Due Fab Feb 2009 - here comes the easy peasy (?!) wee-wee sneezy third trimester (if you please, no baby arrivals on this thread)

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Here's our sparkling new thread and the latest list - have stuck Munteria at the end (Munteria, just put in your details)

TinkerbellesMum DC3 (3rd baby. Lily-Hope born 20 weeks 28-29/9/05, Tink born 31 weeks 17/7/06, age 27, Birmingham) Official due date 01/02/09 but expected from early December
florrieandme DC2 26/01/2009
laidback DC4 27/01/2009 (age 34, North Devon)
nkweto DC2 30/01/2009 (age 34, West London)
oooggs DC4 30/01/2009 (age 34, Cornwall)
MamaGoose DC3 30/01/2009 (age 32, Spain)
MissMitford 31/01/2009
Plethora 31/01/2009 (age 37, East London but moving soon)
Ethelredtheunready (age 40, 2nd Baby, Tilly born 19/2/06, DC2 01/02/2009- Currently Chichester, soon to be Epping)
AngelDoll DC1 01/02/2009 (age 31, Sheffield)
Supersteph DC2 01/02/2009 (age 24, Torbay)
jenandbean DC2 02/02/2009
ruthmollymummy 02/02/2009
plantsitter 02/02/2009
idontbelieveit DC2 02/02/2009 (age 31, Leeds)
Tummytrouble 03/02/2009
Questionkid DC1 3/2/09 (age 33, living in Wallington, Surrey)
jamescagney 03/02/2009 (aged 33,Clare, Rep of Ireland)
Pregnantpopcornprincess DC3 04/02/2009 (pregnant with twins)(age 31, West Sussex)
MsLucy Boy 04/02/2009 (age 38, North London)
PinkTulips DC3 04/02/2009 (age 24, Roscommon, Ireland)
Davidsmom DC2 04/02/2009 (age 39, Cheshire)
MissDelighted DC1 05/02/2009
m2alyssa DC2 05/02/2009 (age 30, Isle of Man)
Jelliebelly DC2 06/02/2009 (age 37)
Swampster (HasAWarmFuzzy) 06/02/09 (age 40, south London)
Gettingbigger 06/02/08
Guitargirl DC2 07/02/2009
Aila DC2 07/02/2009
Littlemissnorty DC2 08/02/09 (age 39, Kent)
Biscuitytrousers 08/02/2009 (age 31, Thames Ditton)
MarkStretch DC2 07/02/2009 (age 29, Norfolk)
KT1983 09/02/2009
Tinasan DC2 09/02/2009
Herbgarden 09-11/02/09 (age 38 Berkshire)
Ewemoo 07/02/2009
Singingintherain DC3 10/02/2009
KazzaL DC2 10/02/2009 approx (age 34, Ciren, Gloucs)
littleboyblue DC2 due early-mid Feb (age 27, Surrey)
Jenniferturkington DC2 11/02/2009
thehouseofmirth DC2 11/02/09 (age 38, Wimbledon)
Clarabumps DC2 12/02/2009 (age 27, Glasgow)
BumpVLump 12/02/09 (age 29, Surrey)
Louisebunny 13-15/02/09
Mapleleaf 13/02/2009 (age 38, Cambridge)
Nadssss 13/2/9 (age 29, living w. london)
Jelliebaby DC2 14/02/2009 (AGE 29, Cheshire)
Loopylula DC2 14/02/2009 (age 28, Sussex)
Dinkymum DC2 14/02/2009 (age 28, Notts)
Francesrivis 15/02/2009 (age 38, Devon)
onwardandupward DC2 second week of Feb (age 35, south west)
Americas 16/02/2009 (age 32, London)
MrsThreads DC1 16/02/2009 (age 36, Cheshire)
shubiedoo DC3 17/02/2009 (age 37, Canada)
Pluto DC2 18/02/09 (age 38, Kent)
CassandraB DC1 18/02/09 (age 35, Hampshire)
Catstar DC2 18/02/09 (age 35, Surrey)
Ugg first baby due 18/02/09 (32, Cheshire)
Fruitstick DC2 19/02/2009 (age 32, London)
Imaginewittynamehere DC2 19/02/2009 (age 32, Cambs)
McDreamy DC3 19/02/2009 (age 37, Cyprus but will give birth in Bucks)
Dinkystinky DS2 19/2/09 (age 31, London)
DizzyBrummie DC2 17/02/2009 (age 36, Berks)
Rachrox DC3 20/02/2009 (age 28, Glos also!)
Calico1 DC2 21/02/2009 (age 40, West Herts)
Mentalpup DC2 21/02/09 (age 30, Glos)
Rosieposey DC4 21/02/09 (age 36, Wilts)
mrsy first baby due 22/02/09 (24, Maidstone, Kent)
scubagroover 22/02/09 (31, London)
Winemakesmummyclever 23/0/09 (age 34, Lancs)
Neeerly3 DC3 23/02/09 (age 32, Mansfield)
Mirry71 DC1 23/02/09 (london)
LardyBump 24/02/09
Spottyshoes DC2 24/02/09 (aged 28)
Chilledmama DC2 25/02/2009 (age 31, Hampshire
dd1ofcolandgerry DC2 25/02/2009
Cocodrillo DC3 26/02/2009 (age 34, south london)
MrsBick DC2 26/02/2009 (Age 25, living in Surrey)
charlie7 DC2 28/02/2009 (Age 33, living in the Inner Hebrides)
Babyignoramus DC1 27/02/2009 (age 27, Brighton)
Mumoverseas DC4 28/2/2009 (age 40, Saudi Arabia/West Sussex)
Blinamouse
Elkiedee
Nellstar TBC
zikel DC2 TBC (23, Coventry)
theSuburbanDryad DC2 (age 26, living in South Bucks)
Munteria DC2 (38,London)

Yeah, I can claim it back. they just need to investigate it first, so hopefully not much more than a week or two.

its really scary, as I also had a phone call pretending it was an automated service of Halifax bank, trying to get security details out of me...I did hang up.

But weird to think someone has all my card/account details and my phone number? Im always so careful about covering up my PIN and shredding bank statements etc...
Little shits!!

I heart dinky - she's so inclusive

Sorry to hear about your card trouble. I got real probs earlier this year when somebody took nearly £2000 of my account getting me on red and it took the bank 6 weeks to remburse it! Hope that you are banking with somebody else who actually do provide some customer service.

Thanks for your comments re: my miserable day yesterday. It did get even worse, as I screwed up something at work and actually was told of by the big boss for it. When I went to collect DS from the CM, she greets me by asking whether I think DS should get a few stiches on his head or will the wound heal without them as DS (18MO) had just fallen on his head on the pavement and all bloody.

But, I did ask for a seat this morning in the train and got one! Yahoo!

I'm glad it's just my hygiene obsessive Swedish mother who doesn't do carpets! I've been buttering up DH so I may be able to go out and order carpet for the bedroom later. I wholeheartedly agree MarkStretch; it is truly fabulous not be at work.

SNOW! I miss snow, bet it will be just slush by the time I get home! Am quite excited about the thought of returning to the UK permanently, think I've had enough of all the crap out here. The last straw was the nursery this morning when a few parents complained that they had a halloween theme and kept their kids off and wanted it banned! Same bullshit for christmas so am glad I'll be in the real world for that!
KT, you need to put pressure on your bank to credit your account asap. I had my cashpoint card and credit card cloned about 5 years ago when I was in Naples. I'm with Nationwide and they were pretty good about it. The money from my bank account was credited back straight away whilst they investigated and the credit card one was sorted out in a few weeks after i'd filled in all sorts of forms. Hope they sort it quickly for you.
enjoy all your snow everyone and your new carpets everyone who is getting them. Had ours done at the start of september and so glad we did now. Will be nice to come 'home' to a clean and tidy, if somewhat cold house!
Bad news for all of you, the terrible twos doesn't stop at 3! My 12 year old(girl, going on 21) is out on a visit and I've just been reminded of why I sent her to boarding school in September. She is being a little cow!

Hello ladies and welcome to the newbies

When are you home for good MOS?

Taken me ages to catch up and have promptly forgotten everything .....been stuck indoors since Saturday with a DD with a D&V bug and it / she is driving me nuts! To be fair, DH spent yesterday with her so I could go to work (trying to save all my leave to add onto the front of my mat leave)....but work was almost worse than staying here!

Hi MissNorty - sending big sympathies to you about your DD. There seem to be a lot of D&V bugs doing the rounds at the moment - it really is the pits. Hope she gets better soon (for your sanity if nothing else!)

As Bjork would say, its oh so quiet on here today...

Herbgarden - saw Claire B (in corporate department, used to be Claire K) yesterday and she sends her regards and congratulations on imminent arrival of no 2. She and Ed have 2 kids (boy and little girl born 2 months before my DS) - think Ed is working on her having a third one...

Oh I love my Dad, I know have power in the shed and a computer station downstairs meaning I don't have to work in the spare/baby room anymore and we can actually get it sorted!

He's so clever, he's turned the old computer desk into shelves in our dining room alcove so it's cost us nothing!

And now I can have a tumble dryer in the shed to take the load off the clothes airers in the house, which also frees up space in the spare room too.

On the downside I feel crappy.

Have had my support band on most of the day as my bump is really stretching at the mo and causing me ligament pain. I've got a headache and I've gone off my food- gasp!

LMN, hopefully we will return to civilisation next summer. We can't really come back permanently before then as DS is halfway through his GCSE's. Next July will be perfect as my DH will have survived 10 years in this awful place so he will get a good payoff so its looking like we are stuck til then although I'm seriously tempted not to return with DD2 after xmas in the UK and have baby in UK. Starting to panic a bit about school fees etc when we return as have just been scared on another thread by someone who says we will have to pay for my DS to go to college and do A levels because we haven't been in the UK the last 3 years. Pretty bloody galling bearing in mind we own a property in the UK, pay tax, NI and council tax to have our bins emptied around 10 times a year!

Dinky - can't believe she's still there but blimey - 3 and working like that ! Is she mad. I did mean to ask who you sit with there ?

MS - your shed sounds fab - and your dad even fabber (is that a word?!) - I need some jobs like that doing round my house.....

If it's any consolation I get awful stretching/stitch like pains either side of the bottom of my bump IYSWIM and sometimes when I'm walking I have to just sort of stop and stretch out as much as I can to try and get rid of it it's sooo uncomfortable so sympathies.

I've got heartburn today - I think it's the doughnuts I ate earlier ...couldn't resist naughty me.

Must go have a bus to catch !

I'm with the ladies on the stretching and stitch like pains, I've got them too. I turned over in the middle of the night and woke myself up with a horrible pain at the bottom left of my bump (which went when I shifted back) and also have to stretch out stitches too. My DH is very useful for massages though, that helps too.

I've been working at home today as I had yet another hospital appointment. I love working from home - in comfy clothes, access to my own kitchen and bathroom, peace and quiet from the often manic office etc. Wonderful.

Had to go and see the consultant anaethetist today as my high BMI means they wanted to see me in advance to plan how easy it would be to do an epidural on me etc. Turns out that my backbone and veins aren't shrouded in a layer of fat, as they evidently seemed to think they would be, and I've been sent home being told I'm basically 'normal'. Harumph.

Must admit, am finding it very satisfying that my supposed 'complicated' pregnancy is proving to be very straightforward so far, despite all the scaremongering from the medical profession. Long may it continue.

Hope everyone has had a good day, notwithstanding bump pain, sick children, bank fraud and heating that doesn't work. Sending thoughts to you all.

evening all. I am having a better day than yesterday except dp is being a prat. DD has just screemed at him and he has blamed her temper on me, saying she has picked it up from me shouting and arguing in front of her.

So couldn't be from him no......... And couldn't be a natural progression for a 19 month old then either no.......... I see so it is all my fault then yes........ What a TWAT......

Grrr at your dp lardy. silly boy...

Think we should set up a kent get-together. there's got to be about five of us... would daytime or evening be best for everyone?

Had a shitty day today. nasty silly people shouted at me on the phone, and I cry at ANYTHING at the moment, it was quite a moist day. But, I've just made a yummy chicken stew, and arranged a lunch with a friend, and going to see another friends new baby, so the evening is certainly better than the day was...

Have my midwife appointment tomorrow so I a)get to leave work only, and b) get to hear my baby's heartbeat etc., plus we're going to have a look at house that's similar to the one we want to buy in Lincoln.

Kent meet up sounds great... As of the 15th november I can do anytime of day as that is my last day at work.

Evening all
Just marking a spot to come back to after I've watched Eli Stone

Evening.

Mumoverseas...could you just lie and say that you have been living in the UK all along and just happened to send your DS to school abroad for a 'character buiding experience' ....

We moved back from Sri Lanka last year (KT it wasn't me with your credit cards), and I haven't regretted it for a minute, seasons, the odd bit of random weather, blackberries. I can identify with your homesickness.

today I cried because my OH put on Lars the Polar Bear and the visitor from the south pole, or whatever that DVD is and the music is so sentimental it just sent me over the edge. And then I shouted that I wanted my lunch RIGHT NOW and my lunch box was IN THE ORANGE BAG BY THE FRONT DOOR.

So I was provided with my lunch (by OH) and a plaster to make me feel better (DC1) and I was able to remind everyone that it's just my hormones.

Long nap in the office this afternoon before getting on with my scary todo list, and feeling much better

and here's the halloween witch just for swampy

Thanks for my witch .

Today I have been trying to feed my boys to the sharks at London Aquarium. But the sharks said no thanks.

I've got a right little wriggler inside me now - my bump is jumping.

I think FiFi is redecorating! It feels like she's throwing things around in there

I've decided to buy myself the JoJo parker but they've sold out of 16 and 18 until the end of next week. So I have over a week of no coat and snow! I've taken to wearing TBD's coat but he's only about the same size as me so it's not that much better.

ooh, a Kent meet up. Isn't Bluewater in Kent..... count me in from around 20th November if anyone meets up there. Any excuse!
Ref bloody schools, got more confirmation last night that we will have to pay for DS to attend a UK state school/6th form. Can't bloody believe it as that may mean we now can't afford to come home!
Nice thought laidback but they always catch you out and obviously having the British School Riyadh on his application as the last school is a bit of a giveaway! (and I'm rubbish at lying!)What gets me is that we've never given up our UK residency/domicile, have kept our house, pay all the sodding bills, kept cars and UK bank accounts, have never opened bank accounts in saudi so DH gets paid by his british company into his british bank account. He pays NI. I pay tax (on a pension I receive) and no, I'm not THAT old, its an injury pension from the police. aaaggh, sorry, starting to rant. You can tell by the time I've had a sleepless night worrying about all this, AND its our weekend, so much for a lie in. On the bright side, DH has borrowed (a rather nasty bright green metallic ford focus!) so he can take me on the shopping trip that we never managed last week and buy something blue!
Hope everyone has a good Thursday and enjoys the snow, so jealous. Hope we get snow next month, DD has never seen it

Mrsy are you moving to lincoln????????

Mumoverseas - when you're back over, can you look into scholarships/bursaries/financial assistance programmes for secondary schools/colleges for A levels? Or you could always home educate like one of the ladies on here does (is it you Onward or Laidback)? Am sure there is some way to work it so you can afford to come back and send DS to school, just needs some more looking into. Both my sister and I had assistance for our secondary schools (scholarships in our case, but know our school also did bursaries).

Spent last night making the last of the pumpkin from the humongous Jack o'lantern into a pumpkin pie. Dont know how you domestic goddesses (you know who you are!) on this thread do it - one pumpkin pie down and I feel like I've done my cooking quota for the whole year! Also experimented with online shopping from Sainsburys - not impressed, 2 products past their best before date delivered, 3 meat products delivered on their best before date and 5 substitutions (when had ticked that didnt want substitutions) and then put on hold for 20 minutes when I called up to complain and demand a refund - methinks will be going back to Waitrose.

Herbgarden - Claire is currently only on 2 (and works 3 days a week in funds section of corporate department, so not such hectic hours) - Ed is working on her on no 3. As I am now a big lawyer I get a room of my own, with a window and lovely view of Smithfield meatmarket (v glad didnt suffer from morning sickness in first trimest as the view of all that raw meat and blood splattered butchers wouldnt have been a great combination with it ) and a junior assistant to call my own...

P.s. Lardybump - rise above it all with DP - or dare him to find any 19 month old that doesnt have temper tantrums. He'll be a long while looking!

woo hoo, we are back from a shopping trip without crashing and finally have some nice blue things for DC4. On the negative, DD aged 2 had a temper tantrum all around the mall and kept escaping from her buggy. Tell that to DP lardy.
dinky, we've already applied for DS to sit the scholarship exam at his first choice school which is why we are flying back next month instead of December. However, fees are £8k per term so even with the scholarship, its silly money. Would be fine if we were still here, which we'd originally thought we would be for another two years but we both agree we've had enough now. To be honest, I think the car crash was the last straw for us both. I'm not saying DH wouldn't have crashed in the UK, but if he did, we wouldn't have had all the bullshit we had with the police, insurance etc and we would have a courtesy car whilst ours is being fixed. As it is, we have no idea when we will have a car again. Think I'm homesick for my car!
pumpkin pie sounds yummy!

'tis me who home educates