December 2011 - Support tights time!

[BeeMyBaby]

Had no idea what to call it, sorry. Just googled third trimester and that was the recommendation...

Sorry, just realised how smug that all sounded. I'm just relieved it's all going so well at the moment!

Not smug at all kate! You are absolutely right to be pleased that all is going well! And we all like good news! :)

Not smug kate you should be proud of your stomach muscles...I know I will be if I look as neat as you do with my second! Managed to do my own bikini wax yesterday & it felt like a godlike achievement :o Pregnancy is hard so we should celebrate the positives!

Not smug kate, you should see the size of my bump, I'm gigantic, I have very knackered stomach muscles!

I keep forgetting to book my 28 week appointment, I'm just not looking forward to the hassle of fortnightly appointments really. I've enjoyed this last eight weeks without being faffed over.

I'll start my hypno practice at 30 weeks, feel very chilled about the birth in any case. If I can give birth to a brow presentation baby at home there is sod all that will prevent this one arriving easily! I am aware of being smug about it, but I'm pleased that I managed it as brow presentation babies are usually a straight to c section. She was bloody hard work to push out though!

msbuggy when do you start getting fortnightly appontments? last time I never had them as often as this, and this time as its my second, my next appointment after 28 weeks is 34 weeks...

Anyone rhesus negative and had the Anti D injection yet?

I get mine on Wednesday next week and not looking forward to it has have heard it hurts!!

Ive got a cold and my head is so stuffy can i take anything?

'lo ladies.

Not much to report. We've been a plague house, so we're all tired and grumpy. Very much looking forward to the weekend and a bit of sleep.

figgy I had my anti-D last week and it really doesn't hurt anymore than a normal injection. My MW always recommends getting it in the backside rather than the arm if you get the option as it is supposed to hurt less, and at least that way you don't see it going in.

Hi all. Since having sex earlier, I get sharp pain in my abdomen when I stand up, not in the bump but just underneath it. It makes me wimper and feel the need to support the bump with my hands. Anyone have an idea what is going on? It was just normal sex, no swinging from chandeliers involved.

Hiya! Courier woe is thankfully over, though not without some hassle.
8.30am, got kids ready for school, crossed fingers and did school run.
Then Stayed in house listening for doorbell.
12.30 had to get DD2 from school- bribed grandad to come over to hold fort while I went. Nothing.
2pm had friend over for coffee- doorbell rang, man insisted he was only there for a pickup and got very arsey when I asked him to double check the van for the replacement. It's not his problem apparently. Gave up and gave him the scooter.
2.30 rang depot- a mythical seperate van "might" have the delivery, I'd better stay in, as they didnt know for sure...
Friend kindly stayed in while I went to get DD1 from school. Nada.
Had to take kids out at 4pm for swimming, gave up and left a signed authorisation note on front door (which is what I usually do, plu).
came back to find -phew- they had left it.
But what a palaver!!!

Hey girls, i have just been trying to catch up on all the news

I have seen a lot of you getting birthing balls.... i may be being a bit thick but what do they actually do??

oi the united team are lovely, they travel with us all the time and Alex always gives us lovely tips hehe :o

Well i still have vertigo but im managing as i dont have to work.

I think i may have depression, at first i thought i was just feeling low, but then i realized i haven't been eating, and getting very angry over little things. I finally spoke to OH about it, and he made me go to the GP whp was really nice, and i'm feeling a little better for talking about it.

OH went on a stag do to Ibiza all last week so i was on my own :( boo but a friend threw me a baby shower, which i really didn't want... but on the plus side we now have a full wardrobe of newborn and 0-3 month clothes! As well as countless blankets, bottles, sterilizers and someone even gave us 2 tubs of formula and 10 cartons, just in case i cant breastfeed, we dont have to panic about rushing out to get formula!

I have just spent the all day washing/ ironing baby clothes and arranging them in size order in the wardrobe and drawers

Sorelip what is this sex thing u refer to I seem to remember it a long long time ago?

I'd give it up for quite a while if it meant not feeling this pain. Alas, Google has told me that it may be that the baby's head is down, and causing pressure or something. I can still feel him moving around, so I'll see how it goes.

Evening ladies - glad to hear lots of good 28 week appointments. Mine is next week. Still hard to focus on this baby with so much going on and can't get DH to show any interest really at all. Definitely don't get any extra help or sympathy for being pregnant; sadly feel a bit like I am doing this all on my own, and sadly I know that any disturbance to DHs sleep makes him very grumpy and even less helpful so beginning to next year should be fun!

Feeling quite hormonal at the moment and have had a few tears with DS this week. Now he is 3 it feels like he does a lot more on his own , for example his swim class and his gym class and he has cried about mummy not being there at both this week, which has made me cry - not very useful in persuading him it will be ok! He has had quite a lot of change these last few weeks with me going back to work part time and these new classes on his own. I feel quite sorry for him and he has been waking up shouting out a bit at night - mix of bad dreams and over tiredness I think - does not help my tiredness though, as of course I am the one who gets up to him!

Hopefully everything will settle down again soon. Off to a wedding this weekend, so good for some family time.

sorelip hope the pain eases soon.

I had my 26 week check today, GP said I have a heart murmur, apparently it's common in pregnancy, has anyone heard of this? I had an ECG a couple of years ago which was fine, no idea if I had it with DS as they didn't listen to my heart during my entire pregnancy. On the plus side my blood pressure was quite high at this point with DS but is still fine and he isn't concerned by my occasional dizziness and breathlessness.

jigglebum sorry you're having such a tough time :( Does your DH know how you feel?

sorelip sex? Que? I actually asked DH if he fancied some at the weekend(during the afternoon, whilst I was still awake, out if a sense if duty. He said no. I didn't know whether to be upset or relieved,so stuck to oblivious. Now I'm thinking we've missed our chance if it's going to start hurting.
Kristy it may nit be depression - just heightened pregnancy hormones and being alone last week. Hopefully you'll pull yourself out of it naturally. Fingers crossed.
Sounds like there are a few people feeling down at the minute. Third trimester blues? C'mon ladies, not long now! just got to get over this last hurdle. Keep smiling - you know it'll be worth it.

jiggle you have to get DH on board now, you shouldn't have to feel alone in this - it's hard enough as it is. X
(God knows how single mums cope.)

Someone brought their 6 week old baby into my work today in a home made wrap carrier thing and the baby was SO gorgeous I got all red and flustered and teary. Anyone else tearing up when they see new babies at the moment?

^Message poster OiMissus Thu 15-Sep-11 22:11:22
(God knows how single mums cope.)^

Because we have to:(

I have just finished a pram blanket for a friend's wee man who is five weeks old. Will be finishing up the wheat bags for a couple of other friends/family and then cracking on with my own blankets. Hoping to do the pram and cot, and if I have the inclination (and can find the bag with random yarn in) one each for my other two:) Times like this make me glad I am allergic to sheep fibre, as it makes buying yarn cheaper. Cheap acrylic is about £1.20 for a 100g ball, triple and up for proper wool >_<

Kri5ty A lot of people have a little lapse in feel-good moments at this stage. Keep tested and remember that everything will be better in the long term :)

littlemiss how do you have the energy to make all that?!

Baby just completely turned round, I think she's now head down as the kicks are at the top of my bump. I wonder if she'll turn again, DS was head down very early, hopefully it doesn't mean she'll also arrive early.

big hugs jiggle

Thanks oi and littlemiss i don;t think the lack of sleep is helping, oh how i long for my medication back! My old gp told me i may be able to take it in the 3rd trimester, but not sure i want to risk it!

hi everyone, sorry you're feeling low kri5ty, hope it is just a phase and you will feel a bit better soon. Sorry I haven't any useful advice though :(

I am going to aquanatal at lunch time for the first time - hope it's good! Will also be a chance to meet some mums-to-be here as so far, I know noone of that description.

Had a migraine yesterday :( hope it was just a one off and not a return of the nightmare first trimester I had with migraines 6 days a week. Fingers crossed! Not feeling fab now to be honest, but better than yesterday, can function at least!

Sorry to everyone feeling a bit down - hope you feel better soon kri5ty and jiggle and mopsy and flustered

sorelip a week or two ago I was getting exactly that same pain when having sex, walking for more than about 10 minutes or sitting in the car - I moaned about it here a while ago and was advised by wise women that it could be round ligament pain which was confirmed by the midwife. It hung around for week or so and then disappeared. It was bloody miserable, but since then I have done all those things and it hasn't come back...

kri5ty re: birthing balls - don't know about everyone else but can I just sing the praises of mine?? I know that if I hadn't got one I would not be able to sit at my desk all day at work - it's an absolute lifesaver keeping me coming to the office (my last day is seven weeks from today!!). It was a bit uncomfortable for the first few days (using muscles I think I didn't know I had) but it takes all the weight off my back and I can bounce on it, do figures of 8 etc and I've noticed a huge improvement in the stiffness of my hips and lower back. I now really notice if I sit on a normal office chair for longer than an hour or so - had a long meeting yesterday in another office and seriously missed my comfortable ball! Also, the baby's been head down the whole way through and I just hope sitting on the ball keeps it that way...

kri5ty so sorry to hear you're feeling depressed. I've had bouts of depression as far back as I can remember, been on all sorts of pills but in the end I found the only thing that really kept it at bay for any length of time & made me feel normal was enormous amounts of exercise....which I haven't been getting while pregnant so I have a niggling fear it will return. I know you have vertigo which doesn't help matters at all but if you don't want to risk the pills you need to get your endorphins flowing again. Swimming, walking or yoga might help but if you can't manage them with your dizziness you could try meditation? I struggle with it to be honest; too much nervous energy but it does work if you can bring yourself to work at it. So sorry you're feeling bad; I really hope it doesn't last too long...there's a good chance your hormones have temporarily unbalanced you & you'll be good as new before you know it :)