In the Company of Pregnant Ladies (No1 Babies Detective Agency pt6)

[nomoremagnolia]

Thought it was time we had a new home, seeing as we've almost outgrown the old one. So in honour to Scorpio, Sybil, BB and toomuch (hope I didn't forget anyone ) here we are - in the company of pregnant (and cheerful) ladies

I would like this one if I don't go for the nature's nest.

That is lovely Nomore and just what I mean about having one next to the bed.
Tell your BF thanks for the home birth story - sounds wonderful

Kensgirl tell your dh that he's being an absolute plonker from me. Yes, you being pregnant shouldn't stop him from going out occasionally, but not every other night. And you need to go on strike in terms of doing housework, cooking, cleaning and washing (particularly recommend the latter - he'll soon start worrying if he can't find a clean shirt for work!). You've got to get him to realise that your child is a joint responsibility, and it starts now - he may as well get used to helping out a bit now as he'll have to do a lot more when the baby arrives!

Cots etc - we had a moses basket by the bed, but ds grew out of it by about 3 mo and went into the cot by the bed with the side down. We did find rocking really good when he had colic, so might have found the hammock quite good. In terms of travelling, if you go to parents/pil quite regularly, I really recommend getting them to look for a 2nd hand cot going cheap locally, and get a new mattress for it. Its so much better than a travel cot, and my parents got a little toy that attached to the cot that ds recognised and connected with 'knowing where he was' and was very happy - and they can stay in a cot for longer than a travel cot (size and height) so easier to have a better routine for longer when you travel.

Now when we travel we quite often take the mattress from ds's cot (that he moved out of quite a long time ago now) and put it on the floor against a wall with a bit of padding down the open side so its not hard if he 'falls off' (about 3" so not exactly high!) - he sleeps really well on this and we don't have to worry about needing mattress protectors for other beds, or him falling off a bed - although we do have a travel bed guard which I think we'll probably take on holiday this summer.

Survived the party - we ended up with 8 3yo, 1 5yo, 2 2yo and ds. And, with the weather as it has been, the garden was too wet, so we had to amuse them inside - made pizzas, iced buns, decorated gingerbread men, and did some things with pipe cleaners! Pop up house in the hall was a big hit as well. Absolutely shattered, but I think all of the children enjoyed it!

Well, my MIL has a cot already, it was for dh and bil, she has loaned it out to all and sundry over the years - and apparently it is still going strong. So she has always said (she does not know we are trying, so she is very previous by the way ) that she will sand it back, varnish it and get a new matress when the time comes... so on the same page as you MT ... my Mum on the other hand doesn't have very much room, so I suspect she would visit us. At the moment all of us are living in the same town, so it would be largely irrelevant, but considering how much we move about, who knows what will be the case by the time we have a baby to think about.

Nomore, please thank your friend for me - it sounds as if she had a textbook delivery. I do really like the idea of a hb, but am super-cautious and the whole idea of what could go wrong still worries me. I am trying to get hold of a secondhand pool though so I think I will feel more decided when I actually have one!

Kensgirl - you can your dh from me that he is a plonker! Honestly, men have no idea how exhausting pregnancy is and he definitely needs to take care of you better. This is my third and I have dh pretty much trained now! He takes care of the other two for most of the weekend and is really good at letting me have naps and lie-ins. He also does the cooking at weekends (although this could be because I am sooo bad at cooking!). He does work long hours though and is often out past the kids bedtime 2/3 times a week so this is the arrangement we find works best.

I think I may have found a rival for the Bug... but I fear it may be too good to be true. I like the look of them, but it doesn't cost the earth - there must be a catch!!

Millie hiding

Now... I know I said I didn't like 3 wheels... but this just doesn't seem to bother me... I like it

I like the brown and the red colours. You'd never get us looking at anything other than a 3 wheeler, so I approve!

Come on Millie... Don't keep us waiting on tenterhooks much longer please!

Well, I go away for the weekend and miss quite a lot. Still no Millie though?

Gilly Good to hear your experience of the HSG as well. My consultant is in St. Albans but they will need to refer us to another hospital for Assisted Conception - if it's on the NHS, it will be the Hammersmith, though it's also possible that we'll end up going private (to avoid running out of time), in which case the doctor I saw last time, recommended UCH. Need to do a bit more research on that before the next appointment.

I finally got the results of the Day 2 tests last week - after some to-ing and fro-ing between the consultant's secretary (who wasn't allowed to give them out to me) and my GP. They all seem normal - LH is 5.2 which I'm relieved about. Was a bit worried about the oestradiol reading - 89 pmol/l (which converts to 24.24 pg/ml) and seems to be at the bottom end of the limit that Zita West (and others give) of 25-75. As all the research I've done focusses on problems with it being too high, not quite sure what, if any, are the implications of it being too low. Anyway, finally given up and decided that I'm probably worrying unnecessarily!

Poppy Good luck with the Clomid.

Kensgirl Hope that this week is better - sounds like your mum is being a bit of a pain. Hope you had that bar of Cadburys.

Well, I've had fun looking at the cots etc Ready / Nomore I liked the bedside ones you linked to though they wouldn't work in our bedroom. Am intrigued by the Amby - had always assumed that a newborn would just go in in a moses basket but love the idea of being able to rock him or her. Like the Zydeco too.

Have got my first acupuncture appointment this evening. No idea what to expect so should be interesting!

Big wave to everyone else

Hobnobs - enjoy the accupuncture - am going myself this evening too. Don't worry about the needles either!

Did you have a good weekend?

i had shiatsu today Mimi still very much in-situ though, lady said i am a ripe melon, LOL!!

I'm having a sweep tomorrow, a bit about it, a bit frightened tbh. I sort of feel like natures way has failed this time? They will want to induce me a week tomorrow, which means a week tonight i will have to go in.

i want this...will work on DH

Mimi will have a moses basket for the first couple of months.

Scorpio - that's lovely - we'd have gone for that apart from the £! Got a new mattress for a 2nd hand cot and that's worked fine though - and now in Ikea bed.

So, what are you doing to encourage Millie? Is dh doing his part? I had accupuncture to try to encourage things after 37 wks - don't know whether this resulted in ds being 1 week early or not (probably not what you want to hear, sorry) . Are there any roads with humps nearby? Got a trampoline?

hello everyone (other than Millie - who rudely has decided not to join us yet )!!

We've been very busy haven't we.. off to catch up properly.. however just quickly Ms Ready - I am very at you!! I love the pram and I go to stockists and the only one in vicinity is ruddy Dublin!!!!!!! How are we going to have a go!!!?? I want one now [huffy lip emotion]

i had shiatsu today; DH is being very good

I have a sweep tomorrow morning. [eek]

Sorry about the stockists... there must be a UK retailer, there has to be. I feel a tad fraudulent emailing them to ask - reminds me of Lottie's nursery phone call ... although I would defo be up for a trip to Dublin on a reconnaissance mission

Good luck with the sweep tomorrow Scorpio, try not to worry.

I second Aunty Gilly - please come out and play Millie

Where is Millie?

For the Zooper Zydeco enthusiasts, Nomore and Ready, if you search Mumsnet, you'll find a few positive comments about them from Nappyaddict though she did say she had to get it from ebay as she couldn't find a stockist in the UK either which rather ruins your pram playing plans! There must be somewhere - go on, Ready, email them!

Well, I survived my first acupuncture appointment. As Mistlethrush said, the needles don't hurt (though was a bit freaked out by the one I could see sticking out of my forehead at the start). She did say she'd never seen anyone frown quite so much when she pushed it in. We spent a long time talking about my history at the start (tried not to laugh when she made me stick my tongue out a few times - the tongue being important in TCM). She also mentioned Chinese herbs so said I'd do a bit of research and think about that - from what I've read, they taste disgusting! She also suggested that I start temping so we can see which part of my cycle might need attention. Have been thinking about doing it for ages so now have the impetus - not sure I've got the right sort of thermometer - does it matter?

Mistlethrush In answer to your question, we had a lovely weekend - we went to Stratford - saw a play and ate lots of lovely food. Didn't manage as much BD-ing leading up to the weekend as had hoped for various reasons though did at least manage it on my peak day. Being realistic, not holding out too much hope though feel strangely optimistic after my acupuncture appt yesterday . She also told me I'm a cold person and should try to eat warming foods such as porridge . Have never eaten porridge so might save that until the weekend to try!

'Why- are we wai-ting, why- are we waiting...'!

Scorpio - have you tried a hot curry recently? Pineapple? Hope sweep goes well - have heard of them being very sucessful at starting things off, so fingers crossed that it will.

Oh, btw, hobnobs we quite often make porridge in the microwave - just need to make sure that it doesn't go everywhere, so put bowl on a plate. We often add things to make it more interesting: raisens plump up really nicely when its cooking, and I also like sunflower seeds in it for the same reason.