March 2013 IX: Cruising to Christmas with burgeoning bumps

[Sheldonella]

Thanks sarahs999 for the lovely new thread name :)

Old thread here

No 9, can you believe it

Morning Marchers. Hope everyone is feeling better. Much better here. Didn't feel so bad yesterday. Think it is a nighttime thing and also how I sleep. Had to have pillow under head and knees last night and felt fine. This is new to me.

Went to see family. It was fab and DS loved playing with his cousins. My niece is nearly 5 and she was carrying him around and they had so much fun together. Will be a lovely Christmas with them at home.

DH due home from NYC in a couple of hours. Yippee. Been a long 5 days minding Ds on my own! Getting tree and will go to see family again.

Hope everyone is doing well. Have a lovely Sunday.

Oc x

Morning ladies and bumps :)

30 weeks today, oh my. Where's the pause button?

Morning everyone.

Hermione - ouch! As noted elsewhere get that checked out Monday. Poor you. It's frustrating isn't it, this feeling weak and not being able to do what you usually can. It's not for much longer though so let your other half take care of you for a bit, only a few weeks now and all focus will be on new addition to the world.

Manda - weekend off sounds a fab idea. I confess my grand work scheme yesterday was side tracked by being able to find 101 tasks that weren't work. Whoops. On plus side 2/3 of Christmas shopping now bought & ordered and sorted with MrM involved and a few more housey type tasks crossed off the list. However it does mean more pressure to get it done today. Which is silly of me.

Zoey - I'm not an x factor or strictly watcher either.
And the diamond earings sound lovely. You sound a bit more chipper, hope you're feeling better for being rested.

We had full on gallery day yesterday and then a friends cocktail party, one of our lowly new neighbours. I called time at 1am and it was all just starting to really swing. MrM may be feeling a bit worse for wear. I've no hangover but am shattered. Stupid me. Ah well. Best get up now as gallery opens in 30 mins - whoops!

Enjoy your Sunday's ladies.

Morning . Had a rough day yesterday. Slept badly on Friday due to pain/baby position and lasted all day. Lots of cramp too. Baby shifted a bit but is scrabbling at my cervix this am so not very comfy again.
Feeling a bit trapped in the house, dh taking dd3 this am to get her some exercise/fresh air before work and dd1/2 going to help my mum with the decorations this afternoon.
At this rate I'll be looking forward to a morning in hospital tomorrow!

Morning everyone. Ugh, does anyone feel like they constantly have something wrong at the moment? I woke up this morning with awful dizziness, when I move the whole room spins. I called the hospital who said to eat something to see if it gets better. It didn't and I called back. They said it sounds like a virus and to see the emergency GP today. I'm now waiting for a call from the GP. I can't get out of bed :(

Sorry to moan again

Sorry to hear about your rough day ood. How are you now?

Wow Jojo 30 weeks is amazing!

Glad you are feeling better october. Lovely that you saw your family too.

lexi glad you are better too and I hope your cat is ok.

sheldon ear problems?

ood the midwife said it might be and I would need antibiotics if it is.

I've also been told to get something for constipation today. Apparently I've been putting up with it for too long.

Get to the out of hours Dr then. Ear stuff is dehabilitating and then they can sort the constipation too.

Shel - poor you. And putting up with constipation generally not a good thing, so glad they are helping you out with that. Hope it isn't an ear infection.

Hello all
Tucked up in bed for a nap so am on mn instead! Lovely dh sitting watching tv for quiet time with big boys before we head to a football birthday party!
Anyone else finding baby going through a quiet stage? My bump is very quiet during the day as I think I am so busy, but even resting not getting much, just little movemts.

Did the tree yesterday - such excited boys. Ds3 helped me carry our wreath and ds1/2 helped (in the loosest terms) carry the tree. They tried to persuade us to get the 10ft one but we resisted!!
Decorating all done (lots of things on one spot!!) but actually looks very pretty and I have resisted redistributing the decorations as they were so sweet!
So relieved only 11-12 weeks left at work.... If I decide to go that long!!
Sorry to hear of all the illnesses. It's just permanent this time of year esp if you have kids. We've got a horrid coughs thing.

Can I rejoin, I'll attempt to keep up this time.

tribble I've given up trying to keep up! Just pipe up whenever you want to say hi!!

I second Jojo, just contribute what and whenever :) Easy going us!

Shel you poor thing, hope you get better soon!

Stealth, Lexi and I are both having quiet days, I think now that every kick and rumble isn't quite so new and exciting i miss some. Count the kicks recommends charting a pattern, so looking at when bump is usually active during the morning, then afternoon, then evening and then overnight (if you are woken by them!). You can then see after a few days if there is a pattern and it should help keep track.

trib the only reason I'm keeping up is I'm not leaving the settee much so can dip in & out . Am still crap at name checking.

Afternoon Ladies.

Seems most are feeling aches and pains, so i hope you all get better soon!

Just in need of a rant really.

My OH didn't come to bed til 3am last night, playing games on his xbox, and didn't wake up til 1pm. By which time, i'd vacuumed, done the washing and putting it out to dry, washed up his dirty stuff left out from the night before, and started the beef for today's Sunday dinner. He woke up and is now back on his xbox! Not do you need a hand with anything. Whilst i fully appreciate soon, we'll be being kept up a night and should respect the freedom we currently have, i just thought what a tosser :@ I'm all achey now. Nothing terrible but he isn't bothered in the slightest. Urgghh stupid man!

Rant over. Back to making roasties and stuffing balls.

Try serving yourself dinner and not him and wait for the question as to why.... OR try asking if he's stressed? Regardless of answer your response is the reason why you're asking is that after a weekend of non stop X box and not helping you in anyway you figure he must be stressed...

My cold is back - I am not happy. One late night and I'm floored. Gah!

Lauren you should talk to your OH to take on burden of housework - why are you doing all the vacuuming, washing (especially his stuff!) and cooking dinner? You shouldn't be lugging around a vacuum now anyway! My DH and I have always shared housework 50/50 (as we both work fulltime) but now he does most of it for obvious reasons. If you are achy then you are doing to much.

Stealth and other with reduced movements - I have had this too in the last 2-3 days (I am 26 weeks) and it has been making me extremely worried. I have stopped feeling kicks completely and just feel the occasional flump at the bottom where her head is. Listening to heartbeat number of times a day and all seems fine so assume its a shift of position or something but it is massively disconcerting.

Rainbow, is there advice on lifting? I haven't worried too much, have lifted a rug doctor in and out of the boot, carried the dyson up the stairs etc. and haven't really thought about it. I end up in more pain trying to turn over in bed!

Strange how many of us have naughty babies that like to scare us, bubba is being more active today, but I have to think about it, I assume it is a positional thing.

Tramp - feel better!

I'm back from the doctors. My appointment was 2 hours late and I've been coughed on by many many people. There is nothing wrong fortunately, just a virus that already seems better. I think the doctor thought I was being silly as he asked me if I had looked up my pregnancy worries on mumsnet . Maybe I look like a mumsnetter!

Thanks for the sympathy. I will stop moaning now

Hello all! I've been lurking, but like tribble have found it very difficult to keep up.

Good to "see" you again tribble- it's funny that 3 of us from the Oct 2010 thread are expecting at the same time.

Sorry to hear of various viral woes and aches and pains. Do look after yourselves.

Sheldon it doesn't sound like you were being silly at all. An ear infection can be very debilitating and you did the right thing in going to the Drs. Glad to hear you are already feeling a bit better. Have a relaxing rest of the day.

Lauren, I sympathise. My dh is a lovely bloke but because he works so hard at the moment, he comes home to relax. Because I am a housewife, it is therefore my "job" to make dinner, wash up etc and this extends generally to the weekends as well. It just hasn't occurred to him that I "work" all day too and am just as exhausted in the evenings (perhaps more so because I then have to try to work on my PhD). Try talking to him about it; I think I need to take my own advice here too!

Rainbow I think movements change enormously from one day to the next; if there's a heartbeat and flumps, it's probably just due to a change in position as you say. I understand it's hard not to worry. sundae's suggestion of a movement chart sounds like a good one.

Most of my lack of posting has been due to serious PhD work; the good news is the end is nigh! I have given myself a deadline of Tuesday to get it printed out, then the relevant number of copies can be softbound and sent to the examiners...scary, but exciting. I started in 2007 and took a year out for ds1, so it's been with me quite a while now. Still a bit of work to go, so better get back to it!

That must be a relief shield good luck!

Place marking, had a really busy weekend with the in-laws here. Exhausted now! We did get our tree this afternoon & the boys were so sweet putting on the decorations. Smells amazing & festive in here now

Will catch up tomorrow. Hope everyone is doing ok

lauren my midwife advised against lifting heavier everyday objects like hoovers, boxes etc. mainly because your joints relax during pregnancy so cannot take the same about of strain your body usually can. I personally would not be hoovering at this stage of pregnancy or carry full loads of washing, but then everyones' limits are different. I think it is ultimately about exercising common sense - I think achyness at the end of the day is your body's sign of too much strain.

Evening ladies,

Thank you for your advice. tramp Part of me wish i'd tried that but i'm such a wimp when it comes to him. I give in far too easy! I can't say i really thought about lifting, i do my daily stuff like vacuuming and bits n pieces usually without aches. I think i was feeling a little sorry for myself. He can immersed in a game and ignore the whole world for ages, and i get jealous of that i suppose! He did offer to wash up after, but its still sitting on the side. Maybe a nice chat later if he comes to bed at normal time would be beneficial. I can't be bothered with arguments and moans atm! But thank you all again!