++Due July 2008++

Heya everyone...

how are you all? its so hot 2day, that hot you wouldnt have to sleep in any blankets.

Well i went for a scan (wednesday just gone) just to check my dates, anyway the scan reckons im due on the 8th of July,here i was thinking the 12th, but scans arent always right so i reckon somewhere between the 8th and 12th it will come lol, i do hope baby will come early.

Even though this is my 3rd pregnancy, i was so happy to see my lil fetus on the screen, everything looked well, so thats good.

Well you all take care...

Luff Nat

Hi everyone. Back to work today!

Im going in to check out maternity pants today as Im starting to get very uncomfortable.

Question: Does anyone have a Bicornuate Uterus?? I just found out last week I have one and so my pregnancy is now high risk and I get a specialist, from what I can work out it means my uterus is cut in half and baby only has half as much room to move around in.

Thanks ladies

yes they do have parking there Blondy so thats all good small world! DHs parents have a beach house at Langs too we normally go to that beach rather than Mangawhai more shade with the trees yeah its great living up this way moved up 5 years ago from Auckland

Good idea will stick to Parnell

I totally need some maternity pants!!! mine are getting so uncomfortable!

Memories I remember when I was younger sitting in the back of my parents van on a couch (couldnt do that these days!!!) going along the windy gravel roads to our summer holidays in Waipu Cove such a great place for kids.....Im hoping our little one will join the nippers at the local surf club. We were at Langs on saturday watching heaps of young people do surf life saving training was really neat (Man got our kids life planned out already!!!! LOL!)

Hi all
I hate Mondays!

Spicey - I think you were talking about pants - I'd definitely try Egg. They have some black D ring pants that I'm planning on getting when I need longer trousers. I've found PP and JK quite disappointing for range - they are all leftovers from summer! I tried on some medium black pants in PP and they were HUGE - tried on small and couldn't get them over my thigh. Weird! JK has really comfy black cotton 3/4 pants which are fairly casual but have had to become work pants.

I went fabric shopping on the weekend and have made my first skirt. It is so nice to wear clothes that are "me". My mother only had two maternity sacks the whole time she was pregnant with my little sister - I have no idea how she coped. My mood felt much better this morning putting on a nice skirt!

Kye - I'd ring the ultrasound place and talk to them. They can probably advise you on local road closures. Just don't drink much first, as someone else said. Nothing worse than being stuck in traffic and desperately needing to pee!

Only woke up 5 times last night. It's amazing how your body adapts to being sleep deprived (scary, actually) but I'd love to get back to being a once a night waker. It is taking its toll - moody, exhausted, tearful - usally in the space of 5 minutes. As my sister patronisingly says, it's good preparation for having a baby. My baby better not wake up 5 times a night though!

Blondy, you're right about Green Bay CH for the yoga. Details are not my strong point when sleep deprived - watch out for my posts after bubs is born!

Better get back to work!

LOL at all this talk about Waipu Cove, Willie's mum is from Waipu and my girls have a part share in a tribal land plot up there

I had a super comfy pair of black pinstripe JK bootlegs when I was preg with the gremlins, they even fitted me right up to full term when I was ginormous, they were part of the winter range but I saw some the same in the outlet store at Dressmart a few weeks ago.

Went to visit a friend today who's wee boy was born at 24 weeks, last time I saw him he was in NICU and he was tiny, now he's four and a half months and still tiny but sooo much bigger than he was and soooo cute!

Seeing the midwife tomorrow.

Hi ladies

sounds like were going to have to do a waipu cove / langs / mangawhai ohbaby beach catch up at some stage lol!

Just got home from auckland buggered now but totally on top of the world! was so nervous but got there traffic was fine and scan went really really well got heaps of pics and dvd! I asked the scanner if he could tell the sex as I heard that he was very good at detecting it early and he recons its a boy! pretty cool so DH is stoked! have 1 in 6000 chance of downs so pretty low so stoked about that.....I think its finally sinking in now that Im actually having a baby after the mc went out for indian after with the inlaws they are stoked

time to tell the boss tomorrow!

How did your ob go spicy?

Kye that is all great news, you must be so relieved and pleased.

We had a big Saturday out and abouting, went to Pumpkin Patch up in Reading and I agree their maternity selection was pretty limited but again they are selling off all the odds and ends here too. Couldnt find any jeans, they had the ones with the massive elastic but at 15 weeks I dont think my wee belly is quite there yet! Got some nice black cargo pants though, with the elastic sides and buttons so they can be adjusted, should see me thru a fair while I'd guess. Need some jeans too though me thinks. Tops are not too bad as knit ones a size up seem to fit fine and make bump look impressive, tried on a maternity top and it hid it - wasnt impressed I love my bump!!!!!

Then walked for what seemed MILES and MILES to Babies R Us and played with all the various strollers, think we like this set up the best as we will have to keep the stroller down stairs (we live on third floor no lift) in the car boot or in the garage and it comes with a carrier car seat thing plus a sleeping carrier, so my theory is I can get bubs ready and bundled into either the car seat or the sleeping thingy and get down the stairs and then clip them into the stroller and off we go.

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Product.aspx/bruorfindusing/bruazofbrands/brutravelgraco/725773

Phew hard work just thinking about the logistics.

My parents are getting ready to come over here for a year or two, I'm equal parts excited and worried, it will be great for them to be able to be part of baby's first few years but we have lived 5 years with no family close and are very unused to family obligations and pressure. We exist very much as a couple and are a bit set in our ways, having parents around expecting things from us will be hard to get used to. That sounds really ungreatful doesnt it, in some ways it will be wonderful and will shut me up from wanted to come home all the time but I forsee a little bit of stress also. They say they want to experience Europe etc and wont be in our pockets so fingers crossed it all works out for the best. Poor DH is terrified they are going to invade his life lol.

Hope everyone has had a good start to the week x


Edited by kiwikid

Hi everyone,
Thought it was about time to introduce myself !
Im expecting a baby in July am nearly 14 weeks . I have had a really hard time trying to find a midwife, have tried everyone local in the phone book, at this stage looks like im just going to have to have hospital visits for scans and then have who ever is working when babys born
Other than that everything has been going ok still pretty sick tho hopefuly not for long !!

Kels

Blondy - I have an OiOi nappy bag, I heart it, it is one of my fave baby items. I was given it as a leaving present when I went on maternity leave with the gremlins and 18 mths later it's still in excellent condition despite being used all the time.

Kiwikid - I know what you mean about family, mine all up and left me for Oz when I was 18 and much as I love going to stay with them and having them come and stay here I also love my independence. It would be nice to have grandparents around as ready made babysitters tho!

Chonni - Your midwife shouldn't be telling you off for ringing her! Maybe she isn't used to dealing with twins, things can be a bit more complicated. Mine was brilliant but my OB was a bit of a grump, he complained about having to come up to the hospital to see me when I had a false labour at 26 weeks, and I was like WTF, this is what I pay you for!?!

Midwife this morning. Nervous coz I weighed myself and have put on 4kg since start of pregnancy and I really can't afford to put on any weight