10/10 Babies - Rock and Rollin Pumpkins showing us their groovy moves.

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Right then (brushes off sparkly dress) I'm here!

(cue groovy disco lights and an appropriate selection of tunes)

I also have alcohol free wine, and I'm sure theres a stash of mini eggs behind the bar (along with other some other things) and I'm dancing, whose going to join me??

Stats list here!!

Right you chatty lot, have none of you got work to do
I can't cope today, I was going to take notes so I didn't miss anyone but that really id bad, so I apologise in advance!

Jenimooo and ilgh congratulations on having girls- there are quite a few of us I also got 95% sure, but was told if it's a boy it's defo got bits, if a girl they are less sure iykwim?

Bongo, that's the baby I have a ds and he is a lovely hyper bundle of kisses snot and mud- you have lots to look forward to.

nymph, I really hopeyou get sorted soon and start feeling better. Are you taking iron? It may help with exhaustion.

Abfab- what relief today is over. I really hope things get resolved in your favour. Pita to deal with now.

As for all you cake eaters argh, i will end up getting in the car and driving down to sainsbury's any minute! I lurve carrot cake, surely it counts towards 5 a day?!

I'm ok, achy low down so think I may have over done it at toddlers this am. Feels better ATM after lots of rest and dh doing all the ds lifting/ swinging etc.

Ah, so DS2 is over the moon. DS1 not so chuffed. He chucked his lunchbag on the playground and went in a wee huff. He's okay now though. DS3 more interested in patting his tummy and saying "belly belly".

Bongo, congratulations. Boys are fab. As will all our baby girls be.

Nymph hope all gets sorted soon. And AbFab, good for you for sticking with it and standing up for yourself. Keep on and get that mat pay - you've worked a long time for that.

Aw Nymph, you have a lot to deal with. Hope you are happy with the care you are getting.
LOL @ DD1 gloating to little DD2. Bless!

SeaShells, actually, no - I don't have work to do! Though I have busied myself researching researching researching baby stuff, so feel kinda busy. Obviously, time on MN is also classed as researching baby stuff!
Thanks re the work wishes, and you, ILGH. You lot are lovely, I feel really supported here.

Quiz Master SeaShells, are you setting us our Friday Five, or shall others try and think of questions?

ILGH Wow wouldn't you just love to have a DS1 style strop sometimes, I could have done with one of those tosay.

Seashells I've been to work and back and am now researching important things like skincare and how best to bulk buy concealer for when LO comes along.

Nymph Hope you get somewhere with this one, you don't seem to be catching a break with this pregnancy. First the stretchy pains now the weird dizziness. Not good.

friday five

1)what book are you currently reading and would you recommend it?

2. facebook, Twitter or neither?

3. have you finished the nursery/planned it and if so do you have a theme? (this is not such a mad qu, I know one woman who finished hers by 20 weeks " so her cats can get use to it"

4. How do you feel about your bump? Like people touching it? Show it off? Would you wear a bikini?!

5)Are these weak questions or am I being paranoid?! When does pregnancy paranoia disappear and when do we feel normal again?!!

1. girl with the dragon tattoo, Steig Larson: so far v good. Just finished Norwegian wood, which was strange but interesting,

2. facebook do not get Twitter. Mn gives me all the gossip.

3. bump will be sleeping in our room for the first few months, then joins ds in his room to cause carnage! Not really themed, but lots of mobiles and colour and toys. There will be a colourful bunting purchase soon

4. bump- happy to wear tight clothed but soon getting an outy so not sure what will happen then! Defo no bikinis and got a bit surprised by unsolicited bump touching by relative strangers!

5. the answer is in the question I hate my hormones sometimes

good luck ksal for tomorrow

You are the question master!
Ooh, I do love a bit of bunting!

1. what book are you currently reading and would you recommend it?
   The second of the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, and yes, would absolutely recommend it. Loving it. Also reading a couple of pregnancy/baby/child and pregnancy/diet books. And the Stokke catalogue!

2. facebook, Twitter or neither?
   Facebook! Love it. Never even bothered looking at Twitter. The name is stupid, for starters.

3. have you finished the nursery/planned it and if so do you have a theme? (this is not such a mad qu, I know one woman who finished hers by 20 weeks " so her cats can get use to it"
   No, and not really having one. We do have a spare room, but as DH's parents live in Scotland and we are in London, they will be coming to stay for weekends, and we'd rather keep the room for them (my mum is about 40 minutes away, I anticipate she might do some overnighters with us too), and want our baby in with us anyway (planning on co-sleeping, and having a baby hammock in our room).

4. How do you feel about your bump? Like people touching it? Show it off? Would you wear a bikini?!
   Love it (though I feel it's really small right now, and if anything, I think it looks like I've just eaten too much Turkish Delight as opposed to got a baby in there!). I love DH touching it - he goes to stroke my tummy LOADS (just reaches out subconsciously - he's so sweet), and kisses it too (that's more conscious!). Not too bothered if anyone else touches it, haven't experienced the stranger thing yet (like I said, I feel I am barely showing). Have got a beautiful maternity tankini ready to wear, which covers my tummy, though I would gladly wear a bikini. Though I never go swimming (exercise swimming) in a bikini anyway - it's just beach attire for me, and I'm not planning on going on holiday this year (except to Scotland, and I doubt that'll be in a bikini!).
   I'm actually considering some photos, possibly - of me and bump, just to capture this time. Like, professional ones. Don't know though. My friend had a cast done - that 's quite nice (though goodness knows where we'd put it!).

5. Are these weak questions or am I being paranoid?! When does pregnancy paranoia disappear and when do we feel normal again?!!
   Bless! Lovely questions! You're not paranoid - we really are all out to get you. And who wants to feel normal anyway?

hello all, I had the scan and all is well with baby so I am very happy starting to let myself get more excited now. Was so focussed on all the checks being fine that I completely forgot to even wonder if baby was a boy or a girl, and so we are having a surprise!! But I'm quite happy with waiting as I don't mind at all either way

congratulations ILGH and jennimoo (and anyone else I missed) on your scans all being ok and that its girls. especially ILGH. DH is one of three brothers and then a sister, and she is sooo spoilt by them all (in a good way, she's lovely )

abfab my care sounds the same as yours but I've got a couple of consultant appointments, only because I have a heart murmur so they just want to keep a little bit more of an eye on things, but they said today it should be fine

also abfab I'm so glad your personnel officer was supportive at your meeting. I think this is pretty signficant in hopefully making surviving until maternity leave bearable for you. My personnel officer was notoriously useless which just compounded things for me. It may well be that you wouldn't have to worry about going down the constructive dismissal route, if they know something odd is going on they should hopefully try and resolve things satisfactorily as part of the grievance procedure. So glad you're getting encouraged to take more time off, hope you can relax a little and enjoy it

1)what book are you currently reading and would you recommend it?
technically I think I'm reading Shirley by one of the Bronte's (because I was homesick for yorkshire) but in reality I am mainly reading my pregnancy books, especially one by Charlotte Hill which I would definitely recommend, it feels like its aimed at intelligent people if that makes sense, with lots of information to help you make up your own mind on things like foods to avoid/ pain relief in labour etc. And she's a trained physio so it has good stuff on stretches etc to do. My mum picked it for me and she used to be a midwife so I don't know why I didn't ask her to pick my books in the first place!

2. facebook, Twitter or neither?
   facebook, I tried twitter once but I couldn't understand the point of it. I love facebook as friends and family are scattered all over, and it helps me stay in touch with them (plus I am a bit nosy )

3. have you finished the nursery/planned it and if so do you have a theme? (this is not such a mad question, I know one woman who finished hers by 20 weeks " so her cats can get use to it"
   our spare bedroom will double as the nursery, so I will probably just decorate the corner for baby with lots of mobiles and stuff. I am hoping baby will stay in with us for the first few months at least though.

4. How do you feel about your bump? Like people touching it? Show it off? Would you wear a bikini?!
   I thought I would just be thrilled by my bump, as I had waited so long to be pregnant, but actually I feel a bit ambivalent at the moment. Sometimes I love it, and DH loves it as it makes the pregnancy more real to him, but sometimes I feel self-conscious (maybe because I'm not often around other pregnant women) and also it does still look more like I had a big lunch still, I think I might be happier when I very definitely look pregnant.

5)Are these weak questions or am I being paranoid?! When does pregnancy paranoia disappear and when do we feel normal again?!!

no not weak questions! although it is 5am so maybe thats why I found them so complex to answer

I can't believe I was ever worried about being awake at 6am to go and catch my flight, baby decided, as it often does, to have a little disco at 4.30 am so I've been awake ever since. I hope you all have lovely weekends, I'm off to Yorkshire and can't wait to be home now

Thanks everyone.

will do questions later on laptop as c&p is playing up

Friday Five

1)what book are you currently reading and would you recommend it? Mumsnet guide to Babies and yes I would.

2. facebook, Twitter or neither? Both

3. have you finished the nursery/planned it and if so do you have a theme? Nope, not at all. But I keep wanting to do a Grover theme from Seseme Street.

4. How do you feel about your bump? Like people touching it? If I had a bump, but when I do I think I'll have no choice as I'll be acosted by random prodders at work. No to strangers though, probably would wear a bikini.

5)Are these weak questions or am I being paranoid?! Totally Paranoid!!!

Hi all

Congratulations on all the girls. On my last thread there were lots of boys and in RL the coffee group I eventually joined was nearly totally boys too. However so far this year four friends have had five girls (one twins obviously) between them so maybe it's the year of the female! DS was due on International Women's Day and we sometimes joke that's why he came so early as he was desperately trying to avoid it, being a male....

I have the amnio at 9.30. I have been in a terrible state the past few days but yesterday by sheer chance I spoke to two people who've had it and that helped a lot. One was DS's special needs health visitor who os just the loveliest, most sympathetic person and has had me crying on her a few times in the past. She also had a raised risk with her second. The other was a French woman I know who said she didn't fall into the high risk category either time with her
two children -close with the second but still outside - but said because of her age (39 and 41) she wanted to know. She said it's pretty much standard procedure on France in older mums. She said 'we (the French) are very medical'. And she gad it done both tomes with my consultant and she was very impressed both times.

Still s**ing myself though - literally now (TMI sorry!).

Sending you loads of positive thoughts and love flooz, just concentrate on seeing your baby on the scan again!

Floozie- sending you lots of positive thoughts for this morning, I hope it goes well

Abfab- his dark materials is one of my favourite reads of all time! Oh, and do get pictures of your bump, even if they are done at home. I left mine too late (ds was early so I was in labour at the time and do not look like a serene mother earth, which was what I had hoped!!!)

hermya, qu 5 was my dear dh's suggestion- I read them out and included that at the end, he said "there is your qu5 then", apparently it reflects my emotional state early pg, don't know what he means

floozie - very best of luck to you this morning. i'll keep my fingers crossed that it is a straightforward procedure and you get the result you want. you'll be able to put it behind you soon.

thanks seashells I'm rather excited and nervous (hope everything is ok). i'm not planning to find out.... really don't mind which it is and i like a surprise! good luck to AbFab too and anytone else who's going today.

right, my first friday five:
)what book are you currently reading and would you recommend it?

2. facebook, that takes up enough time!

3. have you finished the nursery/planned it and if so do you have a theme? DD isucrrently in what will be the nursery and we'll have to wait and see what 'flavour' the new baby is to see if it need redecorating or not!! No theme, i don't think.

4. How do you feel about your bump? Like people touching it? Show it off? Would you wear a bikini?! Only DH an touch, anyone else is a bit odd. Last time someone at work did it uninvited and i was a bit repulsed as it was too intimate for me. Deffo bikin (go swimming every week with DD and I can't physically get into a costume, even under normal circumstances as my body is freakishly long )

5)Are these weak questions or am I being paranoid?! Are you saying I'm paranoid? Are you?

friday five

1)what book are you currently reading and would you recommend it? Just finished one of dd1s Dr Who books. Struggling to read atm , short attention span (apparantly the meds not pg according to GP)

2. facebook, Twitter or neither?Both, RL FB and MN twitter (the lefties convinced me to join and I am now worshipping Chris Addison ).Don't post much but am Nymphadora1978 if anyone is interested

3. have you finished the nursery/planned it and if so do you have a theme? No, when we decorated the room originally we went for neutral wall paper so will eventually do a border or something. I don't like the OTT everything from one range type style, prefer a bit of mix & match. Its going to be storing stuff from our room for a while so ewe can fit a cot in.

4. How do you feel about your bump? Like people touching it? Show it off? Would you wear a bikini?! I like having a bump , hate people touching it (except dh& kids). I wore a bikini with dd1 but the mess the stretch marks made it wont be seen in public again!

5)Are these weak questions or am I being paranoid?! When does pregnancy paranoia disappear and when do we feel normal again?!! PAranoia doesnt go, you just worry about different things as the kids get bigger Welcome to being a Mum

oh i forgot number one...! I'm just finishing Small Wars by Sadie Jones... and its great, would definitely recommend.

Morning all,

hope everyone has that friday feeling, I hate fridays as it is my last day off before going back to work

have a lovely Day october mums to be xx

Glad your scan went well, tiredfeet. Thanks re the work thing. It felt much nicer that the Personnel Officer was supportive - hope that lasts. She even said to me, when the others had gone, that I'd done really well in the meeting, had made my points clearly and didn't back down. Bless her.

Good luck with the amnio, floozie.

Yeah, I am loving the books, SeaShells.

Might you do photos this time (if your baby isn't early again)?

Thanks, KSal - good luck to you too. Mine isn't til late this afternoon. Who else is today?
I'm probably offline for most of the weekend as we're off to Cheltenham to see a friend, and go to the BabyShow - so don't chat too much or I'll never catch up! Enjoy your weekends, Everyone. x

enjoy the baby show abfab and i hope the work thing improves

Thinking of you floozie. You'll be there by now.

Friday 5:

1)what book are you currently reading and would you recommend it? Just started reading The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Attwood. Not sure yet
2) facebook, Twitter or neither? Facebook, but I hate it.

3. have you finished the nursery/planned it and if so do you have a theme? (this is not such a mad qu, I know one woman who finished hers by 20 weeks " so her cats can get use to it" . She'll be going in with DS3 - that's done in dark wood and M&P Linear Zoo stuff but I might change it to Gingerbread.

4. How do you feel about your bump? Like people touching it? Show it off? Would you wear a bikini?! I don't really like anyone touching it now I come to think about it. But one of my friends is so excited, I have to let her.

5)Are these weak questions or am I being paranoid?! When does pregnancy paranoia disappear and when do we feel normal again?!! Good questions. But you will never feel "normal" again - your normal will become something different.

Golly it's just taken me 20 minutes to catch up!!!

And now really want some pickle crisps... can't remember who mentioned it! But would LOVE SOME!!!

Will just do the questions as can't remember everyone elses comments sorry!
Friday 5:

1)what book are you currently reading and would you recommend it? Just started reading Carrie's Diaries, it's a new one about Carrie from Sex and the City before she moved to the city! Love it as am avid SATC fan!

2. facebook, Twitter or neither? I have both, but never quite got the hang of Twitter, just added loads of celebs and find it interesting to read their comments have Katie Price on there and she makes me laugh as says totally inappropriate things!

3. have you finished the nursery/planned it and if so do you have a theme? Am i a crazy one then... as we are doing the nursery this weekend?!?!? PIL bought us a whole nursery set from Babies R Us it's the jungle chums stuff it's so cute.

4. How do you feel about your bump? Like people touching it? Show it off? Would you wear a bikini?! mmm... not mad keen on people touching it, feels weird, might feel different when it's more of a bump. was pre warned that belly becomes public property!

5)Are these weak questions or am I being paranoid?! When does pregnancy paranoia disappear and when do we feel normal again?!! Excellent questions and I know what you mean about the paranoia... were nmy answers ok?

xxx Oh and happy Friday everyone!!!
xxx

Morning everyone

Hope it all goes well today floozie I'm think of you.

It's a lovely day today and I wish I wasn't in work. Going to see some more flats tomorrow which is exciting.

hope you all have good Fridays and weekends!

Right the questions:

1. Actually not radin anythng at the moment - can't concentrate for very long! but the last book I read was Brooklyn by Colm Toibin and yes I would recommend it - it was great!

2. facebook - I hate Twitter although I'm supposed to 'get it' for my job.

3. Well we currently don't have our own bedroom as we live in a studio flat! If we move soon (fingers crossed) then the baby will be in with us for a few months and then will move into it's own room. I'm just going to do it in a nice colour and not worry too much about decoration, but then again if we catually get somewhere I might change my mind!

4. Getting used to my little bump now - no one has tried to touch it (apart from DH which is fine of course. Happy to wear tight clothes and nmight consider a bikini, although I have bought myself a nice maternity tankini too as I'm going to the US in July.

5. My hormones are generally ok apart from crying for no reason whatsoever occassionally. I've alwasy been a bit paranoid so no change there! Excellent questions though!

Gosh apologies for the awful spelling that post - I wa tryng to do it quickly but my speed typing is awful!

Morning all! Congrats on scans and good luck Floozie for today - it's 10am so I wonder if it's done by now...hope it's gone well.

DH is away this weekend so got a busy one planned to keep me distracted. I fret now when he's not around - wasn't like this before I was pg!

Sartorial disaster this morning - had to wear linen trousers cos of the heat but they're too small on the tum! And when I remember how big they were when I bought them - why o why did I just assume all my clothes would still fit cos I had no real bump, just a fat tummy?! Sitting here with buttons undone, but you won't mind, will you?

1)Mercy by Jodi Picoult... think so but reckon it's going to be a weepy

2. neither - too much internet paranoia

3. No nursery for our LO - the 2nd bedroom is set up for my DSS and we can't change it (relations with them v fragile) and anyway LO will be in with us for at least 6 mo, we'll move house next August when LO will be 10 mo and can have a room of his/her own. Thinking of getting a cot on wheels though so we can use the boys' room when they're not there which is er...most of the time... we only have them 2 w/e a month at the best of times and haven't had them to stay now since early April.

4. Wishing my bump looked like a bump not just too much cake! Will prolly wear a bikini but got some lovely caftans if I want to be swishy. Will also depend on stretch marks of course! Probably won't like people who aren't close touching it but do understand why they want to.

5)ha ha - this may be the best question of all. Hoping to feel less paranoid any minute now (vain hope!!!) Was always a little 'highly strung' but I think I'm calmer and happier in pregnancy than ever before (so...just imagine what I used to be like!!!!!!!!!!)

Sorreeeeee, long post, feeling a bit funny today (the above notwithstanding)

xx