MSE Pregnancy Club 17

Sarah_Joanne

aless02 wrote: »

SJ - I know you're off for a few days. Thanks for the post about feeding, but I fear that would never work for us! When Finn's rooting around like that, there's generally very little we can do to placate him other than feeding! I think you just got very lucky with a sweet, very mild-mannered Alfie! (no, I'm not jealous at all )

(Beenie, let's gang up and steal her baby, no? )

No worries. MIL |& partner have gone now to their hotel so thought i'd pop in while doing 11pm feed.

I feel very lucky that we've managed to settle into a routine so quuickly and easily. He is generally very mild mannered and co-operative!

How long will Finn go between feeds then?

Somnium

redmel - thats so awful and I hope like you they can get the girl factor out of their systems before she arrives, how unfair on your boys. Still not sure about the crutches but the tubi grip is def helping.

Will steer clear of the TTC thread, I have no issues with folks who are lucky and fall quickly its just the way it goes! Its not like it makes them any less worthy or worse/better parents.

Mylittlesister - have bought arnica pills have heard great things about them and I think tea tree is fab stuff too so may use this also, no nothing of clary sage oil tho. Best bet is to ask your MW.

CAFC - yeay for aptimil bear, I love mine so cute

Kindof - thanks for the hugs, its a real shame but we are grateful to at least have 1 now Sux about the milkshake

esio - sorry to hear about the pain, if it continues get it checked out x

Agutka - how annoying about the one topic of care atm, hope it doesnt carry on!


delain - will keep that in mind if I get asked if they can have students, will ask how many!

Smartie - we too have a tiny house but would have found a way to work it, am sure you'll be happy what ever the scan reveals, how exciting x

Sorry if I missed anyone, its late and am tired, seriously need to think about napping thru the day, but its just not natural for me!

xmaslolly76

OMG bubs fell asleep last night 6:30 last night and is still sleeping now first time ever that he has never woken up even for his dummy. I dont know what to do with myself lol :-) x

barksavingmad

* Pops head out of duvet *

Morning everyone, just popped in to say hi, I'll be lurking today as I feel very poorly absolutely streaming with cold and feeling very very sorry for myself bad enough trying to sleep with sprout wriggling but I haven't had more than two hours the last couple of nights and I'm feeling very very fed up!

But thank you in advance for chatting today and I'll just be the quiet one in the corner

* Goes back to lurking *

xmaslolly76

hugs bark colds are awfull arent they. Have you tried a warm mug of lemonade i know it sounds silly but i swear by it always makes me feel better :-) x

Somnium

oohhh xmas warm lemonade, intresting!

Barking - poor you feeling rotten, take it easy and rest up hun x

Well am up and uncomfy. I think something happened over night! My (.Y.) have deffinate leakage going on and feels like lil lady is trying to make an escape cos def more pressure downstairs, and real uncomfy!

gymfiend

Morning,

Welcome to all the newbies (there's loads!)

Som your little girls name is beautiful, I really really love it We thought we were totally firm on our full name but now wavering a bit, not good! Pants about the crutches, they sound like a nightmare, must make everything so much more tiring as well

MLSL - I read something about clary sage a couple of weeks ago, apparently it helps to intensify contractions, so once you start it'll make labour quicker? It's v cheap on eBay btw, so I'd go there first if you were gonna buy - really expensive in h&b!

Kindof, sorry OH went to his friends again, the man needs a bl&7dy good shake!

Mel your poor boys, hopefully it's just their excitement and once she's here she'll just be one of your kids iykwim, rather than 'the girl'?

Well done to Xmas's LO sleeping for so long

Smartie how exciting if it is twins! OH is a twin & would have loved twins, think he harbours secret hopes for any possible subsequent babies!

I'm up & about to go shopping, need to buy new bras, how frustrating to start growing so rapidly now with a few weeks to go. Totally begrudge buying bra's I hope to never fit in again post pregnancy!! Off to get some old pictures copied too of me & OH and families when we were little to put up in babies room & maybe for a sneaky sushi/wagamamas lunch, yum!

xmaslolly76

Well my excitement about bubs sleeping was short lived it appears i have a poorly boy on my hands he has a very slight temperature and is deffinately not himself he was a little bit sick after his bottle too. I hope he hasnt got his brothers bug he has been up all night with the runs. :-(

MYLITTLESISTERLOLA

I'm not sure if there's a thread for this but I'm sure other's would be interested in any info

Is there any benefits anyone can think of that we can claim in pregnancy/after birth ??

Things I can think of are

Surestart grant - not sure of the minimum income on this one
Increased tax credits
Increased child benefits
Free dental
£190 healthy eating grant
Free prescriptions
Free school dinners - not sure what the criteria is
Housing benefit - not sure about this one either
Home improvement grants - not sure
Child trust fund
can anyone add to this

Just trying to work out my finances and though it might help others

kindofagilr

neneromanova wrote: »

Do you have a burger king near you? Their milkshakes are LUSH!!

We do actually, well its a little bit further away but its near

Thanks EA, although we've just looked at our bank balance and we have £35 to last us two weeks, and thats to include paying for my brothers birthday present, our food and petrol, I dont know what we are going to do

I wish we could stop overspending

Ohhhh Som could you be on your way?

Gymfiend I know tell me about it, ive just told him not to promise me aything anymore with regards to that cos they are awlays broken

Awww hugs to your little boy xmas xx