Due July 08 - Third trimester - we're on the coundtdown YIPPEE!!!!

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Couldn't fix the title so thought I'd start again - hope this is okay now!!!

quick check in glad you are all well - lol at you sweetkitty being so pleased with your bargain 'always'

very tired aftera rough night with earache and feeling generally under par - think it is sinuses tbh...

going out to a boozy quiz night that my friend is arranging for charity tonight

everyone will be drunk i am exhausted food will be lovely but mostly meat (vegetarian)

should not moan..one of our employees dh has taken poorly suddenly. he had a diagnosis of cancer but was having successful treatment - then after a trip off a kerb they discovered he had bone cancer - that was 10 days ago and suddenly he is in a virtual coma but still yelling in agony

poor B she is suddenly thinking she could lose him. Our other staff are being fabulous and covering for b but you feel so helpless in such a situation

this year has held a lot of sad losses in my community - makes me more aware of how precious this new life is

sorry to be maudlin! ok ds just arrived back from hardware store with jeyes fluid and scrubbig brush - i am off to scrub front steps!

isaidno that is deluxe! i am thinking we will need white as it is allegedly going to be summer when these babies arrive

LilyToTheB-I have just ordered a CD from www.natalhypnotherapy.com called 'Effective Birth Preparation' It's a self hypnosois CD that you're advised to listen to at least 20 times from about 32 weeks. I'm 30 weeks so will be emabarking on it very soon! It was £16 and looks excellent so far-just thought I'd share that. I'm new to this thread and will no doubt be lurking/posting in the next few weeks! Very pleased to have discovered the thread.

isaidno thanks for that link - realise it was not for me but have been following the bra discussion. I desperately want to get some decent bras this time. Anyway after weeks of looking had a quick look at this site and have ordered 2! So thanks!

Hello Butterflygirl7, welcome to our little gang! What date are you due and do you know what you're having? Hope things have been plain sailing for you thus far.

ButterflyMcqueen (a whole load of butterflies now ) how sad for that poor lady and her husband- can understand how it makes the baby even more wanted than ever when sad things like that happen. A v good friend of ours died in a motorbike accident a while ago and a year later his first nephew was born, made his arrival such a double edged sword.

I've had a really hormonal day today! DH was out at an awards do (er, giant piss up) last night with work. He was staying in a hotel in the town he works in 35 miles away and didn't call all night or even before he went out which is v unlike him. So I text him at about 10 to see if he was having a good time and was ok, didn't hear back, then I went to bed but every time I woke up (about a gadzillion times because of cramp/ds/turning over- ouch!) I'd check my phone but nothing so I'd send another text. My mind was certainly working a little overtime last night! First I imagined that he was in a ditch, drunk. Then he was in the police cells for being drunk and disorderly. Then he was in a ditch again, beaten over the head and robbed and left for dead. Then he was snogging some random hussey of a work colleague and finally I totally convinced myself that the reason he was "ignoring" my texts was because he had actually pulled said hussey properly and was cavorting with her in his hotel room, whilst his pregnant wife and infant son slept unaware! Had the worst nights sleep ever. Sod these blimmin pregnant hormones of mine! He's never given me a moments cause for suspiscion of his fidelity but last night he was a no good cheating arse

(He got so drunk he had hiccups for three hours and a monster headache this morning, had such a good time he just hadn't even seen my texts until this morning when the alarm on his phone went off for work. He sent one back with "ouch my head really really hurts" and I responded "good")

Guess I'm just feeling a little bit vulnerable!

packed my hospital bag properly now; so i will prob be 2 weeks overdue.

Hi Butterflygirl7 - welcome! And congrats on your pregnancy! Do you know what you're having?

I'm 31 weeks, so need to start looking into hypnobirthing techniques soon. That CD sounds great, thanks. I'll have a look at it in a mo.

Hope you're all having a good eve

Oh shame minkus... I hope your DH makes up for this over the weekend.

I feel very vunerable and hormonal at the moment also... I think we all do!

Sorry about your colleague/friend butterflymcqueen. Situations like these really give you a perspective.

Sorry about your holiday adventures libralady!

On a totally different topic, having now bought a hospital bag and 2 bras due to being inspired by you guys, can anyone direct me to a site that does decent (not nanna) nighties. As I am c sectioning can not due 2 piece pj's. Ideally some that allow you to bf without having to lift entire nightie up!

Feel on a roll now with all this consumption... DH gone out and I just did not have the energy to go with him so am filling my time with net shopping! What is a girl to do when you have no life!

CilC - I've just got some button front nighties from Primark - £3 each.

...but I will be wearing a £33 bra underneath!

lol isaidno!

Just heard from my sis.... shes due on the 26th.

Said she thinks shes had a show as shes had a bit of bleeding. Shes rung the midwife and been told to call back if it gets any heavier.

oohhh exciting! I might be an aunty soon!

hello all - and welcome to the lovely new people!

JODIE - have a great time at the babyshow tomorrow - am !

LibraLady - sounds like you need some time off to recover from your nightmare hols, I hate travelling abroad as it always seems to go pear shaped on me!

CilC - I got great PJ's from tesco - black with vest type tops and baggy bottoms. I had an emcs last ime and had no problems wearing PJ's. I've not found any non granny nighties - but if I do I'll let you know!

Pigley - let us know when you become an auntie - how exciting!

ButterflyMcQueen - sorry to hear about your colleague, I agree that new babies are especially precious when there's illness/ death around. My dad has recently been operated on for bowel cancer, and has 31 weeks of chemotherapy ahead of him. He loves to see loads of dd as he says she always cheers him up. Makes this new baby feel even more essential too.

TJuice - I still threaten dh with divorce mid argument!! Always apologise afterwards though!

Peanut - put your feet up and take it easy - have a stern word with that baby too, tell it to stay put for a few more weeks!

All good here really, lots of indigestion and I'm fed up with not being able to do all the things I want to - too tired and achy to walk far, garden etc. But lo is moving around loads and growing well, so no huge complaints.

CilC - I bought these ones which aren't too nanna-ish. www.mothercare.com/gp/product/B00117AQ96/sr=1-14/qid=1210978835/ref=sr_1_14/026-4633679-7518847?ie=U TF8&m=A2LBKNDJ2KZUGQ&n=42797041&mcb=core

Oh peanut what are you doing up so late! I hope you managed to go back to sleep!
As to what size babygows to buy - when DD was born I was told she was going to be big so I only bought 0-3 month. She was actually a lot smaller than I thought so I swaddled her in her little singlets and nappy(it was hot) and DH went off and found a local shop with newborn things.

If you have friends still in Oz who can send things over, a tip - I have never found better babygrows than Bonds towelling babygrows - KMart/Target and Myers etc. They have inbuilt mittons, are soft and wash well!

Thanks everyone for jammie tips! After purchasing these I have decided to have a self imposed sanction on purchasing anymore items! I think I have just had a bit of a phase that now needs to be reined in..for now...

Hi Lily Just to let you know, Hypnobirthing and Natal Hypnotherapy are two very different techniques. I know lots about the former but very little of the latter! Good luck whatever you decide to do, if you stay positive, it'll work for you, the key is to practice, practice, practice!!!

Morning all

Having a bad morning, DP is gone working AGAIN so leaves me AGAIN to mind LO's single handed.. Fed up with it really. It's 6 days a week. Know he is busy and he is doing his best but i really need to vent.. When this baby is born he plans to roof a house on holidays he will have around that time! But hay it's ok hun i will cope with newborn DD1 and DD2 and try and look after myself.. O i dont know i really am having a bad morning.. I think it was brough on by having to do bedtime all this week with the girls. Which is trying to get them to come in and shower, bedcloths, and read story and hopefully bed.

On the brighter side at least it's not raining YET!!!

Sorry it's all me me me

have a hug minnie xx
I know it is difficult when you get no help at bedtime - my DH is often still at work, or fallen asleep in the chair ay bathtime. And last night he went for a pint after work conveniently arriving home at 8 pm when the DS were in bed.

Minnie1 sounds like you're having a tough time. What does your husband do? 6 days a week is such a lot, no wonder you're fed up you're doing that much of the parenting. Hope he manages to take a break soon and gives you some time off in return. Guess it's hard to turn work down though.

DH is a bit the same with his hobbies really, at least one day per weekend is taken up with his activities (eg today he's gone off to Birmingham to get something sorted on the car he's built) and I get pretty fed up of it too. Next weekend he's going to Germany ffs to watch some car thing, so bank holiday weekend for me will be fun NOT. So really empathise with you, maybe we should be tougher and say "by the way I'm not around next Saturday night/all day Sunday" and book rooms in the local travelodge so we get a good nights sleep and a lie in! (How many times have I considered that )

Thanks Girls,
i'm not alone. Minkus i have also considered going away for a night, just to get a good nights sleep and have a little me time. Kids would have DP round there little finger in no time!
Dp is a builder and seems to also gather more work when i am just about to pop! Could just do with his help right now.. Will have to have a chat but i know he will take it in a way that i dont appricate what he is doing.

Minnie - I really feel for you A LOT. I have felt like that at times and I don't have any kids!! I gave him an ultimatum and put him on the 'two night plan' where he can go out two nights a week, no more. But it's different for you because it's work he's doing and you can't accuse him of abandoning you in his pursuit of fun.

It's amazing how pregnancy makes even usually strong and independent women like myself feel vulnerable and needy. We just can't cope with the usual workload, plus need some extra emotional TLC as well. What we really want is for our DHs to say "you sit down darling, there's no way you're doing that today, let me do it." If only they thought that way.

Thinking of you Minnie. xx

I didn't complain at my DH last night, because I am approaching 36 weeks when we have an agreement he can only drink 2 cans of lager per night. ie. he is able to wake up if anything happens / drive if necessary.

Minnie - totally symapthise!! My dh has been working 7 days for the past month and when he gets home he has tea and goes off to the garage to work on his restoration project leaving me to get on with everything else. At the moment that means helping ds1 to revise for Standard grades, taking him or collecting im from swimming, taking/collecting ds2 from rugby, doing homework with ds3 and dd, bathing dd and ds4 and doing tea for everyone....oh and sorting washing etc etc.....and when I moan dh says "all you have to do is ask"

So I ask him to bath wee ones and he does...but he calls me to take one of them to dry and put on pj's then he does the other then goes back to garage leaving me to clean up the bathroom....is that helping???
AND - today he was supposed to be home for 11.30am but has phoned to say he is needed to work til 1pm - GREAT

Sorry for moan!!! Ilove hime really but OMG men are frustrating xxx

minipinkscottish
You put a on my face.. Your DH sounds so like mine.. It gets so fustrating at times. If i dont think about it and just get on with it, it will be all fine. (i say that alot)

Peanut73
Pregnancy sometimes means emotional reck! that what i feel at times when i am pregnant. It's a good plan to have with your DH. B4 we had kids DP would be here there and everywhere not that i minded. But as you say cant go saying "you cant work today" O well will have to get on with it. He did mention that he would take the kids this evening for a walk!! we'll see..

Sorry to everyone with annoying DH/P's.

I seem to be really lucky with my DH - Hes a star and does so much around the house.

Today he has hoovered the whole house, done a wash and put it away and cleaned the bathroom..whilst i... pottered!
Bless him.

Just waiting for the lads to come round now to watch the footy and then its a drunken poker evening followed by passing out on the living room floor!

Im off out for a meal for a friends birthday tonight so will leave them to it.