Mother of all conception months Graduates

[madcatwoman]

thanks madly!. im thinking about a tens machine for the early part of labour too.
Are you ok madly, is it everything with your sister thats getting you down or something else?, or just going thru a down patch like we all can from time to time?. Come talk to us if you want to!!

this might make you feel temporarily better - ive got to entertain my MIL& some old aunte this afternoon. DH invited her over to see our 4d dvd (Which i was about to say-we'll keep between the 2 of us..&just share the photos). Theyre coming at 2pm. feel a tiny bit better now??

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

See madcat the chances are she wont just be able to turn up willy nilly however do have a quiet word with a MW if you are concerned she may just turn up because I sure will Oliver was taken to neonatal after delivery and me back to delivery suite where I was sleeping. I was a little ill (they thought I had a heart problem!) and so because I couldnt be moved until I was stable they allowed my mum, sister, MIL and step-FIL to visit me on delivery suite. This is highly irregular but as I say I was so ill MIL was insistant she wanted to see Oliver across in neonatal although I had only seen him for a split second before they rushed him away. I was I said `no you cant because I havent even seen him yet AND hes MY son` she gave DH the puppy dog eyes and then suddenly decided she was leaving with DH showing them out for a breath of fresh air....my arse.....I sent my mum to make sure she didnt go see Oliver, I was livid inconsiderate COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My mum reported that she was stood outside the unit with DH but when they saw my Mum left. I cannot believe her attitude even now (or maybe I can )

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

thanks madly!. im thinking about a tens machine for the early part of labour too.
Are you ok madly, is it everything with your sister thats getting you down or something else?, or just going thru a down patch like we all can from time to time?. Come talk to us if you want to!!

this might make you feel temporarily better - ive got to entertain my MIL& some old aunte this afternoon. DH invited her over to see our 4d dvd (Which i was about to say-we'll keep between the 2 of us..&just share the photos). Theyre coming at 2pm. feel a tiny bit better now??

Thanks hon
No its not about my sister I just feel down today for some reason I felt ok yesterday but today I just feel sort of glum Am sure I will be ok I dont really have any reason to feel like this tbh I even had a good nights sleep...peanut the sleeping with duvet under bottom sheet is a godsend

Poor you entertaining MIL and an auntie MIL hasnt seen our pics or dvd yet she was bug ridden at the weekend so it was a GREAT excuse to avoid her

 

[madcatwoman]

thanks madly, i will be speaking to my MW about this issue of visiting, because i could easily see your sinareo with oliver&your MIL being mine. Funny- i dont have a problem with anyone else(shes just made me VERY overprotective after saying the things she has thru my pregnancy).

Just a down day for you madly, we all get them. (im still feeling a bit fed up with DH after his lack of understanding/compassion). Still all in my mind, yknow. We can all have Sh*tty days though, its allowed

 

[gilz82]

Aw Madly hon sorry you are having a down day you don't need to have a specific reason for it, i'm sure we all get days where it's just how we need to feel.

Your MIL and Madcat's sound like they'd be best friends, maybe you should introduce them and then they'd keep each other busy and out of your way

It's funny you mentioned about the duvet Peanut, i read a book once and the girl in it had an extra duvet on her bed under the sheet and then her normal duvet over the top. I told my OH at the time that sounded so fantastic and dreamy and he point blank said no cos he's always to warm in bed and that'd make him roasting. I wonder if i could get him to agree to it now?

Also on the peeing thing, i can pee on demand these days but can't aim so much better to do it at home into the wee pot i keep in the bathroom and then transfer to stupidly small pee tube

 

[madcatwoman]

Gilz, if madly&i were closer im sure our MILs would have a whale of a time. Disturbing

If im to try the duvet things again, i'll have to go out and buy a single duvet(as the double is too big).

ha, i wondered how everyone gets their pee into those tiny pee pots, i was thinking of doing it into something bigger, cos i cant aim, and hate getting it on my fingers!

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Am sure they would madcat All I can say is stick to your guns and dont back down

Thank Ladies I am meant to be cleaning my bedroom and bathroom today (plan on doing the rest on my next day off Thursday!) cant manage it all in one day now...just need to muster up the energy

Ladies a bit of a question about HIP grant and my bloody EDD Well my ticker shows my EDD of 29th April which is my scan EDD however mine has always been 16th April because I just dont believe the 29th April possible with when I got my BFP Now I got my MATB1 form the other week and my MW wrote down my EDD as the 16th April so I spoke with the HIP grant line and they say if my MW has put this on my MATB1 form then its an agreed date and I qualify for the HIP grant That I need to speak to my MW for her to do the form etc So well I just text her to contact me re but if shes happy to also write my EDD by LMP on my claim form then they are happy to except. I dont know would you ladies still apply?

 

[gilz82]

Definitely Madly get the form stuck in. IF your MW was happy to put that date on your MATB1 why wouldn't she be happy to put it on this form.

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Well Gilz hon she just got back to me and says the cut off edd is def the 15th April and so she couldnt even swing it for me in that respect as she also knows my scan date edd is 29th although she thinks herself am somewhere in th middle of both dates....bummer never mind

 

[madcatwoman]

Am sure they would madcat All I can say is stick to your guns and dont back down

Thank Ladies I am meant to be cleaning my bedroom and bathroom today (plan on doing the rest on my next day off Thursday!) cant manage it all in one day now...just need to muster up the energy

Ladies a bit of a question about HIP grant and my bloody EDD Well my ticker shows my EDD of 29th April which is my scan EDD however mine has always been 16th April because I just dont believe the 29th April possible with when I got my BFP Now I got my MATB1 form the other week and my MW wrote down my EDD as the 16th April so I spoke with the HIP grant line and they say if my MW has put this on my MATB1 form then its an agreed date and I qualify for the HIP grant That I need to speak to my MW for her to do the form etc So well I just text her to contact me re but if shes happy to also write my EDD by LMP on my claim form then they are happy to except. I dont know would you ladies still apply?

madly, ask your MW to put you down for the 16th, esp as that was the date worked out from your LMP, you will be able to claim the HIP money(as i have!), thats a £190 not to be missed!, definately!.

cant manage it all in one day now

will you tell my DH this please madly...im sure he thinks im making a mountain out of a mole hill with being pregnant!.

so far today ive cleaned my bathroom, the ensuite, dusted the bedrooms and hoovered them. Cleaned the kitchen, polished up stairs and cleaned the fire&fire place. ive had to take sit downs inbetween all this. baby now feels like he's rolling around in a ball down by my bits!.
we need a few baskets of wood for the fire (DH told me i can bring them in today...will "do me good") so i have that to do next and then i will hoover before having a sit down&lunch.

 

[PeanutBean]

Madly that's wrong wrong wrong! I had it out with my MW today and got the form. I very much laid the blame at the foot of the guidelines and not the MWs as they have been given unclear information. She said they'd been told it had to be 25 weeks but I pointed out Madcat has actually received hers and that HMRC had responded to queries from people on here saying it was 24+1. Demand the form! My MW was looking all over as she's just changed rooms too!

Sorry you're feeling blue Madly. I get that way a lot. I felt like it yesterday. No rhyme nor reason. But it's been common this pregnancy.

As for piss pots, it's a relief to know I'm not the only one who gets it everywhere! I'd forgotten but I have a couple of packs of sterile centrifuge tubes I brought back from the lab years ago so I used one of those. It was a bit challenging (though they're slightly wider than the usual ones) but reminded me how hard it is when your bump is massive as you can't see for toffee!

As you can see I'm back from the MW. I've done a big update on my journal. The abridged version: all is well with me; all is well for my homebirth; my MW is excellent; going to make an appointment with the consultant MW to debrief who apparently is very supportive of natural birthing; seems our hospital are running on a 96 hours before intervention policy still despite NICE guidelines which are now 24 hours, so she was flummoxed as to why I had been taken in at 18 hours last time and made it clear that she felt if I'd been allowed to labour at home all would've been well. Check out my journal though, lots of lovely detail!

 

[molly85]

Madcat you sure your DVD player works???? Might be better if the oH could get it working when he's home wink wink nudge nudge lol.

Hugs Madly we are here and a good cry might cheer you up.

Matts reather amuzingly said he would call my dad to meet us at the hospital, my dad is my stand in birth partner if matt can't get here in time. I was like WTF you don't need to call my dad though he would come. My parents have seen me in hospital and know I will be scary.

I use a disposable plastic cup to fill my tubes from. I wish they would put alcho gel in the loos or sumit so I can clean my tube when i dnt have a cup,

Meeting day at work how weirdly nervous am i?

 

[gilz82]

I hope everything goes ok Molly

Peanut glad things went well at the MW and things are looking good for your home birth

 

[madcatwoman]

thats good news about the home birth peanut!!, im glad you put your foot down about the HIP money too, esp as now you could say that i recieved it and we have the same dates!!. The MW's have definately been told different however, if it wasnt for an email which one of the other girls sent me, which i then printed out i dont think the MW would have believed me, but she did and then said she'd let some other girls know, and asked me to contact her if/when i recieved the money!!.

Oh i hate pisspots!, so messy, and like you say, with a great big bump you havent got a clue where to try and catch it!, men have it easy!

Molly- i like your way of thinking!

well, ive hiked a few boxes of wood in (hope he's happy), and hoovered. im not doing anymore.

 

[gilz82]

well, ive hiked a few boxes of wood in (hope he's happy), and hoovered. im not doing anymore.

Quite right Madcat, get your feet up now you've done loads today!!

 

[vbaby3]

Good luck with your meeting molly
Great news all is looking well for your homebirth peanut yay!!!
Madcat you've done far too much today already,I think you should sit down now and eat some chocolate!!

 

[gilz82]

Oh i just ate my lunch, toasted roll and phily and then was still hungry so i ate an empire biscuit and then a double decker such a fatty today

 

[loopylollipop]

just wrote a huge post and lost it

cant face doing it again!

Succinct version:

Gorgeous scan pictures! Madly love the smiley one,Madcat your boy has the cutest nose ever.

Madly sorry you feel blue honey You have been through a hell of alot since that BFP - dont be hard on yourself.

Peanut - yay for home birth I really admire you I am sure you are going to have a much more positive and personal experience for your little girl

Nomore - your road rage rant made me giggle

Molly - good luck with the meeting

Ozzie - oh honey I feel for you. My dad and brother are in CA and I miss them so much. Cant wait til I can afford to go again. Hard with my new big family!

to everyone else xx

 

[PeanutBean]

Super late lunch, fried egg butty with fresh granary bread. And an everso slightly soft yolk! Got a choc cornflake cake now. Love getting to pop in the local shops for fresh food.

Working really hard, got soooo much to do! Nearly finished my name badges for tomorrow evening's networking meeting. Need to do my newsletter for next month and seem to have loads to put in it then need to go through another bundle of job applications. I need to go through feedback to my policy, preferably before the end of the week, and need to finish writing my strategy for which I've had no feedback from my manager yet! Eek! Don't think I'll be making any deadlines this time.

 

[loopylollipop]

Eeek Peanut, just reading that made me stressed! Good luck with it. If anyone can pull it all off I am sure its you.

I am off sick. Muddling through a week of night shifts when too ill to work has backfired, and am still sick. Had a migraine beyond belief (i dont have them usually) my joints dont work and my heartburn negates any thoughts of food. Wow that egg sounds soo good though. I miss runny eggs.