The Waters on the Wagon go Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

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hopefully Kay is not far off

I know Sorky, I think now I am not worrying about where I am going to have him I feel a bit more relaxed. Until tomorrow where the MW will probably come up with loads of reasons why I can't have him at home.

Playing, It was pretty useless and I felt like it was a waste of time. The brace does nothing at all.

It must be a huge relief Kay.

I don't think Dh's fully understand that we need to know the where's and what-for's in advance.

It's like needing to have the room, bedding, clothes all ready. It helps you sort through the birth process in your head doesn't it?

In 19 days or less you'll have your baby....I'm a teensy bit jealous I have to say .

Clothes ready? Dont be daft!!! Well we do but he has no socks!! They are on the 2nd mothercrap order and god knows when it will arrive. So he'll have cold feet.

Sorry I don't know about physio/osteopaths etc.

Kay, if there is no medical reason not to have him at home then stand your ground. They may well surprise you, my MW's were very supportive of the HB with DS2, they made it clear that if anything happened medically to stop it then that's where their support ended but they were really good up until the PE started (and at which point a HB went out of the window), and that was with the IU. In fact one of them even remembered I'd had a HB booked and asked me about it this time.

Yes thanks 2BG, I got an appt. for him - 8 o'clock this evening, the poor thing will feel like shit by then if the last few nights are anything to go off, but it was then or nothing. He has managed to eat a digestive biscuit, it's just so strange for him, he isn't a 'sicky' child but when he get's a temp. the first thing is he is sick, and he hasn't been this time. Hope DH get's you something lovely Deffo make a list of things to ask at your next appt. have a note pad waiting and then when you think of things you can note them down instead of trying to remember it all at once.

I have put DS2 to bed, was going to have a sleep myself to catch up on last nights feeble attempt at sleeping but nope, DH is on his way home for lunch, will be holding my eyes open with match sticks by tonight!

Well in that case I don't know why I am wasting my time trying to get physio! I have crutches and even a wheelchair! Maybe I should just book an osteo apt? Well, might as well see the gp and see what he says.

Yay for the home birth Kay. I am still tempted I must admit but for now at least I am using my local birth centre. More because it was shut down for nearly a year due to staff shortages and they finally got it up and running 7 days a week this year so its a case of use it or loose it. Plus they have a lovely birth pool and is only 1/2 mile away!

As far as I know there is no medical reason I can't have a HB. I'm just worried that if they have to close the MLU due to staff shortages, they'll say there are no MWs.

They have to provide you with a MW by law, and it isn't a case of you (or anyone else having a HB) taking MW's away from a working ward, HB's are attended by CMW's, so they can't use that excuse.

Even if they do have staff shortages they would have to pay for an independent m/w to attend the hb.

Thats good to hear. My mum actually thinks its a good idea!! I wasn't expecting her too at all. When she had us it was very much you will have them in hospital, you will formula feed them and various other cr*p.

It was the same for my mum but she was really good with the HB and BF thing. Having said that, she wouldn't have had a leg to stand on with the HB thing, she went up to go to the loo and came downstairs 10 minutes later with my sister in her arms so she knows about HB!

Wow, that is a quick birth Nat. I somtimes think I'd like a very quick birth but they are meant to be a lot more painful.

About what you can and cant do with SPD, interesting to see what others have stopped doing.

I've worked out that hoovering, sweeping, pushing trolley in shop etc make it noticeably worse. As does walking down busy street in london (dodging others). Also sitting on arse for too long also is bad. Not sitting on soft sofa anymore either...

Think part of the answer is to not do much but not very practical for most of us, esp those with kids already...

Random thinking outloud then...

Hi ladies,

Sorry to hear of those suffering with aches and pains and SPD. I've had the odd stretchy pain here and there but nothing bad yet. Fingers crossed this blasted nausea is my only pregnancy complaint.

Congrats on a girl, Gruff! Bet you are so thrilled the wait is over. I still haven't been brave enough to buy anything pink yet - I want to, but still don't know if I trust the sonographer! I do feel it is a girl but would hate to go mad buying one gender colour and then get a surprise in the delivery room. So, I think I'll get a few bits and the rest white and yellow.

Thanks for responding to my pushchair/pram question GYo. It was great to get so many responses, really useful, but I am still really confused. I think we might do one of those John Lewis things where they give you the free demo like you mentioned.

Right, forgot everything else I was supposed to say.....Kayz/Nat - not long for you both now!! So jealous!

Hi, Ive been lurking but feeling so ill. Keep going really dizzy

Cosmo - re buying I already had one girl outfit that I got when first found out i was pregnant. Just bought one more of vertbaudet. I plan to get a couple more girly bits and thats it as I have five nieces (age 1-11) and my sisters have kept ALL clothes so will be getting alot of girls clothes coming my way anyway. I totally know what you mean though - I keep saying to people "it could still be a boy!"

Gyo - you will def be meeting my little Gruffette! we will have to meet up loads when we have popped and Im still awaiting the much talked about wagon meet up!

Kay - HB sounds like a great option for you.

That is one other thing that came out of the scan - the baby is BIG! Eek! I dont know if you all remember me saying about my sisters big baby and her terrible births but I can see that I am heading the same way!Fantastic

I have found a lovely fridge freezer on the Brighthouse website. But we don't want to get it from there and spend 3 years paying them £6 a week. It works out we'd payback a lot more than it is in the shops.

But we can't find it anywhere else!!! I am so annoyed now!!!

Kayz,

have you tried kelkoo.com? You can type in model number and it tells you where it is sold and prices. Good Luck! I certainly wouldnt do Brighthouse - I think its the biggest con ever!!

I haven't no. I will do that. I keep seeing the Brighthouse advert and thought I'd have a look. But its easier to just save up for a little while and just buy it outright.

afternoon wow have finally read all the posts

i did food shop while dd @ nursery

i have some slippers

lost mine ages ago so have nice warm toasty feet now they are really comfy.
also bought 2 pairs of slippers socks for durring and after birth - pink pair with penguins and black pair with scotty dogs on. also 2 nighties for after birth.also saw thick maternity pads reduced to only 84p have 2 packs in bag now.
also got britney cd

i feel so lucky apart from abit of back ache and tiredness this pregnancy is going smoothly

what meals do you ladies eat in the week?
i have bought 2 filled pastas and 2 sauces, 2 pizzas, crispy pancakes,chicken goujons

gyo - spd must be horrible
touch my wispas and die lol quickly shoves all of them into mouth.

diege - glad sickness easing

ses - pressies from cousin sound lovely.
hope u get to go shopping tom

kay - ye 4 nice soft bump

sorky - poor u hands sorky a wispa

lb - glad dd getting better

glas - great that sickness easing lol @ dreams. my dh had a dream about zombies

nat - lobs over a mars and hides any remaining wispas

cosmo - verbaudet baby clothes are sweet have 3 velour sleepsuits

gruff - sorry that u feeling well take carex gorgeous pic

playing - hope u get 2 c dr

2bgs - sorry that mw not helpful
glad u arent being sick
disneyland is gr8!!

Wispa is much appreciated Tink. I asked Dh to go and buy me a multipack and he came back with nothing!!!

Prolly just as well to eat virtual ones, I'll only feel guilty when my arse still looks pg but I'm holding the baby

Well having spent the morning doing nowt downstairs, we have all decamped to our bed for the afternoon.
So far my day has consisted of numerous phonecalls, post opening, breakfast and lunch making, "hunt-the-poo" TWICE!! and a bath.

Whoop-dee-doo! Can't move after all that excitement.

Have story reading planned, maybe a cuppa and a cadburys choc trifle later....be still my beating heart.

sounds gd

LOL sorky!

my belly is now moving with kicks/movement! Its s o freaky!

ooh love that Gruff, when belly moves up and down.

We do need to sort meet up, maybe for early in new year?

very exciting to imagine meeting face to face. Though will call you Gruff and your baby will now always be gruffette!

Hang on there is choc bar favouristim going on...

Gyo - Im afraid I have no choc in the house at the mo - but if I did I would def share you!

Yes early new year sounds good. Yay meeting face to face would be exciting but a bit scary i think - but maybe thats just me!face to face and bump to bump

Being called Gruff would be funny! Although I tell the children I look after that I will turn into a Gruffalo if they dont do as they are told