Due Aug 08 - This Way To The Tent Shop

[TwilightSurfer]

DUE AUGUST 2008 NEW THREAD!!

Who wants to see a home birth?

I defy anyone not to cry!

O O O O O O too much visual information.......

Nice music though

I admit, a few droplets of moisture squeezed their way out of even my withered ducts There were still some quite terrifying images on there for a first timer though

Why oh why am i so tired?!?!?!? Anyone would think I'm pg or something. Got in from work, vaccumed, tidied, cleaned kitchen, took one load of washing out, put next load in, sat down for 30 secs before ds shouts "mummy come and wipe my bottom", wipe arse, wash hands, help ds play a game on cbeebies website, make my own tea, make ds' tea, sit down for 5 mins to eat tea, get leapt on by ds......get ds into bed, clean teeth etc, stories x2, prayers, cuddles, singing anddddd relax.
You would be forgiven for thinking dh was out.....he was sat on his arse watching tv.

Still, tomorrow is but another day

Captain, how many weeks until your matty leave begins? You weren't so tired before you went back to work. It's not the pregnancy, you're handling that just fine...it's your JOB.

Hope everyone who was feeling a bit low is doing better today. My friend who?s also pregnant says that every time she has a low day, she buys something small for the baby which mostly always cheers her up.

Thanks for your opinions on my names! These are about the only ones that DH and I agree on so, yay! I really love Ruby for a little girl but DH won?t go with it, even when I use the, ?Oh, but we found out about the pregnancy on the night of the Kaiser Chiefs concert so it has significance?? he doesn?t buy it! He has said we could use it as a middle name though, so we?ll see.

I feel for you too TwilightSurfer! I could feel little kicks this morning in my nether region and each one made me move a step closer to the loo! Talking of movements, the baby was going crazy the other night and I was getting the strongest kicks I?ve had so far, even DH was surprised at the strength!. I was playing ?Ruby? by the Kaiser Chiefs on my iPod whilst lying in bed and he was loving it! We had been at the concert the night that I found out I was pregnant, so I wonder if it?s something subconscious?? Or maybe the baby is a girl and really wants the name! [Hazie crosses her fingers and puts it on mental notepad for use in convincing DH!!] I tuck a pair of headphones into my pyjama waistband and have a pair of headphones too so that the baby and I can listen together. He seems to kick away at the Classic FM for Babies that DH got me for Christmas too, but doesn?t kick so strongly at that.

I?m with everyone on the body thing! It?s weird to see how much it changes and when I look at my early bump photos, I can?t believe how much my shape has changed. I totally love having a bump though and wish I could have my baby but still have the cute bump, I know this won?t happen though and that it?ll go jelly-like, but hey-ho, I?ll just have something else to moan about in the future! Hope my boobs get a bit smaller though. I was a 30F before this pregnancy malarkey and now I'm a 30J! A few steps away from bra-shopping at Millets I think!

Longwayfromhome there was a Trinny and Susannah programme on ITV a while ago that showed you how to weigh your boobs! Here?s the link Weigh away! I?ve always wanted to do it too so that I can say, ?well I weigh xx, but xx of that is boobage!!

VintageGardenia I really like Dazie actually! Wish I?d thought of it when thinking up my username ? I didn?t have my imaginative hat on that day! I could?ve been HazieDazie! Very cool!

And Buckets I'm so with you on the Billie Joe Armstrong thing! (drool!!) I saw him at T in the Park a few years ago and stood there staring at him in a trance for the whole time they were on! Ahh, the memories!

Hazie, that's hilarious. Off to try it now ...

Longway, report back. We all want to know.

Waiting on DH to deliver chinese for dinner. I know this is his way of making amends because when he called he said, "I'll stop at as many places as you want to get all you want to eat." Very tempted to say, "I want bread from X and steak from Y and veggies from Z" but didn't.

Anybody here take/drink Aloe Vera Juice for tummy health? Checking into things to help DD out and would really like to go the homeopathic route. She's on the mend but it doesn't hurt to be actively involved in her healing.

Well, about 900g each. It's a very elegant idea in principle but slightly difficult to carry out in practice, resulting in a bit of water on the kitchen floor. Also, I also really should have done this at the start of the process as well to be able to report any change over time.

Anyway apologies for all the random posts recently, thinking of everyone who's having a tough time, with much sympathy. Off out in an hour or so to buy tickets to the UK for Christmas - hurrah.

I've also been cooked for by DP tonight - he's such a sweetie. And I must say, he looks rather sexy when he cooks. I must remember to tell him that, it might encourage him to do it more often

Anomaly scan day tomorrow, eek! Can't believe it's finally here, it feels like we've been waiting forever. I am really quite nervous, but had a nice chat with a friend earlier this evening which has put things in perspective somewhat - she's pregnant for the third time, having lost both previous babies at around 12 weeks, and is having her 8 week scan tomorrow morning. So all things considered I'm pretty goddamn lucky. I'll be on tenterhooks waiting for her news tomorrow.

Just slobbing out with the cat now...bliss Hope you all are getting in some relaxation time too!

Have fun Cyteen - looking forwards to hearing your good scan news later!!

Got some good strong kicks and pokes off Mr Sweetheart/Mr Kicky this morning whilst lying in bed. I could feel him turn right round! Ds has decided that Jerry would be a good name for his little brother - but only because he is called Tom. He is absolutely convinced that they will be Tom & Jerry .....not whilst I have breath in my body anyway!!

TS mat leave starts on July 24th so about 14 weeks yet, but 2 weeks of that I will be in Florida - yippee!!

LWFH lol at boobage - they must weigh about 2lb each then? (is my maths right? 2.2lb to the kilo???) Still, 4lb can be the difference between dress sizes right . I shan't ask how the water came into it.....

Hazie you can still change your name to haziedazie, we would still recognise you!

We are off to Ikea this morning to buy sheets and a mattress protector for ds' new bed which is arriving tomorrow. Ds is off to grannies overnight tomorrow night so we'll get the bed done and room sorted whilst he's away, and he'll come back to a nice surprise!! Just got a mountain of shite to shift through first in the 'spare' room which will be ds'.

Where is the dizzy one?

Good luck Cyteen, hope the scan goes well.

All the power was off this morning. No heating, no hot water, no lights no alarm clock radio, no nothing, and food slowly defrosting in the freezer. Our village and the surrounding towns. Petitf - you're gonna love S.Oxfordshire

Brrrr, I am an cold, unwashed skank who was late for work!

Hazie, if you were 30F you will LOVE your skinny mummish boobs when they come! (although probably not until you've stopped breastfeeding)

Good luck Cyteen.

Had speech & language assessment for DS yesterday which went so much better than Tuesday's paed appt, they actually seem to know about kids there funnily enough.

Hello all!

Back from scan which was quite magical despite the best efforts of the moody bastard sonographer. He was so rubbish! I know it's just a job to them blah blah blah, but honestly, he barely said two words to us the whole time we were there - didn't even look up when we came into the room or say hello, didn't explain anything about what we were looking at apart from a terse "that's its heartbeat" or "there's the face - eyes, nose, lips". I asked him what he was measuring, because I was interested - "head, tummy, thigh", no explanation offered of what they look for or anything. FFS!

Anyway, the main thing is that everything is alright, the heart was beating away nice and strong, all limbs and organs seem to be in place...and we are having a BOY (sorry to unbalance the stats, Saz! ;)). Just before he asked if we wanted to know the sex I distinctly saw a collection of dangly bits on the screen, so wasn't that surprised Was a bit gutted for 2 minutes, then totally over the moon for two minutes, and now I'm just trying to let the new information sink in. A boy!

So we're both pretty dazed and happy now...DP has gone off to work clutching our scan pics. We've decided that we are going to tell everyone the sex after all - as soon as I knew I wanted everyone else to know, and I'm rubbish at keeping secrets anyway.

So there it is! I shall update my stats in a minute. Hope everyone else is having a good day, and libbyssister, I hope your power comes back so you can have a nice hot bath this evening

DUE AUGUST 2008 STATS
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GROUP TOTAL: 72 [BOYS (11) vs. GIRLS (9)]

23JUL Voodoococonut is 29 and lives in Manchester but moving to West Midlands asap. She has a DD, 19M. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
28JUL IlanaK is 35 and lives in Central London. She has 2DSs, 6y & 3y. Expecting DC#3, a BOY.
29JUL Miamla is 32 and lives in North London. Expecting DC#1, a BOY.
30JUL Dizzydixies is 31 and lives in Fife. She has 2DDs, 4y & 1.5y. Expecting DC#3, guesses it's a girl.
31JUL Merrydaisy has a DD 2.6y. Expecting DC#2.
31JUL SassyLou is 33 and lives in Cheshire. She has 2DDs, 7y & 5y. Expecting DC#3.
01AUG Dutchindo has 2DSs, 8y & 14m, and a DD, 7y. Expecting DC#4.
01AUG PhilB is 31 and lives in SE London. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
01AUG Pertelote is 30 and lives in East London. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
02AUG Vintagegardenia is 35 and lives in Ireland. She has a DS, 9y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
02AUG Mum2b1 is expecting DC#1.
02AUG Shazza2002 is 27 and lives in West London. She has a DD, 5y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
03AUG Alittlebitshy is 28 and lives in East London/Essex. She has a DD, 4y (turning 5y before Aug). Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
04AUG Bigboydiditandranaway has a DS, 20m. Expecting DC#2.
06AUG Kittenpaws is expecting DC#3.
06AUG Sweetiesandcakes has a DD, 2.5y. Expecting DC#2.
07AUG BraveNewWorld is 31 and lives in London. Expecting DC#1, a GIRL.
08AUG LadyOfWaffle is 21 and lives in Berkshire. She has a DS, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
08AUG Mummypud is 28 and lives in Wiltshire. She has a DD, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL.
08AUG SKYTVADDICT is 40 and lives in Lincolnshire. She has a DS, 8m, and 2DDs, 7y & 11y. Expecting DC#4, a SURPRISE.
08AUG Bealcain is 21 and lives in Kent, She has 2DSs 2y & 1y. Expecting DC#3, a GIRL.
09AUG BirthdayBaby is expecting DC#1.
10AUG Lcy is 30 and lives in Wales. Expecting DC#1, guesses it's a boy.
10AUG ChaCha is 32 and lives in Oxford. She has 2DCs, 2y & 10m, Expecting DC#3 via CSEC, guesses it's a boy.
11AUG Sarahnh is 32 and lives in West Midlands. She has a DD, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL.
11AUG Carolbrad lives in North West. Expecting DC#1.
11AUG Foghornleghorn is 23 and lives in Northampton. She has 2DDs, 3y & 1y. Expecting DC#3, guesses it's a girl.
12AUG Thinking has a DD, 15m. Expecting DC#2.
12AUG MagicMonkey has a DS, 17m. Expecting DC#2.
12AUG Buckets is 31 and lives in Southampton. She has a DD, 4y, & a DS, 3. Expecting DC#3 via CSEC, a BOY.
14AUG TheApprentice has a DS, 1y. Expecting DC#2.
14AUG Hardygirl is 36 and lives in SW London. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
14AUG Hazieandbaby is 26 and lives in Aberdeen. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE but guesses it's a boy.
14AUG CaptainCaveman is 35 and lives in Nottingham. She has a DS, 3.11y. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
14AUG Gigglegirl is 32 and lives in Stockport. She has a DD, 4y, and 2DSs, 2y & 1y. Expecting DC#4, a GIRL to be named Imogen.
14AUG Lewisham lives in West London. Expecting DC#1.
16AUG TwilightSurfer is 37 and lives in Tennessee, USA. She has a DD, 4y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL to maybe be named Maggie.
16AUG Longwayfromhome is 29 and lives in Argentina. Expecting DC#1, a BOY to named Tomas.
16AUG Pregnancy1 is 31 and lives in London. Expecting DC#1, a GIRL.
17AUG Iliketosleep is 24 and lives in Wolverhampton. She has 2DDs, 7y & 6y and a DS, 4y. Expecting DC#4.
17AUG Poppysocks is 30 and lives in St Andrews. She has a DD, 23m. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL.
17AUG Warthog has a DD, 21m. Expecting DC#2.
18AUG Kezza7779 is expecting DC#1, guesses it's a boy.
18AUG Browncat has a DS, 18m. Expecting DC#2.
18AUG Expectant is 31 and lives in Singapore. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
18AUG Cheerfulvicky is 24 and lives in Cornwall. Expecting DC#1, a BOY.
19AUG SazzlesA is 35 and lives in Cheltenham. She has a DD, 16m. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL.
19AUG Karney is 39 and lives in Glasgow.
20AUG HelzBellz is 36 and lives in Nottingham. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
20AUG MillieMooMoo is 29 and lives in West Yorks. She has a DD, 26m. Expecting DC#2, guesses it's a boy.
20AUG Ejesmum is 38 and lives in Exeter. She has a DS, 4y. Expecting DC#2.
20AUG Stillhere is 36 and lives in Yorkshire. She has a DS, 2.5y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
21AUG Jennylee is 30 and lives in West Lothian. She has a DS, 8y. Expecting DC#2.
21AUG HalfFrench is 32. Expecting DC#1.
21AUG Pinchypants is 34 and lives in Guildford. She has a DD, 20m. Expecting DC#2.
22AUG Frances123 is 27 and lives in London. She has a DD, 5m. Expecting DC#2.
22AUG Buddhababe is 32 and lives in South West London. She has a DS, 14m. Expecting DC#2.
23AUG Stickybean is 27 and lives in North London. Expecting DC#1, guesses it's a girl.
23AUG Mum2go is 34 and lives in SOLIHULL B HAM. She has a DD, 6y. Expecting DC#2.
24AUG Libbyssister is 34 and lives in Oxfordshire. She has a DS, 2.11y. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
24AUG Cyteen is 32 and lives in Leicester. Expecting DC#1, a BOY.
25AUG Petitfilou is 35 and lives in SW London but moving to Oxfordshire in April. She has a DS, 4y, & a DD, 2.6y. Expecting DC#3, a BOY.
25AUG Oopsacoconut is 32 and lives in Wiltshire. Expecting DC#1, a GIRL.
26AUG Ellasmum1 is 30 and lives in North Staffs-Newcastle under Lyme. She has a DD, 5y. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
26AUG Dancerandprancer is 31 and lives in Devon. She has a DD, 28m. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
26AUG Graysongirl is 31 and lives in Yorkshire. Expecting DC#1.
26AUG No1putsbabyinthecorner is 30 and lives in South Yorkshire. She as a DD, 1y. Expecting DC#2.
27AUG PennyBenjamin is 30 and lives in West London. Expecting DC#1.
27AUG Lucamom is 32 and lives in Warwickshire. She as DS, 13m. Expecting DC#2.
02SEP Sunshinemummy is 37 and lives in South West London. She as a DS, 22m. Expecting DC#2.
??AUG RACHG08 is expecting.
??AUG MARX is expecting DC#2.

Hey Cyteen, that's great news! A boy! I'm biased and think boys are great Pity you had a monosyllabic sonographer, it makes such a difference. Don't let him take any of your excitement away!

Don't worry, have phoned DH and leccy is back on so I only shower when I get home...

Yay, boys' club! And you're due on the same day as me...just think, there'll be two new bewanged babies entering the world together over the Bank Holiday weekend.

I am still a bit raaar about the moody sonographer (bloody hormones) but tbh in some ways it was quite useful, as it's totally strengthened my resolve to have this baby at the birthing centre rather than in hospital - I really do not want people with that kind of attitude around me for what could and should be a special experience. I want people who will respect how extraordinary it is to make and produce a new human being, and that's more likely to happen at the birthing centre than in hospital, I reckon.

Oh yes! Bank Holiday boys! I've already got a BHB as DS birthday is 4 May, BH Mon this year!

Maybe it's a male sonographer thing. Don't like to stereotype (but I'm gonna anyway), but ours was mumbly and crap too and he just didn't seem to have the ability to convey his wonder at the miracle in my tummy . Just seem a bit disconnected. Stuff 'em!