Due April 2007 - No sex marriages here we come !!!!!!!!!!!!

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i thought it was funny, hope it doesn't offend anyone

WO - no, no baby shower for me. My mum really wanted to organise one but I would feel too guilty. We only just got married 18mths ago and everyone was so generous to us. There´s not been any major event for anyone else since so I feel like I haven´t even got them back for that yet. But we´re pretty sorted anyway so it´s fine. Yours sounds like it will be wicked though!

My poor cat, can´t get him to the vet til tomorrow and his eye looks terrible, a really angry red and weeping. God knows what he´s done. Poor baby I´m such a softie with my cats, can you tell??

I am not having a baby shower, but one of the managers told me today that they are going to have a collection and buy something, and I am to tell them what would be on the wish list. How lovely is that!!

I hate those sort of things though - being in the spotlight - I just know I will be a weeping mess!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

My cat has something hanging out of his bum and it is long and stringy. Oh god oh god oh god oh god. Do I have to clean it or just watch he doesn´t sit anywhere he shouldn´t and then point it out to dh when he gets home?

[BARF]

Oh Maveta, pmsl. Probably best not to touch that area of his body with the risk of toxoplasmosis, although if you have some rubber gloves may be better to get it out. Could it be a bit of grass? My parents cat used to eat grass and it came out in one piece - eughhh.

Is the thing moving??

hi all

Bramshott - glad you're feeling better today! Hope you don't get too exhausted over the weekend.

WCL + Nutty - snap! mw app today and baby is breech. Wont be able to have hoped for homebirth if doesn't turn. mw wasn't too worried, said there's plenty of time to turn (am 31+6) And, yes, Katy kneeling with bum in air is meant to help, but makes me feel very woozy!

SOL - glad you're feeling better today!

Hi Smole - good to see you! Horrible they offered you a late abortion, that's awful. Hope your lo turns too!

Runny at your boss putting that on the ad. Of course you don't know how you will feel, but it's a little bit early to be saying to the new person that their position might be permanent!

8.5 - hope your ok after thinking waters may have gone a bit. It's a bit late now, but you're meant to smell them if you're not sure what it is. Waters smell sweet.

WO - lol at 10 gay men doing your baby shower! Will prob be FAB!

Maveta - ahh! at cat! hope it's ok!

OH GOD. It is so gross. NO IT´S NOT MOVING! PMSL! Ican´t bearitIcan´tbearit. He doesn´t seem bothered in the slightest, is curled up on his blanket (mental note to wash as soon as said item has been removed) asleep.

Sorry dh, this is one for you.

Smole I forgot to reply to your post, sorry. I am so shocked that they would offer you such a late abortion. Is that even allowed?? I mean maybe for some extreme illness but for down´s syndrome? Hope you are okay x

maveta - i wouldnt go pulling at anything. if he doesntseem in pain or distressed - then it is porbably ok. wait and see what dh says?

MAVETA - YAK YAK YAK - OMG THAT IS MAKING ME HEAVE! It would be me or the cat/dh leaving the house via the window! Do not touch it whatever it is - OMG it could be a half digested mallorcan mouse yak yak yak

I did smell the fluid and it didn;t smell like wee - but had just had about a pint of water so could have been

Smole - good to see you back - hope you are okay. Really tough decision you have ahead of you - am I also surprised they have left it so late - my cousin found out that her baby had severe deformities at 20 weeks then they decided to be induced at 27 weeks and let the baby die - all very very sad - but she has gone on to have 2 very healthy children.

Off to browse!

Sorry Smole - should also say that it could all be fine and obviously hope you are okay

Maveta, any update??

Has anyone heard from emmymummy? I haven't seen her on for ages.

Becky has gone to bed tonight for the first time with NO NAPPY on! We have been a bit lazy with the bed time training. She has been dry in the day since she was just past 2, but have put off the night time nappy free zone for ages. Her nappies have been dry for the past week and she seems so keen to give it a go, so fingers crossed!!

There's naff all on the telly tonight.

Good luck with the no nappies SOSPL! Have you got a waterproof mattress cover on? and bedding ready to change??!!

I think there are quite afew we haven't seen for quite a while - will go check out stats thread.

Thanks 8.5 weeks. Waterproof matress cover on and sheet prepared! I am really nervous!!

You'll be fine Are you planning to lift her or go for it?

Can't find the stats thread that had a list of us all with due date/sex of baby etc - anyone?

No, won't lift her; just going to go for it. The stats thread should be in antenatal somewhere, but I guess it has been quite some time since anyone posted on it so could require a lot of searching.

stats thread

Evening ladies,

Had consultant appointment yesterday. My appointment was at 10:20am didn't see anyone til 12noon and that was only the mw who said my blood pressure was a bit high...no surprise after waiting for that long in a stuffy waiting room with a stressed out husband who was missing work.

Anyway things still looking really good, baby is head down not that it really matters when i'm having a section. They still want to keep a close eye though so seeing MW in 2 wks and then another scan at 35wks and seeing consultant after that.

Really tired at the moment. Was supposed to be at work today but Allen left me sleeping and I didn't wake til 11am but by 4pm I was knackered again. Not getting to sleep til 2/3am most nights just can't seem to get comfortable.

Texted Captain Dippy yesterday said she was feeling a better but still very tired.

I'm really sorry I have skimmed the thread but can't remember a lot.

SOSPL - hope you don't have wet sheets tonight.

Good to hear from you Smole Glad all ok at your scan. They offered you an amnio earlier and you decided not then didn't you?
Surprised they talked about a late abortion Hope you're ok.

Maveta - hope dh sorted the cat out.

We still haven't heard from Pesha have we?

33wks on Sunday I had Jake at 34wks.

Thank you all for being so supportive. Its lovely to come here and pour my heart out, and writing it down feels very theraputic
I was worried that I've painted a really bad picture of my boss

I am not going to excuse him for his complete lack of sensitivity or tact, but the business is growing (we're taking on new staff in other areas) which would mean more work for me. However, he knows full well that I do not want to work full time, pregnant or not. So getting someone to work permanently 12pm-4pm, (I work 8.30-12.30) gives the best of both worlds.

I've spoken to dh and my mum about it tonight, and they both said that they can see where he's coming from, but he could've explained himself in a much better way, which would've saved me from getting upset.

Hahaha, 8andahalfweeksandcounting - your post made me giggle

Dh came home and duly pulled it out, was a very long piece of grass BARF ACK ACK ACK. I could barely look and kept retching, dh was examining it! aaaaaaaargh. He is now convinced I am going to be pathetic at changing nappies. Although let´s all hope the baby doesn´t regularly have threads of grass coming out of his arse and we´ll all be fine.

Phew. It´s all over folks, nothing to see here..

Just one last thing before I go for the night...

Thank you all for just being here

We've all gone through some crap at one point or another with our pregnancies, whether illness, crap dh/dp, coping with families etc.

It makes all the difference being able to come here and pour everything out, knowing that there's no judgement, just genuine people looking out for each other, as well as making each other laugh

Love you girls!!

((((((((HUGS))))))))

Glad cat is ok maveta...sounds gross.

Runny - Glad you're feeling a bit happier now about what your boss said.

maveta - lol thank god it was only grass though...could've been a lot worse

really am going now..

oh ange it really was..

runny, very sweetly put and i couldn´t agree more, this thread has been a great support for all of us at one time or another.. xx

Maveta, glad the grassy arse saga is over!

Ange, can't believe you had such a long wait for your appt. What a nightmare. Really glad things are going ok, and also good to hear CD is on the mend.

Runny, your post was lovely, and spot on.

I am so grateful to be having my baby in the same month as all you lovely ladies - I feel very close you lots of you, and hope we can stay in touch after the babes are born. God, am beginning to well up now - like an Oscar acceptance speech - shame I haven't got a nice frock on!

Right, am off to bed with my bottle of Gaviscon - what a lucky lady!!

Sleep tight all and see you tomorrow. xxxx

Was thinking along similar lines, Runny .

Would it be out of place to say in advance if any of us are struggling after the LOs are born to KEEP POSTING?? It can be so easy to feel like everyone else is fine & you're the only one not coping but I think this thread has been so supportive so far and we could all really help each other out when babies are here. I was on a postnantal thread before & when I got PND just stopped posting, thinking no-one would be interested & missed out on all that potential support!!