***April Sweet Peas*** 204 Babies

[Kitty23]

I must must MUST get my hospital bag done tomorrow. Must get my birthing ball blown up. Must start the RLT. Must try and finish buying the last bits. Just so much left to do and so little time.

My body has started telling me over the last few days, that something is going to be happening quite soon, and things are certainly starting to move. It's all starting to feel a bit too surreal and a bit too real.

God I feel the same. I really need to get my bag packed!

I got told off by my midwife last week for not having mine packed yet lol! Its such an effort at the moment lol. I'll pack the babies bag today, but I've got to go buy nighties and other little bits to before I pack my bag. xxx

 

[Mummytoosh]

Hi,

I'm due on 24th April, although have a planned c section for 16th April.



I already have a 3 year old son.

xxx

 

[MrsGlitz]

Oooo I am so cross. DH only gets one day off a week, Tuesdays. His manager has quit and so now he has to work today. We were going to go down to the beach for chippy for lunch. I haven't done anything nice for over a week.

 

[Minstermind]

Ah bummer!!! I can relate to the one day off thing. My husband only has one day off too, Tuesdays! And he's spending it recording for a band at home today! (he's a musician and teaches guitar lessons, but also dips his hand in home recording stuff so he helps out the local teenie bopper metal bands on occasion, lol). He loves his work though, which is why he does it in the first place, so it's all good.

 

[MrsGlitz]

Ah it has clouded over now so I feel a little better about being stuck in, again. Lol! All extra and much needed cash I guess and he's closing at 4.

 

[555ann555]

Aw that's rubbish MrsGitz, will he get an extra day off next week to make up for this?

 

[MrsGlitz]

Not likely as not only has the manager quit, he was in a relationship with one of the bar girls who is gutted by him disappearing and so has asked for time off and another girl finishes this week, so it's most likely he will be doing additional hours for the forseeable. Hopefully he will at least get one day off though!

 

[555ann555]

Well I had my 32 week scan yesterday & the first antenatal class too! (If you remember those are what I tried to attend last Monday night )

The scan went great, our wee bubs is growing really well which was the main thing! They're giving an estimated weight of 5lbs just now which puts the wee one around the 55th percentile, or a touch bigger than average. Which is perfect because I was 8lbs at birth and that'd make the wee one about the same

The sonographer says the wee one already has my chubby cheeks (she didn't actually make reference to my cheeeks, but it definately comes from my side of the family, we all have wee round apples to our cheeks!)

And mentioned just how wriggly our wee one is, which is didn't need to be told! Honestly, I don't think that baby rested for more than 2 hours yesterday, and I only had 1 cup of coffee all day so it isn't the caffine intake!

I was a bit pissed off last night at my mum who keeps making reference to having "a hyperactive baby". The docs diagnosed my eldest brother as hyperactive when he was about 2 and according to my mum she thinks I'm in for the same. Even if that was true I don't need anyone to take the shine off my pregnancy, thanks very much.

Oh, and Mo's totally raging with the physio who did the second half of the antenatal classes last night because when she heard I was having a c-section she said "Oh, I can't sympathise, I had 2 natural births, I'm a real woman" WTF?!

I didn't say anything because her tone sounded like it was supposed to be funny rather than hurtful, but what a thing to say, especially when it's not like I actually want a c-section!

On top of that the MW who took the first half of the class is the same one I saw who I had to argue with over the bile acid tests! (still waiting on my results, been 9 days now...)

 

[Minstermind]

Oh, and Mo's totally raging with the physio who did the second half of the antenatal classes last night because when she heard I was having a c-section she said "Oh, I can't sympathise, I had 2 natural births, I'm a real woman" WTF?!

Oh. My. God.....!!!!!! What?! Who says that?! Triple blegh.

 

[MrsGlitz]

I can't believe a health professional said that!

 

[Alisha1985]

Hi,

I'm due on 24th April, although have a planned c section for 16th April.



I already have a 3 year old son.

xxx

Hiya welcome in! How is your pregnancy going?

MissGlitz, that would have done my head in too... I went out yday for the first time since last monday haha rubbiiissshhhh *sigh*

 

[neverknew50]

can you add me for april ninteenth- pink, thankyou x

 

[bobobaby]

Wow 555ann555, I can't believe that lady said that. That's ridiculous.

I've had a small cold for a week now, and the last 2 days my throat has been really froggy feeling and a little scratchy. When I talk today it just sounds awful! I have my next Dr. appointment on Thursday, so I'm planning on just waiting for that to get help. But I was just curious if you ladies think I should go earlier, or if a sore throat isn't really a big deal while pregnant..?? The only other symptoms I really have is I'm a bit congested, so I figured it would be okay to wait a couple more days for the Dr.

 

[Minstermind]

I would think you're fine from what you're describing...just take good care of yourself and maybe down some nice hot drink with honey or something to soothe your throat. Hope you feel better soon!

 

[555ann555]

Good News:

Just got a call from my midwife and my bile acid levels are well within normal (2 where normal is 0-14) which means that it is looking really good for my wee one to stay cooking in me until 39 weeks!

It doesn't account for the itching, and that is still waking me up every night, but at least my wee one can't be being affected if it isn't showing up in my blood!

If I'm still itching at my next MW appointment she can run the tests again (because it can take a while to show in your bloods) but so far so good

 

[mrsraggle]

Great news 555ann555!

 

[MrsGlitz]

That's good news Ann!

DH and I just had a bit of a tiff because he complained about working today til 4 then spending the afternoon helping me sort the flat out so basically that he has been stuck in. Well excuse me but I have been stuck indoors since last Sunday because I can't walk and that's why I was upset he had to work! Grrr. But he is really upset about his manager walking out as he became good mates and was going to put DH through his personal alcohol licence, which most pub managers don't bother for a chef.

I have been having tightenings for quite a while but this afternoon I have had really rather painful BHs and round my back too. I didn't know until yesterday BHs could be painful too!

 

[555ann555]

That's good news Ann!

DH and I just had a bit of a tiff because he complained about working today til 4 then spending the afternoon helping me sort the flat out so basically that he has been stuck in. Well excuse me but I have been stuck indoors since last Sunday because I can't walk and that's why I was upset he had to work! Grrr. But he is really upset about his manager walking out as he became good mates and was going to put DH through his personal alcohol licence, which most pub managers don't bother for a chef.

I have been having tightenings for quite a while but this afternoon I have had really rather painful BHs and round my back too. I didn't know until yesterday BHs could be painful too!

You wants me to come and poke him with a sharp stick for you?!

Bloody men...

 

[saffy1978]

can you add me for april ninteenth- pink, thankyou x

hey.. I'm due april 19th too. But our tickers are saying different?

 

[MrsGlitz]

That's good news Ann!

DH and I just had a bit of a tiff because he complained about working today til 4 then spending the afternoon helping me sort the flat out so basically that he has been stuck in. Well excuse me but I have been stuck indoors since last Sunday because I can't walk and that's why I was upset he had to work! Grrr. But he is really upset about his manager walking out as he became good mates and was going to put DH through his personal alcohol licence, which most pub managers don't bother for a chef.

I have been having tightenings for quite a while but this afternoon I have had really rather painful BHs and round my back too. I didn't know until yesterday BHs could be painful too!

You wants me to come and poke him with a sharp stick for you?!

Bloody men...

I swear men get worse PMT than women. The final straw for his manager was an argument with his girlfriend last night. So he's gone to Greece and left ALL of his belongings behind, clothes, toiletries and Blackberry included! Anyway by way of apology for narkiness he is making dinner and promised me dinner out when he next gets an early finish (though God only knows when that will be now!).