March 2013 Mk V: Lumpy bumpy witty knitters (patiently) await the bloom!

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New one marchers sorry on phone and can't link! Will post title in our old thread x

ood how long did you use the carry cot?

Ladies - what was the nipple cream that was recommended. Something beginning with l..? I'm away to buy it and bio oil today.

Lansinoh?

Yep, the nipple cream is Lansinoh (not sure of spelling, but someting like that). Invaluable stuff. Sometimes sainsburys have it half price when they have baby offers though so could be worth waiting as it's usually about £10 per tube (and you only need such a tiny bit one tube will last you many babies!).

Bio oil - get it from amazon. The big bottles are half the price on there as they are in the shops.

So today I have taken a day of work sick. Feeling very guilty as actually feeling better today than I have for a few days, but DH made me promise! My beautiful son manaaged to head but me this morning which set me off heaving and I then burst into floods of tears complaining about being fed up of feeling sick all the time so DH insisted I needed a day off. Trying to make myself feel less guilty by remembering I have two late finishes and a stupidly early start between them this week so will probably end up working more extra hours than I will miss today. Now just need to resist the urge to spend today catching up on all the stuff around the house like washing and cleaning that is mounting up and actually spend it resting and watching bad telly as I'm supposed to, whilst eating ice lollies, which actually seem to help with the nausea a little.

Hope everyone else is having a good day.

Quick hi to mark place - hope youre having sunny mornings wherever you are.
17 weeks today & have been feeling tiny wriggles now for about 3 days - lovely special time. A few gruelling nights as teeth 7/8 make their appearance but ok last night so getting back to reality. Not helped by low iron levels so must collect prescription today.

I will catch up on thread news later but meantime good luck any scannees (who is left?) and I hope the second trim is kinder to those who suffered the worst at first. Love to hear the nursery preparations etc, it is all becoming mighty real isn't it?!

Tramp the Bugaboo Cameleon has an extendable handle which goes v high indeed. I am 5ft 8" and only have it extended midway. The Mountain Buggy Swift is a great buggy but taller babies will grow out of the seat quite early. My friend has one and her 19 month old's head already reaches the hood do she will have to use something else v soon. Just a consideration because as you are tall your baby could well be too.

Also, definitely wait for a Sainsburys baby event for the Lansinoh. It is bargainous then. You will probably only need 1 tube because it lasts for absolutely ages. Fabulous stuff that even cured a rash on one of my bots faces!

Lansinoh, thank you and thanks for bio oil tip Flowery.

Flowery - don't feel guilty, enjoy your duvet day, rest up and let the blood flow to baby and the rest do you good.

Pink - oh now that is really useful to know, thank you. My Dad is convinced we will have a giant, so I should take that into consideration.

Treat of the day, booked an engineer to come and look at our electric piano which has developed a nasty buzz.

Just wondering if it is too naughty to get my hair cut when I'm nominally off work ill. (Wonder if anywhere would have an appointment, tried the most local hair dresser not long after moving here and will NOT be going back there).

tiddley that's so lovely - can't wait to feel the first movements!

I too cant wait for proper movements but am only 14+5 today so a couple more weeks yet. Cant wait till Thursday as having physio and then a scan to see baby bean which is the first time since operation so will put my mind at rest a bit.
My boss seems a little weird since I have been back - noted i hadnt eaten breakfast and made me toast and has now bought me a double decker, nice thought but slightly scary esp when he offered to make me a coffee - I wasnt even sure he knew how to use the coffee machine!
Just pre ordered my iphone 5 but it dont come till mid Oct which is a bit sucky but I couldnt face the thought of waiting in huge lines etc!

What a lot of lovely chatter! I've been knee-deep in book, making good progress, so am a bit behind with everything here!

Oooh Santorini, Lexi! Nice! As for snacks I've taken to carrying round a tupperware of rich tea biscuits (nice, but not so interesting that I'll scoff them all at once!) and another of trail mix (nuts, dried fruit, etc, yawn!) as I find that when I'm out and about and hunger strikes I tend to eat a kitkat and a packet of crisps - which is NOT good for my increasing girth (or, doubtless, the babies, haha!)

Shield I think disagreeing with your PhD supervisor is not a bad sign at all - you're making it your own and carving out your own intellectual position. Go you!

Sheldon, glad it's not just me with the side muscles! Felt a bit odd at first, hehe!

Sounds like you're getting nicely embedded in the local community, Tramp! Can't wait to have more time to do relaxing stuff! After breakfast with friend yesterday DH and I wandered around town aimlessly and it was just lovely to sneak a bit of time off. I'm really sick of working all the time! But what a pain not seeing DH for such a long time - is he going overseas? Methinks you will need lots of mates around for weekend fun and things.

The Mountain Buggy Duet is one of the two we're seriously considering. Seems sturdy and nicely made, and it's only 63cm wide. The other is www.oxfordpramcentre.co.uk/product_Out-n-About-Nipper-360-v2-Double-_5111_0_index.php which is both lighter and brilliant at turning on the spot, but quite a bit wider. Am SO relieved MIL has generously offered to buy us a pram (as she did for our niece) as even the cheaper doubles are a lot of money! Oh, and I so need to get a spreadsheet going for purchases etc!

Flowery hope you're managing to rest up on your unexpected day off. Manage to get hair appt?

at your boss Zoey! Enjoy it while you can!

Tiddley big yays for your wriggling bean!

Welcome back Lanny and I'm with you on the bending over difficulties! Even rolling out of bed now has to be done in a special way (!) I'm finding the comfiest things are maternity tights and leggings. Loving my H&M cords still, but the button bit does dig in slightly, especially when cycling.

18 weeks JoJo! Briliant! I am 16 tomorrow, woop!

Hi guys!

Nausea has all but gone, but now I throw up most days. I think it is reflux, but not sure, I feel all gaggy and then bluuuuurgh. Luckily today I am at home. Does anyone have tips for dealing with it? I didn't feel that heartburny before hand, perhaps I should just take gaviscon after every meal just in case.

Got a "official preggo meeting" with line manager tomorrow. Scared.

I think I might book a hair appointment for next month (just bought 2 skirts, leggings and PJ's from seraphine so poor this month!), haven't had it cut or coloured in 10 months!!

Our new cats are settling in, still quite terrified of us!

Morning,

Lovely for those feeling movements definitely makes it more real.

Manda I know someone with twins who has the Nipper. They are now two and look so cute snuggled up together.

I've just spent £20 on some Chinese herbs for morning sickness eek. I have anti emetics from the docs, but they make me feel so spaced out, I don't like taking them when I'm on my own with Dd. has anyone had any luck with this kind of thing?

OK. Preg hunger has kicked in, I cannot stop thinking about food or eating it. Bad. Also it seems to have bypassed my hitherto savoury-only cravings and now I just want everything, now. Growth spurt?

I have another scan on weds and am scared. Same old thing. Terrified there'll be no heartbeat and that all the 'movements' I've been feeling are just wind. I wonder if this will ever stop? I suppose when the kicks get really hard it will be impossible to imagine they might be wind.

Just had a sneak at the 'due in May' thread... just being nosy really. They're all going through that terrifying stage of 'am I? aren't I?' cramping and all desperate for first scans... I'm pleased we're all past that terrifying stage now!

I called the ante-natal clinic this afternoon, who had no idea they were supposed to be calling me and asked if the surgery was in order to have my baby?!? GRRRRRR! They then put me through to my consultants secretary who also had no idea what was going on and could only confirm that I'd had an appointment on Thursday! She's now going to email the consultant and asked him to call me. Oh and I'm 'not to panic if you don't get a call today'. What is the point in telling me I will get a call on Monday if no one has any intention of calling????!
I need to know what is happening... I'm supposed to be starting my 3rd year on Monday. GRRRRRRR again... and breathe, I'm calm now.

I'm still awaiting those early fluttering sensations but have a much rounder tum now so I'm reassured that baby is still growing well :)

Anyway, I can't decide if I want to sulk or nap so I'm going to sit in bed with some sticky tabs and a Mothercare catalogue and see how I get on ;)

Hello goegeous ladies and wiggly bumps (yes I am feeling some flutters too!)

There was just no way I could keep up with you all so will just dip in and out sometimes to say HI.

I am still being sick most days but generally am feeling a bit better. I had acupuncture in the end and I do think it helped. Bump is still increasing but now I feel less sick, my eating has slowed and so has the weight gain. I am 15+3 and have put on about 6lbs. How does this compare to you guys? By this stage with DS1 and DS2 and had hardly put on any. I blame the crumpets I was forced to scoff in the first trimester!

I forgot to book in the 15/16 week midwife appointment so am stuck with one in week 17. Oh well. Now I can feel the flutters I am less concerned. I will still be happy to hear the heartbeat though.

The boys are still very excited and when they are being cute I get all misty eyed and teary at the happiness at increasing our brood. But then they act up, ignore instructions and generally piss me off and I get MAJOR buyers remorse! Too late now though, eh?!

Lady Sybil is supposed to be at the same stage as us and I thought she looked gorgeous last night. Where is my bloom? Where? Where?

Manda My friend with twins has the MB Duet and has had quite a lot of issues with it. It is 8 months old and has had to be sent away to be serviced twice already! It is amazingly narrow though although she doesn't think it will be any good after they are two because the seats are small.

I have had a Nipper double & it was amazing. So easy to push and very lightweight. I think for twins it's fab and one of my other friends with twins still uses hers for them now they are 3 so lots of space in the seats! They have changed it since I had one and I think it is now narrower and the seats aren't quite as bucket like but I loved the old version anyway.

JoJo I hope you get your call soon & that the antenatal clinic sorts itself out and is of more assistance!

Suburban never heard of Chinese herbs for MS but when it's so dreadful it's worth trying anything! Have you done any research on the stuff they gave you? Feeling spaced isn't great with a toddler around.

Sarah Lots of luck for your scan on Wednesday.

I just had my first midwife home visit. It feels like such a luxury compared to my previous 3 pregnancies when I had to go to the clinic, never saw the same person more that once and the apts were always at really inconvenient times such as baby nap time etc.. The homebirth team do all their apts at home and you see the same midwife everytime, she will also be the one who does the delivery unless there are very unforeseen circumstances! It was so lovely and relaxed. She was here for 50 minutes and very informative. Had a listen to the heartbeat which is always very reassuring. They do more apts than normal with the hb team too which is also really nice. She asked me if ds2 & 3 were twins..! Ds3 is super tall and only 1 inch shorter than ds2 and there is a 22 month age difference!

Oh reading this has reminded me I am 15 weeks wednesday and havent actually booked another midwife appointment yet prob cos I dont want to see her she is in clinic tomorrow so I will bite the bullet and phone and book something
It suddenly dawned on me that I find out babies sex next week (10 more sleeps) - WOO HOO :)
sarah I am constantly hungry too have had 2 lots of toast, crisps, chocolate and now on a can of Dr Pepper and have phoned DH and asked for homemade lasagna

JoJo what a fag. Hospitals are administrative black holes I think.

Mand - well done on the book progress.

Fifteen weeks! I reach 14 weeks on Friday and feel like you guys are way ahead of me. :)

I'm def on the eat like mad phase. Either that or am I'm a v tall hobbit.

Lady Sybil is updiffed?? Don't tell me anymore, tis recorded & awaiting time to watch. Bet she looks gorgeous, sigh. :o)

sarah don't fret - but I am exactly the same - you will have a lovely scan. We'll all start dreading anomalies for our 20 weeks scans soon

Anyone having a flu jab? I have just been booked in for next week, eek.

Double buggies. Hmm. Am still considering bugaboo donkey though secretly hoping DS will be a proficient (and rapid) walker by 17 months. Bit optimistic perhaps.

Wriggles are super lovely - nice to hear that others are feeling them too :)

P.s. ted I have put on around 4oz (poss 6) this time round. Lost weight during first trim last time. I blame chocolate & crisps and smeggy greggs

Another one for starving, and for flu jab - booked in when I get back from hols. Only had 'proper flu' once and it was so miserable, don't want to go through that again!
thanks for the snack tips, manda. I think you are right, they need to be tasty but not too tasty - to avoid syuffing my face!

tedmundo I've put on about 5lb, I also had the 'only eating stopped me feeling sick' first trimester. I'm trying not to stress out about it too much - I don't think it is an unreasonable amount for this far along! :)

I havent weighed myself since booking in appointment, am scared scared to see - everything fits in legs/ bum its just my belly thats sprouting at an alarming rate, I think I look more 20 weeks then nearly 15 - its seems with each child I have got bigger earlier has anyone else had this?
I am booked in for flu jab on Saturday with DS1 I just havent told him yet as he will spend the rest of the week moaning about it!
God luck with that tiddley my DS is 18 months no and I have gone double as he is a lazy little monkey and the school run is a very busy road and as baby is due MArch it will be cold and wet so A) DH and I wont want to wait around for him with a newborn and B) I am sure he would rather be snuggly and dry under a rain cover - come summer its a different story which is why I picked icandy peach as it easily converts between double and single :)