Due in June '05 - onwards and outwards

[welshmum]

Here we are - Happy Mondays all

OMG! Lynney just read your post - how awful for you, and just soooo typical of some people...it's the little girl you feel sorry for growing up in a family like that!!!

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He he he! But still you have to dispair about some people!

...Oh no ds has just found me hiding at the pc...have to go now...x

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Evening All,

Not had chance to look on MN since last night, I had to drive to Northampton and back today, where I got the wide-eyed stare when I told a customers receptionist that I still had 11 weeks to go. Oooh, that improved my mood enormously..... Why do people do it? I know this is an ongoing rant from lots of us, but why are our stomachs suddenly open to public commenting? Grrr. Luckily, my customer told me he thought i was blooming, so I calmed down a bit.

KVG - great news about your DH's interview. It's so nice to get to the next stage. Even if he doesn't get the job (fingers crossed he will), it's a lovely confidence booster for him.

Uwila, I think i'm getting braxton hicks. I feel a tightening in my lower stomach, and my friend said that they were indeed BH. Embarrassingly enough, what seems to exacibate them, is my singing in the car (I dont believe i'm the only one who really blasts it out with the radio turned up loud )......Its the only place I'm allowed to sing. My DH is a singer and he gives me a look of amused despair every time I try and sing in the house.

Trib, your DH wears your pink slippers? Bless him. He is going to be delighted when he finds out you've shared that with us all ....

Lua, sorry to hear about your glucose intolerancy. Is this just a pgcy thing?

Coop, glad the party was a big success. LOL at your trying to rescue DD

Tea, bless your DS so much. How utterly cute is that.

Well I am not sure about the cheese - though no doubt at some point I'll eat some. I lived on Deli food before the pregnancy so I am probably immune from infections - though I'll stave it off for a while. Went to greggs instead and ate custard slices

Mmmm Custard slices. I have left over party food for breakfast, not quite the same sadly. DD hasn't grasped the concept that we are all supposed to lie in at the weekends and woke up starving as usual at six. It doesn't seem to matter how much or how late she eats she is still desperate for her two weetabix the minute she wakes up and nothing else will do!! We have another party at the same place today so that will be fun. I am just excited that we are all well at the same time and so can go out and do something today. I might even make it to storytime this morning. It starts at 9 so we don't usually make it as we slob around in our pj's till then. DH is still sleeping soundly so I might make the effort and hopefully get a fab lie in myself tomorrow.
Talking of bumps my hairdresser admitted she was nervous about mentioning my preg when she first saw me yesterday as she could not see that I was preg and thought something may have happened. I had to say no I just have no bump. I am actually glad I have an appt on Mon to check everything because as much as I keep saying yes I was like this before and dd was 8lb 7 etc so many people are commenting how small I am I am getting a little paranoid now. Amazing the impact others have on us one way or the other isn't it! D bump is moving a lot at night now and it is harder to sleep. Anyone else suffering more at night? Have great days all.

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Is any one else reading these horrible birth stories (poor Bubbles, and the baby Jacob story in the Guardian) and wondering jeez, how common are these tragedies? Maybe they just all make their way to mumsnet because of the site's obvious audience. But, it still has me a worried.

Hi everyone

Just glancing down the threads and haven't read anything yet. I noticed a post has a big grey block over it? Does everyone else see that too? Is that a post that was deleted or something? It doesn't say the posters name and then 'message deleted' as usual.

Ok, now am going to catch up...

Back again.

Pink, Why did you feel like you had to go for a walk instead of lie down?? If you're body's telling you it wants to lie down; lie down!! I think I have gone to the other extreme withinformation in this pregnancy, i.e. not reading anything at all Just winging it at the moment Although, I did have a slight worry about baby's position after it was discussed the other day and have spent some time rocking on exercise ball and on hands and knees etc, rather than flat-out on the sofa

KVG, Trib - I think it depends on where you live as to how popular the parent classes are andhow much 'value' people place on them. Where I live, the NCT classes need to be booked well in advance or you can forget it. I didn't do the NHS ones, but I heard they are good. I did do a hospital tour as well, it was nice to be vaguely familiar with the delivery suite!

Lua, sorry to hear about your glucose intolerance. Having to monitor what you eat during pregnancy is hard enough if you are partial to soft cheese and all that. I hope you can work around it.

I don't think I've had any Braxton Hicks. I don't know if I had them last time either, I was never very clear what they were, everyone seemed to have a different pov!

Are we not meant to eat smoked salmon??? Hmmm I think we had a discussion about his in thread 3 or something, wayyy back. I have been eating it. Although dp is adamant that the only salmon we eat is organic anyway, heavy metals or some such 'health risk'. I think I am eating it maybe once a week at the moment, it makes up my favourite meal; jacket potato, smoked salmon and a green salad

Lynny, sorry about your horrid experience with that awful sounding woman in the garden centre Good grief, I wonder how I would have responded, I would have been speechless I reckon!

Right, I have some cleaning to do in one of the rooms upstairs; 2 months of builder dust. Joy.

Have good w/e's everyone!

Its such nice weather outside I have been out buying baby towels in pound stretcher I love pound stretcher - you buy a basket full of stuff and still only spend £10

I have to stay indoors this afternoon and finish my 4th college assignment which is due this wednesday (final last date) and obviously not done. Thank god its a small piece.

Lippy - I know if I go and lie down I'd miss all the best part of the day. I am sort of fed up with being a vampire these days. I am awake all night and exhausted in the day. I love the sun too, when it isn't too hot. Thank god all my exams are in the afternoon... Oh and I spend a great deal of my time lying flat out...

Oh and things seem to be coming along with the Doula now I have some numbers. They were out when I phoned yesterday but I'll keep trying fingers crossed. Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Glad to hear you might have some good news soon Pink. That will be a relief. You are def the most organised of us all I think, although I can understand your reasons for needing to be. You get such good bargains too on ebay etc. My toddler seat arrived from ebay yesterday and I am so pleased with it. I need to check it fits the pram as my friend is still looking after that at the moment but it is a good colour to go with it and in great condition. Good Luck with your assignment. What are you studying?
Lynny, What a great tip about the weetabix smoothies. My dd still thinks breadsticks are biscuits and doesn't know what a sweet is yet (she is rather younger than your dd of course). She had an iced cake yesterday and ate it from the bottom leaving the icing. Control freak mum alert. Prob is I eat all the sweets she is given and it is beginning to show ha ha. Thanks also for the reassurance ref the bump. I know it is OK really but peoples comments do get you thinking. Grrr. Can't believe I didn't comment on that awful woman you encountered in the shop. So glad you were able to laugh. Only thing to do but you are right I feel so sorry for the child having to grow up with a mum like that. Poor mite. Incidentally we are ALWAYS in bed by 10pm due to DH's early starts. I don't know what my excuse is, just like going to bed with him rather than after I spose and I have obviously got used to all that sleep. People know not to call us after 9.30pm. Sad isn't it? We try and stay up at the weekends but just fall asleep on the sofa . Hopeless. I am blaming the baby at the mo of course........
Uwila, I haven't seen the post about Jacob but did read all about Bubble and stumbled across a very sad post from Tomps I think this morning that had me in tears and checking for dbumps movements all day. It is scary but I do feel they are the tragic minority. Just too sad to contemplate at the moment. I don't know what I would do. I know it must hit home so hard with you too with what happened with your dd. Take care and keep positive though.
Lippy - Glad I am not the only one that has been eating smoked salmon. It is so yummy. Bye for now.

Thanks, Coop, butI don't actually view my first birth as a horrible and unusual birth story. I think that lots of things can go wrong in childbirth... to anyone. I do I suppose feel that had they bothered to look into it, mine was avoidable. But, they did the right thing when it became urgent and we are both thankfully fine. I think these tragedies we speak of here have an element of the NHS failing to do the right thing. Very sad... It seems the result is that mums to be tend to take their care into their own hands because they don't trust the NHS to care for them properly... and that is just crazy.

Oh jeez, I could start another war if I go on much more. Better shut up.

Hi All,

Coop, best of luck for monday's mw apt. People dont realise that they are being so insensitive, but it isn't nice. I'm getting the "ooh, how on earth do you think you are going to manage to work until mid-may, when you are THAT big" comments. Drives me nuts. Thinking about it, I dont think anyone is ever a "normal" size. They are either viewed as too big or too small.

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend, filled with chocolate. I've been painting the hall/stairs and landing, and i'm now off outside to clean up the back garden (Charley, not quite at your level, but i'm proud of myself )

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Uwila, I do agree it is scary that there is a feeling that the NHS is failing... I suppose I haven't really given it much thought as it isn't affecting me this time round. I have no choices to make and will have to get on with it. I do know I apparently have excellent consultative care and could get a scan at the drop of a hat it seems. I think I go through pregnancy with my head in the sand a bit though having had such a text book preg and birth with dd. I think it is good for me to go on sites like this though to realise that it could happen to me so I am more informed. I think I did all the homework last time but had a blind faith in that why should something go wrong?? and was lucky... Who knows. The scary thing is that when things do go wrong there is often no rhyme or reason for it. Difficult one.
Jonah - You have put me to shame with all your activity. I have done very little today apart from cook the lunch and dinner and wash up. I did sort some paperwork out resulting in nagging dh about how we get the new babies passport in time to fly when s/he is two weeks old.... but that is it. Lots of reading (about toddlers and babies so educational) and catching up with the TV we have recorded during the week. Bad heartburn today and a very rude dream last night . Not involving me either oo er. I woke up for two hours worrying that I had given dd salt poisoning by letting her munch on too many sesame bread sticks yesterday and had to get up and read all about kidney failure in my book and check on her about 20 times at 4 am. How ridiculous. She is of course absolutely fine!
Hope to hear from the rest of you all tomorrow!

P.S. Thanks for kind comments about size. You are right that people just have to comment one way or the other don't they......Off for some chocolate now. I knew there had been an element missing from my weekend....

Jonah, whe people express or imply in any way that they know how long you can or can't work better than you do, well... you have my permission to slap them on behalf of pregnant women everywhere. And, if they are male, you slap them twice.

That makes me so mad when people thin k they know more than I do on any aspect of MY pregnancy.

Hello all. it's taken me an age to catch up.

Trib - belated congrats to your brother on his excellent news.
Lippy I've had the odd bit of smoked salmon too - think I'm just generally more lax this time around.
Lynny - I just loathe those sorts of mothers - they make me so angry and it's really difficult to have any kind of conversation with them - and heaven forbid you ever critcise them.
Tea - your ds is a little treasure - and very ingenious. I had an extra sleep this morning while dh took dd out - before going she tucked me in bed with all her favourite toys - bless her.
Hope you've all had good weekends - look forward to a proper chat tomorrow. x

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Calamine lotion lynny? you poor thing, sounds awful. I've had horribly dry skin for the last few weeks, feel like a lizard, but nothing like that. Would talk to your midwife too tomorrow if it's no better when you wake up.

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Lynny, never heard of this. I would definitely talk to the midwife AND a consultant just to make sure it isn't some known (or unknown) pregnancy related thing.

Also, if you are going to use calamine lotion in interin, you could just put it on with your fingers and then wash your hands -- avoiding cotton wool all together.

Lynny, would definitely get that rash checked out ASAP - don't want to worry you but it can be a sign of something more serious in pregnancy. It probably isn't anything to worry about but better check, just to be on the safe side.

Trib - fantastic, brilliant news about your brother!

Smoked salmon - well I've been eating it at least twice a week. My midwife said it would be ok! As long as it's from a reputable source it should be ok, she said.

Lua, sorry about the glucose intolerance. What a complete nightmare. I think we should all vow to try and cut down on the chocolate talk so as not to torture you too much.

Sorry, very quick post as I'm off to Birmingham in five minutes. Came into work early so I could catch up on here before I went!