October 2005 hot bumps - Nr. 5

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there you go

FA - you have just had me luaghing so hard i nearly wet myself - note to self - pelvic floor exercises!

Done well so far this morning - been to asda and spent £20 on clothes for Jess and £10 on bits we forgot off the tesco order being delivered later!

Off to Toddlers at 10 - 2 hours of jess playing and me chilling - BLISS! Home for lunch and a sleep for jess - ive got to stay awake today despite DH and I's nocturnal activities at 1am this morning as Tescos coming 1-3. DH hopefulyl finish work early today...... PLEASE!!!

Bit of a hyjack, sorry.
Bonnie, im presuming your email is still not working. Can you text me your new moby number.
We were wondering if you fancy Knowsley safari park on Tuesday next week. (i will pick you up and drive).(me & Vick)
It looks good, about an hour away, a good day out.
Hope you are ok, thought you may welcome the opportunity to escape the dying swan....DH!!!!xxx

had my m/wife appointment yesterday and everything seemed fine. I thought the heartbeat sounded a bit slow compared to usual but she reassured me that it was normal it was about 120. Any ideas anyone? I read that it was slow or fast for either boy or girl but can't remember which way round. I'm meant to be having a girl so does that follow?
Anyway dh is still in hospital and i'm starting to really miss him now. He's getting quite depressed as is in a side room due to him having an infection and keeps getting forgotten about. Yesterday he missed breakfast as they forgot he was in there! They are so so stretched on the ward he's on and he also missed 2 drips yesterday that he was supposed to have. The nurses keep apologising but saying they are really short staffed. I feel really sorry for them, you hear about NHS problems but don't really appreciate them until you witness them for yourself.

Anyway I'm hoping again that he's home today. Really having trouble sleeping as well, but that's partly to do with not having dh with me. Always have trouble sleeping by myself. Scared of the dark!

Hope your gran improves, Elf and hope everyone else is doing ok today.

gosh, hello Donbean, what a coincidence. I was just about to email you!

Bonnie... heartbeat, slower for a boy, faster for a girl.

Jess was always 155-160bpm and this one is averaging 140-150bpm, so im praying its a boy!

With a heartrate of 120, you obviously have a very chilled out baby!!!

Ooh I live right next to Knowsley Safari Park... yet have never been... runs away quickly lol Glad your MW appt went ok Bonnie, I bet she was just relaxing ...poor DH though I hope they pay more attention to him!!

Bonnie - when I was on the trace machine last week, I was told that anything from 110 to 160 is average. My little bubba's was all over the place and up to 180 at one point, and in the mid 170's for a while, but they didn't seem too bothered. Your baby must just have been having a chill out moment

Quick question - going to see my gran tonight in hospital. They think that she has got a chest infection on top of everything else. Worried that I am going to do more damage than good by visiting - do you think I should ring the hospital and check if it's okay for me to visit?

Well, when I was told not to go to visit the little boy it was because I could potentially infect him, and this was because he'd just had very major surgery and chemo... no one's bothered if they infect you with something! Chest infections are really nasty though, I wouldn't want one while pregnant! I would probably phone to put my mind at ease, and see how infectious the poor thing is

I hope she's ok!

In my last pregnancy the midwife told me that it was the size of the baby that affected the heartbeat and nothing to do with the sex, so a larger baby had a slower heartbeat.

Probably bollocks as well though!

Having a big panic day today - no one seems to care that JJ is due in 10 weeks and the house is nowhere near liveable. There is no way we can live in a caravan with a newborn! Seriously starting to think about moving back in with my parents. Been feeling really tearful the last day or two - really strange for me. So stressed out!!!

I think all this time off work has got to me - left time for me to actually think about things - not good. I'll be loopy by the time I go on full time maternity leave!

Hope everyone else is in a better mood than me!

Hi All, not been about for a while so just trying to catch up! I hope all your poorly relatives are up and about again soon.
We have had some good news today, my husband has been offered a job in Cardiff (we are currently in West Yorkshire) so we should be moved down to Swansea ready for him to start this new job at the beginning of September!!! (oh my god.....what have we done!!) Great thing is that we already own a house down there that we were going to rent out for 6 months but the timing of this job just couldn't be better. My parents live in Swansea so will be able to help out once the little one arrives (edd 02/10) Now we just have to get packed and sorted, I only have to go back to work between 3-12/08 then on Mat leave

hello all!!

i have been reading but haven't really been in the mood to post. is anyone else feeling miserable? i am a few weeks away from when ds1 was born (32 weeks) and i am finding it really stressful waiting to get past that time. i know this baby is totally different - huge for a start - estimated at 4lb2 today at 30weeks and 2 days, but it feels like i am coming up to a really significant anniversary. almost more important than his actually birthday or the day he died which are both in september. i am also really tired (although not anaemic as they have checked) and am dreading my dh going away to work as of monday. he is going to be out of the country and i am so worried about the baby coming early. in fact i think it would be fair to say that i am worrying about anything and everything, not sleeping enough, having huge quantities of strong bh and knowing that i still have 4 weeks left at work. i was really enjoying this pregnancy up until about 2 weeks ago and now it is all getting on top of me. i think i will be insane by the time that baby arrives in 8 weeks time.
is anyone else unreasonably emotional/stressed/hormonal etc? please don't say it is just me.....

JoseyJo: I am feeling a bit like that too. I hadn't given this pregnancy much thought until the last week or so. Now I'm starting to worry! My main worry is that I'm having so many painful/uncomfy Braxton Hicks and I never had these before. I know it's common in second pregnancies but it's a bit unpleasant - it also reminds me all the time of my LABOUR which brings back a lot of BAD (=agonising) memories which I had successfully been repressing until now. I'm worried about the baby coming early - I keep thinking "just stay in there a few more weeks" - I think it's just all the Braxton Hicks freaking me out.

I'm not surprised you are thinking about your little son, that's completely expected I'd imagine. It won't be long before we are past the 32 week mark. And your number 2 sounds like a big 'un!!

How long is your DH away for? How are his feelings about the new baby now? xxx

Aww (((Josey))) and (((MP))) too! You're having a poo time of it, and I can't think of anything else to do! Sends cyber hugs!

Big hugs to Joseyjo and everyone with sick relatives. Also those of you with tumultuous hormones and droopy knickers. I'm just feeling very tired and very stressed about how unsorted I am. I just can't seem to get my brain into gear for serious planning about things like childcare. And as I have to go back to work after six months I really need to get my skates on.

Other than that, all ok. Still enjoying being pregnant, though suddenly feel very third trimester-ish and heavy. My baby is very docile compared to some of yours, though - moving every day, but not that frequently and certainly not big strong kicks like you all seem to get. Am trying not to worry about this; maybe it's just lots of amniotic fluid or something.

Elf - i hope your gran's ok. I'm a cardiac care nurse myself, and it's amazing what they can do these days. Big hugs x

I'm really beginning to feel pregnant now too - just finished 2 horrendous shifts at work, and everything aches. My whole gait has changed and i just feel like a slow elephant now, puffing and panting just to heave myself up the stairs! Not sleeping either - the mw at my antenatal class said its to get us into practice for all those sleepless nights - i swear Mother Nature is really a man

Oh, and DP pointed out my first proper belly stretch mark the other day. I expect i'll look like an AA road map by the end!

oh, and Hester, i don't get big kicks either - more like a 'swooshing' feeling as he turns round, that usually makes me double over!

I've started getting really fussy about what I eat again, which SO goes against my porky nature. I'm getting a lot of heartburn and I keep going to the fridge and turning my nose up at everything that's there. And the stuff I do choose is not very healthy at all, so I'm getting constipated... oh the joys.
BTW my db is doing well - onto solid foods now and can walk a few steps more each day. He may be well enough to come home to the UK in about 2 weeks. Insurance company have said they won't pay for his treatment though, so god only knows how much that will be. Still, at the end of the day, he's still with us and for that we should be truely thankful. It's only money...
Thinking of all of you with nearest and dearest ill at the moment as well.

Thanks NM2B

My gran is doing better. She's had a temp pace maker fitted, they are going to fit perm one on Monday. It's her 50th wedding anniversary on Fri and they were supposed to have a party on Sat, one doc seems to think she'll be able to go but seems very fast to me if still recovering from op. Visited on Fri eve with my old sis, she seems better in herself, was laughing with us and smiling. Couldn't help but detect a slight fear in her eyes as we talked about her coming home and stuff. It's very sad. But, she is a fighter. Born weighing just 1 lb, and survived a massive stroke 25 years ago which left her paralised down on side. I'm just keeping everything crossed and saying an extra long prayer at the mo.

Ref baby - went and picked out paint today which will start next weekend. V excited. Also brought a baby carrier from mothercare for my DH as I know he's been after one for a while. Should have took it back though when DH started calling me a penguine as I'm waddling. I should be but it's true so more than anything else!

Hope all are well, glad to hear your DB is getting better Moomin.

Elf - permanant pacemakers are usually put in under a local anaesthetic and sedation only, rather than a GA, so all being well, it's very possible she will be recovered and home in time for her party.

So emotional at the mo - just watching Sleepless in Seattle and found myself welling up. Must be my hormones! Oh well, here's to another sleepless night...!

Bonnie and Elf - hope your dh and gran are okay ((hugs))

Josey & mp - bigs hugs to you two too. It's suddenly starting to hit me too that time is running out. We really aren't prepared at all. We haven't bought any baby stuff yet as Dh starts his new job down south on Monday so I'll be on my own during the week and trying to get the house fit and tidy for potential buyers to look round. I think I've been in denial a bit up till now and everythings suddenly hit me this weekend. Starting to panic about thing and getting all weepy and hormonal.

I'm getting most of my kicks low down too, although sometimes i think he kicks and punchs at the same time as they seem to be all over the place. It's particularly bad when he gets me right in the bladder though

I'm also ballooning and getting stretching pain. It's not nice but it is reassuring to know I'm not the only one.

Fastasleep - rofl at your pants incident

I can sympathise with the ballooning feeling, it's like Sophia wants to stretch and there's nowhere for her to go - my belly's a tight as a drum and really uncomfy! Also this down below rash thing is drving me nuts nuts NUTS oowww!

Hope everyone and their relatives are doing ok..

Hopefully I'll keep my pants on today!

Argh! Why are Mother-in-laws so obnoxious?!?
Mine spoke to DP earlier, and basically insinuated she thought i was just taking the 'easy' option having a c/s and that i was too posh to push. As if! I would not be putting myself through major abdominal surgery if it wasn't absolutely necessary (as informed by both my orthopaedic consultant and my obstetrician!!!) She's just a horrible old bag:-(

yep, can confirm that balooning feeling! very tight and drum hard bump!!!
and kicks are low too, hmmmmmm!

aww nm2b don't let her get to you! none would really WANT to have a csection! hope your dp sets her straight!!!!

pmsl fastasleep, watch your pants

OMG OMG OMG 9 weeks to go!!!!!!

NM2B: Sorry your MIL is being so AWFUL! (((hugs)))

Yes I am starting to feel VERY PREGNANT. I want to take my bump OFF! Can't breathe/move/stand up without feeling like I'm being crushed!

DP is worried and miserable about having no. 2 - I know it's going to be tough but I wish he felt more excited.