Due in April 2007 - Beautiful boys from Pinions and Smole, come on Eddas, when's it your go?!

[EllieKthePA]

i know it doesn't quite rhyme but it does nearly, and it's completely inoffensive to everyone but Eddas

gmm - tens - you can buy them in babies r us, boots, pretty much all chemists and baby related shops.

As far as TENS machines go, I would definately recommend them. I go to 9cms dilated using it and gas and air (after that it all got a bit complicated) Wish I'd bought one with ds. Have hired it this time, just because I know I'll never get around to selling it.

I've ordered mine from here used them before, and they didn't charge extra when it was few days late going back.

or if you meant a shot glass with a mad scotsman on it, I think you'd know better than us!

Ooh just had a KNUF moment - my first!

whats KNUF?

knitting needle up fanjo

thank you for that link Runny, decided to hire one from them instead because they'll deliver it by 1pm tomorrow and with the postage i'd have to pay to buy one it'd be twice as much and wouldn't get here til thursday!

do you ever use those kind of references to dh Katy? and does he look at you like you're bonkers?

stephen has started using MN abbrevs in his texts

Dh has started to use the abbrev is rl too

No, but I have just stopped myself calling him DH to his face before

i'm having yet another nosebleed. will be so glad when they (hopefully) stop when baby's born.

need to have a rant about justin at some point, was hoping i'd calm down but i haven't.

and i met my lovely doula lady today, she is so nice, made me feel so much better about the birth!

rant away Ellie, we're listening.
Glad you have a nice doula! Do you just call her when your labour starts?

she's not officially a doula but lulumama vouched for her and she's helping me for free!

i'm gonna call her when i start but she's been emailing me each day anyway.

ok, so Justin.

he asked me to text him after my appt last thursday to let him know what was happening so i did. he'd taken the day off (4 days into a new job ) even tho he knew i didn't want/need him there and i suspect it was really just an excuse to have a day off and spend with new gf.

since then i've heard nothing. he knew i was going to his parents for tea on thursday but didn't text to ask how it was, he knew yesterday was my due date but still i heard nothing.

so when his mum called to see how i was yesterday evening i mentioned it to her, asked if she'd heard from him. he was invited there for dinner on sunday but didn't turn up or call to say he wouldn't be. they'd not heard from him since.

she then called me later to say she'd spoken to him and i should expect a call. put the phone down to her and it rang again, oddly enough it was him.

i didn't answer so he left a message. might as well have been a work call, no feeling, very obviously calling because he'd been told to.

then had missed calls from number i don't recognise but in the town he works in today, didn't answer.

i've sent him a text saying baby is fine and i'll ask doula to call when he needs to know anything.

i feel like i'm being unreasonable to not call him back but he doesn't seem to give a toss, stephen has been texting me every day to ask how i am and even matthew's dad has been checking on me for last few days.

so why should i be the one making an effort when he doesn't show any signs of caring?

sorry, rant over

I've had tens machines too, hired from Boots this time. The digital one I had second time was loads stronger than one with dials the first time. Definitely recommend them, so much so that I am not sure whether I will try the pool this time or not, I may not want to take it off?

Happy to hear a rant Ellie, I am feeling hugely grumpy and agitated today . Not sure if it is boredom or some kind of a sign (looking for signs everywhere!) Anyway keep having to bite my tongue not to grump at dcs who are really being v good... except for distracting me when I try to post here.

I keep telling people "I was reading on mumsnet this morning about..." quick labour/fake bumps/etc. Now everyone knows I actually have no RL at all!

Ellie - Rant away. I don't really know what else to say, except you have enough on your plate without the stress of Justin. You're not being unreasonable or uncaring. He is just being a git.

Bl**dy men!
Can you tell I've just had a fight with DH?
Ellie, he does sound useless.

Oh Ellie @ justin. Normally I'd say to take the high ground but at 9 months pregnant with his child, if he can't be arsed then neither should you. Maybe we could all come round and knock some sense into him????

I've just realised I should also have said congrats to Hensden...I caught up earlier and didn't post (god I'm so forgetful at the moment!)

his mum just called!

Here we go ladies - something to keep everyone occupied while we wait for babies!!!

6 large egg whites
12 oz caster sugar
Preheat oven to mark 2, 300 deg f 150 deg C.

Two large baking sheets lined with silicone paper or greaseproof.

Place egg whites in large clean bowl and beat until you can turn bowl upsidedown without the mixture moving in the bowl.(always good to test this abive dp's head)

Add the sugar a couple of ounces at a time and beat sugar in until mixture is thick and shiny and stands up in peaks in the bowl.

Spread half of mixture into a large circle onto one of the baking sheets and divide the rest into small heaps onto the other sheet. Put into the oven and immediately turn the temperature down to mark 1, 275 F or 140 C.Bake for one hour and then turn the oven off.

Leave the meringues in the oven for at least two to three hours or overnight. When cold remove the silicone paper and place the large circle on a plate or tray.

Beat a large tub of double cream unil thick and floppy (not too hard or you will not be able to spread on meringue)Pile the smaller meringues around the edge of the large meringue and fill the centre with fresh strawberries, raspberries, peaches or kiwi fruit

LOL - I'm having lots of CRAFT moments too (can't remember a f thing!)

Did she say anything about why he's being so useless? Has he tried to ring again? WOuld you answer it next time he rings?

sorry for x-posts.

Ellie I would tell him to lap off!!! Infact I think your current course of action seems the best line of attack to be honest - dont let him see that you are bothered, dont lower yourself to his level - just ignore him, concentrate on you and matthew and the little one!!

he just called again and i didn't answer