~*~ February Flowers 2014! ~ 37 Babies Have Arrived! ~*

[ksilme]

Oh my, your granddad sounds awful! My granddad was lovely. He died two years ago after a rather awful two weeks in hospital on my birthday of all days. His birthday is on the 6th so I kinda hope I go early, as I think it would be awesome if our lo could share a birthday with him. I did jokingly say to hubby that if baby comes on valentines day and is a girl, when she's old she'll hate us, with one set of presents! Lol! All for, that's similar to my brother, his birthday is Christmas Day!

Mama bear I know what you mean about going crazy, I'm driving everyone up the wall. The nursery is practically done so that doesn't leave me much to do in hit here until the furniture and pram etc. arrives next Friday. I've not bought that many clothes as I'm bored of yellow, cream and white. I also had a mini panic attack over what I actually need in terms of dressing baby, how many baby grows,vests etc should I have for the first few weeks?

Katie, I didn't get on to that fact! I'm 35 weeks Monday! I'm getting really excited but apprehensive since we did the walk through round the maternity ward. With your mould problem I'd be on the phone to your housing association and complain, that's no kind of condition you should have to put up with, particularly as a baby's on its way and you already have a little one.

Kslime sorry if this has been answered but could possibly help given that half my family is in the building trade and I renovated my house. Are you windows aluminium? They're known to cause damp and short of replacing them there isn't much you can do other than keep on top of cleaning. If they're wooden ones, check for rot - you can get some good paint that should help stop the rot (if it exists) from going worse, it's unlikely to occur with UPVC windows thou. Check around the windows to see if the cement and bondings coming away as that might need replacing.

Cracks can be cosmetic and nothing to worry about, but if your really concerned, go round or get oh to go round on hands and knees to see if the floorboards and the skirting boards are lined up, only if there is a gap and its a large gap that's not equal in all places indicate structural movement - in that case my best piece of advice is to get a structural engineer, but as you rent I'd seriously consider moving. What they would do is underpin the house. We've gone through this in our previous property and it's not too bad! Finally if your front door is wood - warping particularly at this time of the year is very common as it's probably getting wet and being exposed to your central heating and has expanded.

I've still got terrible indegstion, wish I could take something that would sort it once and for good!

Love to all x x x

Thank you, our windows are wooden, but it is only the one that is actually letting in damp, as far as we can tell, but the cracks go from the bottom corners of every one to the floor, in the hallway, the cracks go from floor to ceiling at the windows

it's a timber frame house, and there doesn't appear to be anything majorly obvious from the outside.

I thought the front door was warped too, because of the rain etc, but it is as if the actual door frame has moved, and the same with the bedroom door If you stand in our front room doorway and look at bedroom doorway, you can actually visually tell the doorframe is no longer square

with the skirting and floor boards, will check bedrooms as carpet isn't laid quite right and is loose lol, would it be on interior walls or just exterior? :/ xx

Thank you again xx

Sorry about your indigestion I think I keep getting acid reflux, it's like a cold burning sensation in the back of throat Sucks

 

[3xBlessed]

Hi ladies!

ksilme- you've gotten a bunch of really great answers about the potential house problem (way better than anything I would have come up with!) and I hope they figure it out and come up with a solution soon!

And your grandfather sounds really awful. So sorry you've had to put up with someone like that! Good for you for not inviting him to your wedding and good for you for not exposing Zoey to him!

I am definitely hoping our LO is NOT born on Valentine's Day! I'd like to avoid all holidays if possible! We actually 'planned' for February because there are hardly any birthdays in both our families/group of friends in that month. Only 1 birthday and that is my grandfather (his birthday is my due date). He'll be 91 this year, and he would be tickled if our LO shared his birthday (I think it'd be great, too!). And actually close friends of ours are also expecting 2 days after us, so we keep joking that we'll have our babies on the same day (although I hope not!)

And maybe it's a really stupid thing, but I have a 'thing' for even numbers... so I'm really hoping our LO arrives on an even-numbered-day!

LOL!!! I have a thing for even numbered days too!!! Both my boys were born on odd numbered days. The oldest is the 31st but because its last day of the month I'm okay with it. Weird I know. And when I went into labor with my second on the 11th I was bummed until a friend said his birthday would read the same forward and backward. 01-11-10. And he was born at 1:10. So I made peace with that one too. But I'm hoping for even for my girl. Lol

 

[OurLilFlu]

Hi

I am definitely hoping our LO is NOT born on Valentine's Day! I'd like to avoid all holidays if possible! We actually 'planned' for February because there are hardly any birthdays in both our families/group of friends in that month. Only 1 birthday and that is my grandfather (his birthday is my due date). He'll be 91 this year, and he would be tickled if our LO shared his birthday (I think it'd be great, too!). And actually close friends of ours are also expecting 2 days after us, so we keep joking that we'll have our babies on the same day (although I hope not!)

And maybe it's a really stupid thing, but I have a 'thing' for even numbers... so I'm really hoping our LO arrives on an even-numbered-day!

LOL!!! I have a thing for even numbered days too!!! Both my boys were born on odd numbered days. The oldest is the 31st but because its last day of the month I'm okay with it. Weird I know. And when I went into labor with my second on the 11th I was bummed until a friend said his birthday would read the same forward and backward. 01-11-10. And he was born at 1:10. So I made peace with that one too. But I'm hoping for even for my girl. Lol

I wouldn't mind valentines day really but I'd probably prefer their own day, we have a few family birthdays on both sides right around our due date so I hope we're a little early or late!

It's funny you mention odd and even days, I have a thing for odd days, we even chose our anniversary date to be an odd number for that reason haha!

 

[allforthegirl]

Ok so I am going to one to ask the silly question. What makes the difference with even or odd days? Is it a superstition? Or is there some validity to it all? I know there was a lady that almost seemed in a panic talking to me about having another child, that we can't leave it at a odd number… I was like why? I guess I don't get it LOL

 

[Katiie]

It's just how some people are
I don't believe in it.

I was born on the 1st, my son 20th and my partner the 8th.

My dad was actually born Friday the 13th!
We all turned out ok.

I know this sounds stupid -
But with our family growing I'm more worried I won't remember this baby's birth date or how much they weigh or what time they were born.

Lol! I remember my sons!
7lb 8oz
20/10/11
At 3:25am

What's the chance of it happening early morning again?
I quite liked it. Hahaha

 

[allforthegirl]

I hear you with the remembering thing… I remember their weight, but don't remember what time they were born LOL I feel silly for that.

 

[allforthegirl]

Ok holy fart…… Another week and a day I will term! TERM! I seriously cannot believe that.

 

[3xBlessed]

I just happen to like even numbers. I don't think my child will be any different of she is born on an even numbered day or an odd numbered day. Just something silly.

 

[allforthegirl]

Oh ok just thought maybe you feel it gives you/baby extra luck or something.

 

[OurLilFlu]

Nope it's just a preference! Lol don't know why, I have no reasoning! Actually thinking of it there are way more even birthdays into family. I just don't like even numbers, I like odd ones. It's like not liking pink or something. I don't think they're any more lucky or anything

 

[Neversaynever]

Chuckling here at all the references about potential dates...I am so the same

I don't want 29th Jan...mothers birthday and we aren't on great terms...I'd be gutted if baby came on that day

Don't want the 13th (my birthday and I was born on a Friday ) 14th...valentines day and 17th will be the third anniversary of my first loss.

I'd quite like the 10th then there'd be exactly 18 months between the children

I like even numbers too Louis was 10/8/12 but weight and birth time are mostly odd numbers

Have got the carrycot out of the loft, washed the baby car seat as other son was still using it and would still be if I wasn't needing it for the baby

One lot of washing of baby clothes done and silly bits ordered...ack..it's creeping up on me

XxX

 

[Batman909]

I'm due valentines hoping he comes on the 9th tho

 

[allforthegirl]

I started to pack my bag today. Babies have been ready now for a bit now, but I am now making a bag for me!! With only one week and one day to term I think it is just that time to do so.

 

[akblaze]

been a while since I have posted!! I don't get on here much..
We have made it to 34 weeks!
With DD at this point I was 6cm and already admitted. This time I really think the progesterone injections have kept my cervix from changing too much. As of yesterday I am 2cm and 70% effaced. Baby boy has been sooo low since about 29 weeks. My midwife is expecting me to deliver early once again however I am hoping to at least make it to 36 weeks this time since our chances of going straight home are greater. My fundal height has been consistently measuring 2 weeks ahead too, so we all think he is a big boy! Oh goodness, help me! lol. I got DD out in 3-4 pushes so the midwife said to be ready to push harder and longer this time, even if he comes the same time DD did! yikes! Hoping these next few weeks go smooth and he decides to cook a little longer than his sister did!! It is crazy to think within a month and a half (most likely much sooner) we will have two precious kiddos!

 

[Itsychik]

LOL!!! I have a thing for even numbered days too!!! Both my boys were born on odd numbered days. The oldest is the 31st but because its last day of the month I'm okay with it. Weird I know. And when I went into labor with my second on the 11th I was bummed until a friend said his birthday would read the same forward and backward. 01-11-10. And he was born at 1:10. So I made peace with that one too. But I'm hoping for even for my girl. Lol

haha, I could imagine myself feeling the exact same way!!

It's funny you mention odd and even days, I have a thing for odd days, we even chose our anniversary date to be an odd number for that reason haha!

Yeah, us too (except even) We got married on 10-10-10 (original, I know!)

I just happen to like even numbers. I don't think my child will be any different of she is born on an even numbered day or an odd numbered day. Just something silly.

Same here Me, DH, and DS were all born on even-numbered days (24, 8, 30) and I just think it'd be nice to keep this LO the same! With DS I was induced on the 29th, and he was born at 01.29am on the 30th, but I was 1) REALLY glad he was born in June (as my birthday is in July, plus a thousand other people we know, so I really wanted DS to have his 'own' month) and then also that it was an even day He held out just long enough!

 

[Itsychik]

akblaze- keeping my fingers crossed that your little man hold out as long as possible!!

 

[Katiie]

I'm so excited for these babies to start arriving and watching the list get longer and longer until they are all here!

Eeeeeeeekkk!!

 

[ksilme]

Has anyone else been feeling achy? My belly feels like I have done loads of sit ups ;( x
I love lying on my side because I can feel her moving her arms and legs against me lol but hips hurt too quickly

 

[Katiie]

My baby is getting sleepy more often now,
Which I know is normal as long as it's not too much.

I had been monitored twice already with my son when I was this pregnant with him. So far I've got away with it!

I deffo get achy legs in bed from laying on one side too long

 

[Guenhwyvar]

Hey ladies,
Congrats to the Mama's whose babies are already here! It's surreal to think about.

There's been more drama with my sperm bank so I've not really been feeling like posting much. With that being said though... I started leaking colostrum around 12 weeks and it's always been clear or yellowish but Friday it turned white and is still white. Have any of you experienced this before?