Due in May 2007 - Thread for w/c 15/01/07

[twelveyeargap]

This week.

SOH methinks you should write about all of this.....it would be hysterical. Of course you must change names of all of us to preserve annonymity... PMSL at the girl saying " i will tell my father" HA!

Cloth nappies, nice idea. Not nearly earth motherish to handle it. I also hate potty training...yuk.

I just had a nap with hugs this afternoon and dreamt. It was one of those where you wake up and think...huh?! Was that real, very funny though. MKG was giving birth in my house on my green couch!!! She was doing a grand job, it was only us here and she wasnt even using the gas and air (not that there is any in my front room)

It may make for some interesting novels written as we look after our babies...

Still dont know what buggy to buy, will link to the two it is between in a mo.

This one £149 and i could clip the baby car seat straight on to it, but it does not lay back at all.

link{http://s7ondemand6.scene7.com/s7ondemand/zoom/flasht_zoom.jsp?company=Mothercare&sku=ld0166\Quinny zapp}

This one £109 cant use it for the baby until it's 6mths, but it does lie back.

link{http://s7ondemand6.scene7.com/s7ondemand/zoom/flasht_zoom.jsp?company=Mothercare&sku=la0137\Maclaren quest}

This is all because a friend borrowed my antient mclaren and the builders trashed it in her garage over xmas. I need a buggy to fit in the boot and be whipped out for the school run (hugs runs off)

Oh poo

maclaren

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Quinny

Afternoon ladies and bumps, hope your all well.
Haven't been on in a while, you girls do like to talk though don't you! Has taken me forever to try and catch up. I've had loads of work to do for uni and it's completely worn me out, but hey i've got one more piece to do and that's all my work done for last term - yay! Bit worried if im gonna fail though as i felt i was talking crap in my essays

Glad everyone's scans have gone ok and congrats to all on healthy bumps. Is anyone else worried about the fact they haven't started buying anything yet? I am, everyone else seems totally prepared and im not. I cant afford to be - im a student and skint as it is! I've bought a few outfits and some disposable maternity knickers - that's it, oh and my moses basket but thats at my parents house. Need some advice on a pram to buy though cause i haven't got a clue! I am a student and so next year will need to travel to uni via bus, but i want a pram that will lie flat and it would need to be fairly lightweight too. I really like the look of the mammas and pappas pramette, though gulp, they're quite expensive! But i think i'd get a lot of wear out of it. Are they any good? Open to all suggestions - please!!!

Thank you for all info about diabetes test. Will try and use the time to do some marking (I am a teacher) but will almost certainly end up reading magazines instead to build up my knowledge of the doings of Jordan et al.

Reusable nappies - I used imse nappies and bumpy covers with DS 1 which were v good. However, when he was v little he had v nasty nappy rash and he was also v wet overnight so used moltex disposable nappies for first 2 nights and overnight. I was the only real nappy user at DS's nursery - how they loved us. There is something rather nice about the idea of getting out the nappies to use again (ok that is weird!)

Evening all! Quick post before my art class. I'm thinking of using real nappies and have spent a while reading through the nappy lady website that JL recommended from the June thread and am now more confused than ever! Want ease of use and environmentally friendly but it seems like so much work!

JL noticed you mentioned the NCT on the other thread. I signed up 10 days ago for two classes in April. They sent me loads of info about mothers/preggers meet ups etc so its good to get in touch with them even if you aren't that interested in the classes IYKWIM. Also doing the March ones at the Royal London - you?

Anyone else signed up for NCT? I want as much advice as I can get before I have to deal with a live wriggly one!

Have a good one all
xx

Hi all

Re prams I just bought a basic Graco Travel System as I had one for DD2 and it worked well and I also got it in the sale for £130.

I have been to Drs as had a cough for ages and it was making me feel ill with sore throat etc. I apparently have a touch of tonsillitis and now have penicillin which I wasn't keen on taking but Dr assured me it is fine and just to have lots of hot drinks and early nights. I think I can manage that!

I had Kooshies all in one nappies with DD2 but went back to work for 3 mornings when she was 3 months and never really got the hang of keeping up with the washing. I have been looking at the nappy lady website and think the tots bots are really cute but I am really not sure how keen I am on the washing. Also, they say they take a lot of drying. Its a great website for advice on lots of different styles. Also my council (Lincs) give £30 cashback on real nappies to encourage us to use them.

Maclaren gets my vote personally, but then I have one and they are fab.

Well, managed to get a pair of black trousers, actually they are joggers but what I call smart joggers (they are cut quite nice) so with a long top will get away with them smarter if I need to. Two tops one greeny long shirt and a black long sleeed top wich is very corny but I've never had one so decided it was my turn, it is just black and has a question mark on the bump. I feel like a changed woman and it's amazing how maternity tops make your bump look even bigger, either that or I've grown again.

Going to try to do a bump piccie for you all tonight.

Have also been looking a pushchairs today, I would really like a pram/carrycot type this time. I have an older mamas and papas travel system and was hoping I could find something compatible with that rather than buying a whole new one. Although, in realiy I am probably going to need a double buggy, M is only going to be 22mths, can't see her walking far without being a nightmare. Ohhhhhhhhhhh I'm in such a ponder???????

SOH, 12YG you would both make amazing writers, I am always checking my text so that you ladies don't pick out my mistakes, but I am just crap and can't spell anyway.
I don't have the patcience to be a writer I would want to write the end of the book before the beggining.

Oh and "real" nappies. I used the bambino Mio nappies with dd from when she was 6weeks (too small before) until she was about 8.5 mths. They were fab!!! I didn't thnk they were too much extra work, just preparing the cold soak every two days and shoving the whole lot in the machine. Ok, you have to get them out and hang them and fold them after and they take up a bit more room, but they were not difficult to use. They were as good as disposables for dryness, IMO. The reason I stopped using them was because they are sooo bulky it's difficult for them to move in them. She was later than ds sitting and crawling and I'm sure it was because she was restricted in her movements. The other thing to consider is that they are soooo bulky that clothes often don't fit over them well, makes them look abit mitchelin man. dd lived in skirts or dresses as they fitted fine over but probably not the best solution for a boy. I will get them out and use them again for this one but only from about 6weeks - 5mths this time.

Need some buckets of sympathy for poor DH. He's not very well and has had to go to Coventry today for a crappy work meeting. His train up there was cancelled so he sat on a cold platform for an hour at 5am and he missed the train home so he's not going to be back until 11pm. Poor guy's a bit miserable. Plus he's got to work 14hr days tomorrow and Friday but then Saturday is 4D SCAN DAY!!

I am exceedingly uncomfortable. Trapped nerve is still...er...trapped! Sitting down is incredibly uncomfortable. It happens a lot and usually I can use deep heat and ibuprofen but both are highly illegal in pregnancy.

Just got our plans through from the architect for the new house and the prices () but as the guy who owns the company is DH's Grandad I'm counting on a discount! As excited as I am about bricks, mortar and plaster I can't wait for the paint/fabric/wallpaper samples bit.

Big news of the day is.... I've got stretchmarks! Not on my tummy but on my thighs and boobs. Caught sight of myself in the mirror this morning as I got out of the shower and I'm a bit like a blimp with built in road maps. Oddly, the more heavy goods vehicle-esque my figure becomes, the more attractive DH seems to think I am. All very flattering but I can't roll over in bed without physical aid, satisfying his increased interests would involve the help of a third party, a couple of winches and an iron resolve.

I love the concept that reusables are earth motherish LG&T! I am the biggest lentil-weaving, knit-your-own-muesli type you could imagine. Make my own clothes, actually actively enjoy camping and play fiddle so everybody I know has assumed that I will use reusables, breastfeed until lo is at least five years old and no doubt raise them in a yurt. I overheard a male colleague telling somebody the other day that I was planning on 'giving birth next to a stream, in a meadow, at midnight'. What I actually said is I'm having a homebirth and I'm going to mix some aromatherapy oils. I feel like a societal pariah. I went on an MN style thread once, said something about tie-dye and they all chucked virtual rocks at me. I'm entirely normal, this reputation is not deserved!

Made chicken and leek soup for dinner, going to have lots of crusty bread with it and wait up for poorly, grumpy DH.

Will no doubt be back later!

Eugh Celeb BB is on, must smash the television to smithereens...

my little bump

SOH your tea sounds yum, im going to heat up the soup i made for lunch and have it with crusty bead too, may have my habitual bowl of spinach on the side. Huge sympathy for you dh, mine spends alot of time on cold platforms waiting for trains too. I havespent many a night waiting up for him to get in after delays etc...At least you can heat him up some soup when he finally gets in.

Kids all in bed but not asleep. I had a meltdown earlier, was cooking their tea (mini roast dinner) hoovering the entire house, helping muppet daughter with her homework, fielding Hugs the whinger and splitting the twins up who were kicking ten tons out of each other. Then dh phones.....just to let me know that ex partner (nob features) had sent a stupid email about seeing the kids and stalling paying for the kids again. We have not had a penny since he left last Jan! Anyway...meltdown....locked myself in the front room, actually held the door shut so they couldnt get in

Sometimes it's all a little toooooo much. On the positive i think my cold is starting to shift, i managed a whole hour without having to blow my nose!!!

All fit for cleaning and shopping tomorrow...

Right am off to get soup now, starving. See you all later

Re reusable nappies - def a good point re the size of your baby's bum in them (ie, huge!). You'll not fit into the smaller sizes of any clothes as the bum takes up so much room. And I'm saying that after using Bamboozles which were possibly the thinnest model on the market at the time!!

Oh and ((((hugs)))) LG&T, sounds like you had a right awful day.

FSF - love the pic! Such a cute bump (and dig the shirt as well )

'night all I'm off to sleep. DS woke up at 5am this morning... ouch...

Re reusables - they might have made my (not exactly sylphlike) DS a bit rounder in the bottom area but, on the plus side, the trousers that he was wearing 18mths ago with legs rolled up a little are still fitting him now with his slender (ha ha) nappyless bum - and he has grown quite a lot. On the washing front, I found that I was doing loads anyway....bear in mind that I am talking about a veggie baby here whose nappies were definitely not the most aromatic (it's the lentils...) I tried Kooshies but DS was the wrong shape for them - a bit round if you see what I mean. (Looking back, I feel that I have made him sound like some kind of obese 3 yr old that they worry about on the news - he isnt, he just looks as if he will be in the front row in any rugby team)

Befnalbub - I went to an NCT breastfeeding class before DS with DH and it was really helpful. Also went to a couple of evenings at our hospital about water births (would recommend that) and also about just birth IYSWIM. It was also helpful to go for a tour of the maternity unit - means it is not so alien when you get there. Mind you we made an impact on the midwives because DH fainted when they cut the cord in the info film that they showed- all the v hot (this was July 03) pregnant women managed to stay conscious but poor old DH was flat out on the floor having his forehead mopped by a midwife. Credit to him - he was fine in the actual birth - I just kept telling the midwife not to even think about asking him if he wanted to cut the cord....

Evening all, i expect most of you are in bed but just needed to be doing something to take my mind off things.

I have just got back from the emergency doctor with ds1, at about 8pm he appeared to have a fit, i didnt actually see it as i was in the bathroom planning a nice long soak in the bath and was about to do my hair. The first i knew something was wrong was when i heard him moaning which at first i ignored as i thought he was being silly When i did go to him i still thought he was over reacting about something ie losing his pen from his ds or something else as silly and im ashamed to say i lost my temper when he wouldnt tell me what was wrong. It wasnt until after i threatened to smack him and put him to bed and he didnt start acting normally (the threat normally works so well i never have to carry it out) that i realised something was wrong. He was just moaning and couldnt talk properly and this went on for ages. Ds1 has had a fit previously, at school in July so I didnt witness it then either but i had been told it was nothing and would never happen again so when ds started acting strangely it was the last thing i thought had happened. In the end my mum came to babysit, dad took me to the dr's (dh was at work and couldnt leave straight away)and off we went. They now reckon he has epilepsy and he has to go for brain scans etc as soon as possible. We first have to go to see our own dr so that she can do the referal so im going to swap my anti-natal appointment over so that he goes in my place. Im still in shock. He has been perfectly healthy (albeit a bit clumsy as you all know from our trips to A&E)since birth and now he has two fits in 6months. It all seems so unreal. He has been told hes not allowed to ride a bike or go swiming until he has seen the specialist so ds is very annoyed (he only started swimming at school last week)I know being epileptic isnt the end of the world, there are worse things he could have wrong with him but it is horrible all the same. I use to got to college with a lad who had bad epilepsy and on several occassions he had fits when sat next to me, it was so scary when it happened and i used to feel so useless not being able to do anything to help him, i dont want to see my little boy go through what this lad did. I know that chances are he has only got a mild form and that i need to stay calm and rational but its hard

I will post again tomorrow as Dh has just come in

Oh pebble, so sorry to hear about ds. You are completely right though about being rational, it is so important albeit very difficul. Ds will be fine, children cope with things so well. Probably better than us. I have worked with alot of people who have epelepsy. It can be very easily controlled with the correct medication and he may "even grow" out of it if it is a very mild form. Sounds like a minor from you description of his behaviour during the fit.

Poor you, it's not nice to see your children going through things like that. Try to take each appointment at a time and not to jump ahead to what it could be like for him.

Let us know how iy goes at the refferal.

Morning all, how is everyone? My lergy is clearing thank goodness. No chance of dashing over to to do some shopping though as im not sure the ferry will be running! The beach road that i take to school was closed this morning too as massive waves came right over the road!

Pebble im so sorry to hear about your ds, how scary for him and you. Hopefully like FSF says it could be a mild form and he may have it totally under control with medication. The meds for this kind of thing improve all the time. Im not far from you so please shout if you need me xxxx

Dont worry about the getting cross at him thing either, im very mean to mine. They have to be pouring blood before they get sympathy, i would have been excatly the same

Aneme, PMSL at your DH fainting!!!Thank goodness he was ok for the actual birth.

Does anyone have a birth video? We dont have sky and dont get the living chamnnel with all the births on it and im not going to any classes. DH wont have ever seen a birth, i think he needs to watch some to get an idea, especially if it is only him and i here, as Hugs was so fast it is a very real possibility.

What are we all doing today then? I have still not had any coconut and neeeeeed it......

Poor you Pebblemum. Hope the appointment goes ok today and like LG&T says don't worry about getting cross, I do it all the time and if they are still wingeing hours later I may take them seriously!

LG&T - I could tape some of the sky birth programmes for you if you like. Where do you think my name comes from ha ha! Its coz I sit glued to the TV watching people give birth. My DP has never seen any either so I was planning on SKY +ing a few for him but we can still do VCR as well.

I am at work and feeling ill with my tonsillitis - hoping to leave early toda

Pebble - at your story - stay strong & try to believe the best... ((((hugs)))

Videos - you can probably ring the NCT & ask them! Warning, they're really cheesey...

Oops DS is up, must try try try again with the potty. Blech.

Skytv that would be great! Im having a homebirth and i think the NCT ones will all be hospital and not enough of the before it all kicks off. I know the living channel ones do lots of homebirths dont they? My email is [email protected]

Im bored, have done some cleaning an eaten brekkie now what?

LG&T Will get some sorted next week and email you for your address - there are usually plenty of homebirth ones.

Suppose I had better get on with some work now

Pebble - poor you and your poor ds. Don't beat yourself up, if it's the first time you've been there when it happens, you wouldn't know. Hope you get a diagnosis soon.

Right, will have to hunt out NCT leaflets and get my ar*e in gear. Haven't really read any of them. Lazy tart that I am.

I would need to do a weekend / Sunday thingie anyway, as DH's shifts would mean he misses half of them otherwise. Also need to speak to home birth lady so I can get my head round that.

Think I'll make it my mission for after Belgium. Pray for sunshine for the weekend girls. Doesn't have to be 25degC (though it would be nice), but Bruge in the rain is just not as much fun.

Thank you skytv, no rush....hopefully all our babies are going to stay tucked up inside for quite some time to come.

I have just eaten 3 biscuits...must find something to do...may go out for lunch..
It's blowing a gail though, we were on GMTV this morning (our area) the poor wather guy was taking a severe beating from the 80mph winds!!!

Pebble - sorry to hear about your DS, horrible day for you guys. Keep us posted on how he is doing and you

Lwatkins - I have bought 1 (count that) just 1 white babygro and that my friend is it!! You have way more than me. I wouldn't stress about it. I'm just going to start getting the odd thing here and there between now and mid May. Do some research and try and get some stuff on ebay or on sale. I have no idea about pram either. I think we need the travel set-up to make going in the car nice and cruisy but because I'm in central London thanks to the Congestion charge I'll need to go on the bus to visit cousin, shops etc...

Creena - how you going with your DH? Have you managed to talk to him again about the whole job situation?

LG&T - glad to hear cold is beginning to ease up. Love the coconut thing - can you allow yourself a Bounty bar? Coconut and chocolate

Frenchsmallfry - love the bump. It's so dainty. Sounds like you did alright as well on the maternity clothes shopping. I keep putting it off and my wardrobe just keeps shrinking so i may have to brave Oxford St this arvo (leave work early). Arghhhh....

SOH - got any short stories or snippets we can read? I'd love to hear some of your musings