Jan 2013 part 4: the one where we are closer to the end than the beginning

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Here we go!

Stats: 16 girls, 9 boys, 13 surprises

BuntyCollocks (29) DC2 EDD 28/12/12 She?s a girl!
Pmgkt (33) DC2 EDD 28/12/12 He?s a boy!
Birdies (33) DC2 EDD 30/12/12 She?s a girl!
Pascha (35) DC2 EDD 30/12/12 It?s a surprise!
PricklyPickle (31) DC1 EDD 31/12/12 It's a surprise!
LowLu (31) DC2 EDD 02/1/13
TootieMaroo (32) DC2 EDD 03/1/13
MarasmeAbsolu (31) DC2 EDD 03/01/13 She?s a girl!
Lora1982 (30) DC1 EDD 04/01/13 He?s a boy!
IsSpringSprangedYet (?) DC4 EDD 05/01/13
DollFisher (28) DC1 EDD 05/01/13 She?s a girl!
Allchik (30) DC1 EDD 06/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Pockemuchka DC3 EDD 06/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Happyhow (26) DC1 EDD 07/01/13 It?s a surprise!
EmilieFloge (38) DC? EDD 07/01/13
Complicated24 (44) DC1 EDD 07/01/13 It's a surprise!
Newbie6 (36) DC1 EDD 08/01/13 He?s a boy!
Norfolkinway (25) DC1 EDD 09/01/13
Octanegirl (34) DC1 EDD 09/01/13 He?s a boy!
BumgrapesofWrath (30) DC2 EDD 10/01/13
Kim222 (30) DC1 EDD 11/01/13
Lulabel27 (29) DC2&3 (twins) EDD 11/01/13
CraftyGirly (26) DC1 EDD 11/01/13 She?s a girl!
Cejay8 (32) DC2 EDD 12/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Tinyeyes123 (30) DC1 EDD 13/01/13 She?s a girl!
CreepyCrawly (22) DC1 EDD 13/01/13 She?s a girl!
PixelCarrier (37) DC1 EDD 13/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Shakemyhead (37) DC1 EDD 14/01/13 She's a girl!
Godzookey (35) DC1 EDD 14/01/13 He?s a boy!
PeshwariNaan (33) DC1 EDD 14/01/13
Hormonalhell (40) DC2 EDD 15/01/13 He?s a boy!
DoIgetastickerforthat (36) DC4 EDD 16/01/13 She?s a girl!
Theboutiquemummy (35) DC1 EDD 17/01/13
ChutesTooNarrow (33) DC2 EDD 18/01/13 She?s a girl!
Glorious (28) DC1 EDD 18/01/13
Tugstonia (33) DC1 EDD 18/01/13 It's a surprise!
SpringFlowers (39) DC4 EDD 18/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Eagleray (40) DC1 EDD 18/01/13
13mma (29) DC1 EDD 18/01/13 scan 13/09/12
LetThereBeCupcakes (30) DC1 EDD 20/01/13
Silversixpence (29) DC2 EDD 20/01/13
mulan07 (27) DC1 EDD 20/01/13 He?s a boy!
BadgerFace (34) DC1 EDD 21/01/13 She?s a girl!
PreggoFabulous (30) DC1 EDD 22/01/13 He?s a boy!
Bunny222 (31) DC1 EDD 22/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Bealos (34) DC2 EDD 22/01/13 She?s a girl!
AppleCrumples (??) DC4 EDD 22/01/13 It's a surprise!
Woody2313 (33) DC1 EDD 23/01/13
SigningGirl (?) DC1 EDD 24/01/13
Mrsbugsywugsy (34) DC1 EDD 25/01/13 She's a girl!
SquealyB (29) DC1 EDD 26/01/13 It?s a surprise!
knuckingfackered (39) DC2 EDD 26/1/13
Thinkingpositivethoughts (28) DC1 EDD 26/01/13
MrsMallard (35) DC1 EDD 26/01/13 She?s a girl!
Salt1 (38) DC1 EDD 27/01/13 She?s a girl!
Lilblondepessimist (33) DC4 EDD 28/01/13
MamaMary (31) DC2 EDD 28/01/13 She?s a girl!
Sebsmama (32) DC2 EDD 29/01/13
BionicEmu (26) DC2 EDD 29/01/13
Missymoo (32) DC2 EDD 30/01/13
DiscoDomina (31) DC1 EDD 30/1/13 He's a boy!
Brugmansia (35) DC1 EDD 31/01/13
Mummypud (32) DC3 EDD 31/01/13
PipIsOutNow (27) DC2 EDD 31/01/13 scan 19/09/12

hormonal i'm so excited.to hear about your new flame! keep us posted.

godz i have been in maternity jeans for ages now

welcone mrsspaniel.

bunny i hope not, i'm also still wearing wired bras. i have big boobs and just find the non-wired ones don't give any support.

As long as the bra fits properly, there is no problem with wearing underwire ones.

I have SPD and have had for the last 5 weeks or so. Make sure you sleep with a pillow between your legs and one under your bump. I got out the car awkwardly yesterday and couldn't walk for the rest of the day Also, get a bump support band but don't bother with Mothercare - theirs are pants!! My friend lent me one which is quite stiff which has been really good. Make sure you don't spread your legs too far apart like taking big strides (be careful with sex too...) and don't get up from sitting on the diagonal - always have your legs together and stand up straight before moving off. That goes for getting out of bed too - always swing your legs off the bed together and then stand up from a sitting position. Take paracetamol if it gets really sore and keep taking it to let it build up in your system - it will not harm your baby. Try not to walk too much either - small distances only and drive when you can.
Sorry it's long winded, but a combination of all of this has meant that I am no longer crying with pain in the evenings and the days are much more bearable for moving about! Hope all if that helps... I've been told it could get worse again once baby is bigger and my bump is lower again/baby is engaged but I'm enjoying this slight reprieve....

On the winter coat thing, I got a lovely wool one from yummymummy.com in the summer. It was in the sale but haven't looked recently to see if there would be anything to suit anybody else. My beloved North Face jacket is getting much harder to close now and with it getting chillier I think the maternity jacket will be out soon. I reckon I have a maximum of a week left in my North Face one (I'm practically surgically attached to this jacket so will be sorry to see it hanging up for a while...)

mrsbugsy me too, am 40G now I'm pregnant, so definitely need all the help I can get!

I'm a 38HH now and there is no way I'm wearing anything but underwire!!!

happyhow thanks for all those SPD tips, glad to know I'm not the only one out there! Hope your symptoms stay under control. Xx

I've gone up to a 32g, still in underwires and will stay that way til I give birth. I'm refusing to get a winter coat. I will just layer up or wear DHs if it gets really cold. Widget has been told to arrive before christmas (due at new year) so I obviously won't need a coat will I?

If I'm still pregnant come Jan 1st I will be one unhappy woman.

Just been for 28 week appointment, although I 27 weeks so that's good. All fine. Got flu and wc usb booked in.

Interesting that you agree that wires are ok in bras as long as they fit well. I nearly had an altercation with some snipey old ladies working in M&S who told me I couldn't wear wired bras and then continued to talk about me (loudly, within earshot) as I changed in the changing room. I had to say "I CAN HEAR YOU KNOW!".

Most maternity bras seem to create a horrible 'monoboob' or literally no support. Surely someone must be thinking about the design of these better???

I've got this maternity bra www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_152010300960_-1 and it actually looks better on me than on the model (this is NOT standard - maybe her boobs are too small for it or something!) I'm a g cup now and would love to wear underwire if people think it's allowed though??

happyhow thank you for the SPD tips! I don't know if i've got it but it hurts in my hip or spine or something when I move my left leg, I'll have to google the symptoms. ugh another thing! :) Bunny222, hope it helps your symptoms.

Hm, I haven't got pain in my 'pubic area' so hopefully that means it's just a pulled hip ligament or something, not SPD? Do hips have ligaments? I am not a doctor.

pascha Snap - right down to almost the bra size. 32HH here. Hasn't changed since I had DS. Sadly. Really thought they might have deflated after stopping feeding, but just glad they haven't INflated any more (yet).

Mine has been told to arrive around 38 weeks. I have a wedding at 39+1 that I WILL BE AT.

Underwires are fine as long as the bra is well fitting, but really, that's a must whether you're pregnant/breastfeeding or not.

Hi is it ok if I join? I'm due 1st Feb. I'm currently 23+5. We have a Feb thread but there has been a mass exodus to Facebook so hardly anyone posts regularly, plus I'm quite ahead of a few of them so nothing to compare to if you see what I mean.

Welcome henry! There's a handful of us due end of Dec but by the time we got our due dates we kind of belonged here! Expect our dates will all change about anyway.

My boobs just keep on growing, grown out of current bras really but at this rate I'd need a new one every week. Don't know what size they are - just waaaay too big.

Beolos I'm glad you said something, how rude of them.

I've also decided not to get a winter coat. Bizarrely I would rather be cold than spend money on something I won't use for long. Whether I'm still saying that in December though I don't know! Bunny how much was the Sainsburies one? If cheap I could be tempted!

Katolla, you could have pelvic girdle pain (PGP) which is related to SPD. My friend had pain her back which made her really uncomfortable. There are 3 joints in the pelvis - one at the front, and two at the back where they join to the spine. I have problems with the joint at the front. I occasionally get pain in my hip joints. Especially if I've done lots. The pain comes from the ligaments that normally cement these joints shut stretching due to the hormone relaxin. Because you have ligaments connecting the thigh bone to the pelvis, those ligaments can stretch a little too. Try sleeping with a normal pillow under your hip/bump and one between your legs and see if that helps.

I totally sound like an expert on this but I'm just a biology teacher who's interested in the physiology of it all!! I've also had several friends who have suffered with variations of it.

Hi Henny What a fantastic name! Come, join us, we're all over the place anyway so one more makes little difference. I'm not on facebook at all so even if this lot bugger off you'll still have me to talk to

For those of you looking for a wired nursing bra, the anita 5035 is supposed to be very comfy.

Hormonal how exciting. You definitely need to keep us posted. Do love a good romance. It could almost be made into a film. Wonder you would play your part!

Thanks for all the advice on WC. Have got 28 week appt with Consultant next week so will ask then. I haven't got a clue whether baby is right size as hasn't been checked since 20 week scan. They didn't check baby's size at last MW appt as said it was too soon. Is everyone else getting baby's size checked more frequently?

I am hardly sleeping at all as have restless leg syndrome every night now and it alternates between legs too. It's driving me mad. Am going to have a glass of tonic water tonight (minus the gin!) and see if that works. Thanks for the tip bugsywugsy. On plus side, haven't got heartburn yet, so I'm lucky. Baby is moving loads though which is lovely, just a little bit less late at night would be good. I tried reading a bedtime story to little one the other night and said it's bedtime now. Baby didn't listen!!! Must say I am ready for maternity leave to start now so I can have a kip during the day. 6 more weeks to go and counting!

Have a good week everyone and do keep us posted Hormonal.

Welcome Henny. I'm due 25th Jan, so knowing my luck will have a February baby anyway.

Glad to hear others are still wearing wired bras too. I got measured at Bravissimo so pretty sure I have the right fit. I'm in a 34G at the moment but bursting out of it so will need to size up soon - GG or H or whatever the next size is.

Pascha and Birdies you are very brave not getting a winter coat. Mind you I am a total wuss when it comes to the cold, and my DP is skinny so I won't fit in any of his!

Bealos how rude of them! I'm glad you told them off! Isn't it funny how our bodies become public property when we're pregnant - all of a sudden everyone thinks it's ok to touch, or comment, or tell us what to do.

I am getting pains in the bottom of my bump at the sides, above my hips. Generally I'm a bit achey around that area but if I roll over in bed, or cough or sneeze too violently, I get a nasty sharp pain. I've no idea if it's my uterus stretching, ligaments, pelvis, or something else. My back feels sore and stiff too.

ps does anyone know whether it's a good idea to buy a nursing bra yet? Do your boobs stay the same size after a certain point in pregnancy, or will they keep on growing till the bitter end? Or do they shrink again after the baby is born?

I can't imagine having time to go bra shopping in the early days after the baby is born!.

I had a chat to the ladies in bravissimo lady month about nursing bras. They suggested going to get measured in the last couple of weeks of pregnancy. I think you may still change but you can get a general idea to be able to get one.

Also welcome henny, I'm due on 31st so expect it'll be a February baby anyway.

Mrsbugsy I have always bought nursing bras during pregnancy otherwise it could get expensive except with my first and ended up sending poor dp out for one! Which didn't fit well! For me I have always settled at a size from mid pregnancy till the end of breast feeding, however am v small only ever went up to 34 C.

Have been having simlar pains today in my hip round my bump and lower back think it is all muscular and growing pains. Find it's worse when I have to shout at the kids!

Bought a lovely warm swing coat llast year and as I'm tiny think it will last me! Don't want to buy maternity clothes as I have no intention of using them again! Does anyone else feel like it's really dragging? Just want to fast forward to jan and get it all over with x

Sorry that turned into a bit of a moan, don't really enjoy pregnancy and struggling a bit with this one - got all the 'lasts' out of my system last time so a bit frustrated by it all ! X

Your boobs grow a size or two in the last couple of weeks of pregnancy, and then some more once your milk comes in and you have what is basically two rock-hard giant boulders on your chest. Then depending on whether you feed or not they stay big for a while or go back down to normal within a week or two.

katolla I have that bra! It does make your boobs look OK, but possibly I have the wrong size as I haven't found it that comfortable - leaving marks on my skin. Could my rib cage have grown already??

mrsbugsywugsy I get similar pains and have done since beginning of pregnancy. Think it's stretching - and sometimes nerves trapped. I remember from my last pregnancy getting a sharp pain at top of legs, which I'm afraid also came back in labour, which wasn't so nice. Let me know if you get any other sort of diagnosis!

Welcome henny. I am telling everyone I'm due in February anyway so stop the dreaded 'have you had it yet?' :)

Ps welcome HEnny am due 22 jan but have gone 2 weeks over before so I could easily have a feb baby!