First of all, yaaaay, Nutty's back! Thank God - the thread was almost clean for a while! I shan't get too excited until I've caught up & know that you're still out of hospital & hopefully feeling a bit better after a night in your own bed. Really pleased that it doesn't appear to be PE, though - the CS & so on can be fought for, so all is not lost! xx Ooh, just read about the Milk Tray - nice!
BB, we've had no contact at all with MIL since the wedding. Nothing. I sent them a thank you card (I'm not really sure what for ), but that's it. There's been no texting or phoning in either direction. DH has spoken to his brother a few times (& I have a couple of times, briefly), but no mention's been made of her at all, I don't think. Except we know that she has a job interview at some point, but that was just mentioned in passing. It really is just a mystery as to what's going on! DH is still very supportive, though. We were watching something on tv where someone said that men marry women like their mothers & he was quick to point out that I'm nothing like his mother because I'm not a stroppy cow, etc. (I still think he's building up to ask permission for something ) Meh, we'll see. He has to go up soon for his brother's birthday, but I shan't be going because of the journey / single bed / etc. It'll be interesting to see what happens without me there.
Interesting dreams there, Boff Last night, I had a dream that I was a young Asian boy having to fight to the death with another, older Asian boy. (I mention the Asian thing purely to show how far removed my reality it is!) I was just winning (I had him on the floor & was kicking him repeatedly in the testicles) when the phone rang. I have no idea what it was about.
Kaz's babies are so cute! Lovely little things! Ohhhh, They're little April babies! Like ours! I wonder how barb is. I want to see the triplets! & I want to see MINE! [impatient]
Sorry to hear that people are having problems with their DH/Ps. I think at this point it's just beginning to get real for the men & they're having to take stock of what's going on. Until this point they've been able to bury their heads in the sand a great deal, despite everything. Now, suddenly, they have to deal with the fact that these babies will be coming in just a few weeks & everything that goes with that. They'll sort themselves out in time, I'm sure - they love you. They're just freaking out at the moment & don't have any MNers to talk to to get some perspective or support.
BB, I had a bit of a taste of how it'll be for the first-time men when I was in hospital - DH got really withdrawn & quiet, & was quite visibly shaken by the whole thing. I asked if he was okay & eventually he said that he just hated being so helpless. It helped, strangely, to keep giving him little things to do (obviously it won't be so possible in transition, but in early labour I think it'll be okay) like filling up the cup of water, or going to see if the MW was in the corridor anywhere, etc. It sounds stupid, but just giving him a purpose (even just holding your hand through the contractions / looking at the trace if you're on the monitor) made him feel a lot more in control, which helped us both. Of course when we're in total agony we won't be able to set up little activities for them like they're toddlers but I'm hoping that he'll be able to be involved in reminding me to breathe / facilitating some of the active birthing positions or whatever. & if I'm screaming at him to leave me alone, well that's just tough
electra, really good to hear that LO's grown & HB is back on We'll be wanting a live birth thread!
Boff, that insurance company appears to be part of some sort of sketch show. You're obviously accessing a fictional comedic routine through a portal in your phone, somehow