Nov 2010, energy levels are low, but only one trimester to go!

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Here's the new discussion thread!

Stats thread here

Marking my space, very apt title thanks hmmsleep

Time has flown by hasn't it!
Is anyone else feeling tearful at the moment? I started booing for no reason last night and my DH thought I was crying over Holby City. Ho hum.

Sorry for going awol. Found you all now though!

Great title btw. All seemingly ok here. Had the wretched GTT yesterday. Failed the finger prick test, so had to drink the lucozade and starve for another blessed 2 hours. To cap it, we had to kill the 2 hours in the hospital, so sat in the coffee shop and watched dh drink coffee while dd was eating a cake (which I had to blinking well feed her!!!!). Hey ho, at least I passed the second bit

Also had to have the anti d and my 28 week bloods, so 5 puncture wounds later I could scarper and eat a kitkat

Bump seems so much bigger than with dd. Maybe it's to do with being a second pg and being a boy....? Bit scared for my poor bits in November!

Hope everyone else is ok.

Marking my space, like the new thread name!!

Hi all - at work but marking my place for later.

Off to Lakes tomorrow, so will catch up next week!

yes was very tearful last weekend. Cried about 14 times!

This week just feel fat.

Marking my place, love the title i can hardly keep my eyes open but should get a bit more peace after dd2 starts school tomorrow.

i love this place for maintaining sanity!!! i also feel fat, especially having seen photos taken of me last weekend....was overweight at 12 stone 10 at beginning of pregnancy, and now hovering at 13 stone 13 mark....thats 17lb gain and i'm 28 1/2 weeks.....no ideas as to what that is in kg but really hoping i don't put on much more!!

and re crying, i sat in bed the other night, and DP asked me if i was ok, and i said that for absolutely no reason whatsoever i felt like i was about to burst into tears - thankfully i didn't but i felt so close to doing so - and as i said, for no reason at all! couldn't be happier with life, and can't wait to have baby, must be hormones!

had second NCT last night, DP came this time, and we seemed to cover a lot more stuff than before. Also had 28 week check up, all ok, but midwife couldn't be sure what position baby is in, she told me what she thinks and i'm not convinced as i know where i am feeling movement and cannot fathom how movement would be happening where it is if baby is positioned how she thinks - and it took her two attempts at feeling bump and one attempt from her trainee.... v annoyed though as bloods were taken last week, they did all the things they needed to but for some reason they didn't check for anti bodies, and then threw the sample away, and now they want me to go back to give another sample! to make matters worse, i hate needles and as the nurse keeps telling me, i don't have good veins and it took an attempt in right arm, followed by an attempt in left arm, followed by a prolonged second attempt in right arm for her to get the last lot of bloods from me:( have had chocolate today to cheer me up, except it hasn't worked!!!

Mine mucked up my 28 week bloods as well and had to go back a second time. Very annoying.

Don't worry about the weight gain. 9 months on 9 months off!!

Sorry to hear about the 'orrible blood tests Loooopy. I don't mind needles but hate the sight of my own blood. I guess when I'm in labout I just won't be able to look down.

While I'm here I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice about my eating habits please? I'm really struggling to stop eating sweet food, cakes, chocolate etc. I know full well I should be a bit restrained and eat a nutritious balanced diet but I can't stop myself. Every day I eat two or three naughty things and just can't seem to stop myself (I do eat plenty of fruit and veg too btw). Does anyone else have this or am I the only one with no willpower whatsoever?

Smithy1979, can't help you there. i'd happily scarf down half a tub of ben and jerrys at a go if and when i decide to take it out from the freezer.
hence my 2 tubs hv been sitting in there for weeks now just so i won't gobble them up at a go.

mebbe drink more water? i find if i drink water when i'm feeling peckish i end up only eating a little of the 'naughty' stuff if at all.

while i'm here....just wanna moan a bit cos i missed the 10% off Boots baby offer by 1 day! didn't check the end date. bah. had loads of stuff in my wishlist which i could have ticked off.

smithy nope I'm with you. I'm eating v healthy most of the week, but every day definitely have sweet things in the afternoon and evening after dinner. I really can't be arsed to worry about it right now. Far too many other things to complain about!

Oh well at least I'm not the only one. This is extreme though. On Saturday at my in laws ruby wedding anniversary I had three portions of pudding (lemon meringue, trifle, fruit cake). I then went home and stuffed down 2 jam donuts. That's not right is it. My arse is going to swell to epic proportions isn't it?

I'm trying to have more low GI stuff to help... like porridge in morning etc, less white bread. That said, I wouldn't worry too much just not every day 3 puddings perhaps!

gah just typed a big long post and then it disappeared hate it when that happens!

anyhow just marking my place i shall come back and post later, i have promised the boys we will make biscuits and scones whilst ds4 is having his nap.......

Smithy1979 I have the exact opposite problem atm, I don't seem to have an appetite at all. I keep having to remind myself to eat or I start to get headaches. Have literally had a small bowl of pasta so far today and feel so stuffed it's unbelievable, I really struggle to eat dinner in the evenings!

Loooopy I was 12stone 8 at the beggining of the pregnancy and am now 12stone 4 and have been since about week 20 (now week 28 1/2). I have lost a tonne of weight off of my bum, back, boobs, arms, and upper waist but seem to have replaced that with a rather large, round and high bump... God knows how much I'll weigh once I give birth, I am hoping that the weight I have lost will stay off and that when I start exercising again I will finally be able to lose some more of the weight I have been meaning to over the last 2 years!!

Smithy, I'm with you in eating far too much sugary food. Just yesterday I had profiteroles, Ben and Jerry's, Dairy milk, biscuits and sweets, and that's really not an unusual day . I've not put on that much weight, but can't be good for me or the baby!

I was also very tearful when my iron levels were low, even cried before getting out of bed a couple of times, for no reason at all , I'm actually feeling very happy!

Thanks to everyones replies re 28 wk bloods - will be ready for that then.

Yes to ridiculous crying - in the last 24 hours have cried at Forrest Gump (even tho I know by now that Jenny dies) and also when reading about people going off to uni - what!? Mine are nowhere near going to uni age!!! Must get a grip..

Forgot to add.. loving the new thread and am also another one managing to eat what feels like my own bodyweight in chocolate every day. You are not alone girls

Hi all, haven't posted for an age. as was busy feeling human or a few weeks
however that has all now changed
anyone else feel like in the last week or so they have become PREGNANT? I have had mostly easy pregnancy other than lots of sickness, but in the last 1-2 weeks I have got sciatica, the beginnings of what I fear is SPD (waiting for midwife appt on Fri to confirm rule it out!and just generally feel achy, painy, out o breath, spotty, ungainly etc etc

sorry for the rant, according to DP I have had a 'difficult pregnancy' which makes me realise how much i must moan to him !

re food, i am swinging between having to make myself eat, because i simply forget, have been so busy these holidays! or else i am snack queen and its not all healthy i do however have a thing for melon and raw carrots, have eaten most of a big honeydew? melon today, i just cant get enough of the stuff!

weight wise i have put on about 10lb but was half a stone above what i wanted to be before i got pregnant. still as i have big babies i normally loose loads straight away so am hoping it will be the same this time!

anyone else thinking about names? we have come up with a list, tho we are still adding to it and taking away, esp as dp keeps adding ones i dont like, like Nina apologies to anyone that has a dd called that or who loves it but it just makes me think of nina and the neurons (a bad kids tv prog) so i cant use it.

also Florence was on my list but as the camerons have just used it for their new baby i have taken it off my list!

4mad boys we've been throwing names around for ages cos it took sooooo long to agree on dd's. Now dp and dd1 have ganged up on me and picked one of the most popular names in the top 50 which i always try to avoid!
I've been eating loads of sugary food too, but gone off choc . Eating skittles, chewits, jelly snakes but also raspberries, strawberries, grapes.
lainey i too feel very pregnant. now struggling to tie my laces!!!
I have no idea of how much weight i've put on and have no intention of standing on scales in the next 3 months.

Is anyone else panicking about getting xmas shopping done with newborn? I'm researching lots of websites and hope to do most of shopping online. But what does santa bring for a month old baby?

hi all well i have another scan 2mara :).
I am craving porridge which i suppose is a good thing .
Well my boys have been told santa will only bring the baby a play gym as its to tiny for anything else.
I had a crying fit yesterday but dont think it was anything to do with hormones just the fact that it was my eldest sons first day at secondary school.
Well im 30 weeks today so between 6-7 weeks my little boy will be here as im getting induced early it is such a scarey thought that in less than 2months il have another little boy :).

Oh new thread :)

Had such a crappy day and weather dont help.
I said in the last thread I was going in for my driving test Friday but just got a call from my instructor to say it might be a no go cause all but 1 driving examiner is ill and we might be looking at end of Novemeber for me to get another test slot, needless to say soon as I got off the phone to him I cried my eyes out :(