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Anyone due October 2004 - number 2

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eyelash · 30/03/2004 01:09

Well here goes in date order:

Eyelash (age 36) - 30 September (but always very late). DS1 4 and ds2 21 months
Piglit (age ?) - 6th October First pregnancy
geoteach (age ?) - 7th October 2 children
Toots (age 37)- 8th October dd1 2
Beansprout (age ?) - 12 October first pregnancy
florenceuk (age ?) - due 15 October
Debra64 (age ?) - 20th October dd 7 ds1 6 ds2 4
Miffy2 - 20th October dd 5 ds2 2
Harman (age 34) - 22nd October dd1 6 ds2 3 dd2 2
neuman - due 26 October
Nueman (age ?) - 26 October

I don't have much information on scruff so hope she sees this to let us know how she is getting on. Also hope I haven't missed anybody off. If so let me know so I can rectify it. If any of you want to add further information such as age, children, etc also let me know.

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beansprout · 06/05/2004 00:41

Hi everyone, tired and emotional bean here. It has just all got too much today, not sleeping, too much work and absence of dp. Boo. A succession of american sitcoms, some MN and a bit of chocolate are helping though.

Geogteach - sorry to hear you are feeling so rough. How was the 16 week check?

Um, still spilt some stuff today. Black top for me tomorrow!

geogteach · 08/05/2004 00:01

Feeling much better - midwife reconded it was a virus. gave loads of warning that her sonic aid wasn't working then picked up heartbeat no probs! Aparently my iron levels are 14 which is equivalent to a meat eating male according to DH - reassuring as I had to quit work with a heart murmur bought on by aneamia last time

Turtle35 · 08/05/2004 14:54

hello all - was away for work on Friday and have just caught up on the news! Sorry to those of you having a rough time - seemed to be that way on Thurs/Fri for most, it not spilling food on themselves then their children where peeing themselves!! Bless

Here is a question for all. Has everyone been taking anti natal vitamin supplements? I find if I forget for a day or two, I am regular again but as soon as I start taking them (after feeling very guilty) I am totally constipated.

I am sure it's the iron but I understand in the 2nd tri you are supposed to increase your iron intake. Has anyone found a slow release iron supplement? My American books talk about them but they don't seem to exist in the UK?

piglit · 09/05/2004 12:48

Turtle - DARK CHOCOLATE has lots of iron in at according to my m/w. And I didn't need telling twice....

Even now I can't swallow those pg vit pills. They come straight back up. I'm sticking with green veg and dark chocolate to keep the iron levels up.

I hope everyone had a good weekend. Sorry to hear about your sickness geogteach. Anyone bloooming yet??

beansprout · 09/05/2004 14:30

Hi everyone!
Am feeling completely grouchy and tearful today, (pah, hormones eh?) but everything is actually fine. Even managed a decent night's sleep last night, which had not been the case for about the last week. Dp is back now, so am a happier moose.

Turtle - dp knows a bit about this stuff so I asked him ("'cos Turtle needs to know" - he now just assumes it's a MN related questions!). Neither of us have ever come across a slow release iron tablet, and I am ordinarily border line anaemic so it's something I have looked for. That's not to say it doesn't exist, but don't think it's that easy to find if it does?
Can only suggest the usual counter measures - lots of fluid, fibre etc - but I know from experience that they are not always enough!!

Ho hum, looks like I will have to go with Piglit's ye olde faithful chocolate remedy. The things I do.....

Turtle35 · 09/05/2004 16:58

Bean I know what you mean, it's one of those awful wet days I wish I had of stayed in bed. My sleeping is really bad at the moment, I am now getting up around 5 times a night.

got kicked off the tube 4 stops before mine due to some jerk leaving their bag on the tube and had to walk for 30 minutes in pouring rain this morning and of course was dying for a wee - it's much harder dealing with rotten mornings when you're pregnant!!

am using my belly belt for the first time, seems to work but a little uncomfortable.

piglit · 09/05/2004 17:09

What's a belly belt Turtle? Is it to make all your trousers fit?

Turtle35 · 09/05/2004 19:17

Yep - haven't you seen them? I found them in www.bumpto3.com, so far it's been working fine, clearly you have to wear a long top over your waist though

piglit · 09/05/2004 19:22

Sounds like a good idea. Wish I hadn't spent so much money on "bump" trousers! I'll check out the website - thanks!

Turtle35 · 09/05/2004 20:09

I think you need bump trousers too! not everyone can fit into their regular strides at 40 weeks with the belly belt! I know I certainly wont

piglit · 09/05/2004 20:18

Good point. When I first tried on my (whisper....) Mothercare jeans I put them to the biggest setting just to see how huge I might get. I was bordering on hysterical after that.

harman · 09/05/2004 22:39

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beansprout · 09/05/2004 23:34

Piglit - I was the same with some bump trousers in Next. Could be heard exclaiming "I don't think so!!!" from the changing room. Like one of those hideous "slimmer of year" photos, only in reverse.

Sorry to hear you are feeling rotten Harman, you will always have have full sympathy here!

Know what you mean about walking in the rain + needing to go the toilet. Rubbish combination indeed.

Toots · 09/05/2004 23:53

Oh girls we are all in similar boats of rain, tears and night time piddling, I think.

Such a tragic thing happened. I had just finished my brisk walk round the park and was doing some stretching exercises when I saw a little three year old I vaguely know, and her dad, who I'd never met, who was walking in front of her. I smiled at her and made silly faces as she walked along, and blow me, she walked smack into a lampost. I went rushing over, of course she was sobbing her head off. Felt so sorry for her and for her dad, because I knew he would be feeling her pain. They went off round the corner, and I just howled. For ages. That 20 minute storm of a howling session it sounds like we're all succombing too at the moment. I just can't bear anyone's pain at the moment. DD's got a little micro baby thing which was crying earlier and that set me off too.

My heartburn is an abomination, and my back is giving me knock on Tourette's syndrome it's so painful. To think the biggest thing on my mind a few week's ago, was how rubbish Mothercare clothes were. And they aren't are they, actually. I got a sleeveless top and tried on a pair of the jeans and thought they were a very ladylike flattering cut. Might get them, but like a more rough and ready utitility shape. Right that's enough. Have to have 'conversation' with DP, as there is still a bad atmosphere over dd's trapped finger. Don't get me started, but he is blaming me for it happening, and asked me how i 'planned to minimise risk in the future'. I said 'I am not going to dignify that with an answer'. Have cried loads about this, but know we were both shocked about it. Please don't judge him too harshly. He's crackerjack, he really is. Just a jerk like we all are from time to time.

piglit · 10/05/2004 13:27

Harman - I'm sorry to hear that things are still so awful for you. It does sound like it'll be some time before things get resolved, whichever way it goes. I can only suggest taking it one day at a time and trying not to think too far off into the future. That'll get you nowhere and only upset you.

Toots - I'm the same as you. Anything involving pain or upset for other people sets me off in floods of tears.

I hope you all have a good day. It's my bithday today (ohmigod I'm 36) so I'm going to enjoy some chocolate cake for elevensies.

beansprout · 10/05/2004 17:28

Happy Birthday Piglit!!

Toots, Harman - I am with you on this one. I practically needed to be sedated after watching "Cutting It" last week, for reasons that I really can't explain now...

My lack of sleep is really my main problem at the moment - 4 hours again last night. The tiredness coupled with the hormones means that I am having to employ every trick in the book not to smack any parents who say, (and not in a kind way) "Ha, just you wait until it's born!". Grrrrr. Apart from that, am ok. Hope everyone else is too.

Oh and, my name is Beansprout, and I find my Mothercare trousers are really comfy and look nice too......

piglit · 10/05/2004 19:03

Thanks for the birthday wishes! I knew you'd succumb to Mothercare eventually...

harman · 11/05/2004 13:47

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Toots · 11/05/2004 14:09

Piglit, hope you had a lovely day.

Beansprout, so sorry to hear about your poor sleep. I've been there. It is a terrible business. If it's possible, try not to worry about it during the day. Your brain really picks up on negative expectations about sleep, you can do a lot of good by training yourself to think positively. If you find yourself thinking 'I bet I'll sleep really badly tonight', try and change the thought to 'there's no reason why I shouldn't sleep better tonight'. When you wake at night, try not to formulate thoughts about how hard it might be to get back to sleep. I've assumed that the problem isn't physical. Happy to pass on more tips

Turtle35 · 11/05/2004 15:24

Toots you are so positive - I love it!!

Bean what time are you going to bed at? Have you tried a cup of warm milk before you go to bed?

Harman - poor you, you sound as though you are having a tough time, try and keep chin up but always feel you can air you troubles on this thread, that's what we are here for and I would hope to do the same.

Piglit Happy belate Birthday, hope you had a really lovely day and had lots of chocolate! remember it's good for the baby

My boobs are getting bigger by the minute - it really hurts getting out of bed in the middle of the night to go for the tenth wee, find I am holding them on my way to the toilet to keep them in place!

Has anyone found a really great supportive bra that is comfortable?

My constipation is herrendous again and I have run out of the magic lactulose, hope my GP will give me another prescription?

beansprout · 11/05/2004 15:34

Ah Toots, thanks for your kind and wise words. I can certainly get caught up in a spiral with this one. Last night was better, but then again I was thinking "I'm so knackered, of course I will sleep", but then start to fret about tonight - but no more!!

Harman - hope you are ok, as others have said, we are all here for you.

Turtle - afraid the bra thing is not an issue for me, but I did start from a long way back... Hope your GP gives you more of the magic stuff too.

Piglit - your comments on Mothercare are cheeky, but you are a Piglit, so you are a) lovely and b) forgiven

Hi to everyone else too xx

Toots · 11/05/2004 16:39

Harman that is right. You mustn't hold back on this thread one bit. We know you really are going through some life changing stuff, and are here for you.

Our October thread is such a lovely supportive environment, if we were a bra, we'd be just what Turtle needs for her boobies . Poor you Turtle, John Lewis near you? They found me a lovely cheap comfy bra yesterday. Not cotton though.

harman · 11/05/2004 16:48

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piglit · 11/05/2004 17:15

Thank you for your birthday wishes. I ate loads of chocolate cake. Scrummy.

On the subject of bras I can thoroughly recommend wearing one of those soft bra like tops from M&S at night - they look a bit like the things you wear to the gym but aren't as restrictive as that. They do give you comfort and a bit of support at night and I found that helped eliminate pain completely. I haven't had sore boobs for a few weeks now but I'm sure that's because I now wear these little bra-like tops in bed.

Turtle35 · 11/05/2004 17:58

Damn Piglit - I just went to The House of Fraser in the city in London and bought a .....wait for it....Shock Absorber I love the name cause my boobs have gone into shock over the last 4 months.

Will give M&S a try tomorrow, your little top thing sounds like the ticket.

Harman we have been nice to you because you have been feeling so unwell.

Toots I keep thinking of you and your little one's finger - DON'T blame yourself, accidents happen and it's just really unfortunate when it happens to children, I am sure it will heal up like a gem and no we definitely will not judge DP or DH's on this thread cause God know we are all a bunch of HORMONAL MOOSES!!LOL :0