***** Tuesday 3rd Tri Ladies *****

Morning all

Baby out vibes to Meggy and anyone else that wants them.

Not feeling great here, been lying awake most of the night and got up feeling really sick again - dont you love these random MS comebacks? Just glad to have made it to 30 weeks today, another milestone to cross off.

My mum called last night to say she has shingles so is staying well away from me for a bit, she's been feeling ill for a while and I've had chicken pox already but a friend of mine had it 3 times!

Hope all are ok x

30+0

Morning, Been more of a lurker recently, but I'm back now! I was the same last night Pip, just could NOT sleep so ended up listening to my Ipod for distraction. R has already had 2 tantrums this morning and H has disappeared for a run. 

I've got HV coming over at 12.00 to say Hi before baby arrives, and then I'm off to Poole for my BP check, so fingers crossed it's ok (it was on Sunday). Apart from that I've been in a foul mood and crying alot and I feel like a complete nutter. My poor husband even apologised for sitting next to me on the sofa in case it annoyed me. My mum is now out of hospital and is doing well a week after her back op which is great, but it's my Auntie Barbara's funeral tomorrow and I can't go but I shall probably go down the beach for a stroll instead.

Hope everyone else managed to get some sleep and is in a better mood than me. Baby out vibes for Peach and Meggy.\

Gem x

Morning everyone,

Pip- Sorry you haven't slept much and don't feel well. MS must be awful and its not fair for it to spring back up again. Hope its short lived

I haven't slept much either, as usual. I'm really at the end of my tether with it, I need some rest before the baby comes. I've not been sleeping much for 16 weeks now[:'(] I'm going to try and finish my birth plan and pack my hospital bags (me + baby) and homebirth box of bits today. I was thinking in bed last night of something crucial I've completely overlooked, but I can't begin to think what it is now!

Also going to start raspberry leaf tea caspsules- are any of you taking these? how much do you take?

Baby out vibes for Meggy +++

wiggle 35+6

Morning Pip and everyone else who comes by later.

Pip - Sorry you had a bad night, im glad im not the only one who has odd spouts of MS, they are fabulous arent they?

Im 30 wks on Friday, this week seems to have dragged on and on and on.

Your poor mum, shingles is awful. Best thing for you to stay away, it will be hard if you see your mum often but best for you and pipetta. A work collegue got shingles when I was pregnant with B and I have NEVER had chicken pox, so I had to have blood tests and it came back I had anti-bodies for chicken pox, so it meant I could still go into work but had to sit at the other end of the office.

Hope you can get a nap in somewhere today.

AFM - I feel like the worse wife in the world, my H came home last night from work and he passed a comment that made me see red, that was it then he couldnt do anything right. He was in a picky mood anyway, so was making comments about what I had made him for tea (hes a chef, so always has a comment about it, but if he cooked tea once in a while then he would have the right to pass comments)  then he moaned about the dishes on the side. I could have exploded with anger, I was so tired and had been on my feet all day, I had made our tea and tea for tonight also, tidied the house even though my SPD was playing up. I have had to swallow my pride this morning and apologise to him for being a bit over the top.

Pregnancy wise, been suffering from more visual migraines recently,(typical, seeing I told my consultant that they had stopped) im hoping they will start to subside as they are awful and always gets me worried. I just worry that when I feel faint it may actually happen and I may faint.

Biscuit has been moving constantly and had hiccups yesterday.

Hope you all have a good day, baby out vibes to Meggy and anyone else who needs them

Zoe

29+4 

Morning all!

Pip - congratulations on your 30 week 'birthday' today.  It feels great to get each week crossed off, doesn't it?  Sorry to hear you are suffering again with the MS - hope it passes quickly.

Mrs Sweetapple - hope your appt goes OK later, stay down BP vibes for you!  Sorry you're feeling hormonal/nutter-like - I go through phases like that too and it's just the pits especially when you see your poor husband looking totally confused as to why he's being shouted at this time!

Baby out vibes for Peach and Meggy, hope you are both well underway by now.

AFM - haven't been on for a few days so will update on my weekend.  We had our second antenatal class on Friday  evening, it was much more full on than the first one and spent a long time talking about labour, good positions for easing things along, what to do when labour starts and so on and so forth.  We had a lovely relaxation session at the end though, although next time I'll sit on a chair/floor rather than the birth ball as I nearly fell off I was so relaxed!  Really beginning to feel that we are getting a bond between us (especially the girls) which is really nice.  This week's session is on birth which I think all of us are a bit nervous of! 

Over the weekend we went buggy shopping again and I think we've decided on the Babystyle Oyster, just need to try and get a competitive price now.  Also I made MrSC watch the BFing DVD that my MW gave me with me on Sat night, poor dear was a bit shellshocked by all the nipple action and I had to explain to him that they were only so exposed in the DVD because they were showing how to do it and were in their own homes, and that if we had visitors/were out somewhere I wouldn't be wapping my whole boob out of my top to feed!

Oh and I'm going through another knackered/hungry phase at the moment which is horrible, I want to eat all the time (I'm hungry now and had a large bowl of porridge for brekkie an hour and a half ago!) and also feel so tired that I may do someone an injury.  Must try to go to bed at 9ish tonight in an effort to catch up.  Bah!

28+5

Sorry wiggle and zoe, missed you there!

Wiggle - the not sleeping thing is so horrible, I do sleep but feel like I haven't after if you see what I mean?  Well done you for getting organised, I'm sure we will all forget some things from our list but if you're at home it's not quite so crucial is it?

zoe - don't beat yourself up too much, the hormones make us crazy sometimes and it doesn't sound like your H is helping all that much with his comments.  Hope you feel better soon x

Wiggle Giggle - I'm taking RLT capsules, started at 34 weeks on 1 capsule a day and now taking 2 a day, there is a guide on the BTwiki, that's what I'm following at the moment. As for sleep no idea what to suggest to help, I'm suffering the same. I think if i could stay still long enough I'd drop off!

Zoe - Boo to your H for moaning at you after all you'd done. I hope the migraines do subside for you, there is nothing worse. Hope you have a better day today and get some rest.

Space Cadet - Really laughed at you nearly falling off the ball, that's something that would happen to me!! Sounds like the antenatal classes are going well. I watched the BF DVD the other day too, thought it was really good and then H made me turn it off as a friend popped over, and like your H he was a bit embaressed(sp) by the full on booby show haha.

Gem x

Missed you there Sweetapple and Wiggle

Sweetapple - sorry your not sleeping well. Good news about your mum hope her recovery is good.

Wiggle - Againf sorry your finding it hard to sleep

SC - Am so jealous, you ante-natal classes sound great, far better than mine, are they NHS?  I must admit, I cant believe how much im eating right now, especially in the evenings, its constant, on sunday I had a roast then an hour later I was eating toast, oranges, apples, grapes, crisps and other munchies. Its awful.

Morning all

I seem to have been hit by insomnia After being able to sleep very easily in this pregnancy its suddenly hit me quite badly. I'm sure it will pass soon though. 

I also ended up having a row with my stepmum and sister last night. It stems from a a long boring story which I have posted over on The Deadwood, I have sorted things out with her for now but I'm cross with my sister for sticking her nose in it really had nothing to do with her...especially via the medium of text that makes me so angry, if you've got something you want to say just call me FFS.

Wiggle giggle I'm taking Raspberry leaf tablets, I'm currently taking 2x750mg a day but will up it to 3 when I get closer to my due date. I'm also taking Evening Primrose oil as that is supposed to contain prostogladins that help the cervix to ripen. All being done in the hope that it will make my labour easier

Right I'm off, the hunt are meeting in a village a couple of miles away so I'm going over with a friend to see it. Then its continuing with operation 'field' I got 3 full barrows of horsepoo off it on Sunday, yesterday I got another 5 and I've only cleared about 1/3rd of it I think I prefer it when it was all covered in snow. 

I really, really should pack my hospital bag

WW 37+1 

Good morning all...I'm making the most of my tea break from sorting the study/nursery to come on here.

Pip - God well soon to you mum, I've had Shingles and it's the pits. Yay for reaching 30 wks, it's nice to tick those milestones off! Hope the MS goes. x

Mrs Sweetapple - Sorry to hear you're having a hard time. Hope the sleep returns and the foul mood goes so you can enjoy the last few weeks. 

Wiggle - Hope you get some sleep too. If I wake up from 3am onwards, that's me for the day and it makes for a not very nice person to live with, or be in fact. x

Zoe - Hope the headaches stop, they don't sound nice at all. I can totally sympathise with the seeing red thing, it's taking all my might at the moment not let rip at my H, he only got a reprive today as he's going to the repatriation of someone he works with, so he's having a hard enough time as it is. 

SC_99 - Glad your antenatal classes are going well. Seems like you're starting to get everything organised.

And, me - I really need to snap out of this mood I'm in. Whilst everything pregnancy related is going ok, and baby is fine I'm just sick to the hind teeth of keeping going quite frankly.  I can't even bring myself to talk to my husband about it as it'll only end in a 'I can't do anything right' attitude from him, and me feeling even less supported. I'm actually looking forward to him going on this bloody course that he's so excited about so I can just get on with things and not have to rely on and get let down by him!!!

Going to try and speak to mw again today about possibility of homebirth. M is at preschool till 3, so I'm going to stick the radio on and spend the day sorting baby stuff. Tomorrow I will try and not having something to moan about...that'll be nice! :-)

Have a good day everyone.

Amy 32+3

Hi WW - Sounds like you're having a bad one too, must be something in the water at the moment. At least you're of to a hunt meet, I miss those. Didn't know that about Evening Primrose, will give that a go...anything to help me out!!

Good luck with the horse poop and getting your bag packed.

Aims - See it's definatley something in the water, seems none of us are having a good time at the mo. Hope you start feeling a bit better, although it's difficult when you have an H that just winds you up! Hope you have positive outcome from seeing the midwife

Gem x

morning all!

Baby out vibes to MEggy, and anyone else who needs them!

Pip - sorry to hear that your mum has shingles, but better safe than sorry so it is prob best to stay away. Hope the MS is shortlived and only a wee bout today

Mrs SA - sorry to hear that you are missing your aunt's funeral i know what you mean about being in a foul mood, i just have to keep catching myself on that its hormones before I start running around like a banshee!

WG - really hope you get some rest I don't know about raspberry leaf tea - what is is supposed to do??

zoe - i know what you mean about time starting to drag.... well done on apologising to H - i think I would have had more of a go if i were you! Also, hope the visual migraines stop soon

SC99 - good to hear your antenatal classes are going well. we only get 2 classes in total over here! at your H's reaction to BF - its funny how men can take things so literally sometimes!

WW - hope things sort itself out with stepmum and sister i'm not on DW so don't know the full ins and outs, but its never nice to have a family argument hanging over you.

aims - sounds like you are having a tough time of it, but you know that we ladies are always here!

AFM - talked to H last night about his work schedule, and looks like he will miss one of our antenatal classes. we only get 2 over here, so its a big deal. My mum has said that she will go with me to that one, so I guess thats good that i'll not be on my own. He is going to athens for 4 days next week, then hungary again for 3 days start of feb, and then still has to go to Dubai as well before baby is due....... Its just the distance that he will be away that I don't like. With living in NI, it also means 2 flights going via London so would take him longer getting home if this one decides to put in an early appearance!

I have also been hit with the sleeping badly bug! i seem to wake up and then the slightest thing will frustrate me and stop me getting back to sleep - last night it was H breathing heavily! Then when he got up this morning he had a go at ME about keeping him awake with snoring! Also my hip is playing up quite badly, but hopefully have an easy day in work today.

Lish (31+5)

To those who have asked - they are NCT classes, we're not doing the NHS ones because it was too tricky for MrSC to try and get the time off work.  Fridays at 7:30-9:30pm is a bit of a challenge after a full working week though!  There's 8 in total so another 6 to go, by the end I hope we'll be bonded through the sheer horror of her showing us fake pelvises and pushing footballs through them and the like :weep:

The List

Watch your name creep to the top! 

If you want adding or updating, just let me know.

The Overdue Bench:

Peach: 13th January

 Mrs Meggy Winehouse (PP **Pip**): 17th January 

Congratulations!!:

F10na 

kmw 

Goldfish 

Littlemisshopeful 

Ball 

Queen Gotcha 

Zooneycat 

Loubielou 

Busy Bee 

Bones 

Happy Due Date:

Good Luck! (C-section and induction):

Loulou: 28th January (planned c-section 15th January)  

Due Date List:

kwango: 21st January

Tabs: 6th February

Wodger Woo: 8th February

Starstruck (PP Snowball): 10th February

Mrs Sweetapple: 20th February

mrsJKN: 24th February

Mrshwl: 1st March

Digitalskittles: 5th March

*Pebbles* 10th March

*aims*: 13th March

Disney: 18th March

Lea8: 18th March (PP: Purple Pixie)

Cazzabob: 18th March

Lishdesigns: 19th March

Mrs VickyLouLou: 23rd March

Whisper: 23rd March

Charlie Daisy: 25th March (PP Goldfish)

Twiglet Girl: 26th March 

Pip: 30th March (PP Meggy Winehouse)

Mozarella: 31st March

Zoe: 2nd April (PP BobbysGirl aka EmmaS)

maddyt: 3rd April

SuzieSuz: 5th April

Spacecadet_99: 8th April (PP Spring)

Snowball : 13th April (Starstruck)

Morning all

Sorry no personals from me today as I'm off out in a minute (but will try and pop back on this afternoon and do them).

Hope all of you who haven't had a good nights sleep manage to get some rest today   I seem to manage one nights good sleep to three nights bad at the moment.  Guess it's just practice for when the babies arrive

Baby out vibes to Meggy and Peach! xx

PS - CharlieDaisy could you add me to the list?  I'm due on the 21st Jan.  Thanks.