Due Jan 2008 - watch those pumpkin bumps grow!

[Amani]

hello!!!

hi ladies,
thanks for the new thread - i love the title as sometimes i refer to my bump as "pumpkin"!

i usually drive to work but sometimes have meetings in london which require the tube - i always stand on the platform with my hands on my lower back, sticking my belly out as much as possible so everyone sees me, then walk onto the tube the same way. worked twice today i got seats on every trip!

Mine is a pink bean juicy! Although not really bean sized anymore!

I dont think I would get offered a seat, as my bump is not very noticalble yet. might try taking a bus at peak time one day this week and see!

I used to answer the door while bf'ing. They never realised (except the double-glazing salesman who wouldn't leave till I said "scuse me, I need to switch sides" ).

I'm finally starting to look pg. Getting loads of comments in the playground. Apparently dd told all her friends (who told all their mums) about 3 months ago but no one liked to say anything in case their children were inventing it!

hello folks! Found you all, although as usual it's taken me bloody ages to try to catch up with all the goss!
This is the last time i'm gonna say hi for a couple of weeks as i'm off on my holibags with my bucket and spade (and very stretchy clothes!)
Hope everyone is ok, and those feeling lousy begin to feel better (that includes everyone's dcs too)
I had crappy heartburn / acidy tummy at 4am this morning, first time this preganancy and a wee Rennie sorted it, but if last time anything to go by i'll be swigging pints of Gaviscon out the bottle in a couple of weeks! Eating fresh pineapple helps, though (for some reason tinned doesn't work) but didn't have any in the house at 4am! Oh well, catch up with you all in a coulple of weeks.... take care girlies! lolo xx

Morning ladies

Just popping in to say hi.

Hope everyone is well.

Morning all -
Sorry to hear about all the heartburn etc. Just keep at the Gaviscon! .

Feeling good today! don't know why - suddent energy boost - see how long that last for.

Morning ladies. Oh to have some energy. Feel washed out today. I have a leaky left boob too. Another crappy day weather wise too
Ho hum atleast ds3 is on the mend. He only woke once last night and went straight back to sleep after some Calpol.
Hope you all have a good day.
Take care xxx

morning all i know what you mean Gingeme am now very depressed at the thought of another 10 weeks at work.
Am swigging the gaviscon by the bottle at the mo although i have to say this has been the easiest pg as far as that's concerned so far.
For all those who are getting sick again that happened with my dd. It lasted from 25 weeks until the end you all have my sympathies.
Hope everyone else ok and ds's are on the mend Awen and Gingeme.
What did you all make of last night ? A buit of a kick in the teeth for the pro breast feeders i thought.

Hi all, this is the first time i have joined one of these threads.

Im due 12th Jan with my first and cant wait, just feels like a life time away!!!!

Been feeling really quite good for a while now, apart from the constant b/h, fingers crossed it will stay that way!!!!

welcome dids , it's a little quiet on here this morning so prob a good time to join as most of the time it's a nightmare to keep up !

I bet you don't live in London Cazzybaby because everyone I know in London at the moment is having boys! I think it is something to do with the water. We are going to have to drink bottled water when we try for our next baby as we want a girl!!!

My bump isn't really big enough to get offered a seat either which is my problem. People always use the excuse that they don't want to offer you a seat in case you are just fat and get offended!!!

Morning all

Another sleepless night for me I'm afraid - no sleep from about 3am - I just couldn't get comfortable, and bits of my body kept on dropping off to sleep in a bad way - i.e. going numb!

I wonder if any of you legal bods out there could help me with a work question? Back in 2006 I whinged at my bosses for a development plan so I wouldn?t just sit and moulder for the rest of my life in this company, after about 6 months I got one, where the objectives were promotion to the next grade in October 2006. At my appraisal in October 2006 I talked about moving division (not a massive move, I was equally qualified for both jobs, it was just experience I was lacking) and they decided this was fine, but essentially I?d have to forego my promotion as it would take me a while to settle into my new position. So my next development plan was revised with my objective to promotion to next grade by April 2007. Come my appraisal in April 2007, the mention of promotion in April had been removed, and it just said objective to promotion in 2007, so I was passed over again. Now the promotion / performance review timescale has changed, and although I am having my appraisal tomorrow, I have been told there will be no promotions until January 2008 when I will be on maternity leave (and still no mention as to whether I will be included in this round of promotions). Now as you can imagine I?m pretty miffed with this whole situation, not least because my company is notorious for underpaying; although I enjoy my work and my team, if I wasn?t pregnant I would be seriously considering changing job (I have been with the company 3 and a half years now, since graduation). Any tips on how to ensure I get my promotion (and hopefully a damn payrise) in my appraisal tomorrow? One of my colleagues who has similar qualifications and experience and joined at a similar time was promoted when I changed division, and although is now leaving the company, was offered another promotion to keep her here (and is moving to the new company at the new level she was offered here, i.e. two rungs at least above me). Can I use her promotion history as a comparison as our performance has been fairly similar?

Anyway, to summarise (many apologies for the long windedness above) can I ensure I get my promotion / pay rise prior to going on maternity leave, and if I don?t, can I sue for discrimination because I was pregnant, or at least threaten to?

My bump is really big for my first, people get really shocked when they ask how long i have left and they realise im not actually about to drop!!!!!!!!

Its not nice getting those kind of reactions as it makes me feel like im oddly big!

re Bringing up Baby

my friend swore by co-sleeping with both her kids - but I still feel funny about it - would be worried about squashing the baby!

my mum said she kept me in a sling when I was born in 1973. it was groovy blue denim.

i don't think i could do that baby with me 24/7 until 6 months but he did look so cute and seems the most contented.
I did have ds in our bed quite a few times when he was born when i desperately needed some sleep. It was good as he would just feed when he wanted and we all got more sleep. I was much stricter with dd though and made sure she went in her moses basket and she has been a much better sleeper all round.
As for leaving them on their own and ignoring their 'attention seeking' is she real. I can't see how any mum can ignore their baby's crys. They will never get that time back when they are little so too limit hugs i think is criminal!

Morning all!

I'm with you Naetha - very disturbed sleep last night, and horrible nightmares when I did sleep. What about all these exciting dreams you're supposed to get when pregnant? Where are they?

Sorry, don't know about legal problem, but good luck with it.

Hi dids.

I know what you mean about breastfeeding on BUB last night. It was extremely 'even-handed' about it, which, as breastfeeding is always promoted somuch made it appear not as supportive. Maybe refreshing for some mums? PErhaps that was the point - perhaps there are women who couldn't or didn't breastfeed in the production team.

They're really making CV look like a monster aren't they. I mean, I thnk she is but they're really bashing her!

JUst popping in Morning all.

Gingeme - glad ds is on the mend. Agree about thelousy waether. ALl gloomy here too. At least we are snuggled inside here tho.

Dids - welcome dont worry about bump size. I have people comment that I am big and others that I am small. I dont really care as long as baby ok.

Juicy - I am having a boy too, altho not a london girl am from the south east.

Angechic - I co-slept often with ds1 and it really worked for ds and me. (he was in my bed last night, but that is cos he is poorly and dp away). I am not wanting to co-sleep again but baby will be in our room for first year. I remember with ds tho how easy it was to fall asleep on the night time feeds. He will be in moses basket and them will be in cotbed.

Naetha - no advice re work situation. about no sleep for you. Is getting to that stage now. I am going to try and get some lavender pillow spray.

ayreshire - where are you off too on hols Hope you have a fabulous time.

Right ds was smiley and lovely this morning said his ears and throat hurt a bit.. (not crying in pain!! ) HE managed a mug of sweet warm milk and a third of a weetabix! Am really pleased. HEwas asking for triple roast dinner tonight, I think a step at a time. Roast for Saturday when dp returnsbut will make ds sausages with yorkie puddings and gravy tonight, as well as lots of veg. He also has some of his humour coming back. Feel much happier as looking like ds is on the uphill slope!

I like the sling idea very much tho. Will be trying that out. With ds I picked him up whenever he fretted. He isnt at all spoilt in anyway and never had any real problems with sleep.

I would happily bash CV!!

I'm (still) about as maternal as a brick, and watched BUB in an objective way, but really found CV's treatment of the babies as very harsh. Not only the whole lack of eye contact, body contact etc, but just the way she manhandled them. These babies have been cocooned in a warm, soothing environment for the last 9 months; for them to go through childbirth (probably more horrendous for them than the mother) come into what must seem like a very hostile environment, and then manhandled like a cut of meat while having their nappy changed etc seems to add insult to injury, not to mention being tantamount to child cruelty. I wouldn't treat my fully grown (rough and tough) cats like that, so why would I treat a newborn baby like that?

[gets off soap box]

hear hear Naetha. I completely agree.

Hello

Can I join you? I am new on Mumsnet. My first baby is due on 30 January, so it being a first it will probably a February baby, but hey.

I have not dared watch Bringing up Babies yet, but I have signed an online petition to the Prime Minister to stop the program. Babies need love and cuddles, end of story.

I thought i'd posted this but didn't:

Check out Milla www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=485199&in_page _id=1773

Looking enormously preggers and gorgeous. She looks prettier than i've ever seen her and she admits to eating lots of doughnuts. How refreshing...

And on subject of Bringing up Baby - not cuddling your child - i think that would bring on post natal depression.

I think the Asian lady with twins seems so nice. Maybe i'm naive because i am only pregnant with my first child, but what's so great going out for a meal 4 days after i've given birth??? I'm not carrying this little blighter around for 9 months so i can immediately go out. Crazy. (The champagne looked good though).

And that poor woman trying to breastfeed when she's in pain. I mean WTF!

And I totally agree with all the fresh air stuff but why not just go for a nice walk with your pram?! The fresh air and motion would prob do wonders for baby.

Anyway.....

Hi Awen. I'm liking the sling thing too and DH is LOVING it. He's latched on to it as a way of being involved with the baby which is all good news. He was terrifed of picking her up but now I think the sling thing is making him feel like he could do THAT.

Not sure about the co-sleeping thing though. Do you think you can be continuum-ish.

Was also wondering if there'd be problems with the feeding absolutely on demand. I don't mind doing it in public, but I'm not sure if I'd do it in the supermarket. Thoughts?

Hi madmouse.

I agree with walk thing neuro. Good for shedding weight too! Was very encouraged by a woman on another thread who said she put on 4 stone but then breastfed and took the baby for a walk every day and all the weight (plus a bit extra) fell of.