Mother of all conception months Graduates

[PeanutBean]

With Byron I was due 9th December and there was a huge gang of us with the sane due date! In the end he came on nov 28th and I don't think any us landed on the 9th. I don't recall any having the same birthday as Byron either.

 

[gilz82]

Oh the 28th is my twin sisters birthday

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Its so funny Oliver came exactly on his due date which was also a friday just like Charlies due date Labour started on the Monday and he was very nearly born the thursday which was the day before his due date but no the little mite wasnt having any and was determined to be right on time I have a suspicious feeling it might just be the same this time around too

 

[madcatwoman]

does anyone know if stretch marks just 'appear', ie- you just notice them one day, or are there tell tale signs they could be on the way??. I must admit ive been naughty so far and havent been moisturising, all i have done is use the left over oil after using the doppler and rubbed that in.

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

mmmmmmmm not sure madcat hon sorry! I havent been moisturing either cause with Oliver I did and it didnt make one dot of difference apparently if you are meant to get them them you will no matter what you do...its all to do with your skins elastacy (?sp)

 

[gilz82]

I'm screwed as far as the stretch mark thing goes. I've already got loads on my sides from when I got fat and then lost weight years ago.

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

dont look on it as a bad thing ladies look at it as war scars from having your LO

 

[molly85]

Halllllo alll
Took ages to catch up.

Gilz, a thought on your scan find out which private hospital your kidney specialist works at and book a private appointment and scan there he should have no problem with that. I had foot surgery done this way as the NHS list was to long both secrataries were great. And whos pushing this damn pram he's away all week tel him oull have the one u like and he can lump it, he can always take the baby carrier lol.

Madly glad they finally gave u the medication u needed. your on ventalin the reliver I think.

Ozzie u'll beback home soon missing out on the lovely grey british weather.

As for every one else glad your all ok prgnancy brain can only handle 3 people.

Occupational health have suggestd I do non patient contact so I could be on the move in the next few months or will have a new jobe where I am.

No one mention the the Royal wedding it's driving me Mad OH is deffinatly not a royalist and hates to see our tax spent on such things it's a ression lets see them down windsor registry office lol. Gilz and I are a day appart so even if we both needed c sections we will hopefully still be at home uncomforatbly watching tv

 

[madcatwoman]

Ahhhhhh....................................

The world and my body can breathe a sigh of relief.

my maternity jeans arrived from the ebayer this morning. Their next jeans and like new, they werent wrong when they said hardly warn.

well ive slipped them on and OH MY ,,so comfy, why have i been struggling on with a hairband on my old pair?. im not going to want to put these in the wash though!!

 

[gilz82]

I have a pair of maternity jean from next that i've been wearing already even though i have no bump yet Madcat. They are super comfy Also i wore the mat trousers i bought from next to work one day last week and they are super comfy too. Just hope they fit me all the way through!

Stupid man in my office has just totally jumbled all my thoughts with regards to coming back to work in Jan 2012. My plan up until this morning had been to make an application to work from home 2 days, monday and friday, and come into the office the other 3 days.

He's now just said why don't you apply for it to be the other way ie 3 days from home, 2 from the office. Now that sounds much better but i'm not sure if it'd be pushing it applying for that. And then if they say no i'll be screwed cos we can't afford 5 days of nursery fees and i'll be thoroughly unhappy being in the office 5 days a week.

Soooooo confused!

 

[madcatwoman]

Oh i dont know Gilz, you know the company better than us, must admit id prefer to do the 3 days at home, but that would just be me!.

arent these jeans wonderful. I fit them ok (LOL), but theres plenty more growing room in them, like you say, i hope they last me all the way thru.
Im going to look at getting another pair while these are in the wash me thinks.

DH looked at my bump with dissbelief last night (teasing me), i said.."im gona be massive arent i?", he said "you certainly are" and started working out that we have probably another 20 weeks to go, so double the size i am now!

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

for next mat jeans ladies I wear my elastic side blue ones to death and they prob wont last until babe is born and a little after at this rate may have to invest in some more after all 18.00 is worth the comfort I think I have some black under bump ones but they dont sit right just yet maybe when am bigger I also love my mat linen pants from next and these will be great after babe is born as the spring kicks in

Gliz hon why dont you apply for two in the letter at a minimum but ask if at all possible could they work out things out for it to be three...back this up with why working at home would be better etc etc etc from a work and home life point of view and remember if they turn you down for even the two days they have to have a very very good reason esp if it is possible for you to work at home successfully I always think theres no harm in asking

 

[gilz82]

Thanks guys

When i had my kidney out last year it was agreed for me to work at home once my sick leave ended, although i never actually did it. But i was all formally agreed through HR so as far as i'm concerned they've set a precedent there.

In our terms and conditions the bit about working from home is massively family orientated, all about juggling childcare and work life balance blah blah, so i'd like to think that's also in my favour.

I'm just being greedy now i think, i'd never considered the three days from home thing and now that it's out there i want it

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Well ask for it hon....esp if its in terms and conditions just lay it heavily why it will work better for them from a work point of view and also for you as you say they set a precident

Ladies I dont know if anyone knows and either I missed it (which is very possible with my damn babe brain!) or she didnt want to pop back here for obvious reasons mamadonna has an babe I missed her around and spent alot of time with her on threads whilst TTC so I just popped into her profile and well

 

[madcatwoman]

nooo i didnt know that?, oh nooo, oh poor girl.

i do now recall her having problems early on, think she popped on her once, but i didnt know that. what a kick in the guts

 

[gilz82]

Wow Madly i did exactly the same thing this morning as i didn't know where Mamadonna had gone.

I wasn't sure if i'd just missed something on here, but i sifted back through the posts and couldn't find anything, so i looked at her profile too. So sad

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

How bizare gilz I have been meaning to mention/check on her for a few days as I say she was around loads when TTC....She was a grad and did have a bleeding probs and they booked her a scan weeks and weeks down the line seems she had an Its so sad

 

[vbaby3]

Oh no,poor mamadonna,I did actually think of her a few days ago and meant to ask you ladies if you'd heard from her.Thats awful.

I think as far as stretch marks go,you get them if you're meant to get them regardless of what you do.I remember with shay,I really thought I was getting away with it.
Right up to the end I had a gorgeous smooth bump.Even any doc or mw I saw commented on how lucky I was.
But once he was born and my tummy was trying to shrink back,thats when they appeared!
They do fade,but then they came back with oran.They really don't bother me to be honest,I'm happy once I look ok with clothes on!
Gilz,my dh had no say whatsoever in my buggy!!!
I use my buggies everyday,he might use it once a month!I showed him what I liked and once it was within budget he was happy!
He actually doesn't care at all about stuff like that so generally I get my own way and got to pick out all baby stuff within reason and budget!

Nothing new here,having a very quiet wk.Feeling very unmotivated at the moment to clean the house and stuff.I'm usually a bit of a monica from friends so its very unlike me,but I just couldn't be arsed!

 

[molly85]

poor mammadonna I hope she rejoins us soon I did notice a few people missing. Where is Bids?

Gilz if you don't ask you don't get lol. I'm possibly looking atdoing nights on my return of flexi hours nights pay better, all i have to do then is ask an adult to sleep over when needed or bubs go to them?

 

[madcatwoman]

Not sure about Bids hun, i emailed her on friday, she mailed back on the weekend to say she had been down with food poisoning or a bug, but she seems to be taking a break from here maybe, but shes ok as far as i know.

Ah ok, yes, i suppose if youre going to get the stretch marks then you will i guess. i dont know how i'll fair, although i have the same stomach as my mother, i dont think she got any.

Ive been shopping
DH&I saw and old white rocking chair 2 weeks ago in an antiques place, but didnt buy it, been thinking about it, DH sent me back to see if it was still there today, and it is!. £140 , i got it for £70, its going to be for the room, im sure it'll see my bottom on many a sleepless night!.
Im really loving all the old stuff in these places, i think ive been watching too much 'Kirsties home made home'. I want to make a cushion for it in the new year(Dh is buying me a sewing machine for xmas).