June 2013 - Thread 4 - don't forget your pelvic floor!

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Last thread too full to add a link, hope everyone can find their way back!

On maternity pads discussion, I think the old fashioned ones, while chunky tend to be softer. Sanitary towels always seem to have that kind of plasticky mesh cover, and after having a baby, comfort down there pretty much outweighs everything else!!

MrsBri, sorry about you dh's job situation. Hope he manages to get something lined up before it becomes a major concern.

Have just discovered BH are much more painful 2nd time around. Ouch. Fortunately it's only been every couple of days so far.

Aloha I didn't get BH last time. This time however they are regular and stop me in my tracks!

Rue think it was 6-7 weeks bleeding for me after VB certainly hadn't ceased at my six week check.

Thanks ladies will put a few more packs in the trolley then.

Ok so its 5am in the morning and i am dreaming, nay salivating, at the thought of eating a boiled egg and soldiers. Do i give in to my rather odd craving and wake up the whole house or sit here torturing myself some more?

Its a good thing i'm pregnant or i'd start to think i was mental.

I would have your boiled egg! I did similar a couple of weeks ago!

Sunny hope you had your boiled egg, as I had some too! Don't think DH minds too much as I was annoying him in bed.
I seem to be constantly tired during the day but all weekend I have been up before 6 as awake so early. I'm off work today so was looking forward to a lie in. DH and I finishing baby's room, but now I'm raring to go and need to wait for DH to get up.
Anyone got snow? We have a dusting and more forecast so looking forward to a day indoors.
Regarding the mat pads, most have mentioned around using them for 6 weeks, but how many times should I expect to need to change the pad each day? Should I calculate around 10 times a day, so a packet a day to begin with? I've only bought one pack so far!
Same with nappies, someone said to me around 10 a day to begin with does that sound about right? While we're talking about pads, how many breast pads should I expect to go through in first couple of days? Sorry 20 questions, maybe that's why I'm awake at this time?!

Glad I'm not the only one who is sleepy all day, but then up obscenely early...guess I am just going to have to sleep as much as poss before little man arrives, because I am pretty sure I won't be sleeping for the next year or so.

Haven't bought nappies or maternity pads yet, I suppose I should start to stock up on stuff like that. I am kind of thinking about buying a pack of newborn size in loads of diff brands to see which one we like the best.

Called in sick today. This cold has got the better of me. A day of steaming, hot lemon/ribena and paracetamol is calling me. Currently watching the news with tissue shoved up one nostril to stop it from constantly running.

Go for it on the soft boiled egg front. I intend to have one for brekkie later. Just check they are lion marked and you will be fine!

Ha ha, Sunny...I was bloody hungry in bed, but haven't started dreaming about food. Yet! Hope you went for it though.

And re sleeping, yep same here for me. Just can't win. And I'm not sleeping too well at the moment, what with thinking about stuff and baby doing his Riverdance impression in the early hours! If I was asleep, he may not wake me. But as I am, I then can't sleep while it's happening.

And I'd like to know about how many maternity pads too. I have 2 packs of normal and 2 packs of slim so far, so I clearly have more to buy, but it is knowing how many. My nappy collection isn't doing too badly though. Still room for another few hundred yet, however!

Hope you feel better soon, Maw. Enjoy the daytime TV :-)

Ah thankfully i went back to sleep but have every intention of having my egg when i get my lazy butt out of bed. I'vealways suffered from insomnia but being pregnant seems to excacerbate it. The number of people that have told me its natures way of preparing your body for sleepless nights......seriously surely the best prep would be to give you 9 months of AMAZING sleep.

Ive also got the week off work. Was meant to be working on the garden but we've had 5m of snow overnight so guess i can stay in bed now.

Hi everyone, it's sort of comforting to know everyone is awake with you in the night

Re maternity pads, I bought about 5 packs and ended up with an ELCS, and used just one pad. Apparently they "give you a good hoovering out" (tmi??) so I didn't really bleed at all and hoping for the same this time around!!

With nappies I'm buying pampers size 2... Between GD and the height of my husband I don't think I'll be having a baby under six pounds so skipping size 1 seems sensible..

I seem to remember changing DD 6 times a day when she was newborn, one before every feed? Does that sound about right? How quickly we forget

Re bleeding, mine was better with my second as I had a natural third stage. It was pretty boring though and I did ask for the injection, but MW wanted me to stick with my birth plan! Think I only used a few maternity pads then switched to always ultra night! But I did also use an ice pack down there, can't remember what it's called but I kept it because it was such sweet relief, especially after an episiotomy. Also, though we didn't know we were having another, thought it would come in handy when DH has the snip!!

Just walking fdown the corridor at work and had to duck into a meeting room as a BH took hold - ended up deep breathing through it bent over the meeting table, I'm 27 weeks today, this is nuts!

Morning all, happy Mondays. Got to say that I'm suspecting a bit of Seasonal Affective Disorder is happening my way with this endless bloody winter. I really could do with some sustained sunshine and warmth.

As a first-timer am reading all you experienced mums' tips avidly and trying not to freak out! Boyfriend and I were talking last night and we were saying the first half of pregnancy is all about making milestones, this second half is about getting to the birth but then that's not even the end of it! Then it's post-birth, 3 months, 6 months, sitting up, weaning, etc etc. Then it's school, the whole bloody lot. I think we just realised for the first time we've signed up to more than a bit of an inconvenient biological process (without making it sound like we didn't know we'd end up with a kid at the end of it! We totally knew that!).....

I've a busy week with carpet fitters and furniture deliveries as we're trying to get all the big (boring, expensive) jobs done before mid-April so I can just chill and instead try to figure out how I'll not murder my Mum when she comes to visit for the birth. She's staying for 8 WHOLE WEEKS!! Omigod. If she's lucky I'll have had the CSection that is looking very likely anyway, so she will be genuinely useful and I'll be incapacitated and unable to get after her! I am making it sound worse than it is, it'll be brilliant to have her here but she's already after buying lots of baby clothes in colours I hate....very serious stuff you know!

Mmmmm boiled egg. Sounds aces. In a concerted effort to keep up my calcium intake (I'm never very good with dairy) I've been having breakfast smoothies every day but a boiled egg sounds bloody ripper.

Quick question - has anyone bought stuff from Next maternity? Are their sizes generous or smallish?

To me they were quite generous...

I've ordered a dress from there to get married in in 2 weeks and am hoping it will fit over my bump!!

Congrats curiousgeorgie, how lovely! Hope you get better weather than today!

Oh nice! Congrats!

Ah congrats Georgie! How exciting!

Red with BH I had some last night and I actually could not move with them - very ouchy and a little scary if I'm honest. Helped of course by ever loving DP saying 'that'll be nothing wait till the real thing' I restrained from whacking him - figured if I save them up then he'll also feel full effect during the 'real thing' if he's actually there, who knows at the moment

Well between the BH and the foot which is in my ribs I'm not getting a huge amount done today. To be fair when the BH is full on then its not far off the 'real deal' and bump goes absolutely rigid.

Congrats curiousgeorgie

Since I've no idea what I'm supposed to be feeling, the intense 'tightness' of my bump, mostly on the right side and often happening at night - would that be BH?

Still not sure if I've had BH yet :-/

I am being constantly kicked just below my ribs though. Ouchy!

I actually think I had one BH, really early (13 weeks) and none since. Had to actually breathe it out and was really worried but it just passed. Haven't felt anything remotely near that, but like mrsbri I'm getting kicks!

Does anyone else get more, for example, if they lie on their maternity pillow? I get so much movement on the side I'm lying on I worry about 'squashing' baby!

I get more movement I kinda lie in my back but with my maternity pillow sort of under my right side - it looks quite funny but is comfy and I'm not 'flat' on my back if that makes sense. Bubs certainly wiggles round lots then!

Last night my bump was solid, even DP said it was! I find going up stairs sets them off without fail. And what is it with small parts jabbing in ribs - always on my right side and always just as I'm about to fall asleep.

Afternoon ladies. Hope you're all ok.

Congrats Georgie how exciting.

Had some guests over the weekend, forgotten how tired entertaining is, am really glad I'm on my working from home Mondays and Thursdays schedule now, couldn't have faced it today.

One of my guests is a GP and reminded me to book my Whooping Cough jab now I'm 28 weeks, has anyone else had these?

xx

Haven't yet Suzy, I'm so forgetful thanks for the reminder. When's the best time to get it?

Pinkbear I haven't tried that position, seem to enjoy being on my side (in almost the recovery position!) but not sure if baby's kicks mean I'm cramping their style a bit :) might give back with some pillow support a go!