Due November 08 - A clove of garlic to cure Strep B...but where do I put it? Oh dear, Oh me ;0)

[LackaDAISYcal]

I kept it pretty clean; too chicken for anything else

for a species where the female does her utmost to bag and keep her genetastic male, we were dealt a raw deal weren't we?

right am off to drool, snore and fart to my heart's content....if this blinking nipper would stop with the biting already

Morning everyone! Expected to see another birth annoucement this morning!!

Hope everyone is feeling ok? Especially those with on/off signs of something starting, keep us posted!!!!!

I'm 39 weeks today still no signs of anything yet though, and was 4 days over with DD so not expecting anything just yet I am getting to the fed up and want it out sooner rather than later stage now though!!

No news from Suiledonn?
Hello to pillow soakers anon! And we used to be such active pillow biters!
Lacka, I know what you been about bump biting his way out - mine needs its fingernails cutting! there are days when it is definitely digging an escape tunnel!

Morning ladies

Had a crap night's sleep last night as DS was up 3 or 4 times. Very unusual for him so no idea what's going on.

Congrats to all you new mummies. So lovely to hear of the new babes and exciting to think some of us could actually be in labour whilst we type!!

Lots of BHs here but again 3rd one so don't think it's the start of anything. DH is at a stag night in London tonight (2hrs away) so it'll be sod's law that it all kicks off. Wouldn't want him with me anyway if he's got beery breath and declares he 'really schloves me' every 2 minutes.

Still stuck on boys names so wondered whether you'd mind helping me out as when I posted on the names thread I was eaten alive so don't want to venture over there again. DS is 'Monty' so would like something that would go with that. Everything I come up with Dh hates and vice versa. If this lo is a boy would really like to have a name sorted for him rather than referring to him as bubba.

Good luck to all you ladies who are having twinges this weekend. Will log on later for news.

morning all

not too bad a night here; only up twice, once for a trip to the loo and the other to deal with a narky DD who decided that she was going to have a tantrum because I wouldn't get her calpol ....so after 10 minutes of that she got some calpol (I've given birth to a mini junkie ). that was at 6ish, so got back to bed and woke up with her shouting on me at 9:15!!

I wish these contractions I'm having would either just get on with the bloody job or sod off completely. If they aren't doing anything, I don't want 'em!

Morning all, Lacks, you tell 'em! I had a couple of big BH ones last night that really hurt but were only teasing. Loving your mini junkie analogy!

DH did not get to bed til after 4 last night - the damn fool was playing some stupid computer game, having got in at a perfectly reasonable midnight or thereabouts. During the night he managed to drink all the fruit juice in the house, not v pleased.

The house is filled with the smell of sausages and coffee cos I'm making a "get out of bed and get on with the fucking DIY, slob boy" breakfast in the hope that this will entice him from his lair.

Also, last night I did so much batch cooking that nearly all I have for lunch is jam and carrots. Any ideas? I also have half a bag of dried pasta, a tin of mackerel in brine and some porridge oats - think I overdid the domesticity a bit this week...

Right, off to kill wake DH and start the day with some lovely ironing as we have people round this afternoon and the place looks like a drycleaners with all the clothes hanging all over the place...

Betti I will have a think about boys names but for gawds stake stay away from those hard-ass bitches in the name threads - they are only out to nick your dinner money and stamp on your glasses! I get the feeling some of them were given VERY stupid names by their own parents and feel the need to slate every other choice available.

Morning!
I had brill night's sleep, thank goodness, as didn't sleep a wink the previous night. DH woke up having just had an odd dream about taking our baby home from hospital on a sledge (??) whilst I was at home. It was a girl with masses of ginger curly hair! He then swapped the child for a boy en route home, and then managed to drop him out of said sledge onto floor. Genius! Am hoping this isn't a premonition.
Done my 2 hours of work this morning so am free to forget about it all now. Off to buy our Bugaboo - hooray!! DH has already had to cancel 2 t'internet orders due to being let down, so we have finally found a real shop that has what we want in stock and price matches. Result!!!
Hope to hear some more baby news today...!!! Not from me though!

Lol at the drooling - me too!! I woke up this morning with all my neck and the top of my PJ's was soaking

OK so is my DH the only one who finds pg women sexy?? He is constantly all over me like a rash (apart from this week as he has been ill and it has been bliss ) He reckons pregnancy is a turn on and he loves my body

Good nights sleep here too! Dreading tonight (or should that be tomorrow morning) when DS will wake between 5.30 and 6, obviously thinking it is 6.30 - 7 aaaah!! Can I just say to you first-timers, before you have kids, you actually don't consider the trauma the clocks going back and forwards causes - you just think 'great another hour in bed'.....just you wait

Am being a bad mummy at the mo - DH gone to the gym so I have plonked DS in front of a feature-length Dora

Betti
Possible DS names to go with Monty:-
Max
Woody
Felix
Elliott
Peregrine (ok - maybe toooo way out)

Ohhhh, these 3rd babies really are tricksy!! Had a great run of "false labour", intense BH's, back ache, loose bm's ect, went on for about 6 hours, then I took a shower, went to bed and they stopped, which is what I figured. I did sleep amazingly well, could have probably managed with not getting up to wee, but figured I should as I had woke up to turn over.

Oh well, here's to another possible 2 1/2 weeks of this!

Ceebee, no, it's not just you, but I have decided to fight fire with fire and leap out on him from cupboards etc when he is least suspecting it...

clocks forward in the spring not as much of an issue as back in the autumn ceebee....so at least the trauma won't be obvious until next year.

I am so not looking forward to a 7am (really 6am) start tomorrow!

Rutho...sit down and stop "doing" things.

We were hoping to get to the park today but it's c.c.c.c.c.cold and very very windy. But I'm starting to get cabin fever and DD is getting stroppy about living in her pyjamams. She needs fresh air and some vitamin D before we both get ricketts or something.

Morning Monkey, did you see the names thread ages ago where a poster was trying to decide between Peregrine and Caspian? Either v posh or v keen on Narnia and LOTR, couldn't decide. Well done you on last day - which Bugaboo are you getting?

I like Felix, tho'. Here are some more out there ideas:

Inigo - don't tell me I'm the only one out there who loves The Princess Bride...
Sebastian
Arthur - personal favourite, shot down for own baby

Hey Heartmum, not another one! Seems like everyone is getting false alarms...

I've just noticed that DH is wearing my big grey cable-knit pregnancy cardie and annoyingly it kind of looks okay on him. But not with those sweatpants.

LOL at 'pillow soakers anon" Yorky!

You have certainly learned the old adage of a way to a man's heart Ruthy! Crafty but non-confrontational so I like it!

YAY! monkey for finally being finished work! And yay on finding your pram retailer! LOL at DH's dream! Not only us that has the spooky dreams then!

Ah yes Ceebs the trials of the clocks changing! My DS has been great this week, staying in bed playing until 8am ish before demanding attention but guess that could be 7am from tomorrow... ah well poor Daddy (his turn!).

Oh Heartmum it could all be the just the warm up for the big event tho, no??

I finished sorting out the nursery at midnight last night! Had the urge so went with it...

Lacks its cos I have SPD and can't drive or walk long distances, so I do stuff at home otherwise I'd go nuts! Tis most unlike my prepregnancy self...

LOL at Peregrine that is truly awful!!

Yes Ruthy it would be inconceivable to dislike the Princess Bride!!

If anyone is thinking of dabbling in reuseable nappies (not literally though, lol) this is a bit of a bargain. I paid nearly £80 for a similar amount of new bimble nappies, but having used second hand ones it's a good way to get started and bimbles are just gorgeous for newborns.

Like some of those names, especially Inigo. that's welsh isn't it? We know a Capsar and Ludowig (gets called Ludo) as well as a Fabian. Or what about Rupert or Rufus?

Heartmum, welcome to the Third Baby False Labour Club...schooners full of stout and pickled eggs optional!!

rutho, are you sure you don't have two kiddies tucked away somewhere that you haven't told us about?

My DH is thankfully not that bothered. I'm so sore about the pelvic region that that thought of sex makes me cringe.....although it's getting to the mercy shag time of this pregnancy to see if there's any truth in the natural prostaglandin effect of sperm (although apparently it's more effective if digested ....but don't tell your DPs that )

Oh, and any tips on posisions this late in the day would be most welcome as we can't figure out the logistics without collapsing (me, painfully) in heaps of laughter!!

Sparkle I am eating my own breakfast at the puter so he can't get on and play Bloody Conan games...Not as daft as I look...

You nesting or summat? Get in there!

Lacks, kneeling up with arms resting on HUGE pile of pillows? Tried missionary and it frankly made me want to vomit, which as you can imagine was v flattering for poor DH... And no, not that I know of! Just one very silly one that won't come out 2 weeks early just to be nice...

I htink Inigo is Spanish, but I am only getting this from the Princess Bride! Just tried that on DH - "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you drink all the remaining orange juice in the house, prepare to die!". Made toast come out of his nose - SO proud.

Right, bloody ironing... [advances on heap of crushed clothing with menacing look on face while rolling up sleeves in meaningful fashion].

Yes Ruthy the instinct must have finally kicked in (heard that 37 weeks is a common time for this urge!). Midnight nesting tho? Still don't get that one. But I now have plans for DH to re-arrange the dining room and put some bags of DS's old clothes in cellar until we know flavour of this one.

I also have mountain of ironing to do first tho, thank gawd I took my mum's advice and got a press so I can sit whilst I de-crease...

I was thinking of Inigo Jones, the Welsh renaissance architect. Maybe his parents were the 16thC equivalent of the modern day chav?

Not that Inigo is a chavvy name, but it was certainly a bit above Jones, if indeed it was an exotic foreign name at that time and not just the name of every second average Welshman

I have just secured my Saturday afternoon fate by telling a friend I would come and pick her up and take her and her DCs to the pasrk as their vehicle is off the road today. Am I mad?

Just catching up with yesterday's news and chat - DH and I went out for the afternoon and had a lovely meal in the evening. Making the most of our time without baby
Congratulations Pinky Imogen is a lovely name and glad all is well.
Glad Merry and the twins are doing OK, especially little boy twin. Love the name Mirissa
Any news from Suiledon? Does she have a text buddy? Sounds as though we might have a few more babies over the next few days too
Had another rubbish night's sleep - this is so unusual for me and sympathies to anyone who suffers from insomnia on a regular basis. I think I'm going to be spending the afternoon on the sofa!
The whole nesting thing seems to have passed me by entirely, I've had no desire to do any major housework in recent weeks. I did sort out the nursery at 11pm the other night and early yesterday morning so perhaps that's the extent of it
Will be checking all day for news of more babies!

Bloody DH is watching Sin City, of all things, on the sofa and won't go and get a shower even though we have people coming over in a bit, and the baby has just tried to exit my tummy like the chest-burster in Alien and I am going to SCREAAAAAAAMMMMM in a mo'. He won't even go and put trousers on! ARRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHH! [ahem]

Apparently it's his weekend or something. I don't get a weekend. I get woken up at midnight and then again at 4am by an idiot, cook him breakfast and then tidy the house for visitors. Apparently because he's going to pop to the shops for bread and a paper later on he doesn't have to do another thing around the house for the rest of his looking-increasingly-short life!

[pant pant pant]

Sorry, had to get that off my chest before I hit him with the ironing board.

sod the ironing board rutho; the iron will be much more effective

men, pah. They get us into this state and then what........