Where's that bloomin' Carol Vorderman when you need her as the August '07 Countdown begins....

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Whaddyathink ???

My DH said there is an unwritten code that a DP/DH is not to tell DW/DP that they did, even if they did! And MW said most of the time they (MW) get rid of it before even DH/DP can see!

and brain?? i'm in big trouble - I've mixed up 2 July bookings (hotel guests) so now double booked in August and dp cross with me and me cross with me!
and I've missed 2 hair appts as written them down incorrectly..
and forgot to pack the epilator.. I'd forgotten how hairy I can become. I really don't feel like submitting to any waxing now though.
and i'd love a pedicure if only the weather would stay sunny enough to go out without trainers.. which I can't even reach to tie anymore. Once ds has double knotted them they have to stay on all day
Agghhhh I'm really tired of this, hurry up babies!!

I've had to pack two bags "home birth" one and a "Hospital" one!

Ooh, so many posts, sorry if I should have replied to someone and haven't but it's roasting here, halfway through cooking tea.

I'm just using a sportsbag, nothing special. I think it was £6 from barratts lol (Because I'm worth it!) and I'm using the baby's changing bag as his hospital bag since it's fairly roomy. And yes, just using regular plastic bags for inside, nothing fancy. I'd rather spend the money on the baby, not me!

Pink, I can sympathise with the bursting bits sensation, I think it's cos he's engaged, everything feels a bit swollen and pressured. And yes, pooing more regularly- there's just no room down there for usual er...portions of things! lol (oh dear, the tone is lowering dramatically in the later weeks!)

Just got back from registering at new doctors and found out that I have only put on 7lb since becoming pregnant, I was GOBSMACKED because I feel sooo massive I was sure I'd put on at least two stone: my feet are immense, huge bump, my lower legs are swollen etc All I can think is I have eaten more healthily than usual so have actually LOST fat whilst gaining fluid/baby. Weird but cool.

LOL at talk of lady gardens..... I am in the larger group I feel - all held in place by my support tights. They are like old friends now, and I might even miss them (the tights... not the enlarged bits)

Bananabump - that is VERY impressive - you will be streets ahead of us when we are all trying to lose baby fat, you'll have lost all yours at once in giving birth!!

I have 2 bags too - both for hosp but all my homebirth stuff is in the cot so it is easy to find..

LOL, god no, trust me I don't have a headstart, I'm Dawn French shaped! But funnily enough my doctor told me when I booked in that I might find I was smaller/lighter than pre-pregnancy afterwards (she is a largish lady herself and has had several kids) by up to 3 stone. We'll see...

I'm off to slimming world a few weeks afterwards anyway, have to lose a good few stone before getting pregnant again, I feel and look like a hippo!

7lbs ???? Gah !!! I've definitely put on 3 stone... Ah well, is all my own fault (says TT before popping out to buy portion of chips to go with the piece of gammon I've just boiled).

Right, fanfare at the ready.....MY BAGS ARE PACKED !!
I know, can hardly believe it myself to be honest. Have got all Peanut's stuff in his changing bag. All my towels, clothes and maternity pads in my big pink Bric's holdall and then all labour and wash stuff in this fold out black bag that's made up of compartments so I'm not scrabbling about in one big case looking for something at inopportune moments. The feeling of relief hasn't hit me yet, although that may come when I proudly show DH that I have managed to accomplish something useful...

I've only put on 1 stone this time, but as i have said before i have had no apitite so only eating when it's a meal time iykwim.

Haven't pack bags yet (am 35 weeks), nursery still a mess should be done this weekend as spare room is now decorated so only furniture to move around.

DH has just decided we should start discussing names in case it's a girl.

Hi all - haven't posted for ages (sorry all my posts seem to start with that line). I'm so amazed we havent had any announcements yet! Impressed too by all theose who've put on so little. No idea how much I've put on. I think I'm probably eating less/ and healthier than I usually do and bizarrely even though I think my bumps enormous I think I look a bit skinnier because I normally carry all my weight around my middle anyay (people often mistook me for pregnant when I wasn't . I'm still due to be induced, but while I get the impression they'd like to "do" me as soon as possible I'm determined not to be burst before she's well and truly cooked (so to speak) and I let the doctor know last week in no uncertain terms that I wouldn't agree to have my waters broken until I've got a really high (8+) Bishops score. I'm being examined tomorrow but I dont think I'll be near ready yet. My guess'll be another couple of weeks maybe. Anyway, hope is I'll have a couple of days warning to come off my blood thinners so I should be able to post advance notice. Bag is (sort of) packed.

blimey - you lot are busy aren't you! I can't keep up. Bananabump the MW recommeded Spatone - thanks for the OJ recommendation. I also need to think about packing my bag-especially as the babys head is engaged now! I just can't bring myself to do it - makes it too real!
As for recommendations for going home clothes - def a skirt/leggings/tracksuit bottom things and fip flops/sandals. I agree with what the others have said - nothing that is tight against your lady bits and I had V bad swelling in my feet after having DS (4lb of water in each foot!) and couldn't get anything on my feet to come home from the hosp and it was jan and snowing!

Morning everyone! Have spent ages trying to catch up again! Just here to moan again I am afraid (so won't be offended if you skip this post as just need to vent).....

I had a terrible night again last night with BH and backache etc...was so convinced something might happen I even sorted out my hospital bag! Although, after hearing how organised some of your bags are I will shortly be off to reorganise it properly

I had a huge row with DH last night and we still aren't really speaking. He has such a bad temper sometimes, last night he actually threw one of DS' shoes at me . DS was really unsettled by all his shouting and cried to go to sleep back in his cot rather than his bed - I wish DH would think a bit more how our arguments impact on DS; because that makes me more cross than our actual arguments!

It all started because DH came home from work and informed me he was 'on call' again, so proceeded to eat dinner with his laptop and phone on the dining table, completely ignoring me and DS.

Apparently I am happy to spend his money but not for him to earn it . Which really pee'd me off because I go without so many 'luxuries', e.g. deoderant, stretch mark cream, make up, nights out, infact I don't ever spend any money on myself without asking his permission first!!

I feel so bad for this little baby been born into such a sorry state at the moment .

Anyway, thats my moan done for the day....positive vibes from now on

Oh Washy, it will blow over - he's probably extra nervous about being a 2nd time Dad - and does what men do best - withdraws to his cave (work) coz its safer.

My DH and I had a huge argument the other w/e over the construction of a wooden toy box (FGS) - and DS was commenting for ages about daddy shouting at Mummy. I thnk it did make DH realise his behaviour has an mpact.

Mine has suddenly started showing a tiny bit of interest in the fatc we are having a baby - which is good!!

Chin up - LO arriving soon.......

Oh I hope it will all pale into insignificance when this LO arrives . I know he is stressed about money and overdue bills though so don't see how another DC will improve matters..?

I have been consoling myself with tea and yummy apple and carrot muffin that I baked yesterday, and my mood has improved dramatically already .

I feel I really should go and properly sort out my hospital bag (rather than leaving all just stuffed in there randomly) just in case today is the day . And it will take my mind off other things if nothing else!

Oh Wash, men are idiots aren't they?
Can you suggest that the laptop/phone are on but put to one side? My DH is on call 24/7/365 so I know what it's like, but I have managed to train him to only check his blackberry once or twice an hour .
Does he really need to be poised over his phone/keyboard in case he gets a call?
Men are generally just crap at dealing with stress - just over-grown little boys really.

big hugs washersaurus. i hope you tell him never to throw anything at you again! I think you should have a pampering day/splurge if at all possible - even if it's just 30mins to yourself with a bar of chocolate and a cup of tea (or buying some doederant!)

i don't think men realise the impact their actions can have on DC's. DP and i had an arguement last week about the smell of bacon in the house (he doens't eat meat) and DD is still talking about how mummy was crying (i seem to cry at everything just now - normally my friends call me hard hearted hannah).

cross posts - glad you starting to feel better!

Awww thanks everyone!

I am having a relaxing morning while DS is at nursery today - that is about as pampered as I get these days!

I don't have any money of my own to pamper myself with unfortunately - I rely on DH for every penny (which I really hate), and am under strict instructions not to use the joint account at the moment (presumably as we are skint). I love being at home to look after DS but this money situation stinks...boo hiss!

The thing with DH being on call is that there is ALWAYS a problem that needs sorting!

(Feel I should clarify that I have been using DH's deo and that I'm not super-stinky or anything (LOL) )

Morning all

Not sure where to start with the catching up.
BUT i really hope everyone is well and looking forward to and has a wonderful quick and pain free birth

Is anyone else feeling loads of pressure down low and a baby trying to squirm out, mine's definately got stronger and feistier lately. i thought they were meant to calm down

Washersaurous- hope all is better, around your place today, not the thing you need right now.

I still haven't done any major cleaning/nesting think i'm having a lazy second pregnancy. i'd rather pay someone else to do, but don't even feel like doing that.

Morning guys! Washer your dh sounds a bit like mine, he likes to throw things when he's having a hissy fit too. The last casualty was the phone, which doesn't bounce, surprisingly...

I think these bloody men get too much consideration to be honest. We're heavily pregnant, they have a big strop and shout and upset us, then we say "oh well he's stressed about the baby coming"

Frankly, until the baby is coming out of THEIR vaginas I don't really see their stress as the priority, to be honest.

It must be rotten having him holding the purse strings, in my experience they think they know how much things cost, and how much you can live on (Usually some daft unrealistic figure which wouldn't even cover the food bill) so everything has to be argued out instead of them just letting you make decisions about what you know best!

As you can probably tell, I tend to look after the finances/shopping in our relationship, or we'd live on doritos and no frills white bread.

Chin up, hopefully he'll come home and apologise. If he doesn't, replace his deodorant with fart gas spray and hide the bathroom lightbulb.

Washer hope things are brighter when DH gets home tonight. Banana your deodorant comments made me giggle like a schoolgirl!

Had a lovely sleep in this morning, still very broken but not having to be up early for work/appointments was lovely.

I seem to be getting spasms around one of my hips, really make me wince. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Here's to a good day everyone!

Hey pengy, yes to the hip spasms, especially after lying on one side for an hour or so. No advice really since I can't seem to stop them happening even with a pillow between my knees. Do you think you have spd? That's what is causing all my hip/pelvic problems.

Just had to go 18 hours without mumsnet as DH tried to add something to computer and managed to cut off our internet access.
Made me realise how much I am addicted to logging on to MN , even if it's just as a lurker occasionally.
Had mw apt this am, bump is now measuring nearly 41 weeks (I am 38+2) and she seems to think that when I have consultant apt next week he will suggest induction due to size (regardless of placenta praevia which is why I am seeing him).
Not sure how I feel about that, I am feeling very fed up and impatient but not sure that is a good enough reason to agree to induction.
Hope everyone else is ok x

Sorry I'm posting so much, having a very boring day at home with nothing to distract me. Augustbride, that doesn't seem a reason to induce you, is she implying she thinks the baby is getting too big? If so they should scan you to check using actual measurements, my midwife told me she thought my baby was really big but the scan shows he's average sized.

It's very rare to have a baby too large to deliver unless you have gestational diabetes or something. Good luck anyway, you don't sound like you're keen on the idea of being induced!

Augustbride - are you tiny? I know that sounds like a sily question but it is a reality that some women are very small framed, and a larger baby actually can't fit through the hips.

I don't want to be the one with the horror stories, but a colleague of mine lost her grandchild, because her daughter had a very small frame, a large baby, and it got stuck.

No-one wants to be fiddled with needlessly, but if they scan you and the baby is on the large size, at 38++ it's well and truly ready to come out. Good luck