Due April 2008 - for our third and final trimester, give us our extra 200 kcals!

[EllieG]

Here we are!

They wouldn't let me out of the room carrying DS when I was in hospital, either bloody annoying. In particular it tended to mean that I missed breakfast as you had to wander off to the other end of the block to get it and DS was particularly fractious at that time of day and did NOT want to be put down. Maybe if I manage the VBAC I can put him in a sling they can't really complain about that. Mind you, if I manage the VBAC I want to be out of there as quickly as possible once we've established that DD's blood sugar levels are OK.

Happy birthday TLSM

The carrying baby is standard in case you keel over for whatever reason and drop baby. Never known that happen but i did get very shaky suddenly after having ds1 so could see how it might.

Christmaspixie: My appetite was huge a month or two ago and is still quite big considering I'm supposed to not have that much room now for big meals. I've already put on 2 stone.

Peachy: you can't way you're too old at 34! Don't you know the 30's are the new 20's . I know loads of women who are only starting having babies at 34/35. I plan to have a few more myself (she says having no real idea what it is like to even have 1 )

Happy Birthday TLSM!!! I loved turning 30 weirdly. It was one of my best birthdays.

Oh you are all so young... turning 30 is now 10 years past for me, turning 40 and being big fat, forty and pg - now that is fun!

Happy birthday TLSM, hope you had a great day.

I will be 40 next birthday as well, rainbowdays and am none too lissom either, especially at the moment!!
By the way, anyone who filled out a form for the MAM breast pump, check your spam e-mail as that's where my email went!

I'll be somewhere between 38 and 40 when I have my fourth if all goes well and I don't mind at all. Starting a family at 32 is fine with me, I loved my 20's. I was absolutely free of to do what I want and not being responsible for anyone else, concentrate on career etc. Now that I have all of that out of my system I feel ready, well as ready as I can be

I think starting a family is great in your 30's, I loved my 20's and wouldnt' have felt ready for the responsibilty of children, not sure I even do now . I guess I have to grow up at some point!

I got a free breast pump too!

Morning all. I agree that starting in your 30's is great. I had Tom when I was 29 & I´ll be 35 by the time Sam comes along. I´m with Sheds in that I loved my 20's & would not have wanted the responsibility of children. BTW Sheds you never really have to grow up. I refuse to

Have to say I agree with the starting in your 30's too! I'm 32 and only now am I ready in mind and body - there were too many other things I wanted to do 1st and needed to get out of my system. Not sure how many we will have - be it 1 or 2 - will have to see how things go...

Weight wise I have been very lucky in not putting on anything at all yet.. my appetite totally changed though when I fell pregnant so that's probably why. But in saying that - I was a bit overweight to begin with!

Me too, had a brilliant time in my twenties and had baby 1 at 29, this one I'll be 32. Wouldn't have felt ready for kids before that, but I think there's also pros to having them young- like having lots more energy!

PS - TLSM - Happy Birthday for yesterday!!

PPS - Thanks for the link for the mattress!

TLSM Happy birthday for yesterday it was my DH 30th too yesterday!

I haven't put any weight on for a few weeks so i am still at having put on 1 1/2 stone so far. I am quite pleased, as i still weigh less than i did a few years ago when i was very overweight.

I do think I was too young when I had Max (26) still feel too young now at 30! I look at him sometimes and cant believe I am responsible for him! I feel like I am playing adult and someone will catch me out soon

Also agree with having kids in your 30s (well I would !), ideally I'd have started a couple of years earlier though. Anyway, it doesn't matter now. However, living in New York wouldn't have been the same with a baby, I think, and I think I can take a couple of years off work without it being an issue.

Belated happy birthday TLSM.

I bought a Moses basket, my friend found me a good deal online so I don't mind if we only use it for 6 weeks. If anyone needs to get one, here is the link: moses basket

It is also great to be a young mum, my mother was 20 when she had me. I remember having champagne at her 30th birthday, think I drained the glass.

TLSM I know what you mean. Happy Belated Birthday btw I find myself doing "grown-up things" and then sitting down thinking "wow, I did that".

I guess there are pros and cons for having babies earlier or later. It's all a question of feeling ready...

Soph73, are you feeling better?

Must say my Mum & Dad had my sister at 18 and finished having all 4 of us by 26 so now they are 52 and their youngest is 27 in March also they have worked really hard and are now in the best position money wise they have ever been in (I sometimes wish they had me later so i could benefit from the 5 holidays they go on a year) They are young enough to enjoy themselves and can afford too!

I'm on my third at 27 and have said to DP that if we have a fourth it has to be by the time I'm 30. I don't want kids past then, but I did start at 19 so 11 years of having babies is enoguh for me!
I think both starting early and later has its benefits, I see it as if I do my degree now, I'll be qualified to teach by 32 and my children will be 12, 8 and 5 so won't really have to worry too much about childcare if it turns out that the school I work at doesnt coincide termwise with theirs, plus by the time I'm 40 they will be 20, 16 and 13 so I'll pretty much have my life back and have the next 40 years to do what I want
Having said that I do think I was clueless when I had DD, much less so with DS and this time around I feel I could do it eyes closed.

Suze - yes thanks, much better However, now I´m a lot bigger & getting close to my desk is a problem - but that´s to be expected At least I know that we're all in the same boat. Sam spent most of yesterday kicking my desk when I pulled myself up to it

Wow VS - 11 years of having babies, you must be made of stern stuff I was admamant that I was only ever going to have one but now I understand why people do it again ... and again I'm sure if we had the money I´d do it again though

Ha, Soph, only if we go for a fourth, at the moment it's eight years of it, it normally takes me at least three years after a baby to dare to do it again

My eyes just went all funny and it really freaked me out, it keeps happening this morning, everything looks blurry as if I'd been staring at a light and I don't like it.