Due in December 2

[hana]

Welcome to a new space!
I felt the baby move last night....had been getting sharp shooting pains just below my ribs on one side - I couldn't stand so laid down for an hour or so, and then I was entertained. V special isn't it to feel it again?!

Hi Janos. Just posted on your other thread about being new to Mumsnet. I am also due on 1 December. I'm in West London, and will be having our little one (also our first) in West Middlesex Hospital. You are very welcome.

How is everyone? The weather has really cooled down now. I have picked up a stinking cold and am off work - feeling very sorry for myself as I can't sleep a wink. And being all emotionally pregnant, you'd think I had full blown flu or something. DH is being a sweetheart though, as he knows how rubbish I am at being ill. Thinking about it, I couldn't tell you when I was last ill (apart from Morning sickness). Anyway, trying to focus on doing nothing, which is incredibly boring really, and not much fun when you are ill!

Hope all is well with you girls

Welcome Janos!! I am expecting our second on the 25th. It IS such a magical time, it's great the second time, but nothing compares to being pregnant for the very first time where everything is a first!!
PP - am also booked in at West Mid!! Had my first there and they were fab.

I am back to work tomorrow and of course busy flying around the house sorting out all the bits I promised myself I would do during the school holidays! At least it's only for a short while....roll on December eh?

Hi everyone,
I'm new in here too, I'm due on 25th December, and it's my first baby. Probably a girl, but the lady doing the scan didn't seem to want to put money on it so I'm holding off buying any pink stuff!
I hope all is well with everyone.

Welcome Janos & FionaJT to the December thread, you are most welcome.

Hi to everyone else, hope all is well, time is ticking on, and the kicking aint easing , altho DS was just the same "ouch"

Hi all. I'm ridiculously HUGE!! Seeing midwife on Tuesday - like you hana, will be 2nd appointment since booking in. She offered to see me before, but I just can't be bothered. People keep asking if I'm 6 months, and how much longer I have to go, and I'm barely 5 months!! Grr.

Hi Janos
I'm also due on December 1st (or 2nd, or 3rd depending on which bit of my notes you look at) and like PotPourri will be having the baby (also my first) at West Middlesex hospital. I'm a very irregular poster but am intending to be better about it from now not least becasue I could do with some help & support! I'm being made redundant whilst I'll be on maternity leave and am busy wrangling with my employer over what they're going to pay me - this has been going on for the entire time I've been pregnant and I'm sick of it now - had to threaten to take legal advice last week to see if they'll cave and pay me my full bonus. To cap it all - found out yesterday that my husband also goes into consultation on his job on Monday and if he's made redundant as well he could finish in about 7 weeks! He'll have to get a new job anyway because even if he keeps his it will move locations to somewhere totally inconvenient. I am starting to get extremely panicky about the whole thing, keep trying to think positively and that it's for the best but it's very stressful....Anyhow, enough of my rant, nothing I can do about it except use my work time to find jobs for my husband.
Aaarrgh though. Pregnancy itself going OK apart from being GINORMOUS (was overweight to begin with and now with all the water retention as well I seem to be aiming for maximum density. Don't think I can wait another 3 months! I will need casters to move....
Ooh, I feel better now I've got that off my chest!

Georginars. Sounds like you are having a rough time of it m'dear. Poor you. You are doing the right thing trying to stay positive. Lots of people say that redundancy actually gives them an opportunity they would never have taken (espec with wife pregnant also made redundant), so you just keep looking for a new job for your hubby. Has he thought about making a move into something different, that he perhaps would not have considered before?

I have my glucose test next Monday with teh midwife. I;m looking forward to seeing her as I feel like I have been in a vacuum for ages! I am not that big (well it feels it, but lots of people are telling me I'm not that big), so I am worried she will tell me I will be later than I thought. Am pretty sure of my last period dates, so I'll not be chuffed if she puts my date back... And I really can't face thinking I have even more time to wait - am getting really impatient now. How on earth am I going to wait antoher 3 months as it is???

....how many others at West Mid?!?!?!
Welcome FionaJT and Georginors.....hope you like the site! Sorry to hear about the redundancy pressures you and your dh are facing - PP had some positive advice about it all, hope it all does work really well in your favour.
Found out today another close friend is expecting (in March) really excited, there are 3 of us now! We didn't know anyone with children when we had our dd 3 years ago, really happy that they have caught up with us!! Have met some wonderful mums since then, but it's quite nice to have a couple of friends I've known ages be going through it all at the same time with me too.
We're off to Greece next week, really excited! Actually tried on my bikini and under the bump - it still fits....dare I wear it at 25 weeks?!?!?

Hi all - back from 3 weeks hols, only one of which included beach weather.....

Have been asked several times how many I've got in there! Also been told I must be carrying a boy as all in front (apart from the stone or so spread evenly around my upper arms, arse and thighs - had no restraint on hols whatsoever!) - not a good thing as sonographer deduced it was a girl from lack of penis. DH told me not to joke about a boy with no or small penis...

Hana - definitely go for the bikini. I only managed to sun the bump a little but have planned to strut my stuff in garden this week if weather continues. Poor neighbours and builders - perhaps I should hand out very dark sunglasses!
I almost went to West Mid but chose Kingston instead - where does everybody live???

Baby very much alive and kicking and stamping on my bladder. Up at approx 4 times at night. I thought she had dropped and turned (just like DD1 did) and GP cofirmed on Friday.

I can almost stop whinging about the awful button things in trousers as they are nearly at full stretch and I think/hope they will then disappear into lining. I would however like to carry on bitching about sweating through underwear. I don't have that much comfy maternity stuff and I am washing almost daily.

Welcome to Janos, Georginars and FionaJT!

Thanks all for thoughts on redundancy - actually we are thinking maybe it's time to do something different, move to somewhere where we could afford a nice house etc. and I'm sure that really it's a blessing in disguise and we'll think of something!
Had a fun day today - went for my checkup at Queen Charlottes - haven't been since just after I had an operation in February to sort out the lingering mess from my previous big op where I had large tumour and ovary removed - anyhow, last conversation I had with my consultant centred on how it might be very difficult for me to get pregnant and not to be surprised if we had lots of trouble, however we managed it about 5 days later! His gast was pretty flabbered when I saw him today and informed him I was 6 months pregnant (I could see him looking at my bump and not quite wanting to ask as in the top I'm wearing today, it could just be too many pies). It was lovely - he was so pleased and interested - it really cheered me up and made me realise how lucky I am. Aaah.
Then back to situation normal, stopped at maternity shop to try and purchase some new clothes and nothing really fitted and got sick of looking at my ginormous thighs in the mirror - also hate that size 16 equates to XL/XXL (they were all European clothes, I should have known better than to look at ones made for tiny Italian and French ladies) made me feel like even more of a heifer than I did already! Came out with a hat for the baby and yet another black top. Grr. Oh, and a skirt that I don't know if it will suit me, classic 'I must buy SOMETHING' purchase.
That's it, 28 wks appointment at midwife tomorrow too. Any news from anyone else?

Hi again to everyone and thanx for welcoming me to the thread!

Georginars, sorry to hear about your redundancy problem, what a nightmare! I have a friend who faced this problem while she was pregnant with her first baby (she now has two lovely little girls) so I will ask her how it worked out. Can't promise a speedy reply unfortunately cos she is not the best at answering emails, having two under threes! She's also based in Birmingham, I'm in Edinburgh...but I will ask. I can just imagine that it's extra stress you really do not need when you are PG so my thoughts are with you.

Also, snap with the weight thing..I was quite overweight (about a stone) when I got PG and have also gone up to size ginormous. I've gone waaaaay past being able to fit into a'normal' size 16. Even my special bought 'normal' size 18 jeans from M&S now way too small.
Despite this everyone says I look really well.

No more news...I have a Midwife appointment next wee, baby is busy doing the Lambada as we speak, at least that's what it feels like!

Ooops..that should be next week. Freudian slip there!

hi all
my name is Steff, I'm 19 and expecting my first baby on December 12th (but have heard first babies are notorious for being late!). I found this site by reading the mumsnet book which was brilliant, I think i might buy it instead of just getting it out of the library! I live in the east end of Newcastle but I'm not actually from there, I moved here to be with my bloke. So is there anyone in the Newcastle area pregnant, due around the same time as me who fancies a meet up? I dont know many people and Im thinking it would be nice to have a support around!
Thanks
Steff xxx

Hiya Steffalump.

My first was bang on time and all my families first kids were early, so cant help you on that one.

Hi Steffalump, and congrats on your pregnancy!
My first was 2 days late....but I know lots of others at least a week past due date. Different for everyone I think!
Try putting out a message on the meetup board ( think there is one) and hopefully you'll get some replies......I'm in London

Hi and welcome Steffalump,

First baby 2 weeks early and I hope second one will be too as I am HUGE and cannot see where another 3 months would go.

Also in London area.

Saw my midwife on Tuesday who told me that I am bigger than I should be - so not just me being paranoid about too many ice-creams on my hols - and she spent a few minutes prodding my tum and speculating as to whether it was twins in there... good job I was lying down, or I think I would have collapsed. Finally decided it is just one baby, but wants me to go back in 4 weeks to "keep an eye on things". Very reassuring.

Anyone else experienced this?

Sorry to be shameless but I would like to draw all pregnant ladies' attention to the For Sale threads where I have advertised some maternity wear for sale. Good luck with the pregnancies!

Thanks lonelymum, but I have all the clothes I need.

How's it going girls? Not had much news for a while on this thread. I have my midwife appointment today and glucose test. Hopefully that will come out. I have a big long list of things to ask about though, so that will probably take up the full appointment!

Has anyone else started antenatal or anything? I couldn't get into one of the NCT ones, and have now run out of time. So I will have to settle for the 3 session one the hospital gives. Although I am seeing if I can get into an intensive one that runs on 2 saturdays. That will be 'intense' but at least might put my mind at ease a little. I am fighting off terror if I am honest, so I think a bit more knowledge about the options and what is likely to happen when will help me do the mind over matter thing... Started yoga last week which is quite good. It is nice to learn a few techniques and also to relax.

I am also getting impatient for the arrival now. I don't know how I am going to have the patience to wait another 3 months!! And I can't see how I can get any bigger without bursting! Oh well, keep reminding myself that women have done it for centuries, so I will jsut have to get over myself.

anyone else seen the midwife again yet? Hope you are all well

Hi, Cloudberry here. I've only put one message here to introduce myself sometime in July. I wondered if anyone has read or has views on the Gina Ford books. My siser-in-law is a big fan but I'd be interested to hear other peoples' views too. Also I'm having a horrible time with heartburn which is quite depressing as I guess it'll only get worse - due on Dec 24th, 1st baby! Just at the moment I can't really say I'm feeling very excited about it all. I'd quite like to get off this train thank you very much!! But hey I'm just not having a great day that's all.

Hi Cloudberry - must have missed your entry - welcome. I am very pro Gina Ford. Not necessarily as strict as her but the basics are great for getting into good routine early on.

PotPourri - I have no idea where the next 3 months will go. I feel huge but haven't weighed myself after I saw the first extra stone. I am starting NCT refresher course next week. I didn't do one last time as was abroad etc etc. I also hadn't read anything about birth itself so wasn't very prepared. This time I am hoping to learn lots and lots. Part of me is also quite terrified - mostly because I know what I'm in for this time round (not that first time was too bad).

Can I just whinge again - this time about sweaty feet. I am fed up with feeling soaked - underwear and socks will be worn out soon. Also starting to feel more tired and legs and feet have started to swell up. Oh it is such a glamorous thing being pregnant

ggglimpopo - just wanted to send you some support and hope that everything is looking better today. I cannot find the thread you started (which I read and then promptly put away in my pregnancy brain) so I hope you are checking in here now and again. I wish there was a way of helping out but you're just a little too far away.

and hugs!

Hello - this is my first time on mumsnet. I'm expecting a little boy on 5th Dec - my first, and really enjoyed reading all your comments. I live in France, so it makes a nice change to hear people talking normally about pregnancy, rather than how much weight they've manage to keep off..... just try buying maternity clothes over here!!!! Everything's very chic... and comes up to about my mid-thigh!!!

It was also very reassuring to read that I'm not the only one that feels HUGE - in another 10 weeks, I'm liable to have to widen the doorways!

Also, to georginars, my husband has been made redundant too - we've decided to take the plunge and move to NW France... at the end of Oct! It's stressful, and he has yet to find work, but it'll all work out (I hope) in the end - we decided to use it as an excuse to start over; not to mention that life will be cheaper and nicer.

Has anyone else been having startling dreams..? Or is it just me??

Midwife appt today. My first for 5weeks. Good growth but struggled to get heart rate with the sonograph thingie cos baby was back to my back. Doing a merry jig in there day and night tho' so am not concerned. Feeling shattered this time, maybe down to early starts getting ds1 up for school, ds2 to nursery, and being woken umpteen times a night...5x last night, twice by ds2, once by the phone at 3am as dh was on call to the hospital, and twice for a wee. Am hoping that a pilates class and gym work out today will send me off to the land of nod early.
Cloudberry- I swear by aniseed gaviscon for my heartburn/reflux/indigestion etc. Have you tried it?