Due April 2008 - Spring Lambs and April Fools

[PortAndLemon]

Previous thread here.

aloe vera - thats a bloody good idea!! well done, hadnt thought of that.

How on earth are you going to get it on your back???

all depends if dp will have free hands after ive kicked him in the nuts or not

Hi all. Am very of you all going on maternity leave today. However, it is last day of term for 2 weeks here I feel better today although have lower back ache and feel really periody! Scorpio - big hugs for you & your Nan.

LOL at Carey.
My belly button sticks out towards the end of the day depending on how much I´ve eaten No stretch marks yet, but because I´m a bit of a fatty that probably helps

Carey, ask him nicely to put cream on your back, then kick him where it hurts. He won't be expecting it and will therefore be more effective.

ROFL!!! ROFL!!! soooo true BR!!!

I lost 1 1/2 stone just before I got pregnant so no stretch marks probably cos my belly has been there before!!

Have put in 14lbs so far but my aim was to lose another 1 1/2 stone off my pre-preg weight before xmas (that's 3 stone in all).

Very wierd cos none of my clothes fit me before I was preggers as I'd dropped a few sizes so god know what I'll be wearing after.

And I have a really nice do to go to on 10th May....

Actually, why not try a bit of bartering ... "I will not maim you if you rub cream in my body 3 times a day for the next 3 days"

I have an inny too. and pre-preg I had a bellybutton-piercing. now I have just a belly piercing as my bellybutton seems to wander southwards. looks a bit weird but in a fun kind of way
I just hope my bellybutton wanders back after the baby is born or I will have two holes in the middle of my belly

carey, I'm addicted to icecream too. not popsicle ice but haägen dasz (ESPECIALLY the cream and pecan type) yummyumm

thats a good one too BR!! why arent I as smart as you!!

mmmmm strawberry cheesecake icecream!!

TMP - squonk is looking for you on another thread, although I think you may not be interested...

strawberry cheesecake is my escape route if if there is no cream & pecan

Eva - I have piercing there as well - it does look very stupid at the moment (but to be honest, there is nothing about my body at the moment that doesn't look stupid!). But after DD, the holes did go back to where they are meant to be - ie reasonably close to my belly button!

Not that I would ever ever expose my midriff in public again!

i have a big outy no stretchmarks and no podge either just a big football!!

I'm 36 weeks today, keep thinking how Millie could be here in 2-3 weeks if the same as the others.....i cannot believe i am having a baby!!!

I'm back, the massage was divine! I'm very tempted to get another one in 2 weeks if I'm still pg ;)

I'm jealous of those of you with innys while pg. Being pg is the first time I've seen the inside of my belly button and I'm not impressed. At least I have no stretch marks (yet!)

Sagitta: If your LO does decide to come, do you have a back-up birthing partner?

SuzeM: I was beginning to wonder where you were! LOL at your DH. My DH (American) came to all three evening NCT classes although did try and get out of them. The only one he appeared to show any interest was the one where they explain to you what to do with the baby once it's born (washing, nappies, holding) so I suppose that's at least a bit encouraging.

Yummm to Hagen Dazs - I lurve the cookies & cream flavour

Hello!

Glad I'm not the only one feeling shit then - not that I want everyone else to be but it's nice to be in company!!

I feel a bit better today. Just find myself getting really irritated with dc's all the time and then feel guilty. Think I'm a bit stressed cos it's ds's birthday party tomorrow and I can't be bothered at all. Will have to drag them to Tesco this afternoon and then go shopping with my mum tonight for extras.

Molly- you might find your hips/pelvis are a lot wider too even if you've lost all the weight. My sis is pretty slim- pre pg size 10- and I think she has lost all her weight but she says her hips and thighs are still bigger than they were 6 mths on.
Also it depends how motivated you are and how easily you lose weight. When you are up all through the night and BF it is VERY hard to exercise and diet!

To all those just about to start maternity leave- lucky you- make the most of it!

Scorpio: How unfair that you have no podge at all. I have a big football too and most of the rest of me is ok except for my ass which is very large and it used to be so tiny

How much did you weigh before pg and now if you don't mind me asking?

before i hovered around 9 stone, give or take a lb or two either side. I don't know what i weigh now but i was 10stone in January. (26 weeks). Expect i am prob 10 and half or something now.

Molly - I've only just realised that everyone is going to be away. I probably should try to organise another birth partner - plus childcare, shouldn't I? just in case...
I just can't believe it'll be early, for some reason...

Carey- am addicted to ice- keep freezing more ice cubes cos I have to have them in every drink and love crunching them!
Am also addicted to chewing bath sponges which I had in my last pg aswell- I thought it was well weird so didn't tell anyone. Finally admitted to my sis and turned out she had it too- apparantly it is a genuine craving

I didn't have stretch marks until about 35/36 wks in my first pg. Now I have LOADS. At least they are only on my lower tummy, none on boobs, hips, bum or thighs which lots of people get.

sagitta - do you have a receipe for that tangerine and almond cake? - sounds gorgeous.