May 2012 babies - so far 8 yellow, 22 blue, 21 pink!

[Ems77]

Yes an RV is also called a motor home here. I was asking because the person I share my office with received an email from a UK customer on Friday and noticed that customer had ordered an RV manual. He looked at me and said, "They don't have RVs there do they?" I said, "I don't know let me ask, hence the question to follow on here
kwood- Of course you count even not being native, you still have a real-time view of what's what over there Like when I was in Germany for 6 years. I know they don't have too many of them either, but that had to do a lot with gas prices, I don't know what it's like in the UK, but the time I spent in Germany from '97 to '03, they were a little over three times as much as in the states.

 

[zephyr]

Bumpin - I didn't even see your post about the muscle cramps! Thanks Will try that tonight.

I am off to bed, babies kicking me heaps tonight and my appointment is in the morning yay finally!

 

[cliqmo]

I have just worked out that once this grotty damp morning is out of the way, I only have twelve more Monday mornings to survive at work

 

[RBurnett]

Hey ladies,

Nursery is finally getting there, OH started to paint the last wall blue yesterday but we didnt like it so we going for cream for all the walls now. I cant wait for the painting to finsih so i can put cotbed up etc. I have the moses basket up ready in our room, i cant wait to see a lil baby in there

I think baby has wriggled up a bit as the kicks are higher and i was getting discomfort in my ribs. My belly was moving when he was moving last night and OH finaly saw it happen.

This is my last week signed of and im not sure to get signed of more or go back. I like being of and im still getting the pain but i miss my work mates. Im a bit worried to go back as i feel like a been away for too long! Oh i dont know what to do!!

 

[luci and bump]

Have finally managed to drag myself out of bed to go to a morning aqua natal class If it was just for me, I defo would have turned the alarm off and gone back to sleep, but bumpy loved the one I went to last Tues evening. I have work tomorrow night, so had to find another one to go to. Has anyone else been to any? Bumpy loved it! Was dancing around all over the place as soon as I got in the water I slept so well after it too!!

 

[yazzy]

Morning girls!

I'm off to the doctors in a mo...have such bad pain in my coccyx - tailbone...I am struggling to sit down and stand up with it. It is bearable when i'm stood up and walking but still painful. I'm hoping it is just something that is normal in pregnancy, I could just about cope with it then!

We got our pram yesterday...we bought a Silver Cross Linear Freeway and we both love it. Got it second hand but it is in perfect condition and my dad bought it for us as a present for baby

Getting some strong kicks or punches low down on my bladder...still amazed everyday by the movements and can't help but keep touching my tummy lol!

Hope you are all well...

Rburnett - hope you get on ok back at work, take it easy though as you and baby come first.

Zephyr - hope your cramps get better but have heard it is really common to get lots of leg cramps in pregnancy.

Anti - hope you are enjoying your time off.

And hi to everyone else!!!

 

[RBurnett]

Hi Yazzy - I hope they can sort out your pain, i can undertand how horrible it is. Im trying to clean up and its gets just so painful. When i go back to work im at a desk all day, the physio wants me to get up from my chair and desk every 15 mins!! Ill only be doing the bare min at work. I just cant concentrate at work. I have major baby brain!!

 

[yazzy]

Thanks RBurnett, the doctor was really nice. Examined me just incase of a blood clot of something but nope it looks as though I have somehow pulled the ligaments or something around my tailbone. She has prescribed me codeine and the normal paracetamol but I hate taking anything because of baby. Might have to give in though because it is soo painful. Anyway I am now off work until it recovers and if it isn't better by the end of the week my doctor will refer me to the obstetric physio.

So chilling now with my doglets

 

[RBurnett]

Im chilling to and have been playing around with my pregnancy photos on photobucket.

https://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg637/rachel_burnett1/Baby B/2012-01-16193627-1.jpg

https://s1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg637/rachel_burnett1/

Hope your able to view them x

 

[bumpin2012]

Yazzy, I've been having pain like that for a few weeks now. Mine is from the movement of the Sacro iliac joint, out of good alignment (normal pregnancy crap!) Im in the Chiropractors office 2 times a month else I would be one hurting mama...

 

[yazzy]

Oh no bumpin not you aswell...I just keep thinking only 3 months and we'll have our gorgeous babies and it's soo definitely worth it!

 

[wavescrash]

Goodness, it sounds like we're all falling apart with these pregnancies! The other day my SPD pain was so bad that I had to use an electric/motorized shopping cart when we went to the store.

Just talked to my doctor's office and they're faxing the request form for my 3 hr glucose test over to the hospital. I'm waiting a little bit for it to get there and then I have to call to schedule the appointment. Once OH gets off work, we're going to do some baby and apartment shopping again. I've filed his taxes today and we have a decent refund headed our way. It's enough to cover rent for 2 months at the apartments we're going to apply at (hopefully today or tomorrow we can do that.) The refund should be in our bank account in the next 2 weeks which is just in time for us to move in (assuming we get approved for the apartment.)

 

[bumpin2012]

Im getting sooooo frustrated with OH!

Im trying to get him to help me narrow down a list of names, so that when the baby comes, we only have to choose from 5 names instead of thousands. So I created a list of all the names I really like, gave it to him and all he had to do was cross of the ones that were an absolute no. We got the list down to 10 names, so today I asked him to pick his top 5... and he starts ADDING names to the list. but not normal names. No...He adds jimron, Rajesh...names that are VERY ethnic... (We are a caucasion as they come) and then gets online and starts looking at the baby name websites and continues to add names... WTF?!?!?!


ARGGHH!!!

 

[wavescrash]

Hahaha I'd have flipped out. I don't know if it's different where you live but we're not married so I kept threatening him that I had to like the name or else I'd pick MY favorite when the time came in the hospital as it'd be my decision alone. That sort of helped to get him back on track with what I wanted haha. Good luck!

 

[kwood]

climqo - Oh I just worked out that I now only have 8 Monday's left then. Still ten weeks of work but now today is done and won't have to work Easter Monday that leaves 8 Mondays (which most people hate)..then I will only have 2.5 weeks left until my due date...so excited.

I got my carseat in the post today. Is anyone else really excited about new baby stuff showing up? My hubby doesn't get how I can get excited about a car seat but it just makes the birth seem that much sooner, as you can't leave the hospital without it.

 

[wavescrash]

Is anyone else really excited about new baby stuff showing up? My hubby doesn't get how I can get excited about a car seat but it just makes the birth seem that much sooner, as you can't leave the hospital without it.

Oh trust me... it's the highlight of each day - when we get new baby stuff. I shop more for baby clothes than I do for myself anymore. Fortunately, my OH has gotten used to it and just holds everything for me while we shop

 

[bumpin2012]

I wish it were that simple...lol...We've been together for nearly 12 years. He knows I wouldn't be able to exclude him from naming his child, and I think because we have been living together for 5 years, and are common law, I dont think I even COULD do it...

He's overwhelmed by all the names... I get it. but he's making the task so much harder than it needs to be. I dont like original/unique names, and I do NOT want a name that is popular. I grew up with 5 other Meghan/Megan s and I do not want a name that everyone is naming their child. You would think that this would make it easier to shorten the list...

 

[zephyr]

Bumpin - I feel your pain with the name thing In the end I settled on Connovar which is what OH wanted. It has had a lot of time to grow on me. Though I still don't really like the name and will call him Conner for short, I don't absolutely hate the name as much as I did and he was really upset that I hated it so much. Didn't realise how much it meant to him.
I really hope your OH suggests some more normal names, ones that you are happy with. Name picking omg the hardest thing ever!


Yay two hours till my appointment!

 

[rjsmam]

hey everyone! hope you all had a good wk end... I had another v busy wk end & am feeling the tiredness much more than previous wks... is this a sign of things to come in 3rd tri!?! had an evening with my g friends on Fri night before taking them into the city - despite my misgivings it was actually fun to watch them get slowly inebriated haha. then we went on a mini road trip to visit friends on Sat. I've been noticing a real difference in movements lately- they are so much more pronounced & sometimes actually make me exclaim out loud!! my friend who i mentioned previously had a great 12wk scan last wk after her anxiety and am so excited for us to be able to baby shop together

climqo - how exciting is that calculation *off to calculate mondays at work*

kwood - hope the snow isn't too bad!

zephyr - ouchies - i occasionally get the cramps in my calves & yes they hurt like buggery - how did your apmnt go?? hope she gave you something for the cramps - let us know how it went! great bump pic btw - those twinnies are doing so well!

rburnett - great pics (could only see first link) fab to see the progression

yazzy - saw your other thread re the backpain - i've been getting it too but def not as bad as you have, glad you got it checked out, hope the doglets looking after you

bumpin - your oh sounds like my hubbie.. he was looking through a names book the other night & jumped off the sofa exclaiming 'i've got it i've got it!!'.... his choice? Ramandeep.... ahem..... it's an indian name - we have a very scottish surname & dh thought it would be 'fun' i removed the book from his clutches pdq

hey to everyone else



x

 

[zephyr]

My appointment went great. I am measuring 30 weeks so no wonder I feel huge! give it another 4 weeks and I'll be close to measuring full term I reckon!
Babies sound great the girl as usual was kicking and punching like crazy. If this is anything to go by then shes sure gunna be an active one! where as the boy is pretty laid back and doesn't do much haha.

Midwife could not tell for certain what positions the babies were in but thinks they are still how they were at the scan except one may of flipped so a head on each sideways.
She said if they stay that way then c section. I asked her what the chances are of them tuning and she said she didn't know, but that if they are going to turn they need to do it soon.

Was also going to be my last appointment but I still have not heard from the hospital yet so we made another for two weeks time.
I had a panic attack almost on my way home and ran inside to vomit I was so nervous!! I started freaking out because she said that if I go into labour after 36 weeks they wont stop it and I dunno I guess when I realised thats only 10 weeks away and that 12 weeks for sure I'm gunna have two babies I sort of freaked out.

I also have been booked in for a Glucose Tolerance Test on Friday, fast for 12 hours prior then I have to stay there at the clinic for two whole hours!! I'm not allowed to leave grrrrr so I will have to get my reading on. I suck at waiting and waiting for two whole hours omg.

So now I just have to wait for my scan referral to come through and my hospital appointment.
My cramps, nothing was prescribed she said that by the sounds of it I am getting enough because of all the milk and complan I am drinking and just to keep that up and stretch the legs.