October 2013- Constantly hungry and counting down to maternity leave.

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Right off to finish the last thread

I'm invited to a hen do in April it's gonna be in Madrid from what I'm hearing, although nothing booked/confirmed yet and it's a good friend plus I want to go as I've just missed one this month...I feel really selfish after hearing you ladies won't be leaving your babies.

I went on a hen do 2 hrs away (newquay) when DD2 was only 5 weeks old, I'd expressed lots (blessed with great supply) and checked she would take formula in an emergency, I was uncomfortable and had to express a few times, was probably only gone 24hrs in all but it felt like more! Wouldn't have done it with DD1 but 2nd time round was a lot more confident, I went on to bf till she was 20 months so definitely didn't ruin it

Dd1 was born in November and I went to a show in London in the march. It was a 2day/1night thing and dh looked after her and although I did miss her very much I still had a good time. This time around dh and I are hoping to have a mini break in August/sept time and leave dd and baby with my mum something which I would never have done first time round but i think I'll book it before he's born so I can't change my mind lol xx

Morning ladies, not posted on this thread yet but have been following.

According to phone app baby is now measuring approx 30cm and fundal height should be 2.5" above belly button. Checked mine last night and feels like mine is only just at belly button, will see if I can measure tonight with a tape measure. Wonder if mine is lower as I am tall roxvox fellow tall person can you feel your above belly button yet when you lie down?

Hope everyone else is keeping well

Oh and looking for swimwear for holiday in July. Is there a reason we should cover our bellies in sun as I can't get a swimming costume long enough in body and tankini offer no boob support what so ever. Now measuring a 34G so do need quite a bit of support so was thinking normal bikini with bump band to cover, would this do?

flyer don't feel like that, ill probably stay all weekend at the hen do in match and drink so much I won't remember my name I could have left dd but didn't have anything that meant I did.

Had a massive row with DP last night ended up in tears etc, shortly after I had 2 excruciating pains low down on my right hand s

Sorry posted early....

Had 2 excruciating pains low down on my right side, and have not felt the baby move since. I have been feeling it quite constant now, especially after breakfast. Anyway went to work hoping it would move but started to worry, called the midwife who wants to see my straight away. Walked into work and burst out crying on my boss (the shame) so now on the train home to go and see the midwife...fingers crossed, I can't stop crying wtf are these hormones doing to me.

Jelly I got a tankini with support from M&S in the sale last week. I ordered in a size bigger and it's fine, and my boobs need a lot of hoiking at the moment.

www.marksandspencer.com/Cheetah-Print-Padded-Tankini-Top/dp/B00B2XLQS4?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_137&nodeId=43167030&sr=1-137&qid=1371546460

sorry you are so worried flyer sure everything is fine xxx

Jelly I'm a big size too and need underwires for shape. I've ordered some bravissimo bikini tops in bigger sizes (trying 32g/34g/32gg/34gg- i was 30ff pre-preg!) and some cheap asos cotton strappy maternity tops to wear over.

Tbh the pregnant ladies here in Spain don't cover their bumps they all just wear bikinis so as long as you are sensible with sun cream I don't see why you'd need to cover it.

flyer sorry to hear about the pains, sounds really scary for you. I'm glad you're seeing the midwife. Don't worry about your boss, maybe she'll stop being so mean, and cry away and release those endorphins! I'm sure your baby is fine and just changed position awkwardly and is snoozing, but I'm thinking of you. xxx

Flyer good luck. Don't worry about crying, I've cried plenty of times in front of colleagues/bosses (and not when I was pregnant either!).

If anyone's on the lookout for dressing gowns for hospital or late night feeds in October, M&S ones are on sale at the moment.

I wouldn't mind wearing a bikini but I do feel a bit self-conscious about my linea negra and the increasing hairiness... so might stick to my black swimsuit.

I expressed with ds from 2 weeks which was fine for us, and made sure I did it at least once a week from then, which gave me a sleep in a week! I was lucky with supply though and have an electric pump. Ds took to it fine. The pumps are pricey though, was lucky to have been given one

thanks for ur support ladies. I might be totally up for leaving lo in march, I think its just the fear of the unknown getting to me. I explained all to my friends sister and she sent me a lovely message back saying that we can arrange some way of me being there nearer the time, I can even bring him if I want! its in sheffield and dp even offered to go over and stay at my friends for the night one night and chill with my friends husbands while I go hen do with my mate and then I can get back to lo quickly! so sweet.

flyer hope you're feeling ok and baby is just hiding. let us know how u get on xx

I've been feeling very emotional and down the last few days but for no real reason!! lovely hormones!

Good luck at the midwives Flyer. It's worrying when you don't feel movement.

Hope everything is OK flyer - I'm sure baby is just hiding and keeping my fingers crossed for you. I'm in Greece atm and baby has been very quiet for the last 24hrs so was starting to feel a bit anxious, but just had some good big kicks in response to tapping on my bump. It's easy to get really worried when patterns change, and you are absolutely right to get it checked out.

Hope everyone else is doing well - I've not been able to check the thread much as I'm away from wifi most of the time. I'm having a lovely holiday and eating my bodyweight in Greek salad I'm off to have a good catch up of all your news...

Flyer - I really hope you are doing ok and getting the reassurance you need from your midwife. It's a scary business having a little life on board and so difficult to know when to worry or not.

Don't worry about the tears at work - totally understandable and as Umlauf said it might make your boss question her recent behaviour.

Hopefully relations with DP will be back on track soon too - I bet he is feeling horrid about last night's row too.

oh no flyer... hope you are OK... don't worry about tears - it happens. and you won't see this manager and these people again once you go on maternity leave xxx

Hi jellycurls - I tried to measure my fundal height last night too, but I couldn't seem to feel anything above my bellybutton that I could suggest was the top of my uterus... The midwife had a feel of my stomach the other day though and said that my uterus was 'good' and 'in the expected place', so I am not worrying and just assuming that it is just that I am unable to feel it myself. Could this be the same case for you?

A few weeks ago I was on a lovely evening out with DH, and after eating I got some excruciating pains in my stomach (I could barely walk with it). I didn't feel baby for any of the next day, and it took a couple of days to get back to normal in terms of the number of kicks I was getting back then. I hope this is the same for you flyer. It seems very strange that our body's react in this way, but I wondered if because of the bad pains I was getting baby moved away and hid for a little while. I have my fingers crossed that everything is ok for you though.

As for bikini/tankinis - I wondered the same thing jelly as all 'maternity' swimwear covers the bump. I think it's just because you could wear a standard bikini, but you couldn't fit into a standard tankini so they have to produce those seperately. I would say though that I didn't find the tankini at all supportive, so I went for a bikini (which was a bit small tbh) and then when I got quite hot I decided to cover up my bump. Glad I did because I burnt everywhere else, and my stomach was itching from stretching anyway so sunburn would've only made it more itchy!

Thinking of you Flyer x

Hi ladies, thanks for your kind messages, just back from the midwife and all was ok, a little heartbeat chugging away like a train....she was so sweet and measured my bump (measuring 24 weeks) and did the usual bp and urine test. I said I felt silly for panicking but she assured me that she would rather me come in than sit and worry. She said probably ligament pains.

DP came with me, he is still a twat though, pardon the language!

Roofio - your friends and DP sound really lovely and understanding. I left DD with DP for 2 full days/1 night when she was about 12 weeks old to go to a friend's 30th birthday 'do' back in Manchester.

It was really strange being away from her but the sense of freedom was absolutely intoxicating. To be honest, the best bits were the train journeys there and back. For the first time since she was born, I had a few hours of uninterrupted peaceful solitude with just my own thoughts and a good book. I deliberately stayed sober and left the party early-ish so I could get my first full night's sleep in three months too!

I do remember feeling very odd though, being 'out there' amongst friends and strangers just as me not as DD's mother - I can't really explain it very well but I felt like I needed a sign around my neck saying "I know I look like a complete person but this isn't really all of me - the rest of me is miles away."

Slippy - I like your pushchair choice. I've seen a few in the playground and the seat looks very spacious and comfy.

Clapham - my BMI is on the higher side but from the paperwork I've been given it looks my age alone would have triggered the GD test in my area. Interesting the range of different approaches out there. For various reasons, the logistics of the test will be a pain in the bum, but I will do as I'm told.

Orange - yes, I definitely think one of the reasons my learning to drive is going so slowly is that I don't get any opportunity to practice in between lessons. I nearly passed back in February but failed in the dying seconds of the test as I tapped a post in the test centre car park when I was parking up. Up until that point, I only had a couple minors.

Getting used to using the clutch again won't take you that long - it's coping in traffic, spatial awareness, positioning, rules of the road etc that are so much harder and you've got all that totally sorted x

flyer so glad ur little one is ok in there, I'm sure he'll be giving u some swift kicks later to make up for it. glad u have a nice understanding mw too!!x

Great news Flyer x

Glad to hear all is ok flyer - don't worry about work, like others have said maybe she will be a bit more thoughtful now, FX.

I just can't quite get my head around tracking babies movements. This one has a few quiet days, and then has a few days kicking the life out of me, and was the same with DS. Think she has changed position as I am getting squirming and she seems to be having a good root around in my groin, but no real kicks - last week was all kicks that could be seen from the outside above my belly button. I understand why we have to monitor movement, but I would be seeing the midwife every 2 or 3 days if I went with every change of pattern .