Due April 2009: Episode 18 - Mumble gets married and we have triplets and twins here!!

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Let the ramblings commence.

I wouldn't worry I've only put on 1stone 6lbsish and its actually worrying as its only that little as I've been ill. Would prefer to have put on more.... how sad is that

Haha BB, that isn't something that appeals. I have some slightly 'bigger' clothes in the loft so I am intending to hide in those for a few months - wearing a bikini is not appealing! I also have some more stretch marks so may avoid beach holidays for a few years (DH hates the sun anyway)

I need to not worry about it, because dieting doesn't work for me at all. I only lose weight when I don't think about it - but to lose a stone and a half will take well over a year probably.

I am going to enter for the 2010 marathon so hoping that will help!!!!

I'm going to look for a good quality swimming cossie with proper boob support and tummy flattening powers.

Trouble is I've gained lots of weight on my legs too -strange saddle bags have appeared on my hips making me look like I'm wearing those old style jodphurs even when I'm naked.

So I will probably need a sarong too.

Dunno what I'm talking about - we have no summer holiday planned.

brettgirl I think the childbirth guidbooks say you will lose around 11lb at birth, but I weighed myself before going into hospital and as soon as I came home (perverse curiosity) and had lost 26lb. DD was biggish but I also shed a lot of water and a lot of blood and a vast placenta.

Wow that is a huge amount to lose! I have never really had a problem losing weight on my tummy but I gain really easily on my legs and bum so that will be my struggle post baby I think (hence the running target!) - I also have lost a lot of toning on my arms so need to be lifting that baby and pram everywhere!!!

Ah I can't wait to take my baby out - still can't believe the end is actually in sight now! 2+6 until DD - is it wrong to be a bit scared now??!!

Had a very weird dream about BFing last night - baby latched on straight away but then people kept taking my boob out and giving my baby a bottle and then it preferred that (in the space of about 10 minutes) hmmm

OK, that's just under a stone. The thing is that I am 5'10" so even if I am a stone and a half heavier that isn't TOO bad. People keep telling me that I don't look fatter in myself, but I disagree!

26lbs lighter sounds wonderful, but I know that I've put some on - probably I will be a size bigger than before, I can live with that (in the short term lol).

Yeah BB was a huge amount to lose but I gained over 4 stone last time, so was still left with another 2 stone to shift. 1st stone came off gradually but the final one was a lot more stubborn and required careful diet and a lot of long walks. I was only just back in my size 10 skinnies when I got pregnant again.

Arms do get toned by pushing a pram though - so that's good. And pushing a pram somehow encourages you to walk faster. I took to taking DD on epic walks when the weather was good. We could quite easily do 9 or 10 miles in Richmond Park which was lovely, stopping for a packed lunch half way through.

Good morning.

Thanks for your welcomes and the hospital lists .

Another quick question: what's the earliest you can get measured for nursing bras?

Morning pint of stella - I have 3 weeks left and got mine at the weekend - my MW said around 2 weeks before-3 weeks before.

What page are the hospital lists on?

pintofstella - they usually recommend waiting until around 36 weeks.

I was planning on going to get measured in a week or 2. But feeling quite miffed. Had my eye on a particular HotMilk bra and pants set and it appears the one I really liked has been discontinued .

Another thing pintofstella - your boobs will go through quite a few size changes so don't buy all the bras you think you will need at once. Get one or two now then get re-measured again.

there is no way i am weighing myself until atleast june, when i intend to go to weightwatchers. i did weightwatchers the year before last and lost 4 stone in six months.

hello there lasses. lovely day in edinburgh this morning, and my clever boyfriend woke me after a good night's sleep by kissing me and then making love to me in missionary extremely cleverly, by seemingly arching his back and taking all his weight on his arms. Simultaneous orgasms He then made me a cup of tea and has now gone to the shop to get me eggs and rolls for breakfast. how nice is he?

he also left the party after half an hour on friday and came back to cuddle me when i was feeling rubbish.

i'm very loved up just now. although still havenae unpacked. getting a bit more comfortable though. if i'm a cat, then i'm still hiding under chair, but am occassionally sticking a paw out.

how are you all? anyone nearly having a baby yet? miss you all, oh queens of the pregnancy. i must apologise for my only coming and going. i think i've metioned this before, but i'm very cautious with the amount of time I spend here as i've been very addicted to a message board in the past and i hate being addicted to stuff. please don't think it's from lack of interest, caring and appreciation. i think this is a magical thread, and it's phenomenal the depth of connection that it is able to foster. i love the internet for that. but i just know my personality and can't risk getting tooooooo addicted ...

having said that i'm around this morning, so how the devil are you all? what's the gossip?

re: weight loss - never underestimate the power of breastfeeding! i was a good 2 stone lighter 6 months after DS was born than i was before i ever got pregnant. (still had a muffin top though. not sure how that worked...)

anyway, GOOD MORNING!

hope everyone is feeling well today. i'm pretty good. slept ok. though i've been quite sore in the morning the last couple of days. i wonder if it;s becuase of the meds that i don't feel pain so i;m sleeping in a bad position??

nothing planned for today. think i might attempt to do some cleaning. i just can't take the mess anymore. i know i'll pay for it later though.

hello pmdw! good morning hen . i'll support you in that domestic endeavour, i 'm intending to unpack my clothes today as well as chatting to you guys x

hi all had text from barbarella, she thought dh had texted me names of babies, so here goes they have identical twin girls Estella and Rosanna and a little boy called Otis. She asked how we were all doing and said to send her love and promised to post pics as soon as she could

meant to lose 11lb? is that all? ds1 was 9lb 14 so was nearly all that

Morning all!

Frosty - what a lovely way to start the day! Am practically in tears now as I do not have eggs and rolls....

My DH greeted me my asking me if I had remembered to pee in my pot (I hadn't) and then rushed out to do an exam for which he has done almost no revision! Perhaps I will go and eat some of the biscuits I have bought for the midwives, to cheer myself up.

Have no idea how much weight I've put on. I too am anti-scales and never weigh myself. For my booking appt, we had to reverse guesstimate my weight from my most recent BMI on Wii Fit. Midwife has not weighed me since, so have no idea. I don't feel bigger overall, apart from this fine protuberance on the front of course. If anything, I suspect the me underneath has lost a bit of weight as I have been unable to eat the huge portions of food I would usually serve myself!

Ooh, I love Barbarelly's names. Can't wait for more babies - the next one can't be far away!

Hi everyone,
Springy, your sister will doubtless forgive you, as she'll realise, given time, that you wanted to help her. Sounds as if the people she's hanging out with aren't helping her to see things clearly. A bit of a shock may jolt her into looking at her situation from another perspective.

Pintofstella; you're supposed to wait till the start of the 8th month, so we can all get measured now!

DH came home last night to inform me that he's been given 3 months' notice at work.

He's spent 4 years changing profession, studying and then on unpaid training, leaving me to shoulder financial and practical responsibility for the family. It has been really rough on us both, and he'd just signed a contract as a barrister in a law firm two months ago which meant that we thought we were moving forward at last.

His boss can find no fault with his work, but says that he doesn't behave the way he's expected to (which means that DH isn't docile enough, basically, as his boss is a domineering git and expects his underlings to take things lying down).

DH thinks he'll not find any work in the region, whereas my job is fixed and I have little hope of moving; we have to move out of our home this summer as it's being sold, but we don't know where he could wind up working so can't look for a new place till that's settled (or not...).

School registration happens between now and April, so if we move away DS will end up in a dump wherever there are spaces left at a late date, just to continue the nightmare of his school experiences.

I had been planning to ask for a semester of parental leave from the University, but am now looking at having to ask for unpaid leave from my lecturer's post so I can follow DH wherever he ends up, and try and set myself up as a freelance translator. I don't see how I can pay for childcare for the baby until I have built up the freelance activity, but if I have no childcare I definitely won't be able to embark on the freelance work.

I am a bit bleak about the coming months and very sad that our baby isn't going to have a very enjoyable first few months until we know what the hell we are doing.

Yesterday's property porn seems like a very foolish dream, and the order for an Amby bed like a crazy waste of money.

oh Auld
i'm in tears. you poor thing. i'm so sorry.

I'm not sure I can take the embarrassment of being measured for a nursing bra - my boobs have still hardly changed at all . I'll just buy a B-cup for now I think (even they looked enormous to me!) because perhaps if I buy something may happen??? At least I won't need to fork out for something too expensive, T-shirt bra will do fine.

I must admit, as a result I am very dubious about the ability of my 'assets' to do the job. It isn't so much the size as the lack of any growth or 'leakage'. If so I hope I don't end up two stone lighter than before lol, I'd look like one of those 90's herion chic models but with much chunkier bones and broader shoulders and much older - not a good look! I'd rather be a stone and a half heavier than before haha.

brettgirl - i didn't get any leakage last time or this time for that matter. still BFed DS for 2 years. your boobs will start working when they need to. and size doesn't matter either. you'll be great!

Oh Auld ((hugs)) that is horrible - can you fire someone for that - seems a bit odd to me! I don't really have anything to say other than hopefully DH will find something soon but what a nightmare time you are having! Wish I could say something to cheer you up.

As cheesy as it sounds all your LO needs is you and DH - have everything crossed that you get it all sorted!

ooh I love Otis - I was wrong with my colour predictions - nice that the girls are identical tho! Bless her does she know how long they will be in for? Can you imagine how different her life is now!!

Frosty very nice way to wake up! and yay for being loved up and happy - and just take time unpacking, get that other poor out then maybe a tail!

Sorry Auld - I hadn't read your post before posting my silly, frivilous one . Just try to remember though that what the baby really needs is love and you can still give lots and lots of that.

Lovely to hear news of barberella too - I was quite worried about her. What gorgeous names.