Due in June 2008: bring on the bumps! (and that's before Christmas meals!)

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The last message I posted seems to have filled up the old thread so I thought I'd start a new one.

Since bump size was our last topic, I thought this might do for a thread title.

Hooray- good to see you BB and so glad to hear that you are still hanging on in there!

Needahand- gutted that you have moved- have been looking for a local buddy. Oh well, as you say, advantages to moving.....and thanks for the info re: pelvic pain

Josie- I wasn't sure I had SPD so I put a thread on pregnancy board and everyone said speak to midwife asap....so I spoke to my midwives who, as is always their way, told me tospeak to my GP. So I have. And my docotr is away so I need to call and speak with duty doctor this pm/. Will keep you posted.

Big wave to all you cake-eaters. Yet another bloody estate agent coming round this afternoon. Losing the will to live........but have taken delivery of swish baby monitor. God bless Ebay!!!

With a sachertorte - they put fruit in it( I know it's only jam) but fruit with chocolate - a criminal offence!!

Hello BB, you are definitely keen to join aren't you! Welcome to the thread

Josie and makecake: as I said my doctor didn't think I had SPD (although when I looked it up on the net I had all the symptoms). Josie I would definitely see my doctor asap. What I am allowed to do is: seat down, have loads of bath, swim carry on with the aquanatal classes and see physio. What I am allowed to do very moderately is: walk, climb up the stairs, bend. What I am completely forbidden to do is go to work (long and difficult commute) so I am working from home and carry anything heavy (which includes DD and she is not taking that too kindly)

I hope this helps. Let me know what your doctors say.

PS makescake when I was in Bromley they used to have postnatal classes for first time mums. That is where I met 3 of my best friends, well worth attending to meet some buddies. I miss Bromley (go back quite often though..am even thinking of moving back)

I'm with you there deb, or is it debs (I WILL keep asking, lol) dh recently went to vienna and brought back a rediculously expensive Sachertorte - in a wooden bloody box. He wouldn't tell me at 1st price - think it was about 40 euros . Manky. I'd've preferred a bag of gummi bärli or a swiss roll frnkly, but then I'm no sophisticate.

And welcome, bb - no overlooking you, is there

and for littlemy - folowing from what needahand said. I dare say I agree, tho it's horribly difficult in such circs to say, but also it's actually a 70% chance of success isn't it? Not the other way round? Haven't read the other thread you started to specifically discuss thiss, but I'm sure thee are plenty of success/positive stories out there.

But be kind to yourself. You sound very strong.

Josey, I alos have scan tomorrow. I'll virtually hold your hand if you hold mine (and keep the other free to slap at my boys as have to take them but no dh there to keep them under control. Yikes.

Deb or Debs, Ernest I don't mind. I did reply before!! Just call em Debra if you're telling me off. Give us a clue to your real name then Ernest

Good luck tomorrow with the boys, oh yes and your scan!! Hope baby co-operates this time too!!

Hope you don't mind if i pop my nose in and say hello.

I'm 21wks, due on 10thJune and have 3 ds aged 8yrs, 6yrs and 23mths.

I can mostly be found on the feb 06 pn thread but thought I'd say hello over here too

omg, my dh just rang - his boss has resigned. It's all gone tits up there. he's meeting with the big boss tonight to discuss where we go from here - but might be Munich instead of Milan. Bloody hell. At least it's German speaking, but I'd rather know where I'm expected to uproot myself from/too. Or is that asking too much. Seems bloody stupid now, me packing car with home comforts for him in mIlan when he might only be ther another 5 minutes. Not to mention visiting new school on Thursday

Ernest - what a nightmare for you! The timing is just awful for you. Is there no chance your dh can take his bosses job?

I'd love to virtually hold your hand tomorrow...I will be taking my ds along with me but my dh will be there to help keep him occupied. I feel for you having your boys with you on your own. I think it will be the waiting that will be more difficult for my ds - last time they were an hour+ behind schedule. Then when we went in to be scanned he was really quiet and looked a bit worried about what they were doing to his mummy. Bless him. Mind you that didn't stop him laughing his head off this morning whilst he was attempting to chop my leg off with his toy circular saw!!!!

Good luck for tomorrow, I hope it all goes well.

yes, that is a possibility, either his bosses job in Milan, or a different job in Munich. he reckons he'll know in 1 or 2 weeks

Luckily won't have to wait (tempting fate??), so far I've always been seen bang on time, so at least the boys won't have time to get into a boredom-hyper loony state.

thing is, in munich (already checked, there are 2 english speaking schools, but I think both american, and we have at least worked out getting them into british system asap v. important. but otoh, they'll (we'll) be in german speakig environment which will be much easier.

this has put a certain cloud over my trip to milan tomorrow am.

hi ernest

i've lived in milan and in my humble opinion it's a dump (and i speak italian)

i think munich is way nicer ,cleaner and much more family friendly

bb, thanks for that . I initially refused to move to Milan (dh there already since November) but gave in to the strong pressures to move.

never particularly wanted to go there, but spent the last few months psyching myself up for it, learning Italian etc. whole move planned around baby etc, so it's just a bit of a shock to suddenly, at the 11th hour find the sand is shifting again....

Munich would be the more obvious choice for us, as currently in German speaking ch. but who knows. I just told him munich might make more sence, but he should just carefully consider which would be best job, as don't want to have to move again once we've moved, iyswim.

This time last year DH was a whisker away from a job in Zurich. He got through 5 rounds of interview but then mucked up his last one. We were really excited about bringing our family up in CH

Is it amazing out there - go on, make me jealous!

Look on the bright side Ernest - you'll only be a couple of hours from me then!!! There are also some MN people living in Munich.

Seriously though I hope it all works out OK, and better now than in August when you'd just moved.

Welcome Damewashalot, I have boys aged 5 and 7 and am due on 7th . So, have you had your 20 week scan yet?

bb yes it's utterly wonderful. can't go on too much as very depresed to be leaving - took me a month before I was able to say those words without bawling my eyes out.

just would like to know where bloody to now

hi everyone!!! this is our second week back from canada (the first week was a complete write off with the jet lag). still feeling pretty tired but i'm not sure if that's the pregnancy or the travelling.

i had my 20 week scan and all seems well. the little mungee is squirming around like mad, hardly seems to sleep at all!

just going to try to look through some posts - look forward to catching up with everyone.

oh and the wedding went very well! i'll post a pic or two on my profile.

Hello to all newbies and good luck with your pregnancies.

Ernest - how bloddy confusing for you hope it gets sorted soon.

Littlemy - tough decision and very difficult, my thoughts are with you.

Well good day today, my mother has given us most of the money for a new pram so just about to order it, and DH's truck passed its MOT so £50 spent rather than £800 which is what it cost last year, so massive sighs of relief here and I have been a non smoker for 3 months, although I nearly started yesterday when DD and Dog both decided to become children of Lucifer at the same time.

sorry, didn't mean to ignore you Deb(s). yes would be good being close-ish. Wonder if maternity provision good in Germany? Could be persuaded to have baby there i suppose and therefore move earlier. Where are you near in Austria? Can't wait for week in Kinderhotel, but wish it was Alpenrose, sob. I am very spoilt.

At least all the packing couple with munich/Milan debate keeping my mind off scan tomorrow.

dlm glad you enjoyed canada and the wedding and that the jet lag is easing off.

Yes deb had scan last week (also at 6,7 and 12 as bled lots) but no don't know sex, never find out, like the surprise although with 3 boys already I would be very suprised if I had a pink one

Ernest I'm 45 minutes south of Salzburg - Muehlbach am Hochkoenig

just thought I'd pop on and say hello. Am absolutely exhausted so finding it difficult to keep up with all the posts.

Good luck to all with impending scans (mine is on Monday and now am definitely not finding out the sex of the baby ) and hope everything well with you folks that are worried about SPD.

I'm being very vacant and absent minded today. In a meeting at work (1st day back from holidays) I apologised jokingly for having a bit of pregnancy brain and it was completely dismissed as a non-existent thing. Then of course I got a bit upset and had to explain that pregnant women CAN get a bit absent minded (especially when they're feeling a bit bloody jet-lagged still and thrown into the deep end in a meeting on their first day back at work). Oh, and then I came home and got a bit of a lecture from my best friend about eating too much in pregnancy. Right after telling her I was feeling low about putting on so much weight. Grrrrr. Can anyone tell I'm feeling a bit down??

Sorry, I know other people going through the mill just now (particularly littlemy) but feeling a bit sorry for myself and weepy and just needed to get it off my chest .

hugs. being pg IS hard work. and pg brain does exist. you're allowed to feel sorry for yourself. and being lectured on eating too much trouble is, you genuinely often feel ravenously hungry when pg, and it's just your body then needs thee xtra. it really does. I am also stressing about my weight gain, but at same time can philosophically say, just listen to your body unless it demands 15 mars bars a day. I put on a reasonable amount each time and lost it each time. I'm more or less the same size as i was before the 3 kid. well, not now. am big as a bus, lol.

A woman in my Italian class ( obv no kids) staring in disbelief at my bump, even more shocked to hear I'm only 4 months and asking if I'm sure it's not twins Had this enough times now to be able to laugh it off. but it is annoying.

I recommend plenty of chocolate and self pity and tell them all t bog off.

I just want to say Ernest that no wonder you've been shattered, dh went away today to a meeting in London, he'll be back tomorrow evening late so only 1 night and 2 days on my own with the boys but I am so tired. I don't know how you cope all that time on your own.

I also feel very isolated without him to talk to, but the plus side is he's bringing back creme eggs for me!! I really wanted a complete Mothercare shop but that was asking a bit much really!!

Pregnancy brain certainly does exsist! I had a call asking if dd was free for tommorow and said yes, after about 1/2 I realised I have a dr and scan appointment! Luckily my appointments are in the morning as dd's id for the afternoon! Feeling really tired today and fell asleep on the sofa this afternoon.