MSE Pregnancy Club 24

fluffnutter

Thanks for all your kind words about things starting to move for me. Unfortunately I think I'd just pissed myself a bit with the excitement of doing the washing up

Myatt

emsbet wrote: »

:wave: congratulations and welcome to the thread. I've added you to the list above

You'll find lots of advice and friendly ears here.

xx

Do i need to do anything to join this board .I am 17weeks pregnant with our 1st baby who is due on 1st Dec.Many thanks:)

little_miss_moneysaver_3

Morning all
Hope everyone is ok. I'm 28weeks today :eek: cannot believe I'm 45 on the list, I was 60 like.....yesterday! Emsbet are you sure you've not made a mistake?
I'm very stiff today so will attempt a relaxed day.was very busy yesterday as had big deliveries of food and my new wheelchair came My sister and two kids and my bf who is due a week tomorrow and her OH came for dinner. Was shattered by the end, but a lovely, lovely day. My friend has been given loads of clothes so she bought round lots of baby grows etc too for me so that was lovely.

Fluff I know the washing up is too exciting! although I might use that as a good excuse not to do anymore lol.
Rebekah like Kitten said is there a launderette nearby? Can't remember if you drive, but maybe drop it in on your way to appt and pick it up on the way back? Sounds like a nightmare at this late stage, especially as no one around to help. Hope you're appt goes well big hugs
Snowywelcome if I remember rightly at 24 weeks I was still having days of little movement. I was a bit slow to start feeling him move anyway. I'm on codeine now, small dose only which I don't like taking really for bubba and it doesn't slow him down. I don't know how regular you can feel bubba if it is everyday so it could be a lazy day yday? Speak to you midwife probably is the best bet.
Mrs E I've started my super stockpile of dried goods. No1 TEABAGS!!! Hehe or coffee if you're a coffee drinker, maybe some UHT milk as a back up? In my larder I have.... Tinned toms, packets of couscous (you can get these v. Cheap on approved foods, got delivery yday 12 puts for £1), tinned veg inc baked beans, fray bentos (?so) pies, 10kgs pasta, 8kgs spag, couple kilos rice, straight to wok noodles (app food bargain), jars of pasta sauces, curry sauce etc to make quick meals with, loads of lentils, bread mixes so I can throw them in the bread maker if run out of bread. Crackers/ryvitas as a snacky thing. Also have a new bottle of oil, salt and mixed herbs
Household goods etc wise I've got; 60 dishwasher tablets, loads of washing powder, stocking up on toilet roll still, kitchen roll, think have 12 bottles of shower gel each, few bottles of shampoo, 8hair gels for OH, 5-6 deodorants each, 6 toothpastes and spare toothbrush heads. I've got it all written in a list. I've kinda got a list of how many I want before my official mat leave begins as once I'm on SMP I don't want to be worrying about running out of shower gel etc. can you tell I've been off since 19weeks?
Little Moog I do the same, freeze mash or boiled spuds and veg. Great time saver
Kitten if you go over to the grocery challenge there's lots of recipes for batch cooking/freezing. A few will freeze cooked pasta/spag with meat sauce so it's like a ready meal. Someone also freezes cooked rice, but I know a lot of ppl that wouldn't risk it.
RJH also looking forward to that curry recipe, sounds yummy!
Wow all that talk of food is getting me hungry. Is it wrong I'm fancying the leftover banoffee pie from last night!

Big labour vibes to the boldies and hugs to all that need them xxxx

divorcingjack

Sorry for the moan everyone, feeling really overwrought today.

WHY are my boobs so bloody enormous! New bras just arrived, 3 cup sizes up from my normal and I am overspilling everywhere!! I am feeling massive and wobbly today

AND it's raining. AND cold. AND I don't have a car so I can't go and buy myself crisps. :mad:

And WHY does attending weddings cost such a bloody fortune?!

Stupid everything.

*rant over*

mishkanorman

im gonna add to the tales of woe, im having the worst week !

the TV in my room has broken, we only purchased it in Aug last year :mad:

As those on facebook will have seen i managed to put the washing machine on a 60 degree wash for a handful of items that should have been a quick wash - it took 3 hours :mad: and ran all the colours.

We attended a meeting for my eldest son yesterday regarding his education and its seeming pretty likely he has some kind of autistic spectrum disorder which was just heartbreaking thinking of how judged and how tough his life is going to be

We all got soaked on the way to school this morning, now the only pair of shoes and trousers that fit me are squelchy wet, put the heating on to dry them which led to,

( lastly) the carbon monoxide alarm just went off and im now sat feeling pretty rank so looks like our boiler is fooked - im going to go with my first instinct of going back to bed for the rest of the day

hope you are all doing better than me !

Kitten_Pie

Big squishy hugs DJ

Kitten_Pie

and hugs to you mishkanorman bed sounds like the most sensible option (as long as boiler is now safe)

ladylegs

It never opened up past 3cm in 48 hours - with 40 hours at 5 mins apart and a medicalised horrid labour which failed to take into account my birth plan.
I am still very angry with the hospital and being caught up in the system and not myself for "failing to progress" yet again.
I never had much control over my experience so to give the best advice I can to you...
Stay at home as long as possible as the stress of being in the medical environment may slow things down - it did for me.
AND make sure your birth plan is VISIBLE and don't be swayed down a path you are not comfortable with. I wanted a waterbirth VBAC and was refused despite being assured I would get it at all my prenatal appointments. I ended up with the emergency c-section and lots of drugs and interventions.


Remain IN CONTROL - It is your body after all - don't be all polite and let the professionals take over. Always listen to your instinct.

And to the really really good bit....:D

Joel Thomas born 10.09am 15 June weighing 9lb 1oz:A:j


Best of luck to you all and I will lurk every now and again.;)

ferrety

Hi divorcingjack,
you rant away it seems to be one of those days. My boobs were already huge and now are bigger still so know that feeling as i have never liked them anyway.
Hope your day gets better.

Mishkanorman sounds like going back to bed might be best, rest and forget about it all for a few hrs.

((hugs)) to you both and anyone else who needs it

Congratulations Ladylegs enjoy your cuddles

dizsiebubba

Wow ladylegs thats a big baby! congrats x