Due July 2009 - Part 4 - The Third Trimester.

[Phoenix]

A new thread, the old one's almost full

July 09 List

25th June - Christiana - DC #2 - Surprise
28th June - Woollyjo - DC #2 - Having a girl
29th June - Welshlinz - DC #2
29th June - JLo2 - DC #4 - Having a boy
29th June - Highrise - first baby
early July - lyca - DC #4
1st July - Rattling - first two babies - Surprise - TWINS
1st July - binkerbeany - DC #2
1st July - Mrsmope - DC #2 and #3 - Having 1 boy, 1 girl - TWINS
1st July - trixiechick
2nd July - Nicky6 - DC #2
2nd July - pop1973
4th July - Mum2boys2girls - DC #5
4th July - ActivityApple - first baby - Having a boy
5th July - soozze - DC #2
6th July - xxhunnyxx - first baby - Having a boy
6th July - Wiltedrose - DC #2 - Having a girl
7th July - MuppetGirl - DC #3
7th July - Misspaella - DC #3 - Surprise
7th July - QueenFee - DC #3 - Surprise
7th July - thelollipoplady - DC #3 - Having a boy
7th July - Eviebear
8th July - JetLi - first baby
8th July - deleting - DC #3 - Surprise
8th July - rubyriley - DC #3 - Having a boy
9th July - LargeGlassofRed - DC #4 AND #5 - Having 2 boys - TWINS
9th July - Betsyboo - DC #3
9th July - London11 - DC #2 and #3 - Having 2 boys - TWINS
9th July - bellybaba
9th July - Gillyan - DC #2 - Having a girl
9th July - Hobbgoblin - DC #4
10th July - Baffy - DC #2
10th July - Mij - DC #2 - Surprise
10th July - Newb - first baby - Having a girl
10th July - SafferUpNorth - first baby
10th July - eveningall - DC #2
11th July - Marsmonster - DC #2
12th July - Jenny79 - first baby - Having a boy
13th July - Scully - DC #3
14th July - doublehelp - DC #3
14th July - Naturopath - DC #2
14th July - Dannyg - DC #3 - Having a girl
14th July - LittleDoe - first baby
15th July - Accebar - Having a girl
15th July - Lydiathetattooedlady - Having a boy
16th July - BeccaBump - DC #2 - Having a boy
16th July - Knax - DC #2
16th July - NattyTomAndEllen - DC #3
16th July - SheWillBeLoved - first baby
16th July - plot2 - DC #2 - Having a boy
16th July - Lillabet - first baby - Surprise
17th July - Patchybob - DC #3 - Surprise
17th July - Phoenix - DC #2 - Having a boy
17th July - alibobble - DC #2 - Surprise
17th July - Bozette - DC #2 - Having a girl
17th July - BrumOne - first baby
18th July - maxmissie
19th July - Dinkyboysmum - DC #2
19th July - busyemma - DC #3
20th July - LBK - first baby
20th July - Belgrano - DC #2 - Having a boy
22nd July - ray81
22nd July - chellebelle - DC#4
23rd July - Andie01 - DC #2
24th July - Madoldbird - DC #3 - TWINS
24th July - Lastboxoftampons - first baby
24th July - Moominmoma - first baby
24th July - Lyrebird - first baby
24th July - ilikeyoursleeves - DC #2
25th July - PrincessButtercup - DC #3 - Having a boy
25th July - BonzoDoodah - DC #2 - Surprise
25th July - Mickeylou - DC #2 - Having a girl
27th July - KitCat26 - first baby
28th July - mylilmiracle - first baby
28th July - Cheekycel - Having a girl
29th July - Brainmish - DC #2
29th July - Poppet45 - first baby
30th July - Mavornia - DC #2
31st July - madeinamerica - first baby - Having a girl
31st July - littlepipbumpmummy - DC #2
31st July - EarthMotherWannabe - first baby

hey guys, been away for a while so i dont know much thats gone on!
so.. i see we are discussing the important bits for our babies? i have so far:
muslins
babygrows
vests
bedding
pram
cloth nappies
sling

we have had major problems with money as DH lost his job and nothing benefit wise has come through yet even though its been a month.
so dont think will be buying anything else.

this baby kept me up till 4am last night with kicking my ribs and giving me heartburn!

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Hi all,
Haven't posted for AGES but have been avidly catching up daily!!

Have also got v.bad heartburn, on ranitidine which mostly helps but sometimes have to swig gaviscon as well, and sometimes take 3 xday instead of 2. Last time it disappeared practically immediately after DS was born,if thats any consolation.

Have just got my spangly new P&Ts Dash, local shop had too good to miss offer. There goes my HIP grant and the rest! Its lovely, can't wait to use it!

Last time i couldn't have managed without:

Lansinoh nipple ointment.Nipple sheilds (some say beware but saved my nips!)Midnight feasts when breastfeeding. DH would bring picnic to bed for me.

Nappy wrapper. Big fan. Am v.lazy and would have otherwise ended up with smelly piles of nappies all over house. Still use it now and DS is 20months. Can only smell poo when its open.

Vibrating bouncy chair. Spent hours lazing in bath thanks to this.

Baby bjorn. Used it daily almost for 6 months. Worked for me. But very tempted by wrap this time after all we're hearing as my back did get bit sore after a while at times.

Hi everyone

i am living off gaviscon at the moment, i think my hubby is nesting!! lol! He has cleared out the shed, under stairs cupboard and the bedroom.

i am still missing my feet, but had a 4d scan done on the 8th. I would tell everyone if you have the spare cash have it done it is the most amazing thing i have ever seen.

Having problem with 3 year old, she is dry all day and most nights but she had a wet bed the other wk now she will not go to bed with out a pull up on, any ideas?

hi krumbockmummy - have you got those pampers mats? i have one under the sheet all the time. we have had a few wet nights and they dont let anything get to the mattress. if you get them and let her help put it on you could tell her she doesnt need a pull up because of it???

Hi Ladies, off to see the consultant, dietician etc today after my 'abnormal' GTT result - have my list of options (4 of them!) ready to go over but now feeling nevous after mickeylou's experience

I think I am simply going to plead for a decision for my own sanity! Having had PND/dep/anx before and just having it under control now, I am concerned that the added stress of not knowing will have a pretty detrimental effect on my state of mind and the end of this pregnancy...

Wish me luck....

xxx

GOOD LUCK becca - let us know how you get on. x

Good luck Becca

I've been to the mw today and the baby is measuring 35cm now . I'm 30+4, 2 weeks ago he was measuring 30cm. I know people say don't rely on measurments but i still am. Now my mw knows i've got gestational diabetes shes been going on even more about me breastfeeding for longer this time (only did 2 days with ds) to get my weight down. I don't want to breastfeed, i want to do some but have no intention of exclusively breastfeeding. I'm planning to mix feed to start with then go onto bottles.

Ds is still driving me insane and i'm shouting at him alot and feel awful for it . Dh had a go it me for shouting at ds this morning which just made me burst into tears, not like me at all. Dh has been very nice to me since then though and is now hoovering, has done 3 loads of washing and hung it out . Ds is just getting naughtier by the second. I even told him to go live with my mum when he just wouldn't listen to me this morning. I hate been this mean to him . We've had a few cuddles and chats about him been good and then 2 mins later he does something to wind me up again.

Sorry for moaning.

aw Phoenix - 3 year old boys - who'd have em! mine is also driving me nuts at the moment as he chucks a wobbler with feet stamping and crocodile tears the minute he doesnt quite get his own way. everything is such a drama at the moment - like its the end of the world because he wanted blackcurrant juice not apple. he is arguing with me constantly and by bed time you feel guilty because all you've done all day is tell him off. you are not alone!!

oh agree with queenfee a must have is baby sleeping bags. DS was in them until he was about 18 months. a god send for keeping them warm enough and therefore asleep longer!!

Is it safe to use baby sleeping bags from birth?

i dont think i used the sleeping bags when DS was brand new in case he wriggled down. i used them every night from him being a couple of months old though.

They are ok from 7lb iirc. We didn't use one with ds from birth but once we did start using them they were fab. He was in his til he went into his toddler bed. I've bought some for this baby but i don't think they'll fit in a moses basket very easily so we'll wait til he goes into his cot.

I loved the baby sleeping bags (DD still in them at 21 months!) but as DD was born in the Summer (just like all our ones will be) I didn't think to use it until it was getting to Autumn ... plus DD loved to be swaddled until about 6 weeks.. Otherwise she'd wave her arms about and smack herself in the face and wake up. Swaddled she slept and slept (no the blankets weren't too tight )

Good luck with all the midwife appointments. I'm a bit sick of mine - she isn't sympathetic and I don't particularly like her - wish I could change. Suppose the only consolation is that she's unlikely to be at the birth being very community based. Phew.

Well, I now officially have Gestational Diabetes!

Saw sooo many people today, diabetes nurse, diabetes midwife, dietician, sonographer, consultant and another midwife!!

Consultant - still happy for me to have a homebirth providing future scans are good woohoo!

Diabetes midwife - told me what GD was....hmmm useful....

Diabetes nurse - gave me blood glucose meter, got to test 1 hour after main meal of the day every day, and a few fasting (before breakfast) ones each week.

Dietician - told me to carry on as I was as I have already altered my diet enough!

Midwife - weighed me (the cow!!) but it was ok as it was in kg so I am still oblivious

Sonographer - lovely lady, very detailed in scanning, double checked the sex (it's soooo a boy!!), a bit concerned as placenta is lower than average but not near to being an issue at the moment. Baby within norms for growth.

I have to go back in 3 weeks for another growth scan and to follow up with my consultant. Call my diabetes nurse weekly with my numbers and see her at the same time as my consultant. Will also have further growth scan at 37/38 weeks.

Got to ring my mw tomorrow to tell her my hb is still on!!!

Thanks for the good wishes

xxx

Becca - for GD but for HB still on. We can chat about our blood glucose levels and diet stuff together

pheonix my DS has been partiularly hard work very clingy and mummyish and wanting to be carried a lot wanting his dummy etc. My DH has put it down to him feeling a bit insecure as he knows something is going on but not sure what (hes 3 in august)
Maybe this is whats happing with yours?
It dosn't help how emotional etc us mummies are

apple i feel the same at the moment and its my third!
it IS over whelming, and scary, and stressful.

sorry to hear about the GD, but pleased your still getting your homebirth becca

i wont know till next monday whats going on with my birth - two extremes it will be an elective or a homebirth

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aw christiana no wonder you were shook up. i bet your not the last to take a dive though! i went down the bottom few stairs in the later stages last time and landed on my knees at the bottom. i guess we just get so big your balance gets thrown off kilter. hope the cuts and grazes heal quickly and you feel better soon. x

Bloody hell christiana - hope you're OK following your tumble. Got any Arnica yet? That ought to help with any bruising.
Bummer about the GD becca but pleased you're still getting your HB.
First Antenatal class tonight. Not sure what to expect. There's a Loch Fyne restaurant opposite the hospital - I'm hoping if I'm a really good girl, then I might be taken there for my tea .
At the risk of sounding smug I seem to be still feeling quite good. No horrendous aches and pains (unless I do too much). Sleeping is much improved at the minute, thank goodness. It's just work that is driving me insane. I'm really struggling to get folks trained up and I'm convinced they are being deliberately thick most of the time. My patience is worn paper thin - maybe it's hormones. I have awful visions of still being here at week 39, sat on a pile of towels and a plastic sheet and cuffing people. The crappy thing is that because DP & I work together, he'll cop for all the shit problems once I've gone so I've got to whip the lads into shape or DP will be stuck here until all hours, sorting out the trail of destruction that they leave behind them .
One of them actually said to me recently "The label printer says the batteries are nearly flat - what shall I do?" - I very nearly flattened him!! I content myself with making barbed, growled comments about not being required to wipe anybody's bottom until after baby arrives.

christiana hope you feel better soon, anything like that is a shock to the system!

I have my 4th NCT antenatal class tonight- I am loving them. The teacher is very down to earth and relaxed yet informative. She is also a doula so has lots of different birth experiences. Last week I actually felt I could do it without epidural after her class. 8 other couples and we are all around the same age and first-timers so it works v well. Am glad as they will hopefully be my coffee morning group on mat leave.

I'm getting so worried about childcare but don't want it to stress me out in the lead up to the birth... Hmm....

Oh christiana hope you feel better soon! This bump is really messing with my balance, as well as constantly knocking into things as I forget how big im getting

Eviebear great that you're already making some mommy friends! I'll only be attending the NHS antenatal classes in a couple of weeks. A bit concerned that I might not make any friends. Im thinking of joining buggyfit as soon as im able after birth, but then think that i'll need more mommy friends in the early days, IYSWIM.

GD Becca sorry bout the GD, but ace that homebirth is still going ahead. Had GTT on Monday and havent heard anything since then, so I guess I dont have GD. One thing to be grateful for!

Im feeling a bit out of it lately. PG still going very well, no major ailments, no heartburn or backpain yet, sleeping very well... but im just not enjoying it! Uncomfortable and cant wait for it to be over! No major excitement bout seeing the baby either Irritable with DP, obsessed with money problems. Cant be bothered with coming to work either. Feel really selfish and wrapped up in myself arggghh...ME,ME,ME.

Thanks for all the advice on the absolute must-haves, at least in that respect I feel a little bit more in control.

Hugs to Becca and Christiana. I'm a completely clumsy idiot even when I don't have a bump (unless there's music on - I can dance around anything but I still stub my toe on stuff that's been in the same place for 35 years...) and the extra load really does affect your centre of gravity. Our landlord has just put a great trip-hazard in our driveway (he's trying to be helpful, bless him, cos our gate wouldn't stay open but he's just sawn off a bit of old piping and stuck it in the ground - we've all fallen over it at least twice in the last 24 hours) so I'm fully expecting to join you nose down on the ground very shortly. And grazes hurt, dont' they! You forget if you haven't had one for a while, and then you remember why even big kids cry when they scrape their knee!

essentials I remembered something else that saved our bacon - a slighty pricey but life-saving TinyLove musical mobile that straps onto car seats/anything else with a bit of velcroed elastic. My DD was one of the 1 in 1000 babies who hated the car, and all our family live 100s of miles away. She would scream her head off for most of any journey (including 5 minute ones), but we found that that mobile, plus regular stops, got us through the worst bits between naps.

DD woke up at 5.25 this morning. She dozed again, but naturally I didn't so am totally knackered now. Can't concentrate on work, and don't really give a monkey's despite the huge amount there is to do.

activityapple I feel exactly the same but I feel like I'm expected to be all happy and excited about everything all the time but the truth is it's actually really stressful and little things just get to me. Like u said it just all seems a bit too much sometimes.

My Dad is still causing me nightmares, I came home on Monday night to find that my front door was wide open and he wasn't there. So when he'd left the house in the morning he'd not shut the door properly and the door had then blown open. Luckily I hadn't been burgled but for a split second when I walked in I assumed that I had been. I was so upset and wound up about it, he's apologised and I know that he is genuinely sorry but I sent him a text yesterday suggesting that he move back to his girlfriend's and last night he spoke to me and told me that he doesn't want to go back there and told me how much appreciates me letting him stay with me etc. He made me feel like I can't ask him to leave but I really just want a couple of weeks on my own and I want to get baby's room ready. I just don't think that it's fair that his relationship problems should have such a big impact on me, it's making me so unhappy . I know it's my own fault for not just putting my foot down but I really don't like confrontation.