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Here ya go, new thread! We're almost there!!!!!

daisy5 Your shop experience sounds scary! Could your son (aww) have been doing some kick boxing practice on your diaphragm? Glad all is well anyway and hope that cough stops soon.

I threw up nearly every day while pg with DD but didn't feel very nauseous in between, and felt sick nearly every day with DS but rarely hurled, and to be honest I preferred the nausea-free puking, so would say my pg with DD was slightly better. Also DS was 10 days late and 9lb 7oz so I was mahoosive in the final weeks. But there wasn't much in it and they were both good labours - I don't think the pg experience relates much to the sex of the baby although there are lots of myths about it.

MrsMcJr Very good point about the post-partum days/weeks. There's all this elation and joy but then you have to come to terms with so many weird physical things - the bleeding, leaking, wobble belly and those after-pains which go on for days and feel as though there's still a baby left in there . Good to raise it now to remind us to be prepared. I also got the baby blues when my milk came in with DD and was foul to DH - he tried to take baby away because she was feeding like a lunatic and I was getting v upset, and I lashed out at him and scratched his face! We were both ! Didn't last long but when I felt the same with DS we remembered it and dealt with it all much better - no injuries ensued

Can't you have peanut butter? Recent advice is only to avoid it if you or close relatives have allergies/eczema but I have hayfever and eczema and have eaten it throughout all pgs to no ill effect - both DC had a tiny bit of eczema in infancy, no probs now.

Snowwombat glad the babe is kicking about in there - it is reassuring isn't it? If a little painful sometimes. I got cramps in 8th/9th month with DS - I found that exercising legs and ankles gently before bed helped a lot. And you need to make sure you're taking a healthy (ie modest) amount of salt in your diet - lack of salt can cause cramps. Good luck with wedding plans - what are you wearing?

Tee have you found out any more about the heart monitoring thing? Is it to do with diabetes?

lauraloo thanks for Tesco tips

daisy Hope you managed to get some sleep!
I was up and wide awake at 3am too, managed to sleep between 5am and 10am this morning so I guess it's not too bad. I don't know how I'll cope when my daughter is here.
I'm 25 weeks today too and I can't wait either.

snowwombat Have a lovely day next weekend! Enjoy every minute of your wedding, the only thing I wish is that I'd spent more time talking to all our guests during the day, dh managed it and loved it.

Doris we're after a new car as well, the second hand prices are brilliant at the moment, we're saving for a deposit to get a really good deal.

juicy I also have a complicated relationship with my bil/sil, really lovely at times but very much selfish/self-centered spoilt brats. Mil and Pil are getting divorced acrimoniously. Mil is not actually talking to anyone. Dunno what will happen when baby is born and she asks to see her. (I think she is not mentally stable and started drinking heavily (completely out of character, she was completely fine, decent and a brilliant supportive mil 2 years ago) Now I don't want her anywhere near until she gets some professional and medical help - to which she (typically) says "I'm not crazy!").

Did any of you book or did NCT classes? (or would recommend them or not?)
I "registered my interest" and they start next thursday locally, it's £280 for 8 classes (inc 1 year NCT membership, no idea what that does for me?)
I'm wondering wether it's worth it. I could buy a wicked travel system for that money.

I did apply to the free NHS classes but I don't know when these are and the leaflet does not say how many classes there are for couples or what they cover.
The NCT classes are in the evening which we can definitely go to, the nhs classes are in the morning or afternoon which we'll have to work around once we know when they are.
Could also be good to meet local mums to be.

I am a worrier and I do get bouts of panic attacks and cold sweats about the giving birth bit.

ermintrude a few people have responded to my post here. Sounds like it is most likely due to my brother having been born with a hole in his heart 42 years ago! Apparently its a very close scan of the baby's heart that lasts about 30 minutes. I guess I'll find out more on 3rd when I see OB and 6th when it happens!

june I also registered interest in NCT classes but then found out I get basically the exact same class on NHS for free. The £280 seems hardly worth it to me!

I'm a bit at those who can say 'my son' and 'my daughter' but I still think it was the right decision for us to not find out until the birth!

Sorry to hear about your palpitations Daisy - that sounds horrid. Poor you.

I agree that the post-partum bit is quite horrid MrsMcJnr - you have the period of your life, leaking boobs, tummy cramps and obviously the lack of sleep....

Hello all. Have the house to ourselves now that my brother and his girlfriend have gone back to London. DS is due for a nap soon and I think I might join him... it's that or the ironing that I've been putting off for far too long. I think the nap wins....

Lots of bump movement over the weekend It completely freaks my brother out!!

Should be the last day in DS's new bedroom (apart from sorting out the Ikea cock-up on Thursday) then he's in on Friday night! He was on the bed earlier and he looked so tiny in it! My little boy is growing up!

I didn't do NCT classes last time, and regretted it a bit. We were really lucky as our surgery ran a post-natal group and managed to meet a really lovely bunch and we all still meet up once a fortnight. It's been a godsend as I'm not local to the area and all my friends are spread out over the country. I didn't really realise how expensive it is though. Not sure I'd have paid out that much at the time.

Sorry to hear that so many of us have insomnia. I actually slept last night, and I actually feel worse for it! I think the tiredness is oozing out of me, gradually. DH is back to work tomorrow so things will start to become a bit more normal again.

Thanks for the Tesco tip Laura

morning all!

How are we? i am feeling like I have a hangover which I can't have it must be tiredness! (went to bed at 2!!!!!am) Went to my pals surprise 30th bash, I lasted wait for this girls a whole 6! hours- how proud are you! Especially when dh & pals started 'salsa dancing' 'generally spilling drinks all over me' & blabbering rubbish ! It was nice to catch up with some friends that I haven't seen for a while & very cute when they wanted to feel my tummy when baby started 'dancing' to the salsa music as well bless! Two of my close friends have had misscarriages lately & I was a bit nervous about meeting them but it went really well as is seems all of us can switch between concerned & excited friend which is brill! Oh & mr dry cleaner man managed to get the stain out of my top so I went out feeling good !

Dh is nursing another hangover today (I am such a patient wife) but he is taking me to see 'confessions of a shopaholic at 3 this afternoon bless him- not sure if I am looking forward to the giant hotdogs or the movie more . If you haven't read the shopaholic books you must when we get to that too big to move stage they will make you , I am going to re-read shopaholic & baby!!!!

june - sorry to heat that your mil may cause a problem, if it counts I think you are right avoiding contact when baby arrives - I would do the same. We have booked NCT classes 2 minutes from our house, we start march 12th, I think it cost us 280 including the membership too, I think we are also going to attend the hospital one. I am looking forward to it but more interested in meeting local mummies to be. Re- the birth giving comment, I met a lovely lady at the party last night she has a 9 month old daughter - she was honest but not scary honest like some people can be! She would beam from ear to ear if she mentioned dh or dd which really made me & dh think thats what this is all about. I too am really scared but my view, the drugs were invented for a reason!

daisy glad you went & got yourself checked out & that all is well, I have been having stabbing pains in my tummy & sorry to be crude but you never know whether 1-its the baby, 2- you need the toilet 3- its wind! I find it very hard to distinguish which it is as everything is so squashed up in there now!

lauraloo thanks for the tesco tip! We are going to pop down tomorrow (not that dh knows that yet!) it's well worth getting the bits whilst they are on offer & tesco points too - fab!

Actually- have you all joined Boots mother & baby? they have loads of offers on too, things like nappies etc, you can join online or in-store & they are offering triple points too right now (how much do I sound like an advert?!)- its worth checking out!

snowwombat - don;t think we have spoken before - hi & big congrats, glad you had a fun hen do! & your wedding will be & I know everyone says this, the best day of your life! Savour every moment & dance the night away! You will look gorgeous with your bump!

dorris we need a new car badly - we have a sports car I can hardly get out of it all ready! so I have given my dh the task of finding as a new family vehicle! Isn;t it funny, you give a man a task involving 'wheels or gadgets' & they throw their life into it, mention decorating - no action at all !

just realized I posted morning- I am now aware its actually nearly 2pm! he he

June I would absolutely recommend NCT classes despite the expense. I went to one NHS one and the MW was quiet and not good at presentations and most of the mums (and the dads, of whom there were few present) were v young and giggled at the mention of vaginas, which didn't help... I'm sure some are good but depends on who you get and who else is in there with you. NCT on the other hand has lots of good tutors and OHs are encouraged to take part. It gives you a detailed overview about birth and new babies, especially all the choices you can make re labour and what factors to consider. They're also really good on breast feeding. I'd thought: if you have a baby, you go to hospital and take whatever drugs they give you , which is what my mum did - but then when I'd learnt about childbirth in detail, and the nature of available interventions, I felt very 'empowered' and have had two lovely natural births with no need for drugs and v quick recoveries. Not everyone took that route and of course you have to keep an open mind in case there are complications, but we were all very well-informed.

Even more importantly, local women will be doing the course with you and they will be an absolute lifeline in the first months. I'm still in touch with a couple of families from 10 yrs ago and being able to go to each others' houses or for a pizza with the babies was a real joy and stops you going mad on your own.

Tee Sounds like you're being cared for very well, for the docs to be following up on family history in that way - and you can take another peek at baby during the scan

evening all can't believe how quickly the weekend flies by but at least I'm feeling a bit better, migraines have gone but arms are in constant pins and needles sigh if it's not one thing bugging me its something else

well i'm back to the pram drawing board...the pram i ordered, silver cross linear freeway, is far too big to fit in my car boot, so think i'll be copying tee in getting a quinny buzz, after checking it all out it fits into my car boot so unfortunately I need to pay a little extra but i'm sure bubba will love it!

Dh is so happy, last night we were helping babysit and he was holding a 5 month old and got so excited as soon he'll be holding his own... and for the first time he felt the baby kick so it was an eventful night for him

ermintrude silly question what's the difference between the NCT classes and NHS classes?

daisy sorry to hear about your scare, I hope everything is ok now and that your cough is going away...tbh I've had a cough for nearly the whole second trimester!

Tee its good that the docs are keeping a close eye on you, and its another chance to see your baby

Ineed hope you had a good weekend with your brother and his girlfriend visiting!

lauraloo nice to hear your DH is getting all excited about the LO!

It's not a silly question re NHS/NCT at all. I can't give you an 'official' answer about the difference between them, but unofficially would say the main diffs are:

NHS freebie classes are usually held in an available hospital room and the quality of them can be a bit pot-luck (this is partly anecdotal, other posters may have heard/experienced otherwise). But NCT sessions are often in the (trained) tutor's own houses so tend to be more comfortable and relaxed.

NHS classes inevitably have to be targeted at a pretty basic level, to be suitable for anyone who attends, so the one I went to involved a lot of very young first-time mums who were not prepared to articulate much, or ask questions, and were more keen on giggling. It was like being at school. NCT ones involve (usually) couples who have opted into the process, so are likely to be happier discussing all sorts of subjects and the sessions are usually longer and more in-depth - ours used to go on for well over 2 hours because the tutor would always answer every question - and so we all learned all we wanted to know. (I guess this boils down to NCT classes tending to attract more middle-class people who have degrees, jobs which mean they can afford the course fees, often older mothers than average, etc. which can make it seem a bit hippy-dippy or twee, and puts some people off, but I preferred that to the giggly girls!)

I don't know any NHS classes which last more than a couple of sessions whereas NCT ones are usually at least 6. You can cover more ground and you bond better with the group, which helps post-natally too (our tutor also ran post-natal classes to start us off).

I guess that while the NHS has its 'official' line to follow, NCT classe are also more 'politicised' in a way - not party-political but just aware of issues surrounding things like medical control of labour, attitudes to breast-feeding etc. Not preachy - one woman in our group had an elective CS, another two chose to have an epidural, another chose to have pethidin and one chose not to b/feed, and nobody gave them a hard time about these decisions - but it was good to have those conversations and think your own way through it.

Sorry, have written a book here!

Maybe this is just an NI thing, but my antenatal class through NHS is 6 weeks, for 2.5 hours a week!

And the curriculum is identical to the one sent to me from NCT.

I have a feeling this is a NHS Trust area thing, though.

Of course the teacher could be great or horrible and same with the classmates, but I think that may be true for NCT as well. Oh and the class is held in the waiting area of the antenatal clinic, which is actually very comfortable!

Tee there you go, the classes here are not as long, or as numerous. NI might do things differently - not sure how active the NCT is over there. The curricula inevitably sound the same but I've only heard complaints about the way the NHS ones are covered - NCT ones have become so popular because of the perceived failings of NHS ones.

The best thing to end up with out of any classes are some other mums with whom to share the first few months, and even years, of life with a baby so it's good to have classes which have a relatively small 'catchment', thereby ensuring you'll be near enough new friends to meet regularly.

The NHS ones I went to were fine, though we didn't talk between ourselves or form a group bond (something I know is far more likely with NCT). We did have all our questions answered and they were really informative and approachable. Each class was 2 hrs long and we all stayed a good half an hour longer having tea and chatting to the midwives. We also did a tour of the unit, saw SCBU and dealt with all the nasties that could happen. I felt really informed.

I think it really varies. My hospital also runs free active birth classes, hypno-birthing, keep fit stuff, healthy eating stuff, etc. Also loads of breastfeeding support groups etc. You can go to it all for free.

As I said before, I do wish I'd done the NCT, but quite glad I didn't fork out that vast amount of cash!! Also, my friend hated her NCT instructor and felt that the people she met were quite snobbish and judgemental (she didn't meet up with them afterwards) but, again, it must vary wildly...

Off to each a bumper bag of Maltesers, and I don't feel guilty one bit! Night all xx

Hey ladies DH and I drove to Gib today and spent a fortune in Morrisons, I started getting a few things for my hospital bag/the early days that I can?t get here just in case the baby is early!

Daisy ? poor you I can empathise with the cough, I sound like a sea lion . My pregnancy with DS was by far the easier of the two (and interestingly, the pregnancy before, which sadly wasn?t to be was pretty bad too and I am sure the baby was a girl but maybe things weren?t good because it wasn?t a healthy pregnancy ) with DS I was never sick (only felt it a bit sometimes), never had headaches and generally felt great. I do feel much better now but I am still getting a lot of headaches and nausea when I am tired. Hopefully based on your theory I?ll sail through the post-partum bit sorry to hear about the strange attack, poor you. Lovely to hear you excited about your son

Tee ? must be an extra precaution enjoy having another preview of your baby

Ermintrude ? my DS was 9 days late, makes me wonder when this baby will arrive. Was your DD late/early/on time? I didn?t have any after pains last time. They say don?t they that they become stronger after each child because your muscles have to work harder to clamp down again? I?ll keep my TENS machine handy. I cried on Day 5 because DH told me there wasn?t enough space on the pavement to walk side by side with the buggy I also had a crying fit in the Bank because my firm had messed up my salary payment and I didn?t feel fit enough to sort it out sorry to hear about the scratching, I do understand the sentiment that was behind it though, I was like a lioness with DS! DH and I have quite a lot of allergies in our families and I just feel safer abstaining from peanut butter when pg even though I love it. Great summary on the differences between the NCT and NHS classes, another thing I found was that the NHS would tell you that you ?can?t? do x or y when actually of course you could it was just that the particular hospital discouraged or encouraged it (like their policy to give you 20mins of monitoring on arrival in the labour ward ? even if your baby is crowning ).

June ? your family sounds a little complicated at the mo, hope things settle down soon. I went to NCT classes (and the NHS ones and anything else going too ) I did find them worthwhile and I did learn a lot. I absolutely agree with Ermintrude, they empower you to make decisions and that made me feel more confident about the whole birth thing. My DH also went to the local NHS Dads2B classes and they were great, well worth it if there are any being offered in your area. I found being a member of the NCT good for the BF support and for the nearly new sales. I never got to the coffee mornings before I left the UK but they were there if I wanted them. I have kept in touch with most of the couples at the classes but also met people I am in contact with at the NHS ones.

Hi Ineedmore

Juicy ? I remember that hungover feeling after a few weddings when pg with DS, it?s not fair is it? But you can remember a whole lot more than anyone else which is always fun Sorry to hear about your friends? miscarriages speaking from experience, I found it really upsetting when pregnant friends avoided me when they?d heard my news, I desperately still wanted to be ?in the gang? and to talk about babies etc so I am sure your pregnant state just made they feel happy for you and optimistic for next time round for them. I loved the shopaholic books too, very funny I joined all the baby clubs and got lots of freebies (still do in fact!)

Laura ? hope your arms are feeling better now

Ladies ? thought I?d bring the list over and put my date back to 4 June at the same time.

Where?s Cote? She?s not be on for a while now??

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Ooh, weekend over
I have to make a decision about the NCT classes tomorrow and after spending the day changing my mind I think we're going to go for it.

We went to BabiesRus this afternoon as it is supposedly "half price sale", there really wasn't much on sale in that particular shop and the rest of the stuff is twice as much as you can find it for on the net.
Nice to go round the shop for some ideas though, loved the winnie the pooh swinging cribs :D, tried some prams and car seat and left even more confused than before!

I spent the rest of the day feeling hormonal, short tempered and teary, probably to do with lack of sleep. I hope my My "blooming" second trimester two weeks isn't over already!!

mrsmcjr, one of my best friend has been through a lot ttc for 5 years now. We want to ask her and her husband to be godparents to our daughter. She never told us what she was going through until last year (we were ttc at the time, unbeknown to her) I'll never really know how she feels about my pregnancy but she has been truly great and I've really tried to be considerate.

OMG and just saw my belly move when the baby kicked :D Off to lie down and do more belly watching!

MrsMcJr my DD was 3 days late and DS was 10 days late. I got after pains both times, def worse with DS, but had returned the TENS shortly after birth because he was so late! This time I've got my sister's on long loan, phew.

I think you've hit the nail on the head with the element of NCT, as opposed to NHS, which appealed to me most - none of the 'that's not our policy' stonewalling, and so less chance of being herded into the hospital process whether or not it's appropriate for you. Probably appeals to my control freakery . And knowing I didn't want a hospital birth made it more sense for my classes to be away from hospital too. But it's heartening to hear there are good NHS ones like Ineedchoc experienced.

I should also say that I was living in a v poor part of N London at the time, so the giggly teenage mums were probably more in evidence there than average, and most of the women at the NHS class were part of the very well-established Afro-Caribbean and Irish communities which felt quite closed to me, or weren't English-speakers, so spending bonding time with nearby mums who were in a similarly isolated position was extra important.

June I bet your friends would be very pleased to be asked - they must sometimes feel they're in a babyless ghetto because people feel it's such a sensitive subject.

Have fun watching that belly!

Morning all

snowwombat, congratulations and best of luck for the weekend, enjoy your wedding

I did the nhs classes and they were fab, but that was over 18 years ago now! I think round here they run separate groups for teenage parents.

I wish someone had warned me about afterpains before I had dd1, I hadn't realised they could be quite so painful. Ime they get worse after each birth, one of the few advantages to having a cs last time was the heavy duty painkillers I had!

MrsMcJnr, ermintrude, I found the first few weeks with dd1 a total emotional rollercoaster. Physically I was ok, despite the stitches, but then I had yoof on my side back then (I WAS fit once, honest ). Even though I thought I was prepared for life with a newborn, I think for me it was that sudden feeling that this tiny, beautiful little girl was just so totally dependant on me for everything and that overwhelming feeling of love from the first time I held her. I still got the baby blues with the other dcs but emotionally was back on an even keel much quicker. I suppose i've been lucky that apart from dd3, mine have all been good sleepers, sleep deprivation definitely takes its toll!

Ineed, Tesco had bags of maltesers on special at the weekend, yum

We had a lovely weekend with all the kids, especially as the weather was sooo much better than it has been! I think I may have overdone it though, my feet and ankles had really puffed up last night and i'm really achey this morning, all worth it

hi all,
Writing you from uch hospital on an emergency appt
babies heart fine thank god but now waiting for them to check me over - had pains all through the night, will keep you posted.

juicygirlpink, hope all goes well, will keep everything crossed for you x

Juicygirlpink that's a relief about the babe's heart, hope you get the all-clear and are home soon too.

Oh juicygirlpink keeping you in my thoughts! Please keep us updated! Glad the baby's heart is fine.

Juicygirlpink - Hope all goes well and you hear some good news soon. Sorry to hear about your pains. Thinking of you x

Poor you Juicy, hope all is well and that you and the baby are fine x

Hi all,

now back home in my lovely house that doesn't smell of yucky hospital 'food'.
So here is what happened, I have been having sharp shooting pains across the bottom of my tummy since saturday then last night when I went to the toilet I had some light spotting. (I had spotting for the first 14 weeks of pg, but none for the last 11 weeks). Obviously dh & I were worried but as it was light we waited until the morning before contacting the midwife. (the spotting had stopped by this morning) Midwife told me to come straight in so we first of all saw a nurse who did all the usual stuff, bp & mine & babies heart rate. Told me my bp was high & that I should 'cut down' on eggs & salt! Now this is where I get pissed off I don;t eat salt as such, never add it to food & we try most nights to cook from scratch where ever possible, obviously we all eat crap sometimes but feeling a little as we have done everything by the 'book'. Has anyone else been told to cut out these things? & when I asked her to explain about the egg part she didn't actually answer mine or dh questions [hmmm]. So now of course I am paranoid as anyone would be. Oh & eggs maybe 4/5 per week max?!? As mentioned babes h/b was fine then we were told to wait for the doctor who was going to some test (like a smear) that I can't remember the jargon for so we waited for 1 1/2 hrs only to be told by the doctor that what I was feeling was 'normal' & there was no smear like test to be done!. Dr couldn't get out of there quick enough I asked her about my bp she then said it's within YOUR normal range but still cut out these foods!
So we left happy that nothing serious was wrong but we also felt a bit silly (there always seems to be this 'we have seen it all before attitude') well we were worried. & now if it happens again we are going to feel silly telling them! Any thoughts?

I hope you are all having a better day than me & big s for your kind messages x x x

Poor you, any bleeding in pregnancy is scary especially coupled with pain and you just wouldn't expect that at this stage. Have no idea about the eggs I am afraid although the salt will be due to BP but if you are anything like me, it goes sky high just being in a hospital and add to that the worry it's no wonder it was higher than normal. Hope someone comes along soon who can shed some light on what was said to you. In the meantime, snuggle up on the couch and relax