Due in June - Creme eggs are long gone and our own eggs have started to hatch. Who will be next?

[Upsidedowncake]

We are two down and have another 30-40 to go. Makecakes and Gemma have probably popped by now, then G43! It's all happening!!!!!

Morning all

Aren't MILS fab mine is a step one and due to family things we don't see them very often as DH doesn't want too. And my mother won't let me say anything negative about my DH, so he is not complaining on that front.

AH - I hope you are feeling better today.

Debs - please sit down after your mad dash. I have breakfast, bank, washing and ironing lined up for this morning, DH will do the room and then gardening if nice if not a quiet afternoon.

Josey - I hope you manage to have a nice birthday.

Libralady - hope being back at work is not too much of a shock.

Ernest - good luck with the baby names.

Morning
All well here! 38weeks today! aaaaah!
More back ache etc yesterday evening but nothing this morning!

Off to monitors in a bit to check all well with blood flow etc. Then have onocologist this pm, weekly check in.

Found this on a website about May/June babies:

The Gemini Baby
Gemini May 21 - June 21
Planet - Mercury
Element - Air

Provided by Astrology.com

Eager to get going (this baby probably kicked up a storm in the womb!), the Gemini baby is likely to be talking early and making a mark from day one. Curious and quite the explorer, this tot is one who needs lots of stimuli in order to be happy, as they are easily bored. Since those communication skills are top-notch, the smart thing to do with this baby is bring them into a play group as soon as possible. At home, siblings could easily fill this function, as someone must! It's never too early for the Gemini baby to interact with others, and they will also learn their lessons early on. The Gemini tot is definitely not clingy. Quite the contrary, this is one baby who is happy to march to their own drummer, gallivanting about and being amused in the process. Surprisingly, when this baby is not engaged (chatting or playing with others), there could be a certain emotional detachment. For that reason, it's best to keep things uncomplicated and easy for them to understand, the better to maintain harmony. To sum up, the Gemini baby is the Great Communicator of the play group, has a short attention span (so keep 'em busy!), and is one clever and creative tot.

Think it pretty well sums up Fleur already specially first few lines!!!

Morning everyone

Happy birthday Josey. I'm sorry about your father. Totally bizarrely, I dreamt that you had your baby last night - but I hope you're just enjoying breakfast in bed!

Aberdeen, how are the contractions? Can you get a VE at your next midwife appointment so that you know what is going on, or would you rather not?

Spongebrain, I can't believe your MIL! I can almost understand it when people's mothers say things like that to them (though that's not OK either). But how can you say that to someone you haven't brought up, and don't really know well enough????

Paro, what a lovely horoscope! What's the website as I'd like to check out Cancer (21 June onwards ...)!

Ernest, I'm glad that your itching isn't anything serious, but it's miserable that they can't do anything. Sorry about your mother as well. Are the children in school / childminder now or do you have them as well?

Peartart, LOL perfect beige. Does your LO do interior decoration (walls) with breakfast too? No breakfast here this morning as DS has gone to nursery for the first time in nearly two weeks. Found myself in floods of tears as I was dropping him off. He was very upset, but I've phoned to check and he's fine (and ate his breakfast, with milk and everything!)

Debs, when do your last guests come?

Libralady, good luck back at work.

I have my 36-week check today. I will see if the baby's head is engaged or if I'm just imagining it and check that it's OK for DH to go to Vienna this weekend and see his brother.

Ernest - how was your DS first day at kindergarten

Morning guys, well I managed a couple of hours on the sofa between 7 and 9am but still feeling completely knackered!

Thanks for all the support re: MIL's comments. Couldn't find the thread on the pg board, if anyone knows where it is can they point me in the right direction?

I'm also determined not to be like this with any future DILs I have - I know how it feels to be on the receiving end of it!

Josey, happy birthday - another Gemini! My birthday's on Sunday, but I'm expecting baby to be Cancer so also interested in this description. Paro, the description for Gemini is pretty spot on - I definitely get easily bored and I talk too much!

morning all,

hope everyone had a nice day yesterday, although the weather forecast did make me feel slightly smug! we had fantastic storybook bank holiday weather in Glasgow - so much so that they used photos of Glasgow on the news to compare with down south!

we had a really busy weekend, with my parents and Aunt and Uncle for lunch on Saturday, then an afternoon of shopping with Mum and Auntie (who bought me a baba bing bag for baby - love it!) they were hilarious with all the baby stuff as it's nearly 30 years since they were buying it and this is the first next gen child in the family! they were particularly amazed by the reuseable nappies these days! We all went out for a curry on Saturday night which was lovely after my week of hardly eating anything - managed to get my appetite back just in time!

On Sunday went for a lovely walk in the park with Mum and pottered around the house while DH did some gardening - he was really pleased with himself as he got praised on the garden by my Mum - his horticultural guru!

Yesterday we had friends round for lunch with their 2 1/2 year old and went for another long walk round the park - always fun to play spot the glaswegian who's going to lobster like tomorrow (most of them!)

despite being so busy am feeling rejuvenated for my last week at work, I think I needed the company and Mum time, as had a crap day on Friday and went home and cried on DH about how lonely it was at work! So glad you were all here to keep me company in my office! This is a lovely thread, everyone is so supportive of each other and as I have no RL friends who are pregnant, it's made a difference for me. Thanks people!

*HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSEY!
*Spongebrain - Poor you having to listen to that. Well done for not responding, it shows how sensitive you are compared to her that you didn't. Sorry you're not sleeping either. Love the new name BTW.
*LibraLady - Hope today is an easy day at work for you. Could you change your hours to make your day easier or work from home to get through this week?
*AH - Hope you're ok. Sounds rubbish to keep having false starts, esp as they're tiring you out. Hope you have no more until the real thing (my chubby swollen fingers are crossed for you).
*Sorry you're still itchy Ernest.

Rah at crap Mothers and Mother in laws! For me the awkward one is my sister...all I've had from her this whole pregnancy is a NYE's text saying 'congratulations'. We haven't got on v well over the last year or so, but we haven't got any parents as such (Mum has advanced alzheimers) and PIL's in NZ, so I did expect a little more from her...stupid me!

Oh God, if this LO ever gets married, what will his wife say about me?

I seem to have been really lucky and am getting more sleep the last few nights - only up once or twice. Must be because I have made myself so shattered during the days, either physically (cleaning and packing the house) or emotionally (ranting and crying).

Sorry to hear that people have been having crap days over the weekend. I should have logged on because I can really relate! Think DH is happy to be back at work today, I was very high maintainence this weekend. Shouted at him Saturday and then went and sulked upstairs. He came up to see me after about 10mins of me simmering and asked if I was ok, I said yes, then I said no, then I cried for 20 mins...he had no idea what to do, so he just made me a cup of tea, poor chap.

Yesterday I came home from being out with a friend and he'd moved all our furniture around and packed the wrong stuff...I was really upset by this but could quite express why so I ended up ranting again. Evetually I realised I just needed somewhere in the house where I felt secure and safe just in case things started happening. (A bit like a mother cat hiding under the stairs when she gives birth). Once we'd established this, we set aside half the front room for me and I felt much better. But my emotions feel completely out of control and unrelated to my head at the moment.

OMG - how long is this post!? Now you see what my poor DH has to put up with, I can really rant!

AH - you must be exhausted. Try to rest as much as possible as when those practice contractions become real you will need some energy. Which reminds me that I still need to buy some energy sweets for my hospital bag...

Ernest - you sound really down, sending big hugs your way. When I was feeling lousy for a few weeks a while ago I felt like I would never get better and it was so demoralising. This will pass though, I promise you.

And there's more! Someone posted this on another thread and I thought it was really useful (albeit harsh ) for those of us that are first timers: click here

morning all! hope everyone had a good weekend. i couldn't agree with Laura more - this has to be the most supportive, least judgemental and let's face it - funniest thread on mumsnet!! i feel very lucky, i'd be lost without you ladies to chat to.

my mum arrived on sunday morning and what a difference it's made already. i feel so much more relaxed, although ds still won't go anywhere near her. it's sad for her but he's starting to warm up, i told her it'll just take a few days. it's just nice to have some company, i've been holed up in this flat for so long i'm going nuts.

i've had some pretty hard core bh but nothing else. aberdeen hope it's all kicking off for you, maybe the walk will help.

spongebrain that is shocking about mil. mine gets on my nerves sometimes but i must admit i'm pretty lucky. about knitting i have about 6 projects on the go right now (i get bored easily and have to be able to switch often!) but you can have a look at my blog to see stuff that's done! i find it very relaxing too, it's saved me from utter insanity since i've been housebound.

dylansmum, your little boy is absolutely gorgeous! And the knitting is fab too - I knitted the exact same hat at Christmas which is ready for my little boy to wear. I love the blanket you're knitting right now too (or have you finished it?!).

Wow Dylansmum - they look fab, what book would you reccommend for an absolute beginner?

Morning all!

AH - hope you are feeling ok today.

Libralady - sorry you are still at work; I hope it's not too taxing!

On the names front Ernest DH and I have agreed on just one name each. Trouble is, we agreed on them ages ago and I cant decide if I'm bored with them or not? I keep looking around at other names in case I'm missing out on something, but other names I like DH doesn't like.

Having tea and cakes with some of the girls from my NCT class this afternoon, which will be nice.

I've still not had as much as a BH so I reckon I'm going to be here until July!!

dylansmum I love the Debbie Bliss books too, I've been teaching myself to knit since Jan, and have pregressed from the baby knits for beginners (I recommend this sophiewd it's very easy to follow while still being lovely patterns!) to her essential baby book. I'm making the lacy shawl at the moment - very time consuming! it's certainly a good way of relaxing and stopping myself from snacking! which book is Dylan modelling in in your photo? he looks so cute!?

Thank you for that Laura, sounds like you ahd a really good weekend.

Thanks for all your kind thoughts and birthday wishes....I took my birthday in with DH and a MW last night so Upside your dream was quite spooky!! no baby but MW said I was in early labour....I did all the bath paracetamol and contractions got as close at 2mins werent killer painful we all watched as my bump peaked and the pains pulled up...Just after 12 we decided to head to bed...Ive had some killers during the night and they are still going on but not enough.

Im heading out for my Birthday pregnancy massage she does the feet as well so will ask to see if she can start things off properly, Im then going to have lunch with my Mum and pick up my pram.

Paro that horroscope sums me up to a tea especially if you ask mum what I was like as a child.

Aberdeen I have sports day tomorrow then nothing the rest of the week so will mail you.

Will catch up properly later love to all and here have some of my Virtual super sticky chocolate birthday cake xxxxx

sophie, depends what kind of knitting you want to do - are you looking for knitting ideas for your baby, cos Debbie Bliss' book is very good. It's called Baby Knits for Beginners and is available on Amazon if you can't face the shops! It has some great starter projects (like a pram blanket) and the hat is dead simple to make. Then you can move onto to simple jumpers and things before tackling something more complicated.

The other option is toys, which I knit alot of. Jean Greenhowe does loads of really simple knitted toys that take a matter of hours to make - instant gratification!

thanks! i'm making a cotton sundress for a mate that just had a baby and i'm totally obsessed (i decided to stray from the pattern for the first time and throw in a bit of my own design - harder than you might think!!).

the blanket is kind of on hold, i got quite tired of dealing with all the twisted yarn but as soon as i finish this sundress i'm back on it!

sophie i taught myself to knit with Debbie Bliss' Baby Knits for Beginners, it's really detailed, her yarn is really easy to work with and baby stuff is great because it's small! saying that the first scarf i did still took an awfully long time - i could probably do it in an hour now! also check out www.knittinghelp.com, the videos are fab i've learned all the more 'advanced' things i know from there.

oops, sorry x posted with loads of people giving you recommendations on knitting!

laura it's the essential baby book dylan's in! he's in there quite a few times, his eyebrows look funny in a couple of the shots as they airbrushed them in (god knows why) but he models a cardigan and the heart mobile and he's holding a ball of yarn.

that's 3 recommendations for the knits for beginners book so it must be good!!

Thank you for that, can sew and do tapestry but would love to start to knit, would save me money on books will get hold of a copy and have a go.

DQ - How are you getting on with the heartburn? Mine is horrible at the moment, I got some gaviscon liquid on prescription and that seems to help a bit.

Spongebrain - I like the look of that book! But I have a huge list of things I want to make and am not exactly fast at knitting so shouldn't really be adding to it! Thanks for the offer though.
Shocked at your mother in law and her rudeness, cheeky cow! Mine keeps saying "I'm not going to interfere but...." and it seems that she has opposing views to me on most things.

makecakes - good luck with the breastfeeding counsellor.

TGF - did you get that CD yet? Is it the natal hypnotherapy CD you are looking for? I could try to email you the file if you like?

Alipalli - I have some vague plans to make some carrot cake this week, yum yum! Any tips for recipes?
Yesterday I came across a picture of myself this time last year and was really shocked at how thin I looked and how flat my stomach was! I don't remember it looking like that and it certainly doesn't now.

AH - how is it going? Any more progress?

Josey - Happy birthday! and hope it all goes well!

Dylansmum - Very impressed by your knitting skills. It's taking me ages to knit one blanket, I know if I start something else it will never get finished!

My mum is actually going to come and visit me today (or so she says), she gets easily put off by the hour and a half drive so hardly ever comes (despite the fact she will happily drive that far or further for other things). Looking forward to seeing her, just hope she actually turns up!

AH hope the walk has helped. LOL at the idea of being thin, tanned and pregnant at 31. Yummy Mummy I ain't!

Sponge at your MIL. I am pretty lucky on the MIL front. Only irritation at the moment is that she is VERY excited about the imminent arrival of her first grandchild (which is nice and normal). It does make calling her difficult though. I opened the last call with "Hello-itsAlipalli-I'mcallingtosaythankyouformybirthdaypresent" all in one breath, but despite that she still responded with "OMG I thought your waters must have broken". I think this is what is called being on edge.

On this note, any thoughts on whether to call parents/PIL's when early labour is underway? I think probably not - seems like mental cruelty to them as they could then be in for a long wait. DH thinks its ok as long as it's only parents/PILs, and you are prepared to keep them informed. Both of our parents are in other corners of the UK so it is not as though we need them to jump in the car at the first word.

I had a weird night's sleep last night. As well as being awake from 5-7am, then sleeping till 9.30, I also dreamt that I was neenz, or at least I dreamt that I was trying to BF twins a boy and a girl, and that I wasn't very good at it. As always Neenz, much respect and admiration for coping with two, and hope you don't think I am too weird for dreaming about Esther and Theo!

ktpie - Heartburn not quite as bad as it was the other night (it was really fierce!) but I'm definitely suffering more now than I was before. I've been getting gaviscon on prescription too - this time I got a different 'pharmacy' only one. It's a lot thicker and supposed to be better, but I'm starting to wonder if the regular one wasn't better (it was certainly a lot easier to glug it down straight from the bottle )

Alipalli - if I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't tell the parents/PILs I was in labour until I was at home with the baby . Cant count on either not to jump in the car straight away and the last thing me or DH needs would be either of them fussing around before the baby is born.

Just back from MW. Baby not engaged at all. Symptoms are UTI - how did I miss that ? and baby is OP . F*kety, Fkety, F*k ... Oh well, at least DH can go and see his brother in Vienna!

DQ, spongebrain, other 22 July ladies. I'm back to expecting the baby in July again!

Josey, glad I was right about your labour if not my own Loads and loads of luck and have a lovely birthday before anything too exciting happens!