Oh my goodness Azaduhi I never thought I'd squeeze my nipples because another woman told me to! Lol. Though now I am now shocked (and pleased) to discover that I am producing colostrum! I'd had tiny bits on my bra and pyjamas before but I didn't know I could actually produce it, I feel like a cow! I really shouldn't be this shocked... Thanks for the tip.
I've just had a fun time noseying through all the new profiles. I've joined in too, mine should now be working. A bit over the top on photos of me and DP, I do apologise (but he'll be here in 6 days! )
mumofk what a gorgeous name. I am heartened by the fact you didn't have the final name on your mental list. Perhaps all is not lost names wise if this LO is a girl, I just have no idea.
pinacolada yes heartburn features prominently on my list of complaints too! Good old gaviscon helps a wee bit as does fennel tea for me. I might try your duvet idea, sounds good. I currently have 3 pillows under my head, 2 small ones either side of my bump for rolling about and one between my legs, no idea where DP is going to fit when he gets here, no room in my bed any more! Oh, and so glad your DD is behaving better
GCG I'm with you for the funny loud digestive noises, I get some really odd deep noises too. What a lovely soundtrack LO must have! I've also got a rock hard bump at the moment, it's just massive and so cumbersome.
Ooh asicsgirl, what were you doing in Chengdu? I lived in Qingdao, Shandong province for a year 2004-5 and just recently I was living in Kunming, Yunnan province for 6 months (was meant to be a year but lack of good healthcare brought me home). I've also spent about 4 months travelling about China and lived in Taichung in Taiwan in the Summer of 2006. Always a constant battle with the MSG, shamefully the last few months I was there I stopped eating Chinese food altogether and stayed in my wee flat cooking Western food!
YCBS and azaduhi I'm not sure I can even speak to you with your tiny weight gain!! I'm with you blobsmum and have put on a third of my body weight which for me is over 3 stone, aaaah! Though actually it's not really anywhere but my bump, luckily not ballooned too much elsewhere.
I'm amazed at your story YCBS, I can't imagine trying to get my head around being pregnant at that stage, what a useless bunch of doctors you must have seen! I only found out I was pregnant because I happened to be in hospital anyway as DP was on a drip (and it was his birthday poor thing) after severe food poisoning. I was just constantly feeling queasy, so went to get checked out to kill the time though if I hadn't been there I probably wouldn't have bothered for a good while. It took me ages to believe them too, especially with the language barrier, I kept saying "No, you don't understand, I'm on the pill, it's a kind of Western medicine..." Eventually they gave me an ultrasound to convince me!
Tired today. I was at a local wedding last night so had to have the same conversations hundreds of times and just felt like I was in everyone's way (actually I think I was!) I came home at one-ish but there were partygoers floating back into the house til 6ish. I've had a houseful of hangovers today so feel like I've been constantly cooking and making tea, thankfully only a few stragglers left now (just got rid of one local lad who wondered out the garage mid-afternoon, no one knew he'd been asleep in there!) and I've just been ignoring them. I hope everyone's doing alright. It's so exciting now, I keep coming on here to check no one else has had an early arrival! Good luck pazza! Night all