JJ's New Cunning Plan to TTC her last baby

I'm sure there's someone else that they can shift to accommodate her, what a hassle it would be for you to have to change all of your arrangements x
 
Well I have started packing my bag - excited.com!

I have a light dressing gown, pasta snack pot and fork (for my dinner when I get there late sun , as you have a kettle in hotel). I have my slippers I had for the last year ,for such a baby type hosp trip! started sorting out contents for washbag, just need to find the washbag now! Just trying to work out with pj's to take with me and then iron them, crinkle is not a good look when in hosp, even if your not getting visitors, those sexy docs/male nurse's might see! I need some cash, phone charger, not sure if I will need panty liners/towels, I'm wondering if i'll bleed after, I know I do after normal section, but youve just had a baby then. I don't even know if I need shower type towels as it's private! arghh I might need to ring up hosp, I was going to take just a rucksack with me on coach, but I have a small trolley suitcase I could use instead, but would rather not look like the silly lady who packed for a weeks hols! , and i'd have to wait for it to be removed from coach and theres a change of coach in london on way.. hummm

Oh need to find a tiny brolley, don't want to stand at bus stop (looks as tho in middle of nowhere with no roof) waiting for a taxi to come when I call them to go to hotel...

I'm desperately trying to do some exersize as won't be able to do any for a while, I am a little wobbly for my liking , but that's more toning, but don't want to do my crunches/situps as there gonna cut the muscle bit anyway, and want to stay a little more wobley than normal as I seem to fall preg better if I'm not super skinny and fit....

Oh just realised AF due next tuesday - hope I stop bleeding by cd7 for op, could do without that.... and also cd6 for long coach journey....

Not totally sure, but think i'm going to tell the kids I've gone to see a friend, and I might not say dads getting me, might get him to tell them the day after my op, that I have pulled my back and that he is driving up to get me to save me coming back on a coach and that will help with me moving about like an old lady and asking them to help with lifting Devon, if huby asleep from nights........ (pinochio...)

But I'm actually going to do this... arghhhh exciting...
 
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~Well brought my M&S bridget jones pants today, ready to not cut right into the scar area and dressings etc... brought a small umbrella for when waiting for taxis etc... (I'm not a umbrella type normally). and also brought a few more xmas pressents, including my own a watch from hubby to me! (I have spent the last 5 years or so without one, it's about time and it's all sparkly! and as I won't be able to drive to M&S after next week... very odd having xmas mostly sorted now. I have nearly finished the kids stockings too!

I still haven't paid for op, will ring up and do that next week, just incase something happens etc...

Oh and my son is now potty trained I did him earlier than age 2 as I wanted it out the way and to save nappy money!
so it took 2 weeks longer than normal (took one month) as he was 21 mths, he is 22 mths now and all sorted, just a pullup for nighttime, which most days is empty so we re-use.... I could'nt handle the op and potty training!! arghh can you imagine all that extra crouching down with a naked child...
 
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~Well brought my M&S bridget jones pants today, ready to not cut right into the scar area and dressings etc... brought a small umbrella for when waiting for taxis etc... (I'm not a umbrella type normally). and also brought a few more xmas pressents, including my own a watch from hubby to me! (I have spent the last 5 years or so without one, it's about time and it's all sparkly! and as I won't be able to drive to M&S after next week... very odd having xmas mostly sorted now. I have nearly finished the kids stockings too!

I still haven't paid for op, will ring up and do that next week, just incase something happens etc...

Oh and my son is now potty trained I did him earlier than age 2 as I wanted it out the way and to save nappy money!
so it took 2 weeks longer than normal (took one month) as he was 21 mths, he is 22 mths now and all sorted, just a pullup for nighttime, which most days is empty so we re-use.... I could'nt handle the op and potty training!! arghh can you imagine all that extra crouching down with a naked child...
oh jj how do you do it? potty training i mean? tell me your secret I want to start joseph but every time i try ie when he's having a poo i put him on but he stands up i dont want to push it but really want to do it soon, we are moving into a bungalow soon so was thinking of trying then as will be easier as there are 2 loo's and can have potty in one of them. Have you got any tips? xx
 
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oh jj how do you do it? potty training i mean? tell me your secret I want to start joseph but every time i try ie when he's having a poo i put him on but he stands up i dont want to push it but really want to do it soon, we are moving into a bungalow soon so was thinking of trying then as will be easier as there are 2 loo's and can have potty in one of them. Have you got any tips? xx[/QUOTE]

To be quite honest Bidsy, it was much easier when I did the others the day after their 2nd birthdays, did them all the same. Some people recomend doing it in the summer, so they are butt naked outside and less mess, but mine would all have been 2.5 then, as winter babies, so didn't see the point. They all took 2 weeks, except this time (1mth), and he did get an issue with the potty, which delayed it a good week, it was not as comfy as he liked, so I took him to the 99p shop in town as they had some tiny ones, he chose a blue one himself and carried it home, and we turned the corner.. We have wood floors which helps, and then I put a bath rug under potty in lounge , warmer on the feet. Set yourself 2 weeks ish free of trip out and do nothing but camp out at home to potty train. I find switching to pants helps rather than pullups or being naked, as they actually get wet then if they have an accident, but we did use pullups a few times, just when it was not possible to do training, like when we went to our allotment, and it was freezing..

Get ready for it, buy a travel potty, we had a fully plastic one with the others, but don't think they make it now, so we got a pottette, which I was against at first due to buying bags , so we used leekproof swingbin liners to start with as pees were often with kitchen roll in the bottom with a piccy drawn on it! But now we don't use many and it's so nice to tie bag up and throw it away in town, compared to having to bring pee/poo home with you and cleanup/washout like my old one!

Also I brought two little carseat type wet mats , which we have used in highchair, pushchair and carseat, (can't imagine washing and drying the pushchair cosytoes!).

Also we brought a rectangle wet sheet, but it's quited , like half a cotbed size, and if Joesph was to sleep on sofa or lay down anywhere, your worried about accidents, use that.. Devon slept on my mums sofa today and he laid on it, peace of mind for me.

Then we brought 2 x cotbed waterproof sheets for his bed. He still wears a pullup or nappy at night and will for a while just incase.

We did use sweets to start with... potty sweets, I don't mind saying this is frowned on by most,, but I learnt with my third child , that a little incentive goes a long way to catching those first wees on the potty, to click it in their head.. We stopped them on day 5/6 I think and changed to more clapping, whooping ethad no idea the sweets had stopped so it's not an longterm issue! (my daughter was the same).

Oh and when he got funny about the potty, we use a wooden fruit bowl as teddys potty and we clapped and whooped for teddy, (he even got potty sweets too), devon got jealous and copied! ha sneeky. Devon used to get involved then with potty and sit teddy himself..

Devon also likes to go upstairs with me afterwards to empty potty into loo and then I clean it with loo roll and detol spray.. and then Devon gets to flush the big loo and wash hands, which he loves..

buy lots of kitchen roll, about 24 pairs of pants in 2-3 (most tighten up on washing, they see lots of action!) and detol spray for loo and for lounge floor! Your floors will be the cleanest ever...

good luck
 
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I have all crossed for u Jen mmwaaaa n I have u on fone now so don't forget to txt me so I can cheer ya up with my crap talk lol cc
 
Ooh good luck with the op and good for you not giving up! :)

Xx
 
Hi JJ, just wanted to pop in and say hope the op goes swimmingly and a bfp is soon to follow! :) x
 
oh jj how do you do it? potty training i mean? tell me your secret I want to start joseph but every time i try ie when he's having a poo i put him on but he stands up i dont want to push it but really want to do it soon, we are moving into a bungalow soon so was thinking of trying then as will be easier as there are 2 loo's and can have potty in one of them. Have you got any tips? xx[/QUOTE]

To be quite honest Bidsy, it was much easier when I did the others the day after their 2nd birthdays, did them all the same. Some people recomend doing it in the summer, so they are butt naked outside and less mess, but mine would all have been 2.5 then, as winter babies, so didn't see the point. They all took 2 weeks, except this time (1mth), and he did get an issue with the potty, which delayed it a good week, it was not as comfy as he liked, so I took him to the 99p shop in town as they had some tiny ones, he chose a blue one himself and carried it home, and we turned the corner.. We have wood floors which helps, and then I put a bath rug under potty in lounge , warmer on the feet. Set yourself 2 weeks ish free of trip out and do nothing but camp out at home to potty train. I find switching to pants helps rather than pullups or being naked, as they actually get wet then if they have an accident, but we did use pullups a few times, just when it was not possible to do training, like when we went to our allotment, and it was freezing..

Get ready for it, buy a travel potty, we had a fully plastic one with the others, but don't think they make it now, so we got a pottette, which I was against at first due to buying bags , so we used leekproof swingbin liners to start with as pees were often with kitchen roll in the bottom with a piccy drawn on it! But now we don't use many and it's so nice to tie bag up and throw it away in town, compared to having to bring pee/poo home with you and cleanup/washout like my old one!

Also I brought two little carseat type wet mats , which we have used in highchair, pushchair and carseat, (can't imagine washing and drying the pushchair cosytoes!).

Also we brought a rectangle wet sheet, but it's quited , like half a cotbed size, and if Joesph was to sleep on sofa or lay down anywhere, your worried about accidents, use that.. Devon slept on my mums sofa today and he laid on it, peace of mind for me.

Then we brought 2 x cotbed waterproof sheets for his bed. He still wears a pullup or nappy at night and will for a while just incase.

We did use sweets to start with... potty sweets, I don't mind saying this is frowned on by most,, but I learnt with my third child , that a little incentive goes a long way to catching those first wees on the potty, to click it in their head.. We stopped them on day 5/6 I think and changed to more clapping, whooping ethad no idea the sweets had stopped so it's not an longterm issue! (my daughter was the same).

Oh and when he got funny about the potty, we use a wooden fruit bowl as teddys potty and we clapped and whooped for teddy, (he even got potty sweets too), devon got jealous and copied! ha sneeky. Devon used to get involved then with potty and sit teddy himself..

Devon also likes to go upstairs with me afterwards to empty potty into loo and then I clean it with loo roll and detol spray.. and then Devon gets to flush the big loo and wash hands, which he loves..

buy lots of kitchen roll, about 24 pairs of pants in 2-3 (most tighten up on washing, they see lots of action!) and detol spray for loo and for lounge floor! Your floors will be the cleanest ever...

good luck[/QUOTE]
Ah JJ thanks so much for that lots of good advice there. I'll get a travel potty sorted, one disadvantage is we have carpets so that will be fun. lol
Like the idea of teddy doing it too thats a great idea, i dont see the harm in treats at all like you said its more of an incentive. thanks again x
 
Bidsy, ahh re the carpets and potty training - you might want to invest in a very large car /road rug, B&Q do them for about £10 normally,which could be thrown away after a few months of being scrubbed daily! it might bear the brunt of the worst, and we find alot of pees happen when hes was standing at the baby gate on lounge, so if you have the same perhaps a bath rug there, easy to change,wash and replace.

Good luck to you
 
My mum is now up from cornwall, and with just one week to go and things here very busy with kids etc , I could do without it. she now wants to see me , to see my nan (which is lovely), and it's now arranged for sunday morning!! I said I have to leave at 12 sharp as I have things on!!! (My mum would not approve, so not telling her!). I am also seeing her monday , and perhaps thursday eve and have already seen her once this week. Then she is expecting me to mow her lawn and overhaul the garden in the next mth!! like thats happening... Oh the joys of a double life!!

Well I braved up and told my two best mum mates, and they actually thought I wanted another, and thought I was adopting in june as I was upto something!! feels better to have told them, even tho my surprise element has gone.. they would have found out by me not driving soon..

Still got to pay for it with my hospital credit card!! ha , get some cash out, clean my house, catchup with ironing, get through this busy week and then i'm on my way...... wahhhooooo

And JoJo - Oh I will be bothering you alright!! on your phone ha
 
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Not long to go jj am excited for you xxx
 
0o0o0 not long now hey Jen hehe bet ur getting a tad excited arnt ya and oh rnt mums just lovely eh my mum isn't realy behind me wanting another baby she says I'm to old and,y body keeping mcing cos it's had enough! Hmm il decide wen my body has had enough !! Anyways yes bother me all ya like I chat till the cows come home lmao xx
 
not long now jj you must be excited :) xxx
 
Hello ladies, ermmm I'm actually realy nervous now, and busy as I have been trying to get xmas all sorted and wrapped and nwo working on house , bombing it... been washing and changing everyones bed sheets etc , clearing out, I feel like I'm nesting it's that bad..... ha I won't get fully done , but some kind of order would be good so I can not have to do it for a few weeks anyway.

I rang up and paid today, with my bmi healthcare plan card , which helps you spread the cost..

£3765! Ouchy.......

I even rang up and asked if they provide towels, as it's private asnd I don't want to take more than a rucksack really, and I think they thought me a bit odd, but don't want to find they don't give you any if I've not brought my own one...

Just need to iron a couple of t-shirts and maybee a cardi/jumper and I'll pack.
Got to go to bank and get the hotel money, taxi money and maybee some spare for food etc, and also for hubbys petrol on way up.

why am I soo nervous..... it's not like I haven't had a C-section before, I just won't have the lovely baby at the end of it, to make the pain worth it, I will just have to hold onto the hope that I will have the potential to have that next time I go under the knife..... (fingers crossed, touch wood)

Only problem if susscessful op, I wanted to ttc this month, (a desperate need of mine!), well I was going to be pushing it for recovery time after op anyway, and then my blooming AF arrived on day 27 again.... humph... So I will be on cycle day 8 when I have the op, typical...... So I will come home on cd10!!! and hubby will go to work at 830pm that night anyway... I wanted to ttc more towards a pink bundle for my lone daughters sake, which would mean bedding on cd10, Cd11 and cd12 and then not bedding on cd13 and cd14 as more likely to get boys then... but I'm going to be sore....and it might even be impossible this month.... going to have a go tho... Don't think I'' be able to get legs in the air tho...
 
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Could you invest in a turkey baster for after the op?!

Not long to go now so no wonder you're excited and nervous.

I really hope it's successful - will have everything crossed that it goes well. xxx
 
Eee gosh Jen u don't make me chuckle hehe I have an idea why don't u order some soft cups and get oh to do the deed in it and stick it up there ? Not ideal but ya know needs must n all that lol I was gonna say ovulation might well be delayed due to having op it can sometimes happen so dont count urself out just get :) also some plus in the soft cup aswel ur sorted lol xxx excited much hehe xx
 
Ha thanks JoJo, may have to look into those! can just imagine a dodgy box arriving with a softcup, and my oh being the one to open it while I'm up north, ha ha ha hed be like I think it's a small drink cup for Devon I think, but its floppy and not very strong tho, think we should send it back!... ha ha

Mable- ooh now theres an idea! ha ha that would be an interesting convo with oh.... ha , i'm up for anything to do the deed mind you, i'm not fussy , i'm a desperate lady... ha

Well hospital rang today , and due to having to fix a nhs lady whos not well in the evening, my op is changed from monday evening , to monday first thing, so surgeon will be nice an awake for my op, so I'm pleased, no whole day of waiting about at hosp after I get chucked out of hotel and more recovery time before my car journey home to win win...
I'm a little disapointed I won't get my fancy hotel breakie tho, it's been at least 3 years since I staying in hotel, and I'm getting there at about 930pm and then admissions in hosp at 8am! I will have to worry about oversleeping now..... oh dear...

just 4 more sleeps till i'm potentialy fixed.... yayyy
 
ah good luck hun, really hope it all goes smoothly for you

x
 
Good luck jj make sure u do try take it a little easy once your back home don't be going to much Xxxxxx
 

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