Hi All,
I haven't been on/posted for ages as been busy at weekends and MEGA busy at work..really long days, so just hadn't had time..and really missed it. Bizarrly when I went to log on to mumsnet about 2 weeks ago my work proxy server thingy came up saying it was a banned site and it gives a reason and normally its things like gambling or downloads etc but the reason said something like personal so I thought oh dear they've obviously banned chat sites now.
Then last week my boss cancelled yet another meeting we had arranged, I followed it up with an email saying that I felt this was a bit of an issue when there was so much we had to discuss before I stop for mat leave on 30th and I was concerned I wasn't going to get things as complete as they needed to be without his input. He then phoned me and proceeded to tell me that if things weren't completed it would be more my fault due to the time I'd spent on the internet doing personal stuff inc "net mummies" as he referred to it. Apparently IT give our managers a list of the sites we look at! I was really upset though as for every minute I might spend looking at personal stuff on the internet I work double in hours I'm not paid for as I always have evening meetings and have never been able to take time off, so regularly work 12 hour days. He didn't have any issue with arranging a meeting for me that finished at 8.30pm the evening before and it was also an hours drive from home for me, and it seems to have escaped his notice that I'm doing all that while 35 weeks pregnant. Needless to say pregnancy hormones got the better of me and the whole office heard what I had to say on the matter, as I blubbed my way through it! I wanted to leave there and then, only the thought of stopping on 30 Nov is keeping me going. The upshot of this though is that I can only look at mumsnet from home now, happen to be working from home this afternoon hence I can log on at this time.
Haven't had a chance yet to catch up on the last 3 weeks postings and seem to have missed loads...has someone had their baby already? . Ditto re sore legs/hips at night, its so hard to get comfy and then sore back when sitting in front of PC.
Everyone seems so organised. I'm 35+4 and haven't done birth plan or hospital bag yet. I'm thinking maybe I should do it this week?
I need to go back for another scan on Thursday as they'd been scanning me every 4 weeks to check growth, and at the last appointment all was well but then at the normal antenatal appointment 2 weeks ago the uterus measurement was 2cm less than what it should be. I understand that's just a rough guide but they won't agree to me using the birthing centre without doing another growth scan so fingers crossed it's all ok as I'd much rather go there than the labour ward of our hospital as the birth centre has a birth pool etc and you normally have a midwife with you all the way through.
Need to go back and read all the posts now!