Grub - DON'T wish to feel more than you are - it is the worst thing i did. i was such a stress head and just needed to feel something - 29.5weeks from the start of MS and i'm STILL suffering!! my boobs were sore but not all the time - it really does come down to what is happening in them at the time - they're much worse now than they were back then - so keep in mind that what you may not feel a lot now but it is likely to get a whole lot more painful (i'm pretty sure i've been laying down milk ducts and stuff for a while now - but OMG the last maybe 3 weeks - youchies!). MS is reassuring, as is boob pain - but it isnt' the be all and end all. having been so sick for so long, i'd give anything to have a symptom free pregnancy to be honest!

be prepared you may need to buy a new bra (or three) early on as well as late in pregnancy - i would have been a mess without wire free bras very early on (i had to order my first at 5.5 weeks!) - i went up a cup size really early, and have almost gone up a second, but not quite (i have an extra one ready for when milk comes in!) - they were my first (and so far best) purchase. if you already wear wire free bras, you might be ok, but if you don't, keep in mind that the wires can impact milk duct development or add to your pain when they come. some people can go without swapping bras til later but it's advisable to not use wired bras from early on



you can scope out babies galore, baby bunting and toys r us online - toys r us have an awesome catalogue with everything in it - but i think it costs about $4 and not sure if you have one locally. i perused the catalogue looking for "maybe" stuff to get. ended up getting my rocker/glider from there as it was on special really cheap. it is divine and probably one luxury i'm glad we got it - can see me spending many nights snuggled in there with a sleepy bubba!

Nic, i have assembled the bath stand now - will get pics later. have just put Gremlins towels in for their first prewash - it's all so exciting - but also really weird! i keep thinking "yup, only this stuff left to prewash" and then i realised how much i HATE using towels on me that have only been washed and dried once so i can't do that to her - her towels will have to be washed at least a couple of times to get them fairly absorbant before she arrives! mum has, very kindly, washed almost all her clothes (we picked some up off layby yesterday that i'll wash) - which has helped heaps. i was upset at having to let her do it (you only have your first baby once!) but with the pelvic pain and stuff, i need DH to move everything for me once it's washed and he's just not home enough. i HAVE been going to mum's to help her out though which makes me feel a little better i guess...


BTW, BG we are the further along ones as Grub mentions...how funny as there was always so many others before us.

Thanks Grub, I just thought your comment was very sweet and put a big smile on my face
definitely made me smile too nic - but at the same time - can i stay in denial land just a little bit longer??? lay in bed with DH this morning, Gremlin going mental in my belly, and both of us unable to actually put into words how it will only be a couple of months and we'll be parents and no more layins without a bubba keeping us company!

jobs for today - so that i can't avoid them!
- dry towels
- rewash nappies and pre wash last load of girlie nappies
- set up rocker and swing (not important for us to have it done now, but they're being stored in a big plastic tub DH needs so that he can empty Gremlins wardrobe of 28 years of his accumulated stuff - gotta love moving into the house his folks built when he was 15!)
- move open robe from our room and set up hammock
- get mum to drop Gremlin linen off at bro's house so he can bring it out and SIL and I can put the cot together properly with linen tonight
- cook roast dinner for bro and sil
- make some meals for the freezer
- REST! (this is the important one - and the one i forget most often! lol)

33 weeks today!!! woot!