Feb 2010 part III,

[mamaloco]

Sorry I couldn't wait anymore half of us is in the 3rd trimester and half will followed soon
Welcome sharon I have added you to the list

27th Jan Devotion DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
1st Feb Moth2, 1st but also stepdaughter 3 yrs
2nd Feb Raindroprhyme DS1 8y, DS2 4y
2nd Feb Ktpie DS 13m
3rd Feb sunangel88 1st
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5th Feb chinook Dd 3.6yo
7th Feb grin DS 1 yr 6 m
7th Feb mamaloco DD will be 5y near due date
8th Feb fiziwizzle, 1st
8th Feb gingerkirsty, 1st
8th Feb PinguCarrier, 1st
10th Feb Lovelymonster, 1st
10th Feb T4tastic 1st
11th Feb Woowa 1st
12th Feb Fluffycoo 1st
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13th Feb mignightsun DS 3y
14th Feb tryingtobemarypoppins DS 21months currently!
14th Feb Clappedout DD 21m
14th Feb Pops78, 1st
14th Feb Glynnispig 1st
14th Feb Threeplusone- DD 12.11yrs DS1 5.2yrs DS2 2.1yrs
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15 Feb AngelaCarleen 1st
15 Feb flyingcloud 1st
16th Feb GuernseyFrench 1st
16 Feb Watercress DD1 2y 10m
16 Feb esselle - DD 5.1y, DS 20m
16 Feb hannahsaunt - ds1 (8.11), ds2 (6.5), ds3 (23mo)
17 Feb Bethylou - DS currently 16 months
17 Feb Becks130 - DS 3.5 yrs
18 Feb Sunnybump - First
19 Feb Sharon137-
20 Feb Gert ds 22m
20 Feb Cluny 1st
21 Feb Pyjamababe - First
22 Feb Skibelle
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23 Feb 2Happy ds1 4y ds2 2y
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23 Feb Phee96 DD 9m
24 Feb Elebereth
24 Feb TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied DS 15m
24 Feb MidgetGems
27 Feb Westlondongirl
28 Feb Mawbroon Due DS 3.10yo

Hi everyone,

I'm having a few problems with bump. She has atrial ectopic heartbeats so she's got extra beats and missed beats every couple of seconds. I keep having to flit across the country for scans, etc. All very nerve wracking.

Think homebirth is out of the window and I will probably have to have a c section which I'm REALLY nervous about.

DS has a cold and a sickness bug so I was up all night and now he's passed it this way. What a shit couple of weeks, roll on xmas.

Sorry to hear about your problems with your bump TotallyAndUtterly. Fingers crossed for good news with your scans.

I had my 30 week appt with GP last week and there was glucose in my urine. She said to check GTT results - they were okay at 6.4 - cut off point is 7.8. GP said she would advise I have another GTT test in 6 weeks although midwife felt this was unnecessary. GP said the glucose could indicate a predisposition to diabetes in later life - great news! Has anyone else ever heard about glucose showing in their urine when pregnant and people going on to get diabetes?

I had an appointment with a physio at my hospital - referred by GP - to discuss pelvic floor exercises. It was really useful as I've never been sure that I'm doing them correctly as apparently I use my buttocks when you're not meant to. She advised me to stand up with my toes pointing in as this was I wouldn't be able to use those buttock muscles as much. She also gave me a wall chart which has really helped me to get on and do them- even though it's often at 1 or 2am before I go to sleep. I've got another appointment at end December to check if I have been doing the exercises okay and can see her after the birth as well. I asked her about the Epi-No. She said she had heard good things about it but as there had been no studies done on it it was difficult to give a definitive answer. Her worry was that if you were too stretched down there you might have problems after the birth. I have posted on this point on MN and those who have used the Epi-No haven't had problems afterwards so tempted to go for it.

Totally - poor you what hell to be going through right now. I hope everything is ok.

I had my first ante-natal class yesterday, which was great. I really enjoyed it, as did DH - luckily he came as I would have been the only one without a companion if he didn't. I was quite relieved to see that we are all about the same size too, despite their being a four week spread across the due dates, so DH can stop commenting on how huge I am and at least back me up when I see his family at Christmas.

We have started getting little bits and pieces organised. I am desperate for some storage though, so I can organise as best as possible.

Just wondered - the ante-natal mid-wife said that we didn't need a steriliser and we have just bought an electric sterliser based on someone else's recommendation. I am not a clean freak by any means, but would like to take it back if it's not a necessity, as the expenses are mounting up.

We've also asked, as a big joint present from DH's family for Christmas, for a Cocoonababy (made by Red Castle) based on other friends' recommendations, but DBIL stuck his oar in and said it was a ridiculous waste of money. Has anyone used one or had experience of them? This is the only English-based seller that I can find but they are readily available here in France:
Cocoonababy
They have been widely tested and are great for putting the baby to sleep anywhere and then moving them, lock stock and barrel, into their own bed and they're great if the baby is going straight in a cot as the little one doesn't get lost inside!

I have a horrid stinking cold, can hardly breathe right now although no pain or fever! This may make up my mind about the swine flu vaccination as I have been dithering. I am probably a bit run down as it is so it may just be best to ensure I am protected. The risks are just impossible to calculate though.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

FlyingCloud for what it's worth we are getting a Cocoonababy for this our third. Obviously we coped perfectly well without it for the previous two BUT my husband manages a Bébé9 shop in Tours and he has totally fallen for this product and sells me its virtues constantly.

I'm sorry to hear about your cold. There's something about late pregnancy that can make you feel even more apathetic and slow when poorly. I had the SF jab 2 weeks ago. Not any easy decision, but.... I feel relatively serene now.

Good evening to everybody!

I want to sleep in the cocoonababy!

Your husband is obviously an expert Jardins so I trust his opinion.

Nikki - I had my swine flu jab about a month ago and had a REALLY SORE ARM for about a week. I also got a giant headache and had trouble breathing. I called NHS direct and they were really good... . The doctor said the breathing problem was a combination of the baby being lodged against my diaphragm and slight anxiety due to making the decision to have the jab! Now I'm really glad I've had it because I get sneezed on all the time at work and it's made me less paranoid.

Shiregirl - I'm jealous of the day you've had... it sounds like bliss! My day was marred by having to wash shit off my jack russell in the cold rain outside

Sorry to hear lots of your aren't feeling well, that's awful!

Is it true we're allowed to eat blue cheese if it's cooked? like stilton soup? Or are we not allowed ANY? I'm just asking because stilton at xmas is what I'm going to miss the most (and booze of course!)

OMG TotallysndUtterly sounds like you're really going through it - fingers crossed that you have some positive news soon and hope that you and bump are being taken care of x

Also quite of shiregirl - my DH has spent yet another weekend in DIY land (have been camping out at my Parents) and is so tired he nearly fell asleep into his dinner tonight bless him - no "bit of the other" for me it seems!! Not that I'm exactly feeling much like it at the moment, LO is fidgeting like crazy and It feels like my bump is going to explode from the pressure!

Oh well, Monday again tomorrow - hope this week brings health and positive things to all!

AbsB Yes you can eat bleu cheese (or anything not allowed, not sure about cooked pate though sounds disgusting ) if it is cooked. You can also eat bleu melted cheese like "creme de St aigur" or "creme de roquefort". You can also have a sip of alcohol, but honestly I wouldn't have a glass as some say it is OK. I don't even fancy it tbh. I have asked myself, would I put a tiny spoon of alcohol in my newborn bottle? and came up with a big NOOO.... so I will wait to celebrate next year
Hope everything is going to be fine with bump totally. Don't worry about the CS section, get some help arranged in advance. My aunt came for a week (in a emergency), she had 2 CS and I didn't have to explain anything to her, she just got on with things (cleaning, cooking, shopping, carrying farty baby around...), great! if you know somebody in your familly or freinds who can spare a bit of time and have inside knowledge, they will probably be the best at helping you. I was terrified about it for my first untill I start beging for one.... and if your baby have heart rythm problems it is the safest way to deliver.
Good luck for those still working

Hi girls, how's everyone today?

I read through everything and as my brain has turned to dairylea, I can't remember who said what!!

ExtremelyChocolatey- My wee has had ++++ glucose about 6 or 7 times on the run now. I had a GTT blood test and it came back normal. Then I had the finger prick test and it was 6.7 which is ok. But I think I'm heading for gest diabetes so I'm going to request another test in a week or 2.

MamaLoco- good to know about the CS, I hate the idea but if it's got to be done, it's got to be done and I just want her to get here safely- she's a real worry at the moment.

Hope everyone is feeling ok today and doesn't have a big like me!!

A Bug, not a big

Hi all,

Just had a big reality jolt on bus home from hospital. There was a newborn in a pram wailing and wailing and I was just gawping at it as it dawned on me that would be me in a few months. It's my second but I am still in denial, even more so if anything.

Oh my god I'm having another baby.

I second that Clappedout. Oh My God.

Hello-haven't been on this thread for a while. All going fine, 31 weeks and kicking, but I just can't shake off the fear that something is or will go wrong. My first pregnancy ended in a loss which was traumatic in itself and also badly handled by the hospital. I know that's the reason why I'm paranoid now and I have since gone on to have two healthy children. But I still can't help feeling scared and being acutely tuned into every little kick I get - or especially the ones I don't get. Is it just me or are any of you ladies feeling this way too?

cocoK I feel the same way but I have some bad familly history as well (not me but my brother). I think I lived with my finger cross till DD was 1.5y... My mum is still worried about me and DB after 40 years , it is part of being a mother, I guess.
DH just made the cot this week-end, and it was freaky this morning to wake up with it by my side, OMG, I am going to have a baby soon [panic emoticon]
Extremelychocolaty I leaked glucose first time and never got gestational diabetes even if DD was 10 days late and I wasn't that careful with my diet in the end. I have it this time too, GTT normal, fingers crossed, not too careful about the diet too (craving crunchy salad, good, and nutella, bad!!)

Hope those who have been feeling ill are feeling better..

Clappedout I know how you feel I still cant seem to get it in my head that we will have a baby in the house within the next 10weeks..
My DD kept saying yesterday OMG mum 9weeks and the baby will be here!!!!

I am so looking forward to it but on the other hnad dont want the pregnancy to end as I love feeling him move around inside me and as I know it is the last dont want the feeling to go away!!
Saying that DH has his test on wednesday morning to see if his vasectomy worked.. he had it in June..
On the cocoonbaby they do look good.. not sure though whether I would be able to talk DH into buying one!! Reminds me need to get the moses basket down and check it make sureeverything is ok with it mattress wise etc.. may need to invest in anotherone... think will do that after xmas..

Must get writing my xmas cards and get them and a handfull of pressies sent back to the UK... Missed the post for my mum though she is going on Holiday on friday for 3weeks dont think it will get there in time now.. I am so crap!!!!

Thanks TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied and mamaloco. I'm at the stage of pregnancy where my sweet tooth has returned so really don't fancy the prospect of cutting back on chocolate. Think I will have another test in a few weeks just to see what my level is then.

The cocoonbaby looks great but a bit put off by the price. I wonder if the baby will get used to it and feel a bit lost when it has outgrown the cocoon?

CocoK - I think it's perfectly understandable you should feel the way you do. I feel similar as I've had 2 miscarriages before and when pregnant with dd the first things I bought were when she was 8 months old. It's also the main reason I didn't join this thread until I was well over 20 weeks.

CocoK I am paranoid every day that my baby isn't kicking enough. It has never kept me from falling asleep, has never woken me up, sometimes I don't notice it moving all day. I am surrounded by people telling me that I'm worrying too much so I'm trying to chill out about it, but it is very hard, and I haven't suffered a loss as you have; I imagine I'd be frantic if I had.

I'm sure for all of us, though, it will all be fine

And NOT LONG NOW!!

cocok I feel exactly the same and for very similar reasons! Like fiziwizzle i'm never kept awake or woken up by baby and wish i was!! I go to hospital on a regular basis because he has no pattern and one day is very busy and the next i hardly feel, all of this isn't helped by the fact i have a anteroir placenta- it drives my huband mad!!He says i better not start waking baby up when he arrives to check he is ok!! Still as 8fiziwizzle* says not long now (only 7weeks for me and thats if i don't need c-section)!! And if i need to spend every dady athospital to make sure he's ok then thats what i'll do.

Hello all.

Feeling really sad because my mum called to say my sil has lost her baby at around 11 weeks. She has a 16 month old DD which might be a comfort but I don't know if it works like that? Any advice would be much appreciated as I'm not sure the best way to be sympathetic while obviously having a baby (1st) myself. I see her often and like her a lot, she has been brilliant with me throughout this pregnancy, but she is quite a private person and I don't want to put my foot in it

Good to know i'm not the only one worried about not feeling too many kicks, i would say it is over the 10 a day mark, but they don't wake me either. Also, a child in my class has chicken pox today but her mum isn't keeping her off as she says it is past the contagious stage. Called my MW who told me not to have 'prolonged contact' with her. 4 more days of work in a small classroom, and they are only 6 so they tend to get up close and breathe/cough on me at will! What to do?

Pyjamababe, I am so sorry for your poor SIL and I can't begin to imagine, at such a time, how difficult it must be for her especially just before Christmas. I am not really sure but in this situation I would write her a note saying that you would like to offer your help and support in any way you can but you also understand that she needs to cope and react in whatever way she sees fit and you don't expect her to have to put a brave face on for your sake. This way she can have time to privately reflect on your words and feel marginally comforted by them hopefully, without having to face a heavily pregnant woman. Are you all spending Christmas together?

Thank you reindeer, that is good advice. We all live close by so although i am seeing them at christmas, it won't be for the whole day, and our beautiful neice is a good distraction, but as you say, it is a sh*t time of year because everyone expects you to be happy and having a pregnant woman, however much she cares about you, hanging around isn't exactly helpful if you are trying not to think about it. It is horrible.

Sorry to hear that pyjamababe. With regards to the chicken pox, if you don't know if you've had it then you should be signed off I believe - that's certainly what happens here in Warwickshire. I am immune to everything having taught for 10 years (5 of those years with children with SEN who are particularly prone to doing green sneezes without hands over their mouths/noses!!) so don't have to worry but have not been visiting schools where there are confirmed cases of swine flu - it's on my risk assessment.
CocoK sounds like you have much more reason to have worries than I do, but I feel the same because of my job and the unusual group of children with whom I work which skews my view of what 'normal', 'healthy' babies are. I just keep trying to put it out of my mind, as I'm sure you do. Like people have said, not long now.

pyjamababe this time last year I had just had a miscarriage at 11 weeks. I had another in March. Two of my closest friends were pregnant at the time. I wouldn't worry too much about her being sad on xmas day as she will have her dd to focus on. I know we are all different but I found it really helped to talk about it, particularly the physical miscarriage itself as I found it quite shocking. Don't stop asking how she is just because a few weeks have passed as it takes longer than that to heal. I can't pretend it was easy being around my pregnant friends but I was still pleased for them, and she will be for you too. Gosh it would appear I still have mc issues, even though I am now nearly 33 weeks! Oh and maybe you could point her in the direction of the miscarriage threads here on mumsnet. They helped me more than anything else.

Another one here suffering a cough/cold bug. What I wouldn't give for a dose of night nurse tonight!

Glad I am not the only one in denial about the fact a baby will be moving in here in the not too distant future. All my baby stuff is in the loft, no doubt coated in a thick layer of dust, and it is staying there until mid Jan when I finish work and my mum is coming to help get everything done. This baby is absolutely not allowed to come early.

Oh PJBabe that's so sad - I bet she feels a bit like she doesn't want to upset you by talking about it either, I reckon Reindeers idea of writing a note is an excellent one. Sending hugs x

I hope "The fear" is a natural part of what we're going through - my LO kicks the crap out of me to the point where sometimes I can't stand it, but EVERY morning when I wake up, I just can't function until I feel the little monkey wriggling about! With that heady hormone cocktail swilling about your system I don't think you can stop yourself from fretting TBH, especially if you have a problematic history. Like Fizi says though, I'm sure we'll all be fine

BTW, if anyone is thinking of reading The Time Travellers Wife before Feb - DON'T! You don't need the trauma - trust me!