February 2014. Bodystockings at the ready. We make pregnancy sexy.

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Ok we don't. We're sick a lot, cry at adverts, moan about back/hip pain and if we got a quid for each new stretchmark generated we could all give up work and employ a nanny.

In fact if you know any teenagers feel free to show them our threads...we are the most effective contraceptive since sliced bread don't ask.

Ladies...as you were....

Oh no poor Betty :-( sad times.

Oh shropshire such sad news hope you are ok and mummy dog too

I'm sat on the sofa for removal men to bring all our stuff. Would it be wrong of me to just sit here until they are finished?

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone, this is our first bought home and with a baby on the way, I feel so so lucky to be in this position at last. Will never take it for granted!

I'd better get the kettle on...

Oh no Shropshire that's so sad.
Good luck on the house move tiny!
Hope everyone's scans go well this week.
I've just enquirer about pregnancy yoga which sounds like something I'd love as I was very active before I started getting fat! It's perfect, cheaper than nct which I can't really afford and I'll hopefully meet some nice people, but the only problem is its on a Wednesday at 6.30 and I work until 7 on a Wednesday! Totally gutted. If it was my other job where I work mon,tue,thur,fri I wouldn't hesitate to ask if I could leave early but the woman I work for on a wed is a pain in the butt at the best of times so I fear it's a non starter

Sorry to hear about Betty Shropshire

Someone on here was starting lazy daisy preg yoga - really sorry but can't remember who but curious how it went as thinking of joining here? X

Oh shropshire so sorry to hear that. Poor Betty. Love the changing bag.

I'm feeling like a complete slob today - chickened out of volunteering to help on DS2's class trip - just couldn't face dozens of 5 year olds walking round the park collecting acorns etc. If I wasn't getting so light headed and tired easily I'd have gone. Hope they have enough people. TBH it was very last-minute that they announced they needed parents' help.

Have had my car MoT'd this morning (passed without even any advisories, phew! Not a given with a 12 year old car!) Off to have my hair cut in a bit. The salon sent me a 50% off voucher because I hadn't been for ages - can't afford to get hair cut regularly, but at 50% off it's a bargain!

tiny enjoy your new home and don't feel guilty (easier said than done - I was pg when we moved here and still felt guilty for not helping with boxes!) - that's what you pay removal men for! :-)

I had lots of disturbing dreams last night which meant I woke up feeling physically and emotionally drained. The last one was that our little girl had been born but had Downs' Syndrome. Don't get me wrong - there's a reason I opted not to have the NT, but I still felt a bit shaky on waking up. Reassuring myself by telling myself that all the other mad things I was doing in my dreams, eg helping my friend look for her 2.5 year old who she'd left on his own at the zoo for a day (!) and resuscitating my sister after she decided to do some insane white water/ motorbike stunt course were obviously complete nonsense. What is it with all these vivid dreams?!

shropshire so sorry to hear that! Hope Loulou (? mum's name?) is ok as well.

Tiny definitely get the kettle on, keep up a stream of biscuits and let them be all manly and do all the heavy lifting. If it makes you feel any better, you can think of all the unpacking, sorting, cleaning you'll be doing for the rest of the week! Hope it all goes well.

Hello all.

Sorry to hear about Betty. Sad news.

Good luck for scans and house moves!

My sonographer said they are only bothered about an anterior placenta if you have scar tissue on the abdomen ( eg from previous section) as it can push through. Otherwise nothing to be concerned about. I've had posterior in the last two and don't get the impression they treat them as right and wrong. I know there's a higher chance of back to back labour but tbh I had to spend days on my
Hands and knees with the others to get them round to the front anyway.

I've started the panic dreams again after not having them for a while. Usually that I'm bleeding but I've had the one that I haven't fed the baby for three days and
Don't know where I've put it!

awww poor puppy :(

yup... im in london so most expensive. still havent decided yet!

Thank Gods Poppy it's not just me!

Thanks guys, you're a lovely bunch. Lou is doing ok, she's alone with Doug Dog and a couple of visits from the dog walker which I feel bad about but by seeing her looking for her puppy everywhere is quite distressing for me. The vet says that dogs live for the moment so its likely by the time I get home at six she'll be herself again. Fx.

Poppy this might be a stupid question, but I had keyhole gall bladder removal two years ago- its only three small slits though. I take it she would have told me if my baby was a bout to burst out of my tummy?! Must remember to ask the mw, I always forget to ask her things.

Does anyone here have private medical insurance? If I went privately I would have to give birth in Birmingham (a 1hr car journey), but if I have any potential issues during pregnancy can I go privately? I don't know why I think that they dont cover pregnancy but I might be making that up.

so sorry to hear about betty shrop, I'm an animal nutcase so this makes me feel very blue.

on another note, I don't think pregnancy is covered by private medical insurance... well it isn't on my bupa policy but there may be types of policies where it is covered, not too sure....

Thanks for the earplug advice gnitting - have started with some boots cheapos and will graduate upwards to more sophisicated versions if they don't work!

Sorry to hear about the puppy shropshire

I started lazy daisy classes last week - first class was focusing on breathing and posture so all about the basics. Not too strenuous (or not at all in week 1) and every exercise was linked in some.way to things you can use during labour eg positions, advice on breathing, etc. Not rocket science but things I wouldn't have naturally done/thought about (eg if you tense your jaw your pelvic floor or something in it tenses too) hope it will be useful - even if things don't go completely smoothly the breathing and calming techniques I hope will be of benefit. It's not exactly a workout but did end with 10 mins of relaxation techniques - I was so chilled out I didn't realise until half way home that I was driving at 20 and slowing down the traffic The lady I'm doing mine with offered a trial class before I signed up which might be worth askig about?

Yep Bugsy, I called Prudential, they dont cover anything until the birth here they will cover an emergency cs if needs be (plus miscarriage, still birth, la la la, lets not worry about that). They can plonk me in the local private hospital to recover but from experience I was soooo lonely there compared to the hustle and bustle of the good old NHS.

Stupid question alert but what do contractions actually feel like? How will I know I'm in labour? Someone said they start off like period pains, is that true?

A question I just asked my untilveryrecently preggo pal who said that Braxton hicks felt more like she thought a contraction would (tightening of muscles) until she had contractions which felt completely different and more like period pains apparently. Luckily most of our febbo preggos have done this before and so will shortly confirm/deny.

laura my contractions started out as constant back ache (which was soothed by a hot water bottle) and then more like period cramping every 2-3 minutes. As such I didn't realise I was in labour and sent dh to a meeting the other side of the country. Once I realised it was labour I assumed it would take all day and that I must be timing them wrong for them to be every 2-3 mins already... To be fair, I've never had period pain so didn't know what it felt like!

I never felt my contractions due to bowel pain that was so strong it masked them. I'm actually looking forward to (hopefully) experiencing contractions this time!

I have my first of 5 prego Pilates tonight. Then switching to prego yoga for 6 weeks. More excited about. Yoga as it is very focused on active birth and I have been really missing my regular yoga sessions.
Not sure how relaxing the Pilates will be as it starts in 40 mins and I have to walk home from work, change, get out of stupid trafficy town to next village along. I will be a sweatblob when I get there!

If I get there.

Oh Shropshire what sad news

tiny I hope the move went ok. It's fine to sit back and relax!

I was shattered yesterday after ikea and kiddicare. We chose a buggy (uppababy vista) as it was the only one (other than the stokke) which was tall enough for my long arms and legs. But DH and I are at the price. I'm going to keep an eye out for a second hand one.

I was so stupid though, I didn't eat anything other than a packet of snack a jacks from 8-4pm. I got home and collapsed on the sofa, DH made me a bowl of pasta and I then spent the rest of the day traipsing back and forth to the bathroom. It was my first bout of morning sickness for a fortnight, and it's still not settled today. I had forgotten how bad it was and how much I have to force myself to eat well. I really feel for those of you who are still regularly suffering. Am currently on train home from work nursing a crampy tummy, fingers crossed I'll make it home ok!

Shropshire an alternative to private care is to have an independent midwife (assuming a solution is found to their insurance problems!). DH and I are seriously considering this, as our 'local' hospital is 40 mins away and really busy. The advantage is you have someone who is with you all the way through, and they often know the nhs systems well as often they do agency work for the nhs. They're also significantly cheaper than going private. If DH gets a job soon we'll probably use one.

From what I remember my contractions were just like back ache and period pains that got stronger as time went on. I couldn't get any comfort from lying down which I find works with other pain and I was pretty much constantly walking up and down in the early hours!

Oh Shropshire I only just saw your terrible news about Betty. :( I'm so sorry xx

Shrops, I think only big scars are am issue. I mentioned two 1cm scars from a laparoscopy and she said they d

... Don't count.
Laura, mine were different both times. The first time as you'd expect. Painful tightening across my bump that lasted a few seconds and came at regular intervals. I knew I was in labour when the pains lasted longer with shorter intervals in between and I couldn't do anything else while they were happening. Second time the same in terms of getting more regular but I felt them in a different place. Very low down on each side almost in my groin. You'll know when it'd the real thing!

I hope so! I have visions of not knowing I'm in labour and giving birth on the loo or something! That's how stupid I am, maybe I shouldn't be left alone in charge of a baby lol.