Due June - 'I can't remember my own name, let alone where I put the creme eggs...'

[PregnantPenguin]

For those of us with 3 months to go or less....

Rolf meant to say if it was your Iron would your Doc not just sent the prescription to the chemist for you or leave for you to collect? maybe mine just spoil me as they always fax it to the chemist prior to informing me of results so everything is ready to collect.

Rolf meant to say if it was your Iron would your Doc not just sent the prescription to the chemist for you or leave for you to collect? maybe mine just spoil me as they always fax it to the chemist prior to informing me of results so everything is ready to collect.

sophie i'm sorry to hear you've got so much stress at the mo. isn't it funny how parents are blind to the 'bad' apple in the family. my dad has a 'jailbird' brother that would disappear for years on end and turn up to sponge some money and then end up leaving with whichever car he fancied taking and my grandparents never did a thing about it. even worse when it's the in-law though but i guess he thinks he's protecting his little girl?? very sad.

i'm 30 weeks today and feeling very pleased about being 3/4 through! still feels like too long though... but doesn't it always.

started planning ds 2nd birthday party and i'm ridiculously excited about it. he's so spoiled he gets disneyland the previous weekend, his bday on thurs, then on sat his party and we're renting the teaching pool at the local leisure centre for an hour. ah well it's his last bday as an only child so might as well spoil him rotten while we still can!

forgot to say good luck with the cake debs! i'm trying to do a mickey mouse one for ds' but i've never done anything like it so we'll see!

aww josie crossed posts sorry to hear about your friend's nan. how awful.

How awful about your friend's nan, Josey. I'm so sorry.

I must say, I was rather surprised to get a letter rather than a phone call telling me to pick up a prescription. That's what has happened in the past. But I don't know what else they test for at 28 weeks - I thought it was just a blood count? Anyway, if it was something dire I'm sure they'd have called.

Just spoken to DH - he'll be late back tonight. After a week of solo childcare and rainy days I really wanted to have him around . He's working tomorrow and all of next week too (the boys are off school next week). Sorry to moan. They are all being very good.

Hi everyone, weather here absolutely foul too, but have spent all day in the baby's room! Border finally up and drawers built. Cant believe that's taken all day. It means tomorrow I can start putting away all the baby things we've bought - I think I might start washing the nappies etc.

Away to put my feet up = I'm absolutely shattered. Hope everyone who's not having too good a time at the moment is doing ok.

Josey - how sad for your friend

sophie

Bet your friend is in shock. What a horrible way for her Nan to go.
Went and saw my Nan today - she's in a care home in Blandford. She'll be 100 in August. LO is due 1st July so I'm hoping she'll still be around to see it and also celebrate her birthday a month later with a telegram from the Queen.

Sorry that should've said josey, I'd just read sophie's post! Blame it on pregnancy brain.

josie - in my very knackered state I only skimmed posts from earlier so didn't spot the sad news. Such a shame - I hope your friend is doing ok.

Good morning all

Think ive beaten Debs this morning!!!! and i thought was up late!! Well im not exactly up yet typing in bed!!!

I was wondering what changing bag people were going for in the end. Im going to have to order mine online as not much choice here. Quinny do do one for the pram but it seems quite small. Im not a handbag girl so dont want to have two bags want to use changing bag as mine too. Ive seen this one diaper dude!!!

Also what book do you recommend getting about baby first year etc. Being first timer i know nothing bout foods weaning etc so which one would be good to get?

Well suppose better get up!!!

Sorry bout friends nan Josie

Hey all- quick post then off to a Christening. With time change, I didn't get up until 11am today!!! Made comment to DH that it's the last time for a good few years that we will have that luxury!!Party was fun though tiring last night.Quite a few pregnant ladies and even a ten-day-old baby there...mad!

Sorry to hear about your friend's nan Josie.

Hope you all have the sun on your side today.

Those bags look good paro - in the end I went for storksak type handbag (I posted the link about it a few weeks ago). However, it's not huge so will get a cheapy messenger bag for DH to carry if we're out and about for the day.

I haven't bought any 'first year' books yet but I've seen a few recommendations for the 'what to expect in the first year book' so I think I might have a look at that. I got the what to expect pregnancy book and its been quite good.

No sunshine here today makecakes but it is nice and sunny in the warm lemon baby's room! The nursery is really starting to come together now and am doing some finishing touches today. Can finally take some stuff out of boxes and put them away. Can't wait till we get mattress this week so I can make up the bed . I know I've got ages to go but it is so much fun!

Didn't buy a book, to be quite frank you will know what your baby wants and there is so much advice on here, as to weaning I got the Annabel Karmel books just for a vague idea on how to go about it, got some good recipe ideas but didn't stick to it rigidly.

Hello everyone, Stefan's Birthday today - he's having a lovely day, here's Stefan and the cake

Went out for a meal last night, ate late, went to bed even later with losing an hour, had horrendous indigestion all night, which has continued today along with the onset of Piles -how nice eh???Days like this don't you love being pregnant?

Off for a quick nap before guests arrive

wow !!! that cake looks fab
Hope i can make things like that for fleur when she comes along!! and Stephen looks dead chuffed with it too!

will look at that book bitof... did you see my post to you re jeans on first timers thread?

I really really don't want to moan cos I lost a baby this time last year and went through six months of heartache trying to conceive again, but I SO FED UP!!!!

I feel like someone has kicked me in my crotch, my shoulder is in agony (don;t know whether that is PG related), I can't stop weeing, can't stand for more than a few minutes, can't sleep etc.

My bump is so huge I actually wondered yesterday whether anyone's tum had actually ruptured before birth! I just can;t believe there are five and a half weeks to go and even then I'll only be 37 weeks and there is no guarantee they'll arrive then. It might be even longer!!!! All I can see is six weeks ahead of me of feeling gradually worse every day.

Sorry, rant over...

Rolf, it makes me smile when you moan about your DH - it must be lawyers cos mine is exactly the same. Always working... (or always doing very important work-related socialising!) And always late for everything cos they have too much to do (or are crap at organising themselves).

On the plus side i only have three more days in work, although I will be spending those days organising a strike. We are taking industrial action over pay (we have been offered 3%) and I am MoC (union rep) so I will be leading the walkout - on my last day before mat leave starts! What am i going to do about my pea-sized bladder on the picket line???

Got to go cos my shoulder is giving me so much pain (although my hypnotherapy techniques are working to stop it hurting ). It is like RSI-type pain you get from using a mouse or maybe from carrying a heavy bag. Anyone any suggestions? is it worth seeing my GP?

paro with ds i read about 6 books for the first year and i thought the best by a mile was this. of course it's all about what works best with your baby but i loved how it helped me understand what different cries meant, etc.

neenz sorry to hear you're feeling so rough - it's tough enough with one in there so carrying 2 around must be so hard on your body! just think - before you know it you'll have 2 little bundles of joy and you'll very soon forget all about the aches and pains!

deb your cake turned out amazing well done! it must be driving him nuts to have to wait to have some.

swimming again today and again, feel absolutely wonderful. got a membership so i can put ds in the creche and swim by myself every week. can't wait!!!

Neenz - fabulous tactic, a woman pregnant with twins heading the picket line . They'll cave immediately!

Sorry you're feeling so rough. The last stretch is soooo difficult. I know what you mean about not wanting to moan when you really appreciate being pregnant.

Poor DH, I was so grouchy with him this morning. He was working all day then came home at 4pm to take the boys to the cinema - they haven't seen him properly for ages and are missing him. For the first time in ages DD has fallen asleep during the day (I know I'll pay for it later) so I'm really enjoying the house being quiet.

Deb - the cake is brilliant, you clever thing. And Tristan looks lovely.

DM - glad about the swimming

I'm with you Neenz - feeling rough today too, piles are sooooooo sore and indigestion isn't much better. Anusol is making my bottom sting so I've stopped using it, but I think I'll need something else from the Dr, will have to bare my bottom to him tomorrow - how lovely to be a Dr eh???

...in fact any job dealing with bodies would be gross (but I am really really squeamish - didn't want to take my knickers off when I was having DS1 ). I want to get a pedicure and also thought reflexology would be nice and relaxing, but need to see a podiatrist first as my feet are so repulsive

Morning everyone, gaviscon and mountains of pillows would have meant a much better nights sleep if it wasn't for the pesky piles - ouch.

Hope you're all OK this morning

Morning all, tis a beautiful morning today here, Just off to the bank and stock up on fruit as DD and me seem to be trawling through it ata vast rate of knots. Then cleaning rooms, ironing, etc ready for next guests tonight.

Hope you are managing to relax today Deb, and hope the caje went down well, it looked fab.

Morning everyone

Debs, hope Stefan had a good birthday. That cake looks lovely. Sorry you're not feeling so hot.

Neenz, oh my god! Are you going to be able to stand up for long enough?

Sophie, have a lovely day.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Books, I read loads last time. 'What to expect the first year' was very good whenever I had a panic about the baby having acne or growing or not growing or whatever. Health visitors are supposed to be there for those little things, but I found their advice patchy at best.

Well I am on my first day of sick leave. Still feeling exhausted but am not hyperventilating any more so my BP must have come down slightly! After the last weeks though, it's very hard to switch off completely and I still find myself fretting.