TTC graduate sweep stake... Greedy or Honey next?!!

[fettleandbabyfettle]

as suggested by honey!!!

be thinking of you at 1.20pm greeds! my money is on you beating honey by the way!!

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HELLO!!! I feel like a complete stranger to these boards even though I've only been away a few weeks... feels like forever though!!

Honeyapple - I cant believe I missed Dexter's birth!!! CONGRATULATIONS and well done!! Going to scroll down when I get a chance and read all about it!

Finally getting settled in our new place - was manic for a while there. Definitely do NOT recommend moving house with a small baby... Joseph has been pretty good about it all though, and touch wood has suddenly started sleeping from 11pm to 5am.... Feeling very positive about it - but dont want to jinx anything!! No doubt he'll be waking up at 2.30am tonight...

Hello to everyone - sorry to have missed all your news. Going to have a quick read and catch up properly later on. Love to you all, have missed my MN girls!!!

xxx

Hey ladies

Fettle ? LOL at Joe being at Uni what about Brooke then!? Sounds idyllic being in France skiing over Christmas. I have been getting down about Christmas it is our year for being in Spain with my folks, sisters etc but clearly we can?t go my Mum said my Dad is down that DH and I won?t be there too ? hopefully from next Christmas, it will be home! My sis brought up a Santa snow suit for Beanie in case he/she arrives in time ? you never know

Oh Firsty you are being so strong, it must be tough! I had my last review before mat leave yesterday, it was fine but my boss won?t even acknowledge that I am pregnant never mind that I have 5 weeks left. I did make it clear that I would not be back after 6 weeks like he seems to think but hopefully we?ll be off to Spain and I won?t have to come back at all!! Dads 2 b is at the hospital ? think they?d enjoy it more in the pub. I do hope DH meets some like minded men and sticks at it. Enjoy your day with Ty

Hey Kitkat lovely to hear from you hope you are getting settled in well and that the long sleeps continue! Thinking about a second yet?!

I?m starting to have wobbles about a hospital birth. I am so scared of intervention and losing control and everything getting scary. I hate the idea that DH might have to leave soon after and that I?ll have to sleep without him. I know with my blood condition and with this being a first baby etc the safest place for us is in the hospital but I have to say, I do like the idea of being at home?.

honey - i stopped bleeding after about 10 days with my first 2, but i am STILL bleeding after 5 wks this time. it was heavy and bright red for about 2 and a half weeks too. it was also worse after exerting myself or carrying dd (she weighs a tonne!!). i mentioned it to the mw and she didnt seem concerned. my after pains carried on for about 2 wks too this time. dexters nights sound the same as marcys. luckily i can get dh to do the 11pm feed though!

bodders- i have decided to leave marcy during the day and not keep tryiong to wake her. she seems to cat nap a lot which is why i thought she was sleeping all the time but i wrote it all down and added it up ( control freak that i am!) and it was only about 4 1/2 hours in total so i dont mind her sleeping that much! means she has been more chilled the last 2 days (so far!) as well cos she isnt being constantly woken up and harrassed!!! hope isla settles back down soon. i saw my friends baby the other day who was born at the end of june and he is a PROPER little baby!!! he looked SO grown up and it made me realise that is what all your babies are like! not like the little newborn that i still have!

rainbow - glad you had such a wonderful weekend. must have been tough leaving them again.
decided to leave marcy

mrs - if you can stay at home as long as possible when in labour like you said then the birth will def seem more manageable. i was 9 cm when i went into hospital with ds and so i was only there a couple of hours before he was born. i think if you really try and do everything they tell you at the NCT classes with positions and breathing etc then you can cope at home for longer ( i was a really girly swot and did everything they told me as much as i could and i really think it helped!).............and you sound like you are doing enough classes to know what to do!! in my hospital they make exceptions for dhs and dont restrict them to visiting hours, so dh was with me till 1am and then back again at 8am, so it might not be too bad.

fettle -lol at joe being at uni already!! hows your little bundle of joy today then? will he be joining you on the slopes? strapped to you in a baby sling maybe?

oh firsty - your post made me cry. it must be tough for you going back and not seeing as much of Ty. is it just part time you are now? i am going to have to go back after xmas cos my locum is leaving then. but only for about 10 -15 hrs a wk to start with so not too bad really.

kitkat - who is this Joseph then? i thought you called him Joe? have you gone all posh on us?

hi ladies

doesnt it feel so wintery lately? im starting to get that xmas feeling already but we arnt doing anything for it this year just prob a traditional dinner (if our kitchen is done)i usually go mad with decorations and xmassy nic naks everywhere.

bodkin - we were supposed to be going to the L&D hospital in luton. i am still getting people warning me off for a first birth but im sticking to my guns espeically now i have spoken to my mw and she said she will call me soon to arrange a home visit - she will have a heart attack when she sees the place! ceiling down wires everywhere floor ripped up. arrrggghhhhh!!

honey - how did your online shop go? i always used to do that when we lived in a flat - then they ha dto carry the shopping up the stairs poor men. ive been looking at hiring and they are anything from £275-£340 but on my thread a lady suggested Birth pool in a box so i think i might go with them £125 delivered and you keep it!

rainbowdays - glad you got to spend a few days with your family. im not sure what the nipple thing is its definately either drieed milk or dead skin. hope it goes away soon.

mrsmcjnr - its shocking about his friend i still cant believe it when i sit back ad think, dp doesnt seem to want to talk about it. we have the funeral next week.
about the mysterious tenant i am almost too scared to google it - if i look up say bomb making or somthing else it all gets stored on the hard drive doesnt it? if i was having a hospital birth my plan was to stay at home for as long as physically possible too. im sorry if i have made you think more about a home birth. with your blood condition you are probably safer in hospital where you will have specialists on hand and god forbid if anything went wrong etc they would be there to offer immediate care for you and your baby. you sound so prepared too!! all ofthese classes you are going to and even getting dh to go to one! my dp came kicking and screaming to my first antenatal meeting and even then he just satthere making "funny" comments to whatever the midwife said, however she did seem to find him funny
are you still going ahead with a doula?

fettle - your skiing trip sounds fab!! how will you manage the slopes with toby though? thanks for asking about dp, he has just been very quiet and deep in thought but i havnt mentioned the subject i think he is still in shock - we all are. the tenant i think i can safely say is gone we cannot contact her, the locks have been changed on the property so she cant enter thats about it.

firststar - i really hope the days get easier for you my heart melted when reading your post we have all this to come yet
glad work have been understanding though.

hi kitkat - good to hear you and jospeh are doing well and getting settled at your new place - is he no longer joe?

i took my nan to milton keynes this afternoon to buy some wool - she has knitted some of the cutest little things for oscar - i cant wait to dress him up!!

enjoy the rest of your afternoons everyone xx

Greedy ? I read that where the placenta was is effectively an open wound and that is why there is so much blood after birth ? they don?t really prepare you for it do they?! Thanks for your advice, that?s what I fully intend to do, cope as long as I possibly can at home. I wonder if anyone has invented a way to find out how many cms you are before you leave home!

Iampg why is Christmas cancelled? I LOVE Christmas have just ordered my tree to arrive on 5/12 ? I am so excited!! DH is a Christmas humbug but I really go for it! No, don?t worry, it wasn?t really what you said, I jut hate hospitals and know how much my sister preferred her home birth but it was her second and so she has some idea of what to expect. The worst thing would be if to be at home for things to go wrong and end up in hospital as an emergency. I sort of voiced my worries about the hospital to DH last night and he looked terrified about the idea of a home birth. Re the doula, I hope we still have her but she has gone really quiet on me and I am a bit worried that we have been dropped

mrs - it is SO hard to know first time round how far along you are. you know its going to REALLY hurt, but not how much do you? i remember just staying at home till i REALLY couldn't cope anymore and then just thinking " i dont care if i am only 1cm i NEED pain relief!" luckily i was 9cm anyway! my biggest worry was getting to hospital and the mw telling me i was only 1cm and to go back home! if you suddenly get the urge to push.......get to hospital!!!

mrs - xmas is cancelled as we shall still be living in chaos and all our money is being spent on the house and oscar so we have said this year will be very low key as next year will make up for it, il be going more over board than normal as it will be oscars forst xmas and at 10/11 months hopefully he should understand a bit
dp was terrifies too when i mentioned homebirth when i first got my bfp and i did get swayed to go to hospital but now he has seen it for himself and is a little more informed he thinks its the best option for us. we have a meeting tomorrow night with people from a local nct group. i hope your doula gets in touch with you soon.

we are literally 3 mins away from our hopsital too should anything happen, if i wasnt as close i think id be a little scared about having my first baby at home as you just dont know what you are letting yourself in for pain wise.

Evening girls- fingers crossed internet seems back on track - I have been doing manic online ordering today - phew!!

Kitkat - lovely to see you back with us- glad the move went well

Firsty - thinking of you {{{big hugs}}}

greedy at the bleeding - poor you - Mind you the MW said at the AN class last night that the contractions to get the placnta out are supposed to work to seal up/heal the wound from where is was on the uterus lining but with each successive birth it does not contract as much so more bleeding?? Hope it subsides soon hon

Iampg and MrsMc - well I am joining you in the great indecision of where/how to give birth. I keep changing my mind everyday. I am not up for home- but the MW birth unit is almost as good as home - only one room and MW. I have booked a hospital tour and one to the birth unit also. Mind you it may all be in vain as had mw appt today and as I suspected Dave is breach at the moment so yes as I thought he is stomping on my bladder and groin - I think he may have a career in a marching band!! Also I am measuring 34 weeks - I do not think I am that big out front but cos I am long bodied it is hidden well. Also cos he is breach mw said he is stretched out rather than curled up - grrr I have a feeling he is going to be stubborn little bugger!!. Basically MW said if he does not turn by 38 weeks - it will be a CS for me (That was the one birth option I was 100% sure I DID not want - great!!)
Also - I have still not had anymore blood tests - is that normal?? I am sure they were due at 28 weeks - but I am 30 now and just saw MW today and forgot to mention it and she did not do any??? - I have left a message to ask if I need them (she prob hates me for pestering!!)

OK one more question - how many sheets/blankets do you need for cot and pram? and what other bedding do you get?? I think someone said 3 of everything - one on the cot, one one in the wash and one in the cupboard?? Is that enough?

Hope everyone else is OK

Iampg - we are doing mega low key Xmas as well - I usually go the whole hog - lights all over garden and house etc but they are all packed away at the back of the garage now behind the boxes of stuff we have had to move out of the house while work is going on and i have no intention of finding the decorations - so as it is just going to the 2 of us also (which we are really looking forward to actually as we have never been 'alone' for Xmas day in 14 years together and given it will be the last chance ever to do that may as well make the most of it! )
So it is going to be an M&S dinner, PJ's all day and rubish films - I am really excited!!

hiya seaside - sorry dave is breach but you still have loads of time for him to move! im sure oscar changes his position everyday as i feel kicks all over!!
i had my bloods done at 28 weeks, it wasnt for anything important just to double check blood group and to check iron levels. hopefully your mw will get back to you soon.
i was wondering about bedding to - at the moment i have 2 sheets thats it but i know family have brought a tonne of stuff which wont be unveiled until xmas, what sort of sheets are you going for i have just got cotton but should i get flannelette?

your xmas sounds just how ive got mine planned, we always do the family thing every year which i absolutely love but 36 weeks pg and doing dinner and entertaining i just couldnt face, i threw all of our decorations out when we moved so i can do something really special next year with oscar. loving the idea of pjs all day and films - bliss!!!

Hi girls

Seaside don't worry too much about Dave being breech at this stage - Toby was breech around 32-33 weeks and turned within 2 weeks, so there is plenty of time. Kneel on the floor with your bottom in the air seemed to be what was recommended by other ladies in my position on a breech thread in MN! Definitely don't slouch on sofa (as if it sounds as if you got any time to do that at the moment!!) - slouching on sofa no good for any of you later stage pregnant women, I'm afraid, as you want to encourage baby to lie with his back along your front - so get out your exercise balls and sit on them instead -

Hiya everyone,

Kitkat- Great to hear from you!

Greedy- interesting what you say about the bleeding. I am seeing the MW today as this is day 10 and she has to sign me off, so I will just mention it. It's blooming annoying that is for sure! I feel for you if you are still bleeding . Hope it stops soon.

Well Dex did another mammoth sleep last night- 11pm-5am! Why am I still feeling knackered?

Iampg- i saw an inflatable birth pool that you can hire for £100 somewhere on the internet- but that one you keep sounds good- you'll be able to use it again when you have more babies .

Mrs- I would say dont leave it too late before going to the hospital as you may end up with an unexpected home birth. That has happened to 2 people I know recently. Also would be blooming uncomfortable in the car- I had to be standing up or kneeling to cope with the contractions, would have hated being strapped into a car . How far is your hospital?

Firsty- poor you . It will get better. And as we have all said, Ty is in the best place at his gran's.

Love to everyone else x

Oh dear lots of faces in my post...

That's better .

Christmas- we are away this year... got a big farmhouse in Devon with all my family- 18 of us I think . Can't wait .

iampg! i LOVE the fact that you think oscar will understand about xmas by next year!!!!! he will truly be a superbabe if he does!!!!!

thanks seaside - its nice to know there is a reason for me bleeding so much. i thought it might be to do with this being no. 3 but i feel like i blame EVERYTHING on that!!! i am kind of used to bleeding most of the time anyway!!! always had crap periods and bled a lot inbetween and then bled for ages for the first half of this pg so i will be shocked when i STOP bleeding!!! i am sure dave will turn around, i was breach and measuring 4 wks ahead at one point too. i reckon when they are breach it automatically makes you measure more cos the head cant snuggle down the same so your fundal height is greater.does that make sense? i was then measuring fine again when she turned back round. sheets............well i would say dont go mad and buy loads! depends on how sicky your baby is. we needed loads with ds cos as soon as he lay down he puked but we ended up lying muslins under his head and changing them each time. but with dd1 and dd2 i hardly ever need to change the sheets (is that tempting fate for a massive puking pooing explosion later on or what!!!). its easy enough to buy more once dave is here if you need them!

bld tests - i am a bit scared of needles so i didnt have any at 28 wks either out of choice. mw said they are just to check iron levels really and she thought i looked healthy enough so just said if i started to feel anameic they could do the bld tests then.

honeyapple - that sound s like a FAB sleep!!! one of my friends babies slept from 11pm till 6am from day one and she was BF. mw said it was virtually unheard of, but dexter sounds similar. i am thinking of trying to fool marcy with some water in the night soon and see if i can get her to last out longer between feeds. it worked with my other two, so you never know! means i will end up getting up twice in the night for a few nights though while i try it so i have to be full of energy before attempting ti!!

mrs - honey does have a point about leaving it too late and having contractions in the car! first time it took us 45 mins to drive to the hospital which is only 10 mins away cos my contractions were every 2 mins and i made dh stop the car so i could get out and lean over the bonnet for each contraction! not sure what all the other drivers thought but i was beyond caring!!!

fettle - WOW! toby does sleep a lot doesnt he?!!! no wonder you manage to post every day!!!

Help!!! Toby hasn't pooed in 3 days and is doing so now - any takers to change this nappy for me?!!! Just started using the Nature nappies that are fully biodegradable apart from the sticky tabs, so hope they work!!!

Been meaning to say for few days that having told you all that DD was being demonic, she's been an absolute angel this week! Much nicer company for me!

Honey - what a great sleeper Dexter is! But you come across as a really calm type of person, so I would imagine that rubs off on your children, making them really chilled out. Toby didn't do too badly last night. Settled at 8pm, then woke at midnight and 5am - which I think is pretty good going! Doubt tonight will be the same, as he's had his injections today - so far though he's just more smiley than normal!! [probably drunk on his first dose of calpol!)

Right - best go deal with this nappy, although I'm not convinced he's finished - maybe I'll just drop him in the bath and change him in there!!!

xxx

oh, my giddy aunt (as they used to say...) I've never seen so much poo!!!!!!!

Let's just say he was more yellow than when jaundiced from waist down!!!! Straight into bath.

To be fair, don't think pampers finest would have coped with that amount!!!!

Just thought you'd all like to know!!!

OMG - I need to get out more and speak to real-life grown-ups, I'm going mad!!!
xxx

• sorry could not come to help with the nappy fettle, hehehe sorry trying not to giggle about it.

Aaaaarggggghhhh just dont massive post and its gone!!!! Shit and bollocks . OK, so this is it in a nutshell.

Gosh some of the babies on here are sleeping well .

Theo is doing well in his own room although he has started waking a second time in the night but only for a cuddle not food.

DS1 is also (like yout DD Fettle) an ANGEL this week!!! He is so much fun to be around, even if he is still getting up at 6am - Grrrrr. Any ideas on how to break the cycle and make him sleep longer??

Sorry you'll be missing your family this xmas MrsMc - like you say you'll make up for it from next year. Any news on the house?? So, have St Johns said DH will have to leave after LO is born?? At the Royal DH could stay as long as he wanted and only left at 2am cos he was tired after such a long day - poor love . We must meet up soon

Iampg / Seaside - your xmas plans sound lovely!!! We are at my mums as we always are and there are 12 adults and 3 kids this year. It'll be good but busy and LOUD!!!

Oh Firsty - I really do sympathise with you. But at least its Friday and the first week is almost over... it will get easier. Do you have to go back full time or could you manage on 4 days?

Wow!!! On Dexter's sleeping!!! . Long may it continue Honeyapple

Hi to everyone else??? Bodkin, When are you considering weaning Isla? I know you've already done it haven't you Firtsy?

SO SO SO annoying to lose my mammoth post. Although I can't remember much of what I put in there - Must have been mainly jibberish .

Anyway, more on-line shoping for me

fettle - one poo in three days sounds good to me! even if it is a whopper when it happens! is that normal for toby? marcy does at least 2 or 3 a day which i think is heaven cos ds and dd1 used to do 5+ a day! not much fun when they were both in nappies!!! mind you ds has always had a dodgy tummy and dd1 is just a greedygreedy guzzler!!!!!
keep meaning to tell you fettle that we have a christening to go to on sunday so i have been trying on my new boden dress every day to see if it fits (obviously it doesnt cos i am not losing any weight at the moment).......but i tried it on on monday and broke the zip!!! AAAAAAAaaarrrrgggghhhh! looks like i will never get to wear it now!!! had to go dress shopping yesterday which was hugely depressing, got something in the end though which i dont think makes me look too much like a beached whale!

marcy was really stroppy yesterday afternoon. she slept LOADS most of the day only waking up to cry and get upset and i was really losing patience with her cos i didnt know what was wrong and then she did the most SPECTACULAR projectile vomit ever!!! almost rivals some of the pukes my ds used to do that went right across the room! i felt really guilty after that for being annoyed with her when she was obviously just in discomfort all day!! if only babies could talk hey!!
got her weighed this morning and she now weighs 11lb 9oz. she has put on 1lb 4oz this week somehow!!! and i thought she was taking less milk this week! maybe not!

gotta go and play with dd1. she is so happy to just play on her own that i do tend to leave her to it sometimes and then feel guilty for not giving her enough attention. not sure how to entertain them all today from 11.30am when i pick up ds till bedtime........any suggestions?

Hey ladies last night DH and I went for our tour of the labour ward. It stirred up all sorts of emotions. It was really quiet in there so we were able to have a good look around but what really stuck me was; how small it was, how public the delivery rooms seemed with their gold fish windows, how bright the lights were, how hot it was, that there was only one loo and one shower for all 10 delivery rooms and it was a quite a walk from the rooms. I was also really disappointed in the birthing pools and they only had 2. I don?t really know what I was expecting but I thought they?d be bigger, more private and have more purchase for you to hold on to. There was no way DH could get into the pool with me. The place was spotless which was fantastic and I guess it would be good if it was quiet like it was last night. There was one waiting room for ladies who are in labour but not in active labour. It was tiny and I felt really claustrophobic just standing in there, there is no way I want to spend any time in there, you just couldn?t get comfy. It reinforced my desire to go in as late as I possibly can. Some of the ladies got quite upset as they were told that epidurals at the weekends and after 5pm may take a long time to get as there is one anaesthetist on call for the whole hospital. We then went up to the post-natal ward and I didn?t like it up there at all the midwife taking us round was so insensitive to the ladies up there who?d just given birth and was marching into the wards asking in the 12 if us could come in and see their babies, understandably most said no and looked stressed. DH and I refused to go in anyway and I voiced quiet loudly how disturbing I would find it if I was a new mum and all these unhygienic strangers came to gaup at me and my baby, none of the other couples went in either. I might feel differently or have no choice I guess but I can see myself wanting to get out of there very quickly! One good thing it reinforced though was what I actually need. The MW suggested a separate small labour bag aside from your ward bag just with the things you?d want then. It was so sparse in there I can see me taking in CDS, pillows, my ball, a cold bag with drinks etc in, my flip flops etc. They also said that any electrical equipment like hairdryers have to be vetted before use so it?s better to borrow them there.

NCT classes start on Sunday and I am really looking forward to them. The teacher called yesterday and seemed so nice and so prepared I am beginning to get worried about my doula. I haven?t heard from her since I was 20 weeks and she said then that we?d get our prep done together ?soon?. I also know that she can?t be available for the whole period around our due date and was going to recommend someone else to stand in just in case but hasn?t yet. I know I am only 31+3 but I guess I just thought we?d have got to know her better by now and I am just worried about sharing such an intimate experience without more prep ? maybe that is just me and the control freak surfacing but I am feeling a bit worried about it. We realty liked her and think she?d be a massive help to both of us but not coming in cold. Is that unreasonable?

After deciding not to have a nursery, I am now ?sort of? doing one as we are unlikely to move before Beanie gets here. We are having a jungle theme (the curtains are cream in there with little elephants already as is the bedding so I thought I?d just build on that) I am really excited about these big wall stickers you can get that come off easily, I think they?ll transform the room I got some Mnetters to help me on a product thread and as a result I have now go bids in on eBay for a lamp, a clock, a nappy stacker, storage boxes etc ? it?s fun!

Anyway, it?s nice just to chat but I?d better catch up!!

Greedy ? that is exactly how I feel a friend came over for lunch yesterday and said she really thought she had progressed well, her contractions were less than 5 mins apart the pain was intense and so she went in and the MW told her she wasn?t in labour and was 1cm, she said she was devastated!!

Iampg ? for the last 3 years DH and I have been skint so he?s said no pressies and I?ve managed to get the whole family pressies and some for him without him feeling the pinch. I find it miserable not buying or receiving pressies from your man and when I was a kid, no matter how tough things were, and they were sometimes, we always made a big deal of Christmas even if the pressies were tiny and homemade. I endeavour to keep that spirit alive even if I do live wit Scrooge! Have to say, I am at your homebirth choice especially a water birth, I can imagine really gripping the sides of an inflatable one but the one on the labour ward I saw just wouldn?t help at all!

Seaside ? plenty of room for Dave to get into position make sure you do your positioning exercises! I haven?t had any bloods taken by the MW for many weeks, none at 28 ? is that for diabetes? I think it is meant to be 3 of everything sheet wise. I have 2 sheets for the pram and 2 fleece and 2 cellular blankets (which are from JL but not very cosy at all) I do plan to use grobags though and I am waiting to speak to Chooster in Dec before I buy anything for the nature?s nest. Christmas sounds cosy we have PIL, SIL and AuntIL coming

Fettle I have tried to not slouch but sometimes I just feel the need. I am always propped up by Nathan though thanks for sharing birth thoughts, it all helps. Ouch, stitches sound sore I?ve started singing the odd Bing song in my head too! that nappy must have been a stinker!!

Honey ? I hear you about getting to the hospital too late/not at all ? I also realise that if I wait too long, I won?t be able to speak/listen though the contractions and it might make the whole arrival at hospital very stressful ? we are about 20 mins from the hospital. Your Christmas sounds fab!

Chooster ? no news on the house, think we?ll take it off from December to give ourselves a breather, it?s exhausting keeping it tidy for no one It seems that DH can stay as long as we are in the labour ward but if it is after visiting hours, he can?t stay with us in the post labour ward. Apparently they will let you stay an hour or two down in the labour ward as long as they don?t need the room (which DH pointed out they probably will if we use one of the two water birthing rooms ) your Christmas sounds fun too?

mrs - try not to worry too much about the hospital. the birthing pool sounds fine, not sure it would be much fun with dh in with you anyway. he would prob get in the way when you wanted to shift positions quickly and he would get covered in poo of course!
you will only be in hospital for a very short while so the most important thing is that you have a nice midwife, you wont really care what your surroundings are like when you are in labour anyway and i think everyone is desperate to leave and get home afterwards anyway. you waont be there for long so try not to stress about it.

been on here far too much today! feeling really tired and lethargic so plonked kids in front of the TV at 3pm and thought i would leave them there till tea time. they hassle me all day to watch tv and then when i let them they get bored after half an hour! typical! i am making them a crap tea too cos i cant be arsed to cook anything healthy.......think i win the award for the laziest crappiest mum today! nevermind hopefully it will only be today!

i remember getting to 7 wks with ds and dd1 and falling apart a bit and thinking i really couldn't cope with anymore disturbed nights sleep and then they both slept through at 8 wks as if to save me! or save themselves FROM me!! i feel like i am getting to the same stage already and marcy is only 5 weeks! so EITHER she is going to sleep through really soon (YEAH RIGHT!!!) or i am going to have weeks of feeling crap and tired.......................help!!!

actually i dont feel too bad when i read the october postnatal thread...........so many mums on there seem on the verge of a breakdown! i think we have all done really well on this thread!

mrs - i only said that about the pool cos i had a water birth with dd and i would have hated dh to be in with me. the pool i used was just like a big bath too, but it did the job, just wouldnt recommend pushing baby out in the water, but thats just a personal thing.

Evening girls

Can't believe it is Friday already - time is flying
Thanks everyone as always for the reassurance re postioning. My new birth ball arrived today so I have been rolling around on it while working at the table! It is quite diff to my exercise ball - a bit bigger and much more stable - which is good.I tried crawling around the bedroom last night but only managed about 3 mins as it is boring!!

MrsMc - We just booked our hospital and birth unit tours for the week after next! I think I am veering to hospital - however oor hospital does not even have a birthing pool and at the moment the maternity ward is in portacabins - oh sorry - ahem - I mean modular wards!!
Having seen the water birth video at our Parentcraft class, like greedy says- I am sure my DH would not get in - given all the "gubbins" as my mw calls it!!

greedy - poor Marcy with the projectile vom but good news on the weight gain - you go girl! My breast pump arrived today - I have a feeling it may be on ebay by Feb but at least I am trying!! It came with the funniest flyer enclosed - wish I could post it - will try and see if the image is online - It was of a woman wearing a double electric bandage type affair - expressing milk while on the phone and organising her diary!! Hilarious!

I have been an internet shopping demon ths week - so have ticked off all the tech equipment now and last night got out all the clothes etc we (and my Mum!!) have been collecting and sorted them in preparation for washing. Mind you it is still a building site here - dust and crap everywhere and now I need carpets to be laid in 2 weeks time and no one can come out to do them - grrr.

Fettle - impressive pooing! How are the nature napies? Are those the ones they sell in waitrose - white packets with black and white pic of baby??
We had our first NCT class last night - it was really lovely - nice group of couples - I hope we will be friends as we are all due within a 6 week period and I have no pg friends down here at all. Not even any friends with babies -In fact I do not really have any close "girlfriends" per se at all down here (seaside wallows in self pity!) Most of my mates are male and in the building trade!! Can one of you please move nearer me- pretty please!!
Anyway - I digress - at the NCT class they gave us a handout called "What's in a nappy" hysterical - colour pictures and all - of many diff types of poo!! Sorry - that blurb did eventually have some relevance to you fettle

Chooster and honey - your mad busy Xmases sound brilliant. My family is really small and DH's even smaller so we have never really done that - but I am dying to organise all our friends from all over the counry to get togther at this big house in the Highlands I have been desperate to rent for the past 5 years. now we all have kids it may be possible one year I hope

Also thanks everyone for blood test info. One of the mw's called me back and said yes they should have done them but they are only for confirming blood group and also iron levels - so she said I will have them done at next appt at 34 weeks but if I feel unwell before then to come in and they will check it out

Right -better get off and make some dinner I suppose xxxx