First timers due in Octoberish

[Kittiwake]

Hi this thread is for any first timers or anyone really who wants to chat about their imminent arrival and general lack of idea of what to expect!

I realise that there is already an October thread but there seems to be quite a few people who have come a bit late to join in the discussion on there. Hope this doesn't offend anyone

Well done Kittiwake!

Found you. Well done!

Yay!

So.......what shall we talk about...... How about MIL's mine is coming over tomorrow so better clean up a bit tonight. She is going to freak out about the amount of stuff we have for the baby. I don't care though we put the cot together yesterday and I put all the stuff I have been buying into the drawers etc. Can't believe we are going to have a baby to put in those tiny little clothes soon!
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Going to aqua-natal classes tonight they are really lovely as it's in a hydrotherapy pool and really warm like a huge bath, lovely to float around in and feel kind of weighltess but weird when you get out and you feel ridiculously heavy

I was wondering what we're going to talk about too !

Good luck with MIL. I've got to meet my MIL for the first time next weekend. DP doesn't get on with her so I haven't been allowed to meet her but SIL wants us to meet and is organising a lunch.

I'm in the middle of packing up stuff as we're moving (temporarily) to my mum's neighbour's flat. She's gone away for a few months and said we can stay there. It's such a pain having to pack up and move when all I feel like doing is curling up in bed but it will be nice to have my mum close by when the baby comes.

I'd like to do aquanatal but I couldn't find any classes near me.

My MIL is actually okay we get on pretty well although she does say the most bizzare things at times. Sounds like quite a high pressure meeting for you good luck with that

Poor you, moving is such a pain I hate it and can't imagine packing at the moment. My mum is about 3 hours away wish she was a bit nearer but next door would be a bit too close for me I think!

Off to my aqua-natal classs now we must look so funny if anyone peers into the pool like a load of synchronised hippos

Yay!

What's everyone's due date then?

I am the 14th and I know Miss bumpy is the 15th.

I just woke up - so tired that I slept all afternoon.

Good luck with the MIL!

Well no one else seems to be up yet so I will talk to myself!

Hope everyone slept well. I am amazed I slept at all given that I slept all afternoon but I did. My back is killing me though so it is hard to get comfortable. I was up at seven today but I think I might need to go back to bed for another nap!

I have my second hospital class today. The first one was kind of vague so I hope we get a bit more info at this one.

Morning!

Well, I think I'm getting off lighlty on the back ache side of things - it was bladder issues that made me get up!

Stefka - I'm 13th October!

My MIL is terrible! She smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish - she fell over in the garden last time she was here. She clearly has no idea that I will not be letting her babysit... She has been knitting for England - I have 10 white cardis so far. She won't do yellow or any other 'non-specific' colour... And don't get me started on the FIL... At least they're in 4-5 hours away...!

But my folks are also 3-4 hours away which I find hard, but my Mummmy is coming down on Sunday for a few days and will be here as soon as I get home from the hospital - I think her bag is packed already, just like mine!

I've had trouble getting a swimsuit, so the other weekend when we stayed at a hotel with a pool, I just wore shorts and a tee-shirt. But swimming felt really wierd - rather pressured and indigestion inducing. I thought I might try the ante-natal aerobics instead.

Have a good day!

Hello everyone! I was up at some god-awful time (don't know when it was but it was still dark ) Stefka but I didn't think to get online. We were having trouble setting up the internet in our new temporary flat. Seems to be working now but it's a bit slow. I'll remember to get onto mumsnet and see who's awake next time I can't sleep

I'm having a total nightmare. A tip for the future, NEVER even think about moving when you're heavily pregnant! It just feels really wrong. All my preggers hormones are telling me I should be somewhere cosy and familiar just relaxing and getting ready for the big day. Instead I'm in a strange flat trying to work out why the shower doesn't work, why there's no hot water, how I'm going to cope without a washing machine, what's wrong with the internet connection, where all our clothes are going to go... etc, etc. I had a bit of a freak out last night and again this morning after a cold shower

Anyway, I'm impressed with all your aquanatal classes Kitti. I wish I had one near me. It sounds nice.

Stefka, I'm with you on the back pain

WMWG, at your MIL and FIL. By all accounts my MIL is a total nutter

Right, we're off to the shops to try and get some food to cheer us up and a few things like a shower curtain to replace the really skanky one here. Seriously, this place is a dump!!

Morning Stefka and WMWG!

I'm the 15th too... so we are really close together who will go first!

Slept okay last night but wish mey bed was a bit softer I used to like having a hard matress but it's hard toget comfy at the mo despite the million pillows I have.

My ante-natal hospital classes were a bit mixed some good info but a lot of it really repetative and we had a physio who was lovely but ridiculously enthusiastic doing the breathing bit. I lost the plot a bit when she bought out her knitted uterus also I think the men present found the handing round of the model breast a little embarassing.

Reccomend the Aqua-natal aerobics at my class they have a lovely bit at the end where they turn down the lights put on some relaxing music and hand out floats so we can just walow for 15 mins and have a chat.

Hi missbumpy too - cross posted!

OMG the falling MIL and the knitted uterus made me snort with laughter!

That move sounds really stressful Missbumpy. We have a guest with us who we are having probs getting to move on and it is stressing the hell out of me. I just want to sort the baby things out and I can't because this person is in the room.

I am up for the second time today - I went back to bed for a nap!

So we have so far

WMWG 13th Oct
Stefka 14th Oct
Miss Bumpy & Kittiwake 15th Oct

We really are all close! It's very exciting.

Hi everyone, great idea about thread Kittiwake. My first baby is due on 20th October. I'm also loving aquanatal, went to my class yesterday and it was it's usual surreal self. The midwife running it was lovely but bonkers, she had us bobbing all over the show. I don't know how the lifeguards keep a straight face. Good luck with the moves and unwanted guests!

Good thinking Stefka, maybe I'll head back to bed for a nap. Right now I'm feeling like I really can't cope with being in this strange flat where nothing seems to work. I've been telling DP I want to move back to mine (even though it's further from mum and the hospital and it's a smaller flat...at least everything works!) but we've now got someone staying there so we'd have to boot him out. It's all a big mess

Maybe it will all look better after a nap

Is everyone on maternity leave now?

Hi primigravida

Hi MissBumpy. I love your name. I've stopped working which is great in that I've got time to rest in bed and go on mumsnet but I'm also a bit bored. Does anyone else wish it was October already?

Hope you have a nice nap and that everything works out in your new flat.

I am sorry that you are under so much stress right now Missbumpy - you really don't need that right now. It gets you down doesn't it when you can't have things sorted for the baby.

Hi primigravida - I have added you to the list

WMWG 13th Oct
Stefka 14th Oct
Miss Bumpy & Kittiwake 15th Oct
Primigravida 20th Oct

Thanks I like your name too.

I thought I'd be bored on mat leave but it's actually been one stress after another what with my failed driving test and this disastrous move! I'm hoping things will settle down in the next week or so and I'll have a chance to be bored before the baby comes along and turns my life upside down. A friend of mine who's preggers with her 2nd reminded me yesterday that I should make the most of these last few weeks because it's the last time I'll have quality time to myself for the next 16 years or so!! I hadn't thought of it like that but she's got a point. I'm going to try to enjoy the boredom (if you know what I mean ) and just put my feet up and watch loads of crap telly That's after I've worked out if I can bear to stay in this flat of course!

If you're bored primi, have a look at these articles. I find Zoe Williams quite funny and I love reading about all things pregnancy related at the mo.

Thanks Stefka. Well done for doing the list too.

I've been off for ages. I was on a one year contract and strangely I didn't get a permanent job once I became pregnant. I'm a teacher - or I was. So I have been off all summer! I am kind of glad I am not dealing with teenagers at the moment - far too stressful!

Are you in London Miss Bumpy? I think just living there can be stressful!

Thanks for the articles link, Miss Bumpy. I'm very obsessed with all things pregnancy and baby-related at the moment. DH likes to tease me about all the books I've been getting out of the library on the subject. I'm like you Stefka, I've been off work for quite awhile as I was temping and the agencies didn't seem to want someone visibly pregnant going out on assignments. Where is everyone located? I'm in Manchester.

Hmm, I can see it might get boring being off work for that long. Actually, right now I feel like I could happily never go back to work again! DP is doing his PGCE at the moment (primary, not secondary). It's difficult financially (not the ideal time for him to be a student!) but it sounds like a great course. He's really enjoying it.

Funny that they didn't give you a permanent contract once you got preggers !

Yes, I'm in London which does make everything a bit more stressful. Sorry for moaning so much but it's just been a really bad week. If I'd passed my driving test at least it would be easier for me to get to the shops and to go out and do stuff. Right now it's getting quite painful to walk (baby's head pressing right down on cervix - ow!) and I can't really deal with public transport when I'm feeling like this.

Arrghhh! I must stop moaning about it all. I'll end up driving everyone else away from the thread! Not to mention driving my poor DP up the wall.

Primi, my DP laughs at me too. Every other sentence I utter at the moment begins with "there was this thread on mumsnet" or "I was reading in one of my pregnancy books"...!

I never thought I'd be so interested in it all. I guess that being pregnant is such a massive, life-changing thing, it makes sense to get a bit obsessed with it. That's my excuse anyway!

Hello everyone!
I havent posted on here before...but Im due 18th Oct, baby no 1, so thought I'd join in! Im also a teacher and have been off all summer, Im getting quite good at doing not a lot but sometimes feel a bit guilty, well maybe that too strong a word, but feel gulty-ish being at home for weeks, and often not doing anything when dp is out at work...anyone else feel the same??!
I know that I couldnt be running round after 7-year olds at the mo, but still conscious of it!!