Due May '09, a Spangle-tastic start, who will be next....anyone, anyone........?

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Starting new thread ladies, in honour of Spangle.

Oh, also:

Reusable nappies I used reusables with DS2 from birth, just made sure that the meconium nappies were well rinsed before soaking. I always advise to stay away from velcro fastening because with us, no matter how fastidious I was with folding the velcro shut I still ended up with sh!t in the tabs. Poppers are handy but I prefer using a nippa grippa which is the modern version of a nappy pin. Has the advantage that even DD can't get it off!

Presents for siblings I'm stuck with this too - when DS2 was born he brought his big brother a big bus. When DD was born she brought her brothers a jigsaw each. I would prefer to get our three something they can share together - maybe a fun pack with a DVD, micro popcorn, sweeties and juice. I don't know!

I'm planning on packing baby's bag today. Although I'm still hoping for a hb I want to be prepared in case we need to go to hospital.

Haven't managed to get on MN for ages- it's been an awful week. Someone ran into the back of my car on my way home from work on Monday- (this is the 2nd car accident of my pregnancy ). I spent all Monday evening being monitored at hospital to be told that baby's heartbeat wasn't responding to his movements as it should. They sent me home and told me to come back in the morning for more monitoring - the next day baby's heartbeat was much the same - at one point a nurse came over looked at the monitor and said "that's not a happy baby" and walked off- I was terrified. She could at least have given me an explanation. Eventually baby had a very active period- which the midwife seemed to imply was too active (is this possible?) but they sent me home and told me to keep an eye on his movements. Spent the whole day stressing (and then worrying I was stressing the baby by being upset).
I saw CMW on Weds who has reassured me a bit but I still feel anxious that something may be wrong. Am very glad now that I have a 34 week scan booked next week- I will feel better once I've seen him
Sorry for the long post... hope everyone is ok and getting excited about our LO's imminent arrivals

Sophietom that sounds very stressful for you. Big hugs. I think it is really crappy to make comments like "unhappy baby" and then send you home to ponder on it all night. I would be anxious too but they wouldn't send you home unless they were happy with you and LO. Hope you have a lovely relaxing day today

I totally agree with Tummum, what a horrible experience for you sophietom. big hugs

Morning everyone,

Rubbish weather here today and the dcs are full of energy. I can feel it in my little toe that one of them will get hurt soon.

sophietom That's not very good of that mw to just go 'not a happy baby' and just walk off. I tend to say, sleepy baby, that's not half as scary. I can't see the trace obviously, but I think that's probably what she meant. If there was something seriously wrong with the monitoring you have been kept in for regular monitoring and scanning, so try and relax a bit about it. Hopefully your scan will reassure you even more.

My trick as to find out what to get the dcs is to take them to a toy shop/toy section and see what they stare at the longest! Ds has been asking for an omnitrix for so long that I know what to get for him. DD is a tiny bit trickier, but if it were up to her she would probably have about a thousand little pet shop animals.

I have always said that dh is a bit scared of my bump and yesterday I made him touch it, because I could clearly feel the head in my side, making lo more transverse than breech. Anyway he very hesitantly touched it with one finger almost as if I asked him to touch something horrible. That just confirms it, he's scared of baby bumps .

Hi everyone.

MatthewAndBumpsMummy,I know what you mean - I just can't keep up either! I've been on early shifts all week and am shattered, so not really with it. I too have 8 weeks to go...though it could be any time after 5 weeks, I guess! I'm 33 weeks today...gosh. It's passing so quickly.

Hope everyone is OK and sorry I can't keep up, I'm just too tired at the moment. xxx

blotted I can sympathise with you getting up 3 times for the loo at night. 2-3 times has been my normal for the last few months

Oh well, time for some lunch I suppose. The trouble is that there's nothing I fancy. I just feel sicky . I used to love my food too.

On average I've been getting up 5 times a night for the last 2-3 months. The rubbish thing is, in our old house our bathroom was upstairs, in this house it's downstairs, so to make it to the toilet, I end up having to open two safety gates, and put 2 lights on, and trample downstairs...fun stuff lol Jael X

Me and DP had to sit DD down yesterday, and explain to her that the little girl next door isn't going to be living there after the Easter Holiday's, as her Mommy and Daddy are going to be living in different houses...it was so hard to explain, but I felt it had to be done, rather than lieing to her, when she starts nursery in September, I'm sure she's going to meet loads of little ones who's parents aren't together, so we had to do it...we tried to explain that her mommy and daddy don't love each other anymore, and that she's going to be living in a different house with her mommy, she then asked us if we still loved each other, I almost cried...after a little more explaining with DP's help, I think we got there, I hated having to do it, I can't imagine having to do that for real and explain that we were splitting up, i hate to think about it...

sophietom, agree thst's wrong for the mw to comment like that. Belgian's right- if they were more concerned they would have kept you in to monitor. just annoying they left you to ponder and worry. do try to relax until your scan.

jael, that is a difficult thing to explain but you're right in that she's going to encounter same situation in school.

it does make me teary when dd1 talks about her fears like me leaving her at the park. or daddy not coming home etc and you realise some children have to deal with these. oh, my hormones are acting up...

have really been nesting: thoroughly cleaned 2 bathrooms, hallway, wiped skirting boards, doors, dusted, cleaned appliance fronts in the kitchen, etc etc (tired just writing this). i'm not sure though whether my 'nesting' is pregnancy hormones or that i've just realised i only have about 3 weeks before baby arrives and then won't have much time to clean .

in laws arriving soon bringing back our border collie. we've missed him but i must admit it's been nice not having so much dog fur to clean and lovely not to have to do the pm walk. guess, i'll have to get off my lazy bum now .

now it's my turn to talk to myself, hehe. lucky for you i've not much more to say and tired of 1-handed typing; my other arm is round dd1 watching cbeebies .

Momino

Would your in-laws take my Collie for a couple of weeks? She's crapped in the hallway this morning after stealing some leftover barbecue ribs that I told DH to clear up last night (I was in bed early being poorly), barked incessantly at anyone having the temerity to walk past the house, done bizarre power-yips at 4am and drunk noisily out of the toilet.

She's now curled up on the sofa on DD1's favourite top. I must move her but can't be bothered (DH at bloody work AGAIN and DD2 is being a little sod livewire).

And now I have to corral the kids and drive to my mum's and I can't be bothered. She was on particularly irritating form when I spoke to her earlier. Bless, what would I do without her?

I've just been for a nice pub lunch with friend who have twins the same age as DD. They are going back to SA next week to live so it will be the last time we see them for a while.

Jael we have an ensuite now but when I was pregnant with DD we had a doorstairs loo and I'm to admit that for the last few weeks I had a bucket by the bed.

It's rainy here but DD is asleep now after her run around the pub at lunchtime so hopefully it will be a long sleep.

Lol @ your bucket febes Beats going down stairs in the dark though. I'm lucky enought that our bedroom is next to the bathroom. As close as you'll ever get to en suite!

Didn't sleep well last night, I suppose I was thinking about breech babies a bit too much. Now I'm ready to drop off, but can't really, because dh is still working on stuff in the house together with his builder friend. I told him his timing wasn't good and he said that the time would never be right anyway, because next time he's back the baby would be ready to come and after that I wouldn't want mess with a new baby. I guess he's right. Still would have been nicer without the dcs around.

jael my dcs have been talking about death quite a bit recently, because their headmistress hasn't been around at school for a bit because her mother (obviously elderly) had died. So I was getting lots of you're never going to die questions. Difficult that type of subjects, but simple honesty is the best way of dealing with them I think. I told them that everyone dies in the end and that even I will die one day, but not anytime soon if I can help it!

Jael Oh no I always feel that I was quite lucky splitting with Ex-DH when DS1 was still a baby, we never really had to have that conversation because it was all he knew.

blotted I do rice with the stroganoff as there's usually tons of sauce

sophietom glad you're both ok.. but sorry the mw made you so stressed.

just back from a trip to ikea in bristol with dh and ds. no arguments and as we got there early not too many people either. also popped into the mamas n papas next door and had a lovely lunch out.. all in all a surprising great day out!

Good afternoon dear ladies!

Sophietom, sorry to hear about your car crash and subsequent hospital experience, hope all is ok.

mmmmmm stroganoff - something I've never made, but do have tin of nice paprika in the kitchen waiting for such a dish! Currently got a joint of ham simmering away. Ham, egg (illegal and runny) and chips for tea perhaps?

Been test driving cars this morning. Took a picasso out, which I very surprisingly liked (didn't expect to). However DH has just sent text from rugby telling me about a zafira he's just found out about, which is a ridiculously low price, so am now sat surfing car sites comparing prices and specifications - quite excited I do like a good bargain especially when it comes to cars.

Jael, much sympathy at your 5 trips to the loo per night and for the long journey to the bathroom! I'm on an average of 3 visits - or that's the amount I remember, maybe I should have a tally chart on the bathroom door...

Hello all

My DP seems to be nesting!

So far today he has:

Cleaned the oven thoroughly
Fixed the bathroom extractor fan
Fixed our bathroom door (which never shut properly)
Cleared out the shed
Put up our new retractable washing line
Mowed the lawn (before it started to pour)

He's now gone to Argos to return a recordable dvd player we bought (impulse buy).

I am enjoying lazing around. Feeling very tired at work now, and have 2 more weeks to go (working up to 37 weeks, which I am def starting to regret)...

... But at the same time, I feel bad about all leaving my clients who I'm in the middle of helping with their benefits overpayments / visa refusals / eviction orders / negotiations with creditors etc. There are of course other advisers who will help them, but many of them get attached and extremely anxious even if you just go on holiday for a few weeks! Only one or two of them have actually noticed I'm pregnant. So have been REALLY shocked when I've had to tell them I'll be leaving for my ML soon, and want to know when I'm coming back .

I'm sure I will stop worrying about them as soon as I start maternity leave though!

Hope everyone has a nice relaxing Easter break!

lazzer can I borrow your DP? perhaps you could rent him out?

Know what you mean about ML at 37weeks - I finished yesterday but wish I'd started at 35wks, especially as now LO is going to be arriving 2wks early via induction . So much to do and 1 wk to do it in!

sophietom sorry to hear about your accident and hospital visit, hope you are feeling better

Being v.lazy today. This morning we went out and collected a bootfull of manure so DH is digging it into the garden - I've just watched a film, whilst listing stuff on ebay

Going out later for an Indian - yum!

Momino Would you like to come and clean my house for me? lol I can just about manage to do one or two loads of washing a day, and I'm afraid the rest is up to DP, and I hate it, I'm normally so houseproud, but I just can't do it this time round, and when I did do quite alot of cleaning on Wednesday night, we ended up having to phone the hospital, as I was getting aload of pains...turned out the MW said it was probably due to my excessive cleaning

It is horrible having to talk about sad thing's, especially during pregnancy, it makes them much more sadder I think...not that it makes any difference to the little girl next door's parents splitting, but it breaks my heart, as she's severly disabled, so life's already really tough on her, and they've had all the house completely done out for her, and yet she's having to move...it makes me so sad. Jael

Febes lol at the bucket in the bedroom, I'm embarrassed to admit, I have thought about it lol but if DP woke up and caught me, I think I'd never live it down lol