MSE Pregnancy Club XII

SugarSpun

Morning all!

Thanks mookie I know you tried - labour vibes for the rest of the weekend

Shame on the rest of you, greedy blighters keeping your babies in!

There is no comfortable way to sleep, and my otherwise lovely husband has developed a fear that he may wear away my cervix if we break the ban so ... no birthday sex for me He and the cat are on my list this morning, and the fool who just turned up to buy something I was selling. It's a set of four German language textbooks with CDs, altogether they would cost €60 in the shop. I was asking €20 for all 4. She turned up and attempted to haggle with me and then took one for a fiver and whinged about it. The emails she sent me were a joke as well.

Today will be spent refilling the pantry and clearing space in the living room. It's a good life... hmph.

BeenieCat

aless i hope your dates don't change (unless they make it sooner!) because we're exactly 7 days apart which means Saturday is milestone day hehe

14 weeks today!

tiamai_d

Sugar, I had a dream that my waters broke and she arrived last night, does that count?

Got more sleep last night but still up and down. It's the getting up and wandering about I can't stand. Just kinda come too and I'm wandering about which I haven't done in years! I used to sleepwalk as a child.

And why is there no Saturday kitchen today?

SugarSpun

I had a dream mine arrived last night too - she was really small and had red hair!

I think it would be super cool if she had my hair, but no doubt his genes will win out. She'll have loads of it though and it will be appallingly unmanageable. We both have insane hair.

The damned cat has been yowling for no reason all night and is still at it. I'm going to make him into a hat and a pair of mittens.

elle_gee

Morning all..

Cot is all ready for Rhys to go in at 12 (waiting for his next rest hour). I need to go out and buy him some more togs - he needs vest, babygro and cardigan for when he's in a cot, but they only gave me two hours notice on that one!! I think there is a shop in town which sells premature baby clothes so going to try there. I know they sell them in the posh baby boutique but think they might just be outfits not the basics, iyswim.

Docs all very impressed with him.. moving to the cot and to two hourly feeds today. Two hourly (rather than hourly) means he's disturbed less so has more chance to sleep and grow He's not putting much weight on at the minute (although not loosing either) so needs to concentrate on that now.

Hope everyone has a good day

Mooki, are you wanting labour vibes? xx

carlamagee

Triggles wrote: »

(also my MA showed up with first payment today as well - which is great! And surestart grant took about 2-3 wks to pay.)

MA = maternity allowance? can i be nosey and ask what you used to work etc and what you need to be entitled to claim it?
im in a confussle - employer says i havent earnt enough to get stat maternit pay, so went o social security office, and they told me im not entitled to maternity allowance, to fill in a form for income support.
this is gonna mean i am down about £350 a month! = i seriously dont know how we are going to survive!!

carlamagee

morning everyone.
had a good cry and chat to OH when he got in last night, and i think im back on the straight and narrow again. thank god. hated feeling the way i was the past few days, so that *hopefully* means not much more complaining on here!!

tiamai_d

Elle, if you see this in time, Asda and Tesco sell tiny baby stuff that should fit him. They fitted DS1 at 5lb5oz (skinny and long).

Triggles

Carla - I sell Usborne books, so I've been making regular NI contributions (not with the small earnings exemption) as self-employed, so that qualifies me for MA. Here's a link to more info, hope it helps. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nic/maternity-all.htm

money_maker_3

Morning everyone

Happy mummy and happy daughter today, I got Jas registered for Trampolining and Cheerleading for the Summer Scheme and also got her signed up for swimming lessons too !!!

I am now £75 worse off, but at least she will have stuff to do over the summer and not have to sit around the house all the time, but OH has gone to bed as he was queuing since 6.30 this morning and I went down to take over at 8.30 and have only just got in !!