Another 2am posting - hearburn this time!
Thank you for all the nice messages. It was a lovely funeral, v uplifting really. I was able to blame my excessive tears on hormones and then stuffed my face with food afterwards, getting most of it on my bump.
I eventually managed to get to ante-natal yoga afterwards (knew if I went home I'd never get out again so just stayed out. Can't believe it took a funeral to get DH to agree to put the children to bed ). It was a lovely, relaxing class and I'm so hoping I can go again. 6.30 is really not a good time for a class - I have to leave home about 5.30 and DH is home by then once in a blue moon - but I hope hope hope I can persuade/blackmail him into doing it 6 more times.
I got to the hospital really early and was able to tag along with a tour of the delivery rooms. Although I had DD there I'd never seen the MLU or waterbirth room. It's a huge teaching hospital and there's ONE waterbirth room, but it's lovely. It's quite big and there's a soft play area in the corner - lots of mats and bean bags. We were told that you must have a 30 min trace done before they let you in the pool - even if you are in v well established labour and the 30 mins will deprive you of the chance to use the pool at all. Sure that's crap though. The other MLU rooms are tiny, but all en-suite and the general atmosphere was so much more restful than on the main delivery suite.
I was glad (in a nice way) that DH wasn't with me. Some of the other couples were very soppy (lots of bump and hair-stroking), and DH and I would NEVER be like that on a hospital tour. We either snigger and annoy people, or bicker and annoy each other
Sybil - LOVE the list! I might even feel adventurous enough to add myself to it.
UDCake - yes, my boys loved Thomas. My children have engine names and they were very proud of it when they were doing through the Thomas phase!
Sophie - I am very impressed about the accounts. I am supposed to be getting ours done before the baby comes and I am rubbish at it and hate it. And DH is the messiest man in the world so most of the papers/receipts etc are in terrifying heaps as part of our patented horizontal filing system.
Josey - what's your DS up to? My DS1 is 8 and is quite emotional at the moment.
Alipalli - nothing like fart jokes to break the ice! When I was in hospital having DD I met a midwife who confessed that she finds farts/poo hilarious so must love her job
last night I was up from 2am - 4.30am - hope tonight is a bit better.