Due in Jan 2009 - 3 have popped, Christmas is coming and we're all fed up with this pregnancy malarky, bring on the babies!!

[LenniEd]

Hello all, it's getting really hard to keep up with all the goings on.

Have had period type tightnings that stop me sleeping 3 times now, always till 5 am. Had them lst night too, but slept till 1pm today so am being pampered by my mum who cared for dd1. It's wierd, I want them to carry on and lets get on with it, but then I think, Nah - lets wait a while and have a bit more being pregnant. I get them when I've had a hard day that day or the day before. Irritable uterus I call it at work, and closly related to the state of my bowls! Nice!

Getting quite nest building now. Just sorted through all the washable nappies and built the baby swing.

Off to catch up with thread properly.

mssparkle, i hope your mum gets better soon and that your little one stays put until she's in better shape.

hope you all had lovely christmases - it was pretty quiet here but that's just as well as i am absolutely exhausted. maybe titch is having a growth spurt or something. she's certainly building up her leg muscles....

nj, good luck with the induction, hope all goes smoothly

Got side tracked and still haven't cought up properly - but second all recovery wishes for your mum, mssparkle. Poor you you must be totally wiped out with worry. Be good to yourself x

On a different note - mamas and papas online practically GIVING away newborn clothes. Just getting a pink outfit and full get up for about £10. Shame P&P is a blooming fiver!!

Lots of their mummy pampering range is going cheap too - and with all the turning babies, clinic appointments, delivery decision making, family illnesses and general life events going on around here, I say a complete unwind and relax collection is in order!

Hi, hope everyone had a great Christmas.

Good luck NJ.

Sorry to hear about your mum mssparkle. I hope she is better soon.

Very quiet Christmas here, just DH, me and the boys (and three dogs of course).

DS1 gave us a heart attack at midnight on Christmas Eve by coming downstairs to go to the toilet while we still had presents and wrapping paper everywhere. We had to tell him we were going to bed and would bring him down in half an hour, then DH had to turn the lights off and carry him through in the dark! He was then up every two hours for the rest of the night, with me finding it impossible to get to sleep in between. I was a total zombie by the time we gave in at 6.30. Quite a shock to the system as we are usually waiting for them to wake up on Christmas morning.

DH seems to have told everyone I needed nightclothes with the result being I got 5 pairs of pyjamas and a nightdress for Christmas! All nice ones though and will come in handy I suppose.

DS2 is getting much stronger and has gained a little weight. He went for his first walk since hospital today and coped well but was really tired afterwards. The only bad thing is that he's been having some really bad dreams that wake him up screaming but he can't remember afterwards. DH can't seem to calm him down and the only thing that works seems to be rocking him like a baby on my knee. I think he is probably processing what happened in hospital and with will work through it with lots of cuddles and reassurance. It's really upsetting when it happens though.

MW came round on Christmas Eve to drop off homebirth kit and came back today with the birth pool (which we have yet to check out and see if it will fit). Was quite embarassing really, as when she arrived it was 12.30 and I was still in bed having not slept for more than an hour at a time for 4 days.

Am feeling huge and whale like now with lots of cramping and niggly pain but no sign of anything starting yet.

Thanks for the mamas and papas tip Tree have just spent some Christmas money on the little one - got a couple of bargains too!

Bless you moose, glad you were able to have a nice Christmas. Your poor ds2 though. Can't imagine how tough it must be for you all.

Don't worry about the midwife! We're highly suspicious of people who are up with full make up despite the obvious need to be in bed. Or highly mystified as to how it's done!

Had forgotton how rubbish sleep is in late pregnancy - it didn't matter with dd1 as was on leave and nothing to stop me napping wherever and whenever.

Just looking in to see if any news - good luck Ginni and NJ.

sorry to hear about your mum mssparkle, hope you have better news soon.

Is anyone else just plain bored now? I warn you now, this is a vent! I'll be 38 weeks tomorrow, and I have no signs of impending labour. Wee one doesn't have head engaged, no BH, i am even sleeping better than I have in months. I know I should be thankful for this, but I don't know what to do with all this free time on my hands. Shopping is no fun anymore, as I have bought everything I could possibly need for baby, there is no point buying maternity stuff at this point. Normally at this time of year we'd be going out a lot, but there doesn't seem to be much going on this year and even if there was, parties aren't much fun when you can't have a drink, even the 'dressed up' version of me hardly passes and there never seems to be anywhere comfortable to sit. I could be cleaning the house and getting my to do list done (re-finance the house, get some life insurance etc) but I have been procrastinating for days as these chores are not appealing. I just want to go into labour and finally meet the wee rascal who has been causing all this mayhem in my tummy for 9 months. I am not a patient person, ARGH!!!!

HI - I'm not as I have a dd, but I can imagine how your feeling.

Have you thought of negotiating a 'keep in touch' day with your employer? They don't affect SMP as built into it by the Government. I can have 10 during the whole mat leave without it affecting my contactural pay. You could maybe go in and do a training day or some light stuff?

I realise this may be a completely nuts suggestion!

Also - if you like to - make bolognese and stick it in 'portion' size bags in the freezer. And chili, etc.
You'll be soooo glad you did when your a [yummy] Mummy who hasn't got dressed for 3 days and who is living on toast.

Starting to look like some sort of robot mum now - may I just say I haven't got dressed today or even made a cuppa for anyone. Had I any motivation I'd do as I suggest too!

My goodness- i didn't realise i hadn't posted for long enough for this thread to vanish from my ones i'm on!! Had to search it!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas? I am absolutely Shattered, but had a great time & feeling Truly Spoilt. Oh and i woke up early and did our presents by the fire, then oh had training, then we headed home to our families in brighton.

Yesterday OH had the usual boxing day football fixtures, so i got to see one of my good friends, got there really early as OH was excused from travelling with the team since we were already there, anyway, little did i know, in the player lounge pre match.... was My Surprise baby shower! My mother, In laws, Sister, and Oh's old Team mates' Oh's were there, plus a few more friends. i had NO idea. It was so lovely to see everyone and Beanie, my gosh, she was already spoilt rotten, now she is TOTALLY spoilt rotten. i think she has EVERYTHING From baby Gap and jo mama.

We spent yesterday evening with our good friends, one couple have a 12 week old bubba, and the others have a 5 month old bubba... OH has now announced after yesterday that he would like me to produce Beanie now as he would like to meet her! bless him.... If only it was THAT easy!

Shanster Bless you!! Well, when is it your due? have you started trying all the natural induction methods? If they don't work straight away, at least they will give you something to focus on & be less bored!

Itching to hear bubba news from NJ and Ginni...Well and of course anyone else thats popped!

STILL got this bloody cold, and Xmas has been horrible with only one functioning ear. Will have to go to Doctors if it doesn't clear itself up soon!

morning

have just got back from next sale and texco main shop.
got a next gift card used it to buy 2 dress and top sets for the baby and a legging set and for dd a fleecy jumper,denim dress and top set and a top really chuffed.
in tesco got all the food bro got me a tesco gift card used it to buy monopoly here and now the new one.
going to rest now.

GTDAB - can you call midwife/out of hours GP? Should be able to sort you out some more coedine and get you some lactulose to help with constipation? Might also be worth getting checked over to make sure nothing more to it - if you are still coughing then might well be a chest infection and need ABs.

at Tink 37wks pg at the Next sale!! You are a very brave shopping machine!

Well done Tink - how did you bring yourself to hit Tesco!? I live in middle of no where so big stores hour drive away which can't face. Probably best for finances but do have the sense I'm missing something!!

Givethedog - get yourself some sennokat stuff, lactalose and some cough med and co codamol from the chemist and take to your bed. Poor poor you. Then get to the GP on Monday and get all of it again only stronger! Being constipated is not to be underestimated, my whole personality changes - you could even buy glycerine suppositories if your appetite is affected. HAve only had it this pregnancy and can't believe what abugger it is.

Maslow's hierachy of basic human needs [any one studay that - trip down memory lane] basically amounts to this: if you can't poo, slepp or eat you can't be happy.

Alternatively once again I mention the bargains to be had at mamas and pappas and blooming marvellous online.

Come moan anytime!

I also have to give Tink big respect for hitting the sales. I have gone all hibernatey and have a strong desire to keep away from busy places... online shopping is the only way (cheers treedelivery!) GTDAB poor poor you, that just sucks. At least Christmas and all the pressure of that is behind us all now, maybe it will be easier to focus on being looked after

Ray sorry to hear you're still suffering too, but good that the baby shower was there to perk you up! what lovely friends. I'm really missing my friends at the moment, most of them don't have children yet, or have moved away over the last few months, and tho I love my family I do feel a bit isolated. Keep your friends close to you! even when it feels like you have no energy to..

well my periody pains massively intensified last night and were coming in waves, a couple every 10 mins, still totally bearable though, but felt like something was definitely happening especially as (TMI coming) I had about 4 poos in an hour, really felt like a prelabour clearout! But after a couple of hours, and putting ds to bed, it all went away again. so disappointing, I just wanted to cry. Ah well. Nothing today. Maybe it was just an irritable uterus....

anyone else following NJ's induction thread? tis fab

No!!! Off to find it right now

Hello,

I haven't posted on here for ages but thought I would check back and see how everyone is doing. I'm due 7th Jan and have had a strong nesting instinct for the last few weeks but it has gone now and I feel a bit strange and restless, d'you think this is a sign baby is coming? My first was 6 days early and I keep wondering if this will be the same or not.

afternoon all! off for a read...

See my stretch mark thread - for a very specific type of stretch mark!

treedeliv - can you link to it? I am intrigued..

this page

There are no pictures......

Evenin' all.

Warning, grumpy cow alert!

Ventured out of the house to my parents today. First time I've been anywhere other than the antenatal clinic in two weeks!

Really wished I hadn't bothered though. We thought we were only popping in to see my sister before she goes back home, but they had done another Christmas dinner, so not only did we spend the entire time sat in the lounge on our own while they were in the kitchen, Mum spent the entire time complaining that I haven't had the baby yet, she's getting tired, her bad knee hurts and at this rate she won't be able to help out with the boys! (Wouldn't be the first time, didn't see her for 10 days after DS2 was born as she was so tired!) Bubs isn't even due for another week fgs! Then when I said its ok and we could manage fine without her she took offence that she's not needed - aaaarrgghh!

Why do people do that. Go ott cooking a meal noone expected or wanted in the first place, then spend the entire day complaining about how much hard work it was and how they weren't up to it. Especially when they won't let anyone help.

We deliberately spent Christmas Day at home this year to avoid all this rubbish and to be honest I am a more than a bit annoyed that we've ended up getting it anyway.

On top of that. PILs didn't turn up on Christmas Day after promising the DCs that they would. This resulted in lots of tears from DS2. They said they would come on Boxing Day, but MIL is obviously in a strop about us not visiting on Christmas Day and sent PIL with some family presents instead and he stayed all of 10 minutes. Cue more disappointed children!

Actually, if I'm honest I am generally grumpy at the moment anyway. Had a truly dreadful night again last night. Ended up sitting on the side of the bed in tears, having tried absolutely everything to get to sleep and failed dismally. Then when I did eventually manage to fall asleep I woke up three times in the middle of anxiety attacks and had killer acid reflux which I haven't had since the first trimester so didn't have any gaviscon! Between that and mega restless legs, I didn't know where to put myself.

DH did a lame male version of sympathy by making a sympathetic noise and putting his hand on my back before promptly falling back to sleep.

Isn't the middle of the night a really lonely place to be when you are feeling rough?

I'd forgotten just how horrible the nights are at the end of pregnancy.

Oh yes, and to cap it all DS2 is coming down with a cold and I am paranoid he'll get really poorly again!

Sorry to whinge folks. I know there are people on here with far greater problems than mine. Just needed to vent. Will promise to cheer up now.

Oh Moose!!

Bless you. I'm up usually till 3 if not 5 so drop a post I may be about for nightime grumbles. Last day at work tommorow so WILL sleep tonight. WILL. Fecking restless legs. And have had 10 Rennie in hour and half. We're having a very similar last few weeks!!

Ranitadine quite good and can be got in supermarket btw.

Hope ds2 shakes his cold ok. You have had a really crappy time if I may say.

Don't wanna go to work tommorrow. wah. Am too bone idle.

Tree, you are anything but bone idle! Tell you what - you come and visit my family and I'll do your shift. Whaddya say?