from bonfire babies ttc to july bumps due!!

[nb1984]

Ooh Lori I love your pics!! Can't wait to see what Steph has done with them for you!

I sent her 3 of my bump at varying stages for her to play around with, can't wait to see what she does. And I will def have to get her to do some for me once the baby is here. I ordered a frame from amazon that is plain silver and engraved with 'I love my Daddy' so I thought I could get a really lovely picture of Jody and the baby together and ask her to edit it for the frame.

Donna - You poor thing, and I totally understand about the codeine, when I was ill over Christmas I felt bad about the amount of paracetamol I was packing away so it is a worry!

Lori - I am so jealous, I am totally shattered today and with not a lot to do I could totally do with a day at home! Really tempted to ask to leave at 4pm, which I might do as I am whacked and it is my little sister's birthday tonight and we have a dinner at my Mum's so I need to be on form!

I still have 4 days unused holiday so hopefully they won't begrudge me an hour!

Quick question...I read in someone's birth announcement to take with your a lot more pairs of knickers and pads than you think you will need...how many pads etc have you got in your hospital bag? xxx

 

[justmarried24]

I'm sure it'll be fine to take a few more in low doses to help the pain hun.
Hope they work soon. Just think, not long at all now until bump turns into baby and the pains should hopefully ease off!
xxx

 

[justmarried24]

Ah thanks Nat! Loved doing the piccies! Took ages to get the angle right tho! Kept missing off my head or an arm! Hehe! Steph has emailed back saying she is really busy at the min but she will try and get them done by the end of the week! Cant wait to see them.

[/QUOTE] Quick question...I read in someone's birth announcement to take with your a lot more pairs of knickers and pads than you think you will need...how many pads etc have you got in your hospital bag? xxx[/QUOTE]

I have about 10 pairs of old / cheap black short style knickers in my bag....plus a pack of 10 maternity towels, and a pack of super Always towels too. Not sure if this is enough? Also have 2 black towels for after shower or bath. It's totally unknown how much to take as it depends on how long we are in for!!

Nat - hope they let you finish at 4! Enjoy your sister's bday dinner hun!

xxxx

 

[wannabubba#4]

Hi Ladies - well I am resigned to taking a few extra doses cocodamol to get on top of the pain -my GP has been encouraging me to take it regular for months but tbh I felt it affected my little one's movements so I wasn't keen and never did as I was told haha, so her advise today '' take the painkillers -you are prescribed ''lol - I bet she never did when she was pregnant!!!!And it makes me feel a bit drunk, I am no good with any kind of medication -I am hypersensitive lol and they knock me for six

Anyway baby probably wont arrive for another 3/4 weeks so I am hoping a couple of days of cocodamol and then I'll be fine.

AAaarrgghhh -at the moment I am directing my two older children to help out with small chores around the house and OMG they are so hard done by lol -my daughter is in a tizzy in the kitchen cos I have told her to clean the fridge AGAIN and PROPERLY lol -she has done it once, and it was not cleaned lol -her idea is if you can't see it it doesn't exist!!! She spent 5 mins with a sponge in her hand s'posedly cleaning the fridge and 25 minutes out the back chatting to my neighbour and then said ''I've been in here cleaning the kitchen for half an hour - God I am like Cinderella - strop huff moan complain - teenagers!!!!'' haha

Eldest son is clearing the cupboard under the stairs -So I can get my birthing eqpt (pool ,plastic sheets, old towels etc) in there, and oxygen and entonox to be stored there too yay!!!!!

It's mentally harder work than doing it myself (but the heavy lifting, and bending would really kill me today) -I tell you. If nothing else ladies, learn from this -get your children doing a wee bit to help about the house as soon as able, because I have spoiled mine rotten and they are hopeless now - Took me 10 mins to get my son to switch the washing machine on the other day. I sorted out the wash etc, he only had to put in the powder an softener and press go - and he made it such difficult a request lol -or hanging out washing on the line, both of them hang things upside down, sideways etc lol totally useless haha. Well this next few weeks will be good training for them.

They have for years, had one chore to do a day - to get their pocket money; but I must admit I give them easy things to do, cos if not I usually need to do it all again anyway.

Anyway I am away to do the fridge again lol -she still hasn't done it right ,well not to my standards lol but she has mopped the floor well, so one job done and half-a-job lol.

I have lost the will to fight with her anymore -I'll get her something really nice to do tomorrow haha.

Eldest son has done a grand job, with me sitting here telling him where to put stuff, what to bin etc, reminding him how to plug in the hoover lol.

Thank God, that's over for another evening haha

As for the knickers n pads question, I'd definitely take enough knickers to change several times a day (just in case) but hopefuly you'll not. With me, the first day was always heaviest, but by frequently changing pads I managed to avoid too many knicker changes too. Your hospital may supply pads, I'd check -mine does(or should I say DID, they might not now lol -was a while ago I had my last baby lol). Probably changing pads every 1-2 hrs initially -(sorry if TMI but initially there may be large clots and tissue material which does not absorb into the pad, so hourly may seem short its due to this too) , reducing to 2-4 hrs by day 2, so at least 3 -4 packets of 10 for a two day stay.

IMO -Thats the worst thing about having a baby -the lochia lol -not looking forward to that bit at all haha

xx Anyway sorry for the ramble -see, I told you what codeine does ,makes me a bit floofy xx

 

[MilitaryMummy]

Hi ladies, so so sorry i haven't written in ages!!!!
Unfortunately i still don't have internet at home Grrrrrrrrr
And it is a real pain in the bum, so i can only access here while i'm in work!! hehe
Also i have been off work for a couple of days but all is ok.
I have been suffering from major bad back the last 6 days now and it just doesn't seem to want to go away
I finish work and start maternity leave next friday and it couldn't come any sooner, i am sick of being in work now... my new boss just doesn't understand sometimes and i just want to shout at him lol. (not the best idea when your in the military haha )
I haven't had a chance to read up on all the posts properly yet, but nb your house looks amazing i am so jealous... makes my house look like a shed
Loving everyones pics aswell, i so need to take me some, and i am so jealous that no-one seems to have any stretch marks!!! Mine are absolutely awful, they look like my belly is on fire the way they go up

Hope everyone is ok, and i will try and catch up on everything properly this week!

God i wish this little girl would hurry up and come out!!!! hehe. xxxxxx

 

[nb1984]

Morning ladies!

Well my stint of training is now done, yay! That is one part of my job I won't miss! I only had to show her a few bits for about an hour and a half so was not too bad, usually it's 3-4 days!

Lori - I had the same trouble with my pictures, I kept taking them wrong and missing off body parts! I didn't mean for the bottom of my face to be in mine but oh well, Jody loves them and ordered some copies last night from Snapfish as they are offering 20 prints for free and we had some other photos we wanted too, hoping they look as decent in print!

haha whoops! I have only packed about 3 pairs of knickers, I feel a trip to Primark coming on, and I hadn't thought about black/dark coloured towels either. Will get that sorted this weekend. So how is day 2 of maternity?! I bet it is lovely with this sunshine!

Wana - That really made me laugh reading your codeine induced post! When my hubby had a back operation he was on the stuff for over a year and he used to babble an awful lot haha! I hope it is helping today and you manage to get that fridge spotless

Also, no way TMI, thanks for the info re the pads, I definitely didn't know that so will throw more in my bag than I have as I was leaving some at home. And as I said I need a lot more knickers in there too!

MM - Sorry to hear your back is still hurting, did you manage to get a band? I hope your last few days at work go nice and fast, I know I am totally ready for finishing now, my knees are hurting and so is my back so it is definitely time. Thank you for the house compliments, I just cannot wait to get in there now.

I have got really itchy fingers today, and an itchy nose, it is driving me nuts! Plus I slept pretty badly last night in the heat, our house is like an oven upstairs as we get full sun in the front all morning and the back all afternoon, which is lovely but not when trying to keep a room cool for sleeping! Has anyone any top tips for cooling the room down when baby comes?

A friend of mine is very kindly giving us her gro egg thermometor so I can monitor the temp but I have a feeling blasting the child with air con might not be the answer!!

Liz - I brought your books in today! So will make sure I post those off to you.

Happy Tuesday all, 3.5 days left yay!!! xxx

 

[wannabubba#4]

MM I have loads of stretchies, from my previous pregnancies but still they are there lol; Steph just made a great job of editing them out!! All the wasy from thigh to navel lol
I know Steph is gonna start charging reasonable fees now, but if you were still looking for a freebie pic, cameragirl had said she'd do the same type of thing if anyone was interested -same thread as mummaofthree (need to search though ,I cant remember what page / or anything lol )
I would highly recommend Steph though , I am gonna get some baby shots done hopefully, if she isn't too busy with her own baby of course lol

Well 37 weeks as from today yay!!!

... and DH has started already '' any twinges, any plans to go into labour today?'' NO And prob not for several weeks aarrghh!!! And I'll let you know when it happens haha!!!

I slept for a few unbroken hours last night and feel so much better for it, so glad as I have loads on at my son's school this next few weeks and wasn't sure if I'd make it. School show tomorrow and Thurs, sports day on Mon, Teddy bears picnic on Tue, end of school service /award ceremony on Wed and talent show on Thurs morn; then school finishes thereafter. Busy week!! but good week!!

Hope everyone has a fab day whatever is planned, the sun is shining here just now, but the forecast is crap for the rest of the week-so I am frantically washing all the kids bedding and hoping it stays dry long enough to get it on the line lol.

Have a great day, hope the weather is good for you all, Love to all mummys, bumps and Dylan

xxx xx

 

[nb1984]

Hello!

Well I don't think the budget was TOO awful yesterday, to be honest I expected a lot worse! Now to spend my last week at work taking calls to advise those who don't want to work that really that is their best option oh joy!

I am off to see my midwife this morning, my ankles are HUGE! Even my flip flops are too tight on my and my hands and feet are still super itchy so hoping she can recommend something to use. How did everyone sleep last night? I didn't very well at all!

I attempted to put my feet up on the sofa beside me and it felt like I was crushing some kind of internal organ! I have not jumped up that quick in a very long time!! So I am hoping I didn't do anything bad to the baby, whoops! At least s/he lets me know when running out of room haha

Seriously hoping England manage to perform a little better this afternoon, I will be at work but I am sure someone will be providing updates all afternoon!

3 more days at work, well 2.5 by the time I finish at the midwife, woop woop!!!

Liz - I posted your 3 books yesterday so you should have them by Friday.

I am so excited for someone to post on here they are going into labour!! Love to all xxxx

 

[MilitaryMummy]

Really random question... does anyone have a blackberry? xxx

 

[justmarried24]

Morning girlies!!

Nice to hear from you MM! Not long til you start maternity now! It's lovely being able to chill....strange not having to really do anything, but nice all the same!! How's you back feeling?
Wanna - you def do have a busy week coming up! All lovely things like you say!! Cant wait until I have all those types of things to look forward to!!

The sun is shining here again today! Woohoo! Such a shame I cant sit in it for more than 15 mins, as my feet as so big and I get too hot and bothered! But its nice to have the patio doors open and sit in the kitchen....the fresh air is lovely!

NB - my feet are still HUGE! They are showing no signs of going down. I try elevating them as much as possible, and it helps now and then, but not much!! They hurt towards the end of the day, even tho Im not really doing anything! MW said to just keep an eye on them.

MrsBB - hope Dylan and you are good! Hope the weather is nice for you!!

Well, on a different note, I had the health visitor here yday....I am undecided whether I like her or not. Her 2nd question was "Was this a planned pregnancy?" Now obviously it was, but I couldnt help but think what happens if it wasnt?? Was she going to judge me?
She also asked some strange questions about our finances, how many hours I planned on doing when I return to work, who would be looking after the baby etc etc. I just felt like it was a bit of an invasion to be honest. Maybe I am hormonal and protective, but I didnt find it a really pleasant experience!! Also, she made me put my dog outside....which I didnt mind really but it was her tone about it "I cant stand dogs, he will have to go out everytime I visit!" Hubby was furious....he is part of our family and we have dog/child gates to seperate rooms, but she insisted he went outside....poor Charlie!
Well thats my rant over!
NB - yeah I think the budget was ok - at least we still get child benefit....not happy about public sector pay being frozen as teachers have a payscale that gradually goes up depending on experience and I am currently on M3 of 6 levels, god knows how long it will take me to make it to the M6 level now! I also have extra responsibilities which I get paid for (organising differentiated tasks for the special needs children for our whole dept, arranging trips, doing revision weekends, managing part of the dept budget) and I wont get any extra for those tasks either! Nevermind! I love my job and that's the main thing isnt it?

I cant wait to open this page and see "My waters have gone" Or "Off to the hospital" Oooooo its so exciting!

Love to all, Im off to put my feet in a bucket of water!
xxxxxx

 

[wannabubba#4]

Morning ladies -I just typed a whole page and then the stupid thing crashed lol, so I'll be back later to say hello properly

MW just sent me a letter saying I need iron tabs, so I thought I'd better phone and check what my Hb is, and what impact it could have on my home birth... and it's down to 9.7 -they'll not even let me deliver in the CMU with that low sob sob sob sob -cant stop crying now -she is hoping that in a few weeks it will have risen enough, just need to wait n see - off to get me some heavy duty iron tabs and some steak lol

xx

 

[justmarried24]

Oh Donna...poor you. Hope the iron tablets help your levels go up!
Try not to get upset, I know its hard as you really want your home birth, but try to stay positive chiccie. Sending you lots of
Enjoy your steak hehe! xxxxxx

 

[nb1984]

Hi ladies!

Back from the midwife but will update that in a sec!

MM - I used to have a blackberry for a few months but switched allegiance to the iphone and I could never go back, I love it!

Lori - My feet are still giant too! I put a cool pack on them last night and kept them up and they are a bit less this morning but after a day at work I am sure they will be swollen again! I look ridiculous cos I have pretty small feet anyway (size 3.5!) so now they are all chubby I feel like an oompa loompa!!

I don't blame you at all for the way your health visitor made you feel, I would be EXACTLY the same!!! That is a horrendous question to be asked by anyone, but as you say what on earth difference does it make to her anyway?!?!?! And re the dog I would have been mad too. Obviously my dog is a giant so I always make sure he is behing a stair gate before I let anyone in that hasn't been over before but I would be really irritated if they made a big fuss about it, you are totally correct that it is their house too!!

Sorry the budget means you have a pay freeze, fingers crossed it will all get reviewed again

Donna - So sorry to hear about your iron levels, I am sure you have looked already but this might be helpful? https://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthissues/irondeficiency/

Fingers crossed your levels are up nice and quick!

Well I mentioned my swollen and itchy hands and feet to the midwife this morning and she sent me for a liver and bile blood test to make sure it is not connected, she thinks it is likely the heat as my blood pressure and urine sample were both fine, I really hope so as if it isn't she said it means baby out between 37 and 38 weeks, I am 37 weeks on Friday and that does not work with the plan!!!

My fundal height has increased 2 cm so still withing range which is good, although I wouldnt have said no to another scan!

I see her again on Thursday next week when I am 37+6 so I guess if the liver tests show anything then I will get a call before that. I feel a bit bad as my Mum called me to see how it went and I didn't tell her but I just don't think it is likely and worth her getting excited about, I am a meanie really!!

Anyway ladies, off to attempt to while away an afternoon!

xxx

 

[wannabubba#4]

Hi Ladies
Nat -glad they tested you, I was gonna mention worth telling your mw as could be cholestasis and to get your bloods checked, My feet have been so swollen too in the heat ,and this too can cause itchiness so hopefully just that. Seems to me that your baby is just destined to be next though lol.
And last few days of mat leave yay!! You must be getting excited now.


Thanks for the anaemia link xx

Lori -thanks xx , Hope you are still enjoying the nice weather, lovely start to your mat leave; even if it is from the confines of the kitchen lol -I spent many days last week with my hippo feet in a paddling pool. Bliss!!!
As for your HV -I would be livid too -I will always make sure mine is behind a gate or in a diferent room for when MW or HV visits but to be told to put him outside, my poor wee poochy would wonder why she's being punished. Different if she had a serious allergy or soemthing ,but she just sounds like an arse tbh!!!!

Liz -hope you and Dylan are doing well, cant believe he's nearly 3 weeks already Soon he'll be gurgling and cooing and giving you big smiles xx

Chelsie -sorry I dont have a blackberry either -you still having probs? Not long til your mat leave too, hope the rest relieves the back ache xx

As for the budget -yep could have been worse ,but as a public sector worker I too am getting a pay freeze, as well as losing my CTC and increase in child care costs too - Nat you didnt happen to hear anything about CB for children aged 13/14 and upwards. I know there had been specualtion about it stopping at that age?? I hope not, or I'll lose half my CB too; and looks like I am gonna have to return to work full time now as it is. Oh well at least they dropped that stupid HIP grant -yep it was nice and I did enjoy spending it, but it was a waste of money really ,I bought lil one's bedrrom furniture with it lol; and also the sure start grant -it should be first baby only - £500 can get a decent pram and cot etc and why not use it second time around.

Anyway, I have been to docs -cant get me my script for 48hrs -just aswell I know a lil bird who helped me out there (one perk of working NHS lol) so I can start today but given the circumstances I am sure one of the doctors wouldn't have minded writing me a prescription aarrgghh
Also have got some iron supplement drinks from Holland and Barratt -and gonna send DH to buy red meat and orange juice lol.Then I came home and stupid mutt of mine (yep in garden -punishment) has chewed EVERYTHING she should get her stupid teeth around, took books from a shelf, my peg holder, a bag of mine, DH's plastic tray from work -OMG -I was so mad, she knew shed' done wrong and then started whimpering and peeing all over the place. NOT TODAY!!!!!!!

More tears from me, stupid dog cowering in the garden, pee to clean up and about a million bits of plastic and bits of wrecked books lying all over the place AND I am so sore, and cant even ask for an ealrier sweep now cos of my stupid iron levels.

Sorry to bring the lovely happy nature of this wee thread down, and so sorry to moan to you girls but really need to get it off my chest Been sobbing to DH on the phone already, and on my sis's shoulder -just so p*ssed off today -time for more codeine me thinks xxxx

 

[mrsbeanbump]

donna... sorry it doesn't sound like your day today! tomorrow will be different, I'm sure you'll get your iron levels up now that you know that its an issue. do you think your dog is realising whats going on in the house? I'm assuming she doesn't always make such a mess when you leave the house? our dog is feeling a bit neglected at the moment and has wee'd on the floor when we know he didn't need to, its just a pain on top of all your other problems with cleaning and spd. Days almost over now though!

Lori- I'm a bit curious as to why health visitor came before baby? usually I thought they only came round after you were discharged from hospital? and even then they don't normally come until you've been discharged by midwife... how weird! How HV has been twice now and shes not asked any questions like that and certainly has not made a fuss of our dog but we have shut him in the kitchen both times. She was only concerned about me having people to talk to if I needed it or groups to go to if I wanted to. So I do think your HV might be a bit weird! sorry!

Nat - thanks for sending the books! I'm really excited to get them. Just going to finish the 'love verb' first and then start them! I dont think your being mean by 'omitting information' from your conversation with your mum either. If you did tell her she might be asking you all the time about the upcoming labour or be over helping you pack now! Best take the relaxed approach, my mum just stresses me out most of the time. Shes planning to come visit soon but I've kindly asked her to give me a couple more weeks 'me' time before she comes. As when she does come to visit shes coming to stay for 2 weeks! Hope you don't hear anything about the blood tests, no news is good news!

So HV came today and weighed Dylan, 6lb 9oz! so he's over his birthweight by quite a bit now. Still just under the 50th percentile in the charts but he's moved up in the same proportion and HV very happy with his feeding and development. Yay! I went into work today for first time, cleaned out my drawers, well a little! (left a bunch of crap there still...oops!) They got me a nice card and gift certificate to boots so I'm going to buy that swing now!! hopefully its still on sale!

wishing all of you reduced swelling, not long now til mat leave nat! and don't you have some 'long' lunches the next couple of days anyways? Time will fly by!, can't wait to hear who will be next. Can't believe July is right around the corner and everyone will soon have their babies as well! Dylan is 3 weeks old tomorrow!! doesn't time fly by! we put him in his first outfit today! up until today we've just had him in babygros. Its been exciting, I feel he'll soon grow into and out of all the clothes we've got for him!

xxxx

 

[nb1984]

Hey!

Well my goodness my feet are HUGE this evening!! I have had them in a washing up bowl of ice cold water for a good hour and now got them elevated so hoping they will go down a bit by the morning! Our air con unit has just stopped working it is a portable one we bought from Homebase when we used to live in a ground floor flat and couldn't leave windows open during the day, so tonight is not going to be fun!!

My hands are getting itchier but I think it might be a bit of mind over matter too! Donna I hope you are right I am next! Everything was going so well with the move...! Then today they have now said the completion date may be more like the 21st of July, so I am back to thinking early baby will work, get a little bit settled and Buster all ok and then move. I am so worried about him having to contend with not just a new baby but a new house too!

Especially with how your dogs are being Donna and Liz, does make me wonder how he will manage.

Donna - Did you have a nice big piece of steak for dinner?! At least it is perfect BBQ weather for you to eat lots of burgers etc.

I will ask around for you tomorrow about child benefit for 13/14 upwards, I deal with debt advice, so advising people on how to manage their money so usually they already know their income when they come to me, but there will be someone at work who knows, I will get back to you.

We are apparently worse off by a couple hundred a year but seeing as we have never had the child tax credits I guess we are fortunate enough that we won't miss them either. I totally agree on the HIP grant, and likewise for the child trust fund, although both of them I think are fab, when our country has far larger problems on their hands, it does seem rather unnecessary.

Sorry your day has sucked so far, I really hope tomorrow is a better day for you! And don't apologise for moaning, it is what we are here for!

Liz - No problem at all re the books, I hope you enjoy them! 3 books I bought from amazon for 1p each came today, roll on maternity leave and reading in the sunshine! Thank you for the reassurance re my Mum, in some ways she is an absolute superstar and I just wouldn't cope without her, but then she can be quite full on, when we went into hospital the other week when I hadn't felt the baby move I text her about 8am and asked her to call work for me, and despite me saying in the message that I couldn't talk so that's why I was asking her she than rang me 4 times in a row!! I just know that will drive Jody nuts so if we can at least get a few hours on our own at the hospital that will be great! I don't envy you having your Mum stay for 2 weeks, but hopefully she will still give you some 'you time' and you can take advantage of a babysitter to go on a few dates with hubby too!

Great news on Dylan's weight, that is fab! And I hope you get the swing you wanted too.

Two more working days!! And yes my lovely lunches are today and tomorrow so I am very spoiled!

Hope your evening was better than your day Donna, love to all! xxx

 

[wannabubba#4]

Morning ladies

Well I have managed to get some perspective on ydays' pity party lol

I am SURE baby wont arrive for another week (at least lol) and I know that I can bring my Hb up by at least 1g in that time - with my iron tabs, iron supplements and making sure I get plenty of vit c and natural iron too of course. And I am going to get them to check my bloods again on Wed (or if they wont ,know a lil bird who will lol ) as my mw said they'll leave it a couple of weeks befoe checking, but I need to know it's working lol and have some solid figures to give the maternity unit if I do go into labour at 38 -39 weeks lol.

Also, may still ask about a sweep or seeing a consultant cos I reckon if my bloods are better next week, they might still be able to get me a 39w+ sweep; wich could still be better than going to 40w+10d lol

Thamks for the support and well wishes

As for the dog, she is only 2 y.o. and used to be terrible at chewing things, but as long as I made sure the remote control was away and nothing obvious lying about she'd be fine; but since I have been off sick/ maternity she has been great. Well she is only ever left for a few hours at a time anyway plus she' s a bit older now. So I dont know what happened yesterday, she actually pulled things from off of shelves etc to chew -think she has regressed to puppy again lol -maybe it's the stress of knowing a new baby is coming haha Whatever it is/ was she is now being locked in the kitchen again when I go out, she has had the run of the place for months bcause she hasn't chewed anything. Stupid mutt lol

Nat -sorry your moving plans have been moved back again but at least you can relax about baby being a tad earlier and your friend getting to meet him/her before flying home lol. And like you had said previously, it will be nice to bring baby back to the home s/he was conceived in lol -albeit only for a week or so. Baby's dont need much those first few weeks anyway, so the majority of baby things can still be packed away ready to go.
Last 2 days yay!!!! Enjoy - I missed out on the last week at work frivolities this time around - but tbh I wasn't in that job that long, so prob would have been an anti climax for me lol. In my previous pregnancies though, I remember the last week/ days being so emotional and everyone was so kind and so thoughtful- I used to come home in happy tears a LOT lol

Lori - hope it's not SO hot for you today, and the feet swelling is under control and bearable. Have you any plans fro the next few weeks before baby or just realx, chill and enjoy your own time?

Liz- Brill news about Dylan's weight, glad to hear he is doing so well. I presume the b-feeding is going well?

And yay ladies only 6 days left of June, then it will be July - the month where (if not before lol) we will all DEFINITLEY be having our babies lol

love to mums bumps and Dylan - have a fabbie day -I am going to my sons school show -he is one of 'Take that' lol - I can't wait ,I love the school shows/ services etc -so cute espec watching the little tiny primary 1's
xxx xxx

 

[justmarried24]

Morning ladies!

Hope you're feeling better today Donna - sending you lots of love! How was your yummy steak? Made me want one reading your post! Mmmmm!

Liz - its standard procedure here for HV to make one visit before the baby arrives to fill in the basic paperwork. All of my friends with babies had one visit prior to the baby being born. She said it means she can just concentrate on me and the baby instead of filling in paperwork the next time she comes (when baby is a few days old I think). I definitely think she is weird, and I am going to give her one more visit to see if I gel with her...if I dont, then I will request someone else.
To be honest, a friend of mine also found her HV's questions intrusive. Did yours discuss domestic violence, drug abuse or health problems? She discussed post natal depression and baby blues and asked about friends in the area too. I am curious to know what type of questions are standard and not standard....maybe it is dependent on the area you live in??

NB - only one more getty up!! So so exciting! Woohoo!! Hope you are enjoying your 2nd last day!! How is the itching and swelling this morning? My feet have gone down a little this morning after hubby rubbed them for ages last night....it def helps as it gets the blood circulating! Hope the swelling reduces soon!

I have been having major period type cramps since yday, on and off but they hurt like mad when they come! Woke up this morning and needed a big pooh (sorry TMI)! Thinking I might have eaten something dodgy that has disagreed with me!

Well I am off swimming with my friend from work who is also on maternity. Her little girl is almost 6 months old, she is gorgeous! Excited to experience swimming with a little one!

Enjoy your day ladies!

xxxx

 

[justmarried24]

Oh, forgot to add - YAY for Dylan gaining weight! Bet you're over the moon Liz!! He is a superstar! Are you still breastfeeding? How long do you plan on BF for?
xxxxx

 

[mrsbeanbump]

Breastfeeding is going really well, except for today when I think he practically ate one of my nipples! but a little lasinoh and a little recovery time and I think it will be fine, he'll have to live off the other one for a couple feeds!! but tbh this is the first time its hurt, and I think its because he fell asleep but was still sucking. Dylan has been really good, I think he's getting enough in his feeds that he goes 3-4 hours in between each one, and I know I had loads of milk as when I was pumping there was loads! my freezer is full from those pumping days... haven't expressed since we've been home besides the one time that I was trying out the new pump. But at the moment I'm really enjoying it, even the couple of nightfeeds too... but I do want to get a chair!!! In mothercare they have really nice nursing chairs and they're sooo comfortable and I want one! we'll see though as I'm still going to be hit as I'm going to be missing out on a months wages since my maternity started June 4th when it was supposed to start July 1st!

Lori, I really don't want to get you excited, but when they feel like period pains, and there is actual 'pain' it is more of a contraction than bh!! and your TMI... well apparently your body cleans itself out before labour. I had like three in a row right before we headed off to hospital and I was told the same thing from another friend who'd gone through labour... so watch those pains! But thinking back, I think I might have had them for a while before the big event, without knowing what they were I just continued on with my day, which I think is the best thing to do really... just keep moving around & keeping busy! I might change my mind and think Lori is next!

Donna- good luck with the iron. try not to od on it though!! enjoy the 'take that' experience, hope it goes well! And dogs are weird, some days mine is fine and then some days he is feeling 'blue'. But I do think he likes me being home more since he follows me around all day!

Nat- one more full day!! Got the books today too thanks very much!! can't wait to start reading! Going to have a bath later and take advantage of hubby still being home (back to work on monday). I'm looking forward to him going back though so we can both get ourselves into routines.

well dylan is routing around now so breast be off! haha ttfn xxx