Afternoon Naps at work?

Have you thought about popping to your car for 40winks? I did this on Friday as had a long drive in the evening and it worked a treat - less embarrassing aswell as if you park well no-one can see you (obviously you have to have a car to do this so appologies if you don't) x

New due date list!!

Hi ladies, not been on for ages as busy busy but we are having a surprise baby which was a last minute decision as had decided to find out until that point. Glad everyone seems healthy and happy and it's so exciting now it's becoming more real

Toddler taking nappy off 1st thing in the morning

Hi, for the last 2 days my little girl has started taking her nappy off first thing in the morning (it actually started Monday lunchtime when she didn't want to go for a nap). She has started being able to undo her sleeping bag, go from her room into the bathroom and then she takes her PJ bottoms off and then her nappy. I'm not sure if she actually uses the potty (nothing in it but she does like to sit on it for a few seconds) and then she likes to wipe her bum (if I haven't put the loo roll out of the way). After that she grabs a couple of books and comes into us.

We have no idea how long she has been up for (but her bottom half is very cold) and it hasn't been a real problem yet but should it not just be a wet nappy it will obviously become one (especially as we had new carptet laid at the weekend!). We have tried asking her to come and get us before she takes her nappy off and we have been really positive about it as we are trying to get her to be more independant but she doesn't really understand.

We aren't sure she is ready for potty training as she has no idea when she wants to go but we have just ordered a toilet seat and are thinking of taking her to choose her own potty for downstairs at the weekend.

Any suggestions? They would be greatly appreciated (she is 2 years 3 months).
Many thanks
Claire

itchy & scratchy :( Also, pregnancy-yoga :)

Hi, I had itching from early on after stopping my antihistamines and the doc gave me huge tub of cream (not got name to hand but if you want it I'll go and find it) and after a week or so of putting it on the itching went and hasn't really been back. I have my normal eczma on my hands but have never found anything to help that.

Yoga - I did this in my first pregnancy and it wasn't very hardcore but I did enjoy an hour and half of relaxing stretches and as you get bigger some of the positions feel so good for your back! It was also nice to do something with other pregnant woman. Towards the end the 20mins relaxtion at the end was great and I quite regularly dozed off

stretch mark creams

I used The Sanctury Mum To Be cream last time and have just bought a tub and started using it this week. It smells fantastic and was recommended by my sister and neither of us got stretch marks in our first pregnancies. I also used the Mum To Be Oil at night last time as well (I didn't mind the slickness on my PJ's - not so good on work clothes!). We may just have good, stretchy skin though!

Cramping

Hi ladies,

Just wondered, I'm 15 weeks today and have been having some quite strong cramps. Not enough to take anything for and not enough to not be able to move but stronger than I feel comfortable with. It happens mostly when my bladder is full or when I have just emptied it but I have had them on and off all day - sometimes like period pain and sometims just like a stabbing pain in one side. My lower back is also aching. It may just be growing pains and I may just be panicking a little but any thoughts would be greatly appreciated....I am going to contact the midwife tomorrow as well.
Oh and on another note I am so sure I have felt some movement today but I just can't tell if it's that or wind (sorry TMI) so maybe it is movement!!!
Thank you
Claire

would anyone ever............

Hi, give everything a go as we knew our baby was breech at 32 weeks because of a 3D scan, and she didn't turn. No midwife picked this up and at 36 weeks the midwife thought she had turned and was fine - 4 other midwifes saw me before I went into labour and I can tell you it was all a bit of shock to then be told that my baby was breech at 40+4 and 2 cms dilated. I will probably ask for a scan at 36 weeks this time no matter what just be sure. We were given the option at our hospital of what I wanted to do but I had read about breech births when we knew our baby was breech earlier on and decided that I had carried the baby for 9 months and it wasn't worth the risk of anything going wrong at that stage. It's up to you though, just do what you can to make your baby turn. A C-Section wasn't the end of the world though and I don't feel I bonded any less with my daughter becuase of it x

New due date list!!

Hi I'm now 2nd November - 1 day forward x

Nuchal Scan

Hi thanks for your comments. We have actually started telling people after all as like you Mrs Naps I don't think that I want any further tests either (I guess it depends on how high the risk is) and I decided that even if I did by the time you have the tests it would be impossible not to tell anyone. I think writing it down on here was very theraputic and helped me make some decisions so feeling a lot more positive about it all

Nuchal Scan

Afternoon ladies,
I'm not sure how many of you have had/are having this scan but it's recently been offered in my area so I have taken it as at 35 in June I am classed as an older Mum and with a little girl already I felt that this time round I needed more info (we didn't have any tests with our first as i decided that I wanted that baby no matter what). However I now have 2 dilemmas:
1) do I wait for the results before telling people we are pregnant? Part of me thinks it doesn't matter as I am going to really show very soon and by the time I may or may not decide on any further testing I'm pretty sure people will know anyway (and I don't have to tell everyone if there may be a problem) but on the other hand its just a another week or two to wait....
2) I just keep thinking that even if I am high risk do I really want an amnio which could put a potentialy healthy baby at risk??? I didn't last time and to be honest I just want this baby but I also don't want any problems to affect my current daughters life which I know having a disabled child will do. I feel that this is a very selfish way of thinking though which makes me feel not quite right about myself!

Is anyone else going through this at all, it would be good to know your thoughts.
Thank you
Claire :?

Toddler taking nappy off 1st thing in the morning

Cramping

Nuchal Scan