*Due in Jan 2008* - Get those bags packed!!!!

[Amani]

Sorry can't think of a better title and my PC is so slow.........

I have already seen the delivery suite from went I went in to get checked out a few months back altho didnt see too much of it. I am hoping to have baby at the MW birthing unit they have so definitely want to see it. Makes it all very real tho.

It does, doesn't it. Plus next time I see my m/w she wants to go through my birh plan and ensure that section of my maternity notes are completed. Defo going to write down what you suggested MM about internal examination.

I guarentee my MW wont even mention birth plans.... glad i could help amani.

well ladies, am going home in a bit, so have a nice weekend!

Beller ? 2 weeks so I should let DH drink freely over Xmas and Hogmanany and have 1/1 as the cut off?! I think homebirths are a great idea ? I?m just too scared this time round because of my blood issues.

Susiemj glad it isn?t as bad as you originally thought but a couple of hundred is still a real pain when you want to buy lots of stuff an emergency fund is a great idea we tried to get a secured loan to pay off debt and reduce outgoings pending our house sale but they won?t underwrite it because we are trying to sell so back to square one ? worrying again! I did ask DH what would happen if he were in that state and I needed him and he just comes out with urban myths about women doing it alone or driving to the pub in labour to pick up drunken DHs etc let?s hope the Dads 2 to be classes and AN classes give him a real wake up call.

Madmouse ? pensioners walk faster than me at the mo!

Oohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh just got a call from the pram shop ? my bugaboo is here won?t be picking it up for a while but nice to know it is here

Mrs McJ - my DH used to do that every once in a while, and it used to make me so when he didn't come home when he was mean to...so I've just started a fining system of £20 fine for every hour he is late beyond the time he agreed to come home, upto a max of £100. Plus if he rings in, then the fine freezes at the time of the call.

The extra penalty is the fine is entirely mine to spend on something frivolous like undies, or make up! loving it. Haven't actually made any money out of it yet though, but have had the added bonus of a perfectly behaved Dh .

I'm so sorry for not posting recently, I can't possibly even begin to catch up!

I've been having a bit of a rough time lately, I went for a scan last Thursday and it showed that DT1 had stopped growing and if she doesn't show a good growth pattern by my next scan, (which is on monday) we will have to think about delivering at 32weeks.

It was the straw that broke the camels back for me, and I needed some time to sort myself out before I came on mn again.

I can't promise that I will post regularly, because something always seems to come up when I do that, but I will try!

TTFN

Great idea Lulubump

Tripletsandtwins I am sorry hon, I really hope DT1 grows by the scan, everything crossed and sending positive thoughts your way x

Mrsmcjnr - when is your due date again?

Lulubump - hahah that made me laugh about your fine system...cool though!

tripletsandtwins - Sorry to hear that! I hope the next scan shows a growth spurt, will have fingers crossed for you xxxxxx

Triplets....gosh , no wonder you've been off for a bit ...we've all been wondering what was up....really hope DT1 is ok on the next scan and sending you really big hugs and fluffy stuff for the weekend

Feel guilty about grumbling about tummy bug now

OK, only another hour or so to go, so I'd better get some actual work done!

Hope everyone has a good weekend, love and hugs all round, Fluffy xxx

Twinsandtriplets - sorry to hear that hun, fingers crossed it is all better news on Monday.

My hubby used to do this with poker nights... ridiculous times he used to roll in, I started holding them at our house cos i would get so annoyed, he used to placate me with the money he won - luckily these nights occur a lot less often now he is a daddy and we technically have no money.

Beller ? 15/1

Have a great weekend Fluffy

Mixedmama ? I was thinking of telling DH to stay out next time rather than come home and disturb me!

Hey tripletsandtwins you should come here loads and have a good moan - we will all listen. Hope that your little one will catch up soon so that you keep them in a bit longer. They keep you in suspense don't day. It is only a few weeks ago that they gave you contractions?

My dh has never done poker nights... maybe he is more discreet that I give him credit for

Madmouse, these beanies are certainly keeping me on my toes! Honestly, I can't begin to count the grey hairs they're giving me!

I didn't want to come on here and have a moan because I don't want to inflict my misery on all of you lovely ladies.

susie jm dont look at the tutti babmini except on the tuttibambini .co.uk website , we got the chest of drawers with chaner and mattress and cot and mattress and gilder chair and stool , delivery and assembly for £350 they are very good at doing deals if you speak to them, they other places that sell the range seem to charge nearly double.

now caught up with thread.

mrs mc you are a legend in your own thread lifetime - magnificent posts.

Triplets and twins come and moan as much as you want we all are and we are mainly moaning about weeing in the night so dont worry.

On the fish oil thing, i think its the cod liver oil that has the vitamin A in it as you aren't allowed to eat any kind of liver becuase of vut a content - shame as i actually love the stuff.

But sanatogen do a double pack 30 multivits for pregnant people combined with 30 omega whotsits for about £11 so quite a bit cheaper than buying separately.

Murder actually begins on the 12th November and will last about 6 weeks!!!!!!!!!

This weekend have a work conference to be at all day tomorrow but hope to sneak out by 4pm as both my brothers in town for the day as coming to see the arsenal man u game, so hope to meet them then out for early dinner with a friend and then see dh.

Sunday probably work and then firewaorks at crystal palace on monday nigth - i LOVE fireworks

Thanks for the tip Nicky6. They do some really nice things.

Too tired for more. Having been doing more fast living - a walk to the shops and a coffee with a friend and am splattered.

Night night.

Tripletsandtwins - So sorry to hear what happening and I hope that DT1 shows some growth by next time for you. Thinking of you and keeping my fingers crossed.

Tripletsandtwins - i really hope your next scan shows that your twin is gaining weight again. Please dont avoid this thread, we are here to support eachother. I moan often enough

MrsMcJnr - I love your updates. Am very grateful for them and miss them when your not around.

Am very tired so keeping it short. Went ot fireworks tonight and baby didnt jump at all and was hugely loud!

Very sorry Triplets and twins. Fingers crossed for your next scan.

good morning everyone... well, here starts my weekend of work (although I do get to sneak out for a yoga class in a couple of hours and have some friends coming for brunch tomorrow so will get a couple of breaks).

MrsMcJnr - I don't really have a proper name for what I do for work but basically it's doing research on how people use things and then doing design to make things easy to use, esp. for technology products. It's pretty fun, although v busy at the moment and I'm trying to get as much work in as I can, while I still can, hence all these working weekends. It looks like I'll have a few days off later in the month though, fingers crossed, so I can't wait for that! (unless more work pops up that I can't say no to!)

I think if I were you I'd just do the Active Birth Centre Classes and skip the NCT classes, unless the NCT ones are close by to where you live and you're keen to meet more people near by who are having babes at the same time as you... I reckon you'll get everything you need from the Active Birth Centre, and if you've already paid for it... NCT classes aren't exactly cheap.

Beller - for some reason I thought there might have been a couple more of us planning home births, but no one has piped up so maybe it is just you and me. I can't believe that I've ended up making this decision - just a year before a friend of mine was planning a home birth and I thought she was utterly mad. Now it just makes complete sense to me. I just really hope that I'm able to stay home the whole time... that would be so great. I'm trying to walk the line between being v positive about it, but also not pinning my hopes to it too much. It's tricky. So far LO has been cooperating v well, so we'll just have to hope that he's a homebody as well Meanwhile I've started trying to be v good with how I sit and lie etc. to give him the most help I can to get into the right position... and doing lots of yoga etc. How are you feeling about it all these days?

TripletsAndTwins - thinking positive growth thoughts for DT1 and really hope you see some growth in the next scan. That must be so stressful for you. Hang in there, and feel free to come here to moan and stress... I do it all the time and I have nothing important to moan about!, so it makes me feel like less of a moaner when others do it too!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend. I'm really enjoying autumn this year

Sabinar - I'm thinking of having a home birth now just cos I've just found out that if I have my baby in between 9pm and 8am they will send DP home as soon as they move me onto the ward (normally about within an hour after birth) DP AND ME aren't happy about that esp cos I HATE and FEAR hospitals, I knew i'd be ok if DP was there but not if he's not gonna be.

Evening ladies
T&T - figers crossed for your scan hun.

Hello everyone else - hope you are enjoying you weekend.

Sleeplessness kicked in this morning and was awake at 6am, so dusted and tidied the whole house by 8am and vacummed the whole house by 9am after DH and DD woke up! What a way to start the weekend!

Jenwish - I had DD at 4am and DH was sent home as soon I was transferred to the ward and didn't see him again until 1pm when the visiting times started. I really wanted him nearby when in the ward for that extra support.

Amani - That's what I mean, I know I'll panic as I don't do hospitals very well and I also want DP to be there with me the whole time.

Amani - That's what I mean, I know I'll panic as I don't do hospitals very well and I also want DP to be there with me the whole time.