MSE pregnancy club II

Welshlassie

jbbonce wrote: »

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my mum is scaring me. She keeps referring to the bump as 'my baby' (as in her baby) and generally acting a bit like Dr May from Eastenders. However, as she is the only person in our families who has shown any inclination to love and/or buy anything for him or her, I am humouring her and am actually grateful.

You sure you're mum isn't my MIL. She has been doing this since the beginning and it has just started getting worse. I corrected her the first few times she did it and it stoped for while, but has started up again in the last few weeks.

Our MW told us the other that whatever you do with your baby can't be wrong, because th ebaby knows no different and will get used to what you do. This has really helped me as I was worried I would do everything wrong.

We are having a mad house clean today so you never know this will bring baby on. Just having a bit of lunch and break before I get back to it.

This pregnancy lark works well for sympathy though, went to the garage to get my tyre sorted, thinking it was a loose value. It turned out I had a nail in it they repaired it and didn't charge me. Fab.

Bargainbabe_2

EDD LIST

Lisamiddle - 2nd July 2007
Sam0mule - 5th July 2007
Twirlypen - 7th July 2007
Smiler34 - 9th July 2007
moneymaker2 - 9th July
janinegr - 15th July 2007
*Louise* - 19th July
Valentine x - 20th July 2007
mercurystar999 - 24th July 2007
Eels100 - 24th July 2007 (via the side door)
Welshlassie - 29 July 2007
Terminally Short Of Cash - 31st July 2007
Kimmy310 - 1 August 2007
KarieBlue - 1 August 2007
Simone2697 - 2 August 2007 (subject to change - scan 11/01/07)
rina-3rd august 2007
Caleo - 7th August
LoopyLouLou - 8 August 2007
spannie1000 - 13th August 2007
Libert23 - 16 August 2007
Katym79 - August 19
Claire Jones - 19 August 2007
ellat257 - 19 August 2007
catalepticdru - 17 August 2007 using Naegele's formula. Though it'll be guaranteed I'll give birth on any day but this one!!
Shortie - 21st August 2007
Justie - 25th August (or 28th depending on which way you calculate it)
saver_sam - 25th August 2007
Dormouse - 28th August
vzzbux - 2nd Sept
lou031205 - 8th September 2007
rachelja - 9th September 2007 (2 wks before dd 4th b'day)
emma_b - 9 September
LizzieAndThomas- 9th September - A GIRL !!!!!
skintio (kate) 16th september 2007
Almost-skint (sammie) - 16th september 2007 - same as you Kate!!
sarahmoon - 11th September (my fourth help!!)
crawli1 - 21st Sept
nickydee5 - 25th Sept 07
Sexyminx82 - 25th Sept 07
SeptemberBaby - 26 September 2007
jojo1978 - 29th September 2007 (2 days after daughters 10th birthday)
Agutka - 30th September 2007
pestcontrol - 30th September 2007
fac73 (Jennifer) - 12th October 2007
casper_la_rue (Caroline) - 13th October 2007
incognito - 14th October 2007
Felicity - 14th October
jtotheb's wife - 24 October 2007 (twins!)
Mazcabs 26th October 2007
THE MIDDLEMAN - 3rd November 2007
izoomzoom - 8 November
Curious George - 9th November
Hopeless Cook (Cazzie) - 9th November
hippychick1 - 15th November
tammyfshr - 1 December 2007
TATOO07 (MY WIFE) - 6th December 2007
Cel - 8th December
kelticangel - 9th December 2007
Ebony - 10th December
helend - 15th December
jbbonce - 16th december (but hoping to keep my legs crossed til jan)
Beakerange - 18th December (unplanned!! and hoping it will come out earlier)
Nikstar - 23rd December!! unplanned i may add.
flis21 - 25th December (Moved again - according to scan!!!)
bumpybecky - 25th December
Suzukibabe - 28th December
becky_sleaf - 28th December
wilf55 (her daughter, Chelsea) - 29 December 2007
Yorkshirechick - 12th January
Sunny Angel- 14th January 2008 (I think!!)
Slapps - 15th Jan 08
Scruffy96uk- 16 Jan 08
chocaholic110 - 27th January 08
Ella_ella_ella - 29th January 08
Melly74 - 17th February 08
Bailey - 22 February 08
PiscesPrincess - 26th February 2008
Ella29 - 27th February 08
3KIDSNOMONEY - 28 February 08 (i think!!)
Dougggie - 2 March 08
Sea78 - 14th March 08 (hah! yeah, right - add on at least 2 more weeks!)

TTC LIST

Daisykate124
Cookiesncream
witchyroo
sjm
Fishcake_random
Lesleydejager
jo_jo
picklesmum
durham_girl
likabu
Bun
RJH090384
jo101
MonkeyLady
Pooky
emptypocketz
JustKeepSwimming
Miss_pink & Mr Pink
Emjem
lilmrsmullen

BIRTH LIST

alm721- Boy William Phillip 04/05/2007 at 12.35am, 7lb 9oz
Becles - Charlotte Jane, 05/05/2007 at 11.39pm, 7lb 3oz
sampainter - Boy Matthew Ian Harvey, 05/05/07 at 11:08am, 7lb 10oz
kennyjosiah(mrs) Girl, Libbie May - 06/05/07 arrived on hubby's birthday - 8lb 4oz (12 days late)
Snaggles - GIRL - Natasha Grace, born 9/5/07, 3.24am, 7lbs
LillieFlower - GIRL - Eve Nadezhda, born 15/05/07 (13 days late!) at 5:38am, 8lb 2oz and absolutely beautiful!
tequilla_slammer2002 - GIRL - Tiger-lily krystaL, BORN 20/05/07 05:07AM, 6lbs 5oz (6 days late!)
Chubacheroo - GIRL - Sofia Marisa - 29th June 2007 11:34pm, 8lb 13oz (5 days late)
jo_b - Boy, Ben, born 07/07/07 @10.14pm, 7ib 5oz, 7 days early
Jenpoptab- Boy, Hayden Arnold born 08.07.07@ 9.32am, 8lb 2.5oz, 9 days OD
Bargainbabe - Girl, Alexis Freya born on 11/7/07 @ 9:30am 8lb 3oz 5 days OD.

PROBABLY GIVEN BIRTH BUT TOO WORN OUT TO LOG ON LIST

angiepanj - 1st May 2007
maralum - 6 May 2007
Bronzesurfer - 08 May 2007
Chef1980uk - 10 May 2007
Lydia.42 - 11th May 2007
Bump – 13 May 2007
dm72 - 14th May 2007
Banana1975 - 14th May 2007
abijanzo - 20th May 2007
garrapata - 23rd May 2007
mrsrsp - 28th May 2007
jocymru- 28th May
George's Mum - 29th May 2007
Morty_007 - 29th May
Lubava - 1 June 2007
Cheapskate - 5 June 2007
Hambrook - 5 June 2007
Karma67 - 5th June 2007
Sophiedb – 8 June 2007
Sav - 15th June 2007
Elliot's mum - 16th June 2007
Katyag - 17th June
famood - 21 June 2007
Hippolyta - 24th June 2007
noodlebutty, (Tricia) - 27th June 2007
Raybells - 28 June 2007
Mrs Steveeeee - 28 June 2007
Lotta Littlies - 29 June 2007
bdpm2003 - 29 June 2007

Claire_Jones_3

An email my mum sent me to check if we are ready for children ( a bit late as I'm already 35+6 weeks pregnant!!:rotfl: )

Follow these 15 simple tests before you decide to have children :
Test 1
Women: To prepare for maternity, put on a dressing gown and stick a beanbag down the front. Leave it there for 9 months. After 9 months remove 10% of the beans.
Men: To prepare for paternity, go to local chemist, tip the contents of your wallet onto the counter and tell the pharmacist to help himself. Then go to the supermarket. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office. Go home. Pick up the newspaper and read it for the last time.

Test 2
Find a couple who are already parents and berate them about their methods of discipline, lack of patience, appallingly low tolerance levels and how they have allowed their children to run wild. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's sleeping habits, toilet training, table manners and overall behaviour.
Enjoy it. It will be the last time in your life that you will have all the answers.

Test 3
To discover how the nights will feel :
1. Walk around the living room from 5pm to 10pm carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 4-6kg, with a radio tuned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly.
2. At 10pm, put the bag down, set the alarm for midnight and go to sleep.
3. Get up at 12am and walk the bag around the living room until 1am
4. Set the alarm for 3am.
5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2am and make a cup of tea.
6. Go to bed at 2.45am.
7. Get up again at 3am when the alarm goes off
8. Sing songs in the dark until 4 am.
9. Put the alarm on for 5am. Get up when it goes off
10. Make breakfast. Keep this up for 5 years. Look cheerful.

Test 4
Dressing small children is not as easy at it seems.
1. Buy a live octopus and a string bag.
2. Attempt to put the octopus into the string bag so that none of the arms hang out.
3. Time allowed for this - all morning.

Test 5
Forget the BMW and buy a practical 5-door saloon. And don't think that you can leave it out on the driveway spotless and shining. Family Cars don't look like that.
1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment.
2. Leave it there.
3. Get a coin. Insert it in the cassette player.
4. Take a family size package of chocolate biscuit mash them into the back seat.
5. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.
6. There! Perfect.

Test 6
Get ready to go out.
1. Wait
2. Go out the front door.
3. Come in again.
4. Go out.
5. Come back in.
6. Go out again.
7. Walk down the front path/driveway.
8. Walk back up it.
9. Walk down it again.
10. Walk very slowly down the road for five minutes.
11. Stop, inspect minutely, and ask at least 6 questions about every piece of used chewing gum, dirty tissue, and dead insect along the way.
12. Retrace your steps.
13. Scream that you have had as much as you can stand until the neighbours come out and stare at you.
14. Give up and go back into the house.
15. You are now just about ready to try taking a small child for a walk.

Test 7
Repeat everything you say at least 5 times.

Test 8
Go the local supermarket. Take with you the nearest thing you can find to a pre-school child. A full-grown goat is excellent. If you intend to have more than one child, take more than one goat.
Buy your week's groceries without letting the goat(s) out of your sight. Pay for everything the goat eats or destroys. Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.

Test 9
1. Hollow out a melon.
2. Make a small hole in the side.
3. Suspend the melon from the ceiling and swing it from side to side
4. Now get a bowl of soggy cornflakes and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon while pretending to be an aeroplane.
5. Continue until half the cornflakes are gone.
6. Tip the rest into your lap, making sure that a lot of it falls on the floor.
7. You are now ready to feed a 12-month-old child.

Test 10
Learn the names of every character from the Fimbles, Barney, Teletubbies and Disney.
Watch nothing else on TV for at least five years.

Test 11
Can you stand the mess children make? To find out:
1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.
2. Hide a fish behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.
3. Stick your fingers in the flower beds then rub them on the clean walls.
4. Cover the stains with crayon.
How does that look?

Test 12
Make a recording of Janet Street-Porter shouting "Mummy" repeatedly.
Important: No more than a four second delay between each "Mummy" - occasional crescendo to the level of a supersonic jet is required.
Play this tape in your car, everywhere you go for the next four years.
You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.

Test 13
Start talking to an adult of your choice. Have someone else continuously tug on your skirt hem/shirt sleeve/elbow while playing the "Mummy" Tape made from Test 12 above. You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.

Test 14
Put on your finest work attire. Pick a day on which you have an important meeting. Now:
1. Take a cup of cream, and put 1 cup lemon juice in it.
2. Stir.
3. Dump half of it on your nice silk shirt.
4. Saturate a towel with the other half of the mixture.
5. Attempt to clean your shirt with the saturated towel.
6. Do NOT change. You have no time.
7. Go directly to work.

Test 15
Go for a drive, but first...
1. Find one large tomcat and six pit bulls.
2. Borrow a child safety seat and put it in the back seat of your car.
3. Put the pit bulls in the front seat of your car.
4. While holding something fragile or delicate, strap the cat into the child seat.
5. For the really adventurous...... Run some errands, remove and replace the cat at each stop.
You are now ready to have kids.

I'm now scared, maybe the idea to have a baby was not one of our best :eek:

knithappens

anyone know of some god websites on TTC, and health in pregnancy, that are more British related, I have found some bu they tend to be American based.

Curious_George_2

Nice post Claire, id say most of that is pretty accurate

scruffy96uk

Hello and welcome Sunny Angel, you have just jumped in ahead of me on the list!!

Congrats to Bargainbabe, hope you and Alexis are well.

Dormouse

Curious_George wrote: »

Nice post Claire, id say most of that is pretty accurate

I'd say all of it is pretty accurate :cool: especially the taking the goat shopping and strapping the cat into the car seat :rotfl:

Congratulations to Bargainbabe!

scruffy96uk

Right girlies this might sound like a silly question but it is bugging me!!
How many of you didn't put on much weight in the first 3 1/2 months? Is it normal not to? I know there is no such thing as normal coz everyone is different!!

TIA

alison6692

Hiya

I am Alison. TTCing for nearly 2 years ( quite happy to pass on my worldly TTCing Tips ) - I am pregnant with our first baby ( I had a miscarriage earlier in the year) - So this a long awaited and very precious baby. We are keeping everything crossed.

Alison x

EDD LIST

Lisamiddle - 2nd July 2007
Sam0mule - 5th July 2007
Twirlypen - 7th July 2007
Smiler34 - 9th July 2007
moneymaker2 - 9th July
janinegr - 15th July 2007
*Louise* - 19th July
Valentine x - 20th July 2007
mercurystar999 - 24th July 2007
Eels100 - 24th July 2007 (via the side door)
Welshlassie - 29 July 2007
Terminally Short Of Cash - 31st July 2007
Kimmy310 - 1 August 2007
KarieBlue - 1 August 2007
Simone2697 - 2 August 2007 (subject to change - scan 11/01/07)
rina-3rd august 2007
Caleo - 7th August
LoopyLouLou - 8 August 2007
spannie1000 - 13th August 2007
Libert23 - 16 August 2007
Katym79 - August 19
Claire Jones - 19 August 2007
ellat257 - 19 August 2007
catalepticdru - 17 August 2007 using Naegele's formula. Though it'll be guaranteed I'll give birth on any day but this one!!
Shortie - 21st August 2007
Justie - 25th August (or 28th depending on which way you calculate it)
saver_sam - 25th August 2007
Dormouse - 28th August
vzzbux - 2nd Sept
lou031205 - 8th September 2007
rachelja - 9th September 2007 (2 wks before dd 4th b'day)
emma_b - 9 September
LizzieAndThomas- 9th September - A GIRL !!!!!
skintio (kate) 16th september 2007
Almost-skint (sammie) - 16th september 2007 - same as you Kate!!
sarahmoon - 11th September (my fourth help!!)
crawli1 - 21st Sept
nickydee5 - 25th Sept 07
Sexyminx82 - 25th Sept 07
SeptemberBaby - 26 September 2007
jojo1978 - 29th September 2007 (2 days after daughters 10th birthday)
Agutka - 30th September 2007
pestcontrol - 30th September 2007
fac73 (Jennifer) - 12th October 2007
casper_la_rue (Caroline) - 13th October 2007
incognito - 14th October 2007
Felicity - 14th October
jtotheb's wife - 24 October 2007 (twins!)
Mazcabs 26th October 2007
THE MIDDLEMAN - 3rd November 2007
izoomzoom - 8 November
Curious George - 9th November
Hopeless Cook (Cazzie) - 9th November
hippychick1 - 15th November
tammyfshr - 1 December 2007
TATOO07 (MY WIFE) - 6th December 2007
Cel - 8th December
kelticangel - 9th December 2007
Ebony - 10th December
helend - 15th December
jbbonce - 16th december (but hoping to keep my legs crossed til jan)
Beakerange - 18th December (unplanned!! and hoping it will come out earlier)
Nikstar - 23rd December!! unplanned i may add.
flis21 - 25th December (Moved again - according to scan!!!)
bumpybecky - 25th December
Suzukibabe - 28th December
becky_sleaf - 28th December
wilf55 (her daughter, Chelsea) - 29 December 2007
Yorkshirechick - 12th January
Sunny Angel- 14th January 2008 (I think!!)
Slapps - 15th Jan 08
Scruffy96uk- 16 Jan 08
chocaholic110 - 27th January 08
Ella_ella_ella - 29th January 08
Melly74 - 17th February 08
Bailey - 22 February 08
PiscesPrincess - 26th February 2008
Ella29 - 27th February 08
alison6692 - 27th February
3KIDSNOMONEY - 28 February 08 (i think!!)
Dougggie - 2 March 08
Sea78 - 14th March 08 (hah! yeah, right - add on at least 2 more weeks!)

TTC LIST

Daisykate124
Cookiesncream
witchyroo
sjm
Fishcake_random
Lesleydejager
jo_jo
picklesmum
durham_girl
likabu
Bun
RJH090384
jo101
MonkeyLady
Pooky
emptypocketz
JustKeepSwimming
Miss_pink & Mr Pink
Emjem
lilmrsmullen

BIRTH LIST

alm721- Boy William Phillip 04/05/2007 at 12.35am, 7lb 9oz
Becles - Charlotte Jane, 05/05/2007 at 11.39pm, 7lb 3oz
sampainter - Boy Matthew Ian Harvey, 05/05/07 at 11:08am, 7lb 10oz
kennyjosiah(mrs) Girl, Libbie May - 06/05/07 arrived on hubby's birthday - 8lb 4oz (12 days late)
Snaggles - GIRL - Natasha Grace, born 9/5/07, 3.24am, 7lbs
LillieFlower - GIRL - Eve Nadezhda, born 15/05/07 (13 days late!) at 5:38am, 8lb 2oz and absolutely beautiful!
tequilla_slammer2002 - GIRL - Tiger-lily krystaL, BORN 20/05/07 05:07AM, 6lbs 5oz (6 days late!)
Chubacheroo - GIRL - Sofia Marisa - 29th June 2007 11:34pm, 8lb 13oz (5 days late)
jo_b - Boy, Ben, born 07/07/07 @10.14pm, 7ib 5oz, 7 days early
Jenpoptab- Boy, Hayden Arnold born 08.07.07@ 9.32am, 8lb 2.5oz, 9 days OD
Bargainbabe - Girl, Alexis Freya born on 11/7/07 @ 9:30am 8lb 3oz 5 days OD.

PROBABLY GIVEN BIRTH BUT TOO WORN OUT TO LOG ON LIST

angiepanj - 1st May 2007
maralum - 6 May 2007
Bronzesurfer - 08 May 2007
Chef1980uk - 10 May 2007
Lydia.42 - 11th May 2007
Bump – 13 May 2007
dm72 - 14th May 2007
Banana1975 - 14th May 2007
abijanzo - 20th May 2007
garrapata - 23rd May 2007
mrsrsp - 28th May 2007
jocymru- 28th May
George's Mum - 29th May 2007
Morty_007 - 29th May
Lubava - 1 June 2007
Cheapskate - 5 June 2007
Hambrook - 5 June 2007
Karma67 - 5th June 2007
Sophiedb – 8 June 2007
Sav - 15th June 2007
Elliot's mum - 16th June 2007
Katyag - 17th June
famood - 21 June 2007
Hippolyta - 24th June 2007
noodlebutty, (Tricia) - 27th June 2007
Raybells - 28 June 2007
Mrs Steveeeee - 28 June 2007
Lotta Littlies - 29 June 2007
bdpm2003 - 29 June 2007

alison6692

Hiya

I am looking for any inspiration or words of wisdom on morning sickness.

I am about 8 1/2 weeks. I have been suffering from all day nausea ( with no vomitting ). I have been signed off from the Doctor as I am unable to work as the nausea is persistant.

I am currently trying high dose vitamin B6 and high dose ginger - with some effect although today has been a bad day and the wretching has been particularly terrible and I seem to have pulled a muscle in my stomach which is quite painful.

I also take homeopathic - nov. vomica but I don't think this does much.

I have paid for private accupuncture and felt no different after.

I have also tried sea bands, ginger (which now makes me vomit), sucking sweets, coca cola dry biscuits.

I am desperate as I am unable to leave the house as I am wretching so much. I can't drive as this increases the nausea.

My GP is reluctant to prescribe anti-emetics as there is little research on the use of then and pregnancy.

I am eager to hear any words of wisdom.

Thanks

Alison x