MSE Pregnancy Club VI

slscarborough

siren - it goes 25+6 and then 26 and then 26+1 if that makes any sense. That means you must be 27+2 now then(I think?)

weezl74

siren13577 wrote: »

Hi, I'm having a bad spell of pregnancy brain, can someone explain to me the whole 25 + thing?

I was 25+6 on the 20th February when I saw the midwife and I'm trying to work out when I can claim the Surestart Grant (I know it's at 29 weeks), does it go:
25+6
25+7
26
26+1?

You wouldn't think this is my third baby!!!!

Thanks everyone and congrats!

I think 25+7 is the same as 26, cos a week is 7 days, so 7 days after week 25 is week 26, IYSWIM?

I think it's a funny way of counting too!

eta: slscarborough just said it better than me!

slscarborough

I know what you mean weezl74 - I would buy a couple of cans of coke at 60p - possibly get a cab into work if weather bad at £4.50 and then lunch could be about £3.00?!?! This is my second week off work and I am already finding I am not spending hardly anything.

Icklebeans

Thanks guys!

I do feel refreshed today and was up, dressed with me slap on at 8.45 this morning. Do feel like a weight has been lifted from me. :A

Not that it is going to be all feet up etc! :rolleyes:

Off later to visit my 2nd, 3rd and 4th home - B&Q, Homebase and Wickes! We have half a kitchen floor laid with tiles (am not tiling but have done some grouting) and some of the tools like angle grinder packed up last night mid job. So, as I have the car, I will be off diy shopping. :rolleyes:

Hall is half decorated, stairs and landing not done and can't be finished until loft extension (the only job in the house not done by hubby and I) is finished. Still to go in loft - all plastering, new stairs to fit, doors to put in, plumbing to do and all bathroom in ensuite to do. We have said we will do the painting and finishing touches to reduce costs (and things I can still do in my huge state whilst at home). :rotfl:

Our current three bedrooms are stuffed with stuff from the loft and other furniture.

Our to be nursery was gutted 3 years ago and we used it as a computer and music room and will just need a change of paint colour and accessories to add but is currently filled with two cots filled to the brim with the babies stuff) plus a still packed up shower, shoawer unit, toilet and sink, bathroom tiles plus towel radiator!!! :eek:

slscarborough

My sure start grant came through really quickly. The money was in my account 8 days after posting the form off. With DS2 I had to wait until he was born to claim as was only getting the basic tax credit until on maternity leave. It has come in really handy getting it before hand this time.

Sami_Bee

wow Ickle!! You are living on a building site!
I just can't stand to even think about the state of our house, we have 3 bedrooms but its more like 2 as the 3rd is an empty shell that we never got around to sorting and time is most certainly running out :eek: every room in our house looks like its the day before a jumble sale with boxes and bags of stuff piled up and I'm just burying my head in the sand!
At least the kitchen ceiling falling in has meant we have to get off our botty's and sort things out and MIL is paying for a decorator to wallpaper the kitchen as OH's B-Day pressie.
We really need new windows but I just can't face the cost or extra mess

Nicki

Can I just post to say that my OH is fab!

On Saturday, without being asked he disappeared mid afternoon for a few hours while I was dozing on the sofa, and when I woke up he had tidied both kids bedrooms, done all the laundry and cleaned the kitchen from top to bottom.

Last night I had horrible morning sickness and was up between 3.00 and 5.00 throwing up. He was really sweet looking after me, and got up this morning and got both kids off to school, ironed his own shirt for work, and brought me a cup of tea and told me to stay in bed until I felt better.

He works really long hours, and I'm a SAHM with kids at school, so I'm really touched that he did all this without having to be asked (or hinted to!)

MrsTinks

In case anyone missed me (HA! :P) I'm still here - had guests at the weekend and didn't have much time to get online - there is no way I have the energy to catch up on all those pages though! :eek:
Was supposed to go drop off another sample at the surgery this morning but can't be bothered... will pick up the tub thingy later when nipping out and drop it off tomorrow instead Seeing doc next friday for blood results (will be interesting to see if I DO have gestational diabetes...
Going for lunch with a mate today - just going to take it nice and easy though. Went to a leaving do on saturday - my maid of honour is off for a tour in Afghanistan, and she's just got engaged! I'm going to be worrying about her from now till July when she's back home She's not going to see Roo till she's 2 months old!
So lots of pictures to be sent over on e-mail and now going to be collecting show boxes till they come out my ears for sending stuff over. Thank goodness it's free to send stuff to our troops!
So this week - thursday I have to travel to London for Occupational Health assessment with Bupa... that should be fun. Friday visit to GP for bloods and hopefully at some point this week I should get my physio appointment with any luck... well I can hope right?

So how is everyone?

Icklebeans

Sami - ha ha, yep, building site is perfect description! Has taken some hard self discipline though!

We bought the house coming up to 4 years ago and have been gutting it since. Most weekends but never taken our holidays at work to do - need some time off! We have done all the work ourselves bar double glazing and central heating. Each room had sockets in skirting boards so all moved up the wall, extra sockest added, door realigned (all godamn wonky!), stripped and painted. Our bathroom had a single separate toilet so all knocked into one large bathroom.

We ain't diy specialists, just found how to do stuff from diy books and the net. Wanted it done before kids came along and almost there. Plus, got engaged and married two years later in the mean time. :T

Decided to do the loft extension before we got pregnant so changing house into 4 bed with left having an en suite, this will be our bedroom (and the twins for a few months in their moses baskets!) and has fantastic views! :j

redmel1621

Morning :hello:

Happy Due Date MFD:D BIG LABOUR VIBES TO YOU, maybe try doing this:j

Good Luck Durham, sounds like the little monkey is finally about to make an entrance (or should that be exit?)

Icklebeans - Glad you have finished work now. You can concentrate on getting your house sorted....and making time to put your feet up.

I have been getting loads of twinges very low down. Hopefully that means he is moving back in place!! I am trying the gym ball, but it is not really inflated fully as our pump broke half way through pumping it up:rolleyes::rotfl:


Mel x