mother's support being tempered with disaproval...sounds very familiar.what is it with mothers?!?

hope everybody else is ok

20+6

foxinbubblesletsmaketrouble · 31/10/2006 12:28

Diva congrats on your scan:

Hey, how about, if some of us want boys and are getting girls, and other want girls and are getting boys, we could start a swap shop?

Just an idea..?

Cath - there's a few us on this thread who have Mum's who are actually witches, so join the club.

BTW love the spookyname!

Whoowhoobewhooooooh · 31/10/2006 12:32

Morning everyone!

Hi cath - like the Halloween name. (Think I was the one who directed you to this thread - glad you've joined us). Hope you enjoy your walk today.

You should plan to do something really nice for yourself tomorrow.

Not much to report from me really. I'm very behind with my work, and I'm getting into a bit of a panic spiral. Thing is, I've been self-employed for so long. I'm used to doing loads of work on my energetic days, and not so much on my tired days. I think I'm subconciously waiting for another energetic day to crack on with everything, but I don't get them any more.

Must change mindset. It'll only be harder once baby's here.

Sorry to hear you're so stressed fox. Sounds like you need DH to have the kids for a day so you can go off and have a massage and nice lunch. For the baby's sake, obviously.

EDD 3/3
22+2

RabidZombieAmie · 31/10/2006 12:35

Congrats Diva! Glad evertything went fine...

I'm convinced I'm having a girl... but didn't find out last week, so its a surprise for the next however many weeks till March.. seems far too many already!

Welcome Cath, I like that name!

I bet those mothers and mother in laws have polished their brrom sticks up for tonight!

foxinbubblesletsmaketrouble · 31/10/2006 13:20

Anyone going out trick or treating tonight?

I'm working late but DH will probably take the little monsters round..

muppetisacat · 31/10/2006 13:20

Good name Cath!

Congrats to Diva - Hooray for the female of the species! Another one of us!

21+3 (boy...grrr)

kittythescarygoblin · 31/10/2006 13:30

Congrats diva

Good one about the witchy mothers foxy, so very true

Tomorrow I am ditching my halloween name and shall be finding a bonfire one, little things keep me amused

Back to good old Boots today for more gaviscon and piles stuff. Looks like I should be starting on the Gaviscon repeat perscriptions now .

Braxton Hicks have started, anyone else got them yet?

foxinbubblesletsmaketrouble · 31/10/2006 13:51

Kitty - I nearly vomited in a meeting just now, as a huge load of stomach acid suddenly surged up my throat - bring on the gaviscon!!

I never had braxton hicks with either pregnancy and none so far with this one - that's probably why my labours are so lengthy and crappy. I read somehere that strong Braxton's are linked to strong labour contractions and shorter labours. Dunno how true that is?

foxinbubblesletsmaketrouble · 31/10/2006 13:52

PS I have got my Bonfire name all planned too!

RabidZombieAmie · 31/10/2006 14:13

don't think i've had any BH.. I'm guessing I'd know if I do have one...

any one here ever bought a maternity pillow? any recommendations? I just can't get comfy... at all.

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