March 2013 VII: Our little pumpkins are getting fatter

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6am wake up call by my little wriggler practising his golf swing!! Little bugger!
Mildly dead arm too from flu jab. Never mind!
Happy Sundays everyone :)

Morning all. Parents here so apologies haven't caught up
Bit worried as it seems compared with you ladies at 21 weeks I'm feeling very little movement - tiny flutters at night that I'm not even sure are baby really, certainly nothing that could be called a kick. DH thinks it's because I am tall so Beanette has lots of room but I am getting quite worried and upset
Right, better go & make cooked brekkie for the folks! Have a lovely day all!

Mornin All! Just catching up from yesterday! Currently lying in a darkened hotel room with ds snoring on one side, dh snoring on t'other and dd kicking away! Needless to say hardly slept a bloody wink last night and now have a 6+ hour drive back to Yorkshire!

hermione a lot of my friends have oyster prams - they are very happy with them and i think they look fab! Well done on your nct sale bargains. I am I love a bargain!!

jojo I think we need to get ourselves to the next nct sale in harrogate for some posh bargains! I once picked up a dkny skirt in the oxfam there! The sale at JoRo on the 27th is Table Tots, not sure how different that is to nct but its in my diary!

ethel how's the hair?!

zoey please stop posting details of delicious dinners!! You are making me hungry!! More

Actually on that note I'm going to head off and jump in the shower so I can get down for my full English breakfast! Ttfn!

Cross posted lexi just wanted to reassure you that I hardly felt anything with ds either. I can sympathise completely as I found it quite distressing. But he is here, he is healthy and he was an amazingly calm baby (made up for it since!) do you have an anterior placenta?

lexi might be placenta blocking, might be lack of sitting around at the right times ( as in needing to not be distracted), also with your first it's harder to recognise. ( think its your first?!?)

lexi I didn't have any confirmed movements until 21+4. They're just getting stronger now!! Only ever right sided as my placenta is anterior :quite greatful for that - protect my stitches from the inside)!!
em is there a train to Harrogate? There HAS to be otherwise I can't go!!

23 weeks today :) eeeek :D

Thank you for all of the lovely welcomes! What a warm lot you are!
And thank you pink for the chiro info- I will try and get an appointment next week. My back went at the same time as my bump "popped". What a mixed bag pregnancy is!

myjob is there any scope for low cheeky offers in your area? I know where I am some asking prices are pretty ambitious when you compare with actual prices sold- 10K off is pretty minimal. I'm sure you've allowed for that already though!

manda and the other hardcore workers, I am in awe of you all! I feel like my work stamina is so much less than I expect it to be now. I did have an insanely busy summer though, travelling loads and lots of 8am-9pm work days. I did keel over a bit at the end, two weeks ago, and have got to learn to listen to by body better re rest!! That said, I haven't cooked a meal since blue-line time- DP has been giving me the five star hotel treatment, and shouldering all the housework, complete with lovely yummy healthy meals and lunch boxes. So I am very very lucky indeed there.

Hermione that's shocking re your team leader!!! So glad your boss can see through the nonsense. But Yay re NCT sale- now I'm not on the road so much I'm looking forward to getting to one. They sound excellent!
tramp look on the NCT website to find them. I think there is one in Herne Hill on the 3rd of November, but I'll be on my hols. You need to be a member to get in there early, but i think they are open to everyone after a few hours.

ethel how was the haircut? I used to be very adventurous with mine- i'd pick a hairdresser I liked the look of and say "do whatever you like that is interesting and will suit me". I got some amazing cuts that way! But it's very long now, so I have lost my bottle...

Lots of other things I meant to say, but never mind, the sieve brain strikes again!

Lexi with my first DD I didn't feel any movement until about 22 weeks and DH felt her on the outside at around 23 weeks - even then it was very infrequent due to position of placenta. I expect it will be similar this time as have an anterior placenta again which is also much bigger in size than last time.

I looked down yesterday and realised I had officially lost sight of my toes! I have a lovely neat bump but it seems to be all out in front. My uterus is palpating around two weeks ahead of my dates so that may explain it. Made me remember how much I love being pregnant - I know there are many niggles we all experience during pregnancy but still feels like a miracle every day!

Still waiting to feel brave enough to start making plans and start buying bits like so many of you are already. Unfortunately feels massively premature for me. With DD1 we thankfully didn't do much at all during as we feel that its better to wait until baby is born before buying most stuff including pram. Even so we had picked up a few newborn bits to get us through the first few weeks - there is nothing worse than coming home from hospital empty handed to a house with baby bits waiting in it. So I am definitely not making that mistake again.

Having said that we have already managed to find a nanny/housekeeper for when DH and I go back to work after parental leave! That definitely is massively premature as I won't be going back to work full time until next September after DD is born but it feels like a massive weight of my mind - also hopefully will make my boss happy so I keep my job!

Well, I'm home, after a pretty ridiculous train journey. Train one was fine, but when I got off it in Plymouth and checked the board for train two, the word "CANCELLED" jumped out at me rather. Found a member of staff and asked what to do, and discovered that, though I could get another train an hour later, it would get me into Leeds after the last train back to Hull. Long story short, I ended up getting a taxi back from Doncaster (and didn't have to pay for it, thankfully) and was home only twenty minutes later than expected. Hellishly stressful though. On the plus side, it's my last long train journey for a very long time!

Bump seems to have expanded (although I still just look fat depending what I'm wearing - must try to be skinnier before conceiving number two). Tried to hug the man when I got home and my stomach was definitely in the way.

Hope everyone's having a good Sunday, and less backache than I am (stupid trains, mutter grumble mutter).

Just lost mamoth post grrrrrrrrr

Ahh - thanks for the reassurance you lovely lot - feeling much better! No anterior placenta here but I guess it is still quite early. Must go as Mum is calling me for a walk!

Sympathies gummi I lost four posts in a row a few weeks ago and still not quite over it!

Lol three I'm still sulking about it as I sat and namechecked loads, bloody phone lost internet for 2 secs while posting, normally if I hit back its still in msg box but no, arrgggh

Anyway a big pile of washing is calling to be ironed/sorted hope everyone is having a good Sunday

Lexi sometimes I can feel kicks deeper inside nearly on bladder, took me ages to realise

Pinkpeony 795 photos £42 I've just realised I've never checked any other sites to see if I can get cheaper, but I thought this was pretty good

Rainbow yeah for nanny/keeper being sorted

Afternoon!

I love sunny Sundays when I have time to actually post on here...

Pink - yes this is our first baby. I absoutely can't wait to meet him.

Lexi - I'm 21 weeks and only feeling a few little wriggles every so often. However, when we had the scan on Monday the baby was moving around everywhere and even did a somersault... I didn't feel anything so it was reassuring that he is moving but I just can't feel it properly yet.

Myjob - We bought our first house recently (with 10% deposit) and used a broker called London and County www.lcplc.co.uk/ They are free and basically did all of the hard work for us. They were recommended by the Money Saving Expert website. I would certainly use them again.

Herminone/ Tramp - I spent ages in John Lewis yesterday testing out the Uppa Baby Vista. I really like it and my DH who is tall liked the fact the cot/ seat felt quite high up so he wouldn't have to bend too far. The other one we liked was the Icandy Peach but it's just so expensive! I'm not even sure how much you use a pram?!

Gummi - I'm pleased you know someone who got some use out of hypno-birthing. I think a lot of it depends on how much you believe it can work... oh and obviously quite a bit of luck!

I was going to ask you all as well... I've been getting some really bad aches in my pelvis and groin. They seem to get worse the more I do and particularly at the end of a busy day. Are you all getting this? I've diagnosed myself with "pelvic girdle pain" but I am a bit of a hypochondriac and this might just be something everyone gets?

Oh and finally... I bought a "Theraline Big V Maternity Pillow" www.johnlewis.com/230733273/Product.aspx from John Lewis yesterday. It is possibly the best thing I have ever bought!!!! You can use it anywhere, sofa/ floor/ bed, in any position. I feel like a new woman. My DH actually wants me to get him one for Christmas. Highly recommended!

djh most people get some sort of pelvic pain but worth discussing with MW as it can get worse if you over do it. Check out the pelvic partnership,

Baby has been kicking when dd3 was feeding , told her and she said 'no baba' to my stomach!

How cute Ood, what happens when to dd3s feeds when baby comes along? I never fed any of mine longer than six months, Im hoping to get longer this time.

Djh I got really bad groin pain with dd2 just had to keep reminding myself to keep legs together when getting out of car/bed etc it definitely helped, I can feel it starting again and I know I've just been swinging legs out of car so "be more lady like" is note of the day

gummi no idea, milk changes over at 6 m preg so see if she goes off the idea then. Can't see it though. It's usually only sleepy feeds now, although it kept her out of hospital earlier this year when she was very ill and not eating/drinking. I can see a toddler being useful when it comes to engorgement though!

Went to watch little bro's football this morningis 13 and come home and couldn't get warm again so laid on sofa in blanket on DH orders as I look pale he thinks, not going to argue even though I feel ok!! He s even making me mince and potatoes to cheer me up and him and boys are having roast chicken! Have made gingerbread pumpkins for boys to decorate after dinner but think DH is the most excited, lol! Had some lucozade earlier and bump went mental for about half hour which was nice and DS1 even got to feel it which he loved

Anyone else have the flu jan and there arm be puffed up, bright red and hot to touch the next day? DS1 had it too but his arm is fine!

I haven't been offered any jabs yet (or does it not work that way?!).

Cannot wait until scan on Tuesday (although at the same time I'm dreading it). I have managed to convince myself that something has happened to baby . I have been really stressed an busy at work for the past three or four weeks now (working 12-14 hour days with a two hour commute to work there and back). This morning I was awake at 2:30am as I was having a hot flush so got up and did another six hours work. Had a two hour nap then started work on unpacking the house (house is starting to look homely now which makes me happy). Really worried the stress, lack of rest and sleep might have affected the baby.

Unlike you lovely ladies, I haven't really been feeling movements yet (although I did think I was but haven't felt much in the last few days so now not so sure), I'm not showing and still in my normal clothes (albeit with the trousers sometimes unzipped!), ms has finally stopped and I don't need to get up in the night now for a pee. Just really worried (I Thoth I was over this period of worrying about baby but now it's back!).

Sorry to bring down the tone of conversation. Just ignore me!

Emus it's perfectly normal to worry but it's normal with first not to feel movement at all till a lot later I am just on number 3 so have no muscles so everything is stretched and ruined from before with DS1 I never looked pregnant was born at 28 weeks and people actually asked why I was staying in the maternity unit of hospital and I didn't feel movement till about 24 weeks!
I am the most stressing person in the world and kill my self with work like you and it didn't do the other 2 any harm at all so please don't worry yourself, I was particularly bad with DS2 and he is a really calm and mellow child who sleeps like an angel so maybe you will just get one of them :)

emus GP sends letters out re flu jabs here but I know that not everyone has got one that's eligible.

Emus you should be able to get a flu jab for free. Its worth ringing the docs as they all seem to have started the sessions around where I live. Don't wait to get asked. They didn't bother sending me a letter, just my OH who gets it for his asthma. I just rang and booked myself a slot.

I didn't get a sore arm, infact couldn't tell where was jabbed, but was puking that evening which I put down to it as I was fine next day. Pregnant friend also had same Side-effect, but she did have whooping cough jab same day so it could also have been that.

Emus ring doc for flu jab
Also if you've been really busy you wont feel baby moving, and with my first I didn't look pg until nearly 6 months and this bump seemed to come from nowhere. Also this is the nice time when baby is supposed to move off bladder and you don't need to pee as often, my baby hasn't bothered to do that yet!

I have no idea how you ladies seem to lead such busy lifestyles. Today I spent 4 hours with a girlfriend eating lunch and window shopping, I needed a 3 hour nap when I got home to get over it!!

emus the antenatal clinic told me to call my surgery to book my flu jab - you don't have to have it but they recommend it. Though when I turned up for the jab the nurse couldn't understand why I'd been booked in for it!