MSE Pregnancy Club III

MrsTinks

I'd not be happy with people touching me either... I'm VERY funny about my personal space though and I'm very assertive about what I'll accept from people so I have no issue telling them that if they try and touch my bump when it is visible (or before) then they better have a hospital bed booked...

My_Fathers_Daughter

sparkle - I saw a T-shirt the other day that said 'Do NOT Touch The BUMP' :rotfl:

I haven't had any strangers do it yet but I know it will be coming. My friend says she was just always ready for it and took a step back and smiled whenever anyone went to touch her...she said it left people feeling very uncomfortable with their hand in mid-air or they had to physically move themselves forward to have a grope - she was hoping that it would teach them a lesson to keep their hands to themselves!

r.mac_2

I'm not an assertive person, but I've been very assertive when it comes to not letting anyone apart from hubbie near the bump!!!

it's happened twice and once the woman was very drunk (it was a wedding) and I just moved away and wouldn't go near her again. The other time someone made a move to touch me and I pulled my cardi round me and crossed my arms, making it plain it wasn't happening!!!!

I have no qualms about saying 'i'm funny about people touching MY bump" while moving out of thier reach.

When a friend was pg, she had a stranger in the supermarket touch her tummy. She reached out and grabbed the womans breast!!! she is very assertive though! The woman was very shocked but seemed to understand the sentiment and I doubt she'll ever touch anyone elses bump without prior permisison!!!!

cat4772

Sparkle

I'm definitely uncomfortable with folk thinking my "bump" is an open invite to touch. Three times so far people have made to touch and I've jumped a foot backwards. Then again I have a real issue with people invading my personal space. More than 6" is fine and i'm not stressed, but invade that 6" cordon round my body and I'm like a cat on a hot tin roof!

It's strange but I think I've agreed to let the next intake of medical students perform an abdominal exam to feel the uterus. I'm only comfortable with this knowing that both my bosses will be there (a prof and senior lecturer in O&G)!

I'm also really fed up with people telling me that I'll gain weight and that they gained anything from 5lb to 5stone when they were pregnant. So what, that was you and I'm me. I'm eating sensibly and so what if I gain a bit of weight.

But the cake really has to go to the idiots who say I shouldn't exercise when I'm pregnant (I swim twice a week but this will increase to three times a week and is a great form of exercise in pregnancy). I carry round with me the Royal College of O&G statement supporting exercise in pregnancy and ask them what makes them more qualified than the leading obstetricians and midwives in the country:p

Pisces

Hi all, just to say we had a lovely little boy five days early. Good luck to all those still waiting!

EDD
Mell242 - 7 October 2007
madcasey500 - 12th October 2008
BargainAholic - 14th October 2008
Danielle_Kenzies-Mum - 20th October 2008
Doodledoodle24 - 22nd October 2008
pollyanna24 - 22nd October 2008 - changed my date
Sarahh112 - 24th October - C-Section booked and we know its a boy!
Daisykate124 - 28 October 2008 - C-section booked
sarahriley53-1st November 2008
Sammie0782 - 6th November 2008
rachelleblondel - 7th November 2008
levers81 - 9th November 2008
emmaBZ - 10th November 2008
icklepiggle - 12th November 2008
kaza - 13th November 2008
Emms - 14th November 2008
MrsY - 18th November 2008
Lwcus78 - 19th November 2008
redballoon - 21st November 2008
rosies_mum - 21st November 2008
Toto - 24th November 2008
Sammiebmouse - 28th November 2008
Poppyjoe - 3rd December 2008
LashyLashla - 4th December 2008
Avfcforever - 7th December 2008
Verianna – 8 December 2008 (girl)
Paddington- 9th December 2008 - a girl!
miss_corerupted - 10th December 2008
giger - 5th December 2008
Skylight - 14th December 2008 - Whey-hey its not Xmas Day!
SeptemberBaby - 17 December 2008 (boy!)
Bonniethemadcat - 22nd December 2008 (this may change at dating scan)
Rara32 - 22nd December 2008 (this may change at dating scan)
SallyCinnamon - 25th December 2008
Ladyra - 26th December!!
sooz - 5th Jan 2009 30th December 2008
Spendaholic13 - 31st December 2008
nesky99 - 4th January 2009
ladybirdintheuk - 5th January 2009
onlyroz - 7th Jan 2009
Flipper_72 - 8th January 2009
Madmoobag - 10th January 2009
Bekkki1 - 12th January 2009
boredjellybean - 13 January 2009
r.mac - 24th January 2009
Lday77 - 1st February 2009
spyrobabe - 5th February 2009 (C/section Offered 39W- Its a Boy!)
Jamz (well Mrs Jamz) - 7th February 2009
3onitsway - 9 February 2009
sampainter - 11th february 2009
lucifa73 - 11th February 2009
cazscoob - 16 February 2009
durham05 - 17 February 2009
MrsHayes - 20 February 2009
bargainbird - 21 February 2009
voodoozoe - 23rd February 2009
Mikeboy - 28th February 2009
My Fathers Daughter - 2nd March 2009
happytails - 3rd March 2009
carrieparkinson - 4th March 2009 (ish)
Millie's Mum - 7 March 2009
new mum again - 10 March 2009
Redmel1621 - 12th March 2009
jenkellyxx - 12th March 2009
angelfairy - 13 March 2009 - Fri 13th it is so NOT happening on that day
CanadaBound - 14 March 2009
Snuffilin - 15 March 2009
Astroming - 15 March 2009
olliesmummy06 - 16 march 2009
bathbabe - 17 March 2009
crazyaboutsaving - 18 March 2009
Cookiesncream/cookie304 - 19th March 2009 (could change though!!)
JanineGr - 19th March 2009 (by my reckoning)
taney - 19th March 2009
Choccie - 22 March 2009
angchris - 24th march 2009
candygirl's daughter - 26th March 2009
mrsctobe! - prob march 2009 but having a little confusion over due date!
jakesmummy - 31st March 2009
bloomin freezing - 2nd April 2009
slscarborough - 8th April 2009
newmum1 – 9th April 2009
sismith42- 15 April 2009
sparkle03 - 15th April 2009
astonsmummy - 20th April 2009
emma-uk – 21st April 2009
Cat4772 - 22nd April 2009
xredwebx - 22nd April 2009
Ems2 - 29 April 09
Kathy72- 5th May 2009
Claire Jones - 6th May 2009
shellsuit - 9th May 2009
MrsTine - 16th May 2009
Icklebeans - 18th May 2009
ticklepenny – 22 May 2009
Blottedcopybook - 28th May 2009
Sami_Bee - 4th June 2009 (am I jumping the gun abit adding myself so early?)
Saverram_ May be 12th or 13th june 2009
mirrorimage0-- 27th june (by my guess)

TTC LIST
witchyroo
sjm
Fishcake_random
Lesleydejager
jo_jo
picklesmum
durham_girl
likabu
Pooky
emptypocketz
Miss_pink & Mr Pink
Boobylou
lilmrsmullen
jiblets1
Lillian06
Uisge10
CHARLIE54
Andrea78
AnnieM
Wondermum07
Melvis
Janec08
Helen79

BIRTH LIST
wotnext - Baby girl - 3rd September at 4.20pm - Rose - 8lb
jennywren1976-Baby Boy-12th September at 11:03 -Ross Steven,10lb 5.5oz
SUPERJULES- Baby girl 15th September at 9.28am- Emma Olivia- 8lb 10oz
Keelykat-Baby Boy-16th September at 4:27am-Elliot William John,6lb 8oz
LolaManCity - Baby Boy - 17th September 2008 at 1.45am - Jake Luca, 6lb 13oz
Fritha - Celia born 25th September 2008 at 20.30 weighing 7lb 12.5oz
Sarahsaver - Baby Girl - Florence - 2 October 2008 at 2:47am weighing 7lb 15oz
Foreversomeday – boy – Ryan – 5 October 2008 at 7:35am weighing 6lb 11oz
Heather38 – boy – 16 October 2008 at 8:24pm weighing 9lb 5oz
Pisces - boy - 15th October 2008 - just over 7lb

PROBABLY GIVEN BIRTH BUT TOO WORN OUT TO LOG ON LIST
Usually allow 2 weeks after EDD before transferring to this list...
CJ2405 - 2 October 2008
Jmarko's wifey - 4 October 2008

angelfairy

congratulations pisces....

can you share the name of your lovely little son or are you keeping it to yourself (which of course I understand if you are)??

cat4772

Congratulations Pisces.

I'm off to my 3rd sign language class - only signed up so I could learn useful signs to communicate with Baby but still haven't learnt to sign 'cruddy nappy' yet!

feelinggood_2

No one is going to touch my bump! OH can't bring himself to touch it, so its just going to be mine. I'm hoping that because I'm pretty large, people will just think that I'm fat and not pregnant!

angelfairy

Hi all,

As you know I had my 20 week scan yesterday.

All went well :T

I was sooooo worried that they were going to find something wrong with bubs that it was a such a relief.

The sonographer I had was brilliant. She explained everything as she went along. I had told her that I was nervous because I was worried something was going to be wrong, but she constantly settled my fears.

All of bub's measurements were in the normal range and she let us hear the heartbeat again which was lovely.

Even though I only paid for two pics, she gave us 3

Bubs was a wriggly little worm which confirmed for me all the movement i have been having with the spinning sensation.

xxx

BargainAholic_2

I just want to say good luck to Mell242.. she went in for an induction yesterday so hopefully she will have baby by now.

xxx