October 2005 Chatterboxes - nr. 4!

[SusiS]

there you go ...

Thankyou JM I'm too impatient to wait till the birth! It'll be a lovely surprise for you though

i hope so! It was with jess because we were so sure she was a boy!!! Wouldnt change her for the world now of course!

I just want the boy girl mum dad family and ill be happy!

Congratulations fastasleep - a girl . So glad everything is ok.

fastasleep - congrats!!! so glad your scan went well and look at me being right for a change - anterior placenta = feeling the baby kick much later!!!

also have to share a tmi - totally panicked in the toilets at work today as i found blood... then realised that i had just done a reaaaallly big poo and had managed to damage myself . quite relieved really but am now on the look out for the dreaded piles!!!

i am glad to hear that other people feel huge as well, thanks for all your stories as they have made me feel much better. i think i am going to have to move my phone in the office as i can't reach it any more - my bump hits the desk and my arm isn't long enough!!!! anyway, best get back to it.......

Thanks guys...Josey you should be a midwife ... I get those TMI bleeding moments nearly every time I go these days... have tried most natural constipation cures except prunes...yeuch. I had that last time too and all the way through breastfeeding though so I'm used to it now! I can't wait to buy pink sleepsuits!

Congratulations Fastasleep. Have you thought of a name yet? I am hoping to find out the sex of our baby at the scan on Tuesday. If we do find out, I would like to name the baby and start calling it by it's name instead of the nickname that we use (which is so silly I am not going to tell you what it is

Complete change of subject.... I have posted on the bilingual thread re this, but feel that the Mums who are involved in that thread are mostly likely to be involved with multi/billingual kids and therefore all be coming from the same angle IYSWIM.

Anyway, DH is half Dutch/Scottish and native speaker of both languages. I have learned some Dutch, but am still a beginner. We cannot decide whether to have DH and his mother speak Dutch to our baby. DH has mixed feelings about it because he did experience some confusion about it as a child and doesn't want our baby to have the same experience. I feel that because this baby is going to have a fairly strong connection to Holland that it would be a shame for the chance of learning another language as a kid to pass him/her by but I think it would be difficult having to explain to people all the time.

What do you ladies think I should do?

MB

Congrats to those of you who've had scans and all ok!

With regards to the bilugual issue - me and DH really want our children to go to a Welsh school, but we can't speak Welsh. Also the fact that JJ's 3 cousins who are all close in age will be going to the local primary - meaning JJ could be left out. Decisions, decisions, decisions. Think I'll think about after the weekend - got a headache as it is and a very busy weekend coming up.

Have a good one all.

wohoooo another pink bump
congrats!!!!

i try to raise my son bilingual - germand and english.
'they' say that each parent should stick to 'his' language!! so i try to speak permanently german with him and dp english.
it's getting a bit difficult sometimes because dp doesn't speak much german.
but i figure as soon as ds gets out and about he'll talk english all the time anyways - so he'll catch up really quickly on that one.
so i try to get as much german into him as possible for now (german songs, books, cd's, videos, rhymes ...)
and i know he does understand german as little as he can understand for his age

and agreed, you shouldn't rob your lo of that opportunity. well, at least give it a try

Right people....

Joseyjo - Wont tell us the sex
Susis - Girl
Bonnij - Girl
Nervousmum2be - Boy
Jolovett - Boy
Morningpaper - Possible Girl!

Any more to add to the list?!

i was trying to do a summary for a stats thread but i am nervous of missing people who should be there or including people that have left us .
it would be good to match baby sex against all the due date and location info though wouldn't it? may be we should ask everyone who hasn't yet posted on the october stats thread to post and then i can collate a summary (yes i probably should have something better to do, but what can i say!!!!)

good idea josey!

on the bilingual issue - my sister lives in austria and is marrie to an austrian. they are bringing up their ds (now 18 months) as bilingual. they too have been advised to pick a language and stick to it, so mummy does english and daddy does german. he seems to understand both and is just starting to pick his favourite language for each word - yes is english, but no is german.... what does that say about m&d?!!!!!

i think it is such an opportunity that you should try. i think they did some research that shows if you bring up a baby/toddler as bilingual and then it gets dropped in early childhood, it is really quick for them to "re-learn" as an older child or adult. can't remember where i read that though so that isn't very helpful....

Congratulations Fastasleep.

I found out I'm having a boy. Now we can concentrate properly on names. Everything is fine with the baby but I have a low lying placenta that needs to be kept an eye on, the upside is that it means I get another scan at 34 weeks to check whether it has moved up enough.

Feeling alot happier and relaxed knowing all is okay now. I didn't realise how worried and stressed I'd got myself until I couldn't sleep last night and ended up on the settee at 3.00am crying my eyes out.

ohhhh josey! i am austrian! where do they live???? - yes i read that too; they too say it might take them slightly longer to start talking - because they have to deal with 2 languages - but they make up for it really quickly once they do start talking! and then in 2 languages

awww congrats piggiesmum!!!!! glad you can relax now - and my placenta is too low too, so i'll get another scan as well

and nice list btw josey *thumbs up

I haven't thought of a name... I've been reading the 7000 baby name book and going mad! So it's just known as jellybean still lol! I should go post on the stats thing really.. Yay for piggiesmum boys are great

Noah James for a boy now

and probably Sophie Mae for a girl...... thanks to the lovely Lockets and Marslady!

Hi Everyone, just to let you all know, i had my 22 week anomaly scan yesterday - everything is absolutely fine, thank goodness And it's definitely a boy - very exciting! So far, we've come up with 'Joseph', but will no doubt change our mind nearer the time! He's certainly making his presence well and truely felt - kicking at all times during the day (and night!) Hope everyone else is ok?

Yay glad your scan went well .... I really love Mae as a middle name too...Last time I had Lily Mae for a girl and Theo for a boy and that was Theo...so we might revert back to that Sophie's another fave I must admit!

Mawbroon - ref bilingual. My uncle is stationed in Germany and married a German woman. They have a three year old, and he speaks permanant English to her, and his wife speaks to her in German.
As they live in Germany I don't see her much, I saw her for the first time at my wedding last year and was amazed how she can speak both languages so well!

my god we have al gone quiet again!!!

anyone elses leaky boobs getting them down?! Its worse when jessi cries for some reason.... and hurts!!! I wonder if its my body's way of telling me to feed her?! She hasnt BF since she was 4 days old!!!

My boobs are doing this as well, always when cuddling ds it's like they know and I can feel them tingling for a feed which is really weird because only breastfed ds for less than a week but I am really looking forward to trying it again.

Mawbroon, glad you are getting your scan and will be thinking of you, please let us know how you get on

Congratulations Piggiesmum and nervousmum2be - BOYS!!! . That should even things up a bit on this thread...

Having a problem with names - like Sophie as well but dh doesn't seem keen at the moment. Thank goodness we aren't expecting a boy as it would've been even harder - think we've used all our favourites.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone.

Evening all. I have been away from the computer for a week and I have missed all the action. Congratulations on everyones scans, it's all been good news. I have had my scan and my daughter to be looks perfect . I think I might name her after my grandma, Hannah Rose.

My boobs didn't leak at all with ds although milk came in on time and I successfully breastfed for 2 years. I loved breastfeeding and I can't wait to do it again. This time around it looks like I am going to have to wear breast pads! It is much worse when I am thinking about babies (practically all the time) or when I get to cuddle someones little one.

I can strongly recommend the linseed option to anyone who is having hard poo. A desert spoon full of them on your breakfast cereal is all it takes, but you have to make sure that you stay well hydrated as well. Apparantly your gut slows down during pregnancy so you need to take more care than usual to keep things moving.

Morning all. It's great to hear everyone's good scan news. Mine is Tuesday week and I am nervous - because I'm 41 and didn't have diagnostic tests, and because [admitting it in a little whisper] I do have a preference over the sex. I know I'll be fine with whatever we're given, but I'm scared that when the moment comes I'll feel disappointed. Tbh this is the main reason why I want to find out the sex, so that if there is any disappointment I can get over it well before the birth and be ready to welcome my baby wholeheartedly.

Joseyjo - yes, standing is the worst problem. Also, getting up quickly, hot rooms, feeling trapped. So long as it doesn't get worse - don't like the idea of toppling forward onto my belly!

I've got an antenatal appointment tomorrow and know I should have loads of questions to ask the midwife - but somehow feel dreamy and blank. Hope she'll be a little more together than me..