June 2018 #3

[ClareB83]

Just restarting the thread as we're close to 1000 posts

June 2018 babies #2 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/3059704-June-2018-babies-2

I to, hope you all had a great Christmas ☺
@ClareB83 congratulations two boys lovely😊

@ClareB83 that’s lovely, congratulations!

Thank you everyone. Between my OH, the cat and twin boys I will be totally outnumbered by males in this house!

Congratulations @ClareB83 that's lovely to hear. I'm glad you had a good Christmas. I had a lovely day. I had a bit of a meltdown yesterday though. Hormones definitely played a big part but everyone's questions and advice for me just got a bit too much!

Oh dear @Harri161, I do know how you feel. I had awful hormones mid week last week. Cried once just because the cat and OH were being too cute! I'm sure everyone understood.

Ah thanks @ClareB83
Hormones definitely played a big part but I could've killed the next person who asked me for the 10th time 'how are you finding not drinking' whilst drinking a large glass of prosecco! And 'what are you going to do for childcare...babies cost a lot you know'...and how I'm carrying my bump 'very large for so early on'...oh and the best one...'are you having to go to Preston for the birth because you're an old mum' I'm 32! 😫😢🙈 I know people mean well but my husband doesn't get any questions apart from a congratulations. It would be better for people just to say congrats and leave it at that xx ps sorry for the rant. Xx

Yes there's something about being pregnant that makes people think they can say whatever they like. I think I'm going to get sick of the phrase 'double trouble' pretty quickly. I don't like the suggestion just because my twins are boys they will be trouble - it's rude.

Yes I agree extra comments are not needed. Like "was the pregnancy planned" regardless of if it was planned or not, it's none of their business (my pregnancy was planned) but none of their concern. And all of a sudden everyone feels the need to give me advice, on what to eat and drink 🤔
On a more positive note I hope everyone has a happy New year and bring on 20 week scan 😁the next milestone.

I think the best part of being pregnant with baby #3 is that no one bothers with unsolicited advice anymore- I'd try not to take things too personally people are often just trying to make conversation. For example with the double trouble comment I don't think the implication is that the TWINS will be trouble it's that babies in general are trouble and twins will bring twice that. The big probables you will likely have @ClareB83 is when they're born. My SIL who had twin girls couldn't leave the house when they were tiny because people stopped them EVERYWHERE to coo over the twins. She said it was like being a celebrity but a five minute trip to the shops would turn into an ordeal because they just weren't left alone! X

Thanks @georgie262. I've got quite a good 'don't bother me face' developed from my professional life. I can probably bring that out if needed!

Although I might be glad of the adult interaction!

Thanks @ClareB83 @Mummyloves09
I know people mean well but it does feel that when speaking to a pregnant lady people feel that they have a free pass to say whatever they like. I need to learn to let the comments wash over me and not to take any notice. Anyway like @Mummyloves09 says, nearly new year and all of our next milestone. I can't wait to see my baby again 😊 xx

I think people struggle to think of anything to say so they come out with sound bites they've heard like 'double trouble.' I keep getting "oooh two under two!" followed by a variant of 'that's going to be really tough but they'll be best mates when they're older.' Quite often "was it planned?" is the follow up. I could just write the answer to all of these (which is bog off) on a bit of paper like a flash card to save time

Lolling at the 'wAs it planned' my DH's cousin asked exactly that on Christmas night. He lives in London and apparently 3 children is an unthinkable number of children for all but the super rich (which he's probably not far from) I did point out that it was a quite intrusive question and he thought about it a bit and said 'it is really is t it? Sorry' 😂

Can you believe my pharmacist asked if it was planned? As if it's any of her business.

Trouble was I had no idea why she was calling so just answered all her questions. I told her yes. But she misheard me. So asked if I was happy about it. I said yes and then she asked who I was living with. I said the baby's father and she thought I said my father.

All this and she was only calling to say I had a UTI!

@ClareB83 that's bloody bizarre! Maybe she wants to be friends

Also, the heartburn has started already had it bad with dc's 1&2 so God help me if it's started already

Wow @ClareB83 that pharmacist needs to learn the balance between customer service chit chat and being down right rude! 😳

She is really odd. I've spoken to her again since and when I asked if I could take what she was recommending with a subchorionic bleed it threw her and her posh accent disappeared and she started babbling away in a normal east London accent.

😂

Hi, hope you all had a nice Christmas, just wondering if people have started buying anything for baby yet?

We've bought a few clothes and a gro egg so far.

Mum picked up a second hand bath and bath seat.

SiL got a second hand breastfeeding pillow from her friend with twins.

Friend has offered some sheets and gro bags.

A colleague has offered a monitor.

Not bad but we're waiting for the 20 week scan to buy anything big. 13 days to go!

Awesome, thanks. Yeah that's the same as us really. My scan is 16th but getting so tempted in all the sales so bought few little bits and friends got me a few bits from a charity shop she works in. I'm a bit impatient!

Hi, can I join
16 weeks, due 8th june, excited but hesitant in case something goes wrong
Severe tokophobia too......which is not enjoyable but will get through it all

It's so hard to not buy small cute things

I have everything already I think poor baby three will get nothing brand new except a pack of nappies ☺️

New here. Due in June with baby number 7. Have age 14 boy , 12 boy , 10 girl , 8 girl , 4 boy , 1 girl. Live in London with DH been together 16 years. Kept a secret so far but can't hide bump much longer lol. Back to work next week after Christmas hols dreading telling my boss