November 2008: October are popping like peas.......it'll soon be our turn to moo on our knees!!

[LackaDAISYcal]

Better, No? less cheese-tastic

It was Barb who was poorly! Oh FFS. Well, at least the names start with the same letter...

You okay, Barb? Thinking about you and just checking to see how you're doing.

Respect, anyway, Betti, I can barely reach anything there, that's why I have now booked a waxing appointment as I can't see or reach to Immac. And there are just some things a man shouldn't be asked to do.

I love this thread - there is never any such thing as TMI!

Hi everyone, just wanted to let you know that I went for my scan today and baby isnt breech!!

They dont know if MW got it wrong or if it has turned again (as it was head down at 34 weeks) but even registrar doing the scan commented how wriggly the baby is, and said the head is still very high up so wants me to see midwife again next week for her to check that it stays head down!!

Really pleased that I'm not facing a CS any time soon, but if MW did get it wrong it means I was measuring 39 weeks at only 36 so this baby must have had a massive growth spurt

Right off to catch up on what I have missed now before I need to start DD's bedtime!

Great news M2B bet you are pleased!

That is fab news M2B!!

I am a little narked at the midwife, who hasn't shown up for a homevisit, hasn't dropped off my homebirth kit, hasn't done the risk assessment and as she gave me a 2 day time bracket, I have stayed in for 2 whole glorious days when i could have been out with the kids. Grrrr! I almost hope I go into labour tonight to teach them a lesson as I will be refusing to budge from my house unless a medical emergency crops up.

Go gettem, tiger! Bloody woman sounds like a nightmare.

Yay M2B!

Got to go, off to do fun things with DH, like shopping.

arse to your MW heartmum....you'd think sje could at least have called.

Yay...M2B

I've just fallen upstairs carrying DD . I'm feeling a wee bit shaky still and DH has popped out to get our Friday takeaway. Not sure what happened, but the gate at the top was closed so I went to swing her over it (as I can't open it withe her in my arms) and next thing I know is I'm on my hands and knees at the top of the stair on top of her with her head millimetres away from the brick wall. All I can think of is that the gate wasn't fastened fully and I've crashed through it. I have carpet burns on my knees and sore wrists from landing hard on them.

Poor DD hasn't stopped whinging since it happened and she is just sitting cuddled in. I hope I haven't hurt her; 13 stone of mother can't be a nice thing to have on top of you at all

I want to cry now.

Hi!

Me - am fine - thanks for asking Think must had been lack of iron but haven't rahly done anything about rectifying (no floradix at superdruggio) but tonite have lots of GREEN to go with pork choppings so hopefully will do the trick!

Merry Blimey - thought they might give you something to ease the itching and that you were at the hosp so late!!! Hope you find something to take the itching away x

Am feeling giddy, kipper stylee as have Just Finished Work they were so lovely and ver generously gave me a boots gift card worth £100!!!!!!!
So to celebrate thought I would eat some rubbish

M2B so pleased your lo turned
What's everyone up to this weekend?

Oh lacks what an awful shock. sending lots of hugs xx

Hi all, sorry I haven't been around for the last couple of weeks - I've been trying to read through this thread but have given up at page 6.

I've been really lazy since giving up work and have enjoyed not using a computer.

I've done all the baby's washing - took 3 loads!! But that's about it!!

Lacks are you ok? Sounds frightening for you and DD.

Oh, Lacks, big big hug, hon. Hope DH is home soon to give you and DD a cuddle. I think we're all getting a bit unwieldy now, and I'm in awe of you even being able to lift DD, let alone carry her upstairs. Take it easy tonight and I hope your knees and wrists are okay. DD will be fine, I'm sure.

Hi Mummynic, long time no type!

Yeah, I thought I'd be on more often since starting my leave 2.5 weeks ago but I seem to have become allergic to computers and addicted to nap taking instead!!!

Saw my consultant yesterday who has ordered weekly CTG's to check the baby's heart - has anyone else had this?

Anyway, had my first CTG today. 'Cyril' was practising for the 2024 men's gymnastics all the time I was in the waiting room and, as soon as they attached the monitors - sleepp time for Cyril!!! That's a bad thing, they need them to be moving to complete the test. Consequently, what could have taken just 10 mins (if he'd carried on being so lively) ended up taking an hour!!!

dH JUST DID A NOMINATION AND GOT A MENTION ON hEART RADIO. mENTIONING ME AND DS IN THE BATH AND SAYING THAT i HAD ONLY 4 WEEKS TILL BIRTH OF SECOND CHILD.

how cool is thta ?
hE HAS NEVER PHONED BEFORE. !!!!!

Crikey you all chat fast - its hard keeping up with you all- Lack admire you being able to lift your dd- I have to haul her up on a chair or a sofa for a cuddle as lifting her pulls every lower muscle I have !! Hope thatyou are ok and not too shaken.
We are lucky in Italy Step b test is part of antinatal checks done at 36 weeks and here you pay a flat prescription charge for all tests etc so to be honest I am happy with it. If you go into labour before you have had it done they do it there and then as part of hospital admin.
Off to put dd to bed and cook dh dinner - I am off food in the om but hopefully will have day out tom and will make up for it

Ps i DID TELL DH ABOUT BEING LATE AT SCHOOL BECAUSE OF mNING. hE WAS MORE CONCERNED AND CROSS THAT i HAD RUN , OVER A SILLY MEDICAL APPOINTMNET.

gOOD NIGHT LADIES. oFF TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH MY LOVELY DH AND DS. wILL CATCH UP TOMORROW.

had some food, but feeling decidedly spaced out and a little dizzy . Am sitting feet up being pampered by DH, bless him.

Have had an email forwarded from the MW via my doula saying change my booking in to consultant x and then she will meet with me to do a care plan

Am very excited

Lacks and Mum2b, great news that things are being sorted for the birth you want. Sorry about falling on dd, lacks.

Measured my bump. It is 54inches.

Spoke to the Generally Pointless today on the phone and he was catually REALLY good. He said I should keep taking the Piriton and then if it is not really working, I should try hydrocortisone cream and did me a prescription for some, so I am going to start that tomorrow. He also said to stop using the oil, that I may have become sensitive to it, even though using it for a while. MUCH better than the hospital doc and I didn't even have to leave the comfort of my own house! Faith in GP's restored a little.

Have good weekends one and all, I am trying to 'set up' our room for the babies, or rather get dh to do it. But he is off with ds to visit an uncle of his miles away across London (I am not going), so hoping to get SOME done at least.

names - thanks for all your thoughts. Still love Wyatt Stephen for a boy and Alyssa (would pronounce A-LISS-a) Ann for a girl.

Both would get from most people but part of me doesnt care. I think they will become popular names just like a lot of "standard" ones. Although comments about "Wyatt Earp" may grate on me.

ruth - you make me laugh . I love how direct and just generally funny you are.

DS - Went to bed no screaming or crying again. YIPPEE! He did do his small protest on first entering his bedroom and tighten on me when 1st trying to put him down but I just kept calm, repeated my speech to him and he went down no probs.

living room - This is the only room of the house we all wallpapering so we decided to get someone in (who did PIL's) to do the paper. Now after my "meltdown" earlier today and DH being quite ill (not man flu either) we have decided to let the guy do all the emulsion, undercoat, gloss and wallpaper . Me and DH have both just had enough and in 3ish wks (5 max) will have another child so decided to put our hands in our pockets.

Even better the guy is coming early tomorrow and is trying to finish in one day or worst case by the end of Sunday . On thing is we havent even ordered a new carpet yet as didnt expect things being done so quick.

So DS is tomorrow being treated to a family day out around DIY shops and so on to buy light fittings, carpets etc.

Just hope the guy does a good job ... just dont like losing control like this. The last time I trusted people with my home (builders) they became a nightmare and put us through hell.

hopefully depending on when decorator finishes me and DH are going out tomorrow eve with some of our friends as my mum is having DS overnight . DH has announced it will be his last drinking night before baby.

Mum2becks, oh that IS good news.
So sorry to hear of your fall Lacksdaisy. Are you o.k. ?

Vbab, that is good. About the sleeping.
AND the decorating. In the circumstances, I think that is fab idea. Get that carpet ordered woman ! Mine said 2 week wait, but then phoned after 4 days and dh hadn't finished wardrobes, so put them off for another 2 days. Hope yours all runs smoothly.

I'm fine Obs, thanks for asking . the stair gate....not so fine after 13 stone of me crashed through it

MerryM, we got some E45 anti-itch cream in Sainsbury's. It seems to take the heat out of DDs eczema when it is bad.

You could try benadryl cream as well........lovely bright pink sticky stuff that smells a bit like germoline and takes me right back to my childhood!

I've had quite a lot of back ache this evening. Tried lying down, gave up as I couldn't get comfortable so cleaned the bathroom and organised LO's blankets, sheets and clothes (now in size order). Have also picked out 2 outfits to bring him home in - one on the small side, just-in-case. I got DH to help chose them - makes him feel valued and involved (read it somewhere...)

Back ache still didn't go so have had a nice bath and am feeling slightly better. DH was getting excited thinking 'Cyril' might arrive 3.5 weeks early - hope not as I just don't feel ready despite having packed half my house into my hospital suitcase (that will need a trailer to transport it to hospital!)

Anyone else starting to suffer?

mummynic...sounds like nesting to me

I think we're all starting to feel it a bit now. I feel like virgil is falling out of me, but my doula reminded me that after three pregnancies my "saddle" of pelvic floor muscles is more suited to an old nag than a racing thoroughbred

I still feel o.k. Not had enough yet. Not desperate to get baby out. Yet.
Ask me in a week.
But do want baby to come asap. But am only 34+. So I know there is still some 'cooking time necessary'.
I looked at the calendar tonight. To count the days.

DH will be excited if I start nesting properly - tidy the house!! I have been so lazy in the 2.5 weeks I've been free from the rat-race. I'm resisting the urge to clean cupboards - my distraction is eating chocolate and having an efternoon nap every day!!

I'm not wanting the baby out just yet, I've still got a bit of shopping to do - maternity nightdresses and bras for BF and I'd really like to get my Christmas shopping done . I'm also getting really frightened about giving birth - I have a very low pain threshold and just don't think I'll be able to cope!!

Lacks LOL at your 'old nag' pelvic floor!!

Obs I'm only 2 weeks ahead of you and feel that it could happen any day now - which I guess it could!!!

Okay, I am green with envy of all the decorating as I can only stand and cuss while DH and my dad have a widdling contest over the DIY. Zen breathing moment, I feel, as DH is otherwise lovely and trying hard to cope with a demanding job and my ridiculous father, who is into control-freakery and was being fine until he called last night about visiting us tomorrow... Toys, pram, you know.

Mummynic I had the most painful BH contraction after doing the ironing and visiting step-MIL in hospital (she had some knee surgery done and the painkillers she is on are making her puke, poor cow). Had to take paracetamol and get DH to rub my back and kept thinking "If there's another one of these in 20 minutes I'm going to be really worried"! I haven't had any since.

I am v ashamed now because I kept thinking "Ow, this really really hurts" and now I'm all scared about having the baby and worried that I'm going to be crap at labour and make an arse of myself.

Is it a good sign when your previously uncomfortable but not actually all that painful BH contractions start really hurting? Meep.

Plus I think Little Saurus has dropped a couple of inches.

Lacks you could still do the Grand National yet, I'll warrant.

PS DH has started making noises about not being sure about Finlay as a name, as he thinks it'll be like Kylie or Jason (e.g. every other child will have the same name). He likes Daniel but I'm not keen. It's okay, I spose, but I had my heart set on Finlay.

What does anyone reckon to Finbar as a name? He won't go for it but it might swing it back in favour of Finlay.