Due April 2009 - Episode 14: Fanjo Warriors attempt to be "clean" during this thread?? NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN!!!

[PuzzleRocks]

And so it continues...

Mar
29 Mar : WhatFreshHell, DS 2.4 born on Easter Sunday
30 Mar : BabyBolat: 1st timer

Apr
01 Apr : Rachelinscotland: DD 3 years, and DS 2 years in March
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 : 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 : Bleuravin
04 Apr : Bumpalump
04 Apr : babypringle: 1 DS 2yrs 1 month
06 Apr : ToastnHoney: first timer
06 Apr : Mummyontherun: DD 22 months
07 Apr : Picklelala
08 Apr : LuLuBai: 1 DD born 02 Apr 07
09 Apr : Oddeyes (30): GIRL! DS 17 mths, 1 mc. London
09 Apr : Barbarella: 1st timer, TRIPLETS
10 Apr : hopeful1
11 Apr : mrsfossil: 1 DS 6.5
11 Apr : Bubbaluv: 1 DS 1yo
11 Apr : SpringySunshine: BOY! 1st timer.
12 Apr : Brettgirl, 1st timer
12 Apr : Mumblemumhome4lunch (37, Swindon): DS will be 4 on 11th April, DD 2yrs and 1month
13 Apr : Dungungirl(30): BOY! 1 m/c, DS 4 years
14 Apr : AuldAlliance: DS3.8 BOY!
15 Apr : claireykitten: GIRL! DS 12 months
15 Apr : electra
15 Apr : Sarahmum: DS 10yrs
16 Apr : tristaleejac(25): 1 ds, 3 years
17 Apr : Surprisenumber3(32): DS1 9 DSS 9 DS2 5 GIRL!
18 Apr : gingersarah: 1st baby
18 Apr : salbysea: (28) 1st timer
19 Apr : Kittycatisgettingfat (29) 1st timer
21 Apr : B52s: DS will be 2 and a quarter
21 Apr : Staryeyed
21 Apr : Schulte
22 Apr : PuzzleRocks: DD 21mths GIRL!
22 Apr : soon2befamilyof4 DD 13 months.
24 Apr : conkertree (27): DS 17 months
24 Apr : Bronze (Gawain) - 4th DC
24 Apr : Frekkles
25 Apr : Swaliswan: DD 17 months
27 Apr : Bicnod
27 Apr : Carameli
27 Apr : ilovesummer 3rd dc
27 Apr : purplemonkeydishwasher DS 3yo
30 Apr : Nutty Taff (27) DD nearly 5 GIRL!

Hellooo my favorite dirrrrrrty ladies!

I have to brag... I have spent the WHOLE day nesting - and am frankly astounded at my Domestic Goddessness (vvvvv unlike my usual slothfulness!)

Today, I have accomplished the following -

Rearranged the airing cupboard
Deep cleaned the bathroom
Cleaned out the chest of drawers that were being used for our clothes, washed & lined the drawers, and restocked with baby gear
Rearranged our entire wardrobe to accommodate above adult clothes
Set up the changing table
Made up the crib with little pink blankies
Done four loads of laundry
Ironed four loads of laundry
Washed windows inside & out
Changed the bedlinen
Taken out five loads of rubbish (baby clothes packaging etc)
Vacummed whole flat
Done six month's worth of filing
Made myself a cup of tea

Yee-ha!!!! I feel knackered!!! tee hee...

On a related note, mini-munchkin has definitely dropped today... think my body is trying to tell me something?

Hey MrsFossil - How lovely of your parents. Please do try and take it easy. Would you like to join our buddy system.

Brettgirl - Are you serious, that's crazy. Casting labouring women into the street. . You better staple the damn thing to your hand.

Sterling work Kitty.

Awww... DH just called, he would like to know if he can stop off for fish & chips on his way home, because of all the hard work I've done today... I really love that man!!!

gosh, just read all this - and it's taken me a very long time

Springy - married lady! Congrats!!

Gosh we're getting close now aren't we.

Nothing to report here really. Am feeling a bit sick lately and very tired and like I can't really be bothered to do anything. Going to try and move DS's in together this weekend so that we can decorate nursery the weekend after. Have also written a list of all baby things we need to get so am getting there slowly!

Does anyone else bump sometimes feel like the baby is 'breathing??'!! It isn't my pulse or anything, it's definitely her, she must just be moving a limb rhymthically or something. It's not as short or sharp as the hiccups - a bit strange really!

Those who know whether they're having a boy or girl - do you really believe it? And have you bought for that gender? I am still have trouble believing it's a girl after 2 boys (3 boys including DSS) but everything we have bought/others have bought is pink or girly! I was told on 20 week scan and 26 week 4D scan but still feel I'll be taking a boy home in pink clothes to a pink bedroom!!

When should we start with the perineal massage/raspberry leaf tea etc? I forget from last time, seems so long ago! I'm sure I used pure virgin olive oil last night and I had no stitches but what does everyone else use??

Will try and keep more uptodate with you all from now on!

last night last time

Surprise - I get the rhythmic thing too.
I started drinking the tea 4 weeks prior and dilated very quickly and the pain was quite bearable until 6cm.

thanks puzzle so I should start with the tea about 36 weeks? I didn't drink it last time.

I'm not seeing MW until 11th March (still every 4 weeks) - when does it go more regularly? I'm 33 weeks tomorrow.

Not had any bloods since 8 weeks either, I'm sure she said I will have some at 34 weeks but seems a very long time!

hey peeps - I am going to give up work at 38 weeks even that feels like too early. I will get bored...
Boff/Nutty I can't believe I missed the fanjo water debate as I have a meaningful contribution - I have always suffered from this, even before having DD (in fact since my teens), although as I've got older it takes less time to dribble out(used to take 10-15 mins at least)

In my area we have a blue booklet - also crucial for giving birth apparently. It is so full of spelling and grammatical errors it is an embarrassment, frankly. I have circled them all in red to make me feel better

Puzzle 2 hour baths are the best

BB - do not sleep on the sofa!!!

Springy - at your ils!! more washing up indeed!

Brettgirl i only have my yellow notes, nothing green i feel left out lol

Mrsfossil - yay nice to hear from you

Kitty - Blimey go you!! Well done!! where do you get your drawer liners from???

Suprisenumber3 - was told girl and no there is still a niggle that this one is a boy. but i'm prepared from either the stuff i have bought is neutral the stuff i have been given however is girly. You should have has bloods at 28 weeks.

Mathsmummy LOL at marking your maternity notes fabulous

Sorry, was just putting DD to bed. Yep, 36 weeks should do the trick. I don't thnk any earler s recommended.
I had bloods done at 28 weeks, I see my GP tomorrow at 32 weeks, Midwife at 36 and then theres a 38 week appt, followed by weekly ones.

Maths - pedantry rocks!

Says she with the missing i's from her last post. Damn sticky keyboard.

Gah DH's collegue just had a baby and called it Sienna Lilly so Sienna is out for us. Nooooooooooooo

Scarlett, Skye, Imogen left to choose from.

I vote for Scarlett - beautiful

Gaaaaaaaaaahhhhh

I am now officially on maternity leave but the last couple of days were so manic with a last minute project that I didn't have a chance to even tidy my desk! I literally had to drop everything and run off to catch the train earlier - I'll have to go in again next week to pack my boxes and say goodbye properly. Feels like a real let-down somehow

Anyway catch-up time! See you in a few hours when I have read all your posts...

All gorgeous.

Ok dh and i have been having a root around and have hit upon

Tianna Skye

which we both really like as much as sienna (the other names were lovely but more back ups) am happy now will just roll it around for a bit and get used to it

thanks Puzzle, will start at 36 weeks then!

Smutty - I asked about bloods at 28 weeks but was told I didn't need them as I'm rhesus positive, still seems wrong though and it seems everyone else has had bloods at 28 weeks

Am in agony tonight. Got really bad period type pain across bottom of bump which comes with strong tightness. I guess it's BH but they are SO painful! Feel so sick too.

Love the names mentioned, we still can't decide but I do love Evie - do you think it looks too much like 'Evil' though??

hi puzzlerocks yes would like to join buddy system. Just read about it on earlier bit of thread. And i can't believe 1 of us has dropped congrats glask on ruby

I tried the rasberry leaf tea with ds and i went 2 weeks over, but i've heard that rather than start you off it helps tone your uterus (or something like that) so it might help over all.

One booklet given to me by mw suggested not only is sex a good way of starting labour but also giving dh/dp a blow j and swallowing and i ripped this page out before dh read it so i think over all i might give the rasberry tea another go.

ha ha mrs fossil, i think i would have ripped that page out before DH read it too!

Nutty - Fab. Is that your final choice then?

Surprise - Evie is lovely.
I was told my bloods at 28 weeks were to check iron levels.

MrsFossil - Do you think there might be a market for semen shakes?
Good to have you on board, if you email the lovely Nutty as per below, she will pair you up with someone.

[email protected]

please include in the email :-

a contact number (pref mobile for texting)
email that you want to use so i can send you your buddy details (if not the one you're sending from)
your MN name (incase i get confused, v possible)
your due date (as above)