Pregnant (IVF) Worriers Part 3

[Buzzybee123]

Hi everyone,

This thread is for all you incessant worriers out there, not necessarily limited to IVF-ers, although I get the feeling the people who have had trouble TTC are more prone to worrying than others!

Well one day back and I'm shattered already!

Keep and sweetie I hope I haven't given the impression that I am doing the DIY! I did help abit last week with some painting but mainly I'm pointing my mum and DP in the right direction . I do feel much better for organising the room though. Keep we are going to keep shazlett's things and our guest bed in the new room while shazlett bunks in with us. Next job is getting ikea to deliver the cot and DP will fashion it to a nifty bedside cot alla instructions of onion. We don't have a car so I have also been introduced to the wonders of ikea delivery. I fix DP a veggie sausage in a bun when he assembles the item to give him a full ikea experience!

I'm enjoying the 'what mothers do' book. Nice quote from nigella who said that one of her friends had said to her that she wished that someone had warned her that at the end of her pregnancy she would actually be having a baby. Nigella said it sounds silly but she understood what she meant. I do too. It's all very well being preggers but hard to remember that at the end of all this there will be a baby that will need looking after.

Sweetie enjoy your class tonight. Sounds very informative and hopefully there will be other twinnie mums. There is a lady expecting twins in our hospital antenatal class.

Hope you all had a good day. Time for a nap on the bus.

Fairy and madness we crossed posted.

Madness that is amazing news. Congratulations. It feels weird to leave the clinic doesn't it? I laughed at DHs idea of the pump pumping up your boobies. That's so cute. Well done for getting some mat clothes. Get comfy asap. I bought some jeans at 10 weeks then it got hot and when I tried them again after the hot weather at about 20 weeks they didn't fit! But it will get wintery now so you wont have that problem. The dresses I got from eBay have served me well though. And I took Noks' recommendation and got 2 pairs of leggings from new look for only £15.

Fairy haha at the delivery man. I can't believe you managed to run. I just can't do it even if I'm holding my bump. I have missed so many buses now that I would normally catch easily by speed walking let alone running. My mat cover started today so I have a 3 week handover. My plan is to have her follow me this week. Next week we can share the load then the final week she can do it and I'll be there in an advisory capacity (ie I'lll do sod all) Great news about the stash of clothes.

Where are you going to get the tap connector from. Is it a normal hose?

Hi all.

Have been off the radar for a bit because DH was home last week on pat leave and he Wanted To Get Things Done. Which means me staying off the internet (although I still facebooked a few pictures/posts). We sorted out lots of my clothes (the nursery used to be my walk in wardrobe!), we bought a new car. We are now officially boring with a family car. Mind you, she's so small she still fit in the back of our two seater convertible, but yeah, not really suitable. DH has been difficult last week. As I said, he wanted to get all these things done and he feels like I am pissing away the day. Which is true, in the sense that the day does tick away with a newborn, feeding every three hours, nappy changing, bath and the occasional cuddle (and nap) and your day is pretty much done. He also wanted to go for walks and still hasn't fully come to grips that it is quite a task to get out of the house with a baby, let alone on time. You can't really let her go hungry or not change her nappy when it is smelly. He'll get there. I hope. It's a shame because we were both really looking forward to spending time together as a family and now it feels we spent most of the time bickering.

Travelling with Bella isn't that easy either. She's so small she gets jostled through her pram when we walk and she sits all slumped in her carseat no matter how much I pad it out. Understandably, at the end of a day, she's done travelling and just wants to chillax. I have ordered her a newborn insert for the car seat, which hopefully will sort that out. I am planning on going to the South London sling library this week to get her a sling, which should be nicer for her to travel in.

Last weekend, just to top it off, we had half the family round. Poor Bella was like pass the parcel. She took it all in her stride but we both noticed that in the evening she was a bit fed up with it. She refused to take a bottle from anyone else but her mum (who gave her boob instead) which I was secretly quite proud of. Go Bella, tell 'm all these visitors can sod off.

Apart from that Bella is doing fine. She feeds about every 2,5-3 hours. Does lot of nappies. Last week we weighed her and she was 2.2 kgs (4lbs 8) on the scales. Her initial wind problems have gotten better now that she's fully to grips with farting. She farts. A lot. My favorite farting moment was when she was breastfeeding, she stopped, cocked a leg, like a dog, and did a massive machine gun fart. Unfortunately DH has joined in on the act and they now have fart-a-thons in bed. Not good.

She's developed a bit of nappy rash though, the poor thing. I bought some super duper nappy rash cream which seems to do the trick. TBH she was about to go apeshit in the supermarket because she was due a feed so I just picked the most expensive cream. Anything to get to the car and feed her!

We signed up to baby massage, starting this Wednesday, which will be a nice bit of bonding.

Tomorrow afternoon she is getting her 8 week jabs ... bit scared how she will feel afterwards...

buzzy Thanks re wine drinking + breast feeding pic :-). Afterwards I thought that perhaps people would think it was irresponsible to drink and breastfeed. Oops.
I also have a great picture of father and daughter asleep, both with mouth open :-) , but I have been told that this is not to appear on FB ;-).

Congratulations madness - fantastic news!

Lovely image of the washing line sweetie - you should post a pic.

Shazza I think that I will go with having an extra week of ML and go off 3 wks before due date. It would be silly of me not to listen to everyone's wise words!

fairy hopefully you can start to take it easy now - please do shout if I can do any fetching, carrying, shopping etc.

As for me, my recent new thing to worry about was not being able to locate my fundus. I had read that it is much easier to fine post- orgasm and it is so true! I measured it to be 12 cm, which would be rather too small, but to be honest I've no idea if I was measuring it correctly, and it was so post-orgasm that it had gone soft again and I relied on memory for where the top had been.

I've started to get anxious pre-16 week midwife appt which is this Thursday. Once again I fear the baby will have died, but it was there a week ago when they checked the heartbeat so Im sure it will be fine. I imagine I will finally stop fearing the worst when I start to feel it kick. I am constantly uncomfortable with bloating and wind, caused I think by having a super-high fibre diet to manage the constipation. I'm going to experiment with a bland diet and upping the lactulose dose once again.

Hi to everyone.

So much to read - I'm going to miss loads so apologies in advance.

Madness brilliant news. So pleased to hear that and good effort on the whammers. They're only going to get bigger...

Motor I don't even know what a fundus is, nevermind a post orgasmic one.

Dildals, lovely to read an update. Your DH needs to read 'What mothers do'. Mine is similar in expecting us to do too much sometimes, I am always scaling down his plans for the day like the killjoy that I am. Bella sounds like she's doing brilliantly. I'm sure she'll be outraged at her jabs but they get over it very quickly and neither of mine have ever had any ill effects other than feeding and sleeping a bit more than usual.

Fairy I bet you it's carpal tunnel, I had it with DD1 and it's awful but disappeared about a week after she was born. I could hardly change her nappies in the night with my clawed hands! It was better in the day time though.

sweetie finding a washing line satisfying is a sign you are ready for mat leave. All those weeny white vests though!

shazza it sounds like you are really organised now. I hope the cot alterations go to plan. Boo to being back at work but not for long now.

Yarndale was fabulous! It was much bigger than I expected and we had a really good browse and fondled things. My mum bought some wool but I was very restrained. i could have spent a fortune though. I do hope it becomes a regular thing and it would be well worth a trip up north to go.

I've finally caved and given ringlet a bottle of formula. She's had 5 ounces and a bit from me too and is now asleep. I want to see if it makes the nights any easier although no doubt I'll be up with engorgement instead. I am still shattered and it's daft to keep soldiering on when an extra bottle might help. Fingers crossed...

dildals I looked at your pic and thought that is multi tasking Ilove your pics of Bella she is so beautiful, when I look at other peoples pics I really do cringe, some go OTT, I'm into photography so plan to have a few pics up when minibee finally arrives :) loving the fart a thons, that will be the three of us

sweetie such a cute image of baby clothes on the line :)

mad congrats on the scan, you need a good bra, I got so fat so quick, I was ready format clothes before the end of my first trimester

onion I am in love with my body silk, will get another one soon, but so comfy it feels like I'm wearing nothing at all :)

shazza you must be a good forewoman I am with you on the feeling knackered at the Ikea experience, your mat cover sounds good, I am keen for a meet up before you drop

fairy pool party at your house then

motor I can understand your worry, I felt like that before my 16 week scan and my 20 week scan too, I feel abit calmer now I can feel movement although wish she would move more , I had to google fundus

niknoks hoping you are ok, you have been rather quite

gin how are you doing

crisps I hope you are resting up

hello to everyone else

Morning all

Dildals definitely order what mothers do. The subject matter covers exactly what you are talking about with DP. She outlines the important work that you are doing even if you feel you are only feedjng and changing nappies all day. It is very easy to read and also reassures us to throw away the how to manuals and trust our instincts. She says that the feeling of being all at sea is important for us to learn and we don't need experts to tell us how to look after our individual babies.

On that note it sounds like you and bella are doing great. A sling would be perfect for her. Nice and cosy and close to you. Well done with BFing. And hilarious re farting. Bella has always provided excellent fart stories. farting is never not funny!

Motor the worries don't stop but do get easier once you can feel the little one fluttering inside. Shazlett is really active now and finally I'm getting a sense that something quite big that might resemble a baby is living in my belly. I did know what a fundus was as it happens because my MW talks about it when measuring the bump. Fair play to you for knowing about finding it post orgasm though and let's face it for getting post orgasm . I'm still finding that challenging.

Onion. I'm so jealous of your yarndale trip. I'll make a trip up to the badlands next year if it becomes an annual event. And well done for being realistic re the formula. It's fine. It's about doing what is best for you and ringlet.

Buzz I'm envious of your photography skills I've never used a proper camera. DP has one and Id like to buy a nice lens for him so that he can take some pics of shazlett.

Lets get a date for the meet up then. I can propose the 12 or 13 oct then my mum is staying so it would have to skip to the 3rd nov for me. I'll be pretty close by then. Eek!

As for me I'm abit upset that one of the drawers of the changing unit that I got on eBay at the weekend collapsed on the journey home. Unfortunately I didn't go with DP to collect it but clearly it has broken before and had been glued. It was described as very good condition and for the most part is but they failed to mention this drawer. DP thinks he can fix it but I'm upset. I realise disproportionately so but that will be the hormones! And also the tiredness.

Have a lovely day.

mad congrats on the scan! Fab news. Not long til the 12 week one now and telling everyone :) Are you feeling ok?!

buzz I'll have to get you round to take some pics on the ginster! Your photos are amazing - I think you're v talented and if your pics of mini B are anything like those of your fur baby, they'll be fab.

onion hope the bottle meant you had a better night. I think it sounds a v sensible plan. Has you duct sorted itself out?

motor sorry about the pre appt anxiety. Isn't your fundus basically your baby bump? Mine wasn't measured until 24 weeks, so I would ignore it for now. Mine measured a couple of cms less than the no of weeks, but wasn't told this was an issue and the baby was average size at the growth scan.

dildals I too have been admiring your out and about pics. I think you might be my hero with the pic down the pub! Bella looks just gorgeous. A was talking to a friend of mine at the weekend and she was saying that she found having DH home annoying during ML and found it much easier without him being home for long stretches of time..

Waves to shazz my fellow 'feisty ' ncter. DH was shocked we were called a feisty group, as I think most are rather quiet! Only 3 weeks left at work for you, wohoo. How annoying re the changing unit. Btw, did you lug it back all on your own?!

fairy hurrah to first day of ML. I suspect I'll be the same with work and have to ween myself off it.. Hope you have a nice day today.

keep our baby stuff is all in bags on the spare room floor! Am currently being horrified at the cost of chests of drawers... The GBS was picked up via a normal antenatal piss in a pot test. They noticed something was high and sent the wee off for testing.

sweetie hope the class was good. We have some hospital ones booked for Nov. Will be interesting to see how they compare to nct.

ceara am jealous of your 1st class upgrade! I now demand seats from people sat in the priority ones...

Thanks for all the kind words re the GBS. I was feeling a lot better about it, as with antibs during labour the chances of the baby getting it are slim and also I had a chat with a friend who had it, but I got the hospital letter about it through and am worrying again! I have to make an appointment with them to discuss it, so hopefully that will help and I can find out what it means re where I can labour.

Since being on the antibiotics I have felt a lot better, so the uti must have been making me feel shit and I just assumed it was me being a wuss!

I'd def be up for a meet up shazz and am generally about. Souf London would be good for me and am free 12 or 13 oct.

fairy Two weeks till your due date! Exciting!

shazz I am up for a meet up! Have baby will travel. (Can't guarantee punctuality though ... you may receive a text along the lines of 'am stuck in fried chicken shop trying to feed Bella')

Like onion said, DH needs to read that book. I am perfectly OK with what I get done in a day! I feed this baby 8 times over a period of 24 hrs, that's four hours of feeding. Then add to that about the same amount of time for nappies, dressing and the occasional bath. Then I need to sleep, eat and shower as well. Add that all up it is no wonder that it is a fulltime job. Also, let's not forget the hugs and cuddles. They're the best hugs and cuddles. It's totally OK to sit on the sofa, her asleep on my chest and watch a movie. Not that I have actually done that yet!

The poor dab's wind problem has reappeared. I thought the farting prowess had alleviated the issue but all morning she's been crying, throwing up her legs and straining. This poo when it comes out will be ginormous. The little one also didn't feed at 6, I changed her nappy but she still wasn't interested. At which point, I am afraid to say, I fell asleep. She did feed at 9 and she got a few good feeds in during the night so I am sure she'll survive! WHO KNOWS perhaps she will be able to go thru the night for a 6 hr period?! Nah.

Today Bella and I are going to hang out at the house, do our nails (I am not joking, both hers and mine need a bit of work) and chill out.

I am sure this is famous last words but all the stuff you hear from other mums 'oh it's so hard' bla bla don't get scared off by it. The broken sleep thing is hard, but to be honest, you just get on with it and catch up during the day if you can, and as soon as I nuzzle the top of her head in the middle of the night, it's all OK as far as I am concerned. They make babies so goddamn cute so you do all this stuff for them, and for once nature has done a good job there.

One tip on vest and sleepsuit buying: Buy the ones with poppers across the front so you don't have to wrestle their clothes over their heads, it's a night mare getting anything over their heads. Especially if you have to change their clothes, hungry, screaming head off, in the middle of the night, after she's just weed on them, al fresco weeing, big hobby of babies.

I have long suspected that the feeling of cool air on a baby's bum prompts a wee. Usually when the old nappy has been moved and the new one is not quite there. I only buy sleepsuits that have poppers in a central line down the front. Some freestyle with the poppers off to one side or like you say, you have to lift it over their head. Nope, when you're changing them in the dark with carpal tunnel syndrome and sleep deprivation you want to be able to do it on automatic pilot.

The formula made no difference! We were still on hourly feeds and up at 4am for a couple of hours. I had a good chat with a breastfeeding support person and we agreed I was more likely to be able to feed her until she's 12 months if I give her one bottle a day but will make it at 10pm. She said to think of it as just another type of food she's having. I was a bit upset on the phone but only as I'm tired and emotional.

It is tiring beyond belief sometimes, but yes you do keep going and would do anything for them regardless of how tired you are. I have dragged myself through today by eating bread and honey and drinking very strong cups of tea.

I will say (in onion's defense ;-) ) that I do regularly wonder 'HOW do people manage this with a toddler'. And, although this is mean of me to say, because I always hated it when people told me this, but in the dead of night I do wonder HOW would I have managed with two! I am sure I would have but blimey it would be a continuous feast of feeding, burping and changing! BUT double the cuddles would have been awesome.

Hello ladies
Not only am i not in bed and its gone 10pm but I am on my way home after a NIGHT OUT! Not only a night out but dinner at soho house. get me with my fancy preggers nights out. Oddly enough though I feel abit guilty and wrong being heavily pregnant and getting a late train home. I feel like I should have been home hours ago and I'm breaking a rule.

Gin yay to bring feisty. DP also nearly choked on his half time bourbon when the teacher called the group feisty. Do you think she has got our group mixed up with another one? I do think that we are all warming up though. It seems to be getting better dont you think? I'm going to have to leave you and DH to make ridiculous jokes to lighten the atmosphere on your own on Saturday though cause we will be at a home birth workshop. DP and BIL collected the changing unit in bil's car in Sunday. Your dH was right it was in kent. I'm going to have to get over it now though cause I can't let it upset me anymore. DP said he will fix it and I won't even notice so that's good. Great to meeting up lets see when the others are free. Hopefully the worry about the strep b will pass once you chat it through with the hospital and know your options.

Dildals I'm so excited that you can bring bella to meet us. Can't wait. I love your description of being with bella. We have 2 friends who told us that the early days are magical despite the overwhelming tiredness. Most other friends/ family tell us that it's so hard and awful in the early days. Not very encouraging! I have a naive fantasy of snuggling up with shazlett watching musicals on wintery days. How are you getting on with the baby nest? How did the nail session go? I've heard that it is scary doing the nails of tiny babies. My bro said he always worries he is going to cut DNs finger off. Poor bella with the ginormous poo. I know how hard it was (literally!) for DN1 when we were away. It must be hard to think of what might have been with 2 babies. You would have coped of course. I think you are so brave and amazing.

Onion sorry the formula didn't work that time. Sounds like you got some good advice though from the helpline. It's so brilliant that there are people out there to help. It's so supportive. I also massively admire you all who have another DC. All if this is challenging enough without the added pressure of another little person to factor in. Are you still managing to use anything from 'how to talk to kids....'? I hope you have a good night tonight. I meant to ask you re the cot. Do you use it for daytime naps for ringlet? Does it matter that it only has 3 sides?

Get you dining at Soho House! And on a weeknight! I would say you'll turn into a pumpkin but that might seem rude...

She has all her daytime naps on me, in the pram or in the car. She would however be perfectly ok in a three sided cot because she can't really move about yet, she can roll over but that's all. By the time I'm planning to put her in her cot for naps she'll have the fourth side up and be in her own room (7 months).

I'm weary tonight as she's refused the bottle and I'm back feeding her again. So this evening she's fed from 7-9pm, slept until 10, fed and then slept until 11.15 and we're back to square one. I have no idea what to do next. Maybe I should drink the formula?!

Cutting baby nails is ok if you buy teeny clippers from Mothercare. You inevitably nick them occasionally but that's better than them scratching their own faces, the little fools!

I use lots from 'how to talk...', the strange thing is never asking what she did at school. I just say we missed her and she then tells me everything she did anyway. My summary is that it's very poor on actual discipline but good on general communication. 'Calmer, easier, happier parenting' is my current favourite and helping with the discipline, but that's for 3 up so you've got a while yet.

I feel like a pumpkin this morning. I got to bed at about 11 but DP was also out and he came in at 12.30, I woke up and we talked until 2.30 about parenting and babies. He had been reading during the day and wanted to discuss ideas. Then my alarm went off at 6.15 so I'm not looking or feeling my best this morning! But it happens so rarely and it was an important conversation that I'll just manage today and sleep tonight.

At least I can sleep later. I'm sorry you had another tough night. Maybe gin in the formula might help

Chest top daytime naps sound so cute. Maybe I will get to watch my Hollywood musicals after all!

I'm storing the toddler tips for those threenager years.

onion is ringlet really feeding or does she want to be close to mummy? I assume giving a dummy is not working (Bella spits that out in disgust).

Shazza Soho House ... not just pregnant but cool too! ;-)

I hate biting my own nails but her nails are so soft that I can actually bite off a little bit of hangnail off her, which saves the faff of getting the clippers out. I also have baby emery boards, but I haven't used those yet.

Another newborn tip: Get to grips with feeding lying down. Life saver.

madness congrats on the scan! I hope it's very reassuring for you and you can relax a bit now.

motor thanks for that insight regarding fundus measurement . It actually sounds like something out of a PhD dissertation to me, "The Post-Orgasmic Fundus as Metaphor in South American Literature" for example.

onion I am now the proud owner and wearer of my very own bravado bodysilk and it is just as comfortable as claimed. I may never take it off. I'm sorry the bottle of formula etc isn't helping with Ringlet's constant feeding. You're doing all you can so I guess the only thing is to hope that she grows out of it sooner than later? Terribly tough on you though.

What is the idea behind not asking your DD1 about school? Does she clam up?

dildals yes, less than 2 weeks now til due date! I had been feeling like she might come early because I had so much pressure on my pelvic floor but that seems to have lightened up (or else I have got used to it). I was thinking how odd it is that Bella and my DD were conceived on the same day yet Bella has been out in the world so much longer. Bella will be in a different year at school! I hope this doesn't come across as callous in the circumstances. I think it just shows how amazing Bella is and how unpredictable human gestation is.

I hope your DH comes to understand how demanding a newborn is and how just getting through a day at home is an accomplishment. It takes a total readjustment. And BF takes a lot out of you, not just physically but emotionally as well. It is rewarding too of course but I don't think men understand this.

I used to bite DS's nails to trim them when he was really tiny because I was too afraid of cutting him with clippers and trying to keep his hands still long enough to accomplish it was a daunting task. I bite my own so it wasn't a huge leap to his, esp as they are very little and soft.

Hello to everyone else. I had a swim this morning after walking DS to school and am going to have a nap now. It's really nice to be able to relax a bit.

Hello all. Have been lurking for a bit, sorry.! We are all a bit quiet lately so hi to all, hope everyone is blooming not me, fucking morning sickness is still persistent in the crisp household

shazza I have been eating M and S gluten free crumpets for breakfast today and thinking of you, yum. You sound very organised. Hope your dresser rage has abated a little, I try to buy second hand wherever possible and it is so frustrating when things aren't as they should be.

dildals never underestimate what a bit of sleep deprivation and in-laws being too close for comfort will do to a relationship in the early days! We never bickered before having Dd but it isn't any problem, just a bit of fatties when we are both tired I think. Bella is such a star pooing in the bath bless her, it's a rite of passage!

fairy every time I see a post from you I get a bit excited to see if you have an announcement! If you don't mind me asking what are you going to do with Ds when you are in labour? I will ahev to be in hosp for a bit meaning Dd will have to go to pils which I feel a bit it guilty about. Am thinking about sending an overnight bag there for her early with a few treats in it so it seems a bit more special for her, or do you think that's over the top?

madness congrats on the scan! time goes slowly to being with but you will soon be speeding along with the rest of us!

onion dd was just a bit of a bit and bobber when it came to feeding and sleeping. I won't mention that she didn't sleep through until she was 2 1/2 hope that you get some rest soon! Did your dd settle in to school well do you think? I'm curious as to how my dd will be next year.

Well I have been mostly sitting on my arse, watching this morning and overdosing on maize this week as I have a stinking cold. In fact I ate some salt and vinegar twirls with a prawn cocktail crisp chaser yesterday and there was so much salty sourness in my mouth that my face started to spasm, think I need to cut back! I have finally put some weight on now though (still only 8lbs for the whole 26 weeks but it's a good start) so th crispness diet must be doing me some good.

We are now striding ahead with purchases and have cot beds, mattresses and a pushchair along with a few very very pink baby clothes that my mum sent over. I'm still cautious and don't want to buy too much but the organised OCD part of me was starting to get bothered so had to get the basics sorted.

Who's (theoretically) next after fairy then? Roll up roll up ladies....

shazza I don't really understand why laudanum fell out of favour.

dildals sometimes she's properly feeding but a lot of the time it's barely discernable yet she clamps down if I try to prise her off, and then if I manage it she cries and cries. I think she just wants to be on me, all the time. I think I have to stick it out for another few weeks then do full on controlled crying with her. (And yes, she spat a dummy at me in disgust.) I agree on feeding lying down, apparently some people can sleep doing it but I can't. Everytime I lie down next to Ringlet she grabs my clothes and starts trying to feed. She is insatiable!

fairy the Bodysilk is great isn't it? The school thing is because if you ask them 'what did you do today' as soon as you see them they feel pressured and that's why they often say 'nothing'. If you give them space then they'll tell you everything anyway but not feel pressured. It does work, I've always heard everything about school by tea time but all I occasionally ask is what food she ate. You can ask them about specifics once they start telling you, but it's letting them tell you stuff in their own time.

Hope you are enjoying your quiet days while they last.

I'm having the mirena fitted tonight. Lovely. Haven't been interfered with by a doctor for months now.

After last weekend's parental respite became an afternoon out I've got them coming over next week to let me have a rest. I'm currently in the rocking chair with a blanket over us both and she's sleeping on my shoulder, so it's not all bad!

crisps my mum is coming to stay for 4 weeks from this Sat so she will help with DS if I end up having to spend any time in hospital. We also have a few very good friends nearby who can help out with school pickup/dropoff etc if necessary. I think a bag with a few treats in it for DD is a great idea as it will ensure she doesn't feel left out at all. I am buying a little gift for DS to be 'from the baby' so he doesn't feel he is missing out on the party. His school was on strike yesterday so I took him to a toy shop in town and he chose a little present for baby and a little present for himself to be paid for from his piggy bank money.

onion that makes sense. If I ask DS directly what he did at school today he never has much to say. He is getting more chatty about it now but last year when he was in reception it was a complete mystery what he did between 9-3.

I had the Mirena before TTC and loved it, although the doctor didn't get the insertion right the first time round and I had to have an ultrasound to locate it then get it taken out and put in again. She said I don't have a 'straightforward' cervix though, which the IVF consultant who did my ET said as well. Hope yours goes smoothly.

Off to my 38 week MW appointment now.

Umm that will be me then (meek voice from the back of the class). Im 34 weeks today. Can it really be true? OH MY GOD!!!!!!! Im reassured that keep isn't far behind

crisps glad you are putting on weight the sickness must have really taken it out of you. Poor you that it persists. Good that you can rest now. I will hot foot it to the nearest M&S for gf crumpets. Yum yum. I've discovered gf tea loaf on your recommendation and am now doing about a packet a week. A bag with surprise treats for dd1 is a lovely idea.my bro also got a gift for dn1 to give to dn2 which I thought was cute.

I've got some little clippers for nails (they were on the magic list) and also the baby emery boards. I hadn't realised they were soft enough to bite.

Horizontal feeding sounds like a good skill to master. I'm guessing the co-sleeper could help with that in the middle of the night.

Fairy lovely to have a nap. You need to conserve energy now for the coming days. I'm sooo excited that you are nearly due. Another baby in our midst. The yoni aunties' brood is growing.

I'm not as cool as you might think. I used to work at soho house. It was nice though. I have always liked it there. It is my favourite of all the 'houses' in London. It has been the site of many a good night though so it was weird to be there so preggers.

I'm so tired now. Don't know how to get through the afternoon.

We cross posted.

Onion I've watched so many period dramas I'm practically addicted to laudanum vicariously!

Lovely image of you and ringlet wrapped in your blanket. One of my half baked crochet projects is a blanket for me and shazlett to use on our rocking chair. You have inspired me to finish it off.

Good luck with your appt fairy. You have reminded me that bro also got a pressie for dn1 from the baby. She was very pleased to show it to me so I think it's a good idea.

I bet I don't have a straightforward cervix. She said that as I was breastfeeding it would be soft and this increased the risk of a punctured uterus, but that she would be very careful!

Definitely buy gifts both ways, DD1 loved her playmobil from the baby and also enjoyed giving the baby her present she had chosen. (She seems to be taking school completely in her stride, god knows how she copes with the toilets and canteen and getting changed for PE but she does.

Shazz better get hooking, really not long now... (A rocking chair is by no means essential but I find ours very useful as an alternative to pacing about with a baby. I have to rock very fast though which means it gradually moves backwards and twangs off the radiator. I may also look quite mad with my intense rocking.)

I ain't jumping no queue shaz! And mrsH is only just behind me.

Hope fairette is in a good position fairy.

I've just started being kicked in the ribs. I'm tall so was thinking I'd avoid it. Nope.