feb babies - it's time to glow and grow :)

[angels1]

Hello all,

I just realised I put the 1000'th message on our last thread (uh oh, I think that's the limit), so in my at not realising I'd reached the limit, thought I'd better start a new thread if anyone finds it.

jackinthebumo sorry to hear about bad back - have you tried lying on floor and stretching arms and fingers out as well as legs/toes? Make yourself as long as possible, or roll knees into chest while on floor and then keeping back flat, gently move knees to one side of body then the other? Not sure if I am making sense but we do these as a warm down at the gym and often helps my back stretch out. Also, apparently standing on one foot for 1 minute helps align everything, then alternating. Obv hold on though - dont want anyone falling over! My Mum does this every morn while brushing teeth to help back alignment, says ots helped her.

sorry jackinthebump not bumo!!!

ledkr all bran always used to get me going when I was little. I've been suffering with the wind too, especially in the evening.

jackinthebump I've been referred to physio for my back as I had slipped disc last year and the pain has returned so wanted to get it sorted with strecthes/excercise ideas before it becomes too bad. Will let you know what they say but will probably have to wait weeks for an appointment. General advice when I had back back last time was to keep moving gently when you can and avoid bending/lifting where possible.

40weeks I've been needing the loo alot more in the past couple of weeks or so but think it's justas I'm trying to drink more as I have permenant headaches all the time if I don't. I did wonder if I had a UTI as apparently very common in pg and one symptom can be needing the loo alot, but did urine test last week with mw and all OK - have you been tested recently? Maybe get it checked out if you're worried.

I tried to hold my tummy muscles in this morning, just to see how small I could make my massive tummy for fun (we don't get much excitement) and had absolutely no power in the muscles at all! lol

Thanks, its eased off now, not so bad although always feel like I could go for a wee as always slight pressure. Did consider a UTI but normally get back pain too, which I dont have. Anyway, its not so bad now, will see how it goes.

DH playing golf this afternoon so home alone with DS1&2 who are incredibly bored and Mummy isnt feeling very inspired. WIsh they cpould just play with the 1000s of toys they have instead of playing with my iPhone or saying Mummy Mummy Mummy all the time. Bit of a grump today.

Moomin.mine are just noisy but last night. woo!had to spray deoderant after every one!
40 wks I wee so much during night it feels like hourly. I can also go then immediately need to go again.
Took dd to open air pool it was lovely. Just settling down in pjs for x factor.

Hi all. Finally got my 20 week scan app thru after chasing with the maternity dept at my hospital for 4 weeks time. Seeing midwife at end of 17 weeks so looking forward to hearing babies heartbeat again.
I have a but of backache but not too bad, with first dc I had to have physio from 5 months as back so bad but hopefully won't get so bad this time.
Have been looking forward to honey roasted salmon sandwiches all day, took one bite and almost thru it up! Had to struggle to keep it down. Gutted! All sickness gone tho apart from that.
Very windy on an evening and very smelly! Tmi I know but it's Goidelic to share.
I've been finding it hard to sleep as already can't sleep on back, but discovered two nights ago that if I lie on on my side with two pillows between my legs it's not too uncomfortable.
Hope y'all have enjoyed the sunshine today

bensmum I have been sleeping like that with a pillow for a while now. It really helps! Shame it doesn't stop me needing a see every thirty minutes!

ledkr lol at smelly trumps :)

I was sick last night for the first time in a while :( felt rubbish most of the day tbh. Hoping it was just a one off.

Going to try to find some more clothes for work today. Wish me luck. I hate shopping for maternity clothes :(

zerominuszero yes to the MSP reference - am looking forward to the new album and am down for a signed copy too...will keep my fingers crossed that I get one.

Re trumps - no, but I almost wish I did - my digestive transit is so slow, it's driving me mad, I produce something resembling rabbit droppings every couple of days and long for a proper poo.....am currently on museli, prune activia, fruit juice, lots of water...will have to up it a gear and buy some prunes, but never remember when I'm at the supermarket.

Have also been having bad headaches for the last couple of days, keeping them manageable with paracetamol and 4head but could really do without. Hopefully the Cornish sea air will sort me out!

moonminmama hope you are feeling better today and manage to find some good clothes!

40weeks also second that you could have a UTI - I had no symptoms apart from lots of weeing and throwing up when I had a bad one a couple of weeks ago, and its something that you really need to sort out quickly when pg as can cause serious birth defects if left untreated.

Holy Moly thanks smf I will call my doc in the am and see what they say. Might be able to see me quickly, think they can do a quick litmus test cant they?? Esp as they lost my last sample so wouldnt have picked it up then!

Its not as bad as yesterday but still needing to more than I should.

Hope everyone having a nice weekend. On the plus side, after my last whingy post, hubby did bath kids, put them to bed, cook and clear dinner on Fri and brought home a takeaway last night AND I managed two little snozzes on the sofa with DS1 while DS2 was having his sleep both days so feels like a proer 'weekend' which I dont feel I have had since being a mum!!

Off to the gym in the morning to work off that take away - ldkr how did your session go??

Hope everyone is well

ooo was hoping people forgot that. weather was lush so went to park instead. am back at shit work tomorrow so will go on Wed. What have you been doing the gym ? I was thinking of half hr cardio but get so out of breath just climbing stairs!
Was up early today making cakes and party food for my grandsons 1st birthday. He was really poorly so didn't enjoy it at all. such a shame his mum made so much effort too. sods law

yes ledkr reminded me - I've been getting really out of breath when walking in the past few days - I mean, even walking slowly short distances I get out of breath, and it's now got to the point where I can't always stand up for long without having to sit down or I feel a bit fainty. Also when I get out of breath from walking I can feel a bit sort of dizzy in the head, and very occasionally I get this sort of odd out of body thing - I know it's me and I'm walking or whatever, but it doesn't quite feel like it's me that's moving. I can't really explain it too well. Anyone else get any of this? Just wondering how normal I am (or not). Don't have low blood pressure. Had PIL over today which was nice but tiring. MIL said she thinks I'm not up to go back to work this week, sigh (and she's not the type to say this lightly). I'm seeing doc anyway tomorrow so will doscuss it then and see what she thinks. ANyone wonder if they'll ever bloom?!

I get extremely breathless just walking round the house to the point where I need to sit down. I believe it's normal and nothing to worry about.
Dh is away from early tomorrow for 5 days so def not looking forward to that!

angels I think your MIL is right, from what you have said. Good that you're seeing doc, see what he or she says - got to look after yourself.

Ledkr just swimming tomorrow, but have been (trying) to keep up with what I was doing before pgcy - spin, conditioning and body pump. Knackers you out but then figured I am knackered anyway and it does help with overall energy levels, plus got to fat last time, that keeps me motivated!

Speak to the gym instructor and see what they recommend - take it easy though, I only do those classes because I was already doing them before. Swimming is good. They do aqua aerobics but its all the grey-rinse lot so not sure I am ready tp join that yet! Maybe when bump is too big for anything else!

Being pg will always make you more breathless, but check with doc anyway for those suffering with it just in case. You cant be too careful!

angels I'm wondering that too- hoping that glow and that bloom and that looking pregnant and gorgeous thing will happen sometime soon... No sign of it yet!

Has anyone else's skin been playing up? I seem to have developed eczema on my face - bloody hormones! :)

Hope everyone is feeling ok x

re glow: DH was on the phone with his mum, and she asked if I was 'glowing', and he said 'I would not call it that exactly'...
Xxx

smallblackflowers red grape juice at room temp is meant to be very good for constipation.

Moominmama hope you stop feeling sick soon,
angels1 hope you feel better soon too.

Had a traumatic cycling and scootering trip to seafront today; both DS had accidents, DS2 quite nasty and then DS1 rode into the back of me sending me flying right onto my stomach. It was quite a heavy fall, my elbow and knees are all grazed and sore but my stomach feels OK, i think, although I am not sure whether/how worried to be. I was brave for DS's sake as he was really upset but now feel quite upset myself (and annoyed with him for doing it). Anyway I spoke to a midwife and she said to keep a check on everything, watch out for movements etc but it's quite hard as the movements are pretty subtle and sporadic anyway.

Back to work (school) tomorrow and totally unprepared and don't want to go

Hello all, hope week ahead goes well for everyone, especially those heading back to school!! Still feeling sick but have to say feel slightly better, managing to eat now, not sure 8 mini milkways is the best but ho hum!!!!

On the subject of mils, I love mine to pieces, will have been married for 12 years next week and have been with dh for 18 years (child bride ), but no, no, no to mil in delivery room, tbh, with dd2 was on my own in delivery room for most of the time, found it quite relaxing, trying to think of a way of making him have work emergency for most of next Feb!!!

morning all, hope you're all well.

Just got back from the doc who told me in no uncertain terms I was not able to work yet. She's given me a note for 2 weeks off and seemed to think I might need a further 2 off anfterwards. Feel a bit pathetic and weedy but even DH said to me yesterday I wasn't ready, and this from the man who had never EVER said I'm not up to going to work - I usually just get a 'oh, you should have made yourself go in no matter bad you feel' look from him on the rare occasion I have a day off ill. I guess if I can't even manage 2 x 2 hr trips out in 2 days without needing more than a day to recover in bed I might have been kidding myself I could go back. Anyway, now comes the terror of telling the nasty powers that be and having them moan behind my back at how I should be working. Very scared about tackling that.

Founf out I'm allowed 2 birthing partners at hospital. I want to ask my Mum to be there as well as DH as I know she'll be very good in these situations and she's a nurse so knows all the technical medical bits a bit. Bit scared to mentioning it to DH though as don't want him to feel like he's not important/I'd prefer my Mum/he's not good enough on his own.

wigglesrock 8 mini milkyways are always good....just so long as it's not that which is making you sick!

worrymummy are you OK now after your falling incident? think I'd be too scared to get on a bike, but that's only because I'm so clumsy at the minute and I'd peddle about 10 metres and then get out of breath and exhausted and have to stop.

40weeks I've done water aerobics with the oldies. I loved it. It looks really easy but it's actually harder than it looks (depending on the teacher - some arn't very good and you don't feel like you do much others are fab and you work really hard). It feels a bit, well, embarassing when they are all well over double my age, like I'm in the wrong class, but it's great fun - I had a fab teacher and we had great names for moves like the 'farmer giles'! It was funny last time I went to a class as the instructor said at the beginning 'is there anyone pregnant?' and there was a host of titters from the old ladies at the thought. At least they are more friendly than the 'ladies who lunch desperate housewives' types that frequent lots of my old classes - it felt like you were back at school and they were in the 'cool' gang with their designer gym gear and perfect figures and looking down their nose at anyone that wasn't their friend and that they had more of a right to be there then anyone else and they would pinch the spot right in front of the instructor every week so no one else could see anything. Not that I'm resentul or bitter or anything and maybe that's just my expensive gym that attracts some snobby types....

Sorry for long post.

You could maybe tell your DH that you are selfish and want him to be able to focus on you while your mother helps deal with the medical staff?

good idea prof, will build up the courage to mention it to him. My mum, might, of course, decide it's the last thing she wants to do anyway.

Oooh worrymummy hope you are okay, what a scary thing to happen?! Well done for getting on bike though, I am total wuss!

angels glad the doc sorted you out - dont be worrying about work, you have a doc note and thats that - do they know you are pg? And am sure DH will understand that you want your mum as a) she has done this before and b) she is a nurse! Just tell him you are so worried about birth you think it will help you relax and also be a help to him and he can take a break and you wont be left alone if he wants to go and get a coffee or breath of fresh air. Its hard being a birthing partner on your own I reckon!

Went to docs this morn and he doesnt think its a UTI although will get full results on Thurs pm. Was totally paranoid yesterday as felt loads of kicking on Sat and then nothing yesterday. But its being slightly more active today

Hope this week goes well for anyone going back to work/kiddies starting school

hey 40weeks. The powers that be know I'm pg. I'm only a little nervous in telling them as was signed off end of last term and doc put on cert 'hyperemesis' and got call from work saying this wasn't enough detail from them - they needed me to explain exactly my symptoms. All a bit rude and off. This time doc has just written 'pg complications' which is even more non specific so am bound to get a grilling again and just not strong enough to be assertive. I'm debating if I can just send the her an email explaining why I've been signed off and so I can explain myself better but not sure if that's a bit of a chicken way out.

angels you could send the email and invite them to call you if they need to discuss further or want more info, then you don't sound like a chicken!

Or tell them to call your GP! Although if thats what the doc has said then that should be enough - the rest is private and personal! Good luck anyway.

Hello all,

Good luck with all that angels, I know exactly how you feel and hate those situations, but it does not seem to me that your GP would do it if it was not really necessary.

I had my mw app. this morning. The girl who took the blood sample is a student, but she did it so well I had to congratulate her, hope that was not patronizing.

We then heard what sounded like a train inside my tummy, quite weird really, so loud and strong that it really surprised me, and poor DH!

Also told didn't need the vitamins, as have enough of everything, that'd shut my meat-eating family up! (sorry, they have just been very very anoying about it, making me feel selfish for not giving the little blob some steak).

Hope you all have a great week.