Due AUG 08 - KK obsessives over here!!

[CaptainCaveman]

Ladies I give you our new thread......

23JUL Voodoococonut, 29, Manchester but moving to west midlands asap, 2nd DC (TO BE SURPRISED), DD 19m, NEXT APPOINTMENT?
28JUL IlanaK, 35, Central London, 3rd DC (BOY), 2DS 6y & 3y, NEXT APPOINTMENT?
29JUL Miamla, 32, North London, 1st DC (BOY), NEXT APPOINTMENT?
30JUL Dizzydixies, 31, Fife, 3rd DC (girl?), 2DDs 4y & 1.5y, Next Appointment 28wk scan 14th May 10.50
31JUL *Merrydaisy, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 2.6y, Next Appointment?
31JUL SassyLou, 33 Cheshire, 3rd DC (?gender?), 2DDs 7y & 5y, Next Appointment scan 20th March
01AUG *Dutchindo, AGE?, Location?, 4th DC (?gender?), 2DS 8y & 14m DD 7y, Next Appointment?
01AUG PhilB, 31, SE London, 1st DC (still considering whether to ask about the sex), 20 week MW appt and scan on 17 March
01AUG Pertelote, 30, East London, 1st DC (gender?), Next Appointment 31st March (scan)
02AUG Vintagegardenia, 35, Ireland, 2nd DC (TO BE SURPRISED), DS 9y, Next Appointment 09APR
02AUG *Mum2b1, AGE?, Location?, 1st DC, Next Appointment?
02AUG Shazza2002, 27, West London, 2nd DC (TO BE SURPRISED), DD 5Y, @24Weeks..seen every 2 weeks then @30Weeks...seen every week
03AUG Alittlebitshy, 28, East London/Essex, 2nd DC (TO BE SURPRISED)DD 4y (turns 5 before AUG), Next Appointment 17MAR 20W scan then 25MAR OB
04AUG Bigboydiditandranaway, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 20m, Next Appointment?
06AUG **Kittenpaws, AGE?, Location?, 3rd DC (?gender?), DD & DS, Next Appointment?
06AUG *Sweetiesandcakes, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 2.5y, Next Appointment?
07AUG BraveNewWorld, 31, London, 1st DC (GIRL), Next Appointment Friday 28th, 22 week checkup.
08AUG LadyOfWaffle, 21, Berkshire, 2nd DC (TO BE SURPRISED girl?), DS 23m, 20 week scan 31st March 4pm, downs bloods 1/1100
08AUG Mummypud, aged 28 wiltshire, 2nd DC (?girl), DD 2 yrs, NEXT APPOINTMENT?
08AUG SKYTVADDICT, 40, Lincolnshire, 4th DC (TO BE SURPRISED), DS 8m & 2DDs 7y & 11y, NEXT APPOINTMENT?
08Aug Bealcain, 21,kent, 3rd DC (?gender?), 2DSs 2y & 1y, Next Appointment 19MAR anomoly and sexing scan
10AUG Lcy, 30. Wales, 1st DC (?boy?), Next Appointment 20 week scan: 2nd April
10AUG ChaCha, 32, Oxford, 3rd DC (?boy?), DC 2y & 10m, 28 March for 20wk scan, [C-Sec TBA]
11AUG Sarahnh, 32, West Midlands, 2nd DC (?boy?), DD 2y, 3rd April
11AUG **Carolbrad, AGE?, North West, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
11AUG Foghornleghorn, 23, Northampton, 3rd DC (?girl?), 2DDs 3y & 1y, NEXT APPOINTMENT?
12AUG Thinking, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 15m, Next Appointment?
12AUG MagicMonkey, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 17m, Next Appointment?
12AUG Buckets, 31, Southampton, 3rd DC (BOY), DD 4 & DS 3, NEXT APPOINTMENT 36Weeks to schedule C-Sec
14AUG TheApprentice, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 1y, Next Appointment?
14AUG Hardygirl, 36, SW London, 1st DC (don't care), Next appt 2nd April
14AUG Hazieandbaby, 26, Aberdeen, 1st DC (?boy?), Next Appointment 31MAR 20wk Scan
14AUG CaptainCaveman, 34, Nottingham, 2nd DC (?boy?), DS 3.9y, Next Appointment Detailed Scan 07 April, 09:00
14AUG Gigglegirl, AGE?, Stockport, 4th DC (?gender?), DD 4y 2DSs 2y & 1y, Next Appointment 27MAR
14AUG Lewisham, AGE?, West London, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
16AUG TwilightSurfer, 37, Tennessee, 2nd DC (GIRL), DD 4y, 20Weeks OB Checkup 31MAR
16AUG longwayfromhome, 29, Argentina, 1st child (?gender?), Next Appt end of March
16AUG Pregnancy1, 31, London, 1st child (?gender?), next scan 8th April
17AUG Iliketosleep, 24, wolverhampton, 4th dc (?gender), DDs 7,6,DS 4 Next scan 28th march
17AUG Poppysocks, 30, St Andrews, 2nd DC (GIRL), DD 23m, NEXT APPOINTMENT?
17AUG Warthog, AGE?, Location, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 21m, Next Appointment?
18AUG Kezza7779, AGE?, Cheltenham, 1st DC (?boy?), Next Appointment?
18AUG Browncat, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 18m, Next Appointment?
18AUG Expectant, 31, Singapore, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
19Aug SazzlesA, 35, Cheltenham, 2nd DC (? gender?), DD 15m, Next Appt, 20 week scan 1st April
20AUG HelzBellz, 36, Nottingham, 1st DC (gender - surprise me), Next Appt 3rd April
20AUG MillieMooMoo, 29, West Yorks, 2nd DC (?boy?), DD 26m, 20 Week scan on 2nd April!
20AUG Ejesmum, age?, location?, 2nd Dc (? gender?), DS nearly 4, next appt?
21AUG Jennylee, 30, West Lothian 2nd DC , DS 1 is 8yrs Next Appointment is 28th feb for '12'week scan
21AUG Stillhere, 35, Yorkshire, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 2.5y, Next Appointment 15FEB Private Nuchal Scan
21AUG HalfFrench, 32, Location?, 1st DC, Next Appointment?
22AUG Frances123, 27, London, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 5 m, Next Appointment?
22AUG Buddhbabe, 32, South West London, 2nd DC, not sure of gender, DS 14m, Next Appointment is 14th of Feb.
23AUG Stickybean, 27, North London, 1st DC gender, not sure? Maybe Girl), Next Appointment 11FEB Scan
23AUG Pinchypants, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 18m, Next Appointment?
23AUG Mum2go, 34, SOLIHULL B HAM, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 6Y, Next Appointment 1st scan 11th feb b,ham women,s
24AUG Libbyssister, 34, Oxfordshire, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 2.10m. Next Appointment 3 Apr(20 week scan)
24AUG cyteen, 32, Leicester, 1st DC (?gender?), next appt 18 April (20 week scan)
25Aug Petitfilou, 35, Location South West London but moving to Oxfordshire in April, 3rd DC (?BOY?),DS 4Y & DD 2.6, Next Appointment?
25Aug oopsacoconut, 32, Wiltshire, 1st DC, 20wk scan 10th April, M/W 30th April.
26AUG Ellasmum1, 30, staffs, 2nd dc(?boy), dd 5, next appt 13th feb(midwife) & 15FEB Scan
26AUG Dancerandprancer, 31, devon, 2nd DC (? gender), DD 26months, next appt 14th feb (scan)
26AUG graysongirl, 31, Yorkshire, 1stDC, next appointment 10th April 20 week scan
26AUG no1putsbabyinthecorner, AGE?, location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD ?age, Next Appointment?
27AUG PennyBenjamin, 30, West London, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment 15 Feb (nuchal scan)
27AUG Lucamom, 32, Warwickshire, 2nd DC (?gender), DS 13 months, next appt 11th April (scan - hopefully find out gender)
28Aug Sunshinemummy, 37, Location South West London, DS 22m, next appointment 21st Feb (scan, nuchal and consultant)
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I won't be able to do the box room/dumping ground/spare room to be nursery until after weekend of 5th july as friend and her ds are coming over for dd's 5th birthday and won't have anywhere to put them otherwise

its all neutrally decorated and newish carpet so all it needs is decluttered and when I start getting the baby stuff down from my aunts loft I can put it in there - only gives me a couple of weeks though

We are similar, white walls and new carpet but full of junk my Important Files and Boxes.

gosh, who knew sex chatters had such an amount of stuff, I always imagined you just got on with it whilst doing the ironing etc

Well it's really just the boxes of different towelling dressing gowns, Bridget Jones knickers and comfy slippers that I wear while on the phone. Other than that my only work-related gear is a few business cards and a bit of blu-tack for the phone boxes.

Does anyone even USE phone boxes any more? Do we still have phone boxes?

Hello all,

Well, it's pissing down here today (all day) and I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself because my sex drive is still MINA (missing in non-action) It's really freaking me out, I never thought I'd be the one to struggle with reconciling pregnant-me with sexy-me. DP seems to find me as attractive as ever, and he's still gorgeous to me, but I just don't seem to be interested in sex. Where is my libido? Has anyone seen it?

Sorry for self-indulgent post, I'll shut up now. Did have something else I was going to say, but alas, pregnancy brain has eaten it!

VG am pmsl at your tools of the trade - do you have a headset phone thingy so you can work hands free

cyteen you may just be stuck in a bit of a rut and once you give it a shot you mind find you surprise yourself! I don't think its a lack of desire but maybe a lack of energy and motivation? try in the morning maybe when you've had some sleep?

oh good lord - i had an image of the hands free thing!!!

on the sex drive front... well.. i've never had much of one, so dh thought all his christmases had come at once when we were ttc (and could even be heard to groan good humouredly about frequency at certain points lol). Tbh no action since my bfp. We prob might have got back to it but with the bleeding earlier in the pg i'm too scared. Dh being amazing about it and has not complained once.

Can't belive i just sat and told you all that

ALBS mine was the same due to heavy bleeding from 12wks onwards, when we finally gave it a whirl it was me that had to do all the 'work' as he didn't want to damage anything lol

he seems to have found his groove again though

Hello all
Is the weather as crappy with you lot as it is here? Fortunately we've been in Bathstore/B&Q/Waitrose etc etc for most of the day (poor dcs have been pretty tolerant).

Re sex drive - we've managed it more this time than last two pgs but it ain't happening a whole lot! Cyteen, really don't worry about it. You'll get your groove back afterwards. When I was pregnant with ds I was told I'd had a miscarriage and when we found out I hadn't and was actually 20 weeks pregnant dh wouldn't go near me for fear of something going wrong again. It then took me about 6 months afterwards before I felt vaguely like it (I am psycho bitch on wheels with sleep deprivation) Dh will happily say though that our sex life actually improved in between ds and dd being born - I'd agree with him.

VG I am intrigued now about what you are teaching!

Is anyone else getting Braxton Hicks already? I'm getting some powerful ones but usually when I am overtired - think the lo is trying to tell me something.

Erm dizzy re the handsfree that's really more at the client end.

Re sex drives, what all the books say is don't stress over lack of sex but do strive to maintain physical intimacy, which is easier, so go to sleep holding each other, kiss when you wake, etc etc and so long as you maintain that the sex part will come bursting back into your life at some point. "They" say if you don't do this then it's doubly hard once the wee one arrives. Also for those with scares, bleeding, etc, it's not really surprising to be a bit iffy about it.

Trust me, the teaching is very dry and boring!!

VG I'm still intrigued....! I work in policy to do with the health needs of young people who offend, not exactly the sexy end of things either! But actually pretty interesting - to me anyway. I could bore on the topic now and didn't know anything about it 18 months ago!

Well some of the teaching I do is young people who have sort of been bypassed in some way or another by "the system", so maybe chucked out of schools, perhaps having some form of intellectual or physical disability, perhaps having been drug users, perhaps having literacy difficulties, perhaps having been undereducated because of dyslexia etc not having been diagnosed while they were at school. I also work with people recovering from e.g. brain injuries, strokes, etc, but that's more rehabilitative.

The writing is separate from all that.

Your job sounds interesting, pf.

Then I also teach workshops in jewellery making, creative writing, drawing - again usually in a rehabilitative context.

And I write for a magazine.

What does everyone else do?

good grief VG sounds fantastic, when on earth did you find time to get pregnant

I work for the local fuzz

VG wow - that is a lot of stuff - and all fascinating!

DD do you rally? What do you do?!

I work (v v v part time) in a law library (trained as a librarian then got pg with dd so never really went far along the post qualification career path).

ALBS I put myself through uni working in the library and my first full time job away from uni was in a library too - have a love of books to go with it too!!

I work in the control room answering 999 calls and managing & dispatching cops to incidents. I also work at events like G8 and T in the Park

am also putting myself through college again as a distance learner student for an HNC as my degree has got me nowhere, I could do the job I do without having ever done it

Good evening ladies - we are nearing the end of our thread again!!

We've had a fun-packed (ahem) day - shopping for holiday clothes. Went to matalan and got scared by the fact i couldn't pull the size 12s much beyond my thighs. I also made the fatal error of looking in the mirror and was horrified to see what stared back, so I gave up and bought a new duvet cover instead. Am considering wearing it tbh.

The man who made me cry wouldn't send out a new school admission letter with the correct date on it. They'd actually dated it 18 days before it was sent, thus making them look like they've done their job properly. When I asked the chap to send a letter with the proper date on (ie 8th April) he said "it won't make a difference to the content of the letter". I think the fact that I started crying soon after that prevented me from saying "I know that you fucking knob head, thats not what I'm asking you". However, there were no grown ups in the office that day so i had to make do with him. My beef is that I have 18 days less than everyone else to prepare my appeal. His beef is that he has no brain.

Ahhh, that feels better.

VG Sounds connected with what I do really - obviously a lot of the children who end up in prison/secure children's homes/secure training centres have been socially excluded for one reason or another. Doesn't sound dry to me at all. And I'm interested that you also do the more creative stuff. My writing is my strong point but I am not cut out for teaching and my sisters got all the creative genes in the family...
dizzy My ds would be SO impressed with your job

Forgot to add - I am a District Nurse but rarely lay hands on 'real' people anymore. My official title is Clinical Lead District Nursing, which means mostly operational and strategic management and leadership (hence the post grad diploma I've just finished in public services management). I'd go back to patient care if they paid me as much as they do now to do it!!

CC Aw you poor thing. I know how stressful it is.....What sort of things are you going to put in the appeal letter?

We have decided not to appeal after all! But have still sent the complaint off as the fella was just plain wrong and his manager should know what a chump he is.

having looked at the admission criteria it seems HIGHLY unlikely that we would win an appeal anyway so I don't want to put myself through the stress. Ds will still be going to a decent school so it really isn't the end of the world - he just won't be going to the only church controlled school in our area (ds and I are Christians - Mr Caveman isn't bothered but hopes my faith will save him )

In that case I wouldn't appeal either CC. For me it would have meant taking an ok school rather than a good school and having to drive with a (very) newborn, 3 year old dd and ds every day when the school was literally a 2 min walk from our house...

petit they're always more impressed with dh as he is an actual polis, I try not to be offended, he does get to drive the stripey car and wear the riot gear lol

he was on the BBC on thurs night through his work bless him

am a bit worried that the kids will grow up with a blatant disregard for the law and all things police like as they have very little discipline from dh as he's such a bit softie

CC always ALWAYS had nothing but admiration for nurses, couldn't do it at all - mil is a sister at local hosp in N.I and FIL a paramedic so am hoping the need to heal and cope with any situations has worn off on dh lol