sleeplessness, toothache, hip pain - the joys of being due August 2007 !!

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Now that's all out of the way in the thread title we've all got to head down the "things can and will only get better now" ok?? All ailments stop and nothing but good things will befall us all.

Right.

i can so sympathise with toddlers interupting sleep - never mind heartburn, getting up to pee, hips, kicks, snoring DP.

my DD talks/sings in her sleep especially the barney the purple dinosaur song (sing to the tune of this old man) 'i love you, you love me, we're a happy fam-i-ly, with a great big hug and kiss from me to you, won't you say you love me too..'.

and the past few mornings she's woken up at 5am (never to return to sleep) shouting 'everybody are you sleeping' which makes a change from 'mummy come through now'

I can't decide whose story I love more - bananabump's or myweegirl's. I think the purple dinosaur song is SO cute.

Wow - bananabump, your subconscious really drove that broody message into reality didn't it. Amazing that you just stopped drinking like that - all systems firing and ready!

bananabump that is really weird! does the painting you did look like you at all?

I thoroughly enjoyed being at my mums - when DS got up, I made a cup of tea for us all, milk for DS, then pointed him in Grandma's direction, and headed off back to bed while he terrorised her!! I got at least an extra 1/2 hoour snooze each morning (ok - so it was only 2 mornings)

One question - why on earth did that woman allow a picture of herself to be posted anywhere? let alone where it is accessible to Googlers?

We definitely want to have more babies, I think! I love the idea of having a gang, but I'm not sure about the right age gaps. DS1 tells me he wishes he had a brother or sis close in age. I can't say I'm loving being pregnant though. the first tri was horrible and I feel like I've been preg for a year already, it doesn't fill me with joy the idea of doing this again...and again..!
Kite - I have a close friend starting IVF now and another considering, I feel for them so much. Esp as we've always talked about being pregnant together.
I hope everyday for them, it's put a little bit of strain on our relationships too. Oh my gosh I get quite emotional on this subject! But yes can see the sense in jumping straight in. Good luck!

Itchy I know what you mean about that hideous first tri - it was not just the morning sickness but the anxiety over every twinge and bleed that just about did me in!
The thought of going through all that with a little one only just over breastfeeding is not a marvellous prospect but I would prefer it to making the degree of difficulty even higher than it was last time around.
I do love being pregnant though. I swell with pride everytime LO kicks and squirms. I am getting less embarrassed about talking to my belly now as well. Does anyone else coo to the baby when kicks and lumpiness starts up?
I hope your friends have as much success as I did. Point them at the Hammersmith and tell them to accept no less!

I got a bit of a lay in at my sister's on Sunday morning. I needed to visit her so we could have a hair practice for her wedding. Dh stayed at home with dd. He wasn't too pleased about it as she got up at 5:30. Serves him right - I always let him lay in at the weekend. He wanted me to take her with me but I didn't let him get away with having a weekend to himself. He never takes her anywhere without me.

Oh Kite, Peanut and I have a morning playtime !!! After dropping DH off at about 7am I come home, make a cup of tea and have it in bed with a few biscuits and we have a whale of a time !! Honestly, he goes absolutely insane and I tap, poke and squidge him whilst talking and laughing. Yes ok, I'll get my coat....
Hey - like the idea of a Bluewater RL meet up. Will happily wait until next week if that helps others join us? Hehehehhe will be like one of those internet arranged meet ups that have a proper name where loads of people just descend on one place ! Imagine, 10 heavily pregnant women all going up and down the escalators at John Lewis or something!!

I'm definitely glad I left it until dd was a lot more independent. She's hard work but she is old enough that I can explain to her that I can't pick her up all the time and that I can't do everything for her as soon as she wants me to. If she was still a baby I would just be exhausted (even more than I am now). I haven't enjoyed being pg at all but we'll definitely have at least one more. I always wanted a big family. I think the 2 1/2 year age gap is ideal if you can plan it that way. I'm very lucky that I come from a fertile family. I can't imagine how awful it must be to have trouble conceiving.

Great. Do you live near Bluewater TT? I live about 10 minutes drive away.

Erm nope, not even the right side of the river to be honest but DH suggested it as probably the best place to go and get lots of stuff all in one go (as we both hate shopping ) and I've got vouchers for shops that are there. Plus it will mean he doesn't have to come too.....

I plan to share all baby duties with dp, I really don't want him to get the feeling his resposibility is optional! From what I see of friends I think this means me being less of a control freak, and letting him get hands on too. Esp on the night feeds,etc.. I'm not doing it solo! He'll see that from the beginning.
I'll be looking for someone to help out at home too, because our house is hard work to keep clean anyway. So hopefully we'll find someone baby friendly

A lighthearted question for youse all ...has your belly button popped out? I noticed from itchy's pic (you look great btw) that hers had. Mine hasn't yet and it seems like it still has a way to go, although I can see the bottom of it now!! Sorry if i'm the only one obsessed by my belly button (my mil told me her favourite thing about being pg was being able to clean hers!)

TT- any info on excess fluid from your appt? Is everything fine?

hehe bellybutton completely out since 20 weeks or so, it never really went back properly after ds1!

TT and GillL - I'm about 1/2 hr away from Bluewater - when's the wedding? I'm DS free on tues, weds and fri - mon and thurs ok, but i can't guarantee how he'd behave!!

Belly buttons - well mine bit the dust last time, and when i made the mistake of looking in the mirror the other night, I was horrified!! The front of my tummy is all shiny and stretched (which it did on xmas day with DS1) and flat (which is wierd) and my tummy button looks like onthing on earth..... if I knew how to post, I'd take a picture and scare the life out of you all!

JSer - sadly your Mil has a point... trouble is, once its stretched it never quite goes back the same way!!!! What are we doing to our bodies?

I have jst tidied all my baby clothes, so now they are in neat piles in their drawers all ready for LO. I think I have successfully integrated the HUGE bag of 2nd clothes my Mum had collected, and I don't think the place looks any worse!!

2nd HAND clothes that is.....

Well the only day I can't do next week is Thursday as that's when I'm off for pampering on my spa day. Think any other day's fine with me.
As for the excess fluid, not a clue ! The consultant took one look at my tummy and said that he wasn't concerned at all and that he was positive on my 36 week scan that it would all be classed as normal.
On the belly button topic, mine's still in which seems to confirm it's previous cavern like status, although like Growing's, it's an 'interesting' sight. In fact, a lot of the time it looked like a little bottom in there....bizarre, I know. Think it is about time I had another go and bump picture posting. Not sure you'd be ready for one of my belly button bum though !

well here's a coincidence, I've just had a call from a friend with 3.5 month dd. She went to see Dr yesterday as dd refusing to b/f and she's suffering with painful breasts..she's pregnant! Dr said hormonal changes to blame for dd's sudden aversion. She's still in shock but happy, I'm still wiping away tears!!
Wow, that is incredible coincidence

Blimey Itchy, and I thought my friend was going to struggle having one celebrating his first birthday on 1st July and the next one due mid September this year.

Afternoon ladies - been lurking all day as not much to say for myself.

Great bump Itchy - I can't imagine how you can possibly get any bigger though and bubs grow at 1/2 lb a week at this stage so you are looking at another 4lb of baby yet !!

Blitzing the baby stuff sounds good TT - although don't overdo all that lugging around. I find bump aches after shopping now so I know I can't go as long as I used to. Remeber to write a list and just get the essentials - or alternatively get everthing from amazon like me!

Third NCT class tonight and am waiting to learn something practical. So far we have just talked about the stages of labour and pain relief. To be honest though the information could have been all given by a book as no-one can really prepare you for the pain of being in active labour. I just want to get on to the stuff that they can teach you like feeding, changing nappies, bathing etc. Now feeling hopelessly underprepared to look after a LO.

How did the wedding go TT - did you manage OK on Friday?

Hersetta

I don't want to worry you but they didn't show or talk to us about feeding, changing nappies, bathing when i did these before i had dd.

I got the feeding bit from my midwife and antenatal classes - but the changing and bathing bit got missed out -apparently they are supposed to show you on the post natal ward -its one of those things on the list of things to be shown - if you have a home birth, the M/W does it with you.. allegedly...

I don't know - because after being admitted to hospital, I was treated SOOOO differently becuase I was a home birth who had "transferred' (much against my will) - I was never shown any of it - luckily I am a nurse, and already knew how to change a baby... but bathing? I winged it.. and DS has survived. Its instinct a lot of the time.

Hersetta - I'm not entirely sure Itchy needed to be reminded of that !!!

I am wondering just how much more my stretchmarks can take... the skin looks so thin I am expecting her to burst out any minute... hope that doesn't give anyone nightmares!