April 2007 - approaching 3rd trimester, the one where we start to get ready.........

[EllieK]

new thread as other one getting very long, again!

so, anyone else got photos to share? i'm trying to find a way of getting them from my mobile to the computer as i don't have a digi camera.

good morning early birds!
have been awake since 6am - sadly not with a LO but with a demanding cat. not quite the same i know!
thanks fro all yr lovely advice on getting this little blighter to move. like u say maveta - it is great to have somewhere to ask questions. probably just an over fretter but when i hear of all these other folks getting battered by their lo and not able to sleep - it get this 1st tier thinker. maybe she is gonna be like her dad - wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too mellow??
i am sitting here with a glass of cold water, a glass of orange juice, chocolate covered coffee beans and a slice of cake. maveta - wonder what yr MW would make of that as a breakfast??????

off to collect 4 parcels frm the postoffice- ohh i love getting post. think it is my BIG maternity pillow, nipple cream(?), cot blanket and swaddling blankets. gotta collect footmuff for buggy as well. it is all happening. BIL/SIL gave us a cheque for xmas to help out. misread it until paid it into bank and realised there was an extra zero at the end. able to get some nice new stuff now

anyhow - have lovely breakfast & chilled days. (maveta - yrs sounds lush!)

wo - bugger the midwife, I want some of your brekkie!! my toast was okay but wholemeal so much healthier than I was looking for And so you feel better, my baby has not yet kept me awake at night with kicking so you aren´t alone on that..they´re probably saving it all for when they come out! [nervous laugh]

emmymummy - as far as the wizened old men go you probably aren´t wrong! Don´t think they´re will be whole goats mind you but to be honest your mental picture is most likely pretty accurate! In the summer this village has loads of whole-village get togethers. We all go up to a kind of little park at the top of a nearby hill overlooking the village and groups of people cook enormous pans of food. Have you ever seen the size of pots used for like ´Guiness World Record Soup Made in Humble Village´? Well they´re HUGE, like a good 2 metres diameter? And they have these comedy giant wooden spoons to stir it that are probably not much shorter than the person using it! What´s amazing is that in such great quantities they get it tasting so good.

It´s all very nice. If you like that kind of thing, which I do and there is an amazing community atmosphere which reminds me of film I´ve seen of UK street parties in the 50s. All my friends that still live in the city all chime in with the same thing when we talk about village life. All together now: "it´s SUCH a great place to bring up children"...cheeeeeesy but true.

Morning all. Hope you are all ok today.
Emmymummy, dd is the same. When we have to be up she is still sleeping at 8.00 - when we don't need to be up, she comes crashing in at 7.00! I did try to expain to her yesterday that today was the weekend and we could have a really long sleep, but....
I can't complain tho as I had a lie in until 9.00! Bliss. Except one of my large cats came up and was padding and purring about!

WO, I was told the way to get baby moving, was to have a sweet hot drink - hot chocolate, or some chocolate. I had to do this at the scan as they wanted bean to move up a bit to see the head properly. Bit of a tough one eating chocolate, but I coped!

Well, didn't have any more blood streaks last night. Had a bit of pink discharge this a.m though. Will just keep an eye on it. I had this when I was 11 weeks pg and they said it was nothing to worry about.

It is a worry though the whole pg thing isn't it. We all deseve big pats on our backs!

Right, must get dressed!

See you later lovelies. xx

SOPL - glad u feel a bit better this morning and yep - keep an eye on it. hope u can take it easy today??
BBCK- sugar puffs - yummmmmmm, havent had those for ages. used to eat dry bowlfuls - off to get some now

Morning folks. Luckily Dh got up with dd this morning as I'd only got to sleep at 5am. Feel like sh*t with a temperature & really bunged up. At least DH isn't working.

Hope everyone has a good weekend & no more scares with bleeding or overly quiet bumps.

Liath, sorry you are feeling cack. Take it easy and I hope you feel better soon. x

Yup Liath, I agree..let´s have an uneventful weekend folks! Liath hope you feel better babe. SOL hope it clears up and you can relax about it all.

This is one for cat lovers (unfortunate choice of words? We shall see..) . What is it with cats watching you in the shower or bath? I never fully close the bathroom door for either or they sit outside making a racket..when I am in the bath one of them gets particularly anxious, jumping up and patting my knee nervously with his paw. And when I shower I do so in peace, only to open the curtain and find him sitting there, staring at me only to then give me a big MIAAAAAAOW? I think they are completely perplexed and in their own cat way slightly worry about what I am doing. They don´t do it to dh.

One time dh and I were having some afternoon, ahem, light entertainment and as I lay back and thought of..well, nothing, he was down.. exactly. We both got a feeling at the same time, looked up and there was one of the cats, quite calmly sitting next to him, peering over in a very curious ´soooo..whatcha doin´?´ kind of way. Absolutely cracked us both up. And slightly freaked us out but hey, chucked him out and got back with the task at hand..can´t let something like that put you off, can you?? But it was SO funny. The look on his little cat face of pure unadultered curiousity.

I´m not sure why I shared that story but it makes me giggle when I think of it so hey, share the happiness, right?

and re. kids getting up early..I´m sure it will drive me BONKERS when it´s my turn but I still so clearly remember the THRILL of it being the WEEKEND and having to get up at 5.30am so I wouldn´t miss alvin and the chipmunks. HOW CAN YOU EXPECT ME TO SLEEP WHEN I HAVE A WHOLE DAAAAAAY FREE FOR TV AND FUN! FUN! FUN! Let´s move it people, let´s GO!!

I think it went something like that...

Hahahaha Maveta - wait until it's a toddler in with you at shower time staring & saying "Mummy big TUMMY!" in an awe filled voice. Thankfully she's yet to barge in on me & DH up to no good but I daresay it's only a matter of time.

Thanks for the sympathy . Must go & have shower.

Oh Liath - you poor thing. I have been waking up lots but have done some reading into it and as long as you get lots of REM and deep sleep then should be fine and that waking at the end of a sleep cycle is normal.

I have finished reading Babycalming by Caroline Deacon - its fairly good but for a third timer didn't really help that much - more for a first timer - so if anyone wants it for free let me know - email me on vickifinn at tiscali dot co dot uk and will shove in post or will bring along to bristol meet up on weds.

Baby now kicking here - any change WO?

Do you let your kids see you naked? I was starting to wonder at what age should your kids stop seeing you standing there completely starkers - ds1 is nearly six - any thoughts? Just caight myself satnding on landing last naked and shouting at ds2 because he was still awake at 10.30pm and should have been asleep hours before - he had also just woken me up! grrrr!

BBCK - I would be hard pushed to imagine so far down the line. As this one is a boy I guess he will be the one to learn to knock before entering long before it embarrasses me! I am very comfortable with nakedness and dh often runs around the house after me in the summer shouting, "The curtains are open, the curtains are open, GET DRESSED!" LOL. As a girl growing up with only sisters and a mother who is more of a nudist by far than me, there´s never been any boundaries of not seeing each other naked. My mum sleeps naked even now and I rarely had a bath in peace as a teenager without someone needing a wee, to put make up on, brush their teeth etc etc. It´s not something we were ever made conscious of.

BUT I have not seen my dad naked since I was about..casting my mind back..maybe 7? We lived here when I was little and there are photos to show we used to all sunbathe naked on the roof terrace when we were small (vaguely hippy parents) , although I don´t remember.

It will maybe be a bit different in that respect, having a boy..hmmmmm indeed. From parental reports, it was Dad who decided when we had reached an age where we were really NOTICING differences between us that he was no longer comfortable being naked around us.

Thanks Maveta

At the moment they think it is all very funny because a)mummy doesn't have a willy b) mummy has boobies c) mummy has huge tummy - think the last distracts them from the other details at the moment so maybe once baby comes I will make effort to wear something! But then we will have the whole breastfeeding thing and 20 zillion questions everyday about milk

Maveta, loved the story about your cat. My cats are very protective of me, but they haven't gone that far!

An ex boyfriends cat did though!

Trying to think what to do today as the weather is so uninspiring. I can't be arsed to do anything! I am hoping dh will take control!!

Afternoon ladies

I'm feeling the need to have an moan. I've already had an eventful start to the weekend, but for all the wrong reasons
In bed last night, as I went to turn over, I felt the most almighty snap around my pelvis, followed by an ache. The pain was horrific, made me feel physically sick and I burst into tears. So at dh because it was only when I was crying that he bothered to put the light on because he thought I was joking. He had to help me get into a comfy position to sleep, and I stayed like that all night, because I was so scared the same thing would happen again if I tried to move.
Managed to get out of bed ok this morning, but guess who's been the one tidying, doing the laundry, and generally getting everyone kicked started? I don't do it because I want to, but because it needs to get done. I'm still in pain (not as much as last night though) but all dh can see is me moving around, so he thinks I must be ok. Have just had an almighty row and I'm sitting here in tears. It just feels like he's not taking the SPD seriously and I'm feeling so Maybe I should go back to the hospital and get the crutches they offered me, and then he might realise how bad it is? Or am I my own worst enemy because I'm just getting on with it?

Maveta & Liath - laughing here about cats and children walking in on / watching mummy & daddy getting up to you know what....dd has burst in a few times, thankfully when we've just, er, finished and she thinks it's hilarious that we're naked in bed in the middle of the afternoon. She always insists on taking her clothes off and hopping in with us (many suppressed giggles & red faces from me & dh).

Ow Runny that sounds bloody painful and frightening. Can't you just put your feet up for the rest of the day and bugger the laudry, cooking etc. If dh sees you staying put would he have more sympathy? Sometimes men need reminding that, just coz we're getting on with all the usual day to day stuff, we are actually 6 months pregnant and so inclined to be in pain / tired / grumpy and need sympathy and looking after.

Get on that sofa now, put the tv on and stay there for the rest of the day.

Runny, I am really sorry to hear you are so upset. Perhaps you should go back and get the crutches. I am lucky enough not to be experiencing SPD so don't know the ins and outs, but I hope you get some support.

I was cross with dh too last night. Having told him about the bloody discharge, he started talking to me about finances - as if I was interested! Then, the oven alarm was going off, and he didn't bother to get up and turn it off, so I had to drag myself off the sofa and do it.

Honestly! They do not have a clue. As you say, just because we are still doing stuff (because if we didn't who else would sort laundry/dishwasher etc) they think we are 100%.

Hugs to you.

Boo! Glad you are coming to Meet Up and not noisy, horrid children's Party EmmyMummy - Good choice!!

I am quite open about nudity, it honestly doesn't phase me at all. My girls are still v.young, I guess and we all (DD's, DH & I) have baths together and stuff. DD1 is nearly 3 and DD2 is 20 months, so not something I'm worried about atm. Mmmmmmm, I think the last time I saw my dad in the nude was when I was about 10ish, I think and I saw my mum about a month ago - she'd just got out of the bath and we were chatting in her bedroom. Didn't think anything of it. Am I weird!!!? I wander round the house naked all the time and don't even think about it. DH is more "prude" than me and tends to cover up (but he does have regular baths with the DD's who spend the whole time giggling and putting the washing hair jug over his willy!! ) Gosh - I am an exhibitionist!! A revelation!! I am also of the opinion that after having two children, everyone in the entire Universe has looked at my Fanjo so what's a few more!!!?

Ahem.

I am going to go now before you ban me from this thread!! ....

[[hugs]] runny! xxxx

Thank you all xxxxxx

Will try and veg out on the settee, but I find it quite hard when I know there are things to be done iyswim

But have just cheered myself up by looking at double buggies and wondering how much of dh money I can spend Reading a lot of good things about Phil and Teds, but have a question about the cocoon for newborns - can it be fitted so that it can faces you? Or is it completely enclosed?

Hi all
I too am here for a little moan: having just recovered from a chest infection (and more to the point, poor DS having just recovered from one), I now have real pain in my mouth. Aaaaaagh - dentistry! This is not the way I wanted this pregnancy to be, with illness and SPD (though nothing like as bad as runny's sounds, poor thing) and general feeling down about the illness etc. And why do things always go wrong at the weekend, when you don't have easy access to the medical peeps? Sigh. And DP is at the football, so I'm having to try to pretend to DS that all is well, when I am terrified my mouth pain will explode (I have a horrible dental history).

at all those DHs/DPs who just don't get it! Mine is definitely at the best end of the bunch, but even he can be crass and insensitive at times.

Movement - IME, babies move at very different rates; my first moved more initially (although began later) but much, much less at this stage, while current bean started early, then worried the hell out of me by going completely still, and now moves all the time: comedy lumps appearing in my vast stomach. Don't worry, but always get things checked if you feel you need your mind putting at rest.

Ah well, back to the grind
25+6

Dh is normally in with the best end of the bunch too (esp compared to some I know in RL), which is why it upsets me more when he's insensitive. Think he's trying to make amends though because he has just made the most delicious pasta!

and he's just bought me a cup of tea while I've been on MN.....

Cant concentrate on sorting house.....also wondering what's going on in my garage. Dh is in their and there is swearing and drilling noises, I dont dare ask!!!

Liath, Runny and bugmum, what weekend you are all having. Make sure that your dhs (or dps) all pamper you and do ALL housework and cooking. Its awful feeling ill when trying to look after los. Hugs to all of you.

Should try and do some more, where does all dcs stuff come from?? I am amazed at the things I keep finding. Does anyone else with dcs find that they have loads of "stuff"? (junk!)