Yup. 165cm tall, and 104cm around my belly. Feels enormous and very stretched, but everyone is so different aren't they?

Hi everyone. Once again, have been reading and lurking but not posting much.

Welcome to Krikkit and Bridget. It is really nerve-wracking that first trimester, combine with the pregnancy hormones, it can be one heck of a ride. All the best to you both.

Congrats to the fantastic births (MHB and Mels)...have we heard from JenC????

Grub - I sympathise with the being over it and the back pain. I have had back pain since about week 20, I'm sort of used to it now and have so many other things to complain about that I don't even mention it anymore! Swimming does help though, I just find it hard to physically get to the pool!

Murph - naughty doggy! Got too excited by the sounds of it. Charlie has expensive taste!

Smithy - Good luck with the scan!!!!! How exciting.

Saph - You poor thing, hope you get some relief soon.

Greenslw - Drama about the bed! Glad tou got your old one re-instated to get you through.

Hey to everyone and anyone that I have missed.

AFM: Well, no obvious progress on the nursery front. I feel okay only because he is working hard, I just hope he knows what he is doing. Because he has emptied one room out to re-pack it with shelving, the rest of the house is now worse than ever with junk everywhere (he assures me it is all going back in, but when???). This morning, I can hardly open the fridge to get milk out of the door. I have offered to help, but he says that he is fine. I keep reminding him that the baby really could come any day and we need to have he cot set up etc. Frustrating. I am just doing little bits that I can, which is not much, because there is no room, and it is all heavy stuff. I could wash all the baby's things, but there is nowhere to pack them away, so still in garbage bags for now. I am just praying that he doesn't come early.

I am on maternity leave now. YAY!!!!! Again, feel pretty useless, but really need to rest now. Have got terrible swelling in my hands and think I have carpal tunnel syndrome in the right, so that is very uncomfortable. I will see the midwives on Wednesday and see what they say.

to all