Due April 2009 - Saucy dreams, squirting boobs and spacehoppers. Whatever will the April mums get up to next?"

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thank you all again. you've been so lovely and supportive. The women in the house are being great too. They are all so excited , everytime i see one, she's asking me lots of "what's it like" questions i think i might actually be coming to terms with being pregnant soon the amount i'm having to talk about it. It's quite nice as 4 of the others are the same age as me and the other two are older (i'm 34) so they all indentify and want to be preggers in some way. i may well be fulfilling some fantasies...

i's a bit skint (sorting out financial mess is next hurdle.... hmmm can wait till january. ) so i might hint to the young man about how nice a new dress would be. also desperately need a bra, still wearing old underwired ones and i'm sure that's something you are all going to tell me off for.

i think i've put on about a stone now. although nothing in the last month. i hope i don't much more on as I'm feeling a bit minging as it is. I feel better naked than clothed though, so maybe it's just a case of buying new things. I'm so sick of my tights falling down. Anyone know any good big tights in nice colours? bearing in mind i was a size 14-16 anyway. And did someone post a discount code for a cheap clothes website a while back? I can't find it now..

just been cleaning all day and putting up some christmas decorations. exhausted now. need a sleep. was meant to be meeting my ex for a coffee, but he's cancelled. I'm kinda relieved as i'm feeling relaxed and don't want to get upset. But also worried about him because if he's not even seeing me then he's not seeing anyone. His mum is having chemo now and is being tested for MRSA as her temperature is so high. I guess though that he can't handle seeing me, so I shouldn't push it. I just really worry about him and miss him.

Hi Everyone,

Frekkles - so glad you've told your flatmates and that they've been so supportive. You're probably going to have lots of built-in babysitters/cuddlers which is lovely

BoffinMum - hope you're feeling a bit better and hanging in there. I know what you mean about losing a position you've worked hard for. I had to go on leave at the beginning of this term because of triplet risks and already my job has been given to someone else. I don't see it being possible for me to come back permanently after babies are born because childcare for three works out to be almost exactly what I earn in a month. Take care of yourself - have many, many more baths and eat lots of chocolate.

SpringySunshine - hope the 'special delivery' did the trick!!

Had 21 week scan and everything is looking good. Despite my worries that I'm not feeling kicks, they were all wriggling and kicking on the screen. The twins were laying across my tummy, side by side while the other one was wedged underneath with its head right underneath one of the twin's bum!! It's starting to look very crowded in there... The doctor says that there's still no sign of TTTS which is great, and that they're all pretty much the same size and the right size for their age. I'm very relieved and love them so much already.

Has anyone else developed a craving for Diet Coke? I'm trying to resist it (I'm sure it's very bad for me) but it's SO NICE at the moment. I'm restricting it to one every other day but would like more...

Anyone got a good Christmas name for me? I'm stumped.

BarbarellaXX

Yes, LuLu, he was indeed a French doctor. To be fair on him, he then told me that the wker in question was incapable of doing scans and around four women a week were coming to hospital saying that they didn't want to see him ever again and could the hospital please take over their ante-natal care and redo their scans.
So I think he was just venting, really, and exaggerating in a theatrical, Gallic way! But it's true that they take the 12 wk scan very seriously, as that's the one the nuchal transparency is measured at (which the aforementioned wker didn't do right either).

i'm always amazed by how people are talked to during their pg and count myself lucky that apart from the whole bf debacle after having ds - most other healthcare people i've seen have been great. i'd love to be one of these people who can think of something quick to say back but i'm just not.

well i went on springy's recommended site last night to get a christmas present for my friend (whose too embarrassed to get one for herself) and couldnt believe some of the stuff one there - especially the toys for men - i'd never seen them before and never want to again. but got a present - just have to hope it comes to the right house now cause we do occasionally have problems with our post...

Gosh - I'm curious about what's out there now hollytree. Was just about to google the site and then it occurred to me that with DD playing sweetly beside me perhaps it would be inappropriate. Perhaps I'll take a peek after she's gone to bed.

Frekkles - I have to say the change in you is amazing - you just seem so much more relaxed about things now which is great. As for your ex canceling, he is probably just trying to deal with everything and come to terms with it all - it's likely that you two will see each other a bit less over the coming months - which is natural as you are living different lives than before but you will fine a space for each other soon and settle in to a new (healthier) relationship as friends.

Barbarella - great news on the scan - I think you are right to give up after the babies are born, what with money and time commitments of three, sure that will be more than enough work!! Names.... Baublerella...

Honestly I don't think I have ever springy so quiet - I hope she is not wearing herself out!!!

Hello everyone, I am still here.

SPD still terrible, but two things are better today. Had the root canal treatment this morning from a lovely lady endodontist with the gentlest hands on the planet, and I now don't have toothache any more for the first time in a year!!!

Secondly my hair is the best it has ever been. I have just had my roots done and a conditioning treatment, and it is clear that even if nothing else is blooming, my hair definitely is. Even the hairdresser thought so.

So I may be a crippled babe, but at least I am now a hot crippled babe. Plus I have found if you have baths and use all the body lotions you ahve been hoarding, you smell better. I had forgotten that temporarily.

Two things made me laugh on this thread today as well - Bauberella is a really excellent name, methinks, and the bun in the oven outfit was so priceless I am trying to find an excuse to buy one!!

Oh frekkles - just remembered on tights. When I was pg last time I just bought extra large opaque tights from M&S (cheapo pack of 4) but I hadn't realised how huge I would get and by the end they were desperately uncomfortable. At best cutting into the middle of my bump or worse, rolling down and digging in underneath the bump. I really regretted not investing in one or two pairs of maternity tights (also available at M&S).

As for bras - well I got fitted for a non-underwired maternity bra the other day. this baby has already expanded my ribcage by 6 inches!!! Have gone from 32 to 38 in one leap. Even the new bra (simple cotton with straps as wide as a motorway) is sadly not comfortable. Best of luck.

I am just showing off my new Christmas nickname.

I hate maternity tights - why do they always slide down so the crotch is around your knees?

Yay - BoffinMumm - good to hear from you. Glad you are feeling a tad more optimistic about life, the universe and everything.

(P.S. don't rub it in about the baths - AuldAlliance hasn't got one)

Let's buy AuldAlliance her own virtual birthing pool for Xmas, with a little elf to fill it up and so on.

And here's a duck specially for her bath to remind her of home

no girl should be without a bath on xmas lol

nice to hear that you are toothache free and coloured beautiful boffin :-)

That duck is fantastic, LuLu!!

Oh Frekkles, that's such brilliant news, I knew you'd feel better once you had told your housemates. It's so sweet that they're all getting excited, now come on, it's time to 'enjoy' your pregnancy . It cheered me up after my shite day (boss managed to accidentally make me look like a complete muppet and I'm not just being naive he is dizzy, not nasty) I would so look for another job if i wasn't 5 months pg!

Forget tights wear hold ups - tights always fall down on me because I am really tall I can't stand the things. Another pg woman the other day was asking me where I'd got my maternity tights from haha - I don't need them!!!

My little one has been fairly quiet today - I find she is when I am in meetings etc but when I sit still and am quiet she starts kicking around.

Evening you lot!

Haha, nice speculation about my silence! Sadly not as you thought - last night was just another load of arguments & I've kept my special delivery quiet for now. One of my best friends said, 'I think you should keep it for the big trump card in the middle of a sex-related argument. That would be the mature thing to do.'... I can't help but feel that he's trying to cause a fuss We've not argued so far today (honestly, that's impressive), so maybe tonight will be a better opportunity. Fingers crossed.

I've been really busy today at uni & will be fairly busy tomorrow, too. Meh. I don't like when working gets in the way of MNing. It's not the natural order of things.

Right, you lot are good at this - what can I do with my name to make it festive? Mine is the least Christmassy name ever & nobody will be able to recognise me! Nutty, this is probably down to you

I think I'll be buying a lovely dress for myself - asides from anything else it's looking like I'm going to have to spend New Year with DP's kind-of-ex-girlfriend-who-is-still-his-best-friend-who-he-still-has-feelings-for-but-it's-not-weird- honest () & would like to look fabulous despite the wriggling bump. No pressure.

AuldAlliance, I'm rarely bathing at all, if that makes you feel better. We do have one, but I think I've had two since I've been pregnant - I still much prefer the shower. I know that not being able to have / do something makes it all the worse, though - you should've seen me nearly crying in the dairy aisle earlier, battling my love of Brie.

frekkles, I'm so pleased that you've found support in your ex lesbian commune To be honest, I'd much rather be surrounded by women than DP in terms of support - the fact that they're enthusiastic can only mean good things for you.

BoffinMum - yay for the hair! I've not had mine cut since July & it really needs doing. It's a definite pre-Christmas job, so I should get booking now before everyone has the same idea.

I bought some maternity tights from Mothercare on Friday. They're not really worth bothering with, to be honest - they already keep rolling down. Hold-ups definitely seem like the best plan.

Good luck to everyone with scans in the next couple of days!

I think I've forgotten people, but I'm not very good at remembering stuff these days - baby brain is definitely crippling me. I think I'll have to take notes in future. Sorry if I missed anyone xx

Evening Ladies,

Check you lot out with the festive names! I am seriously stumped about one for myself and DH has terrible suggestions so I'm ignoring them.

I am PMSL about the 'bun in the oven' costume! I'm not entirely sure how I would sit down it! Anyway, whilst I was offline and you lot were finding me the perfect outfit, DH and I were coming up with a plan of our own. We're going to go as a doctor and a nurse (sadly him as the nurse but that's army humour for you).

As for tights, I had my new maternity tights come in the post yesterday and they are so comfy. I had bought some from mothercare but they were terrible so I'm going back to trusty M&S ones. I bought three pairs of their opaque maternity tights when pg with DD and they lasted the entire pg even with working full time shifts on a busy ward.

Now, I don't want to make you all jealous because it is for a bad reason, but I still have about quarter of a stone to put back on to get back to my pre-pg weight. I've been that sick that I've lost so much weight and have no appetite because the nausea is still terrible. I keep trying 'just eating' as so many people keep telling me to do but that seems to result in worse nausea or even vomitting

The only other bit of slightly worrying pg news that I have is that I have started having BH contractions. I remember getting them from 24 weeks with DD and she was born at 34+6. I'm trying to not draw any scary conclusions about starting to have them at 19 weeks this time. It seems that certain things set them off that are quite similar to last time - dehydration, walking too fast, sex

right first things first names

springySnowballsinWinterSinshine or Snowmen insteas of snowballs

SpringySnowySunshineyBaubles
SnowySunshine
SpringySnowshineShaggingSnowmen
SnowySunShinyBaubles

SwalisWantsAlotOfPrezzies
" WantsKissesUnderMistletoe
" WantsABitOfSanta
" WantsSomeShinyBaubles

??????? those are the ones that spring to mind so far will add more in a bit ......

aint no SpringySnowshine when shes gone
do do do
aint no SpringySnowshine when shes gone
aint no SpringySnowshine when shes gone
and shes always gone too long
anytine shes gone away......

LOL [grin}

Thanks for the inspiration, Nutty. I hope that you approve of my new festive name.

looking lovely in your festive robes, tis fab

SpringySnowshinesStockings

SantasBringingSpringyaBunny