** September 2014 Mummies! **

[nds]

i still giggle inside when people guess girl!

me too lol!

we try not to talk about it at all, i'm worried i'll give it away! nearly halfway so fx i won't do. yeah i definitely agree, talking about 'him' on here is definitely taking the urge away to tell anyone else xx

 

[nds]

ugh, how is it 5pm already?! where has the day gone.. monday tomorrow *cries*.

 

[vicky78]

I know, think we all got used to the 3 day weekend last week, at least it's another 3 day weekend next week!

 

[Kathy82]

Would love a day off tomorrow.... and maybe the next day as well!!

I was thinking of trying to work as long as possible, now though I cannot wait to finish thinking maybe 36-37 weeks... X

 

[Crackers]

Kathy - I've been thinking about mat leave dates too. With dd I went off at 35 weeks with 4 weeks holiday, then mat leave started when I was 39 weeks. I couldn't have worked longer, was exhausted by then with the commute etc. I'm hoping to do the same ish this time round, meaning I'll be off from end July/beginning of August. Plus with hubby being a teacher and us being in the new house by then (hopefully!) the summer home together sorting things out before this little one arrives will be good. That's the plan so far anyway!

I've gone from being not organised at all to feeling much more organised now! After our little spree last weekend, we bought more for bubs today - bottle cleaning brush, formula tubs, and 3 packs of maternity pads too (Boots have got 3 for 2 offers on lots of things).

Sunday evening, yep Let's all enjoy some leftover Easter eggs and trash tv and make the most of the weekend that is left!

 

[kanga86]

I'm planning on using my holiday to reduce my shifts from 3 to 2 per week from july (29-37wks) and then using the rest of the holiday for 2wks in sept (37-39wks) then mat leave starting at 39+3 I think it works out which is the monday and my due date is the friday. So basically finish the end of august. Also hoping that once I drop to 2 shifts a week I might be able to switch to weekend day shifts rather than nights, so could only have 9 weeks of nights left to do

I must be the only one looking forward to tomorrow, I worked Wed, Thurs, Fri nights and not back til Sat night I feel as though I deserve the time off as worked 6 nights out of 7 last week lol Plus with the cold and awful cough I have I don't think I could work anyway and would have phoned in sick.

I was looking and maternity clothes online today and I must say I'm finding it so hard to find stuff I like, might just have to drown myself in my size 18 clothes instead lost 2.5st and got to a size 14 just before getting pregnant. Put a stone back on already though! So I have nothing that fits, its all too small now or too big! xx

 

[nds]

i've got a four day weekend next weekend! shouldn't be complaining really.

financially it's obviously better to work but like i said 36 weeks id already been struggling myself for 2 or 3 weeks.

crackers good idea for your mat leave.

course you do kanga, roo doesn't sound like theyre being too kind to you this pg, rest well.

look at this silly contraption we've had to put together to try to keep the dog seperated.. open plan living/kitchen area and a wide one at that, had to buy two bookcases and the longest gate we could find..
not all the time obviously but i'm worried when baby comes he will come bounding in and stealing stuff and i need a way of seperating him.. also hubby and i can't eat or watch tv/cuddle on the sofa in peace!! lets see if he gets through/jumps over this one.. hope not!

 

[kanga86]

Pregnancy wasn't kind to be the 1st time around either I'm just glad I forgot how bad it actually was otherwise Harry would be an only child lol It's worse knowing that it doesn't get much easier for the last 20 weeks either

Aww I hope the gate stops the pup from getting into the lounge part so you can eat/sit in peace at times. Hopefully as he gets older he will calm down. He looks all calm and good sat in his crate lol xx

 

[nds]

oh my god - i'm just browsing through the forums and have seen that a pregnant lady on here has passed away??!?!!? what sort of awful world do we live in seriously?

yeah kanga he'd been put in there to get out of the way as he was stealing screws and all sorts. i'm really hoping baby arriving calms him down but i just don't know what to expect! oh no, was it not? no no it definitely won't get easier lol :X i just hope that you cope okay with it?!

we're just finishing watching fast & furious 6 and then i think we'll be off to bed. or at least i will be. just had a really yummy chicken and mayonnaise sandwich, was very nice!

enjoy your evening lovely ladies post tomorrow, sleep tight xxxx

 

[kanga86]

I know I saw that last night nic, poor girl. Bfp the morning she died they were picking up their me house keys aswell as far as I read. So so sad

I've spent the day watching films, watched the end of land before time, homeward bound, and lilo and stitch love the fast and furious films night night

I will get through the rest of the pregnancy, just lol thinking of going to the doc for some heartburn tablets as gaviscon just isn't working had to have them last time too. Then I'm just waiting for the spd to start. I do remember enjoying it more once I can feel baby more I'm pretty sure I felt a kick on my hand last night too, it was the only movement I had all night and I just happened to have my hand there was amazing xx

 

[nds]

jesus! absolutely devastating to read, i can't believe it and i've never met the girl or anything! one of those things you come across that really touches you. my stomach actually sank reading the first 'rip' comment, i was like what?!

that sounds like a great day to me! definitely - enjoy the free prescriptions! ah amazing. i'm only feeling tiny taps but i love it when i do. it's a wonderful feeling isn't it xxxx

 

[kanga86]

Had an awful night sleep last night, if harry wasn't waking me up coughing I then spent 4am-6am constantly coughing myself. All the coughing has given me a headache so feeling pretty crappy this morning. Got family coming over today and I'm really not in the mood for it

On a good note, I was definitely able to feel baby kicking last night, felt more with my hand than actually inside though which was strange. Hubby even managed to feel a couple of pokes they are so gentle movements at the mo though xx

 

[Supersoapie]

Hi everyone. Sorry to bring a bit of a downer but you may remember last week we were all super happy as my sister had got her positive pregnancy test results. Well she had some spotting on Saturday so we went to see the out of hours doctor at the local hospital and he said there wasn't much they could do as it was so early (she was about 5 weeks) and yesterday she got her period. She's absolutely devastated as am I for her.

I've never had any experience of this myself and I just don't know what to do to try and make her feel better. I was supposed to be going away this weekend but I didn't go and just took some films down her house and we sat together as she doesn't want to speak about it much. I feel beyond awful as they're making her go for a scan next week and it's less than a week before my 20 week scan. We're very, very close and she would be angry with me if she thought I was worried about that but I just don't want to rub her face in it! I can't imagine how horrible it would be for her, she'll still be so happy for me and wouldn't let it show but I'd know that she was hurting inside. I don't mean to sound like I'm worried it'll ruin the excitement for me, it's not that at all! I just don't want to hurt her even more. I would keep it quiet but she already knows my scan date and will not let me just keep it between me and OH. I know she'll want to bounce around with happiness for me. What can I do to make it easier for her?! xx

 

[julie2475]

So I'm currently at the hospital for take 2 of the anomaly scan and after 40 mins little bubba is still playing games! I've done star jumps and salsa dancing and now been sent away to eat sweets and fizzy juice. It's a hard life. Hopefully he will play game when we go back in x

 

[julie2475]

Awe supersoapie that's so sad !
It'd a difficult time and all you can do is be there for her. I kind of know how you feel as my sister miscarried a few months ago and my sister in law just been told her ivf wasn't successful !
You feel a little guilty and it's hard I know. X

 

[clarep1905]

Morning Everyone,

Hope you are all well!
I’m back at work today after a week off and a few days away! Was lovely to get away and chill out but I ate so much rubbish! Cakes, cream teas, chocolate, fudge…I think I seriously overdosed on sugar! Read a pretty horrible article on sugar in pregnancy last night too which scared me a bit..so its back to healthy eating and exercising today..I weighed myself and am up to a weight gain of 10lbs now..not sure if that’s normal or not!! Trying not to get hung up on weight gain but I lost 2 stone before I got pregnant and it took me a year to do this so I really don’t want to undo all the hard work!

Has anybody that has had a baby before had an Ergo Baby carrier? I read some good things online then we went to a baby show yesterday and tried one out, it felt so comfy! She let me try it with a 10lb baby doll and it felt as light as a feather! Its £105 though and I just worry about how much use I would get from it..I like the idea of it but not sure if it’s a waste of money or not!

I’ll go back and have a read through what I missed last week..Hope everybody is doing ok though!

Kanga sorry you had a bad night and feel rough : ( But yay to feeling proper kicks!

Supersoapie….So sorry to hear about your Sister, that’s so upsetting..Really hope that it doesn’t take long for them to fall again.. I think all you can do is be there for her when she needs you and keep doing what youre doing..what a horrible situation for you all..

Julie good luck, hope it all goes ok!

xx

 

[ClimbingRose]

Aww supersoapie, its really tough, I miscarried when my friend was pregnant, and the worst thing was that she just didnt call because she didnt know what to say, that hurt the most. You cant get around the fact shes hurting, so just be there for her as much as possible. If she doesnt want to talk about it then dont force it, but dont forget to ask every so often how she is so she has the chance if she needs it.
My best friend has been TTC for some time, and came down recently and it was so difficult because I knew she wanted to talk pregnancy and babies with me, she was super excited, but at the same time I knew she was hurting. I just didnt know what to say

 

[julie2475]

Finally. Take 3 and all went well. Baby all healthy x

 

[julie2475]

And another x

 

[TS1982]

Gorgeous Photos hun xx Glad all went well xx Happy 22 Weeks xx