Due Nov 2008 - PMA - our tums & bums are growing but we get an excuse to wear big knickers - now that's a stroke of luck!!! x x x

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Hope you like the thread - minds not working so well at the moment!

Merry I feel very proud!!

Sorry to hear many of you feeling it at the moment and sorry for those of you having troubles with DH's.

I am ok, waddling on! Pelvis not great but it won't be forever will it!

I have a question, do you all wash all new sleepsuits etc that you have bought for your babies? I did for DD but don't know why really? Your thoughts are appreciated and I will go with the majority!

At how many weeks should we go and get our nursing bra's (if breast feeding) I was thinking about 34 weeks?

Sounds like you had a lovely day Lacka, I am going to do a M+S trip once kids are back at school, going to get new pants for after birth recovery and baggy nighties!!

I hope your all ok, drswife sorry to hear you are feeling lonely, I am not that far away if ever you fancy meeting, I go back to work on tuesday but have fridays off? Loughborough is about 25 mins from me.

Have a good weekend all. X

wow soexcited, am impressed that you are considering camping in October, let alone 7.5months pregnant and camping in October.

ikwym about the bending and squatting though. I tidy away all the toys by going round the living room on my knees of an evening. the knees of my jeans are looking like they did when I was 10, lol

ooooh, and for those PFB moments......

I saw THIS on the NCT website and had to larf

Hi all

Daisy - glad you had a good time in Harrogate - I do love Harrogate and would love to have gone to the show but never mind.

Am also finding it hard to bend down now - all of a sudden these last few days!! It seems so early at 6 months to be like this - am at what I am going to be like at 9 months

Coolkat - I didn't wash DS's stuff before he wore it - never occurred to me to do it, it is not like I wash my own new clothes.

Hi to everyone else - am totally knackered today after the 3-day course - it was v v intense but I passed - yeah! Although it is not like I can put what I have learnt into practice for about 12 months since I am starting mat leave shortly anyway

Having (very) cooked Camembert for tea with new potatos and carrots to dip in - yum yum!! Can't wait.....

Daisy do they do it with a lid? LOL
Drswife hope you are feeling better no worries about the book just hope you aren't to down.
I've forgotten everything else I just read - Sorry I'm knackered today and can't concentrate!!
We have a big wedding tomorrow I'm looking forward to it but not the standing around bit, looking forward to the food mostly its lovely where we are going!
Hope everyone is Ok and looking forward to the weekend!

evening all - haven't had a chance to post these past few days and although today has been slow (for us!) it was certainly quick yesterday.....

I can't remember everything but hope you are ok autumnlady and you are NOT still ironing bloody shirts!! A few months ago I posted on our thread about how lots of DH's I know (including my own) almost have a mini break downa t some stage during the pregnancy as they are freaking out about things....could be financial worries, how they are going to cope, even waht their own childhood was like......With DS1 my DH was a shite for about a month and out drinking and generally pissing me off - he admitted how wrong he was - albeit a year later.....stick in there Autumngirl I promise you it will be a minor blip and you will get major apologies soon.....perhaps some seriously expensive jewellery on delivery (that was my compensation although I had to drop lots of hints!)

As for londonladiesdotea bearing in mind that some ladies are on tight budgets, I think we need to agree a MAXIMUM spend.....I am waiting on a lovely boutique hotel behind Harrods to get back to me where I have been before - we will get a private room and lots of yummy cakes and tea for about £17 each....However, I have also been to all the hotels and LOVED Claridges but thought you might all think me up myself for suggesting that....Ultimately, it doesn't matter where we go, it will just be so lovely to meet up.

Therefore, can you tell me maximum budget per person and any preferences??

Have a lovely evening

DM xxx

PMSL ladybuzz

hey dozy.....I posted the book yesterday

Hello everyone.

Before I go any further, can I just clarify that I don't do DH's ironing - obviously I do DH as thats how Emily/James happened DH pointed out the missing part of the sentence when he came home earlier on, he couldn't stop laughing. Obviously I need to pay more attention to my typing - and I'm a medical secretary

Went to the hospital today without DH, he wanted to come with me but doesn't have many holidays left and wants to save the ones he does have for when the baby arrives.

Toolly thank you for your comments, I think you and LackaDAISYcal are spot on. It's weird - I know what I'm feeling, I just can't explain it well or understand why I'm feeling the way I am or stop myself from feeling this way. I think I'm loosing it and I'm not alone, DH pointed out before that I'd put something in the fridge that should have gone in the cupboard! Then there's all the things I keep forgetting not to mention wrong words coming out of my mouth. I can have a word in my head, but when I go to say it, a different word comes out that makes no sense. Plus I've been feeling the urge to bake cakes, hence the trip to Somerfield to buy sponge mix , paper cases, icing, glace cherries and hundreds and thousands. Now I just need to figure out how to put it all together

Wow wriggly is really kicking at the moment, DH had his hand on my tummy before and felt the baby kick a few times, I'm so happy he did.

Anyway, I was at the hospital today and like you SoExcited I had my 28 week check-up and Anti-D injection, not to mention the fasting glucose tolerance test. Everything is fine - I think, I won't know the results of my FBC or GTT until I see the doc at 34 weeks. Suprisingly I was good with the needles, which is very funny as before I got pregnant I'd cry my eyes out (seriously) and it was a big deal. Now I feel something sharp, but it just doesn't bother me. Very funny. I have to say though my arm did feel a little achey for an hour or two afterwards. I was also REALLY tired due to not eating for so long. They started the GTT at 9am, took blood and made me drink 3-4 cups of Lucozade (warm and flat), following which I had to wait for 2 hours before having more blood taken - then I was allowed to eat. They gave me a free cup of tea and sandwich I have to say though, it took a packet of Wotsits, a Mars Bar and an hour lying on the couch back at home to make me feel a little more lively - I even managed to start cleaning the dining room. It was an absolute state, we don't use it at the moment as we don't have dining funiture, so its become another room for throwing stuff in (we filled up 3 bedrooms the same way). I thought it would be a good idea to buy a big house and grow into it, rather than keep moving. DH thought differently. I won. It remains to be seen who was right!!! I've never seen DH so happy, he's been wanting to clean since we moved in. Will try to do more cleaning this weekend in between badmington, feeding the ducks, going the cinema and watching motor racing at Oulton Park. That reminds me, I need to bake those cakes.

Hanaflower, I'm so glad you can see the baby move from the outside. I thought at first I was hallucinating, but DH has seen it on a number of occasions too. Very funny watching it.

Okay I think you'll all agree that I've gone on for long enough. DH wants his laptop back and wriggly wants some Maltesers. I need to start eating better.

Goodnight all xxx

Dozy and the other tealadies, maybe could stretch to £17 if that includes everything (bar travel!). The private room sounds great! Don't do anything on my behalf anyway, as we will see if I make it or not...it will be getting rather close and not sure how long these little mites can stay in there.

lol MrsR...I wanted to make a comment on your typing faux pas, but as we've only just met......

Our "office" is a bit like someof your spare rooms. I keep opening the door and chucking stuff in and the DH has to beat his way to the desk when he is working from home. WE need to decorate the living room and hall/staircase, and DH has warned me that unless the office floor is cleared we have nowhere to put furniture from the living room therefore no decorating.......So, that is going to be my task for the weekend, as I'm determined we will not spend another Christmas with beige washable wallpaper and psychadelic carpet. Tis so depressing especially if I'm going to be stuck indoors with a baby all winter.

MrsRigby - would you like a dining table and chairs? we're trying to clear the garage!

Glad you enjoyed the chocolate lacka, we had a good day too!

Morning everyone - hope you are all enjoying the sunshine and having fab weekends

I am due to have my GTT next week but I have decided I am not going to - just need to work out how to tell the MW that!

Can I ask a question? Is anyone else's baby a non-wriggler?? Mine is definitely a 'quiet' baby!! Only get movements 2 or 3 times a day and they are still more like flicks rather than kicks or wriggles. It is difficult to remember but I am sure DS was much more active than this. Should I be worried or keep my fingers crossed that this means I will have a lovely, quiet and calm baby ?

Hi ceebee, I have the opposite to you. My dd was an extremely quiet baby in terms of movement. Mostly just little flutters and wriggles rather than big movements and kicks. This baby is so different. I am constantly getting huge kicks and sometimes the baby pushes right out against my bump - never felt that last time. I didn't worry about it last time as i felt I knew dd's routine and what was normal for her. I didn't fill the kick chart they gave me towards the end of my last pregnancy as I knew I wouldn't have the 10 movements in 12 hours that was considered normal. DD is very active now but she was a quiet sleepy baby for the first few weeks. I would only be worried if there was a sudden noticeable change in the movements. It depends where the baby is lying too.

Dozy, my dh says I have an unlimited budget.
I am under strict instructions from dh, that MerryM must be treated ,and thus budget is not a problem.

Nooooooo obs, that is really kind, thankyou...tell dh he is a generous star (unlike mine!) but I can talk him into it. I will be bringing insulin so I can be naughty. Is that really bad?!

Now remind me of the date, I am losing my mind, I know it is a Friday which is good as my Mum's here and has ds.

Dozy I don't mind how much our tea costs either. It's going to be so funny meeting you lot in RL - will we continue using our MN aliases, or learn each other's RL names? Perhaps we should wear name badges

Yes, margot, I think we need name badges with both names on so we know who we are talking to!!!

i'm going to be packing my bags tonight....

just my labour bag, i know its early but i am packing up my house, and dont want to pack anything in a box that i need i na bag.

have been boxing up my bedroom today. big box of nappies, wraps, cloths, nappy bags, liners etc etc for the baby in one big box. all labelled so i can find it afetr the birth.

are you lot all meeting up then?

Merry It's Friday 3rd October I think

Thanks, MMargot, wow it'll be getting close for me...my aim is to have babies on 14th Oct! (Not that I've asked them, or the consultant about that ).

Hi hannah . My name is not Marigold (sadly), although I do like my rl name.

misdee, there's been chat on here about london people meeting up...though I missed the initial suggestion so not sure who came up with it! If you'd like to come/ have time (!)(and would be great to meet you), then I think you let dozy know and know your budget. Not sure who's organising but she is finding a venue.