TTC graduates! New thread over here...

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I'm over here! Nice new thread to play with...

pah, Greedy - I'm such a rubbish Mum, that I've never managed to persuade DD to sleep in her cot/bed during the day - always had to either go for a walk in the pram or a car drive. Not sure how nursery ever managed, but apparently she was a dream and just dropped off, but no such luck for me!!!

Anyway, we made the decision to keep her up today as she doesn't really have a sleep everyday anymore and just put her to bed early - 6.30pm, opposed to 7.30pm, so we will see if the bunny clock keeps her in bed in the morning, as I expect an early waking!

Have to say when they woke me up this afternoon, I was in such a deep sleep that I was convinced it was night-time and I said to the poor girl "Is the bunny awake?", while wondering why DH wasn't asleep next to me!! Afternoon sleeps are great - I love them, but don't get them enough. Those of you waiting for DC1 - get your afternoon naps in now!!!

Just found out that my friend (and manager) at work's brother died in a tragic accident yesterday. Really sad. She is coming into work tomorrow as she needs to keep busy, but it brings your whole life into perspective doesn't it? As does watching those poor parent's of Madelaine's on the news - heart-wrenching.

anyway on that happy note, I'll leave.
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Hi to all just a quick hello, I had an amazing time at the babyshow we got there early, I said to DH that if we got there when it opened that we would have time to look around the town centre, never happened, as we didn't come out of the NEC till gone 5 with twice as many bags of freebies, info and discounts off things than last time, not to mention all the stuff we ( ME) brought from there we had to get a taxis home from the train station because we had so much stuff. DH has now made a new list of all the things he want for baby and we saw some lovely things for LO's, all the stuff I had left to get, we got while we were there saved between 50/60% on somethings , bottles that would of cost me £30/32 cost me just over £12.50 so really pleased with them and other stuff. DH was going to pay for a 4D scan while there but when we asked they were fully booked, so I said we'll spend the money on other things for the baby while there (we wasn't meant to find out what baby is this time) brought loads of other things but off to watch "Lost" catch up tomorrow! Yes must go again next year, really really enjoyed myself and so did DH bless! .
MrsMc thinking of you!

morning all! hope you all had lovely weekends in the rain.

glad you had such a great time at the baby show babymad! i would NEVER be able to manage to persuade dh to go to something like that! although i would love to go! i bet you couldn't move for bumps!

just a quickie really.....i was wondering if any of you with darling little boys would mind having a look at my 'erection thread!'

Morning all!! yes we made it to London in the end, back yesterday eve. It was really good and DS was a little angel - very amusing the whole time. It was loveoly to see him with our friends DD. She is 8 and just loves playing with him. All in all a good break although I was knackered when I came back! . DS was asleep next to us on a blow up bed and it squeaked every time he moved.

We have the bunny clock too!!! the same as fettle with the lit up picutres of the bunny. It was the only thing that stopped DS getting up before 7am.

Thanks for the efforts Bodders but I don't think the 37p will go very far. I wont even be able to buy a wax strip for that!

Babymad - very glad you had such a great time at the babyshow - I'd have loved to go and get all those freebies too!

I've looked at your erection thread greedy but I'll reply on there so its bumped up.

Anyway, must get on with some work I guess - dont feel like it though. Still feel exhausted...

greedy posted for you and yes lots and lots of bump's, DH was very protective over me more so when I started getting some cramps, so we went and had a chat with a MW who was there she reassured us that it was normal with all the walk we were doing/done, she told us to go and have sit down hot drink for 30 mins and see how I felt after that, and they went, so she was right, but that was nice having a MW to talk to while there, I really did have a great time!

Chooster glad you had a nice time!

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oh firsty - please dont have nightmares about your baby being born. do you mean the birth or looking after the baby? if its the birth, please dont worry. however much it stings or however traumatic it is, it only lasts for a very short time in the grand scheme of things and then you are left with a beautiful bouncing baby at the end of it. its really not as horrific as everyone makes out, although having said that everytime i think about it i start panicking! dont worry though please! its ceratinly not worth having sleepless nights over!

Hi- Greedy re little boys and their willys...
did you DS ever get an erection as a newborn/little baby? This is very common. My DS (now 8) did get involuntary erections...ie not done on purpose when he was about 3 which seems to have stopped now... he used to say it hurt! Poor thing. I am sure he can do it voluntarily now...
I wouldnt worry if your DS hasnt mentioned it. Maybe you could say something like, "sometimes your willy might feel a bit hard, but it's nothing to worry about"... and then see if he says anything.

Gosh it is WET outside!

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Those frightening baby dreams are horrid aren't they Firsty. I haven't had too many this time around, but with DD i had loads of scary dreams about weird babies coming out etc. Hope you can get a better night's kip tonight

Good luck for scan Fettle - did you decide whether to find out the sex or not?

MrsMc, hope all is well with your appointment.

Babymad - Babyshow sounds ace! Love the idea that there was a MW on hand - wonder if anyone went into labour while they were there

Greedy - sorry, I know very little about erections (well, enough to get by, obviously }, i'm sure your DS is fine though. Why were you so hard on yourself for driving around to get the DCs to nod off on Sunday? I quite often plan little missions with the idea that DD will have a nap and therefore be her normal charming self for the afternoon! Even take a flask of coffee, some cake and a mag with me sometimes if I think she might need an hour or so She was great at having an afternoon nap until she was about 2.9 years, but now you have to virtually sit on her to get her to be still, and they get so tired after pre-school don't they?

Feel knackered today, had a very productive Sunday doing loads of little jobs, but am paying today! Early night methinks.

Hello!!

Hope you all had good Mondays!

Babymad, Babyshow sounds great - not sure i'd ever get DH there. Your DH sounds lovely and protective!

Bodkin, good on you having a productive Sunday. i'm afraid we just moped as the weather was so horrible, but we had fun all the same!

Firststar, I got my bunny clock from John Lewis. It is great, although having said yesterday that it doesn't make a noise when waking up - DH pressed the wrong the button when setting it last night and we were woken up by bird song and cockeral's crowing!! Quite a nice way to wake up, but we had no idea what it was, until we realised it was coming through the babymonitor!! Luckily DD didn't wake up for another 20 mins, so I could get some more dozing in - will be making sure we don't set that alarm again tonight!!

Not quite sure what just happened wrote a really long message to you firststar about not worrying about your dreams as they are very normal and your way of your subconscious preparing you for the massive change you are about to go under. But I can't quite remember what I put!! I just remember having them too in the latter part of pg, and I'm not looking forward to them happening again!

Must go - DH is out playing cricket and DD wants amusing!!

Scan is at 9.30am tomorrow, but then I have to go straight to work to a meeting, I'll already by late for, then straight onto 3 interviews back to back, so I may not get a chance to report back until the evening. bit nervous, but not much I can do about that!

take care all

love to all.
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good luck for tomorrow fettlepetal!
i THINK i am going to find out the sex of our baby! dh doesn't want to and i thought "well if he doesn't want to i cant", but now i think i REALLY want to know, so i might ask the sonographer if she can tell me and not him!!!
have been buying ickle tiny vests and sleepsuits today! i have decided this baby is going to live in sleepsuits till its about 7! not like my other 2 who were always beautifully dressed in lovely clothes even if we weren't leaving the house all day! why did i make things even harder for myself hey?

Enjoy your scan tommorrow Fettle! Can't wait to hear all about it.

Greedy- I agree about the sleepsuit thing! Why did I bother changing DC into other clothes? Only for them to puke or shit on them? and then end up in a sleepsuit again? Lovely little vests... ahhh... have you sniffed them yet? Especially if I am going to attempt the reusable nappy thing... told my MIL and she looked at me in horror! She had a sudden flashback to 35 yrs go and being up to armpits in stinking terry nappies... boiling them every day apparently...I told her that things have apparently moved on since then...

Babymad- any little buggies/ car seat on wheels type vehicle at the baby show???

honeyapple - how miserable are all the girls on the october thread at the moment hey?
whats going on with them all!!!???

am i mean? or just truthful!?

suddenly had a horrible thought once i pressed 'post message' that i had posted on the oct thread then! that would have got me into trouble wouldn't it??!!

Greedy all the way though TTC (18 long months) and all the way though the PG till 1 week before finding out the sex by 4D DH decided that he didn't want to find out the sex in the end, MEN!. When we went for our 20 week scan hands, feet and legs were all in the way and they saw us (DH&I) together so there was no time alone with sonographer to ask if she could just tell me if that was the situation! I'm seeing my MW tomorrow cant wait seems like ages since I last saw her!

fettle good luck with your scan thinking of you tomorrow!

MrsMc any news?

honeyapple the only one's that I can remember were the zapps and Loola, Loola being the better one as the seat is from birth where as zapp's seat is from 6 months! I'll keep an eye out for you when looking at some sites!

honeyapple - i realise i sounded like a complete heartless bitch then. i know lots of them have reasons for being down and i just meat the whole thread in general is depressing at the moment. i'm not mean really!

Help! before DS#2 (5yrs) went to bed, we (DS#2 & I) were talking about the baby or should I say he did all the talking, he asked if he could feed the baby a bottle when baby comes out? I told him (why, oh way, did I open my mouth) that not all babies feed from a bottle that another one of the differences between grown up boys and girls is the boobs because when babies are born mummy's boobs make milk me I just didn't know where to put my face but hay, he did get there in the end bless and now understands but what is he going to say and/or ask next?

babymad - your story made me smile = how old are your DS's? Not sure my little DD really understands that I give baby milk, we'll see how she copes when I'm breast-feeding and she wants something .

Greedy - don't put me off the Oct thread, I was tempted to go back there after my scan tomorrow, but everytime I've posted, I feel like I've been completely ignored, as everyone knows eachother. But I think that's just pregnant paranoia!!

anyway, hope everyone has a good night's sleep.

Speak tomorrow.

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ps Mrs - hope everything went ok today - not heard from you.

take care - I'm thinking of you.

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sorry fettle! i know what you mean about that thread though.the only reason i have probably ignored you on there too cos i dont want anyone on that thread thinking i know you! actually i probably HAVE ignored you on there cos i chat to you on here!
there are too many people to keep track of on there and i dont think i had posted on there for about a week until today.

you are right about mrs, hope shes ok.

have a good scan

oh and babymad..............LOL!

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Hello all you bonkers ladies!

MrsMc any news!?

Off to see the MW today, I've made a list of things I want to talk to my MW about, I had another BIG plug of CM come away again last night >> DH was abit worried bless but I said well we'll be seeing MW tomorrow we'll ask her about it then! DS's want to come to the 35 weeks (see if placenta has moved) scan, do you think they'll see much with LO being so big by then, do you think it'll be worth them taking a day off school for?? DS's are 5 (in 3 weeks) yrs and 7 1/2 yrs! DS#2 wanted to take my baby book with BFing mums in it to show school so we had the chat this morning about how some people think it's rude but it isn't and some little boys and girl wont understand like he does, made him feel grown up bless! Saying that he informed DS#1 where baby "come out" DS#2 (7 1/2) looked abit shocked bless him, I asked DS#2 who told him he said "I just know" I did have to explain things a little (in a kiddie way) to them, PG and older children brings about so many questions, I'm tired just thinking about the explaining I've had to do since TTC!

Back later! Babymadxx

Hello ladies all went quite well yesterday. Sorry for the delay in coming on here. Was too tired last night and busy all afternoon at work! Didn?t see the Consultant because she was on holiday but saw her Registrar who was lovely and 7 months pg! Anyway, she took a history and told me that the aspirin was wise and that I should carry on with that. She then said she wasn?t sure about heparin and needed to speak to the Consultant but in the meantime, needed me to have a scan to check that the baby was in the right place. So I went down to EPU, which was odd and then waited and waited as the Registrar argued with the scanning dept as they didn?t want to do the scan because I am only 5 weeks but Reg was arguing that as soon as they had confirmation it wasn?t ectopic, they could start my drugs (Reg had spoken to Consultant in meantime and I will be given Clexane) so I need to go back next Monday for the scan, bloods and injection lessons and then have weekly checks after that. She really didn?t tell me anything I didn?t know about the condition, in fact, she said very little indeed. I am now feeling very nervous about next Monday. Can I hope to see a heartbeat at 6 weeks? well, I?ll be 5+6 based on AF but I OVd Cd17, what does that make me actually? Can?t remember how to work it out

Hello Fettleandmini thanks for the lucky vibes, wishing you luck for your scan too! That clock sounds really clever! Sorry to hear about your colleague I got an email from my aunt today which told you to focus on Madeleine?s eyes because they are distinctive and her hair could be died. She is such a lovely little thing, I really hope by some incredible miracle she is ok Sounds like you are very busy, try not to do too much now!

Greedy thanks. I have very competitive friends and I agree, it brings out a side of me I don?t like. My most competitive friend (my BF I suppose) had her baby on Sat, she had a boy, George (I thought she might have a boy) I?m now thinking that maybe she wouldn?t let me see the nursery because she knew she was having a boy and decorated it accordingly but didn?t want to tell me she knew ? hey ho! I found out at 8.30pm Sun night by text and he was born 8.20am on Sat so I was a little miffed it had taken them so long to tell me, is that silly? so the pain at birth stings? I just do not know what to imagine. Friends of mine had a row in front of the sonographer last week, she didn?t want to know and he did. In the end, they didn?t find out but he won?t stop going on about it. She?s worried as they have a DD and he was very disappointed when she was born and my friend knows that he is desperate to know if it is DS! Any idea what you might be having Greedy? PMSL that you thought you?d posted you slate on the October thread in there!

Hey Babymad sounds like you had a lovely day! I wonder if there will be any baby shows in Scotland at relevant dates to me PMSL at your DSs! Hope all goes well with the MW

Hello Chooster glad you had a lovely weekend! sounds fun! Finally booked our holiday we are going over to Spain to stay with my folks but our best man and his wife are coming over for 4 days and we are going up the Coast to a lovely hotel with a gorgeous beach he?s the one whose father has just died so really needs to get away too.

I fell over last night ladies I tripped over a step outside (with a glass vase in my hand) landed on my jaw and my knee ? knee very sore, jaw ok and vase still intact but I got a real shock

Hello Firstar thanks, I am going to be very indulgent! Hope you can get some decent sleep soon. Horrible dream!

Hey Honeyapple DH and I would like to try the reusable nappies too.

Hello Bodkin

I've just CAT you MrsMc!