Due July 2012 Thread

I agree Mink, haven't left the house all week and OH has a really busy week in work and has worked late every night so I feel like I'm going mad. I'm really teary today. It's also looking at all the jobs That need to be done, but I can't!

I said last night that the baby was doing back spins, like u wld on the dance floor because I was feeling the movement all over. The only good thing about being off is being able to feel so much more movement than I normally wld during the day.

Yeah I've been heatwraps and taking long showers as opposed to baths. Don't think I'd be able to get out on my own!

I have back problems since I was a teenager and fell off a horse, so I was minding myself. It was the two hours sitting in the car in Saturday and Sunday that did it for me. Car seats are the worse for bad backs.
If u do alot of driving mink or sit in a car for a long time, it's worth getting a wedge cushion. Helps elevate your hips because all car seats slope down at the back.

Mink wrote: »

Baby is very active yesterday and today. Think I felt a big lumpy head slide across my belly the other evening, I keep getting a fright when he does big freaky movements.

I jumped about a foot in bed last night! I actually yelped!!!

silly wrote: »

notsobusy wrote: »

I jumped about a foot in bed last night! I actually yelped!!!

aparently i moan in my sleep when baby moves..

Isn't it going to be wierd not having those movements when baby arrives. Some of those kicks and punches are so strong tho, I can't believe it.

Have to stop watching Portland babies on discovery...I'm addicted and considering moving to London so one of those midwives can deliver my baby. But you definately won't see me on my own version of 19 kids and counting, as easy as the duggars make it look, I just watch wondering how she carried and have birth to all those kids!
I need to change the channel!

Had second antenatal class this eveing: fire alarm went off and we all had to go and stand out in the cold :mad: and i was not feeling well as it was.

I am officially in a foul foul mood :mad:

first day in about a month im not up early and baby zoe seems to have done the full routine to fame, then found it a bit winding and got the hic ups for half an hour !

Names are so hard to agree on Javagal knows that Zoe is also top of our list but we are waiting to see if she feels like a Zoe when she arrives or the other names on our list and that she is def a girl

Jonah is a nice name I like it! Our boys name generally made people laugh or look at us funny when we told them but after an hour or so grew on them It still remained top of our list & if we manage to have another & it's a boy...it will go nicely with Zoe if we stick to that & the others on the girls name list

Jonah is a lovely name. We have Devin picked for a boys name and Twomums we get silly looks too.

So far everyone loves our Girls name Ismay apart from my mum

I like Jonah!
I'm afraid I won't be sharing any potential names, OH & I are sworn to secrecy to not say them. Only reason for this is we had a couple of favourite names & then I got really put off by people pulling faces or saying "Oh I knew a "insert name" but they were such a twat etc".

It shouldn't put me off at all but it does for some reason.

My problem is that I have only one name that appeals and I can't think of any others and we had wanted to have at least 3 names that we both agreed on so we could see what fits when baby comes. I've been through baby name books etc and I always come back to the same name.

Mink I completely understand & I only outed our Zoe as I didn't want Javagal thinking we nicked it from her its been on our list from early on!
If we were to be put off names by people's reactions our boys name would be long gone...not one person has said they like it :rolleyes: but we do & I thats what matters One friend literally burst out laughing but a few days later really liked the name!
I find it strange how people feel so at ease with dissing a potential name & there seems no subtlety is required! Some people who haven't liked our names have named their children names I wouldn't pick in a million years but they have no idea I don't like them because it's their child not mine.

We are the same re wanting a selection of names to choose from but it's hard to move past a name you love you will know if it feels right when he is born & if not you can look at alternatives then! Boys names felt easier for us to pick than girls names so it was handy finding out the gender to give us a shift on girls names

NyquistFreak we are double barrelling our surnames by deed poll so that our baby will carry both our names. They are not - don't they go lovely together - surnames but are not terrible either & in our situation it will mean my partner shares the same surname as our child which will help with school, travel etc! I can't give our child her surname (along with mine) unless I deed poll mine first so that's another job for May

In contrast my brothers wife didn't take our surname but their kids have. She is just assumed & goes by our surname at the school etc. doesn't seem to bother her that they assume she is mrs .... I think she finds it easier than explaining it over & over!

I really like Leon - I had thought of it, but it doesnt sound right with our surname.

Our new arrival will have my husbands surname, I have my husbands surname..kinda - havent officially changed it - not sure how to, only got married in september.

But my 11 yr old has my surname, so when it comes to anything to do with her, school etc..i use my maiden name so i'm the same as her.

NyquistFreak wrote: »

Fed up of names! OH and I can't seem to agree on anything! I have a girls name stuck in the head now and have a mental block on boys names completely, OH keeps suggesting stupid frumpy old fashioned things that I hate, but kinda feel like I should let him choose the boys name anyway since I put my foot down on girls name pretty much. Our surnames are going to be the problem though I think, he wants just his name, I want both at least, cos I don't want my child having a different surname to me! Anyone else in the same spot? What way are ye settling it?

Yeah we are but I'm not really fussed to be honest if I were really pushed I would put my surname in as a second name if you know what I mean! Friends of mine have done that aswell. We do plan to get married at some stage.

End of next week is my 30th but OH is gigging the whole weekend

I realised a few days ago that I really really don't want to be working on my 30th and I don't want to be alone until Sunday afternoon! It's not his fault, it's better we get the money in.

So I booked a cheap flight to go over to my sister in UK and hang out with her & my nieces for a couple days. So she'll probably pamper me a little (a cake at least) and then I come back Sun & OH will pamper me all day too

Have to go to doc tonight to get him to sign off the "Fit to Fly" letter. Once you're into your 28th week you have to get a letter. They probably won't even ask me for anything but there's no way I'm getting grounded in an airport.

I'm a little nervous re travelling on my own though with my back and everything. Hopefully there will be some gallant gentleman (or woman) who will put my carry on into the overhead bin!

Mink I love the name Leon, it was on our list, and may still join the family if we have a boy in the future. Hubby is french, so we need names that can be pronounced properly by both sides of the family!

We had a lot of friends laughing their ass off at 'Melody' but at teh same time, they love it. There have already been lots of jokes about what we will do if she is tone deaf Our surnname begins with B, so there have been quite a few Mel B/Spice Girl jokes too. To be honest, I don't care - we both love it, and we're pretty sure she won't hate us in 15 years because of it.

We chose Rose for the middle name because they go nicely together, and I have an Aunt called Rose too, so it's in the family.