Due in May: the 2nd trimester, more glowing and less throwing

[Yorky]

Before the other thread bursts!
Thanks Miko for the title!

Oh waiting, what an experience you've had! Congratulations on your beautiful DD. It sounds like she has her mother's strength and courage and hopefully she will continue to do well.
You must feel in such shock and your emotions must be all over the place. You are doing brilliantly but please have a blatant (((hug)))
Do update us further when you get chance xx

waiting congratulations on the birth of your beautiful girl. sending you lots of love and energy. rest as much as you can and wishing your little girl will be home safe and sound with you as soon as possible. x

Hi waiting, what a shock for you, well done on trusting your mother's instinct and getting checked. Congratulations on your beautiful little girl. Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you. This must be such an emotional time. I hope you start to feel a bit more comfortable soon. Wishing you and your precious daughter well, please keep in touch with us as and when you get the chance, xxx

Hello waiting what a shock! Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. Can't imagine what you've been through! Big hugs to you and your daugther xx

But waiting - you can't have a baby already, we haven't even started the sweepstake on who'll go first! You must have been terrified and I hope you both continue to go from strength to strength. For old people like me 750g is 1lb10.5oz Congratulations on her safe arrival

Congratulations waiting. Crumbs! I'm glad you're both OK, I cannot imagine having the baby now- you must be very shocked! Rest up, thinking of you both.

Congratulations waiting! Good old gut instincts! Wishing you a speedy recovery and sending lots of positive thoughts to your beautiful little girl. Thinking of you all xx

WOW!!! Congrats waiting. Hope you are all doing well. Cxx

Oh my goodness congratulations Waiting! how scared you must have been, I hope she is OK. It's hard to even imagine having the baby now, I hope everything continues to go OK for you and baby

Oh my goodness waiting! How exciting and scary all at once! Congratulations on your beautiful and tiny dd, thinking of you all. Looking forward to hearing more when you have a chance.

Congratulations on your DD waiting,hope both of you will recover very soon :)

Waves and hugs to everybody-hope all of you are fine.

I'm following the thread but not writing-too many things happening,DIY jobs,work,and getting ready to get hitched soon.Everything's ok here although a bit stressful sometimes.Bump is getting bigger and giving me some hefty wallops that are getting stronger!

BTW,if somebody could point me in direction of some nice formal maternity dresses I'd be extremely grateful!Thank you!

Wow waiting, think you need to change your name now! Congratulations on your beautiful daughter, fingers crossed for both of you that you recover well. Please keep us updated on how you are both doing.

We've been decorating the soon to be nursery this weekend, managed to repair the ceiling crack, paint the ceiling and get the first coat of paint on the Walls between DH and I! Plus keeping DS entertained and stop him getting in a mess with the paint. Then it'll be painting the wood, getting the furniture sorted and blinds, curtains etc. It'll be great when I can start unpacking all the baby clothes!

Hope everyone else had a great weekend.

Hi Ladies, hope you don't mind me intruding onto your thread.

Amazing that one of you has already met your bubba - congrats Waiting!

Reading your posts takes me back to my AN threads (June 08 and Aug 2010!)

I wonder if any of you like near Ormskirk and are interested in Daisy Birthing antenatal classes? I am just in the middle of training to be a Daisy Birthing teacher and will start classes in Ormskirk in April on Monday evenings.

Daisy Birthing is great for relaxation, birth breathing, getting baby into a good position for birth and learning techniques that will help you during labour. It is a bit like pregnancy yoga but so much more! And it's just £9 a class (£54 for a course of 6)!

Please take a look at my website www.formbydoula.co.uk or the main site at www.thelazydaisychain.co.uk.

Thanks again - I've probably broken the MN rules about trying to sell but hope you'll forgive me because I am so excited about bringing these classes to Ormskirk! As a doula I really believe in women's bodies and their ability to birth and these classes are a great way to prepare well for labour!

Waiting (you really will have to change your name now!). Absolutely gobsmacked to read your story and sending you both all best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I've had a weekend of running around after relatives down South, first to see my Nan (because my Mum who is her carer is away), she annoyed the hell out of me by telling me off for stroking my bump and snapping 'leave her alone, she's trying to sleep!', to which I very nearly replied "Piss off" (I have NEVER sworn in front of my Nan), but managed to control myself enough not to.

Next I went to see my Dad, who told who me off for making DH do everything, asked me when I was planning on making him a sandwich (I hadn't realised it was obligatory for his visitors, but he has health visitors come in 4 times a day - I'm not one of them though) and kept asking me to run upstairs to fetch things for him! And this when I've been going up stairs one at a time with my maternity girdle on because of my SPD.

It was such a relief to get home last night. I was nearly crying with frustration because DH seems to be the only one who understands what a hard time I'm having and how much I hate being this slowed down.

On the plus side we went to see some friends who gave us two of their old pushchairs, one of which is a Maclaren XLR, which is suitable from birth. I think it just needs a bit of a clean and it will be fine, we just need to buy the matching carseat that fits on. I'm so glad to have someone take the whole buggy dilemma out of my hands because there is literally too much choice for me make my mind up.

Mikocat - What a weekend! Relatives seem to think they have a free pass to say whatever they like at times. Well you can't complain I'm your dad/mum/sister, etc.

Glad to hear the decorating went well wriggle. My dh is still working on repainting the living room cupboard so still plenty of clutter around. I have, at least, managed to tidy out the dining room!

We had a fairly quiet weekend as ds not well and dd away with her dad. Ds mainly not eating and very sleepy with a temperature. He is pretty much totally recovered now but I got a little worried when I saw he had lost (about) 2 kilos. NHS 24 nurse not worried at all of course , will just keep an eye on him, no doubt he will pile it back on now he is eating again.

I feel rubbish as I am having real problems with shortness of breath. Have had a wee bit of this in the last few weeks but much worse today. Not severe or anything, not enough to worry, just enough to be incredibly annoying!

Hi ladies, Wow waiting I'm so shocked by your story! I was just starting to wonder the other day when we might get our first baby as on my last May thread it was 11th April but goodness this is early! Really hope you're ok and coping with the shock, I honestly can't imagine it I feel so unprepared at the moment. You sounded very chilled on your post though. Hope dd is ok and goes from strength to strength. Are you able to breastfeed/express?
We'll have to update the list now!! Makes it all v real.

Hi formbydoula thanks for your msg. I'm not in your area sadly as I had looked into daisy birthing a couple of weeks ago, sounds like the sort of thing I need! Hope your classes go well.

niko sounds like you're having a nightmare!! Hope you're ok, and its good that dh understands at least!

I have terrible heartburn/reflux right up in my throat, had it when pregnant with ds too, really must get gaviscon. Midwife appointment tomo so looking forward to finding out what position baby is in!

X post sarah I'm getting v short of breath too, even from just walking up stairs.. bit disconcerting! Hope you're ok. Also meant to say think we've found a city mini double on eBay, yay! Was waiting for one to come up in our area & there's one close enough so quite excited! Sure we'll only end up using it a couple of months but never mind!

mikocat - I feel for you, running after relatives all weekend with SPD, I honestly don't understand how you can even do stairs, you mut be one tough lady! You poor thing. So glad your DH understands - mine is getting there slowly, but far too slowly for my liking!! Must be patient.....

Waiting I'm in shock! Many Congratulations, your post sounds so calm.

Sorry for not contributing much, everything is just very uneventful with the odd moan & groan.

I really have nothing prepared for this little one. Was going to get a better mattress for the alongside cot, maybe once I've done that I'll feel like I'm on my way. I also need to go through all my daughters clothes & see what things will be ok for a boy.

Still finding it hard to get excited about this baby, yet I know how lucky I am. I need to get my head around things... & quickly if waiting is anything to go by!

Well hello again, thanks so much for all the hugs and best wishes, my post the other day does sound calm doesn't it, must have been the morphine....

Your right mikocat and wrigglebum, I really must change my name, have to have a think of something good.

Sounds like everyone is having fun, sorry to hear about the SPD, it must make everything so hard!!!

saggybaps I was not even slightly prepared, my fab DH has been running around sorting lots of stuff, so much that I assumed I would have time to sort/buy/panic about. I kind of feel like that bit has all been stolen away iykwim.

cupcakefairy yep, I am expressing, it's really great to feel like I'm doing something positive for her and contributing to her recovery, she is only having half a ml every 4 hours at the moment so I'm producing enough to feed most of the neonatal unit!

Had a really good day today, they have taken her off the ventilator and she is currently breathing by hereself, although there is a machine supporting her slightly. It feels like exciting progress, although I'm trying to stay realistic, there's a long way to go yet.

Hoping that I will be home by the end of the week, there is still major concerns about my blood pressure but it seems to be improving :) mumsnet on my iPad is currently my saviour in hospital, it's just not the nicest place to be. It is nice having DD on the next floor though, not looking forward to being so far away from her when I leave or leaving without her really.

Oooh, I've written a bit of an essay threre, sorry.

Waiting - or whatever you want to call yourself now (I vote waiting has a little lamb!) can I ask where in the country you are in case there's anyone localish who could give you a hand?
Well done you for expressing, it is so important for preemies but I can't get my head around .5ml every 4hrs - I know from my peer supporter training that they are usually born with stomachs the size of a marble and that sounds tiny to be. I am SO impressed that she is breathing by herself already - that is fantastic progress! What an impressive little girl she is
And much as I would like to be done with SPD I still don't envy you having her so early and such a shock but you sound like you're both doing very well, I hope you aren't at home without her for long

Hiya Yorkie,
I'm north west, in Lancashire. Lots of friends are rallying round, my family are mainly dead or useless so I'm very grateful for any help.
I can't get my head around it either, it's nothing at all, they said its to do with 'lining' her tummy so It will still work, obviously at 26 weeks gestation they wouldn't be using their tummies normally so it's good if she accepts anything. I am so proud of her breathing on her own, it's just incredible. Thank you for the message, im sure it won't feel like long til we have her home :)

Hi, I'm new to his thread, due 8th May and live in Northants. Anybody local??.

Hello SAF1610 - good to see you over here. Any idea what your having?

I'm having a crazy growth spurt this week (29 weeks today), I was laughing at the size of bump last night saying that I thought she had got bigger and when I got the tape measure out I found that my waist measurement had gone up 2 inches in about a week! I now have a 41" waist! (or at least where my waist was). I guess she may have just moved into a more sticky-out position though.

Having a COPMPLETELY crap time sleeping lately, despite extra folded duvet, support pillows etc, I seem to wake up about every 45 minutes and have to swap sides and/or go and have a miniscule wee.

Waiting - can't believe LO is breathing by herself already - that's amazing! Attagirl! :)

Hello mikocat, I am new to these forums. Am 27 weeks today. I have changed my nickname btw as convinced I am having a little girl though legs crossed at scan so will have to wait till the big day. Am off work with a virus thing at the moment so feel crappy but otherwise I am sleeping ok and not feeling too bad in general. Bit more emotional my hubby says! I have a mw appt on Thursday as was measuring 2 weeks ahead of my dates at last appt though I don't feel that I look extra huge and have tried to be good with my diet though saying that I have just eaten a 2 finger kit kat!!