Mother of all conception months Graduates

[DaretoDream]

we are hoping you are right madly- we want to be team blue!

 

[molly85]

Hehe went to tesco got my pink bits. I think I might ebay anymore

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Evening Ladies :wave:

Well lunch was super and then I had a nap followed by some lush gateau Oliver is tucked into bed now and me and DH are lounging

I have been feeling very achy today and Charlie has been quiet (I have felt him move still!) but not as much as normal...am thinking hes having a lazy day too

I agree madcat politely say `thank you` but if MIL thinks it comes with strings attached make sure you set her striaght Hope the meal has gone well and your DH should thank your Dad because its the thought that counts no matter how small or big I am surrounded by people too who think extravagant gifts make up for anything else in my eyes this is nice (thinking about your inlaws and your britax here Peanut!) but all my life I have had people throw cash or gifts at me trying to make up for time we havent spent together which saddens me I would rather have the time tenfold over

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Dare I hope I am right in your case too then

 

[PeanutBean]

Lol madly I don't much want time with my inlaws nor for them to have much influence over Byron! They may as well be useful and help us with our financial difficulties. We don't really get anything from them. DH fell out with them big time when we were in financial dire straits over the loft work and for the first time in his life asked his parents for some help and got nothing at all, not even any sympathy.

Now MY parents I'd far rather spent time with Byron than spent money on him but we have a fairly happy balance.

Well I've been dozing on the sofa for about half an hour. Byron's just gone up for his bath. Tea was a poor show and I'd forgotten just how miserable the nausea can make me. I currently feel like purging then eating ice cubes and drinking fresh juice. Sadly I know it wouldn't help if I did. The girl adds insult to injury by booting my sensitive stomach. Yes ladies, I'm back to feeling very sorry for myself again and with it comes my natural thought process of all the cares and worries I have in the world all piling in together.

Must go charge my phone though so I can chat more in a bit as the battery is nearly entirely dead.

 

[madcatwoman]

madly youre right, i hate it when people throw money at us when they want something from you, as a gift, its lovely, and gawd it does help out.
But this is another reason why i dont want MIL to spend that much time with LO, because she buys people, and our little man could get used it, and wonder why when hes with mummy&daddy why they dont treat him to nice things all the time!

Dinner was nice, funny, im getting on with FIL better these days, hes like me, quiet, loves time to himself and sees that in me too. He takes an interest in our baby to be, and has a little joke, but doesnt go on about it all the time and i dont feel uncomfortable. MIL was on about the flu jab to me, antenatal classes at the dinner table etc, i was very non commital in my answers.

anyway, i got home, changed into my PJs, put a film on, DH fell asleep and so did i!, just woken up again!.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Madly, you'll know in less than 5 weeks what we're having I can't wait to find out!

 

[PeanutBean]

Hey ozzie, are you back in the UK?

Madcat I can't imagine how it would be to have people prying into your personal decisions about your pregnancy. I excite zero interest in pretty much everyone but absolutely in my inlaws. Cor if they asked me about antenatal stuff and that I wouldn't know how to politely tell them where to go! When DH finally rang them to tell them to expect a second grandchild (8 weeks after all my family knew) they barely asked how i was doing. Why can't there be a happy medium of feeling supported and cared about but not suffering power or guilt trips or impertinence?

 

[madcatwoman]

Hey ozzie, are you back in the UK?

Madcat I can't imagine how it would be to have people prying into your personal decisions about your pregnancy. I excite zero interest in pretty much everyone but absolutely in my inlaws. Cor if they asked me about antenatal stuff and that I wouldn't know how to politely tell them where to go! When DH finally rang them to tell them to expect a second grandchild (8 weeks after all my family knew) they barely asked how i was doing. Why can't there be a happy medium of feeling supported and cared about but not suffering power or guilt trips or impertinence?

It wouldnt be so bad, but she knew zero about the flu jab, its safety etc, i still weigh up my decision however..is it right or wrong, but she knew nothing.
Im a very private person,so antenatal stuff, bottle/breast is not something i discuss out of our relationship. I just told her the MW hasnt mentioned Antenatal classes, and that was the end of that.

 

[tas1]

AAARRRRGGGGHHHH I hate money,my in laws are the same more my MIL, they buy my OH loads not that he complains but when it came down to Caden i told him to tell them they cant buy him and love is more powerful than anything!
When we bought our Pram we got a car seat in with it as well,my parents wanted to buy it but my in laws wanted too as well so i said lets just half the price so its fair and no arguements....my MIL put a fiver more in and it made me mad but i just rose above it at the end of the day Caden is mine and my OHs son and we wont be bought nor will anyone bribe me for his time! When we got our car we had to use my FILs name as i dont have good credit and my OH has no credit and my MIL joked in the show room 'now we are getting the car we can have Caden anytime' and i looked at my OH and said i dont want the car. But that was in the early days of getting to know my in laws properly so now they know what my opinion is and my OH has the same so they dont get involved much now! Just put your foot down and make sure you and your DH have the same thoughts about bringing your baby up!

xx

 

[madcatwoman]

Morning all!

decorations came down this morning, our house looks so bare

house is a mess too, so im now supposed to be dusting and hoovering

Any other 24 weekers had increased discharge lately?, i have, esp yesterday, started worrying it could be amnio'fluid, but so far this morning i seem to be ok again.

ive just realised that after thursday i'll have 2 weeks and then its third tri!, OMG!

 

[PeanutBean]

I have had a bit more madcat. I assumed it was the clearout after the bleed but maybe just that time. Have you been more active? I seem to get more when I'm busy.

Well I'm nauseous again, surprise surprise, but possibly not so much as yesterday. DH has booked us for a meal at 4pm. There's this centre up the road with a little crafts gallery and activities or something that we've never got round to visiting so we're now going there for tea. He's such a sweetie!

My little girl has been going hell for leather recently. My tummy's like a washing machine!

So don't want to go to work on Tuesday. I could technically take all my 2011 leave then start maternity at the earliest 11 weeks before EDD and finish work now! But of course it's not really possible.

 

[madcatwoman]

Well yeh, this past week has been alot more active with DH home and doing things with him, so maybe its that!.

i cant believe youre feeling sick again, you havent really had much of a break from it really, not in the scheme of things,thats so miserable, your little girl is making you work for her thats for sure!, if byron is anything to go by however she'll be adorable!.

Your meal out sounds nice at that craft place, i love places like that.
talking of crafts, im still waiting for a haberdashery shop to open around here to i can start having a play with my sewing maching.

 

[PeanutBean]

I replied to your sewing thread.

Byron is a cutie. I fear no future children could be so cute; I hope she doesn't get left in the shadows!

You have that nest thing in your sig! Just seen it in two other sigs today too, is a ticker gone funny or something?

 

[madcatwoman]

i think my ticker had a glitch!

ah she'll be adorable, but in her girlie sort of way!.

ooo thanks, i'll have a look at the thread, i havent been able to get any bits of bobs yet, all the relevent shops have been closed around here.

well, i didnt get any sleep last night, well, i did, but not much, bloomin hips, even an aching bump this time, went to the loo twice, im still waiting for my special pillow to arrive.

 

[PeanutBean]

Boooo! I hope it comes soon. I find the wedge indispensable for bump support. Pillows are too high and too long. If they squash my tummy at all I feel even more sick but the wedge is little enough for me to arrange just under the bump.

Got a slightly odd spring feeling. Can't wait for spring.

 

[madcatwoman]

I was sat down earlier thinking about spring and summer!, partly because baby b will be here and partly because im ready for the spring and summer weather now!.

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Morning Ladies :wave:

I can relate to the aching hips and bump madcat I have had a terrible nights sleep even with my support pillow and resorting to laying on a duvet If I lay on my side it hurts and I know we are not really suppose to lay on our back but right now its the only way I am able to get any sleep at all

We are taking our decs down tomorrow madcat no doubt our room will look very bare too...it always does Then between now and baby Charlie arriving we will be spending each Sunday de-cluttering and preparing the house for his arrival This I cannot wait for....bizarely the sense of getting everything in order is exciting me

Peanut your plans for today sound great Oliver has a party at 4pm to attend its at the bowling alley in town so we are going into town a little earlier as we have some bits of shopping we need to do

 

[madcatwoman]

sounds like you had a rough night too madly!, and i know its going to get worse!!.

we're just waiting for carpet to be laid in our new office, DH painted it last week, then we can move the pc etc out of our current office and start painting that for BabyB!, the cot should arrive in a few days, along with a few other bits from next. In a way its helping it all feel a bit more real, but then i wonder even when baby is here..will it feel anymore real, or will i b thinking "wow, did that really come from me, do we really have a baby?!"

well, ive dusted, hoovered, going to do our loo and fire, and thats about it, my hip is numb at the moment. DH is outside choping down a tree, done my wifely duty by bringing him out tea&biscuits.

I feel like buying more baby clothes, but im suposed to be waiting for mil as shes paying for them and wants to buy them'together', i just want to saunter around the shops on my own and pick them up. I was looking at the sleep suits,shoes and dungarees for this morning hanging up in my cupboard, cant believe a little body will fill them.

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

madcat hon B is your baby so if you feel like buying his clothes `ALONE` go right ahead Silly MILs they like to take control whereever possible

Well Charlie will be in with us (Oliver was still in his cot a the side of our bed until he was about 3yrs old !) It worked for us am not saying this is what everyone should do but it worked well and he still had is established bedtime at 7pm We only have a two bed so Charlie will be sharing with Oliver one day unless we manage to be able to move before hand but this will only be on the cards once I return to work after mat leave financially we couldnt afford it before and tbh I love my little house and dont really want to move but I anticipate space will become an issue Sunday is the only day me and DH get together and whilst I can do somethings on my day off I will need him to do any heavy lifting etc and our cellar really needs a good olde de-clutter too I am planning to take mat leave as of 2nd April so by then I want all de-cluttering and crap disposed off so we can concentrate on a deep clean of every nook and cranny of the house DH is going to take some holiday leave to help do this I need to buy Charlie some drawers from Ikea which match all the rest of our bedroom furniture Mostly we are well on our way to welcome him now