Due April 2009 - Festive bumps explode into crimbo, April mums wait in limbo

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New thread here (I hope!!)

Like the sound of him being spot free in 3/4 days!! May have to go and invest in some for him. Will have to wait until late tonight tho as dh not at home so i would have to take ds and I cant imagine other shoppers appreciating me doing that!!

Am feeling a little guilty at teh minute as apart from my initial worry about baby my main thoughts were of how it was going to ruin christmas as we are at sils xmas day and boxing day (they have allhad it though so are happy for us to still go) and it is mils 60th birthday at the weekend so we have a big surprise party arranged which i wont be able to go to now. How selfish do I sound I feel really rotten when DS is suffering.

Am going to go and have a nice big snuggle and watch kids TV with him now I think.

xXx

Hey clairey, I am sure they wouldn't mind if you are just popping in to get the cream!

Don't feel guitly - I believe that they are actually only contagious for a tiny amount of time so he can still go and be around other people once he is past that contamination stage so there might still be hope for your weekend and Xmas.

I had adult chicken pox and the lotion was the only thing that got me through it - pop it in the fridge to keep it nice and cool!!

and the contamination stage is actually for the 2 weeks prior to the spots being visable so its pretty safe for you and him to go out and get some stuff xx

Here is my vote for calomine lotion..DD had chicken pox a few months ago and she loved putting on the pink cream, dried up the spots in no time and no scars. I was amazed and delgihted, we hardly noticed she'd had it!

Clairey - my nephew (16 months) has just had the pox and they gave him piriton obviously child strength and it was a god send for the itching.

Lixan - I remember your name. I am so pleased to hear your good news. I will keep everything crossed for you

Tristal - so pleased about you and DP, what a lovely time of year to get things sorted. I hope you enjoy your xmas together.

Baby - had the same thing as you today. Bean has been really quiet since yesterday afternoon and was rally scared but had a cold glass of water which seemed to perk it up. I have also just noticed I have grown in the last 24 hours so maybe that is it. I am trying not to be neurotic but it is hard not to worry. I guess this is the start of things to come.

Is it really silly that I still feel frightened about buying baby clothes? We bought the nursery furniture but not having it delivered yet. DH said we can buy some clothes in the sale but I feel scared in case something goes wrong. Is anyone else finding pregnancy scary and not as lovely as they thought it would be??????

Hopeful1 - its not really silly at all, sometimes buying babythings and having the furniture in the house rams home the enormity of what is going to happen in the future i.e lifestyle change, a dependant, birth!.

Pregnacy is the easy bit in a way and even though you have a gymnast in your belly its easy to just continue life as normal in most respects (apart from no alcohol and not being able to see your feet etc)

Just think you're over halfway there now second scans are done (and anything that is amiss will have been picked up) so measures will be in place for any possible negative outcomes and your mw visits will increase during the home stretch so you will have extra care & monitoring. try not to worry (easy for me to say) and do disscuss any worries you have with your mw.

the myth that pregnancy/ motherhood is all a bed of roses is exactly that, a myth. dont get me wrong its a beautiful thing but its not easy. xx

thanks sns that is really sweet of you....you have made me feel loads better....bless you x

happy Christmas to you all!

I am travelling tomorrow and won't be online much till new year. So I just want to say before I go that I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and here's to the very best to all of you for 2009.

Have a fab time Gingersarah, Merry Christmas see you in the new year

Morning You Gorgeous Girlies (and bumps)

2 MORE SLEEPS TO GO

rocking around the christmas tree....... la la la la la la la

Tis the season to be jolly fala la la la la la la la

rudolph the red nose reindeer had a very shiny nose .....

merry christmas nutty! :-)

Morning all

hopeful - I am not enjoying pregnancy really as I think the whole thing is a bit stressful to be honest and I am not sure about other people but I definitely don't feel the natural bloom of it all!!

I was not planning on buying anything as I was worried about tempting fate but actually now I can feel the little one and there is only 14 weeks left while there is still risk I feel much better about it all.

SNS am SOOOOO excited about Xmas - even more excited that today is my last day in the office - I cannot WAIT to get home tonight!!

Merry Christmas Frekkles

BB will they let you go home early today do you think?

yes 3.30 finish! woohoo!

HURRAH for BB's company! what are you gonna do with your extended evening?

in fact whats everyone going to be up to today?

i have done all my wrapping & present buying and now feel gutted that i have been to organised ........ so i'm going to live out my covered in ribbon & selotape, wrapping and grinning like an idiot about lovely gift giving through you guys if thats ok?

Me and DH are going to have a really chilled out night together - the next three days are full of friends and family and we won't get another moment together until boxing day night!

We also have to take the double bed down in bedroom so we can get nursery furniture in after Christmas (tis going off to a family member!) and packing for our time away over Xmas and then having Christmas biscuits and tea before bed (all very exciting!) Have a tiny bit of wrapping to do tonight and that's it!

Hi Everyone

You have all been so busy! I have spent the last couple of days going through EVERY SINGLE nook and cranny of our one-bedroom flat and boxing up absolutely anything that is not 100% necessary to put in storage. So far we have seven boxes packed, have thrown away two recycling/rubbish sacks and one big box to charity shop. It is very satisfying but I felt completely knackered by last night! We are planning to put our flat on the market after Xmas (great timing!!! I'm sure with post Xmas debt and the recession, people will have lots of money to spend ) We have decided that we will have to move to New Zealand (where I'm originally from) at the end of 2009 as three babies and us in a one-bedroom flat will be a wee bit squashed! So, going for the 'uncluttered' look to try to make the flat seem as spacious as possible for potential buyers! We live in Central London and can't afford to buy a bigger flat without moving WAY out of London. I will not be able to go back to work as the price of childcare for three babies is almost as much as I earn So, if any of you are interested in a lovely flat in Westminster, please come and have a look!

As for kicking, I have felt fewer kicks in the last couple of days as well - this has made me a bit worried so I am going to have a bath as this is when they kick the most. I'm hoping that what others have said is true - that they're having a growth spurt and getting a bit more cramped!

Tristaleejac I'm so happy for you! You must be feeling so much better about everything now

Hopeful1 I know what you mean about feeling worried and anxious rather than blooming and happy. Whilst I do feel really excited and happy sometimes, I also feel like I don't want to get TOO confident because I might jinx it! I think having a miscarriage always makes you feel like that because you know how quickly things can change, but I keep telling myself I'm past the biggest hurdle (12 weeks) and, as of Thursday, will be at the viable (24 weeks) stage which feels like has taken FOREVER! I think it is natural to worry - you just love your baby and want everything to be ok. I think for you and I , the NO SEX!! thing makes it more difficult as well...

Am going to finish tidying the flat and then will go have a bath so that (hopefully) I can get those babies kicking!!

Baublerella XX

Oh the baby likes chocolate raisins - having a few good kicks now!!

Wow Baublerella moving home will be amazing! such a different atmosphere to central London! I think we will end up spending a lot more time in Turkey once we have had our children as the way of life there is so chilled!

Baublrella & BB going off to warmer climates

Chocolate cookies are good too!! in fact all chocolate

gaaahhhh just got out of the bath and looked at myself in the mirror (baaaaaddd move)

on the second day of christmas my dh gave to meeeeeeee....... 2 blue veined boobies....1 messy buuuuusssshhhh and a humongous baby belllyyyyyy

sorry for tmi >

Helloooo

Haven't been on in AGES! Computer broke down so have had no access to MN.

Just found new thread - already 10 pages in. In due course will have to scim through the last couple of weeks and see what I have missed.

Hope everyone well?

All fine here - swelling up nicely and looking forward to a peaceful Christmas at home with just DD and DH.

LULU!!!!! yay, we were all getting a bit worried! nice to have you back on line, glad everything's ok with you xxx

Phew - sorry to just disappear like that. Obviously I didn't expect the computer to break down.

Ironically enough it happened shortly after an argument with DH where I said we needed to back up all our photos and that I still wanted to keep an old fashioned address book.

In actual fact all our addresses are held on the computer, so our Christmas cards are going to be rather late this year. Oh well, it's the thought.... And all our photos have been saved and DH promises that this time he is going to back them up somewhere safe.

just realised I have eaten a whole bar of Ritter Sport while trying to read up on all the stuff I have missed. Ooops .

LOL at all the pruning of lady gardens.

Easy to do lol have just munched 4 pieces of toast smothered in nuttela (yum)

i really must stop stuffing myself with rubbish

Ooooh - nuttela. Methinks my fridge is somewhat lacking.... < LuLuBai casts a beady eye at the shop across the road and wonders whether she can get there and back without waking up a napping DD>