Welcome allejane - yay new person!!!! I love new people, and I love porcupines, I remember being at a friend's house in high school and her mum made them, I had never had them before and I loved them! I have never actually made them myself but they are yum!
Belfie: hopefully you start to feel better soon with the brace, and hey, 15 minutes walk is better than none, but I agree that it takes longer than that sometimes to get a toddler in a pram
Cherished: I am loving the wool covers saving - how fabulous!! I bet they are brilliant quality - wool covers are definitely the best, as far as covers go, I love them the best!!
Ahhhh Dr Tal: I love a good hands and knees floor clean - you can never get it cleaner than when you're down on the floor hunting out dust AND the best thing about it, is that it helps to prevent a posterior baby - dual purpose. When that baby comes, you will wonder why on earth you thought the floor needed to be that clean. I just read your post about the crazy soul savers in your yard, they are so lucky they didn't get a smack, I think i would have actually hit them, that sort of stuff makes me so angry, just plain ignorance and self importance, can't they see 3 big dogs running at the gate??????? And then to continue on with their spiel!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!
Anyhoo: my ms seems to be gone completely - hoorah! And I'm eating really well, I start my prenatal yoga class next monday and water aerobics whenever I get a chance to go - it will be me and the nannas, I get put into a class suitable for pensioners and pregnant women I'm looking forward to it, hairy legs and all!!!
Kirst - WOOHOOOOO to no more morning sickness....you LUCKY LUCKY woman!
Did you miss the part of the story where I tried to punch the one closest to me? I acually took a swing. DH luckily (well guess on how you want to look at it whether it was lucky or not....they deserved it....DH DEFINITELY didn't deserve it hitting his hand) saw it coming and caught it. His hand is still sore and it's really really purple today and he can't move it very well. He's got a doctors appointment tomorrow....I think I might have broke it.....I feel really bad that I hurt him, not that I was trying to hurt him, I was trying to hurt the idiots that let my dogs out First time I've let my temper get out of control in years.
DH was trying to make a joke out of it last night and said it just emphasised why he'll be refusing to give me his hand during labour He told me months ago that he'd not let any part of him get anywhere near my grip. My boss has this creepy rubber hand (no clue why he has it) and DH has already asked him if he can borrow it for my labour. He said he'd give me that to squeeze
Dr Tal - thank you, my doc has put me onto antibiotics as I just know it will move to my chest if I don't get it early. I've been doing saline nose washes (??? I think that's what they're called?) where you spray heaps of saline spray in your nose, and hold it shut whilst you massage your sinuses and move your head from side-to-side - it's horrid! And very unattractive! Oh and I must go and read that story about the religious fanatics, I think I'm missing out - I could use a laugh!
Kirsten - thank you! I like new people, too Hope you enjoy the yoga and water aerobics, I have a gym membership that hasn't been touched in about six weeks now so I might cancel it and investigate what our local pool has on offer. Hopefully if you're in the water, nobody will notice the legs???
Dr Tal: oh no, I caught the bit about where you took a swing, I would have done the same, except I wouldn't have let anyone get in the way, when I get that angry I am like a one track maniac! Not a good look, but it's what I'm like unfortunately Stories like that just make my jaw drop. I cannot believe that people can behave in that manner ESPECIALLY so called Christian people...letting a 38 week pregnant lady RUN down the road like that. OUTRAGEOUS! The good thing about labour, is that there is usually a lot of stuff you can grip onto, hands aren't recommended at all I don't think! I held onto a bar behind the bed, it was great, I loved the bar.
Allejane: hopefully no one notices the legs, I'll have to get there early and hide out in the water. I just noticed you're in Geelong, my sister lives there
My gosh Dr Tal, I just read your post in the other thread. I cannot believe it and I totally would have done the same thing as you. What a drama! I am so glad you gave them a good telling off.
Kirsten - good luck at the water aerobics. I tried it for the first time last night. I didnt like it - but thats just me maybe. The instructor was really grumpy! Hope you enjoy yours.
Hi allejane!! I got confused when I just read this page and Kirsten had written "I love new people and I love porcupines".. I get it now. lol
Not much to report here.. growing, growing. lots of kicking thats about it really! Still craving apples which is kind of weird..
isn't it funny - I would swear I just posted here but I read back up nope, no posts on this page from me. Gosh the days fly don't they - nearly July!
Fuzzy - I'm with you, water aerobics isn't really my thing. I remember in my uni days it was always great for a hangover tho! I'm thinking of trying some water walking to see how that is (apart from boring hahah) might be a good way to keep moving without weight-bearing. Lol re the apples, you can have my share
Dr. Tal - i still have to go read your story, judging by the comments here, it's a right shocker! i hope your DH's hand is ok, sounds like you have a great punch! Had to laugh at the creepy hand, that sounds just kinda... eewww!
Kirsten - so how were the water aerobics? And hairy legs... GL hiding them. For some weird reason in my last PG, the hair on my legs barely grew. I epilated in June then didn't touch them. I still remember during X's birth lying there (in late Sept!) with my feet in stirrups (epidural) and someone commenting on my lovely legs and had I waxed especially for giving birth! I laughed my head off and said no, I haven't touched them for 3 months, the hair just hasn't grown. Shame it wasn't summer huh!
allejane - how are you feeling now? I hope the cold/sinus isn't treating you too badly - i totally agree with your steer clear recommendation too.
Well i finished work on Monday (woo hoo) and I think it was just in time! The pelvic instability/SPD has flared up something shocking (maybe diagnosing it made it worse? haha), so have been hobbling all week, and was petrified I would fall in the shower first thing Monday. I am so rickety overnight and in the mornings, half the time I'm only upright if I'm hanging onto a wall/furniture... very tricky with a toddler. Thank goodness DH works from home alot, otherwise I don't know how I'd manage - but it's making it hard for him to get his work done, so my mum is coming back over from Tas to help out for a week - and I'm running around every osteo & physio I can find to try settle this thing.
Last night i had the worst bathroom trip ever, and DH actually woke and helped me back to bed - cos he heard me gasping in pain. Every step was just excruciating! So I'm seriously wondering if I'm going to need crutches overnight... but I'm mostly in denial (much more fun place to be) and living in a world where chocolate is good for you and this SPD will be gone in a day (or 2) . My GD test isn't till Monday week, so I've been using up all those nasty sugar things lying around the house. I was supposed to be walking 2 times 15 mins but I can't manage it... so I really should eat better (now I think about it). So saying, I've been ordering my groceries online and consequently have been really organised with our meals. The deal is that DH does the "on the feet" stuff and I do the thinking/planning/ordering... so we're more organised and eating better which is great. Tomorrow night is mixed seafood noodles with peanuts, lime & fish sauce nom nom. Tonight is probably pasta
Hope everyone else is going... and for the suggestible ones... frozen blueberries in my porridge (so actually not frozen - hot!) with a drizzle of golden syrup and a big sprinkle of mixed nuts & seeds on top. Yum!
Hi girls, I accidently deleted all my subscriptions about a week ago and lost this thread but you gals have all been pretty quiet anyway. Hope you are all well
belfie you lucky duck finishing work already, I've got 4 weeks left (12 days) YAY. Rest up hon as much as you can and enjoy having your mum there to help out. how good does your porridge sound! I am going shopping later today and will pick up some more maple syrup and have porridge tomorrow!
Dr.Tal congratulations again on the arrival of your little man Brock I hope your dh kept his hand away from you
Audax I've been thinking of you lately hon and wondering when your scan is? Are you finding out gender and how have you been feeling?
Kirsten another one I've been thinking of, golly gosh the time is flying! You'll be having your 19 week scan soon too!
allejane did you end up canceling your gym membership? I had a 6 month pilates membership which I've been going to 1-2 times a week for a 1 on 1 class. I have 5 classes left but I don't think I am going to do them. They have all the equipment and I do lots of the exercises on those but there are heaps that I am meant to do on the floor and over the last week or so my knees have really started to swell up and I find even squatting down to get stuff from the bottom draw in the fridge strains them. I have some other restrictions too in the pilates class so I figure I just wont go... The good news is that dh would like to go to the classes seeing they are already paid for (if they will let him use up the last 3 weeks membership)
With my knees starting to blow up I am really starting to feel heavy and overweight I have put on 15kgs and everything I read says the average weight gain in the last tri is .5kg a week so that would mean that by the time bub arrives I would have gained 20kgs! OMG! now I know it's not a time to be stressing about 'weight gain' as such but I am really starting to feel very uncomfortable and I'm naturally starting to think about loosing weight (after the baby arrives) I've been considering what method I will use etc Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Calorie counting, 'just eating well'. Has anyone else thought about what they will do after the birth to trim down? I'm leaning towards Jenny Craig as it's the lazy way cause then I wont have to cook any food or weight watchers cause I think the group support would be great. Calorie counting has worked for me in the past but don't think I'll have the brain space to do that after bubs is here and 'just eating well'.... I'd like to think that is the way to go BUT I am pretty sure it's wont be enough to keep me on track and I want results not up one week and down the next. I plan to just eat well for the 1st 2 months as dh will be home so we can both cook etc and then when he goes back to work I will start my slim down routine / weight loss hopefully after 2 months of breastfeeding I would have lost a fair bit anyway
I'm heading to the dentist today for a scale and clean and I will be picking up all the last little bits for bubs room woohoo
Hey, sorry I have been so quiet! I have been knackered tired and not really all that healthy, so I don't feel worthy of this thread! It's chocolate... I can't say no to chocolate. And ice cream, although with DH's help I've weaned myself onto mango sorbet, but still very sugary and bad!
Our scan is on Tuesday. We're not planning to find out gender. Everything's been going well, although full time work has been a bit much, so in 3 weeks time I'm lopping it back to 1-3 days.
We had a vegan pot luck dinner here on Wednesday, as a farewell for a friend who's moving away. We did a white bean casserole with pumpkin, tomato and basil, in the slow cooker. We also did rosemary polenta cakes and a roast potato salad with green beans, tomato and almonds. There was also this big bowl of beautiful, stunning deli olives. Not eating them was harder than not drinking the wine! Also great bread, just with olive oil and balsamic, and some fresh pasta. It was a great meal.
Tonight is movie night in at ours. We are having pizza and popcorn, and I dare say the mango sorbet will make an appearance
Audax hon you are so super healthy all the time so a bit of chocolate and icecream wont harm you.... (not that I'm encouraging bad eating or anything in this healthy pregnancy thread) lol But seriously you eat so well and exercise I have no doubt you are doing a wonderful job with nutrition for you and your bub Now I must have missed something in my pregnancy reading cause I've been eating heaps of olives, are they on the do not eat list?
AFM I think I've been eating pretty well, really feeling pregnant! bubs is sitting on my bladder almost every day and is painful, my hips are kinda hurting most nights and my knees feel like they are going to pop. We have had our antenatal class this weekend, we are doing a weekend one instead of one day/night a week for a period of weeks. It was fantastic, we had a look in the birthing rooms again and man they are nice! So happy with all the things the midwife was saying, just confirming that they are as minimal intervention as possible and will leave us to our own devices if that is what we want so ti feels more like a home birth if that is the experience you desire. They don't even offer you any drugs, they wait for you to ask if that is what you are after (not that we plan to have any but am leaving that door open just in case!). Anyone who carries on about private hospitals being all in your face and pushing for C-sections and giving drugs etc has obviously never been to Selangor. Today we are talking about breastfeeding which will be great cause that's really been on my mind. Hope you are all having a great weekend.
AND the best thing about it, is that it helps to prevent a posterior baby - dual purpose. When that baby comes, you will wonder why on earth you thought the floor needed to be that clean. I just read your post about the crazy soul savers in your yard, they are so lucky they didn't get a smack, I think i would have actually hit them, that sort of stuff makes me so angry, just plain ignorance and self importance, can't they see 3 big dogs running at the gate??????? And then to continue on with their spiel!!!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!
I'm looking forward to it, hairy legs and all!!!
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First time I've let my temper get out of control in years.
He told me months ago that he'd not let any part of him get anywhere near my grip. My boss has this creepy rubber hand (no clue why he has it) and DH has already asked him if he can borrow it for my labour. He said he'd give me that to squeeze
Hi girls, I accidently deleted all my subscriptions about a week ago and lost this thread 
I hope your dh kept his hand away from you 
I have put on 15kgs 
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