November 2012 - into the third trimester

[StuntNun]

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Hello, just popping on for few mins.

Can't remember who it was that had nose bleed, but vitamin C is meant to be good at strengthening your capillaries and reducing their severity.

I had glucose challenge today. It's standard for my hospital. Hope it goes ok, didn't like early morning lucozade!

We moved house last week into a rented house. We have an offer accepted on the next house, but it all got rather complicated and messy, so we broke the chain. It seems mad because we have to move twice, but at least this way it works out. Hope to move into new house by end of Sept...

Figleaves on line have lots of nursing bras. Would recommend avoiding underwire, especially in early days. A few days in, after 'the milk came in', my boobs were Pamela Anderson-esque and very sore. Had a few bras, but the underwired one was shoved to the back of the drawer.

I had the nosebleed, really hoping it doesn't happen again. Vit C is the one in oranges isnt it? I drink orange juice every morning

Just watched last nights Midwives, v emotional. So glad they all had lovely healthy babies :) can't wait to give my baby that first kiss again and see her little face.

I am feeling tearful. Don't know why everything is coming together. We exchanged contraction the house, we made an offer on a rental property and we will find out tomorrow if that has been accepted.

I need some love and affection and DH is downstairs like a lump watching tele. I don't want to nag as he was out doing voluntary stuff till midnight last night then up at 7 for a full day's work and he must be knacked. But I need a cuddle for no reason whatsoever is this the 3rd trimester blues?

Wow this thread is moving fast!

He'd a really good couple of days. GTT test done and blood all good. Phew, didn't fancy limiting self to super healthy diet! Also had 28 week growth scan and all looking good there, although baby is measuring big - over 95th centime but Dr happy not abnormally large. Both DH and I are lardy large so not unexpected or unduly concerning.

Then had apt with lovely registrar who spent 40 mins with me discussing VBAC v ELCS. Have a lot to think about, and have 6 weeks to decide, final decision and care plan to coincide with next growth scan at 35 weeks. Registrar was really nice, listed all factors to consider but madeir clear it was my decision and whatever I decide is fine. Feeling really good about things. Leaning towards ELCS if no spontaneous labour before 39 weeks, but will carry on doing my research and decide after another conversation with the professionals.

Also - I finally look pregnant and not just fat! Wore a maternity dress to work and it made a huge difference. Lots of compliments, which is v nice.

Do they tell you there and then if GTT is ok? I've got mine in the morning.

I just sprayed some deep heat on DP's back and got some on my hands and now my bump is burning

I had GTT yesterday and scan today, the results were available today.

Fecking bump is rock solid again - sigh I think it's my seating arrangements at work throwing my bump into a painful position. Glad I've got a midwife appt tomo - think I'll need to be doing more working from home. Hope this doesn't get worse as I'm one of those intending to work til I pop....

YW we too are looking at renting as a means of saving for our dream home with minimum deposit - although our monthly savings are now mostly being rediverted to cover my maternity and loss of client... Dhs logic is houseprices still have a long way to drop, so he wants to wait till they are at rock bottom before he takes the plunge to buy again. (oh and you've just missed an absolutely gorgeous townhouse that was for rent in the village - it was on the market for 2 days before someone snapped it up!)

Hugs to all those feeling a bit crap.

Not long home and dh has cooked me a massive curry for tea - will do wonders for my heartburn NOT!

X post - hope solidness disappears soon. Defs mention to mw tomorrow!

I mentioned to my mw the debate on peepots yesterday, by the way. She was appalled that some of you aren't given new pots :o

That emoticon was supposed to be 'shock', not 'grin'!

Oh my, fraggle is kicking like loopy. Annoyed that H is not fascinated by kicks. . Oh well he has his hand on my tummy now. Which seems to have calmed the little one down.

Went shopping today. Bought a new bra as I have a party at wkend n dress needs a proper well fitting bra. Can't believe I'm now a 40G! I mean wtf. Ended up in John Lewis in the end. N was told nursing bra could be picked at 36 weeks.

Picked up dress for party as well. It's such a lovely dress, which the store custom mk to size. Didn't help that a size 10 tall young lady was picking up the same dress in her own size. I was a tiny bit when she came out of dressing room.

I've also had some "first time mum" anxiety. But starting to think , if I don't know what to do , ask u guys! Or google lol. How did ppl cope before google?!?

Well I'm 29+4 and my bump just popped out! All my colleagues have commented today how suddenly I look pregnant.

I think the baby turned, well, I know the baby turned as I can now palpate it better, and it just made the bump stick out as opposed to being hidden inside! Also getting rib kicks today! It was uncomfy driving, as the baby feels squished now! I finally feel properly pregnant! (Obviously I've been properly pregnant for a while, but you know what I mean!) People can notice I'm pregnant now!

On the downside, the sudden change has made 2 stretch marks appear above my belly button. Where I had none. . Why it couldn't have just added to the ones that are lower...grrrrrr. Not like I don't have enough already!

detective we need a pic on fb of your popped out bump then!

I had another nosebleed in the night, got up to pee and started bleeding on the loo. It wasn't as heavy as the other one but still horrible and my nose feels so constricted I can't breathe through it at night, guessing the blood vessels are enlarged hence the nosebleeds. So had to breathe through my mouth which was horrible.

Also baby's movements have changed alot in the past few days, I'm 27+2 now, I still feel her alot but when she does move its more wobbles and jabs rather than the huge side to side movements, also I think she's facing my back so prob not feeling as much because of that.

Dh I too have been having nOsebleeds last nights and this mornings were huge. Also very weepy but know the reason for that!! Off to France this afternoon for a few days last trip away with no baby. Then we really need to get sorted!!

Morning,

Sorry to hear about people feeling down. I wonder if it is the thought of the wait now until baby arrives?

I'm doing fine really. Pretty worn out with work but others have it much worse. detective's wee post about crying yesterday gave me a lump in my throat. YW I am another one whose bump has started going solid. I think it is me marching from class to class. My office is a very long way from the department I teach in and even then I am rarely in the same place more than one lesson at a time. By the end of the day my bump is uncomfortable and hard. I have got into a routine of having a shower or bath as soon as I get home which seems to sort it out.

I braved the midwife programme last night. Was not as bad as I was expecting.

Have a good trip, horsey!

Morning ladies, it's so hard keeping up with this thread!

Hugs to those of you feeling rubbish/having nosebleeds etc, I hope you all feel better soon.

Hello to the newbies!

Not long to go now everyone! I'm 29 weeks tomorrow, I had a mw appointment yesterday and all is fine, measuring spot on too which I did last time so think I'll be having another small baby, but we'll see.
Baby is head down now aswell, I wonder if he'll stay like that?

Also just a quick question to those of you with DC already - how did you wean them off milk? When did they stop feeding to sleep? DD is driving me mad with her bottle/milk obsession and I need to do something!

Oh and horsey I hope you have a lovely time in France, I'm not jealous at all

good morning ladies. these posts move so quickly we are a v chatty lot :D

had midwife yesterday and yet more flaming bloods but everything is perfect and im measuring fine, i really look forward to midwife for the fact of hearing HB, my DD who is 5 was with me yesterday and her little face when she heard it was lovely i think she was in shock lol.

i too have been feeling very emotional the last week, my dear grandad sadly passed away in the early hours of tuesday morning which has kind of knocked me about, mother has been warning me to keep my chin up for sake of stressing baby out but when your heart hurts then its hard to IYSWIM.

his funeral will be held on the 6th of september which i dont think i will be going to as seeing my family in such a state will just tip me over the edge and i will be uncontrollable. is it bad for me to feel guilty for not wanting to go? i always beat myself up about everything and let things fester in my head and then get terribly emotional about it. DH has been fantasticand i couldnt be more in love with him atm. he really is my rock.(even though i must drive him nuts sometimes lol). we have decided to add my grandads name into our little girls name which his name is ray but we will spell it rae, so alanna rae it is!
my grandads birthday is the 5th november and im due the 11th so you never know how the world works, it truely would be lovely if she decided to come then :D.

anyways enough of me loading my problems onto everyone.........hope everyone is feeling well .

jay-lee
[28+4]

Hello. I had an antenatal appt on tues, can't remember if I posted or not. Bump measuring bang on dates but the consultant wasn't in so no review or care plan in place for post baby. SPD gettin much much worse and my physio is off for two weeks. I have booked an osteopath appointment today with a lady who specialises in pregnancy and post natal problems. I will try anything at this point! GP prescribed co-codamol 8mg and said if no relief we can go to 30mg and even morphine but that concerns me so I'd rather try and cope. DH back at work today after 5 weeks off so worried about that cos of 2 year old Dd. however lovely MIL has offered to come get her and give me a break so that's fab.

swiss ds was bf to sleep til he was 15 months by which point I Saudi cannot do this anymore.
I laid down with him in his room and just cuddled him to sleep, and all through the night everytime he woke.
Basically went cold turkey but he didn't seem fussed as long I was still there, that's when my period finally returned after not having one for over 2 years!

He still comes in our bed which I need to work on but I was so glad to stop bfing I didn't care and we all got more sleep (until now when I need to wee 3 times a night!)

Said* not Saudi!

Such high emotions for everyoen at the moment! I had a cry today on the way home from play group. I was in such pain while I was there, I just have niggling pain in my groin anf I can normally avoid agravating it - except on a thursday when i end up sitting on the floor at play group. Anyway I upset myself over it and on the way home had a sort of stroppy 'woe is me' moment and cried. I want to scrub my flat from top to bottom and I just cant' - I am normally a slob and when the flat is messy I dont even notice but this nesting has made me mad! I will see if DH can book us a cleaner to come in and do some cleaning, I 'need' walls to be washed and floors to be scrubbed :)

Anyway one lovely lady at play group has offered to have my dd for a couple of hours next week to give me a break and I think I will try and take her up on the offer, so kind of her. A few of us ex-pats over here really know what its like with no help from family so it's nice she is lookimg out for me :)

Sorry to hear of your loss Jaylee

Emotional here this morning too I'm afraid, I woke up full of energy and plans to get tidying before both the kids are due at the opticians.

So I wake up, the kids are still fast asleep, I lay in for 15 minutes then tiptoe downstairs to make a cup if tea feeling quite pleased to be able to sit in the quiet and decide what I need to get done today.

5 minutes later both kids come downstairs and after just an hour I'm close to tears. The housework has tripled since they've been up, I've had a fight about everything and now I just feel so low and want to cry, any energy I had has vanished. It's like this every day