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June 2013 - thread 5

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DontmindifIdo · 14/03/2013 13:38

new thread! Jump on board!

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MrsBri · 06/04/2013 08:01

Wow...you'll end up in the Daily Mail at this rate, like when a load of work colleagues get pregnant close to each other! :-)

Will be nice for the kids to have play mates locally.

Mawgatron · 06/04/2013 10:49

This:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/1725538-Weight-gain-made-me-worry
Just being very lazy and can't be bothered to re write it. How is everyone else's weight gain?

Sarah2506 · 06/04/2013 11:46

I find the weight thing stressful! I am the same as the OP in that thread, save for the fact I was 73kgs and now 88kgs. So just under 12 st to now over 14. With 10 weeks to go. I have been to the gym twice a week throughout, as well as walking at least three miles on every other day and doing a yoga class a week. Pre pregnancy I would have done well over twice that, would cycle 13 miles to work and generally do something exercise wise every day. I would like to say most of my weight is bump but I am very noticably bigger all over, just through massive reduction in exercise and massive increase in food. I try and eat well but then I eat crap around it. So I get all the good stuff and a huge amount of junk as well. I tend to just go with what I want at the time. I will no doubt regret this approach in months to come. The way I see it is that I have to make an effort to get back down before we have another in a couple of years time. And thats going to be hard as I won't have the time to exercise. Sigh!

In other annoyances, I bought 4 dresses from the same seller on ebay. Each was £1. Each asked for postage of £4. I emailed her and asked her to combine postage as 4 little dresses would probably cost her not much more than £4, and not 4 lots of £4. She refused! She said that as she had sold so low she needed to make money off the postage. I thought that was really unreasonable but she said it was clearly stated. I did point out that she probably should have put a higher price if she wasn't happy to sell so low. We've agreed to disagree, but I still feel hacked off!

DontmindifIdo · 06/04/2013 12:09

Mawgatron - can I suggest you ignore the numbers and don't look at scales until your new baby is at least 3 weeks old? It's really not the stage of pregnancy where you should be worrying about it, this is when you should just enjoy the freedom of having a relaxed attitude to your body.

Come July time, then look at the scales and think if you need to start thinking about your diet/exercise, but as i've just said on another thread be very very careful about exercising post partum, you're high risk of hurting yourself - you could see if you can track down a personal trainer who's had specific training in post-partum training, you d'ont want anyone who's going to suggest you do anything that your body can't cope with.

I'm debating buying a jogging buggy/mountain buggy for once htis one's 6 months old, so I can drop DS at pre-school then go for a run/long walk - not sure if I will though...

Another thing that I took from the Gina Ford (I know, boo hiss) is scheduling food and drink for you as well as the baby! A lot of new mothers forget to eat properly (as I did!) then once your blood sugar crashes you stuff yourself with all hte cake and crap that people bring round when you've had a new baby. The idea of making yourself a proper breakfast or lunch gets forgotten and quick stuff gets stuffed in.

My tip (that I realised far far too late!) is to make sure you have snack food that's relatively healthy - so buy pre-prepared carrot sticks and hummus when you need something quick, have lots of fruit in you can snack on. I did read on here some time ago for someone who's DH when he made himself a packed lunch each day for the first month back to work made her a sandwich too and popped it in the fridge, so when you just can't think about making something, there's something other than a chocolate bar.

If you're bfing esp, drink lots regularly, you can get dehydrated and then that can be linked to craving sugar. So basically, even if you don't do routine for baby, do routine for yourself. Wink

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Repeatedlydoingthetwist · 06/04/2013 14:10

Hello all, I'm new here. Incredibly late to the party but have been really struggling to let go of paranoia and enjoy this pregnancy! I'm due on the 30th of June, just wanted to say hi :) xx

DontmindifIdo · 06/04/2013 15:57

Hello BigOrange! Is this your first DC?

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AmIGoingMad · 06/04/2013 16:20

Hi all! Just a quick check in. DS is unwell too now. Been to out of hours dr and he now has antibiotics so hopefully they will kick in soon. He's so weepy bless him and neither me nor DH can leave the room without floods of tears bless him.

I hope you're all having nice weekends and that everyone's starting to feel better now.

pinkbear82 · 06/04/2013 16:32

welcome bigorange!

ami hope Lo improves over the weekend x

SunnyL · 06/04/2013 16:58

Re the weight gain thing. I was on weight watchers when i got pregnant and was actually doing quite well so weirdly i was a bit peed off that i couldnt continue while pregnant. Ive put on about 14lbs now which really is just bump and boob despite an exceptional volume of chocolate being consumed.

Once baby is born i will still need to walk the dog twice a day so i'm hoping that will keep me on the straight and narrow. Great tips re food choices post baby though. Will remember those!

pinkapples · 06/04/2013 17:06

Don't know how much I've put on and would prefer not to know I think but I did lose 6lbs last week when sick have massive indigestion now that is lingering but apart from that no more sickness Grin

I will also be walking the dogs so hopefully that'll start of the process I am cross to in a way as I lost a stone to start the 2nd IVF and it bloody worked so all that I lost is now back Hmm never mind it is a long awaited arrival and I'm sure Ill just have to try hard when she's here to slim down Grin

Repeatedlydoingthetwist · 06/04/2013 18:02

Thanks for the welcome :) yes indeed it is my first DC, had an MC last year hence the caution but finally starting to get excited now so wanted to meet some other mums to be xx

Littlemissexpecting · 06/04/2013 18:02

Welcome big orange. This is a great place to talk about any worries you have.
I have put on a stone and a half so far. Not sure what's normal tbh I'm trying not to think about it.
Anyone got an outie yet?! My belly button is very strange and don't think DH likes it either Hmm
Bump is still enjoying kicking my ribs it's getting quite painful at times so I feel very unprepared for labour!

DontmindifIdo · 06/04/2013 18:19

BigOrange - it's hard isn't it? I had a MC in July, and then obviously got pregnant in September, so have been getting over the MC while pregnant with this one. Does mean this hasn't been anywhere near as exciting as being pregnant with DS was.

Littlemiss - my belly button has gone flat, and I've got that lovely dark line going on...

Also being kicked a lot, and annoyingly, baby seems to be on my right hand side, I know I need to get it over to the left, but now since the early days of my poorly right hip, now my left is playing up so it hurts to lie on it, I start the night on that side with hte best intentions, then usually by midnight I can't stand it and am back on the right.

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pinkbear82 · 06/04/2013 18:19

No idea how much I've put on! I know I lost up to about 20 week's with such bad morning sickness. and I'm pretty sure could be eating far better than I am! worries me slightly as I have my best friends wedding in Oct and I'm bridesmaid! I may look like a heffalump!!

MrsBri · 06/04/2013 19:42

Hi BigOrange...nice to meet you :-) Welcome to the mad house!

With regards to weight, I have no idea how much I have gained. I'm all bump, though my thighs and arms also seem a touch bigger.

Baby B has been really uncomfortable today, and I think he's felt it a bit too, as he was fighting me every time I had to bend over. Shaving my legs was SOOOOO bloody hard today!

He feels like he's twisting his head into my fanjo whilst kicking / scraping his feet above my belly button. All at once. I'm sure I'm having an octopus! He's everywhere at once.

Olimoss · 06/04/2013 20:21

Welcome, BigOrange!

I remain submerged in deathly lurgy, I shall return when healthier and less likely to swear unforgivably.

Coughing so hard you wee a bit is so not v glam...

pinkapples · 06/04/2013 20:24

Shit...crap...piles....that is all!

MrsBri · 06/04/2013 20:27

Oh no, pink.

But surely shit, crap, ouch, piles?!

I was suffering the other week, but 48 hours of constipation, plus DH upping my lactulose dose, seem to have helped.

Poor you, Oli. Hope you feel better soon. Stress incontinence is an unwelcome part of my life too. Boo!

pinkapples · 06/04/2013 21:09

Yup mrsbri I change my mind

Shit...crap...ouch...piles

I am however enjoying an amazing ice lolly it just tastes soooooo good!

cyclecamper · 06/04/2013 21:15

My baby seems to alternate between being vertical with it's feet around my bikini line and lying diagonally with it's head under my right ribs, which is nastily uncomfortable. I hope it decides to turn at some point. I am really spaced out now! 10 weeks to go.

MrsBri I think I've made the decision that nothing below my armpits is going to be shaved until I regain the ability to bend in the middle. I had enough trouble getting up out of the bath today. Showers may be in my future Grin.

Welcome BigOrange Smile

MrsBri · 06/04/2013 21:25

They're uncomfortable little buggers these babies, aren't they? I've never been so much in the way of such a small being!

I'm not sure I can stop shaving...the midwives will think they're witnessing the birth of a Yeti baby if I do that :-/

Oh, and sicky burps are my new thing. Ace.

RueDeWakening · 06/04/2013 21:37

Welcome BigOrange :)

I'm really achy today - I'm sure caused by being home along with 2 kiddies for the weekend! DH back tomorrow before bed time, let's hope I can last that long... in the meantime my back hurts, my bump hurts, especially across the bottom, and I'm running out of patience and turning into shouty mummy :( still, at least they're in bed for now!

MrsBri is right pink, it's definitely shit...crap...ouch...piles :o what can you do about them, anyway? Anything?

redwellybluewelly · 06/04/2013 22:17

Returning to the thread after a very very VERY long week many hundreds of miles from home having navigated what feels likes much of the British rail network (6+ hour journeys). Anyone miss me?! Grin

Re piles I didn't have them before labour but afterwards they were pretty bad. I got this magic stuff from maternity ward (but GP would prescribe it too) called anusol.

Welcome new people! MrsBri sounds like you've ben having a rough time, and you Oli. Hope everyone is feeling more themselves soon. Pregnancy excepted. Suzy how is your BP and Rue have you had anymore growth scans? Think babyRue will be one of the first if not the first arrival?

I massively massively overdid it on my trip away, walking miles, carrying bags further than I should have done, standing and talking for hours, and the hotel was really dire.

Baby bump is merrily kicking away, spent this evening creating a 'project plan' for the work I need to complete by June and I'm a bit more confident that it will mostly get done, but also that I can work more from home and less in the office where my desk is seriously uncomfortable.

Repeatedlydoingthetwist · 07/04/2013 09:02

Thanks again for the welcome :) I already feel better because I can see that you ladies appear to be having similar issues to me! Specifically the sicky burps (MrsBri) I thought that all of the nausea etc was supposed to be gone by now but this week I've discovered that isn't the case! Have spent all week trying not to vomit on my desk, v. glam! Indigestion tablets appear to be staving it off but I need to find the balance between getting enough to feed my bump and overfilling the limited space I have in there!

DontmindifIdo · 07/04/2013 09:34

bigorange - graze - i'm pretty much constantly eating at the moment!

Redwelly - it's really hard to get your head round what you can't do anymore isn't it? It's really only a very short space of time you suddenly get unable to do stuff!

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