Due Sept 08: Come on babies, 'cause we are running out of space.

[kiskidee]

New thread here.

Daft name cause we only have 4 more before we hit 1000.

oh and another thing I thought of to add to the list of things to do before the baby is born is to check when car tax, mot, insurance etc are all due and write big reminders if it's anytime between now and about 6 weeks after baby is due. Last time round we drove without an MOT for about 2 weeks before we realised it had run out as it had expired the same week ds was born.

Carrieon I am happy you are feeling better. We, mothers can cope with everything.

biglipsSorry, I have been out all day.This is the link:
66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:9zbLeRZs90IJ:www.bearstreetpharmacy.co.uk/homoe-prods.htm+arnica+30c+and +200c+difference&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=uk
They will deliver them first class, they come in a plastic bag inside an envelope so you don't need to be at home, it goes through the letterbox.
Re clothes. I have bought some outfits, to take lots of pictures of Lorea and send them to friends, my parents and family, because I am not going to go to Spain for a while.
But, yes, sleepsuits is the only thing we need.
Have a rest tonight ladies.

Hi guys
Uh oH Ive just been to the bombay spice in york and now I am regretting it. HEARTBURN .
Good advice re car tax and things deb lolli I have the ikea bottom zip draw dividers insitu . It must be the hormones!
Another good tip is to exchange baby presents for bigger sizes. A little baby does not need as many clothes as a 9-12 month old. I did this with ds and people did not even notice.
I agree tiny babies should be dressed as comfy and easy as possible. And if you must get dungarees I found that they looked best between the age of one and two. The babies look straight then but are not yet potty trained.
Thanks pot I must order them too.
See you tomoro carrieon
Night all xx

i have actually started to pack our hospital bags. woo hoo! i might be an ok mommy.

thanks potxola

im starting to get abit worried now as im hoping to have a natural birth and not a c-section cos i dont want to be on my own with the baby and DD. Dp is only be able to have a week unpaid holiday but not to look after me but to look after DD. My mum wont be able to come down till the end of the Sept month when she have a week off off work. i dont know anyone who will take my DD to her preschool as im not from round here. And even if she is off school whilst im in hossy, Dp gonna have to look after her....

so ive got my fingers and toes cross for a natural!..

hi

morning all

had an argument with dh last night and still feeling a bit tearful - i do know that i am being silly though as this wouldn;t even normally upset me this much but doesn;t take much for me to cry at the mo

my sister has taken the kids to eureka for the day and although they have doing my head in was quite sad to see them go (what is happening to me?) just hopes she doesn't lose one of them!

am off to hve my hair sorted out this afternoon at last, o haven;t had it done since april as the girl that did it took so much off last time even though i told her i wanted to grow it - it;s only just got back to the length it was then!! god i hope that the hairdresser i've got this time is better!
am having some what i hope will be funky streaks put in so i will prob be on later complaining that i don;t like it

surelyyoucantbeserious i have the bee and it lies flat enough i think for the amount of time the baby will spend in it

we always had ds in carseat for ages at a time cos they hadn;t really publicised this laying flat thing so much back then and he is fine
dd also wouldn;t sleep in anything but her rocking chair for the first couple of weeks during the day and i spent hours worrying that it wasn;t flat and she is also ok so i think that as long as it is a basically fairly flat surface all should be good

you could always get the baby nest or a sheepskin to pad it out if you are really concerned - we have the nest but it is quite small and i can;t see it lastuing that long tbh

Do you think salt could help with cramp? I had a delish bag of crisps yesterday and had my first night without cramp in weeks. I'm hoping I now have an excuse to scoff crisps every day!

Unfortunately I also had to share a bed with my 3 year old, as we were at my in-laws rather small house. Dd2 was like a human windmill - thrashing about and invading my space! I ended up defending my side of the bed with a barrier of duvet and pillows. And of course she was wide awake at 5.30am in excitement and finding mummy in her bed. So I am like a zombie at work today. Especially since the commute from my in-laws is nearly 2 hours. And I'm so glad I don't normally have to tackle the tube - it was roasting hot. Thank heavens someone kindly stood up for me, or I think I would have keeled over. Honestly my bike ride is a doddle by comparison!

Anyway, last working day of the week for me. Now just need to survive 4 more days with the 2 kids and no kitchen until dp returns from Africa to help out again!

hi all. Sorry to hear you're feeling down mustsleep - I know what you mean though. DP is doing all he can to be kind, but I'm getting really grumpy and irritable about stupid things - even the way he breathes when he sleeps annoys me !
It's like permanent PMT.

As everyone on here keeps saying, it's not for much longer then we'll have more important things to worry about!

Biglips can't offer any advice but keeping all crossed for a natural birth.

Now for my question of the day! I'm determined to breastfeed but once established, I'm hoping to try to lead a 'normal' life -ie take LO out and about but I am a bit nervous of BF in public. Any experienced hands got any tips eg did you use cafes/restaurants and did you have any adverse comments? Any shops or chains that are particularly anti or pro bf? Did you use a cover up over you and LO whilst feeding?
I ask as I have a halcyon dream of popping into Starbucks and getting a nice hot chocolate whilst wacking bubs onto boob. (And yes, i know how naive that sounds...I am a first timer after all!)

Imo - I am scared witless of the thought of breastfeeding in public, so once you've done it please come back on here and tell me how it was!

Mamamuffin - My friend has gone to Ikea today and she's getting me some more of the zip boxes so that I can catagorise some more clothes, I am horribly excited!

My feeding pillow came in the post today, it's lush, but I'm a bit worried that it won't actually fit round me, it's certainly a squeeze at the moment.

Breastfeeding in public - here's what I would say. First get the hang of it in private. To start with I virtually had to be topless to get dd latched on, and I also needed a pile of cushions/pillows to support her, plus dp's help to get her hands out of the way of her mouth! A right palava. But a few weeks in things were getting easier, and I never had any problem feeding out and about. Never got any negative comments. Never used any kind of coverup. Once the baby is latched on no-one can see anything anyway.

I normally hate Starbucks (the coffee sucks in my view!!), but breastfeeding my kids is the one thing that lures me in there - nice comfy sofas in our local one, plus lots of other feeding mothers!

What a lovely morning - met Mamamufin for a starbucks and dd sat in a highchair eating an apple for the entire duration of our natter while we ate cake . Ok so we did give her a little bit...! ponymum we were wondering how you're doing with the housemove and everything? We must do a more official meet up again soon, maybe with a meal to make your journey worthwhile!

Oh my goodness I know what you mean about PMT...I can't stand dh eating spaghetti coz of the noise he makes!

I found a thread on MN last night about feeding in public; someone who did it discreetly had been really upset at seeing another lady get her boob out, then get out muslins, snacks, have a drink etc, THEN latch baby on. I think that sort of thing gives bf a really bad name. I'm out and about with my bf friends all the time and they just latch baby on and feed - you really can't see a thing. If they're wearing a strappy top for example, they'll drape a muslin over the shoulder for modesty's sake. My friend with a nosey baby has to drape a muslin over just so he can't get distracted and look around!

Bravado do an amazing bf vest top which is a proper bra, so when you lift your top, your midrif is still completely covered (I think I'm more about exposing tummy than boob!!). Its expensive but I love mine coz its a full bra, rather than just a vest top with clips or 'support' where you really still need to wear a bra underneath. bravado essential tank

imoscarsmum I didn't have any issues from anyone when I breastfed my DS in public. You can't really see anything anyway. It did take me a little while to feel 100% comfortable doing it but it was my first child. I think most people feel the same.

Biglips, did you notice that I kicked off your thread in 'pregnancy' enquiring about Big baby...C/S?

I guess I was feeling irritated that someone used your thread to unload their own bad experience at the same time passing judgement on your choice. Though I also can empathise with her at the same time.

MN sometimes have people who don't know when and where and how to share their experiences, including me!

And I was also feeling protective of you being on this antenatal thread.

I meant to say, with your question on there about when you 'have to' agree to a C/S, I have answered mumiyumi on similar issues on Wed night regarding some cross issues. the links on those responses will also answer some of your questions.

I hope you are feeling more confident in your body now. I really really recommend getting Ina May Gaskin's Guide to Childbirth which I think VictorianSqualor has mentioned on that thread. It is easy to read while being very informative and will help to put your mind at ease and most importantly, to trust your body.

I actually know 2 people from The Farm where IMG has her midwifery center and because I know how well rounded and committed these people are to their work. I feel like I know IMG too.

That book is where I started to heal from my last birth 3 yrs ago which has been locked away in my mind and also where I have started to prepare in a positive way for the birth of this one.

Oh I hate that about MN, some people really don't know when to keep their bad experiences to themselves.

carrieon I know what you mean about exposing tummy when bf! That part of your body doesn't exactly ping back into shape overnight does it!

Spent the last couple of days doing housework, every day I wake up thinking that this could be the day the baby arrives and if it's not done now it won't get done until the New Year! I have managed to get my act together and got mum / stepmum looking after DS a lot so I can get on top of things. I think I have drummed it into everyone how much help we will need after my c/s so I am getting them geared up now. I really don't want a crap experience like last time.

Got midwife tomorrow, 36 weeks! Feel ok so hopefully she won't find anything unusual.

I have my 36w MW appt on Tues, although I'll be 36+5, so I then have to go in every Tues until I go into labour, fun fun fun! At least my MW is a really nice woman otherwise I think I'd be a bit irritated!

Hi all, I think I have a bit of nesting going on here too!

I am clearing out cupboards, storing stuff away, I have ordered Dh to paint the kitchen this weekend, he has just done the hall and stairs, including a new stair carpet!

He has got to buy a new storage unit for the bathroom, and replace the blind, as I have just decided that I don't like ours anymore!!

I have got pretty much everything for my bag, just need to pack it, everything for baby is here and ready, all I need to get is milk.

I'm only 34 weeks!

My other two children have both been born at 38 weeks though, so I am really hoping that Bob will follow suit!
(Will probably be overdue now!)

I have a growth scan next week, will get a guesstimate weight!xx

Semi-packed hospital bag this afternoon although still have some things to sort out and pack. Hoping DP will lend me his Tumi wash bag as it really is the most amazing thing with all kinds of compartments and funky things in it!

I also, with the help of a mirror and some contorting, managed to shave my cs scar as it had turned into something of a jungle and I dread the thought of having to have it shaved by a nurse. Need to try and keep it in check now!

Have my monitoring appointment at the DAU tomorrow. Really hoping that BP has gone down enough for the not to put me on the Methyl Dopa, as it really is a horrible horrible drug. Fingers crossed all is OK.

Need to try and stop stressing about dad (despite his arsey, guilt trip message about not having spoken to me for ages he still hasn't bothered to ring back from my message yesterday) and the decorators, who now can't come so we're having to delay decorating until after Baloo born which is not ideal. Sure all of this is affecting the BP.

Anyway, hope everyone is well.

Fingers crossed for you sunshine. I've been on methyldopa since the start of my pregnancy and I've found it OK. Expect it's cos my body has had months to adjust to it.
Got 34 week scan on Monday and my bp has crept up to 136/92 but empowered by comments on here I am determined not to be induced early as I don't think it's PE. I'd rather they increase my methyldopa and let me go to term (unless flumpet has other ideas - oh god must pack bag!!)

Good luck for tomorrow.

good luck on your scans and midwife appointments!!!

i just stuffed my face with soup and a bagel and i'm not sure why since i have to go out to dinner tonight. argh!

hi all, i'm really chuffed as got loads achieved at midwife appointment today, usually feel rushed but shes just back from her hols so refreshed! good news the baby has turned and virtually engaged, i managed to get my hospital changed (haven't had the guts to mention it before now) and actually had time to chat to her about a few little worries i had so feel better about everything now.

Better get my list sorted and bags packed.

Sounds like a task i need to look at attempting sunshine even though i'm not down for a section it's not a pretty sight in my lady garden!! the things we have to do! hope all goes well tomorrow x

kis - yes i know that it was starting to get abit heated but its ok as i dont have the energy to butt in so couldnt be bothered to carry on the thread. Well ive been bouncing on my ball and other things too so hoping it will turn.

oh and thanks for your advice too

Hello everyone, had a lovely day today going swimming with dd1 and friends. I'm trying to plan lots of things for next week since I fully expect to do nothing at all for two weeks or so once the baby is here. 12 days and counting now!

Breastfeeding in public .. dh hated me doing it but I ignored him. Once you're good at getting baby latched on it's very easy to be discreet and it's so handy. I'm really looking forward to breastfeeding, I found it a very calming experience last time and I hope it will be the same this time as well.