April 2012 Babies - 2nd thread to welcome the 2nd trimester

[digitalgirl]

Join us as we head out of the secretive, scary, slightly sicky first trimester and into the bump emerging, supposedly blossoming, energy boosting second trimester.

Previous thread here

Stats thread here

We sold a property for the first time this year as well after we moved to this house from our flat. It was definitely stressful even though we were fortunate enough to have bought and moved into our new house before that . Have to admit DH dealt with most of the practicalities :) . It took about 6-7m in total from listing it to completion since we didn't take the first offers but the waiting paid off and we made 20% profit over 5 y just because of the central location ... Glad to have it over with though. Hate moving... We were in our 2 bed +study for years while trying for this second child and DS room was so small that it would have been a real squeeze to fit them both in there so I guess that's the silver lining of the agony and hell of years of waiting to have a baby that by now we have the space :)

... bear sorry I can't help with Kent we're in SW London. And I hope your child will be happy with his own bed soon! Me and and my brother were always in our parents bed when we had nightmares or something and my mom hated it since she couldn't then sleep unlike my dad who slept through everything( so 4 people in a double bed! ) .DS has never has sleapt in our bed , just in a Moses basket next to our bed ( which I plan to do again with this baby too) and then in a cot in our room until he got his own room at 18 m. I thought it'd be hard to get out of the habit if it's started . That's what I've heard fom friends and remember from my own childhood. Easier said than done thought . Toddlers can be hard to deal with . DS had that period of waking up screaming regularly around 2y and wandering into our room some of the time. It wasn't easy but passed and the nightlight seemed to help or maybe it was just a coincidence ...

Not been on for a while, real life took over - have lurked a bit though. Sorry for all of those feeling sick still, it really is godawful.

Can feel baby kicking now, but only sporadically so this is something else to get myself anxious over!

I feel much more hormonal this time round and not in a good way! Last time the hormones seemed to chill me out so nothing phased me, this time it's like permanent pmt! Can't work out if my three year old is being a right pain or if I'm just being an evil witch of a mother a making him worse. Any of you with toddlers got an appropriate sanction for hitting/kicking in a child of this age? I've tried walking away/ignoring/firmly saying no hitting for about 3 months now and no noticeable effect. It's not all the time, seems to go in phases, but it really need to stop! Don't think time out would work atm as previous experience suggests I will have to take him back three hundred times before he stays put and I'm not up for hoiking him about in my current condition.

Much better night last - back to normal in fact. Slept in cotbed from 8 - 6.30.

Hello, feeling fed up today, was looking forward to a day out with my Mum but DS2 started screaming at 8.00am and only stopped half an hour ago
so had to stay in.
Saw consultant yesterday, am on Clexane injections again until the baby is 6 weeks old due to me having a PE in my first pregnancy, and am High Risk again. Also booked in for growth scans as my two boys were biggish babies.

Had my first 'hands full' type comments while waiting for my appointment with DS2, one womans eyes nearly popped out of her head when she asked if I was stopping at two and I said this was actually my fourth and the eldest was 11. Felt like a right freak, I don't know why people get so nosy though.

Digital my DD and DS1 shared a room until DS was 2. Then we moved to a three bedroom and a few years later had DS2, we started converting the loft when he was 4 months. Nightmare we expected to be out of the house for two weeks and ended up being out for five! We were all living in different houses. Now we are having DC4, and whoever it is DD2 or DS3 will share with DS2 until either the market changes, DH gets a pay rise and we move or until someone leaves home!

DS2 has woken up screaming again so I'm off to break open the calpol. Hope everyone else has a better day.

Sorry for mammoth rant post!

notso - I'm sorry you are having such a difficult time. It's horrible being 'high risk' - I developed high blood pressure and my DS had IUGR so he had to come out early at 35 weeks. I am hoping it won't happen again but of course the risk is increased.

Ignore what other people say - I'm sure they are just making conversation but they should think about the reaction their throwaway comments might cause. You are certainly not a freak just because you have a larger family.

Hi everyone, sorry me again!! Just wanted to let those know who remember me that I got a BFP this morning, baby due around 13th July I think! We are not telling anyone in RL yet, just letting it sink in. But I have to tell someone, so here I am!!! Hope you and your little bumps are doing great!!

Great news whenskies Good luck for a sucessful jounrney to 13th July xx

Hooray!!! Congrats.

Thanks! :o

skies congrats! So very happy for you!!!!:)

hello again!

bear, what magic did you weave?! sleep is off the wall for us too, DD (13 months, nearly 14) used to go into her cot awake and lie there quietly til she dropped off. Now its a marathon effort every night, up to 90 min of shushing, having her lie on my chest (I sit in the nursing chair), sitting near the door going shush with increasing fierceness, and then she's often up in the night again- not wanting anything but to lie on a chest and go back to sleep... but I'm exhausted by it all!!!!

notso, my step sister has 3 DC, with 18 month gap between each. She said whie waiting whale-like in a waiting room pg again, and both boys playing up big time she had the 'tut! just look at her, can't control the children she's got, and she's expecting again!'. I think people can't help themselves... I get loads of comments like that as I'll have 3 under a year and a half if nothing bad happens to these twins I'm cooking I'd just feel sorry for them for clearly finding looking after 2 such a struggle themselves!!!

Brilliant news whenskies! Hope everything goes smoothly for you x

yay, congrats whenskies - lots of sticky bean wishes floating your way!!!

Top news whenskies, fingers crossed for you!

We're in Kent bear. There are good Grammar schools around Medway too, and Thanet, if that's any good to you... Generally property prices are quite reasonable, and some lovely countryside, but as with most places there are areas best avoided. If you want any detailed info feel free to message me!

Thank you everyone :o

Had a great bonfire night this year. Baby kept moving at all the bangs, couldn't wait to get home to ring my husband with how active baby uglymush is!!

Think I felt the baby move for the first time last night, was a very strange feeling!

Finding out the sex tomorrow, is anyone else finding out the sex?

Morning all hope you all had a good weekend.

Thanks for your comments Bearcrumble and dreamfeeder, glad I'm not the only one with these problems.
DS2 slept much better last night so feeling revived. I think (fingers crossed)he is learning that he is fine in his cot and doesn't need to come in our bed.
Had to dodge some awkward questions about not drinking at PILs and my parents house this weekend. Was pleased we were at firework parties out side as I could layer up to hide my bump! I will be pleased when this is finally out in the open.
Going to M/W appointment for whatever they do at 16 weeks, hope to hear the heartbeat then.
Is anyone else not feeling pregnant yet? I can't believe how different I feel compared to last year when I was having DS2 when from almost conception I had every symptom going.
Can't wait to feel this one moving uglymush have had a few 'was-it-wasn't-it' flutters but am still waiting for a big kick.
congratulations whenskiesaregrey Good Luck!

Empusa we're waiting to find out the sex. Might happen sometime in the near future maybe even next week when our surrogate is having her appointment on the 18.11. She'll be 16 1/2 w. I can't wait , I'm a curious type ;) We'll have trouble with a boys name like with DS who has 3 first names like I do ( one from his dad) but we have some ideas for a girl. Also want to start getting clothes and things and it's easier to buy if u know ( of course they can get it wrong ...)
Apparently everything is otherwise fine but she has very oddly only now started feeling nauseaus , unlike with her 3 earlier pregnancies with her own kids. That's odd but not worried , all test results came back normal . I guess we'll get those downs odds numbers next week. I know it'll be much higher this time now that I'm 36 than with my son when I was 28 but since the nuchal fold measuring was normal and the nasal bone was there and the blood tests normal I think we'll be ok:) We're waiting for her to FedEx those scan pictures . Can't wait (and there should be a film of it moving too...)!

Empusa I'll be finding out the sex, both me and DH are too impatient not to 9 days to go til my 20w scan!!!

I've been away to the land of no internet again so have had a lot to catch up on, sorry some people are still so ill :( I've just about gotten over my suspiciously timed cold, but still have an awful cough. And have just been sick today, for the first time in about 10 days :( hoping its a one off though cause of the cough...

Congratulations whenskies and Mr whenskies!! :)

Is anyone here still BFing their other DC? I think DS is on his way to stopping, my one boob seems to have stopped producing milk (he latches on then off, then gives it a dirty look before trying again and doing the same again) and he only stays on the other for a matter of about 2-3 mins. Will keep offering him though as was hoping to feed him longer than this (hes 13m now) and maybe there is just less cause of pregnancy and it'll pick up again later on...?

PS, for those who want to start buying something, I've been stocking up on maternity pads... My morbid mind reasons that even if anything goes wrong now, I'll need them.

Hello anyone mind if I join? I'm currently 18wks with dc 3 due April 9th. I've been reading with interest to see how others are getting on. Would be nice to have someone to share with. I didn't know about MN with my other 2.

I'm just starting to get my energy back and am feeling regular fluttering and infrequent kicks so all very exciting. We have just told the other dc's and they are so excited they can't wait.

We have also just told work and although most people have been lovely some have been very negative and really quite rude about us having a third child. It's odd that people feel they can say whatever they like to you when it's about pregnancy but I'm choosing to ignore them. They're probably jealous

Sorry to everyone who is feeling so unwell I hope things start to improve for you soon. Congratulations to everyone else

Sorry for the v long ranty post

I don't think we'll find out the sex - I like the surprise, and getting to think up two lots of names, and I prefer to have gender-neutral clothes so no issue about buying stuff for it (not that we need any anyway, but family/friends might feel the need to get some blue or pink stuff if they knew!).

notso - I still don't really feel pregnant either. 17 weeks now, and my 'bump' such as it is hasn't really got any bigger since 13 weeks and my boobs haven't changed at all - you would not be able to tell I was pregnant by looking at me (and I thought 2nd pregnancies were meant to show much earlier and bigger). I've had hardly any symptoms and although I feel the baby every now and then it is very light and not very often. I have told a few people but I still feel nervous about telling people. Our 20-week scan is 2nd Dec and hopefully should be feeling kicks by then so thinking after that it might really start setting in a bit more.