Due April 2007 - Pregnant women aren't just walking wombs on legs

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We all seem to be having a tough time of it in one way or another so this seemed quite appropriate somehow!

Octo, nosiness got the better of me and I had a look at your house on rightmove. It looks lovely, and spotless! You would never know you had children!! Hope you get the result you want.

MIABT, pmsl at the elephant scrotum comment by the way! Fabulously descriptive!!

Right, I am off to bed. Hope everyone gets a good nights kip. See you in the morning.

Love and cuddles. xx

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Morning!

Had a bit of a rough night - DH had cooked a lovely curry but I got really painful stomach cramps overnight, seriously thought they were contractions at one point! Might give the left overs a miss tonight.

So I'll add eating curry to my "what I'm looking forward to doing after baby's born". Although curry & breastmilk - hmmmmm!

Can't wait to go clothes shopping and get back in shape either, although that took a good year after dd. My ergo sling should be arriving today & am hoping that lugging the baby around helps get the flab off!

Some great tips, Bugmum - thank-you. I think getting the right help is crucial if you're not lucky enough to have one of those babies that seems to be born knowing exactly what to do. I left hospital expressing & syringe feeding which is hardly the best start.

weeonion - are you ok out there you are v quiet???
And did GMM say she was going away somewhere cos she is quiet too....sorry but woken up worrying about people this morning!

Hope everyone has been ok overnight espo Ooogs and 1b3...Laith - sorry to hear about the cramps in your tum.

SOSPL - am totally with you on the frustration about needing to get things done and having to rely on DH as you feel too tired to do it...someone else wrote about it yesterday and hit the nail on the head for me when they said that being pregnant makes you see every little defect in 1000 times more focus! I dug one tiny little flower bed yesterday and put some plants in it and I was exhausted afterwards...I think we just have to accept now that we are "heavily" pregnant now and really need to rest up.

mmm bugmum your bread and choc spread sounds almost as good as my peanut butter and rasperry preserve on toast

Well Phil is in bed full of his Man Flu - he's had nose bleeds int he night and al sorts bless him. He slept on the floor downstairs as he is too long for the couch so I feel really guilty....have just taken him up boiled eggs and soldiers and all manner of ibuprofen, throat lozenges etc! So no doubt it will go round the house like the plague once again!

Another lovely sunny morning here today...wish I wasn't working later...could have dug another flower bed... lol
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Morning all, feel much better today. I really do need my sleep, only got up once last night for a wee so think that's helped my mood!!!Mind you i had to change postions a million times as usual!

HOpe everyone else is ok, like MIABT just said, esp oogs and 1b3

I'm having a dd free part of the day today, also helping my mood!! But what shall i do with my few hours Got to go to the mw, but what shall i do out out the rest of my list?!!

I really ought to paint the landing cupboard then that is nearly ready for use and can do the rest of that whilst dd is about(emulsion and a 2 year old is not a good mix me thinks!!). then i've got lots of things to sell on ebay to get some pennies in. Just takes me forever to list them all so need time and peace and quiet. Then there's the labour bag, but again could do that with dd around. Oh then theres re-arranging the kitchen cupboards as the watersoftner that was fitted yesterday has taken the cupboard that used to house the cleaning stuff so that has no home.

Ahh decisions, decisions!!!!

Morning all. Lovely and sunny here today which is great.

Had an ok nights' sleep here, but woke up feeling fuzzy headed. Still have a stuffy nose at night as well which is driving me bonkers. Fine in the day though.

MIABT, how bizarre. I woke up this morning thinking that those North of the Border as it were (with the exception of Liath) had not been on for a while.

WO and GMM, hope you are both ok.

I texted 1b3 last night as my buddy and she has been let out of hospital. She said she will post on MN later.

Not much to report here. Still uncomfortable, with ribs feeling like they could snap, and soooo wanting to clean, hoover and dust!

Better get on, as Becky is badgering me to use the laptop. She likes typing her name!

See you later lovelies. xx

morning folks. v v quick post. been manic few days and i am now off to hospital. no movement from baby for 2 days. hadnt really thought about it all the work rush - 5am starts at work and not home til 11pm. today - realised she hasnt been active at all - even when i then sat down and chilled. spoke to midwife and now have to get back to the hospital in glasgow from edinburgh (2hrs on a bus - hooray!)
fingers crossed. xooxo

Hope all is ok WO, will be thinking of you today

WO, thinking of you, and hope everything is ok.

xx

Eddas - just as well it only takes once....

Oh Mammyjo I feel for you. Someone ran into us at a roundabout and drove off. The excess was £150 I think, and it cost us £100 to hire a car for a week, it was heartbreaking, so I know how you feel

Octopussy- PMSL at your comment about getting your tits out..
Now you,ve given me some ideas.... I work in an office of about 30 guys, I could start practicising my bf moves couldn't I?

love the comment about mothers rose tinted specs- mine ran away from my father, then put us in a childrens home, and the cheeky bitch has the nerve to criticise my maternal attitude. Maybe she thinks I forgot about it all?

Bugmum glad to hear your thoughts, it is very useful to have the experienced voice here! I wasn't offended, and as you say, lets make these conversations happen.
Yes, I agree, it is often bad advice and severe lack of contact with people doing it that leads to problems.

Maveta - PMSL about you sliding off the sofa, I can just see it. I didn't drink much before, but my greatest love is Maguerita, oh oh, I can taste it now, homemade with lime corida, crushed ice and salt, oh oh oh...
I'm a lightweight too. One glass of wine keeps me awake all night.

Weeonion, Im thinking of you, Ijust know that after your 2 hours on a bus, baby will start kicking like mad, and stop just before you get seen

oouch ! big idea coming up, how about a new thread with just bf tips, Qand A? .....

morning

wo - you sound like you're overdoing it! ! Hope everything's ok with lo.

miabt - hope your dh gets better soon! AND (more importantly!) that you don't catch it! Sounds much worse than man flu - that's usually just a sniffle isn't it

went to nct classes last night. Was good, but sick again on the way home. Feeling rough this am. What with permanent acid indigestion and then a good bout of puking (sorry -tmi!) my throat feels like I've been chomping broken glass.

MIL brought the Urban Detour pushchair we got off ebay over last night. Really pleased! Covers just need a wash to freshen up, but otherwise it's great, and the car seat hasn't been used. And it only cost us £40! Bargain.

Morning mmk and eca.

Eca, sorry you are feeling ropy again - not pleasant! Hope you feel better soon.

Oogs, how are you today?

morning SOSPL! I think my post-pregnancy most looking forward to thing HAS to be not puking up every 5 mins!Very jealous of your sunshine this morning, we had a lovely day yesterday and today it's tipping it down. Hope the hoovering and cleaning is going ok!

Weeoinion - big hugs to you and I have everything crossed x

Morning all. Poor you eca, can sympathise with the acid indigestion. Unfortunately my only relief is with the gaviscon liquid which makes me want to chuck but does ease the discomfort.

Bugmum, thanks for the list re bf. I really struggled last time partly due to ds being poorly at the beginning and partly due to me not being too well myself. Any advice is gratefully received here! Also, what is the ring sling? Sorry if that is a really thick question but just wondered.

Welcome back ellie! Hope you have had a good couple of days away and that everything is ok with Stephen.

Liath, poor you with stomach cramps. Hope things have settled down a bit today. Part of me wishes my contractions would start but the other part is absolutely shitting myself thinking about how I will cope.

WO, thinking of you. Hope everything is ok today.

1b3 and ooogs, how are you both doing today?

Opinions, like your list of things you want to do. Top of mine is a big glass of a good red wine. Its my favourite tipple but have drunk very little during this pg and have found that it makes my heartburn worse anyway.

Have just put car seat and buggy covers in the washing machine today. They have been sat waiting to get sorted for over a week so thought I had better do them. With everyone on the exhaustion front though. It seems to take me about four times as long just to climb the stairs and by the top I am really breathless. I know I will be tired after the baby is born, but it is different to the sheer exhaustion I feel just now.
Seeing midwife this afternoon for a check but am pretty sure everything will be ok as things have settled since the weekend.

Morning all

Had a fairly good nights sleep - think the flower waters are helping.

WO - hope all is okay and you get reassured - when do you start maternity leave? There is no way I could work now - would be like torture!

1B3 - ahhh no babies yet then...

mmk - ROFL re the 30 guys - maybe express a little milk and pop in their coffee YAK!

WCL - ds2 didn't get into school - not enough space - ds1 already in Year 1 - so having major crisis - house on market which dh not really pleased about just so move 4 miles down the road! Going to appeal. Have spent most of week in tears but feel better and calmer today - feel like having house on market is some effort towards doing something rather than just panicking!

Bugmum - thanks for the bf advice - it is so true about bad advice and support - I had a terrible experience with my first and absolutely refused to bf my second oe even talk about it with them. This time have done more reading and have friends who will support me and have a few bf groups could go to so feel ready to give it a go and confident enough to give up without torturing myself. Would like to bf to six months with expressed milk if need to.

Had midwife appointment this morning - all fine - birth plan next time ... have done it already of course but she wants to talk through it with me.

Some of you must be 37 weeks I can't believe how quickly that has gone!

on the BF thing, and something bugmum said about having the conversations..this would really, really help me.

Don't anyone shout at me about this, but I have had to watch SIL Bf her child every 10 mins or so, from birth to about 2 years old, after that, I have had to sit every shared mealtime with her bf 3 1/2 year old, and 1 year old at the same time. I just hate it, she is not at all discreet,(don't tell me off, I can't help hating it, but I have never said anything to her)
It has kind of put me off a bit, and I'll feel so conscious. You are supposed to spend time with other bf mums, but to be honest, I just couldn't bear it, so conversations would be good.
I know I'm old fashioned about this,and Ihave always respected her feelings, her rights baby's rights etc.

Morning mammyjo

I am looking forward to drinking a whole bottle of wine - hmmm think have forgotten how bad hangovers are .. maybe not!

Also:

1. Lying on my tummy - with my first baby I thought that someone must invent a bed with a hole in the middle so you can lie on your front - on third baby and no joy - maybe I should start designing one and become a millionaire!

1. Wearing my own clothes - have got them out of loft and intend to wash and iron them ready! Plan to get some clothes from Asda or New Look for the first few weeks in a bigger size. Didn;t do it going into pg as was into mat clothes so early

1. Walk up the stairs or anywhere tbh without pain in my pelvis.

1. Going running - I cannot wait to do some exercise - haven't told dh yet that will need a 3 wheeler to go running!

1. Having people ask me if I have had my baby yet when I have and coming up with a really good line that makes them want to be swallowed up by the earth - along the lines of 'shit, its gone!' or the like - we should make a list!

Can't think of anymore and need to go think about baby for a bit. He is 2/5 engaged - so 3/5 out which I think is good

She still bf her 3.5 yo? Oh wow, think I might be a bit uncomfortable about watching that. Cant imagine ds hanging off my norks now! I know its her right to do that and it is a good thing but can understand why you feel the way you do about it. I would be up for a separate thread on bf. I am planning to try again this time but am hoping not to beat myself up if it doesnt work out for me again (which I did with ds) had major guilt trip.

mammyjo - that's what I want to do today!!! Have got all the pushchair covers ready to wash (in a manic/nesting) way and it's raining!!

Octo - LOL at putting breastmilk in their coffee!

I'm not into extended bf - but everyone to their own. She probably thinks that because you have sat through it from the beginning that it doesn't bother you. The thought of bf my 3 1/2 year old is almost comical - he could stand on a stool and suck while I do the washing up... now theres a thought

I have got a ring sling - huggababy one which I plan to use when out and need to bf so it looks like he is just being carried or is asleep - think would be happier being a bit more discrete - not everyone is happy about seeing mums bf and don't want any confrontations with people - that would just be awful.

mmk - I'm hoping to bf too and will be trawling MN for any advice I can find. I think with your SIL it's difficult coz it's such a personal thing and women do it in such different ways for different amounts of time. I think you need to think that how you will bf will be different to her and that's just your way and right for you.

...the troubles of an older, pregnant woman..

me mothercare trousers... well after wearing them the first day, I realised that they are capri pants, so they flap around my knees somewhere. That would be just fine, but I have pregnancy squashed spiders on my ankles. Now that would be just fine, but I discovered today, as I walked accross the office, that DS has (completely without me knowing) painted a huge navy blue circle on my lower leg, in felt tip.....

And worse still, I can't steer myself anymore, and seem to stagger around the office like a drunk..

Octo, breast milk in coffee - yuk yuk!

LOL mmk - a weeble on gaviscon