Due in December 07 - look at that bump!

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OK hopefully no-one else has started a new thread!

Hello!

Amani - I didn't make myself clear I was giving you an excuse for you to use for having to change your day off!

RE: AN Classes, my DH is dead keen and I konow my friend's DH attended pretty much all of hers!

Very very glad we registered for the NCT classes - our antenatal classes here are Mondays from 12.30 to 14.30 so no way for anyone working who can't get time off to attend....

Sorry you've had such a rough time Beanstermummy, glad you are feeling a bit better now! I always find that by the time I have 'nursed' my DCs and DH through whatever nasties are going around, I get it far worse than any of them.

Thelady - so far they are not exactly falling down but not really staying up either if that makes sense! They have dropped a little but are still well above the knee, on the downside they seem to be encouraging my trousers to try and fall down so have been consantly hoiking them up all afternoon! Ankle much less swollen though and no longer aching!

time of class also v. annoying thelady - do they think all women should give up work once they fall pregnant?!

My antinatal classes start on Thursday. Annoyingly they're at the same time as my horticulture evening class so I'm going to have to do alternate weeks, thus annoying both teachers. Stupid college for my evening class gave me a place at the last minute so enrolling for the class was very last minute and they couldn't tell me which night of the week it was on .

Hello,

Lizzer - re leg cramps. I was getting awful cramps in my calves during the night but I have found that drinking a small glass of tonic water or bitter lemon in the evening -sadly without the gin - helps as it contains quinine. Also try to flex your foot when it happens rather than point it which from experience is easier said than done!

I'm shocked by your mw's reasons for an classes being women only, thelady. As you said, which century are we living in?? My first NHS AN class was last week and it was great. It was 2-4pm but it is my company's policy to give me time off for all antenatal appointments. I thought it was the law that all firms have to do that by maybe not... I have to admit that the time is not so convenient for partners but my hubby's boss has been great about him having time off for all of the classes.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Hello, hope everyones ok

Will catch up with the messages when i get ds settled, he's been short tempered today coz i took him shopping with me last night and didnt get back until just after 9 so it was way past his bed time and he has been grouchy all day.

has anyone got much planned for the weekend?
I have stupidly agreed to go on a night out tomorrow with dp and some people who he works with. Its a big night out 'in town', pubs that will be packed full of drunken people and i wont be one of them
i dont know how long i will be able to stand in heels, and be sober without wanting to come home.

It is the law that companies have to give you paid time off for antenatal appointments, and I think this may stretch to classes, but am not sure. However, I live 30 miles away from where I work so would not like classes in the middle of the day!

Oh, the mw wasn't happy about the situation either - just said that she'd found that mixed classes didn't work here. I agree you're supposed to get time off to attend classes, but that doesn't extend to partners hence my irritation at a class during the daytime.

MW is trying to push the local maternity service to reassess their provision of antenatal classes/info/whatever.

Evening everyone! Loucee, the bump on my foot appears on the right one (very weird) and I'm having a girl, so that seems to be further proof for your theory...!
Lizzer, I second the bananas for the cramps. Also, my mum swears by putting a couple of corks (yes as in from wine bottles!) at the end of the bed - don't ask me why that should work, but might be worth a try!!!
Macdoodle, I'll look out for your CAT (does it come to email?)

theLady - that is really awful about the classes. DH came to them all last time around, and protested loudly (to my embarrassment!) that he wasn't allowed to come to the breastfeeding workshop because he said he wanted to learn to support me! The hospital refused because they said some women might be inhibited from discussing breast issues, which I do understand for that particular class!
btw, why is everyone buying a second pram for second babies? I haven't yet investigated the state of mine from 4.5 years ago but am hoping it will make it for another baby!

Hi workingmummy and welcome. I am not buying a second pram for this baby - s/he will just have to put up with dd's. But it's only just over two years old so is fine, even though it is not a "trendy" one. We are probably going to attach a buggy board and will use a sling at the beginning as well. As dd (just turned two) now prefers to walk than ride, I can't see the point of buying a double.

Thelady - the one thing me and Dh did find from him attending antenatal classes (NCT - we weren't even offered NHS ones) was that he remembered so much more than I did. To this day he recalls all the different colours of poo in the nappies of the dolls we passed round and what it meant. All I can ever remember was that Marmite was meconium!

Workingmummy thanks for participating in the foot lump survey!
We're only buying a new pram because we live on a hill 1 mile from town and we're 600ft above sea level so our winters are fierce and I just don't see DD (19mths) being able to cope with this, so we're getting a double that can convert to a single (so hopefully wont need to buy another one ever!). If I was due in the summer I wouldn't be buying a new one.

Suey2 - you're right about the accessories, I've decided to wear a black wrap dress with a ribbon just under my bust with a matching short cardy tied at the bust. hope my high boots can do up round my hefty calves though

Talking of accessories I was feeling decidedly chilly round the tum as I took DD2 to school this morning - looked around town for a "swingy" coat that I could wear as non-maternity, but could find nothing that fitted, or that I would wear after, or that wasn't extortionately priced! So have bought a grey woolly poncho from M&S (honestly, it looks better than it sounds!!) - just about covers the bump. If it gets really cold will have to pinch DH's ski jacket (though still not sure if it will actually do up - perhaps I will just have to use pregnancy as an excuse to drive everywhere!!)

housemum - can't justify getting a winter coat but wearing dh's massive clothes makes me feel even bigger!

workingmum - second pram due to second baby being so close in case to first - don't think I can cope in shops without having ds firmly strapped down

loucee - can't find bit about foot lumps... whats it all about? sorry I know I'm asking for you to repeat yourself

Insy - np. Sit on a chair or sofa with your knees at right angles, flats of feet on the floor. Look down at your feet and past your ankle bone you might see your foot has a little lump there (mine is about the diameter of a golf ball but not as prominent). If it's larger on the right it suggests you are expecting a girl and if it's larger on the right then that is a boy. It's reflexology apparently.

HM - a poncho is a great idea, I saw a (non pg) lady the other day with one and nice jeans with boots upto her knees, she looked great.

Talking of boots, I need a nice new pair of knee high boots for day to day wear, has anyone seen any nice ones around? Prefer a chunky or wedge heel and not very high as want to be able to walk a fair bit - thinking nice and warm for the winter. Might have to post on the style forum

Hi everyone! Windy windy all the time down in this part of the world at the moment - the joys of Spring! At least its sunny today.
Insy, join you in the at friend for not turning up club. Had arrived at cafe before she sent me text saying she couldn't be faffed getting out of bed...oh well, was fine as read the paper and had eggs on toast with mushrooms, yum.
Going to see French movie "I Do" tonight - has anyone seen it?

Re leg cramps I think the main thing is drinking loads and trying to mitigate it before the pain gets bad by changing positions etc. I find turning on my back and bending my knees so that my feet are flat on the bed works most of the time.

Thelady, shocked and yet not by your story of AN classes. I pretty sure would not be si-similar in provincial NZ. Maybe could suggest they structure the classes so that some are women only and at least a couple encourage men to attend? The NCT ones I did in London last time were cleverly run so that the teacher split the class in 2 and sent the men downstairs (it was at her house) from time to time to talk about a particular topic and then moved between the two groups, before re-convening. These were full day classes though (3 saturdays in a row).

Loucee/Suey - if we're looking for bumps on the inside of the foot, I'd say its a bit more prominent on the right side, and I'm expecting a girl.

Ok . . totally convinced about the ball so will be off to get one in a few hours! Heaven help Argos and the general population in the area if stocks are out!!!

On another note SPD related of course, I feel completely deflated as I cannot find any recommendations for safe exercising whilst having this condition and I mean burning exercises.

As an avid cyclist (min of 30miles per week) and previous gym member there was bearly a week that passed by without me burning away the cals AND YES I KNOW preganancy is not a time to think about calorie burning BUT my exercise routine was a very good way of releasing stress and keeping generally well

ALL TIPS WELCOMED . . .

Hi all, hope everyone is okay! JJ, am very of you having the energy to excercise! Bit of walking each day is enough to exhaust me! Don't think there is much you can do with SPD is there? My MW's recommendations were to stay off my feet as much as possible. I found that after the birth power walking with the buggy was fab for burning and toning - feel like a lump at the moment though.

I have been wondering about coats, I need a new one as the zip has completely gone on the old one (so DH threw it away). I want one I can wear after baby is here though so was planning on maybe getting myself some nice warm scarves or something to cover the bump? Either that or I have a fleece jacket which is doing quite well at the moment, might try wearing that under a coat if it gets much colder!

I dreamed last night that I had my baby but that I slept through the birth. This is the second time I have dreamed about sleeping through the birth (probably wishful thinking!), in both dreams the baby was a little smaller than I expected (8lb 9oz last night, smaller than my boys were) and also a girl. Plus I was also at home in my own bed - very odd. (In last night's one I was actually having twins but the boy was breech, didn't want to turn around and the labour had stopped so they were going to let him stay in there a bit longer - strange the dreams a preggy brain gives you!)

loucee - I'm confused re foot bump thing - think mines on my left foot but your post said right foot for boy or right foot for girl so which one is meant to be left?

buzzy - I hate it when that happens, it used to happen when I first had ds, arrange to meet and make a big effort to get out, and I lived further from town than everyone else so I'd leave earlier and I'd just get to the cafe and they'd text to say they were too tired or something equally rubbish didn't really matter on fri because we were at home I was just miffed I'd decided not to take ds to 'boogie bug club' (signing and dancing) to meet her instead

hope everyones having a good weekend - I'm entertaining ds for the day so dh can get on with house jobs - realised how much energy ds has now, am exhausted after being at home for two days this week, I've decided being at work is easier (but much less rewarding) I get to sit at a desk and at least put my feet up at work even if I can't nap... think I'll be ordering take out tonight, mmmm fish and chips....

Hey becklespookle! Nice to get my first response on this thread from ya! As for weird reams and sleeping through labour I can confirm the first and will pray for the other!

I just had a eureka moment today and decided to give jumping on the spot a try as this could be done whilst keeping my legs together and yet does not seem to have any immediate impact (through vibrations) on causing added pain to pubic area!

In your opinion do you think jumping is not a good idea?? I expect my body will tell me in due course though I only did about 10 jumps to test my theory so far!!!! JJx

JJ2ndTime: I know swimming is safe - as long as you don't do breaststroke legs. You also need to be careful when pushing off from the wall not to strain the ligaments supporting your bump. I know it doesn't sound like burning exercise, but front crawl can definitely take it out of you and gets the heart rate up nicely too.

You can also get those floats that you hold between your thighs and just do arms if the spd plays up with any kind of kicking.

I'd worry about jumping myself, but I'm no medic. Suey2 is probably the one to ask, though.

Thank u very much thelady . . . . Suey2 over 2 u!

Jumping on the spot? At nearly eight months pregnant I can think of nothing worse!
Why not try some nice gentle pregnancy yoga???

Insy - thanks for confirming that being at work is easier than bring at home with a child. I worked through my first pregnancy and wasn't nearly as exhausted as I have been this time