July 2010: Still getting bigger, gone are the days when we had a figure

[stac14]

July is getting closer and we're all still gabbing. Feel free to join in

I'm only 32 weeks kapars so plenty of time. I'm chilled either way, if I have to have a cesarean then so be it - it has to get out some way or other. As long as i have a healthy baby at the end of it then I'm happy.

Gracie that sounds tough, but you sound reasonably laid back about it - I think you just have to sit back and accept things you can't do anything about, right, no use worrying about stuff you have no influence over.

Well, I went to B&Q after work last night and got lots of paint samples and a various other boring bits and bobs - curtain rail, new kitchen bin.. So I'll now be able to clear the spare room out this weekend. Take down all the shelves and the blinds etc and put up some testers, so when DH gets back from his stag on Sunday we may actually be able to make a decision on colours (if he's in a fit state..) then I can head out and get the paint and spend Monday painting.

I've also got all my veggie seedlings to plant on and the garage to sort out, so looks like it's going to be a packed weekend!

off to lunch with to friends with bumps today (it's a quiet day in the office) so that that'll be nice too.

gracie Monkey World is in Dorset, just outside Bovington.

dh we did cancel and went round hers instead. We'll try on a sunny day

I'm suddenly getting really excited about this LO coming - hope it doesn't fade by the time it does! Bit worried about what to do with DD though. Cos babies can come at any point and it's my second so it could be quicker, my mum might not have time to get here (6 hour drive) and MIL might not either (3 hour drive) - apart from the fact that I don't want MIL here If it all happens before anyone can look after DD what do we do with her? Help! (don't really want to phone up the one friend who lives close if it's the middle of the night cos she's got a LO too...)

I think it's hilarious that you all perceive me as laid back!! DH thinks I'm neurotic!!!

Ah well, at least the GP isn't trying to push beta-blockers on me again, so I must be doing something right.

I guess it's like anifers says, there's no point worrying about stuff you can do nothing about.

It's staff accommodation and the chaplaincies at these kind of schools tend to be fairly well looked after because of the number of students/parents you have to entertain, so it should be in reasonable condition. Certainly better than anything we could have afforded on our own!! The school we are moving to have paid all our relocation costs - I'm not sure if that's standard practise, but the headmaster is DH's old House master, and I went to church with his wife until a few years ago, so I think they just feel sorry for us getting kicked out of the school we are in so close to due date. It's probably more of a favour than something they normally do.

I just got off the phone with DWP after not hearing anything about my sure start grant that I sent of, and they said it was approved this morning and money should be in the bank by the end of the week

Maybe I'll buy a beautiful new buggy... probably not. I already spent our health in pregnancy grant on a new video camera and I haven't even got the forms for that off MW yet! DH was not impressed

Chulita, you have to ask the friend.... How young is her LO? I am sure she will be understanding. I did it for a friend and I have DD too. As long as you bring her to her on the way? It should not be a problem and it's better if she is close to home with someone she knows!

kapars congrats on having a little cutsy girl

Hi all
Feeling totally unmotivated to day - house really needs some tlc but I'm just too tired. Just got dd down so going to have a little nap I think. Will regret it tomorrow as have a busier day but ho-hum. Couldn't sleep last night as had backache, previously only got that from sitting down too much, v. annoying.
Hope you all have a good day - sun is just coming out here.

jojo her LO will be about 19 mths, same age as DD. It's just that DD's never been alone with them before, or with anyone for any length of time cos we live so far from family and haven't lived here long so I don't know many people. She's not a good sleeper either and I just know it'll be a lot of hard work for my friend...
wonderstuff my house is a tip too, needs hoovering/dusting and a general clean but I'm not on top housekeeping form at the mo!

kapers congrats on the baby girls!!
chulita fingers crossed you could start in the day and that would make things easier!!
dh would be nice if he proposes!!
gracie at least you spent your grant on something to capture LO growing up. i bought something for my motorbike with mine but i have bought everything for LO already.(thats my excuse)
stac well they wont discuss inducing til 36 weeks so on the app on the 9th that is where i will be so hopefully week after which will be 37 weeks and from then they class it as full term so i cant see the problem but i still think consultant will say no! ive already started bouncing on ball like a madwoman
ive just eaten 2 fresh cream scones to myself!!!
my friend was due on monday she was contracting all day yesterday with bad back ache and when they decided to make way to birthing center it all stopped suddenly!!

memphis whereabouts are you? I can't believe they are willing to discuss induction at 36 weeks!! My stupid health authority won't do it until 40 weeks (and if I didn't have a medical condition requiring an early section they would make me wait until 42 like they did with DS (actually 43 because they didn't have space on the freaking ward at 42 ))

DS is getting very angry with me today. My sister and husband and kids are all coming to visit this weekend, starting tomorrow, and we haven't told him because I didn't want him to keep nagging me about when they would get here. He knows something is up though, and he's getting pretty frustrated with me for trying to tidy stuff up. Clearly I'm a neglectful enough housewife that my 2yo knows something is wrong if I do the dishes whilst we still have some clean ones in the cupboard !!

anifers my bil is supposed to be doing my decorating at the weekend, but if he doesnt i'm getting my uncle in and painting myself

chulita could you not speak to your friend to see if you could arrange something. Maybe your dd could spend some time together so you know how they get on

gracie i got mine last week and its already spent lol

Aw wonder know how you feel bout back ache and lack of sleep its driving me mad. Hoping lo comes quickly

memphis i'l just be 35wks by the 9th june its amazing to think some of you will have babies in june.

Cotbeds arrived but still have another parcel to come, but that could be tomorrow so another day in x

dh i swear to god i've had 2 dreams in the past that have come true!!! not anything important in them but they came true all the same! was just about hairdo's! i MUST have a gift! that'd be lovely for you! i cant wait to get engaged but not mentioning anything cos i want it to come as a complete shock to me and i've told him that so god knows when it'l happen!

kk well heres to hoping this one will come true too! That'll make 2010 perfect
I want it to be a shock to me but depending on how he goes about it I bet Ill guess, we dont really go out much i.e evening meals just because we cant really afford it so if he suddenly booked a nice restaurant or something Id suspect straight away!

stac Ill be just over 34 weeks by 9th June! I really cant wait to meet him now Im getting so impatient!

Well my friend DID come over today, shes just left. Was really nice to have a girly chat about something other than babies! Shes single and at Uni so her life couldnt be more different to mine.

dh i'l be 35 wks on 12th just get ahead of myself, think i'm wishing her out lmao x

Had a really hilarious and lovely lunch with two expecting friends. One is due on the July 1st and looking absolutely fabulous and on great form, so that made me feel good. She said she was still waiting for the 'dreaded 3rd trimester' to hit. Fingers crossed it's the same for me. Other friend has her 20 week scan tomorrow, so we were sympathysing with her anxiety and reassuring her it would all be good.

My friend due in July and I have both had fantastic pregnancies so far, and were hopefully both making my other friend feel very positive about the whole thing. We're all pretty positive and jolly people, so I think that helps.

both friends were talking about perennial massage - one's American and the other did a more hippy childbirth class, but I hadn't really heard of it at all. According to Wikipedia (which is always true obviously,) it can decrease your chance of tearing by 5-7%. My thought is, can I be bothered to spend 10 minutes a day massaging my perineum for 5%... What do you guys reckon?

hi ladies, i had to go to the docs as the blood was still there so i'm now on antibiotics and have to keep expressing, glad i have mw on monday.

anifers i havent done it before but have heard it can be painful and for it to reduce tearing by only 5% i don't think i would bother. Sounds like you have had a great day

mlic when the hospital had me on the trace machine the heartbeat monitor was at the bottom of my stomach but my lo is mainly at the right side of my body but i think she just goes wherever she wants. Its common for 2nd babies not to engage till labour so dont worry x

anifers ive heard that about perennial massage you can get a perennial serum from mothercare but rather than think about buying i sat there giggling like a teenager at the thought of massaging there, i dont think i will bother, its only suppost to be a 5% chance that you will tear so its a very small statistic!
gracie im in leicester they wouldnt normally induce b4 42 weeks but from 37 weeks you are classed as full term and i have so many medical problems they were never sure my body would carry for that long, i was on 36 tablets a day b4 i fell pregnant and there is only one i can take now so its a huge change for my body, one of the tablets that i had to come off effects the heart so i think they are worried about cardiac arrest during childbirth if they leave me full term its a big risk, ive had to have a meeting about what happens if i go into cardiac arrest while in labour as they cant do anything to save me while baby is still in there so its something they have to take seriously (sorry about long long post)

stac yeah of course your a day ahead of me, how could I forget?? lol.
Hope the anitbiotics help and gets rid of the blood, cant be nice

anifers I didnt realise the massaging only decreases the chances by 5-7% I thought it was higher than that. Dont think Ill bother tbh.

i hope it clears up too dh my edd is 17th but elective is 14th so at the moment lo will be here in 6wks 6days but with due date its 7wks 3days lol. At mw on monday may try pushing for 9th july as its only a day off 39wks.

memphis surely they should be helping you especially when you need to go back on your other tablets, must be hard for you huni. Hope your neurologist supports you x

stac of course I can understand wanting to meet LO asap but is there a particular reason you want it to be the 9th?

I feel really uncomfy tonight, getting BHs, LO is pushing himself right against my skin so feel all tight and stretched and a bit painful

Am really hating this pregnancy incontinance too, what can I do about it?? Will mention it to mw on Wed but is there anything I can do to help/get rid of it??

no dh its just probably the earliest i can have the elective. Have been in lots of pain that will only ease when shes here. Just being selfish really x

Morning all! What a gorgeous day...of course the day after we'd wanted to go to Monkey World [rolls eyes]

dh I have no idea what to do about incontinence, maybe just loads more pelvic floor exercises? (so boring and I only ever remember to do them right before bed or after I get up for my nightly pee)

Hooray for lumps under the ribs! okay so it was far more comfy with a transverse baby but I'm sure it's not anymore.

Going to try and hassle a friend to give us a lift to the duck lake today, DH took the car and I don't want to be stuck here all day!

stac thats a reasonable request I think! DP and I had sex last night, got quite vigorous but I had awful BHs afterwards and both sides of my bump hurt so will be very glad to resume normal relations after LO is here!

chulita yeah I do pelvic floor exercises every now and then when I remember, dont think I really do enough for them to benefit though.

I dont have any plans for today, the sun is out but cant really think of anything I could do. Looks like another day indoors

LO has hiccups too.

It is a gorgeous day here to and i am still stuck in waiting for a delivery.

Nothing worse when they take the car chulita especially when its a great day. Hope you get to the duck pond and have a lovely day

I hope the weekend stays the same, dp's business is starting to take off but we rely on good weather for it.

Whats everyone else up to today? X

I thought so dh but suppose it depends on the cons, cant wait to see mw on monday. Dp and i havent had much relations due to the pains, i feel quite guilty about it. Like you cant wait to get back to normal relations when lo arrives. You not going to your mums today? Ds is off school but he's made plans with friends x

stac aw you remembered I usually see my mum on Fridays unfortunately shes had to go into work today. What I might do is go into town and have a walk through the park to the supermarket, just to give me a bit of exercise and get me out the flat.
Its threatening with rain though so will just have to see what happens this afternoon.