Due May '09 - wave your bum in the air, like you just don't care !

[Tummum]

Here we go !

Hello!

My PILs took DS out yesterday and he stayed the night, so I am feeling much better following my cold and had a relatively good night. I haven't had any more pains, so I think Belgian was spot on with her Braxton Hicks diagnosis.

Jael my DS was born at 37 weeks and my consultant told me at the time he really never worried about any baby born over 36 (or was it 35?) weeks. He was considered full term by the hospital and apart from jaundice, was absolutely fine.

spangle I really struggled with breastfeeding due to DS's jaundice and ended up expressing a lot. He had formula top ups from the start, and although everyone told me it was the start of the end of breastfeeding, I did manage to exclusively bf for about 6 weeks or so and he is still bf now at 2.5 years! We were advised to put his moses basket on the window sill for daily sun baths when we came out of hospital to get rid of the rest of the jaundice, which wasn't easy in November! I also second what febes said about raising the top of the moses basket. DS slept like that for months! I loved the photos of baby Harvey, so so cute!

tummum are you drinking enough water, do you think?

detsy and belgian I hope you meet-up goes well. I'm so sorry I couldn't make it. I'm really not up to driving, although I feel a lot better.

I have my scan and consultant appointment tomorrow. It is so odd that I could find out tomorrow when the baby might arrive!

Just finished my tesco online shop and I spent a fortune!! Hope I haven't forgotten anything. DD is still asleep so might have a wee nap on the couch and watch some trash telly.

jael, big hug to you ad hope you can get your CS moved forward - do keep us updated. xx

hi all. just sat down next to dd1 in our usual 'quiet time' sofa spot. feel lazy to hacve this break in the middle of the day but spent a couple of hours simply doing general housework. took a couple of hours as it's drawn out when DDs are around; dd1 had an accident (luckily in the bathroom), so i had to clean the floor again - 2nd time in as many weeks!

was supposed to go out tonight but feel like I'd do better with an early night. hope my friends understand but too late, i've already made the decision. going to go over my birthplan with DH so he knows what to do. should be fun.

febes just doing my Sainsburys shop now!

Just had a call from the health care grant in pregnancy people. I put the wrong sort code on the form and it will be winging its way to me in 7-14 days!

Afternoon everyone,

I've just got back from my meeting with Detsy. We've had a lovely day at the farm and the dcs loved the animals. Mine particularly loved the jumpingpillow (or something) in the play area. Detsy and I were contemplating joining them, but we were over 12 and not allowed . Detsy it was lovely to meet you

jael sounds scary what's happening to you. I hope for you that they find out what's causing it soon and that they'll let you have your c/s early. 37 weeks is term, so I can't see why not.

I don't sleep well no matter what my bedtime routine, I suppose it's the SPD that wakes me when I turn in bed. It's got worse this week, but I think it's the whole breech baby thing that's worrying me. I must be worrying because I've been grinding my teeth in my sleep ever since last Thursday. Oh and my dcs sleep through the night and everything, but I've got a cat that likes to wake me at silly times (3 o'clock yesterday, 5 o'clock today)

llare nice to hear you're feeling better. We'll have to arrange another midland meet up this summer some time after the babies are born and we're all organised enough to leave the house.

emmab My Delia cook book has a section on how to boil the perfect hard boiled egg. She says to boil large eggs for 7 min and standard eggs for 6. She says to put the eggs in the water when the water is still cold and then bring it up to a simmer and count your time from that point. Funnily enough she says to always cool the eggs under cold running water to prevent them from cooking further and from developing that green ring you were talking about

tummum My feet have been less swollen since I've started drinking more, so it's worth a try.

Mine too, belgian. I'm glad you and detsy had a great time. I'm definitely up for another meet-up.

belgian Glad you both had a lovely meet up!

Just wish there was someone in my area!

Right, so the eggs lol I started with cold water and timed 7 min from a light boil. I then ran under cold water. Just cut them up and made my salad and not a green ring in site!! Ah ha!

Oh, I need help...

emmab You've cracked it

I've just wasted over half an hour trying to log into eBay. For some reason I kept getting a message saying that I've got the wrong password and I know that was wrong, because my computer automatically comes up with it. I tried to get it e-mailed to me and it didnt work. I tried to contact them/post on their help forum and couldn't do that because, yes, you've guessed it, I needed to log in first In the end I found another way to get my password reset, but gosh what a palaver it was. I'm a little bit worried that someone might have changed my old password, because I had an e-mail from Amazon yesterday saying there had been a security breach on my account and that I needed to change my password. Who knows something similar happened on my eBay account. Anyway. I've got a new password now and hopefully that will be enough now.

Llare and Belgian I am tucking into a pint of ribena as I speak !

Emmab well done on the eggs. I thought the green ring was to do with heating but obv. got it the wrong way around

WOE is me, ladies.

I have had a name picked for this baby practically since I found out she was a girl. Hubby hated it but said that until he came up with something better or we found something we both liked then that was the name.

Today, he suggested Charlotte. Thing is I really quite like it. I don't love it the way I love the name I picked, but the agreement was a name we both like. But it's just not as special to me as the name I picked.

This having a baby malarkey doesn't get any easier does it?

blotted I named ds and dd, so I've sort of agreed that dh gets first choice on names this time around. Same thing, his suggestion is OK and I don't mind it, but I don't love it either. But I suppose a promis is a promis.

In my opinion, she who carries the baby for 9 months, gives up all manner of nice food and drink, gains pounds and stretchmarks, gets final naming rights.

Blotted is there a shortened version you like that you could use ? I chose DD1's name and DH chose DD2's name (Angharad - we call her Harri). I still sometimes worry that we have saddled DD2 with an awkward name, given our surname is strange and we live in the middle of England but it's a bit late now. Deciding on names is really difficult, and such a responsibility (I hate the shortened version of my name but the long version is too long)...

I am annoying myself now by thinking about loads of crampy period pains I am getting - wishful thinking something is happening I suspect. Will take a bath when kiddies are in bed to see if it wears off. You would have thought that I would know what I was doing third time, but I really don't ! I am just so fed up with being pregnant, I want this LO to hit the exit button.

Tummum, my parents very nearly called me Angharad! I really wish that they had, I love it.

jael hope they can move your cs forward so you can get some help - it sounds terrible

Just had a text from my friend who was due 8 days ago - membrane sweep didn't work - they've booked her in for Induction on Sat - same day as me! Hope they don't cancel me - I've just got used to the idea she's hoping to kick off b4 sat now. Oh well I could have someone to natter too in hospital I s'pose

I was nearly an Angharad too!!! Dp won't let me call our pink LO it though. Meanie.

FFS - I have yet ANOTHER coldsore. I'm going to look like Pete Burns with coco pops stuck to his chops soon

at Angharad popularity. Whenever I tell people DD2's name they all say "Ang-what?!!" she does suit "Harri" though. Or people say "How lovely, a boy and a girl..."

Looby I hope you get to be with your friend on Sat

at coldsores

Jael - sorry to hear you've been ill, it must be really worrying for you. Hope all works out well for you.

Detsy and Belgian glad you had a good day.

I didn't get my afternoon sleep today Ds decided to wake up when I bought him in from the car, so he's been moping around all afternoon. I'm afraid I had a melt down as I was so tired. 40 winks on the sofa seems to have worked for now.

My indigestion has slowly got worse all day - I had to phone my dad to get me some gaviscon as I was too bloated and uncomfortable to go out with ds and get myself some! I don't think I've ever been so glad to see it!!

DH is trying to get me to start maternity leave asap. I can understand where he's coming from, but I dont want what savings we have to be eaten up by the mortgage cos I wont be entitled to anything. Dh has now enlisted my mum to help persuade me!

Hi All

Belgian the ebay password thing - same thing happened to me - i noticed that apparently i was selling t shirts from America! on my selling page - so i emailed ebay and they confirmed it was a breach of my name / account and recommended that i change my passwords on other stuff too - ie i use the same one for the bank, hotmail etc. so be on the alert just in case.

emmab - don't forget I am close by - we can meet up soon if you like! - only another couple of weeks of work for me and I will be free to meet up.

Hi all!

Sorry not been on for weeks but am on ML now so hoping to be able to keep up with you guys a little better.
Just under 4 weeks to go and it's all starting to seem a bit real!! Still haven't packed my bag yet though so I must do that either this evening or tomorrow. I have everything put to one side on a shelf so shouldn't be too difficult.

Have skim read the last couple of pages. Must say huge congrats to Spangle on the birth of Harvey

rosielady Luckily as far as I've seen on my eBay page I haven't been selling anything I don't own yet. Maybe I've foiled an attempt to use my account for that sort of fraudulent purposes. Lets hope so. It's annoying though that you can't seem to be able to get in touch with eBay without logging in first. Because if you've got log in problems than you're a bit stuck...

daizy what do you mean with you not being entitled to anything if you start your mat leave a bit earlier? You're entitled to it from 29 weeks, so taking it earlier shouldn't mean less money, I thought.

I'd never heard the name Angharad before in my life and there are so many of you on here who would have been one. Amazing...

Belgian I'm quite upset that I wasn't able to join you too at the farm I'm just glad I never mentioned it to DD beforehand, I don't like letting her down.

What happens when weve all had our babies, will we all lose touch then, I really like coming on this thread, the thought of not talking to all of you soon makes me sad too, gosh I'm so emotional today.

Spangle How heavy is harvey now? It's so hard to believe I have a baby that big inside me right now, kicking hell out of me while I type, maybe he can smell my roast chicken cooking dopwnstairs lol X