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

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New thread here (I hope!!)

That's so cool.
I wonder if you can get an ipod/nike birthing partner download????

That's exactly what I think - various older women keep trying to tell me things & I just think 'hmm, we'll see what Mumsnet says first, shall we?'

& Nutty, no. Luckily not He's playing Dead Rising, which he's not played for ages. But has now discovered a childlike glee: "Look, a lawnmower! Watch me mow them all down " & so on. To which I have to respond with suitably impressed noises before turning back to the laptop & talking to the grown ups

"Ooooh, look, a shooty arm! Argh, no, he's biting my cock off! No! Get off!"

You know - the normal sounds of a Sunday afternoon

& that's how I feel - I've had MN for almost as long as I've been pregnant & I don't know how I'd have got this far without it, let alone the many things that I'll inevitably use it for after the birth. Asides from the really good advice & stuff, it's lovely to have the social interaction with such fab people

All the talk of due dates reminded me that we've not seen the list for a while, so I'm going to put it here. I've just spent ages going through the list to make sure that we've not missed any bad news, but it looks like everyone's okay which was lovely to see - although there are quite a few who've only ever posted here once or twice! They don't know what they're missing out on

Mar
25 Mar : Jumbs: DS 15 months
28 Mar : AlexandraPeppernose: DC no 3
29 Mar : Gemzooks: DS 1.9 then 2 m/cs, age 32, live in Holland
29 Mar : WhatFreshHell, DS 2.4 born on Easter Sunday
30 Mar : BabyBolat: 1st timer
31 Mar : Cosmogirl: 1st timer

Apr
01 Apr : Rachelinscotland: DD 2 years 10 months, and DS 18 months
01 Apr : Chickenbalti: DS 4 years DD 17 months
02 Apr : BoffinMum: BOY! dd(21) ds(10) ds(7)
02 Apr : MathsMummy27: GIRL! DD 3 years
03 Apr : skiingone: DC1
03 Apr : nzbabies: DS 21 months
03 Apr : purlease: 1 m/c, 1 DD 3 years
03 Apr : Kalikaroo: SURPRISE! (28), 1st timer, lives in Scandinavia (but too shy to say where!)
04 Apr : mizzannie: first timer
04 Apr : Bumpalump: DS 2.2
04 Apr : babypringle: 1 DS 2yrs 1 month
06 Apr : ToastnHoney: first timer
06 Apr : Diddle: DS1 2yrs, DS2 10months 2mc's
06 Apr : PintofStella: DS 5.4
07 Apr : Bethdivine: DS 18mo
08 Apr : LuLuBai: 1 DD born 02 Apr 07
08 Apr : Pinkdolly: (age 27) dd 6, dd 5, dd 2, 1 m/c January 08
09 Apr : Oddeyes (30): GIRL! DS 17 mths, 1 mc. London
09 Apr : Nigeltuffnell
09 Apr : Soundbites(30): DD aged 18 months
09 Apr : Barbarella: 1st timer, TRIPLETS
10 Apr : hopeful1
10 Apr : BinkyB(30): TWINS 1st timer, lives London
11 Apr : BellaMummy
11 Apr : Teeheelaydee
11 Apr : mrsfossil: 1 DS 6.5
11 Apr : Dungungirl(30): BOY! 1 m/c, DS 3.5 years
11 Apr : Bubbaluv: 1 DS 1yo
11 Apr : SpringySunshine: BOY! 1st timer.
12 Apr : daisycat01: DS 6yrs, DS 3yrs
12 Apr : Salstars (34), 1st timer
12 Apr : Brettgirl, 1st timer
13 Apr : April2009Baby:
14 Apr : girlylala0807:
14 Apr : AuldAlliance: DS3.8 BOY!
15 Apr : claireykitten: GIRL! DS 12 months
15 Apr : VixterB: first timer
15 Apr : electra
15 Apr : Sarahmum: DS 10yrs
16 Apr : tristaleejac(25): 1 ds, 3 years
17 Apr : lou031205(28): DD age 2.8, DD age 1
17 Apr : Glaskhamhasoneintheoven: DC3, have one of each already.
18 Apr : mumsoon: DC1 GIRL!
18 Apr : minouminou(37): due April 18-19 (i think). 1 DS, 22 months
18 Apr : salbysea: (28) 1st timer
18 Apr : loobee: DS 22mths
19 Apr : gingersarah: 1st baby
19 Apr : Kittycat8 (29) 1st timer
20 Apr : v1kk1m: BOY! 1DD 5 months
20 Apr : MegBusset: DS 18mo
21 Apr : B52s: DS will be 2 and a quarter
21 Apr : Festivedollyx: DD9yrs DD7yrs GIRL!
21 Apr : Staryeyed
23 Apr : chloemegjess
23 Apr : katiepotatie
23 Apr : Reesie : DD 20 months
24 Apr : Surprisenumber3(32): DS1 9 DSS 9 DS2 4
24 Apr : PuzzleRocks: DD 19mths GIRL!
24 Apr : conkertree (26): DS 12 months
24 Apr : Bronze (Gawain) - 4th DC
24 Apr : Frekkles
24 Apr : EsmeWeatherwax (36) DD 17 months
24 Apr : SnoozyVic: first timer and semolina-monster
25 Apr : Swaliswan: DD 17 months
25 Apr : ReallyTired
27 Apr : Bicnod
27 Apr : Carameli
27 Apr : longlegted
27 Apr : SatHereSitting
27 Apr : purplemonkeydishwasher DS 3yo
28 Apr : Laulau27
29 Apr : lauralou1 1st DC
30 Apr : Nutty Taff 2nd DC GIRL!

Breakaway threads?!!! they don't know what they are missing!

I will be asking about the wifi had my meeting next week for sure! Think they should install it if not - would save a lot of bell-ringing!!

I think I might have to end up taking bubs to hospital following birth for check ups as I live too far away from the hospital for their HV to come out! (it's only 15 minutes away by car!) and the local hospital don't have me registered and there is all sorts of issues with that apparently (and they were actually so rude on the phone I am not sure I want them!) Also the HV they have told a friend of a friend that her 18 month old son would need to go to therapy if he didn't stop rubbing his ear when he is tired! huh???!!!

Blardy hell, have they forgotten who is paying their salaries?

Why will the local hospital not register you?

Well because I chose to have the baby at another hospital, apparently I cannot register for post natal care at the local hospital and my hospital only do post-natal care within a certain radius. I was not however told this when I was given the option quite openly at my first doctors visit!

Oh well, I do really like my hospital so might be for the best rather than face the local dragons!

I am not sure they could do that. What would happen if people moved house, for example? Or gave birth as an emergency in a completely different area and then went home?

Just tell them you're not going to bother with any more medical care because you won't have access to transport, and see how they flap then!!

Who knows, it all seems very bizarre to me but hadn't really thought of it before as I was caught up in the newness of being pregnant - think I am going to write a whole heap of questions for the m/w on monday and see what she says then.

Hope I get to hear the heartbeat again - feels very strange knowing I wont get to see the baby for another 13 weeks.

SNS don't worry about us not being around - you'll probably lose me for about a day and then the reality will hit in and I will be on here like a flash asking for help!

Sure it will be fine - to be fair, still seems so long (although I know it is not!)

It would be amazing - could you imagine the conversations on MN!!!

They have Patientline or whatever it's called - I've seen a few people doing live birth threads from hospital on it, but it's nowhere near as good as a laptop & WiFi

BB, I'm sure they'll have to change their position on it if you kick up enough of a stink. They're meant to be providing a health service.

Boffin, I saw on another thread earlier that you're still rather about the whole pregnancy thing... Remember we're always here if you want to moan xx

I am down actually Snowy. I don't know how much to tell the mw because I will sound very mentally poorly indeed if I tell people what is really going on in my head, but really I think help is very limited for people in my position really. So I reckon it's a case of struggling on somehow.

I agree with Nutty - this is a nice fluffy thread where we're like family (but still anonymous!), not one of those awful threads about the Mouldies, or whatever it is that's going on out there...

Boffin, what do you mean by 'in your position'? Why do you think that you're unable to be helped? & whatever you say to your MW, we're definitely happy to read your woes & help where possible. Heaven knows I've abused all of your 'good eyes' enough

& Nutty, I know! I think DP would despair of me if I tried to make him keep you all updated on Patientline, but I might ask him in a bit anyway & test the water

I've also seen on other threads that sometimes they have a 'text buddy' thing, where people are partnered with others due a couple of weeks away from them (so hopefully they're not both labouring at the same time) & swap mobile numbers, so that important texts can be sent to just one person & that non-labouring person can update the rest of the thread. I think that'd be a nice idea here?

OOh snowy I saw that too - think it is a great idea.

VBM, SNS is right we are here for you and we have all had times when we needed each other so let us know if there is anything we can do - or even just use us to offload!

I'm going to take a moment here to shamelessly gloat about my very-possible diagnosis here. What are the chances?

I mostly lurk as well. I don't want to get told off for being new

Someone will have to be in charge of the text buddy thing. I don't mind doing it, but if someone better at organising things would like to, I'll gladly let them. I suppose it'll mean CAT-ing everyone on the list to invite them to submit their phone number, then pairing people up & giving their numbers out to the relevant person. Whilst keeping the full list of numbers in case somebody goes AWOL.

& I know! that's the most productive thing I've done all day

I got CAT the other day. Once you've CATted someone, they can email you back without having CAT, I think.