Curvy ladies

[pink sparkle]

omg that sounds horrendous! they havent even said i will have a gtt test? i thought i would need one, i havent got the mw for another two weeks, i cant believe they didnt even do my bood pressure and dip my urine today, must be all the cuts they are making. Theres a programme on next week about maternity care ...think its bbc 1.

Also for anyone who liked obem theres obem usa starting this week (i think) on more 4...i cant wait! x

 

[cranberry987]

They do the GTT later on for most unless they thinlk youre at risk (high bmi etc) 28w maybe.

 

[Cherrybinky]

Maternity in Crisis is on in a minute on ITV.
OBEM starts tonight at 9

They didn't do my urine or bp at the hospital but my mw did at all my checks so far. I'm having GTT because my BMI is 32 and the cut off is 30 and some of my non immediate family have diabetes so they just want to be sure.

X

 

[pink sparkle]

Thanks for the info on tv shows! x Ive missed maternity in crisis will have to record obem as doubt hubby will let me watch! x

My bmi is about 34/35 cant remember exactly. Will just check with my mw next time is see her x

 

[xheartsx]

i'll be recording obem because i definitely won't stay awake! I'm soo tired when i get in from work. I've been going to sleep at like half 8 every night. It's ridiculous.

Blah, my OH is doing my head in tonight. He isn't even doing anything, infact he cooked me dinner, but he is just annoying me!

 

[sunshine623]

Sounds like you all have had horrible sonographers! Mine is usually really good, but at the 12 week scan I thought she'd be really nice, and she just didn't say much that time. Must have been having a bad day or something. I've decided to go ahead with the early gender scan on Saturday! So I'll let you all know what I find out.

I know what you all mean about not having the money to go shopping either. I usually just work 3 days a week and when I'm off I'm bored to tears. But if I go out, I just spend money that we need to be saving so I'm screwed either way I go. Luckily I have several weeks during the summer when I'm working 4 days a week (which is full time) so we'll have some extra money to save for baby and be able to use toward vacation in a few weeks.

 

[Rees]

*hugs* to everyone! Especially Han and Rachel xx

I have a grumpy OH who is addicted to games, I was sick the other day and asked him to clean the toilet (it wasn't pleasant to be sick into) as I just couldn't face it, he's only just done it while I was doing the mountain of washing up that he keeps leaving. I wouldn't mind usually, it's just the fact that his studying has finished until September and he lets Tegan play by herself while he sits there on his laptop playing stupid games! Grrrr, he needs to get a job! *rant over*

I got a tax credits rebate thingy from where they've underpaid me for the year, was rather a nice surprise! So I now have some rather comfy maternity jeans and tops, it's so nice to sit down and not have my jeans cut into me! Although still no joy with work trousers, and now I need a maternity skirt too! But that'll have to wait until Wednesday when we go up to the city for my 12 week scan and shopping, I'm hoping my friend will have her baby so I can buy some rather cute newborn bits once it's here and we all know what it is

Han - I hope your dad is doing better and is recovering well from the surgery. I'd love to send Luke off for the weekend and have some peace and quiet!

I've forgotten what else I read while I was eating my tea I've not been on here for a few days so had a fair bit to catch up on, either been working or feeling like crap, today has been the first day this week I've felt relatively normal, and it's been raining

Hope you all have nice weekends, I only have to work 5.5 hours on Sunday and then I have a whole week off hoping my friend goes into labour this weekend so I can have some lovely newborn snuggles (she's due the 24th but has been having tightenings all week - I'm SO excited )

 

[cranberry987]

I'm having trouble with maternity skirts tbh. Not many places sell them. There's a nice White one in mothercare ATM and theyve a sale on. I'm going with dresses and asda £6 leggings mostly. Makes it easy to choose what to wear!

 

[Rees]

I have a lovely bright pink one that still fits from DD, it was so nice to break that out the other day

I need comfy clothes for work, and they need to be black or navy bottoms, I sit on my ass for 13 hours a day and constantly have to reach for bets because customers are too lazy to place them where I can reach normally! I told work a week after I found out that I was pregnant, I've chased up my risk assessment (which wasn't around 2 years ago!) and still nothing, getting really pissed off with them now, not a happy bunny, it NEEDS to be done because there are things that I'm meant to do and expected to do, but I need it written down so I can say, ha, there! Now you can go and do it for me!

*sighs* November can't come round fast enough!

 

[Cherrybinky]

Hi girls.

Id be cross if my OH was on games all the time too Rees although my OH is addicted to facebook and he'd rather do that in a morning that help the kids get ready and make himself a cup of tea some days! Grrrr. I do all the cleaning and cooking and take care of the house so I must stop moaning as he works full time and in a challenging job too!

I went to the job centre today to sign on and when I showed the women what jobs Id applied for she just said "theyre a bit varied arent they!" which infuriated me. I told her you have to apply for what you can to get work these days. That then prompted her to give me 4 jobs totally irrelevant to me asking for experience I dont have. When I told her I was 17 weeks pregnant and no one in the right mind would take me on, it didnt go down too well!

I went to Drs this morning as I have 'down below' infection. She thinks its BV and took a swab and will ring me in a week, if its positive they will give me some anti biotics to take so Im not happy as its not nice.

X

 

[cranberry987]

Job centres are generally rubbish tbh. I work in them a lot and theyre just total shit. I can never argue with them as I have to just interpret what they say but some staff actually break the equality act sometimes when theyre supposed to be the ones advocating for their clients - how are they going to be able to persuade ignorant employers when theyre ignorant themselves.

Maybe try going to a temp agency or something. that might get you a bit of work at least and they wouldnt be bothered about you being preggo as youd only be there a while

 

[Rees]

That sucks! So far I've never needed to use the job centre, but they already annoy me as they give my brother grief constantly! He's on a course thingy to get back into work and they rang him about an interview, knowing where he was, and left a snitty voicemail on my mum's phone and then did it again a few hours later! Grrrr, they don't seem to be very helpful do they?

I had BV a few years back when I was in college, ever since I've washed with a non-perfume/non-soap shower gel, well, until a few months ago, now I've got a nice scented one and I'm sure it's come back, it's been 7 years since I had it, so the anti-biotics worked to clear it

Maybe until you get the results back Rach just use unscented shower gel if you can? It definately stopped mine coming back, although now that I'm pregnant I think it's back due to changing shower gels - trip to boots tomorrow

 

[Cherrybinky]

Thanks Rees. Sadly, Ive had to use job centes twice in the last year as I left my 40 hour a week mental health job to move to Leeds to be with Pete so signed on then till I found work and now Ive been sacked, off I go back again. I hate the places and the arrogant, pedantic people who work in them.

I do love my scented shower gel but its usually a brand make and Ive never in my life had a problem/infection down there luckily. First time for everything as they say! I havent had the results back yet and strangely, today, its gone!

Just stuffed my face with chinese as we've a had houseful of kids and friends today and it was manic and my home cooked meal went out of the window. Im making up for it with fruit!

Sunday lunch out tomorrow with the in laws - yorkshire puddings, nomnomnoms

 

[xheartsx]

Hey everyone. I hope you're all ok this eve I just cooked spaghetti bolognase and then ate loaaaaads of sweet popcorn! Delicious! Bought loads of baby stuff today so got dead excited.

I'm so sleepy but i feel like i can't go to bed early because its saturday! I doubt there will even be anything good on the telly!

 

[pink sparkle]

Hey everyone hope your all well, im having a curry...my healthy eating has gone out of the window...thats another story though!

Hearts what did you buy? i love hearing about baby things xxx

 

[cranberry987]

Ooh we went to a nearly new nct sale today. Got a bath seat and a feeding pillow and a nappy bin for under £10. Going to another tmw. Yey for cheap stuff

 

[pink sparkle]

Cranberry well done with the bargains hun ...i love a good bargain! x

 

[sunshine623]

Rachel, sorry about the infection! I had one a few years ago and it was horrible. I've been using unscented soap "down there" ever since, just to be on the safe side, and luckily it hasn't come back.

Hearts and cranberry, yeah for new baby stuff! I wanted to shop for stuff today, but I don't think we're going to have time to.

I had my doctor's appointment yesterday, and all was well with baby, but I was dehydrated. I drink a ton of water every day, so they sent me to the hospital for 2 bags of IV fluids! They said my ketones should be 5 or under and mine were 30, but the fluids should get everything back on track. ALSO, I went for my free early ultrasound today, and it looks like we're having a GIRL! They couldn't be 100% sure because baby was moving around so much, but she said she was 90% sure it's a girl. I just can't believe it because I was so sure it was a boy! But the sonographer said it was the most active baby she'd ever tried to get a gender scan on, so we'll know for sure I guess on the 7th when I have my big scan at the doctor's office. I'm so excited if she really is a girl, though!!!

 

[cranberry987]

Well i posted my bargains on Facebook and feel shit now. Don't think I'll post anything more about babies as every time I do someone tells me I'm wrong or should do it a different way.

 

[Mamof1]

Well i posted my bargains on Facebook and feel shit now. Don't think I'll post anything more about babies as every time I do someone tells me I'm wrong or should do it a different way.

You do it your way hun, no matter what anyone else says!. Although I always listen to my Mam . If they get you down just block them

Got my scan date today ladies...9 days time!!!. Im terrified they won't be able to scan me because I carry most of my weight around my belly