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The Thrifty Gifty Girls 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions) #3
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I know its early, but have raving tooth ache - think Ive either broke a tooth or lost the filling they put in b4 xmas.......so have to ring dentist Monday - I HATE DENTISTS - Can't even take dd in for her appointment!!
Thought Id do my March Rudolph early
Mothers Day - all wrapped all done and cards - money neutral
Fathers Day - all brought - Money Neutral
Birthdays
30 people - 68 sets of presents (mum, me + dd)
All purchased + money neutral, have to admit lot came from Boots 75% sale)
6 spare presents - ready for school friends for dd
BUDGET - £520 :mad: :mad:
ACTUAL - £234 :j :j :j
ORIGINAL COST - £709 :eek:
EASTER - ALL MONEY NEUTRAL
CHRISTMAS
(I've cut back from last yr!! - doesnt feel like it).
60 people - 90 sets of presents
Budget - £601
So far brought for 32 people
spent - £141.30 - money neutral
actual cost £472:T
Cards and wrapping paper all sorted,
Xmas panto booked
Left to get (not included in total)
Dad birthay - May be Ballon flight - Got £50 Virgin vouvher, but need another £80 - may be reviews again, hopeing mum go halves with me.
Mum birthay - pass
DD birthday - pass
Xmas
Again mum, dad and dd
Wii fund - Hoping to pay for from amazon vouchers
£10 got
£10 on order - Bingo
£35 Greasy Palm - due April
Extras
£10 Boots voucher
£6 Love to shop vouchers
£49 Argos voucher
60 1st class stamps
12 x large 1st class stamps
More birthday cards than a card shop !!
xx
xx rip dad... we had our ups and downs but we’re always be family xx0 -
You just know that Jammy is going to go visit that link anyway out of pure curiosity
Jammy I have got to say this to you. It's a bit long though so err.. cup of tea? I never ever wanted to be pregnant. I had a fear of being pregnant and more especially, birth. I couldn't even stand pregnant women.. their bellies just looked so wrong it really made me feel queasy. There are so many unloved children waiting for a family and I just always planned to adopt when the time came for a family because I was always maternal.
Lee had no interest in children, he loved them but loved to give them back.. he wanted to do more in life before becoming a father. We have always been crazily in love from the day I first ever saw him and when we started making love a bit on the dangerous side we should have guessed i'd get pregnant but I think it was a bit of denial. When I found out I was pregnant there were tears and he told me that he wanted to give his child everything in the world and he didn't feel in that position right now. Within twenty seconds he had decided that he wanted the child more then anything and I knew I wanted it too although my head was so frozen with fear, we went from joy to elation.
We went out that day and bought these little socks that said 'baby bear' on them. He called me mommy bear. Then 6 weeks later I had a miscarriage. Suddenly I realised that no matter what the labour would have brought, no matter how bad it was.. I had wanted this baby so much and everything I had ever felt before just melted in comparison to the longing.
After 14 months of trying we finally got our baby.. I spent every last second reading books and watching ladies give birth.. I was obsessed wanting to know every detail of what would happen to me. The fear was always there. Especially the word 'episiotomy' it was ALL I could think of.
I am the kind of person that goes very quiet and likes to concentrate in my head and work through things when I am ill or in pain (prolly something I have built from having cancer ops etc) as soon as the contractions came I knew this was it and the fear was overwhelming. Suddenly I realised I was trapped and there was no way of getting out of this.. OH MY GOD.. that baby was going to come out of me!!
The contractions are SO painful that all you can think about is them. Now don't forget this is pain that builds up over time and you get used to each stage.. so it is not some big scary shock or anything to fear. This is pain like toothache.. it hurts like hell but it's not gruesome or cringing. I would describe them as the worst period pains whilst being kicked in the back. Everything you ever feared instantly goes, you really live for the 'now' and can think of nothing else.
When I got to the hospital, the fear completely intensified. OMG this is real this IS happening to me. OMG. What are them tools on that table.. jesus C I hope they're not for me (they wasn't.. they just had to create the scene obviously). Then I was just left in a room with lee to contract and do my own thing, control my own gas and air and I made it!! I always feared the labour the most but it was the easiest part. I honestly didn't feel any crazy amounts of pain or anything grotesque. The midwife told me when to stop pushing and when to start so the baby was born slowly. Lee helped and there was no screaming, no ridiculous puffing and panting, I didn't even sweat!! I felt such elation and excitement and I felt stupid because the whole 9 months, instead of enjoying my pregnancy I was fretting over this!!
The midwife said I had a little graze and would I like to be sewn. After all of that pain.. it was all over, my god I DID IT it was over. I wanted to scream I DID IT!! I chose not to have a stitch and instantly cuddled our baby and nursed him. I can't even describe how it feels Jammy. The whole meaning of my life, everything I ever wanted to achieve was right in that second. To see the look on Lees face at the gift I had carried and gone through birth to give him.. he was so happy it makes me cry just to think about it. I'll never forget that look.
After 28 hours I was tired, I had not slept or ate.. I swore to never ever have another child again. 14 months later I had a baby girl.
Sorry, I didn't mean to write so much *blush madly* but I just wanted you to know that it is ok to feel like you do and that when the time comes.. there are some people out there who were totally scared of birth, totally wimps at pain and made it through with elation and happiness.
I have to add this as well..
I didn't even poo!!:D
ruined a good story now haven't I!!:xmastree:Self Certified Christmas Addict:xmastree:0 -
Furrypig I did mine with gas and air SO I wanted a home birth for Emily. I had to fight really hard to get it because I am overweight but eventually I got the consultant to sign my form. After 5 hours the midwives told me they was tired and I had to go to hospital. I felt so gutted and also so uncomfortable.. no wonder.. within half an hour of getting there I had the baby LOL The midwives were so wonderful and I even ended up in the same room that I had Logan in! When I had Emily I heard a 17 year old girl screaming 'I HATE YOU I DONT WANT THIS' and her mom shouting 'YOU GOT PREGNANT YOU TART, THIS WILL TEACH YOU TO KEEP YOUR LEGS CLOSED NEXT TIME'. LOL When I had finished having Emily the head of the ward came in and told me she had worked there 15 years and it was the most beautiful labour she had ever seen and there was a lot of tears. I have a lot of respect and love for midwives, just like anyone else in the medical profession and I think you are wonderful too for choosing to help people every day x:xmastree:Self Certified Christmas Addict:xmastree:0
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Woohoo, Gas & Air, love the stuff!!!! The only downside is I was sooo high on it with having my LO that I cant remember most of it, there again it was pretty fast - he did the cartoon style, catch the rugby ball, pop, out he comes catch him, type thing.
Jammy, almost everyone can give you birthing horror stories, & a few will tell you the beautiful side (like Plums) but when it comes down to it we are all different. My whole pregnancy & labour were totally different with both of mine. & when it comes to it, when your in labour you deal with it & you cope! Of course its gona hurt, but its a pain that is bearable, & not only have a beautiful baby at the end, but the sense of achievement & phew, lol. Most people forgt the pain of labour shortly afterwards, I remember it, & I can honestly say its something I'd go through again if I had the chance (I had preclampsia & ended up being induced) - like millions of women before me.
mmmmmmmmmm, box of chocs **drools like homer** lucky you mum2one, nice to have a surprise reward.You cant take a step forward with both feet on the ground0 -
So.. what you all got planned for mothers day? There better be some pics:xmastree:Self Certified Christmas Addict:xmastree:0
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I'm sat up like a plonker waiting for eldest DS to come home :rolleyes: oh the joys of being 18 . Its no good me trying to go to bed and sleep, i cant settle until hes home
. Ben (youngest) is off out for the day tomorrow with his best friend
and i will be fixing middle ds toe :rotfl: (someone stomped on it with a footie boot yesterday. School secretary covered it up and i have been too scared to look) Actually i got brave and looked about 30 minutes ago. Its not as bad as i thought it would be. Its snapped just above halfway abit blooded and bruised but i dont think it needs cutting off (the foot i mean, i am still undecided about the nail :rolleyes: )
So my mothers day is going to be visit my mum.
Then spend the day looking at my craft stuff wondering what to do with it :rotfl:
How about everyone else ?furrypig says:my name is Choccy and I am addicted to nose free stamps as I want to save them all and give them noses!!!:rotfl:
About me. Im Choccy or Chocolate orange depending on where i am.Yes occasionally i am a total looon who spends too long online,but no where near as much £ as her spendy elves do ..:D0 -
I have only ever broken my toe Oona and it is such a pain.. I am always re-breaking it!! Then again I am totally clumsy!! You can't keep staying up for your son.. he might be bringing a bird 'ome
Do some craftin will yer!:xmastree:Self Certified Christmas Addict:xmastree:0 -
:rolleyes: Would you believe it if i said he already has one here ?
Maybe thats why hes still out:rotfl:
Its a long story Mel i will tell you when i see you on MSN
Tomorrows the day for crafting.....Well today in realityfurrypig says:my name is Choccy and I am addicted to nose free stamps as I want to save them all and give them noses!!!:rotfl:
About me. Im Choccy or Chocolate orange depending on where i am.Yes occasionally i am a total looon who spends too long online,but no where near as much £ as her spendy elves do ..:D0 -
Happy Mothers Day
one and all
:happylove :happylove :heartpuls :happylove :happylove :happylove :heartpuls :happylove :happylove
re the birth stories - you're right mel, my mess up only came afterwards cos of the tearing probably because I wasn't listening to the midwife. But the actual labour wasn't bad at all, no screaming or sweating like you see on the tv - infact I don't think I made a noise! I did thump hubby once cos he fell asleep. Too much gas and air though, no wonder I felt like I was in cloud cuckoo land, and my delivery midwives were amazing.0 -
Morning all.....I wont even go there with the birth stories!
I've got a husband back, yaheh!
It's a bit wild and windy here this morning, so we'll see what weather brings before we decide what we're doing.....I think I will nip out to Asda soon all by myself, just because I can! Having to drag 3 kids to the supermarket isn't fun, so I can have a mooch about the aisles!!
I've just been given a beautiful charm for my Pandora bracelet for mothers day.....and my girls 'bought' me a yummy mummy pinny and little teddy in Tesco yesterday (I paid!!)
have a nice day whatever you do.....I'm off for a mooch at asda woowoo!!0
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