Sorry to hear about your nan Nutty - hope you're bearing up ok

Welcome Smith and Joey. I'm not big on texting either, I'm just on here way to much

I can't believe it's Monday again already.

Welcome Smith and Joey.

how is everyone feeling today?? im a real good mood, think its cos the weathers nice and i got the summer feeling.

what are everyones plans? i just gotta pop do some banking and see the inlaws. got my MW appointment tomorrow so gonna make a list of things to ask her etc.

Hi Everybody and thanks for letting me join!

I wish we had nice weather here, it is grey and cold and it has been sleeting on the snow so every ting will be slushy.

We had my parents here last week and went skiing it was fab but means I spent loads and have a mountain of washing to do now. I also have loads of phonecalls and post to sort. This afternoon I plan on doing some work on the website I am currently building for the vets I work at. Feel free to check it out at www.animaleye-tierpraxis.com please remember its not finished yet but I'd love any feedback as its my first website I've made.

On the good side I got my pram delivered, the first was faulty (and we made it worse ) but the replacement is here, just need to work out returning the original. I love it and will post some pics in my journal later on.

I'm going to the next town along the lake to do my shopping today because somebody told me they have a 2nd hand baby shop so I want to check it out. Fingers crossed for some goodies....

Hope everybody has a good day.

Hi girls,

Welcome Smith and Joey, will look forward to chatting with you! I don't do texting much, we are not really doing that on here yet - maybe nearer our due dates? we just chat on here a lot!!

I just heard some fab news, one of the BAW girls has just got her (Reedy) I am so pleased for her

Had a nice time at my Mum's yesterday, didn't get home till after eight and fell asleep soon after!!

Lindy - hope you are having an ok first day back?

JW - bet you are looking forward to your appt tomorrow, what are you planning to ask?

Does anyone know when we can get our Mat B1 forms?

hiya 2 the noobs.

awwww ur first day back at work? hope it goes ok....and that the classroom isnt too much of a mess!

glad u had a nice time at ur mums T....ur sister ok with u?

well my electric is back on thank-god.....and my tropical fish all lived to see another day....even though one of them was swimming on its side for a while!! ha ha

SO....lets get another question going for u girlies....would love to know what u all think...........
HOMEBIRTH OR HOSPITAL......WATERBIRTH OR NORMAL......AND PAIN RELIEF??

Hi Nutty, it went ok, she asked me quite a bit about the pregnancy and baby stuff and wasn't annoying much LOL!!

I have to go into hospital cos I will need IV antibiotics for my floppy heart valve, I think that rules out water births too. Pain relief - I am going to avoid pethidine as I had it with DD and didn't like the out of control feeling it gave me, I really don't want an epidural either as the thought terrifies me so I am going to try to manage just with gas and air, DD was 9 lb 10 and apart from the pethidine that is all I had with her so fx !! How about you - any ideas yet?

my mum has a leaky heart valve too...if thats the same thing?? a shame about the water birth!!! ive always wanted to try one....but dont know if i could!!! i cant stand baths at the minute....all the sloshy feeling makes me feel queasy!!! and what if u pushed real hard n farted!!!! just think of all those bubbles!!! LMAO

yes i wouldnt have pethidine, it makes baby sleepy too. I had an epidural with Kai, the bloke was so dozy looking, his top and sleeves were 3 sizes too big and my mum couldnt stop laughing at him...he looked way too dippy to be an anesthetist!! he hit my spine first which made me jump....he just barked at me to keep still and the midwife shouted back at him coz she knew he had done it wrong!! the second time it didnt hurt at all....the only problem was is that it only numbed my right leg (just one of those things u have to put up with if it goes wrong!) i couldnt have gas and air either....i cant stand feeling sick, so i wasnt even willing to try it!! so seeing as i got through my first labour stuck to a bed due to the epidural, and a numbed leg! im hoping not to have any pain relief this time....OH thinks im crazy!!

9lb 10!!! thats considered big these days!!! all the newborn clothes are about 9lb....but lots of babys are being born at 6lb...classing them as tiny baby!! i took a tiny baby size, and newborn size to the hospital. and even though Kai was 6lb 13...he fitted better in tiny baby.

Hope all are having a good day.

Went to the 2nd hand baby shop but its only open tuesdays and fridays so will have to try again another time.

I am way behind what I wanted to do today, my MIL called she was chatting for an hour.....

As for births I'm hoping for a hospital birth with minimal pain releif; for some reason I am terrifeid of having an epidural, I kid you not I find it more frightenting to think of than actually giving birth.
A water birth just doesn't appeal either, sounds messy and unhygienic although I know it isn't.

Joey....the epidural didnt hurt at all once he got it in the right place.....u cant see whats going on either. u sit on the edge of the bed with a chair under ur feet, then ur instructed to lean forward as much as u can. then they just insert the needle n that it!! (i just happened to have a dozy bloke who got it in the wrong place the first time!!) then ur back will feel cold for a while, then finally u should feel numb. it does slow labour down, but ive heard that it is a total god send when it works....i know one woman hu just laid watching tv whilst she pushed....she had no pain whatsoever!!

Nutty re: the bubbles

Joey the thought of epidurals makes me cringe too, I hate needles and I don't think I could stand it!!