The berries in the chopper (thread 5). All together now... clench

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For pregnant berries at any stage. Scary thought but this is the one where some babies will appear!

OMFG

haha! how dare she talk about her own bed this soon!!!

Gar merk that would crank me out big time!

She's also asking questions about the name that make it blatantly obvious she doesn't like it
Haven't looked at what's available but Isabella Oliver mat wear on sale at secretsales.com today
I bought a breastfeeding pillow which arrived today and its a godsend. Despite that my back is broken from odd positions feeding and middle of the night dancing/rocking. The chiro will have made a fortune off me and this baby by the time I'm back in one piece!
Tally hoping its good news?

Boom I want the link btw despIte the fact it will make me v jealous to have not got some done myself

Oo on turning breech babies (thinking of you now tally) I have heard that cranial osteopathy can work miracles too.

I'm Planning on taking Tkit to see one as I have heard so may good stories for babies too.

tally thunder I've been unnecessarily under consultant care until now and therefore supposedto be getting just as good care as the mws give

merk men are dumb! Why would they think that gardening with the in-laws is what you'd need less than a week since you'd given birth ! . Oh and FFS re her formula suggestions! As if fb isn't tough enough as it is without her comments!

boom yes, let's swap! Although I didn't realise you had your nips out! Feeling prude for covering mine now! thunder I'm not shy either!

Merk your MIL sounds just as clueless as mine. E is SOOOOOOOOOO inconsiderate, hogging up all the space in your bed for A WEEK, yup time to move on Little Miss! Haha honestly though is your MIL mad that she has a granddaughter and not a grandson? She has seemed rather unenthusiastic about the whole thing, from what you've said. Maybe a well-timed comment about how you've noticed the funniest thing about pregnancy/motherhood is that EVERY FREAKING PERSON SEEMS TO HAVE AN OPINION THEY WANT TO SHARE as if you really give a damn! and then laugh merrily. Let her make of that what she will.

Sigh. I'm struggling with first trimester issues but the one advantage to not having told anyone in DH's family yet is that we have a few more weeks of peace. I have no doubt that the upsetting comments will start about .5 seconds after we break the news.

When we Berries are MIL's we'll be normal!!

Sorry for not name checking everyone, I am really trying to keep on top of everyone's news but my MS has spiked again and it's really getting me down. Couldn't stop crying last night when DH asked what he could get me for dinner

Two hours of shopping for clothes as I desperately need some more trousers -
I come home with 6 pairs of pants, grrrrr

I did need pants too, but getting really ref up of not liking any of the mat clothes I see or try on

I hate being made to feel like a have to choose something from such a limited selection. I genuinely did not find anything I liked, made myself try on a couple of things and it just made me more miserable as nothing made me look or feel good or was even comfy.

sorry for me, me, me post

Foody I had the same frustrations, it drove me mad so sending sympathy
Tally?

Aw foody mat clothing sucks. I would just order loads online and send back the duds to be honest, the choice in the actual shops is vile.

Sid poor old you, hope it disappears again soon. Fingers crossed your inlaws are a lot easier to deal with than you're expecting when push comes to shove, but I know that might be unlikely!

Merk tell your MIL to shove her opinion up her arse...

Tally any news?

Thunder how's motherhood treating you? Has Thunderkitten been named yet...? xx

hugs to everyone, it seems we all need them.

Bad news. baby is breech. Neither of us like the idea of having someone try to turn her, so we're just going to see if I can do it and book a section for 2 weeks time. strangely there were no available slots at the moment, so they are going to call me soon. I really don't know how I feel about this but in some ways it almost feels like a relief.

Oh dear foody that's crap. I agree- online shopping and send back what doesn't work. Can't remember if you said you'd tried asos and seraphine?

Oh tally sorry it's not better news but I'm glad that having the plan is a good outcome. I would be exactly the same- making a plan is definitely a comfort to me.

boom loving motherhood so far, I feel very safe and happy now we're home. Happy to share birth story/answer questions like merk did if anyone is interested (altho it's not quite as nice a story as Merk's) but would rather do it on FB if thats ok.

Aw tally sorry to hear that, but you can come and join my very exclusive club! I think I know where you're coming from with the relief though given the difficulty you've had over the last week or so with birth planning. If you want to try anything 'formal' I would recommend moxibustion, even though it's not worked for me there was definitely an effect on movements so if there weren't two squashed in there who knows? Plus it was quite relaxing and I got a foot massage at the end . Otherwise head to the pool and do some handstands and general bouncing?

In other news, Mr Boom currently cooking paella. I'm actually drooling.

Evening all

kitty so pleased for your friend!

Bad mr merk and bad inlaws that would drive me crazy!

sid sorry you are suffering so much. Up until today food has been my onky saviour!

tally so sorry you had bad news, hugs

I've been so sick today Feel nauseous all day and the usual sweets didn't help. Thank goodness I popped some dry cereal in my bag this morning or lunchtime might have been a disaster!

Right I'm off to try and be crafty.

Love onky saviours...!

Oh kitty I didn't reply about your friend. Fantastic news!! Come on little bean- you can do it ....

thunder ooh yes birth story, going to head over to FB and get myself settled in the Story Corner...

Just watched a OBEM which scared the crap out of me. Head came out but the rest of baby didn't, midwife pressed button on wall and another 20 people filled the room, stretched the woman's legs so far apart I thought she'd snap, so scary!

'Ello 'Ello. Parents' evening part one complete and I'm a wreck. Think it'll be an easy day tomorrow. I'll tell my student teacher to ignore what she sees.
tally sorry that you've been through the mill, but hope you are feeling more positive now.
merk bloody mil. I'd feel the same, but it would be my mother taking over and offering advice more than my mil. I'm dreading it.
How was nct kitty? Am really looking forward to ours.
sid. Sounds like it's time to go to the doc about your ms. You don't have to suffer like this. Look after yourself and don't worry about crying. I cry most days, even if just to myself.
Love to you all.

Morning all. Lounging around in bed trying to get the energy to heave myself up to go to the hospital. Seems I'm now firmly in the 'high risk' category so having to be monitored every few days. Have to say I'm quite glad as since they said t2's growth was slowing I've been so paranoid about movements (ha - just moved as I was writing that) but I'm quite looking forward to some reassurance this morning that all is ok.

Hi charming, hope today is nice and calm for you!

bunny stop scaring yourself watching obstetric emergencies! Honestly, that programme has such a lot to answer for...

Oh dear, what a day yesterday was in the chopper!
Everyone gets , and feet up with a
(Unless you are having an MS day, in which case, maybe just

tally sorry to hear it's not the news you wanted, but hope there's a bit of comfort in being able to make a plan
merk I think I would be going beserk with those comments. I guess the only thing to say is that you can't control what comes out of other people's mouths, but you get to choose whether you ignore them or not. Hope mini-merk is continuing to do well
boom glad you're getting lots of reassuring monitoring.
foody yes, mat clothes totally suck. If it helps, I'm still (at 36 wks) in some normal things - esp long vest tops, boxy jumpers, yoga pants. I ordered everything online - found nothing in shops. Next, Asos, Sweaty Betty, Mamas and Papas.
sid hang in there with MS - and yes, see your GP. It will get better, but it's so hard to believe that when you're in the midst. I definitely had a lot of weepy moments.

Right, last day of work today - soooo ready to stop!

yay poppy, enjoy your last day. I hadn't realised how tiring working is until this week, my first week off. I don't need half as much sleep now!

I had a big meltdown last night, which dh had been waiting for all evening and he was so lovely. hardly said anything and just hugged me. Not really much he could say.
All we want is the least stress possible to the baby so if she doesn't turn then we'll go for it rather than tempt fate with an ecv. It's the complete opposite of what I wanted, no drip, catheter, epidural, intervention etc but I guess I'll get over it. But if I end up with trouble bf then I'll be so ridiculously upset.

Woo go poppy, last day is great (first day off is better!) Hope you're planning lots of rest and pampering and not a new bathroom because plumbers aren't restful

Tally so glad you've got an awesome Viking husband looking after you. It's hard when things don't work out how you wanted/expected and I'm hardly a shining example of taking bad news well but I hope you can come to terms with it. If it helps, now that I 'know' there's no chance of a normal delivery I've had my massive strop and am trying to think of things that might be positive about it: not least planning in terms of dogs/cats/parents/visitors. Also the fact that Mr Boom might be able to be more involved straight away (he wants to do skin-skin in theatre..not sure they'll be up for him whipping his top off in there but at least he's got the right attitude!) - I think for him this is a huge plus as he felt a bit sidelined by my whole 'mother earth' approach although he would never have said so. Plus my consultant was very positive about the possibility of a 'low risk' vbac waterbirth next time, so I have hope for the future!

I'm hoping BF will go well too, have you done any expressing yet? I'm determined they're going to get breastmilk by hook or by crook in the first few days, after that we'll see.

And if I'm not mistaken aren't you term today? Congratulations, you've made it - not long until you have a gorgeous baby to squish xxx

Aw congrats poppy - enjoy!

Sorry to hear your news tally - boom offers words of wisdom there. There will soon be a lovely baby. Also boom sounds great that mrboom may strip off valiantly in theatre

I wanted some berry advice if poss: I'm due to do my half day of voluntary work this afternoon, and my 'boss' (i.e.) has emailed to say her little boy has chicken pox so I might want to avoid her if I've never had it: I've never had it. Would it be wise to avoid her, even though she's not the one with it, if you see what I mean?

Yes brod, avoid. It's not actually as contagious as people think but it's not worth the risk, you'd both feel terrible if you did actually catch it. Put your feet up and drink hot chocolate instead