MSE Pregnancy Club 24

gtothec

rjh090384 wrote: »

Congratulations hun. Hope I don't offend but that name is actually pronounced in Gaelic as ri-oh-na. Like Fiona but with an r. It means queen in Gaelic which is very pretty

No I'm not offended. My husband and our families are Irish speakers and Raina is a close to how we say it as I can portray in English.

Have never heard it spoken in the way you describe, but could be down to dialect differences.

Thanks for the congrats!

whowants2brich

Triangle wrote: »

Hi ladies :hello:

Maternity leave is lush

Hope everyone else is good - haven't seen whowants2brich post in a while; if your reading, hope your wife is doing well

Txx

*presses pause on this fast forum*

Hope I'm reading? Yeah, you bet... Though I must admit that I made a fatal flaw about 10 days ago, and fell behind, all this baby shopping and prep work doesn't lend itself to being stuck to a computer for 24 hours a day reading the 250 posts that are written on here by you lot every single day. Well, it feels like that many anyway!

Random fact of the day. Are you ready? Ok, how many of you ladies have been at the same position in the list as the number of weeks that have progressed in your pregnancy? Given how the list goes, not many, I suppose. But we're in week 33 at the moment, and are 33rd in the list! Eek, we're gradually moving up, is quite scary.

The form has been submitted for my wife's employment tribunal claim, will be interesting to see how that goes. Her new boss wants her to work until the day before she drops but appreciates that it might be a bit much, so has suggested working until the week before. Like that will ever happen...

I *think* that aside from a baby monitor of any kind, we're ready for this baby to arrive now. We have everything we need. Aside from some sunshine to help drying all the clothes, I can't believe how depressing this weather is, and that's even before the bank statements arrive!

Now, I have two final requests. 1) Can you all stop pushing out your babies, please, it's moving us up the list far too quickly, and we don't like it... and 2) If you don't manage to stop pushing them out, please can you use names that we don't like, so that they are not in any way tempting for us to use...?

And some quick things that we can confirm:

a) iron supplements are evil!
b) uk spring weather is evil!
c) varicose veins are evil!
d) compression stockings are wonderful!
e) smoking around a pregnant lady is not a good idea (my mum)!
f) brackston hicks are not the same as constipation!
g) unborn babies do respond to hearing the dad's voice, even if it's played via speakerphone on a call while both parents are in the office and supposed to be working hard :beer:
Thank you!

*presses play on this fast forum*

rjh090384

gtothec wrote: »

No I'm not offended. My husband and our families are Irish speakers and Raina is a close to how we say it as I can portray in English.

Have never heard it spoken in the way you describe, but could be down to dialect differences.

Thanks for the congrats!

I'm glad hun didn't want to offend. Guess its all down to who you wre taught by and where you from. Very very pretty name tho. Get a picture up

BB1984

Congratulations Gtothec! :T Lovely name, I do love Irish names

BB x

Miss_Money

whowants2brich :wave: hullo! whatd'ya mean we post to fast?! lmao. i agree iron supplements ARE evil! and i second that the weather is atrocious! bah! ((hugs)) to you and the wife

emsbet

It's still dry here for the moment.

I'm so so tired but I can't lie down or sit still for long as my back and hips are sore. I'm trying to look for a birthing ball in the hope that it will be more comfortable to sit on but I can't find any that are particularly cheap online. Will have a look in Tesco later to see if I can find one cheaper there.

xx

betty101

Hi Ladies,

I haven't posted in ages but I have been lurking in the background and reading every day I haven't read back yet this morn from yesterday so hope no one else has posted this offer - got an e-mail from M&P, they have up to 75% off their Barnaby Buttons range. Not many items too chose from but hopefully someone will get a bargain http://www.mamasandpapas.com/range/barnaby-buttons/5551/?cm_mmc=Email-_-OFFERS-_-OFFERS_MAY_140512_UK-_-BarnabyButtonsInteriors

Hope everyone is keeping well. This thread keeps me sane and gives me a good few giggles too xx

jovichick123

Congrats Gotothec :j Hope you not too sore and enjoying mummy cuddles, lovely name too

Glad you and the missus are ok Whowantstobrich I too agree, the weather is pants

Emsbet Don't have much to add on the baby books however would second what Kitten said about the Gina Ford Contented book, someone bought it me when I had DS and I found it way too rigid... I ended up ignoring the timings she sets out but roughly following the routine as to follow it in its entirity, you would have to have nothing unexpected happen in your life EVER!! Hope you find one that suits

Miss_money Sending labour vibes your way - do you have a triage number you can call if you need a MW despatched?

I started making a list of the things I still need to sort out before baby arrives last night and found out it's longer than I expected This mornings job is to prioritise that list so that nothing gets missed as some of the things on it are just things I would like to do but are not essential..

Managed to inform family last night of baby's definate date of arrival, have now sorted out visits from relatives in London - OH's brother wanted to come up on the 9/10th June but I vetoed that as I might not be out of hospital by that point (although I have every intention of getting out within two days, I appreciate that I can't 'control' it if there are any problems).

(((hugs))) to all who need/want em

Jovi x

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gtothec wrote: »

Well everyone, it was labour after all. Nightmare car journey with killer contractions coming every 3 or 4 minutes. Was in hospital for 11.30, epidural (after 4 attempts) at about 1.30. Sick multiple times on floor, shoes etc due to gas and air.

God invented epidurals! Managed to snooze for about 3 hours, watched pointless, eggheads and great British Menu. Then was told I was 10cm, happy days!

Unfortunately I could not push the baby out so was whipped in to theatre, had spinal block and episiotomy and forceps. Was v scary, but totally worth it.

I had a little girl at 11.15pm, just under 8lbs. We decided to call her R!oghnach which is an Irish name pronounced sort of like Raina.
Am besotted!!

Congrats! Lovely name..

MrsExcited

I am sooooo lazy.

I can't be bothered to do any work!

Someone tell me off please!