Due DECEMBER 2008 - just over a hundred shopping days to Baby

[LadyThompson]

New thread, people, unless someone else has started one...

Hi all
Good luck for your scan tomorrow Effie.
We had ours this morning. All ok with the baby, so good and relieved to see it and working correctly.
We were also trying to find out if it was a boy or a girl. The sonographer had a good look between the legs and could not see alot, so said its a girl. Really pleased as it was what I was hoping for. I do have a low lying placenta tough so have to go back for another scan at 34 weeks to see if it has sorted itself.

I also have been crying very easily. Some of it justified - like finding out my brother had scattered some of our Dads ashes at the weekend without telling me. and
But also been crying at little things such as olympic golds and tv progs. Even just shed some tears for your work mate Beans. Really sorry to hear that. I know it is really hard. I have 2 really good friends and withinn weeks we all found out we were pregnant. unfortunatly one has a missed miscarriage and did not find out till her 12 weeks scan. I still find it really sad and think it must be so hard for her to se me with my growing bump.
Off to watch some more olympics coverage whilst ds is having a nap!!

Oh no, simmo, that's so sad. Your poor friend. So harsh.

I'm wibbly too, on the old tear front. Although I also seem to be quite cynical at moment as well!

today does seem to be stretching on for a long time, does anyone else feel like that? I think maybe it's because of the impending rain here - it just hasn't fallen - YET.

I think I'll be in bed by around 8.30 tonight. A friend of DH's asked on Saturday if he could stay last night. That wasn't a problem, but yesterday said that he didn't know how long he'd be staying for. Erm... Hello? Didn't realise it was an open-ended thing! Don't really mind, but I do love having time at home, just DH and me. In some ways, will be great to have nursery ready as people won't be able to just come and stay!!!

simmo great to hear the scan went well, and good news about the (likely) girl! Sad news about your friend, you'd think reproducing should be easy, as we're not really here for any other reason, but those little one are so fragile.

beans I'm having a dull afternoon too, and the rain has started here - was going to get out in the garden tonight, oh well. I hope your visitor doesn't stay too long, I'd make a big thing about flushing the loo loudly in the middle of the night every time you need to go, and maybe even start filling the nursery with baby stuff. I think I have a secret evil streak in me though ...

ZJ.x

Hee hee zj - that's evil genius... We already have breastfeeding type pillows in there - oh and haven't changed the sheets in a while - keep meaning to do it, but don't think anyone is coming to stay, so I put it off and off and off - and about 5 people have slept in there - including me, one sweaty night! how gross. Poor guy!

simmo - so sorry I ignored the exciting news re your scan - hurray! I'm starting to think we should have found out what sex it was - jealous of everyone! BUT I must stand firm!

beans nursing pillows are too tame, you need something really grotty, like breast pads or nipple cream or similar!

ZJ.x

good plan!

beans get some maternity pads in there (like sanitary towels), not to mention some graphic pictures of women giving birth & placentas etc. Ok, I know you wouldn't put them in a nursery (well, I hope you wouldn't ) but it might help!

simmo congratulations on the scan, glad it all went well!

Beans you ca have some of my birth photos they have already proven to scare men.

when i was pregnant with DS we had an australian friend come over with 2 other friends and used London as their base to travel in Europe, they would randomly pop back to London and turn up and stay with us. We lived in a tiny 1 bed flat at the time and they all slept in our lounge room which was tiny. They finally turned up again when i was 38 weeks and i couldn't stand it anymore, i was on maternity leave and had a lounge room full of luggage and smelly travelers. We felt bad about resenting them just turning up all the time, as Australians have an open door policy for our homes for friends or friends of friends but we had 2 weeks left of freedom and it was getting too much so my DH just politely reminded them that we were just about to have a child and needed our own house back. Thank goodness they left.

Simmo that is weird that your brother scattered the ashes, did he tell anyone in the family?

Can I join?

I've been mostly too shy to post up until now but it would be lovely to have some December ladies to chat to.

This is my first baby, due Boxing Day! I'm in London and hoping for a homebirth, otherwise it will be St Thomas's.

Starting to look actually pregnant now rather than just podgy, which is SUCH a relief. Really struggled finding mat clothes that are nice and fit well - finally had an epiphany in H&M on Regent St yesterday. I highly recommend it if you haven't been!

Veggie: Just had quite a long chat with my mum. (my mum and dad divorced 13 years ago) she was the one that told me about my brother scattering the ashes yesetrday. She found it odd thay he had kept it to himself and she only knew as she was asked to babysit while he did it! She was notsure if she should tell me or not.
Also spoken to my brother- got really upset on the phone to him. He said he only scattered a few- I told him that was not the point. I think he eventually saw my point of view. We have agreed to meet over bank holiday weekend so scatter the rest of his ashes together. So feeling a little better now.
Also I think i remember that it was you veggie that had low lying placenta in previous pregnancy- is that right? and did it rectify itself?

Rhinestone- how did your scan go?

Sorry cross posted with you crazycat lady.
Congratulations. Join the chatty lot!!

Hi Crazycat welcome to the thread, you will fin we are all quite shy but we do talk a lot!!! typical ladies. I'm hoping for a homebirth too. You have a very good chance with Thommies they seem quite up there as far as community midwifery goes, i have a friend who works as a community midwife there.

glad you have sorted something with your brother well done.

yeah i had a low lying placenta or placenta previa but it had resolved by the time we had the scan at 35 weeks.

DH is home hooray, DS is so pleased they have spent all afternoon at park together while i enjoyed the silence. He also did his husbandly duty and brought back 3 king size packs of Reeces peanut butter cups, they won't last long but well an truely appreciated.

sorry Simmo the last bit of my post up top was for you (re: your brother and placenta previa) but forgot to put your name. Very dim today.

Hey someone was saying they did the pregnant lady rise from the chair and wondered what they would be like closer to birth. Well I have a friend who is 34 weeks and her DH came home the other day and could hear her grunting and puffing in obvious effort, he assumed she was doing some difficult yoga so walked quietly past their front room so as not to disturb her only to find she was just trying to put on her shoes!!

Welcome crazycatlday

Good news on the scan Simmo and your little girl

Evening ladies. Been away for a while and you lot have certainly been chatting away a lot!

Also trying to prepare DS for arrival of DC....he now points at his own tummy and says "bubby" and at DH's and says "bubby" too (quite understandable really, I think he's eating in sympathy).

Hello to the newbies.

Beans, good luck with your tenant/ visitor. I'm sure a few pg books left open at particular pages, some anusol and greying maternity pants will help to remind him that fish and house guests go off after 3 days.

i heard it is a good idea when the baby arrives to give the sibling a present, so they have a nice association with the baby.

Yes, I've heard that too - only small prob is his 2nd birthday is 22nd Dec, then we have inevitable onslaught of gifts 3 days later and DC due on 27th. Probably going to be a busy week - if it rocks up on time!
Maybe I'll cunningly hide a few bd/ xmas pressies.

I've heard that too veggie, we've already got ds his present!

I've been thinking about the DS present for when LO arrives but haven't come up with anything yet. Would be interested to hear what other people have bought/are thinking of getting?

katie we've just got him a toy. It was more a token gift given that we've got xmas a few weeks later & then his birthday a few weeks after that! I will also get something for ds to give to the baby probably.

we just have to get something thomas the tank engine for DS to love his little brother for the rest of his life.

Present good idea - there's 2 1/2 years between me and my younger brother and I still remember being thrilled with book he brought me (although how he's managed to go to shops puzzled me for years). Also good idea to make sure that when elder child first sees you after birth you have hands free to cuddle them not baby. We shall see....

Beans was hoping to have homebirth but sickness means have to be in hospital - St Thomas due on 8th - you never know we may be there together (although DS was 2 weeks late....)