April 2007....bunnies lambs and babies!!!!

[geordiemacminx]

Here you are girlies!!

Great news doghouse!!

Oooooooh all this talk of christmas is making me EXCITED!!!! I can't wait til the DD's are old enough to "get Christmas"! My 20 week scan is on 22nd Dec and I won't be finding out what flavour I am having - I LOVE the surprise and I want something to make labour worthwhile, iykwim!!? Is anyone else NOT finding out????? I didn't find out what I was having with either of the DD's and it was lovely to find out ....

I'll be 14 weeks tomorrow!!!!!

Evening all,

I love the whole Christmas atmosphere. Lol at all the big kids here. I get excited putting the tree (got to be real) and the decs up.Really enjoy giving presents to friends and families, esp when its something I know they'll love.

I've even been thinking about making mince pies this years, instead of buying them, and I know ds will have great fun helping me

We won't be finding out what flavour this bean is. Didn't with ds, and really glad because I went 10 days over and it was only the not knowing that kept me going. Have been tempted this time but dh doesn't want to, and I know we'd give the game away if anyone asked!!

Think we've had crossed posts CD
Just wanted to say, dh hasn't told me not to find out, he just reminded me what I was like the last time, and he knows better than anyone that I love suprises!

And I'm 16+1!!!!

Congratulations doghouse

Going to go and make dh dinner now - he's had very long day. Bless him, he does work very hard, and I love him very very much.

Night all

x

Hi all, not been here since mon evening and theres loads to catch up and you know i have trouble enough keeping up on a quiet day!! Congratulations to all those who've had good test results. Early pg can be such a horrid time with the sickness and tiredness and all the worry and not knowing but seems like we're all slowly edging our way into the next stage now where we can actually start to enjoy it a bit

Im still suffering with ms although not being sick quite so much, normally just once a day now but im still feeling very sick. I have a couple of days when i think its getting better then it comes back again but it is alot better than a few weeks ago which is good cos I coulnt have coped with that for much longer. Oh and i have had 1 nose bleed, while i was being sick so that was fun!!

I've felt some slight movements too although it was more last week than this wk and not flutterings but more sliding feelings like baby shifting its body around rather than little kicks, definitely baby though as i recognise it so clearly from before.

At the moment im getting excited about dds birthday on 6th nov, she's going to be 6 and it just doesnt seem possible! In my mind I've always bunched 5yo with 3 and 4 in that they're still sweet and cuddly and just big toddlers really but I've always put 6yo with 7 and 8 and they're 'proper children' with their own opinions and reading and writing and getting all independant and it just doesnt seem possible. Especially this time of year when you're just starting to feel the chill in the air and the quality of light changes and the cold fresh smell and it all reminds me SO clearly of the last few weeks being pg with her and the 1st few weeks after she was born and I just cant believe she's gonna be 6, she can't be!!
(Plus it means a few days after she's 6 im going to be 28 and that really cant be right!! I'm never that close to 30!! )

In answer to whoever asked earlier about getting overly emotional about things i think my above rant about dds birthday shows my answer is definitely yes Actually i keep crying at all sorts of stupid things, anything vaguely emotional or touching has me sniffling quietly to myself, if its seriously sad then im in floods of tears which is really embarrassing cos i just dont do crying in front of people!

Wow sorry really long post will shut up now

Has anyone just watched the program about elephants being treated for injuries in the wild? That nearly had me in tears, especially when they weren't sure if the baby would make it.
Pesha, I thought I had ms badly, but at least I've only ever been sick once a day! Hope yours carries on getting better. Am very of all the people who say they can feel flutterings/slidings!
Hope your dd enjoys her birthday!

what a nice vibe to the thread today / tonight! maybe it is 2nd trimester kicking in???

the talk of the chill in the air and autumn / xmas makes me want to come over all earth motherly and cook mince pies as well. was even comtemplating teh xmas cards i am gonna make this year and the kind of pressie wrappings i will use!
i love it when there are loads of posts and nicelong threads to read!

night to you all.
GMM _ hope it all goes ok 2morro and u r having a lovely night with yr mum xo

Hi everyone, glad that test results seem to be coming in fine for people, and I hope the ms is easing for sufferers! I'm just flattened today, and it's not even 10am! Huge travels all over London on every conceivable form of over-crowded public transport yesterday, and then a hot humid night. I'm seeing the midwife this afternoon for test results etc., and am nervous about that - also about the fact that lots of friends have said 'you can't be four months, you've not got a tummy!' - which may be meant to be supportive but just freaks me out.
hope everyone else is ok!

Don't worry littlefrog - tummy is certainly not obligatory at this stage honey!! Hope your appointment goes ok today - thinking of you!!

Feeling ok today - off to work this afternoon, doing a few extra hours while boss is on hols - in-laws being completely crap about helping with childcare - - Having to enlist the help of some lovely friends instead.

14 weeks today!!!!!!!!

Hello- is it ok if I pop over from the May thread? Just had my scan yesterday and found out Im later than I expected- due 27 April- 13+6 today!

Oh, and this is my first babe, Im 33 & dp is 39. Was ttc for 4 yrs, told I had 5% chance of conceieving naturally, so bit of a miracle!

Hi Geordie- I remember you from the early scan thread- hope all is good with you!

Hello and Welcome glitterkitty - Good to have you with us! Congratulations on your little miracle honey! I'm due the day before you (26th) and this is my third!

erm, can any of you help?
I've just been told by our HR dept that the new entitlement to 39 rather than 26 weeks of leave relates to when your baby is born, rather than when your due date is. I think that's wrong - anybody know for sure? Anyone know where I can find out for sure? I'm due on the 2nd, so it's looking tight!

Its by due date- for definate. I dont have a link yet I can share- but I'm just waiting to hear from HR on this very issue- I'll post an update when they get back to me! I work in civil service, so whatever they send is likely to be accurate.

Definitely DUE date. I know cos I am due 3 April so have made it my business to know ... will try and find link! Good news heh?

Little frog am in fact quite of your no tummy yet! You'll be having the last laugh if it continues as we're all moaning about aching backs good & early! I was quite compact with ds - I think becasue I'd got good tummy muscles from dinghy sailing (essentially sit-ups whilst on the water) no such luck this time!
Am excited about Xmas too - am wondering whether we can have friends round for mince pies & mulled wine even though we're going North to my dp's for Xmas. Want to raid the park opposite & make a wreath or a swag for our stairs....but never done anything quite THAT crafty before!
Can't wait for ds to be able to appreciate it all properly!! But we've got Bonfire night, with toffee apples and sparklers and fireworks first!

Oh you're all too quick! I had a message rady & then didn't post for AGES and now I look all out of order!

It's definately DUE date as I'm now due 4th April and was qite anxious to get that cleared up here too!

There's a pdf document on it here if that helps. It clearly says Babies due on and after 1 April 2007.

Hi ... are any of you ladies using an independent midwife? I was searching the net yesterday and it seems that it would be so nice to have continuity. Every time I've had a midwife/antenatal visit, I've seen different people and there's no consistency ...
But the cost ... is it worth it????

shoeshopper - i looked into it but it seemed so expensive given that we have to pay for scans in scotland - already paying out £400!
would be lovely tho'

Hi shoeshopper. My sil was in similar predicament as you. Her and bil live in central London and they looked into a private mw, but couldn't really afford it. I think If I was in your shoes, I would do it (cost permitting) Does the same mw deliver the baby?

Like I've said before - move to South Wales! The mw work in a Domino system of about 7 or 8. All very friendly, and sing from the same songsheet iyswim

Thanks Runnyhabit ... Seems like I need lots more money! Yes, the MW does come with you to the birth ... or will come to your home for home birth etc. Just too much money! Any farm jobs in S Wales for dh... then we can move!!!
(ps. does runny habit mean you like running?)

Oh what a day! Thank you all for agreeing with me about the due date thing - this matters to us all a lot! They better not change their minds!
There has been just ridiculous amounts of to-ing and fro-ing between my head of department and HR about whether I get maternity leave at all, what impact it has on my contract, whether the baby is BORN after 1st April and all sorts of other stuff. I'm damned if they can get away with even THINKING that they don't need to give me maternity pay - I've been working there for a year after all. I think it's just incompetence, but you never know...
BUT I went to the midwife, and she was v nice and reassuring, and we heard the baby's heart going swoosh swoosh. So I'm happier now. No tummy yet, but I've put on something like 3-4 kilos, so it'll only be a matter of time.
17+4 today
Hope everyone else is well.

Oh my god I can't believe it I have just mopped the kitchen floor and cleaned the fridge!
after months of not even being able to step in there I have CLEANED (and not lost my lunch)! yea!
I don't think I will tell DH just yet, it is just too nice being waited on.

I haven't even had a nap today so may be touch wood that is the end of my feeling like S**T!

I have an appointment with the consultant on the 1st nov, which is quite exciting cause it may mean I get a scan aswell.

I am in 2 minds about finding out what flavour babies I am going to have, with dd it was such a fantastic shock reall thought she was a he.
Would love to wait and find out when they are born again but with 2 there is just so much stuff to sort out and I wanna start now.
Dh has already said he doesn't want to know but I do. Also because I am booked in for a
C-section it means I won't be able to go shopping for at least 2 weeks for pink and blue things!
What should I do?

1becomes3 - hey honey - for what its worth - i think with twins - you are gonna have you're hands pretty full so knowing the flavour may well be a vital help for you! my mum had her twins at 7mths ( she only found out at 5mths she was pg, found it was twins at 6mths!) so she had no time to get anything ready. it was hard to get anything sorted and as she said at the weekend - she wishes she had known what she was gonna have to be prepared.
whatever is gonna make it easier for you!!