Due March 2008-New thread as we all talk too much [smile]

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Not very original, but the thread WAS becoming ridiculously big.

witchy toe-talons as well?

I haven't had a fall yet, but I keep forgetting about the bump and getting stuck in tight corners. The best example yet was getting wedged in the door of our understairs cupboard at home the other day because I was trying to get myself and the recycling box through the door sideways at the same time. It took me ages to work out how to rescue myself (couldn't bear to call DH as he would have just laughed and laughed and laughed...) I've also got stuck in a narrow gap between desks at work which I could normally get through no problem...

And I'm a definite yes on the witchy talons - fingers and toes. Only this morning I ripped a hole in my fishnets catching them on a surprisingly long toenail!

lol HQ- razor feet club!
And I haven't had any falls either, but I know exactly what you mean about getting stuck in not-so-tight spaces! Do you have to stretch your arms out a lot more when you open doors towards you?

HQ - hark at you trendy young thing showing off with your fishnets...whatever happened to 50 denier tights on a cold day like this!

isn't their some old fishwives tale about nails growing quicker depending on the sex of your baby?

Phillipean friend saw me yesterday having not seen me for months - she couldn't believe how obvious it was I'm having a girl -something to do with the colour of my skin on my neck.....that is definitely a new one! However saw my two sisters in law who are determined it's a boy - how strange! Funny how people really really know isn't it!!

Ah imjin - not sure I'm trendy so much as slovenly - haven't got round to doing laundry this week yet so all the 50 deniers are in the washing basket and fishnets are all that are left...

big sigh of relief, anyone who is reaching for the last pair of tights gets my vote! I've done it many many times!
Brazilianmum, love your pictures and good to know the injection not too bad - I'm having mine tomorrow. Will go in feeling positive!

Hi everyone,

Glad to hear your tales of long nails and getting stuck in small spaces. It's really disconcerting when you realise you're now a totally different shape to what you think inside your head.

My nails always grow really fast, as does my hair, so I've not noticed much change there. I'm always ripping tights and socks and need to bring a nail scissors with me whenever I go away for the weekend in case things get a bit out of control.

I haven't had any falls, thank god (hope you're doing OK there Clapham Lauren, I know you've taken a few tumbles) and have not been dropping things. I think my main negative sympton is a really spotty chin. It's driving me a bit nuts, I've never been particularly spotty but now I seem to always have at least one giant, sore, under-the-skin spot on the go. Then I can't just leave them alone, but keep touching them to see how big they're getting and that only makes them worse.

Does anyone else have moments where they catch themselves in a mirror and the whole pregnancy thing seems really weird and unlikely? Or wake up in the morning and think there's no way it could be true? Each time I realise it is true, it's like a nice surprise but you'd think I'd be used to it by now.

Oh yeah thanks to BrazilianMum for the reassurance on the Anti-D. I have an appointment next week to see whether I need to have it. DH doesn't know his blood group so there's still a small chance he'll be negative and I won't need the injections. Good luck with it imjin. I'm sure it will all be fine.

ouch!! my poor, poor bum! i've just had another steroid jab and i'm sure she took a run-up from the opposite side of the room- cow!!!

Dh has taken over all house duties now- even getting the kids bathed and into bed- i just swan home after a leisurly day at work, lounge on the sofa with a cuppa and await my nutritionally balanced cooked-from-scratch meal (unless i demand pizza and garlic bread !)

and you will all be pleased to know that i had my cast changed this morning- and i now have a very festive sparkly silver fibreglass cast on .

Aren't blokes rubish. I asked DP to have his blood tested as I hate needles and didn't want to unecessarily be a pin cushion, well he never got around to it so off I went to the MW for my injection. The only thing was that she said I had to have blood tests again and I wasn't mentally prepared for that, my veins are pretty hard to find and the MW couldn't get a line and I got all distressed so she sent me to a different nurse who got a vein the first time. So Skidoodle and Imjin prepare yourselves for blood tests as well at the same time as they have to test your iron and anti bodies levels.
Glad you all like the pictures, it's pretty amazing to think our babies are fully formed and just getting fat now, just like their momies. Biscuits all around!!!

how wierd, never had a choice of sending DP - blow! They said I needed it whatever, not sure why, not asking too many questions but I'll brace myself and will have chocolate in bag to give myself a treat afterwards!
Preggersagain sorry to hear the nurse in training for the javelin....not nice at all but at least it's keeping the angels warm I guess.

not in the mood for work today - would rather be home wrapping presents. Plan to make my cheese biscuits for various people - how long do they keep do you think - can I make them tonight?
Also, very excited have waxing woman coming to the house later. a relief, should have had it all done a while ago so can't wait. May even suggest a snuggle with DH tonight - as I won't have to hang head in shame!

BrazilianMum, I basically forced DH to have his blood tested. They did it at the hospital when we were there for the 20 week scan. He had apparently forgotten, but I made sure it was done before we left

Thanks for the warning about the blood tests. Yuck.

wow imjin, that's kind of worrying that they told you you needed the injections whatever.

This is your first baby, right? Unless you've already had a rhesus positive baby there's no sense in which you need to have these injections. They're a "just in case" measure that was only introduced in the last few years and they don't do it in all countries. Before that you only had these injections after a fall or bleed or else after the baby was born, only if the baby was positive.

If the father of your baby is also rhesus negative then there is no way you need these injections. I really think they should have made that clear.

I guess at this stage it's the time to have it done, but wow I'm pretty shocked by what you're saying. I thought long and hard about whether to even have the prophylactic injections, as they are not necessary.

Chocolate in the bag is a good idea. I'll do likewise next week. We'll be seen a bunch of extra times by our midwives though, so that might turn out to be a good thing.

Hi all, I'm O neg too and I just wanted to let you know that you don't have to have the anti D unless you have a bleed and then you have 72 hours to have it. Then at birth they will test your baby and if LO is not O neg you can have the anti D then.

I am not having the injection unless I need to.

Also remember you have a right to refuse ALL treatment offered if you want to, obviously make sure you understand the risks.

oops cross post

oh my word, no one had mentioned any sort of risks...I asked the MW do I have to have it and she said yes so i said fine and that was that. I do know that Dh definitely not RH Neg (he happened to have a test today wierdly!) but also surprised that they didn't make any of this clear. I just accepted it - perhaps because my sister is the same and had it so I sort of assumed it was a given. Ummm...does anyone know the risks or is it better not to ask at this stage!

There is only a risk if your blood comes into contact with the baby's blood, which can happen if you have a fall or at birth. This will not affect your first pregnancy but the anti bodies will be stored in your system and may cause problems with the next pregnancy if that baby has a different blood type.

Skidoodle is right, basic genetics - which a MW I saw in the beginning couldn't understand. I said if I found out that DP was neg I wouldn't have the injection, and she was a bit puzzled by that. If both parents are Neg the baby will be Neg.

The injection poses no risk to the baby but it is a blood product which some people are against taking. When you go in they give a little leaflet to read about Anti D.

Sorry forgot - Your blood can also come into contact with the baby's blood if you have vaginal bleeding during pregnancy.

thanks BM, I think i'll just go along have it and not think too much more about it. Another example of burying head in sand, as long as there is no risk by having the injection then I'll not worry too much. I must be the perfect patient - I don't question - very bad I know. Mumsnet will make be braver!

Someone the other day was recommending I take raspberry leaf tea from about 34 weeks to help with labour. Has anyone taken this before and thought it helped?

i had raspberry tea in my previous pregnancies, no idea if it helped, and tbh it is DISGUSTING i had to add loads of honey to make it palatable.

i am 29wks on fri and all well so far, except that my blood pressure is still too low and i fainted on sunday and fell off a chair pulling some ligaments around my pelvis, not good as i have spd. been trying to rest a bit since then, but house is rapidly becoming a huge mess.....

i have been getting braxton hicks too, the midwife said that they get stronger with each pregnancy as the uterous becomes more sensitive, and ihave had more than four an hour, i can tell if i have over done things as my tummy goes really hard and i have to lie down for ten mins or so for it to go away.

hope everyone is well and looking forward to xmas

i tried to skim read and catch up as i have been offline, horrible virus killed my pc and had to completely re load all the hard drive etc.

BM - I drank raspberry leaf tea last time around, not sure if it helped but DD arrived 2 weeks early. But that was probably more due to the aqua-kickboxing class I'd just been to!! Some of the tea is nasty, like 3MB says, but I found a tasty one in teabag form in Holland and Barrett. I've still got some at home and will check the brand.

Pgagain - sparkly cast sounds lovely!!

Somewhat at mw's lacking basic knowledge of genetics! I'm just glad I'm Rh+, but I do think they push all these injections somewhat unnecessarily.

And while we're talking about things necessary/unnecessary, have any of you thought about delaying cord cutting? I think I'm going to do it... the arguments for getting as much blood back into the baby as possible make sense to me!

Hello all,
Been reading but not posting as not had too much to say. I drank raspberry tea last time, had to add lots of honey too! Also, I started oiling my perineum (or rather exdh as I couldn't reach!!!!) around this time in my previous pregnancy. Despite long long labour which was speeded up with syntocin I did not tear and did not have to be cut so get oiling everyone!!!

Warning, this may be a TMI alert......
Imjin, you have a waxing woman come to the house? Wow. I've always been a bit scared of being waxed as I thought the pain might be hideous but it's getting to the point where it's too difficult to wield a razor around down there. How can I find my own waxing woman?

Sorry for the genitally themed post!!!!! It was unintentional. Bet you wish I'd continued to stay away now!

Wow, can't keep up with all you typing queens, so have only skimmed last few days.

Must confirm the whole huge boob thing. I am very envious of those of you with the B cups. Started at 32DD and quickly busted (!) out into 34F by about 18 weeks. Still managing to stuff myself into that size, but am horrified of thought of what will happen when my milk comes in!
Have just bought sleeping bra thinking it will be handy and maybe more comfy.

Who was saying they're in denial? Me too - 28 weeks tomorrow and I'm still thinking there must be a way around this labour/delivery thing. Especially after trip to day asssessment for monitoring. Junior was way shoved into my right side and wasn't moving as much for about a week, so went in to make sure everything OK. Of course it started dancing once I got to the hospital! Anyway, visit just reinforced my thoughts on getting out of that place ASAP after baby born.

GLAM - definitely have heard the perineum massage is a v. good idea. Just not sure I can get DH to do it for me. He'll probably think it's gross! But I'm quickly becoming less able to reach certain areas, so he may just have to deal.